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Dorothea Wyatt History Internships
Applications Due: TBD
History internships provide an excellent opportunity for students to engage in the historical discipline in novel ways. Any history major wishing to learn about the discipline of history outside the classroom can apply for an internship at any point during their major. History internships are available for undergraduate history majors during the spring/summer semesters and are equivalent to a three credit hour/300 level elective towards your degree. Interns are expected to record one hundred and fifty hours in order to receive course credit. Each intern is awarded a scholarship to pay for course credits and registration fees for the spring/summer semester.
Why a history internship is essential for ANY university graduate.
- If you think history internships are only for students who want to work in museums or archives, read the benefits below. Our internships expose you to history as it is practiced in professions. But the tools our internships provide you are applicable in a variety of professional environments.
- If you haven't worked in a professional environment (i.e. something other than hourly/wage-labor), you are ill-prepared for the job market after graduation. Working in the professions (any profession) exposes you to a different way of thinking and working. This breadth of experience is likely to stand you in good stead when you approach problems, because you will be able to choose the most effective style rather than applying the same approach in every situation.
- Internships require and provide different skills, from interpersonal interactions to specific development tools. An internship may be the only or best way to obtain these skills, which you will find valuable in any career you choose.
- Working on real products and projects with real customers is particularly rewarding and you will see the concrete impact your ideas have on customers, on coworkers, and on the industry.
- Knowledge of industry is essential if you hope that your classroom experience will have any impact on practice. You need to know the state of the art, how practitioners act, and what they really need. A superficial knowledge, or just listening to what they say they need, is not sufficient.
- Internship experiences provide our graduates with confidence. As you apply the knowledge gained in the classroom with the skills you learn on an internship, you will be able to articulate your value to the professions, and by extension any future employer.
How to Apply:
History majors and History TCP majors are asked to submit the following to the Department of History, 260 French Hall:
- Dorothea Wyatt Internship Scholarship Application
- Unofficial UM-Flint and transfer transcript
- Personal statement (500-700 words) (your statement should address your enthusiasm for historical discipline and what you hope to gain from this experience outside the classroom).
Internship Opportunities:
- Museum Collections Internship
- Historic House Museum Internship
- Museum Programs and Education Internship
- Archival Administration Internship
- Oral History Internship
- Heritage Preservation and Living History Internship
Museum Collections Internship
Internship Description:
Interns work closely with the museum staff to catalog and process collections documenting Flint's automotive history at the Buick Gallery and Research Center in the museum's Perry Archives.
During the semester interns will focus on some of the following areas:
- Collections Processing: Intern will learn how museums collect and process tow-dimensional and three-dimensional objects for use with exhibits and by researchers.
- Digital: Interns learn how to process collections using the latest software available for organizing museum collections.
- Collections Management: Interns will learn about overall care and management of museum collections and how they support exhibits by assist with the day-to-day operations of the collections department.
About Buick Gallery and Research Center, Flint Michigan:
Buick Automotive gallery & Research Center features over 25 classic and concept Buicks, Chevrolets and other locally build automobiles. The Buick Automotive Gallery is also home to the Sloan Museum's Perry Archives. Here we house a wide array of photographs, records and objects chronicling the people and history of Flint and Genesee County, Michigan. The collection features nearly 200,000 items, including the records of the Buick Motor Company and The Flint Journal Photo Archive.
Historic House Museum Internship
Internship Description:
The award for this internship is made possible by a grant from the MacFarlan Home Board of Directors. The Whaley Historic House Museum Internship is a unique opportunity for students to experience the way history is practiced at a Historic House Museum. Interns work closely with the museum staff to learn about the role of Historic Houses in the museum community, and contribute to projects underway at the museum.
During the semester interns will focus on some of the following areas:
- Historic Preservation: The intern will have the opportunity to work closely with staff to organize, catalog, and maintain the museum's collection of original furnishings, accessories, textiles, and other objects.
- Programming: The intern will have the opportunity to plan and organize special events lectures and tours.
- Operations and Management: Interns will be responsible for assisting the executive director in the daily operational duties of the historic house museum.
About Whaley Historic House Museum:
Whaley Historic House Museum is a visible link to Flint's Victorian era past. In 1884 and 1885, Robert and Mary Whaley constructed their residence on East Kearsley Street. Robert and Mary were very prominent in their community. Robert Whaley was the president of Citizens Bank. During his tenure, he issued a $2,000 loan to William C. Durant and J. Dallas Dort that eventually led to the creation of General Motors. As a member of one of Flint's founding families, Mary was active in a number of civic organizations which included founding the McFarlan Home for Women.
Museum Programs and Education Internship
Internship Description:
The Sloan Museum Education Interns gain in-depth fieldwork experience by designing, facilitating, and teaching programs that address the needs of adult, school, and youth and family audiences. Under the supervision of Sloan Museum personnel, an intern can participate in hands-on workshops, conduct research for programs or assist in planning special events.
During the semester interns will focus on some of the following areas:
- Education: Interns will learn how museums design educational material and activities that meet K-12 curriculum guidelines.
- Program and Event Planning: Interns will have an opportunity to plan and execute a public program for a special audience.
- Marketing: Interns can learn the multiple ways museums market events and stay connected to their audiences.
About Sloan Museum:
Sloan/Longway serves more thank sixty-five thousand school children annually, providing bench mark classes in science and history. The museum also serves another forty thousand walk-in public visitors who come to see history, exhibits, planetarium shows, as well as historic automobile collections. Sloan/Longway is a member organization of the Flint Cultural Center Corporation and is supported in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
Archival Administration Internship
Internship Description:
Interns in the Goodland Township Historical Collections participate in a wide variety of projects under the direction of an archivist. First and foremost, interns are given the opportunity to work with primary documents, which may include, processing, description, preservation and specialized tasks related to digitization.
During the semester interns will focus on some of the following areas:
- Textual: Interns learn the basic principles of arrangement and description, as well as preservation and rehousing techniques.
- Digital: Interns participate in the preparation and scanning of archival materials. Additionally, they will learn about practices for digitizing records or the latest software available for organizing primary source material.
- Publishing: After familiarizing themselves with the collections, students will have the opportunity to contribute to the library's holdings by preparing their own publication with the collection's resources.
About Goodland Township Historical Collections:
In 2003, the original office building of Goodland Township, Michigan (build in 1882) was replaced by a new facility, and subsequently renovated through private funding to be used as a branch of Lapeer District Library and a community center. Three years later, at a fundraising event sponsored by Goodland Township, several residents announced the discovery of "old books," containing handwritten accounts of township business, which were being stored in wooden barrels in barns and basements. The township officials gathered these manuscripts and other artifacts and stored them in the vault within the new township office building. Today, these historical treasures have found a new home by returning to their old home. Approximately one-third of the original office building has been dedicated to the Goodland Township Historical Collection to serve as a reading room and museum for the historical archive of the township.
Oral History Internship
Internship Description:
The aim of the Durand Oral History Internship is to provide UM-Flint History majors with experiential education in the intellectual, organizational, and practical work of oral history as they work alongside volunteers and employees to research collect, edit and maintain oral histories to support the National Railroad Memorial in Durand, Michigan.
During the semester interns will focus on some of the following areas:
- Oral History Methods: Interns will participate in workshops and readings on the art and method of oral history.
- Research and Interviewing: Each inter will contribute to an ongoing oral history research project as they with local records to research interviewees and then conduct filmed interviews with residents related to the region's rich railroad history.
- Project Planning and Archiving: Interns will be responsible for designing an oral history database to store interviews for public access.
Interns will participate in workshops and readings on the art and method of oral history, undertake an oral history research project, and support the National Railroad Memorial in Durand Michigan by conducting filmed interviews with residents related to the region's rich railroad history. Interns will also work with local records to research interviewees and then work on a project to make these interviews accessible to other audiences.
About the City of Durand:
The City of Durand Michigan is located approximately eighteen miles west of Flint, Michigan. Together with the National Railroad Memorial Inc. (NRMI), the city is in the process of developing national railroad memorial park in downtown Durand. The park plan calls for series of community parks through the heart of downtown Durand linked together telling the story of the railroad men and women and their contribution to history. Interns will play a crucial role in collecting the telling that story.
Heritage Preservation and Living History Internship
Internship Description:
Interns at the River Raisin Territorial Park in Monroe, Michigan will have the opportunity to learn about the variety of roles historians play in heritage preservation and living history. Under the supervision of the director of the Monroe County Historical Museum, interns can gain experience in historic preservation, interpretive programming and living history demonstrations.
During the semester interns will focus on some of the following areas:
- Heritage Preservation: Interns can plan and assist in hands-on projects to restore and preserve local historic structures.
- Living History: The intern will have the opportunity to act as a historical interpreter to explain through demonstrations about life in early Michigan.
- Programming: Interns can plan, research, and implement programs such as talks, craft demonstrations and special projects.
About River Raisin Territorial Park, Monroe Michigan:
The River Raisin Territorial Park interprets eighteenth century French homestead life along the River Raisin. The main building, built in 1789 by Utreau Navarre, is the oldest wooden residence still standing in the state. It is the most complete example of French-Canadian "piece-sur-piece" construction in the Old Northwest. Other buildings include an 1810 cookhouse and a replica 1790's French-Canadian style barn.
For more information on these and other internships, contact:
Dr. Thomas C. Henthorn
Department of History
(810) 762-3366


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Emotions Captured in Timeless Photos
I have been taking pictures since I was six, so it was kind of a natural progression to end up a professional photographer. It was when I had my first child that I decided to get serious about it. I am an artist not by choice but because I can't help it and so, going into business in something I was already doing made perfect sense.
Kristin Tetuan's love for photography shows in her work. She deftly captures fleeting moments, preserving them forever. Among her favorites are senior portraits since teens exhibit that unique type of emotion.
I would say the biggest challenge has been finding my voice as an artist in a sea of talented photographers and standing apart from them. We all struggle with that.
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Calibre Shows Video Processors to U.S.
UK-based Calibre debuted several of its new format converters and synchronizers, scaler/switchers, and warp/blend processors for the U.S. market at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.
Last week, UK-based Calibre debuted several of its new format converters and synchronizers, scaler/switchers, and warp/blend processors for the U.S. market at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.
The Calibre PVProHD-IW provides soft edge blending, warping, scaling, broadcast-grade de-interlacing, and noise reduction and image enhancement. Company officials say the PVProHD-IW is especially adept at warping projector images for display on non-traditional surfaces including extreme off-angle projection surfaces, curved screens, and unusual or non-geometric shapes. It recalculates warp parameters as required to suit input resolution changes, aspect ratio, height, width, and overscan adjustments without the need to load a separate warp map for each input configuration. Blending of multiple projectors is performed using Calibre's proprietary algorithms, which allow precise control of blend S-curve, gamma, and blend region width, according to the company, and can work on one to four blend regions per projector.
The system also provides black level correction with independent control of up to nine regions with 10-bit adjustment of granularity. Blend processing is 16-bit accurate for de-gamma, blend, black level correction, and re-gamma to ensure crisp, clean images without introduction of black level noise or grayscale banding, the company says. Setup is via a standard laptop or PC.
"Our flagship PVProHD products are already in use in a number of extremely high profile North American applications," said Tim Brooksbank, chairman at Calibre UK, in a statement.
Calibre also showed its new VideoExcel range of processors. The first VideoExcel processor, the VXL-100HD format converter, offers up/down/cross conversion from SD to HD, HD to SD, and HD to HD with frame synchronization and per-pixel motion adaptive processing and noise reduction.
Calibre officials say the VXL-75HD is a broadcast-grade computer graphics-to-video scan converter. It converts VESA or CEA computer digital or analog input formats to SMPTE HD or SD standards, and includes 3G-SDI output and Genlock.
The VXL-150HD combines the features of the 75HD and 100HD units and adds closed-caption processing and VITC time code support in a universal format and scan converter, with frame synchronization, noise reduction, and image enhancement in a single unit.


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Colvin Family Farm(Pikeville (serving Knoxville, Chattanooga, Franklin, Maryville, Farragut, And Crossville), Tennessee)A Community Supported Agriculture
[ Member listing ]25 Mar · Mon 2013March at Colvin Family Farm
13 Mar · Wed 2013Announcing the 2013 Virtual Farmhands!
01 Mar · Fri 2013February At Colvin Family Farm
15 Dec · Thu 2011CSA Update
Hello folks!
We are now ready to accept 2012 CSA signups! We've been keeping busy making plans for the new season, what to plant, when, where, how much etc... we've also been planning seed orders, and are placing them as we can--and believe it or not we start planting for the new season in just three weeks! We are pleased to announce that we're planning for two midweek deliveries in the Knoxville area so you won't have to miss your share if you're out of town on the weekend! We also are planning new delivery locations this season--a Saturday delivery in Oak Ridge, a Wednesday delivery in Chattanooga, and a Thursday delivery in North Knoxville. Thanks for your support--we look forward to seeing you at one of the markets this year! Adam Colvin 1-866-865-8329 www.ColvinFamilyFarm.com Recent Pictures: "Smoky Mountain" morning view--classic East TN Winter morning! The first snow of this season! It stuck best to the trees. It was coming down hard for a while, and the kids wanted to run out in it! Charity "catching" snowflakes. Titus tucking the Garlic crop under a warm blanket of straw mulch Dad's been busy working on rebuilding a 1948 Farmall Cub that we hope to use for cultivating this season. 27 Apr · Wed 2011April UpdateApril Update from Colvin Family Farm!Flowers are blooming all over the farm scenting the air with Spring, strawberries are climbing into full-scale production, and it's been so wet we've had a hard time working in the fields on "schedule"--we've had an interesting April!As we gear up for the market season, we're in the "what if" mode--we keep mentally running through what crops are coming in, and what we think will be coming in by the first week of May. It seems strange that even though we're a couple of weeks behind our "schedule" on some of the crops, we already have ripe strawberries, and on several crops we're more than a month ahead of last year! Each season is different from the other--and each has it's good parts! Anyhow, we are excited as things fall together one by one, hopefully it will be dry enough to work a few new fields this Monday, so that we can transplant Squash, Cucumbers, and Melons, and seed our wheat, oats, and main crop of potatoes! Adam Colvin 1-866-865-8329 www.ColvinFamilyFarm.com April at Colvin Family Farm: Our Onion patch earlier last week--they really are doing well! We hope to keep everybody and their mother's uncle covered up with sweet slicing onions this year! The same goes for our potatoes--this pictures shows our seed potatoes stacked in the back of our farm truck. We have several hundred pounds out already, but we are needing to work another field up before we can plant the main batch. Caleb started working this field and--the plow broke! If it isn't too wet, something else will happen! We found another killdeer nest--it's neat to watch wildlife! It amazes me how they can build their nest on the ground--you wouldn't believe how well these eggs blend in with their surroundings! Levi and "his" flat of vegetables. He is raising his very own produce for the first time! Celery flats. We potted these up from the small plugs earlier last week. I love Momma's tulips--they're only pretty six weeks out of the year, but they're defnitely worth it! Both of the greenhouses are full of tomatoes, squash, melons, tomatillos, herbs and more! We are very thankful for our pollinating friends--this bumblebee is busy in the apple tree! Caleb and I (Adam) drove to Mobile, AL to pickup this potato harvester that we had imported from China yesterday--if it does a good job, it will take one of the most labor intensive harvesting jobs and make it easy! We have more pictures on or Facebook page--click here to see this month's album! 01 Apr · Fri 2011March/April Update
Hello folks!
Spring amazes me each year--no matter how much you're outdoors, and how closely you watch each small change when it happens, suddenly it will dawn on you that Spring has crept up on you again! This Spring is definitely cool, and wet, which has set us behind schedule with working the ground, and even set us back from our seeding and transplanting schedules. What seeds and plants we've put out, have been slow, almost reluctant to come up, and we are in the midst of anxious moments wondering if things will work as they should--this time of year is always like that, but things always seem to work fine--even if it's a week or three late! Thanks go to all of those who have helped us posting our flyers around East, TN--we have really been getting a lot of interest from folks, and we appreciate your effort! If you would like several of our flyers, let us know and we'll mail you enough to keep you busy! If each of you gave out one flyer, we'd have....well, lots more out there! For a complete update, go check out our March/April picture folder we just uploaded to our facebook page! I hope you all enjoy this newsletter, and we here at the farm wish you all a warm, dry, and productive Spring! Adam Colvin 1-866-865-8329 www.ColvinFamilyFarm.com March/April at Colvin Family Farm: We're excited about how well our strawberries are looking! Most all of one variety already have fruit and blossoms all over them! Planting onions--we've put out more than 50,000 plants already! Our goal is to be able to supply all of our market locations with as many naturally raised onions & potatoes as the market can use all of the way through season (normally these two crops are hard to find on a regular basis) and have them at a price that most normal families can afford. Dad grading the site for our new 20x60 greenhouse. Dad's kept busy working on our new greenhouse--this picture shows the frame up, and the roll-up curtains on. The curtains are made of material that is basically a clear tarp--it lasts for years, whereas if we used normal greenhouse plastic for the curtains (as we've done in the past) it lasts for week(s)! This morning we put the plastic on--it's always interesting pulling $500 worth of plastic over a greenhouse, and hoping that it won't blow away while you staple it on! As you can see Dad framed in a large door on the other end. If during the off season, we need to work on a vehicle or tractor, we can drive it under cover! Dad, stapling the plastic down on the new greenhouse. So that the staples don't just pull right back out through the plastic, you have to staple through a strap of "webbing" material that is strong enough that the staples won't pull through. Enough about the new greenhouse--here's a peek inside the other greenhouse! Right now it's busting the seams with transplants--this shot shows cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, lettuces, chives, peppers, eggplant & more! A closeup shot of some baby lettuce transplants. A shot of our Celery transplants--we're excited about giving this crop a try! Blue violets are some of my favorite Spring flowers! I love how this shot turned out! Momma has a beautiful flowering quince bush in the backyard. A closeup of the flowering quince blossoms--they really are pretty after the dull greys and browns of Winter! My camera didn't pick up the colors very well, but this is a cloud rainbow us boys watched for over an hour over one of the fields. Check out this link to see better pictures of cloud rainbows and information on how they form. We had a delivery of fertilizer a couple of weeks ago, and the driver wouldn't listen to us when we told him where to drive--he eventually got stuck four or five different times, and we eventually (three hours later) got him out. I still can't believe that we got him out! It took Dad a day with the box scrape to level the front yard/side field back out! We have more pictures and updates just uploaded to our Facebook page--if you want to see the rest of the pictures click here! 19 Feb · Sat 2011February Farm UpdateFebruary Update from Colvin Family Farm!Hello Folks!I can't believe how quickly time is flying by! Signs of Spring are all over the place, and we're enjoying a few days in the high sixties and low seventies. Robins showed up by the hundred on February 1st, the maple buds are starting to show red, some crocuses are blooming in Mom's flower garden, and geese and sandhill cranes are flying north--Spring is just around the corner! We've been busy starting vegetables in the greenhouse to make sure we're ready for our early Spring markets and our CSA startup in May--most seed orders are already in, and we've got our shipment of seed starting mix as well as most of the other supplies for 2011. The only other "big" purchase for the early season, is our fertilizer order from McGeary's Organics in Lancaster county Pennslyvania. I hope you've got to check out our new website! I just yesterday sorted out the biggest glitch (that I've found) that made pictures lose their description, and "go wacky" when you clicked on them. I've also implemented a neat idea (borrowed from another farm) a "share size calculator." What size do you need? Check it out on our website now! Looking forward to the new season--I hope you enjoy this farm update! Adam Colvin 1-866-865-8329 www.ColvinFamilyFarm.com February at Colvin Family Farm: Signs of Spring: Crocuses--these flowers are an early Spring treat! Or you could look at them as a "teaser," Spring's a comin' Closeup shot of the Red Maple buds... The trees are already slightly tinged red. Sandhill cranes flying North--we probably have thousands of these birds fly over each Spring and Fall! Most of the seed orders are in... We've got our seed starting dirt in... And the early Spring transplants are already up! Broccoli, Cauliflower, Collards, Chinese Cabbage, Lettuces and more! We heat the greenhouse with wood--The three oldest boys (myself [Adam], Caleb and Isaac) take turns every third night sleeping out in the greenhouse. This is a very effective "thermostat" of sorts, when the temperature drops to an approximate 55, it wakes the sleeping person who stokes the fire, and checks everything over. Dad ran the stovepipe out the front. After being cleaned out, our farm pond has filled up nicely and is ready for the season! We've got some land already tilled up and ready to plant our early Spring crops! The view out of a hickory tree off the back side of our property Another view out of the hickory Some limbs got in the way of this shot, but it shows a pretty good view of the "farmyard." The strawverries seem to have been growing throughout the Winter! A bed of strawberries tucked underneath their row covers. We're excited about our new (to us) combine! With easier harvesting/threshing, we'll be able to handle much larger acreage of dry beans, wheat, and oats! Dad really enjoyed driving the combine home. We hauled our new (again, "to us") Massey Ferguson 165 Diesel tractor home from just East of Nashille this week. We have really needed the extra horsepower and traction that this tractor has for some of our equipment! We also now have the added benefit of if one tractor breaks down (let me rephrase that to "when" one tractor breaks down), we won't be in as much trouble as we are when we depend totally on one tractor. Dad grew up using his Dad's (my Grandpa's) Massey Ferguson 150, this is one step above the 150, but it's still has a very familiar feel to it! This shows some of the size difference between our MF 35, and our new MF 165. We are really excited about starting this season! As we plan on expanding substantially from last year, the only way we can possibly do that, is with better more efficient methods, and better more efficient tools. We are always changing our methods, tweaking good ones to make great ones, and swapping great ones for unbelievably great ones, but this year we've really taken a step to get some more efficient tools. We now have two dependable tractors, a combine that will make it possible to harvest and thresh our grains in large quantities, we're fixing to put up another greenhouse, we've done a lot of work with our irrigation plans/equipment, and we bought two Jang Clean Seeders (pictures above). These seeders are super exact in seed singulation and spacing, we have plates/rollers for pratically every size/shape of seed, so that we'll be able to get things planted FAR more efficiently this year, while fertilizing in the same pass! 26 Jan · Wed 2011Winter Update from Colvin Family Farm! Like Winter at Colvin Family Farm on FacebookI want to invite you all to check out our new website! We now feature easy online CSA registration, a new blog, many new pictures, a new "Our Standards" page, and much more! New for 2011, we'll be posting pictures of shares with produce labeled on our "In the Box" page (no more sharpies!), and we also have a new Colvin Family Farm online market opening in May! You can now like us on facebook, follow us on twitter, and subscribe to, and comment on our blog! Coming soon, we'll have a customer review page and more--(you've probably noticed our new email template)! As you can tell, I'm excited about all this! I do hope you'll enjoy browsing through the site, and I'd like to ask you to forward this to all of your friends that you think might be interested in our farm! Word of mouth is our best advertisement! Thank you! Adam Colvin 1-866-865-8329 www.ColvinFamilyFarm.com Winter at Colvin Family Farm: I think I should mention first thing that I've not been as faithful taking pictures as I should have--I've been glued to the computer for the last month learning how to design websites etc... and what time hasn't been spent on that has been spent getting together seed orders and structuring the "battle plan" for this season with Caleb and Dad--Sorry! An example of our strawberries, tucked underneath row cover, they're biding their time till Spring! A view or what is outside our front door right now--we've got a good heavy dusting of snow! Pan to the Right--the only places that don't have a solid cover, are the places where it was wet! One of the fields. It's coming down! During Winter, we see some of the most brilliant sunrises! This picture was taken a week ago--it's really amazing how much snow we're getting this Winter! We haven't had super cold temps yet (although it dipped into the single digits for a week), but we've had more snow and ice in December than we've had in the past three years combined! No, this isn't an advertisement of Lowes. We're often asked "What do you do all Winter?" Generally Winter is used to regroup--assess last year's lessons, learn from the mistakes and make a plan that's as foolproof as possible. Also, we get to catch up on farm maintenance, and do projects. Dad's biggest project this Winter is finishing the house! We also are putting up another 20x60 greenhouse, clearing some property, and tearing down the century old farm house we've replaced. Although it's hard to believe, we're already starting seeds in the greenhouse! Yes--this is an advertisement for Carhart! Great tough clothes--make sure you get one with the "Made in America" tag! This time of year deer are starting to shed their antlers, if you have a sharp eye you can find them while out hiking. These two are the biggest we've found (Caleb found both of them). The only one I ever found, was from a four-pointer. I used a piece of it as the latch to the bag I made out of my first successfully tanned buckskin. Homeschooling--right now Mom is teaching through world geography. She likes the "hands-on" approach. Here the kids are painting a mural she drew out on kraft paper. Dad hanging up the "tropical rainforest mural." To wrap up this newsletter, I'll say we're staying warm, eating well (although with some of Momma's "hands-on" approach, we're eating "weird" as we "travel through the world while we eat)." And for the most part we're staying healthy! Thank you to the early birds that have already joined up for 2011! You all are financing our farm's operations for the 2011 season, and we appreciate it! You all try to stay warm, and keep safe! Colvin Family Farm 24 Dec · Fri 2010Merry CHRISTmas10 Dec · Fri 2010Colvin Family Farm--Fall Update
With the temperature hovering in the mid teens over the past week, the
2010 growing season is officially over! Offseasons are great for
regrouping, making new plans/goals, and catching up on farm maintenance
(or in this specific case catching up on correspondence)! I'm hoping to
rebuild our website soon making it more "usable"--a better recipe page,
automatic backup of all our newsletters, weekly picture slideshows,
adding customer feedback, as well as adding cool new software that will
help us keep in touch with our shareholders--each shareholder will have
their own "user account" that would enable them to login to "their"
account and view all of their past, present and future--payments, share
box contents, as well as a history of their emails & responses.
You'll also be able to let our computer know when you aren't going to
pickup, and it'll tell our packing list (the biggest bonus for us,
[someday you should try to pack shares--remember who said they aren't
going to be able to come/figure out which market/which
And since we start planting again in 50 days, we need to get seed orders made, greenhouses ready, (another one built), see about building a packing shed, walk-in freezer, cooler room, (yes I'm dreaming [don't poke me]), workout next years marketing and transportation plan, etc...etc...etc... We have several new crops planned for this year: Strawberries, Celery, Radicchio, Fennel, Tomatillos, and more! Check out our all new 2011 crop harvest projection to see where these fit in the season! Also, we'll have four new varieties of Dry Beans: Pinto Beans, October Beans, Lima Beans and Cannelini Beans! We are planning on renting a combine, that will harvest (yay) and thresh (WHOOPEE) our beans, oats and wheat in quantities that we've been unable to yet! I'm going to add pictures to try and bring you up to date on what's been happening on the farm--Keep an eye on our website, as I hope to upload a 2010 season slideshow on soon! We'll see you all next May! Have a great Winter! Merry CHRISTmas, Adam Colvin www.ColvinFamilyFarm.com Fall Pictures from the Farm A Winter morning sunrise--I wish the camera could catch the full spectrum of color! Right now we're running through figures--equipment, seeds, ideas--Spreadsheets, charts, calendars--even farmers have their Mondays! Please note the items on the table: three (3) coffee cups, one (1) coffee thermos (it holds four cups full of coffee), four Johnny's Selected Seed Catalogs, a laptop computer, and 4,763 other seed/equipment catalogs. I love the cloud formations we have during the Wintertime! Look at this one! The same clouds later on--again, I can't seem to catch all of the color--but it was gorgeous! We've had a little snow, they're calling for 2 inches over the weekend! Now, back to Fall--we had a friend come in with his bulldozer and backhoe, and clean out the pond. According to Dad's estimates, it now holds ten times more water! We've all had our fun as kids playing in leaf piles--Right now it's Levi and Charity's turn. We bought a "brand new" (to us) fifty year old bushog this fall--we've been needing one ever since the last tooth stripped (yes, last tooth) off of the gearbox on the other bushog (it was only 35 years old)--they just don't make them like they used to! It does a great job for $100! I love how this picture turned out! The bright green chard contrasting with all of the fall colors, and it's set off well by the collards in the back! (incidentally, I didn't take this one) Now for strawberry planting--we spread compost, bloodmeal, and corn gluten meal in beds, then tilled it in lightly. The compost is in the background, the bloodmeal is in the upper, left corner, and the pellets are the corn gluten meal. Then we laid black plastic mulch over the beds. We bought strawberry plugs from a nursery, Several of them, Charity helped by watering the holes before we planted them! You can see the whole operation here! In the far left, Dad and Noah are popping holes in a neat grid pattern over the plastic, In the far background Isaac is pouring worm casting tea down each hole, and then there's Caleb and myself planting them! one of the most prolific Fall wildflowers are the common Aster--I like em'! I also like the "blanket flowers" in Mom's flower garden--when they're done flowering they make neat shaped seed pods (back right). 08 Sep · Wed 2010Colvin Family Farm--Week 18
We've had a delicious taste of Fall over the past week--definitely my
favorite season, Fall is refreshingly crisp, cool, sweet smelling--I
look forward to it coming in full strength later this month (I can't
believe that it's already September)!
When writing this newsletter each week I use words and pictures to send out a "slice" of the farm out to you all keeping you up to date with weekly activities, challenges, surprises and joys, but it is often frustrating that I can't capture the feel, sounds and smells of the farm--walking outside in the morning, dew still covering everything--feeling the crisp refreshing chill of another new day, complemented by the warm touch of fresh sunshine--hearing the early morning sounds--thousands of insects chirping, screeching and buzzing, dozens of birds singing, and smelling the fresh (it's what air fresheners try [and miserably fail] to copy) morning air, smelling of fresh earth here, a tomato patch, and just recently we've started to smell Fall leaves--I love the thousands (or even millions) of smells around the farm--way too many, and way too subtle to list--I've created a veritable monster of a run-on sentence here--better end it. I like to think that all of these smells, sounds and sensations are packed into each vegetable--maybe we express ourselves best through our vegetables! I hope you enjoy this late catchup of last weeks activities! Adam Colvin www.ColvinFamilyFarm.com Colvin Family Farm Update: Week 18 Click here to add your email copy and images. We've been battling a really dry season--we started this season not very well equipped for the challenge, but over the season we've gradually enlarged our "arsenal" and are able to do some serious combat now. This picture shows Noah watering a kale bed from a tank in the back of our truck. This little pump will run good pressure through more than 300 feet of 5/8 inch hose. This is the watering rig. We use a 5 horsepower pump to fill the tank from a lake, then haul it to the field. We then hitch the small pump to the hose on this blue reel, and run it down the path of a bed and water going up and down. One tank per 3 foot wide bed is the equivalent of 1/2 inch of rain. We did break down and do some drip irrigation on our crops like cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and snap peas--this will definitely be the way we work next year as it is super simple and super easy! The little pump hitches up to the blue hose (known as lay-flat), we poke holes in the lay-flat and push a piece of "spaghetti" pipe through it that by aid of the little orange and black fitting hitches up to the drip tape. This is a close-up of drip tape. It has two blue strips on the side with holes--if you look close in between my fingers you can see the minuscule slit that will emit a drop every couple of seconds (which is why they name it drip-tape). These slits are spaced every 12 inches, and will emit a gallon every hour--the beauty of drip tape is that the minuscule drips work their way down to where the roots of a plant are--we're watering deep with it, not just making the top couple of inches wet. The drip tape is then placed next to the row of plants (in this case cucumbers). Another new method we've started using is lettuce starting. We've always longed for flats of beautiful lettuce plants all the same size all ready to go out at the same time (when you sow lettuce in containers as we have previously done you get all kinds of different sizes, and an unknown amount of plants, wimpy seedlings etc...). With this method we've finally achieved it! As you could see in the first photo we use 288 cell flats--these are filled with high-quality Johnny's 512 Organic seed starting media. Then we push down on each cell so it is about 2/3 of the way full and sow 2-4 lettuce seed in each cell. we then cover them with a medium coarse grind of vermiculite, put them under a shade tree and water them daily. This is the result (after spending time with tweezers thinning of course)--full flats of beautiful lettuce starts ready to go out! Even if it is a pestiferous weed, this morning glory is pretty! These tomato flowers are a whole lot prettier to me though! I love how we have so many bumblebees and honey bees pollinating our cucumbers for us--we've never had to pay for pollination services yet! The cucumbers are really about to start crankin' them out! They are covered with flowers and have cucumbers in various stages all over! These are the oriental, burpless cucumbers--a little slower but they're still coming on! The rows of cucumbers. The late tomato patch Caleb poses in the pepper patch with the first real yellow pepper of the year. We've had some questions about how we stake our tomato patch, so I thought this newsletter I'd show you folks how it's done! We drive 5 foot tomato stakes every 2-3 plants. We take a spool of "tomato twine" (in the box on Isaac's belt) and run it through some holes on the top and bottom of a specially "modified" tomato stake. This is the close-up of the bottom hole--this handy "stringin' stick" makes it possible to wrap strings around the tomato stakes without having to bend over! A shot showing Isaac stringing--you can pretty much walk right through the patch once you get the hang of it. This closeup shows how you wrap the string around each stake. You keep tension on the twine as it runs down your stringin' stick and pull it tight wrapping it once or twice around the stake. Once you get to the end of the row, you walk back down doing it on the other side. This creates a double sided restraint that holds tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers... ...and snap peas up off of the ground, increasing marketable yield dramatically! Okra blossom--thought I'd add this as they are so pretty! Okra is actually placed in the Hibiscus family! Coming back to the beginning of the newsletter--Fall colors are already showing--it will be an early, short Fall because of the dry Summer, Tulip Poplars and Walnuts have already lost most of their leaves! 21 Aug · Sat 2010Colvin Family Farm--Week 16
Hello everybody!
It has been a great week! We thoroughly enjoyed seeing my brother Matt as he was in on leave prepatory to being deployed for three years, and the 26 year old "bach" brought a quite charming girlfriend to meet the family as well! I like her--she does dishes and, doesn't mind blond jokes (much). We have certainly done a lot with the week "off," we missed seeing you all at the markets, but we got most all of the fall crops planted, and we also did a bunch of maintenance around the farm--it's pretty easy to fall behind when you are spending all available time doing......something other than maintenance! We have a bunch of Spinach coming up--the dry spell through this Summer dowsed our hopes of having Spinach clear through the season, but we are doing our best to get it back in as soon as possible! We also have planted, Cauliflower, Carrots, Beets, Turnips, Radishes, Broccoli, Swiss Chard, Kale, and many other Fall crops. I'm sure that Mom has included a great catch up with what we've been doing in her letter, so I'm going to wrap this up with the pictures for the week. Thanks for supporting us! We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow! Adam Colvin www.ColvinFamilyFarm.com Colvin Family Farm Week 16
Noah caught these baby Green Herons in our greenhouse last week! We've seen them flopping around (they're still learning to fly) with their momma over the past few weeks, but it was neat to see them so close up!
And here--with enough water crops do just about like we want them to!
This is Matt (on the left) with his girlfriend "Brittany" ...Momma will always be Matt's girl. 11 Aug · Wed 2010Colvin Family Farm--Week 14Sorry to all you blog readers that I didn't get this up last week! It's been another long, hot, dry week on the mountain--we've been busy
getting all of the Fall crops in, and we're trying to hold down the fort
watering! I hope you all enjoy this week's newsletter--have a great
weekend! Colvin Family Farm Week 14
23 Jul · Fri 2010Colvin Family Farm--Week 13
We've had a great week!
Our main objective was to get our Fall crops planted--which we've succeeded in doing most of them! Sweet Corn, Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, Spinach, Carrots, on and on and on....we look forward to the Fall as that is most always the best part of our season! Another goal was to get our grains in, however rains have delayed that until it dries enough for us to bring it in without having to worry about mildew! We did come up with a better grain cleaning system however! Scroll down to the bottom of the newsletter to see pictures! Hope to see you at market--have a great weekend! Adam Colvin www.ColvinFamilyFarm.com CSA members: Final payment is due this week--please contact me with any questions! Week 13 at Colvin Family Farm!
09 Jul · Fri 2010Week 11
Well, flitter---the power just flickered and I lost everything, but just
the same I'm as tickled as can be! We are in the middle of a rain storm
that's already dumped more than an inch on our farm! That is a huge
load off of my mind as we've been combatting serious drought conditions
on the mountain here! Almost all of our time has been spent hauling
water around and watering everything! However we have sustained some
damage--coincidentally we've had to (for the time being) drop our
Wednesday market at Market Square Farmers' Market--I do apologize, but
we are presently having to "hit it hard" to keep ahead of the Weeding,
Watering, and Wvegetable Wplanting.
We hope that you all have a good weekend! Adam Colvin Colvin Family Farm (CNG) www.ColvinFamilyFarm.com Week #11 At Colvin Family Farm Cl As previously mentioned, we've been hauling water this week--we can currently handle from 4-5 hundred gallons of water in one load with our motley assortment of containers--one 275 gallon water tank that we've owned for 8-10 years, 4 fifty-five gallon barrels, and other assorted "containers." And yes, we do hand water at present--it is a lot of work (trust me), and it isn't as effective as "modern" methods, but we've been able to keep far enough ahead that things were alive when it started raining half an hour ago! This is one of my ugliest brothers yet (mean too!) watering the red cabbage patch. It is a large load off of my mind to have gotten this rain--there is more forecast throughout next week, so we need to get planting (yay we finally can get back to that)!!!!!! Forgive me for all of the pictures, but I'm excited about it raining---notice the dead patches of grass where the rock is shallow in our front yard. This is a picture showing our onion and garlic curing racks--they are in our little greenhouse. The top rack has shade cloth over them so that they won't get "sunburnt." This is the first time that Mom has grown Hollyhocks--I've always looked at them in seed catalogs and wanted to grow them, and this is why! They are gorgeous! (and gorgeous is a #10 on my scale from 1-10 of "describing words"): #1: Little Brother #2: Horrifying #3: Awful Looking #4: Plain Ugly #5: Not Good Lookin' #6: Not Bad Lookin' #7: Pretty #8: Lovely #9: Beautiful #10 Gorgeous! We planted a 5 foot belt of sunflowers around the edge of the fields that we planted with oats & wheat. And the Oats and Wheat are ready for harvest. We did find time Thursday to get some of the Oats (oat field pictured) harvested. We take a "corn knife" and grab a handful of grain, slice it and drop it in sheaves. It is then hauled to the "mobile threshing unit" (also known as our truck) and... ...run through our foot powered thresher--it will still need cleaned, but this machine saves us a lot of time (approx. 6 light years a day), and is a big improvement over what we did last year (a stick, a feed sack, and lots and lots and lots of impatience). We are getting a Oat Roller and will soon have rolled oats so you can have a bowl full of local oatmeal for breakfast!
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Ever since John MacArthur and I explored an intriguing underground tunnel north of Wilson's Arch along the Western Wall in November, 1983, I have been fascinated by attempts to relocate the actual site of Solomon's ancient temple. This ancient tunnel area adjacent to the temple mount is now open to the public. However, on the occasion of our visit, Israel Lippel, then minister of religious affairs, and Dr. Joseph Ginot, distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of Haifa, assured us that few people up to 1983 had ventured beyond the black iron gates just to the north of Wilson's Arch along the Western Wall of the Temple Mount. Thomas Ice and Randall Price have thrown fuel on the fire of my curiosity with their new book.
Quite a frenzy over the temple mount exists in Israel these days, stirred up by the Jewish organization, the Temple Mount Faithful, and by the Arab paranoia that somehow the Jews will take over the Temple Mount in order to desecrate their sacred site, "The Dome of the Rock." The authors have sanely and informatively handled what could be a subject that invites unscholarly speculation. Anyone interested in the history of the temple and what the Bible says about its future should make Ready to Rebuild a must in their reading.
The book divides into four parts. The first section deals with the current controversies over the temple mount with part two looking to the Temple's past. Then in section three, the authors review what is currently transpiring at the Temple Mount site, and finally in part four what the Bible says about the future of the Temple. Ready To Rebuild is very well laid out and quite readable for both the interested layman and the informed student. This reviewer was pleased to see the commendable amount of research that went into the book that is well documented with over nine pages of notes (280-88).
For someone who has not kept up with the history of the Temple Mount, this book will quickly make them current. The historical chronology of the temple on pp. 250-66 will be especially helpful. It begins with Abraham offering Isaac on Mount Moriah and continues until October 31, 1991.
The authors are decidedly futuristic premillennialists and thus believe that when Christ returns He will set up a literal, earthly 1000- year kingdom whose capital is Jerusalem, whose King is Jesus Christ, and whose throne has been promised from the days of David (2 Samuel 7).
Nineteen pictures located between pp. 140 and 141 will help to give the reader a visual orientation to the geographical site that the authors discuss. The most interesting section for this reviewer (pp. 154-70) evaluated the various theories concerning the possible site of the ancient holy of holies. They thoroughly discuss the northern site to the northwest of the Dome of the Rock, near the Western Wall, where Asher Kaufman has possibly identified the holy of holies as being located under a small cupola that is traditionally called the Dome of the Spirits (or tablets). They also review the southern theory that would place the ancient site somewhere between the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque on the southern end of the Temple Mount. However, the authors support the traditional location which would be the current site of the Rock within the Islamic holy place, "The Dome of the Rock." Readers will find the discussion and reasoning fascinating, if not convincing.
For those wishing to find a biblical substantiation for the third or tribulation temple, pp. 197-201 tell where all the biblical texts referring to this Temple are. A brief discussion follows concerning the biblical basis for the millennial or fourth Temple in Ezekiel 40-48 (pp. 205-7). The authors refrain from excess speculation on whether the lost ark of the covenant even exists, and if it does, where it might be located. A brief discussion, including an analysis of the possible Ethiopian location, is on pp. 145-49.
Though the book is certainly not the last word to be written on the subject and does not purport to be unabridged, it definitely is interesting, informative, and, in a good sense, provocative. The writers firmly believe that what the twentieth century church looks for in Christ's return was that which the early church also anticipated. Irenaeus, a second century church father, wrote, "But when this Anti- Christ shall have devastated all things in this world, he will reign for three years and six months, and sit in the temple at Jerusalem; and then the Lord will come from heaven in the clouds, and the glory of the father sending this man and those who follow him into the lake of fire; but bringing in for the righteous the times of the kingdom" (25). This reviewer affirms Irenaeus' hope as that taught in Scripture and about which Ice and Price write.


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Myshkin a.k.a. Mysskin is a Indian Tamil film director. Although his birth name is Raja, he has renamed himself with a Russian name, Mysskin, because he very much liked the character Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin from the novel The Idiot.
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MCCS Response to BSA National Council's Membership Standards Vote
MCCS's May 24 statement regarding the vote results. MCCS's Board of Trustees continues to be in prayer for the Boy Scouts of America and encourages Christian Scouters to come forward and strengthen Scouting by establishing and strengthening units within their congregations.
Members of the Churches of Christ for Scouting (MCCS) is dedicated to helping youth develop servant hearts for Christ.
MCCS is an organization, independent of but recognized by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), Girls Scouts of the U.S.A. (GSUSA) and American Heritage Girls programs.
The mission of MCCS is to:
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MCCS members encourage younger boys and girls to enroll in the Loving Servant program and the Joyful Servant program, and older boys and girls to enroll in the Good Servant program. Many MCCS members also serve as counselors for these programs and preside at presentation ceremonies.
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Looking to get in shape in 2007? Your new iPod makes a great workout companion. Yes, you still have to "just do it", but your iPod can help you "do it" if you let it.
Consider the Nike+iPod sports kit. It lets you track your training progress in real time by connecting a transmitter in your sneakers to a receiver on your iPod nano. This is great for people who want to start easy and work on pushing themselves a little at a time towards more and more progress on their goals.
Tangerine from the Potion Factory is another great workout tool. It allows you to build workout playlists from the music in your iTunes library, creating training sets at either a steady BPM or using BPM profiles that ramp up and down for interval training.
You can also download any number of training podcasts that provide a personal electronic trainer. Here are some of my favorites, both with and without coaching.
Marina's Walking and Aerobics Marina offers 10-15 minute workout sets that range from 126-150 bpm. The free samples available at the iTunes link are pretty lame. You have to go to her website to purchase and download actual work-outs. You put together four or five of them and you get a full hours' workout. Marina is a love-her or don't-love-her phenomenon. I personally love her style, her reminders to breathe, her focus on walking for fitness. If you like the music but not the coaching, you can purchase the workouts without instructions.
Podrunner Great music at varying BPM, running about an hour each in length. Fantastic stuff, easy to work out to. No coaching or voice-overs, though. If you're looking for nicely paced high intensity music, this is the podcast to turn to.
My Pod Bod This is a mix of audio and video how-tos, including coached exercises and interval training. The audio sessions run about twenty minutes and the video how-to's are just a few minutes in length.
Muscle Audio Workouts David Greenwalt's "world class" muscle workout training involves weight lifting and resistance training. I find these work best over speakers so your headphones don't get tangled in the equipment.
Workout On The Web Short how-to video fitness info. Good reference material.
Fitness Attack Amy McIntyre's 60-second fitness inspirations. For when you're looking for a little fitness boost in your life.
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Apr 12th 2008 11:06PM I think you should be able to roll a toon on a PvP server from 1-70 and then UNLOCK the ability to then move a toon from PvE -> PvP. That way... if you've done that work, and been through the grind and gankfests... You should have the ablity to move other toons over.
I am against letting any old PvE nub who hasn't had to deal with STV on a PVP server move his char over. But... again, if you've rolled to 70 on a PvP server before, it should unlock the ability for your PvE toons to be eligible to transfer.
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It's easy to get a bit taken back with the cooler design and its a little bit of a mixed bag. I love the text over it. PSU requirements, mention of Fermi GPU inside and others make it look pretty cool. You can also see bits off copper which give it an overall mean look. Behind the fan is also a blue LED which makes the card look great when up and running.
Where it all becomes a little unstuck is with the quality. It's just plastic and it doesn't feel the best. In saying that, though, it doesn't feel like it's going to break or anything like that. I think the general flimsiness is due to the feature which gives you the ability to pull back the fan.
Pulling back the fan lets you get to the heatsink and the idea is that once a bit of dust is built up you can clean the heatsink quickly, so cooling is at peak performance at all times. It's actually really not a bad idea and when you're in the PC making a few changes or giving a clean-up, a quick dust of the heatsink on the VGA card is a great idea.
There's no denying that this could be done in a sturdier way, however. It's the first time we've seen something like this and it's no doubt going to be a learning curve. This is ultimately the cost of being innovative; you're not going to be able to perfect a new process the first time.
Apart from this, no other surprises are really found on the card with connectivity offering us two Dual-Link DVI ports and a single mini HDMI one.
As we mentioned already, Galaxy has chosen to overclock the model. They haven't gone too crazy, though. Galaxy has chosen to leave the 1280MB of GDDR5 memory at the default 3348MHz QDR, but they have bumped the core from 807MHz to 825MHz which also results in the Shader clock going from 1215MHz too 1250MHz.


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painting my cabinets dark... the process!
posted by: girlwithaspirin on 10.06.2008 at 11:45 pm in Kitchens Forum Hey kids. Long time, no type. :) I hope all's well with all my old pals here.
In the last few weeks, I've gotten at least 15 emails asking how I painted my cabinets. Such a nice surprise, considering how long it's been since I posted! I wish I could remember who I initially gleaned all this info from. You guys were an immense help, so now I'm just paying it forward. Supplies: -Remove doors. If you have oak, keep in mind, you will see grain through the paint. If you'd rather not, you'll have to use some kind of putty to fill the grain, then prime, then paint. I just didn't have the energy for it, and it turns out, I love the look -- people mistake it for a handrubbed stain all the time. I'm so happy with how the cabinets have stood up over time. Not a single chip or scratch! To be honest, I cut so many corners in the prep (by choosing not to prime), I thought for sure I'd be dealing with the aftermath now. I credit the paint and patience for 100% of the success. Seriously, this paint is the real deal. Here is a link that might be useful: girlwithaspirin kitchen... before & after NOTES: <none>
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RE: tile or beadboard on the back side of the peninsula? (Follow-Up #3)
posted by: holligator on 01.04.2008 at 02:38 am in Kitchens Forum There are several examples in the FKB, including aprilquilts, sarapamela, and karenforroses. I've seen the edging done a number of ways. Ours will be somewhat like this, but with straight trim instead of curved and, of course, stained instead of painted:
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This blend is planted for chicken forage to achieve this high Omega-3 result. University studies show significantly higher Omega-3s in eggs from hens who can forage in pasture instead of just eating an industrial diet. Our mix has the alfalfa, clover, and flax that increase Omega-3s in eggs.
Plant annually after danger of frost has passed. Caution: Flax can form prussic acid when exposed to frost so do not graze horses on this mix.
Plant at 2-3 pounds per 1,000 sq. ft. (or 50 pounds per acre). Keep moist until germination (5-10 days) and then water regularly, depending on your soil type.
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For chickens that stay in runs, plant some Forage Blend in a 17" square flat. Add soil, sow thickly, follow the growing instructions above, then place the flat in the chicken run and let them eat it all up.
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Japanese Millet in Spring and Summer or Ryegrain in Fall and winter
Red clover, OMRI listed coating
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Chicken foraging photos courtesy of Jayme Jenkins, Nest In Style blog (growing in a flat tray); and Bonnie Manion, Vintage Garden Gal blog (growing in a round shape inside a removable wire cylinder). Thanks to the bloggers and their hens.


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We bought a Kenmore dishwasher about 2 years ago, which was a CR best buy...I think it's close to this one:
http://www.sears.com/kenmore-24inch-built-in-dishwasher/p-02213273000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1 I think we paid around $500 for it. The delay wash cycle quit working about 13 months after we bought it; one month after the initial warranty ran out. We didn't buy an extended warranty. At times, nothing on the control panel works. It has been intermittent, and I called a repairman today to come look at it. They mainly pushed the warranty at $100/year, and the new part to fix it will be $300. I declined until I could talk to my husband. I am so frustrated with this thing! Two years does not seem a long life cycle for a high rated kitchen appliance. I am leaning towards buying a new non-kenmore one instead of getting it fixed. They only guarantee the part for 90 days. The most annoying thing is that we're planning on moving next year, and I wasn't planning on replacing fairly new appliances. Any advice? Suck it up and fix it or make a clean break for a better one like Bosch or go cheaper with something like a Frigidaire (our kitchen is Bosch fridge, electrolux range, and that is definitely more high end than the norm here)? I thought consumer reports said that the warranties aren't worth it. But this guy insisted that we should have them on every appliance in our kitchen. |
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Not uncommon that a touchpad/pushbutton control panel goes bad. Some may be expensive for what they are (no way to know without researching your specific dishwasher model) but it's certainly a doable repair, and is not difficult for a competent DIYer. You need to determine what is the specific model of your machine from the tag on it. A reference to a current model that looks similar is not sufficient, Sears carries many different models that look similar but may be sourced from different manufacturers ... not to mention that model numbers cited in online or catalog sales listings are notorious for being incomplete. A wildcard search for 1327 (the stated model in the link you provided) returns 83 items ranging from twenty-one Kenmore dishwashers to Craftsman bandsaws, refrigerators, bookshelf stereos, refrigerators, televisions, Amana microwave ovens, etc. The model tag may be on edge of the door or edge of the tank, viewable with the door open. Look it up at SearsPartsDirect.com to confirm price of the part. Picking one of the models at random, the control panel is $38 to $40 (depending on color). The separate computer control board is only $90. |
- Posted by noellabelle (My Page) on Tue, May 29, 12 at 14:48
Thanks, I just got a text from my husband to the same effect. He wants to order the part and we (i.e., he)will fix it ourselves. They would've charged $145 for the part, so even if I don't find it cheaper, at least that's a lot better than $300! |
Factoring in developing DIY skills if you need to buy an inexpensive dishwasher is really part of the cost these days. Whirlpool supplies the units sold at Ikea. All appliances Ikea sells include a five year warranty. |
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MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to More than 19 Years for Racketeering Conspiracy
Participated in the Gang Rapes of Two High School Girls
Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Carlos Vasquez Martinez, age 24, of Hyattsville, today to 235 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to conduct and participate in racketeering enterprise activities of MS-13, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. As a special condition of his supervised release, Judge Chasanow ordered that Martinez may not have contact with the victims in this case or with any MS-13 members.
U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said, "We will continue to coordinate our efforts and use all available tools to combat violent gangs that engage in such vicious and heartless crimes."
"We are pleased to have taken such a violent offender off the streets," says ATF Special Agent in Charge Gregory K. Gant, "so that he no longer can prey on our children and commit such horrific acts."
According to the plea agreement, La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, is a gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants of immigrants from El Salvador, with members operating throughout Prince George's County and Montgomery County, Maryland and elsewhere. MS-13 is a national and international criminal organization with approximately 10,000 members.
MS-13 is organized in "cliques," including the Sailors Locos Salvatruchos Westside ("SLSW"), the Teclas Locos Salvatruchos and the Langley Park Salvatruchos. From 2002 through March 2007, Martinez was associated with the SLSW clique, paying dues and attending MS-13 meetings, including traveling to Virginia for a meeting of MS-13 members from the Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia areas on January 23, 2003.
Martinez participated in the gang rape of two girls on May 12, 2003. The crime, known to MS-13 gang members as a "train," consisted of luring female victims to an MS-13 skipping party where gang members lined up and raped each girl. MS-13 gang members picked up two girls outside a high school during the early morning hours of the school day. The MS-13 members and the two girls went to Martinez' home, where he and a number of other MS-13 members were present. The girls were taken to separate bedrooms in the residence and were told that they would have intercourse with all the MS-13 members in attendance. Martinez and Henry Zelaya held the first victim down and choked her and Oscar Ramos Velasquez, a/k/a "Casper" brandished a gun. The victims estimated that more than 10 gang members came into the room in five minute intervals and raped them. After the rape, Martinez drove with several MS-13 members to Los Angeles, California, to avoid possible arrest for the rape.
On October 21, 2003, Martinez, along with other MS-13 members participated in an assault on a 17-year-old young man walking home from school. The victim was punched and struck with a wooden bat.
In July 2005, Martinez was present at meetings in which gang members discussed plans to purchase firearms to use against a police officer. Ultimately, no attempt was made on the police officer's life. On August 6, 2005, Martinez participated in a meeting of MS-13 members in Prince George's County, Maryland, in which Martinez discussed the purchase of firearms for MS-13 members.
On August 3, 2006, Martinez volunteered to talk with law enforcement officials at the United States Attorney's Office in Greenbelt, Maryland. Martinez was advised of his Miranda rights and was told that making false statements to federal agents was a crime. Despite these warnings, Martinez provided several different accounts of his activities on the day the two young women were raped at his apartment. Martinez initially denied living at the residence where the rapes took place, but eventually admitted that it was his home at the time and falsely denied being present for the rapes or having knowledge of the rapes until he had a conversation with Velasquez the next morning.
Oscar Ramos Velasquez, age 22, of Baltimore, was sentenced to 37 years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and conspiracy to commit assaults with a deadly weapon in order to maintain and increase his position in MS-13, assault with a deadly weapon in aid of racketeering and use of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. Henry Zelaya, age 21, was sentenced to life in prison for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving murder, robbery, obstruction of justice and witness tampering. Both were convicted by federal juries after lengthy trials.
To date, this office has charged 49 gang members with federal offenses, with 30 defendants charged in this RICO conspiracy case. Twenty-two MS-13 gang members have been convicted thus far of RICO conspiracy charges.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the RAGE Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Prince George's County Police Department; the Federal Bureau of Investigation; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; the Montgomery County Department of Police; the Howard County Police Department; the Maryland National Capital Park Police; and the Maryland State Police.
Mr. Rosenstein thanked the Prince George's County State's Attorney Glenn F. Ivey and Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy for the assistance that they and their offices provided.
Mr. Rosenstein commended Assistant U.S. Attorneys James Trusty and Chan Park, who prosecuted the case.


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Buy One, Get One 40% Modulars at Toys R Us
Posted by yellowcastle,Though unadvertised, Toys R Us is currently offering Buy One, Get One 40% Off for the "larger" Creator sets. If you've been holding off on getting some modulars, most seem to be in stock and all at MSRP. Additionally, it might help those looking for both a Sopwith and Medieval Market Village. It's currently unclear how long this promotion will last. But don't worry, Bricktober is right around the corner if you wait. According to forum member Sidersdd, the first week will also be a BOGO40%.
Update: I'm getting reports that there's a 'buy 2 get 2 free' offer in TRU in the USA as well at the moment, and davetheoxygenman emailed to say that he found 3920 The Hobbit game in his local branch, priced £34.99 -- Huw
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Not a terrible deal, but pretty sure I can wait on this one.
Sopwith Camel is $20 over msrp and the VW van is $10 over.... eats up most of the savings on the 2 sets I was interested in. :(
Maybe it's time I head down to the states for some shopping.
Yeah, we get screwed on LEGO prices in the Great White North. Wish we could get some deals here.
This is totally a mistake! Just bought 2 modulars.. The sale comes up as "Buy 1 Get 1 40% OFF ALL FAO Schwarz toys"! Hurry up and take advantage of this before they catch the mistake!
I don't think it's a mistake... The sets included appear to be the LEGO Direct sets (10219 Maersk Train excluded) which kind of makes sense in a 'Buy 1 Get 1 40% OFF ALL FAO Schwarz toys' promotion.
If I buy both pet store and grand emporium with these deal, I calculate that each comes up to $130.50 (Los Angeles, California 8.75% sales tax already included).
Do you think this is the best price I can get for these modulars? Or should I wait for e.g. a black friday deals?
^ I would be surprised if the very popular and expensive Modular building series was a Black Friday special. I don't have any insider information. They aren't carried outside of TRU and LEGO stores. I would think 20% off MSRP is the best deal you will find at either of those locations, excluding end-of-production clearance.
TRU had buy 2 get the 3rd free that ended yesterday.
Check out the story on toysnbricks... the B2G1F included "ALL LEGO". Except Ninjago. And Friends. And some other accessories and stuff. And apparently also exlcluded their online "Hard to Find" category that includes the modulars. The last one wasn't clearly disclosed in their ads and was confusingly linked to by the sale. Some people were able to get the sale honored by calling customer service or shopping at the flagship store, but lots weren't able to get them to qualify.
When I called in my order for the B2G1F last Sunday I was "all set" then she stalled for a half hour - came back and said the items weren't part of the sale but did offer me 10% off or if I did find some qualifying items I would get an additional 10% off for my trouble. I was upset but almost expected it.
I'm not expecting much better deals than this sale going forward while still having inventory - if so I just return them.
An added benefit of this promotion is/was the lack of advertising. Inventory was available well after the promotion began instead of selling out immediately when a Buy 1 Get 1 50% promotion comes around. The 10% 'premium' of this promotion is worth it to me.
I took advantage of the TRU buy 2 get 3rd free on Saturday. :)
I bought the sets I thought would not make it to the next BOGO sale, and did not buy a lot since Bricktober is right around the corner.. because it is assumed that the BOGO50 will have such sets on sale again not have another B2G1F scenario where these sets are omitted.
TRU is having a get 20% off total purchase if you spend more than $150. That makes it seem like a buy one get one 40% off because you would spend more than $150 for two. A BOGO is always half the percentage that goes to each (40% off one is really 20% of both) They always jack their prices up so the deals are not as good as they could be.
^---- 20% IF the items are not on an existing sale.
Not sure if you can remove the BOGO40 from a cart..
Tried to remove one of the tower bridges from my cart, and no 20% off showed...
LEGO is excluded from the 20% off - see details.
This deal would be a wash for many sets. TRU marks their LEGO up by 20% so at the end of the day your still either paying retail everywhere else is a little more unless your sets are exactly the same price.
However, for the large modulars, they are priced at MSRP online and a great deal.
I am trying to order the 10197 Fire Brigade and 10211Emporium but can not get the 40% off to apply. My total with tax is over $323 dollars. Any idea what I am doing wrong?
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