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This may seem like a stupid question, but how exactly is a home's size measured? Does one just measure length and width of each room and add them up? Are things like bathrooms/hallways/open porches included in the final number? I ask this because the home I recently bought had an inflated size on the realtor's website/brochure (1600 square feet), the county tax records lists only 1200 square feet, and according to my measurements the truth lies somewhere in between. Thanks. |
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It is not uncommon at all for a MLS listing to be incorrect on square footage. The problem has been discussed time and time again on this forum. Sometimes the county records are wrong; if not, it seems that it must be that the REA measures incorrectly. That is why many listings don't have SF...as it is easier and less problematic to just list the number of rooms. That said, as far as I know, appraisers use the ANSI method of measurement. An explanation is linked below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: How does an appraiser measure the living area of a house?
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I have noticed a lot more properties being listed with an inflated square footage. Around here, some agents add up all the square footage listed in the tax records, including the porch(es). It is really misleading, and in my non-lawyer opinion, actionable. I would measure the house using the ANSI method mentioned above. If the Realtor blatantly inflated the square footage, you may wish to discuss it with an attorney specializing in real estate law. |
"Are things like bathrooms/hallways/open porches included in the final number?" As others have said there are lots of ways sq. ft. can be taken, but I think Bathrooms and hallways are always included. I don't know why they wouldn't be, they are finished conditioned spaces. Closets also. |
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One common way is to take the outside dimensions of the home - excluding porches and garages - and multiply the width times the length. Of course, only postwar ranches and foursquares and colonials and saltboxes tend toward being rectangles. When a house has an irregular shape you might have to break it down to a series of rectangles, and add up the square footage of all the rectangles. Then there is the issue of how to measure usable floor space upstairs when the ceiling slants down to meet the walls, as in a Cape Cod. That varies by location, I hear. In my old house, we counted only the floorspace that had a ceiling of at least 5 feet above it, I think. The rest of that room did not count in square footage. Finished basements are another story. In some areas, they only count if they have daylight walk-outs, as when the house is built on a hill and the back of the basement is level with the backyard. In my area, if the basement does not have a level access to the yard, the basement does not count in square footage at all. In some parts of the country, having an escape window in the basement qualifies it as countable. In other areas, having finished walls, flooring and ceiling counts as usable square footage. See why there is no good answer to your question? My first sentence up there could give the answer for some houses in some locations. For others, ya gotta write a book! |
You measure the exterior. Garages, porches, 3 season rooms, decks, lanais, basements and attics don't count (attics count IF finished, are walk-up, heated and have windows). Basements don't count at all except as an add-on, such as "3000 sf colonial with an additional 1500 sf finished basement". Measuring the exterior sounds easy, but it isn't unless the house is basically a box. In my case, I had to account for multiple bump-outs and a room that is really only on one floor but from the exterior appears to have a room above it. There are formulas for when there are slanted walls, such as knee-walls which Capes have. I know I found it online once when I searched for it once. The ceilings have to be at least a certain height (7'6" maybe?) and the knee wall needs to be 4', and part of the square footage is subtracted to account for the square footage from the knee wall to the minimum height requirement. The real estate appraiser we used and the town both said the house was 4200-4300 sf. It is actually just over 4000. I am far more confident of my measurements than theirs. I am fairly certain the town double-counted the great room (which is 2 story, so no room above it even though it appears that way from outside) and the appraiser sort of rounded up the measurements (house is 32' deep at some spots and 36' at others, he just used 36'). Now, room sizes are different. Listings will often give square footage and room sizes. Room sizes are based on interior dimensions, not exterior. |
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Okay. This is nominally a big moment that retroactively changes the whole arc of the season. In the season 3 premiere, Tribe Grimes was a military squad run by a warrior-king which moved in lockstep with one main goal: survival. Indeed, that central notion seemed to be the defining innovation of the Glen Mazzara era; the showrunner spoke openly about turning the show into a kind of post-apocalyptic war movie. Now, as the Mazzara era ends, it would appear that the show is evolving away from that. Could this be the much-ballyhooed "difference of opinion" that led AMC and Mazzara to part ways?
Anyhow, the Grimes Senate didn't vote on what they are going to do, even though obviously they're going to stay at the prison, because if they just walk off into the Magic Forest then this whole season would appear to be about less than nothing. We'll return to them next week for the season finale. But the episode ended with Daryl arriving at the meet-up place, hours after the Governor and his men departed. He saw a few walkers biting into dead bodies...and one of those walkers had his brother's face. Walker Merle looked at Daryl, and his dead eyes almost looked a little bit sad, but they definitely looked a lot a bit hungry. Daryl didn't want to do it; he pushed the lurking husk of his brother away a couple times. But ultimately, he did what he had to do, and stomped the face of poor dead Merle Dixon into the ground.
And Daryl Motherf---ing Dixon wept.
The emotional power of those final moments was so devastating. And yet...and yet...I'm left wondering what, exactly, did Merle do? During The Talking Dead's memoriam, an epitaph flashed onscreen: "You went from handcuffed on the roof to saving the group. Thanks, big brother." But Merle didn't save anybody. Rick wouldn't have taken Michonne to the meet-up point, so he wouldn't have been ambushed by the Governor. If Merle's plan was to kill the Governor, then he failed miserably. (Also, if that was his plan, then we are faced with the fact that Merle completely bungled the plan by shooting at other targets before the Governor. You never give up your location before you take down the prime target.) The show seemed to think that Merle was sacrificing himself for his brother, but if Merle wanted to help his brother, surely it would have been better to stay back at the prison and armor up for the coming battle with the Governor.
Really, Merle's goal was pretty obvious: He wanted to die. This was suicide-by-Governor, pure and simple. He had gone too far into his downward spiral. Maybe he could never really forgive himself for killing all those men; maybe he just didn't want to live in a world without whiskey. RIP, Merle: We missed you in season 2, and now we'll miss you forever.
Fellow viewers, what did you think of the episode? Are as sad as I am to see Merle go? Do you think he was really a nice guy when you get right down to it, and if so, would you be interested in buying a bridge in Brooklyn that comes with a jetpack? Do you think people on The Walking Dead keep on making bad decisions because of malnutrition? Is there any way we can kill off Ghost Lori?
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WASHINGTON - In an unusual day at the office for a president, Barack Obama played with robots and talked to children instead of Cabinet secretaries or foreign ministers.
"I also shot a marshmallow through an air gun, which was very exciting," Obama said.
More than 100 students from 45 states attended the second White House Science Fair Tuesday. The winners of science, technology, engineering and math competitions exhibited more than 30 projects.
The president used Joey Hudy's Extreme Marshmallow Cannon, which was set up in the state dining room.
The 14-year-old boy from Phoenix said his invention can shoot a marshmallow 117 feet. He said he has always built things but never something "this serious."
Joey received praise for his inventions at the Maker Faire , which promotes grassroots innovation, and he sells some of them on his website .
Obama noted that the science fair was taking place two days after the Super Bowl .
"I've said this many times – is if we are recognizing athletic achievement, then we should also be recognizing academic achievement and science achievement. If we invite the team that wins the Super Bowl to the White House, then we need to invite some science fair winners to the White House as well," he said to applause.
Detroit students at the Paul Robeson/Malcolm X Academy Lucas Cain Beal, Jayla Mae Dogan and Ashley Cassie Thomas, all 13, built the same project for the second time and won the Excellence in Engineering Award at the 2012 Michigan Regional Competition. They built a model of an energy-efficient city. The first model was destroyed in a fire that also destroyed their school.
"Now, as I was walking around the science fair, I was thinking back to when I was your age. And basically, you guys put me to shame," Obama said to the inventors, their parents and teachers in an East Room speech.
Isis Thompson, 12, and Ma'Kese Wesley, 11, and their robotics team came up with a lunchbox that uses UV-light to sanitize food. They study at the African Centered Education Campus in Kansas City, Mo.
Despite inventing something that put the president "to shame," Isis said she does not want such an important job as being president.
"When I grow up, I want to be a rapper because that is kind of coming along," she said. Her Pan B is to be a dentist. Ma'Kese wants to be a doctor.


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The polygraph is the best-known technique for psychophysiological detection of deception. The goal of all of these techniques is to detect deception by analyzing signals of changes in the body that cannot normally be detected by human observation. The physiological phenomena recorded by the polygraph are only a few of the many physiological phenomena that have been characterized since the polygraph was first introduced and that might, in principle, yield signals of deception.
The polygraph relies on measurements of autonomic and somatic activity. That is, it analyzes signals of peripheral physiological activities associated with arousal and emotion. The traditional measures used in polygraph testing are cardiovascular (i.e., changes in heart rate and blood pressure), electrodermal (i.e., changes in the electrical properties of the skin that vary with the activity of the eccrine sweat gland), and respiratory (see Chapter 3). These are among the oldest measures used by psychophysiologists.
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Veterinary nurse Hannah Myburgh took the French bulldog home after he was diagnosed with a fatal condition – the mother of two wanted to make the poorly pooch's short life a happy one.
But just three weeks ago the Myburgh family, from Foxley near Dereham, were told there could be a way to lengthen the cheeky six-month-old's life – with a £2,800 operation.
Mrs Myburgh does not have the money to pay for the life-saving procedure, so she has vowed to fundraise the cash to mend her beloved family pet's heart.
"We couldn't bear the idea of losing him now," the 36-year-old said.
"He's part of our family and has taken over our lives.
"He is more than a dog, he's my companion and without him there would be such a big gap."
The larger-than-life character has a good chance of surviving the specialist heart valve operation which would allow blood to flow properly.
If successful it would stop his heart getting more damaged from the duo of heart conditions, aortic stenosis and pulmonic stenosis, and give him a normal life with the family he loves.
"I can't ignore Alfie's chance of long term happiness," Mrs Myburgh, who works at Taverham Veterinary Practice, said.
"We are trying to mend his heart. Alfie is a happy, lively and extremely naughty puppy and deserves to have his heart fixed.
"And once he has, he will live a full life, and can run around as a normal puppy would."
Next month the animal lover will do a sponsored skydive over Beccles Airfield to contribute to the fund.
"If that doesn't raise the money needed, I'm going to have to come up with some other wacky schemes to save our poorly pup – I just have to do something to help him," she said.
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Just what has mankind done breeding dogs like that? It's well known that French Bulldogs are a flawed breed.
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Dogs. This afternoon, I observed a young woman pushing her duplex kiddy trolley through a few piles of doggy doo. She also trod in it herself. The `upside` was that it was one or more of her three (3) dogs that dumped the detritus. `Downside` was the poor old lady on a Zimmer who had done likewise. What is this bizarre obsession with dogs? Enough is enough.
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Seems cruel to put the poor animal through extensive surgery that may well be very very painful for it, I would have it put to sleep and give the money to a children's hospice or cancer charity.
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Such compassion on here today....Good job we don't have the same opinions on putting humans to sleep when they become ill or God help us all!
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I agree with John. It is hard to find a breed these days not afflicted by genetic flaws caused by bad and greedy breeding. Even my little ratter, which came cheap and unvetted was found to have a rattling heart murmur a few weeks after I got it-nine years later it is still going strong but the minute it shows signs of suffering it will be put to sleep.Putting dogs and cats through extensive surgery and painful recovery is cruel.
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For those of us who workout minimally, how many times have you gone to the gym and had a very non eventful workout. It seems that every thing you try in the gym, even the simplest of task seems impossible to master. You always end up giving up and blaming it on the weak muscle part you tried to work.
How many of you have ever said this after a dismal workout:
- It was because I have a weak chest
- It was because my legs are weak
- My arms are weak
- I'm just too fat
There could be truth to all of these excuses but there is on constant in all of them. Have you ever taken into consideration that your core is weak? Your core is the center peace for all movement. The general area of the core is the mid-line of your body. It covers both the front side and backside. Your core muscles are made up of your abdominals, obliques (side), lower back, gluteaus and hip area.
When this area is weakened it is very difficult for your body to move explosively. Balance and coordination are also negatively affected. You could have very strong limbs but if there is no strong platform to draw power from, your limbs will never work to their full potential.
Inactive, overweight and morbidly obese people struggle with tis constantly. The simple act of sit-ups for them may no be just because of weak abs. Weak lower back muscles are also the cause and vice versa. People with lower back, groin and hernia injuries also struggle with this because their center of movement is for the moment is out of commission. Fit people who are recovering from injuries also have core issues on their way back to recovery.
There is an answer!
Instead of worrying about how big your arms can get or how thick or lean your thighs can get. Instead of worrying if anyone is paying attention to your rippling chest, take some time to start in the middle. Let's explore our core and strengthen it with planks so we can get back to doing more for the rest of your body.
Planks are the best core exercise you can utilize. It forces your core muscles to work hard by stabilizing them in challenging and unbalanced environments. Before participating in any exercise please receive clearance from your local health care provider.
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For my beginners, use a table or a bench it makes supporting your bodyweight easier. Place your hands on the bench in a push up position while securing your feet evenly on a solid floor surface. Make sure your head, shoulders, lower back and knee are in one line. Engage your abdominal muscles by tightening them. Please remember never to hold your breath while performing this exercise, this elevates blood pressure and can cause injury for people that have high blood pressure or heart conditions.
Never arch your back, forcing you stomach to poke out, this can cause lower back problems. Think of you body as a board and it is the tightness of your abdominals that are keeping that board straight. Just imagine drawing your belly button toward your spine and holding it. Try holding this position for about 30 second to a minute. Rest a minute in between and perform the exercise at least two to three more sets.
You should notice your body shaking within a few seconds. That is your core firing up and working hard to keep your body in a stable position. You will also notice other parts of your body joining in to help keep you in position. You will also begin to sweat fairly fast. This is a true full body exercise.
The stronger you core is the easier you will be able to perform other exercises. Your posture will improve and because you core is strengthening your abdominal area will flatten.
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Outgoing Woolies boss takes pay cut
PUBLISHED: 26 Sep 2011 11:26:00 | UPDATED: 27 Sep 2011 03:39:49PRINT EDITION: 27 Sep 2011Carrie LaFrenz
Woolworths' outgoing chief executive, Michael Luscombe, has taken a several million dollar pay cut in his last year in the top job at Australia's largest retailer.
According to the company's annual report filed on Monday morning, Mr Luscombe's total pay and bonuses for the year to June 29 were more than $5.73 million, down from more than $8.33 million in fiscal 2010.
Mr Luscombe's base pay was slightly higher in 2011 at $2.259 million compared with $2.209 million the year prior, but his share-based payments were significantly lower.
Mr Luscombe retires at the end of the month after five years in the top job. He will be replaced by Grant O'Brien, whose total remuneration was more than $2.044 million in 2011, up from $1.66 million the year before. His base pay was nearly doubled.
Under Mr Luscombe's watch the company has more than doubled its profits and returned more than $7 billion to shareholders.
Woolworths increased full-year profit by 5.1 per cent to $2.12 billion for the 52 weeks to June 26.
Woolworths said in the report it still expected to lift net profit in the current year but admitted the retail sector faced significant challenges.
The company, which is among Australia's 10 biggest by market value, has forecast a 2 to 6 per cent increase in net profit.
However, that outlook carries the caveat of the current global financial uncertainties.
The last year had witnessed "unprecedented macro economic circumstances" that had had an adverse affect on retailing, Mr Luscombe said.
"Consumer confidence remained historically low as customers reacted adversely to rising utility costs, interest rate hikes in the first half of the year and general global uncertainty, and opted to save rather than spend their money," he said.
It was "very difficult" to accurately predict the outlook for this year, he said.
However, there was optimism with the company recording positive profit results in all trading divisions, particularly Australian supermarkets and liquor, with improved EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) of above 7 per cent.
However, trading in July and August had followed the trend of late May and June when consumers contributed what it called "anaemic" spending.
It grew market share in the fresh food and packaged goods segment, but profitability was weak compared to rival Coles, and skinny margins hurt the performance of its Dick Smith electronics stores.
Earnings this year will also be affected by anticipated start-up costs for its new Masters home improvement business of as much as $100 million, which would affect earnings in fiscal 2012.
The new business is taking on heavyweight Bunnings, owned by rival Coles, with the first store already opened and a 19th being built.
Woolworths employs 190,000 people in four countries.
The company's shares had increased by 28 cents, or 1.14 per cent, to $24.85 at 1049 AEST.
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I really need some advice - I have been married for 32 yrs. in a marriage that there has been little if any sex. After we got married (we were both virgins) I realized we hadn't had actual sex after seeing dr. I went for dnc and dr. said get counseling. husband wouldn't so I left him. He eventually did go but didn't really help. then I found out he had a pituary tumor which was reason he didn't want sex. he has been getting teresterone shots ever since. doesn't help. I have had sexual urges off and on but other things going on in my life, so sex was not a major issue. Then came menopause and my libido has gone sky high. also have been involved in emotional affair in job which set my libido even higher. For 2 yrs., I have tried to help husband and me. I got counseling, he didn't really want to - keeps saying for me to wait - it will happen. Counseling didn't help. I would leave him but I have no relatives or friends I could go to and I can't afford a place of my own. Also, I am losing faith in my religion and I do have a friend (my only fd. at this point - she is single) who is not of my religion and I am worried that I am will go astray in my religion. I know menopause can screw your mind up, but I really could use some advice. |
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"...married for 32 yrs..." "...keeps saying for me to wait - it will happen..." Not likely. "...I am worried that I am will go astray in my religion." This is very common as people grow and mature. The trouble with "faith" is it so often is contradicted by reality. Even faithful and devout people wrestle with such issues. Some grow closer. Some drop away. Its a very personal thing. |
Asolo - Yeah, I know. It isn't likely to happen. I don't know what else to do - I am not the type to go out and deliberately cheat or anything. I will get through this. My husband is a good friend, 'though that doesn't help me much. I also realize things could be worse, there are things in life that are far worse. Maybe this is just the way it was supposed to be for me. As far as religion is concerned, I know that won't make Mr. Right come either. I'll probably just keep hoping. I will get through this - I was just curious if anybody else out there might have had a similar experience in life. Thank you for your response. |
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Almost everyone I know has been touched by cancer in some way: as a brother, child, parent, or survivor. And everyone would agree that it is, to say the very least, no laughing matter. So its surprising that 50/50, (now available on DVD), a movie about a 27-year-old man who discovers that he has a rare form of the disease, succeeds as comedy.
Based on the experiences of screenwriter Will Reiser and his friend Seth Rogen, who produces and co-stars, the movie stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Adam Lerner, a Seattle radio producer. Director Jonathon Levine emphasizes Adams ordinariness, almost his blandness. The role feels perfectly written for Gordon-Levitt, though he reportedly stepped in at the last minute. His foil, Kyle (Rogen, playing to type), is a full-out, raunchy, shameless extrovert who attempts to capitalize on his buddys illness to pick up chicks for both of them. (In real life, Rogen did stick by his friend Reiser, but without the selfish behavior.) Adams artist girlfriend, Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard), promises to take care of him but ultimately reneges. And Adams mothera nice cameo by Anjelica Hustonseems more upset for herself than her son.
In short, Adam is increasingly isolated, left to deal with his illness and the toll of chemotherapy on his own. Even the young hospital therapist, played with fetching anxiety by Anna Kendrick, proves not much help. Shes training for her degree--Adams only her third patient--and her by-the-textbook recitations put him off. Cinematographer Terry Stacey visually reinforces Adams loneliness, even in crowded singles bars, and he desaturates the colors as Adam sinks physically and psychically.
The ending is telegraphed fairly early on, but the movie gets there without jerking too hard on our heartstrings. (Terms of Endearment and a Patrick Swayze reference are played for laughs, for instance.) The filmmakers play nicely with driving scenes, leading up to one where Adam finally blows his stoic reserve, Gordon-Levitt convincingly exploding while Rogen looks on in bewilderment from outside the car. The story also entertains some interesting notions about what constitutes genuine caring: Lerner learns along the way from his various caregivers, eventually emerging from his own numbed responses into something like acceptance and wisdom.
50/50 gets laughs from some unusual setups: chemotherapy room banter, changing the dressing on a surgery scar, dealing with abandonment and hurt. Its rated R for consistent profanity (again, Rogens trademark), drug use, and some mild sexuality. If the story has a familiar arc, Reisers own experience lends it some welcome authenticity, holding a delicate tension between comedy and melodrama. Some solid performances Gordon-Leavitt was nominated for a Golden Globe-- flesh out the characters engagingly.


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Orchard floor management is arguably a more important and challenging task for organic growers. They have fewer tools (e.g. herbicides, soluble fertilizers) and additional needs (e.g. maintain soil quality, support habitat for beneficial organisms). The presenter of this webinar will discuss several approaches to orchard floor management such as tillage, mulching, and cover crops, and their impact on weed control and tree performance, as well as some considerations for nutrient management. Participate in this webinar for an overview of some of the most recent research related to nutrient management, tillage, weed control, and pest management in organic orchards.
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Hosted by: Sarah Brown, Organic Specialist, West National Technology Support Center


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Spencer's Products
Spencer's Products
Here at Spencer's we have an incredibly diverse range of lawn and garden products with an extensive knowledge of our unique Colorado Springs climate in mind. If you want decoration, you've got it! We have fountains, birdbaths, and statuary to give your garden a special touch. For the kids, young and old, we've got a candy basement sure to please everyone. Lose yourself in our forest of nursery stock from the most reputable suppliers. Whether your garden is a window box or an acre, Spencer's has what you need to make it beautiful and successful.
Products that work hard to save you time and money!
Let these products work harder than you in your lawn and garden so you can kick back and enjoy the results!
Fertilome Tree & Shrub Systemic Insect Drench
This is an essential product if you have trees or shrubs. Simply measure the circumference of the tree trunk or height of the shrub, add the recommended amount into a gallon of water, and pour into the soil around the trunk. Because this is a systemic insecticide, your trees and shrubs will be protected from insect damage and infestations for a full 12 months. It sure beats the hassle of spraying or paying a company when damage is already done. An ounce of prevention is worth gallons of cure!
Fertilome Root Stimulator
Root Stimulator is a plant starter solution with vitamin B-1 that helps reduce transplant shock in newly planted annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs. It promotes greener, more vigorous plants by encouraging early root development and strong root formation. By mixing just 3 1/2 tablespoons per gallon of water every time you water for the first two weeks, your plant investment will take hold and reward you with a bounty of growth.
Soil Activator
All types of plants and lawns will benefit from twice-yearly applications of Soil Activator by Natural Guard in addition to your seasonal fertilization. Using all natural ingredients, Soil Activator makes nutrients that might be bound up in your soil chemically available to your plants, giving you more bang for your buck out
of your fertilizer. It helps to break down the thatch layer in lawns, introducing even more nutrients and preventing disease from forming. It even improves the growth of beneficial microorganisms, the probiotics of soil.
Fertilome Lawn Care Program
Consisting of four easy applications, Fertilome makes fertilizing and protecting your lawn a breeze! We'll even date the bags so you know what should be applied when. Need a fertilizer spreader? Check one out from us for 24 hours!
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If you have weeds growing in your lawn and you'd like them gone in hurry, Weed Free Zone is for you! In one application, weeds
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Fiskars Pruners
Convenient to carry, always sharp and easy to grasp, Fiskars pruning shears are magic for garden trimming projects.
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Fiberglass RV Manufacturers
Molded Fiberglass Travel Trailer Manufacturers
One of the unique items about molded fiberglass travel trailers is that the manufacturers have not followed the traditional dealer network system of selling their trailers, but have always sold direct to the public. Below is the list of the major current and "out of business" molded fiberglass rv manufacturers. Many of the other brands that abound were often licensing agreements to sell one of the brands below under a different name. We don't have everything here yet and will expand the lists as time permits.
Still Manufacturing New Fiberglass Trailers:
- Bigfoot Trailers -- Big Foot Industries was sold at a Bankruptcy Auction Sale on January 25, 2009. Bigfoot has started production again in 2012 on a limited basis with some trailer models and truck campers. Check their website link for availability and what dealers have inventory.
- Casita Trailers
- Egg Camper
- Escape Trailers
- Trillium RV - US- now manufactured by Great West Vans as the Sidekick Trillium. If you're in Arizona you can see the new 2014 models at T om's Camperland - Official Trillium Sidekick Dealer.
- Scamp Trailers
- Trillium Trailers Outback - Canada
- Lil Snoozy
- Parkliner
- Little Joe Trailers
- Oliver Trailers
Out of Business-Resale Fiberglass RVs Only:
- Boler
- Burro Trailers (Out of Business 2000)
- Fiber Stream
- Uhaul Campers (Only produced in 1984 and 1985)
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"Our Bigfoot sold today due to the exposure it received on your site. Over the past few weeks, we received many phone inquiries from interested parties that saw the ad on Fiberglass-RV-4Sale.com. Thank you for your assistance"
"Thank you so much for such a great site, I recieved quite a bit of inquiries and found a wonderful home for my trailer!"


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I don't need to buy salt-free chicken stock because I make it myself. I put three pounds of chicken, several black peppercorns, a celery rib and carrot in my slow cooker. I quarter an onion and press a few cloves into each piece and add that to the pot. Then I pour a cup of dry vermouth and a bay leaf. I cook this on low for 7-8 hours. I end up with nicely flavored poached chicken and a cup of stock. And I don't miss the salt. Marijane R., Milwaukie, Oregon


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Open College of Nursing Applications
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From the Filipino frying pan to the armed forces fire! Sean's next stop is Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, the post where Lindsay's dad the two-star general is in command. So, how exactly do you address a general upon meeting him -- Mr. or General? Sorry Sean, but Lindsay has no idea. "I think maybe avoid saying it," she suggests. When the time comes, though, the Bachelor goes with a simple, "Hey Mr. Yenter, nice to meet you as well." Phew! Glad that's over with. Now let's get to the real fun: Telling Mr. and Mrs. Yenter about how their daughter acted the fool on the first night -- "I got out of the limo in a wedding dress," admits Lindsay sheepishly, as the Major General turns pinker than the Bachelor -- and grilling Sean about his intentions. Lindsay's mom Lisa doesn't seem to mind that he's "not in the position" to say that he's falling in love with her daughter. "He's not going to share those type of words with anyone," she says. "I really respect someone like that."
Does Major General Yenter agree? Sir no sir! He's very worried that his "beautiful," "first-born" child will end up being hurt by this televised travesty, and he's not about to bestow some hollow "blessing" on a hypothetical future son-in-law's hypothetical proposal without making said future son-in-law feel like a jackass first. "I don't think I've ever been asked a tougher question in my entire life," begins the Major General, who proceeds to tell Sean that he's basically parachuted into enemy territory and is gonna have to save his own ass. Still: Blessing granted, private. Back to your bunk! "It feels like he accepts me and he thinks I'm worthy to be with his daughter," marvels Sean. "It makes me more attracted to Lindsay." The feeling is mutual: "I'm definitely falling in love with you," Lindsay tells Sean during their last-chance driveway clinch. "Totally."
Not so fast, missy! There's still one more "lady" to contend with. At long last it's time for Desiree's much-hyped hometown date, which begins on a hiking trail in LA. "Today I really just want the date to be an ordinary Saturday," she tells us. "The other dates are so extravagant and I really just enjoy this time to be, like, a real couple." Eventually the sun goes down and the "real" "couple" makes their way to Desiree's house -- can you guess what word Sean used to describe it? That's right: Cute! -- where they prepare dinner for Des' family. All of a sudden... knock knock knock! It's a red herring at the door! Yes, rose lovers, it seems the dramatic confrontation between Desiree and her nerdy, lovelorn ex was all a practical joke -- revenge for Sean's gallery gag way back when. I'd like to offer Des and her partner in pranks some props for a few things:
1. The script. "You're gonna be with this actor? This isn't real!" Way to reappropriate the single most damaging accusation leveled against this franchise and therefore render it powerless, Team Bachelor! Also, I loved the guy's dismissive wave toward the camera when he said it.
2. The camera operator who noticed Sean's hand was closed and zoomed in on it ominously. Somebody deserves a bonus!
3. "Don't put your hands on me."
4. Viewing party at Nick's house! It makes me extremely happy-sad to think that this nebbishy aspiring actor invited all of his friends over to his apartment last night to watch his "big break" on The Bachelor. Welcome to Hollywood! Hey, mister -- what's your dream?
NEXT: Desiree's brother is not impressed


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On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:11:20 -0700, Janet Bostwick
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Does anyone know what the proper substitution amount of fresh ginger
> (grated on micro plane) for powdered? Also, have any of you used some
> molasses and white sugar when a recipe called for brown sugar? How
> did that work out? I'm making a marinade that I have made just about
> forever -- see below and was wondering about doing some substitutions.
> Teriyaki marinade
> 1/3 cup soy sauce
> 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
> 2 tablespoons sugar
> 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
> 1 & 1/2 tsp powdered ginger
> 1 clove garlic crushed
> Janet US
Fresh ginger is much more appropriate in a recipe like that one and
you won't kill yourself if you taste for flavor. I'd use up to a
tablespoon of fresh, but you could start with an equal amount of fresh
and increase it depending on how much you want to taste the ginger.
I'd also substitute 1T molasses for that brown sugar.
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Smoked salmon gateau with dilly sauce
January 22, 2012 in Fish, Starters
January is almost over and I haven't posted once this year … probably because, being in post-Christmas diet mode, I haven't really cooked anything blog-worthy this year!
A friend and I take turns hosting each other every month or so for a meal, with the sole requirement being that the host has to cook something she's never made before.
This was HER idea! She's still in her 20's and unmarried, so most recipes fall within the criteria. I, on the other hand, have reached that, er, 'mature' stage of life where I've generally tried most of the recipes I ever want to try – and would quite happily never cook again!
But friendship won the inner battle and I grudgingly agreed to feed her occasionally – but I did NOT agree to the whole 'unchartered waters' thing! As far as I'm concerned, if she hasn't eaten it before, it's a new recipe!
I've made this recipe more than a few times before, but always as a full-sized gateau – using normal-sized crepes and cutting it into wedges like a cake for serving. This time, I used one of those cute single-egg mini frying pans to make the crepes. Half a gateau was just the perfect serving as a starter … pity we decided to try having a whole one each, because they were too rich for either of us to clear our plate!
Despite it's impressive appearance and long to-do list, this is really dead easy to make – with the added bonus of being prepared the day before serving.
SMOKED SALMON GATEAU WITH DILLY SAUCE – Serves 4
1/2 cup cake flour
pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 tspn oil
180ml milk
Sift flour and salt into a bowl. Add the eggs, oil and 30ml of the milk. Beat until smooth.
Beat in the remaining 150ml milk and refrigerate for 30 mins.
Pour a thin layer of the batter into a non-stick frying pan, brown on one side and turn out onto a plate.
Repeat with the rest of the batter. Allow the crepes to cool.
250g smooth cottage cheese
1 Tblspn horseradish sauce
1 Tblspn honey
1 1/2 tspns crushed garlic
1 Tblspn lemon juice
salt & pepper to taste
200g smoked salmon (or trout, if you prefer) fillets, roughly chopped
Mix all of the ingredients (except the smoked salmon/trout) together until well-blended.
Dilly Sauce: (this makes a lot of sauce, but I couldn't reduce it because of the egg)!
1 egg
2 Tblspns white vinegar
1 Tblspn Dijon mustard
250ml olive (or sunflower) oil – I used half of each kind, for economical reasons!
2 Tblspns honey
250ml plain yoghurt
5ml dill tips
salt and black pepper to taste
Beat the eggs, vinegar and mustard with an electric mixer.
With the beaters still running, slowly add the oil, beating constantly.
Add the honey, yoghurt, dill and seasoning and mix well.
Assembling the gateau:
Place 2 crepes alongside each other on a serving platter and spread with the filling then top with some of the chopped smoked salmon and cover with the next 2 crepes.
Repeat the process until you've used up all of the crepes(or the filling or salmon, whichever happens first) – end with a crepe as your top layer.
Refrigerate until ready to serve – then,using a sharp knife, cut each gataeu in half.
Pour some of the dilly sauce onto the serving plates and place half a gateau into the middle of the plate, drizzling with some more of the sauce.
Garnish with a sprig of fresh dill or fennel.


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OK, that's not a real quote from the First Lady. But it is what Michelle Obama's character on "The Simpsons" said when she stopped by Springfield to assure Lisa Simpson that it's OK to be smart. Damn, why couldn't she have stopped by our elementary school to defend us from social ostracism? [Huffington Post]
Michelle Obama: "Before I Was Who I Am Today, I Was A Nerd"
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