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Craig With big-game herds moving back to higher ground, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has reopened the Byers Canyon Shooting Range for 2013, according to a news release.
The range in Hot Sulphur Springs is open to the public seven days a week from sunrise to sunset and does require membership fees. It has five centerfire rifle ranges at 25, 100 and 200 yards, a .22-caliber rifle range, a shotgun range and a handgun range.
The range has minimal supervision, but CPW property technician Doug Gillham reminded those looking to shoot at Byers Canyon that there are important rules to be followed. In 2012, tracer ammunition was used at the range, which twice led to fires.
"Anyone caught with tracer rounds at the range may face a substantial fine and be held liable for damages and fire department expenses if the use of the illegal ammo leads to a fire," said Lyle Sidener, Area Wildlife Manager for Hot Sulphur Springs, in the release.
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Manchester Art Gallery
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0161 235 8893
0161 235 8899
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Here you'll find everything from fine art to a Levi jeans chair. Manchester Art Gallery's world class collection spans six centuries and contains over 25,000 items.
Winner of Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2008 in the Manchester Tourism Awards and shortlisted for the Guardian Family Friendly Award, Manchester Art Gallery has something for everyone.
Regularly changing exhibitions, an award winning cafe and a gallery shop mean that you can pop in for 10 minutes, or spend a whole day there. You don't have to like everything inside. And you don't need to be an expert to enjoy a visit.
Manchester Art Gallery. Enjoy. Discover. Relax.
This gallery has a Designated Collection of national importance.
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Part of a Designated Collection of Fine and Decorative Art, which you can also see at Wythenshawe Hall and Heaton Hall, is on display here. Please contact Manchester Art Gallery for more information if you wish to see a specific item.
Manchester Art Gallery is renowned for its collections of fine and decorative art, including internationally famous Pre-Raphaelite paintings and significant holdings of English ceramics. The Art Gallery re-opened in 2002 after a £35 million expansion which doubled the amount of display space available.
Famous for its impressive collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings, the gallery houses works by Hunt, Rosetti, Madox Brown and Burne-Jones among others. However, all periods are covered, including what's happening now.
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Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Archaeology
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The Sensory War 1914-2014
- 11 October 2014 — 22 February 2015 *on now
This major group exhibition marking the Centenary of the First World War explores how artists have communicated the impact of military conflict on the body, mind, environment and human senses between 1914 and 2014.
The show examines how artists from 1914 onwards depicted the devastating impact of new military technologies utilised in a century of conflict beginning with the First World War. It brings together work from a range of leading artists including Henry Lamb, CRW Nevinson, Paul Nash, Otto Dix, Nancy Spero, Richard Mosse, Omer Fast and features works by the hibakusha; survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima which were created in the 1970s and are being shown in the UK for the first time.
The First World War involved a profound re-configuration of sensory experience and perception through the invention of devastating military technologies, which destroyed human lives and altered the environment beyond recognition. Its legacy has continued and evolved through even more radical forms of destruction over the last hundred years. Throughout the century, artists have struggled to understand the true effect of modern technological warfare. While military and press photography have brought a new capacity to coldly document such lethal displays, artists found a different way of seeing.
Manchester Art Gallery has a nationally important collection of art of the First World War, which was assembled by its first director, Lawrence Haward. Taking this rich collection as the starting point, this show includes historic and contemporary art from the UK, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the United States, Canada, Japan, Vietnam, New Zealand, Algeria, Ireland, Iran, Israel and Palestine.
- 25 October 2014 — 22 March 2015 *on now
Captured around the world, fashioned in Manchester: internationally renowned and Manchester-based media and textile artist Andrea Zapp reveals her first luxury womenswear collection. Working with scenes and photography from her global travels, Zapp has used urban views, rural panoramas, miniature scenarios and objects of culture and curiosity to create a visual portfolio which forms the essence of each stunning hand-made silk dress.
For this exhibition, Zapp has designed three exclusive limited edition dresses, using photographs of objects from the gallery's decorative arts collection in striking new pattern narratives.
Each dress also features in a unique online map interface that enables you to view the original worldwide location and background story for each photographic artwork via its GPS coordinates.
Stanley Spencer: Heaven in a Hell of War
- 29 November 2014 — 1 March 2015 *on now
This autumn, Manchester Art Gallery will present Stanley Spencer: Heaven in a Hell of War, an exhibition of work by acclaimed British painter, Stanley Spencer, on loan from the National Trust's Sandham Memorial Chapel. This exhibition will feature a series of large-scale arched canvases and side panels detailing scenes of the artist's own wartime experiences. Working as a soldier within a hospital, his recollections focus on the domestic rather than the combative and evoke everyday experience in which he found spiritual resonance and sustenance.
Family Art Club
Play games, be creative and get messy at Manchester Art Gallery's free family art club. Workshops are designed for you to play, create and enjoy as a family. Workshops are suitable for children aged 6-11 years and their families. The workshops run for two hours to give you the chance to relax and enjoy some quality creative time with your children.
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Sessions are free and there's no need to book but places are limited so turn up early.
Family Art Club - Under 5s
Make friends. Make noise. Make a mess! Activities for children aged 0-5 years from 13.00 to 15.00. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Under 5s Family Art Club sessions are free but places are limited, so arrive early to avoid disappointment.
KS2 Interactive: Ford Madox Brown's Work
This Flash online interactive uses the famous painting Work to bring Victorian social history to life. Characters come alive, a series of clues encourage children to investigate the painting closely, and a series of different objects are used to explore the different responses people have to objects and their meanings, encouraging pupils to empathise with different characters. The interactive ends with a quiz to assess what has been learnt, and there's also a handy teacher's guide.
Mini Family Art Club
Make friends. Make noise. Make a mess! Activities for children aged 5 and under. Come along on Fridays 10.30-11.30 with your little ones and spend some quality fun time in a safe environment. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Activities are free and there is no need to book but places are limited so arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Stepping Inside a 1910 painting with Tony Ross
Acclaimed children's author and illustrator Tony Ross responds to a 1910 painting called Old Cab at All Saints, Manchester by Adolphe Valette, producing a witty comment on the original. Good worksheets to help you try it yourself.
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- Organize different resource like HR/Logistic/ Finance/contract negotiation to reach project/program target
- Highly understanding of risk management in middle size target-oriented organization.
- Familiar with the work flow in telecom operators and match Huawei delivery projects both engineering and service
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A pension is available to qualified veterans. To qualify, a veteran must apply for veterans status for civil service pension plans after employment and must be in active employment until the effective date of retirement. These benefits cannot be deferred. Veterans who continue in employment covered by Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) until they are at least age 60 with 20 or more years of service credit are entitled to an annual benefit equal to onehalf of the salary on which pension contributions were made in any consecutive 12-month period which would provide the largest possible benefit to the member.
Veterans who are at least age 55 with 35 or more years of service credit are entitled to an annual allowance based on the following formula: Years of Service divided by 55, multiplied by the last 12 months salary, which yields the Maximum Annual Allowance. Veterans benefits cannot be deferred and members must meet all the requirements to qualify. Veteran members may retire on the same basis as nonveteran members if it would result in a higher benefit.
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Description Suggest an Edit The planners of this bikeway have high hopes that this path will eventually extend from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. At this time, there are a few large segments that are being planned in between Sparks and Wadsworth as well as between Truckee, CA and Verdi, NV. Until then, cyclists are guaranteed safe access throughout the constructed parts of this bikeway. Please refer to the Truckee River Bike Trail for information on this California segment of the bikeway. Below is information on the segments from Verdi to Sparks and from Wadsworth to Pyramid Lake, also known as "The Rez" due to its location along the Pyramid Lake Tribal Reservation. Please be respectful to regulations provided by the reservation in this area so cyclists do not lose access to this tremendous section of the trail.From Tahoe-Pyramid Bikeway: Verdi to SparksThe Mogul-Verdi link was opened by the Bikeway, in partnership with NDOT and Reno, in 2005, making it possible to ride from Reno to Verdi without cycling on I-80. Recent bike counts reach 200 per day in good weather.From Verdi to Sparks (about 20 miles) the route is a combination of bike lanes, streets, and older sections of bike trail built by the cities. The trail ends at Vista Blvd."The Rez"--Wadsworth to Pyramid LakeThe northern-most section of the trail, the Pyramid Lake Reservation Bikeway, is 24 miles long, alternating dirt and paved surfaces. Skinny tire bikes are NOT suitable. This is a remote area, so you will need all your own supplies, and cell phone coverage is spotty. The trail includes some rolling hills and passes through a working cattle ranch by going up-and-over two fence stiles, so please don't bother the animals, and you need to be able to lift your bike up and down 6 stairsteps. If these conditions don't appeal to you, you can still follow the old railroad grade north from Wadsworth, then turn right at Gardella Canyon Road, taking it downhill until you see the trail on your left to continue north. Not recommended for inexperienced riders or trailers; horses are not allowed by Tribal regulation.You must have a day use permit from the Tribe ($6.50 per car obtained at the Smoke Shop in Wadsworth). It is a good idea to call the Smoke Shop in Wadsworth, at (775) 574-1022, before driving out there to make sure they have permits for sale, as they sometimes run out. They can also tell you the current weather and snow cover conditions. Click to read more Parking and Trail Access Click to read more Reviews
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Lesley Butterfield is a lifelong Mercedes fan. He's also a branding guru. So it's no surprise that he has combined the two to write the first history of the Mercedes brand.
While it may sound very business-oriented, full access to the Mercedes archives has allowed Butterfield to make Enduring Passion a fascinating read. As he explains: "We found some amazing papers in the archive, including the real story of where the famous three-pointed star came from."
Stuffed with previously unseen photographs, the book's historical content stretches right back to 1886 and the invention of the car by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. It is matched by the personal and social stories of the key players, including a murder. Enduring Passion: The Story of the Mercedes-Benz Brand is published by Wiley.


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I stacked the top and middle onto the bottom tier. I got a little slipping of the middle tier, nothing bad though. The problem came when I backed out of the driveway to deliver the cake. I was going SLOW!!!! When I got to the church (less than 1/2 mile away) and opened the car, the entire "top" of the bottom tier had shifted. I had to try to push it back together and then fix as much of the decorations as I could. Then, just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, as we were standing there watching, the cake continued to shift and shift backwards. We had to prop the back up with two small butter dishes since a good inch and a half of the bottom tier was hanging off the back.
Thankfully the bride and groom were planning on cutting and serving the cake, but I feel so horrible. They were very gracious. We kind of joked that every wedding has a horror story and this was it, but still I feel really really bad.
I am completely confused how a cake can shift when it has been doweled. The bottom and middle tiers each had 8 dowels rods. The cake was WASC and frosting was regular butter cream. Raspberry filling on all tiers.
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Choosing the High Ground
A Preview of Scenario Creation in BattleLore Second Edition |
BattleLore Second Edition | Published 19 September 2013 |
Fantasy Flight Games recently announced the upcoming release of BattleLore Second Edition, a two-player board game of unit-based fantasy battles in Terrinoth. In every game, you will take command of an army and attempt to lead them to victory. By carefully forging your battle plans, you can deliver the best orders to your troops and defeat your enemies on the field of battle.
Without the necessary forethought, though, you may find yourself entering the battle at a disadvantage. Tough choices and opportunities for customization abound, and in this preview, we'll examine your setup choices and the impact they have on the game, alongside the potential of campaign play!
The Lay of the Land
When you take the field against your opponent, you must carefully examine your options when choosing the site of the battle. In BattleLore Second Edition, you can determine both the terrain on your side of the battlefield and the opportunities to claim victory points. Each side in the game has seven different scenario cards, and at the beginning of the game, you draw three and must choose one as the site of the coming battle.
Every scenario card has several important parts, graphically illustrating victory point options as well as your possible setup locations.
As an example of choosing scenario cards, Sam has taken command of the Daqan Lords, and Taylor is playing as the Uthuk Y'llan hordes. Sam wants a scenario card that fits the army and the overall strategy that he has in mind, so he will need a scenario card that supports his strategy in order to have the best chance of victory. The scenario card Sam chooses will determine both where he can deploy his troops and where he will need to fight. At the beginning of the game, Sam and Taylor each draw three scenario cards – Sam draws Mustering the Militia, Damming the Muir River, and Korrina's Tears.
The Mustering the Militia scenario card has the potential setup locations for Sam's units arrayed in a line, towards his end of the battlefield. The special rules for this scenario card read, "During setup, each Citadel Guard unit you deploy costs 1 fewer muster point," and "VP Step: Gain 1 VP for every two building hexes occupied by friendly units."
One strategic way Sam can take advantage of this scenario card is by mustering a large army of Citadel Guard units, and using them to seize both the building hexes on the right of the battlefield and the banner on the left side of the battlefield, which provides victory points to its controller. Mustering the Militia also has a high initiative indicator. With an initiative of "A1," this card offers Sam his best chance to have the opportunity to make a quick rush with the Citadel Guard before taking a more defensive stance.
The scenario card entitled Damming the Muir River has its setup locations arranged differently than Mustering the Militia. A cluster of possible setup locations is arranged in a wedge formation in the middle of the center section. On this scenario card, the special rules allow Sam to move through a ford without ending his units' movement, as well as gaining one victory point for each friendly Rune Golem unit that occupies a ford.
There are several possible ways Sam can deploy your units when using this scenario card. The victory point banner on the left flank could be defended by some of your units quickly advancing, while you press forward with the wedge in the center. Unfortunately, forest terrain, which stops movement, blocks the most direct advance from the center into enemy territory, but it also offers a level of protection from an enemy charge. Another option for Sam's conquest is situating his Rune Golems on the right flank. By moving right from the wedge, he can take advantage of the fact that his units do not stop when crossing fords. After some of the units have crossed, Sam can move the Rune Golems up to hold the fords, providing support while claiming victory points.
Sam's final option for a scenario card is Korrina's Tears. This scenario card features a heavy distribution of setup hexes in the left section of the battlefield. Ordinarily, these units would be forced into a choke point when crossing the river before them, but this scenario allows units to move through and occupy water hexes by spending lore – a vital resource collected during battle and at the end of each turn. Korrina's Tears also introduces an opportunity for victory points by keeping enemy forces at least two hexes away from the two building hexes, which also possess vital banners.
In order to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by this scenario card, Sam will need to clear his opponent's units away from both of the buildings in the center section. By spending lore to cross the river without a ford, he can bring his army forward on the left flank, then swing it left to force his enemy away from the building hexes. While the bulk of his forces are maneuvering, a few of his units in the center and right flank must keep the Uthuk Y'llan from claiming the buildings for themselves, lest they achieve a crippling lead in victory points. A final consideration for this scenario card is the low initiative indicator. With an initiative rating of "D1," Sam will usually move second. Therefore, it would be important to optimize his movement and advance his plans as quickly as possible if he plans on using this aggressive strategy.
After viewing the scenario cards he has drawn, Sam knows the prolonged defensive action that he sees in Mustering the Militia doesn't match the army and strategy that he wants to use today. Korrina's Tears looks like a good alternative option, but Sam also doesn't think he wants to be locked into an aggressive attack. He knows that the Uthuk Y'llan often excel on offense, and is worried that they might be able to neutralize his left flank attack. Damming the Muir River offers a range of possible actions. By choosing this card, Sam decides that he can push the attack if he needs to, but he also has strong defensive terrain with the forests in the center and the river on the right flank. Sam chooses Damming the Muir River as a scenario card.
Taylor has also chosen a scenario card, and both players reveal simultaneously.
Sam sees that Taylor has chosen Staking a Claim. This scenario card allows her units to move through forest terrain freely, but Sam is reassured by observing that rivers block the principal attack routes in both the center and on the right flank. His units will be able to take advantage of their ability to move through fords, but Taylor's units will be hampered by these choke points. Both players place terrain on the battlefield, and take turns placing one ford. Both players have chosen the ground for their fight, but before the battle begins, they must muster their armies and place them strategically, as we'll describe in our next preview.
The Continuing Battle
On top of the possible combinations of scenario cards in BattleLore Second Edition, you have the option to engage in a narrative campaign, chronicling the efforts of the Daqan Lords' garrison at Nordgard Castle to hold off the coming Uthuk Y'llan invasion. When playing the campaign, you and your opponent both begin by using the scenario cards labeled "A1." Your choices have consequences beyond the battle though, because after the battle is resolved, the victor is able to choose which "B" scenario card he wants, whereas the loser has no choice. The campaign continues as you and your opponent progress alphabetically through the scenario cards.
Every battle counts in a campaign, and you and your opponent will keep track of your victory points from game to game. Can the Daqan Lords throw back the barbarian assault, or will the Uthuk Y'llan and the minions of Chaos expand their borders into new lands? Only you can decide by playing through the narrative campaign for BattleLore Second Edition.
Brace for Invasion
Are you ready to take command? Your army awaits you! Continue to visit our website and look for more previews to master the intricacies of battlefield tactics and strategy. Join us for our next preview, as we look at the possibilities of mustering an army, and look for BattleLore Second Edition at your local retailer in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Set in the vibrant fantasy realm of Terrinoth, BattleLore Second Edition is a board game of intense, squad-based warfare for two players, pitting the strength and military challenge of the noble Daqan Lords against the bloodthirsty brutality of the Chaos-worshipping Uthuk Y'llan. You command armies of fearsome warriors and deadly creatures, devising your strategy as you lead them against your foe!


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by Danielle LaRosa in Drinks, Recipes, August 30th, 2012
Here in Food Network Kitchens, we love simple, classic recipes. We are also paid to think about food all day. So we've taken classic foods and drinks and reimagined them into three, four or five different ways. No standard recipes here, just the occasional technique and pictures. Think of it as a picture recipe.
With Labor Day weekend upon us, it's time to get our barbecue menus ready for family and friends (check out Food Network's 5 Best Labor Day recipes). But don't forget about brunch, too. Start off with a classic: the Bloody Mary. We love cocktails but hate hangovers. Here are five of our favorite "hair of the dog" Bloody Mary hangover cures.
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The Wolf Of Wall Street
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It seems that some of the Academy's older members didn't take to kindly to some of the film's sex-and-drug-fuelled content, with actress Hope Holiday updating her Facebook page with a scathing account of the evening.
"Last night was torture at the Academy," said Holiday. "
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"Same disgusting crap over and over again - after the film they had a discussion which a lot of us did not stay for."
"The elevator doors opened and Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese and a few others got out. Then a screenwriter ran over to them and started screaming, 'Shame on you'. Disgusting."
Sounds like that Best Picture gong might not be a particularly safe bet, then...
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Has anyone made trellises or arbors from pvc pipe with plastic or wood lattice? I saw an article on the internet, using pvc pipe for the frame and then screwing lattice to the sides and top to make an arbor. It's also supposed to work well as a trellis, with just two pvc pipes and the lattice across the front. The big advantages are it's inexpensive and I can slip the pipe over rebar or (even better) metal fence posts to keep them from blowing over. We did this with mom's big entry arbor and it's worked out very well.
I'd like to do this for a few arbors to support climbing vegetables. One would be over the mushroom table and stump stools on another thread. I also want to build two trellises for some Zephirine Drouhin roses. Another forum suggested rope or chain between the two trellis pieces, so the roses could swag across. This would be up against the house, behind a small tea table and two chairs in the fairy garden. That way the rose wouldn't get in the way of extra chairs being pulled up to the table, when necessary. Has anyone built trellises or arbors with pvc pipe? Do they hold up well? I could use the plastic lattice for the roses, but would prefer wood in the veggie garden, as it is more rustic. Maybe I could paint the pvc pipe, if necessary. Thanks for any ideas or suggestions :) |
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- Posted by nanatricia (My Page) on Thu, Feb 25, 10 at 20:58
I have made a arbor out of pvc I used chicken wire for my C. jassmento climb on .I do not have a pic but will do one tomorrow . I panted it copper and it has patina green on it It has been out 2years.I also built a large arbor over the back part of my deck to shade my sitting erea .It has been up for about 5 years .I love it .It was a inexpensive way to do it .I panted it also it is done with biger withd one and a half in.wide .Pant it it keeps the sun from deterating Just go for it ! it .http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/nana7/nanagarden/000_0355.jpg |
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nanatricia, your arbor turned out very nice! Great ideas ladies! |
I made a shade corner with the plastic covered metal wire shelves. Found them at ReStore for Humanity. I just cut them down to 8 feet. I wired two together for 4 corners. Then added others across the top and front to make the square. I did have some ripstop nylon over it but it got too dirty and I tossed. Need to come up with another idea for this summer. Will take pics and post soon. |
- Posted by aliska12000 5a (My Page) on Sat, Feb 27, 10 at 21:00
I haven't been around this forum for awhile, but somewhere on GW I saw a really neat trellis, don't know about making arbors w/pvc and maybe didn't pull up the right photo. I saved the photo but it's not mine so not right to post it. It was like you said, pvc pipe for the frame with rebar. But the lattice was so pretty. It was double and slats were thinner. All white. I've never been able to find any lattice like that. No screws involved, the person just wrapped/laced white cord and must have tied in certain places to secure the lattice to the frame, looked like a simple DIY project for me. |
- Posted by concretenprimroses 4B NH (My Page) on Sun, Feb 28, 10 at 8:28
Our local building supply store has about a dozen lattice designs. Although we chose the traditional (inexpensive) for under our back porch of our rather plain house, I'd consider one of the fancy ones for an arbor for sure. (I mean not HD or L building supply) One more thing for the never ending list! Kathy |
- Posted by aliska12000 5a (My Page) on Sun, Feb 28, 10 at 14:45
I found the lattice trellis I was talking about, the photo is still up. Second photo at link along with supplies and instructions. Kathy, I did find some different lattice designs at HD Algerian and one other, not what I want. Also found some more, too whimsical, fishes, stars, several others, not what I wanted either. Wish I knew what this one is called and where she bought it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Double Lattice Trellis with pvc pipe frame
- Posted by garden2garden z8FL (My Page) on Sun, Feb 28, 10 at 17:11
I have not built one, but have been keeping an eye out when I go anywhere to see what other people are doing as I am in need of several arches, and I just happened to see something similar today. It looked very nice. I couldn't tell if they had used pvc, because not only did they have a panel of lattice over the archway, they had run a strip of lattice down each pole, too. But I think the pvc would work for sure. You could easily make this double, or square. And although my DH was going too fast for me to get a picture of it, he did point out that when using pvc the top doesnt have to be flat, there are different angles of fittings, so you could have a rounded or gothic top, depending on what connecting pcs you use. Concreteprimroses, it hadn't dawned on me you could actually buy more decorative kinds, I figured it was made special. I will have to look at our smaller hardware stores, I love lattice. I was lucky, a neighbor gave me all his old wood lattice he took off the bottom of his house when he closed it in. It is the traditional kind, tho I like the square kind better, I'm glad to have it to play with. I like this idea a lot, Lavender Lass. |
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A police officer in Rosenburg, Texas, was patrolling a residential neighborhood in his cruiser on January 18, 2014, when he saw a lone boy with a football. So what did the officer do? He got out and played catch with the kid. This, all caught on dashcam and tweeted by Rosenburg police.
The officer in the video, Sgt. Ariel Soltura of the Rosenburg Police Department, later said at a press conference, "I saw he was throwing up a football, and I could tell he was playing by himself. He didn't have anybody to play with. He wasn't just waiting for more kids to arrive. I literally got out of the car. I did like this, which is the universal sign of 'throw me the football,' and at that time you just saw his face lit up, and he was ready to play. At that time, he and I both connected. We began to throw the football. You can see that I'm obviously trying to get him to go along, and so we're just playing a game of catch, and it was awesome." He reportedly called it Two men playing football on a perfect day.
The footage was posted to the Department's twitter account and tweeted with, "While a 2 minute game of football might not mean anything, to some it could mean everything! #ReachThemBeforeTheWolvesDo."
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For many people the hard cases are the exceptions that make the rule. They would be completely pro-life but they want to grant exceptions for rape and incest, which then leads to lots of other exceptions and eventually to abortion on demand.
Others use the hard cases as a smokescreen to push for unlimited abortion on demand.
There is a reasoned debate in the pro-life camp regarding whether to go for an incremental approach (i.e., to grant exceptions for rape and incest) or to go for a ban on everything except abortions done to save the life of the mother. That's a topic for another day.
But what about the highly charged emotional issues of rape and incest? Basic and essential pro-life reasoning still applies (it is a human being and abortion kills her) and there are other considerations as well, such as that aborting a baby conceived in rape often multiplies the trauma of the victim instead of relieving it. At a minimum women who have been raped should understand the consequences of abortion and not be told that it will make everything better.
If you are pro-choice in these cases, ask yourself this: What if you found out today that your biological father forced himself upon your biological mother when you were conceived. Would you immediately draw the conclusion that your life wasn't worthy to be lived?
Before someone scolds me for being unsympathetic to the plight of the raped women, let me assure you that is not the case. If you want to advocate the death penalty for the rapist then I'd entertain that argument. But I don't think the death penalty is the fair thing to do to the innocent unborn child. And let me repeat that abortion often multiplies the trauma of the victim instead of relieving it. She was violated once and is now being pressured to kill her unborn child.
Keep in mind that the incest in question isn't the case of thirty-something brothers and sisters conceiving a child (not that it would make abortion any better in those cases). It is the sickening perversions of teen boys and younger sisters or fathers/step-fathers and daughters. In those cases incest is just a different kind of rape. Abortions in these cases take human lives and they hide the evidence of the rape. And abortion providers like Planned Parenthood have repeatedly shown that they would rather hide those crimes than obey the law.
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The reason for the delay is simply that the food just won't arrive by the initial date.
"That happens sometimes," said Jackie Westfield, program administrator for CSA. "It's just due to shipping."
The new date for the next commodity distribution will be just a week later.
Clients who had appointments on the 24th should keep the same appointment times on the 31st.
But there will be many more opportunities for folks to sign up for a commodity distribution.
"Unlike most counties, we have a commodity distribution every other month," Westfield said. "Six times a year. Many other county agencies only have a distribution quarterly."
Westfield confirms CSA has a higher number of commodity distributions "because there's a need. We try to do as much as we can to help the community."
If people want to receive a commodity distribution, and they do not have the current Red card required, they should contact the CSA office to be certified. A new card will be issued.
The following household categories are eligible to receive the commodities:
- Food Stamp recipient
- Families First (Former AFDC Program) recipients
- SSI (Supplemental Security Income) recipients
- Income not exceeding the poverty guidelines
- Public Housing
- LIEAP (Low Income energy assistance Program) recipients
To prove clients meet the criteria, they can use any one of the following documents:
- Food Stamps — A Letter of Approval; Identification Card or Insert Card that comes from Stamps
- Families First — A Letter of Approval or a Families First Identification Card
- SSI — A Letter of Approval or a Letter from Social Security
- Low-Income Households — Income Information
- Public Housing — Address Identification
However, if a person is picking up the commodities for someone else, that person must bring a note from the original recipient giving the OK to pick up that person's commodities, or, that person must bring the recipients' eligibility documentation.
According to Westfield, everyone picking up groceries should bring two bags with them because every eligible household receives a predetermined amount of each food item, as long as the items are available.
"It's usually never the same items twice (in back-to-back commodity distributions)," Westfield said. But some of the usual items include such food as dry produce, including nuts, English walnuts, potato flakes, dry lentils, as well as canned products, such as canned pork, chicken and veggies, including green beans, corn, black-eyed peas. Also often available is canned orange, apple or grapefruit juice, as well as canned peaches and pears. "From time to time, even peanut butter is available."
Westfield wants to remind current and/or potential recipients, however, that misrepresentation of need, or sale or exchanges of USDA Commodities are prohibited and could result in a fine, imprisonment or both.
For those unfamiliar with the commodity distribution income guidelines, at least until Sept. 30, they follow here:
- A one-person household can make up to $16,755 per year or $1,396 per month.
- A two-person household can make up to $22,695 per year or $1,891 per month.
- A three-person household can make up to $28,635 per year or $2,386 per month.
- A four-person household can make up to $34,575 per year or $2,881 per month.
- A five-person household can make up to $40,515 per year or $3,376 per month.
- A six-person household can make up to $46,455 per year or $3,871 per month.
- A seven-person household can make up to $52,395 per year or $4,366 per month.
- An eight-person household can make up to $58,335 per year or $4,861 per month.
For households with larger numbers, add $5,940 more per year or $495 per month for each additional member of the household.
If a household doesn't qualify or cannot get certified by the date of the distribution, Westfield does recommend that other local food banks are available to help out until the next CSA commodity distribution.
"If people don't have a Red card and want to be eligible (for this month's commodity distribution)," Westfield said, "just stop into the CSA and get an application and get certified. We don't ever stop taking applications. People (who come in the morning of the 31st) without a card and haven't certified can come back in the afternoon (after certifying that morning).
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Emma was about to be put to sleep at the County Shelter. We just couldn't let that happen. We were told she was much older but after a trip to our vet we discovered she is only about 4 years old at the most. She is active, extremely smart and very well behaved HOWEVER she does have separation anxiety. She would need someone who can work on that with her or someone who is home a good portion of the day. She does fine here when I'm gone for a few hours at a time but the last family that adopted her said they were gone most of the day and she would get into trouble. She got use to the doggy door in minutes. Her teeth are worn which is a sign of a rough life for this girl. Let's make the rest of her life nothing but HAPPY!!!!!!
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Eastside rail line: Can suburbia deal with a freight train?
Freight trains are better for the environment than big trucks that haul goods, so why are so many groups opposed to shipping freight along a track into Redmond?
Parties as diverse as the city of Redmond and the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties remain locked in a struggle over the fate of the former BNSF rail line through Seattle's eastern suburbs. At the heart of the brouhaha — and well below its surface — lies the conundrum of interest groups failing to find common ground in spite of what would seem to be shared environmental goals.
The so-called Eastside line runs from Snohomish to Renton, with a seven-mile spur veering off from Woodinville to Redmond. The BNSF Railway divested itself of all but the southernmost five miles of the line in 2009, conveying the remainder in two separate transactions to the Port of Seattle, as a "railbanked" line — that is, one given over to other interim uses but reserved under federal law for the restoration of freight service should that become economically viable again.
The port sold 3.9 miles of the Redmond spur to the city of Redmond for $10 million last June and, according to a spokeswoman, has reached agreement with King County to sell most of the remaining right-of-way within the county for $26 million. However, the centerpiece of the original deal — the trail easement the county has purchased from the port on almost all of the line within the county — has yet to be translated into a trail. Among other things, the county has yet to corral the money to finance the undertaking. The vision first articulated in 2006 by then-King County Executive Ron Sims, to build "the granddaddy of all trails" on the route, thus has many a mile to go.
Complicating the matter further is a class-action lawsuit filed against the port last month on behalf of the port district's taxpayers. The suit alleges that the port exceeded its legal authority in purchasing the northern part of the line, the Redmond spur included. If that suit succeeds, ownership of about 22 miles of the line will revert to BNSF.
A freight railroad, GNP Rly, currently runs trains on the northern end of the line, between Snohomish and Woodinville, and expects to launch an excursion train between a Woodinville winery and Snohomish in June. It has announced ambitious plans to reintroduce freight service on the entire corridor "portion-by-portion, on our schedule, as finances and events would allow" and "to provide common carrier, 'commuter' service throughout the corridor," in the words of president Tom Payne.
More immediately, GNP wishes to expand its freight operation to deliver a small amount of freight — well under one carload a day — to businesses along the Redmond spur. It petitioned the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) in August to acquire common-carrier operating rights on the entire spur.
In response, the various litigants have lined up for and against such a use of the dormant rail infrastructure — at a time when concern over carbon emissions has focused attention on the environmental advantages of rail transportation. A freight locomotive's fuel efficiency, per ton-mile moved, is typically three to four times that of a tractor-trailer.
The STB case has thus become a testing ground. In an unusual move, the board's original railbanking decision, delivered in 2009, extended the right to restart freight service on the line not to the railroad — BNSF — as the board typically does, but to King County, the foreseen trail operator, which has no interest in running a freight railroad. The decision found, however, that the unusual arrangement "would not preclude any other service provider from seeking Board authorization to restore active rail service." GNP is now seeking to turn that finding into a business reality.
King County, however, is not prepared to abide the threat to its restart right. The city of Redmond, the port and Sound Transit have joined in, buttressing the county's opposition to the petition.
So why do institutions here in the Emerald City and the Evergreen State find a freight train, for all its carbon efficiency, anathema? Redmond mayor John Marchione, whose city has spent $85,000 fighting the GNP's plans, says simply that he is not OK with freight trains coming into downtown Redmond.
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Posted Thu, Jan 20, 4:18 a.m.
Great piece C.B. That ties a lot of loose strings together in a ball for me.
To add to the motivation of some of the parties involved, keep in mind many of these motivations have been running on 'momentum' from prior leaders.
Mayor Norm Rice pushed hard for light rail to go from the downtown tunnel, under Capital Hill, then on to U-Dist and Northgate back in 1993. Here we are nearly 20 years later, and the tunneling machines are just arriving. Northgate is now pushed back to 2021 at best. That alone is 'sucking' mega billions from any other public or private transportation investment in the region.
Exec Sims pushed hard for Light Rail through the Rainier Valley, and a tunnel under Beacon Hill. That added years to the project, and 'sucked' an extra billion out, while slowing the trip to the airport and beyond. Ridership is now suffering as the result of the MLK Do-Over. Mr. Sims also was a driving force behind purchasing the Eastside rail, under the banner of a grand bike/ped pathway. Any WSDOT plans or Sound Transit plans for dealing with chronic congestion along I-405 were influenced by this momentum.
Sound Transit has been working under a 'mandate of the people' to push Light Rail across I-90, and out to Redmond, and have little interest in pursuing any other options that interfere with that direction. It's no wonder they are not interested in the Eastside Corridor. Plus the $50 Mil, set aside for anything that happens there can be used to make up for existing massive shortfalls in funding THEIR PROJECT.
With so many past promises, deals, and understandings hanging around in all the government closets, is it any wonder that anything that even feels foreign is dealt with like the plaque, by our governing bodies immune system?
Posted Thu, Jan 20, 7:06 a.m.
The author says "A freight locomotive's fuel efficiency, per ton-mile moved, is typically three to four times that of a tractor-trailer." That's true for an intercity train hauling freight on the main line. But I have to wonder if the same holds true for a switch engine shuttling one or two freight cars up and down a low-speed branch line.
Posted Thu, Jan 20, 7:24 a.m.
R.- a valid concern if the railcar were to be moved only from one end of the branch to the other (probably not a very likely scenario). But, if it were moved to a transfer point, then added to a long mainline freight train going cross-state or cross-country, that would likely make up for any inefficiency of moving it on or off the branch.
Posted Thu, Jan 20, 7:41 a.m.
Thanks, alally, good observation. Being from Beacon Hill, I know from experience that freight locomotives are the only land-based transportation still spewing visible, and fragrant, smoke into the atmosphere. I guess railroads hold so much power they are kept exempt from the clean-air regs that apply to all other modes.
Posted Thu, Jan 20, 8:57 a.m.
This article fails to mention that historically these local rail spur companies have been straw dogs for the adjacent property owners who fear bicycle traffic would imped their business. The Salmon Bay Gravel company and the line next to them come to mind, as well as the line abandoned along the East shore of Lake Samamish.
Also the intent is to buy the land for use as a rail line, run it for a year or two, declare that it is unprofitable and then sell the land piecemeal to the adjacent property owners. Thus breaking up connected land from ever being truly part of the rail system again.
I'm all for real rail access, but lets get real here, two freight cars a day is hardly worth the land use that the rail line takes up. Where as a bicycle trail it could easily see 100 bicycle riders a day.
Posted Thu, Jan 20, 9:18 a.m.
Freight trains are great. But:
1. With a large train, the cargo weight vs. train weight can be very efficient. With only one or two cargo cars, most of the weight is the locomotive, which is inefficient per ton moved. You also get none of the labor efficiencies that trains normally provide, and you still have the loud dinging at crossings and train horns that can wake the dead.
2. Even with many times the projected freight use, it's hard to imagine the environmental benefits being comparable to a bike/pedestrian trail. A flat, safe route through town, getting close to central Bellevue and central Kirkland, would be very popular for commuting. It would also connect to the 520 trail...the sort of connection that would make both trails more popular. Plus there's the exercise/recreation element.
Posted Thu, Jan 20, 9:21 a.m.
PS, GaryP, I'd multiply that bike trail figure many times over. On both weekends and weekdays the Sammamish Trail, for example, has a pretty good stream of people unless the weather is particularly bad.
Posted Thu, Jan 20, 4:36 p.m.
#1 - This is a nice piece of real journalism, C.B.
#2 - Given GNP has ALWAYS supported rail simultaneously with a trail, what is King County's problem given they have no money to either acquire the land for $26.5M nor develop a trail for decades to come? Aren't there already two trails along the Snohomish River that both start and end crossing the railroad? The departing Cascade Bicycle Club executive, Chuck Ayers, and his politico, David Hiller would only meet once to discuss the situation. The ONLY solution for those two is a 29' wide trail, including lanes for high-speed bikes - never ever any rail.
#3 - GNP does not have to bring freight trains into downtown Redmond. The mayor and staff already had other plans and only pretended to consider GNP's proposal for excursion trains. Political momentum built up over the years is not "open to listen" or see outside their blinders.
#4 - Go look at the exhaust of the locomotive in Woodinville. There is no black or gray smoke. You can see a lot more coming out of the semi-trucks running through Redmond. We talk about being green as people sit idling in their SUV's and cars waiting for their children to get out of school, at the store, or in traffic. The opportunity to take THOUSANDS of dump trucks with trailers and semi-trucks off of our roads clearly benefits the environment and traffic congestion. Do we want to be more green or don't we?
#5 - If moving freight by rail was not more economical, then companies would not use it. Since Keith Ervin at the Seattle Times wrote his article about the reactivation in early September, freight shippers have been calling GNP for service. Weyerhaeuser did today! Freight volumes in three years could easily be 10x what they are today. Freight by rail works.
#6 - The politico's talk about the dire position funding transportation projects is in. They even talk about the "need for public private partnerships." But the first time the opportunity comes to their door, the private party becomes "evil" somehow. Please note how all the spokes people avoided answering the questions directly. Typical, that's what they get paid for.
#7 - "It's the public that has rights to this corridor, not GNP. It was not the goal to have it available for a private operator to run for private profit." - Not exactly. What the Port purchased from BNSF was a federally regulated "railbanked" railroad with "interim trail use" that can be federally "reactivated" for freight use. No business will last long without a profit. That would be like spending more at home on your credit card than you earn. Profit is not evil, and railroads have an annual target rate set by the STB, presently around 10-11%. If a railroad can do the work for 1/3 the public cost in 1/3 the time, we all win. That is the reality the bureaucracies don't want us to know.
What were the 70's bumper stickers?
- "Question Assumptions" and
- "Don't Trust Authority"
The Eastside Rail Corridor is a golden opportunity for "wins" on so many fronts if just we keep asking the questions and don't take B.S. for an answer.
Posted Thu, Jan 20, 5:40 p.m.
Weyerhaeuser? Give me a break. That company is dedicated to cutting down it's forest and coverting the land via it's Quadrant house building company into suburban sprawl. What the heck would they haul for the next twenty years on this line? Nothing.
Thousands of dump trucks? Going from where to where? The only use I can see would be to haul garbage down to the Columbia, but the line has been broken by 405 and prior to that happening there was hardly any freight traffic on this line.
If it was so profitable to run the line as a rail line, why did BNSF abandon it? It's because it isn't profitable that's why. BNSF never gave anybody anything that was worth more than they paid for it.
Posted Thu, Jan 20, 6:56 p.m.
Gary P,
BNSF gave up the line because they are only interested in point to point intermodal as a business plan. That is why WSDOT has the grain train in Eastern Washington, to save roads. Safeway used to have 10 to 30 carloads a week delivered. Prior to the line being broken at 405 there were three trains a week. Think of the commuter possibilities, from Monroe to Bellevue, taking cars off 522. Why is everybody afraid of rail and freight? Rail to a concrete plant makes sense as it remove all the aggregate trucks from the highway, leaving only the barrel trucks for delivery. I share property lines with the BNSF on their Stampede Subdivision. Having them for a neighbor is much better than having a house behind me. I understand now why the East Lake Sammamish folks fought the trail for so many years. A railroad is a much better neighbor.
Posted Fri, Jan 21, 1:24 a.m.
Someday, hopefully before the oil entirely runs out, we'll need to bring back yet more of these abandoned lines, like the former Milwaukee Road (it was even electrified,) route over Snoqualmie, which is also a (very nice) bike trail apart from its strange monicker of "John Wayne Trail" (don't ask...)
Obviously, no one would want to lose the bike trail. It might be difficult to have both trail and rail on that route. But hey, by that time there just won't be that many trucks left on I-90, so biking it won't be so bad, if the potholes can be avoided.
Posted Fri, Jan 21, 8:19 a.m.
"having a freight train run in your backyard is not acceptable for downtown residents"
But the 4 semi trucks that each railcar replaces IS acceptable. Mm, ok.
"I guess railroads hold so much power they are kept exempt from the clean-air regs that apply to all other modes."
Entirely incorrect. http://www.dieselnet.com/standards/us/loco.php
It is true that older locomotives can be grandfathered in, just as the government doesn't force you to scrap your older car. But even the visible emissions of older locomotives are far exceeded by the equivalent number of semi trucks carrying the equivalent tonnage (railcars now carry 100-120 tons EACH). And the government-mandated low-sulfur diesel fuel has improved the emissions of all diesel engines.
Posted Fri, Jan 21, 10:02 a.m.
Typical NIMBYs who allege that they're environmentally friendly. What a joke. People, we need to start thinking decades in advance instead of just years. The Eastside will continue to grow and fill in and our current rubber-tire transportation will be entirely inadequate. At some point, that rail line will become a real asset. Granted, one locomotive and one car certainly isn't the most environmentally sensitive use of rail, but that one car, as was pointed out, is added to the BNSF at Everett or Snohomish and becomes part of the national network. What about trash? I'm sure the NIMBYs would hate it, but at some point, that rail line could become the connection used by a containerized garbage train going to a far away desert, far away from your sensitive eyes and noses, where the trash will be buried, from Redmond via Snohomoish, Everett, Vancouver WA and Roosevelt. Concievably, that GNP line could also serve a track where containers are loaded onto and removed from flatcars right in Redmond for drayage a short distance via truck, rather than all the way from the Port of Seattle on interstate and surface roads.
I'm guessing the brie-eating,wine-sipping powers that be in Redmond would love to have a train of money-packing tourists and wine afficinados arrive on those tracks, but don't want that dirty stinkin' freight train. Just remember: virtually everything you consume came to you at some point on a train.
Posted Sun, Jan 23, 4:25 p.m.
I agree. Railroads were a major part of building our country, and will be a major part in saving it. Pure and simple, the reality of basic math and economics have been willfully, and wastefully ignored by our politicos.
"Profit is not evil, and railroads have an annual target rate set by the STB, presently around 10-11%. If a railroad can do the work for 1/3 the public cost in 1/3 the time, we all win. That is the reality the bureaucracies don't want us to know.
What were the 70's bumper stickers?
- "Question Assumptions" and
- "Don't Trust Authority"
The Eastside Rail Corridor is a golden opportunity for "wins" on so many fronts if just we keep asking the questions and don't take B.S. for an answer." — D.Engle
Posted Sun, Jan 23, 4:31 p.m.
"Question Assumptions" and "Don't Trust Authority" were geared against the men in suits, the profiteers. While that is still true regarding the profiteers still sucking money out of the housing industry, and the Greed Masters of Wall Street, to me, it has also morphed into a statement against those who refuse to gain any understanding of economics.
- Those who dump the ugliest of density of housing next to unfathomably expensive light rail, and think they've made an intelligent decision.
- Those who are usually "pro environment", on the surface, but who absolutely balk at bothering to study, to learn to acquire knowlege or competent advice about how those "environmental" decisions actually cost more than many common sense decisions.
- Term limits are important at every governmental level.
- Smart Growth are two of the most expensive words on this planet.
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What special treat will you give your pet this Thanksgiving? We will be gone half the day, so I want to leave something yummy.
Frozen kong treats will be left at our home for our golden. He will get hours of enjoyment out of those.
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- Posted by schoolhouse (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 18:09
I hadn't thought of it, but perhaps I'll bring a doggy, or should I say, kitty bag home from my brother's house. gobble, gobble! |
They'll get a little of whatever we're having. This is the first year in a very long time we aren't traveling for T-day and they aren't stuck at the boarding kennel. So we plan to celebrate! |
meghane, sometimes it is nice to just stay home. your pets will be so happy! I may ask my sister if we can bring our dog. I hate when he is alone for extended periods of time. |
They will all get a tiny bit of turkey and dressing with a bit of gravy. I know that it is silly but we hate leaving them alone on holidays....they haven't any idea but I feel so guilty! |
Well, we are thankful for them.... so we can let them know by sharing some special foods! |
i'll be away from home for most of the day. i will leave my 2 with kongs stuffed with peanut butter than i will freeze tonight and i will give them bully sticks, too. by the time they are all done with those, they'll be ready for an extended nap. :) happy thanksgiving, everyone! |
- Posted by GreenDesigns (My Page) on Thu, Nov 24, 11 at 16:08
Be very careful sharing people food with your pets. The period between Thanksgiving and New Years is the prime period when pancreatitis strikes pets---all because their owners overdid the people treats. No spicy foods. No dressing with onions and spices. No high sodium gravy. Just a bit of turkey and some of the veggies if they aren't in sauce or overly seasoned. |
- Posted by spedigrees (email@example.com) on Thu, Nov 24, 11 at 20:28
Our dog will be eating turkey all week, as will we. Brynn's turkey will be pulled off the bone in small bites with baked ground eggshell, enzymes, and vitamin/minerals mixed in, and turkey juice drizzled over. My cat may eat a bit of turkey as well, but she really prefers her chicken. I home cook for all our pets, so to them, Thanksgiving isn't anything out of the ordinary, except for the fact that we're both home with them all this long weekend. |
There's something wrong with my cats! Usually when we take out the turkey, they start circling like sharks. Today they just ignored it. It was a really good turkey, too. They must have become vegetarians. :) |
I felt bad putting the dogs in their crates for the day. I did take them on a long walk first and brought them plate scrapings from dinner..turkey, potatoes, asparagus, squash..They loved it. and forgave me. |
ours got turkey & carrots that cooked under the turkey, on paper plates. They usually don't get table scraps but I've been giving them rotisserie chicken scraps lately so they were keen for the turkey. They almost ate the paper plates! Now it's been 3 days of turkey & I'm afraid I've created 2 little monsters. |
I boiled chicken for broth in which to cook noodles, and after I chilled it and pulled off the fatty skins, the pup got some snacks off the meat. Yesterday, the DH fed him some turkey and gravy..........I told him to go light on it, but I suspect he didn't and the dog barfed on my rug. Yeah, agreeing with green designs.....no onions, light on the spices and fat-free. Pancreatitis is nasty stuff. |
- Posted by pamghatten (My Page) on Mon, Nov 28, 11 at 13:30
My 2 dogs were invited to go to dinner too. My sister and BIL had dinner at their house and they have 2 dogs ... so the 4 dogs played like mad and got fed turkey (from the Amish) by my sister. My sister overdoes it with her dogs and people food at the table. My dogs know better ... if they get something, it's after I've eaten and it's in their bowls. My sister is always amazed at how gently my dogs take something from her fingers ... her dogs, not so gentle! |
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You're half-way there! Week three is another detox week, but it's not as spartan as week 1. You'll notice that your menu is filled with smoothies, green veggies and muscle building lean protein. If you're hungry during the day, add in more protein and increase your portion sizes. I want to see your results on Friday (even if it's a happy smile!) so hashtag #Imlithe!


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The Apple Myth Makers Prosper
September 13th, 2013So I listened to a talking head on one of the cable news/commentary networks, MSNBC. In being asked why Apple's stock price declined sharply on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, he said that Apple isn't good at producing iterative upgrades. They only succeed when they overhaul a market.
Or at least that's what he said.
Now as most of you know, MSNBC was originally established as a partnership between the NBC TV network and Microsoft. But Microsoft eventually bailed. In any case, the interviewer didn't bother to follow up this statement; that's all-too-common on TV news nowadays. Unfortunately, that supposed expert was just plain wrong.
If you look at Apple's sales over the years, you'll see the peaks in 2012 and 2013 were reached without releasing any game changers, unless you can call the iPad mini a game changer. While undeniably successful, it's just a smaller version of the regular iPad. The iPad market already existed, so this was at most an iterative update.
Well, it's not as if pundits will admit when they are shown to be wrong time and time again.
But the "Apple-fail-to-innovate" game has been in full force in recent months. Whatever Apple does, it's just not enough. They should be doing more.
Consider the iPhone 5s. Yes, it looks very much like its predecessor, but there are a whole lot of significant changes inside. No, not just installing faster parts, as Samsung did when they went from the Galaxy S3 to the Galaxy S4 (with a slightly bigger display). By going to 64-bit, it's not just for bragging rights, but a legitimate effort to improve performance and pave the way to a future that might include desktop-grade products with ARM chips.
The M7 coprocessor works with the phone's motion sensors and is optimized for fitness software and Maps. So your iPhone 5s will know when you are walking or driving, and deliver the appropriate answers. Having the M7 also means less drag on the A7 chip, which helps to improve battery life. Consider there's a lot more power hogging stuff in the iPhone 5s, but with a slightly larger battery life, it means a longer wait between charges.
Sure, some of this is theoretical. When the product is released and thoroughly tested, we'll have a better picture on how well it does in the real world. But consider this: On an iPhone and an iPad, Apple's battery life estimates tend to be really close to the mark. It's not the same as a MacBook, where you have to basically let it run and do very little to match Apple's claims.
However, along with improved camera components and software and the Touch ID fingerprint, it does appear that the iPhone 5s is actually a major upgrade. The original iPhone 5's biggest feature was a larger display. There's a lot more going on in the 5s.
Sure, Apple might upset the industry between now and 2014 with an iWatch or maybe a smart TV, but the company is still moving ahead of the competition with honest-to-goodness improvements on existing gear, rather than junk that looks great on a spec sheet, but has little practical value.
But the largest amount of criticisms are focused on the iPhone 5c. Yes, it's basically a plastic-based iPhone 5 with a higher capacity battery and some minor refinements. But having a current product for a more affordable price is apt to capture more customers than just selling last year's model.
But for those who still regard the 5c as too costly, Apple is keeping the iPhone 4s in stock free with a two-year contract; T-Mobile, by the way, plans to sell the 5c for nothing down on a two-year payment plan.
It has also been reported that the three-year-old iPhone 4 is still available in China, Brazil and a few other countries. With more aggressive pricing, is that the true entry-level iPhone? Well, it still works quite well, and iOS 7 supports that model. More to the point, when you compare an iPhone 4 to the entry-level junk that runs an older version of Android, which is the better smartphone?
Now some are suggesting the iPhone 4 might disappear when stocks are depleted. Maybe, or maybe Apple will keep building them so long as demand remains high in some parts of the world.
Unfortunately, some hoped the iPhone 5c would carry an entry-level price, rather than merely being $100 less than a comparable iPhone 5s. But it's a sure thing demand will be high, and many customers will decide they don't care about the fingerprint sensor, 64-bit, a coprocessor, or a better camera if a perfectly good smartphone can be had for less money.
In any case, when you read this article, preorders will be in full force. It remains to be seen how quickly Apple will sell out, and how many will be left to sell on September 20. Remember that the iPhone 5 debuted to five million sales the first weekend. What's going to happen this time, and will the skeptics be satisfied? Probably not.
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