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Monday, August 25, 2008
UNDERGROWTH 85 - v/a (Canada)
1985 (Undergrowth/ Collectors R.P.M.)
"The second wave of punk bands in Vancouver started to get respect and better gigs with the help of friend and No Means No manager to-this-day Laurie Mercer who worked at Collectors RPM Records, who put out the first Another Kind of Blues record and Death Sentence and, No Means No 2nd record and more as well as 2 Vancouver Compilation tapes that are very rare and awesome." - Screaming King Neil Embo
"If you go into the city, into Vancouver, you should try and score the following-
1. Any old 'I, Braineater' posters.
2. The 'Undergrowth 85' comp. cassette.
3. An 'Expo Hurts Everyone' shirt." - Cali
From Maximum Rock'n'Roll #36 (1986):
"VANCOUVER-Home of the giant Expo
86 hockey stick. We have a really healthy
scene here with an average all-ages show
bringing in about 300+ people, and
out-of-town bands sometimes raking in about
500 people. There are never any fights nt
gigs and we don't have a skinhead problem.
Local shows are usually put on by Norm
Allity or by bands. Collectors RPM record
store puts on almost all the HC shows with
touring bands, but at, fucking ridiculous
prices (usually 10-12 bucks!)...
Places booking HC arc the Edge (doing most
gigs), New York Theatre (caters to the bigger
bands, with assholes for security!), and the
UBC Sub Ballroom (occassional) . Oh yeah,
John Barley's closed its doors to punk in
November--no big loss)...
Local bands: NG3 (No Guns, No
Gov't, No God) have sadly broken up,
caspecially without any releases to remember
them by. It's rumored that singer/guitarist
Nev has a new hand In the works. Other
bands that have broken up include SOCIAL
and the FITZ. DOA are back from their tour
of Europe and North America .
DEATH SENTENCE has : released their long-awaited
EP, Not a Pretty Sight. During the summer
they added ex-FITZ drummer Jimmy on bass,
with Tim moving to guitar . This has
improved their live show and they've become
one of the most popular bands In town.
UNNATURAL SILENCE have gotten back
together after 2 years, with Ray as their new
singer. They have a sound like
ANTI-SYSTEM and CONFLICT with fucking
great music and very aware lyrics dealing
with things like animal and human
exploitation, ecology, rape, greed, etc.
They've done 6 gigs so far--a great band
gaining quick popularity!! Wicked with a
crimping iron too!
IMMORAL MINORITY are a hot 3-piece
that's been together for a while . They play
melodic thrash with really cool lyrics and
very positive attitudes . Their sound is in the
7 SECS/YOUTH BRIGADE vein and they
have a tape called Betalliation that rips! (see
MRR #29). They toured the East over the
summer and are rumored to be touring again
with DETOX, so watch for 'cm.
BILL OF RIGHTS have been gigging occasionally but
lost bassist Mike and possibly drummer Stu.
They recently put out a neat tape (Surf.
Skate Sk() which followed up on their
Meltdown 85 EP and previous single.
HOUSE OF COMMONS have been dormant
for the last year except for a tour of Canada
which got them stuck back east for a while.
Their great patriot EP may still be available.
A.K.O.B., featuring a couple of ex-H.0.C.
members, have done only 1 gig since
summer. They are highly influenced by GBH
and UK SUBS and have a 6-song EP out.
LEGION OF DOOM are a cool band
who sound a bit like S.L.F. They're
currently going through a little line-up
change and have got a really good tape out.
ACTIVE GLANDS are a fairly new band with
4 gigs to their name. But fuck are they
intense! Great stop-and-go thrash here
(reminds Inc of CHRIST ON PARADE) and
their singer Roneid has a Biafra-like stage
LITLE RATSKULLS recently won
1st prize in the Shindig finals (local band
competition). The prize is 24 hours of free
recording time, so they should be in the
studio soon . They have a cool RAMONES
meets the BUZZCOCKS meets the DICKIES
WITCHES HAMMER are probably the
only speed metal band Vancouver has, and
have a SLAYER-like sound.
UNKNOWN FIBERS haven't done a gig in a long time
(not sure what they're up to .
A.O.T. (Abortions On Toast), our very own thrash
fuck band, are going through another line-up
Some newer bands are SHATTERED
(skate), DRY HEAVE (fun, party cover
band), and LETHAL VIRUS.
Lotsa vinyl action lately.
The SPORES (garage/funny punk) have an LP called
SLOW (demolition rock)second piece of vinyl is their
Against the Glass, LP.
SHANGHAI DOG (progressivepost punk) have a
really good LP out his Revolution).
(our all-female version of CRASS/POISON GIRLS)
will be featured on a couple of comps from eastern
Canada and have a demo out.
Lotsa bitchln' zines like Cheeky Rebel,
Soagscum- Brano- Generic Drivel. Death To
The Sickoids. Terminally Stupid. Piledriver,
gnd Positive Outlook (formerly Thrash Trax).
All bands: play Vancouver. Don't let the
stupid 100 ft. hockey stick scare you away.
Write me and I'll get you a gig . Think
positive, communicate, cooperate, and
support your scene and the world scene.
Later, John Tsolinas
A01 - HOUSE OF COMMONS - Here Today Gone Tomorrow
A02 - NG3 - Nuclear Death
A03 - AKOB - Pogo Blues
A04 - AKOB - 5 Finger Discount Blues
A05 - BILL OF RIGHTS - Surfrenzy
A06 - BILL OF RIGHTS - The Unknown Surfer
A07 - BAD ATTITUDE - Sinking Time
A08 - OTIS DOG - Welfare Punks
A09 - MECCA NORMAL - Are You Hungry Joe?
A10 - SHANGHAI DOG - American Desert (acoustic)
A11 - SORE HEADS - Teenage Crimewave
A12 - THE KRAUTS - America
A13 - SEXUAL INFECTIONS - Shock Therapy
A14 - ACTIVE GLANDS - It'll Be Me
A15 - IMMORAL MINORITY - No Toys For You
A16 - CELEBRITY DRUNKS - Lift Up That Dress
B01 - EMILY - Fuck The Dog
B02 - INDUSTRIAL WASTE BANNED - Thank You For The Hole In My Head
B03 - IDYLE AND UNDESIRABLE - Kamikaze
B04 - MIA - Louise
B05 - BEAUTY FOUNDATION - The Party
B06 - STAB 'EM IN THE ABDOMEN - Memories Of Kilgore
B07 - BELGIANIQUES - Looking At You
B08 - OMINOUS CINEMA - Stand In The Sun
B09 - A MERRY COW - Bed In The Gutter
B10 - ELECTRIC PURPLE CARROT - Boredom
B11 - BLOOD BBQ - I've Got YOu Babe (Sex Depression Mix)
B12 - SAM - I Am Hitler's Son
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You can get Undergrowth '84 over at the mighty fine Model Citizen...Zero Discipline blog.
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this is a great compilation
thank you
any chance to get undergrowth 84?
- Thursday, 11 September, 2008
- Dgrador said...
Just talked to a friend who has 84.
I'll get a dub posted here eventually.
- Monday, 15 September, 2008
Great comp. One of the few tapes I kept. Thanks for putting this up.
- Wednesday, 17 September, 2008
Great comp.
Any chance of hearing Section 8 via your blog? I had a French comp tape released in the early 90´s which featured couple of their songs but I´ve lost it somewhere.
- Tuesday, 23 September, 2008
Great comp, thanks. You wouldn´t happen to have anything by the Canadian band Section 8? I heard them on some comp in the early ninties and liked it a lot. I haven´t really found any info on them.
- Tuesday, 23 September, 2008
- Son of Spam said...
Thanks, dgrador! I read about this in the liners to Last Call. Always wanted to hear it.
And I ditter what anonymous asked, too!
- Friday, 17 October, 2008
i had a dubbed copy i used to listen to on a cassette walkman while i skateboarded back in th day...real cruddy copy it was. dropped this into my mp3 player and listening to it past 3 days...just great. thanx for posting. Emily sure stood out. Can't wait for 84 if you get to that.
from phil
port alberni b.c. canada
- Wednesday, 06 May, 2009
- Dgrador said...
You can get Undergrowth '84 over at the mighty fine Model Citizen...Zero Discipline blog:
- Saturday, 22 August, 2009
Hey, I came across this post too late and your link to Undergrowth 85 no longer works. Any chance it can be uploaded again? Thanks!
- Monday, 22 November, 2010


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I guess I ended up being gone from here a little longer than planned, oops!! E has been sick with a fever for the last couple of days so there's been lots of cuddling and less sewing than usual. I've been catching up on laundry. Cleaning the garage. Doesn't make for very interesting blogging though. Rae's Garage: Before and After? I doubt anyone wants to see the pile of debris that I swept outta there.
On the other hand, maybe you don't mind seeing what normal life is like around here…
Breakfast at our house. Yes, that clock says 10 AM. Shutup.
Raise your hand if your kid asks to sit and watch the laundry go round and round too.
Someone started crawling last week.
He's already such a little nerd. I love it.
E likes to sing and dance. ALL. The. Time.
This is like a Where's Waldo except with E. Can you see him? What do you think he's doing?
Why, bowling with his miniature Japanese eraser bowling set. Of course.
Did you see that two of my patterns will be featured at Quilt Market this year? I'm so glad Andrea was able to sew up those fantastic samples. Yaaaaaay! As I have always wanted to go to Quilt Market, I am proud that at least a little part of me is being represented there. Robert Kaufman will soon be featuring my patterns in their online gallery of free quilts and patterns.
I'll be back soon with….SEWING.


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Newsletter April 2017
Macro-Economic overview
Equity markets advanced during the first quarter as improving economic data supported gradually rising earnings. A steady and predictable path of anticipated rate increases this year by the Federal Reserve was well received by financial markets.
Domestic equity indices ended positive for the first quarter of 2017. The Dow Jones Industrial Index was up 4.6%, the S&P 500 Index returned 5.5%, and the technology heavy Nasdaq ended the quarter with a 9.8% gain. Many believe that an underlying global recovery may be underway, leading to domestic equity demand here in the U.S.
The Fed hiked short-term rates as expected in March, on track with two additional hikes in 2017 with improving economic data validating the Fed's continuance of rate increases. The Fed has so far increased rates only three times in the past 16 months, one of its slowest paces ever. Fixed income analysts view the Fed's decision to set two additional rate hikes in 2017 as a normalization of the interest rate environment, away from further accommodative policy producing low rates.
President Trump's political capabilities are being tested as he needs to substantiate that he can formalize legislative arrangements rather than business transactions. The inability to initiate a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) created uncertainty as to whether or not future legislative ambitions would prove more challenging. In addition to resuscitating a health care bill, tax reform is expected to be President Trump's next objective, which many expect easier to tackle since lower taxes are a common theme among the divided Republican party.
Two well respected measures of how consumers feel and how they perceive the economic environment showed dramatic increases in their most recent data.
The Consumer Confidence Index, compiled by the Conference Board, and the Consumer Sentiment Index, prepared by the University of Michigan, both elevated to record levels. Since consumer expenditures make up nearly 70% of Gross Domestic Production (GDP), growing confidence among consumers is deemed optimistic by economists.
With tax season underway, estimates from the IRS show that over 140 million tax returns will be filed for the 2016 tax year with over $3.3 trillion in federal tax revenue.
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This article is part of relationship month at Get Rich Slowly.
As a dental hygienist, my girlfriend Kim meets lots of interesting people and has lots of interesting conversations. Last week while cleaning a patient's teeth, the topic turned to pets.
"Two years ago, we didn't have any animals," Kim told her patient. "We were on the road in an RV. Today? Today we have three cats and a dog. Honestly, I'd be fine with more animals. We love them."
"We love our animals too," her patient said. "We might love them a little too much. Recently, we moved. I'd say 90% of that decision was based around our dog. Is that wrong?"
Kim laughed. "It's not wrong," she said. "We did something similar ourselves."
Pets are expensive, Kim and her patient agreed. Are they worth it? Yes. Yes, they are. But as with most things in life, pet costs can quickly get out of control if you let them. It's important to find a balance between the needs of your animals and your own financial well-being.
For the past two years, Kim and I have been working to find where that balance is for our family.
Meeting Tahlequah
Near the end of our 15-month RV trip around the United States, Kim and I stopped to visit my cousin in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. For a week, we left behind modern life to enjoy the slower pace in this isolated 100-acre creek hollow. We enjoyed the communal meals (during which several families dined together at once). We marveled at the light show provided each evening by the fireflies. (There are no fireflies in Oregon.) And we lavished love on all of the animals: the cows, the chickens, the cats, and the dogs.
Especially the dogs.
A few weeks before we arrived, one of the farm dogs had given birth to a litter of puppies. Kim fell in love with them. "I think I want to take one home with us," she said.
"Maybe on our way back through," I said, trying to be the voice of reason.
Our plan was to turn east toward Memphis, Mississippi, and Alabama. We'd then drop down to the Gulf Coast, cut over to New Orleans, then make our way into Texas. "Dallas isn't far from here," I said. "When we get there, then we can decide whether or not we want a dog."
For the next month, Kim and I spent our evenings reading about dogs. Both of our families had dogs when we were growing up, but neither of us had owned one as an adult. We learned about different training philosophies. We discussed discipline. We discussed costs. We discussed what adding an animal would mean for our relationship as a couple.
"Do you still want the dog?" I asked Kim a few weeks later as we pulled into Dallas.
"Yes, I do," she said.
After spending a few days with my pal PT (from PT Money), we returned to my cousin's farm in Tahlequah. Kim's puppy was still there. "Hello, Tahlequah," Kim said as she petted the pup. "How would you feel about moving to Oregon?"
Tahlequah seemed happy about the idea. Kim was even happier. She turned to me and smiled. "With this dog, I thee wed," she said. And that's how we entered a new phase in our lives.


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Before the tournament, make sure to check out the rule book and ballots so you can be as prepared as possible. View the Rulebook for 2018 here.
If you've participated in MIST previously, you will notice the following important changes:
- Knowledge Test is now open-book. Competitors must achieve a score of at least 65% to rank/win a medal. Questions will now have an analytical/thinking focus.
- Quran Recitation Level 4 assigned surahs have changed.
- Math Olympics will now include questions on logic and statistics. The scoring procedure has changed as well.
- Debate will now include a third place match.
- The Short Film ballot has been revamped.
- The Social Media ballot has been revamped.
- Minor changes to other rules and ballots.
This year's MIST Bowl topics are:
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Important though they are, Outdoor Education can be about so much more than just "hard" skills such as rock climbing or navigation. At Esoc we also try to teach our young people attitudes which will help them live a happy, healthy and active life, such as resilience, positivity and co-operation. To encourage this, we award "Contours" – coloured discs representing 10, 20 or 50 Meters of Ascent to recognise those who embody the ESOC Ethos. When an individual reaches certain "heights", they are awarded a prize to recognise their achievements.
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And so to the end. The tenth and final Martin Beck novel has the Swedish detective and his team trying to stop a team of highly-trained international terrorists who plan to assassinate a visiting American senator. It's a plot more suited to an action movie and sits oddly with the wry police procedural style of most of the series. The biggest weakness of the series has been a tendency towards Hollywood-style set pieces, notably in The Laughing Policeman and The Abominable Man. This is a more significant example than in previous books but it's still undercut by the authors' dry humour and by their belief that coincidence will find a way to ruin the most detailed plans.
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Mostly it seems odd that Martin Beck, who is head of the National Murder Squad, would be put in charge of protecting a visiting politician. Is he the only capable policeman in Sweden? Well actually, as the authors have carefully demonstrated over previous books, he more or less is.
Alongside the terrorist threat there's the case of a pornographer beaten to death at his mistress's house and a woman arrested for attempted bank robbery. The woman lived as a virtual outcast within Swedish society and was naive enough to believe that the bank would give her money if she simply asked. Her character is used, in none-too-subtle fashion, to explore some of the iniquities of Swedish society. The whole thing is slightly unconvincing.
Despite working with a couple of implausible plots, Sjowall and Wahloo manage to make the book genuinely suspenseful. As the day of the politician's visit unfolds, it's hard to know whether all of Beck's team, even Beck himself, will survive.
A word on the translation, which I found disappointing. Joan Tate felt the need to translate the dialogue of Kvastmo, one of the policemen, into Cockney, presumably to convey his stupidity. That was jarring, not least because I don't remember any of the previous translators doing that. It's as if Kvastmo turned into Dick van Dyke between books.
It's worth mentioning that Joan Tate translated four of the books in the series and they were the ones I enjoyed the least. Indeed, the only other time I complained about a translation, while writing about The Man Who Went Up In Smoke, it was one of hers.
Overall, The Terrorists is a disappointing end to a strong series. It's not a bad book at all. In fact it's a decent thriller. But at it's best the Martin Beck series was more than that.


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Every morning, while in Con Dao, I have been drinking cucumber and lime juice. It is so refreshing and really cools me off! I will continue to make this juice combination on my own for the summer:
- 1 large cucumber - 1/2 or a whole lime peeled (depending how limey you like it)
The weather here has been SO hot. If I am outside for a long period of time I can only stand it if I am in the shade, ocean or the pool.
Con Dao is a small island off Vietnam. It is very tropical and there are a lot of mosquitos!!! The mosquitos seem to love me as I have had about 20 "kisses" already and my camera man maybe only about 5?? Bahhh
The food is so fresh and delicious! I am really enjoying all the exotic fruit! My favorites are the mangos (sooooo good and meaty here!!!!), drinking fresh coconut juice, and something called mango steen! They are not too sweet and just a little sour. I have never seen or heard of mango steen before coming to Vietnam.
Can you name all the fruit above???
Mango steen!
The Vietnamese diet is mainly some form of rice, vegetables and some type of meat or fish. I have never eaten so much rice in my life! Everyday, without fail, I have been eating rice! They also use a lot of lemongrass for things like seasoning dishes, scents for soap, massage oils, candles, insect repellant... pretty much everything. Good thing I like the smell...phew. Actually, check out the picture above of the fresh green coconut. The green straw that is stuck inside is a lemongrass straw!!!
I was able to film a short arms and abs video for you. Enjoy!!
We only have a couple more days here until our trip is over! Ok now I am off for some dinner.... (probably rice!)
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Alhamdulillah... Dah cukup 44hari saya berpantang :) ya I know I know... Before habis pantang pon dah keluar2 and kerja2... And shooting2... Huhuhu... Tapi perasaan officially habis pantang adalah the best feeling ever! Honestly, this time around, I betul2 pantang for 30days... Makan lauk pantang, tak keluar rumah, pakai bengkung ikat, Mandi air lulur n etc. But after 30days dah relax sket... Maybe dah rase berani kot anak kedua ni...
Dan dengan cecahnye 44days... It's time for me to start my slimming regime... By eating healthy and working out! Alhamdulillah dah pun start...
To share with my readers, this is a simple homemade drink that can make you feel full for a long time... Boleh buat time breakfast and boleh jugak substitute this drink with dinner if anda nak kurus!! Hehe.
Namenye banana smoothie! Senang je. Campurkan sebiji pisang, 2 tablespoon oatmeal, 1 tablespoon honey, and 1 cup of fresh milk. Blend kan.... Hmm dah pun siap.... Nyummmmm! Silalah Cuba, memang sedap... Especially for those yg tak brape suke makan oatmeal begitu saja, anda juga boleh dpt khasiat dr oatmeal. Cube, jangan tak cube! :)
Sempena penghabisan pantang, hubby gave me theseeeee...
It's one of those Nike plus running shoes that I really really want to have one! Yayyy! Sgt2 teruja k... And mmg tak sabar2 nak workout, and both of us mmg sgt sgt teringin to join those marathons... But need to do lotsa practice... So belum ready. InsyaAllah one day :)
So we did our first slow jog yesterday afternoon. And discovered more cool stuffs, using nike plus with iPhone :)
It was a solid 3.5km slow jog... And all I can say is I'm so proud of myself... Because it has been awhile, and I doubted myself whether I can do it or not... But alhamdulillah hubby was such a great coach.
It's because of him that I managed to finish the targeted distance. Thumbs up to hubby! Yayyy! InsyaAllah will improve from time to time... :) thank you so much hubby for the most expensive running shoes I ever had. Hehe. Really appreciate it, and definitely will fully utilize it. Muahx!
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I have been very busy lately working on a campaign to Honor my Mother who passed away December, 2014. On her birthday, January 25, 2015, I started the Have A Heart Campaign, to inspire random acts of kindness. I partnered with little TJ, who will celebrate his one year anniversary with his new heart on March 8, 2015. He is truly a special baby and a prime example of the blessing in a random act of kindness. TJ is currently being raised by his grandmother, Shontae.
To commemorate this date (March 8), Have A Heart Campaign will honor Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren at Grand Central, an organization in Philadelphia.
We are hosting a program for these special adults and their children on March 8, 2015. We are planning an afternoon with dinner, activities and fun. At the event, we will meet TJ and hear from an adult transplant survivor for 11 years. This will truly be an afternoon of inspiration and our random act of kindness to honor the Blessing given to TJ a year ago and all transplant survivors.
This is the one year anniversary of TJ's heart transplant. This is our way of giving back and showing our appreciation for the sacrifice caregivers make to care for others.
This is a Free event sponsored by the Have A Heart Campaign.
Sunday, March 8th
Grand Central, Inc.
1211 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
215 557-1554
2pm – 5 pm Dinner & Program
Please RSVP by calling 215-205-3118
It is our hope that this is the first of many acts of kindness we will sponsor. Have a blessed and wonderful day!
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As you can see my new little blog has gone quiet. And I am sorry about this to who ever visits me to check in. But when I started this I wasn't working and I had the time to read and read and read which I loved, but now I work and work and sometimes read.
So a balance would be nice, where I can do both.
I know some blogs I follow have also had/have this problem, I just don't know which ones and don't have the time to find them.
If you have any suggestions (not going to work doesn't count), or how you fit in all the things of life with your blog I would love to hear them.


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Taste Budd's Cafe has been hosting live acoustic music on weekends since 2005. As the longest running, consistent live music venue in Red Hook. Taste Budd's celebrates local musicians every Thursday night. Tasty Tunes is from 6:30-9:00 pm. Sign up for 2 songs or ten minutes between 5:30-6:00. A Bose sound system is set up. We normally can fit 12 to 18 acts for each event. We look forward to hearing you!!
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Now, Now, Why Overgeneralize? Why So Extreme?
Those who admonish the palpably obvious observation that all Republicans are either outright racists, or dismiss impacts of structural racism (which ultimately depends on racist animus or racist insensitivity), or know they depend on racism for their power (a form of opportunism which is also racist), do remember these disgusting days of rancid racist Republican hate.
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I'll admit, I'm a massive hand bag lover. Designer or not, I love a good bag but a complete weakness of mine is Michael Kors so I just had to share this little beauty!
I know 2015 was the year everyone got into Michael Kors but I've been a fan for a few years now and I just can't seem to help myself.
Michael Kors is an American fashion designer who wasn't actually born as Michael Kors, due to his mother remarrying he decided to change from Karl Anderson and why not eh?! He worked as a model when he was a child and appeared in commercials such as Lucky Charms and Charmin' paper towels.
With in three years of designing he was selling his beautiful wears in stores such as Bloomingdales and his career has snowballed ever since!
I was lucky enough to get this little lovely as a Christmas gift and I'm simply head over heels with it! (I also received another MK bag & a MK purse, reviews will be on the blog so keep an eye out!)
I think a good quality bag can make any outfit look expensive and I love opting for styles and colours that will remain classics. It also means that I'll be able to get more wear out of my items, despite everything in me wanting the bright purple version!
These bags retail for around £200 but I think are worth every penny! They are made from real leather and treated to be completely waterproof. I simply adore the attention to detail with the gold fixtures and zips.
Even the inside of MK bags scream designer, with a gorgeous silky material with Michael Kors on the fabric. This bag comes with a zippable side compartment and pockets to pop your phone, it really is a lovely size too. It's the perfect day to day handbag.
Unlike the others in my MK collection this bag comes with a detachable shoulder strap which was another added bonus for me. Not only does it give this bag two looks but it also means I can have free hands should I need them.
Overall I'm really pleased with this bag. It's one I know I'm going to love for years to come and it's going to match virtually everything I wear. Did I mention with MK bags you also get two years warranty incase your bag gets damaged or starts to show signs of wear?
Are you a Michael Kors fan?
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On this episode of the pod, Adam Inman joins to talk fantasy playoff semi-finals, why Zach Ertz is a top 3 tight end heading into Week 14, and doles out the usual playoff advice of 'starting your studs.'
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Waiting It Out
A doctor-turned-patient's point of view
My eyes fixed on the ultrasound monitor, I watched as the core biopsy needle was advanced into the lymph node and then deployed with a loud click. It wasn't the first time I'd been part of an ultrasound guided biopsy.
As a second-year radiology resident, I had already performed dozens of ultrasound-guided procedures, but it was the first time I'd been the patient laying on the table, rather than the doctor holding the biopsy needle.
Once seven fine needle aspirations passes and four core biopsies had been obtained, the third-year resident performing the procedure, the attending radiologist, the ultrasound technologist, and the pathology team stepped out of the room to examine the aspirated cells under the microscope. I remained in the room, holding still on the table with towels draped over my neck, in case more samples were needed.
Ten minutes felt like a millennia. Would they discover the enlarged cervical lymph nodes that I had noticed for the past several months were lymphoma or simply reactive? Could these be metastatic nodes from head and neck cancer (even though I was completely outside the typical demographic and had never smoked a cigarette in my life)? With each passing second my speculative prognosis got worse and worse.
Tobben wears a radiation face mask during treatment.
When the care team finally returned to the room, the attending radiologist told me that the biopsy showed a lot of lymphocytes — not exactly reassuring, but at least it ruled out my imagined worse case of metastases... I braced myself for a week of waiting for pathology results.
One week became two. Then, rather than yielding a definitive diagnosis, the core biopsy results were read as "suspicious for Hodgkin lymphoma," and an excisional biopsy was recommended. Another week passed before the procedure ; then, nearly two more weeks went by before I received the call from my otolaryngolist.
Bad news ... Hodgkin lymphoma.
Yet I almost felt a sense of relief. The month-long diagnostic process was finally over. While I had held out hope that the pathology results would come back benign, I'd been bracing myself for a worst-case diagnosis for weeks. The torture during the wait was the uncertainty of not knowing.
It's been almost one year since I received my diagnosis. The subsequent lab tests and PET/CT staged my Hodgkin Lymphoma at "Ia" (the earliest possible form of the disease with the best prognosis). I underwent two months of chemotherapy, followed by two weeks of local radiation. While very unpleasant, both chemo and radiation went as smoothly as could be expected. I was able to continue residency without missing substantial time and never developed a neutropenic fever. My post-treatment PET/CT showed complete response. I spent the winter and early spring recovering my strength and even ran a half marathon in May.
In short, I'm fully recovered and feeling great.
I'd like to think I have always been an empathetic person who, as a physician-in-training, strived to provide the best possible care for all my patients. Nevertheless, experiencing the diagnostic process from the patient side did affect my perspective.
The time between my initial otolaryngology appointment to my final diagnosis spanned just over a month. While it felt interminable, my month of waiting was short compared to most patients. My access to the radiology department allowed me to schedule my initial biopsy and PET scan quickly.
As radiologists, our role in providing valuable diagnostic information is readily apparent: we raise the concern for lung cancer when we see a suspicious nodule or mass on a chest radiograph or for ovarian cancer if we detect a large complex ovarian lesion on CT in a postmenopausal female. Yet, it is also important to consider the way in which some of our recommendations for additional diagnostic testing affect patient care.
If a suspicious lesion needs to be biopsied, it may seem adequate to simply highlight that suggestion in the impression section of our reports. The impact of calling and informing the ordering physician of the need for biopsy (or additional imaging studies) may not seem necessary to the patient's ultimate prognosis, but it certainly could affect how promptly the necessary testing is ordered and scheduled.
If a few days more of waiting may seem insignificant, I can attest from personal experience that such a delay feels immeasurably more excruciating to a patient than waiting for an ordering physician to return your page, even if at the end of a workday. Having been on the other side, I can assure you it will make a huge difference for our patients.
John P. Tobben, MD, radiology resident at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis


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I'm just checking in to give you a new healthy snack idea: Kale Chips. I was skeptic at first, but I have to say they were waaay more tasty than I thought they would be. They don't taste like kale, instead they are crunchy, salty, and sour cream and onion flavored. Healthy and delicious, can it get better? These kale chips are from Inspiral (Wow I just went to their website and there's tons of different interesting flavors and snacks!). These one's contains baobab. I have no idea what that is but it sounds cute, and after a five minute research it seems like it's healthy, so it must be good, right?
Yes, I am one of those crazy people who would actually prefer these before regular potato chips (Except if I'm hungover, then I would crave the fat).


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I couldn't seem to find even five minutes to post this week, and I'm way behind on thanking a few generous folks, as well as sending out numerous trade packages. While I work on some of these things today, here for your enjoyment is a random smattering of cards that have joined my collection from all over the globe:
last year. He reached out to me a while back and let me know that he wanted to send some cards my way. I had no idea what was coming, and did he ever shock me!
What Marc sent was easily one of the largest, and most thoughtful, packages of cards I have received in the nearly 7 years I've been writing this blog. I will have several posts devoted to the contents as soon as I get through the enormous backlog of scanning, but this beauty featuring two of the top speedsters of the '80s is a good preview of what's to come.
Catching Up with Collecting contacted me and sent me a nice bubble mailer of Red Sox cards. Jared's blog is very enjoyable, if you haven't had a chance to check it out yet I highly recommend adding it to your reading list. Check out this great post as an example.
Anyway, I needed the majority of what Jared sent over, and I'll be showing off those goods in due time, but here's a preview in the form of my very first Ted Williams card!
That's it for today, I'm off to sort out some trade packages...
Trade Me Anything XIII: #2 - Like clockwork, Shane from Shoebox Legends hopped on the TMA train and sent an overly generous box of stuff. Let's have a look-see. Giving: *#US282 Natha...


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Generations of Craftsmanship
Pietro is native to the northwestern Italian city of Turin. His father, Gaetano Accardi, was the founder of "Tipografia Accardi,"a bustling printing press in Turin. Thus, the paper arts were imprinted on him since he was a child. He later immersed himself in the more ancient traditions of marbling and book arts in order to revive this nearly lost art.


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ACE enables volunteers to join in its outreach through a variety of hands-on experiences. Individuals and groups from all over the world come to volunteer their talents and know-how which help provide self-sustaining solutions to local problems-- in turn, empowering the people of St. Mary, Jamaica.
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The Impact
With more than 30 years experience working in Jamaica and a deep understanding and passion for the country, ACE serves as a model for successful community outreach. Additionally, while making a direct impact during their time in Jamaica, volunteers often return home with a new understanding and passion for service which results in continued ministry to those in need throughout the globe.


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Fognini apologizes for insulting chair umpire at US Open
ROME (AP) — Fabio Fognini has apologized for insulting a chair umpire at the U.S. Open and said he is prepared to discuss his mistake with schoolchildren as a lesson.
Fognini was kicked out of the New York tournament on Saturday and could be banned from all Grand Slam events.
"I apologize to everyone, not only the chair umpire, to whom I already apologized in New York, but to everyone who felt offended — women above all," Fognini told Italy's Sky TV in a report that was broadcast Tuesday.
"Being described as sexist hurt me, because it's not true," said Fognini, who is married to 2015 U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta.
The couple's son, Federico, was born in May.
Fognini was fined $24,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct during his singles loss to Stefano Travaglia.
"I understand the gravity of my gesture and I know I did something seriously wrong," Fognini said. "I'm prepared to enter a tennis school, or any school, and speak to the kids and say what I think — which is that I made a mistake and it won't happen again."
Fognini, known as a volatile player, was fined $27,500 by Wimbledon in 2014 for his outbursts during a first-round victory. He has been working on calming his nerves with a mental coach.
"It's my limit, I realize it and I'm working on it with a mental trainer," Fognini said. "We were doing pretty well lately and then comes this outburst, which can't be explained."
Fognini's suspension meant he was withdrawn from the doubles tournament, where he and Simone Bolelli had advanced to the third round.
If the Grand Slam Board determines Fognini committed a "major offense," the Italian also could be fined up to $250,000 for violating the code of conduct.


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The next week before 2011 is going to be full of family gatherings, feasts, gift exchanges, company parties, winter vacationing, and fireworks! With all these festivities coming up, it's time to pick out some favorite holiday dresses to wine, dine, and look divine in!
Black Pleated Party Dress – Nordstrom BP $58
I saw this dress when I was looking through the BP section of Nordstrom. The perfect little black dress for a more formal holiday party, this Way-In dress has a pleated satin skirt that gives lustrous contrast to its textured lace bodice. The tulle trim at the hem with the little tie and deep V-neck at the back gives this pretty little party dress a sexy twist. Resonates a little Blair Waldorf with its delicate sexiness!
Silence & Noise Golden Ring Dress – Urban Outfitters $79
From their Holiday collection 12 Days of Dresses, dress number five ("golden rings") is a must-have, and I've already worn this one to a company holiday party! This Silence & Noise gold and black velvet dress is a draped one shoulder that goes nicely around your waist with a layered tulip skirt. I don't normally like to show my figure (food baby bumps and all), but wearing this dress does its wonders to make me look and feel good! Worn with sheer black tights, black pumps, and a nice necklace, and you're ready to celebrate any festivity!
Grid Iron Strapless Dress – Revolve $107
Having a night out downtown with friends? This strapless MINKPINK dress looks street with its hexagonal shape pattern in shimmery metallic and exposed zipper in the back, but keeps it chic with its flattering bustier style top and A-line skirt. I'd definitely pair it with some fierce black wedge boots or pumps, and you're all set for a night on the town.
AKIRA Gold & Black Sequin Black Label – AKIRA $74.90
What's sexier than something sparkly? This AKIRA Black Label tube dress looks perfect for a night out or to count down to the new year in! The shiny black and gold sequins and the sexy fit make this dress a perfect nighttime look. I'd pair this with sheer tights, black pumps, a clutch, and some statement jewelry.
AKIRA Black Label Cashmere Blend Sweater Dress – AKIRA $64.90
Warm up in this basic cashmere sweater dress. The light soft feeling of the material makes this a perfect dress for a casual outting depending on whether you pair it with sheer or opaque tights. The casual dress still has a sexy side with the extra material around the neckline.
WISH LIST: Your Dream Dresses for Less!
Tulip Skirt Dress – Zara $169
If I had the dough, I'd love to make a bold statement in this red Zara dress. This red dress is simple yet elegant enough for a holiday party.
For Less: Asos Epaulette Skater Dress – Asos $73
Limited Edition: Fringe Dress – TOPSHOP $600
This gorgeous kimono dress looks Mary-Kate-esque with its fringe and drapery.
For Less: Limited Edition Kimono Dress – TOPSHOP $260
Leather Dress – Zara $189
This is such a edgy yet chic dress, but its cheaper Silence & Noise twin is just as chic!
For Less: Silence & Noise – Urban Outfitters $119


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Note: While this is primarily a blog about positivity, I will occasionally write about other topics that I feel passionate about (Leadership, Cultures, Tech, Education, etc.).
People often ask me for my take on the US. "What do you think of America?", "How does it compare to the other places you have lived in?". It's been now ±3 years since I moved here and as someone who is passionate about cultures and diversity, I think a lot about the similarities and differences of the environments I'm in.
The other day I finished re-reading one of my favorite books called "The Culture Code" by Clotaire Rapaille. It's a thought-provoking book about cultures and how they function. Many of my own takeaways about the American culture which I'd like to share with you have been influenced by his writing. To say it very clearly: I love living here in the US and I'm fascinated by all of its cultural differences and particularities. So by no means is this post meant to criticize or badmouth the culture of this great country. I invite you to discuss this topic with me and I ask you to not take offense in the generalizations that I'm making.
America — A culture stuck in adolescence
When people ask me to how the US differs from Europe, I can't think of a better explanation than to describe the US as an adolescent and Europe as an adult. The adolescent culture is characterized by certain traits that I find recurring in the US: overstating the "now", disregarding authority, a fascination with extremes and a constant need for exploration.
All of us go through adolescence at some point in our lives – a time of rebellion and detachment. If you look at most cultures of the Old World, especially in Western Europe, at some point they acted out their rebellion by killing their kings (f. ex. the French beheaded King Louis XVI and the English killed King Charles I). They fought authority and liberated themselves from it which always constituted a fundamental act of identity building. The US, however, never had to kill its king to become who it is today. As a result, this rebellion period never ended. In fact, it was continuously fed and fostered by more rebels joining as immigrants (if leaving behind your home country is no act of rebellion, I don't know what rebellion is).
Adolescent misdemeanor on the political stage
The adolescent behavior of challenging authority is fairly visible in the recent, political history of this country. Just like adolescents, the US often feels it knows more than its elders. You would rarely see the US consult France, Germany or England over foreign policy, would you? Rather than learning from others, the US prefers to go ahead by itself (f. ex. the Iraq war without the authorization of the UN) and make its own mistakes as opposed to learn form the mistakes that others did.
As a teen, encouraged by all the things I was not allowed to do, I had a juvenile desire to break the rules – play with fire if you want. The recent revelations coming from Wikileaks or Edward Snowden have shown that the US has been behaving exactly like that. The NSA affair feels like a modern version of going through your older brother's personal items or reading your sister's diary.
Modern Day Adolescence
To little surprise, the US is generally good at exporting the trademarks of adolescence: Fast Food, blue jeans, Nike shoes, Disney, loud and violent movies among many other things. It's a culture that never wants to grow up but remain eternally adolescent. Automobiles and Electronic Equipment are referred to as "toys" and as an elder you would still refer to your date as your "girlfriend".
Also, the US has never really produced a world-renowned composer of classic music (after all, it's mostly adults who listen to classic music) but when you think of the music of teenagers – Rock, Pop or Hip-Hop – you can find it all around the globe. You go to Philadelphia and the most famous statue in the entire city is not a philosopher, scientist, marshal or any other historical figure, but it's the fictional movie character Rocky Balboa played by action star Sylvester Stallone. This reminds me too much of teenagers putting up celebrity posters in their rooms.
What we do is a reflection of what we are
It has always been a fascination to me how many Americans describe things as "the best" and "most amazing thing ever... EVER!!!". But in the end this is just a reflection of its cultural identity. If it's not the best, it's simply not worth pursuing. It's all about the extremes.
This extreme behavior is also visible among adults in the US. Take Tom Cruise for example. A few years ago he was invited to the Oprah Winfrey Show and started jumping around on her couch shouting how much he loves Katie Holmes – just like a teenager in love. Take Bill Clinton, the perfectly adolescent president who cheats on his wife with his intern, in office, and then lies under oath – what drama! And you thought rebellious immigrants wouldn't adopt this behavior? Think again. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California's former governor, has a tank and invites you to go "crush things" with him. But no one personified the eternal adolescent better than Michael Jackson... a grown-up who continued to sleep in the same bed with children – simply refusing the reality of his age.


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The bracelets are all handmade and customized to your size and color. They are measured in inches, please email me if you prefer to measure in centimer. To find the size best for you, measure your wrist and add 1/4 inch for a nice fit. If you like it loose add 1/2 inch. The toggle is not included in the measurement. The leather will stretch maybe 1/4 inch with wear.
Leather care
The leather care is easy going but we do recommend taking the bracelets off for showers and extended water activities. This because the leather might stiffen up and alter the braid.
The color possibilities are endless. Below you can see some of the reindeer leather colors we offer that are available for every model.
Additionally, we offer more colors but in lamb skin. Many earthy colors available - taupe, warm grey, khaki, marsala and many more.
We are also more than happy to make a bracelet with multiple colors. Please follow these steps, or email /call me to discuss options.
1. Find the model you want and select your size.
2. Order the bracelet and select "other" as the color.
3. Then email us at email@example.com with what colors you would like. Choose a band color, and 1-4 colors for the braid depending on the style. We will email back confirming the change to your order as soon as possible.


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Austin Air Bedroom Machine Air PurifierThis made in the USA air purifier from Austin Air is their most advanced model. Give your family clean, fresh air and improve your sleep at the same time. This model is designed to remove dust, pet dander, mold, spores, pollen, as well as sub-micron particles, noxious gases, and chemicals. This unit will clean 1500 square feet in about 15-20 minutes when the door is closed.
Purifying the air has many benefits for your family. Not only will it help you sleep better, but it will also help lessen snoring. Because it removes harmful airborne particles, it will also help reduce sneezing, coughing, wheezing, asthma attacks, allergens, runny noses, and dry mouths.
How Does It Work?
- 1st Stage - Large Particle Prefilter that takes out particles like dust, hair, and pet dander from the air.
- 2nd Stage - Medium Particle Prefilter that catches smaller particles like mold, spores, and pollen.
- 3rd Stage - 15 lbs. of activated carbon and zeolite
- 4th Stage - 60 square feet of certified HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Arresting) filer that takes out 99.97% of all particles larger than 0.3 microns.
- 5th Stage - HEGA Carbon Cloth High Efficiency Gas Arrestance
Maintenance of Unit
To maintain the air purifier, occasionally vacuum the 4 sides of the unit to remove larger dust particles and hair. Air filters should be changed every 5 years. Measures: 14.5 inches x 14.5 inches x 23 inches 5 year mechanical warranty when used under normal residential conditions
- Perforated Steel Intake housing (filter deck)
- Activated Carbon and Zeolite
- True Medical Grade HEPA
Care Instructions
- Replacement filter
Product Weight (lbs)
- 47
Dimensions (inches)
- 14.5l 14.5w 23h
Country of Origin
- Made in U.S.A.
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- Box Stall Drinker
Heated Box Stall Water For corner installations in box stalls.
- Mineral Feeder
Your time is too valuable to spend it- "messin' with a mineral feeder"
You've experienced it all - rotating feeders that don't quite rotate, welded legs that come unwelded, rubber flaps that disintegrate with little use, frozen bearings and feeders frozen in the ground. Our Brower - tuff mineral feeder is easily moved from pasture to pasture. Our mineral feeder is easily used by animals, protects feed & mineral and protects your time. Most any animal is attracted to this feeder and readily learns to use it. No training is necessary.
NO EXPOSED SHEET METAL, STEEL LATTICEWORK OR STRAPS FOR YOUR ANIMALS TO GET CAUGHT ON. Solid bottom. Cheap imitations leave an exposed cavity (and leave a hole in your pocketbook).
Molding process engineered to permit extra material to flow into center post for extra strength. Post has a 6 inch (15.2 cm) diameter base and is further supported by three partitions. Four notched flanges for easy anchoring.
Heavy-duty 41 inch (104.1 cm) diameter flap protected by rubber disk. Before you purchase any other feeder, ask experienced users how well competitors' flaps hold up compared with Brower's flaps.
Link pin allows flap to ride up when lifted by animal; this permits "give" and extends life of flap and feeder.
High density polyethylene. Hindered amine light stabilizer, the most effective ultraviolet inhibitor.
Holds three 50 lb. (22.7 kg) salt or mineral blocks. Can accommodate larger blocks up to 12 inches (30.5 cm) square. Also holds 200 lbs. (90.0 kg) of loose supplement level-full.
1. Cows eating with their heads in the downward "natural grazing position" produced 17% more saliva than those eating from an elevated surface. Additional salivation had a direct positive influence on the efficiency of rumen function. Overall digestion was significantly enhanced.
-From a Study by: McFarlane, I.S. 1972. Bovine behavior patterns. Livestock Breeder Journal. December, 15 (no. 12): 6.
2. Milking cows were observed for the occurrence of feed-tossing behavior. About 10% of the cows engaged in this excessive sorting and throwing of feed. As a result of feed tossing over their backs and along their sides, feed wastage for these cows ranged up to 10 percent. When given the choice of eating from an elevated (28 cm - 11 inches) bunk versus one at ground level, the cows chose the lower level and feed tossing was not observed. The authors of this study concluded that feed sorting and throwing is an engineering problem. The solution is designing equipment which permits cattle to feed "in the natural, head-down, grazing-like position."
-From a study by: Albright. J.L. and W.R. Stricklin, 1989. Recent developments in the provision for cattle welfare. In: C.J.C. Phillips (Ed.) New Techniques in Cattle Production. pp 149-161. Butterworths, London.
-minimal maintenance
-weather resistant
-cannot tip
-three compartments
-the most effective ultraviolet inhibitors
-easy anchor notches
-economically priced
-economical to maintain
Model No. Approx. Capacity Overall Diameter Hopper Diameter Eating Height Overall Height Shipping Weight Animals Mineral/Feed LMF10 40 head 150 lbs. 41 Top 33" 11" 17.3" 60 lbs. (68.2 kg) (104.1 cm) (83.8 cm) (27.9 cm) (43.9 cm) (27.2 kg) 200 lbs. Bottom 35" (90.9 kg) (88.9 cm)
Contact Us
Call us at 1-800-553-1791 or you may fill out a request form to receive Pride of the Farm pricing and purchasing information.
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Tote N' Serv
DURAPRIDE TOTE 'N SERV Feed Cart transport dry or liquid materials in limited space.
5 bushel capacity 6.25 cubic feet (.18 cubic meters). 18 inches outside width (45.7 cm). 24.75 inch turning radius (62.9 cm). All DURAPRIDE construction for extended life. High Density Polyethylene. Hindered amine light stabilizer, the most effective ultraviolet inhibitor.
Even when it's empty, our TOTE'N SERV is loaded with these exclusive features. Model TNSBVT optional vet tray can be positioned in front, at rear or along sides. Crush proof construction. 3 compartments. Comfortable grip. 100% rust proof. Stainless bracket. Two 1.75" x 5.9" (4.4 cm x 15.0 cm) ID grips. .25" (.6 cm) wall thickness. Model 5S 2-Quart Polyethylene Feed Scoop (optional). Flat bottom. Great for dozens of uses. Holds about 3.0 lbs. (1.4 kg) of feed. Weighs 8 lbs. (3.6 kg), pack 12. 30" (76.2 cm) fill height. Fits under our Pride of the Farm® MINI-BIN. Seamless DURAPRIDE® body and undercarriage. No leaks, no corrosion. Hefty 10.0" x 2.75" (25.4 cm x 7.0 cm) semi-pneumatic ball bearing front wheels. Solid polyfene 6" x 2" (15.2 cm x 5.1 cm) rear wheels; ball bearing swivel with grease fitting. Model F4 4 Quart Galvanized Feed Scoop (optional). Flat bottom slides easily into corner. Holds about 6.0 lbs. of feed (2.7 kg). Length 11 1/4" (28.6 cm). Diameter 6 3/4" (17.1 cm). Weighs 1.5 lbs. (.7 kg), pack 1.
|Model No.
|Shipping Weight
|5 Bushels 6.25 Cubic Ft. (.18 cubic meter)
|18.0" (45.7 cm)
|48.3" (122.7 cm)
|34.2" (86.9 cm)
|73.5 lbs. (33.4 kg)
|TNSBVT Vet tray and bracket (optional)
|10.0" (25.4 cm)
|15.3" (38.9 cm)
|7.0" (17.8 cm)
|4.5 lbs. (2.0 kg)
Fully assembled. Truck only.
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Medical & Dental
In the medical and dental sectors, 3D printing and additive manufacturing are quickly becoming standard practise for applications such as surgical planning, and the creation of surgical stents and anatomical models.
As scanning technologies are becoming ubiquitous in hospitals, clinics and surgeries across the UK, the use of digital design (and its associated fabrication techniques) is increasing in tandem.
Data from ultrasound, CT and MRI scans can be extrapolated to create 3D models (of bone, soft tissue, skin etc.) which can be 3D printed as anatomically accurate reference models for use in surgical planning. Prints made with glass-clear PolyJet material can also be useful during surgery because of their transparent quality.
Typical Model Uses
- Visual reference in the operating theatre
- Templates for assistance in plate manipulation
- Surgery rehearsal
- Illustration of procedures to patients
- Surgical cutting guides (MED 610 - see Bio-Compatible Materials)
Potential Benefits
- Reduction in theatre time
- Shorter surgery times reduce risk of infection and speed up recovery
- Improved surgical results
- Assisted clinical decision making
Biocompatible Materials
We can print in MED610 (Material Safety Data Sheet) - a bio-compatible, rigid & translucent material (suitable for skin contact for more than 30 days and short term mucosal-membrane contact for up to 24 hours). This material is medically approved with regard to Irritation, Cytotoxicity, Genotoxicity, Delayed Type Hypersensitivity and USP Plastic Class IV in accordance with ISO 10993-1: 2009, Biological evaluation of medical devices-Part 1: Evaluation and Testing within a risk management process. Common applications of this material include surgical stents/guides, delivery trays, and hearing aids
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C-9 LED Lamps (Bag of 25)
Sold in bags of 25 lights!
Commercial grade holiday lights! Great for anytime of the year! Not only do they save energy and are more efficient, but they are durable and last a long time. Available in a wide array of colors! Mix and match colors to coincide with any theme. Perfect for holidays (i.e. Christmas, Halloween, 4th of July etc.) Learn more about our custom lighting here.
- lifespan = 60,000 hours
- retrofit to fit inside C-9 sockets
- each bulb contains 3 LED's inside
- working temp -20C/-4F to 45C/113F
- max amperage: 6MA
- max wattage: 0.58W
- IP65 rating
- works great in stationary or animated displays
- Faceted design for full light and color projection
- reduces power needs by up to 90%
- Bulb bases are nickel plated to prevent corrosion and improve contact
- very durable for outdoor use and even indoor use
- Cool to the touch while on
Weight: 1 lb.
SKU: C9LED Bag


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From the foodies who brought you Chocolate Jam, now we introduce: GIN JAM.
From the foodies who brought you Chocolate Jam, now we introduce: GIN JAM.
Products: Gin Jam
Love gin? Then you will crave GIN JAM!
After years of experimenting with gin recipes (it was tough, as you can imagine!), we've developed a gin that combines brilliantly with our home-made gooseberry and strawberry jams. We make the gin from scratch, fermenting the alcohol, triple-distilling it and infusing it with African botanicals. Yet we've managed to keep the alcohol content in these jams to below 1%, so they are safe to eat with breakfast.
AFRICAN INFUSED Gin Jam with strawberries
We take plump strawberries, lace them with gin, cook them with sugar into a fresh, fruity jam and add another splash of gin for good measure. The result is a glorious fusion that has multiple layers, infused with the scent of a sophisticated African gin. Enjoy this jam with scones and cream – or even better crème-fraîche – on crumpets, on toast with breakfast, or with salted nuts and crackers with sundowners.
AFRICAN INFUSED Gin Jam with gooseberries
The tart gooseberries are held in suspension in a sweet, golden, jewel-like gel. The distinctive gin aroma comes through immediately, with nuances of juniper and wild fynbos. Serve this jam on shavings of a hard, full-bodied cheese. Or oozing over a muffin. Or in a picnic hamper together with ciabatta, farm butter, grapes and nuts.
Products: Chocolate Jam
African Infused Chocolate Jam is a wickedly addictive, voluptuous, chocolatey jam made from fruit, sugar, magnificent 70%-dark chocolate, and infused with fabulous African flavours.
When we started creating these recipes, we set ourselves one criterion: it has to be good enough to entice the angels to come tumbling out of heaven to get a taste. It has to make you want to the clean the last smidgen from inside the jar with your tongue. So far we have developed four flavour combinations that meet this standard:
AFRICAN INFUSED Chocolate Jam with baobab fruit & orange
If you could break off bits of heaven, melt them and bottle them, this is what it would be like. Taste the lemony-flavoured fruit of the baobab tree – the Tree of Life – paired with tangy orange and voluptuous dark chocolate. Savour it on a croissant, on a cheese platter, or with bacon.
Sin-free (virtually)
Our African Infused Chocolate Jam is sort-of, kind-of, almost sin-free. (Nothing that tastes this good could be completely without any vices, and we don't claim to be eco-angels, but we do try to do the right thing.)
So here's how you can salve your conscience while you indulge your senses:
No Dairy
We've are converts – chocolate snobs – so there's no milk in this chocolate! Three of our flavours are vegan-friendly and the one that contains honey is vegetarian-friendly.
The Coffee
We buy single-origin coffee from aficionado Michael Bayer and his Beanery team in Hermanus. Their mantra is that their beans are bought with conscience and roasted with care – they buy their beans directly from the coffee farmers in Africa and bring it straight to Hermanus without the usual middlemen.
Baobab Fruit
We buy baobab fruit which has been sustainably hand-harvested from wild-growing trees in southern Africa.
OK, did we mention 'virtually'? In fact, we tried to make a low-sugar jam, but it tasted yuck. And we're also not keen on all the artificial chemicals that are needed to make a jam sugar-free. So, our jam contains sugar. Lots of it. (Sorry.) Hence we've got to admit that our Chocolate Jams are not free of sin. But then, who of us are?
The chocolate (oh, the chocolate …)
We're very proud to say that the 70%-dark chocolate that goes into African Infused Chocolate Jam is ethically sourced from African farmers. This chocolate is as good (in our opinion, better) than the most expensive Swiss or Belgian brands.
More than two-thirds of the world's cocoa beans are grown in Africa. Yet 99% of what we find in our shops here has been exported to Europe or the States where it's been converted into chocolate and then re-imported back into Africa again. By the time it gets here, the middlemen, buyers, sellers, processors and certifiers have taken huge cuts of the profit and typically the farmers earn a pittance. But not with this chocolate. Our friends at Afrikoa buy the beans directly from two farming families in Tanzania and ship it straight to Cape Town where Antonino and his team make world-class African chocolate. And the farmers earn 250% more than they would have done the usual way.
No Funny Stuff
All our products are made by us by hand in Stanford, without adding any preservatives, artificial colours or flavours.
"What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate" – Katharine Hepburn
African Infused
Here are some of the fabulous flavours with which our Chocolate Jams are infused.
Baobab Fruit
As a kid in Zimbabwe, Di grew up buying baobab pods, breaking them open and sucking on the seeds which are surrounded by a dry, creamy-coloured pith (which tastes like lemony sherbet with a unique tropical tang). Little did she know then that today this pith (sold as baobab fruit powder) would be recognised as a superfruit. Weight for weight it has four times more Vitamin C than oranges, five times more potassium than bananas and way more antioxidants than acai, goji berries and blueberries. In fact it's recognised as one of the most nutrient-dense fruits on earth, growing on trees which can reach more than a thousand years in age. Best of all, it tastes amazing.
Fynbos Honey
We are blessed to live and work in Stanford, near Hermanus in the Western Cape, surrounded by fynbos. This area is a biodiversity hotspot within the Cape Floral Kingdom, which is in turn the smallest and most eco-rich of our planet's six Floral Kingdoms. We're also blessed to have hard-working honeybees who collect nectar from the huge variety of indigenous flowers and turn it into the most sublime honey. And to top it all we have The Overberg Honey Company down the road who specialise in fynbos honey from this area.
African Chilli
The African bird's eye chillies that we use in our Chocolate Jam with strawberries & a hint of chilli are not indigenous to Africa, but they have become naturalised and now grow wild across large parts of Africa. This is a particularly hot chilli (also known as piri-piri), but we use just a touch in each batch, so the overall heat ranks only about a 2 out of 10 on the Richter scale.
We often associate coffee with exotic lands – Brazil, Mocha Java, Colombia and Jamaica, yet did you know all coffee came from Africa originally, where it still grows in the wild? Arabican coffee (Coffea arabica), the most prolific cultivar representing more than 70% of the world's production, originated in Ethiopia. We're using beans grown in Rwanda and roasted down the road in Hermanus. It is truly celestial.
We, the African Infused Gourmet Foods & Spirits team, are based in Stanford, a little village near Hermanus in South Africa's Western Cape.
Our logo, the guinea fowl resplendent, reminds us that Africa has so much to offer the world. Guinea fowl are indigenous to the continent, yet only a tiny fraction of the world's commercial production of this game bird takes place in Africa. The French, for example, farm and consume more than 50-million birds a year and if you wanted to buy a guinea fowl to cook for dinner, it would be easier to find one in Paris, London or Rome that it would be in Cape Town. While our logo represents our desire to discover and celebrate the riches we have in our own backyard, the guinea fowl is also Di's spirit animal. Not only is this bird quintessentially African, but seen through the eyes of artist Marian Binder, she's also over-the-top, kick-ass fabulous:
African botanicals have already started appearing in a range of wonderful products: gins, liqueurs, rooibos and honeybush teas, Rooibos Espresso, and recently aloe-and buchu-based beverages have started to gain the world's attention. We're proud to be part of a movement making world-class African products. So far we've developed African Infused Chocolate Jam and African Infused Gin Jam. Next is a range of unique gins that we have invested years in developing.
Watch this space…
A list of the lovely people where you can find our delicious goodies.
- Saucisse Deli, Old Biscuit Mill, Cape Town
- V&A Food Market, V&A Waterfront
- Oakhurst Farmstall, Main Road, Kenilworth
- The Deli Coffee Co., V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
- La Motte Wine Estate, R45, Franschhoek
- Tap & Cork, Huguenot Road, Franschhoek
- Huguenot Fine Chocolates, Huguenot Road, Franschhoek
- Fresh Farm Shop, Wemmershoek Road, Suider-Paarl
- The Coffee Roasting Company, Lourensford Estate, Somerset West
- Okasie Shop, Dorp Street, Stellenbosch
- Houw Hoek Farmstall, N2, Elgin
- Peregrine Farmstall, N2, Grabouw
- Overberg Honey Company, River Street, Stanford
- The Honey Stall, Mitchell Street, Hermanus
- The Deli Coffee Co., Whale Coast Mall, Hermanus
- Stone House Cheese, R326, outside Stanford
- Klein River Cheese, R326, outside Stanford
- Spar Bedfordview
- The Cheese Gourmet, Cnr 7th Street & 3rd Ave., Linden
- The Chocolate Tier, inside Casa Linga Restaurant, Honeydew
- Impala Fruit, Lifestyle Crossing, Little Falls
- Apple Tree, Meadowvale Mall, Germiston
- Village Fair, Greenside
- Ginelli's Grillhouse, Fountain Square Shopping Centre, Middelburg
- Beans About Coffee, Anvil Ale House, Dullstroom
- Anvil Ale, Anvil Ale House, Dullstroom
- The Art of Food, The Gables, Dullstroom
Vintage Lady, Rabe Street, Mokopane
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An electrician has died after falling more than 800ft (245 metres) from a Los Angeles skyscraper. The 36-year-old man, who was on his second day of the project, fell from the 53rd floor of the Wilshire Grand Centre at around noon on Thursday (17 March) onto the back of a passing car.
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter identified the worker as Joseph Sabbatino, of Palmdale. Co-workers and police have described Mr Sabbatino's death as a suicide.
Lisa Gritzner, a spokeswoman for Turner Construction, said Mr Sabbatino was not supposed to be above the third floor of the building and had removed his hardhat before he fell. She added that he was not wearing a safety harness, and had not been issued with one because his work did not require it.
Chris Martin, CEO of Martin Project Management which is supervising the construction, said there were barricades around the edge of the building and other safety measures in place.
The incident happened at one of the busiest times of day at one of the busiest intersections in downtown Los Angeles, Sky News reports. The driver of the car did not appear to be seriously hurt but was taken to a hospital.
The $1bn, 73-storey skyscraper will be about 1,100ft tall (335 metres) when it is finished next year and will be the tallest on the West Coast once it is completed.