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PHOENIX — Fewer women got abortions in Arizona last year than the year before, and new restrictions imposed by lawmakers appear to be at least part of the reason for that.
New figures from the state Department of Health Services show 13,041 pregnancies by Arizona women were terminated. That compares with 13,606 the year before.
Both figures are far higher than anything in the prior decade, but the state changed its data collection procedures in late 2010, making the numbers not comparable.
Aaron Baer, spokesman for the anti-abortion Center for Arizona Policy, said the drop — about 4.1 percent among Arizona residents — stems from what he said is a "thriving pro-life movement in Arizona." That includes work by crisis pregnancy centers whose aim is to convince women not to have an abortion.
But there also are a host of regulations and restrictions lawmakers have adopted during the past few years, and even Planned Parenthood President Bryan Howard conceded those have made at least some difference.
"The data shows that new regulations, including multiple in-person visits required for care, are taking a bigger toll on rural Arizona women," he said in a prepared statement.
That is a direct outgrowth of a requirement for a medical doctor to perform all abortions. Prior to that, medical abortions — terminating a pregnancy with drugs — could be handled by a specially trained nurse practitioner.
The result was Planned Parenthood no longer offers abortions at its rural Arizona clinics.
Baer called it a "common-sense" reform, saying the drug can lead to complications for women.
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But that change comes in concert with a separate law that requires a 24-hour waiting period between consultation and abortion. And that, said Howard, works a particular hardship on those who do not live near either of the state's two metropolitan areas where doctors are available and abortions are still performed.
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One, he said, is that a lot fewer teens are getting pregnant, with the pregnancy rate of that age group dropping about 35 percent in the last six years. Fewer pregnancies, he said, translates to fewer teens having an abortion.
Humble said potentially a bigger factor is Plan B, also known as the "morning-after pill." It provides a high dose of hormones that either prevent a woman from ovulating or preventing a fertilized egg from implanting in the womb.
And now, he noted, the drug is available over the counter.
"One of the impacts that you'll see is fewer abortions being tracked in our surveillance report because, A, there was never a counted pregnancy to begin with because there was never a diagnosis of pregnancy, and, B, obviously, they're not getting counted as an abortion," he said.
And none of that has anything to do with state legislation.
There are a couple of pending legislative issues, though, that might affect future reports. One is a state law that denies Medicaid family planning funds to any organization that also performs abortions.
Both state and federal law already ban the use of public dollars for abortions that are not medically necessary, but proponents of this measure, approved in 2012, contend those Medicaid dollars indirectly subsidize then procedure.
That law, however, remains unenforceable following a federal court ruling. The issue is now on appeal.
That same year legislators approved another measure which effectively bans abortions after the 19th week of pregnancy. But that, too, was enjoined by a federal judge and also is being appealed.
The effect of that law might have on the overall rate, however, is probably minimal: Only 186 of the abortions performed in Arizona last year were in cases where the fetus was at least 20 weeks.
One new statistic in this year's report looks not only at the abortion rate — the number of abortions according to the number of women of child-bearing age — but the abortion ratio. That measures abortions against live births.
"It's an interesting way to look at the data," Humble said. "It really analyzes of those women who got pregnant what did they decide to do."
So in Pima County, for example, for every 1,000 women who decided to give birth, another 184 opted to terminate their pregnancy.


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We just played a game witch techs and had a player playing masochist.
Every turn he added a ship to his tech without using it.
When he had about 12 ships on the tech he had his other 8 ships in the warp.
Of course he completed his tech here forcing himself to loose all ships to the warp.
But i managed to fix it with a zap and then win my turn gaining five colonies.
So he didnt make it and i guess the game was played legally.
But still i think masochist have a big advantage with techs, right?

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Hi June, I don't know whether or not you ever buy from Ebay but personally I have bought many bulbs from different vendors with basically great exeriences with them all. (but one), Did you try EasytoGrowBulbs in CA? I know earlier in the season they were selling papilios, I haven't checked them lately..I've done business with them on several occasions sucessfully too, good luck with your search...Donna |
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Just this past weekend I bought a papilio from the seller mentioned above and one from the seller running this auction (I bought a larger bulb): http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Inch-Amaryllis-Papilio-bulb-Butterfly-7-/271152125862?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f21ed17a6 The bulbs haven't arrived yet, so I can't offer a comparison of the two sellers. The two seem to have different papilio clones (one is more green with less red and the other seems more cream/green with a lot more red). I'm hoping this means the two can be crossed! -Tina |
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Spin specialist Charyl Brusch gives an excellent presentation on the death drop. When introducing the death drop, Charyl starts with a drill she calls the "kick turn." Notice the drawing on the ice to encourage the skater to ride a deepening edge rather than jump early. Charyl describes the drill in detail including where to start with the arms and what arm movement is required for the take-off. The arms end in what Charyl refers to as her "little Superman position." She wants the skater to turn on the bottom toe pick at the end of the entry edge. She emphasizes this with one of the demonstrators. She says, "Make sure you hit your toe, or you aren't going to like yourself very much."
Charyl notes that most people who try to do a death drop actually do a flying camel into back sit. The take-off of a death drop is dramatically different than that of a flying camel. Charyls says, "The biggest thing on this is you don't want to lean forward. You want to keep your back up."
Next in the development, Charyl has the skater jump slightly at the end of the entry edge. She says, "I just have them kind of start the kick, hop over to the other foot, and not worry about sitting. I'm just going for that timing with the legs getting a little bit more of a whip." In the first take-offs Charyl wants to keep it simple and safe.
Common death drop errors include leaning forward on take-off, not waiting long enough on the entrance edge, and prematurely stopping the arms so that they don't swing all the way up at take-off. Charyl demonstrates exactly what she wants the arms to do in the death drop. This detail is sometimes the only missing "trick" needed by some skaters to master this spin entrance. Charyl wants the knees of both legs to be straight in the air.
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Nick Great tips, Charyl! That one trick with throwing the arms up like "Superman" improved every single one of my student's death drops...INSTANTLY! Love it!
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Michelle Thank you for the tip about the toe pick, very helpful. However, the part about throwing the arms up in superman position not working, my coach was quick to correct this, stating that arms should come through, assist with the lift but not be overhead.
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Trevor Michelle, I think there's a lot of ways to handle the arms. I don't teach the overhead arm position that Charyl uses either, but I recognize it helps solve one of the most common death drop problems. Many skaters will not keep their body up throughout the take-off and tend to "cheat" it towards the final position before even leaving the ice. Charyl's arm recommendation largely eliminates this problem and forces the skater to keep the body up and the energy of the take-off going up. I'm glad you and your coach are finding the best way for you to do one!
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I have this pervasive weed that looks somewhat like a dandelion in leaf although not as coarse and more leaves in the clump. From the clump rises a stalk,slightly hairy, with a small cluster of yellow dandelion type flowers.
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hosta, thanks but it wasn't that. This has a base cluster of leaves that look very close to dandelion leaves but the stalk or two that rise from the center have a top cluster of 3-4 tiny dandelion type and color flowers per stalk. |
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CHESTERTON (AP) — State police say a 62-year-old Chesterton man was killed when he was thrown from his vehicle in a rollover crash along Interstate 94 in Chesterton.
Police say Sridhar Mothkur was pronounced dead at the scene of Tuesday night's accident. The coroner listed the cause of death as blunt force trauma and police say they don't believe Mothkur was wearing a seat belt.
State police say Mothkur was driving at a high rate of speed when he struck a box trailer about 9:25 p.m. Tuesday, causing his car to flip and roll and ejecting him from the vehicle.
The truck driver was not injured.
The interstate was reopened to traffic about 2 a.m. Wednesday.
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There is no foundation in economics that supports punitive tariffs. China currently supplies American consumers with inexpensive goods and low-interest rate loans. Retaliatory tariffs on China are tantamount to taxing ourselves as a punishment. Worse, such a move will likely encourage China to impose its own tariffs, increasing the possibility of a futile and harmful trade war. American consumers and businesses would pay the price for this senseless war through higher prices, worse jobs and reduced economic growth.
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17 Florida economists among 1,028 opposing protectionist tide
In 1930, Congress passed and President Hoover signed into law the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. At the time, this protectionist measure was vigorously opposed by 1,028 of the nation's top economists. They rightly predicted the tariffs would devastate the economy. And, in fact, the country subsequently plunged into the Great Depression.
Now some in Congress are considering ways to enact similar protectionist policies against China, a nation that will soon be America's second largest trading partner. Once again, 1,028 of America's top economists, including 17 from Florida, have signed this petition sponsored by the Club for Growth in opposition to protectionist policies against China.
In the petition, the economists proclaim:
The 17 Florida signatories include RLCer Don Bellante at the University of South Florida and RLC advisor Randall Holcombe at Florida State University.
The others are Mina Baliamoune-Lutz, University of North Florida; Bruce L. Benson, Florida State University; Joseph Calhoun, Florida State University; Jim Cobbe, Florida State University; Dave Denslow, University of Florida; Joseph S. DeSalvo, University of South Florida; Mark Flannery, University of Florida; James Gwartney, Florida State University; John W. Rowe, Jr., University of South Florida; Mark Rush, University of Florida; Stephen L. Shapiro, University of North Florida; Dean Stansel, Florida Gulf Coast University; Jeffrey W. Steagall, University of North Florida; Teresa Tharp, Florida Southern College; and John Zdanowicz, Florida International University.
The RLC of Florida sent personal thank you notes to all the Florida signatories for taking a stand on this vital issue.
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The GLIDE Legacy Committee is a radically inclusive team comprised of social entrepreneurs who strive to engage, inspire and educate new audiences of young professionals within the San Francisco Bay Area through GLIDE's mission of unconditional love, compassion and social justice to broaden and deepen community involvement with the organization.
Mike Kim is a Business Development Executive for LinkedIn and was previously a Director of Business Development for Monster Worldwide. Prior to joining Monster, he was an early member of social gaming giant Zynga, and the chief executive officer and founder of Yollege.com. Currently, Kim is the Chairman of The Bay Guild and was appointed by the San Francisco Board of Education to sit on the Public Enrichment Fund Committee. In January of 2011, he was elected by the constituents of Assembly District 13 to be a Delegate to the CDP. Mike is extremely passionate about the role of technology in philanthropy and has worked closely with tech industry leaders on pioneering new methods of fundraising. He is a proud graduate of the University of California, Davis. Back to the top.
Born and raised in Oakland, California, Lauren Baranco has attended GLIDE since birth. Inspired by her parents' example of responsibility for serving community, Lauren has volunteered since elementary school with the GLIDE food program. Fueled with a passion for community involvement, she completed a B.A. in Urban Studies at Columbia University (2006), and completed a Master's in Public Administration from the New York University Robert F. Wagner School for Public Service (2010). She has interned for various service-based institutions in New York City and has worked as NYS Assembly Member Camara's Chief of Staff. Lauren has been active a member of Delta Gamma Sorority, played on the Columbia University's Women's Varsity Softball Team, and tutored elementary school students with emotional and learning differences through the Kluge Mental Health Internship. At NYU, she held leadership positions with both the Black Student Alliance and the Asian-Pacific Islander American Students' Association. Upon returning to the Bay Area, she worked with EveryOne Home around issues of homelessness, and joined the Oakland Field of Dreams board, a group of community members working to elevate baseball and softball play for Oakland athletes. Baranco currently manages the New Beginnings Initiative of Alameda County, which provides character-building and job training opportunities for transition-aged youth with experiences in the child welfare and justice systems, under the auspices of County Administrator Susan Muranishi. Back to the top.
David Bettencourt was born in Mountain View, CA, but the fine tuning happened in San Jose, CA where he grew up with his twin brother and younger sister. His passion for creativity and story-telling was cultivated at San Francisco State University where he earned a B.A. in Creative Writing. The travel bug bit him after college as he ventured across several countries and found residence in major cities including Los Angeles, New York and Las Vegas. Cuisine and art are a joyful influence in his life and you can easily find his blurbs on the web commenting on new culinary adventures, soulful lyrics, or indie film screenings. David currently works at Apple, Inc. to help continue to change the world.David has always had a sincere desire to help others. Along with the Glide Foundation, he has advocated for several major charities including the Special Olympics as a volunteer coach or conquering fitness challenges for the Wounded Warrior Project. Currently, David serves as a media consultant for a grass roots non-profit organization called The Maalgo Project that provides educational supplies & funding to grade school children in rural Ghana.A firm believer in the principle of karma, David understands that positive change can be achieved by what you contribute to the world. As a proud member of the Legacy Committee, he hopes to put words into action and inspire others to help those in need in the Bay Area. Back to the top.
Amy graduated from UC Berkeley, where she was a member of the women's water polo team, and received a BA in Economics and Psychology. She also received her MA in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco. Currently Amy is the Director of Corporate & Community Affairs for the San Francisco Bowl Game Association where she helps athletes and teams use sports as a vehicle to give back to the community. Prior to her work at the Bowl, Amy spent many years on the pool deck, working with Bay Area youth and trying to teach them not only the skills of her sport, but also the skills it would take to be positive young members of our society. This year she launched a campaign to raise funds to put the youth of GLIDE's FYCC into swim lessons for the summer. She's looking forward to watching the kids develop a comfort in the water that they may never have had otherwise.A Bay Area native, she is honored to have the opportunity to give back to her wonderful community. She would like to give special thanks to her parents, Artyn & Max Gardner, who have taught her what it means to respect and care for others, and who instilled in her an unparalleled competitive drive. Back to the top.
Colson Griffith graduated from Santa Clara University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has since transitioned to a career as a professional photographer focused on weddings and events in the San Francisco Bay area. He has been actively involved in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area acting as a big brother for the last three years, leading their Silicon Valley Young Professionals Committee as President for one year, and most recently holding a leadership position on their Junior Board Committee helping plan and organize four fund raising events in 2012/2013. Currently he is training for a marathon through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training and is stoked for all the snow falling in Tahoe! Back to the top.
Casey Lary is Project Manager at the digital advertising agency AKQA, where her accounts include Nvidia, Anheuser Busch, and Audi. Prior to AKQA, Casey worked as a Recruiter for startups, and before that was an English teacher in Japan through the Japanese-government sponsored JET program. She is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley with a degree in Political Economy, and a proud Golden Bear.This is Casey's second year on the Glide Legacy Committee and is the lead of the marketing team. In addition to her work at Glide, Casey has participated in the AIDS LifeCycle SF to LA bike ride for AIDS awareness, was the Director of Nonprofit relations for the nonprofit Philanthro Productions, and road a rickshaw across India to raise funds for clean drinking water. In her spare time, Casey can be found exploring new places across the globe, training for her next endurance race, or trying to master the Barefoot Contessa's entire recipe book. Back to the top.
Keesa Ocampo is an award-winning professional in the industry of international broadcast media. In North America, she has led the government and community relations and PR initiatives for the Asian American network Myx TV and the newly-launched cable channel, Lifestyle Network. Having had hands-on training with producing for television, script-writing, event production, and hosting, her expertise has not only appointed her leadership roles in launching new products to new markets but has also been recognized as a benchmark for industry standards with CableFAXIES and Telly awards.Ocampo carries an expertise in political and charitable fundraising. A champion for women and girls, her philanthropy also currently focuses on supporting foster youth through the Lincoln Child Center and bringing literacy and peace to hard-to-reach and war-torn barrios through Books for the Barrios. She has been recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipinas in the United States, received a Presidential Citation for her humanitarian work from Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, former President of the Republic of the Philippines, and currently serves as a Commissioner on the San Mateo County Commission on the Status of Women. Back to the top.
A bay area native, and GLIDE baby, Moya Robinson began participating at GLIDE as a volunteer early on in meals, teaching youth dance workshops and interning with the director during the last phase building GLIDE's first affordable housing structure. Moya hopes to contribute more to the GLIDE community though her continued work as a social entrepreneur building community, spreading the GLIDE Legacy and raising the funds needed to support GLIDE's numerous programs. She is currently a full time Real Estate Sales Associate at a Premiere Office of Coldwell Banker Residential Estate and Moya also holds a BA in Politics and Legal Studies from the University of San Francisco a Jesuit School dedicated to social justice. Back to the top.
A San Francisco transplant by way of Boston, Rebecca is thrilled to give back to her new city as a member of the GLIDE Legacy Committee. She brings over eight years experience designing educational software and is a strong believer in the power of technology for promoting the accessibility of knowledge. Currently, as program manager for IXL Learning, Rebecca develops interactive content for K-12 math and language arts. Back to the top
Born and raised in San Jose, Ca, Faham attended the University of Arizona, receiving his B.S. in Marketing and International Business while interning with various sports teams and agencies. Since graduation, he's been employed by the San Francisco Giants and serves as the Director of Special Ticket Events. Under his leadership, the Giants Special Events have been recognized as one of the leading Targeted Marketing programs in professional sports. He's developed ethnic marketing platforms as well as fundraising initiatives and is a liaison between the team and several non-profits including Autism Speaks, the Milagro Foundation, the Rex Foundation and numerous Education Foundations. Faham sits on the board for the Manny Pacquiao Foundation, working towards the common goals of development of sports facilities/opportunities for at-risk youth in disadvantaged communities in the Philippines. He has has also partnered with several civic-minded entities in San Francisco, including the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, to host fundraisers for individuals facing the financial challenges imposed by cancer treatment. He's been recognized as a top alumnus, helping develop one of the U of A's first sports marketing scholarships. In his spare time, Faham enjoys traveling the world, exercise and fitness and attending sporting events and concerts around the country. Back to the top.
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GLIDE invites you to the 5th Annual Legacy Gala, taking place on the evening of Saturday, July 26. Come celebrate one of San Francisco's most beloved and iconic organizations, and learn how GLIDE is making an impact on the San Francisco community.
The GLIDE Legacy Gala is a black tie affair that welcomes 1,000+ guests to come mix and mingle with old and new friends, dance the night away, and enjoy delicious cocktails and tasty bites from local restaurants and bars. The event celebrates GLIDE's incredible legacy of love, leadership and community, and all proceeds benefit GLIDE's programs. Throughout the evening there will be musical performances, special guests, surprises, and three young professionals will be honored for their social impact on the San Francisco community.
GLIDE 330 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 | 415.674.6000


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posted by: solstice98 on 06.30.2008 at 07:54 pm in Quilting Forum I've seen a few requests for this information since I started posting on the Quilting Forum, so I thought I would just enter it all here. If this doesn't work for you or if you have problems, send me an email and I'll see if I can help. I love to see pictures so I'm happy to help anyone make that happen!
DON'T BE NERVOUS! This may sound complicated the first time but once you've done it you'll see it's easy and fun. You'll be posting pictures every time you visit the forum! First of all, you need an account on a photo sharing site where you can store some pictures. You can't link directly to photos in your computer. Photobucket is the one I use the most and I think it's very, very easy, but Picasa, Kodak Gallery, and several other sites work just as well, I'm sure. These sites all have free accounts available and so you can start posting photos today without any expense. Cool, huh? So, once you have the account set up, follow the instructions for uploading pictures from your computer. You can add them one at a time, or upload several at once. (See below for some thoughts on setting up albums.) Don't worry about losing them. You are just copying them to Phtoobucket and you'll keep them on your computer. Besides being able to share them, it's also a good backup for your most precious pictures. When you have some photos loaded, your page will look something like this: To add a photo directly into your forum message, click once on the line under the photo that's labeled HTML Code. Then go to your message in the Quilt Forum (or whichever forum you want) and paste it into your text message. It will show up just as text until you hit the "Preview Message" button. Then the picture should show up. If it doesn't, check to be sure you selected the HTML Code line instead of one of the others. You can add as many pictures to a single message as you want, but if you do more than 3 or 4 it gets very slow to open for people who use dial up. Here's a good thing to understand: your picture doesn't really get transferred to GardenWeb. What happens is that the HTML code is telling GardenWeb (with magic computer instructions) where to go in Photobucket to find the photo AND it's also telling it to display the photo. If you delete the photo or even move it in Photobucket to a different album, GardenWeb will still have the old instructions and won't be able to find it. The link will be broken. If you edit the picture in Photobucket, making it smaller or adding a border, that will show up the next time someone looks at the message in GardenWeb. The real picture stays in Photobucket - GardenWeb just temporarily imports it each time someone opens your post. I hope that makes sense. If it doesn't let me know and I'll try again! About albums: When you first set up your account, you'll see where you can "Add a new album". Since you won't want to move photos later (because you'll break the link), it's a good idea to set up a few albums right away. I suggest one for Home (house pictures), one for pets, one for garden, one for quilts, one for vacations, etc. It's easy to add them at any time so they don't need to all be set up right away, but a couple are a good idea. I even have one called Miscellaneous for any pictures that don't see to fit anywhere else! Kate NOTES: <none>
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by Dave Foreman
Has it been a long time since you got a good night's rest? Most people seem to fall into one of these four categories: It can almost feel like work for many of us to get a good night sleep. Lean back and relax&ndash Herbal Pharmacist to the rescue. You are not alone if you are having trouble sleeping. Just ask your friends and colleagues how they slept last night. I would guess 3 out of 4 would say they didn't sleep well at all. What you may not be aware of are the potentially severe health effects that decreased sleep can cause. Insufficient amounts of sleep or working odd hours has now been linked to the following diseases: Heart Disease, Cancer, Diabetes, and Obesity. It is also a major contributing factor to emotional and psychological problems, hospitalizations, decreased work efficiency and death–yes death! Insomnia can impact how well different systems of the body work. I know that when I am tired I will usually get sick. Others may have problems with their nervous system, cardiovascular system and hormonal balancing. WHY DO WE HAVE PROBLEMS SLEEPING? There are many potential causes of insomnia. Insomnia is usually associated with various physical and psychological disorders, treatments, and environmental condition. Physical problems associated with Insomnia: Classes of medications that contribute to insomnia: Abnormal levels of certain hormones also may be causing your lack of sleep. Decreased levels of estrogen, growth hormone, melatonin and cortisol have been linked to decreased abilities to sleep. There are many possible reasons for poor sleep, so you may wish to take a multifaceted approach to your sleep dilemma. The following are some recommendations to help you sleep better at night: Eliminate caffeine– caffeine is a drug and takes almost one day to be cleared from the body. There can actually be an additive effect from consuming caffeine on a daily basis. This may be why you used to drink one cup of coffee in the morning and now you require 3 or 4 cups to keep from being tired. This stimulant is found in coffee, tea (all forms), chocolate, certain herbs (guarana, kola nut) and many beverages. Avoid other drugs– Drugs like nicotine, alcohol (yes these are drugs), stimulants used for ADD etc. can all play a huge role in your ability to sleep. I recommend you consult your pharmacist for a complete list of potential side effects of your medications to see if they are contributing to your sleep disturbances. Food Sensitivities– this may shock many of you, but being sensitive to a certain food group has shown to impact your ability to sleep. If you have tried many techniques to improve your sleep and are still having issues then having yourself tested (E.L.I.S.A) would be a great next step. Get the TV out of your bedroom– This alone may be the biggest recommendation I can make. Too many of us will fight falling to sleep because we are too interested in seeing the end of a particular program. Record your program and watch it earlier in the evening. Take a warm shower or bath– this is one of my favorites when I travel. This is a trick we have used for decades to help our children sleep better at night. If you choose a bath, put a few cups of Epsom salt in the water to get an increased effect. The magnesium in the Epsom salt can be absorbed and help relax your muscles and decrease stress. Increase your activity– increasing your activity/ exercise will most likely have a huge impact on your sleep pattern. Don't do the exercise too close to your bedtime because this will probably have the reverse effect. I already recommend 30 minutes of brisk walking per day as part of my Four Pillars of Great Health. Give it a try for 4 weeks; you will see remarkable changes in your sleep and overall health. Aside from these lifestyle changes, dietary supplements play a huge role in addressing your sleep needs. Obviously if your sleep issues are caused by a particular health challenge like heart disease, menopause, or one of the others mentioned, your goal should be to address that health challenge and your sleep should improve. In the meantime, the following supplements are what I have found most beneficial for inducing sleep: Or look for products that have the following ingredients: For those who wake up between 2 – 4 am, I recommend focusing on taking care of your liver. I believe that your liver is waking you up. Metabolically speaking, the liver "turns on"? at this time of night and for some reason, yours isn't happy about it – so it wakes you up. Those of you who may have consumed too much alcohol in the past know what I am talking about. You usually will wake up between 2 am and 4 am because your liver is bogged down trying to metabolize the alcohol. Consider using a Liver Cleanse. There are many different products available. The two I prefer are Renew Life's or Enzymatic Therapy's. These products are designed to help detoxify the liver gently and effectively. After the completion of your liver cleanse, I would then start taking Milk Thistle. Milk Thistle is the best herb available to help cleanse and repair your liver. (I use Vitamin Shoppe's Maximum Strength Standardized Milk Thistle Extract (175mg/cap) three times daily.) I know we live in a toxic environment and choose to protect my liver daily. For others, the reason your liver may be "bogged-down" could be from medication use, alcohol use, stress or some other metabolic challenge. Whatever it might be, liver cleansing can do the trick. Cleansing should be repeated occasionally if your symptoms come back and maintained with an herb like Milk Thistle. For a different flair, try aromatherapy. I just recommended this to a friend and the use of a few drops of lavender oil in the bedroom can provide added sleep benefits. Last but not least, try my favorite trick. For each letter of the alphabet come up with something you are thankful or grateful for in your life. Lie in bed and breathe slow and deep. Then for each letter of the alphabet think of at least one thing you are thankful for. Here is how I have started out in the past. A is for Adam and Amanda my children; B is for the Bible; C is for...you get the idea. When you use this technique you usually will not get to the letter Z. Most people will fall asleep well before the end of the alphabet. If you need to do this every night, change your answers. If it doesn't help you sleep, at least you are doing something positive in your life to end the day. |


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Dated: March 21, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2014 Oklahoma Unmanned Aerial Systems Summit Announced for March 28, 2014
Contact: James L Grimsley, USA-OK President
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Norman, OK – The Unmanned Systems Alliance of Oklahoma (USA-OK) is hosting the fifth annual Oklahoma Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summit in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on Friday, March 28, 2014 on the campus of Northeastern State University (NSU).
"2014 is a pivotal year for the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) industry worldwide and in Oklahoma", said USA-OK President James L Grimsley. "For the last few decades, the aerospace industry has represented a significant portion of our state's economy and the unmanned aerial systems industry is expected to be the most dynamic growth sector within aerospace in the next decade. The UAS industry will be particularly important to Oklahoma because it directly impacts and benefits the biggest segments of our economy, including aerospace, agriculture, defense and energy."
Oklahoma is committed to fostering economic development and growth for the UAS industry so in 2011 Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin created the Governor's Unmanned Aerial Systems Council. This council is led by the Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology and includes representatives from the UAS industry, state government and academia. During the past few years, the council has organized an impressive list of resources and assets including existing statewide collaborations which will be vitally important to the nation as unmanned aerial systems are allowed to safely operate within the national airspace.
The 2014 Summit will cover a diverse set of subjects and topics including the use of UAS for agriculture, advanced weather monitoring and research, along with innovative applications for the energy and utility industries and in lifesaving response and situation monitoring during natural or man-made disasters. The summit will also include a panel discussion that will review our nation's progress toward achieving safe UAS integration into the national airspace system as mandated by Congress in 2012. The Summit will also include presentations from several national and international UAS and industry experts.
For more information about the summit, or to register, please visit: http://www.uasoklahoma.com
About USA-OK: The Unmanned Systems Alliance of Oklahoma (USA-OK) is a state chapter of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). More information about USA-OK is at http://www.usa-ok.org and more information about AUVSI is at http://www.auvsi.org.


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Winter Luxury
This week I'm taking you to the Wheatleigh Hotel, located in the picturesque Berkshires. Come along with my son Mason and me as we tour the estate (many thanks to Tricia McCormack of Tricia McCormack Photography for capturing it all), then read on and discover how event planner Lisa Light of Destination Bride transformed the venue for Jillian and Alfred's wedding. The snowy affair, photographed by Terry Gruber, was filled with wintry, luxurious touches. Check out Expert Style Tips for Lisa's advice on how you can achieve the same.


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This Saturday, August 24th from 2-10 PM marks the first ever Hair Hole CoMo Jams BBQ to act as a benefit in support of CoMo's favorite practice space/basement rock venue. Bands will be playing outdoors as Hair Hole staff serve food and accept donations to keep the Orr St. locale open for bands to practice, record, and perform.
Starting at 3 PM, several bands will be playing outdoors. Bands featured include Gran Mal, New Tongues, Dark Blue Dark Green, and COWARD. I will be spinning records in between sets. There will also be a vinyl swap inside for those looking to sell or score some vinyl treasures.
The cost is a suggested $5 donation. See the Facebook event for more information.


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SLDN Week in Review: February 20-24, 2012
DADT Bill in Oklahoma Defeated. This week, SLDN and our allies beat back an effort in the state of Oklahoma aimed at reinstating the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) law for the Oklahoma National Guard. To read more, click here.
But we can't rest yet. There are already efforts underway to attach the provision as an amendment to a number of other bills making their way through the state legislature there. SLDN will remain in close coordination with our allies on the ground in Oklahoma until the legislative session concludes to ensure these are also defeated.
Sussman Receives Award for DADT Repeal Work. Former SLDN Government Affairs Co-Director Emily Tisch Sussman was in New York City this week to receive the Cardozo School of Law OUTLaw Alumni Award given annually to a graduate who makes significant contributions to the LGBT community. SLDN Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis delivered the keynote. To read the news release, including a link to the text of full remarks by Aubrey Sarvis, click here.
CW2 Charlie Morgan Returns from "Bucket List" Trip to Hawaii. CW2 Charlie Morgan and her family returned from a trip to Hawaii this week, thanks to the generosity of OutServe, which organized and sponsored the "bucket list" trip for her. CW2 Morgan is battling incurable stage IV breast cancer and is a plaintiff in SLDN's lawsuit on behalf of married gay and lesbian service members and veterans seeking equal recognition, benefits, and family support. The Advocate covered her trip, and you can see an online photo album here.
Assistant Defense Secretary Doug Wilson Announces Retirement. Assistant Secretary of Defense Doug Wilson, a key Pentagon ally in the fight to repeal DADT, announced his retirement on Thursday. To read more, click here.
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This is an excellent soup, my new favorite! Like the other reviews suggested, I sauteed the onions with cumin & then added the chorizo to cook with them. I used the baby new potatoes and just added a few more since the store didn't have turnips. I let it cook for the full 2 hours. Will make again, soon.
I thought this was an excellent weeknight meal. I largely followed the recipe except bulking up the vegetables since my family prefers "stew" to "soup." It was a good use of CSA vegetables - and, for a child suspicious of turnips, it was helpful that she couldn't discern between the turnips and the potatoes.
Super easy and delicious. Easy substitutions if you don't have the exact ingredients. I used andouille for linguica, northern beans for kidney beans and parsnips for turnips.
Portuguese Stone Soup should be made only with Linguica. It's available in most supermarkets. Other sausages are not authentic.
I thought this was great. I have been looking for recipes to use up the leftovers from our CSA box, and this is it! I bought regular chorizo since the store didn't have anything else. I also cooked it along with the garlic and onions before putting it in the soup. It was great! My husband ate it, and even had seconds. We will definitely make this again! We served it with a tasty, crusty baguette!
I did not think this was that great. It was a rather bland soup in my opinion, and I did add the curry powder.
I've been cooking this recipe for 3 years now, and can honestly say that it has never failed to impress my guests I always saute the chorizo & add cumin to "lift" the flavor. One of the best, if not the best recipes on this site. Martin, Calgary Canada
Definitely add cumin and paprika. We made it with half water and half chicken broth and it was fine. This ia a hearty, REALLY tastey soup. Also, I can like that you can just throw everything in and let it simmer.
I got snowed in today, and this was the perfect soup for comfort. I had to substitute a couple of ingredients--kohlrabi for the turnips, half smoked sausage and half chorizo, great northern beans instead of kidney beans, regular cabbage instead of savoy. I doubled the garlic, added a pinch of red pepper flakes and some cumin and sweet paprika; and, just because it was there, a fennel bulb. The result was a very flavorful and hearty soup that will likely be even better tomorrow. It's very warming and filling--completely satisfying for a snow day!


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OK I need some input here.
I want to get rid of the grass and weeds over the leach field in the back. I was thinking of buying some chickens and creating a chicken tractor. My thought is to have the tractor work over an area of lawn and, as I move it, plant wildflower seeds in the area just gone over. I want to start about the middle of August and go until they have covered the yard eating weed and grass seeds and bugs as they go along and depositing fertilizer too. How about this? will it work? This area grows way too fast. I have to, or should, mow it twice a week while the rest of the yard may be only every two weeks. I need the exercise but I then spend all my time mowing and not being able to enjoy the other aspects of gardening. I am going to try to butcher my own chickens as they finish their work. |
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Hey Mike, Sounds like a great idea,I'd try it myself but I couldn't bring myself to butcher the chickens...let us know how it turns out. By the way,read your previous posts but didn't repond as this is new to me this year and I live in a climate much different from yours.Looks as though you have an excellent start tho...good luck!!! |
- Posted by Mike_Stubbs 8, Bastrop, TX (My Page) on Sat, Apr 19, 03 at 23:17
I may not butcher them all. I will probably keep them, or some of them, for eggs. May even let some of the eggs hatch. Never done this before. Could be I may have to abandon the idea of butchering them myself and send them to a market and let them do it for me. Mike |
- Posted by Belgianpup Wa/Zone 8 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 21, 03 at 14:22
One tip I read about was to let the chickens graze for an hour or so before you feed them, first thing in the morning, after you move the tractor cage. No reason why it shouldn't work. |
- Posted by Mercy_Garden z5 Santa FeNM (My Page) on Mon, Apr 21, 03 at 16:23
You could do the same thing with ducks (you would get to attached to butcher, I assure you) or guineas (you'll not get attached at all nor they to you, but they can continue to earn their keep after by removing all bugs and ticks from your land and roosting in your trees as homes). Depending on how long the tractor sits in a spot, it might leave the ground a little "hot" (too much ammonia) for immediate planting. It breaks down pretty quickly, however--perhaps just a couple weeks would do it. In Asia people have used geese as weeders/mowers/insect control for centuries. Good luck to you! |
- Posted by Marshallz10 z9-10 CA (My Page) on Fri, Apr 25, 03 at 21:37
I don't know what kind of predators you have out there, but I advise a night-roosting enclosure secured against predators. When I was younger, I tried the chicken tractor approach with good results but had a time with racoons and skunks at first. Now my chickens have their coop and a good sized run. From time to time, I place a temporary fencing around part of the vegetable beds and let the hens work over the area during the day before herding them back to the coop. |
- Posted by mid_tn_mama 6 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 27, 03 at 22:56
Can you please describe this temporary fencing? |
My friends use a chicken tractor with electric net fencing in their pastured poultry operation. The tractor is used as a coop and nesting area, and when there is a predator threat. They had their chicken area among sumac, which provided a good overhead barrier to hawks. Someimes they fence around their blackberry vines. They had one 10 by 10, but built a smaller one that would navigate easier around obstacles. They use a lawn tractor to move the big one. They use Starlinks-- sell great eggs and pastured poultry. |
- Posted by Marshallz10 z9-10 CA (My Page) on Sat, May 3, 03 at 20:11
Temporary fencing: rolls of poultry four-feet tall with one-inch openings. I drove 3/8ths rebar 5-foot lengths about a foot or so into the ground. I "threaded" the rebar through an opening near the bottom of the fence before pounding or pushing the rebar into the ground. Then I pulled up the fence enough to "thread" a top hole over the rebar. You can space the rebars every 6-8 depending on slope and routing. I have tried to use horsefencing (too heavy and unwieldly) and plastic construction fencings (too floppy). |
- Posted by mid_tn_mama 6 (My Page) on Mon, May 5, 03 at 11:21
I'm ssorry I can't visualize this. You threaded the same rebar that is vertically pushed into the ground through and opening at the bottom (horizontal) part of the fence? "I "threaded" the rebar through an opening near the bottom of the fence before pounding or pushing the rebar into the ground. Then I pulled up the fence enough to "thread" a top hole over the rebar. " Please explain further, I'm very interested. |
Anyone read the feb/mar 2003 chickens on wheels article in MEN's? It has a predator resistant chicken tractor. I am thinking of building it. Smittyct6 In His Thyme Homestead |
- Posted by MOgardener z5MO (My Page) on Tue, Sep 23, 03 at 22:48
I currently have 16 pullets and 2 cockerels--3 1/2 month old Australorps)in an 8' square 3' tall chicken tractor and 15 layers in a second one. I move them by lifting one side with a hand truck and sliding 3 lengths of PVC pipe each under the parallel sides pointing in the direction I wish to move. One piece of PVC is at the leading edge, the second is in the middle and the last is 3/4 back from the leading edge. Then I lean into the side and push the whole business one 8' length onto new grass. When the tractor rolls off the rear pieces of PVC, I place them in the front. My yard is fairly smooth so it's no big deal to move them on a daily basis. The only difficulty is when the ground is extremely soft from rain or when the grass at the leading edge is too long. The chickens do a good job of tearing up the sod but if rain is adequate, the droppings break up quickly and the grass starts to grow again almost immediately--to the point that you can't tell the tractor was there a week later. I have about a month's worth of spaces for each tractor so creating a "hot environment" isn't a problem EXCEPT when we don't get rain like this past July and August. There is no reason why it shouldn't work. Just be sure the ground is dry enough that the chickens aren't digging in wet soil. |
- Posted by anaksarawak malaysia (My Page) on Wed, Nov 19, 03 at 1:41
you have to train the chickens. 'city-chickens' cannt do 'country job' |
- Posted by swanzeyguy z5NH (My Page) on Fri, Mar 12, 04 at 19:21
If grass and weeds are growing fast and tall, you don't need any additional fertility to grow wildflowers which have very low demands. I would just give it a quick shallow tilling and scatter the wildflower seeds. Unless your really set on eating fresh chicken. Swanz |
Chickens can get eat weeds and grass down to bare earth, true, I have used them to clear ground. The trouble is that they don't get out all the roots. We once attempted to stop mowing and ended up with a horrible weed mess. Your wildflowers might grow well in summer but are annuals that would die in fall but the weeds will start growing in late winter and overtake all your land again. The chicken fertilizer will make them grow even faster. Mowing is a better way to keep it all in check unless you are prepared to put down weed barriers like heavy newspaper, cardboard, or black plastic mulch and then you can grow something more useful. I have grapes and blueberries in part of my drain field. I don't allow any nasty chemicals to be put in the septic tank. Ask your county extension agent about plants suitable for a drain field. |
Does anyone know where I could find a good durable tractor with wheels. email@example.com |
you will have a difficult time clearing land with chickens it will take a dense population and some time. Have you considered sterilizing with clear plastic solarizing should work quicker and better than chickens and cost much less than building facilities or buying chickens another benefit is you can vacation or leave home a couple days without a caretaker when solarizing that will not be possible with animals. I do think ducks will kill the ground quicker by a smidge. neither process is likely to efectively kill out bermuda grass. |
- Posted by Hans Mast(email@example.com) onFri, Sep 8, 06 at 19:56
I have found a man in Kansas that makes and sells chicken tractors. My neighbor has one and really likes it. It is highly portable and very durable. Check it out: http://eggcartn.com |
Here is a link that might be useful: Chicken Tractors for Sale - Egg Cart'n
Hi I own a chicken tractor. It is in my back yard, and on our Bermuda grass. The tractor is on wheels on one side and is lifted with a dolly on the other for moving. It moves pretty easily. I built it in May and i have 23 hens in it. they are on the grass in the day-time and go up into the roost at night to sleep. They also lay eggs in nests that I built. The hens don't lay to well in the winter but i still get anywhere from 10 to 18 eggs per day. I am sixteen and don't have a lot of time to care for them (although it takes less than 10 minutes a day to feed and water them) so i am looking to sell my tractor. I am selling it for the price of the materials that was used to build it. For more information you can e-mail me at email@example.com Thanks Philip |
I just built my own chicken tractor,I lost half my chickens to raccoons, will definitely utilize the temporary fencing if I can find some more details on it. My friend ran a wire around his yard to keep his dog from going under the fence, it was just hooked up to a battery I wonder if I could do something like that around the small chicken coop near the house? anyone know? |
Here is a link that might be useful: chicken tractor
I just welded up a 5' x 10' version of the cover shown in the thread I've linked to below. A friend of mine does traditional 12' x 12' chicken tractors, and they're really heavy. This design is much lighter and easier to move, but I don't see that it will catch wind and lift off. My plan is to build about 10 of them and keep moving them around my garden to kill the witch grass. I'll have five birds per tunnel. Dan |
Here is a link that might be useful: Lightweight Portable Low Tunnel....Chicken Run
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