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Central Double room /Pl' Catalunya
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You can't be more central in Barcelona than at this location - just next to "Plaça España", 'Plaça Catalunya', "Plaça Universidad", Góthic area, Cathedral, Picasso Museun, and much more! In a walking distance to the world famous 'Ramblas'. From here many top sights are in walking distance and next to the subway station at "Urgell", 'Plaça de Catalunya' (the city centre) or 'Plaça Universitat' if you need to travel more far.
It's the perfect spot if you want to enjoy Barcelona's night life, without need to taking a taxi home. Just next you'll find restaurants, bars, clubs, grocery (food) and much more just around the corner - that's very comfortable. From here in about 10 minutes you enter 'The Rambla', strolling by Sundays hippie markets, buy fresh fruits, having a coffee or leading down to the harbor and beach area walking. Once there you can take a ferry boat to Ibiza, Mallorca, Marocco or elsewhere and continue your travel... Barcelona has season all year round as there is so many things to discover and enjoy!
Our room is fully equipped with a comfortable double bed with shared bathroom just next, (but everything really clean, easy and convenient)! As the room is large it can accommodate up to three persons total - if you need a long stay, it's the perfect room. Staff is around all day to keep the house (and bathroom) clean and you have 24-hours access to the building with your own key.
Facilities:Fast way to prepare some meal; Shared Fridge ; Top location - at Plaça España", 'Plaça Catalunya', Plaça Univesidad, and 'The Ramblas' Pick-up service - We also pick you up at the airport for a small charge (easier to get here) Flexible check-in/check-out (please ask in advance) All rooms with table/chairs as well (dine-in)
Nicely and cozy decorated house (to make you feel comfortable); Spacious bathrooms (shared/housekeeper on site) ; Later luggage pick-up/use of bathroom (if your flight/travel leaves later on day of check-out without charges) ; Free high-speed Wi-Fi in all rooms (no TVs in the rooms/bring your PC/tablet/Smartphone) ; Travel assistance (car rental, tour bookings, tickets, information - just ask!)
We're next to Bus and metro station to make easy your access to different places in Barcelona!
Husregler*At check-in you'll receive the password to the WIFI and your keys
*It's not allowed to bring guests without communicate before
*We're in a family building... You can enjoy your stay allot! Just be careful to don't incommode the neighbors - After 22:00 hrs the quite is required
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Carlos is a friendly and pleasant guy and gave good instructions on how to get to the place. It was very easy to get there and the location is the best part. Room was clean and so were the bathrooms. The breakfast was good too. We got cornflakes, milk, bread, butter, marmalade, muffins, croissants, tea, coffee and juice.
The room was strictly ok and quite small. The bed was old, creaky and uncomfortable. There was no heater and the thin blanket wasnt enough and we were cold in the night. The pillows were very small and we folded them up to get some support.There was only one window which opened to the inner side of the building overlooking the adjacent bathroom. We kept it closed to keep the smell away.
Despite these things, given the price we paid, its location and general amenities, I would say its not too bad.
Great host, location, atmosfere! The place is clean, convenient and not to expensive. Perfect!
Be well, Carlos! :)
Muy buena!! Central y practica..cerca de la metro y de los buses. Carlos es amable y disponible para cual sea información
.. Todo limpio y bien ordenado
Ontvangst en contact was prima. Kamer klein, ventilatie via raam in schacht gaf vieze geuren, piepende deuren, slecht bed(matras),hygiene prima, ontbijt oke, ligging pand prima, prijs prima
Mi estancia fue de dos noches..no tuve la ocasión de conocer a carlos..Su compañera me atendió muy amable.
Me sentí como en mi propia casa. La próxima repetiré. Saludos desde Tenerife.
Carlos été absent mais nous avons été très bien accueilli par son ami.
Tout était correct (salle de bains au nombre de deux, chambre, propreté..).
Petit bémol : la literie, en effet le matelas grince beaucoup et on sent les ressorts!
genial, una bona casa prop catunya bon preu, vaig tenir una estada agradable a aviat :)
Un accueil charmant de Carlos et une chambre très bien placée vers le centre de Barcelone.
Le seul bémol est l'absence de lumière naturelle dans cette petite pièce.
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Here is a message from Baden Powell from the Chief Scout yarns… from 1919 to today.. timeless message.
April 05, 1919
There was a man named Garnier who wanted to know whether monkeys talked to each other with any meaning when they chatter. So he went and lived in the jungle for a time and took a gramophone with him.
This was a recording one which took down what the monkeys said. He discovered in this way that they used a number of sounds which meant something to them, and there was one word in particular which had a tremendous effect on them.
He learnt it himself, and when he mentioned it in the monkey-house at the Zoo it had just the same effect that it had amongst the wild monkeys in the jungle. The animals went nearly mad with rage.
Well, there is one word in our language which also, in a similar way, has a very strong effect on anyone who is a gentleman and a man of honour. It is the word "liar."
In the old days if you called a man a liar he would challenge you to a duel with swords or pistols, and would try to kill you for the insult.
Nowadays duels are forbidden, but still the word rankles just as strongly, and a fellow who cares about his honour, if accused of lying, will knock the man down who says it or will ask him to step outside and have the matter out with fists.
A Scout, if he is a Scout and keeps his Promise, is a gentleman; that is, he is chivalrous and helpful to others, and is also a man of honour who can be trusted. So a Scout could not stand being called a liar without putting a stopper upon the man who said it. This alone is a reason why he needs to know how to box, otherwise he has to take the insult "lying down."
I don't mean that he is therefore to attack or bully people whenever he gets a chance, but it will make other fellows very careful about calling him a liar when they know that to the Scout this is an insult which is likely to bring a thrashing in its train.
Don't forget either that just as it is not a word that a Scout likes to hear, so also it is not a word that he should ever use against another fellow without very good cause.
I remember when I first joined the Army an old officer gave me this advice: "Never mention the word lie nor call a man a liar, and never let a man call you one-it is a word or burning disgrace."
Have a Great Scouting Day!

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Knowing the total value of your small meeting will enhance your negotiating position, as this expert details.
It's a given that the better the deal you can negotiate for your small meeting, the more value you bring to your organization. So it's important to know what you can do to sweeten the pot for the hotel when your meeting will take up fewer guest room nights than perhaps the hotel would like.
We asked David Lutz, CMP, executive vice president of Conferon, Twinsburg, Ohio, a planning firm that handles meetings of all types and sizes throughout the United States, to discuss some small-meeting challenges and what meeting planners can do to improve their negotiating positions with hotels.
* AM: Why do small-meeting planners have such a hard time finding the right space at the right time?
* David Lutz: It's a real Catch-22. If you try to book farther out, say a year or more, the hotel may say it has nothing available. What that really means is that they have nothing available right then because they don't want to book space they might need for a larger meeting. However, if you call back after they've booked a larger group, they might want your group because it will fill a gap for them. On the other hand, if you go short-term, your chances of getting a good rate increase, but the pickings might be slim.
*AM: Does this mean that hotels don't consider small meetings to be very valuable business?
*DL: Not at all. In fact, short-term small programs are definitely desirable for hotels--if they have the space to accommodate them. You could have a very good negotiating position, as long as you're filling a hole for the hotel. And the common concept that you don't want to be a small fish in a large pond is becoming less true these days. Small meetings are the bread and butter for many large properties, and, while you will be more important to a smaller hotel, the larger ones are getting better all the time at handling small meetings.
*AM: What can planners do to strengthen their negotiating position?
*DL: The more flexibility you have, the better the deal. If you can be flexible in your dates, give the hotel the choices of meeting dates you could consider. Also let them know if you are willing to consider areas other than downtown for your meeting, such as the suburbs or the airport.
It's similar to buying a car: You're best off if they know you're looking elsewhere, you're flexible, and you're willing to walk away from the table. You also get some leverage if you can take a number of small programs to the same hotel or chain.
Also check to see if there's a citywide convention in town. A hotel that's not right by the convention center may have a convention room block filled, but all the business other than room nights is going to be near the center. If you book only 20 guest rooms, but need meeting space for 200 to accommodate the local drive-in people, your meeting will definitely be a space-hog. But it also could be an excellent piece of business for the hotel.
*AM: What should small-meeting planners know about the hotel side of the negotiating process?
*DL: Hotels these days are concentrating on lowering their transaction costs so that they can close many meeting sales as quickly as possible. This means they want to shrink the negotiating and "contracting" time. You can help to streamline the process and to lower transaction costs by putting as much information as you can on the table up front. Tell them how many rooms you need for how many nights, what your pickups have been for similar meetings, and what you need in terms of food and beverage. The hotel will keep score for you--they probably know the value of your meeting better than you do. When you state your needs in the beginning and get it all down on paper, you're cutting down on the small talk and getting to the core deal more quickly.
*AM: How does the hotel's desire to speed up the transaction mix with the inevitable slow-down that occurs when you negotiate for concessions?
*DL: Well, if you want to negotiate a lot of concessions or discuss a lot of contract issues with the hotel on a small-meeting booking, it'll become less desirable to them because it increases their cost for the transaction. You have to ask yourself: Is it really worth the time, aggravation, and, from the hotel's point of view, transaction costs, to negotiate for two hours to get a $2 per-person reduction on a chicken lunch for 20? After all that time and effort, you end up saving only 40 bucks. And, because this type of work is being outsourced more often these days, you aren't showing your true worth as a meeting planner to your organization. It's all a matter of value.
*AM: So, you're saying that the time would be better spent adding value rather than saving dollars--what exactly does that mean?
*DL: You have to think in terms of how to make the experience as positive for your organization as it can possibly be. You have to understand why people come to your meetings, and how you can help to fulfill the goals of the meeting. That's what makes you, as a meeting executive, important to your organization. It's the intangibles that will escalate the value of the meeting for you as a meeting planner. I've never heard of anyone who wouldn't come to a meeting because they didn't like the chicken lunch.
Five Factors That Determine Room Rates Hotels are becoming more like airlines, with different guest room rates that fluctuate based on availability--in other words, the rate you are quoted today might be quite different from what you would hear tomorrow. However, there are a number of calculation factors that the hotel will rely on when deciding the rate you'll be quoted:
*Time of year your meeting will be held. Rates go down during slump seasons.
*Lead time. For small meetings, that usually means the shorter the lead time, the better the rate.
*Arrival-departure pattern. Sunday is the slowest day for most hotels, so groups that book over a Sunday tend to get better rates.
*Size of the group. Generally, the bigger the group, the better the rate. But you can work the reverse of the rule if your small meeting has a short lead time or will fill a hole.
*Meeting-space-to-guest-room ratio. While you can count on getting more meeting space when you're booking more guest room nights, adding food functions or using the space when the hotel is full of transitory guests who do not require meeting rooms can score you more space than you might expect.


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The definitive film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy, this musical adventure is a genuine family classic. The movie made Judy Garland a star for her heartfelt performance as Dorothy Gale, a young orphan girl living a drab black-and-white existence on a dusty Kansas farm with her aunt and uncle. Dorothy yearns to travel "over the rainbow" to a different world, and she gets her wish when a tornado whisks her and her little dog, Toto, to the Technicolor land of Oz.
In Oz, Dorothy offends the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton), but she is protected from the old crone's wrath by the ruby slippers she wears. At the suggestion of Glinda, the Good Witch of the North (Billie Burke), Dorothy heads down the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City, where the all-powerful Wizard of Oz lives. Dorothy hopes he will help her return to Kansas. On the way she befriends a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), a Tin Man (Jack Haley) and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr). The Scarecrow would like to have some brains, the Tin Man craves a heart, and the Lion wants to attain courage; hoping that the Wizard will help them too, they join Dorothy on her odyssey to the Emerald City.
Starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Margaret Hamilton, Billie Burke, Frank Morgan
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IUPUI PRINCIPLES OF UNDERGRADUATE LEARNING: May 7, 1998 (Approved FC980507)
AAC recommends that the IUPUI Faculty Council adopt the following descriptions of the Principles of Undergraduate Learning. These descriptions include brief definitions and the general ways in which the principles can be demonstrated.
The Principles of Undergraduate Learning are the essential ingredients of the undergraduate educational experience at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. These principles form a conceptual framework for all students' general education but necessarily permeate the curriculum in the major field of study as well. More specific expectations for IUPUI's graduates are determined by the faculty in a student's major field of study. Together, these expectations speak to what graduates of IUPUI will know and what they will be able to do upon completion of their degree.
Core Communication and Quantitative Skills
[Definition:] The ability of students to write, read, speak and listen, perform quantitative analysis, and use information resources and technology--the foundation skills necessary for all IUPUI students to succeed.
[Outcomes:] This set of skills is demonstrated, respectively, by the ability (a) to express ideas and facts to others effectively in a variety of written formats, (b) to comprehend, interpret, and analyze texts, (c) to communicate orally in one-on-one and group settings, (d) to solve problems that are quantitative in nature, and (e) to make efficient use of information resources and technology for personal and professional needs.
Critical Thinking
[Definition:] The ability of students to analyze carefully and logically information and ideas from multiple perspectives.
[Outcomes:] This skill is demonstrated by the ability of students (a) to analyze complex issues and make informed decisions, (b) to synthesize information in order to arrive at reasoned conclusions, (c) to evaluate the logic, validity, and relevance of data, (d) to solve challenging problems, and (e) to use knowledge and understanding in order to generate and explore new questions.
Integration and Application of Knowledge
[Definition:] The ability of students to use information and concepts from studies in multiple disciplines in their intellectual, professional, and community lives.
[Outcomes:] This skill is demonstrated by the ability of students to apply knowledge (a) to enhance their personal lives, (b) to meet professional standards and competencies, and (c) to further the goals of society.
Intellectual Depth, Breadth, and Adaptiveness
[Definition:] The ability of students to examine and organize disciplinary ways of knowing and to apply them to specific issues and problems.
[Outcomes:] (a) Intellectual depth describes the demonstration of substantial knowledge and understanding of at least one field of study; (b) intellectual breadth is demonstrated by the ability to compare and contrast approaches to knowledge in different disciplines; (c) adaptiveness is demonstrated by the ability to modify one's approach to an issue or problem based on the contexts and requirements of particular situations.
Understanding Society and Culture
[Definition:] The ability of students to recognize their own cultural traditions and to understand and appreciate the diversity of the human experience, both within the United States and internationally.
[Outcomes:] This skill is demonstrated by the ability (a) to compare and contrast the range of diversity and universality in human history, societies, and ways of life; (b) to analyze and understand the interconnectedness of global and local concerns; and (c) to operate with civility in a complex social world.
Values and Ethics
[Definition:] The ability of students to make judgments with respect to individual conduct, citizenship, and aesthetics.
[Outcomes:] A sense of values and ethics is demonstrated by the ability of students (a) to make informed and principled choices regarding conflicting situations in their personal and public lives and to foresee the consequences of these choices; and (b) to recognize the importance of aesthetics in their personal lives and to society.


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JACKSON — William "Bill" LaForge, a man with a family history at Delta State University, has been named its president.
The College Board voted unanimously Thursday in a meeting in Cleveland to appoint LaForge as Delta State's eighth president, succeeding John Hilpert. The vote came after LaForge met with campus groups.
"There's no reason why this university cannot excel, so that we become truly a Mississippi university of national distinction," LaForge told supporters as he was introduced.
A 62-year-old Washington, D.C., lobbyist and former president of DSU's alumni association, LaForge grew up in Cleveland. He's the son of William F. LaForge, who was a professor of history and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Delta State. The school's Roberts-LaForge Library honors his late father, and LaForge himself was alumnus of the year in 1992.
Board officials say those deep ties will help LaForge attract more students to the 4,800-student campus and court more donations.
"He has a great following already," College Board member Alan Perry, who led the search committee that interviewed LaForge and six other candidates, said in a phone interview. "He has a lot of support."
LaForge starts work April 15. He will be paid $221,812 a year, said College Board spokeswoman Caron Blanton. Hilpert, who has led the school since 2003, plans to be on the job through the school's May 4 commencement. LaForge said that overlap should help him learn the ropes. "I envision a very smooth transition," he said in a phone interview.
Perry said LaForge's top immediate challenges are to increase enrollment and to choose new top executives to assist him. LaForge said he hopes to use Delta State's decision to abolish out-of-state tuition to bring in more students from Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and abroad.
"I will be recruiting in the high schools personally," he said.
LaForge is a former chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi. He has taught part-time college classes for 30 years and been a visiting law professor in Russia, Poland and Bulgaria. But he's never worked full time for a university.
A private lobbyist since 1990, LaForge would be the second former Cochran chief of staff leading a Mississippi school. The board named Mark Keenum as Mississippi State University president in 2009.
LaForge said Cochran was one of the first people to call him after the College Board nominated him for the presidency last week.
After graduating from Delta State, LaForge earned a law degree from the University of Mississippi and a master of laws from Georgetown University. He also studied international law at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.
LaForge and his wife Nancy have two adult children, Caroline and Clayton.


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RE:Ultimate Stripping Basket line minders
I recently received a call from a seamstress who has accumulated a number of those tapered nylon cones that thread and yarn comes on (fabric store). They are about 4" tall and nicely tapered, I'll probably cut them to 3".
I'll call her back and let you know what happens.
BTW - the plastic inserts are ~$10 and very easy to use, but the protrusions are a little less prominent than I would prefer. I would think that properly proportioned cones made of a durable plastic material molded to a sheet would be a great product to have on the market.
Anyone have connections in the plastics / molding industry?
RE:Ultimate Stripping Basket line minders
I used 3"-4" sections of plastic knitting needles for my last basket- heated at one end then flattened out to make a "nailhead". Gooped into place through holes in the bottom of a plastic container that's around 1/2 the size of the Rubbermaids. Worked really well, and almost never tangled. The Rubbermaid basket it replaced had extra large (2") plastic wall anchors secured through the bottom with SS sheet metal screws.
RE:Ultimate Stripping Basket line minders
I used cable ties. If I remember correctly Pete had pictures and directions posted on his web page.
Ultimate Stripping Basket line minders
After a few years of tweaking and toying, I've determined that the best stripping basket doesn't exist yet and to get it I'd have to build it. Yes, the orvis basket is a damn good one, if not the best store-bought model out there. But the design I had in mind is completely different from the ones people use today, so the mission to build the noveau basquet begun.
This was all well and good but every time I went to locate materials ol' miss Rubbermaid would wink at me in a dark aisle and for a few bucks, I'd walk out of the hardware store with another forest green dishpan.
Now that I've gone as far as cutting two slots and threading a nylon mesh strap with quick-release buckles to the dishpan, I have resigned to the fact that I will probably never build the grandiose basket I envisioned, and so the next step is to ask the readership...
Which do you prefer:
a) the drop-in insert that converts the dishpan to an orvis wannabe?
b) weed-whacker cord?
c) what else have you guyz tried?
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Thread: my first cichlid tank!
my first cichlid tank!
Well I have a GBR in my community tank, but now I finally have a tank devoted to cichlids. Ive been intrigued by cichlids for years since I had a tank many years ago. I originally wanted an African set up but soon changed my mind. The colors they offer are nice but I heard they tend to hide. From what I've read, new world cichlids tend to be more like pets than fish.
Anyway, after my research, I've found convict cichlids to be a suitable start due to their hardiness. I didn't want to mix males and females b/c I have no room for thousands of convicts. So I found what I think to be a beautiful female convict. She is approx 1.75". But since I bought her yesterday, she spends most of the time in her cave and when I've dropped food in she hasn't noticed at all and the pellets quickly sink without her noticing. Is this normal for cichlids? All the fish in my community tank have eaten right away. I would also love to hear some stories from some convict owners about their personality and such.
Give her some time. Maybe keep the lights off for the next 24-48 hours. If she isn't taking the food, don't keep giving it to her. That will just result in polluted water. Is your tank cycled?Coastie-to-be... hopefully.
I put gravel from my main tank in a net and tied it and put it in the new tank. And im also using what's left of my bottle of SeaChem Stability. So no, the tank is not cycled yet. But yea im leaving the tank lights off full time. I've turned them on when I dropped food in both times to help teach her that light=meal. I know I should hold off feeding, but Idont want her to starve so im just dropping 2 pellets in at a time when I feed my other tank.
If the tank isn't cycled you need to read how to cycle with fish; first off, do 90% water changes daily until you know the ammonia level in the tank! Never let it climb above 0.25 ppm. Try and keep it lower. Watch for nitrites starting and keep them as close to zero as possible but below 0.1 ppm. Add an air stone/pump! Use the additive to convert ammonia to ammonium (maybe your pH is below 7.0 so this will help a lot.)
Not fun to cycle with a Cichild - gravel from an existing cycled tank will do just about nothing - you need to get your filter cycled (the media in it, really.)
Be very careful to remove ALL food waste because that will really pollute the tank fast and kill your fish. So, vacuum up the food after half an hour.
Best of luck and be sure to test for ammonia and nitrites daily!Knowledge is fun(damental)
A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
For Fishless cycling:http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/aqua...ead.php?t=5640
I cycled my other aquarium with fish so I think I got the routine down.lol. im keeping the ammonia at 0.25 with daily or every other day 25%-50% w.c. My pH is right at 7.5 so no ammonium. I think daily 90% changes would be a little drastic. I want to keep some ammonia in there to give the BB something to feed on. Don't worry though, ill be doing everything I can to keep her safe. She is the coolest looking convict I've seen anywhere(even in pictures). So ill be keeping her health as a top priority.
Another question, I've read that convicts eat live plants, can anybody verify if this is true or not? I have some plants in the other tank that I could transfer b/c I know plants will feed on the ammonia and help the cycle.
Definitely should cycle your tank 1st time do lots of water changes and if your Con isn't eating take the old food out and dump it, what color are your rocks?? Females color up more if the substrate is darker and their food intake has variety. I have 3 Cons 2 Black and 1 Pink, one of the Black Cons is Male and the others are Females, personally I think if your going to keep Cichlids of any kind your first experience should be with them breeding, you don't have to keep the babies because they will eventually kill them off to start a new batch what I was doing was keeping maybe one or 2 and growing them out a little and then just giving them away to friends but now I'm trying something new with mine and hopefully they help with the experiment. I recommend getting your female comfortable with where she is and getting the tank cycled then possibly introducing a Male
My substrate is a mix of grey and black sand. Its not as dark as id like it so ill be mixing in some more black sand when I start losing sand in the vacuum. I moved the 4 pellets to the mouth of the cave and she poked her head out and nibbled 3 of th em down.
And I thought cons were amazing parents to their fry? I didn't know they would eat their young. My worry was that id have hundreds of fry in each batch and no stores around me accept convict donations. However, I am really interested to see their breeding behavior so ill contemplate getting her a mate after the tank cycles.
Take some filter media out of your running filter and put it in the new filter, asap. This is really the only quick and easy way to cycle with fish.Coastie-to-be... hopefully.
Well I did something similar to that. I let the new filter run in the cycled tank for 3 or 4 days. I don't think that was quite long enough, but it should have at least a little good bacteria on it. My filter media is cartridges and they aren't the same sizes or else I would have done that. Im not looking for an instant cycle. Im very willing to do the required work. Good things take time right?


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Chapter 10: TE Quadratic Equations and Quadratic Functions
This chapter introduces students to quadratic functions and their graphs. Students solve quadratic equations by completing the square and using the quadratic formula. They learn that the discriminant determines the number of roots of a quadratic equation. Students identify linear, exponential, and quadratic equations and finally learn to choose a model.
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In the earlier parts of this unit, Quadratic Equations and Quadratic Functions, a great deal of emphasis is placed on observing patterns that emerge when various quadratics are graphed. The classic parabolic curve, as viewed in example one of the opening lesson, alters in its width, orientation (opening up or down), and/or position on the axis in subsequent examples according to discernible differences in its equation in standard form. And yet, very importantly, it is noted that the shape of a parabola always remains symmetric.
From the beginning of the unit, the text urges students to look for patterns, compare alternative approaches, and make an informed choice between these approaches in order to solve problems efficiently. For us as teachers, taking time to examine connections between various methods and investigate both their visual interpretations and future applications is well worth class-time discussion and focus. Initially students should be encouraged to compare alternative approaches to solving quadratic equations for their relative simplicity and efficiency. Secondly, students should be urged to make explicit connections between methods and the visualization each method supports. Here again we apply the adage ascribed to Polya: "Better to solve one problem five ways than to solve five different problems." Thirdly, students should learn that a method such as completing the square, though perhaps less mechanically simple than applying the quadratic formula, is worth learning well because it is helpful for rewriting the equations of circles, ellipses, and hyperbolas.
In the formal problem-solving lesson of the chapter, Choose a Function Model, students encounter mathematical modeling, a process that begins with real-world situations and arrives at quantitative solutions through as many refinements and adjustments as is practicable to reach acceptable results. The Review Questions offer yet another opportunity for students to work in small groups. Small group, collaborative work allows students to talk about what they do understand. If a group is confused, you might suggest that the students develop two or three clarifying questions that they could present to their classmates for discussion or clarification.
Alignment with the NCTM Process Standards
This chapter, with its extensive study of quadratic equations and functions, touches on each of the process standards of Connections, Problem Solving, and Representation. Students recognize and see connections among mathematical ideas (CON.1) and understand how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another to produce a coherent whole (CON.2). This is particularly evident in the development of various ways to solve quadratics, finally leading to completing the square and presenting the derivation of the quadratic formula. Furthermore, within each lesson and especially in the Problem Solving Strategies lesson at the end of the chapter, real-life applications are highlighted, applying mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics itself (CON.3).
The unit is also replete with problem-solving considerations; it builds new mathematical knowledge (PS.1), solves problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts (PS.2), and applies and adapts a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems (PS.3). Especially in the lesson that focuses on mathematical modeling, the unit monitors and reflects on the process of mathematical problem solving (PS.4), encouraging revisions and reformulations to be certain that the real-world situation is actualized reasonably well. Much of the unit creates and uses representations (tables, graphs, equations) to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas (R.1), selects, applies and translates among mathematical representations to solve problems (R.2), and uses representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena (R.3).
- CON.1 - Recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas.
- CON.2 - Understand how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another to produce a coherent whole.
- CON.3 - Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics.
- PS.1 - Build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving.
- PS.2 - Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts.
- PS.3 - Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems.
- PS.4 - Monitor and reflect on the process of mathematical problem solving.
- R.1 - Create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas.
- R.2 - Select, apply, and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems.
- R.3 - Use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena.
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Graphs of Quadratic Functions
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Quadratic Equations by Graphing
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Quadratic Equations by Square Roots
- 10.4.
Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
- 10.5.
Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula
- 10.6.
The Discriminant
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Linear, Exponential and Quadratic Models
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French Paintings from the Musée Fabre, Montpellier is an exhibition of 84 outstanding masterpieces never before seen in this country. Covering three centuries of French art the exhibition features works by great artists such as Nicolas Poussin, Laurent de la Hyre, Simon Vouet, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Jacques-Louis David, Eugène Delacroix, Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley and Frédéric Bazille. The exhibition brings together an exceptional array of iconic paintings covering all artistic movements from 1600 to 1900, including Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism. It represents the work of more than 55 of the greatest French painters working in every genre, from portraiture, religious and mythological subjects and landscapes to still lifes, and provides an unparalleled, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enjoy the brilliance and beauty of French art. The selection gives a comprehensive overview of French art, following its evolution from the highly sophisticated and classical art of Poussin in the early 17th century to the complete rethinking of painting by Courbet at the threshold of Impressionism in the second half of the 19th century.
The Musée Fabre in Montpellier, in the south of France, owes its name to its benefactor, François-Xavier Fabre, who was himself a successful painter and one of David's most talented students. In a gift in 1825 and through a bequest on his death in 1837, he gave his own works as well as those of outstanding French artists such as Poussin, La Hyre, Vouet and Greuze. When the banker Antoine Valedau (1777–1836) died in Montpellier, his collection of old master paintings, including works by Greuze, which will be in the exhibition, was also bequested to the city of Montpellier. But perhaps the most important collection was given to the museum in 1868 by the passionate collector Alfred Bruyas, the son of a banker, who became an artist and collector of works by Delacroix, Rousseau, Corot and Courbet.
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Buffalo Chicken Noodle Bake
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1⁄4 to 3⁄4 cup hot sauce, to your taste
2 pounds chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
2 cups sour cream
1⁄2 cup ranch dressing
2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese, divided
Salt, pepper, garlic salt to taste
1 pound penne pasta, cooked and drained
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sauté onion in butter; add soup, hot sauce, chicken, sour cream, ranch dressing and 11⁄2 cups of cheese. Season with salt, pepper and garlic salt. Combine chicken mixture with cooked noodles and pour all into a casserole dish; top with remaining cheese. Bake until bubbly, about 30 minutes.
Makes 8 to 10 servings.
Old-Fashioned Green Beans
4 cans cut green beans, rinsed and drained
4 beef bouillon cubes
4 packets Sweet 'n Low sugar substitute
4 tablespoons vegetable oil or bacon grease
Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, cover and let cook until all liquid is gone, 4 to 5 hours.
Note: Donna Johnson got this recipe from her mother-in-law, Mavis Johnson.
Southwestern Cornbread Salad
1 package dry ranch dressing mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1 skillet cornbread, baked using 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chilies
1 can black beans, drained
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
3 large tomatoes, diced
2 cans sweet yellow corn, drained
11⁄2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
12 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
Combine dressing mix, sour cream and mayonnaise and refrigerate until chilled.
Crumble half the cornbread and reserve the other half for another use.
In a large bowl, layer ingredients in this order: crumbled cornbread, black beans, kidney beans, green pepper, green onions, half of the dressing, tomatoes, corn, remaining dressing, cheese and bacon. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Hash Brown Casserole
1 (32-ounce) bag hash brown potatoes, thawed
1 onion, chopped
2 cans cream of chicken or mushroom soup
8 ounces sour cream
2 cups shredded cheese
1 stick butter, melted
1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine potatoes, onion, soups, sour cream and cheese and pour into a greased casserole dish. Combine melted butter and crushed Ritz crackers and sprinkle on top of the casserole. Bake for 45 minutes or until bubbly.
Graham Cracker Eclair Cake
1 box graham crackers
11⁄2 cups cold milk
1 small box instant vanilla pudding mix
8 ounces whipped topping
1 tub chocolate frosting
Arrange 10 graham cracker planks, overlapping slightly, in the bottom of a 9×13-inch pan. Set aside.
Combine milk and pudding mix and beat with a wire whisk for 2 minutes or until well-blended. Let stand 5 minutes to thicken. Gently fold in whipped topping until blended.
Spread half of pudding mixture over graham crackers in pan. Top with 10 more graham cracker planks and the remaining pudding mixture. Cover with 10 more graham cracker planks. Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Spread with chocolate frosting before serving.


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DACport 24/96 USB DAC/amp is a joy to listen to music with.
Pros: Refined sounding, small, compact, runs on USB alone, very precise volume control
Cons: Can't accept analog input, power limited by USB, no line out
I posted a review in the Computer Audio and Source forum in Feb 2010, but with the newer 2010 forum layout it was recommended that I should put a copy of the review in the gear review section. I updated this a little bit since it's being reposted 3 months later, but most of this is verbatim for what I wrote initially.
The DACport definitely a nice source and amp worth investigating. I've previously posted a little about the DACport in my Nuforce HDP thread when comparing them as 24/96 USB DAC/amps, and I want to give DACport it's own review since it really stands out on it's own merits. Before the review I spent a couple of weeks playing with it driving IEM and full size phones, and also some time using it as a DAC/preamp to feed a full size amp like my eXStatA electrostatic headphone amp with Stax O2 Mk1.
I met Michael Goodman of CEntrance at RMAF and liked him, so I felt bad that they only had an inefficient DT-880 to pair with the DACport for people to demo. I felt compelled to loan him my re-cabled RS-1 for the weekend, so that people could hear just how good the DACport really was. Many people were surprised by the sound coming out of such a small package. It was certainly plug and play, as I also brought over my Macbook Pro at RMAF to listen to some of my own 24/96 hi-res downloaded music and it worked with no settings adjustments needed.
Vs a Pico amp/DAC or Apogee Duet the original $500 price was somewhat reasonable considering the improved sound quality over them, except that you give up the Pico's analog input and battery power if you get the DACport. Likewise, the Duet was fairly equivalent to the Pico in side-by-side comparison even with 24/96 music, but you also get an nice analog>digital converter and line out that the DACport doesn't offer for the same price. So, I applaud them for trying out the new $399 price. It came with a nice felt carry bag, a nice solid 1/4" to 1/8" adapter, a USB cable, and belt clip that I suppose is for walking around with a netbook while listening to music. Fortunately I'm just not that geeky.
Digital specs:
Sample Rate96kHz (Also: 44.1 kHz, 48kHz and 88.2kHz)
Resolution24-bit (Also supports 16-bit)
ConnectionUSB1.1 or 2.0, driverless
CommunicationAdaptiWave™ - our proprietary USB technology
Local clock10 ppm precision, 1 ps jitter
CompatibilityAny computer running Mac, PC, or Linux
Analog Specs:
Dynamic Range120 dB
Frequency Responce20Hz...40kHz +/-0.2dB
THD+N-97 dB (-0.5dBFS, 1kHz)
Audio OutputStereo 1/4" headphone jack
Heaphone AmpDirect Class A, no caps in the signal path
Maximum Output Level+9dBV @300 Ohm load (8.5V peak-to-peak)
Output Power1.5W (total)
Output Impedance10 Ohm
General Specs:
Input powerUSB bus (no external power supply needed)
Internal power supplies±9V, super-clean, dual analog rails; +3.3V, +5V.
Unit Dimensions:4.5" (11.4cm) L, 1" (2.5cm) W, 1" (2.5cm) H
Weight:2.4 ounces (68 grams)
Included Accessories:
Custom-designed belt clip
6' (1.83m) low-EMI USB cable
Carrying pouch made out of felt
Gear Used:
I have tried the DACport with Westone 2, Westone 3, Monster Turbine Pro Gold, Westone ES3X, UE11Pro, JH13Pro, Grado HF-2, HiFiMan HE-5, Sennheiser HD600 and HD800. I'm using my Macbook Pro with iTunes and 24/96 Hi-Res downloads from HDTracks.com, with the Audio MIDI setup set for 24/96. I also tried several Apple Lossless CODEC 16/44.1 CD rips, and some 128K AAC protected music from the old days. However, the majority of my listening was with 24/96 and 24/88 downloads.
My impressions: The DACport has no hiss with sensitive IEM, and it has very good extreme low volume channel balance with IEM. This was one of the first things I noticed when I fired it up. With my most noisy IEM (Westone ES3X) when the DACport is activated and music is paused (or I am playing a digital silence track), whether the volume is at zero or max there is nothing heard. With the DACport I cannot tell when the phones are plugged in ot not, because it is so quiet. With music playing and the volume knob at zero, there is a very tiny amount of music that leaks through that is so quiet that for me I cannot understand the words they are singing. With the HDP I can barely tell at all when the ES3X are plugged in, but I can tell. With the ALO Amphora it it quite obvious there is background hiss.
The DACport handles low volume IEM listening with no channel imbalance near zero volume, and in this area it is better than my Nuforce HDP which is my other 24/96 USB DAC on hand. And it's better than most of my portable DAC/amps in that area as well - if I recall correctly, only the Predator and HR Micro Amp have a volume control this precise, followed by the Pico and 3MOVE. However, the caveat is that the HDP volume can be reduced by the system volume, so that you can keep the HDP outside of the area of channel imbalance simply by lowering the system volume. At volumes that low, the reduction in bit depth will be inconsequential. So, in that sense they become equal. (the DACport and most USB DAC don't have their volume affected by the system volume)
It's also one of the few amps that sounds great with UE11Pro by giving them well controlled bass and full mids. However, good performance isn't limited to just IEM, and while the output power is a bit less than many desktop amps, it's voltage swing is decent and it still manages to work well with Grado HF-2 and HD600/800. Even the very demanding HiFiMan HE-5 can be enjoyed at normal volumes without maxing the volume knob, just don't expect to play them very loud. The DACport bass and treble extension are very good, while the mids are full and rich without becoming forward. Overall I find it to sound very balanced and refined. I liked it right out of the box and only felt it open up slightly and smooth out a little with a few hours. Extensive burn-in will not be required, but it doesn't hurt either.
The DACport (as a DAC/amp) beats ALL the portable DAC/amps that I have had come through here for review, but some by a larger margin than others. This includes the Pico amp w/ DAC, and opamp rolled D4/D10 which all have very resolving resolving DACs plus nice built-in headphone amps. The DACport's detail retrieval is excellent. The DACs in the Predator, 3MOVE and XM5 don't have nearly the micro-detail or refinement of the DACport, so I wont discuss them here and will focus on the ones with the most detailed DACs.
In comparisons to what some consider the benchmark, I found that the Pico was very detailed and spacious like the DACport; but with slightly recessed mids vs the DACport. And the DACport sounds slightly warmer and fuller, or more complete. I also felt that I could hear deeper into the music with the DACport, with better micro-detail on these 24/96 files. With the extra micro-detail I experienced a little extra ambience, space and air in the recordings. And, the DACport sounds a bit better with UE11Pro than Pico, which could sometimes allow the UE11Pro bass to become a little too much and also show sibilance more in some recordings. This is not to say the Pico was bad at all, just that I was more involved in the music and it was more believable with the DACport.
Vs the D4 with my "P-51 clone" opamps, the D4 is slightly more aggressive sounding than DACport, and also doesn't have quite the same micro-detail and depth of the DACport, although it does more closely match the warmth of the DACport. In my other reviews I've mentioned that the stock D4 sounds like a cross between the Pico and P-51; but I did not return it to stock opamps for this comparison since after multiple opamp swaps it was clear to me that the D4 sounds better with the OPA1611A class-A biased opamps. With the stock D4 opamps the gap between DACport and D4 would certainly change, and while it would become narrower in the area of upper midrange transparency, it would widen in the area of lower midrange warmth or bass and energy where I feel the DACport leads.
I felt that the differences between the DACport and Pico were bigger than the differences with the upgraded D4, but the DACport was still slightly more refined and fuller sounding than the upgraded D4, with less tendency toward sibilance with my UE11Pro. The upgraded D4 is very good, and up until the DACport the D4 was my favorite portable DAC/amp (I still enjoy it very much). But the D4 upper mids don't have quite the same degree of neutrality and transparency of the DACport. Having compared the Pico Slim to the P-51 last year, I would not be surprised if the Pico Slim comes closest to the sound signature of the DACport. When my Slim arrives I'll be able to compare the Pico DAC-only > Pico Slim vs the DACport, and I expect it to be a close race since the Pico DAC-only has had more detail and depth for me than my Pico amp w/ DAC. (Addendum May 2010 - with Westone ES3X the Pico Slim does sound very close to the DACport, but with my JH13Pro the DACport's headphone out detail and balance is better than the Slim, and it is more powerful than the Slim.)
Another nice USB/DAC amp out there that I have been enjoying a lot lately is the Nuforce uDAC, but it is noticeably less detailed and a bit more forward and warmer sounding than the D4 or DACport, being colored in a musical but less transparent way. While the DACport is not as warm sounding as the uDAC, it's still a little to the warm side of neutral and just the way I like it. The DACport's treble is also a bit more detailed and present than the uDAC's, falling between that of the Nuforce uDAC and HDP. It may not be fair to compare a $400-500 DAC/amp to a $99 model, but they should appeal to the same market - the portable laptop usb DAC/amp buyers who want to be "off the grid".
Desktop DAC/amps compared: The DACport also beats my non-portable Apogee mini-DAC's headphone-out (at 24/48 USB and 24/96 optical), as the DACport sounds more refined (less grainy) with a deeper soundstage. As a baseline, the Apogee mini-DAC headphone out is usually on the level of the Travagans Red with Sigma 11 PSU or Grahm Slee NOVO with Sigma 11. The DACport actually makes the Apogee headphone out sound a bit more 2D in comparison than it usually sounds. In previous comparisons, the Apogee Duet was very close to the mini-DAC headphone-out and Pico headphone-out, except the Duet had some hiss with IEM which the others don't have. So, the DACport by extension should also beat the Duet, even though I don't have one here to compare anymore. I don't have a Style Audio CARAT-TOPAZ here anymore, but the DACport is a whole level of performance above the TOPAZ, of that I am sure, since the D10 and HR Micro DAC were better. I don't have a Zero to compare to, although I am constantly being asked about that one, sorry. I have not compared the Headroom Micro DAC/Amp combo because in previous reviews it was very similar to the Pico and Duet, although with more power from the 15v power bricks.
However, the DACport is surpassed by the Nuforce HDP 24/96 USB DAC/desktop amp headphone-out by a very small margin in perceived micro-detail and treble presence, and a larger margin in power, but that's vs a desktop DAC/amp with a 15v power supply. The HDP is tied to the wall but DACport isn't, so the DACport is a better choice for mobile laptop use and traveling. At first there is the illusion of more detail in the HDP, but with more extended listening sessions the DACport stands right up there with it. The main difference in sound signature between DACport and HDP (other than power) is:
(1) the HDP has slightly better upper treble sparkle and presence without being too much,
(2) the HDP has a little bit more impact in the bass (especially with Westone 2), and
(3) The HDP has a little bigger and deeper soundstage, with the DACport being just slightly more forward sounding (although possibly wider).
Power Output: Keeping in mind that this is a portable DAC/amp running off a 5v/500ma USB port, the DACport acquits itself well enough with full size phones. The DACport has slightly more power for HD600 than the Nuforce uDAC, D4 or D10 running at at 5v). The DACport also has more power for the low efficiency current demanding HE-5 than the uDAC or D4/D10 at 5v. At normal listening volumes the DACport does not seem to lack power with HD600 and HD800, but when you want to crank it up and rock out you will notice the lesser power more easily because you are already at 80% of max with little room to go higher. Still, it's enough power that I would not tell people with HD600/800 to avoid it as a portable solution, because few other portables are optimal (but DACport feeding the 3MOVE or Protector in balanced mode would do the job).
However, the 3MOVE or D4 running on a 9v battery do have noticeably more power for HD600 and HE-5, but both are a little more aggressive sounding as well (like the Protector) and don't often benefit from being played that loud with something like the HD800. Like I said, at normal listening levels the DACport is about 80% of the way to max with these full-size phones, but there is no clipping when turned up higher. Wall powered amps like Nuforce HDP are noticeably more powerful with the full size headphones, but the DACport will still play loud enough to become fatiguing after a short while at 100% volume.
DACport as a 24/96 DAC/preamp feeding a full-size amp: I have a nice short but high quality ALO Audio 1/4" to RCA cable, and I have tried the DACport as a DAC/preamp feeding my Woo WA6, ALO Amphora and Cavalli Audio eXStatA, and in my limited and brief testing I find it to do a very nice job. It's works at least as well as any other $400-500 DAC driving a full-size amp, after just one evening of listening (Headroom Micro DAC, D4 and D10 DAC, Pico DAC only, Nuforce HDP).
I successfully used the Pico amp w/DAC for a year to feed my Woo GES with good results, and the "double amping" by using the headphone out into a high impedance load didn't seem to hurt the sound. The same is true with the DACport. People have complained about the DACport's lack of line-out but this may not be an issue after all.
There is a definite step up in sound quality switching from DACport headphone out to feeding it into my maxed Woo WA6 with Sophia Princess 274B rectifier and listening to HD800 via the WA6. But that's also a $1250 amp after upgrades, so I'm not surprised. What is nice is that the DACport headphone-out in comparison does not sound like a toy, but more like a real musical instrument like the Woo.
Summary: Overall the DACport seems to be solid and well made 24/96 USB portable computer DAC, with excellent sound that matches or beats other $450-500 DAC/amps, although with fewer features or options. At $399 I would call it a must buy, especially for those who want to take it with them and their laptops and not have to worry about plugging it into the grid. It also makes the perfect "sit on the back deck and watch the sunset" music rig for me, once it gets warmer outside. So far that rig has previously been my Pico DAC > ALO Amphora, but that is a lot of extra gear to haul around for a small improvement in sound. The fact that it does a respectable job feeding a full size amp as a DAC/preamp is just icing on the cake.
PS: I'm not sure I understand the new rating system, so I rate this vs other portable dac/amps. But is a 5/5 the best I have heard, or is a 5/5 left unassigned in order to leave room for something better in the future? Am I rating this vs other amps, or dacs, or only combinations like this one? I just don't know.


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Congratulations, George and Megan, on your Qualifying 2nd!!! Wish we were there to congratulate you in person. Gotta feel great . . .
rita and frank
Congratulations, George and Megan, on your Qualifying 2nd!!! Wish we were there to congratulate you in person. Gotta feel great . . .
rita and frank
Congratulations David and Weezie and George and Megan on the Q placements and to Chad and Grady on winning the Open!
You must be so proud to stand beside Grady and walk away trial after trial with another great accomplishment . . . there aren't many like him, and not many "teams" like the two of you. After all he's been through, and bounced back from, "Congratulations" hardly says enough, but Congratulations!
AM Placements:
1st: #1 Blue / Bill Goldstein
2nd: #35 Sky / Tommy Parrish
3rd: #24 Streak / Bill Goldstein
4th: #43 Jerrylee / Lynne DuBose
RJ: #38 Willie / Jim Pickering
Jams: 7, 17, 18, 31, 33
Thanks to everyone who attended our event and Congratulations to all who placed!
Rita thanks we are blessed with every bird this win marks his 15th AA win and breaks the 100 AA point mark for a dog that has been thru the ringer so to speak. Missing almost 2 1/2 years of his prime due to grass awns and injuries and still getting a 100 makes us all very proud, he owes me nothing yet shows that big heart every time they say dog to the line!
Thanks to all the members and judges we had a great weekend and pulled off another great field trial for the contestants here at NETRC.
NAFC FC Cody Cut A Lean Grade "Grady" NAFC Paddle Creek's Pack Your Grip "Traveler"
Thank you! I had a great time ! Thank you for the grounds Mr Baker and to all that gave up their time to judge, and help out with the trial.
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David- Congratulations on your Q win! It was fun watching Weezie run! Also, thanks for your patience with the changes in running order to accomodate the Open!
Trudie, I think he was just sittin' back thinking, "I don't care when I run, Weezie's gonna smoke this" (pun intended)
Congrats David! Enjoyed talking to you!
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The Week's Best Longreads: The Daily Beast Picks for April 21, 2012
The White Plight
Andrew Hacker, The New York Review of Books
Charles Murray writes another book about race.
Another Night to Remember
Bryan Burrough, Vanity Fair
When the Costa Concordia hit a rock off the Italian coast on Jan. 13, it became the largest passenger ship ever wrecked, supplanting the Titanic in maritime history.
Six Degrees of Aggregation
Michael Shapiro, Columbia Journalism Review
How The Huffington Post ate the internet.
Truth or Consequences
Joe Hagan, Texas Monthly
Eight years ago, Dan Rather broadcast an explosive report on the Air National Guard service of President George W. Bush. It was supposed to be the legendary newsman's finest hour. Instead, it blew up in his face. Joe Hagan finally gets to the bottom of the greatest untold story in modern Texas politics.
How America Came to Torture Its Prisoners
Larry Siems, Slate
I read nearly 140,000 formerly classified documents about America's abuse of prisoners since 2001. Here is what I learned.
Can You Make Yourself Smarter?
Dan Hurley, The New York Times Magazine
A new memory game has revived the tantalizing notion that people can work their way to a higher I.Q.
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Seen it for the first time. It was like a twacked out, dramaticzed,
Total Recall.
Seen it for the first time. It was like a twacked out, dramaticzed,
Total Recall.
No matter how I die, even if there is a suicide note; it was murder. Cheers!
I liked it all the way up to the end when everything was revealed. I won't say any more for those who haven't seen it, but the end was lame IMO.
I liken watching Vanilla sky to the experience of looking for a number in the phone book:
Utterly useless
and it feels like you've lost 10 hours of your life.
Who's a sexy kitty? Who is? Yes, you are. You're a SEXY kitty...
PHONE BOOK Written by Bendis. Art by Jim Lee. Total copies sold: 15 billion.
"Comic Collecting. Miss a decade, miss a lot."
I bought the movie, thinking that I would like it. What was I thinking? I hated it!
"Maybe I can help you. I am Boba Fett. The ship you seek is nearby." -Boba Fett
Yeah, it has to be the gheyest movie I have ever seen, or close to it.
Um no offense, but what are you guys talking about? Vanilla Sky was an awesome movie, one of the years best! Tom Cruise was a great choice for that character and Kurt Russell gave the best performance of his lifetime. Definitly a movie to watch.
Powdered Toast Man!
Did you like Royal Tenenbaums, by any chance?
Hey now....I LIKE Royal Tenenbaums a LOT!
"Roger Nasty Butler!"


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ask local chinese restaurant how to handle the problem .....Confucius always right regards...........
ask local chinese restaurant how to handle the problem .....Confucius always right regards...........
Wow Lennie,
That is kinda spooky. Do you think your Moms cat has been wild all that time?
and all............. I kinda expected a few more Shakespeare quotes in response.
"So what is big is not always the Trout nor the Deer but the chance, the being there. And what is full is not necessarily the creel nor the freezer, but the memory." ~ Aldo Leopold
"The Greatest Obstacle to Discovery is not Ignorance -- It is the Illusion of Knowledge" ~ Daniel Boorstin
I have no idea, but I love the original post.
--Greta Ode
willing slave to the whims of
Kerrybrooks Magical Atticus "Atticus" MH
Coastalight Kiowa Ravenhawk "Raven" MH
and introducing...
Swooped in and Stole My Heart "Cooper"
What usually works for me is to walk out real friendly with a container of cold water behind my back and then dump it directly over the cat. It usually doesn't take a second baptism... of course, that's for the neighbors pet cats.. one cannot get close enough to the strays, so I let out one of my dogs that loves the chase, and over the fence they go...normally don't come back for round two.
Terrie Tomlinson
Frontier Retrievers
HR Frontier's True Grit With a Cause "Rooster"
Frontier's Gossip Girl With A Cause "Gabby"
Boykin Spaniels: Max, Rummy, Luna, Jewels, Bella, Maisie, Pepper, Wager, Ruby
In Memory:
HRCH Frontier's Cherokee Rebel MH (5-9-2000 to 12-6-2011)
Moonstone's Little Girl Found MH (3-20-1998 to 5-2-2008)
HR Five Star Winning Sue SH (4-16-2006 to 9-11-2016)
Calebri's Take the Money and Run JH (3-3-2008 to 6-20-2012)
Turn em loose. its your yard, thered be nothing wrong.. otherwise, yea, trap him and take him to the pound- if you talk to the neighbors they'll know it was you if the cat diasspears.
Waterspook Sables Dark Secret, MH (Sable)
Trumarcs Bankshot Bandit, MH ( Fats)
Waterspook Tomfoolery, SH ( Tommie)
Waterspook Bankshot Whiz Bang,JH (Jesse)
Waterspooks Girl Named Bill, SH ( Billie- my princess.....)
Waterspook Kickin' Gunshot, SH ( Boom)
Waterspook Kickin' Good Time MH(Kick)
Waterspooks Partner In Crime, SH ( Bouncer)
Brush Creek Waterspook, JH, WC- my first girl.(Spooky)
I like cats and have 3 pets all who were abandoned as kittens, two are full time house cats, one goes in and out. They are vaccinated and are parasite free. Some people seem to think that because they live in the country they can acquire a cat and leave it to it's own devices which usually means it finds someone to feed it. Irresponsible pet ownership annoys the hell out of me.
Ever since we got a new neighbor with two big fat kitty kats, my oldest dog no longer eats pup poop! I'll take the lesser of two evils. Those must be some savvy cats though. There are no fences between our houses, and the cats go out every evening and morning. So far there has been zero confrontation. I guess my guys like the kitties.
Carol Howey
Owned and handled by Cruisin' with Indiana Jones, JH
Alternate Handler: Westwind Buffalo Soldier
Apprentice Handler: Snake River Medicine Man, SH
"To free, or not to free the chessies: that is the question."
"The world is grown so bad, that cats make poop where eagles dare not perch."
"The fault, dear Ken, is not in the cat, but in its owner."
"Cats die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once."
"Et tu, cat?"
I would have animal control take care of it, granted it is your yard and scooby doo may love cat poo, wouldnt let him out on the kitty cat - have you ever seen a dog get ahold of a feral cat?
Cats dont like to be in dogs mouths - Dogs eyes are close to their mouth, cats claws are sharp. my high school friends dog got its eyes ripped up pretty bad was blind in one eye and close to it in the other.
good luck
Justin E Schneider
Foundation's One Up the Sleeve
Foundation's Rolling Thunder
RIP Xtreme's 30 Rounds N' 1 Full Maggie SH
"Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail." -- Josh Billings
A good friend will always help you out, a dog treated right will never leave your side - ME


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