Friday, August 31, 2018

Our Favorite Fresh, tasty, and Simple Homemade Guacamole Recipe - Chipot...

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Why Remain Catholic? (With So Much Scandal)

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How to Make a Solar Compass (or Sun Compass) for wilderness Navigation

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Basil Garlic Aioli Sauce (Your New Go-To Condiment!)

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Day 2 - The Novena For Marriage & Family | 2018

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

The Broken and Blessed Catholic Church

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Day 1 - The Novena for Marriage

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Building Radical Catholic Communities

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Life Now vs. Life in the 18th Century

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

DIY Lip Balm ... 3 Ways! (Pomegranate, Lavender Mint

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Monday, August 27, 2018

Ways to Start the Day With Jesus

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Fish Pie! - French Cooking in the 17th Century

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

This is a fun and happy tune~Hashem or The God, has our back:) YOM YOM - Dovid Lowy Composed by Pinchas Wolf [Official Music Video]



With all the business in one’s life and the constant turmoil in the world, it’s very easy to forget to thank Hashem for everything we DO have. Even more than that, to thank Him and MEAN it. It was after prolific composer Reb Pinchas Wolf of Detroit, MI was going through a particular treatment where he was having a difficult time. What gave him chizuk at that time was the mantra, to take one day at a time and thank Hashem each step of the way. With that in mind, Pinchas decided to compose a song about blessing Hashem for each and every day. Yom Yom is the latest single from Pinchas Wolf. The song will be featured on his upcoming fourth album Shirei Pinchas 4 produced and arranged by the talented Doni Gross. As in the past, Wolf always has a talented vocalist to “give voice” to his nigunum. This song is no exception. He reached out to rising star Dovid Lowy of Ramat Beit Shemesh to give this modern song some unique color and flavor. The end result is a song that you will be singing long into the winter. Not only does the song feature Hebrew lyrics, but it also features some English words penned by the talented Mrs. Chayala Neuhaus. Yom Yom is being released with a fun and upbeat music video scripted by Dovid Lowy himself and filmed and edited by the ever talented Shimmy Socol (Mordechai Shapiro’s Schar Mitzvah, Machar, Benny Friedman’s Reb Yehoshua Omer, Meilech Kohn’s Likrat Shabbat etc.) The video reminds us that even when you seem to be at a hard point in life, there is still so much that we have to thank Hashem for. Besides, it could all turn around in a minute. Song Credits: Composed by: Pinchas Wolf Arranged & produced by: Doni Gross - DEG Studios English lyrics by: Mrs. Chayala Neuhaus Video Credits: Concept and script by: Dovid Lowy – DL Productions Filmed & Edited by: Shimmy Socol – So Cool Productions

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

THIS WAS WELL SAID~PRAY FOR HEALING~The Pennsylvania Sex Abuse Scandal

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Queenship of Mary ~Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Catholic Cuisine

Posted: 21 Aug 2018 04:59 PM PDT
Several past Catholic Cuisine posts have shared ideas for pasta meals based on the symbolism of the pasta shape. There are hundreds of kinds of Italian pastas, and each one has its own special name and each pasta name actually means something.


Mafaldine or malfada, also known as reginette or reginelle (Italian for "little queens") is a type of ribbon-shaped pasta. Mafaldine were named in honor of Princess Mafalda of Savoy which is why they are also called "little queens." The pasta is flat and wide, usually about ½ inch in width, with wavy edges on both sides. The delicately fluted edges remind one of a crown. It is prepared similarly to other ribbon-based pasta such as linguine and fettuccine. On this feast of the Queenship of Mary (August 22) a pasta shape referencing a queen is perfect. It would also be a great pasta to serve up on any of the queen saints' feast days, such as St. Margaret of Scotland, St. Elizabeth of Hungary or St. Helena.

A variety of sauces could be served with this pasta. I chose a sun-dried tomato pesto which highlights the fresh bounty of basil from my August garden. Since August - the month dedicated to the Immaculate Heart - is such a Marian month and is tied to herb harvest in her honor, it was fitting.


Reginette with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto

Ingredients:
10 sun-dried tomatoes
1 tbsp pine nuts
2 tbsp grated parmesan
10 basil leaves
5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 oz pasta

Directions:
In a blender, place the tomatoes, pine nuts, cheese, basil leaves and oil and blend at maximum power. Cook the pasta until al dente in boiling salted water, drain and stir in the pesto.

NOTE: Reginette/Reginelle pasta is not one of the most common shapes of pasta available in grocery stores. But I did find it available from Kroger as part of their Hemispheres pasta brand. It is also available online and is specialty stores.

Our Lady, Queen of Heaven, Pray for us!

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Cheap and easy way to raise bees naturally with Dr. Leo Sharashkin

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Monday, August 20, 2018

Pine Nuts and Spinach? - 18th Century Spanish Cooking

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Ask Matt Fradd: Doubting God, Scrupulosity, and Spiritual Tiredness

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Sunday, August 19, 2018

The Christian Joy of Sharing

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Friday, August 17, 2018

God the Father Loves Each of You

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Flatbread :) GOD IS GOOD! I do love flat breads and make them often, I use my old 10 inch cast iron frying pan to cook them in. This recipe is new to me and I can not wait to try it, (maybe tonight)~ Blessings upon you~Tina


An Easy And Delicious Flatbread Recipe With Only 3 Ingredients
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
4 mins
Total Time
9 mins
Course: bread
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 62 kcal
Author: Gemma Stafford
Ingredients
  • 1 cup (8oz/225g) full fat natural plain yogurt (or greek yogurt)
  • 1 cup (5oz/142g) all-purpose flour*
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
Optional toppings
  • 1/2 cup (4oz/115g) butter
  • 2-3 cloves garlic finely minced
  • parsley roughly chopped
  • 1 pinch salt to taste
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl combine the flour and baking powder. Next, add in the yogurt and mix with a spatula until the yogurt has absorbed the flour. You will need to get in there with your hands to really bring the dough together. 
  2. Once the dough is formed into a smooth ball, place it on a floured surface. Using a knife divide the dough into 6 (2oz) balls.
  3. Working with one ball of dough at a time, roll each one out to an 8 x 8 circle. Try to roll the dough as thin as possible as this will ensure the bread cooks evenly on both sides with a nice air bubbles in between. 
  4. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. While the skillet is heating melt together the butter, minced garlic and salt in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
  5. Using a pastry brush, brush one side of the rolled dough with the garlic butter before placing it (garlic side down) into hot skillet. Allow the bread to toast and bubble up cooking for about 2-3 minutes on each side.
  6. Once the bread is nice and toasty on each side remove from the heat sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley or herbs of your choice
  7. Repeat this process until all 6 flatbreads are cooked. Stack up on a plate or in a covered basket to keep warm. Store at room temperature for 3 days and reheat on the pan before use.



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Thursday, August 16, 2018

How to Fell a Tree in the 18th Century (A Close Call!)

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Porn - Part 2

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Working With Your Hands: It's Even More Important Today

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Anti-Fragile Christianity

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Scott Hahn on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Saturday, August 11, 2018

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THIS????? Blessing upon you :) Tina~ "The Truth About Organic Food- They Were Starving!"

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Friday, August 10, 2018

The Catholic Eucharist in the Bible Part 2

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Thursday, August 9, 2018

The Lord Bless You And Keep You (Aaronic Blessing)

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SHALOM ALEIJEM

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Avinu (Our Father) The Lord's Prayer

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Psalms 104 sung in ancient Hebrew | ברכי נפשי את ה' - תהלים ק"ד

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This video is nice, it is about OLD ship building. Here in Maine huge forest were set a side to build ships for the "King" in the 1600 and 1700's . I have also added information about BIW, (Bath Iron Works) where my husband works .


God Bless you, now and always...You are in my prayers:)



Bath Iron Works

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Bath Iron Works
Subsidiary
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1884
FounderThomas W. Hyde
HeadquartersBath, Maine, U.S.
Number of locations
Bath, Maine
ParentGeneral Dynamics
Websitewww.gdbiw.com
Bath Iron Works from NAS Brunswick photo gallery
Bath Iron Works (BIW) is a major United States shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine. Since its founding in 1884 (as Bath Iron Works, Limited), BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy. The shipyard has built and sometimes designed battleships, frigates, cruisers and destroyers, including the Arleigh Burke class, which are currently among the world's most advanced surface warships.
Since 1995, Bath Iron Works has been a subsidiary of General Dynamics, the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world (as of 2008). During World War II, ships built at BIW were considered by sailors and Navy officials to be of superior toughness, giving rise to the phrase "Bath-built is best-built."[1]

History[edit]

Bath Iron Works was incorporated in 1884 by General Thomas W. Hyde, a native of Bath who served in the American Civil War. After the war, Hyde bought a local shop that helped make windlasses and other iron hardware for the wooden ships built in Bath's many shipyards. He expanded the business by improving its practices, entering new markets, and acquiring other local businesses.
By 1882, Hyde Windlass was eyeing the new and growing business of iron shipbuilding; two years later, it incorporated as Bath Iron Works. On February 28, 1890, BIW won its first contract for complete vessels, two iron gunboats for the U.S. Navy. The Machias, one of these 190-foot (58 m) gunboats, was the first ship launched by the company. (Historian Snow (see "Further Reading") says the gunboat was commanded during World War I by Chester Nimitz, an assertion that is not supported by Nimitz's biographers.[citation needed])
In 1892, the yard won its first commercial contract for a steel vessel, the 2,500-ton steel passenger steamer City of Lowell. In the 1890s, the company built several yachts for wealthy sailors.
In 1899, General Hyde, suffering from the Bright's Disease that would kill him later that year, resigned from management of the shipyard, leaving his sons Edward and John in charge. That year the shipyard began construction of the Georgia, the only battleship to be built in Bath. The ship dominated the yard for five years until its launching in 1904, and was at times the only ship under construction. The yard faced numerous challenges because of the weight of armor and weapons. In sea trials, the Georgia averaged 19.26 knots (35.67 km/h) for four hours, making her the fastest ship in her class and the fastest battleship in the Navy.
The company continued to rely on Navy contracts, which provided 86% of the value of new contracts between 1905 and 1917. The yard also produced fishing trawlers, freighters, and yachts throughout the first half of the century. These included Vanda, Hi-Esmaro, Aras I and Aras II, Caroline, and Corsair IV, which had a lurid afterlife as a cruise ship before sinking off Acapulco, Mexico, in 1949.[2]
At peak production during World War II (1943–1944), the shipyard launched a destroyer every 17 days. Bath Iron Works ranked 50th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.[3]
In 1981, Falcon Transport ordered two tankers, the last commercial vessels built by BIW.
MV Mighty Servant 2 carrying mine-damaged Roberts on 31 July 1988
In 1988, the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58), commissioned two years earlier at Bath, survived a mine explosion that tore a hole in its engine room and flooded two compartments. Over the next two years, BIW repaired the Roberts in unique fashion. The guided missile frigate was towed to the company's dry dock in Portland, Maine, and put up on blocks, where its damaged engine room was cut out of the ship. Meanwhile, workers in Bath built a 315-ton replacement. When it was ready, the module was floated south to Portland, placed on the dry dock, slid into place under the Roberts, jacked up, and welded into place.[4] By surviving a hit that Naval Sea Systems Command engineers thought should have sunk her, the Roberts validated the penny-pinching design of the Oliver Hazard Perry class, the U.S. Navy's largest post-WWII class until the Burkes[citation needed]; and validated the Navy's against-the-odds decision to have picked BIW to design it. In 1995, Bath Iron Works was bought by General Dynamics. In 2001, BIW wrapped up a four-year effort to build an enormous concrete platform, the Land Level Transfer Facility, for final assembly of its ships. Instead of being built on a sloping way so that they could slide into the Kennebec at launch, hulls were henceforth moved by rail from the platform horizontally onto a moveable dry dock. This greatly reduced the work involved in building and launching the ships.[5] The 750-foot, 28,000-ton dry dock was built by China's Jiangdu Yuchai Shipbuilding Company for $27 million.[6]
The Centennial Shipbuilders Workers Monument in Bath, Maine is by American artist Guillermo Esparza and is part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection.
In 2015 Bath Iron Works signed a contract with US Navy for new destroyers, littoral combat ships and new landing craft. The shipyard delivered the USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) and the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116), and is working on the USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) and the USS Carl M. Levin (DDG-120). The DDG block buy for Bath also includes USS John Basilone (DDG-122), USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG-124), and USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126).
On March 27, Bath received a $610.4 million contract modification to build DDG 122. This ship was funded in the 2015 defense appropriations act.[7]

Notable ships built[edit]

USS Chester (CL-1) was the first United States cruiser of the numbering series used through the first half of the 20th century.
The last of the "four-stack" destroyers, USS Pruitt (DD-347) being launched from Bath Iron Works in 1920.
Two of the seven Bath Iron Works destroyers transferred to the Royal Navy in the Destroyers for Bases Agreement. The outboard ship made the St. Nazaire Raid.
USCGC Icarus (WPC-110) delivers prisoners from U-352 to Charleston Navy Yard on 10 May 1942.
Nicholas holds the United States Navy record for battle stars with 16 from World War II, 5 from the Korean War and 9 from the Vietnam War
Agerholm launched an ASROC anti-submarine rocket armed with a nuclear depth bomb during the Swordfish test of 1962
The second Cold War destroyer built by Bath Iron Works was named for the grandfather of Republican 2008 presidential candidate John S. McCain III.


https://www.gdbiw.com/History.html

HISTORY

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Shipbuilding has been a way of life along the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, since 1762, when the sailing ship Earl of Bute was launched on the site of present day Bath. The Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard, located on the west bank of the Kennebec, just south of downtown Bath, is the namesake of an iron foundry established in 1826.
Brevet General Thomas W. Hyde, US Army (Ret) took over the foundry in 1865, following service with the 20th Maine Regiment during the Civil War. Nearly two decades later, he incorporated his diversified marine business interests as Bath Iron Works, Limited in 1884, before expanding into shipbuilding with the acquisition of the Goss Marine Iron Works in 1888.The first BIW-built vessel was a coastal passenger ship named Cottage City built for the Maine Steamship Co. Since the completion of Hull #1 in 1890, BIW has been awarded more than 425 shipbuilding contracts, including 245 military ships (mostly destroyers and frigates for the US Navy) and over 160 private yachts and commercial vessels. BIW became a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics in September 1995.
In terms of modern US Navy surface combatant programs -- ones where BIW ships are still in service -- the Lead Ship construction contract for the Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7) Class of guided missile frigates was awarded to BIW in 1973, and 24 of these surface combatants were delivered over the next 15 years.
In 1982, the Navy selected BIW as second-source shipbuilder for the Ticonderoga (CG 47) Class of AEGIS guided missile cruisers. The company went on to win contracts for eight of these warships, delivering the final one in 1993. In 1985 BIW won the competition for detail design and construction of USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) , the Lead Ship for the Navy's newest, most capable class of AEGIS guided missile destroyers. BIW has delivered the lead ship and 30 follow ships, with delivery of the final follow ship under the most recent contract expected in 2011. The US Navy has announced that it will acquire further Arleigh Burke class vessels during the next decade.
   
Under General Dynamics' ownership, BIW solidified its industry leadership position by teaming with the City of Bath and the State of Maine to support a long-term capital investment plan. With the first phase of modernization completed in 2001, BIW began building ships in its new state-of-the-art facility. These improvements ($320 million so far) enable the company to offer unprecedented productivity, quality and affordability to our customer. Further applications of lean manufacturing techniques and advanced modular construction are planned, and the yard has switched to 3D computer-aided design for its latest ships. BIW is building the first of the DDG 1000 class of destroyers, Zumwalt, using these advanced technologies.
BIW is a yard with a history, and a bright future. Throughout Navy circles - and especially with their current and former crews - it's generally recognized that 'Bath Built Is Best Built'a phrase first heard in the early 1900s, and every bit as true today as when it was first said.
Below is a timeline of major milestones in the company's progress.
YearEvent
1826Bath Iron Foundry is founded on the Kennebec River, Maine
1865General Thomas Worcester Hyde, a civil war hero, purchases Bath Iron Foundry
1882Goss Marine Iron Works is founded nearby
1884General Hyde renames Bath Iron Foundry as Bath Iron Works and incorporates company
1888New England Shipbuilding Company, with General Hyde as an investor, acquires Goss Marine Iron Works
1888BIW acquires New England Shipbuilding Company
1890Steamer Cottage City is the first BIW-built hull
1893USS Machias, a gunboat, is the first BIW-built US Navy ship
1894City Of Lowell is the first BIW-built commercial steel vessel
1901BIW is acquired by United States Shipbuilding Trust
1905John S. Hyde, eldest son of General Hyde, purchases BIW
1906USS Georgia, the first and only BIW-built battleship, is delivered
1917BIW is sold to a syndicate of Maine investors upon the death of John Hyde
1925BIW is sold at a public auction, operations are idled
1927BIW is leased by William S. 'Pete' Newell and a group of investors, company is incorporated again
1940Second BIW facility, the Hardings plant, is built in East Brunswick, ME
1940-194582 destroyers are built at Bath during WWII, totaling more than the entire Japanese wartime output
1955First of a new class of Navy destroyers, USS Forest Sherman, is delivered
1967Bath Industries, Inc. is established as a holding company for BIW, Pennsylvania Crusher and the Hyde Windlass Co.
1968Bath Industries, Inc. acquires Congoleum-Nairn, a manufacturer of home furnishings
1975Bath Industries, Inc. changes its name to Congoleum Corporation
1977Lead ship of a new Navy class of guided missile frigates, USS Oliver Hazard Perry, is delivered
1983Floating dry dock is opened in Portland, ME
1984Tanker Falcon Champion is the last BIW-built commercial ship delivered
1986BIW is acquired by Prudential Insurance
1987Final Oliver Hazard Perry class ship, USS Kauffman, is delivered
1987First BIW-built guided missile AEGIS cruiser, USS Thomas Gates, is delivered
1991The lead ship of a new Navy class of guided missile AEGIS destroyers, USS Arleigh Burke, is delivered
1993Final BIW-built AEGIS cruiser, USS Lake Erie, is delivered
1995Bath Iron Works becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics
1996Awarded contract under an Avondale Shipyard-led alliance to build four of the Navy's new dock landing ships, the San Antonio class (LPD 17)
1998Groundbreaking for Land Level Transfer Facility (LLTF)
2001BIW hosts dedication ceremony for Land Level Transfer Facility (LLTF) and the Manufacturing Support Center (MSC)
2001BIW Launches Mason (DDG 87). She's the last ship to slide down the inclined ways
2002Realignment of DDG 51 and LPD 17 construction contracts
2003BIW subcontract for DD(X) Phase III program
2006Sampson (DDG 102) is first vessel christened on Land Level, prior to translation into dry dock
2007BIW awarded $250M to complete class detail design of Zumwalt (DDG 1000) class destroyers (the former DDX)
2008BIW opens the Ultra Hall, a huge new climate controlled facility on the LLTF, capable of handling ship sections the size of the full girth of the Zumwalt hulls. Units weighing over 4,000 tons can be assembled in this giant building.
2009After some initial pilot construction to validate fresh techniques, full-scale production of sections of the first DDG 1000 begins at the Hardings plant in Brunswick
2010US Navy announces that the Arleigh Burke hull form will be the choice for its destroyers through following decade and beyond.
2011BIW christens Michael Murphy (DDG 112) in May, and shifts focus to DDG 1000 program. Work begins on demolishing the old inclined shipways mid-yard and converting the zone to a level area for unit pre-outfitting and materials storage.
2011Keel Laid for Zumwalt (DDG 1000)
2012First of the DDG 51 restart ships, DDG 115, started fab
2012Original 1899 BIW Machine Shop demolished
2012Heaviest lift recorded at BIW - DDG 1000 Deckhouse (4 Cranes/1000 tons)
2013Keel Laid for Michel Monsoor (DDG 1001)
2013Fredrick J. Harris becomes BIW's 14th President
2013Zumwalt (DDG 1000) Float off
2014Zumwalt (DDG 1000) Christening
2014Keel Laid for Rafael Peralta (DDG 115)
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A "vintage train" ride. Enjoy the sounds of long ago, ( and yes, I did get soot on me). This is a coal powered steam train.