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Our midget will be one year at the end of August. He is incredibly healthy and eats... probably more than he should! ;-) He adores cottage cheese, cheese, yogurt, fro-yo, ice cream... pretty much anything we have given him with dairy.
When I have asked our family doctor, she is not concerned with all the dairy he does currently get, but doesn't want him weened to cows milk itself until at least the age of one. I, however, want to start making the switch at 11 months - introducing it slowly over time (ounce by ounce with formula base - 1 ounce milk to 7 ounces formula, gradually increasing, etc.) so that by 14 months, he is on cows milk fully.
I don't see a problem starting him at 11 months because of all the dairy he's been having already (and he's been eating it - starting with yogurt first - since he was 6 months) without issue.
Are we wrong to start early? Is there damage it can cause? Should we wait to transition him until a full year? Have any of your children started before the actual age of one year? It is a daunting, and confusing, issue and we can use all the advice you are willing to give....
07-29-2013 01:35 PM - edited 07-31-2013 09:52 AM
These are all great questions. Do as much research as possible on the subject. I would like to think that your doctor knows best.
If doctor said wait until baby is a year old, thats what I would do. I believe that they are not developed enough to handle the extra stuff that cows milk has in it. After all, cows milk is made for baby cows, not baby people
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10-03-2013 06:32 AM - edited 10-07-2013 09:43 PM
I feel one shouldn't start too early too feed their baby on cow's milk, even if the baby is good in digestion. Take doctor's advisory well in advance to introduce anything new in baby's diet.
We started cows milk a couple weeks before dd1's first birthday in a sippy cup. We never mixed it with anything, just straight whole milk. She liked it so much she pretty much self weaned except for night and morning nursing, so it was a fairly straight switch.
If he's doing well on all that other dairy, he would probably be OK but I would wait until a little closer to his birthday and instead of mixing it with formula I would use it by itself in a sippy once or twice a day and then just slowly increase the number of sippies with whole milk.
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Santa Barbara County went from a 1,600-square-foot trailer with a projector and a small TV to a new 11,000-square-foot building with integrated information sharing from internal and external sources, including news media, incident maps from geo-spatial services, live video streams from a county helicopter, and operational reports. Displaying and sharing critical information throughout the facility—via large display screens, flatpanels, or videoconferencing systems—improves management decisions.
The centerpiece Incident Management Room features a three-projector widescreen display. Conference and breakout rooms have synchronous videoconferencing with multimedia presentation, including a 50in. stereo videoconferencing display for the director's office. Similar systems support the public-facing Joint Information Office. A mobile tablet device on a secure Wi-Fi network allows the EOC to control nearly all of its systems with a graphically intuitive user control system interface. The Media Distribution System within the Telecommunications Room is the primary head-end for AV systems and signage throughout the facility; any source—direct broadcast satellite, off-air antenna, cable television, DVD player, OFCI WEBEOC feeds, and videoconferencing codecs—can be viewed from any location's display or PC by using H.264 video streaming encoders/decoders.
Key system components include Mitsubishi projectors, NEC flatpanels, Sharp flatpanels, Tannoy speakers, and Haivision encoders.
Minneapolis School Board Meeting Room
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alpha Audio & Video for Minneapolis Public Schools
Even though the meeting room looks like a standard council room, it is more of a broadcast studio. Located in the new Minneapolis Public Schools Administrative building, the room needed the best audio, video control, and broadcast technology so that the school board meeting could easily be viewed and heard by both attendees and local cable channel viewers. Alpha Audio & Video took the project over from another integrator and executed redesign and install in a very short time schedule.
To reach cable channel viewers, six Sony HD cameras and a Broadcast Pix Mica 500 Video Control Center and AJA Ki Pro digital video recording device support broadcast. Four 55in. LCD screens plus two 110in. screens with ultra-short throw projectors improve the viewing of attendees. A microphone, voting, and queuing system is installed in the dais. A Creston DigitalMedia control system is installed along with an iPad with Crestron Mobile Pro G app. All video and control signals are distributed via Cat-5e UTP cabling.
Key system design components include Crestron DM, Sony PTX cameras, Broadcast Pix Mica 500, AJA Ki Pro, Da-Lite screens, Epson short-throw projectors, Alzatex microphone system, and Whirlwind audio system.
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The Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in Missouri moved from an outdated, 100-year-old-plus building to a new purpose-built facility. The OEM operates on the basement and ground levels. A 911 call center on the second floor is set up for 32 live operators, and also contains four flatpanel displays for critical data communication—all are linked through a Magenta Voyager Matrix.
The OEM has a multi-functional design; rooms can be quickly commandeered as needed, whether to serve a mission-critical emergency role or to accommodate public officials, press briefings, and temporary coordination and call centers. The large main video screen interacts with 17 flatpanel displays throughout the room. Tables accommodate up to 65 personnel at any time. Telephone, Internet, and Voyager Matrix controls are built into all 65 workspaces for instant data access. Any iPad can become a system administrator and route any input/output on the Voyager Matrix to any space in the facility. Individual headphones allow independent audio selection depending on what is being shown on the projector or any one of the flatpanel displays.
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In 2012, the Iowa Rush Soccer Club and the City of Ankeny celebrated the initial installation of six permanent lights that helped to provide 'game ready' lights on one full size soccer field, and minimal lighting on three additional fields for use during practices. We are hoping to raise $220,000 to light the remaining three practice fields to make them 'game ready', as well to light the remaining two unlit fields and bring them to 'game ready' quality. The goal of the Light Up Prairie Ridge project is to complete all six full size game fields that play host to Recreational, Academy and Select levels teams each year, while extending the soccer opportunities to all within the community.
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In 2012, the Iowa Rush Soccer Club installed six permanent stadium lights at Prairie Ridge Soccer Complex. The four lights poles surrounding Field 35 have supplied us with one full 'game ready' field that is able to accommodate evening league games, tournament games, and even collegiate soccer games. By raising $220,000, we can illuminate the remaining fields on the north side of the soccer complex, and give hundreds more hours of soccer play to Ankeny and visiting players each year.
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:) I am intrigued too!! I am working on several theories:
(a) My speculative family story of a Spanish ancestor c1800 really is true but her genetics were more Middle Eastern than Southern European.
(b) My vague theory that I may have had Jewish ancestry might be true - which branch of the family? My Chambers branch? (I found a baptism record possibly related to my ancestor Thomas Chambers with a mothers name Ann Goulding) or my Pickis branch? They originate in the east of London where there were lots of Jewish settlers.
Absolutely fascinating though for someone who thought she was 100% British Isles!!
My Dad shows a small % middle eastern as well, which I suspect may be to do with a Portuguese ancestor.
ReplyDeleteRepliesThanks Shelley. I think the Middle Eastern in my percentages probably comes from my Dad's branch of the family. I took up a special price offer from FamilyTreeDNA a few weeks ago and ordered the FamilyFinder test for Dad, which I am now glad I did given my own interesting results! Now to wait patiently until the end of July for the results :)
Wait there is more! Have you downloaded your raw data yet? If not, you will need to download a compression software for zipped files (I used Pea zip). Use firefox and not Internet Explorer as it works better.
Then upload your zipped raw data file to Gedmatch (www.gedmatch.com) and let the admixture tests begin. You will find amazing things.
If you have already downloaded raw data and gone to Gedmatch, how did you like it? Find anything interesting?RepliesThanks Heather. One of the FamilyFinder matches I contacted mentioned Gedmatch, which I hadn't heard much about so did a bit of searching and found your blog where you mentioned your experiments with the admixture tools there. I have now downloaded the raw data and will be spending some time exploring the Gedmatch site. I think another blog post will be coming soon!
Do keep us all in the loop Aillin. I'm just thinking about taking the DNA route so all advice gratefully received. I listened to Kerry Farmer's talk the other day at UTP Expo in Brisbane which was helpful but I think it will need some reinforcing to be clear in my mind.


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1. Whales are the largest animals that have ever lived on earth and are the largest animals that live in the ocean. Whales are even bigger than the largest dinosaur. It is believed that millions of years ago, whales probably walked upon land. Their back legs disappeared and their front legs became flippers. Blue whales can weigh over 150 tons and be over 100 feet in length. Humpback Whales are also big, weighing up to 45 tons. Flippers of the humpback whale can be as long as 15 feet.2. Whales are mammals, so they feed milk to their babies and breathe air. Since whales are not fish they do not have gills, so they cannot breathe under water. They must come up to the surface of the water to get air. The air is breathed in and out through their "blowhole," which is on their back.3. Whales live in large groups called "pods." A baby whale is called a "calf."4. Blue whales and killer whales can be found in every ocean around the world. Whales "migrate" further than any other animal. They eat during the summer month building up layers of blubber. When the water begins to cool, the whales begin their migration to warmer waters. They do not eat during their migration. All they do is swim and rest for short periods of time. Sometimes, when whales are migrating, they swim very close to the shore and can be seen "blowing" and jumping out of the water. This jumping is called "breaching.5. When whales sleep, they stay at the top of the water, with their blowhole above the surface. Sometimes, a whale will swim up to the surface of the water and quickly blow air out of their blowhole, making a fountain of watery mist, called a "blow."6. There are two different kinds of whales, the baleen and the toothed whale. Baleen whales are also called "toothless" whales. Instead of teeth, they have plates made of baleen in their jaws. Baleen is a very hard and strong substance and can be compared with the same substance that makes up the horns on some animals. Baleen is also called "whalebone." Sea water passes through the baleen and krill (a kind of plankton) gets caught. Whales can eat as much as two tons of krill a day. The fin, gray, humpback, blue, bowhead, Bryde's, right, minke, blue, and sei are baleen whales. Humpback whales are baleen whales. Baleen whales have two nostrils, or blowholes. Killer whales and dolphins are both members of the toothed whale group . Toothed whales have teeth instead of baleen. These whales include the beluga or white, bottlenose, narwhal, pilot and sperm whales. Toothed whales eat fish and plants. They have one nostril, or blowhole.7. Scientists have determined that killer whales can live a maximum of 35 years. They can tell the age of a whale by looking at a cross-section of a killer whale's tooth. Killer whales, like other marine mammals, produce a periodic growth layer on the teeth. By counting these layers, scientists can estimate the animal's age.8. You can tell an adult male from an adult female by the shape of their dorsal fin. A male's fin is very tall (up to 6 feet tall) and triangular shaped. A female is shorter (3 feet) and curves back toward the dorsal fin.9. Whales swim by moving their tails up and down and using their flippers, which also help them to turn. Some whales, such as the sei, can swim more than 30 miles per hour.10. All whales are very noisy. They squeak, moan, groan, and sigh to talk to each other. These underwater sounds can travel great distances. The sounds they make are called "Whale Song." Whale are the loudest animals in the world.
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InfoComm 2012: Pro Audio
Jun 5, 2012 11:30 AM, By Mike McIntyre
Some must-see audio products at this year's show.
In this article I have featured a few new pro audio products that will either be debuting at InfoComm or have recently been introduced and are worthy of your consideration while on the show floor. There are many options those who are hungry for great audio products, so let's dig in.
Line Array Loudspeaker Systems
For installed applications, Martin Audio is introducing the new MLA Compact. This series is built on the groundbreaking MLA cellular systems. Weighing in at a svelte 109lbs., this compact (31"x11"x9.6") is reported to pack a heavyweight punch. Up to 24 enclosures can be suspended via its two-point-lift flybar. In the promotional material, Martin states that a 12-box array can easily deliver full rock SPLs in a 5,000-seat venue, while a 24-box array will approach the output of many full-size systems—which have less efficient acoustic elements.
The MLA Compact's internal 5-channel Class D amplifier (2.1kW continuous) is divided up to power the LF drivers in parallel; two channels drive the MF loudspeakers independently, and the four HF drivers are powered by the last two amplifier channels, giving each box five powered acoustical cells. Add the realtime control to each of these channels in each enclosure and you have the magic—ok, science. The MLA Compact series is controlled using VU-NET control software from the supplied wireless tablet, from which the user may switch on enclosure identification LEDs with automatic identification of neighboring enclosures and connectivity confirmation.
I first became aware of Outline when I read about the famous 2008 Foo Fighters concert at Wembley Stadium in London. Outline has been building its line for several years and is now branching out into a compact line array system designed for small-to-medium-sized touring and installed applications. The Eidos 265 LA is a two-way passive loudspeaker line array element with an internal crossover. With a nominal impedance of 8Ω, up to four cabinets can be powered from a single channel of Outline's T5-DSP amplification. The HF assembly is located in the center between the mid-woofers. Nominal horizontal dispersion is reported to be 100 degrees, and the vertical dispersion said to be wide enough to create predictable coverage when used in a curved configuration. The suspension hardware integrated into these mighty-mites is lightweight and simple. Array angles are selectable from 0 degrees to 10 degrees with a 1-degree step, and up to 16 enclosures may be flown in a single array. The cabinets are built from high-quality birch plywood and available in RAL specified colors, allowing them to fit with most décor.
Renkus-Heinz started in the line array marketplace from a different angle, pardon the pun, than the previously mentioned companies. In most other solutions, column-type systems contain groups of 4in. loudspeakers designed for situations where aesthetics dictate the solution. The new IC2 is a slight departure from that theme. Each of the IC2 FR enclosures has four 8in. loudspeakers and four 1in. HF drivers powered by an internal 8-channel amplifier. With a horizontal dispersion of 90 degrees or 120 degrees and vertical opening angles from 10 degrees or 80 degrees, the IC² digitally steerable loudspeaker system has the ability to produce a very focused, in-your-face sound. Since these arrays may be steered electronically, they can be mounted flat against a wall or dead-hung in a straight line. Renkus-Heinz uses the same time-tested RHAON software that is in its groundbreaking Iconyx line, along with BeamWare that uses FIR filters to control the array's coverage beams. Analog audio, AES, and CobraNet inputs make these cabinets highly versatile along with a powerful DSP inside each loudspeaker. The DSP includes eight bands of parametric EQ, high and low frequency shelving filters, input level control, muting, and up to 340 milliseconds of delay.
The column-type arrays have been used for years as a way of focusing audio to cover areas that you want to hit and to miss those that you don't want to excite. Like the previously mentioned systems, the Tannoy QFlex uses an onboard multichannel amplifier and DSP. What is different about this product is the ability to create an asymmetrical pattern, allowing a similar SPL in the near and far fields. Using the BeamEngine software, you can specify target areas and a steering algorithm is created to maximize coverage in those areas. This is different from most line array steering packages where you choose beam sizes and angles and wait to hear the results. The series was recently upgraded to deliver more resolute safety and monitoring facilities, making it fully compliant in any life-safety or mass-notification environment. Key improvements on this front are the addition of Pilot Tone Detection capability, Sentinel SM1 System Monitor, and certification to IP53 standards. They have also been weatherized for outdoor or harsh environments.
Thus far, I have explored electronically steered line array systems, but new to Tannoy is an alternative solution, the VLS series. It is a passive device offering balance of performance and cost when active beam steering may neither be required nor affordable. In practice, this type of solution is very effective when you can mount the loudspeakers in a good location relative to where they will be heard—a very old and well established technique. The VLS series is the first Tannoy product to incorporate Focussed Asymmetrical Shaping Technology (FAST), delivering unique acoustic performance benefits including asymmetrical vertical dispersion, gently shaping the coverage toward the lower quadrant of the vertical axis. Available models include the VLS 7, VLS 15, and VLS 30—all available in custom RAL finishes. Because these arrays are passively steered, you need help on the front end deciding where they should go. Voilà: EASE Focus v2.0 software, a generic, intuitive, and easy-to-use three-dimensional acoustic simulation software that is a simple, free download away.
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Hornets officials confirmed that Anthony Davis (shoulder) was pulled in the third quarter of Tuesday's game as a precaution, but his status for Wednesday's game is up in the air.
Goran Dragic scored a game-high 20 points against the Wizards on Wednesday during a 106-98 win, adding three rebounds, two assists, two steals and two 3-pointers.
Paul Millsap had 28 points, 15 rebounds, a steal, two blocks and three 3-pointers on 5-of-9 shooting as the Hawks beat the Nets on Wednesday for their 17th straight win.
Cody Zeller played 37 minutes against the Spurs on Wednesday with nine points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, one 3-pointer and one block.
Lance Stephenson failed to score on his five attempts from the field against the Spurs on Wednesday with four rebounds, four assists, one steal, one block and four turnovers.
Zach LaVine had his best game of 2015 against the Celtics on Wednesday, making 7-of-9 from the field for 17 points with four rebounds, six assists, three steals and one 3-pointer.
Kevin Martin returned from a wrist injury on Wednesday against the Celtics, scoring 21 points with four rebounds, one assist and two 3-pointers in 29 minutes.
Josh Smith racked up 18 points, six rebounds, two assists, a steal, three blocks and four 3-pointers on 7-of-13 shooting in Wednesday's win over the Mavs.
Terrence Jones finally returned from his leg injury on Wednesday and had 10 points, five rebounds and two blocks in 21 minutes.
An MRI revealed Dwight Howard (knee, ankle) has a fluid buildup in his right knee and he will miss at least the next two games.
Jusuf Nurkic looked good against the Pelicans on Wednesday with 15 points, nine rebounds, one steal and two blocks in 29 minutes.
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Gerry Butler. He was one of my favourites. Did anyone mention Rocco Siffredi? Man, he was hot to trot. I bought many of his vids just so I could fantasize being his fuck buddy.
Gerry Butler. He was one of my favourites. Did anyone mention Rocco Siffredi? Man, he was hot to trot. I bought many of his vids just so I could fantasize being his fuck buddy.
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I have never really thought about this, but I like Mr. Marcus, Devlin Weed and Santino Lee. I think they would be considered DILF, since they are older than me.
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Dick Nasty all the way for me. He is incredibly sexy to me and he has a great body. He's also aged well in my opinion too. I just love him.
God, the things I would do to that beautiful dick.
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RENO. By far. He is the ultimate man. What a body!!!
Randy Spears is super sexy, and Jay Crew has the sexiest mushroom cockhead. mmmmmmmmmmm
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Ian Scott... the only straight porn I'll watch. He's got a huge dick and LOVES anal, totally gets off on stretching holes. I think he's only 39 so I'm not sure how much of a "daddy" that is.
Google a guy named "Rick Shaw", he did a bit of work for Dave Cummings porn studio, he's exactly my type, hot, mature and a bit shy
Jay Crew is my ultimate straight porn daddy that I want to just do one little gay thing with to set me for life! lol
OMG, I've seen that video of him jerking off, and, my god! that was just so fucking hot. It only made me fall even deeper in love with that sexy man. He sure knows how to put on a sexy show. Just loved seeing him jerk that big beautiful dick. I don't know if you knew or not, but, Dick Nasty did a solo jerk off vid as well, which was very hot as also (no surprise there lol.)
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That Rod Fontana solo video I think was made for guys. I haven't watched it in a while but I heard the audio and saw who it was released from and it was supposedly for men. I don't think Dick Nasty has done it for guys, if he has, then where is it, I want to see!!!! lol
Love dick nasty and rod Fontana
I watched a Debbie Does Dallas documentary the other day. Sadly R. Bolla aka Robert Kerman is in really bad shape. He put on a bunch of weight and has teeth missing now. He was my favourite straight porn daddy back in the day.
Hell ya I watched both many times
that part were he tries to show precum almost made my heart stop lol
What I just wanted to lick those balls of his up and that cock, man what I'd do with that
The only thing I didn't like about Dicks video was that he wasn't as good a showmen as Rod. With that said they have a series where they fuck girls together and pay them cash. I forget the name of the site, but what I'd give to be with both at the same time
Rod Fontana is a god.
All the others have something about them that turn me the fuck off.
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yes- Nick is hot...love to see more/bigger pics of him
who is earl? he's hot!!
What about JP Armand? love him!
Thanks for the intro to Jason Brooks. Had not seen him before.
Jay Crew, Roberto Malone, Randy Spears, Dick Nasty, Rod Fontana, Olaf (bi), Boris, Astor
who is earl?
he was in jail for a long time for robbery
wath is his complete name...?
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KINGSVILLE, Ontario — Several greenhouse operations in Southwestern Ontario have introduced new products in recent months.
Clifford Produce Sales Inc.
With two awards for their eco trays in the past year, officials at Clifford Produce Sales Inc. in Ruthven, Ontario, plan to build on their success by continuing to respond to customer demands.
Jennifer Selwood, sales coordinator, said in mid-January the company will focus on sustainable packaging and other sustainable business practices as it moves forward in 2012 with a reorganized staff.
She said the 16 grower shareholders of Clifford as well as the company's customers all have a commitment to using recycled materials and decreasing packaging when possible.
The eco trays are lightweight yet strong enough to protect the fresh produce they hold.
They are covered with a breathable film to help lengthen shelf life and minimize shrink for retailers. The biodegradable trays earned a second place in new packaging at the United Fresh Produce Association show in May.
Clifford was the only produce company among about 400 members present to win recognition at the 2011 PAC Leadership Awards where the eco trays earned a bronze award for sustainable packaging. PAC is a Canadian packaging association recently rebranded to include service throughout North America.
Erie James Ltd.
As it looks to its 75th anniversary in 2015, Erie James Ltd. of Leamington, Ontario, is a third-generation company that is not resting on past successes, according to Stephanie Lariviere, regulatory manager.
In recent months the company introduced single-pack bell peppers, Lariviere said, and it is continuing to grow its market share in the area of mini cucumbers.
The company's snack packs of mini cukes aimed at children — Sunsation brand Cool Cukes — are gaining fans, especially as healthy eating and anti-childhood obesity campaigns in the U.S. and Canada continue to pick up steam, Lariviere said.
JemD Farms
Following the introduction of new company and brand logos at the Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit in the fall of 2011, JemD Farms of Leamington, Ontario, plans a hard launch of its Artisan Series this spring.
The new look of the JemD Farms logo and its Red Sun and Golden Sun brands for its Canadian and Mexican greenhouse vegetables, respectively, was specifically designed to give the company and its products a fresher look, said Sabrina Pokomandy, marketing manager.


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IMMOKALEE, Fla. — A warmer than normal winter is accelerating growth of Florida crops.
Grower-shippers say buyers should expect a bumper crop of bell peppers, which is set to start earlier than normal.
Doug OhlemeierWorkers grade bell peppers at Loxahatchee, Fla.-based J&J Produce Inc. in early February. Brian Rayfield, vice president of sales and marketing, and other shippers report high winter volume bringing low prices. Squash prices and production, however, are reported to be the opposite as Florida growers move into spring production. Though Mexico's cold weather is keeping squash supplies low and demand high, pepper demand remains low, shippers report.
Raleigh, N.C.-based L&M Cos. Inc. plans to begin its spring production in mid-March, much earlier than its usual early April start.
Adam Lytch, L&M's operations manager, said buyers should expect high volume and quality once Florida harvest ramps up in April. He said pepper prices are among the season's lowest.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture in late February reported these prices for bell peppers from central and south Florida: 1 1/9-bushel cartons of jumbos and extra larges selling for $8-10.95 with large selling for $8-10.
Last year at the same time, the USDA reported central and south Florida bell pepper prices for 1 1/9-bushel cartons of jumbos and extra larges were $8.35-10.35, $8.35-8.85 for large and $7.35-8.35 for medium.
"We have had such warm days, our growing conditions have been like the fall," Lytch said in late February. "That's made for big plants and big yields. This has been one of the best winters as far as quality and yield that we've seen in a long time.
"From a supply side, I think what's affected price the most is the weather in the Northeast and Midwest, which has affected demand," he said. "That's the biggest reason the markets have been depressed."
Lytch said south Florida vegetables escaped damage from a Feb. 17 freeze.
In late February, Loxahatchee-based J&J Produce Inc. began spring squash production in eastern Palm Beach County.
Brian Rayfield, vice president of sales and marketing, said J&J's spring production is also going well in southwest Florida near Fort Myers and in central Florida near Ruskin.
He said lower Mexican production is keeping demand high.
"Demand has exceeded supply going on two months," Rayfield said in late February. "We don't expect this to normalize until the middle or end of March. When the spring squash comes back around to where supply exceeds demand, we hope buyers don't let prices fall too far below growers' production costs in an effort to recoup any challenges they (retailers) had with high prices in the winter."
RayfieldIn late February, the USDA reported these prices for central and south Florida squash: ½-bushel cartons and crates of yellow straightneck small, $18-20.35, medium, $16-18.35; ½- and 5/9-bushel cartons and crates of zucchini small, $20-24.35, medium, $18-22.35; ¾-bushel cartons and crates of yellow crookneck, small, $14-14.85, medium, $12-12.85.


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if she does speak to someone in french, she is supposed to use the "vous" pronoun and not "tu" (I've never been to france but my french prof in university was very clear on that - claimed that wars have been known to start if someone is approached in the "tu" instead of "vous"!)
[...]Ou est le salle de bain?[...]
Quote from: Outdoor Girl on January 15, 2013, 10:54:04 AM[...]Ou est le salle de bain?[...]If you mean the restroom, it should be "Où sont les toilettes?". "Salle de bain" is the bathroom but in most French houses, it's separate from the restroom.
Quote from: cicero on January 15, 2013, 05:42:37 AMif she does speak to someone in french, she is supposed to use the "vous" pronoun and not "tu" (I've never been to france but my french prof in university was very clear on that - claimed that wars have been known to start if someone is approached in the "tu" instead of "vous"!)True, but there is also a certain level of tolerance for people who are obviously struggling with the language. It's better however to always use "vous" unless the person suggests otherwise. It's fine to address children as "tu".
Some friends and I went to Paris this past June and found everyone to be very friendly and, when they could tell I was hurriedly translating from French to English in my head (usually numbers!), would kindly switch to English. I always tried to be very polite.I used the Coffee Break French free podcasts to brush up on the language (which I had taken in high school). That was pretty helpful as each 20-min podcast is on a certain topic - i.e. ordering in a restaurant, going to the grocery store, etc.Other things worth noting: There are lots of signs in Paris about pickpockets. I wore a sturdy cross-body purse and had no trouble. And I think we overtipped a lot since as Americans we're used to tipping more than some countries do, but I consider that erring on the side of being a better tourist. And the food was TERRIFIC!
We sadly don't have much in term of drinkable water access outside so keeping a bottle of water is good, and filling it up whenever they can (inside museums for example, behind the public bathrooms ( they're free, the water is outside, on the other side of the entrance, and can be pretty easy to miss).)
Speaking of food:A café serves coffee (always espresso), tea, juice and soft drinks. No food except little snacks.A café-bar serves the same plus alcohol.A brasserie serves beer and other drinks and very simple food.A salon de thé serves tea and other hot drinks and pastries.


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All four varieties will be available in high-graphic laminated handled bags as well as zip-closure cast polypropelene pouch bags, he said.
The clarity of the CPP bag lends itself to color graphics, and the pleated bottom allows it to stand up better in displays, Robertson said.
Traditional slider bags, on the other hand, don't stand upright as well and tend to be made from a cloudier plastic, he said.
Sun World also will offer retailers high-graphic easy-to-assemble merchandising bins that have an artisan or a farm-fresh look to them, Robertson said.
Quick-response codes on the displays will allow consumers to learn more about the varieties and where the grapes are grown.
"These bins can generate tremendous lift," he said.
"The grape category is all about impulse. But how do you allocate enough space to grapes to help drive the category, because grapes can be under-represented from a space perspective?"
The bins can be used to expand existing produce department displays or used as a secondary display elsewhere in the store.
Sun World has found the bins can help increase grape category sales by up to 38%, Robertson said.


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Oral History Program Betty Ori Nichols Interviewed by Marci Farr 12 August 2010 Oral History Program Weber State University Stewart Library Ogden, Utah Betty Ori Nichols Interviewed by Marci Farr 12 August 2010 Copyright © 2010 by Weber State University, Stewart Library Mission Statement The Oral History Program of the Stewart Library was created to preserve the institutional history of Weber State University and the Davis, Ogden and Weber County communities. By conducting carefully researched, recorded, and transcribed interviews, the Oral History Program creates archival oral histories intended for the widest possible use. Interviews are conducted with the goal of eliciting from each participant a full and accurate account of events. The interviews are transcribed, edited for accuracy and clarity, and reviewed by the interviewees (as available), who are encouraged to augment or correct their spoken words. The reviewed and corrected transcripts are indexed, printed, and bound with photographs and illustrative materials as available. Archival copies are placed in Special Collections. The Stewart Library also houses the original recording so researchers can gain a sense of the interviewee's voice and intonations. Project Description The St. Benedict's School of Nursing was founded in 1947 by the Sisters of Mount Benedict. The school operated from April 1947 to 1968. Over the forty-one year period, the school had 605 students and 357 graduates. In 1966, the program became the basis for Weber State College's Practical Nursing Program. This oral history project was created to capture the memories of the graduates and to add to the history of nursing education in Ogden. The interviews focus on their training, religion, and experiences working with doctors, nurses, nuns, and patients at St. Benedict's Hospital. This project received funding from the Utah Humanities Council and the Utah Division of State History. ____________________________________ Oral history is a method of collecting historical information through recorded interviews between a narrator with firsthand knowledge of historically significant events and a well-informed interviewer, with the goal of preserving substantive additions to the historical record. Because it is primary material, oral history is not intended to present the final, verified, or complete narrative of events. It is a spoken account. It reflects personal opinion offered by the interviewee in response to questioning, and as such it is partisan, deeply involved, and irreplaceable. ____________________________________ Rights Management Special Collections All literary rights in the manuscript, including the right to publish, are reserved to the Stewart Library of Weber State University. No part of the manuscript may be published without the written permission of the University Librarian. Requests for permission to publish should be addressed to the Administration Office, Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, 84408. The request should include identification of the specific item and identification of the user. It is recommended that this oral history be cited as follows: Betty Ori Nichols, an oral history by Marci Farr, 12 August 2010, WSU Stewart Library Oral History Program, Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, UT. iii Betty Ori Nichols Graduation Photo Class of 1953 Betty Ori Nichols August 12, 2010 1 Abstract: This is an oral history interview with Betty Ori Nichols, conducted by Marci Farr, on August 12, 2010. In this interview, Betty discusses her recollections and experiences with the St. Benedict's School of Nursing. MF: This is Marci Farr. We're interviewing Betty Nichols. She graduated from St. Benedict's School of Nursing in 1953. We just want you to start out telling us a little bit about your life, where you grew up, and your family. BN: Okay. Well, I was an only child, which means you're spoiled, but I really wasn't. It was hard times, and everybody went through the same thing. No one thought they were poor, so that made it good. I lived in a mining camp; my dad was a coal miner. From the camps in Peerless we went down to Price to finish our schooling. I graduated from Carbon High School. It was a great experience. I had a good childhood and great parents. I can't ask for anything better. MF: Why did you decide to become a nurse? BN: Well, my girlfriend and I did volunteer work at the hospital as aides. We did that for about two years. I really enjoyed patient care. So that's when I decided. One thing that made me decide was because the miners worked good in the winter, and then they were laid off in the summer because no one used the coal. I saw what my mother went through worrying about paying bills and things, and I thought, I want a job that has security, and I knew nursing would be security. So you either became a teacher or a nurse. And I chose nursing. MF: How did you end up at St. Benedict's? 2 BN: There were several girls from the county that were up at St. Benedict's, and I was influenced by them. MF: Oh, good, so that's why you decided. Did you have a scholarship? BN: I did. I received a scholarship from the medical auxiliary, and at that time my education cost three hundred dollars. MF: For all three years? BN: All three years. MF: That's great. Tell us about when you first got up there; did you have to have any assessments? Was there anything as far as meeting any requirements? BN: We did have to send our grades in, and we had to fill out our application, and this was my application, and that was sent in. Then it was approved, and they accepted me. I don't know if you'll want that or not, you had to write a little summary of why you wanted to go into nursing. MF: Yes, that's perfect. In high school, did you have any classes that you took that helped along the way? BN: Chemistry. MF: Chemistry? BN: That was about it. MF: Good. So what did you think when you got up there? Was this your first time away from home? BN: Yes. I was excited. Our class started, and there were thirty-five students, and we were all registering about the same time, and thirteen graduated. MF: Wow, that's crazy. When you got up there, you had a probationary time, right? 3 BN: Six months. MF: So did that help weed people out, or was it mostly just as time went on? What do you think happened? BN: No, I think some of the girls decided that wasn't what they wanted, and some of them just couldn't make it, and many, many reasons, a lot of it personal. MF: Absolutely. You don't want to get up there and find out it isn't something that you want to do, and then keep plugging along and be miserable. That would not be fun. Tell us about your house mother. Who was your house mother? BN: I can't remember her last name. Her name was Lena, and she was a wonderful woman – wonderful, to all the girls. We were assigned a room, of course, the nursing home was almost new, and very nice. Two girls to a room, and then we had a kitchenette, a lounge, and a room that you could wash your clothes. We had to wash all our clothes by hand. We ate over at the hospital, in the cafeteria. Good food. Never could complain, which is unusual. But the nuns were really good cooks. MF: That's great. Who was your roommate? BN: That first six months, her name was Pat Kingston. She quit – and then a few years later, she was killed in an automobile accident, which was sad. MF: That's too bad. BN: But then I roomed with a Chinese girl, Francis Tom. She was wonderful. She lives in Hawaii, and we still communicate and write. MF: Oh, good. That's a great thing. 4 BN: I still keep in touch with a girl in New Hampshire; she was from Woods Cross, and we call on the phone all the time. MF: So you keep in contact with them. That's great. So how were the nuns when you were in school, as far as the rules and being strict? BN: We did have rules, and I think that's one thing we lack nowadays. MF: Yes. BN: The rules were not to be broken, and you knew that. If you go along and live by the rules, you don't mind it. We had to be in by ten o'clock through the week, eleven o'clock on weekends. We had to sign out when we went out, where we were going, and I can understand now, in case anything happened, they'd want to know how to reach us. Then we signed in. When we were in, they had bed check at ten o'clock. We all had to be in bed, and then we'd get up and study after they left. Or study under the covers with a flashlight. MF: Yes, absolutely. Did you have your classes at the hospital? You didn't have any with Weber State at all, did you? BN: We had all our theory part in the nursing home, and there were classrooms. Then, of course, the clinical in the hospital. MF: Did you have doctors that came in? BN: No, there were lay teachers, and then the sisters taught too. MF: Okay. BN: We had a sister in our class, and a sister in the class behind us that were going through nursing with us. MF: Oh, okay. 5 BN: Then one went on and went through radiology – one went on through teaching. MF: That's good. So did you have Jeane Morton? Was she one of your instructors, do you remember if she was? BN: Yes, I forgot her name. MF: She was in your capping picture, so I think that she was one of your instructors. BN: Yes, I have a picture of her. MF: Oh good. During your probationary period, did you have certain things that they started having you do? Do you remember? BN: I just think basically it was all theory. Maybe we did start, but it was fifty-seven years ago. I think we started gradually on the floor by taking temperatures in the morning, and then doing blood pressures, and vital signs. Then when we started getting assigned to the units, then we took on actual patient care. Jeane Morton was one of the instructors, one of the clinical instructors, and she was very strict. She made us do everything right down the line, but very good. MF: It probably helped as far as being able to see what you were taught in class, but then to actually go and do that on the floor. BN: I think we had more clinical experience than they do nowadays. Of course, nowadays there's so much technology, but we gave good patient care. MF: Because you were more personal, and you had the time to spend. You were the ones who took care of every single thing, there wasn't the critical care, and everything like that. After your six months, did you start doing rotations, is that how that worked? 6 BN: Right. We were three months in one area, and then we'd move on and rotate, and we'd rotate shifts. By then, not right away after six months, probably after the first year, they would make us charge nurses. We had one main supervisor; if we needed her, we would call her. But we took on a lot of responsibility. I look back now, and I think, we really did. But in comparison in what they do now, it's no comparison at all. MF: So your instructors – did some of them come from the community, the doctors, or were they on staff at the hospital? BN: I can't remember too many doctors. Maybe once in a while they'd give a lecture. But not teaching. The sisters were very knowledgeable. MF: I think their ability to also not just to teach the nursing aspect, but as far as the service, the care, being able to remember all these people and their needs absolutely made the difference. BN: It really did. MF: I think you put it in a more personal perspective that way. BN: I'll tell you something else they taught too, was respect for the physicians. You know, we were taught when they came to the station you stand up and you do everything "yes sir", "no sir". Very mannerly, and now nurses call doctors by their first names. It bothers me. I think they earn that position. They need the respect. I still call them doctor. They say, "Betty, you don't have to do that." For my peace of mind, I do, yes. Just don't call me Mrs. Nichols, 'cause it makes me sound old. Call me Betty. I'm not old. I am now, but not then. 7 MF: Young at heart, right? So with curfew, could you go out for the weekend, or go home if you wanted to? BN: Yes. One of the head nurses on the surgical unit was from Price, so she would fix it so I'd have Friday off and Monday off, and I'd have that four-day weekend. MF: Oh, how nice. BN: They were all very nice, and very accommodating. I didn't go home that much, maybe once a month and maybe not even that often. I'd catch the old Seaford train. We'd ride one train to Salt Lake, and then we'd exchange and go to Price, and it cost five dollars. MF: I'm sure back then – was that just like a fortune? BN: That was a lot. My parents couldn't afford having me go home too often. MF: I'm sure they were glad when you did, though. BN: They told me that when they didn't want me to come home. MF: Could you be engaged? Would they let you be engaged but just not married? BN: Yes. I was engaged. I was in nursing a year when my husband went to the Korean conflict. We were engaged, but they wanted you to concentrate on your schooling. MF: When you first started having your duties, what was your favorite? Did you have the diet kitchen? BN: Oh, yes. MF: So what was your favorite rotation when you started? BN: The surgical unit was my favorite. I liked it, and the operating room. I liked surgery, but I would rather have patient contact, so I went to surgical unit. But 8 then, lo and behold, through my later years, I worked my last twenty-one years in the operating room. MF: Isn't that funny how that changes? BN: Yes. I managed five units, but the operating room was the one I enjoyed the most. MF: Well, that's good. When you had your capping ceremony, where did that take place? BN: That was after six months we were capped. MF: Okay. BN: I had to stop and think. MF: When you were in training, were you required to attend Mass? BN: On Sundays, yes. They had morning Mass, it was a short Mass, like half hour. Sometimes if you felt like getting up earlier we'd go, but most of the mornings, I didn't go. MF: Did they have a devotional, was it kind of like that, or was it a special short Mass? BN: A short Mass, in the small chapel in the hospital. We'd get up and go and then we'd hurry and have breakfast, we would work seven to ten, and then we'd go to class from ten to four. Sometimes it might change a little bit for some reason, but then half of the class would go four to seven, and then they'd get off, and the other half would work seven to ten. So you had a three-hour block to study. MF: Oh, that's good. You would be able to keep up with that pretty well, and still work. 9 BN: We were so happy when we went to Children's Hospital in Denver, because it was eight hours with everything. MF: Oh, good. BN: That's all we had to do – but this way we figured, you know, we're working twelve-hour shifts. MF: That's true, you were. And plus schooling. Tell me about one of your patients, somebody that you cared for. BN: I can remember her name was Mrs. Fronk, and back then, they kept patients in the hospital. She had cancer and was a sweet little lady. Petite and everything had to be just so; it was difficult, because you'd have like five patients. You would have two bed baths, and a pan bath, and someone that was ambulatory that could do their own, so you'd have to know how to really manage to get all that done. She would want something done - "straighten my closet, straighten my drawers". It all took time. MF: So everything that was bothering her. The little details. BN: But you know what, we just loved her, everybody did. I can remember turning her, you could hear her little bones pop. It was so sad. But she was such a sweet lady, and I've never forgotten her. Plus, I took care of two patients in the iron lung during polio time, and of course they both died. Not because of me – and then when we went to Denver and Children's Hospital, there was one little boy that had polio, and I remember him. He was such a delightful young man. MF: That's good. So that influences how you care for them, those ones are the ones that you remember. 10 BN: Then I remember another one that was from Wyoming, and he had cancer of the bowel, and they did a colostomy on him, and I can remember I was on surgical floor, and I took care of him after surgery for three months. I don't know how much you know about nursing, but taking care of a colostomy patient requires a lot of time. Trying to get everything done, and always being really nice because he was such a wonderful man. Had a black moustache. Finally it was coming time for my rotation, and I rotated to medical, and lo and behold, he went to medical. So I had him for another three months. But it was like he was family, I just really liked him. He was a good man. MF: When you started shifts, when you started being a charge nurse, was after your second year? BN: I think it would probably be about the second year. We were charge nurses, but if there was anything we couldn't handle, we called the nun who was house supervisor, and she was right there. So there was supervision over us, but we still had to make sure everything worked out. MF: So did you work nights, was that usually a night shift? Or did it just depend? BN: I can't remember starting nights until later. Yes, we did rotate nights. MF: And you were on each floor for three months? BN: Yes. MF: Are there any traditions you remember, associated with St. Benedict's during holidays or something that you would do every year? 11 BN: They always made sure we had a nice Christmas – decorations and parties and exchanging gifts. But that was probably the only holiday that they really went out that I can remember. MF: What do you think was one of your greatest challenges while you were going through nurse's training? BN: The classes. They were so hard. Because you know, when you're in high school, you take the first ten pages, and you go to college, and you take the first five chapters. You know, it's two days from today, and then of course your other classes. My study habits were not that good when I went there, but you sure learned in a hurry that you have to buckle down. MF: I'm sure, to get a schedule. Absolutely. BN: That was a challenge for me, it really was. MF: So did you usually study with your roommate, or could you study with other of the nursing students? Did it matter to them? BN: Basically we just stayed with our roommates. We used to do group studies down in the lounge when we had big exams. MF: When you were in the nursing home, could you have visitors come? BN: Oh, yes. MF: That was okay, they'd allow that? BN: Yes. Mostly in the lounge. You couldn't take men back, or boyfriends or anything, back in where the rooms were. They had to always be in the lounge. MF: That's good. Was graduation held at St. Joseph���s church? BN: Yes. 12 MF: Tell us about that. BN: It was a beautiful ceremony. I remember they gave us roses to carry, and the Bishop was there, and it was very nice. I'm thinking in my mind, it had to be at St. Joseph's, I don't think we went to the cathedral. MF: I think it probably was. BN: That's a little blank in my mind. MF: That's all right. BN: You have to forgive me. My husband passed away in February, and he died of cancer, and for the last two months I had sleep deprivation, because getting up with him during the night and everything. I think it affected my brain cells, but boy it sure didn't affect my fat cells. They keep going. MF: That's usually how it happens, darn it. BN: Darn it. MF: After you graduated, did you stay at St. Benedict's? What did you do? BN: I stayed there for three months, and then lo and behold, the woman that was head of the auxiliary in Price, the clinic that her husband was running couldn't get a nurse. And she says, Betty, we feel like you feel a little obligated to come down and help us. And I did. So I went down and worked in the clinic, which was two doctors and a dentist. We did minor surgeries there – tonsillectomies and minor things. MF: And your mom and dad were there? BN: Yes, I really enjoyed it. But when you go into an office, you don't get any benefits, you don't get the wage. I laugh because I made two hundred dollars a month. 13 When I quit nursing thirty-two years after, I was making two hundred dollars a day. MF: It does make a difference, doesn't it? What did you do after the clinic? Was your husband home by that time? BN: He came back and we got married, and he was thinking of going in the mines, and I said, "Oh, no, no." He had worked in the grocery store with the meat-cutters, so he went to Salt Lake and started working at Albertson's, so we moved to Salt Lake. MF: Did you stay there? BN: We stayed there for a year, and then they moved him down here to Provo, and this is when we bought this home, and then he worked and his boss wanted him to go to California and work in some stores down there. So we went down there for three years, and I worked at the Anaheim General down in California. I was fortunate – I stayed with my children until they were eight and ten. Then we moved back here, which was nice because the drug thing was just coming in California, so I was happy to get back to Utah. We were here forty-some years. MF: Oh, good. Where did you do nursing when you got back here? BN: I started in American Fork Hospital, the old one, and then they built the new one, which IHC took over, and we moved over there, and that is where I stayed. MF: When did you retire, what year? BN: 1992. It's a wonderful hospital; we had a great medical staff. I think we had fifty doctors at that time. Now they have over a hundred. MF: That is crazy. 14 BN: I started out nights – in nursing you can work shifts, with children at home, and so I rotated. Then, after five years, they made me manager over the operating room. Then about ten years after that they gave me more units, and then the last three years I was assistant director of nursing. MF: That is great. So your training served you well in every aspect of your life – being able to take care of your kids, your husband, and the community. BN: It really does. And you know, we've done a lot of volunteer work, and I loved it – I loved every minute of it. MF: That's good, I'm glad. That's such a great thing. How do you think nursing has changed? BN: I think in the teaching process, they don't get enough clinical experience. But I think they have excellent technology skills, that part of it. I think it's excellent, just with my husband in the hospital as much as he was, I don't think he had as much personal care that we would have given, but then we didn't have the machines that they have. MF: Exactly, that takes care of that. That's probably the thing that makes the difference, is the personal time, plus there are such big wards now. Just taking care of everybody. It's amazing. BN: Yes. MF: You mentioned you still keep in contact with some classmates. Do you know how many of your classmates are still around? BN: From my class? MF: From '53. 15 BN: Excuse me a minute. You can look through it. [telephone is ringing] MF: How fun. These books are so great, I love it. So these were kind of your yearbooks, is what these were. BN: Yes. We got that at graduation time. MF: That is fabulous. Thank you for letting us come and for sharing your memories with us.
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Filming & Photo Shoots on the West Somerset Railway
The Railway always extends a warm welcome to film & photo shoot crews and can provide some of the best services available today.
You have a choice of 10 stations from the tiny wayside halt at Doniford. Originally built to allow troops to reach Doniford Army Camp. Now an idyllic spot with a choice of countryside or sea as a background. There is no car park but moving your crew by train would be easy. Or for something bigger try Minehead. An excellent background of the old part of the town recalls the days of the 40s and 50s. The platforms are very long and a substantial train can be provided for those departure scenes.
In between you can discover quintessential country stations like Stogumber where time has stood still for decades or Blue Anchor where 2 tracks mean action of 2 trains passing is possible with the added advantage of a working level crossing with old style gates.
The WSR can offer a variety of freight wagons in authentic livery for a goods train or trains made up of 50 year old coaches. A range of locomotives are available from small tank engines to large freight engines if authentic period locomotives are required.
The WSR also has the advantage of running through steep sided cuttings or rolling countryside where selection of scene background is made much easier. The WSR has a well trained team who can advise on all the safety considerations for filming on and adjacent to the tracks.
If you need a train at your disposal that is not a problem. The WSR will supply a list of days when there are no normal passenger services and your train hire will cater for your needs. These days are normally over the period October to March that provides the best visual effect from the locomotive due to the increased visible smoke and steam in the cooler weather.
Many of our stations have catering facilities that can provide much needed beverages and light refreshments to your film crew.
So for idyllic locations and a flexible hire package to meet your exact requirements call on the West Somerset Railway plc.
The West Somerset Railway offers a paid for service whereby we can chaperone you to undertake filming/photography in a lineside area. We ideally need a minimum of 3 weeks notice so that we can get a chaperone in place. Please fing the Commercial Department on 01643 704996 or email email@example.com


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The apple flavor is quite strong, and the big chunks of actual apples make this yogurt more fun and satisfying than regular pureed varieties. The cinnamon flavor was a nice addition, but the base was a little .. off. The overall combination of apple and cinnamon on the sweet yogurt background was a little too much. I can't quite pinpoint what it was about the flavor that was bothering me, but I must say this isn't my favorite.
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Dannon Light & Fit have a lot of interesting flavors, but so far, I really haven't been wowed by any. The Watermelon was just so-so, as was the Cantaloupe, and so is this Apple Pie yogurt. I did enjoy the Key Lime Pie, and plan on trying a lot more of the flavors, but if you have any favorites, please let me know.


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- May 31:
- Willits bypass court case coming down to the wire
- Letter:Wake Up Willits! about the bypass
- Letter: Protecting pot growers while raising highway stink (bypass)
- Letter: Little Lake Wick Drilling Model.
- May 24:
- City holds course on Willits bypass relinquishment efforts
- May 22:
- Piles, wick drains and protests
- May 17:
- Letter: Bypass Scam
- Willits bypass route remains an area of conflict
- May 9:
- Brooktrails to reconsider bypass support on Tuesday
- May 8:
- CalTrans poised to begin major bypass work
- May 3:
- Last two Willits tree-sitters slip away
- May 1:
- CalTrans violated bypass construction permits, Water Board charges
- Willits bypass construction update
- Willits protesters off to Sacramento and LA
- Apr 25:
- Farm Bureau, CalTrans issue statements on bypass settlement
- Two arrests as bypass protesters stage sit-in
- Apr 23:
- Farm Bureau settles bypass lawsuit
- Apr 18:
- Willits bypass update: On the use of wick drains; Why they are being used
- Violent tree sitter pleads guilty to felony; sentencing scheduled May 31
- Apr 11:
- Large crowd objects to Brooktrails' bypass support
- Apr 9:
- Willits bypass progress report
- Apr 4:
- Willits: All five tree-sit protesters removed from CalTrans' Willits bypass right of way
- Apr 2:
- Updated at 5 p.m. Tree sitters blocking Willits bypass route pulled from trees
- Mar 29:
- Tree-sitter declares hunger strike
- BOS remains committed to Willits bypass
- Mar 28:
- Tree-sitter declares hunger strike
- Mar 26:
- Willits bypass construction continues
- Mar 21:
- CHP arrives in force to clear bypass protesters
- Union members call for end to bypass delay
- Mar 19:
- Showdown likely between protesters and CalTrans
- Mar 16:
- Showdown likely between protestors and CalTrans
- Mar 14:
- Rally supports Willits bypass, while protestors shut down worksite
- Mar 12:
- Commentary: Phase 1 of the Willits bypass is unsafe, destructive and wasteful
- Commentary: Local first or Interregional?
- Commentary: CalTrans' bypass; who's costing the taxpayers what?
- LETTER: Hearing from the whole community
- LETTER: Consider consquences
- CalTrans bypass: The waiting game continues
- Mar 8:
- LETTER: Bypass-- 'Un'occupy the highway
- LETTER: Bypass--There are 'better ways'
- LETTER: Bypass plan is 'unsafe'
- LETTER: The public should know more on the bypass boondoggle
- LETTER: Out on a limb on the bypass
- Mar 5:
- Bypass protests and counter 'statements'
- Feb 28:
- Bypass project halted by the birds and Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Feb 26:
- Commentary: Bypass means a safer, healthier Little Lake Valley
- Bypass construction starts, then stops
- Letter: The bypass--Is there 'a better way'?
- Feb 19:
- Commentary: Why is there a tree sit in Willits to protest the CalTrans bypass?
- Letter: Supports the bypass
- CalTrans gives bypass contractor a green light
- Feb 12:
- Tree sitter's protest against the Willits bypass continues
- Feb 5:
- Bypass lawsuit rolls on as Warbler sits
My primary motivation was to mind the safety and well-being of the young and courageous woman, Warbler, alone in the ponderosa pine because she cares enough about the bypass to make a huge sacrifice. Call it paternal instincts; the least I can do is be there to help insure she is safe.
The tree sit is located at an eastern access road off the long curve south of Willits where 101 transitions from four lanes to two, just before crossing the bridge over the railroad tracks. Those traveling that morning on that section of 101 can attest to the hazardous driving conditions due to fog. Standing by the road in the dense fog, I could not see the beginning or ending of the curve from either the north or south.
Cars were flying down the hill from the south through the fog, and with the blind curve behind him we were seriously concerned for his safety as well as the safety of everyone else on the road at that moment.
One car did pass successfully around him on his right, but in a flash another car passed the CalTrans vehicle on the right hand shoulder too fast. We later learned that a 16-year-old student driver was at the wheel with her father in the passenger seat.
The car went out of control, turning sideways, completing a 180-degree spin, and kept skidding back toward the oncoming north bound traffic. Thankfully, the car finally came to a stop, still in the southbound lane. The girl and her father emerged from the car, unhurt but shaken. The father took over the driving, got the car turned around while traffic waited behind them, and they hurried off south.
I witnessed what could have easily been a multiple-car accident with very serious and potentially fatal consequences.
What concerns me was the response from Mr. Wright, who seemed cavalier and defensive when we talked to him. He insisted he had done nothing wrong. "I made a legal left turn. You can cross a double-yellow line legally, not a double-double-yellow." He also noted the car behind him was going too fast.
I agree the "basic speed law" by definition means the driver was going too fast. But what about Mr. Wright's right to make a "legal" left turn over a double-yellow line against the common sense one should not be blocking a single lane of traffic coming at a high rate of speed around a blind curve on a foggy morning during the commuter hour traffic?
He could have approached safely from the south making it a right-hand turn. Why didn't he approach this very dangerous left turn using his flashing yellow lights to slow the traffic way down before he came to a complete stop? Isn't this why we pay for him to have the yellow lights on his truck?
We pay Mr. Wright with our tax dollars for his job and his position of leadership in public safety. His response that he did nothing wrong is reprehensible. If it had been any other citizen who had caused this near crisis, I believe the Highway Patrol would not think they "had done anything wrong."
Concerned for public safety (from the health of our watershed to the people by the roads), we who are protesting the bypass from this site have committed to approaching Warbler's perch from the south where we will not create such potential havoc. If CalTrans is starting off their construction process with this wanton disregard for public safety to accomplish their ends, I worry about what lies ahead in the next six years of the disruption, high risk to public and the environment.
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Fast-track Worship Install, Part 2
Jan 17, 2013 10:02 AM, With Bennett Liles
I think they have a projector and screen in there, so how do they use that? Do they put up song lyrics or use it for IMAG or what?
Schmidt: They use it mostly for lyrics during worship and then they can put teaching slides up there as well for the pastor's sermon. [Timestamp: 4:38]
OK and I guess that's front projection they're using?
Schmidt: Yes, we did a 16x9 screen and we installed it in the darkest area of the sanctuary. We also made sure that the overhead lights were on a separate dimmer so that they didn't wash out the videoscreen. [Timestamp: 4:53]
How do they do the song lyrics? What's the source for that? Do they use PowerPoint slides or something like that?
Schmidt: Yeah, they just use PowerPoint right now.
So what kind of video signal format do you send up to the projector?
Schmidt: We came out of the Mac mini and we went through a Extron distribution system and then we converted everything to a Cat-6 using Extron baluns. [Timestamp: 5:13]
Well, that's a good solid way to cover the distance. And who operates the source gear for the song lyrics? Have they got one person who just does that?
Schmidt: Yeah, we've got it set up so that the same person doing sound can run video. Everything's real close by. [Timestamp: 5:26]
Well, that's a good way to go, especially with sometimes having to deal with changes in tech team people on short notice.
Schmidt: Yes.
And you're using NEC flatpanel displays on the back wall?
Schmidt: Yes, we built a videowall … NEC makes a bundle solution; it's four 55in. LCD panels and we installed them on the back wall. The architect really didn't want it a second projector hanging in the ceiling, so we used a flatpanel videowall. [Timestamp: 5:53]
And they use those for song lyrics as well?
Schmidt: Yeah, we've got it so it basically mirrors the projector on the front wall. [Timestamp: 6:01]
And I guess you feed the video to those the same way as with the projection.
Schmidt: Yes, we did everything over Cat-6 and everything's full HD 1920x1080p. [Timestamp: 6:10]
Was there any other gear that you put in there for the church?
Schmidt: The only other thing is probably the speakers, the Renkus-Heinz Iconyx live speakers. Those are digitally steerable, and so we were able to steer the acoustical energy in the beams onto the floor where the seats are and then we used another device where we can change the presets. They wanted to have the ability, if they had a small little group of people kind of in the round, we actually have a second preset on those Renkus speakers that puts all the energy on the smaller area of the seating area. [Timestamp: 6:41]
Oh, well, that really helps out in the acoustical situation then.
Rold: The first half of the stage is actually portable, and it's removable so when they decide to make it smaller they can remove that, but we can digitally steer the sounds up closer so that they can have a more intimate setting and it worked out really good. [Timestamp: 6:58]
So when you got all this set up and had all of the technical ducks in a row, how did the training go when you got people in there? How did they take to that?
Rold: The training was the easiest I've ever done actually. We didn't have to spend a lot of time. I spent maybe 15-20 minutes with their house tech running through the basics of everything and then we went right into doing everything live essentially. We've never had a return phone call. They've never had an issue. We've never had a drop out. It's been really consistent. [Timestamp: 7:30]
Yeah, when the phone doesn't ring after the job most of the time that's good news. Rold: With the console and the software, he already knew the video end, so it was pretty much just showing him how the video was routed. But with the console, with the recording software, it was literally 20-25 minutes at most. [I] ran him through it a couple times and he's been fine ever since. [Timestamp: 7:52]
And that's a great opportunity for some of the younger folks to get in there and get some hands-on experience working with up-to-date, front-line equipment. That's one of the great things about being able to volunteer for a church crew. What's coming up for JC Productions? Have you got any projects in the works that you can tell us about at this point?
Rold: We've been promoting our video podcasting services over the last several months and we did wire up this church so that they could do video podcasting down the road with robotic cameras. We do other things here in town—corporate AV, we do public works projects, training rooms, city council chambers—a variety of things. [Timestamp: 8:29]
Well it sounds like you're staying busy and I really appreciate your taking time to give us the details on this project, guys. It's Scott Schmidt and Todd Rold from JC Productions. Nice job on the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd and thanks for being with us.
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Goooood Morning, Silicon Alley! Gary Sharma's Picks for the Week of September 12 (The Look Ma, I'm on TV! Edition)
This is a guest post from Gary Sharma (aka "The Guy with the Red Tie"), Founder of GarysGuide, Mentor at ER Accelerator and proud owner of a whole bunch of black suits, white shirts and, at last count, over forty red ties. You can reach him at gary [at] garysguide.org.
The tech powers-that-be reached out to me over the weekend with a desperate plea: "Gary, as u know two of our blowhards superstars were unceremoniously booted regretfully let go last week. Now we love these kids, but God knows what kind of crazy mischief they'll get into if we don't find them a new gig, pronto. Can you help?" So I put on my red tie, summoned my super powers and went searching for some answers.
The Boutique VC Firm
If you thought Andreeseen-Horowitz was the gold standard in Silicon Valley, wait till ya get a load of Arrington-Bartz. With Bartz's take-no-prisoners approach and Arrington's friendships cemented at Bin 38, dealflow should be a cinch. And I believe A12Z.com is available.
The Buddy Movie
Think an R-rated version of Jackie Chan + Chris Tucker but with way more colorful language and just a hint of romance. If that's not a sleeper hit franchise in the making, I don't know what is. You're welcome, unimaginative overpaid Hollywood studio execs.
The Crime Fighting Super Duo
Worth it just to see all the prancing around the valley in tights and capes. Bartz's trademark one-liner? "I'll dropkick you to (bleeping) Mars."
The Swap
It's a no-brainer! Arrington takes over the reins at Yahoo while Bartz assumes blogging duties at TechCrunch. It'll be like nothing ever changed. Bonus: Bartz and Arianna face off in a boardroom cat fight! But thats a story for another day.
And finally… the 2012 Presidential Candidate Team
If there was one takeaway from their infamous fireside chat at Techcrunch Disrupt NYC last year, it was that these kids would kill it in a presidential debate. F-bombs, anyone?
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2013 and earlier-Acura RDX Prices Paid and Buying Experience
b_anil Posts: 1Total price out the door is 42.4K bought it on 11/20. I live in Wheeling 60090 dealer is 4-5 miles from my home.
Acura RDX 2013 AWD Tech package + 10.2" DVD Player+ Remote starter
tax is 8.25%
Got through dealer 3.89% for 72 months 4K downpayment. Around 600/month
Let me know is it a good deal -
4mercoachrick Posts: 133No offense; but unless your credit is absolutely shot, you should have been under 2% for a new auto loan with a decent down payment. Check out Pen Fed:
https://www.penfed.org/Auto-Loans-Overview/?intcid=ad-AutoLoans-PenFedORG-Ticker- -10312012
The F&I guy was smilin' at that rate you got. -
srizvi1 Posts: 233Yes the purchase was made last night. Here are my final numbers for my 2013 Acura RDX AWD w/ Tech.
Selling Price: $37,615
Dealer Processing Charge (Not required by law): $200
Electronic Title and Registration: $20
Total Purchase Price: $37,835
Tire Recycling Fee:$4.00
Title Tax: $1098.90
Title Fees: $100
Lien Filing Fees: $20
Registration Fees $195
Total Cash Delivered Price $39,252.90
For my 2008 Lexus IS 350 which was just shy of 65k miles I got $19,600 for it (the highest - by far - over two Lexus Dealers and Carmax) from the Acura dealership I went to. There was $8058.42 due on it. That gave me Trade-in Equity of $11,441.58
- $11,441.58
= $27,811.32 = final amount I am responsible for.
I was approved for 1.9% APR financing from Acura Financial (Honda financial) for 60 months from them but chose instead to go with my work's Credit union (I work for Fed govt) for 1.99% APR. On a 60 month loan it's $1ish more each payment at $487.38. Not sure how much it would change if I decided to do 4 year payments instead of 5 years.
I don't know if I have the best price in here or not. But if anyone wants to see my purchase order, I am willing to blur out my sensitive info and share it. If you're in the DC area and can do Laurel's Tischer Acura dealership, please pass my name along as the referral because maybe I can get some credits or reward points for the referral.
Email me (my email is my username here @ gmail ) and I'll give you the salesperson's name. Today's the 29th and tomorrow's the 30th, I don't know if the end of the month thing is real or not, but if it is, it's a good time to make your move.
Two Final notes:
1) Above I've put in italics the fees I wasn't expecting or expecting to be different. I don't really know at this point if I can bring up anything but these weren't disclosed to me. But then again, I didn't pressure hard for a full breakdown of all fees to expect. I'd strongly suggest making all dealers you're considering do that. Really spell out what the fees should be. I thought it was simply going to be Tax, Tags ($180), and Dealer processing ($200).
2) For anyone sharing prices, please consider doing a breakdown like mine. I think it really gives a more helpful picture. Especially when it comes to these purchases which are so large in nature, I think it's a big help to have the full picture and not some info. I think the "OTD" prices really aren't helpful without the full picture because there are so many factors w/ each individual purchase (trade-in, accessories, etc) to consider. Just my thoughts. -
alvares Posts: 75I got the same approval from my credit union at 1.95%. What I was offered is the 2013 acura RDX FWD Tech for the amount of 35,196.00 included is the all season floor mat and wheel locks. Dealer says it may go lower on the financing but I may stick with my credit union..You think is a good deal?
jay_2013 Posts: 11I have been quoted a price of $33238 for a base fwd non-tech 2013 RDX in the SF Bay Area. I reckon getting it down to invoice (which is only a few hundred down) should be possible? Does that seem about right? Another dealer said he would "throw in fog lights" (dealer installed) for $33500. Acura.com shows the fog lights with a $350 msrp price tag which would make the second deal slightly cheaper. I am not looking for the tech package but definitely need the fog lights.
alvares Posts: 75Saillier I just bought the RDX FWD W/ Tech for 35,196.00 for the AWD add 1,200.00 more makes it 36,396.00. The best option is to call 10 dealers in a radious of 100miles from your area and propose them an offer below invoice. Then give them your email and have them send quotes to your email,and then say which ever dealer gives me the best deal is the one I choose. On my sale the wheel locks and all season floor mats were included I couldn't do more. Msrp on an RDX FWD Tech is 38,020 I'm under 2,824 msrp, I think I did a good deal. Going dealer to dealer is a waste of time done that and no good deals. Internet managers get better deals..
alvares Posts: 75The $1,200.00 more would cover an RDX AWD tech I paid 35,196 if I would of gotten an AWD cost would of been 36,396.00. But in florida most of them are FWD. On top of that you need to add you know tax, tag and fees, which range from $199.00 up to $699.00 in dealer fee depending in which state you live in the taxes vary an dealer fee as well...
billy3554 Posts: 148True Car is a joke. At best the price they offer is an average, which means half of all buyers pay less. True Car counts on lazy buyers and True Car works closely with dealers. What more needs be said.
Edmunds TMV is also an average price.
To negotiate a good price, take the invoice and reduce it by the holdback and any other dealer incentive you can locate. Add a few hundred for profit and use that as a starting point for negotiations. Don't forget to consider any documentation fees, which are simply more dealer profit. -
sallier Posts: 16I am MOST grateful to both alvares and billy3554 for pointing me to the starting
place of invoice & not truecar!! But even on invoice there's a difference between
edmunds & t.c. Haven't rechecked t.c. to see if invoice includes destination but
edmunds with dest. is 37,860 while t.c. invoice is 38,160. This is for 2013 awd, with tech. Why the difference?? MANY thanks for the help -
fugazzi24 Posts: 7I just wanted to get peoples perspective on this deal I was offered by an Acura Dealership in my area.
36month, 15K Lease
Residual 56%, MF is .00165, Selling Price $ 37,960 , MSRP is $ 40,315.
I think I can do a little better on the MF but other than that is seems like a pretty good deal.
$1500 due at signing, including taxes, title, ins.
Monthly payment of $550 a month. -
alvares Posts: 75saillier don't go for that destination they tried putting it on my sale at the end of the deal for 895 so it was 35,196 plus the destination equals 36,091. I said no I'm only paying the agreed price of 35,196 plus tax, tag and the fee the dealer charges and that's it. They always try to get you some way but always go with a fixed price and there is no back end deal fees.
iris9 Posts: 5The kbb invoice which includes the destination is 36565. So you were really $1369 below invoice. Wow! I didn't think it was possible to have the dealer exclude the destination fee. I think you got a great deal.
I am in the Dallas area and am looking for the base RDX. Will the end of the year be the right time to snatch a great deal(as alvarez!) or it doesn't matter? -
jay_2013 Posts: 11
sunnyfl1 Posts: 19Hi Alvares, Thank you for sharing your experience I'm looking to upgrade my 2009 pilot, I've been following this thread for a while and I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on the same exact RDX (FWD Tech) I live in South Florida and I was wondering if you can share the dealer where you got your RDX. I'm leaving my email just in case you want to provide the info in a private manner. email@example.com
thank you in advance for your help