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- We, as humans, cannot properly digest the protein gluten. Does that mean no one? Yes. Does that mean that no one should be eating it? Probably. Does that mean that every human is gluten intolerant? I don't know about that one, but I am suspicious that may very well be the case. Imagine if in 100 years humans look back at this time period when we "thought" eating wheat was good for us as a time when we were greatly misinformed. Wouldn't that be interesting?
- For a significant part of the population eating any amount of gluten can be likened to consuming a poison. The damage may occur more slowly but occur it does.
- Gluten seems to be an underlying root cause of autoimmune disease. While there is much in the research about this, clinically we too see it time after time with our patients and their families. What is most interesting with autoimmune is that the disease that affects one family member can be different from other members. Point in fact the patient I just saw is gluten sensitive. Her daughter has thyroid disease, she has osteoporosis, her sister has an autoimmune nervous system disease and her mother had dementia. Another gluten sensitive patient has arthritis, diabetes and osteoporosis in her family tree. Autoimmune disease is a definite red flag that should cause an individual to evaluate the possible role that gluten is contributing.
- While we now know that celiac disease incidence (and likely gluten sensitive incidence as well) increases with age, many children are being negatively affected by gluten. If all pediatricians and parents knew the signs of celiac and gluten sensitivity we could prevent a lot of health problems in our next generation.
- You know the expression "it takes a village"? I believe that is highly accurate when it comes to successfully avoiding gluten. I'm constantly giving patients good ideas of how to get through life gluten-free. After almost 20 years of doing this I should have many good ideas! But my ideas and helpful hints are not enough. Individuals need to have support. Whether it's a formal support group or a website or helping others whom you know discover that they too are gluten intolerant, working to have people around you who understand why you eat and live the way you do is critical. Here at my clinic we are launching a support group next month for patients and non-patients alike. I'm also launching a new website in the near future that will have many more tools to support those leading or needing to lead a gluten-free life.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Keeping it simple - The truths about gluten sensitivity
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- Janet said...
A support group is a great idea - it helps to not feel alone in this gluten-free journey. I also look forward to your new website. You have been such a help to me over the year since I was diagnosed with celiac disease. I really appreciate you and the work you are doing. Thanks and Happy New Year! Regards Janet NZ
- Leslie said...
Please keep this blog going. It's so very important to get the word out about how harmful gluten is to some people. So many people like me with autoimmune diseases can have their lives totally changed around by avoiding gluten. I have an inflammatory arthritis which is likely seronegative RA. I also have hypothyroidism. I have felt human again since avoiding gluten. Your blog is very beneficial and educational. Enough can't be said about the damage gluten can do to our bodies. Thank you for this blog and I look forward to reading more this year :)
- Bethany said...
If someone determines they are gluten sensitive but does not resolve to remove gluten, are there long term consequences in addition to the current symptoms they face?
- Bethany said...
Are there any further consequences for not following a gluten free diet once you have determined your current symptoms are from gluten. In other words, if you have determined that you can live with your current symptoms, could there be further complications down the road if you don't go gluten free
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Yes there are many long term consequences, including amongst them a shorter life expectancy and increased risk of dying from all causes.
Gluten is a toxin that will potentially wreck havoc on most systems of the human body.
If one is sensitive to it, the long term issues go way beyond the current symptoms that the person feels.
I have a hypothyroid and for 10 years I have been blaming my symptoms on my dysfunctional thyroid despite the good TSH and T4 levels. So why these symptoms, BLOATING, mild joint pain, brain fogginess, lethargy and BLOATING. I hated to go to gathering because I did not know what to wear with that distended tummy.
I have always been a bread eater; my grandmother made bread, my mother makes bread and it is nothing like it. Being a scientist (Ph.D. in Peptide Chemistry) has helped me link my symptoms to my food intake, the day I ate more bread, did not matter if whole wheat or white I have found out that my symptoms were augmented especially the BLOATING. I suspected gluten sensitivity however the test for Gliadin AB came back negative after loading up on bread for 2-3 weeks. I was really happy, now I can eat bread without fear. I was still miserable and so unhealthy, even my 82 yr old mother seemed healthier.
A heavenly intervention and spending two days reading articles and watching YouTube videos helped discover the cause.
About my divine intervention, I was going through some stressful situation in my life (additional to the stress from eating bread) and I said I am going to fast for the Virgin Mary to intercedes and ask Jesus for help in my stressful situation. My grandmother (who is Armenian) used to fast on bread and water only back in the old country (Nineveh-Iraq) and I wanted to do the same. So I started fasting on Wed and Fri eating nothing but bread and drinking tea. By the end of those days I was extremely miserable with extreme BLOATING and migraine headache for which I had to take advil and just go to sleep. It took me about two months to finally make an appointment with a Gastroenterologist. So this was the divine intervention from my protector and Heavenly Mother, Mary, to point at the bread as the source of my ailment.
So I went to the Gastroenterologist. She recommended that I take Align, an OTC probiotic. I took the first dose and felt better within 1-2 hrs, I noticed a reduction in the bloating. She also recommended to stop eating bread for 2 weeks to see the effect. I had not mentioned to her the: mild joint pain, brain fogginess, lethargy, I only told her about the BLOATING, I did not think of it. She mentioned a very interesting thing about another patient who has similar symptoms like mine, BLOATING. When this patient goes to India and eats bread there, she does not have the symptoms, only when she is back to the States where she experiences the symptoms back again.
So this is where you come into play. I took two days August 1st and 2nd, off from work and read articles and watched YouTube videos. It was an eye opener and it saved my life.
I read also something about the bread making process. We humans cannot digest Gliadin, so who is going to do it foe us? I have to say, my Grandmother and my mother never liked the bread we buy from the market and I had no idea why. They made their own bread and no one complained after eating it. The way they made it was a Loooooooong process. As a peptide chemist now I have an appreciation for a looooooooong fermentation process. The loooooooong fermentation process will digest the Gliadin FOR US into its smallest constituent, the amino acids, which do not promote harmful immune reactions. There are scientific papers to support the complete digestion into amino acids. On the other hand, the short fermentation process which all marketed breads are made by produce partial digestion which leads to the formation of peptides which are highly immunogenic and hence all the horrible and miserable symptoms.
So now after 2 weeks of eliminating bread: the bloating has diminished considerably, I have no pain in my finger joints, no tingling in my fingers and toes, my energy is high, no brain fog which made me feel stupid.
After one month of bread free diet, I will make old fashioned loooooooong fermented bread and I will evaluate its toxicity by monitoring my symptoms.
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Supporters of reform in Mississippi school districts with elected superintendents used House rules Wednesday to resurrect a bill that could lead to abolition of elected superintendents if voters approve in mandated referendums in 2014.
The bill, which goes to the Senate where it could face an eventual request for conference committee negotiations, passage, or rejection, had died in a Monday House vote after years of work by reformers who argue elected superintendents automatically restrict the number of qualified possible superintendents by a requirement of district residency.
The House leadership won enough votes Wednesday to pass the bill, 62-55.
Mississippi has 64 of the nation's remaining 146 elected-superintendent districts, a fading system directly injecting politics into the administration of public schools, distracting from an exclusive focus on educational achievement and limiting the pool from which superintendents can be chosen.
The House's bill would require the referendum in every district with an elected superintendent.
The House-passed bill does not have a provision dealing with required elected school district trustees.
The political divide between supporters of appointed, locally confirmed trustees and advocates of all-elected trustees is sharp.
The bill passed in the House does not have an elected board provision.
In a surprise move earlier in the session, the Senate amended legislation that would have required all local school board members to be elected to instead establish a study task force.
Senate Education Chair Gray Tollison, R-Oxford, said he supported the amendment creating the task force offered by Videt Carmichael, R-Meridian.
The House had narrowly killed the bill on Monday, but it had been held on a motion to reconsider.
The vote Wednesday was 62-55 on Senate Bill 2199.
Opponents of appointed superintendents say voters should pick their superintendents directly.
The bill was amended in the House and requires a direct referendum by voters in the November 2014 general election.
It should be noted that voters in some districts in the late 1980s held referendums on whether to switch to appointed superintendents, and all kept elected ones.
While a bill that only allowed a referendum after a petition by voters in a school district would have been preferable, this revived legislation at least gives proponents of appointed superintendents a chance at change. That would be better than no movement at all on the issue.

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'The Ethicist' author to lead forum, Oct. 9
Posted October 1, 2003; 04:11 p.m.
Randy Cohen, who writes "The Ethicist" column for The New York Times Magazine, will lead the first in a planned series of ethics forums in the five residential colleges called "Do the Right Thing."
Cohen will lead the first session at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the common room of Madison Hall, Rockefeller College. The forums are open to the entire University community.
Cohen's column in the Times Magazine is syndicated in 48 newspapers throughout the United States and Canada. A former Emmy-winning writer for David Letterman, Cohen also is the ethics columnist for the Times of London and a regular contributor to National Public Radio.
Students are encouraged to bring questions to the forums or submit them beforehand to Paul Raushenbush , associate dean of religious life. The "Do the Right Thing" series is sponsored by the Office of Religious Life and the residential colleges.
Peter Singer, the Ira DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values, will be the guest ethicist at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the common room of Wilcox Hall, Wilson College.
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Howard Gordon, a Princeton alumnus who is an executive producer of the television series "24," will participate in a session titled "Content and Discontent: '24'" at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 21, in the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
He will discuss the impact of popular culture on public policy with Paul Muldoon, chair of the Lewis Center for the Arts. The event is free and open to the public.
Gordon earned an A.B. in English from Princeton in 1984 and wrote for "Spenser: For Hire" and "Beauty and the Beast" before joining "The X-Files" as a supervising producer. He initially went to work for "24" in 2001, temporarily left in 2004 for another Fox series and rejoined the show in 2006 as executive producer.
In March, network officials announced that "24" had become TV's first carbon-neutral series, fulfilling a goal that Gordon outlined two years ago. Using compact fluorescent lighting, biodiesel-fueled generators, renewable electricity sources, hybrid vehicles and digital scripts, the show cut more than 40 percent of its emissions during its seventh season. Producers bought carbon offsets to make up for the rest.
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Fan-favorite author Roxanne St. Claire launches a daring new series that deftly combines action, mystery, and romance. After bearing witness to a journalist's brutal murder, law student Samantha Fairchild is stunned when she is denied police protection. For help, Sam approaches her friend Vivi, who in turn puts her in the care of Vivi's brother Zach—the man who broke Sam's heart following a torrid three-week affair. Now as their mutual attraction is reignited, the couple must confront a killer determined to keep the truth behind the journalist's murder a secret.
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"More Great Suspense to LOVE!!"
This is a spin off, very loosely, from her Bullet Catcher series. And let me tell you, I was heart broken when she said she was done w/ that series!!
If you haven't read Roxanne St. Claire, that woman can WRITE, and she can write anything...from edge of your seat, Mission Impossible adventure to emotional scenes that will wrench your gut...and I was like OH NOES...but she doesn't dissapoint one bit picking up w/ this new series. I'd actually read the books, but when they first came out, but it was a true pleasure listening to Edgo of Sight...the narrator, Violet Gray, truly brought these amazing characters to life. To me, a good book rolls like like watching a movie in my head ~ listening to a GREAT book IS watching a movie in my head. I can't think of a better way to explain to you. I never thought I'd be a fan of audio books, but I'm here to tell if you have a great narrator, they ROCK!!
Quick run down on the story ~ Samantha Fairchild witnesses a high profile murder while working, and is scared for her life. Because of past bad blood, she's afraid the police aren't really interested in looking out for her best interests...and she's not sure where to turn next. So she texts an friend who also happens to be an investigative journalist who she's lost touch with ~ who says come right over.
Sam had lost touch w/ Vivi, the journalist, because of her brother, Zach...and Sam's feelings of betrayal and hurt when Zach just up & forgot about her. When Zach is the one who at Vivi's apartment when Sam gets there, w/ his missing eye, scarred face, and sparks flying between them, Sam runs...right into a killer.
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This is by far the best Romantic Suspense I have listened to in a long time! Not since Linda Howard's MacKenzies or Elizabeth Lowell's Donavan series have I enjoyed a book so much! Love, love, love the new series. Hope that Audible gets more of this series....
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I want my romantic suspense with much less of the "I'm no good for you" conflict. But if we have to have this at least they could communicate some. They have too much of this and too little of the suspense.
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Story was good, however, I am not sure I am going to get the next book in the series and I love series.Maybe I will read it, I have said it more than one time, the narrator can make or kill the book. This one did not do it for me. She has a good voice, but that's all.
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The story was solid, the characters were genuine, but the narration was so bad. It was like listening to a smart-ass teenager. It ruined the whole listening experience.
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This was a solid story. Characters held my interest, had an unforeseen ending, and the narrator did a good job. Well done, but not great enough to entice me to listen to it again.
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Great series! Roxanne, you need to add to this series. Audible, you need to add the "Bullet Catchers Series"
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Happy Birthday, David Chang! A Look Back at His Biggest Culinary Moments and Controversies
Today isn't just Friday; it also marks the birthday of our favorite hot-blooded New York chef David Chang. In recent years, the Korean-American chef has garnered a worldwide following for his Momofuku restaurants and self-described "vaguely Asian" food — but it wasn't all that long ago that he was shedding blood, sweat, and tears as a line cook for Daniel Boulud.
As he celebrates his 34th birthday tonight (with another star-studded party at an of-the-moment Manhattan restaurant, perhaps?), we're taking a quick look back at Chang's rise to fame, his always-incitable comments, and his evolving culinary persona.
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Suit says SamTrans retaliated against ex-employee for questioning accounting practices [Palo Alto Daily News, Calif. :: ]
(Palo Alto Daily News (CA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) April 19--A former SamTrans accountant is suing the public transportation agency in federal court for allegedly retaliating against her after she began raising concerns about what she considered improper accounting practices.
She is the second former SamTrans employee to question the agency's accounting procedures.
Ling La, who sued Wednesday in U.S. District Court, worked for SamTrans between May 2011 and July 2013 as a senior accountant. She names as defendants the San Mateo County Transit District, SamTrans CEO Michael Scanlon and her former supervisor Sheila Tioyao.
"If you stand up and do the right thing, you're supposed to be rewarded in our culture," said La's attorney, Dow Patten. "She's suffered a lot from it." According to the suit, La was transferred in February 2012 to SamTrans' general ledger/accounts payable division. In August of that year she began to "notice a pattern of irregularly high freight charges" on invoices coming from the agency's parts and inventory department and "began to suspect collusion between the buyer and the parts vendor." La asked questions about the accounting process and started requiring vendors to provide freight invoices to support the charges. Around Nov. 20, Tioyao sent La a memo reprimanding her for using an "inappropriate tone" toward other SamTrans employees. La was similarly admonished each time she "identified a non-compliant accounting practice," the suit states.
Around Dec. 10, La filed complaints with Human Resources Director Monica Colondres against Tioyao and one of the agency's buyers, stating that she was being retaliated against as a whistleblower, the suit states.
On Feb. 4, 2013, Tioyao asked La to submit a "fraudulent journal entry" by categorizing an expense that occurred in fiscal year 2013 as having taken place in fiscal year 2011, the suit states. La complied but told her boss that was "wrong and went against Generally Accepted Accounting Principles." About five weeks later, on March 25, Tioyao gave La a negative performance review and put her on a six-month probation.
La met with Colondres on April 9 and said that Tioyao, Director of Finance Rima Lobo and Deputy Finance and Administration CEO Gigi Harrington were involved in the invoicing and accounting irregularities, the suit states.
In May, Colondres gave La a copy of an investigation into her Dec. 10 complaint that found no wrongdoing by either the buyer or Tioyao.
In June, La reached out to Scanlon, but he sent her an email telling her to speak with Colondres about her concerns. On July 2, she contacted San Mateo County's whistle-blowing hotline and was transferred to the office of county Supervisor Carole Groom. The next day, Groom told La that she had spoken with SamTrans management and her complaint needed to go through human resources, the suit states. At the time, Groom chaired SamTrans' board of directors.
"Frustrated," La approached an NBC investigative reporter. She also sent an email to the county controller's office, civil grand jury and members of the Board of Supervisors to complain about her experience as a whistleblower, the suit states.
On July 31, SamTrans sent La a notice saying she was being terminated.
While the transactions that La flagged as irregular were not large, the way her concerns were dismissed was troubling, Patten said.
"If they're treating even the small stuff in this fashion, how are they treating the bigger stuff?" he said.
SamTrans Communications Manager Jayme Ackemann said she couldn't comment on La's allegations, citing the pending litigation. But she did provide a copy of the investigative findings into La's complaint, completed in May.
According to Allison West of Employment Practices Specialists, the Pacifica firm hired to investigate the complaint, while some freight prices were high -- a $2.10 purchase of six screws came with a $65.88 truck delivery charge -- the tab was justified if it helped get a bus back into service.
West also concluded that La's interactions with vendors created "tension" and that she was disciplined for her "harsh and inappropriate" tone, not her whistle-blowing activities.
"I do not find the request ... to attend training was in any way retaliatory for coming forward with her concerns about the shipping charges," West wrote.
Patten said that although La's specific accusations are different, her concerns about the agency's accounting practices were similar to those of David Ramires, a former SamTrans accountant who told NBC Bay Area last year that the agency created fake and inflated expenses so money could be secretly set aside. The agency has said its own independent auditors have found nothing illegal with the bookkeeping.
San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said his office is investigating Ramires' accusations as well as those subsequently made by the NBC affiliate. SamTrans officials told Wagstaffe they'll cooperate with the investigation, which he said will be "lengthy." "A complete forensic audit is necessary," the district attorney wrote in an email Friday.
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Most Money-Market Funds Set to Escape Floating Values: WSJ
Andrew Ackman of the Wall Street Journal has the goods on an apparent change of heart at the Securities and Exchange Commission on the subject of money-market funds.
Ackerman writes that the commission is preparing to exempt a majority of funds from a rule requiring share prices to fluctuate in value, like other mutual funds. The idea is vigorously opposed by the $2.6 trillion industry, where share values are fixed at $1:
The Securities and Exchange Commission, poised to implement structural changes to money funds in coming months, is expected to broaden an exemption for mom-and-pop retail investors from requirements that certain money funds abandon their signature $1 share price and float in value like other mutual funds, these people said.Supporters of a floating share price argue it would train investors to accept slight fluctuations in the value of their shares and so not panic if they fall below the $1 price.
The revised approach would mark a victory for mutual-fund companies that have pressed the SEC to scale back provisions from a June proposal. It also would deal a blow to other regulators, including 12 regional Federal Reserve Bank presidents, who have argued for tougher rules requiring more funds, including those catering to retail investors, to float share prices.
Count it in favor of investors in money-fund purveyors such as Federated Investors (FII), BlackRock (BLK), Invesco (IVZ), Legg Mason (LM) and Charles Schwab (SCHW).
William Katz of Citigroup sees the potential for a short squeeze in the stocks, since, he writes, the bear case depends on fluctuating share values for a larger piece of the pie:
Parsing through the article, we believe the trust accounts and non-trading desk liquidity instruments might also get exempt, leaving loosely about $20B in AUM exposure to deeper reform risk. We believe such AUM is far lower than ~15% short interest currently bakes in, setting the stage for a significant short squeeze. To be fair, there is still some uncertainty around ultimate reform, but we see the article as highlighting a positive for money market levered names.


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Good morning! I made a wonderful meatball soup a few nights ago. I was inspired by Elise Bauer's Albondigas Soup recipe posted on Simply Recipes. I bookmarked this soup about a year ago, but hadn't gotten around to trying it. When I found that Costco started carrying some gluten-free meatballs I knew I was ready to test it out. Elise makes her own, which you can too, but you'll need to fully cook them before throwing into the crock. They will disintegrate otherwise.
I really liked this soup, and what I liked EVEN more about it was that I made do with pantry and freezer stuff instead of going to the store, which makes it "free"! The Crock-Pot is such a useful tool when creating low cost meals for you and your family.
The Ingredients.
4 cups chicken broth
3/4 cup baby tomatoes, quartered
1 cup baby carrots, diced
3 stalks celery, diced
1/2 cup frozen corn
1/4 cup prepared pasta sauce (I used pizza sauce; it worked!)
1/2 teaspoon dried mint
15-18 frozen meatballs, Italian or similar flavored (The Coleman Natural say gluten free right on the label)
1 cup frozen peas (if you stir them in 20 min before serving, they will retain their color. I did not do that, and my peas looked canned. I wish I had waited and stirred them in at the end.)
The Directions.
Use a 6 quart slow cooker. Put the broth, vegetables, pizza sauce, and mint into your slow cooker. Stir in frozen meatballs. Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours. The seasoning from the meatballs is what is going to flavor your soup. The longer and slower you cook the soup, the more flavor the broth will have. Stir in frozen peas 20 minutes or so before serving.
Garnish with a bit of shredded Parmesan cheese.
The Verdict.
Adam and I really liked this soup. I was intrigued by the mint, which is what caused me to bookmark this soup to try so long ago. Elise said that the mint is what really differentiates Albondigas (means "meatballs") Soup from other soups and provides a unique flavor. I was happily surprised by the subtle mint flavor, and how it provided a cooling sensation on my tongue. I wanted a bit of heat, and added some Tabasco to my bowl. Adam ate it as-is, and the kids drank the broth and ate the veggies---no meatballs for them (yet they eat them plain with ketchup all the time...?).
Very cool. Thank you, Elise! I look forward to seeing you again in July.
For those who aren't familiar with BlogHer, it is (primarily) a women's networking community and conference for bloggers, although many attend who do not yet blog, they are just interested in learning more about it. The three women founders wanted to create a conference specifically for women bloggers---this is now their 5th year. I went last year, and really enjoyed myself. It's a lot of fun to put faces with screen names, and meet new writers.
I do a bit of work during the week for BlogHerads, which is the ad network BlogHer started to help compensate women for their online writing work.
Adam and I are celebrating our 10-year anniversary this July, and will attend the conference together. Sort of. I think he's mostly looking forward to sleeping in and ordering room service.
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Anyone have any experience with Creek Co's 10ft cat? Pro/cons. Although they're in a different class, any comments on the BadCat pontoon boats? I don't know who manufactures them. Any leads to a web site for the BadCats? They cost more but have nice features.
If you do get a link to a website for Badcats. I'd like to see them. I've heard about them, but want to see them for myself.
One word of caution. You get what you pay for in cats/pontoons. There are no "cheap" cats that are brand new. Usually there is a price range, depending on size tubes you're running. But, it really comes down to what you want to use it for. Sometimes it's best to get a lower end boat. The higher end boats are made for someone who wants to run the boat hard and fish hard from it.
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Steelhead69 -- Thanks for your posts. It is great to have someone with your experience base giving information on pontoon boats. I read your posts on ifish and Piscatorial... too.
Anyway, I have the 10' Creek Company boat and I love it. It has 18" bananna shape tubes.
I also want to have a 2 person and plan on getting the Bad Cat toward the end of this month. Search on Ted's Sport Center in Lynnwood, Wa. for a picture of the 10' Bad Cat. They may be the best value on the market right now for a nicer boat. The Stealheader would be great but it is out of my price range.
For a less expensive boat I think the Creek Company 10' boats are great -- though I had to make some modifications. IMO the seat hurts so I changed it to a regular drift boat seat. The oars seem too high so I mounted the seat on 2 2x4s side by side. I also cut the tubing for the oarlock down to where the weld starts. It was only about 5/8" but it lowered the oar just over 1 1/2" at the handle. These were great additions and really helped a lot.
I also added a pulley at the back because the anchor tends to be to one side or the other when you anchor. Then when you go to pull it up the edge of the rope guide makes it hard to pull. I haven't tried this change yet but it seems like it will work good. Even with feeling like these changes were needed the $600 price tag for the Creek Company boat is great. Oh yea, the frame doesn't fit snuggly together so I put some packing tape on the smaller ends and that has tightened it up quite a bit.
My friend has one too and he hasn't made any of these changes and is very happy with his C-C boat. He said it was the "best money" he had ever spent. We have had them down some class 2+ water with 4' rapids in some cases and the boats worked great -- amazingly stable and great fun. Creek Company seems to want to make things right for their customers too -- but don't take them in salt -- they don't cover for that.
(edited to add the tube size)
More info on Bad Cats
Bad Cat boats are made in Tillamook, Or. They seem to go to sportsman's shows a lot. I know they will be at the Central Oregon show -- I think it is in Redmond this next weekend (March 6-9).
The phone number for Bad Cat boats is (503) 815-9997.
10' boats have 19" toons (I think) and the 12' 2 person boat has 22" toons. I saw the 10' at the sportsman's show in Portland. It really looked good to me. The one thing I don't like is that the 12' only takes the smaller oarlocks with the 1/2" shafts. The boat comes with 7' oars and I think those would be worthless. The guy says he runs his 12' boat with bigger oars by taking the plastic shem out of the oarlock so that the bigger shafts fit that way. The problem to me is that you then have a brass shaft directly against the aluminum tube that is welded to the frame. It doesn't seem like that would last very long.
Basically the 12' boat has 2 of the frames for the 10'. That is ok with me. The next time I talk to him I am going to find out if he will make one with tubing for the bigger oarlocks.
Ok, now I see what they are.
Ok, from what I can see. You are mostly paying for the tubes you're riding on. The frame is VERY basic. The seat is about as low end as you can go. They're using low end oars. You can do some major retrofitting on this boat (the bad cat) and be in the ballpark of a Steelheader (well I assume so, I bought mine for $1200 about 7 years ago). It looks like a good little boat, plenty of tube to keep you high and dry. But I really don't like the size of the frame. It's too narrow. I may be wrong, but looks like there is a boy of about 12 on the boat in picture at Ted's, and he's taking up most of room of inner frame dimensions. Just remember something about tubes/frames. If you have bigger diameter tubes (these are for length of tubes) you'll be floating higher. You want a wider frame for proper tracking and to help settle your center of gravity. Basically imagine taking a CJ-5 and giving it a 6" lift and try running verticle hills. You'll be bouncing all over the place. You have to realize, and as I said before, the more/better materials you use on a boat, the higher price. I'd like to know where they have their tubes made. If it's where I think, then I can see why they can sell cheaper.
In long run, it's what YOU want to do with a boat. I personally like to buy good tubes and build my own custom frame. More expensive, but I get the boat I want.
Also, alot of times it's the guy rowing boat, not the boat itself that gets you through. But, a good boat will help an inexperienced rower make it through. Prime example, if you look at my avatar, I'm running a nearly flood stage rapid (roughly a class 3/4 at time). I had run same slot in same conditions with my old Outcast. But I know what I'm doing on the sticks. Plus, I have kids now, I'm not as daring on lower end boats. LOL
Thanks for the info guys. Personally speaking, I feel the Steelheader is one of the best "premade" boats on the market. I'd save the extra cash to get one. BUT.....if you only plan to run simple waters most of the time, go with what your bankbook allows. I really use my boats. (My whitewater frame for my 16' cat has a dent in my rowers frame and cargo module from hitting a big rock dropping into a hydraulic off a class 4+), so need to stand up to abuse. Anyone up for Hell's half mile on the Calawah?
Here's one more pic
Here's another pic, me just coming out of the tailout. Water was just clearing up here.
Bad Cats Again...
I was concerned about the width. Maybe I will also ask if they can make it wider. I doubt that they will do it but here again everything you are saying makes sense.
The guy I have been talking to from Bad Cat used to work for the outfit that makes the steelheader.
If Bad Cats answer to a wider frame or the bigger oarlock tubes is yes I will try to post it here.
Where do you think they are buying their tubes? Can I get them cheaper from that place too?
My problem is that I am on a budget -- my boy is in college and I have a window of just a couple of months where I have to get it soon or I won't be able to get it until after he is out of school.
I don't think I will be able to do this but if I were to get the tubes and then the frame separately where would you go to get them?
Part of the reason his tubes are cheaper is that they don't have any bladders in them. Does Bear pontoons up in Washington make them that way?
Really, I am just getting into this but I am finding that I really like running heavier water. The Creek Company boat is 66" oarlock to oarlock and that makes it really stable.
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How wide is your 2 person pontoon boat?
The BlackBear 2 person pontoon boat is 62". Is yours wider than that?
It looks like the 2 person Steelheader is a lot wider.
I would love to be able to do the kinds of rapids you are running. I just need to work up to it. Great pics.
Bad Cats/Steelheader
I'm having trouble getting the Steelheader site on line, but here's the direction I'm heading. I'm thinking of the 10' Osprey kick boat, because of the Aluminum frame. The tubes are the same as used on the Steelheader-19" I could make my own standing platform and add a non-slip surface. I think the deletion of the platform on the Osprey is one difference. I'm more interested in the weight factor and portability, but another factor to consider is strength issues... steel frame vs. aluminum. Any comments anyone? I'm considereing the Steelheader line because of their warranty....lifetime on the frames...10yrs. on the tubes. BadCats carry a three year warranty. The few hundred $$$ in price is worth it down the road I would think. Plus the Sportsman's show is next week... maybe there could be some good deals to be had.
I'm not sure, I do believe he must be measuring from outer diameters of his frame, not the inner diameter (which is usually where most frame makers measure, since it's the usable part of the frame. I looked at the BB pontoons at the last sportsman show, and I can tell you that it isn't ANYWHERE near the width of my boat. My boat is 4' wide inner diameter. You'll be hardpressed to see many boats that wide inside. I'd say my whole frame width overall is about 70" wide. I only make my frames wide enough to sit perfectly on top of the tube, making a more secure frame/tube connection.
I haven't built my 12' frame yet. I'd say my floor space will be about 3 1/2" wide, maybe 4. I like room/stability while I'm fishing. Gives the person room to move while fighting a fish. Nothing worse then playing a fish, and miss-stepping and tripping.
You know, I had no idea that the guy who made the fat cat worked for Steelheader. I'll have to ask Bill about that. If he did, was only temporarily. Bill has pretty much a one man operation, but may have added extra employees over the years. I looked at the tubes, they almost look like Bill made them (Bill makes his own tubes at Steelheader). If you look, you can buy a used steelheader for about $800-900 dollars. In fact, there is a guy I do believe on one of the other BB's I go to that has a 9' Steelheader for $900 OBO. The nice thing about a Steelheader, it's made collapsable. And the way Bill makes them, only takes VERY little to expand them. Just a few extra pieces when frame is taken apart, and your boat is wider.
Onto aluminum vs steel. It really depends on how you run your boat. If you plan to beat the crap out of your boat (this means whitewatering), then you want to stay away from aluminum. I only say this because of it's durability after a hit. Once you dent aluminum, it's lost it's strength. I've seen boats buckle with just one-two cross members being bent. Nothing worse then pushing your boat and watching it twist and almost buckle because of lack of support. I think I spoke about this before, but my boat has went through some class 4+ rapids. My frame was impaled on a rock off a hydraulic, and bent the crap out of the main cross arms on lower frame. The frame has worked flawlessly the last 12 YEARS!!!! Even with 1000+ pound loads on it (My boat was used as the cargo hauler, since catarafts were originally made to support lots of weight and still maneuver whitewater well). Steel still keeps most of it's strength when bent, aluminum doesn't (my friends who laughed at me for buying cataract oars YEARS ago laughed at high price, but they would go through 1-2 carlisle oars per trip since they'd bend and be ruined).
In long run, it comes down to you. I'm actually buying my tubes for my 12' boat from Steelheader. I'm desiging the frame myself. I have a friend who is a welder who'll be welding frame for me. Then I'll do the outfitting. You know, alot of times I have a hard time keeping my thoughts straight with the meds I'm on from my Doctor. If you have any specific questions I may have missed, send me an email. I'll gladly help
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My name is Corinne Hoff and I would like to share my personal story with you.
My life was forever changed April 22, 2004, the day my 14-year-old daughter Olivia died.
Olivia had always been so active, adventurous, she loved life. My daughter had started complaining about weakness after her PE classes at school. I told her she was probably working too hard and was just dehydrated. Never would I have thought she had a heart condition. Olivia was a cheerleader, basketball player and enjoyed jogging; how could she not be healthy? Never did I even consider the thought that she had a heart defect. Well, about 2 weeks before Olivia died, she complained about headaches, left arm and chest pain. I took her to the doctor. The doctor examined her, listened to her heart and diagnosed or "Misdiagnosed" her as being stressed out; since Olivia was a Freshman in high school, involved in a lot of activities. We left the doctor's office and thought, okay, it's just stress. Olivia will just have to slow down, wrong. My daughter went into cardiac arrest April 12, 2004 and was on a breathing machine for ten days. Olivia was being kept alive by a machine. I knew my daughter would not come back to me, so did the doctors. My daughter was removed from the breathing machine and passed away that same day.
Since my daughter's death I quit taking care of myself. I didn't care about my health or life. Now 4 years later, I have decided to get healthy again. I need to get healthy so that I can start working towards educating parents, teachers, coaches and school nurses about this silent killer - LQTS and Elongated QT Syndrome. Since Olivia's death, I have been in contact with many parents who have lost their children to this heart condition. We are doing all we can to prevent more deaths. I hope that sharing my personal story, I can help save a child's life. My daughter's death will not be in vain.
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Dimplex Upton Electric Fireplace - Espresso
A truly unique focal point for any dining or living room, the Dimplex Upton Electric Fireplace (GDS251253E) is a thoughtfully designed multipurpose piece. The electric fireplace is housed in a traditional style server, with raised panel display doors, shelves, cabinet storage, and stiletto style legs. Behind each door is storage space with an adjustable shelf that can be used to organize and display china, dinnerware, and collectables.
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I have never been a fan of 4s as it is extremely difficult in lead to get acceptable patterns thus negating the penetration advantage, these shells will most likely change that at 40 yards.. Granted I would still rather have a load of 4s.
I would agree with that, it's hard to get a great pattern with lead 4s. I started shooting them many years ago for the down range energy before HTL was available. On our Missouri lease a lot of henned up pasture gobblers would strut for hours in the open away from any available cover and ignore any calling. If you could get one inside of 50 yards you had to shoot if you wanted to fill a tag. At 50 yards you weren't going to have a great pattern with any lead load so it was more important to have that golden BB. Since I won't pay 7 bucks a shell for HTL, and I don't see a need to, hoping the LBXR will tighten up the long range groups with 4s.


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Focus on Franklin ParkGateway to the EvergladesFind the Great OutdoorsGodzilla in Your GardenHorse SenseCool & Cooler!By Popular DemandYo Ho Ho and a Bottle of FunScience ProjectsDetective WorkWater WorksFind Fun for FatherStarstruckFind Your GetawayQuote of the MonthSpecial AttractionsMission StatementYour Opinion Counts!SWIM CentralBroward County Board of County Commissioners
Focus on Franklin Park
The site that is now Franklin Park was designated as a park in the Franklin Park subdivision in 1954 and further developed in the late 1960s. In 1995, following an initiative by the Broward County Administrator's office to improve living conditions in this unincorporated area, the Parks and Recreation Division was allocated $1.6 million to acquire, develop, and expand the park.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in August 1999, and less than a year later, on June 17, 2000, the newly revamped park reopened to the public. Improvements included new playground equipment, a covered basketball court with lights, two small picnic shelters (capacity 20-40), and a walking trail.
The most dramatic change in the park was the addition of a 6,000-square-foot community center building. The center features a kitchen, office space, storage, restrooms, and activity rooms, including a computer room. The main space in the building is available for rental, with a capacity of 150 to 175, depending on setup.
The park is also home to a prominent work of public art: The Word Garden, by Angela Curreri and Rick Yasko, a pair of Broward-based artists who designed a 1,000-foot-long multihued, patterned concrete walkway encircling the park's playground. Along the walkway, they placed seven concrete benches engraved with the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa in both Swahili and English, along with seven inspirational quotes, each related to a specific principle. According to Curreri and Yasko's artist statement, they "met with the Franklin Park community many times during [our] five years working in this neighborhood. The community repeatedly expressed the desire for the project to be both inspirational and educational."
Programming at the park includes activities for teens, as well as the Division's After-School and Summer Recreation programs. Girl Scouts and a community homeowners association also meet at the park.
For additional information, call Franklin Park at 954-791-1037. The park is accessible via Broward County Transit Routes #11, #36, and #40.
Gateway to the Everglades
Nearly half a century ago, in 1964, the property that now makes up Everglades Holiday Park was turned over to Broward County by Davie Farm Lands Inc., with the stipulation that the sole use of the land would be for "public recreation purposes." The following year the county entered a long-term agreement to lease the site to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), which has since sublet the park's concession services to private vendors, including, since 1992, Bridges LLC.
On June 3, the 29-acre park reverts to Broward County control, with Bridges under one-year contract to continue to provide existing on-site concession services such as airboat rides, bait and tackle, boat rentals, fishing and hunting license sales, and sundries. The Parks and Recreation Division is working closely with FWC to ensure a smooth transition and anticipates no interruption in service. At this time, store operating hours remain unchanged.
In the next several months, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners and Broward County Parks will seek to hire a company to operate one or several concessions on a longer-term basis beginning in June 2013. The county has already initiated several basic renovations to improve the facilities, including constructing and installing an accessible ramp to the concessions, upgrading the restrooms, and renovating the wood decks and floating dock. The Parks and Recreation Division is working hard to ensure that none of these repairs will significantly interrupt existing services. The county has also begun the initial design and permitting process to convert the existing one-lane bridge to allow for through traffic in both directions.
The campground will be closed temporarily until necessary renovations can be completed. A park manager and staff will be present on the site starting in early June. Advance approval is required for all special events and activities.
Find the Great Outdoors
A generation ago three-quarters of all American children played outdoors daily. That number has shrunk to just 25 percent today, according to the National Wildlife Federation, which promotes getting in touch with nature through its Be Out There initiative and an annual event called the Great American Backyard Campout.
This year Quiet Waters and Deerfield Island parks, both in Deerfield Beach, and Easterlin Park in Oakland Park are piggybacking with their own camping specials designed to get families off the sofa and into the wild the weekend of Friday through Sunday, June 22 through 24. The cost is $55 per campsite at Quiet Waters and Deerfield Island; at Easterlin, it's $45 per campsite for residents of Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties, and $65 for non-tricounty residents.
At Quiet Waters you'll get a Rent-a-Tent site or a tepee, plus a one-hour boat rental during your stay. Easterlin's deal includes an RV or tent site plus a hayride and campfire. Check-in at both parks is after 3 p.m. on Friday, and checkout is before 1 p.m. on Sunday. At Deerfield Island, you'll get a campsite and a nature tour. Check-in is after 5 p.m. by prearranged boat shuttle, and checkout is before 1 p.m. by prearranged shuttle.
Amenities within easy access of the campground at Quiet Waters include basketball courts, biking/jogging paths, lakes for fishing, mountain bike trails, picnic areas, playgrounds, the Splash Adventure water park, and Ski Rixen USA cable water-skiing. At Easterlin, you'll have access to a disc golf course, a nature trail, a picnic shelter, a playground, and areas for volleyball and horseshoes. On more primitive Deerfield Island, you'll be close to nature trails, picnic areas, a playground, and Intracoastal Waterway and canal fishing.
You can register for the Quiet Waters and Deerfield Island specials by calling Quiet Waters at 954-357-5100. For Easterlin, call 954-357-5190. For more information on the National Wildlife Federation, Be Out There, and the Great American Backyard Campout, visit www.nwf.org.
Godzilla in Your Garden
Mycologists, or mushroom experts, call them Stropharia rugosoannulata, while regular folk might know them variously as wine cap stropharia, garden giants, burgundy mushrooms, king stropharia, or even Godzilla mushrooms. Regardless of what you call them, they're both delicious and easy to grow, as you'll learn when Secret Woods Nature Center in Dania Beach offers a King of the Garden Mushroom Class, for ages 16 and up, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 14.
Participants will learn the patch technique for cultivating these big beauties in a bucket and take home their own starter kits. A $20 donation to the Friends of Secret Woods volunteer group is requested to cover the cost of materials. Preregistration is required by calling the nature center at 954-357-8884. Secret Woods is accessible via Broward County Transit Route #6.
Horse Sense
Stop stalling and learn how to saddle up when Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek offers its annual Summer Horse Camp, starting
on June 11 and ending on August 16. (There is no camp July 2-5.) The program, for ages 9 through 16, runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and there are multiple sessions scheduled, so if you don't get into one session, keep trying.
Each four-day session includes daily riding instruction, weather permitting. Instruction also includes: breeds and colors; anatomy of the horse; appropriate riding equipment, tack, and general care of the horse in the show ring and on the trails; nutrition and feeding; and routine, preventive, and therapeutic maintenance. Other activities include videos, indoor/outdoor games, and farm activities.
Registration goes on for as long as openings are available. Class size is limited and early registration is recommended. Fees must be paid and a release and waiver of liability signed at registration. The fee is $300 per session. Children must provide their own lunches and refreshments. Long pants and closed-toe shoes are required. Participants should also bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, and a towel.
For more information, call the stables at 954-357-8720. Tradewinds is accessible via Broward County Transit Route #34.
Cool & Cooler!
Changes are under way in the concessions operations at Broward County Parks, the biggest among them being that coolers are now permitted in the water parks. Parties renting Funbrellas at Paradise Cove, Splash Adventure, and Castaway Island will also be permitted to order and accept pizza deliveries as needed or to bring in their own pizzas – until we are able to offer our own full-service concessions. Our internal concession operations are currently in a state of transition, and while we fine-tune them, we want to make sure no one is inconvenienced. One reminder, though: As always, no glass containers and no alcoholic beverages are allowed in the aquatics facilities.
Another reminder: Starting on June 11, the water parks will be open daily through August 19. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. at Paradise Cove at C.B. Smith Park (954-357-5170) in Pembroke Pines; Tropical Splash at Central Broward Regional Park & Stadium (954-357-5400) in Lauderhill; Splash Adventure at Quiet Waters Park (954-357-5100) in Deerfield Beach; and Castaway Island at T.Y. Park (954-357-8811) in Hollywood.
By Popular Demand
The annual Sea Turtles and Their Babies program at the Anne Kolb Nature Center in Hollywood doesn't get under way until July, but if you wait until then to try to reserve a spot you'll probably be out of luck – the long-running program regularly sells out well in advance. This year's installment will run on Wednesdays and Fridays from Friday, July 6 through Friday, August 31, starting at 8 p.m.
This educational series on some of South Florida's most endangered species covers a variety of topics related to the beleaguered marine reptiles and their plight. Following an hourlong video presentation and lecture, participants will accompany a naturalist on a hatchling release to see what these tiny creatures face during their first crucial minutes of life. You'll also learn to identify the species of sea turtles found in South Florida, their habitat, breeding and nesting, identification of crawls and nests, conservation efforts, past exploitation, and current management problems now facing sea turtles.
Space is limited and no walk-ins are accepted. The fee is $8 per person, and prepayment is required. Participants should also bring quarters for metered parking at the release site. The program is also subject to rescheduling or cancellation if weather conditions are not favorable.
This month the nature center will also host a sort of abbreviated sneak peek, a Sea Turtle Awareness Program, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 17. No live animals will be used in this information-only presentation, which is $1 per person.
For more information on either program or to preregister for Sea Turtles and Their Babies, call the nature center at 954-357-5161. Anne Kolb is accessible via Broward County Transit Route #12.#30.
Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Fun
Eye patches, peg legs, and hand hooks are optional when Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach hosts Splash Ahoy this month on Fridays, June 15 and 29. Fun is mandatory, however, thanks to such activities as a bounce house, games, a movie, and splash time in the park's Splash Adventure water playground. The events run from 6 to 10 p.m. and cost $6 per person. Refreshments will also be available for purchase. Space is limited, and advance ticket purchase is required by calling the park at 954-357-5100.
The park will also have a Splash-tacular Family Celebration on Friday, June 8, with family activities from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is $5.50 per person.
Quiet Waters is accessible via Broward County Transit Routes #14 and #48.
Science Projects
A love of science doesn't equal geekdom, as your kids will learn if you sign them up for Science Eye Safari Camp at Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center in Davie. Each day is a new adventure at this day camp for ages 7 to 12, which covers astronomy, geology, marine biology, paleontology, physics, wildlife conservation, and more. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily the weeks of June 25-29, July 9-13, and August 6-10. The fee is $250 per child per week, with after-care from 4 to 5 p.m. available for an additional fee.
For more information, call 954-680-7977, e-mail email@example.com, or visit www.scienceeye.com.
Detective Work
For years Fern Forest Nature Center in Coconut Creek has been stimulating young minds with Nature Detectives, a weeklong summer day camp for ages 8 to 11. This summer the popular program has sessions running from 9 a.m. to noon daily June 25-29 and July 23-27. Each day will focus on a different theme, as participants explore the nature center's habitats through hands-on experiences, crafts, and other activities.
The fee is $75 per camper per week, and preregistration is required. For more information, call Fern Forest at 954-357-5198. The nature center is accessible via Broward County Transit Routes #31 and #42.
Water Works
World Oceans Day, the planet's largest celebration of the oceans, falls on Friday, June 8 this year, with the theme "Youth: The Next Wave for Change." You can continue the tribute the next day, however, when the Anne Kolb Nature Center in Hollywood holds its The Oceans and Us Event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafts and other activities that showcase the ocean will be offered, and relevant information will be available. Admission is $1 per person. For more information, call the nature center at 954-357-5161. Anne Kolb is accessible from Broward County Transit Route #12.
Find Fun for Father
In anticipation of Father's Day, two neighborhood parks will host events. The first, a Father's Day Celebration at Boulevard Gardens Community Center in unincorporated Broward County, is on Thursday, June 7, from 1 to 3 p.m. Participants must already be enrolled in the park's After-School Program. The second event is a Father's Day Cookout from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 16, at Roosevelt Gardens Park, also in unincorporated Broward. Preregistration is required.
For more information, call the park of your choice: Boulevard Gardens (which is accessible via Broward County Transit Routes #9, #22, #40, and #81) at 954-625-2988, or Roosevelt Gardens (accessible via Routes #11, #36, and #40) at 954-327-3888.
This month Broward County Parks offers seven free opportunities to find out more about what's in the South Florida night sky, weather permitting. From roughly dusk to midnight on Saturdays, June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, the South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association (SFAAA) opens the Fox Observatory at Markham Park in Sunrise.
This nonprofit organization, which has been around since the mid-1960s, has a variety of telescopic equipment at its disposal, and its members will teach you the ropes. The group also meets at the Fox at 7:30 p.m. on the first Thursday, which this month falls on June 7. Markham Park is accessible via Broward County Transit Route #23.
The SFAAA also hosts quarterly gatherings called An Evening With the Stars at Fern Forest Nature Center in Coconut Creek. This quarter the event is on Friday, June 22, starting at 7 p.m. For more information, call the nature center at 954-357-5198. Fern Forest is accessible via Broward County Transit Routes #31 and #42.
Find Your Getaway
For a fun, affordable getaway that lets you get away without going far away, look no farther than Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, where the campground offers 25 Rent-a-Tent sites and two tepee sites. All sites feature a canvas platform tent or tepee already set up for you – all you have to do is move in. Each site comes with water and electricity, as well as a grill, a picnic table, and a fire ring. Tepee sites are similarly equipped.
Two camping specials run from June 1 through September 30, 2012. The Family Fun Package offers a two-night stay (Fridays and Saturdays only) for four campers for just $55; two more campers can be added at only $3 each.
The Escape Special, which runs from Sundays through Thursdays, offers a one- or two-night stay for four campers for only $20 per night per site; two additional campers can join you for just $3 each. For more information, call Quiet Waters at 954-357-5100.
Easterlin Park in Oakland Park will also offer the specials this year at its 55-site campground, although some details will vary. For more information, call Easterlin at 954-357-5190.
Events Calendar
Quote of the Month
"People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy." - Russian writer Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)
Special Attractions
Batting Cages (AllGolf at C.B. Smith Park) – Butterfly World (Tradewinds Park) – Cable Water-Skiing (Ski Rixen USA at Quiet Waters Park) – Campgrounds (C.B. Smith Park, Easterlin Park, Markham Park, Quiet Waters Park, T.Y. Park) – Dog Park (Barkham at Markham Park) – Educational Farm (Tradewinds Park) – Exhibit Halls (Anne Kolb Nature Center at West Lake Park, Fern Forest Nature Center, Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center,Secret Woods Nature Center) – Golf Facilities (AllGolf at C.B. Smith Park) – Multipurpose Athletic Fields (Brian Piccolo Park, Central Broward Regional Park & Stadium, Tradewinds Park) – Observatory (Markham Park) – Riding Stables (Tradewinds Park, Tree Tops Park) – Skate Park/Track (Brian Piccolo Park) – Target Range (Markham Park) – Tennis Centers (Brian Piccolo Park, C.B. Smith Park) – Velodrome (Brian Piccolo Park) – Water Playgrounds/ Waterslides/Swimming (C.B. Smith Park, Central Broward Regional Park & Stadium, Quiet Waters Park, T.Y. Park)
Mission Statement
The Parks and Recreation Division is dedicated to providing a countywide park system with diverse facilities and recreation opportunities, along with natural area conservation and research-based educational outreach, to enhance the well-being of residents, businesses, and visitors.
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SWIM Central
Broward County Commission's primary resource and referral service for available swim programs in cooperation with various cities and nonprofit organizations. Call 954-357-SWIM (7946).
Founded in February 1956 and accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies, Broward County Parks and Recreation manages nearly 6,500 acres, encompassing 18 regional parks and nature centers, six neighborhood parks, and 21 natural areas at various stages of development. Facilities include water parks, campgrounds, a target range, a stadium, a skate park, an observatory, mountain bike trails, an educational farm with stables, and a velodrome and other sports facilities. Hours and fees vary by location. For more information, visit broward.org/parks.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations in order to participate in county programs, services, and activities must contact the Special Populations Section at 954-357-8170 or TTY 954-537-2844 at least 10 business days prior to the scheduled meeting or event to request an accommodation.
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Description & Highlights
American BioTech Supply 14 Cu. Ft. Premier Pharmacy Refrigerator Freezer - White
Designed for use in pharmacies and medical labs to store vaccines and other medical supplies, the American BioTech Supply 14 Cu. Ft. Premier Pharmacy Refrigerator Freezer (PH-ABT-RFC-14P) offers consistent temperatures in a space-efficient design. Two fully independent systems, the 12 cu. ft. refrigerator, and 1.5 cu. ft. freezer operate at a combined temperature range of between 36 and 43º F that reads out on the digital temperature display. The included stacking kit allows you to place the units on top of each other and their design allows for freestanding operation.
Audible and visual temperature alarms ensure contents are kept at the proper temperature and an integrated keyed lock on both the refrigerator and freezer provides increased security of important and valuable contents. This freestanding medical refrigerator and freezer will ensure proper storage of important items that require very specific and exceptionally cool temperatures, while keeping them safe and secure. Other features include: leveling legs, cycle and manual defrost, glass refrigerator door, solid freezer door, and a probe access port.
Use:Ideal for use in pharmacies or laboratories with medical supplies that need to kept safe and at a consistent temperature
Temperature Range:The temperature controls can be set between 36ºF and 43º F
Refrigerator/Freezer:Two fully independent systems, the refrigerator has a capacity of 12 cu. ft. and the freezer has 1.5 cu. ft. of space
- Model: PH-ABT-RFC-14PAmerican BioTech Supply 14 Cu. Ft. Premier Pharmacy Refrigerator Freezer
- Brand: American BioTech SupplyOne (1) fixed freezer shelf
- Refrigerator: 12 cu. ft.Three (3) adjustable refrigerator shelves
- Freezer: 1.5 cu. ft.Polyurethane insulation
- Temperature range: 36ºF and 43ºF3/8" probe access port
- Audible and visual temperature alarmsCDC compliant
- Keyed door lock on top freezerBTUs/hour 826
- Cycle defrost fridge and manual defrost freezerInput voltage: 120 V/60 Hz
- Leveling legsWeight: 279 lbs
- Warranty: 2 years, 5 years compressorDimensions: 81.81" H x 24.81"" W x 24.03" D
- Height: 81.81"
- Width: 24.81"
- Depth: 24.03"