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Joe Lee, left, and Lance Frye, of Woodbridge, Virginia, protest outside the World War II Memorial Oct. 2, 2013 in Washington, DC. Congressional members opened up the barricades of the memorial again and welcomed veteran groups to visit, most of them came on Honor Flights from around the country, on the second day of the government shutdown.
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I have a friend that just finished mosaicing a table top with broken porcelain tile. It will be used outside. He was not real careful in making sure the tile pieces were level, has some very wide grout lines, used unsanded grout, and wiped too much out of the grout lines. Now...he wants to know what to do about the sharp edges that are exposed - there are plenty.
I had the following ideas: Pour some of that epoxy resin over the top. Regrout over existing grout with thinset (hoping that the adhesive properties of the thinset would adhere to the grout). Cover the top with plexiglass or plastic sheeting. He thinks putting a thick coat of polyurathane would work -- I think it would chip right off. Feedback, anybody? |
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Resin may be his best bet. He could try going over it with sanded grout |
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In my beginning days mosaicing I used polyurethane, and it clouded. Don't recommend it, but NT is right, dremel or carborundum stone and/or re-grout. |
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Chima looks like a terrible place to live...
Posted by Huw,My UK LEGO Club magazines arrived today. The boys' one is heavily pushing Chima, what with this fold-out image on the cover, a mini-comic and a lenticular 3D sticker.
It appears to be a terrible place to live, doesn't it, what with all that squabbling going on! The comic sheds more light on the story. Apparently the lions store the 'power of the CHI' inside their temple and share it out equally to all the other animal tribes. But, it seems, Cragger, the crocodile prince, has planned a revolt against the lions. There's no reason given as to why he's planning it other than 'he wants to control all of the CHI in Chima'. Here are images of the comic's cover and inside cover for your perusal and edification.
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That's a great poster image. I must get back on the normal mag, as lego changed it to the friends one as it was registered in my daughters name.
wish they just did 1 mag with everyting in it ={
"Not for all the CHI in Chima" sounds remarkably similar to "Not for all the tea in China"
LOL, I thought the same :-)
Reminds me of the Thundercats...
I think it is rather ironic how Legends of Chima was being panned by most (including myself) prior to the launch, but now the majority are quite enjoying it (again, including myself)!
I really need to get around to renewing my subscription to the Lego club magazine, while it rarely has much going on, things like this rather nice image occasionally come up and I don't want to miss out on them in future.
Very droll, Huw.
Who wouldn't to control all of the CHI in Chima?
And who came up with the name Chima? For months, when reading about this line I thought it was called 'Legends of China.'
I feel part of the picture is a little 'empty'. I wish the picture is like the old Classic pirate or Castle diorama where there are tens of minifigs attacking a castle/pirates and blue coats fighting each other etc. I feel those dioramas are more dramatic.
To me Chima borrows heavily from Thundercats; the "Thundertank", a young cub fighting for his land and for his father (I wonder if his father, the senior Lion gets killed?) and a long power sword which he has. Then his enemies are the crocs which are reptiles.
What is missing to complete the picture is a Cheetah, Tiger and Panther minifigs.
It's a shame the (non-Speedorz) Chima sets don't include any scenery/shrubbery to set the scene. LEGO talks of this "magical world of untamed nature" yet there's not much of that to be found in the sets. It could've just been something simple like what some of the Dino sets had too (see 5882 and 5884), which wouldn't have added very much to the piece count but would've done a lot to help the world-building aspect of it.
This theme definitely isn't for me. Some of the new elements may come in handy, but I don't see myself buying any of the sets. With that said, why is the Lion always the noble figure in a setting. I don't mind lions, but why not another animal for once. I highly doubt they would put a reptile as the good guys in a set; however, a lion will just as readily rip off your face as any of the villains. That's me speaking realistically. As a LEGO enthusiast, I understand why they did it this way.
I would actually prefer an official Thundercats theme instead of this fill-in. Which they just came out with a new series, that would have been a perfect time to do it. Now it's too late.
I think chima will be poplour but the tigers look like the one from thundercats but the crocs are epic and gorillas just brillant
I think it's REALLY funny that LEGO claims this BS of being "non-violent" and releases a really violent poster. All you see is lasers and swords!
@The Green Brick Giant: LEGO's anti-war policy has NOTHING to do with swords and lasers, so the only BS is from people who have the bizarre idea that TLG is against all things fighting and that their sets should reflect this. Essentially, TLG's policy states that modern military combat will not be featured in sets. Now, unless the US has been covertly engineering animal super-soldiers and laser swords, this doesn't even come close to violating the "non-violence" policies TLG has in effect.
Now, in past themes, TLG has avoided violence in various ways. BIONICLE and Knight's Kingdom characters were originally not allowed to get in swordfights in official media, so instead they fired elemental powers or generic energy blasts from their weapons. With that said, TLG's policies have changed over the years, and I can't think of a single occasion in recent years where they've claimed lasers and swordfights are too violent for them. Ever since a couple years back when TLG actually put their war/violence policies on the books, TLG has had a strict line in the sand that they have not yet crossed. But the fact that the line is now visible means they can now skirt the edge of it without being accused of hypocrisy-- except from the few who still assume that TLG has some nebulous policy against all semblance of war or violence.
Meanwhile, as far as this epic battle scene is concerned, it's no different than the battle scenes TLG has been putting in magazines for years for themes like Ninjago, BIONICLE, and Star Wars. It's a good way to fill a two-page spread while advertising as many sets as possible.
On a side note, I think that black-haired, goggled lion in the front is new. Wonder what his name is. Bet it starts with an "L". =P
Although the Chima theme appears less than appealing to me, I must say the comic included looks like there was far more time and effort put into both the design and publication than any other Lego promotional comic book I have received, shame on the gross material.
Right after such of the latest with animals in the sic-fi genre, (Angry Birds Star Wars) (shudder), I do not think throwing this massive unfamiliar theme at vulnerable children is a good idea.
This is from the MBA website if you want to upload your pictures to the site. The only officially LEGO wording I could find on violence.
As the LEGO Group wishes to maintain their child-friendly Image, any uploaded material that contains cruelty or explicit violence will be rejected by moderation.?
Doesn't say "Unless the explicit violence is animal on animal, then it's perfectly fine".
I gotta agree with Huw. Chima dones't look like great real estate. :D
Best site headline ever :D
"Now, unless the US has been covertly engineering animal super-soldiers and laser swords, this doesn't even come close to violating the "non-violence" policies TLG has in effect."
All I can say is, we had better be. I've got not rocket pack or flying car going into the year 2013, so I insist on having some bloody zoo-soldiers instead.
The parts look great, the theme looks a bit childish though. Like for kindergartners.
^ I don't know about it *looking* childish, but the lore itself is definitely a step down from Ninjago. Still, there's plenty of time to develop it further.
LEGO makes sets for 5-7 year olds, so yes they would love if kindergarteners buy these sets. lol
Interestingly enough the USA poster is different. Mine just has the main lion guy holding his sword up. Also says the cartoon will premiere in a few weeks, so we should get some nice backstory.
Wait if the Lions are friends with every else and its ONLY the crocodiles who want the CHI, then why are the other animals beating each other up when they could team up with the Lions and defeat the crocodiles? I'm thinking into this too much. :P
"But, it seems, Cragger, the crocodile prince, has planned a revolt against the lions. There's no reason given as to why he's planning it other than 'he wants to control all of the CHI in Chima'."
Oh what deep motivation!!
i got a diferent poster!
There needs to be some sort of ulterior motive to the crocodiles' actions... like, maybe one of them is part of another, darker race, trying to control the Chi?
The battle seems like this:
Crocodiles attack the lions; the eagles help the lions. The ravens and wolves then help the crocodiles. It's all about treaties and alliances. =P
@The Green Brick Giant: "Cruelty and excessive violence" is an extremely vague statement. What's "excessive" to some would certainly not be "excessive" to the team moderating LEGO MBA. Some of the actual MBA kits include laser guns in them, either handheld or mounted to vehicles-- I think that's a pretty good indication that the MBA site would follow about the same anti-violence guidelines as any other part of The LEGO Group, even if they don't phrase them as specifically as, say, LEGO Cuusoo.
@Dragon_Master_48: Did you expect anything different from a tiny blurb in this kind of promotional media? Don't forget that in BIONICLE it took [i]eight years[/i] to find out what the main villain was really planning, and I don't remember Ninjago going into any depth about Lord Garmadon's motivation during its first year outside the books and TV premiere. "Control the world's energy source" is actually a much deeper motivation than it would take to get kids intrigued-- "rule the world" has usually sufficed in the past.
I don't think we can expect any kind of deep storytelling from Chima until the show and books are released, any more than we could with any other theme. Perhaps Cragger has deeper intentions that he's simply not disclosing yet. Or perhaps he really does just want to be the one determining who gets Chi and who doesn't. All that remains to be seen.
The only thing that bothers me so far is that there are three 'bad guy' tribes but only two 'good guy' tribes. Hopefully they will add a 'good guy' aquatic tribe to balance things out.
^Or gorillas.
I'm just glad I'm not the only person who, during the initial rumour stage, thought this line was about the Legends of China, and that would be about historical Asian themes.
Chima does look like a pretty scary place. But... I just ordered the Horizon Express (aka, the TGV engine. I know it's not officially called the TGV, but can we call it that anyway? I mean, it so is), and my order was over $100, so I got a free polybag Chima set. So it looks like I started collecting Chima stuff without even realising it :).
How do you get this magazine? All we got was the Lego Club Jr one?
It does look terrible.. I tried to imagine a full range of Chima sitting in my son's room with his existing Lego and whether we will feel proud about it. The answer is no. The whole design of Chima has more 'duh' factor than 'wow' factor (still the same feeling after much info to date). We may just give it away if this is ever happening.. Ha.
And, if you cover up the Lego logo in the poster, it looks just like any other action toys.. Luckily Lego has more themes for me to choose in 2013.
@Aanchir i think that's Longtooth from #70005 & #70113
@audiobean you'll probably feel a lot different after you've seen the quality of the builds of some of the sets. I've got 3 of the construction sets and 2 speedorz based sets built and i'm really impressed with the work Mark Stafford & company did with this theme. The lion head builds especially are really nice, but they did a fantastic job of capturing organic animal details in the models while making them still feel mechanical.
I just realized this series has a bit of a Thundercats vibe to it.
I agree to Tekkamanraiden the lions look like the ones from thundercats but the creatures others don't.
I have to admit, I was REALLY skeptical about Chima, but the sets look fabulous. I'll echo the sentiment that they have a Thundercats look to them. When I saw Eris' Eagle Interceptor: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Eris-Eagle-Interceptor-70003
...it made me think first of the Talon Fighter from Masters of the Universe http://www.he-man.org/collecting/toy.php?id=563
...but I agree it's also got a strong resemblence to Hawk's fighter from Buck Rogers: http://www.tvacres.com/images/spacecraft_hawk_fighter4.jpg
I love the colors and the design, must have!
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Warren E. Norquist, C.P.M., V.P. Purchasing, Polaroid Corp. ret. Executive Fellow, Univ. of Mass. at Dartmouth.
Non-Use of Purchasing Cost Company over $100,000,000 per year:
A few years ago two large oil companies combined to form a much larger oil company. Their purchasing organizations were also reorganized into one. (The buying of crude oil was not done by the purchasing function in either company.)
The new VP of the combined purchasing organization decided to compare the prices paid for items such as: tires, batteries, fan belts, wipers, and brake fluid, which were resold though each company's gas stations. On a weighted basis, he found Company B was paying 20% more than Company A.
Company A had purchasing people buy all the items that were resold though its gas stations. At Company B, this buying was done by marketing, NOT by Purchasing.
The difference was over $100,000,000 in potential profit that didn't get to the bottom.
The poor performance of Company B's marketing group as buyers verses the professional purchasing people in Company A is not surprising. You and I know many managers that buy things without getting the essential skills.
Purchasing Skills That Many in Management Don't Have
Purchasing professionals have skills that many in other areas of management do not have or have never developed. The five important purchasing skills I have repeatedly seen lacking in many non-purchasing managers who do buying are:
The Ability to Comfortably Talk About Price
The ability to talk price is not a common skill. Many in management are very uncomfortable with the subject. They may bring it up but will drop it at the slightest resistance. Or, their words may sound effective but their body language says otherwise. I have often heard salesmen aren't good at buying. Why? Sales people are trained to worry customers that a lower price means lower quality. They are trained to imply to customers that haggling should be beneath their dignity. As buyers, they often don't question prices.
Some of the situations I have encountered are:
Knowledge of Product, Services, Suppliers, Market and Economy
Non-purchasing people pay more because they do not have the detailed knowledge that marks the purchasing pro.
Non-purchasing buyers seldom have the ability or patience to get fully prepared on delivery and specification requirement or make cost estimates. The patience to negotiate is almost totally absent. Examples:
Know and Do The Details
The non-purchasing manager often settles for either a vague description of requirements or adopts a contract written by the supplier with terms in the supplier's favor. Statements on price are often a starting point with later definition setting a higher price. Examples:
Understanding The Need For Security
There is a need to teach non-purchasing managers and other professionals on the information that a supplier could use to get a negotiating advantage and the information that would help Purchasing get an advantage. For example:
Other functions often comment to a competitor on a recent quality problem of another supplier and it gives the impression that supplier is out of the running. The next day the problem might be solved but it is hard to retract the impression the comment made.
Purchasing Often Gets Left Out When Services Are Bought
Since Professional Pros have skills not usually seen in most managers, why is purchasing strong in buying product used in production but not in buying services. Because:
A study by CAPS reinforces my view that Purchasing should be sure it has the knowledge and the respect to negotiate for the services the company requires. It can then make the case for Purchasing involvement based on the other skills Purchasing can bring to buying services.
A CAPS Study On How Purchasing is Perceived by CEOs
The study CEOs'/Presidents' Perceptions and Expectations of the Purchasing Function by William Bales and Harold Fearon report "There appears to be a large gap between what CEOs want and what they think their organizations are receiving".
The authors concluded:
Purchasing Should Get Involved in Service Areas
Purchasing has a lot to contribute and too many managers settle for concentrating on production/operations. A lot of functional areas would have more respect for Purchasing and the company higher profits if they got help from Purchasing in obtaining the services they need.
How Purchasing Can Sell Involvement In Services
First, Purchasing must study an area and learn from the literature and the trade organization of that service area. This is a time to network with others in NAPM.
Sell that involvement of purchasing can allow your customer to separate his/her professional relationship from the pricing and billing one. Point out that a doctor lets his staff talk about price and that the user of the service would gain by letting you talk price. Since most managers don't like to talk price, this is a major selling point. I sold a marketing manager that we could cut his advertising, printing, print ad production, television production, and network advertising costs and the savings could buy more advertising. The amount saved far surpassed his expectation.
Hiring consultants is a major area where purchasing is left out. The literature in the field, both books and monthly publications can bring one up to speed in a few months. The checklist from the book Zero Base Pricing can help you get started. A similar checklist can be customized for each service area. There are trade associations in each service area. Getting their literature and attending their conferences will bring a purchasing pro up to speed very fast.
If Purchasing makes the effort to have #2 - The Knowledge Skill in a service area, the strength in Skills 1, 3, 4, and 5 will provide an overwhelming case for managers using a service to get Purchasing's assistance in getting what they need. If your people don't have the level of skill you see as necessary in any of these five skills, I recommend you get them the training and experience. Only by being strong in these areas (especially the specific knowledge area for each service are) can purchasing deserve the respect and use by management that the profession desires.
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Rogen and Goldberg Helming 'Console Wars' Film Adaptation
The comedic pair behind 'Superbad,' 'Pineapple Express' and 'This is the End' are directing and writing the screenplay to the story behind Sega and Nintendo's gargantuan battle.
According to Coming Soon, Sony Pictures has just announced it's doing a feature film based on Blake Harris' upcoming business thriller novel, 'Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation.' It looks as if the hilarious, heavyweight duo of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are going to be directing this on-screen adaptation and will be writing its screenplay as well.
'Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation' details the history of how Sega started off as a small gaming company that eventually went head-to-head with Nintendo throughout the '80s and '90s. While we're unsure whether or not Rogen and Goldberg will be able to cram their usual amount of R-rated humor into the on-screen adaption, we have a feeling this film will work on a level similar to 'The Social Network.'
The hardcover edition of 'Console Wars' will be hitting store shelves in August 2014. No word on when production on the film will start just yet.


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see also angina, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, cholesterol control, poor circulation.
Overview - Heart disease, sometimes referred to as cardiovascular disease, includes a number of conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels. Conditions such as heart attacks, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, and congenital heart disease are all subcategories of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death of both men and women in the US as well as worldwide. The primary causes are linked to bad habits of our modern society including over eating, lack of physical exercise, unhealthy diet, smoking, and alcohol.
A brief description of some of the subcategories and terms associated with heart diseases follows:
· Angina, is a symptom and not an actual heart disease. It is a symptom of the heart not receiving enough oxygen which in turn causes the chest pains termed angina. Go to this page for more information, angina.
· Arrhythmia (tachycarida) refers to a number of conditions where the heart beat is irregular. Some such palpitations such as a skipped beat or an occasional strong beat are not uncommon and normal but continued or strong palpitations can be indicators of life threatening problems and should be taken seriously.
· Arteriosclerosis, also know as hardening of the arteries, occurs when arteries become thick with deposits or loose their flexibility thus limiting the amount of blood that can be delivered. (Atherosclerosis is a subset of arteriosclerosis and is specifically the build up of plaque (fats) in the arteries.) See also poor circulation
· Atherosclerosis is a subset of arteriosclerosis and is specifically the build up of plaque (fats) in the arteries. Someone with Pad has atherosclerosis causing them to experience claudication. See also poor circulation
· Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of arrhythmia. Misdirected electrical signals in the heart cause the two upper chambers of the heart to contract irregularly and fast which does not produce proper blood flow.
· Cardiomyopathy refers to problems in the heart muscle itself (myocardium). People with cardiomyopathy are often at risk of arrhythmia and/or sudden cardiac death.
· Congenital heart disease describes those heart irregularities that were present at birth.
· Congestive heart failure (or CHF), occurs when restricted arteries or other conditions limit the blood supply to the heart and weaken it to the point that it cannot deliver sufficient blood to the body.
· Coronary artery spasm is a brief contraction of the muscles of an artery wall in the heart that interrupts proper blood flow to heart muscles. If they continue they may lead to angina or even a heart attack.
· Coronary heart disease is when there is not a sufficient blood supply to the muscles of the heart. Most commonly this comes from restrictions in the arteries. Common symptoms are chest pains (angina pectoris) or a heart attack (myocardial infarction).
· Heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when blood flow to part of the heart is blocked such that the heart muscle is affected. This typically occurs with a blood clot blocking one of the arteries to or in the heart.
· Hypertensive heart diseases are conditions that occur because of high blood pressure. See this page for more information, hypertension.
· Inflammatory heart disease includes a number of conditions where heart muscles or tissue become inflamed.
· Palpitations are a common feeling that your heart is skipping a beat or beating too fast or too hard. Most of the times they are not serious all though they can be a signal of an atrial fibrillation.
· Pericarditis is the condition where the covering around the heart (pericardium) becomes inflamed most commonly from a viral infection and less common a bacterial or fungal infection.
· Peripheral heart disease (PAD) is the condition caused by atherosclerosis. Someone with PAD has atherosclerosis causing them to experience claudication.
.· Valvular heart disease (VHD) describes those maladies that affect one of the four major valves in the heart.
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On January 15, 2013, Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his eighty-fourth birthday. For a great many reasons, his absence is felt by all, but nowhere more profoundly than in the homes and hearts of his family.
I love stumbling on little-known stories that grab my imagination and sense of history. Those are the stories I turn into books, the tales of courage and achievement against the odds that deserve to be widely known.
When I started researching the Civil War, I wanted to find someone who had made a real difference. I read widely, about both the North and the South, and I learned that more than 400 women had disguised themselves as men and fought as soldiers for one side or the other. Women disguised as men? Definitely a promising story there!


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My project etwinning assumes that some information about national nature: flora, fauna and national reservations.Students make draw and paint about that. It's an excellent way to develop creativity, talent and teamwork in the Arts.In the second part of the project ,students make change photos,pictures , letters and impressions about these subjects.
We enjoied a lot the decoration of the candle.
Here we are as we are working in the class.
Third grade students from School. 172 St. Andrew in Bucharest toys made from vegetables and fruits in autumn.
The children made collages representing the seasons.
Children have developed a model of house and yard in the fall season.The fence was decorated with flags of European countries.
We hung the leave stamps on our class wall.
Last week we went out to our schoolyard and took some leaves from different plants.We paint them and made leave stamps.It was so joyful!


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Paul Stahura's Donuts Inc to apply for 10 TLDs
eNom founder's company will apply for ten top level domains.
Update 6/5/12: Or maybe 307…
eNom founder Paul Stahura plans to apply for ten new top level domain names through his new company Donuts Inc., Bloomberg reports.
Donuts raised $1 million in outside capital beginning in April of 2011. Based on the directors involved with the company, it looks like TL Ventures and Austin Ventures are backers.
It was fairly clear to me from the SEC filing that the company was formed to apply for new top level domains. This was confirmed with a trademark filing.
Stahura also testified on capitol hill in favor of top level domain expansion while he still worked for Demand Media, which bought eNom from him.
The application period for new top level domains begins Thursday.
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Beckstrom on new gTLD's listen live here: http://www.c-span.org/Events/A-Look-at-the-Future-of-the-Internet/10737426984-1/
I am still getting invoices from "Domain Registry of America", one of Stahura's old associates: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/12/domainreg.shtm
A fool and his money are soon parted. Sounds like this guy is a walking textbook example of that.


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I would move the DW and sink to the bottom wall and have a prep sink on the island near the storage side. I'm not sure if you have enough aisles b/w the island and top and bottom cabs. |
I think I would turn the island the other way and create a nice doorway from kitchen onto porch rather than having the porch isolated. |
sena01, I believe I have a little over three feet of aisle space on the top and bottom do you think that is enough? dilly where would you put the door? |
For aisles please see 1- c of NBKA guidelines and it might be a good idea to check other parts of the guideline as well. |
Here is a link that might be useful: NBKA guidelines
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Nov 17, 2012 5:05 PM by Claire Anderson - MTN News
GREAT FALLS - What's described as a major methamphetamine operation was interrupted as a nearly three-month investigation came to a head in Great Falls on Thursday.
Robert Boucher of Spokane, believed to be bringing drugs to Great Falls, is now behind bars, along with Tammy Lapie, the woman accused of distributing the meth in our community.
They're both charged with criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute, as well as a drug paraphernalia charge.
The Russell Country Drug Task Force has been using informants to conduct controlled drug buys at a home located at 1112 3rd Avenue South since September.
New information from informants as well as observations by the drug task force led officials to obtain a search warrant for the residence on Wednesday night.
Due to the possibility of weapons at the home, the Great Falls Police Department's High-Risk Unit was called in for assistance.
The HRU gained entry to the house and used flash-bangs and pepper-spray to distract the occupants.
Two people were taken into custody; one was soon released, and the other was Lapie.
Lapie's alleged supplier, Boucher, had left the home prior to the search and was soon arrested following a traffic stop not far from the home.
"You know, not every investigation results in what we believe to be a satisfying result, but so far, this investigation has been a huge success,"Chris Hickman of the drug task force said.
"The amount of meth that we recovered in this particular residence would be in the area of approximately $10,000, street value, and that is a fairly significant, and in addition to the narcotics that we found, we also found several thousand dollars in cash, which would indicate additional significant amounts of meth were sold as well," he added.
Taking that much meth off our streets may make a significant impact in our community, but Hickman says it's the arrests that could make the biggest difference.
"We really want to send a message to folks that are considering this type of activity that its, on behalf of the Russell Country Drug Task Force, that at some point, we are going to catch you."
The investigation surrounding the meth bust is continuing; police say they are executing search warrants on several vehicles.
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Hawawshia - famous traditional Egyptian dish
Hawawshi is a famous traditional Egyptian dish very similar to the Middle Eastern pizza-like Lahmacun. It is a meat minced and spiced with onions, pepper, parsley and sometimes hot peppers or chillies. The ingredients are placed between two circular layers of dough, then baked in an oven.
Hawawshi is commonly made in Egyptian homes and is also served in some restaurants, usually as a take-away.
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This one turned to mush over the winter. I replaced the previous one 3 yrs ago. Its a Husqavarna 322L 12 yr old? I have a piece of line with the spec numbers on it. Does anybody have an idea what 5443249/ 11 W49G/1 is rated for. Because it sure isn't for E 10 . a 32:1 mix oil with a little MMO added. The return line failed too but I got enough fuel line to get it going. I'm really glad I stopped by to visit my sister.. My BIL dug up a piece , just in case. Sure enough It barely fit onto the pick up. The stuff I bought was too small but it worked for the primer hose. |
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I have used 2 grades w/o problems over the years. That is approx 3.00+ per ft.. 1. A close Small Engine Dealer/Repair has the largest variety of f sizes/best quality/highest price (no # close). http://www.homedepot.com/p/Power-Care-1-ft-Universal-Fuel-Line-Kit-490-240-H010/203381015 |
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Amazon discounts Kindle Fire for Cyber Monday!
November 25th, 2012
For Cyber Monday, Amazon's selling a Kindle Fire tablet for just $129! For a shortcut to the deal, just go to tinyurl.com/KindleFireMonday. Just enter the code "FIREDEAL" to claim the discount when you're checking out.
Check out the selection at Tinyurl.com/MondayEbookDeal
Amazon waited until Sunday night to announce that they were going to be discounting their Kindle Fire tablets on Monday morning, as part of a special "Cyber Monday" sale. "Is Kindle Fire on your holiday shopping list?" they teased in a special announcement on Twitter. "Visit us on Cyber Monday to get our most affordable tablet at our lowest price of the year."
The announcement happened at 7:50 p.m., Pacific Time, and at that exact moment, Amazon also posted a nearly identical announcement on the Facebook page for the Kindle Fire. ("Is Kindle Fire on your holiday shopping list…?") And within 15 minutes, more than 2,000 different people had already clicked Facebook's "Like" icon for the announcement.
That's not surprising — more than 1.1 million people have already subscribed to Facebook's status updates for the Kindle Fire. And within a half an hour, nearly 100 of them had shared Amazon's announcement with their Facebook friends, so there will be a lot of people snatching up Amazon's Kindle when the discounted price is finally announced on Saturday morning!
I've been wondering if Amazon is going to run out of their Kindle tablets before Christmas. This weekend I discovered that they've already sold out of the Kindle Paperwhite, and won't be shipping any new ones until December 21st. A few days ago, Amazon even posted that their $69 Kindle was now only expected to ship "in 1 to 2 weeks". Even now that that Kindle is back in stock, Amazon's limiting orders to just two per customer. So if you're shopping for a Kindle, move fast!
Amazon clearly doesn't have enough Kindles on hand to keep up with the popular demand. And with Monday's discount on the Kindle Fire, they're about to become even more popular…!
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November 26th, 2012 at 8:50 amPLUS TAX Forget it.
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November 26th, 2012 at 9:18 amBeware! Don't buy a Kindle Fire for someone overseas. I got mine a year ago for Christmas (I live in Mexico). After a month the display started to show a bright spot. And earlier this month the display started to show a horizontal row of dead pixels over the whole length.


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Understanding the hummingbird food diet will help to create a backyard habitat.
Who does not enjoy watching hummingbirds?
We never cease to be amazed by this remarkable bird.
When it hovers at our feeders or darts from flower to flower, we peak at one of nature's true wonders.
How much food does a hummingbird eat in a day?
While an average hummingbird weighs only 0.1 to 0.3 ounces, it consumes 1/2 it's weight in food per day.
You guessed right!
No dieting for the hummingbird!
They do need to eat practically all day long.
Incredibly, while in flight these tiny birds beat their wings 2000 to 3000 times per minute.
That's right! I did say per minute.
What fun it is to watch such tremendous energy from such a tiny bird.
That's why they need so many calories to keep their engines humming.
They will drink the nectar from hundreds of flowers in a day.
What is Hummingbird Food?
A Sweet Treat........Nectar!
Hummingbirds eat the nectar from the feeders that we supply.
Here is some of the latest and interesting hummingbird news!
Researchers previously thought tube-like channels in their tongues sucked up fluid by capillary action. But the new analysis shows that their tongues actually trap nectar by curling around it.
This study, authored by ornithologists Alejandro Rico-Guevara and
Margaret A. Rubega of the University of Connecticut, was published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences".
You can make your own hummingbird feeder recipe!
We would like to share our hummingbird nectar recipe, a ratio of sugar and water.
We have been using this hummingbird nectar recipe to attract and feed our hummingbirds for many years.
Some people buy commercially packaged nectar.
If you choose to use a commercial nectar as hummingbird food make sure that it is natural and contains no artificial dyes.
We have found a commercial hummingbird nectar product with a natural red color made from hibiscus flower extract.
Hang several hummingbird feeders and fill them regularly.
Hummingbirds consume nectar from flowers, vines, trees, and shrubs......
favoring red, orange, pink and purple flowers with a good nectar reserve.
You might plant a hummingbird flower garden which can include a hummingbird vine and/or a butterfly bush.
Shape matters.
Trumpet shaped flowers are most often preferred but are not exclusive.
Hummingbirds eat nectar strictly for energy.
Subscribe to "The Hummer" newsletter (to the left) and receive a FREE Printable Version of our "Hummingbird Nectar Recipe".
Other Essential Nutrients!
Hummingbird food also needs to consist of protein, vitamins, and minerals from insects.
They are fast bug eating machines in our backyard.
Hummingbirds live on the edge of survival.
When a hummingbird does not have enough food.......to conserve energy, it can go into a sleep-like state known as "Torpor".
"Torpor" is their natural adaptation to prevent starvation.
Clever, isn't it?
Hummingbirds do Require Water!
Of course they drink the nectar in the flowers and feeders but they also need water.
Hummingbirds are able to find many water sources right in your backyard.
We've all heard the expression "drink-in the morning dew."
They will sip droplets of dew formed on foliage in the morning or after a rain.
They will come to a bird bath or a puddle but the water level must be shallow or even better, supply a birdbath with a mister in it.
If you already have a birdbath, an easy solution is to add a Solar Mister to it (No Electricity Needed).
Hummingbird water might be supplied with the the mist of a mister attached to a garden hose which they love to fly through.
Dry conditions can be a challenge, but you can help with a bird bath or a mister.
A common misconception...........feeding hummingbirds is not just providing nectar!


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OpenOffice.org Address Books and Form Letters
OpenOffice 1.0 is a multi-platform office suite based on the StarOffice code base. It includes standard applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation manager and a drawing program. This article will introduce the form letter ability of OpenOffice.org's word processor and illustrate several ways to import data into the application.
Form letters are documents that contain fields that are populated when the document is printed. The information used to populate these fields is pulled from a database called an address book.
Address books can be imported from existing sources such as Netscape's address book or an LDAP server. They can also be created from a dBase file, spreadsheets or plain-text files. OpenOffice.org's wizard, called AutoPilot (see Figure 1), can ease the task of importing address information. Examples of using AutoPilot are presented below.
After an address book has been created, the information it contains can be accessed by clicking View -> Data Sources (see Figure 2). This opens up a new window along the top edge of the document that lists all of the available data sources.
To import the address book from either Mozilla 1.0 or Netscape 6, click File -> AutoPilot -> Address Data Source. Select Mozilla / Netscape 6.x and click the Next button. Select whether to use the Personal or Collected addresses, and click the Next button. Finally, supply a name for this data source, and click the Create button.
An OpenOffice.org spreadsheet can be used as an address data source fairly easily. When you create a spreadsheet to use as an address book, the first line should contain column headings such as First Name, Last Name, Phone and Email Address. These column headings will be used when the spreadsheet is imported.
In the AutoPilot's Address Data Source wizard, select Other External Data Source and click Next. Click on the Settings button, which brings up the Create Address Data Source window (see Figure 3).
Select Spreadsheet in the database type dropdown box, and enter the spreadsheet filename in the Data Source URL field. Click OK to close the Create Address Data Source window.
Next, map the spreadsheet columns to OpenOffice.org's address fields. This is accomplished by clicking on the Field Assignment button, selecting the appropriate spreadsheet column header for each address field and then clicking OK (see Figure 4).
Plain-text files also can be imported and used as address data sources. The first line of the file should contain field headings separated by tabs.
Again, select Other External Data Source from the Auto Pilot and click on the Settings button. In the Create Address Data Source window, select Text as the database type and specify the directory containing the text file as the Data Source URL.
Click on the Text tab and put a check next to Text Contains Headers. Select the appropriate data field separator (tabs in this case) and the extension that you used for the text file. Click on the Tables tab and put a check mark next to the text file containing your address data, then click OK. Match OpenOffice.org's address fields with the headings in the first line of your text file, the same way as you would with spreadsheets, and click OK.
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It's been years since my last HITEC, but the overall feeling of being here has remained unchanged. Here, I am warmly reminded of my college days: the excitement of building upon ideas, reconnecting with familiar faces after a long summer break, and somehow juggling assignments with intense nightlife. The semester is moving quickly and soon the test of the real world will again be upon many of us, hopefully armed with the latest tools to tackle tomorrow's problems. In these few days, the swift waters of information are powering the mills of my mind in learning and distilling the latest trends. Read More »


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OLX turn to reality show for publicity Staff Writer
The first episodes of the OLX Sell It reality show blasted off on Monday night, July 1st at 19:00, at the Century Cinemax movie theatre in the Junction shopping mall. Hosted by Eric Omondi, the episodes of the show saw the popular Kenyan comedian helping people make extra cash during these trying economic times.
The non-scripted reality show demonstrated how people can make money by selling items that they barely use. Speaking about the show, OLX Kenya Country Manager, Peter Ndiangúi, commented: "We are really proud of the OLX Sell It show. It gives us the unique opportunity to create awareness about our ground breaking service to the Kenyan audience. The show not only provides entertainment for the viewers, but it also offers some sort of education by giving them useful tips on how to make money via the OLX platform."
OLX is one of the largest and most successful online classifieds site in the world with presence in over 90 countries. The site provides safe and transparent transactions between buyers and sellers.
Mr. Ndiangúi is adamant to make it clear that "OLX is not a service made for people who possess computers". "The reality series shows viewers how they can make money off of their cellular phones via the mobile site or the OLX mobile app. The easy-to-use mobile app is tailored to suit whichever device the consumer uses", he says.
Over the years, people have used OLX to sell items, find a job or rent an apartment. OLX has a wide network of buyers and sellers who engage in negotiations in person. There are no complicated online payments and credit cards are not necessary.
Priscilla Muhiu, the Marketing Manager of OLX Kenya, said that the OLX Sell It show helps address a certain need. "People know about OLX but they don't understand how to use it or how it works. There was need to simplify the message and to showcase how consumers can benefit from it, hence the development of the Sell It show."
Mrs. Muhiu is keen to stress that OLX is not competing against other social networking sites. "Consumers can link their OLX account to social media profiles for example; Facebook. and Twitter This will enable their ads to be posted automatically on Facebook and Twitter when they share their ads from their OLX account. As you can see, the two platforms complement each other pretty well", she says.
E-commerce in Kenya has displayed remarkable potential over the years. More than 30 percent of Kenyans (approximately 14 million) can access the Internet. This number is growing and, according to projections, more than 50 percent of the population will have Internet access before the end of the year with the government is set to launch the National broadband strategy. Current trends show that Kenyans have discovered the convenience of shopping online. Many companies are being compelled to take their businesses online in order to enhance their value proposition.
Don't miss the very first episodes of the SELL IT show to see how the OLX service can change people's lives for the better. For more information, check out the website: www.olx.co.ke. Please also take the time to subscribe to the YouTube page (youtube.com/olxkenya).


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Schmidt, K.P. 2000. Stream survey results for the gravel chub (Erimystax x-punctatus), slender madtom (Noturus exilis), and bluntnose darter (Etheostoma chlorosomum) in southeastern Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 14+ pp.
In 1998 and 1999 stream surveys were conducted in the following major watersheds of southeastern Minnesota: Shell Rock, Cedar, Upper Iowa, Root, Zumbro Rivers; and larger tributaries to the lower Mississippi River. The gravel chub was found at 13 localities in two streams. The slender madtom and bluntnose darter were not found during the study, but have been collected in Minnesota waters in 1991 and 1997, respectively. Special Concern and recently delisted species collected during the study include: pirate perch (Aphredoderus sayanus), crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella), least darter (Etheostoma microperca) northern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor), American brook lamprey (Lampetra appendix), Ozark minnow (Notropis nubilus), pugnose minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae), and black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei). Other species collected that have limited distributions in Minnesota or reported for the first time from a stream or major watershed include: largescale stoneroller (Campostoma oligolepis), mud darter (Etheostoma asprigene), banded darter (Etheostoma zonale), redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis), spotted sucker (Minytrema melanops), greater redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi), and suckermouth minnow (Phenacobius mirabilis).


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My name is Dearfield!
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I am already neutered, purebred, up to date with shots, and not good with kids.
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Darling puppy five and a half months old. Very sweet and playful. Gets along with other dogs. Short hair and low maintenance.
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text: (Cite as: 303 S.C. 226, 399 S.E.2d 773) Supreme Court of South Carolina. CHESTER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent, v. Joe L. COLEMAN, Phyllis Coleman and Dorothy Clark, Indian Child Welfare Coordinator of the Cheyenne River Sioux Juvenile Court, Respondents. In re Billie Joe MORRISON, DOB: 1-1-78, Tara Morrison, DOB: 5-9-79, Jaqueline Coleman, DOB: 10-26-81, Heather Coleman, DOB: 1-31-83, all minor children under the age of Eighteen (18) years. Of whom Billie Joe Morrison, Tara Morrison, Jacqueline Coleman and Heather Coleman, by and through their duly appointed Guardian Ad Litem Richard M. Steele, are Appellants. No. 23297. Heard Sept. 25, 1990. Decided Dec. 10, 1990. In child placement proceeding, the Family Court, Chester County, Thomas B. Barrineau, Jr., J., applied Indian Child Welfare Act and ordered that case be transferred to Cheyenne River Sioux Juvenile Court in South Dakota. The Court of Appeal, 296 S.C. 355, 372 S.E.2d 912, reversed and remanded. Appeal was taken. The Supreme Court held that "good cause" existed under Act for holding proceeding in South Carolina, rather than transferring jurisdiction to tribal court in South Dakota. Reversed. **774 *227 Robert Marshall Jones, Rock Hill, for appellants. Claude S. Coleman, of Chester County Dept. of Social Services, Chester, for respondent. Scott B. McElroy, of Boulder, Colo., and George M. Hearn, Conway, for respondents Dorothy Clark, and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Joe and Phyllis Coleman, Howes, S.D., pro se. *228 PER CURIAM: This case involves the application of the Indian Child Welfare Act. FN1 The sole issue is whether the family court erred in transferring jurisdiction of the case to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (Tribe), in South Dakota. We reverse the order of the family court. FN1. 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq. (1978). I. FACTS This case involves the application of the Indian Child Welfare Act to proceedings in Chester County regarding the removal of four Indian children from their parents. The proceedings in this case are complicated and have been protracted. However, a brief summary of pertinent portions of the proceedings is necessary. The children were removed from their parents in November, 1983, due to physical abuse. Since that time, they have remained in temporary foster care in South Carolina, pending the outcome of this case. In September, 1985, the Department of Social Services also alleged sexual abuse. Efforts to rehabilitate the parents were unsuccessful, but parental rights were not terminated because the parents, Joe and Phyllis Coleman,FN2 moved to transfer jurisdiction to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act. The Indian Welfare Act mandates that certain state court proceedings be transferred to the jurisdiction of the child's tribe, absent good cause. 25 U.S.C. § 1911(b) (1978). After a hearing, the family court issued an order on November 10, 1986, requiring the transfer of custody and jurisdiction of the children to the Tribe. FN2. Phyllis Coleman is the mother of all four children. Joe Coleman is the father of only the two youngest children. **775 This order was then stayed by the family court pending a final decision on appeal. On September 26, 1988, the Court of Appeals rendered an opinion remanding the case to family court to consider factors which might constitute "good cause" for the family court to retain jurisdiction. Chester County Dept. of Social Services v. Coleman, 296 S.C. 355, 372 S.E.2d 912 (1988). The family court held a hearing and on April 5, 1989, issued an order finding that "good cause" did not exist to retain jurisdiction, and ordering custody of the children transferred*229 to the Tribe. The family court denied a motion for supersedeas made by the guardian ad litem on behalf of the children. On July 21, 1989, we granted the guardian ad litem's motion for supersedeas. II. DISCUSSION The sole issue presented is whether jurisdiction should be transferred to the tribal court pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act which provides that: In any State court proceeding for the foster care placement of, or termination of parental rights to, an Indian child not domiciled or residing within the reservation of the Indian child's tribe, the court, in the absence of good cause to the contrary, shall transfer such proceeding to the jurisdiction of the tribe. 25 U.S.C. § 1911(b) (1978). This Act was enacted because large numbers of Indian children were being separated from their families and tribes caused by adoption and foster care placement in non-Indian homes by state welfare entities. 25 U.S.C. § 1901(4) (1978). To remedy this problem, the Act provides Indian tribes with a central role in custody proceedings involving Indian children. Thus, proceedings involving Indian children must be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Indian child's tribe, "in the absence of good cause to the contrary". 25 U.S.C. § 1911(b) (1978). "Good cause" is not defined in the Act itself. However, the legislative history states that the term "good cause" was designed to provide state courts with flexibility in determining the disposition of a child custody proceeding involving an Indian child. S.Rep. No. 597, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. 17 (1977), reprinted in 1978 U.S.Code Cong. & Admin.News 7530. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published non-binding guidelines to aid state courts in interpreting the Act. (BIA Guidelines) See Guidelines for State Courts; Indian Child Custody Proceedings, 44 Fed.Reg. 67584 (1979). The BIA Guidelines list several factors which may constitute "good cause" to deny transfer of jurisdiction to a tribal court. 44 Fed.Reg. at 67591. Appellant argues that "good cause" exists to deny transfer of jurisdiction under the BIA Guidelines, because the case "could *230 not be adequately presented to the tribal court without undue hardship to the parties and the witnesses." 44 Fed.Reg. at 67591, Guideline (b)(iii) (1979). The commentary to this BIA Guideline points out that: Consideration of whether or not the case can be properly tried in tribal court without hardship to the parties or witnesses was included on the strength of the section-by-section analysis in the House Report on the Act, which stated with respect to the § 1911(b), "[t]he subsection is intended to permit a State court to apply a modified doctrine of forum non conveniens, in appropriate cases, to insure that the rights of the child as an Indian, the Indian parents or custodian, and the tribe are fully protected." 44 Fed.Reg. at 67591. The doctrine of forum non conveniens is modified in the Indian child custody context so as to allow state courts to determine whether the tribal court is a less convenient forum. The BIA Guidelines acknowledge that "application of this criterion will tend to limit transfers to cases involving Indian children who do not live very far from the reservation." 44 Fed.Reg. at 67591. The family court determined that a denial of transfer of jurisdiction was not warranted based on the inconvenience or hardship to witnesses, because it would be "far more difficult for the Tribe to participate in these proceedings" in South Carolina than **776 for the South Carolina witnesses to testify in South Dakota. We disagree. Several courts have held that "good cause to deny transfer of jurisdiction to the tribal court may arise from geographical obstacles." In Interest of J.R.H., 358 N.W.2d 311, 317 (Iowa 1984). In the case of Matter of Wayne R.N., 107 N.M. 341, 757 P.2d 1333 (N.M.App.1988), the New Mexico court denied a transfer to the tribal court, noting that if the "case were to be transferred to the tribal court, the witnesses would all be forced to travel to Oklahoma, at considerable expense and difficulty." Id. 757 P.2d at 1336. In the case of Matter of N.L., 754 P.2d 863 (Okl.1988), the Oklahoma court denied a request for transfer to a tribal court, finding that "good cause to deny a transfer has been found where almost all the parties and witnesses reside in the county of the state court and have *231 no contact with the tribal court." 754 P.2d at 869. See also In re Robert T., 200 Cal.App.3d 657, 246 Cal.Rptr. 168 (1988) (holding that proximity of the court to the numerous records and witnesses in the proceedings are pertinent and adequate reasons to deny transfer); People in Interest of J.J., 454 N.W.2d 317 (S.D.1990) (upholding trial court's determination that evidence could not be adequately presented to tribal court without undue hardship to parties and witnesses). Here, the bulk of the evidence and the majority of the witnesses necessary for the termination of parental rights action are located in South Carolina. South Carolina, through the Department of Social Services, has had extensive contact with the family unit. The Department of Social Services was involved in the physical and sexual abuse hearings, in the attempt to rehabilitate the parents, and in evaluating and treating the children. Throughout the various hearings involving these children, there has been extensive testimony from experts, including doctors, psychologists, social workers, and child abuse specialists. At the most recent family court hearing, ten witnesses testified as to the care, treatment and evaluation of the children over the prior six years. These witnesses included experts as well as the children's teachers, their foster parents, and neighbors of the foster parents. All of the witnesses to the physical and sexual abuse, as well as records of treatment and evaluation, are located in South Carolina, while the tribal court is located several thousand miles away in South Dakota. If parental rights are terminated, there will be an adoptive placement hearing. The proceedings for adoptive placement will involve testimony from witnesses from both South Carolina and South Dakota. The foster parents in South Carolina who currently have custody of the children would like to adopt them. However, the Indian Child Welfare Act provides that "a preference shall be given, in the absence of good cause to the contrary, to a placement with (1) a member of the child's extended family; (2) other members of the Indian child's tribe; or (3) other Indian families." 25 U.S.C. § 1915(a) (1978). In attempting to show that "good cause" exists to overcome this preference, the foster parents will inevitably utilize testimony of neighbors, friends, family, teachers, social workers, and psychologists to show their fitness as parents, to *232 show how well the children have adjusted to their foster home, and to show the impact on the children of removing them from their foster home. All of these witnesses would have to travel to South Dakota for the adoptive placement hearing. Since the Tribe does not have to show good cause to overcome the preference, it seems likely that fewer witnesses from South Dakota will be involved. In appeals from the family court, this Court has authority to correct errors of law and find facts in accordance with its own view of the preponderance of the evidence. Miller v. Miller, 299 S.C. 307, 384 S.E.2d 715 (1989). We find that the facts demonstrate that if this case were to be transferred to the trial court, it would cause undue hardship by forcing numerous witnesses from South Carolina to travel to South Dakota at considerable expense and difficulty. We realize that by retaining jurisdiction, we are imposing some hardship on the parties and witnesses from South Dakota. However, this case has **777 been in our court system seven years, during which time numerous hearings have been held, and volumes of records have been compilated. In addition, there are at least a dozen witnesses in this State who have had extensive contact with the children and with this case. These witnesses have been in close contact with the children and will be able to provide invaluable testimony in the future proceedings. Thus, we conclude that it is imminently more practical to allow the case to proceed in South Carolina. Based on the foregoing, we find that good cause was shown to deny the transfer. Accordingly the order of the family court is REVERSED.


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I wanted to flatten the response curve a bit:
I poked around the coupling capacitors in the filter and tried doubling the caps without much effect so I tried to remove one to see if that made a difference. I picked the middle one for no particular reason at all and removed its shunt cap (C8).
After removing C8, the 3db bandwidth is about 175 hz rather than the 50 hz it was before. Now, when I tune in a signal, I have about 11 steps of the tune switch where I can hear the signal and about 5 steps where it is relatively loud.
I like it better this way, you may like the tighter filter.
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I went ahead and performed this crytal filter mod on my ATS3 over the weekend and really like the widened response. It's still narrow enough for my taste while allowing me to know who's above and below me–a real advantage for those occasions when the calling station is more than 500 Hz off frequency. I removed C8 and shorted across X2 to convert the original filter to a 3-crytal Cohn filter.
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Enclave vs Imports
I hear a lot of talk about the Enclave is getting import owners to move to Buick. I'm sure there's plenty of Explorer owners and maybe MDX owners who are doing that, but has anyone out there actually trade in a Mercedes or Lexus or BMW for the Enclave?
go_mdx1 Posts: 135I've got an MDX and am looking to purchase either a new MDX or an Enclave. I've been a life long Acura owner but have been displeased with some of my recent Acura's. If Buick keeps up with its quality reputation, they will be a serious competitor.
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billdoug Posts: 5We looked at just about every crossover out there. When we saw an Enclave at the Buick dealership I just about gave myself whiplash doing a double take. Never even thought of a Buick as a possibility, but after driving one we went ahead & ordered one that is in line for production. Will post later when we've has a chance to take it for a road trip, but the Enclave has almost everything beat hands down!
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leaddawg Posts: 4Just took delivery of a brand new, fully loaded, Cocoa Metallic, AWD CXL Enclave. First American made vehicle I have purchased in my life of 45 years. Have owned the following SUVs: Isuzu Trooper, Toyota Land Cruiser, Acura MDX, Honda Element, Lexus LX470 and Mercedes GL 450 plus numerous high quality import sedans (Mercedes E420, Infiniti J35 and Q45, Lexus LS 400, Lexus SC430 and Lexus LS430). Still have the Mercedes GL (wife's car), but our short list for a new SUV included the new Lexus LX 570(due out late this year), the Ranger Rover Sport(Supercharged), and a 2nd Mercedes GL.
The Buick Enclave caught my eye in some articles from the 3 auto Magazines I get monthly (Car & Driver, Automobile, Motor Trend). After reading numerous positive consumer reviews I visted the Buick dealer and checked out the Enclave. I must admit, having never owned an American brand vehicle, this is a nicely designed and appointed SUV. It looks great from the front and sides and has one of the nicest looking rear ends of any SUV made. The interior is very well appointed. For $45,000 it's by far one of the best values for the look, size, and amenities this car delivers. I'm please to see there's finally a GM product that fits the look, design, quality and value I expect in an automobile.
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acousticplayer Posts: 1Three weeks ago, I traded in my Honda Pilot for an Enclave CXL. I was happy with the Pilot, but the 2008 Pilot was not redesigned as had been expected. Therefore, I looked elsewhere for a new vehicle. I narrowed my choices down to the Enclave and the Mazda CX-9. So far, it drives beautifully and is very comfortable on longer trips. I am completely satisfied with this car from the second row forward. My only disappointment is related to the cargo area. Since I travel with my job and use the cargo area daily, it is important that it suits my needs. The 3rd row doesn't fold flat, there is no cargo mat to cover the entire area from the 2nd row back, and there is no adequate cargo cover. The Pilot had all three of these features. It didn't have the automatic liftgate, though, and I love that feature on the Enclave.
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albook Posts: 1,282How about a Pilot? I am turning in a leased Pilot and buying an Enclave.
I loved my Pilot and had NO complaints agaisnt it, but my wife found the ride a little to harsh for long trips (5000 miles in two weeks every other year).
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tencjedd Posts: 44A few owners with a water leak isn't representative of this car. Ours is dry as a desert.
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albook Posts: 1,282I looked at them all and browsed through all the magazines, I finally bought the Enclave over the Lexus, BMW, and many more that were on my list. Did I make a wise choice? Drum roll please.....NO!
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nurse73 Posts: 1I recently totaled my beloved Envoy. Have narowed down to Buick Enclave, Audi Q7 and Cadillac Escalade. I am dissapointed that all 3rd row seats are essentially for children except for the Enclave which has more 3rd row room than any SUV we have looked at.
When test driving the Enclave on a very windy day, we noticed it was difficult to hold the Enclave on the road. Anyone noticed this on an 09?
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liameen Posts: 16We also traded a Toyota Sequoia for an Enclave. It was our first Toyota, which we bought expecting the exceptional reliabilty that Toyota is known for, only to be disappointed by the vehicle and the dealers' service depts. The jury is still out in our 2008 Enclave's reliabilty. So far it has been fine, with zero problems. We like the Enclave. It is very comfortable and holds the road exceptionally well in snow etc. AWD is far better than 4WD for most driving conditions in my opinion, with the exception of off-roading.The fuel economy is not quite as good as I expected but it's still about 30% better than the Seqouia. We went Toyota expecting trouble free reliability, but that was not our experience. The truck developed several different electronic problems over the 7 yrs we had it; one of these problems cost $2,200 to repair. So, maybe people should not believe all they hear about Toyota reliability - it may not be all it's cracked up to be.
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