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Our S bar F Scout Ranch
is one of the premier Scouting facilities in the United States. The Ranch's 5,200 acres include the 270-acre Nims Lake with the Little St. Francis River running through the property. The entrance to the Ranch is right on Missouri State Highway 67 just south of Knob Lick at the St. Francois and Madison county lines. It is about 12 miles south of Farmington and very easy to find.
Summer Camp
The Ranch is one of the largest Scout reservations in America. Three Scout camps are available: Camp Sakima, Camp Famous Eagle, and Camp Gamble.
Swift Base
is one of only a very few summer camp facilities dedicated to Venturers and Explorers in the BSA.
Parent & Pal
programs are held for Cub Scouts and their parents during the summer.
Scout Lodge and Wenzel Lodge are year-round camping facilities available to Scout troops, Venture crews, and Explorer posts. Webelos dens may use these cabins from April through September. Each of these cabins have bunks for 34, refrigerator, stove, and dry sink. They are heated by woodstove. Water and latrines are outside. You provide your own firewood and cooking gear.
Londe Adirondack Village
This beautiful camping area has five adirondacks, a pavilion, and latrine. Each adirondack has bunks for four. An adirondack is a three-sided shelter with a fireplace out front for reflective warmth. Available year-round for troops, crews, and posts; Webelos dens may use from April through September.
Swift Lodge
The lodge at Swift Base is available for off-season rental by crews, posts, and troops. This heated lodge has bunks for 35, indoor water, bathrooms, showers, and a full kitchen. It also has a beautiful fireplace. You provide your cooking gear, and firewood.
Year-round camping is available to troops, crews, and posts in the camporee area and at outpost trail camps along the Three Notch Trail (see below). We have a Webelos pavilion and camping area also. Scout units camp free. The camporee and Webelos area have latrines and water.
Three Notch Trail
This 21-mile trail consisting of two circular loops and a cutoff is totally within the boundaries of The Ranch. You can hike one or both loops. It is a great backpacking trail and tune-up for Philmont. It has a beautiful patch. Maps may be secured from our council service centers. This trail is rated for Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Explorers. It is not recommended for Cub Scouts or Webelos. Beware that sections of this trail are not accessible during high water conditions on the Little St. Francois River.
Tree Houses
Available year-round for troops, crews, and posts; we have five tree houses overlooking beautiful Nim's Lake at the overlook. Each of four tree houses have eight bunks. The fifth tree house has electricity and six bunks, and is usually reserved for adults. Total capacity is 38. This is the perfect spot to base your units' fishing weekend from. A firepit grill, year-round water and latrine are availble. You provide your own firewood and cooking gear.
Canoes are available from April through October for troops, crews, and posts. All participants must be swimmers and wear a personal flotation device (PFD) at all times. Thirty canoes are available. Those 16-64 years of age must possess a valid Missouri State Fishing License.
Lake Boating and Fishing Regulations:
Safety Afloat Guidelines are required for boating.
A reservation must be made at the council service center.
Pay special attention to the Rule of Four. All persons between the ages of 16 and 64 must possess a current state license for fishing.
Nims Lake was built for Scouts, and each leader fishing must have at least one Scout with him. Each person in watercraft (maximum 3) must be a swimmer and wear a personal flotation device (PFD) at all times.
Live minnows are not allowed.
Electric trolling motors only -- no gas engines.
Everyone must check in with the rangers and present the camp use permit.
Fishing is a unit activity -- not individual. Buddy boats are required -- see Safety Afloat.
All other camp rules are in effect.
Violators will be asked to leave the property.
Five authentic tipis are available to troops, crews, and posts whose leaders have gone through the instruction. Scouts learn and use skills to erect and strike these native structures. What a great weekend to spend it in a tipi. Leader training is available a number of times during the year. See the Duffel Bag for dates and details.
Rock Climbing and Rappelling
Available year-round to troops, crews, and posts on the bluffs of the Little St. Francis River. Your unit must provide trained leadership. We provide the site and the equipment.
Challenge Course
Our outstanding high and low challenge course is available year-round for troops, crews, and posts with trained leadership. Camping is available at the course site.
All reservations to use the S bar F Ranch and its facilities are made through our council service centers. Our rangers cannot make reservations.
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JACKSON, MS (AP) - Former Mississippi Attorney Paul Minor and two former state judges are scheduled to be resentenced Monday in a judicial corruption case.
Attorneys for minor and former Harrison County Judges Wes Teel and John Whitfield are asking U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate to throw out the convictions.
The three must be resentenced because a federal appeals court dismissed some of their convictions in 2007.
Prosecutors say Minor orchestrated a complicated scheme in which he guaranteed loans for the judges, then used cash and third parties to pay off the loans.
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I have an appointment on Thursday and I'll be 17 weeks 5 days. I was wondering if that's too soon for them to be able to determine boy or girl?
They might be able to
Usually the sex scan is around 20 weeks, but I have heard it's possible at 17.
I saw the baby's gender at 16 wks confirmed at 20 wks.
They can find it with some degree of accuracy before then but a lot of things can impact your chances. They got mine wrong at 22 weeks because he was sitting on an odd angle, a friend couldn't find out until 2 weeks later because her fluid wasn't clear enough as she wasn't a water drinker.
My doctor does them at 18 weeks at the earliest but says it's possible to tell at 16 weeks. He doesn't schedule them that early because most of the time it's hard to determine.
Thanks everyone! They're not doing it as a gender scan, my doctors office does ultrasounds every visit so I was curious if we'd get any idea at this appointment.
both of mine were done around that time.
Quoting I'm me:" I saw the baby's gender at 16 wks confirmed at 20 wks."
you saw the gender, lol
Unless they don't want to tell you, you should be able to tell if its boy or girl. When I had an ultrasound at 15 weeks, it was quite obvious it was boy right away. It was then confirmed at 20 weeks. Good luck to you!
I found out I was pregnant and ha my first ultrasound at 14 weeks. They told me that day he was a boy. And you could tell very much. It was confirmed at 21 weeks.
I found out at 17 weeks 5 days
With both my boys I found out at 14 wks, but they both had their legs wide open and were sitting perfectly. This time around I'm 26 wks and my doctor still isn't 100 percent sure because the baby is sitting weird and the umbilical cord is resting down there and its legs are usually crossed. This one doesn't want us to know lol. It all depends on the way the babys positioned and its a lot easier to tell with boys then girls.
We found out when I was 16 weeks and 3 days. We went to an outside ultrasound place because my doc wanted to wait until I was 19 weeks. I will be 19 weeks and 2 days at my next doctors appointment where they do the anatomical ultrasound to check organs and everything where sex will be confirmed. But the ultrasound we had at 16 weeks and a few days clearly showed a baby girl. As my husband's friend put it, it showed a hamburger and not a turtle. LOL!
Quoting Mrs. Rhodes:" Thanks everyone! They're not doing it as a gender scan, my doctors office does ultrasounds every visit so I was curious if we'd get any idea at this appointment."
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Before their return, Cody and Jacklynn Hansbrough had last been seen on November 2 around 4:30 p.m.
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Cequent Acquires Brazilian Aftermarket Supplier
November 21, 2013 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Cequent Performance Products (CPP) has expanded its presence in the Western Hemisphere through the acquisition of DHF Automotive Solutions, a leading Brazilian aftermarket supplier.
The company has manufactured and distributed automotive hitching and accessory products for more than 15 years.
"We have great expectations of this business, our second investment in Brazil. The Brazilian market and DHF fit well into our strategy for growth in the automotive segment," said Paul Caruso, senior vice president of international and strategic development. "By adding this international resource, we are perfectly positioned to respond quickly to customer and market expectations."
CPP's first Brazilian acquisition, a company called Engetran, was purchased in 2012. Both DHF and Engetran are located in Itaquaquecetuba, Brazil, which is adjacent to São Paulo.
Cequent, TriMas Help Out 'Habitat for Humanity'
September 11, 2013 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Cequent Performance Products Inc. (CPP) partnered with Habitat for Humanity on Tuesday (Sept. 10) to create a safe and affordable home for an area family, according to a press release. CPP, a subsidiary of TriMas Corp., was part of a week-long blitz to refurbish the location.
"CPP came out and worked on the home for one day this week," says Sara Piatt, human resources representative. "Other TriMas employees will volunteer at the home for the remainder of the week."
The company had approximately 20 volunteers covering various home improvement tasks. Multiple teams worked to paint both the interior and exterior of the house. Others helped to construct walls and rebuild a breezeway. The day ended with assembly of kitchen cabinetry.
"We recently renovated our headquarters and donated a portion of our kitchen appliances to Habitat," says Piatt. "It's great to be able to come full circle and support the opportunity for homeownership for families in need."
Per their mission statement, Habitat for Humanity provides decent, safe, and affordable places to live. Houses are built and repaired all over the world using volunteer labor and donations. To learn more visit www.Habitat.org.
Despite Ruling, Union's Still Hopeful on Cequent
January 31, 2013 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Despite losing one battle Wednesday (Jan. 31), United Steelworkers Local 9550 still plans to fight the war as the union tries to save 450 jobs at the Cequent Performance Products plant in Goshen, Ind.
In fact, they won another battle in the ruling handed down by Judge Robert L. Miller Jr. Wednesday in U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana. Miller ruled against the union's attempt to be granted a preliminary injunction that would have prevented Cequent from moving equipment out of its Goshen plant in preparation for its move to Mexico.
"Obviously we are disappointed in that portion of the ruling of the court," said Jim Robinson, United Steelworkers District 7 director.
However, Miller did affirm a previous ruling that the dispute over the company being able to outsource jobs while laying people off, is subject to arbitration.
"The court confirmed that grievance was arbitrable, and confirmed that the arbitrator had sufficient authority to remedy what the company is doing," Robinson said.
"So to that extent we feel positive about the decision. What we're saying is, you are sending work to Mexico and laying people off and that violates the contract."
Cequent officials could not be reached for comment. The company is owned by Detroit, Mich.-based Trimas Corp., which announced the layoffs in late November.
No date has been set for the arbitration hearing, said Mike O'Brien, Sub District 4 director for much of northern Indiana.
The union has received dates from the arbitrator, O'Brien said, and is waiting for the company to respond.
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Cequent Introduces Reese Carbon Forged Line
November 9, 2012 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Cequent Consumer Products has launched its Reese Towpower Carbon Forged line of patented ball mount bars that increases towing capacity, according to a press release.
The ball mounts carry a 100,000-mile road tested stamp of approval and feature the patented Reese Towpower Interlock One Wrench Tightening System for quick and easy securing of the hitch ball. The new products will be available at retail in March 2013.
"Carbon Forged is the next innovation from Reese Towpower," said Eric Yukich, marketing director. "With increased strength, built-in convenience and innovative design, our industry partners are excited and eager to offer these to consumers and enthusiasts in the coming year."
Cequent Consumer Products, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of premium towing and trailer products, recently debuted Carbon Forged at the 2012 Automotive Aftermarket Product Expo (AAPEX) held at the Sand's Expo in Las Vegas, Oct. 30-Nov. 1.
A website for Carbon forged was created at www.CarbonForgedTough.com, which features product information, photos and video.
In addition, Cequent Consumer Products also launched at the show its Carbon Forged with a Quick Response Code program which uses DENSO Wave original ISO complaint QR Codes. The code assures maximum performance and optimum user scan ability.
Customers who scan the code will be taken to a mobile version of the Carbon Forged website to learn more about the products while they are shopping.
Steelworkers Union Files Suit Against Cequent
November 8, 2012 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
The United Steelworkers (USW) International representatives, on behalf of more than 350 Local 9550 members, today (Nov. 8) filed a lawsuit against Cequent Performance Products Inc. in federal court to enjoin the company from moving parts and equipment out of its Goshen, Ind., facility to a plant in Reynosa, Mexico.
The union reported in a press release that Cequent has continued to move parts and equipment out of the plant even though the parties are still bargaining over the decision to move the work out of the country. Cequent, a subsidiary of Bloomfield, Mich.-based TriMas Corp., builds hitch products under the brand names Bulldog, ROLA, Highland, The Pro's Brand, Draw-Tite, Reese, Hidden Hitch, Fulton, Wesbar and Tekonsha.
Cequent representatives told the union on Oct. 18 it would make its decision as to whether or not it would move the production of trailer hitches to Mexico in order to secure lower wages. Amid a great deal of media attention following union-organized demonstrations outside the Cequent plant on U.S. 33 on the east side of Goshen, the parties have had two meetings. TriMas said it would reach a final decision by Nov. 19.
The USW said in the press release it has offered to continue to meet and bargain over the decision to move – an offer that was rejected by Cequent. The union has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board for the company's alleged failure to bargain in good faith.
"We hope that this will get Cequent's attention and show them that the Steelworkers are serious about trying to keep the work in the United States, we are serious about protecting the rights of our members, and we are serious about Cequent playing by the same rules we are all subject to," said USW Sub-4 Director Mike O'Brien.
Cequent Looks at Closing Goshen, Ind., Facility
October 22, 2012 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
TriMas Corp., parent company of Cequent Performance Products, has reached a preliminary recommendation to shut down its Goshen, Ind., plant, according to TriMas spokesperson Alan Upchurch.
"This is just a preliminary recommendation," Upchurch said. "The final decision will be made sometime in mid- to late November."
According to a report in the Goshen News, Upchurch said the Cequent facility in Goshen employs about 450 people. While some of those may be able to transfer to another plant, he was not sure how many or when.
"Every year, the company evaluates growth plans," Upchurch said. "In the evaluation, they saw the need to make changes to make the business more competitive, which is why there is the preliminary recommendation."
Employees of Cequent were informed of this recommendation last week, according to Upchurch.
Cequent is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of accessories for light trucks, sport utility vehicles, recreational vehicles, passenger cars and trailers of all types. Products include cargo management and rack systems, towing and hitch systems and trailer and electrical brake systems. Brands include Bulldog, ROLA, Highland, The Pro's Brand, Draw-Tite, Reese, Hidden Hitch, Fulton, Wesbar and Tekonsha.
According to TriMas' website, the parent company had net sales of $1.084 billion in 2011, with 35% of those sales coming from Cequent North America, which includes the Goshen plant. The 2011 net sales were the highest figures for TriMas since 2008, according to the website.
Reese 'Goose Box' Coupler Earns RVAA Award
August 24, 2012 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
The Recreational Vehicle Aftermarket Association (RVAA) presented Cequent Performance Products Inc. with the 2012 Product of the Year Runner-up award for their new Reese Goose Box RV coupler.
The Reese Goose Box is a solution for fifth-wheel RV users who prefer to use gooseneck hitches. The airbag technology used in the Goose Box reduces the stress to the RV frame. The combination of the airbag, dual shocks and rubber bumpers provides multi-directional shock absorption for a smoother driving experience.
"The proper installation of a Goose Box is acceptable under most RV frame warranties," said Gail Matheus, GM-NA Automotive Products, "whereas other gooseneck solutions can void the RV frame warranty."
For more information on the Goose Box, visit www.ReeseProducts.com.
Cequent Protects 'Bulldog' Intellectual Property
July 19, 2012 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
TriMas Corp. today (July 19) announced that subsidiary Cequent Performance Products reached an agreement with Pacific Rim International LLC and Curt Manufacturing LLC that protects Cequent's intellectual property rights for its Bulldog brand collar lock coupler design.
According to a news release, Cequent owns the patent that protects its Bulldog collar lock coupler, which is the leading design in the medium-weight industrial and livestock trailer markets. Cequent's patented Bulldog coupler includes a proprietary hollow, circular cross-section that provides substantial weight savings and improved function in securing a "bumper pull" trailer to the hitch ball on a truck.
Cequent discovered that Pacific Rim and Curt sold couplers nearly identical to the patented technology in Cequent's Bulldog couplers, and filed a patent infringement suit against them. In response, Pacific Rim and Curt agreed to settle the dispute with Cequent.
As part of the settlement, Pacific Rim agreed to pay Cequent an undisclosed sum and sell off its remaining, minimal inventory by Aug. 31. Pacific Rim and Curt further agreed to stop manufacturing or selling any further couplers having Cequent's proprietary hollow, circular cross-section as of August 31.
The court agreed to retain jurisdiction over the terms of the settlement.
Cequent Plant Avoids Major Injury for 1M Hours
June 21, 2012 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
TriMas Corp. announced today (June 21) that its Cequent Performance Products electrical plant in Reynosa, Mexico, passed the one million-hour mark this month without without having an injury that resulted in a lost work day. According to a press release, the milestone occurred over a period of more than three years.
"This milestone is a reflection of the combined efforts of all employees at the Cequent Performance Products electrical plant in Reynosa, working together for a common goal – safety," said Tom Benson, president of Cequent Performance Products. "We are all pleased with this achievement and are committed to providing an environment that promotes continuous improvement in all we do."
Cequent is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of accessories for light trucks, sport utility vehicles, recreational vehicles, passenger cars and trailers of all types. Products include cargo management and rack systems, towing and hitch systems, and trailer and electrical brake systems. Brands include Bulldog, ROLA, Highland, The Pro's Brand, Draw-Tite, Reese, Hidden Hitch, Fulton, Wesbar, and Tekonsha.
TriMas Corp. Reports Record 4Q, Full-Year Sales
February 27, 2012 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based TriMas Corp., parent of RV supplier Cequent Performance Products Inc., today (Feb. 27) reported record fourth-quarter and full-year sales.
Revenue during the fourth quarter from continuing operations was $259.7 million, an increase of 22.2% compared to fourth quarter 2010. Fourth quarter 2011 income from continuing operations was $7.1 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, as compared to $7.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, in fourth quarter 2010.
For the year ended Dec. 31, the company reported sales from continuing operations of just over $1 billion, an increase of 20.1% compared to 2010. TiMas reported full year income from continuing operations of $50.8 million, or $1.46 per diluted share, compared to income from continuing operations of $38.9 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, in 2010.
Other TriMas 2011 highlights:
• Generated 2011 Free Cash Flow of $63.2 million, or more than 115% of income from continuing operations.
• Reduced total indebtedness, net of cash, from $448.3 million as of Dec. 31, 2010, to $381.0 million as of Dec. 31, 2011.
• Refined the business portfolio to support strategic imperatives and drive the highest return for stakeholders by completing three bolt-on acquisitions and selling the precision cutting tool and specialty fittings businesses.
• Refinanced the company's U.S. credit facilities and amended its accounts receivable facility to reduce interest costs, extend maturities and improve financial and operational flexibility.
The company also announced acquisition of 70% ownership of Arminak & Associates, a leader in the design and supply of foamers, lotion pumps, fine mist sprayers and other packaging solutions for the cosmetic, personal care and household product markets. Arminak will become part of Rieke, within the Packaging segment.
"We are proud of our many accomplishments in 2011, as our balanced and structured approach to growth, productivity and cash generation drove positive results, significantly better than our early expectations," said David Wathen, TriMas president and CEO. "We achieved sales growth of 20%, resulting primarily from the successful execution of our strategic growth initiatives including product innovation, geographic expansion and bolt-on acquisitions. We remained focused on our productivity and lean initiatives, and we used these savings to fund growth, offset inflation and maintain operating margin in a year of increased growth investment. We generated strong cash flow, managed our operating working capital as a percentage of sales and reduced interest costs. All of these successes, made possible by our dedicated employees, contributed to our earnings growth of approximately 40% on a comparable basis with 2010."
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CLINTON - In a metro area battle, AAA Champ Jackson Academy was able to hold off AA Runner-Up Hartfield Academy 47-44 in the MAIS Overall Tournament quarterfinals Wednesday at Mississippi College. The Raiders advance to the Boys semis where they will face Jackson Prep at 7:15pm Friday. It will be the sixth meeting between the two rivals this season.
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The Bottom Line
- Contains more than 70 traditional stories about the origins of humans from across the continent
- Historical background is given with each myth
- The versions selected are the oldest available, before colonization, modernization, and independence
- Map showing where on the continent the myths come from
- Would make excellent bedtime stories
- A glossary of characters / terms would've been useful
- Paperback book, 468 pages, ISBN 0140449450, published by Penguin, www.penguinclassics.com
- Stephen Belcher has a PhD in comparative literature and teaches at the University of Kankan, Guinea.
- Myths are divided in two types: general themes (hunters, tricksters) and kingdoms (e.g.Great Lakes).
Guide Review - African Myths of Origin
A nation's myths are important, especially when its people remain close to their cultural heritage. Nowhere is this truer than in Africa, but if you've been put off African mythology in the past because you couldn't get your head around the language or concepts, don't worry. Author Stephen Belcher has used straightforward, modern language in his retelling of more than 70 African myths in African Myths of Origin.
The myths have been collated from around the continent, fromt the Tuareg in the Sahara to the Pygmies of the Central African forests, to the Shona of Zimbabwe. The author says he consulted as many published versions of each as he could find, then rewrote each "aiming at a clear and engaging English narrative which gives the content and details that seem significant". Together with the historical context outlines with each, this creates myths that are accessible to a modern, urbanized audience.
As Belcher says, myths are "valuable keys for the observer from outside the culture" and it is through them that we can "explore what it is to be human ... and both the implicit questions and answers supplied in the stories have an appeal and interest for all of us". His book is an important in placing the continent's rich and diverse cultural heritage on a world stage.


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ELEANOR, W.Va. _ Two teams from the Putnam Career and Technical Center and a team from Hurricane High School and Poca High School have claimed the top honors in the third annual Toyota Robotics Competition in Putnam County.
The event brings advanced science and technology into Putnam County high schools, providing hands-on exposure to technical problems. By participating, students discover that applied science, math and computer programming can be both challenging and rewarding.
Putnam Career and Technical Center � Team 3 was first, while Putnam Career and Technical Center � Team 2 was second. Hurricane High School � Team 2 and Poca High School � Team 1 tied for third.
Each of the students on the first place team receives a $500 scholarship. Second place participants receive $300 scholarships. Each winning team received a trophy for their school�s trophy case.
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Black Walnut table based roughly on a design by Rex Alexander. Top is 1 3/4" x 45" x 97" Cronk & I built this for friends. The finish is 3 coats sealer, 6 coats poly and wax. Cronk (my partner in the shop) cut the walnut for this table some 20 odd years ago. It was originally cut as a full 4", which ultimately let it dry slowly and allowed us to use some pretty nasty wood for the top. Lotsa knots, we think the wood is beautiful and we just try not to screw it up!
-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe
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#1 posted 2566 days ago
Congratuations!! It came out as good as it promised in the beginning, maybe even better. Great work guys.
-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon
#2 posted 2566 days ago
Looks Great!!! Your works is truly awesome. I would love to know how you attached the breadboards. I've seen plans for a coffee table with a similar breadboard design that used screws and wooden plugs set into the tenons of the tabletop to allow for the screws to bit into long grain.
#3 posted 2566 days ago
great table, walnut is beautiful … bet it was a challenge to make
-- keeping myself entertained ... Humor and fun lubricate the brain
#4 posted 2566 days ago
Nice work! That is some beautful gnarly grain in there and I like the streaks of sapwood. Looks great.
-- Matt - Syracuse, NY
#5 posted 2566 days ago
Fantastic wood color, nice job
-- Pedro Rodrigues da Costa, Sintra, Portugal
#6 posted 2565 days ago
I love the wood as well as the color – the design is a classic – great work!
-- Gail, http://www.hometownwoodworking.com
#7 posted 2565 days ago
Beautiful table! Great job.
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#8 posted 2565 days ago
ah walnut ! that is so beautiful !
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#9 posted 2565 days ago
Ah yes, just another fine example that walnut works so perectly in the Arts and Crafts (etc) styles.
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#10 posted 2565 days ago
Wow….what a strong statement that table makes! Beautiful.
-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org
#11 posted 2565 days ago
Very nice, Schroeder. You are an extraordinary table maker. Walnut is not a wood readily available here, so I really like to view project that have been made with it – such a beautiful wood.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://dpb-photography.me/
#12 posted 2565 days ago
Wow really nice, I really like that table. Like Don I do'nt have access to alot of woods like that (also not equiped yet). I have four small logs of walnut that I plan to use as pegs and trim in some Green and Green pieces. I just did some ebonizing tst this weekend and the color is amazing.
-- James - Geneva, Switzerland
#13 posted 2565 days ago
I think it would look a lot better in my living room :)
Where would the best place be to find plans for something like this, I am not good enough yet to build it by eye and it really looks great. It is the table top that would stump me.
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
#14 posted 2564 days ago
That's a solid looking table! How many NFL middle linebackers does it take to move it?
Nice work. Beautiful table.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
#15 posted 2560 days ago
Thanks all! – it was a fun and heavy project! – Iclashley, I use the method your describing for attaching breadboards – I bloged the process for this table ( or look up Kevin Rodel on the Fine Woodworking site). Snowdog – The "general" dimensions and design came from an article by Rex Alexander in the publication "In the Craftsman Style". Another good source for tables (though difficult to find) is "Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking" – gives the ins and outs of dimensioning. Dan – it really isn't complex to make this table, just a little on the cumbersome & heavy side.
-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe
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Several have asked me, for conversational sake I'm sure, what my resolutions are for this year. My usual answer would be to eat less chocolate and therefore loose about 10 pounds or so. You know what that answer will get me? Nothing, I love chocolate! Not that I secretly won't be working on loosing some weight. Seriously, who isn't? I refuse to set myself up for failure and I really don't like people being my food police. You know what I mean. You go to a restaurant and order fries instead of sliced tomatoes and there he/she is, looking at you like you just broke a personal promise to them.
So, I have put thought into a resolution and I hope I have one that is more realistic. Couponing. No, I am not going to try to stock up on 850 rolls of toilet paper or frozen isle junk food just to be able to use a coupon. I am however going to set aside time each Sunday and clip coupons, print coupons, search store ad's and hopefully, save some money.
I started this venture this morning at 9am. I printed online coupons and I am waiting for my husband to return home from work with the Sunday paper so I can clip the coupons from there. As of next week I am getting it delivered, Sunday only. I wanted to see if the price of the LA Times Sunday edition would go down after the holiday. It didn't but I still found a good deal. Then I created a spreadsheet in Excel to track my coupons, retail store specials and my weekly shopping list. This will help me with my weekly budget. I can tweak where I need so I don't overspend. Since I really don't know exactly how to organize myself just yet, it's taken me about 7 hours to do everything I have set out to do.
SWAGBUCKS: I started by going to a coupon site through Swagbucks.com this way when I use the coupons I selected I also will earn Swagbucks. If you haven't heard of Swagbucks or you have but you aren't sure if it's worth it, let me tell you that in my opinion, it is. In the last 2 years I have gained enough Swagbucks here and there just from searching the Internet to get enough money in Amazon gift cards to buy a very nice Fuzzy Logic Rice Cooker, a Harry Potter DVD set of all 8 movies, some e-books for my Kindle and other things I honestly cannot remember at the time. My point being, not only will I save money with the coupons but I will earn Swagbucks points that l one day turn into an Amazon gift card. Swagbucks has a lot of different options for you to spend your points but I choose the Amazon card. I also find that mathematically, if you order multiple $5 cards, you get more for your points than saving up for a larger dollar card.
TARGET: Target not only accepts manufacturer coupons but they also have printable and text coupons for the store. You can go to the target website for more information. I also use a "Red Card" that gives me an extra 5% off. It's a debit card attached to my checking account, not a credit card. I believe they have credit cards too but I am not interested in one. Lately I have been buying my ground beef from Target. I did research and found that they do not sell ground beef with pink slime in it. If you don't know what pink slime is just go to Youtube and search it. Yuck! The ground beef at Target is usually at a good price too. This week it's 2 lbs for $7 at my local store. Not everything is a deal though. They are currently running a special where if you buy 4 of some particular products you will get a $5 gift card back. Now if you actually need those items, it would be worth it. In my case, after careful thinking, I chose to not go in that direction. I would have ended up with items that I really didn't need to spend the money on at this time just to get that $5 back. Last week I spent $62 at Target and was able to purchase enough meat to make dinner for a week as well as buy some needed grocery items.
WALMART: I personally don't shop at Walmart unless I absolutely have to. Honestly, it's just too big of a store and the lines are always really long. Where I may save a few bucks, I loose in time. However, they do take coupons so if I am in the area, know I will make out really well, I just may find the time.
Warehouse Stores (Costco, Sam's Club): I used to have memberships to both of these stores. I don't anymore because I just don't have the budget to spend at one time there. Buying in bulk is great for many but for me I need to shop in smaller quantities because I don't have $200 plus dollars to spend on just meat. I need to make that money spread out better.
Local Grocery Stores: I would love to have more than just two stores to go to but I don't. I live in a very small town on a mountain and the local grocery store is very expensive and I only shop there when in a bind or just need to get some milk. The store down the hill is a Stater Bros and while it's not the greatest store in the universe, they are not so bad either. I always look at the meat specials first. London Broil feeds my whole family so when it's on sale I am sure to buy at least 2 or 3 if I can afford it at the time and put one in the fridge and the others in the freezer. Chicken is expensive. I am sometimes needing to buy the bags of flash frozen breasts because I would have to win the lottery to afford it fresh. But the moisture content in the flash frozen chicken is nice when you are making lemon chicken or any chicken with pan sauces. You just need to realize you have to consider the extra liquid you will be adding to the pan and adjust your recipe very slightly.
Beware of end cap displays! I never grab what is on an end of an isle without checking the actual isle first. So many times I find a better deal. And for goodness sake, look up and down. Don't shop just from the center of the shelf. Especially with cereal.
Yes, I am normally a very smart shopper but I know I can save more if I just take the time to use coupons. I'll post again about this as time goes on and honestly report if I saved enough to make it worth my Sunday. Hopefully I will get much better at this and not take 7 or so hours.
Wish me luck and Happy New Year!


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This article describes a family of methods, known as Monte Carlo localization (MCL) (Dellaert at al. 1999b, Fox et al. 1999b). The MCL algorithm is a particle filter combined with probabilistic models of robot perception and motion. Building on this, we will describe a variation of MCL which uses a different proposal distribution (a mixture distribution) that facilitates fast recovery from global localization failures. As we will see, this proposal distribution has a range of advantages over that used in standard MCL, but it comes at the price that it is more difficult to implement, and it requires an algorithm for sampling poses from sensor measurements, which might be difficult to obtain. Finally, we will present an extension of MCL to cooperative multi-robot localization of robots that can perceive each other during localization. All these approaches have been tested thoroughly in practice. Experimental results are provided to demonstrate their relative strengths and weaknesses in practical robot applications.


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Sharon Grove, KY (Todd County) - Patricia W. Ashby age 57 of Russellville, KY was operating a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer westbound on Highland Lick Road when her vehicle struck snow/slush on the roadway causing her to lose control of the vehicle. It exited off the left shoulder of the roadway and struck a fence. The vehicle overturned before coming to rest on its top. Ms. Ashby was transported by ambulance to the Logan County Memorial Hospital for treatment. She was wearing a seatbelt and was not ejected from the vehicle. Tpr. Jermaine Savage investigated the crash that occurred on January 22, 2008 at 7:39 a.m. Todd County EMS assisted at the scene.


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William Clay Ford Sr. – No owner in the NFL has been as overall ineffective an owner at winning as WCF. No Lions team under his watch has been to the Super Bowl. After purchasing the team in 1963, the Lions have since gone on to win only one playoff game in a nearly forty year span of ownership, among only ten playoff appearances overall. As a business, Ford has run the Lions quite successfully, using a similar approach as in the auto industry – create a product the public is willing to purchase at a competitive price. Ford has done this quite successfully, as the Lions are quite profitable despite their lack of meaningful results.
Analysis – This is perhaps the area of the franchise most in need of change, and least likely to see it.
Grade - F
Heir Apparent - Vice Chairman of the Detroit Lions, William Clay Ford Jr. Unfortunately, he will forever be linked to the fact that hiring Matt Millen was his idea.
Tom Lewand – Oh Tommy boy, look how far you've come. When I first so your name in print, it was in those good old pre-salary cap days when you were in charge of negotiating contracts with the draft picks. Now your title says that you "Oversee all aspects of the organization.". Quite often this is a position which an owner who cares about the team would assume, but in Detroit, you are now ultimately responsible on paper. A lot of people may insert jokes about "Bean Counters in charge of Businesses" here, and they might just hit uncomfortably close to the mark, wouldn't they? Well, this whole shebang is your baby now, and like MM below, you have been in this position long enough to be fully judged on the product on the field this year. Good luck!
Analysis – As previously stated, in many cases the owner assumes this position, or a pure football guy like Parcells, but the Lions opted to go this route………
Grade – Incomplete. This year will determine Mr. Lewand's grade.
Heir Apparent – William Clay Ford Jr. He does seem to be more involved with the team, as a former Rugby player at Princeton, than his father, so it would not surprise me to see him take the reigns eventually.
General Manager
Martin Mayhew – An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, wrapped in a mystery. Like WCF Jr., Martin Mayhew will also forever be linked to the Matt Millen era, and justly or unjustly, will always be shadowed in this link to the worst chapter in the history of the Lions. Inheriting the 0-16 team, it may be said that the team had nowhere to go but up. Having purged the roster of all but three Millen era players (Calvin Johnson, Dominic Raiola, and Don Muhlbach), this is his team more than ever can be said before, and the one which he can legitimately be judged by.
I can praise Mayhew for his drafting of Stafford. At the time, I analyzed the move as being a gimmick to sell tickets, and was in favor of the Lions drafting Andre Smith. At the same time I can criticize Mayhew for drafting players who had legitimate red flags in high rounds, and have failed to provide the team a return on their high round investment. Jahvid Best (1st round) had a concussion history at Cal, and while an electrifying player, may never play another snap in the NFL. Titus Young (2nd round) had character concerns at Boise State, and has since been released. Mikel LeShoure (2nd round), also with character concerns and involved in one off-field incident, has failed to live up to the hype he had coming out of Illinois. Ryan Broyles (2nd round), injured when drafted, suffered injury again last year as a rookie.
While making a slew of trades and free agency moves in his initial year, Mayhew has been relatively quiet on that front ever since. His free agency moves have been a mixed bag. KVB was a great move initially, but the Lions are now saddled with the dead money from his contract and release after he clearly lost a couple steps last year. Nate Burleson has been a team leader, and a hard worker, but seems to only provide a legitimate #2 WR presence during the 4th quarter of most games. Shaun Hill could easily be a starting QB on many NFL teams, and provides the NFC North's best backup QB option. Stephen Tulloch provides a presence in the middle that the Lions haven't had since Stephen Boyd.
Analysis – Mayhew is a legitimate step up from Millen, no doubt about it, but that's a weak argument. It's comparing apples to a dog turd. On his own standing, Mayhew goes into this season as a bottom third of the league tier GM.
Grade – Hovering on the hairline split between C- and D+.
Heir Apparent – Brian Xanders. Xanders conducted many successful drafts in Denver, but will also be forever linked to the first round drafting of Tim Tebow.
Senior Personnel Executive
James "Shack" Harris
– Most people don't know, but Harris was a pioneer of the game. He was the first black QB in the NFL to start for an entire season, one in which the Los Angeles Rams won the NFC West. He also set the pass accuracy record, at the time, for the Rams. As a person, Harris has been known throughout his life as a man of abiding quiet dignity, with a high degree of professionalism. Although his role within the organization is unclear to many, what is clear is that he has influence within the organization, but I will let you be the judge of that.
Harris, as a GM with the Jacksonville Jaguars, was known as a "swing for the fences" type with his picks. He also wasn't afraid of drafting guys with red flags. WR Matt Jones out of Arkansas was the embodiment of this philosophy. He also reached on such players as Reggie Williams, underachieving TE Mercedes Lewis, S Reggie Nelson, and DE Derrick Harvey (As a sidenote, Harvey is one inch shorter and 1 pound heavier than the Lions most recent first round pick, both posted very similar combine numbers, just sayin….) These were all first round picks of Harris, along with QB Byron Leftwich, and 2rd Rd RB MJD. Interestingly enough, since he came on board in 09, the Lions have drafted QB, RB, TE, and DE in the first round, S Louis Delmas with the first pick of the 2nd round, and two 2nd round WR's. Hmmm…
Analysis – For this analysis, I will use this quote from Big Cat Country board member, The Eleventh Doctor, who posted this on Oct 24 2012 07:11 PM. "Shack was kind of Matt Millen-ish. The way we kept picking WR and picking WR. And none of them worked out. That set us back years at the position of Wide Receiver.".
Grade – D
Heir Apparent – Mike Tannenbaum. Senior Personnel Executive is a kind and polite way of saying, "former FAILED GM somewhere else", and are generally seen in play in positions with first time general managers.
Vice President of Football Operations
Cedric Saunders – A lot of people don't know what the position is, the teams official website breaks it down.
Saunders works closely with Executive Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager Martin Mayhew and oversees the team's football operations, including the coordination of the year-round football calendar. Among his football operations duties, Saunders oversees the Lions' player development department, video department, equipment operations, team travel, athletic training staff, strength and conditioning, cafeteria operations, security department and human resources. Along with the coordination of those departments, he handles the annual budgets for the coaching staff, coaching support staff and player personnel department
Sounds grand right? Here's the reality – while he may not be in charge of the "big life changing" team operations, he's in charge of all the little things people never think about. Scheduling the rookies training on sexual harassment in the workplace, Cedric's the guy. Snow forecast in Green Bay next week, does the team have the right cleats packed? Cedric's the guy. Stafford walks into the film room at 4 am and wants to study the new rookie CB from BFE State that the Chargers drafted in the 6th round? You guessed it, Cedric's the guy in charge of all that.
Analysis - The fact that you don't hear complaints, see bungled reservations, flaps, etc, tells me this Cedric and his team is taking care of business. It's a difficult and thankless position. The only criticism I have is that in being in charge of strength and conditioning, it would be nice to see a focus on injury prevention as much as possible.
Grade – A-
Heir Apparent – Galen Duncan. Hopefully Saunders won't be going anywhere for awhile (unless he is offered a GM role somewhere), but Duncan (who also serves as the team psychologist) is a detail oriented professional more than capable of filling the role.
Vice President of Pro Personnel
Sheldon White – In his executive role, White is in charge of a variety of things, including arranging meetings with targeted free agents. The Lions, during White's tenure, have seldom failed to get players in here that they have targeted, and this success can be directly attributed to the work of White and his staff. White also performs many other tasks within the organization, including scouting opposition, keeping abreast of street free agents within season, arranging tryouts, workouts, etc.
Analysis – He has done a fine job in this capacity, and there is no reason to believe he wouldn't do fine given the opportunity to do more either.
Grade – A
Heir Apparent – Miller McCalmon. McCalmon has a wealth of experience in various NFL Front Offices. Odds are, the only way he goes on to this position is if White is promoted.
Director of College Scouting
Scott McEwan – The longest tenured member of the Lions scouting department with 26 years, McEwan, or the root of all evil and wrong with this team if you prefer, is in charge of all the scouting of college players that have brought you the likes of Derrick Williams, Amarei Spievey, and whole flocks of criss-crossed defects that couldn't find their ass with both hands, a map, and a seeing eye dog. McEwan seemingly awards points for knee injuries and mental instability. Do I sound bitter? Does it sound like I hold this guy personally responsible for the puke I have endured watching for the last decade? Because I do. It all starts with information received, and we all know someone in this organization has dropped the ball more than once, and Scott, I blame you.
Analysis – I'm not sure any other team in professional sports has kept around someone as clearly inept for this long, ever. On second thought, look at who signs the checks....
Grade – F-
Heir Apparent – Hopefully someone from outside of the organization, having a list of names, a blindfold, and a dart would mark an improvement.
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St. Paul police have made an arrest in last weekend's hit-and-run crash that left two University of St. Thomas students in critical condition.
Latocha Thomas, 40, of St. Paul is accused of hitting the two students as they exited a cab on Grand Avenue early Sunday morning, Nov. 24. Police said she never stopped after the accident.
22-year-old Nick Bergeland of Wayzata and 22-year-old Rebekka Peterson of Farmington had been returning from the Dinkytown area at about 2:30 a.m. Three of their friends were still inside the taxi at the time of the crash and were not injured.
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Cable behemoth Comcast, which owns NBC Universal, has broken into the streaming platform business with its launch of Xfinity Streampix. StreamPix offers previous seasons of shows including "The Office," "Grey's Anatomy," "Lost," and "30 Rock," as well as such movies as "Brokeback Mountain," "Ocean's Eleven," "The Big Lebowski" and "When Harry Met Sally," with more titles planned.
Comcast negotiated deals with Disney, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros. before StreamPix's launch. The LA Times writes that these won't "come close to the more than 14,000 titles available to stream from Netfix," a number that just got bigger with the recently announced Weinstein/Netflix deal.
GigaOM notes that Comcast, as part of its ongoing campaign to halt rampant cord-cutting (which TV Everywhere appears to have slowed), does not plan to make Streampix a stand-alone program -- in order to acquire Streampix, you must subscribe to Comcast's video services. Streampix will be complimentary to double-and-triple-play package subscribers. For Comcast customers with basic-cable packages, Steampix will cost $4.99 per month, a cheaper option when compared to Netflix's $7.99 monthly minimum. Initially, streaming will be available for PC, Mac, iPad and iPhone, with support for Xbox 360 and Android to come.
While it might not yet be a direct rival, the launch has already affected Netflix, with The NYT's MediaDecoder reporting Netflix's stock fell 2.27 percent to $119.35, compared with a 52-week high of $304.79. In addition to Netflix, Comcast also aims to compete with Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime, which passed its one-year mark today.
This experiment could prove to be a savior for cable providers. Adweek writes that, so far, the TV industry has avoided competing with Netflix, because they would lose subscriber fees and advertising. If Streampix is a success, it "could help create a new model for cable companies losing money to cord-cutting consumers." (Here's Indiewire's take.)
Nosgoth1979 | February 25, 2012 3:53 PM
Is there any evidence that Xfinityâs Streampix announcement had anything at all to do with Netflixâs stock? If so, Iâd be surprised. Looking over the content that theyâre boasting, it seems like a pretty weak offering. I doubt this is going to be more than a passing curiosity unless they make some significant changes. Thereâs simply better services out there already, in fact, look at my employer, DISH, with their Blockbuster @Home service. It has a great selection of streaming content, a long-list of high definition movie channels, and (my favorite part) by-mail rentals of both video games and movies. Compared to all that, Xfinityâs Streampix is pretty underwhelming.


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Look For the Non-Union LabelPosted by: Not The Only One in Economics, History, Labor, New Hampshire
This summer, Shaw's announced that the supermarket chain would be closing all of its New Hampshire locations. A week later, Stop & Shop, another supermarket chain announced that it would be closing its New Hampshire locations as well. The reason given by both chains was that their stores were under performing terribly.
No one had any doubt as to why both chains were suddenly losing money after years of being in the state. Market Basket, another supermarket chain expanded this year into Manchester, the largest city in New Hampshire. Stop & Shop and Shaw's simply could not compete with Market Basket's lower prices. Hannaford, another supermarket chain with two stores in Manchester, also boasts lower prices than Stop & Shop and Shaw's.
Why are these two departing supermarkets unable to beat their rivals' lower prices for essentially the same products? Because they are both unionized workplaces. Iron-clad labor contracts negotiated by unions often demand the employer pay for wage increases and a variety of benefits such as pension plans. Imagine how expensive breaking out of the labor contracts must have been that it was actually cheaper and easier for these two companies to shut down all of their New Hampshire locations.
My own experience as a worker at a unionized supermarket in New York City gave me some personal insight into how low-wage workers fare under union "representation". When I was hired by Pathmark Supermarkets, I had to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Union as a requirement of keeping my job. The minimum wage at the time was $6 an hour (2000), and that's what I was paid during my initial probationary period.
Once my union membership was established and the probation was over, salary was bumped up an extra 25 cents an hour. This did little to help me, as I was a full-time college student and a part-time employee, working about 20 to 25 hours a week and having $12 a week withheld from my paycheck for union dues, meaning I was paying $12 a week for the perceived benefit of being paid an extra $5 to $6.25 a week.
When I called in sick after over a year as a Pathmark employee, I was told that no one could be called in to cover my shift, and that I was to either show up to work or be fired. I told them I wouldn't be coming in and hung up the phone.
When I entered the store a week later to pick up my final paycheck, I spoke to my union representative to see what actions could be taken to get my job back. He replied that nothing could be done, adding, "You should've just shown up to work like your supervisor told you to." So much for unions protecting the workers from management. Since I was terminated before two years of consecutive union membership, I was ineligible for any kind of pension, meaning my dues had gone into someone else's pension or to the $366,000 annual salary of then-UFCW president Douglas Dority (source: U.S. Dept. of Labor based on Dority's salary in 2001). Not bad for a guy who makes a living off of the weekly dues of low-wage workers!
Labor unions served a purpose in American history, but today do little to help its lowest earning members. The unions' irrelevance in today's workplace becomes even more apparent as only six percent of private sector workers were union members in 2012. With federal, state and local tax burdens increasing, the private sector refuses to renew labor contracts or interact with labor unions in any way. New Hampshire residents have seen what is happening to businesses that are still entangled in the union mess. No wonder many public sector employees are union members since "management" doesn't worry about running in the red and can simply steal more money to pay for things like pensions and other perks that are non-existent in the 21st Century private sector.
Today's unions cozy up to big government, and as in the case of my former employer, cozy up to management. In fact, it appears that unions pander to everyone except the people who pay into them.
So the next you're shopping at a non-union business, know that the employees have one fewer party meddling between their relationship with their employer, and one fewer hand snatching money from their paychecks and giving nothing in return.


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Can FIRST® LEGO® League Teams improve our quality of life? Through the 2010 Body Forward™ Challenge, 9-to-14 year-olds will explore the cutting-edge world of Biomedical Engineering to discover innovative ways to repair injuries, overcome genetic predispositions, and maximize the body's potential, with the intended purpose of leading happier and healthier lives.
All Maryland FLL teams are invited to compete in one of our Qualifier Events held throughout the state in December and January. Top teams at each Qualifier will advance to the Maryland State FLL Championship. Details of Qualifier Event locations, dates, rules and final deadlines are typically posted by October.
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Registering for Maryland FLL Events
Registration for Maryland tournaments will begin in November, 2011. The cost will be $65/team.
Due to the large number of registrations this year, the following rules will be enforced:
- You must register for a Qualifier no later than Monday, November 7, 2011 by 5pm.
- Qualifier assignments will be posted shortly thereafter.
- Payment of $65 will be due by check payable to "The University of Maryland Foundation". Please send check by November 7, 2011 to: UMBC, Mechanical Engineering Department E210, Attn: Karen Roulette, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250. Please write your team number in the memo field like this "FLL Team #".
- The Committee requests that teams sign up for Maryland FLL Qualifiers ONLY if they will be able to participate in all 4 judging areas. Teams who attend a Qualifier but do not participate in all 4 judging areas will not be considered for awards.
- All teams must have an official Team number, provided when registering with the FIRST Lego League.
- You must register each of your teams separately.
- Remember that no more than 10 students can participate, per team, in the competition.
- If your team proceeds to the Maryland FLL Championship, an abstract of your team's project will be requested. This Abstract should be no longer than 250 words and should summarize the team research.
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LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - The investigation continues into an overnight stabbing in Lubbock.
Police say several people got into an argument around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday morning at Cici's Bar and Grill at 50th and Avenue Q.
The fight moved outside into the parking lot outside of La Kumbia, where the suspect stabbed Raymond Maldonado, 32, in the neck.
Maldonado was taken to University Medical Center with life threatening injuries, however, his family has requested that information about his condition be kept private.
Harvey Lopez, 29, was also stabbed and was hospitalized with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
Police found the knife used in the stabbing in the parking log near the Koko Inn, but they are still searching for the two suspects.
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Move of the Game/ Phuck Filly
Me and my friend (pictured) were on the Jumbotron as the move of the game. Our other sign said Phuck Filly (modified from the old Elliot/DC101 Puck Fittsburgh signs they used to give out) also made it on the screen for about a second. We got a lot of cheers from our section and some nice seats out of it. However the only thing we forgot to do was have someone take a picture of the jumbotron with the sign on it. On the off chance that someone did get a picture of it, if you could repost it here we would love it. Go Caps.


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By David Wooldridge, ALAF Board of directors
The Alabama Lawyers Assistance Foundation was created for the purpose of helping our fellow members of the Bar push away from that other "bar." Whether serving alcohol, drugs or just feeding deep depression, the world of addiction is a living hell for all who live in it and for those who live with them. Alcoholism and addiction destroy careers, marriages, families, partnerships, friendships, and ultimately lives.
We all know brothers and sisters in the Bar who have problems at the other "bar." Some have become alcoholics or addicted to other drugs. Some suffer deep, clinical depression. Some are just on the road to that fate. No one is bound to that road!
There is hope. Although those in the throes of addiction usually can't see it, hope exists for each and every one of them. Through many forms of assistance, guidance and counseling, through rehabilitation, treatment and 12-Step programs (such as AA, NA, ALANON), and through the caring of their fellow human beings, constructive help and healing is available to any who seek it. And it works! Tens of thousands recover every year and escape from this hell.
The Alabama State Bar and its Alabama Lawyer Assistance Program (ALAP), its Alabama Lawyers Assistance Program Committee (ALAPC), and the Alabama Lawyers Assistance Foundation (ALAF) combine to ensure that members of the Alabama Bar and their families know of the problem, know of the solution, and know that help is available. The Bar's focus is naturally on lawyers, judges, and law students, but its help extends to others whose lives the members touch.
The programs available can address each variation of the problem. Truly, no situation is unique, although it often seems so to those involved. The trails have already been blazed, and one need only take the first step and reach out for help. The Alabama Lawyer Assistance Program (ALAP) is a service division of the Alabama Bar. It's Director, Robert Thornhill, receives inquiries on a confidential basis. Unless a matter is brought to him from the disciplinary committees, an inquiry or a case referred to him remains confidential even within the Bar offices. He also entertains anonymous inquiries. He can provide advice and guidance for handling your situation, whether it is your own problems with substances or those of a friend, colleague or acquaintance.
Robert Thornhill at ALAP can provide information about the problem, about treatment options and other resources, and about funding available for financially strapped members. ALAP also provides confidential, structured programs for monitoring recovering attorneys to help assure the member, families, partners, and others of continuing sobriety. Robert Thornhill can be reached at (334) 269-1515 or (334) 834- 7576.
The Alabama Lawyer Assistance Program (ALAP) is a Bar committee whose members are committed to assisting their fellow lawyers with problems related to alcohol, addiction and depression. Their work is confidential and informal. It is not part of any reporting structure with the Bar. Its members merely desire to be helpful to any lawyers who are struggling with alcohol or drugs, providing understanding, information and support. You are welcome to contact any member of ALAPC and he or she will guide you to the help you seek. Their phone numbers are available through the Bar offices or through ALAP.
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A Win this Saturday and the 2's are promoted
Get down to support and Celebrate with the 2s
The Club Mathematicians have calculated that a home victory for captain Baileys mighty second team will secure promotion this Saturday with 4 games still to go .
There will be a team Photo prior to the game taken by club historian Graham Ellis, any 2s players nursing injuries please get down early so that we can include you in the photo.
The title run in is going to be close with Keswick 9 points behind with 2 games in hand (4 points for a win) meaning the season could go right to the wire on the 28th of April with 2 tough away fixtures to Cumbria still to come. Keswick have got a hectic fixture schedule and have a double header on the 31st march/1st of April with the Sunday game being a very tricky away match against a strong Rossendale side who have already beaten them once this season.
Come down Sunday enjoy the weather, support the team and enjoy the famous club hospitality.
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Old Bailey Courts Success! Well in 2s, heads down for the title now. No letting up!
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Vitamin E causes bleeding in the brain?
BOSTON – New study conducted recently suggests that taking vitamin E can increase the risk of bleeding in the brain.
The review of recent researches conducted by scientists of one of the world's most famous medical faculties Harvard in Boston, has shown that people who take vitamin E have 22% bigger chances for hemorrhagic stroke.
However, it also showed that vitamin E at the same time decreases the risk for ischemic stroke by 10%, which is the most common form of stroke.
The researchers have estimated that on every 1,000 people who are being treated with vitamin E comes 0.8% more hemorrhagic strokes and 2.1% fewer ischemic strokes.
They have examined data collected in nine different researches in which participated more than 118,000 people.
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PEORIA, Ill. -- Children at the Peoria Hebrew Day School donated money on Wednesday to several local charities.
The children have been collecting money daily for the entire year as part of the Tzedakah Project, which means charity in Hebrew.
St. Jude's Research Hospital, the Children's Home, ARK Animal Rescue and the Jewish Federation of Peoria each received a portion of the money raised.
"One of the tenants of Judaism is Tzedakah, charity," said Yona Lunken, Fundraising Coordinator for the Peoria Hebrew Day School. "So this is a way for them to not only learn the principal but do it on a daily basis. The kids then have taken their money and seen it be given to people that appreciate it."
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