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Girls' Pint Out Meetup
If you know me, you'll know I love beer. Until a few years ago, I was the girl who didn't like it. I hated the taste (probably from tasting some awful beer) and didn't understand why people drank it at all (besides the obvious). Then my eyes were opened when I tasted Harpoon UFO for the first time. Beer, I realized, is actually pretty great.
Since then I've fully embraced the world of beer. I love learning more about how it's made, how different flavors can come out in different varieties, and of course, tasting it and picking my favorites.
Enter Girls' Pint Out. I learned about this organization through my fellow brew diva and good friend, Becca. Besides being a fan of the organization, she's now the head of the new Boston chapter of GPO.
Girls' Pint Out is all about making beer accessible to women and promoting education about beer and brewing in general. Let's be honest, the world of beer tends to be associated with macho men, sporting events, and fraternity parties. The ladies want their place in the beer community! We're taking it, and enjoying every second of it.
GPO has already been really well received in Boston. With their tagline – "Gals in Grolsch, Angels of Ale" – and fun logo, what's not to love? (although, I'll be honest I'm not a big pink person, but I'll take it for now).
I was super excited to attend the first Boston meetup of Girls' Pint Out last week. We headed to Deep Ellum in Allston, which boasts an awesome selection of beer (including great local brews), and mac and cheese with duck confit. I couldn't wait to try it all. Oh, did I mention beer cheese with warm pretzels? UH HUH.
I got to meet some awesome ladies and had some delicious food and drinks. My biggest decisions of the evening were figuring out which beers I wanted to try.
I was SO happy to see multiple varieties of Pretty Things on the menu. Pretty Things is a small Cambridge-based craft brewery. You can only find it in MA, CT, RI, and NY (and even in those places it's not necessarily easy to find). I tried the Jack D'Or – their flagship beer- and the Babbayaga. Both great. Also, I want those glasses ASAP.
The meetup was great. I can't wait to see where the GPO Boston chapter goes! For more information, you can contact firstname.lastname@example.com. Hope to see you ladies at the next event!
Apple Picking at Honey Pot Hill Orchards
Every year we make it a point to go apple picking in the fall. There's nothing quite like those fresh apples from the orchard. We planned our trip this year about a month in advance, which meant a month of excitement leading up to the weekend. It doesn't take much to make us happy, and I had big plans for those apples we were going to pick.
The past few years we've gone to Honey Pot Hill Orchards in Stow, MA. There's always some apples to pick, and afterward we enjoy some cider donuts, caramel apples, and cider. Plus, the all important hay ride. On a weekend in October, it was definitely busy at the orchard but some patience will get you through while having fun.
We went with a group of friends, which always make the trip more fun, including Tasha and Clint who had never been apple picking before! We brought them into the apple picking world.
We spent a while walking through the orchards, climbing to the top of the tree to get the perfect apple, and trying to get a few of every type of apple that was offered.
Then we found this crate. And my immediate inclination was to climb in it, just to see if I would fit. I did, and was actually quite comfortable. Then Dane decided to join me, and it was a bit of a process.
All for this picture…
We also learned a few things while we were there. I'll leave it to Scott to show you.
After a long day at the orchard, we headed back to Becca's house for dinner and dessert. And I made these little guys.
And they were really yummy. I had a mini apple pocket pie mold from Williams-Sonoma that I wanted to try, and it worked great! These little guys were the perfect end to an apple filled day.
Honey Pot Hill is fun, but I will warn you that during October on a weekend you definitely need to have some patience. There were crowds and lines at the concession area with the cider donuts and hot dogs were really long. We were in no rush, so we took our time and had fun with it. In the orchards there is more than enough space for everyone, and the first weekend in October had more than enough apples to go around.
We had a ton of apples coming home, and you'll see more posts coming up with our apple recipes!
Vermont and Blackberry Picking
A few weeks ago Dane and I headed up to Vermont to visit our bestest friends Sam and Jason in Vermont (while they were home visiting from Minneapolis). They are originally from the Northeast Kingdom (a.k.a. almost Canada) and the area is absolutely beautiful and in the middle of nowhere. Perfect place to relax.
We spent most of our time relaxing with their families and enjoying being outside. I got to learn about sugaring (how you make maple syrup) and am really hoping to make it up to VT again for sugaring season so I can see the process in action.
Sam's mom mentioned the fresh blackberry patch nearby. She barely finished her sentence before we all hopped in the car to head down to the wild blackberry patch. How much better can it get than fresh wild blackberries?
Maybe about a mile away in a pretty uninhabited area of VT we all picked up our buckets and started picking. Sam's mom is a champion picker and had her container filled in about 5 minutes. The rest of us were having too much fun with it and we took a bit longer.
Oh and we noticed some of the patch was bent and crushed. Which Sam's mom mentioned was just because of the bear. No big deal.
Wait, WHAT?! The bear?!
Yes, the bear. He comes around, but we'd totally hear him if he was coming… probably.
Whatever, back to picking.
We ended up with a TON of blackberries and barely made a dent in the patch. There were so many! We had a blast picking them all together.
And then we ate blackberries for days and days. And they were absolutely delicious!
Wine Tasting on a Yacht (fancy right? sort of.)
I have a problem with any food related group buying deal. I get three every day to my inbox: Groupon, BuyWithMe, and Living Social Boston. If it's something more unique – a festival, showcase, or experience – you can pretty much bet that I'll purchase it. And that's how our wine tasting and jazz cruise on a yacht happened.
On a Sunday afternoon we boarded the Princess Yacht from Rowes Wharf in Boston. We grabbed a table near the jazz band. The band consisted of two guys in costumes. Not really sure why they were wearing the outfits they chose, it didn't really seem to fit the feel of the event. But they were good, so I'll let the weird jackets and hats go.
I'm not sure what I had in my head for the trip. Wine tastings generally mean to me that someone will be telling you about the wines as you taste them, or be available to answer questions. This was more get-all-the-wine-you-can-before-we-get-back-to-the-dock cruise.
Since there didn't seem to be much of an order to things, we just jumped in, grabbed some wine and some appetizers and enjoyed the music. A few people seemed to think the pita chips and grapes were meant to be a full meal. It was kind of amazing to me how much they brought back. Two people at our table literally had 5 plates full of the snacks in front of them. We had a small plate between the two of us to snack on. They must have been super hungry.
We had a good time on the cruise and enjoyed the wine and the conversation with our fellow cruisers. The view was lovely too. I always love seeing Boston from the water. Such a pretty city.
With an open mind, this was a great afternoon. Anyone walking on and expecting a very high end experience with servers for each table would have been disappointed.
I would not have purchased tickets to this on my own, but because they were discounted it was a great Sunday afternoon event. Tickets are regularly priced at $110 each and BuyWithMe had them for about $50 each. I am all about a good deal. What girl isn't? Cheers!
First Food Truck Festival in Boston
This summer the first ever Boston Food Truck Festival took place in the South End. I was super pumped for this event. There was a ton of buzz surrounding it in the weeks leading up to the event, and it was right next to SoWa (the South End weekly open market with antiques, local food, and local artisans showcasing their pieces).
When we got there with our friends, it was packed (and it was before lunchtime). We did an initial walk around to see all the vendors, but were disappointed that a few were missing. Then we decided it was time to get in line for some food. Before we hopped on a line (where waits were 30-45 minutes when I asked people in line who had been waiting for a while) we spotted the Sausage Guy, a Fenway Park staple, where there was no wait. Done. We went over and each got some sausage and peppers within a minute. I'm not the most patient person, and although food truck food is delish, I was not willing to wait 45 minutes.
There was one line I was happy to wait in, and that was for Grillo's Pickles. Local pickle legend, usually found at the Park Street T Stop, was at the festival. I'm an avid fan of pickles, and these are my favorite. And 2 spears for $1? Can't beat that.
And as much as I love pickles, I also love my hubby so I was nice enough to share. Those that know me, know that pickles are a big deal to me, so sharing them is also a big deal.
After that, we were happily full and headed over to SoWa for some shopping. I was overall slightly disappointed with the festival. The lines were ridiculous – though it does show the popularity of this event – waiting 45 minutes in line for food isn't my idea of a fun afternoon. A few of the trucks I was hoping to visit were no-shows (or showed up late and ran out of food within 30 minutes of getting there like the Cupcakory Truck). Growing pains go along with every event for the first time. I would give it another chance if it's done again next year.
Good try Food Truck Festival. See you again next year (I hope!).
how2heroes Video #2: Cherry Ice Cream
We were thrilled when our favorites over at how2heroes asked us to do another video for them. We set up a date and time and prepped for our second shoot, Cherry Ice Cream.
The crew came the day of the shoot and set up in our kitchen again. My favorite part was still this:
This time they let me play with it too. So fun! We're basically movie stars.
They set up the cameras, put our mics on, and we got started with the shoot. I definitely messed up the first introduction by patting my microphone, which made a really loud noise on the camera. Oops. Once we got past that it was smooth sailing.
And without further ado, here's the final video! We had a blast with the how2heroes crew, of course. Thanks to them for setting it up and coming out!
Great American Food and Music Festival
When my friends hear about food, they think of me. So when Sam saw something about the Great American Food and Music Festival, she immediately sent me an email with the link with the short message "You need to go to this". I couldn't argue with that.
I was really excited to see the schedule of performers and the list of restaurants from across the country who would be participating. The festival showcased different restaurants that came from all over to Gillette Stadium and brought their signature dishes for attendees to try. There were also bands playing, and live cooking demos.
We were hooked up with VIP passes by a friend, which made us feel like rockstars. When we arrived, we weren't actually sure what the VIP passes meant. There was no clear signage to let us know where things were, or any information that made the difference between the VIP passes and general ticketing clear. So, we just followed people around that looked like they knew where they were going.
First we went up to the Wine and Beer Grand Tasting (which was the only thing we saw signs for, so we followed). Overlooking the stadium, the clubhouse was lovely. Dane and I focused on the beer varieties, and tried different craft beers. There was not one I tasted that I didn't like, which isn't shocking.
We finally found someone who looked like she worked with the festival and was answering questions for another group, so we asked her about the VIP passes and what we should be using them for. She let us know there was a VIP room past the main stage where we could hang out, eat, and do the meet and greets. So that was the catch, the VIP passes allowed us in a room where someone would take our order from any of the participating vendors and bring it to us, without any extra cost. The general admission was only for entry to the festival, and did not cover the cost of food.
We enjoyed ribs from Hell's Kitchen in Minneapolis, churros from Goldie's Churros in L.A., a steak sandwich from Jim's Cheesesteaks in Philly, the caprese sandwich from the All Star Sandwich Bar in Cambridge, and shrimp from Harding Lee Smith. Thankfully we were with a group of people who helped us eat everything.
I have to say, my favorite part of this day was everyone we met in the VIP room. We ended up chatting with other couple's and others sitting near us, and we met some really awesome people. First up, while I was standing and ordering a drink, Billy Costa walked by. Billy is on the Matty in the Morning show on Kiss 108, which I listen to every single morning and it gets me through my commute (and also does a TV show called TV Diner). All I wanted to do was say hi, but I'm lame and was too embarrassed. But Dane definitely wasn't, so he went over with me and said "Hey Billy, its really great to meet you. My wife really wanted to say hi." Billy was very nice and shook both our hands while I said "You're a big part of my mornings". Seriously. I said that. He offered to take a picture then I went on my way, pretty convinced that he must think I'm nuts.
Then in came Duff for his meet and greet. Both him and Geof signed my VIP pass.
We got to chatting with another couple, and it turns out the wife writes a food blog too. They were originally from California, so we had a great time talking about things out here in Boston they should try. Shout out to Bite Me New England!
Possibly the highlight was meeting Mitch. We started talking with him, when I noticed his chef's jacket that said Hell's Kitchen. I immediately thought of a cool restaurant we had passed while I was in Minneapolis visiting. It was packed when we passed it, and told Sam and Jason that next time I come out we are definitely going to eat there. Same Hell's Kitchen and we got to talking. Turns out Mitch is a chef there, and he was also doing book signings at the festival. He told me to tell Sam and Jason to come see him at Hell's Kitchen, which of course I did.
We continued to eat and drink while we waited for the last meet and greet: Paula Deen. She came in as bubbly and southern as she is on TV, along with her husband. She signed my VIP pass, and I asked Michael if he would too, which he graciously did. Paula was just lovely.
I have to say, we had a good time at the festival, but I really don't think I would have had nearly as much fun without the VIP pass. With the cancellations from the scheduled guests, the cost of the general admission plus the cost of food, and the lack of organization, the festival could use some work. I had no complaints while I sat and had free food and drinks, met some food celebrities, and talked with awesome people, but I did hear many people complaining on our way out. I guess when you do these things for the first time, you learn.
Overall, a lovely day with Dane and some friends. Cheers!
Summit Brewery, Minneapolis
As an avid fan of the Sam Adams Brewery (which we've been to more times than I can count at this point), I was really excited when Sam told me about Summit Brewery, a local brewery in Minneapolis. She booked a tour for us about a month before I went to visit. Luckily we had a Tuesday afternoon free because Friday and Saturday tours were booked into July.
We started the tour learning about the history of the brewery and the ingredients in Summit beer. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. After getting all the info about Summit, we headed back into the brewery where all the magic happens. First up, the tank room.
Here was also my only complaint of the entire tour. For whatever reason the mics weren't working and because it was a Tuesday the brewery was in operation, so this room was loud and very echoey.The entire 20 minutes spent explaining the brewing process in there was completely lost. We couldn't hear a thing. I'm sure the whole process is very interesting though.
Next was the bottling room. They had finished bottling for the day, but we saw the line and the many many cases of Summit ready to head out.
And then we headed to the most important part, the tasting. We each got three chips, entitling us to three samples each.
When I had my Jucy Lucy I tried their flagship beer, Summit Extra Pale Ale, so I skipped that to try some of the other varieties. It was a gorgeous day so we got our samples and walked around the outdoor patio, the gift shop, and the tasting room while we enjoyed.
I loved Summit and had a great time on the tour. If you want more information about the different varieties, check out their website. Summit does a better job of explaining their tastes than I could. All I know, was that I loved every type I tried. Now just have to find somewhere around here that sells it!
Sonic really does exist
As a kid, I remember seeing commercials for Sonic on TV. They were always pretty funny and I remember wanting to go to a Sonic. But on Long Island, there was not one Sonic.
After years of commercials without seeing a single restaurant to show me that they exist, I began to think it was one big prank. The makers of Sonic were just messing with my head, trying to force the public into wanting food from a place that isn't real. I shared this conclusion with my best friend, Sam.
Then Sam moved to Minnesota. While gchatting one day, she mentioned she was going to Sonic for lunch. Great, I thought, now even my best friend is in on the joke. But no, she insisted, there was a Sonic less than 5 minutes away from her new apartment. Not only was it close, but the tots were amazing. Right Sam, I'll believe that when I see it.
I took a trip to Minnesota to see Sam and her husband Jason in May. Lo and behold, there was actually a Sonic. A real one, with real food! I had to experience it for myself.
So I obviously documented the entire trip to Sonic and created a video. Now you can all be part of my first mind blowing trip to a Sonic, the restaurant that really does exist.
Chocolate Workshop with Taste of Chocolate, Boston
First of all, I've been completely out of touch for the past month. June was the craziest, most hectic, but fun month at work I've ever experienced. But I'm back now and happy to have some free time again! Thanks for sticking with me!
Back in February (around that holiday we all know and love), Groupon Boston offered a great deal on a chocolate making workshop hosted by Taste of Chocolate. There was no way I could pass it up, and purchased two (one for me and one for hubby) to give to him as part of his birthday present in March.
There must have been a huge demand for classes after the Groupon went up. We waited about two weeks to book our class, and the next available class wasn't until the second week in May. It was a bit of a wait, but totally worth it in my opinion.
The day of the workshop we headed to Elephant and Castle, a restaurant near Downtown Crossing in Boston. The class was held downstairs in the restaurant in one of the lovely event/meeting rooms. We were greeted by our instructor, a chocolatier who hasn't gone a day in 10 years without having at least one piece of chocolate, and were given some hot cocoa.
The hot cocoa was in the style of Europe/South America. Rich, thick, and creamy. Much different than you'd get at Dunkin Donuts today. And SO good. I definitely drank three mugs of it. I couldn't help myself, it was there and delicious. There was no way I could say no.
Our instructor started out by giving us some history about the cacao plant and scientific properties of chocolate. Some fun facts I learned:
- Cacao beans can grow only in climates 20 degrees north and south of the equator.
- Montezuma's Revenge, which now is used to describe some unfortunate things that happen when you drink the water in Mexico, actually dates back to the time of the Aztecs. Emperor Montezuma was a avid consumer of a delicious thick chocolate drink that was vanilla scented. The explorer Cortez realized the value of the vanilla plant and brought some back with him. However, vanilla is a very hard plant to grow, and without the bees that pollinated the plants and allowed them to grow in Mexico, the vanilla plants couldn't survive. This become known as Montezuma's Revenge, a punishment to Cortez for "conquering" the Aztecs.
- There are different kinds of crystals that form in chocolate that are instrumental in the tempering process.
Our instructor then began a demonstration on how to make Earl Grey infused chocolate truffles. Using a huge contraption created to temper chocolate, he filled molds for the chocolates and started the ganache at the same time.
Next, the fun began. We each got a tray with three different types of ganache to roll truffles: Raspberry, Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur, and traditional chocolate.
We rolled each truffle by hand, which got really messy, then rolled each in a topping (there was almonds, pistachios, cocoa powder, crushed Heath Bar, and espresso). There was also the option to dip the truffles in the tempered chocolate, which I had to take advantage of. Our instructor warned us to be careful with dipping the chocolate. If a truffle got lost in the chocolate it would change the tempered chocolate and he would have to start all over. Seems most people had a pretty difficult time with this, but somehow I managed to dip all of mine without issue.
We had such a blast rolling out each truffle and dipping them in the toppings. We got a little messy in the process, but the chocolate was actually a great moisturizer (obviously, cocoa butter comes from the cacao bean). My skin was super smooth when I washed my hands.
And at the end of the day, we had almost 60 truffles to take home. Our lucky co-workers got to share some of them. We probably could have eaten them all, it just would have taken a while.
I would absolutely recommend this class to anyone who has a passion for chocolate. The Groupon made it affordable for us, but I'm not sure I would have done the class without the deal. It's a great thing to do with your significant other, and would make a fun girls day out. Check out Taste of Chocolate's website for more information on upcoming workshops. They also offer Chocolate Tours in different parts of Boston (which is definitely next on our list to experience after how much fun we had).
And let me know if you're going to try a class. I might just have to come back with you!


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PENGSHAN COUNTY, China - The number of dead pigs found in Chinese rivers has risen to 16,000 as of this week, and 1,000 ducks were found floating down the South River in Pengshan County.
The dead pigs were recovered within the last two weeks in rivers that supply water to Shanghai. No official explanation was given for the massive pig-carcass dumping, but authorities have assured the public that tests have shown Shanghai's water to be safe.
No one knows why the ducks were disposed of on the riverbank, but hog farmers have said that pig carcasses were being dumped because the police cracked down on the illicit sale of pork products made from dead and diseased pigs.

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I am overwintering my white mandevilla in the house. I live in Northern Michigan. I put it in the brightest window in the warmest room. I bought it last summer. I trimmed some of the tendrils and brought it in the house in October. It has been beautiful until a few days ago, though it does not bloom in the house. I water it maybe weekly and let it dry between waterings. Now it has some yellow leaves. I have read this is happens when it lacks sunshine. We don't get much sun here. Is there anything I should do for it? I really want to keep it alive until spring when I can take it back outside. It has grown long tendrils again. I have not fertilized since summer. |
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Take Action — Contact Family Policy Councils about "Religious Freedom" Bills
Last month, we sent out an e-mail explaining the growing problem of "religious freedom" bills in the states. Laws that would allow wedding businesses and hotel and restaurant owners to refuse service to LGBTQ people under the guise of religion have already been signed into law in Mississippi. Another has been proposed by ballot initiative in Oregon. Legislatures in Kansas, Idaho, South Dakota, Tennessee, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Arizona have considered or voted for these bills.
It turns out some familiar figures of the Religious Right are behind these laws. (See a Soulforce graphic explaining this relationship here.) Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council work with "Family Policy Councils" in 47 states to propose anti-LGBTQ laws to state legislators. They provide research and communications support through their propaganda arm, CitizenLink. (See a CitizenLink video about Focus on the Family's "religious freedom" efforts.)
So now, we'd like you to take action! We have compiled a list of all the Family Policy Councils across the country, and we'd like you to contact the one in your state!
Tell them about your family, about your marriage or commitment, about your sense of faith and values. Tell them what we have all learned from our involvement with Soulforce: that faith and family cannot be limited to narrow, exclusive definitions.
We'd like you to send a postcard, a letter, an e-mail, a picture or video, describing how your family can be hurt by these so-called "religious freedom" bills.
A few guidelines:
— We encourage you to take the time to seek out individual e-mails, or address a letter or post card to individuals in the organization rather than sending it to an anonymous Web contact form.
Then we'd like you to take one more step: tell us about what you did!
– If we get a message from you, we'll take that as permission to post your messages, pictures, or videos on our Facebook page and Web site, to share your witness with the world.
Here's your chance to act! Tell the state forces that are trying to oppress LGBTQ people about your lives and how you will be affected by these laws!
We'll keep you posted on the results. Here are the addresses:
Alaska Family Action Jim Minnery, President David Bronson, Chairman of the Board P.O. Box 231425 Anchorage, AK. 99523 Phone: 907-317-7268 www.akfamily.org Alabama Policy InstituteTom Bradford, Interim President and CEO 402 Office Park Drive Suite 300
Birmingham, AL 35223 Phone: (205) 870.9900 email@example.com www.alabamapolicy.org Arkansas Family Council Jerry Cox, President 414 S. Pulaski St., Suite 2 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 375-7000 www.familycouncil.org Center for Arizona Policy Cathi Herrod, President PO Box 97250
Phoenix, AZ 85060 602.424.2525 www.azpolicy.org CA – California Family Council John R. Whiffen, M.D., President Jonathan Keller, CEO P.O. Box 20012, Riverside, CA 92516-0012 951/742-7100 www.californiafamily.org CO – Colorado Family Institute Debbie Chaves, President (Colorado Family Action) PO Box 558 Castle Rock, CO 80104 1-877-239-7355 www.cofamily.org CT – Family Institute of Connecticut Peter Wolfgang, President CEO Ken Von Kohorn, Chairman PO Box 260210, Hartford, CT 06126 (860) 548-0066 www.ctfamily.org DE – Delaware Family Policy Council Nicole Theis, President P.O. Box 925 | Seaford, DE 19973 302-296-8698 www.delawarefamilies.org FL – Florida Family Policy Council John Stemberger, President Bill Mutz, Chairman 4853 South Orange Avenue , Orlando, FL 32806 (407) 251-5130 www.FLfamily.org HI – Hawaii Family Forum Eva Andrade, Executive Director. 6301 Pali Highway Kaneohe, HI 96744 (808) 203-6704 www.hawaiifamilyforum.org IA – The FAMiLY Leader Bob Van der Plaat, President P.O. Box 42245, Urbandale, IA 50323 (515) 263-3495 www.thefamilyleader.com ID – Cornerstone Family Council of Idaho Executive Director: Julie Lynde P.O. Box 563 Eagle, ID 83616 208.954.3222 www.CFCidaho.org IL- Illinois Family Institute Laurie Higgins, Cultural Analyst P.O. Box 88848 Carol Stream, Illinois 60188 (708) 781-9328 www.illinoisfamily.org KS – Kansas Family Policy Council Robert Noland, Executive Director Dennis Blick, Chairman of the Board 2250 North Rock Road #118-250 Wichita, KS 67226 316-993-3900 www.kansasfpc.com IN – Indiana Family Institute Curt Smith, President 140 North First Street Zionsville, IN 46077 317-423-9178 www.hoosierfamily.org KY – The Family Foundation of Kentucky Kent Ostrander, Executive Director firstname.lastname@example.com P.O. Box 911111 Lexington , KY 40591 859-255-5400 www.kentuckyfamily.org LA – Louisiana Family Forum Rev. Gene Mills – President 655 St. Ferdinand Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225) 344-8533 www.lafamilyforum.org MA – Massachusetts Family Institute Andrew Beckwith, President 100 TradeCenter, Suite 625, Woburn, MA 01801 (781) 569-0400 www.mafamily.org ME – Christian Civic League of Maine Carroll Conley, Executive Director Pastor Bob Emrich, Chairman P.O. Box 5459 Augusta, Maine 04330 (207) 622-7634 firstname.lastname@example.com www.cclmaine.org MA- Maryland – No Statewide Group MI – Michigan Family Forum Brad Snavely, Executive Director 118 W Ottawa St P.O. Box 15216 Lansing, MI 48901 517-374-1171 www.michiganfamily.org MS – Mississippi Center for Public Policy Forest Thigpen, President 520 George Street Jackson, MS 39202 (601) 969-1300 www.mspolicy.org MN – Minnesota Family Council John Helmberger, CEO Tom Prichard, President 2855 Anthony Lane South, Minneapolis MN, 55418-3265 612–789–8811 www.mfc.org MO – Missouri Family Policy Council Joe Ortwerth, Executive Director Lawrence Collett, Board Chairman 1430 Triad Center Drive, Suite B, Saint Peters, MO 63376 (636) 922-7771 www.missourifamily.org MT – Montana Family Foundation Jeff Laszloffy, President P.O. Box 485, Laurel, MT 59044 (406) 628-1141 www.montanafamily.org NC – North Carolina Family Policy Council John Rustin, President and Executive Director Henry Williamson, Chairman P.O. Box 20607 Raleigh, NC 27619 (919) 807-0800 www.ncfamily.org NV- Nevada Families for Freedom 186 Ryndon Unit 12 Elko, Nevada 89801 (775) 397-6859 www.nevadafamilies.org ND – North Dakota Family Alliance Tom D. Freier, Executive Director Mr. James Kerian, Chairman 3220 18th Street South, Suite 8 Fargo, ND 58104 (701) 364-0676 email@example.com www.ndfa.org NE – Nebraska Family Alliance Al Riskowski, Executive Director 1106 E Street Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 477-3191 www.nebraskafamilyalliance.org NH – Cornerstone Policy Research Bryan McCormack, Executive Director Charlie McKinney, Chairman P.O. Box 4683 Manchester, NH 03108-4683 603.228.4794 www.nhcornerstone.org NJ – New Jersey Family Policy Council Barb DeDeyn, Executive Vice President 50 Mt. Bethel Road, Suite 205 Warren, NJ 07059 1-888-453-6346 firstname.lastname@example.com www.njfpc.org NY – New York Family Research Foundation Rev. Jason J. McGuire, President PO Box 131, Spencerport, NY 14559-0131 (585) 225-2340 www.nyfrf.org OH – Citizens for Community Values Phil Burress, President 11177 Reading Road, 1st Floor Cincinnati, Ohio 45241 (513) 733-5775 www.ccv.org
OK – Oklahoma Family Policy Council – CLOSED
OR- Oregon Family Council Also, Friends of Religious Freedom (Sponsoring "Religious Freedom" Ballot Initiative) Teresa Harke, Spokesperson Shawn M. Lindsay, Legal Counsel PO Box 13367, Portland, OR 97213 503-257-0444 www.oregonfamilycouncil.org PA – Pennsylvania Family Institute Michael Geer, President 23 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17101-1606 (717) 545-0600 www.pafamily.orgRI- Rhode Island – No statewide organization
SC – Palmetto Family Council of South Carolina Dr. Oran P. Smith, President & CEO Reese Boyd, Chairman PO Box 11953 Columbia, SC 29211-1953 (803) 733-5600 www.palmettofamily.org SD – Family Heritage Alliance Roger Gallimore, Chairman 1825 Clear View Ln, Suite 202 Rapid City, SD 57702 605-718-5433 www.familyheritagealliance.org TN – Family Action Council of Tennessee David Fowler, President 1113 Murfreesboro Road, Suite 106-167 Franklin, TN 37064 (615) 591-2090 www.factn.org TX – Texas Values Jonathan M. Saenz, President 900 Congress, Ste 220 Austin, TX 78701 512-478-2220 www.txvalues.org UT – United Familes Utah Laura Bunker, Director firstname.lastname@example.com unitedfamiliesut.orgVT – Vermont – No Statewide Organization
VA – The Family Foundation of Virginia Victoria Cobb, President Chris Meyer, Chairman 919 East Main Street, Suite 1110, Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 343-0010 firstname.lastname@example.com email@example.com WA – Family Policy Institute of Washington Joseph Backholm, Executive Director firstname.lastname@example.com 16108 Ash Way, Suite 111-A Lynnwood, WA 98087 425-608 0242 www.fpiw.org WI – Wisconsin Family Council Julaine Appling, President PO Box 1327 Madison WI 53701-1327 608.268.5074 www.wifamilyaction.org WV – Family Policy Council West Virginia Allen Whitt, President P.O. Box 566 Charleston, WV 25322 304-756-8567 www.familypolicywv.com Wyoming Family Coalition Maureen Emrich, Chair P.O. BOX 1478 Casper, WY 82602 307-234-2895 www.wyofamilycoalition.org


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Name: Cesar M. Status: educator Age: 30s Location: N/A Country: N/A Date: 12/20/2004
I will like to know the concept of harmonic vibrations. I am a flight instructor and I know for example that the hydraulics pumps driven by the transmission rotate at different speed to reduce harmonic vibrations, undesirable because failure and cracks of components and structure of the helicopter will occur. Please explain to me how this phenomenon occurs.
Physical structures -- buildings, bridges, automobiles, or aircraft -- can vibrate. Like a violin, piano, or horn there are certain vibrations that reinforce one another. These are called resonances. They can cause the structure to vibrate with large and/or increasing amplitudes. This flexing puts stress on the same locations of the structure and the moving back and forth in the same place eventually weakens the structures at these flex points resulting in damage or failure. In order to obtain a quiet ride in an automobile designers engineer the suspension to have many different vibrational modes. Then they tend to cancel one another. If you have ever seen a car with bad shock absorbers, if you push up and down, the car will begin to rock in "harmony" with your pushing and will continue to rock rather than damp out. I'm not sure that it is true, but anecdotal reports tell that troops marching across a bridge break marching cadence because if everyone is stepping at the same frequency this harmonic motion can cause the bridge to begin to vibrate and perhaps collapse.
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I am a structural engineer and we also have to deal with vibrations. Perhaps approaching from our view may help. Bridge designers often incorporate large springs within the structure to deal with the problem, trying to dampen vibration, sort of like shock absorbers in a car. With bridges, mainly the problem is wind. The classic is the Tacoma Narrows bridge ( I think Verazona straits, try a Google) where there was no thought to vibration, the structure just designed for wind loading. In , I think the fall when the wind whipped up, it whistled thought the cable suspension system ( the bridge is similar to the Golden Gate). Anyway, those vibrations carried down to the deck, the deck began oscillating, the waves getting more extreme, till the bridge literally tore apart. The harmony being the addition of like waves. A phenomena occurs, sometimes even employing signs in applicable regions, an Army troop marching at full cadence is ordered to stop marching and walk across, at their own individual gaits. The" in time" stepping produces vibration, the multitude of soldiers adding to the vibration. So, sound waves being not visible, to be understandable think of other waves. When trying to think of waves, as sound waves, picture other waves, like waves in water. Opposing waves can cancel each other, or like the troops, if in the same direction , same shape, can add, I guess, hence the word "harmony" trying to explain that addition, or extra strength.. Hope this helps.
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Vibration in general is bad for materials. It can lead to fatigue of parts and eventual failure. But, if you know the extent of the vibration, you can properly design the component(s) to live longer than the you expected to use the component. That is why planes and helicopters have limited life. There are two types of vibration: free and forced. Free vibration is when a component vibrates under the action of forces inherent in the system, specifically mass and stiffness of the material. Every system has this property and it is called natural frequency. Forced vibration occurs due to external forces causing vibration of the system. This is like a helicopter blade rotating and causing vibrations throughout the whole helicopter. Now if a forced vibration coincides with the natural frequency of a component, then large oscillations can result, tearing the component apart. One of the most famous examples of this was the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Oscillations started due to the wind (aeolian harp). These oscillations corresponded to the natural frequency of the bridge, which led to excessive force on the bridge which caused it to collapse. I am sure there is video on the web of this disaster. To limit vibration problems, analysis is done to minimize vibrations occurring around natural frequencies of components, hence your mention of the pumps. We can determine the frequency that will be transmitted by the pumps and do things to mitigate the problem, i.e. dampers, running at different speeds, etc. Different materials can be used (different mass) or a different component shape can be used (different stiffness) to also limit natural frequency problems of the component that may see these vibrations.
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Basically, all materials are slightly elastic or "springy." It might not seem like it, but steel beams, pipes, buildings, bridges, and tuning forks can all be made to vibrate in different ways.
Like a stretched guitar string that makes a certain musical note, materials and structures tend to vibrate at certain natural frequencies. If you could push on a building really hard, it might vibrate back and forth at a frequency of 1 cycle per second, or Hz. That's its natural frequency. (Actually it is more complicated - the building might vibrate sideways at 1 Hz and up and down at 3 Hz.) A drinking glass might vibrate at 500 Hz if you hit it with a spoon.
If the item is "driven" by a force at the natural frequency (forced oscillations), vibrations can keep getting larger and larger. Sort of like pushing someone on a playground swing. If you push correctly, the person can swing very high.
Loud sound can shatter a drinking glass if it is at the right frequency. See http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/acoustics_world/glass/glass.htm. The right kind of earthquake, if it lasts a long time can topple a building if it gets into "resonance".
Vibrations are a big problem in machines that rotate. If you speed up a car engine you may hear buzz and vibrate at different engine speeds as things in the engine compartment start to vibrate. Sometimes these vibrations can cause damage.
So, in light of the resonance problem it is reasonable that a hydraulic pump would have a rotation speed chosen so that it does NOT induce any vibrations in other parts on the helicopter.
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Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that MICHAEL DARRELL MAYBERRY, age 19, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 70 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Section 922(g)(1).
Charges arose from an investigation by the Muskogee Police Department, the District 15 District Attorney's Office, Muskogee County Sheriff's Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Gang Task Force Initiative. The defendant was indicted in June, 2012 and found guilty by a federal jury in August, 2012.
The evidence presented at trial proved that on or about February 22, 2012, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the defendant, having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, knowingly possessed in and affecting commerce, the following firearm; one Smith and Wesson .40 Caliber Semi-Automatic Pistol and said firearm had been shipped and transported in interstate commerce.
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I've never been fond of gold or orange or even goldish yellow, but I swear I've fallen in love with Rudbeckia. I'm gaga over Double Gold, especially two variations I have now, one so double and thick it looks like a mum, and one double with pale green centers. But I also like the spiky Chim Chiminees and some of the lighter Cherokee Sunsets. Even Indian Summer is pretty impressive. The one I'm not too fond of is Prairie Sun, which is (of course) the only one the customers want. All of them are somewhat perennial here and produce like crazy, but the customers just don't want any of them, except Prairie Sun. I can't sell a bunch of Indian Summer to save my life. Very few Double Gold will sell, and NO Chim Chiminees or Cherokee Sunsets. I'm going to pull out all but the Prairie Suns and maybe just a couple of Double Gold (the mum and the green-centered one). What's wrong with all the customers? Or is there something wrong with me??? Does anybody else love Rudbeckia?
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Jeanne, I'm with you. I love them in every variety they come in and I can't get enough. I just planted a rudbeckia triloba which is a gorgeous shrub-like one. It would be no use for you in your business but it sure looks gorgeous in my garden. Adele |
- Posted by flowerfarmer 5/6 MI (My Page) on Fri, Aug 12, 05 at 21:11
On the contrary. We use alot of Rudbeckia tribola in our late summer bouquets -- today actually. It's a wonderful little spray of flowers. Growing for Market also mentioned this flower as a cut in the June 2005 edition. Rudbeckia bunches alone (any type) wouldn't sell well at our markets. They must be in the mixed bouquets. |
Oh that is very interesting. I planted it this summer actually so it is still small but as lovely as can be. I am excited to see what it will do next year then. Thanks...Adele |
I also love rudbeckia. I've been growing Double Gold for several years. It has reseeded itself and crossed with others. I have Indian Summer, some Cherokee Sunset and Irish Eyes also. When I picked today, I sadly made a point of picking very few rudbeckia. I sell everything in mixed bunches, and I'm tired of hearing even one person comment about my "wildflowers." I didn't pick any echinacea, either. Now that my other flowers are blooming in full force, I can make enough bunches without them. But they sure are cheerful, and I don't think that some people appreciate their staying power in a bouquet. My husband commented this evening that the flowers and bouquets I made today are my best ever. I have to agree. That's owing to my gorgeous glads, and perhaps to the absence of my "wildflowers." I'll keep growing them, though, and they'll continue to be the workhorses of some of my early season bouquets. I usually make a few bunches of only rudbeckias, and they usually all sell. But most people still want zinnias and asters and glads and snapdragons (which I can hardly bear to think about--it was going to be the year of the snapdragon, but that's another story...). Kelly |
- Posted by flowerfarmer 5/6 MI (My Page) on Sat, Aug 13, 05 at 5:08
What you are saying, Kelly, is that most people want a mixed bouquet. Maybe it is a Midwestern thing; but, customers love the wildflower look in bouquets. The snapdragons usually tire out in the heat. And, because we have a large glad bulb grower in the area who also sells the cutflowers at market, customers prefer their glads straight up. They don't want them in a mixed bouquet. They will, however, buy a couple bunches of glads and a mixed bouquet. Customers may buy grower's bunches of the snapdragons once, maybe twice; however, they want them in the mixed bouquet. Zinnias are the workhorses in most cutflower operations. These flowers are at their best this season............ |
- Posted by Jeanne_in_Idaho z5 N.Idaho (My Page) on Sun, Aug 14, 05 at 2:15
The customers here vastly prefer mixed bouquets also, and I use the rudbeckia in them, but I always have a lot extra. Once I've used up the "main events" for the bouquets, I put whatever is left into grower's bunches and sell them from buckets. That's what hasn't been moving. Today's market made a liar out of me, though. All the rudbeckia bunches sold, rather early. But I did put some of the green-centered flowers in each bouquet instead of segregating them as I always have in the past, and I didn't even cut any Indian Summer or any of the darker types. You live, you learn. Just for contrast, people don't buy the wildflower look at all here. Jeanne |
Jeanne, Last year I told my big florist that I had Indian Summer and she told me they were boring. I brought them to her anyway and the designers loved them. Next thing I knew I was selling them 600 a week @ .50 a stem. I'll take that kind of boring any day of the week. My Prairie Suns are looking pretty pathetic this year because I neglected to weed them for so long so they are really tall on wobbly stems. I'm gonna just let them go to seed and then sow even more next year. All of the Rudbeckia's mix well with the Zinnias in our prairie boquets. Steve |
Steve, Glad to hear someone else admits to not weeding!...Ann |
- Posted by Jeanne_in_Idaho z5 N.Idaho (My Page) on Mon, Aug 15, 05 at 11:51
Geez, I wish I could magically transport all my Indian Summers to Steve's place .... Jeanne |
- Posted by msgreenjeans 8 OR (My Page) on Mon, Aug 15, 05 at 13:50
I love browns, golds and oranges and they seem to be selling well. Last Saturday I mixed the fat double Rudbeckia with brown amaranth, solidago and a few bright orange crocosmia stems. I think the novelty of the amaranth sold them. |
I too love rudbeckia! However, I agree with you all! Sometimes bunches of them sell fine, other times they must be mixed in with other things. I have sold them with Crocosmia Lucifer and Emily McKenzie and that helps. I haven't tried with amaranthus...great idea! I might try with my wheat too. A side note...I'm having a horrible time getting them to "last" - and I think it is really due to the lack of water earlier in the year. I've been really paying attention to them and watering them deeply and trying to keep them deadheaded. But, this is their 3rd year...do they get less reliable the longer they're there? Last year I had them last 2 weeks in bouquets! Not this year, I'm tossing buckets of them away...ugh! And, they're conditioned "properly" in buckets w/preservative for a few hours prior to being arranged. Wendy |
- Posted by flowerfarmer 5/6 MI (My Page) on Tue, Aug 16, 05 at 17:44
Wendy, The rudbeckia need to be cut early in the morning, and placed in a commercial hydrating solution -- Crystal OVB. Then, they need to be moved up to a holding solution -- Crystal Professional 2. They're in this for at least 24 hours. The preservative doesn't condition them in any way. After we make bouquets, we'll put the flowers into a preservative. And, preservative packets always go home with the purchased bouquet. |
"But, this is their 3rd year...do they get less reliable the longer they're there?" Yes they do. Many Rudes are short-lived, and some are biennial. You can refresh the short-lived perennials, like the double golds, by dividing them. I don't know if that's practical for market growers, considering they do so well from seed. My doubles reseed furiously, and I leave some, prick some for better spots, and just plain pull some. I wintersowed a flat this year, and got nearly 100% germination. I have no room for 64 new double rude plants, so they're all sitting in larger pot-up cells, waiting for me to find someplace to put them. The good part of that is that I have them sitting (and blooming) on the boardwalk along the canal. Over the weekend, I sold 12 half-gallon plants for $5 each. They left in boats. |
- Posted by flowerfarmer 5/6 MI (My Page) on Tue, Aug 16, 05 at 21:02
I don't know if that's practical for market growers, considering they do so well from seed. Exactly........ |
Thanks for the responses to my questions...so...if I cut them at night and don't have the hydrating formula - any other tips? I'll get some hydrating formula...but until then?? I can't yet cut in the mornings...have to go to my other job then!! Is their a formula for hydrating solution like Jeanne's preservative one? I have also learned to cut them before they're fully "open", that seems to help! Wendy |
Don't recall who was in charge of the Wintersowing 2010 season but I rec'd in the swap a pkt. of Double sun-gold rudbeckia seeds from a Sue Cirisin(not sure if correct spelling of her last name)but that plant is so full of blooms this year. When it first started putting out buds in early spring, Bambi had a midnight snack off of those buds and I was afraid it wouldn't bloom again but it has bounced back and I love it.. If Sue is still a gardenweb member, I'd like for her to email me because I need to Thank Her for the seeds and find out where she purchased the seeds or if she collected them off her own plants. It is very similar to Tiger's eye variety but I don't think Tiger's eye has the double layer of petals. You'll find my email address by clicking on "My Page." |
Pippi, you may want to post this over on the winter-sowing forum as well. If this Sue is still a GW member, and she sent you seeds to WS, chances are she is over there perhaps more than here. And yes, I am definitely in love with rudbeckia - ALL of them! And especially this year, as they are really the stars of my garden this year! Dee |
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RE: wanted: wanted: lirope, green - raleigh area (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: planti on 05.18.2013 at 03:55 pm in Carolina Gardening Forum hello, I would not allow somebody to dig in my yard, but I can give or send you some liriope. If you want to come to Fayetteville to get them also fine. just let me know. I gladly take iris or day lilies, or if you have something else.
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