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Have any of you ever used Kenzen Koi food?? If so would you recommend it? |
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I've never used it. I know that isn't helpful at all but I didn't want you to think anyone is ignoring you. lol I used PondRx food - has 2 different sizes of pellets - have for years. |
- Posted by cliff_and_joann z7 L.I.,NY (My Page) on Tue, Jul 23, 13 at 12:05
We've been using Rise pond fish food, purchased at Agway it's 50 pounds for about 26.00 ...We have been using this for over ten years...Our fish love it. |
My Koi have done so well on Hikari that I'm never tempted to switch. As with anything else, you get what you pay for. |
- Posted by cherokee_joeshoeboot 6 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 28, 13 at 12:07
Thanks for the replies. Kensen Koi food is expensive. $75 for 10 lbs. plus shipping. Just was wondering if it's worth it. |
Interesting subject there. i would say it's kind of like the ole rocks on the bottom or not. I know members of the club who pay 7-8 bucks a pound for their food, they have Japanese koi from breeders who specialize in high quality koi. at a recent BBQ a well respected breeder of koi mentioned that a lot of the time we are over feeding our koi and not just in quantity but in protein content seems they can only use just so much and they then get FAT not only big. We all want big but not fat. Huge fat fish have more internal organ problems and die younger he went on to say..I personally cant see spending 100 bucks for a bag of koi food I go with the cheaper stuff., but I also feed them citrus and fresh veggies. |
Here is a link that might be useful: koi club
This post was edited by tuder96 on Fri, Aug 16, 13 at 12:21
Good post Tuder - thanks for the info. I've been feeding my koi / goldfish about 3x per week with dry fish kibbles and they really seem to like it - they gobble it up in about 2-3 min. Exactly what kind of citrus and veggies do you feed and how often? Mine would probably like and benefit from the variety and nutrients. |
- Posted by cliff_and_joann z7 L.I.,NY (My Page) on Sun, Aug 18, 13 at 10:26
We feed our koi a couple/few times a day with the pond fish food. Our koi are sixteen years old, big, but not fat. They are also extremely active and healthy. But, it's whatever makes you feel good. I feel good paying 26.00 for 50 lbs of food. We also dig up earth worms a couple of times a week. They love worms and they're high in protein. |
- Posted by cliff_and_joann z7 L.I.,NY (My Page) on Sun, Aug 18, 13 at 10:27
We feed our koi a couple/few times a day with the pond fish food. Our koi are sixteen years old, big, but not fat. They are also extremely active and healthy. But, it's whatever makes you feel good. I feel good paying 26.00 for 50 lbs of food. We also dig up earth worms a couple of times a week. They love worms and they're high in protein. |
Oranges they love oranges and watermelon and peas I would advise being somewhat careful some foods aren't good for them for a nice comprehensive list the link will take you to the listing |
Here is a link that might be useful: poison plants
I have been feeding Kenzen Koi food for 2.5 years now and discovered so many benefits over all other foods. Kenzen Koi is superior at so many levels. It is made from high quality human grade ingredients. All of which are very digestible with NO fillers. So digestible, it results in 80% less waste compare to other Koi foods. No Corn. Kenzen can be feed to your Koi year round even during Winter. Last winter I fed the Koi through Fall and into Winter down to a 'water' temperature of 36*F. (Reports from other users are also stating this or even in colder water) --- Finally, a food that we can feed during the winter and all year. The High Protein mentioned is a very digestible type protein. Which permits them to assimilate it and be more active in even colder water. It builds more muscle mass and little fat if any. My whites are bright and the nutritional ingredients permits me to feed less if I want and still know they are getting more beneficial nutrition because no fillers are added. Click on the link to learn more about Kenzen Koi Food. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Koi Pond Food .com
- Posted by crazy4koifish none (My Page) on Fri, Sep 20, 13 at 23:19
Cliff and joann..just curious..what brand of fish food do you feed your koi and have you ever had any fish problems over the years, not from food, but in general? Read up about the Kenzon food...sounds like great stuff.. crazy4koifish |
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With the Presidential election around the corner and the country just over a year away from full implementation of the healthcare reform law in January 2014, what will happen to the law if President Obama is not re-elected?
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There is often an approval process for any content posted on a social media channel, especially for healthcare and financial services marketers. Contests and promotions receive additional scrutiny as there are plenty of guidelines to follow, especially on Facebook. Recently, I read a post discussing things you may be doing that could get your Facebook page shut down. The post made some good points and highlights many of the Facebook Promotions Guidelines. But the message seemed to be that it's impossible to have any type of giveaway or promotion. That is not the case. You simply need to understand the guidelines and how to work within them. Let's walk through them now.
Are you responsible for planning annual galas, community events or board meetings? With New Year's Eve upon us, I thought it would be a good time to talk about planning meetings and events. Hopefully you'll be able to incorporate these pointers in 2012.
It's been a week since I returned from BAI's Retail Delivery Conference in Chicago and since returning, I've been busy continuing many of the conversations that developed while I was there. Retail Delivery is always a great show that puts the spotlight on hot technology topics for banking and credit union marketers. As mentioned on our PriorityResults Twitter handle, the buzz seemed to be about social media, customer/member engagement and might I add, mobile.
I'm getting settled back into work after an excellent time at the 2011 ABA Bank Marketing Conference in Baltimore. My colleagues and I really enjoyed the show - it was well attended with great speakers and insightful presentations. Before I get back to business, I hope that I can provide a helpful recap (or "twit"cap since I am utilizing tweets in my coverage of the conference) of the hot topics for those who were present, as well as non-attendees.


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The Surfrider Foundation Maui Chapter gratefully received a $5,000 grant in 2010 from the Forrest C. and Frances Lattner Foundation, which the Maui Chapter used to strengthen the community it serves, including ongoing restoration of the native ecosystem at Ho'okipa, Maui's beloved north shore surfing and windsurfing beach park. For this work the chapter was honored with the 2007 Gold Leaf Award for Outstanding Landscape Beautification Activities from the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) in July, 2007. And, the Chapter was nominated to receive the Governor's Volunteer Award.
New funds are continually sought from a variety of sources to ensure the completion of the community and student planting projects. Surfrider Maui received donations from Naish Maui Pro Center, Volcom Stone, Paul and Cindy Campbell; William and Cindy Simon; Maui Film Festival; Pinata's Mexican Restaurant and Letarte Swimwear, Paia.
The beauty of the native planting projects at Ho'okipa is that they bring students to the park to engage in planting native species, which attract native insects and birds. The planting projects are a multi-sector collaborative among Hawaiian elders, park users, business, government, faculty and student groups that teaches youth botanical history, issues adversely impacting the coastal ecosystem, and it models protective actions protect the students will need once the torch is passed on to them.
In 2009, Surfrider's Maui Chapter continued its work to safeguard the quality of Maui's ocean environment by:
a) working with policy makers to maintain beach access
b) educating students about issues that degrade near-shore waters
c) negotiating with developers to include stakeholders in planning processes
d) engaging in native plant restoration projects
e) conducting reef and beach clean up events
Maui Chapter continues to ensure the US army Corps of Engineers' planned development will not destroy 4.5 acres of living coral reef off Ma'alaea Harbor, a plan which would adversely impact threatened turtles and whale habitats, derail the Freight Train – the planet's fastest right- hand barrel. While the USACE gave verbal assurances that it will include stakeholders, including the Surfrider Foundation Maui Chapter, in the planning processes, Maui Chapter is vigilant to hold them to their word to protect the irreplaceable natural resource. And Surfrider maintains a Ma'alaea Legal Defense Fund.
Below are additional highlights of the Chapter's activities during the year, and a request for continued and increased support.
COMMUNITY ACTIVISM and POLICY SETTING
Honolua Bay – The Chapter attended meetings convened by a local developer and citizen action groups to improve the master plan to protect Honolua Bay, a cultural and environmentally sensitive bay world-renowned for its fabulous surf. The developer proposed a golf course, luxury homes, surf park and Hawaiian cultural and canoe center. Surfrider Maui was the first to oppose the golf course as environmentally unsound. After a public outcry, the developer withdrew its golf course plan, and after many stakeholder meetings, the developer has scrapped its plans and will donate 33,000 acres surrounding Honolua Bay for conservation into perpetuity. A huge victory.
Makena and Ahihi-Kinau Preserve in South Maui - Chapter Executive Committee Member Hannah Bernard led trainings and meetings to establish conservation rules to protect these fragile ecosystems from overuse by tourists. The area was closed at night and conservation officials are working to give the entire area a vacation from the public to allow the area to restore itself.
Hawaii Superferry – Despite the greatest public outcry in Maui's history, the Hawaii Superferry united Oahu and Maui and is operating without benefit of an environmental impact statement. The victory is that the EIS will have to be done after the fact, and Maui Chapter continues to testify that the Suferferry may prove a super conduit of invasive species that spell disaster for Maui's ecosystems. Maui Chapter is concerned that economic interests have prevailed over the need to protect Maui's fragile watershed from Miconia and other invasive species. Maui Chapter supports the legal battle in Hawaii's Supreme Court and applauds Sierra Club and Maui Tomorrow for their concerted efforts. To learn more about this and the Maui Chapter's letter of response, click here to download a copy.
Surfrider enjoyed many partnerships with schools and students over the past twelve months. The chapter's Blue Water Task Force labs are well placed in two community labs open to the public and students, including the Pacific Whale Foundation at Ma'alaea and NOAA's Whale Sanctuary in Kihei. The partners fund the test kits and testing is free to the public.
Park Service Events – The Chapter's Park Service Events continue to offer a full menu of projects for participants to choose from, and suit all age groups. These expanded projects include Storm Drain Stenciling for middle school students, native plantings for small children through adults, and recycling of glass, aluminum and plastics for teens and adults.
Among Maui Chapter's most important partners is the County of Maui and the Forrest C. and Frances Lattner Foundation, without which the Chapter's projects would have held much less significance. Other community partners and funding sources include the Community Work Day, Hana Hwy Surf Shop, Haiku School, Seabury Hall, Maui Community College, Kihei Charter School, HGA, Rip Curl Europe, Da Kine Hawaii, Volcom, the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife; Pacific Whale Foundation, NOAA, County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation, State Highways Maintenance Division, and a growing array of businesses, including Ho'olawa Farms, Chris Curtis Landscapes, Branch Out Tree Service, Goodfellow Brothers, Asplundh Tree Service, Alohalani Tree Care, Starbucks, Jamba Juice, Sobe beverage, and a growing number of individual donors and volunteers.
Maui Chapter applied for and received a $10,000 Coastal Zone Management grant from the County of Maui Department of Planning. The funds were used exclusively at Ho'okipa Beach Park to continue the native botanical restoration of the beach park. Maui Chapter also leveraged State Tourism Authority Funds through the County of Maui Office of Economic Development to continue the native plantings to the Makai side of the overlook parking lot.
The Maui Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation extends a Grand Mahalo to all the volunteers, donors, grant makers, and the public for ongoing support of its marine science education programs, community partnerships, and the restoration of Ho'okipa Beach Park to its native botanical state.


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Nehro (Mineshaft x The Administrator by Afleet)
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Corey Nakatani
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Even the most devout follower of the Kentucky Derby trail had no idea that this colt existed until February 21. On that day he closed from 11th and12 lengths back for a 4.5 length win in a maiden race at Oaklawn Park. Even after that one it was really hard to think he might have a shot at the Run for the Roses.
Then came the Louisiana Derby. Nehro was sent off at odds of 36-1 and stalked from third before moving for the kill. He finished second beaten a neck by Pants On Fire in the $1 million race. We all realized afterward that top trainer Steve Asmussen had the Zayat owned colt in there for a reason; Nehro can run really fast!
Without enough earnings to make the Derby the colt was forced to race again in the Arkansas Derby. Not to worry as he was lightly raced and probably needed another go anyway. In his fifth career trip to the track the colt came from the clouds to miss by a neck to Archarcharch. Jockey Corey Nakatani had him moving best of all in the late stages of the race and might have caught the winner with a bit more distance.
One of things I love about Nehro is that he is improving with each and every start. Two necks cost the connections the ability to go to Churchill Downs with the Louisiana Derby and Arkansas Derby winner. If that trend continues he will be scary good in the Kentucky Derby. It is important to find a colt that is going forward and not backward. Nehro is clearly on the way up.
The son of Mineshaft seems dynamic enough to be somewhat close to the pace, but he will do better dropping back. Jockey Corey Nakatani has never won the Roses, but he is a master nonetheless. He owns seven Breeders Cup wins as well as two Hollywood Gold Cup triumphs. He is very hungry for his first Kentucky Derby win as is Asmussen. Look for the rider nicknamed C-Nak to put in the try of his life in an attempt to get this one to the winners circle.
Nehro's pedigree is going to be one of the best in the field this year. His sire, Mineshaft, was a multiple Grade 1 winner at route distance with victories in the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Woodward Stakes. Sons of Mineshaft include Greenwood Cup winner A U Miner, Florida Derby winner Dialed In, Travers runner up Fly Down and Hawthorne Gold Cup winner Redding Colliery.
The Adminstrator has proved to be an excellent broodmare with stakes winning progeny like Sweet Lips, winner of the Sunshine Millions Distaff and West Chester Handicap winner Saint Marden. Nehro's pedigree and performance on the track tells us that he is going to handle the 10 furlongs distance with ease. To put it simply, this colt will run all day.
When trying to find a Kentucky Derby horse, handicappers often look for the horse with the most upside. With a strong pedigree and improvements in each of his last three races there is plenty of reason to think Nehro may be that horse.


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Recent comments
- Tony Young
- September 26, 2011 - 14:25
INFORMATION JUNKIE, You got that right. Hard to follow someone to show support when he doesn't even have a tour itinerary posted. LOL, this election is the biggest joke.
- September 25, 2011 - 21:29
I have just read your NDP leader candidate's comment that , she is " not afraid to rip up a contract with the Hebron partners on a campaign pledge " ! I am a resident of Calgary and have been out of Nfld for forty years. I have and continue to sit on a number of small and larger oil, gas and small cap companies ! To hear this kind of a comment sends shivers down my spine. I recall the days of your former Premier Peckford saying that Nfld. and Labrador would not negotiate with the big oil and gas Corporations ! Guess what....Halifax became the Province that capitalized on those comments and still , to this day, is benefiting from that situation ! Madame Michaels....you do not threaten large Corporations with that kind of language ! In doing so , you create a Berlin wall that takes a long time to dismantle. Your former Premier D. Williams was a master of negotiation but he was in a position of power and those of us that dealt with him respected his negotiating skills. I have some interest in your Nfld politics but I can tell you this, Mr. Alywards position with respect to oil revenues is spot on ! That is, creating the Legacy Fund ( similiar to the Alberta Heritage Fund )....it works and works well ! I wish all the candidates well in the election but you need to back away from your quote, as this does not bode well when the Province is on a positive cash flow for the forseeable future. Remember , resources can change with time...look at your cod fishery !!!!
- Needs to get real
- September 25, 2011 - 18:13
Aylward needs to get real. He's not going to get many seats if he stays out of touch with reality. Voters know what's going on and when you make statements that voters know are not true then they're likely to listen to anything else you have to say.
- Maggy Carter
- September 25, 2011 - 12:49
During Williams' term in office the Liberals never missed an opportunity to condemn him, his policies and his performance. The only reason they are now prepared to admit he did a "decent job" is in hopes of disparaging Dunderdale by comparison. No doubt Williams has stronger leadership qualities (and more annoying traits) than his successor has shown to date, but there is little to distinguish them when it comes to policy. While I agree with most of the projects and tough stands adopted by Williams, I am wholly unconvinced at this point that the Muskrat Falls project is either necessary or viable. I suspect that in the passage of time, both Williams and Dunderdale have come to understand that this initiative, as originally configured and negotiated with Emera, is seriously flawed. Only stubborness - a trait that both leaders share - prevents them from acknowledging that Muskrat needs a second, expert, fully independent review. If Alyward hopes to make any inroads against Dunderdale, it will have to be on the basis that urban parts of the province - especially St. John's - are fairing much better than rural areas. Muskrat Falls must be shown for what it is - an expensive, risky, publicly funded project intended to guarantee unlimited power for all the new homes and businesses springing up on the north-east avalon. There has always been an urban/rural divide in Newfoundland politics - sometimes real, sometimes imagined - but offshore oil and the resulting migration of people from the bays to St. John's is casting an even bigger shadow over the outports. Dunderdale cannot be happy that Mayor O'Keefe is adding to the sense of urban entitlement by demanding that the province pass over an even larger chunk of money to feed the maw that is St. John's. I want and expect that Dunderdale will form the next government, but I think it would be healthy nevertheless to see a much stronger opposition than presently exists. Good oppositions make good governments.
- Cyril Rogers
- September 24, 2011 - 23:24
Information Junkie....it does not appear that the Liberals had any trouble attracting a large crowd to their rally in the Baie Verta area. This campaign is just getting underway and it seems the Tories are lacking any momentum but the anonymous hacks like you keep trying to trivialize anybody else and their support. As for Jordan, why would anybody, least of all a political opponent, look at Ms Dunderdale as a credible leader. In case you haven't noticed, she can't respond to any issue with anything more than a pat answer, she has failed miserably in standing up for this province against Harper, and has no real concept of fiscal prudence. Her pre-election budget was by far the most crass effort of any leader we have ever seen in attempting to shore up support by buying votes. She also has no real understanding of the implications of developing Muskrat Falls and its negative impact on this province. Unfortunately, this campaign is taking on a rural versus urban tone but those of us who live outside the overpass can't help but note that we are the "have nots". It is not just Ottawa that treats people differently depending on where they live. Pre-election promises will not make up for years of neglect.
- Mike
- September 25, 2011 - 23:26
I will never accept that Dunderdale is competent enough to run this province. I cannot get all of her gaffes as Minister of Natural Resources. She suspended two wildlife officers because she could read legislation and the infamous Abitibi expropriation that got Abitibi off the hook and the tax payer paying for the clean-up. She cannot read legislation...why should she be the lead law maker for the province?
- September 24, 2011 - 18:49
Decent job, this coming froma a man who abused his constituancy allowace
- sam
- September 24, 2011 - 15:34
And do the Liberals have a leader?? What a stupid thing for Aylward to say. That is one thing i would not be talking about if i was him. Lets see on Oct 11th who has the better leader.
- Reality
- September 24, 2011 - 14:14
No, actually, I think he wants to be Premier.
- Jordan
- September 24, 2011 - 12:29
Besides her more diplomatic approach Kathy Dunderdale hasn't strayed away from the directection that Danny Williams was taking this province in. It would be interesting to know exactly what Aylward really thinks of Dunderdale's leadership, deep down he's probably more comfortable with having Dunderdale and her team in charge then himself.
- Information Junkie
- September 24, 2011 - 11:29
The Liberal's camapign website has not posed their Leader's tour itinerary since last Wednesday. The other parties continue to post their Leader's tour itinerary.. If they expect the public to attend their rallies, the Liberals need to share the information where Mr. Aylward is going to be. BTW, according to another (radio) media outlet, Kevin Aylward is "somewhere in Central Newfoundland" today. Whoever is running their Leader's Tour is not doing a very good job when local media can only say "he is somewhere in Central Newfoundland.
- September 24, 2011 - 11:08
LIBERALS are on the way to a win. Dunderdale is unware the PCs are slipping quickly and the NDP looks very nervous as she may not be leader after Oct 11.


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J. Mac McClellan has another excellent blog post on his recent experience flying into an airshow in Tarkio, Missouri. His post is another reminder of the critical importance that every pilot must place on seeing and avoiding other traffic.
"Because of the huge popularity of the fly-in at the single runway Tarkio airport a temporary control tower is wheeled in. Putting a tower at a normally non-controlled airport, and then flooding the airport with traffic, started me thinking about what controllers in a control tower really control.
The short answer is that the tower controls the runway. The primary function of the tower – local control in formal ATC speak – is to separate aircraft using the active runways. Controlling the airspace around the runway is a different situation."
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In August a new government was formed following National Assembly elections. The President and Prime Minister remained in their posts.
In March Decree CP-31 on administrative detention was abolished. It had often been used to detain peaceful religious and political dissidents under house arrest without bringing them before a court. However, other administrative detention provisions remained in place.
In June hundreds of poor farmers from at least 10 provinces demonstrated outside the National Assembly building in Ho Chi Minh City in protest over corruption and arbitrary land confiscation. They were joined by Thich Quang Do, the deputy leader of the outlawed Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV), who had been subjected to administrative detention for many years, and other UBCV members. The demonstrations lasted for almost a month, until they were broken up in July by security officials.
Freedom of expression and association
Prior to the first ever visit of a Vietnamese President to the USA in June, two prisoners of conscience were released. internet dissident Nguyen Vu Binh had served over four years of a seven-year sentence on charges of "spying". He was released from prison but remained under three years' house arrest. Le Quoc Quan, a lawyer and pro-democracy activist, had been arrested on 8 March after returning home from a year-long fellowship in the USA. In May, Phan Van Ban, a long-term political prisoner, was released and allowed to join his family in the USA. He had been sentenced to life imprisonment in 1985 for distribution of anti-government leaflets.
Following the hosting of the APEC summit in November 2006 and the conclusion of major international trade agreements, a crackdown on peaceful dissent and freedom of expression and association intensified. At least 35 people, among them lawyers, trade unionists, religious leaders and internet dissidents, were arrested between November 2006 and the end of 2007, an increased number over previous years. Most had connections to Bloc 8406, a movement calling for peaceful political change and respect for human rights. Nineteen among the 35 were known to have been tried and sentenced under vaguely worded and repressive national security legislation used to criminalize peaceful political dissent.
- On 30 March Father Nguyen Van Ly, a former prisoner of conscience, was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for "conducting propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam" under Article 88 of the Penal Code. He was manhandled by guards as he tried to challenge the court. Two co-defendants were sentenced to six and five years' imprisonment, and two women were given suspended prison terms. Father Ly was a founding member of Bloc 8406 and the Viet Nam Progression Party (VNPP) in September 2006 and had spent 15 years in prison for peacefully criticizing the government.
- Two human rights lawyers, Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, were sentenced to five and four years' imprisonment respectively in May, reduced by one year each on appeal. Nguyen Van Dai was among the founding members of Bloc 8406. Le Thi Cong Nhan is a spokesperson for the VNPP. Both had held human rights workshops and documented human rights violations. At the appeal hearing in November their lawyers argued that Article 88 of the Penal Code, under which they had been charged, was unconstitutional and did not conform to international conventions that Viet Nam has signed, and should be reviewed.
- Truong Quoc Huy remained detained without trial since August 2006. He was charged under Article 258 of the Penal Code with "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and/or citizens". He was accused, among other things, of joining an internet forum and disseminating anti-government flyers.
- In November six people were arrested in Ho Chi Minh City, where they had been meeting to discuss peaceful democratic change. The police claimed to have found "subversive" leaflets and stickers, and official media stated that they were being investigated under Article 84 (Terrorism) of the Penal Code. The six comprised two Vietnamese nationals; Nguyen Thi Thanh Van, a French citizen and a journalist and activist; two US citizens and a Thai national, all of Vietnamese origin. Nguyen Thi Thanh Van and one US citizen were released and deported in December.
Reports continued of harassment of ethnic minority Montagnards in the Central Highlands, including forced denunciation of their religion, short-term detentions and ill-treatment. More than 200 sought asylum in neighbouring Cambodia. In a reported incident in June, one Montagnard was arrested and tortured in detention for two days. He had previously described human rights violations against Montagnards to a UNHCR official who had interviewed him in the presence of Vietnamese security officials. On his release he fled to Cambodia. At least 250 Montagnards were still serving long prison terms in connection with protests in 2001 and 2004 over land ownership and religious freedom.
A number of people from the Khmer Krom community fled to Cambodia seeking asylum. They alleged persecution, including the forced disrobing of Buddhist monks. On 1 August the Vietnamese authorities reported that they had arrested Tim Sakorn, a Buddhist monk, who had previously been living in Cambodia. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment on 9 November under national security legislation and is a prisoner of conscience. (See Cambodia entry.)
Death penalty
At least 83 people, including 14 women, were sentenced to death for drug trafficking offences, some after unfair trials. The true number is believed to be much higher.
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I admire your work v much and am glad to have found you over here on the mosaic forum
which is now inspiring me to try mosaiicing, or at least trying to tile something. You all are definitely having way to much fun with these projects! I was reading some of the ancient garden junk forum threads from 2006 and came across these words from U: "…nipped the saucer rim and encircled the mirror in the tummy of "Five O'clock Somewhere". Also reflected in the mirror is a piece called "In Her Cups", that I made some time ago. Name of the piece I finished yesterday was inspired by the little watchface on her right shoulder, and a statement from my sis one time, long ago, when I wanted to have a drink before 5:00 She said ah hmmmmmmmm. Not supposed to drink before 5:00. Yeah, right, I said, "It's Five O'clock Somewhere in the World". On her left hip I left a knothole in the plywood exposed. Thought it would make a good tatoo. The piece of plywood was covered in knotholes, but this one was teardrop shaped as in the mirror I cut for the piece. Here goes a try at posting a link" Do you remember this description of a sculpture called "It's Five O'clock Somewhere" ? The link to that image doesn't work for me and I'm hoping that you might still have it somewhere because I sure do hope to see it :^) |
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Sun, Jul 13, 08 at 11:25
Well, if this isn't a big surprise. Thanks, KAT for your compliments, and reminding me of that crazy mirror. It's in my "mirror" album. Yeah, my sis didn't know what to do w/it, so I told her w/as much money as I spent on making something outta the broken saucer she sent me, plus the $60 I paid to have it packed and mailed, she could send it back, postage paid by ME, or put it under her bed, or whatever. She thought it a bit - ah, shall we say - risque??? My sis isn't very artsy. She finally hung it. I always meant to make myself one, but never did. Wish the picture wasn't so small, but here she be. Thank you again, and I hope you do take up mosaicing. It's a wonderful hobby. We'll help you all you need through the learning process. Five O'clock Somewhere |
- Posted by wackyweeder (My Page) on Sun, Jul 13, 08 at 13:09
Slow, I have "known" you now for 3 or 4 years here on GW, first in GJ and then here on the mosaic forum. Ive seen your work, your encouragement to others, your hospitality, your personal trials, your hosting of parties, your pictures in your boots and that red bun! You are an amazing artist, one hell of a woman and Texas is truly the only state that could ever handle the likes of you. Just wanted to say that. |
Thankyou! That is beautiful and all those mirrors rock too. OK, I'm off to find my poor broken Mexican flowerpot and see if i can roundup some nippers and grout. And glue. |
Slow...I agree with everything WW said...except for the part about actually meeting you, I haven't, but I feel like I "know" you regardless. Anyway...I had not seen your mirror album and I must say...WOW!!! This is my favorite one...hope you don't mind that I copied it and cropped it to show here. |
- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Sun, Jul 13, 08 at 16:54
Well if y'all don't beat all. This makes me bow my head and want to get on my knees in humility and thanks for friends like y'all. That's about the sweetest thing that's happened to me in a very long time. Hey, CINDI - Wish I knew how to make pictures like that. Not a problem - just glad you liked it. That was made from shards from an antique mirror of my Dallas DD. She wrote me an email and told me it had fallen off the wall, and I said "DON'T TOSS IT". She had already but went to the trash can and retrieved the pieces. I didn't cut any of them, just put them together. Notice just above the little gold-colored vase - there's a shard in the shape of a high-heeled boot. I forgot what I named it, but it had something to do w/that boot shape. Always meant to make myself one of those too, but haven't. Thank y'all for your wonderful, humbling comments. |
- Posted by wackyweeder (My Page) on Sun, Jul 13, 08 at 23:04
Ive never actually met Slow in person, But after watching someone and interacting with them all this time, you can tell who they are. Your post Kat, just reminded me I had never told her so. |
Kat, you have just spoken the minds of many of us. I know that I have said it before, Slowmedown has been and continues to be a huge influence and inspiration to me. She is the reason I took up mosaiking! |
Boy Betty, if this doesn't pull you out of your slump and drudges I don't know what will. Get up, get out and get busy..I remember these from GJ too. Awesome. Now the inspiration should be oozing out of you. You guys should try to come to the next get together we have and meet this beautiful woman. She is the GREATEST. She is always ready with some kind words and praise. She keeps me going and on track. I appreciate knowing her and am proud to be her friend. I am sure the rest of those who have met her will second this? Praise justly deserved Slow. Carol |
- Posted by stjohnsgypsy (My Page) on Mon, Jul 14, 08 at 7:58
- Posted by stjohnsgypsy (My Page) on Mon, Jul 14, 08 at 8:04
I've had the privilege of meeting Slow in Puerto Vallarta and she is a delight.....she is a wonderful person...very kind, sharing and giving..and add LOT of spunk I tell ya.....she's a hoot to be with! AMEN to the above comments!! |
- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Mon, Jul 14, 08 at 9:06
Well, I think we better let this thread die! This is too much, y'all. I'm just an old lady who loves what I do and do what I love. I'm honored to be among some of the best artists on the net, and get so much inspiration for all of you. Y'all make me happy even w/o all this b.s. All I can say is, I sincerely thank y'all. |
I have only been around a short time, but it was obvious from the start that you are respected and loved much! I don't that is b.s., it is well deserved. |
- Posted by louisiana_greetings (My Page) on Mon, Jul 14, 08 at 11:49
i ditto all that good stuff they said. i been dealing with the public for 37 years ,and the public i deal with , 8 outta 10 are professional B. S ers, so i (think) i know em when i see em :-)these girls are up and up Dahlan. don't know ya but a week or so and i already think you are all that, in a very good way. bonnie |
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After opening the Shard's viewing platform, Boris, who knows a thing or two about football talent (see below), gave Sky News his take on David Beckham's move to PSG.
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Kealakekua Bay on the western edge of Hawaii's big island is a precious gem of marine sanctuary that earns its reputation as a premier snorkeling destination. Sheltered from the ocean, this rare spot of crystal blue water filled with coral and fish is not to be missed for anyone visiting Hawaii. And there is no better way to see the sights than a Fair Wind cruise!


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Sounds like you might have cruised kuta beach where all the drunken Aussies go (and which had a bombing a few yrs ago!). Maybe you could try Sanur beach which is probably quieter. We also stayed at Lovina beach on the other side but it has black sand which some people dont like... Man I'd try ANY beach..it's -22C here today!
Dark clouds all around lightning rain pourin' down
We've just arrived in Bali. The flight from KL was pretty bumpy (due to the dark clouds all around), and I got stuck sitting beside a new type of traveler we've identified as the Agitated Smoker, the types who yearn for a cigarette so badly that they fidget constantly and chatter on endlessly to try to distract themselves, regardless of how much I want to sleeeeep. Michelle was entertained for the entire flight by an adorable Malaysian bebe, fortunately well-behaved. The airport in Denpasar was not as chaotic as we had expected, though it was no KLIA, which was the best airport ever. Apparently, this airport has even won prestigious airport awards! Whoever gives out these awards has: a) the weirdest job ever and b) great taste in airports.
ANYWAY, we got to Bali's main beach, and we're staying in a hilariously sketchy place. You have to turn the key around twice to get the thin wooden door to lock, and flick the bathroom light on and off six times rapidly in order to turn it on. The shower is basically a faucet sticking out of the wall, which reminds me of good old Bigote, Peru, only this one's water pressure is more like a high-powered garden hose. The walls are alarmingly dirty, the kind that make you wonder, how did the dirt get WAY UP THERE...? And there's a freaky broken armoire (probably houses a Boggart) with graffiti inside that reads "Sink is leaky". Uh, thank you for the heads up, "Siam '07".
So we went for a walk on the beach (still in our airplane clothes, BAD CALL) and got so soaked and salty that we had to run back to our room for a shower, by which I mean a hose-down. We found it's more of a surfing beach than a swimming beach, as the waves are massive and the beach itself is super-busy and cluttered with boards and other surfer paraphernalia. We're planning on finding a more relaxed beach tomorrow, perhaps with smaller surf, so we don't die, or embarrass ourselves too much. More updates later on, once we figure out what the deal is with this crazy island, and whether or not "Syndicate" is indeed the "illest superlounge in Bali", as advertised on this flyer I just found at the internet cafe.
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roger that, Papa Hugh. -22 degrees blows!
I just opened the door to let the Binx out and my face nearly froze enough to break off at the neck. and that wasn't even direct contact. brutal!
action plan Last Day in Peterborough: anything that involves not going outside, unless it's running to the car in which case I will be sure to make triplet chauffeur warm it up before I make the sprint. oh yeah, did I tell you about how my G2 recently expired? because it definitely happened. a month or two ago. good thing the siblings are on top of their G2s because otherwise I'd be getting nowhere in this town via car.
in other news, I just got my G1! hah! without even STUDYING! man, that could have been potentially embarrassing. the other good news is that apparently you don't have to wait a certain amount of time to do the rest of the driving tests, you just have to pay for them again like a sucka.
this holiday has been great minus week long sickness that plagued the whole family. just getting over that one now. and sleeping on couch. although I just got promoted to bed status for my last couple evenings since Tim left. wooo luxury!
anyway, glad to hear the holiday season seems to be going well over where the two of you are. I hope Syndicate is everything it claims to be and more and that you find a more quiet beach for sweet hangout times by the water. I also missed you a merry christmas, and happy new year!


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button. It's encouraging to get instant feedback on how smart you are. But it doesn't always work that way.
Sometimes, after coming up with an exceptionally clever idea or solution to a problem, you just want to tap that big red "Easy" button. It's encouraging to get instant feedback on how smart you are. As the British say, "It's just too twee." Other times, I don't know, I feel like punching the button out of frustration. Because, really, it isn't as easy as it looks, and I don't want to hear a disembodied voice proclaiming its superiority ("That was easy"). Some things just aren't easy, and convincing yourself that they are can do more harm than good. Take audio system design.
When I first started in audio, the industry was paying careful attention to gain structure, impedance matching, and system signal-to-noise ratio. It was not unusual to look at the entire gain structure of a system—or to know which system devices were passive or active and how to ensure maximum signal gain. System gain had to be optimized to ensure that signal-to-noise was optimal as well. We were dealing with equipment that could induce thermal noise in the system that could be easily heard, and you had to be careful with the specifications of each device because the audience was listening.
As technology improved and the majority of professional audio equipment came with low-impedance, current-driven outputs, and bridging inputs, those concerns shrank. The systems would take care of themselves and things could be easily fixed during system commissioning. The systems were more forgiving.
In the digital age, it's rare to hear about those old concerns. The signal-to-noise ratio of digital equipment is so high (90 dB or more) that achieving a real-world system signal-to-noise ratio of 50 dB to 60 dB is easy.
But we don't install a single piece of equipment—we design and install integrated systems. In spite of our best efforts, most of those systems are increasingly complex. Some things have become so easy that we ignore complexity at our own peril and to the chagrin of our clients. In the process we have lost skills that were once commonplace.
THAT WAS (TOO) EASYHow did this happen? Why do we tend to ignore important issues that so directly affect clients' perceptions of the quality of their systems? Some of the problem comes from how easy it is to connect consumer-level gear at home and the false assumption that it's just as easy in the commercial market.
There's also bipolar marketing at work. We tell people it isn't as easy as it looks, but at the same time our industry as a whole keeps trying to make it look (and act) easier. When all you have to worry about is whether your cables are properly polarized, connecting components is a breeze.
But we work against the best interests of our clients when we ignore basic issues. Only after they complain about the amount of money they spent on a poor-quality system and ask why they couldn't have gone to the local AV retailer themselves, do we recognize what we've created. We can't minimize basic audio issues and trust them to cure themselves. Clients expect high-quality professional AV systems because they've come to expect them from the consumer market.
One problem is, we don't pay attention to correctly training our technical staff. An exercise in the CTS-I course involves connecting various pieces of equipment into a working system and then learning how to set up gain and optimize signal-to-noise in the system. More often than not, a technician will claim that it's impossible to get a certain piece of gear to sound good—they've had nothing but problems with the equipment, they'll argue, and no longer use it in their systems.


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By: Noureddine Mriouah
Posted: January 2, 2013, from the January 2013 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.
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Acute inflammation. It all starts with acute inflammation, which is characterized by rapid onset and short duration. Generally associated with redness, swelling, pain, warmth and loss of function, acute inflammation manifests with the oozing of fluid and plasma proteins, and the emigration of white blood cells, or leukocytes. Of the five types of leukocytes that the body produces, it is primarily the neutrophils that make an appearance during acute inflammation, producing the whitish-yellow pus characteristic in wounds.
Chronic inflammation. In contrast, chronic inflammation is of prolonged duration and manifests microscopically by the presence of two different categories of white blood cells, known as lymphocytes and macrophages. Lymphocytes function as "killer" cells, disabling and destroying infected tissue, such as tumors or infected cells, while macrophages literally consume cellular debris and pathogens. Together, these aggressive forms of white blood cells can result in the scarring of connective tissue and tissue death.
The inflammatory cascade
The healing of an injury is a complicated process. It starts as soon as the injury occurs and can take nine months or more to complete. There are three phases to the healing process: the inflammatory phase, the proliferation phase and the remodeling phase.
During the inflammatory phase, pro-inflammatory proteins enter damaged areas, causing swelling as tissues push apart. Following this, white blood cells, including macrophages, begin the proliferation stage by cleansing the wound and jump-starting the repair process. During this stage, the wound contracts and receives the oxygen and nutrients vital for regeneration. Lastly, the remodeling stage is characterized by the production, organization and remodeling of collagen to strengthen the wound.
However, even after the wound has healed, the resulting scar tissue is more vulnerable to injury and deformation than the original tissue. Science now shows that repeated injury leads to the chronic state of inflammation known as inflammaging.4
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Four state championships in four years might be an elite accomplishment in tennis circles, but Alex Lawson was quick to point out a coveted fifth title was his high school disappointment.
He won doubles titles as a freshman and sophomore, followed by consecutive singles titles as an upperclassman, but the newly-graduated standout from Corona del Sol didn't get that team title — the Aztecs best chance was his freshman year in a close loss to Brophy — and it's left him a little bummed.
Such are the standards set, not only by his older sister, Kelsey, who starred at Corona before going to DePaul two years ago, but by his own expectations.
"It became a goal after my freshman year, but it never occurred to me going into high school," he said of winning four titles.
The 2012 Tribune Player of the Year admitted the 2012 regular season wasn't much of a challenge — he recalled only one match going to three sets — "but once you get to the state tournament, you can't have a bad day out there, and you better be ready for a tough match."
He finally got one in the championship match against Chaparral's Nolan Bauer, whom Lawson had played against a few times in USTA tournaments.
In above-normal April heat, Bauer stormed out of the gate and won the first set. "He played really, really well," Lawson said of Bauer. But Lawson countered to win the final two sets, and it re-enforced the belief he could come back from a deficit against a top opponent, a situation he figures will happen often in college tennis.
As a bonus, he won a $2,000 gift to use toward college from the USTA Southwest Tennis Foundation in early May for a combination of tennis, academic and community service achievements. It'll help pay some of his tuition to Notre Dame this fall, since tennis only offers partial scholarships to student-athletes.
His journey to Notre Dame (which he chose over LSU, Northwestern, Iowa and Mississippi State) begins in mid-August, with a couple USTA tournaments left to play this summer and a top national junior showcase in Kalamazoo, Mich., scheduled for the week before school.
The goal is to make the top six in the Fighting Irish's lineup as a freshman, but he also knows that the talent and competitive leap to college makes that anything but a guarantee.
Then again, his previous freshman-year predictions turned out for the better four years later.
"I don't think anyone could have predicted that," he said of his high school success. "I had high hopes but didn't think they were that high. It all turned out pretty well. I don't want to say I overachieved but I think I did a pretty good job. I'm satisfied."
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This monthly open mic workshop explores the importance of poetry and its ability to create social change. Led by Juju Angeles, a poet, teaching artist, and babymama from New York. She is a first generation Dominican-American and creator of A Love Adventure Project—a cause that supports and empowers low-income, single mothers to travel with their children.
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Routine daily rinsing (warm water) and drying with a clean cotton (fabric softener-free) cloth.
Use a mild dish detergent like Dawn or Joy- one that removes oil (fingerprints and smudges are oil)
Tests have shown that the right dish detergent performs better than those made for cleaning glasses.
Avoid all paper products- those premoistened towelettes are paper, as are tissues, and paper towels. As an Optician, I remind patients of what happens with our noses when tissues are used too frequently. Paper is made from wood fibers -- it scratches plastic of any type.


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9 In the twentieth year of the reign of King Jeroboam of Israel, Asa became king of Judah, | 9 In the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa became king of Judah, |
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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We don't do your homework for you. Look up all the words in a dictionary and tell us which one you think is correct.
Hello ,
What's the correct answer for this question? and what is the difference between the usage or meaning of diagnose and determine here?
Once the medical examination had -----------that there was nothing seriously wrong with me, I felt much better.
Thank you in advance.
We don't do your homework for you. Look up all the words in a dictionary and tell us which one you think is correct.
Remember - correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing make posts much easier to read.
This is not my homework. This is a question that I'm uncertain about it's meaning. I don't know whether B or C is correct. I have included the two answers in my head in the subject of my post. I have also looked the word up in the dictionary and this is what I found.
Pronunciation: 'dī-ig-ˌnōs, -ˌnōz, ˌdī-ig-', -əg- Function: verb Inflected Form: -nosed ; -nos·ing Etymology: back-formation from diagnosis Date: circa 1859
transitive verb
1 a : to recognize (as a disease) by signs and symptoms b : to diagnose a disease or condition in <diagnosed the patient>
2 : to analyze the cause or nature of <diagnose the problem>
intransitive verb : to make a diagnosis
–di·ag·nos·able or di·ag·nose·able \ˌdī-ig-'nō-sə-bəl, -əg-, -zə-\ adjective
© 2005 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Function: verb
Synonyms: IDENTIFY, determinate, diagnosticate, distinguish, finger, pinpoint, place, recognize, spot
© 2005 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Diagnosis (from ancient Greek διάγνωσις = discernment) is the identification of the nature and cause of anything. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines with variations in the use of logics, analytics, and experience to determine the cause and effect relationships. In systems engineering and computer science, diagnosis is typically used to determine the causes of symptoms, mitigations for problems, and solutions to issues.
WordNet 2.0
1. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
(synonym) name
(hypernym) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
(hyponym) explore
(derivation) diagnosis, diagnosing
2. subject to a medical analysis
(hypernym) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
(hyponym) explore
(derivation) diagnosis, diagnosing
(classification) medicine, practice of medicine
Diagnose (die)
nf. diagnosis, medical opinion, process of identifying a disease from its symptoms, judgement, assessment, opinion
"b" is correct.
Why is C incorrect ?
A diagnosis is the result of a doctor finding out what is wrong with you, not what isn't wrong with you. You can't be diagnosed with nothing. You are diagnosed with an illness or a disease. The sentence says "... there was nothing seriously wrong with me." That is not a diagnosis.
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Could there be a grammatical reason for why B is correct and C incorrect? Or is it only because of the meaning ?
Besides, it would be a pretty impoverished grammar that made no provision for semantics. 'There is nothing wrong with this man' is just not a diagnosis.


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Migrants and asylum-seekers continued to be detained on arrival, in contravention of international laws and standards. The policies of the Maltese authorities were of concern to the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), which linked detention procedures towards migrants with the rise of racism and intolerance in the country.
Migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers
International scrutiny
A report by ECRI, published in April, highlighted the lack of legal aid and information available to asylum-seekers upon arrival in Malta; asylum-seekers were denied access to free legal aid for their initial asylum claim, and were only entitled to legal representation if they paid the costs themselves.
ECRI also pointed out that irregular migrants, asylum-seekers, people under humanitarian protection and refugees faced racial discrimination in accessing various services and exploitation in the labour market.
The authorities implemented a policy of systematically detaining all irregular migrants and asylum-seekers.
At the end of the year, around 2,050 migrants were detained in closed detention centres. A further 2,100 were accommodated in open centres, where they were free to come and go. Vulnerable groups such as families with minors, unaccompanied minors, pregnant women, people with disabilities and the elderly were among those detained for several weeks or months in closed detention centres while waiting for the identification process to be completed. Only then were they transferred to open centres. Asylum-seekers were kept in closed detention centres and transferred to open centres only after filing their asylum applications, which often took several weeks.
"...there was still little awareness of the need to actively monitor racism..."
No automatic judicial review of detention was provided, in contravention of Article 5(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Some conditions of detention were very poor. In a study commissioned by the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and published in January, detention centres were described as overcrowded, and characterized by poor hygiene and inadequate health care.
In Hal Far Open Centre, more than 1,000 people were accommodated in tents and mobile containers and exposed to the cold and the rain. The government had not earmarked funds to improve living conditions in the Centre by the end of the year.
ECRI expressed concern at Malta's practice of detaining migrants, saying it affected their rights and noting that the policies put in place by the authorities to respond to the challenges of irregular immigration were "seriously reinforcing perceptions of immigrants as criminals and increasing the levels of racism and xenophobia among the general population."
ECRI also noted that the legal provisions against racist expression, racially motivated offences and racial discrimination were not yet fully applied, and there was still little awareness of the need to actively monitor racism and racial discrimination in order to properly identify and address these concerns.


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Terri.....did you really make a male goat urine & peanut butter facial? Did it really work? If it's that good for your face, my hands, elbows, knees & feet could really benefit. It would do my face & neck good too. It just sounds awful. |
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Bev, I think that was all for helptexgal's benefit. That person is a phony poster. Jim |
Here is a link that might be useful: Helptexgal
- Posted by txgardenlady Z8B in Texas (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 07 at 19:29
Um...right. I'll use stuff with urea in it, but that's as far as I go. Bev - read PrairiePaintBrush post on HelpTxGal in Conversations area. |
- Posted by texasorbust 8 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 07 at 20:05
I'll pass also. Would rather dry up and blow away. |
- Posted by prairiepaintbrush RedOak, TX z7/8 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 07 at 21:15
Bev, give it a try and report back to us! :) |
- Posted by sylviatexas z8a Tx (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 07 at 22:40
txhelpgal could do a workshop on how to prepare the rose mixture. I wanna see how she collects it... |
Well, I cannot keep up with her husbands - first, she was here alone as hubby was killed before she left, but now on the last post she has had at least one other killed over here and a new one in tow. Very confusing !!!! |
Nope...I'm not going to try that concoction!!!!!! Carrie, you're right. I remember her saying her husband was killed, then recently she had to cook the urine/peanut butter when her husband was gone. I missed the 2nd husband who was killed here info. This is all too strange for me. |
- Posted by txgardenlady Z8B in Texas (My Page) on Tue, Mar 20, 07 at 0:34
I think we should call her out. Maybe she is one of us? |
There is a post in I think container garden about sand or grit, that's pretty funny Her use of the english language is not consistent There is one person that I still think it is or at least involved and that person posts where she does. I'm not saying tho so don't ask unless it is through email |
I guess some people have too much time on their hands, so they entertain themselves by doing phony posting. Of course, that's different than carrying on conversations on the forums, when one really needs to get up and get to work! This is much more fun! Oh, well, hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go... Sally |
- Posted by prairiepaintbrush RedOak, TX z7/8 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 07 at 0:04
I think I missed the post(s) that started this post. I like helpTxgal, she is doing the best she can in the beeg new country. |
I've lost track which thread it was. Helptxgal has posted on several, now. Her latest that I'm aware of are on the thread about the pet food recall. She explains her succession of hubbies. It appears it's dangerous to be married to her. If I'm counting right, she's had 2 husbands die tragic deaths, but only 6 weeks after the death of her 2nd husband, she married again. Must not have been too broken up. Sally |
Thanks for clearing that up for me, Sally - I was trying to keep count!!!! |
- Posted by maden_theshade 8 - Austin (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 07 at 22:57
Yes, DH is very curious to know how she goes about collecting her goat urine. Does she have them potty trained? |
I don't know about this situation but when I was young, during the summer I ponied horses at a New Mexico race track and after the races, the trainer would whistle and the horse would pee. That's how they tested for doping |
Now I've heard everything! LOL Sally |
- Posted by prairiepaintbrush RedOak, TX z7/8 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 22, 07 at 23:23
hehehe Jolana, you're kidding!!! How did they ever train the horses to do that?!? Maybe it's JD. JD would be a good helpTXgal. Whoever it is, I think it's a guy. I'm offended that "she" didn't heed my advice that her own pee works here in her new country. Goat pee not needed. |
Hahahaha,I'm sure if I knew how they did it I have forgotten, lol Well the person doesn't keep notes because their story changes with their spelling, lol |
- Posted by prairiepaintbrush RedOak, TX z7/8 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 26, 07 at 22:15
Jolana, the changes are part of the charm. I miss helptxgal. Where did he go? |
- Posted by beachplant 9b (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Mar 27, 07 at 19:08
I think he went to find a new husband. I can barely keep up with my OWN husbands, ex-husbands much less someone elses. I did notice the spelling changed, the stories changed, the spouses changed. Maybe the same person just acting a fool in a different way? Tally HO! |
Just re-checked this thread and saw the race horse comment Jolana made. It's true. Everytime we see the horse peeing in the stall, we whistle to it. This is because after a horse runs in a race and wins, runs second, or is randomly picked by the racing stewards, they must urinate in the Test Barn. They test the urine and the horse's blood for illegal or prohibited drugs. Sometimes when a horse is not in familiar surroundings (for example a strange stall in a strange barn-the test barn) and after the excitement of a race, they are reluctant to pee. So whistling everytime you see them pee is like needing to pee when we hear trickling water, or whatever it is that does it for you. They even have different stalls in the test barn that have different types of bedding (straw, shavings, etc.) so that the horse will feel as comfortable as possible. Then they catch the pee in a big cup that has a long handle attached to it. I've spent two hours starting at 11:00 p.m. in a test barn waiting for my horse to pee. No fun. So.....there ya go. Kristi |
- Posted by prairiepaintbrush RedOak, TX z7/8 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 8, 07 at 13:31
Wow, Kristi, that's interesting. Helps if you know how to whistle, I guess. Is helptxgal gone? boo hoo! |
- Posted by texasorbust 8 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 8, 07 at 13:46
Does pee whistling work on children? Not the cup part, just whistle before we leave the house on road trip save all the "told ya to go before we left" speeches. |
It works on dogs too. Although whistling is too complicated for the dog crowd.(Not to mention it would confuse the dog! Whistling is a "come" signal!) "Go Pee Pee!!!!" Is the standard procedure. Saying anything in a high playful voice makes a puppy excited enough to want to urinate anyway...so you learn quickly that's the easiest way. There are several reasons a person needs to train puppy to pee on command. One, who wants puppy to pee in his crate/on the floor etc... The other reason is the show ring. A dog you've spent years grooming and qualifying for the top shows is disqualified if he/she eliminates in the ring. NOT good. Now, today class we've covered goat pee,horse pee and dog pee....anything else???? LOL! Never worked on my kids. Anyone else have any luck? PJ |
- Posted by maden_theshade 8 - Austin (My Page) on Mon, Apr 9, 07 at 23:00
I'll have to make the whistle suggestion to my friend who is trying to potty train her little boy right now and having a hard time! She's about ready to try anything now! |
- Posted by texasorbust 8 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 9, 07 at 23:10
Toss a few cheerios in the bowl for the boy, they love hitting the target! May be easier than whistling, you'd never be able to take the poor little guy to sporting events with whistle blowing refs. =) |
Didn't think of that TorB! Abandon the whistle in favor for the cheerios. It really does work(mom 2 boys vouching this) LOL!!!PJ |
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Precious Memories Lyrics
by Alan Jackson
Precious memories, unseen angels,
Sent from somewhere to my soul.
How they linger, ever near me,
And the sacred past unfolds.
Precious memories how they linger,
How they ever flood my soul.
In the stillness, of the midnight.
Precious sacred scenes unfold.
Precious father, loving mother
Fly across the lonely years
and old home scenes of my childhood
in fond memory appears
I remember Mother praying
Father too, on bended knee
the sun is sinking, shadows falling
but their prayers still follow me
Precious memories fill my soul.


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Conrad Black ordered to pay $6.1 million to shareholders
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Conrad Black, former chairman of the company that owned the Chicago Sun-Times, must pay $6.1 million to shareholders, a federal judge has ruled. | Al Podgorski~Chicago Sun-Times
Updated: November 12, 2012 11:52AM
Disgraced former media baron Conrad Black must pay $6.1 million to the shareholders he defrauded, a federal judge has ruled.
In what could be the end of an eight-year legal saga that resulted in Black being sentenced to 42 months in prison, Judge William T. Hart ordered Black to pay back $3.8 million in salary and other compensation that he would not have received if he had not defrauded the company he ran, Hollinger International, former owner of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Black must pay a further $2.3 million in interest that has accumulated over the last 8 years, Hart ruled.
Hart noted that Hollinger ultimately lost more than $200 million as a result of Black's fraudulent schemes and that he "has advanced no reason to believe that he now has any respect for the securities laws or any regret for the losses or costs his violations have caused."
But the judge declined to levy an additional $4.4 million fine that the Securities and Exchange Commission had sought against Black, writing that Black has already been ordered to pay shareholders $8.7 million in a separate civil case and was fined $125,000 and ordered to forfeit $600,000 as part of his criminal sentence.
Released from federal prison in May, the Canadian-born 68-year-old is barred from living in the U.S. as a result of his conviction.
An attorney for Black could not be immediately reached for comment.