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December 19, 2013
Alexandria, VA, December 19, 2013 – National Military Family Association, the country's leading non-profit organization devoted to military family issues, today announced a new affiliation with two highly-regarded universities. The partnership is part of the Association's scholarship program, which provides valuable professional development opportunities to military spouses.
Qualified applicants will receive scholarships should they enroll in one of the following top-tier, online master's degree programs:
Each program offers a high-quality, online experience for students to pursue a graduate degree in their field of choice without having to relocate. The programs integrate live, interactive classes taught by renowned faculty, documentary-style learning content on a social web-based platform, as well as in-person learning practicums or clinical experiences. These scholarships align well with the Association's interest in helping prepare military spouses find meaningful employment so they can better contribute to their family's financial security.
"Social work, teaching and nursing are three fields where military spouses can really excel because there's a huge need for those professions across the country," said National Military Family Association Executive Director Joyce Raezer. "No matter how many moves you make or where those moves take you, there are always job opportunities for people with those degrees."
For more information about these graduate programs and National Military Family Association's Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship Program, please visit: http://www.militaryfamily.org/our-programs/military-spouse-scholarships/scholarship-partners/.
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Hazel? Are you Nuts?
July 18, 2012Hazelnuts, aka filberts, are ripening fast in the Pacific Northwest. These trees seem to pop up everywhere. Hazel trees (Corylus, not Hamamelis) is native to this area. To many, they're a pesky weed. To others, they're a perfect food producing tree – with one catch.
Those fuzzy-tailed rats, um, I mean rodents, will gobble up your hazelnuts faster than you. They'll eat them before they're totally ripe — just to be sure they get them.
The trick? Well, it's not perfect, but here goes.
Start by planting the tree where you can monitor it closely. When the fruit begins to look as ripe as the one photographed, try picking one or two. Check to see how formed the interior flesh is. If they're ripe. Harvest. If not, keep monitoring. Perhaps even wrap nut-filled branches with bird netting, which can make it tough for the squirrels too.
Then, later, if you start seeing broken shells on the ground, immediately harvest the nuts. Those broken shells mean the squirrels are getting at'm, and they'll be gone fast.
Plant Profile – Ribes sanguineum
April 20, 2012One of my favorite Pacific Northwest native plants has to be Ribes sanguineum. In mid-April they're in full glory, so now's the time to sing their praises!
This medium size shrub reaches about ten feet tall at maturity. And although it doesn't get large, it also doesn't take it long to grow to size in the garden. (Hint: that means you can buy a small one and only have a couple of years to wait until it gets big.) (more…)
Pacific Native Goes Naked All Winter
September 27, 2011The Cornus genus encompasses a fantastic array of plants ranging from the minute, spreading groundcover C. canadensis to yellow & red, shrubby, twiggy C. sericea to a number of trees that have been cultivated in landscapes around the world.
When I was in horticulture school, struggling to memorize common names, botanical names, bloom time, size, disease and all those other things that go with each plant we learned, I often had to make up crazy stories to keep things straight. Its strange how the brain works — make up a convoluted, nonsensical story, and suddenly information sticks. Now, whenever I see a dogwood tree — especially a Pacific dogwood tree — my brain kicks into gear with the crazy memorizing story tool I made up.
And that's exactly what happened when we rounded a bend during our hike around Lake Siskiyou just below Mount Shasta where we camped for a few days recently. There, on one of the shadier slopes, not many feet from a stand of Manzanita in hot baking sun, were a number of Cornus nuttallii — covered in coloring clusters of this year's fruit beside naked flower buds for the coming spring and clothed in leaves showing first hints of red fall color.
How'd I know it was actually C. nuttallii? Well, key ID study from school told me so. And, my crazy little memorizing story helped as well.
Fair warning: if you read on, you may never look at a dogwood tree quite the same again.
Once I've determined a tree is indeed a Cornus, the story begins to tell itself in my head…
Cornus nuttallii…that's the one that comes from the Pacific, like California, where all us "nutty" people live. Yeah, nuttallii…okay, and those crazy, nuttii people in California well, they run around naked (aka naked buds) in all that warm California sunshine. And, yeah, they're the ones that bloom first in spring — flower power…San Francisco…yeah, nuttii people running around naked and leading the way of the flowers.
I think I'll leave it at that. You really don't want to get the whole Cornus florida and Cornus kousa stories. It just gets worse from here on out. I may be just a little bit crazy. But, really, I am pretty good at my plant ID — whatever the cost in getting me there.
Oh, and no, I don't run around naked all winter. I'll leave that to the natives — um, to the native plants that is.
The Genus of the Grape
September 22, 2011What do you think of when you hear "grape"?
(Okay, besides Gilbert and what's eating him.)
Maybe table grapes come to mind. Or wine. Or even a stuffed leaf to eat. All of these delicious edibles come from the genus Vitis and within that genus are a number of species. But among them you will not find the North American native often called "Oregon Grape".
Yes, the Oregon Grape is edible. And, according to Pojar & McKinnon in Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast, they were a part of the Native American diet — though used sparingly because they're both tart and potent. I'm not sure what's potent about them, but I can tell you they aren't particularly tasty. I've tasted a few, and didn't find them intoxicating, deadly or something I'd spend hours picking for pies and jams. Then again, if I were starving in the woods, I'd be glad to eat them.
So what is the Oregon Grape?
Botanically, it is a member of the Mahonia genus. And, there are a number of species within that genus — from low creeping forms to tall, showy cultivars. And, no, you wouldn't want to make a dolma with their prickly, holly-like leaves. Just the berries, and in moderation.
So, why the hang up on grapes right now?
Well, during our recent drive through wine country we saw all sorts of amazing, beautifully pruned wine grape vines. (And, yes, we drank and bought some wine along the way too!) Then, at the National Heirloom Expo, I spied the beautifully colored grapes shown above; they were tucked into the corner of one of the many magnificent displays. And then today, while walking the dog, I spied the first Oregon grape plant that actually looked like grapes to me. Usually, they look like holly shrubs with a bunch of purplish berries. Today, what I saw was a plant, wrapping vine-like through surrounding native vine maple and snowberry, dripping with berries — like any good grape should.
Getting Away Brings the Gardener in Me Home
July 11, 2011As much as I love my garden, sometimes I need to get away from it for a while to recharge. I devote a lot of time, energy and attention to our little plot of mixed edibles, natives and ornamentals. And its a shame when I begin to view it as more of a burden than a joy. Really, I do love my garden. But, sometimes our harmony becomes discordant, and it takes some time apart for us to regain our usual near-perfect pitch.
Recently, we escaped for a few days away. We visited Vashon Island, which is just a short ferry ride from Seattle but feels like a world away. We stayed in a tiny cabin built on a pier in the 1930s. When the tide came it, it sloshed under the bedroom floor at night. When it went out during the day, we crunched across barnacles to explore the chilly waters. And, when the tides were somewhere in between, we watched raccoon families leave their wild cherry treetop banquets to scramble along the shore digging up tasty crabs, mussels, clams, oysters and any number of other protein-rich sea-snacks.
When the sunshine was bright on the deck, our lattes were long-finished and the pup needed to stretch her legs, we would cross the one road into Burton Acres park. Here, through dappled sunlight, we listened to varied bird calls from the treetops and underbrush, as we strolled aimlessly along easy paths through second-growth Alder, Doug Fir, Hemlock and Maple. A flash of red would catch my eye – red huckleberry is ripe. A glimpse of golden – salmonberry too. The sun would suddenly appear through the canopy, and a hillside of ferns would brighten just beside us. All of it refreshing and inspiring. And, all very different from my unforested home garden.
To augment all the great, fresh food from our own garden and our fantastic CSA, we made daily stops at several of the roadside honor stands where farmers set out the freshest of their harvest for locals to take, trusting they'll leave a few dollars in the lock box behind. In town, we snatched up fresh, raw milk and delicious porchetta from the island's famed Sea Breeze farm. Certainly, we ate well — rarely at a restaurant — while we were away. (more…)
Greater Seattle Area Plant Sales in Spring 2010
May 03, 2010(May 3, 2010 update): The sale announcements keep rolling in. Need a plan for mother's day? How about a rare and native plant sale at a very special garden? Read on for details about the Kruckeberg sale and open house!
(April 24, 2010 update) Even more sale updates are being submitted! Read on for locations offering up sips of strawberry lemonade while you shop for your locally grown tomato starts.
(March 25, 2010 update) Plant sale updates keep rolling in, so it's time to remind you to mark your calenders. Today, late breaking foodie plant news– it isn't too late to get cool season crops from Seattle Tilth! If you missed the sale on March 20th, take heart! They're doing it again on March 27th. Plus, we've been adding in other upcoming specialty sales coming up throughout the spring. Readers have contributed their submissions; if you have one to share, please send it in! Now, read on to find the hot horty sale spots for spring 2010!
If you haven't already, it is time to mark your calender for all the great plant sales coming to the greater Seattle area this spring. Following is a list of some of my favorites. (Originally posted 3-14-2010)
If you have another plant sale you would like to see added to this list, let us know here.
If you aren't in the greater Seattle area but would like to contribute plant sale information for your part of the world, let us know here.
Kruckeberg Gardens: Kruckeberg gardens is offering natives, spring bulbs, and unusual exotic plants for sale along with a free garden tour on May 8th. Too, expect family activities as well. Be sure to check their website for parking details. Local parking is limited, but satellite locations have been arranged. If you take the shuttle, you'll get a $5 coupon!
- May 7th & 8th from 10am-5pm
- May 9th & 10th from 10am-5pm
Or, thinking of becoming a member? Members get in on the preview sale Thursday, May 6th from 10am-7pm. New members are welcome!
Fred Lind Manor and Jones Creek Farms are teaming up to offer our neighbors some old-fashioned hospitality. Sip on a complimentary glass of strawberry lemonade while you pick out the perfect tomato start from a local selection of organically grown, heirloom tomato plants. Fred Lind Manor, on the corner of 17th and Howell, is a non-profit retirement community that has been serving Capitol Hill for 22 years. For more information, please call 206-774-5387 or just drop by the sale on Sunday, May 16, 2010
Seattle Tilth Edible Plant Sales: Yes, this year there are several from Seattle to Issaquah!
- March 19, 2010: Early Bird Edible Plant Sale for cool season crops. Donate $25 and get in early for first pick!
- March 20, 2010: Early Spring Edible Plant Sale for cool season crops.
- Added in March: March 27, 2010: Second Chance Edible Plant Sale for 40-60% off on cool season crop leftovers from the March 20th sale. Plus bareroot fruiting shrubs, vines and trees!
- May 1 & 2, 2010: Spring Edible sale for the rest of your crops, herbs and more
- May 22, 2010: Issaquah Edible Plant sale for eastsiders returns!
Lake Washington Technical College Plant Sale: Plants propagated, grown, and sold by students. Proceeds support this fantastic program. And, the plants range from trees to tomatoes.
- April 24-25 & May 1-2, 2010: In addition to all the fantastic plants grown by students, Wholesale Nursery Northwest Nursery will be offering unbeatable prices on trees, shrubs, perennials and more. Proceeds from Northwest Nursery sales will go toward nursery founder, Jim Colman Memorial Scholarship fund, also helping students in horticulture.
Seattle Arboretum Plant Sales: Specialty plants, bulbs and much, much more.
- April 10, 2010: Early Bloomers Plant Sale: From herbs to the unusual, you'll find them here.
- April 23-25, 2010: FlorAbundance Plant Sale: Claims to be the largest in the Puget Sound for everything you need.
Seattle Bamboo Festival: Bamboo poles, plants products, seminars, crafts, plus rare plant gallery and attending bamboo experts. Information on the Seattle Chapter of the American Bamboo Society is available here.
- May 1-2, 2010: At the Graham Visitor Center at the Seattle arboretum.
King County Master Gardener Plant Sale: Buy plants, diagnose issues from your own garden, attend "how-to" seminars all in one location!
- May 1-2, 2010: From veggies to zoo-doo, you'll find a fun day for the whole family at the Master Gardener's Sale.
Highline Seatac Botanical Garden: From all-round garden reliables to rare botanicals. Meet with various botanical interest groups and more.
- May 1-2, 2010: In SeaTac, Washington. Directions here.
Broadview Garden Club Plant Sale: Including Trillium and Galanthus selections from Dunn Gardens!
- May 1, 2010 (10am-2pm): Broadview Thompson School at 132nd and Greenwood
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Preggie Pops and Preggie Pop Drops Review and Giveaway
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This pregnancy has really taken a toll on me. I've been pregnant several times now, and my first 2 pregnancies were never as bad as my last 3. The constant nausea left me basically laying on my couch all day because it made me sick to move. If I wasn't laying down sleeping, I was stuffing my face with food because that also helped relieve my sickness. This is also the reason why I gained 10 lbs in my first 2 months of pregnancy. Oy!
I had to figure something out. I couldn't eat constantly because I knew I would just gain, gain, gain, and eating all the time was also making me sick too! Enter Preggie Pops and Preggie Pop Drops!
Preggie Pops and Preggie Pop Drops are an all natural candy that you just suck on to help alleviate your nausea. I found that if my mouth was going dry, it really helped to have something to suck on.
The candy comes in various flavors. The pops come in a variety pack which contains 7 flavors: peppermint, spearmint, lavender, ginger, sour lemon, sour tangerine and sour raspberry. You can also get a box of sour fruit, ginger or the mint if you do not care for the other flavors in the variety pack. I really liked the drops because you can just pop one in your mouth and not have to be sucking on the sucker with the stick. I tried both the sour fruit pack and also the Preggie Pops Drops Plus with vitamin B6. I have to say that my favorite flavors were the sour tangerine and the sour apple. They were really good!
The ingredients are very simple… Dried Cane Syrup, Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors (made with essential oils) and Natural Colors. I even felt good about letting my 3 year old daughter eat one of the suckers.
Preggie Pops are made by Three Lollies and are available to purchase online at their website and are available at various stores, and are very reasonably priced. The suckers are $3.95 a box and the pops begin at $3.95 for the Preggie Pops Drops Plus and they even have an organic version!
If you are currently pregnant, or have ever been pregnant, you may know how terrible it is to feel sick all day. While these cannot guarantee to cure any sickness, it really does help. They taste great and really helped me keep my mind off of feeling so "blah". I just carry around the entire container of the drops in my purse and pop one into my mouth when I feel the need!
The awesome folks at Three Lollies is offering up one of our pregnant mamas exactly what I got to try! One mama will win a package of: Preggie Pop Drops, Preggie Pops and a package of Preggie Pops Plus!! Just fill out the Rafflecopter form below! Good luck! I hope you find some relief, or are able to pass these on to someone who needs some relief!


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Finding Apartments for Rent in Cupertino, CA
Home to over 50,000, the city of Cupertino, California is also considered to be in one of the top 50 richest populations in the country. This is no surprise. Cupertino has been the capital of plenty software and technology companies, as well as many an executive and investor in those companies as well. No surprise, the area has seen a tremendous amount of growth and development from both business as well as infrastructure development.
Top Neighborhoods in Cupertino, CA
Areas near Lynchbrook and Monta Vista High Schools come with high recommendations, mainly because of the school system quality. Much about living in California for families is focused on getting into the right neighborhood for the right school, that is if a person is not going to be sending their children to a private school.
The area near Mountain View has a significantly higher number of apartments, and is generally a good place. Most of that area is predominantly corporate, and the area gets a bit of noise pollution from the local Mountain View Amphitheater across from Google's headquarters, which offers all the big names in entertainment concerts throughout the year.
Weather in Cupertino, CA
Cupertino is fairly similar to the rest of the Bay Area of Northern California, enjoying a mild winter and a summer that usually doesn't reach over 90 degrees on the warmest days. However, unlike the San Francisco peninsula, Cupertino is in a valley area on the other side of the coastal mountains, so it doesn't realize as much of the marine layer seen on the coast. This makes the area fairly enjoyable most of the year, even in the coldest part of winter.
Transportation Options in Cupertino, CA
The regions is fairly developed with bus lines and connections via daily train runs that go all the way to Sacramento and further east. However, the core transportation is still the highways which are best utilized with a personal vehicle. That said, people can obtain bus connections to Santa Cruz as well. So, with a bit of planning, a person can get around fairly well in the area. It's important to plan for timing when getting around in Cupertino via highways. The daily commute in the morning and afternoon can be considerable, delaying trips significantly. A number of fast lanes do exist, but they require drivers to pay a pass fee with a monitor every month to enjoy the better lane.
Education in Cupertino, CA
The local school district includes 19 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 high schools. In terms of performance, Cupertino's investments have paid off tremendously; the town's district ranks 23 out of all public school systems in the U.S. Additionally, the area has access to one of the finest higher education institutions in the country, Stanford University. Additionally, Cupertino has nearby access to two community colleges, one state university (San Jose), and two private universities (Santa Clara U. and University of San Francisco satellite).
Nightlife in Cupertino, CA
Aside from the local major concert amphitheater at Mountain View, Cupertino has access to varied amount of nightlife. Everything from fine dining to night clubs and dancing exist in the area or within a reasonable driving distance. There is also plenty for those who to see a sport event outing as well. Depending on the year, professional football, basketball, hockey and baseball are all within one hour's driving range or less. So there is no shortage of things to do in the greater area on any night or weekend.
Again, for those moving into the area, Cupertino has a lot to offer, but it won't come at a low price compared to other areas around the South Bay. Many who work in Cupertino live further south where prices are cheaper for both owning and renting. However, that does mean a further commute and driving. It's not abnormal; there are folks who drive up to two hours each way daily to maximize their income versus cost of living. However, for those who are not curtailed by a budget, Cupertino has some very nice locations for living as well as renting.
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One of the department's primary goals is to develop young talent, to launch the careers of performers who will eventually be represented as adults by the appropriate division at Don Buchwald & Associates, Inc. The Young Talent department is unique in that it holds strong alliances with the other divisions, yet still maintains a very personal, nurturing approach to the specific needs of our young artists and their parents.
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MUNDINE CHALLENGES GEALE OFFICIALLY. offers to take the smaller purse!
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The rematch sells and more importantly, its credible. Mundine decisioned Geale, simple as. Take away the nonsense of the tape coming off the gloves and yes Mundine should of had a point deducted., but it was never a robbery. I can't stand Mundine but in my eyes he legitamtely won an extremely close fight that night. Thought Geale was very green that night though, huge step up from Ajetovic and Dawson. Too square on going forward, hung his chin out when stepping back out, none of the sublime footwork he possess now. I think Geale soundly beats Mundine on points in a rematch. 118-110 kinda card. Improved so much. Far more seasoned now and Mundine is really flat footed these days. Hand speed and relexes still very good but his legs are gone.
I agree with this and agree Mundine edged a close fight and would also watch a rematch but I don't want this fight to happen. Geale earnt his belts the right way and would hate Mundouche to swan in and maybe get lucky and take them off him. Wouldn't begrudge Gealey the payday though just make sure their's a rematch clause.
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Bowling: Nate Sipe has monster year to earn PT Boys Bowler of the Year
By Anthony Nasella Post-Tribune correspondent June 25, 2013 11:26PM
Chesterton's Nate Sipe winces in pain after winning the finals match during the 11th annual Post-Tribune Boys Scholarship bowling tournament at Stardust II in Hobart on Saturday May 11, 2013. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Media
Updated: July 27, 2013 6:20AM
While hoping he could just repeat the success of his last league season, Chesterton's Nate Sipe was also holding to a belief that many bowlers live by.
"My mindset the whole year was if you get spares, the strikes will come," Sipe said. "So I really had that mindset throughout the season."
That must have accounted for something because Sipe was solid on the lanes from the first week of the season, averaging a staggering 234 for the year with four 800 series — which included an 866 — at Westchester Lanes.
Also a high school sectional champion and state qualifier, Sipe captured his first Post-Tribune Youth Tournament title last month despite fighting through back pain the whole day at Stardust Bowl II in Hobart, giving him more than enough accomplishments to be named P-T Boys League Bowler of the Year.
"To start the year, I was just hoping I would do as well as last year," Sipe said. "I didn't bowl much in the summer, so I was kind of worried about being a little rusty. But the first few weeks at Westchester I shot steady 600 series, so I had a feeling the season would be good."
For Sipe, good became better after rolling a clean series in the low 700s early in the season. He followed that up the following with 810 on games of 247, 263 and 300.
"I had a perfect line and the last six strikes of the second game," Sipe said. "And I was kind of excited because I hadn't bowled a sanctioned 800 up to that point. I just let the ball roll for in my 300. My shot felt really good."
Not long after the 810, he followed it up with his 866 (on games of 300, 276 and 290) with an old Track 920A and just five minutes of practice. His remaining two 800s were an 801 and 820.
"Westchester is notorious for (drier) lanes," Sipe said. "The Track 920 was my baby at the time (the ball he also used to shoot the high series in high school conference play). And there was not much oil out there, which was good for the ball because it was drilled aggressive but it has been plugged three times. So I wasn't as aggressive to begin with."
Even with limited practice, Sipe found his line and dialed up his second 300 of the season. He started with three strikes in the second game but left a 2-4-5-8 bucket in the fourth. He spared on the shot and went off the sheet for the 276. After a 10-pin pick-up in the first frame of game three, he struck the rest of the way.
"Everything flowed in the 300 game," he said. "The fourth frame shot of game two came of my hand strange, and I left the bucket 2-4-5-8. I really felt I had the best ball third game. I was really only two shots away from a 900. It was pretty nerve-racking."
What was especially satisfying, not withstanding that the score was just 12 pins under the all-time house high score, is that the owner's son was present to see the series.
"He watched it from the counter, so that was pretty cool. I almost had another 800 the last week of the league. I stared 260 and 260, but I finished with a 220. But the year was great. I just kept getting better and better."
A self-taught bowler, Sipe said he did receive one day of instruction that established two vital components in his game.
"In my junior year at Chesterton, Ted Rosenquist helped me for a day," he said. "I got my five-step approach and letting the ball swing itself from him. That's helped me a lot, and I really give Ted credit."
Sipe also credits an extensive arsenal of bowling balls — the full tally is around 65, according to his last count — to helping him keep his edge. As he prepares to head off to Indiana University in Bloomington on a full-ride scholarship, he's not sure whether he'll try out for the bowling team or stick with his other hobby.
"I pretty much have everything in my arsenal," he said. "I have a lot of Track balls, quite a few Storm balls and one Roto-Grip. I do have a few too many bowling balls around the house. I've thought about bowling in college. I might just get lost on the golf course when I'm not studying."


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Orange County, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/23/2013 -- Largest driving school in Orange County, Teen Driving Academy adds more classes to meet the increasing demand for driving classes and other related programs. "Although it has become more common for minors to take online driver education in order to obtain their California drivers license, it seems that the value of a great classroom driver education is not lost on many of the parents in the Orange County area especially those people living in Placentia, Yorba Linda, Fullerton, and the city of Brea.
Although most driving schools have either closed down or significantly reduced the Classroom driver education in favor of the online driver education- yet, Teen Driving Academy's classroom driver education is thriving as we find ourselves in a situation where we are actually adding more driver education classes as to keep up with the demand" said a representative from Teen Driving Academy (www.teendrivingacademy.com)
Numerous studies have showcased that new drivers, especially teenage drivers have extremely high crash rates. This is one of the reasons why formal instruction and driver education is increasing as most parents want their children to become safe and responsible drivers. "In order to cater to the increasing demand for driver education and driving school in Orange County, we have decided to add classes and get more driving instructors. Apart from our online driver's education, we are also putting much emphasis on classroom education in order to provide hands on and supervised learning to our students" said Teen Driving Academy's representative.
Teen Driving Academy offers various programs and services to students and has successfully prepared over 50,000 California drivers. They are the largest driving school in Orange County and have a 4 day classroom instruction program open for all teen drivers.
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This classroom program teaches students driving techniques, proper driving attitudes, problem solving techniques in traffic situations and proper driving habits of defensive drivers. Aside from that, classroom training also has lessons on vehicle control, comprehensive program on drugs and drunk driving and safety driving tips as well. Aside from the classroom driving program, this company also offers online driver's Ed where students learn all the concepts of driving virtually and driver's training as well where students undergo behind the wheel training. They have been in business for 20 years already and until now, continue to serve their pool of clientele with programs and courses duly approved by the California Department of Motor Vehicles or DMV.


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Washington - Oct 19, 2011 - The FCC has released the promised EAS Handbook specifically for the Nov. 9, 2011, national EAS test. The handbook provides EAS participants with instructions for test participation. A copy of the handbook must be located at normal duty positions or EAS equipment locations where an operator is required to be on duty and must immediately be made available to staff responsible for participating in the test. This special handbook supersedes all other EAS Handbooks only during the national EAS test on Nov. 9, 2011, at 2 p.m. ET.
In addition, the FCC has launched the test reporting website. This site has forms that will collect information on the results of the national test. Broadcasters and cable operators are asked to provide information about their facilities, EAS equipment, and success or failure in receiving and broadcasting the national test alert. The FCC is collecting the information in three separate forms. Form 1 is to be used prior to Nov. 9 for stations to provide background information on their facilities and equipment. Form 2 is to provide confirmation that your station(s) received the alert and passed it on. Form 3 is to be used between Nov. 10 and Dec. 24 to provide more detailed information on the success or failure of the test.
Some broadcasters have begun entering data in Form 1, and have made some notes. Each station must report their results individually. Multiple stations under one owner will have to report for each station. Radio magazine asked about reporting needs for HD Radio multicast streams, and the answer is that the main channel (HD1) stream will cover the license.
Some stations have asked if a form is required for each transmitter site. The FCC tells us the answer is yes. The FCC and FEMA want to know where the test was relayed overall. When Radio magazine asked the FCC if a form must be submitted for each translator and booster, we were told that each translator/booster would have to file a form. However, this has been changed. The FCC realizes this would be a huge burden for some stations. For now, only the main channel transmitter needs to report the test results in the online form. The FCC also tells Radio magazine that the reporting form instructions have been updated to make this more clear.
The form asks for the coordinates of the station's transmitter site in lat/long. The form does not specify if this is to be entered in NAD27 or NAD83, and the FCC has told Radio magazine that it does not matter in this case. Use either standard. The broad stroke view the FCC and FEMA seek for the test will shows holes in coverage either way. Note, however, that the coordinates are to be entered with decimal notation rather than minutes and seconds. The FCC has an online converter if needed at transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html.
In our conversation with the FCC, we were told the agency may ask for additional information on translators and boosters at a later time.
There have been some reports that according to previous FCC notices, that a letter can be submitted to the FCC with some very basic information. This is based on information in the FCC's Third Report and Order (EB Docket 04-296) released in February 2011. In our conversations with the FCC, the FCC wants the information requested in the online form. If a station submits a letter with the basic info from the Third R&O, it's likely the FCC will require additional information. In short, the FCC asked us to remind stations to provide as much information as they can in the online forms.
The handbook and reporting forms are available at the FCC website at www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test.
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Saturday, May 3, 2014
Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach
What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon; sampling premium, high profile, highly rated wines and enjoying delicious hot and cold hors d'oeuvres and specialty cheeses.
Famous names pour alongside exclusive boutique wineries that you may never have the opportunity to taste or purchase outside of this event!
Sip, try & buy wine and bid on auction items while listening to jazz music from Sam Curo.
Below is a partial list of wineries, spirits and restaurants represented at last year's Passport to Wine on May 3, 2014.
Ascension Cellars
Barrel 27
Beau Joie Champagne (VIP Area)
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Boisset Family Estate Wineries
Bratcher Winery
CADE Winery
Calcareous Vineyard
Captûre Wines
Cholame Vineyard
Christian Lazo Wines
Clavo Cellars
Cougar's Leap Winery
Cowboy Canyon
Cutruzzola Vineyards
Estrella Creek Wines
Felten Cellars
Foppiano Vineyards
Gamble Family Vineyards
Giracci Vineyards & Farms
Hartwell Estate Vineyards
J Hamilton Wines
Jed Wines
Kenneth Volk Vineyards
Mattucci Winery
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Rozak Vintners
Rugg Family
Saint James Spirits
Schroeder Family Wines
Sodaro Estate Winery
SoMa Cellars LLC
Southern Hemisphere Wine Center
Troll Bridge Cellars
Vinemark Cellars
Zotovich Estate Vineyard & Winery
Beau Joie Champagne (VIP area)
Bowen's Whiskey
Goose Island Brewery
Laughing Glass Cocktails
Saint James Spirits
Vina Sympatica Sparkling Wines
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The motto of LifeEdited, an experiment in compact living started by Treehugger founder Graham Hill, is an alluring one: "Design your life to include more money, health and happiness with less stuff, space and energy." The design of the prototype LifeEdited apartment (actually Hill's residence) fulfills the motto neatly, incorporating furniture you'll recognize from our Resource Furniture videos (here and here), an intelligently-designed moving wall, and lots of nice little touches that reveal some serious depth of thought:
Crazy seeing what an absolute craphole the apartment was before Hill's insane reno. I also admire how he's extended his philosophy of editing things down even to the kitchen implements and his clothing.
Another experimental apartment with a similar approach to Hill's—but with a far less finished execution that could use some polishing, particularly in the wall-moving mechanism—is Japan-based design firm Studio_01's Barcode Room:
While Hill's actually living in the LifeEdited apartment, the Barcode Room is a work in progress, thus explaining the rawness. As it stands I prefer the former design, but it will be interesting to see what Studio_01 comes up with during their ongoing development.


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We would feel bad for Ryan Lochte, except, you know, he won all those Olympic medals. These news anchors are so astounded by his amazing stupidity while promoting his E! reality show that as soon as the interview is over, they began laughing uncontrollably. "How are they going to put together 13 weeks of p
Listen, we get it. Of all people, we get it. Sometimes you let an errant comma slip. Maybe you don't notice that something is a sentence fragment because you're riding the waves of hangover nausea. We understand that sometimes being an editor is rough, but how the how do you wind up with a headline that looks like it says "Rapefruit Good for every meal"?
If we're going to wax all nostalgic about things, let's not even compare the way things used to be to the way things are now. Let's instead lament how HORRIBLE it would be if things from the past were invented today.
We saw this amazing resignation cake and got inspired. Not to quit our jobs, but to admire the ways others have in the past. Our most "creative" quit was telling the owner of a Chinese buffet over the phone that they couldn't yell at us anymore, because we quit so there. Compared to these, that just isn't that impressive.
Having once worked in a theater, we can honestly say that this video is not the least bit surprising. An employee was instructed by his boss to throw away an old box of Milk Duds. Since his boss didn't tell him specifically the mode by which to do this, he took the liberty of turning the entire snack bar into a domino rally
Sometimes somebody has one job to do...JUST ONE...and they can't even get it right. These are those times. Here are our favorite examples of the latest internet meme that involves somebody screwing up one simple task. ONE.
You know, we're going to forgive these guys for referring to the great Sam Neill as "The Guy From 'Jurassic Park'" (have they really never seen 'Omen III: End of Days'????). Because this latest honest trailer from the folks at Screen Junkies is funny. And also because of their extended shot of shirtless 'Jurassic Park'-era Jeff Goldblum posing sexily with his blouse unbuttoned. Yeah, it's a blouse. Look at it.
When we saw the way the camera was oriented in this video we got a bad feeling. When the first words we heard were a man screaming "YIPSKIDDLY DOO," it got worse.
Yesterday Jane Henson passed away. She was 78 years old. During her life, she was married to Jim Henson, and she worked with him until she took a break from puppetry to raise their children. Together they started 'The Muppet Show,' and Jane's work with the Jim Henson Legacy ensured that future generations would fall in love with the characters she and her husband dreamed up.
We're still a little apprehensive after all of yesterday's April Fool's shenanigans, so we didn't believe this was real at first. It does seem as though Pixar really will be making a sequel to 'Finding Nemo,' called 'Finding Dory.'
This is the kind of prank we like. Nobody gets hurt, and it didn't happen to us.
As part of their April Fool's Day tradition, Google is running a pretty great prank on YouTube, right now. They are listing the nominees for the best of YouTube before it "shuts down." Every video is nominated. They are listing every v


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Today is the last day of MDConsult for the Hirsh Health Sciences Library.
But do not fear for ClinicalKey is here. All e-books that were previously available via MDConsult are now available through ClinicalKey.
You can find ClinicalKey under Popular Links on the library homepage.
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Nov 7, 2013 9:55 AM by MTN News
MISSOULA - Congressman Steve Daines ended months of speculation on Wednesday, saying that he's now in the running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Max Baucus.
The Republican's decision has obvious ramifications on the political landscape in the Treasure State, including for Missoula Republican Champ Edmunds - who is also running for the U.S. Senate.
Edmunds said months ago that if Daines got into the race, he would drop out and run for the U.S. House instead. But later, Edmunds wavered on that, and said he would stay in the U.S. Senate race.
When MTN News talked to Edmunds after the Daines announcement, we asked which it would be, the U.S. Senate or the U.S. House.
"We're still re-thinking. We initially talked about jumping out if Steve Daines jumped in, but we decided to take another look at that. We're still thinking about the possibility of staying in that senate race," said Edmunds.
Edmunds says he'll take a look at his support among fiscal conservatives over the next two weeks before making a final decision about his candidacy.
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LibQUAL+ 2008
You spoke; we listened: responding to the LibQUAL+ survey results
In the fall of 2008, the library sought feedback from the OHSU community through the LibQUAL+ survey (www.libqual.org), an instrument developed by the Association for Research Libraries to measure service quality in libraries. This article will outline the changes we have made and are planning to make in response to the survey, along with a summary of key results. For a more in-depth analysis of results, see:Our response to the results
We learned from LibQUAL+ that our information resources--and the tools we provide to access them--are what matter most to our users. That result didn't surprise us, but the survey did give us some hard data to support existing observations and will help us direct our efforts to areas that will most benefit our users. We are responding to the survey results in the following ways:
Improvements to the web site, off-campus access, and other access tools
- We launched a redesigned web site in July 2009, making it more consistent with the OHSU site so that users will be able to navigate the site more easily.
- We are trying to improve the way we provide access to electronic resources from off-campus. Last summer we streamlined procedures for maintaining accounts and allowed users to retrieve lost barcodes automatically via a link on our web site. We have also begun investigating ways to let users authenticate with their OHSU network credentials, though a workable solution may not be available for some time.
- Currently we are evaluating access to our electronic collections via the Find@OHSU tool. We are testing a sample of citations users tried to retrieve, recording whether or not we can access each article successfully and any barriers to access. We hope to have the results of this study analyzed sometime this spring, after which we will begin addressing the most common problems.
Improvements to collections
While tight budgets limit what we can purchase, we were able to add several important resources to our collection last fiscal year:
- 16 new journal subscriptions
- Complete backfiles for JAMA and all the Archives journals published by the American Medical Association
- 6 new collections of electronic books containing a total of 200 new titles in a range of disciplines, with an emphasis on basic science, dentistry, and nursing
- 8 new databases: Access Emergency Medicine, Access Pharmacy, Access Surgery, Dynamed, JAMAEvidence, Nursing Reference Center, Scopus, and Springer Protocols
Improvements to equipment
We are working with ITG on ways to improve computer access in the library, providing better performance at a lower cost. In the meantime, we are replacing outdated machines and have replaced our ancient CRT monitors with LCD flat panel monitors.
Improvements to library space
Early in 2009, we studied which spaces are most used in the library and how they are used. As funds permit, we will use this information to update and expand both individual and group study spaces. We are also seeking funding to create a 24-hour study area in the library.
About LibQUAL+
LibQUAL+ groups questions and results into three major areas:
- Affect of Service – how users feel about the service they receive from library staff
- Information Control – how adequate our collections are and how easy they are to us
- Library as Place – our physical facility
Questions in these areas ask users to rank various aspects of library service on a scale of 1-9 as follows:
- Their minimum acceptable level of service
- Their desired level of service
- The level of service the library actually provides
The survey also includes some general questions about demographics, user satisfaction, and frequency of use.
We sent survey invitations to a random sample of 3814 OHSU employees and students and received 838 completed surveys, a response rate of 22%. Respondents identified themselves as follows:
- Undergraduate students, 93 (12.74%)
- Graduate students, 158 (21.64%)
- Faculty, 142 (19.45%)
- Library staff, 7 (.96%)
- Staff, 330 (45.21%)
Our overall average rating was 7.28 on a scale of 1-9.
What is most important to our users
Overall access to library resources (a/k/a Information Control) was most important to all types of users, followed by Affect of Service, then Library as Place. Here are the specific items most important to our users:- Print and/or electronic journal collections I require for my work
- The electronic information resources I need
- Easy-to-use tools that allow me to find things on my own
- Making information easily accessible for independent use
These results illustrate the shift from in-person use of physical books and journals to remote use of electronic resources. Responses to one of the demographic questions reinforces that point: 45% of respondents used resources in the library at least monthly, while 77% used resources via the library web site at least monthly. It is worth noting, however, that students cared more about the physical library than any other group, which may reflect their need for study space and lack of on-campus offices.
How users rated the library
The following two tables list the areas in which we scored highest and lowest.
Highest actual scores |
Lowest actual scores |
Highest scores relative to user expectations |
Lowest scores relative to user expectations |
To sum up these results:
- Respondents were not thrilled with our facilities, but since physical library facilities are not a high priority for most of them, we meet or exceed their expectations in this area.
- Users want easy access to the materials they need from wherever they are--and we aren't living up to their expectations in those areas.
- Respondents like the service they receive from our staff.
Highlights from the comments
In addition to all the ranking questions, the LibQUAL+ survey includes a comment box at the end. The most common positive comments we received were either general praise or praise for our employees. The most common negative comments criticized our journal collection or our physical facilities. One comment seems to summarize much of our findings: "I don't need personal service so much as access to more resources."


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Rapper Chuck D visits CSUMB Feb. 7
Rap, race and reality among his topics
Chuck D, one of the founders of the legendary rap group Public Enemy, will speak at CSU Monterey Bay on Feb. 7 as part of the university's Black History Month celebration.
His topic: rap, race, reality and digital music. The 7 p.m. event will be held in the University Center on Sixth Avenue. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door.
Chuck D is the author of two critically acclaimed books, a political activist, publisher, radio host and producer.
He helped to redefine rap music and hip-hop culture with the release of Public Enemy's debut album in 1987. Yo! Bum Rush The Show powerfully articulated the realities facing black people in the late 20th century.
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine included Chuck D and Public Enemy as one of the "50 most important performers in rock & roll history." In 2007, Ebony Magazine named him one of the "100 Most Influential Black Americans."
He has been featured and/or interviewed in over 50 documentaries on music, technology, politics, and race and he has appeared in numerous public service announcements for the Partnership for a Drug Free America.
He has been a national spokesperson for Rock the Vote, the National Urban League, Americans for the Arts Council and the National Alliance for African-American Athletes. In 2006, he hosted ESPN's Ali Raps, about the poetry and politics of Muhammad Ali.
Driving directions and a campus map are available at csumb.edu.
The event is co-sponsored by the Associated Students and the Otter Student Union. For information, call Tim Bills at 582-4645.
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The Packaging
Our sample arrived in two large packages that were delivered in the USA by DHL. Shipping costs depend on your location and at this time it costs around 250 USD to ship the full package to the USA. GT Omega Racing doesn't have a US distributer at this time, but I happen to know they are working on it. We'll update this article if anything materializes.
The first package holds the GT Omega chair. Here we see that the chair is wrapped, but there isn't a lot of protection in the box. The good thing is that the chair has curved edges so there isn't a chair corner in the corner of the box. The corners are where most shipping incidents happen.
The other package holds the accessories and the steel frame that makes up the structure of the GT Omega Racing Simulator. Here we see that everything is double boxed.
Each component is wrapped and placed in the package in a way that keeps the parts from rubbing against one another.


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Houston, we have lift off.
I've been working on a pizza crust recipe for a while now, and I believe I've got something you're going to be very happy with!
Makes 3 9″ Pizza Crusts
The Mix:
1 1/2 Cups White Rice Flour
1/2 Cup Aramanth Flour
1 Cup Potato Starch
1 Teaspoon Xanthan Gum
1 Teaspoon Garlic Salt
1 Teaspoon Molly McButter(c) Butter Substitute Flakes
1 Teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Grated Parmesan Cheese
2 Large Eggs
2 Tablespoons Oil
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Shortening (for greasing the pans)
The Yeast Mixture
2 Tablespoons Active Yeast
1 Teaspoon Sugar
1 Tablespoon Potato Starch
1 Tablespoon Rice Flour
2 Cups Hot Water (110 to 115 Degrees)
3 9″ Spring Form Pans (you can usually get these in a 3-pan set at Target or Walmart for surprisingly little money)
1 Large Spatula
1 Small Mixing Bowl
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Phoenix Suns
Jermaine O'Neal takes to Twitter to clear up reported confrontation
Jermaine O'Neal's time in the Valley had been rather peaceful until Tuesday afternoon.
Despite the Suns' 13-28 start, the 34-year-old center -- who signed a one-year deal this past summer -- had seemingly been a model citizen (6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game) both on the court and in the locker room this season.
That all changed following the team's practice, when it was reported that the 16-year veteran would be unavailable for Wednesday night's game against the Sacramento Kings.
Originally, O'Neal was said to have had an unstated medical issue, one that interim head coach Lindsey Hunter said required the reserve to visit the doctor.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, however, O'Neal wasn't suffering from any illness at all, outside of maybe some sore lungs.
Wojnarowski reported that O'Neal and general manager Lance Blanks got into an R-rated shouting match Monday.
But in the battle of he said vs. he said, it appears O'Neal, via Twitter, wanted to have the final word.
People should be ashamed of there selves for reporting things to the public that are absolutely not true!smdh!
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) January 23, 2013
Altercation? False! Argument about a coaching change or coaching hire? Even more false! That's is not my position or job to determine that!
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) January 23, 2013
In addition to trying to clear up the matter, O'Neal, being the elder statesman that he is, attempted to take responsibility for former head coach Alvin Gentry's departure, while also giving Hunter his vote of confidence.
Coach gentry will be missed but its also apart of the business in sports! We all had hands in on the 13-28 start not just the coach!
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) January 23, 2013
But coach hunter is our coach now and we fully support him!
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And finally, the veteran center mentioned that "unstated medical condition", but didn't go into too much detail.
By the way I had a health scare today, so yall say a prayer for a brother! Results of the scare will be back tomorrow! #fingerscrossed#
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Money Remitter Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland -Mazhar Iqbal Chughtai, age 41, a Pakistani national residing in Canada, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to launder money, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. Chughtai was extradited from Canada upon the Government's extradition request following his indictment.
According to his guilty plea, Chughtai operated a money transfer business in Montreal, Canada known as Pak Exchange Services, to transfer monies abroad through an informal money transfer system called a "hawala," using a network of persons and/or businesses to transfer money across domestic and international borders without reliance upon conventional banking systems and regulations. A cooperating witness, acting at the direction of law enforcement, held himself out to Chughtai and his associates to be involved in large scale international drug trafficking and international smuggling of counterfeit cigarettes. From January 2004 to November 2005, Chughtai assisted co-defendant Saifullah Ranjha in 10 hawala transfers totaling $828,000 in U.S. currency provided by the cooperating witness. The cooperating witness represented that the monies sought to be transferred were the proceeds of drug trafficking, and Chughtai laundered these funds believing they were to be used to support those activities.
Ranjha, who was the primary point of contact for the cooperating witness and received the bulk of the monies from the cooperating witness, relied on Chughtai and others to complete the deposits of the monies in designated foreign bank accounts. Chughtai completed six of the 10 hawala transfers by depositing monies into the cooperating witness's designated Canadian account. In many instances, Chughtai structured those deposits in amounts under $10,000 in order to avoid detection by law enforcement. Chughtai also arranged for wire transfers of monies into an account in Japan designated by the cooperating witness. All of the funds transferred abroad were picked up by cooperating individuals and returned to the Government.
Chughtai faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis scheduled sentencing for December 5, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
Saifullah Anjum Ranjha, age 45, a Pakistani national residing in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money and to concealing terrorist financing, and is scheduled to be sentenced on November 4, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein thanked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation for their investigative work. In addition, Mr. Rosenstein thanked our international partners, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Spanish National Police; the Australian Federal Police; and the London Metropolitan Police for their assistance.
Mr. Rosenstein commended Assistant United States Attorney Christine Manuelian, who is prosecuting the case.


text: | Fall FUN, the Harbin football playoff ratings systemOctober 30, 2010 - Michael PalmerThe computer ratings system used to determine high school football playoff qualifiers hasn't changed since 1972, and it is a system that we all can thank the late Jack Harbin for creating. Harbin was a newspaper man, working with the News-Herald out of Willoughby, Ohio during his career. He was a true fan of high school football and mathematics. Thus, it is appropriate that he would come to devise a formula to determine a fair and impartial playoff system for high school football. It was a system that awarded schools with points for games won, plus secondary points for games won by their opponents and third-level points for strength of schedule. The tougher the schedule, the better the point value. Points varied by the size of the school. Harbin was serving as a volunteer coach for a local high school in the Cleveland area and shared the frustration with the other coaches on that team when their program was overlooked by the press and coach's polls. There was no playoff system in Ohio back then and a small school with a 10-0 record simply could not get a second look from a system which amounted to little more than a popularity contest. With the state's top sport's writers and coaches (Namely the Associated Press writers' poll and the United Press International coaches' poll) controlling the voting, a new team or a one season wonder had little or no chance of receiving the state crown. While there were big-school and small-school polls, there was a need for change and there was a movement among the state high school coaches to formulate a playoff system. Enter Harbin, who formulated the system and then perfected it over the next few seasons. The ratings were formulated after painstaking hours of tracking down statewide results and calculating the results by hand with simple pen and paper. With friends and family members, including his faithful wife Rose, it took the better part of two days to compile and formulate the rankings back then. Eventually coaches from across the state took notice of his rankings. It was with their support that Harbin made the drive to Columbus and presented the playoff system to the Ohio High School Athletic Association in 1970. The OHSAA agreed to use Harbin's formula on a trial basis in 1971. The next year, it was officially implemented, and one can only imagine the pride Harbin must have felt when the first edition of the Ohio high school football playoffs became a reality in the fall of 1972. Then the system used just three divisions, AAA, AA and A. The field consisted of four teams each which made up the first playoff brackets. Since them, the field has ballooned to 192 teams -- 32 in each of six divisions, or eight per region. The current format, in place since 1999, is what we use today to determine a state champion, although the points are compiled by computer and almost instantly calculated on Friday and Saturday nights as scores come in. The system is not perfect, and perhaps a fail-proof formula to determine who qualifies for the postseason will never be found. No system will make everyone happy, even one in which every team makes the postseason like other high school sports. Most sports writers and coaches will agree that the Ohio High School Athletic Association has the high school football playoffs right. However, ever year there seem to be one or two noticeable exceptions. Sometimes the system will exclude 9-1 or 10-0 teams from the playoff based on the team's strength of schedule. For teams locked into a league, this can be an issue every season. Newcomerstown had such a season where they went 10-0 and were left out of the playoffs then one season later made the playoffs with an 8-2 record. I even recently noticed some posting on the internet complaining that Steubenville is hosting a playoff game. The Big Red (8-2) clinched a home game in the D-III, Region 11 field without beating a single football team from Ohio. While the Big Red have defeated three OVAC opponents from West Virginia, two teams from New York and teams from Michigan, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., they lost to Massillon and Youngstown Cardinal Mooney. Admittedly, two high quality football teams, however, many still argue the point. At the same time, there are many supporters who support the system and it's ability to weed out undefeated teams that do not play any quality opponents. Harbin's system of football scores and rankings has now been adopted by Joe Eitel and he has in turn developed a network of score reporters that surpasses the wire service. On his web site you can watch as the Week 10 drama unfolds on the last Friday night of the high school regular season. His computer is humming with the thousands of calculations after wins and losses, and for the teams on the bubble in their respective region, it provides a chance to get an early taste of the playoff atmosphere with the opportunity to win and advance hanging in the balance. The season doesn't officially end until tonight, Saturday, when some teams finish their schedules, so the waiting continues another day. If Newark catholic wins their game in Region 23 of Division VI they can possibly bump Bridgeport into third place. Currently Shadyside has the lock on the number one spot and the Bulldogs are guaranteed a home game, but their opponent will not be known until the final tabulations and will be officially announced Sunday. If they remain in the number two spot they will host Salineville. The Indians will bring a good crowd with them as they have qualified for post-season play for the first time in school history. Shadyside knows they will host the Trimble Tomcats from Athens County next Friday night. Monroe Central will most likely get an opportunity to avenge last year's loss to Wheelersburg. Ohio Division 4, Region 13 is still a mess come Saturday morning nothing is set for St. Clairsville and Martins Ferry. Cleveland Central Catholic can bump up from 11 to replace Perry in the 8 spot if the can pull off the upset win over Mentor Lake Catholic (8-1). St. Clairsville is awaiting the outcome of the Indian Creek and Edison game tonight to get their final points total and insure they are hosting next week. Rest assured there will be more than a few local residents hitting their refresh buttons on Joe Eitel's site tonight to see if LaBrae (4-5) will defeat Cleveland Catholic Central (1-8) and then watch the points to see how the region will finally finish. If indeed the Purple Riders jump to number 3 and St. C falls to number four, they would host the Lakeview Bulldogs from Cortland. This scenario would set up an interesting game in St. Clairville next Friday night when the Campbell Memorial Red Devils would come calling, thus giving the announcer for the home Red Devils a challenging night for relaying information to the crowd. "Now, here come the Red Devils! Or is it the Red Devils?" While some argue that Harbin's system isn't completely fair or perfect, it definitely makes the final week of football a lot of fun for fans, coaches, players and of course sports writers. I can already see the headline, "Red Devils Go Down in Flames" …. so which team was that again? We will know for sure tomorrow. Article CommentsNo comments posted for this article. Post a Comment | |


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I have a Brother PE 150 and the Ultimate Box. I have been very happy with everything I have been able to create from this combo but now I desire to embroider larger than 4X4 designs. I am wondering what I need to do this. Do I need a different embroidery machine, Ultimate Box, or both? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Joanna |
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YOU HAVE BEEN BITTEN BY THE BUG!!! I, myself started on a Brother PE 150. It did a wonderful job for me, and I was not long in yearning to produce the beautiful larger designs. In order to do that, you will need to purchase another machine. Depending on what machine you would purchase, that would determine if your ultimate box would work with it. There are several companies that will split designs for you, but that is expensive, and IMO it is hard getting the second half of the design to stitch properly aligned after needing to rehoop the fabric. Let me suggest that if you are looking for another machine (I have a Brother Innovis 1500D), you seek one with the larger than 5 x 7 embroidery area (the Innovis 1500D has 6 x 10), as you will no doubt find designs larger than the 5 x 7 hoop that you will want to stitch. (The 6 x 10 will do beautiful jacket backs.) Expense is a factor, I know. I think the Brother 270 will do 5 x 7 designs, and is in the $400 to $500 range (haven't checked prices lately). My Innovis was expensive ($2,000 plus), but it has been worth every penny I have paid for it. Save your pennies if you enjoy doing this. YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY! |
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Ouch...$2000.00 plus. It is nice to have a ballpark figure though. Thank you Thank you I am keeping the info you gave me because yes, I HAVE BEEN BITTEN BY THE BUG! Happy Sewing, Joanna |
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Fence Construction in The Woodlands, TX
Is it time to replace you old fence that the home builder put up?
The privacy fences that most home builders put up are not usually quality built and at the very top end has a useful life span of about 10-12 years. Now I have seen fences in The Woodlands that have been in place 20 years but they were originally build well and all have good drainage in an area that is shielded from wind somewhat. The typical lifespan of a fence before it starts to have problems on average is about 10 years. If you have a property where the ground stays a little moist after a rain for more than a day the rate of life falls off. Cheap fences with two rails and no rot board may last 7-8 years tops. We have replaced fences put up after Hurricane Ike that are just falling apart because storm chasers did a poor job and cut corners.
Fence Options
We build both residential fence and commercial fence in The Woodlands. The majority of residential fences in the woodlands are wood privacy fences and ornamental iron fence. For our commercial clients we get a more variety of calls from chain link, wrought iron, security fence, cedar split-rail, construction fencing, temporary fencing, and more.
Wood Fence
The most widely used material to build fence with is wood. The ability to shape, cut, and afford-ability of wood make it our most requested material in The Woodlands to build fencing from. We can build a custom wood fence from pressure treated wood or cedar wood that will look good and last a long time.
We can build a basic privacy fence if your are looking for the best fence price available or we can build our standard premium privacy fence if you looking for a fence that will not need maintenance or replacing anytime soon.
More than just privacy fencing we also offer other types of wood fence. You may want to check with The Woodlands Residential Design Review Committee (RDRC) for other designs allowed such as split-rail, stockade, and other types of wood fence.
Metal Fence
Ornamental Iron (Wrought Iron) fence is the most popular metal fence option in The Woodlands. We do offer other varieties as well such as aluminum fencing, chain link, r-panel fence, welded wire fence and other forms of farm & ranch fencing as seen below.
If you would like to find out more about are metal fencing options it's best to contact us because the style options can range in price widely and it's best we talk with you and then we can point you into the direction that best fits your needs.
Farm & Ranch Fence
We don't build much in the way of farm and ranch fencing in The Woodlands other than maybe a dog run from chain link or wire mesh field fence but we do however build a lot of farm and ranch fencing in Tomball, Magnolia, Willis, Spring, and Conroe. So if you need a field fence, rustic fence, steel pipe fence, barbed wire, or game fence please contact us we do build these types of fences regularly.
Security Fence
All fences provide some security but some more than others. The primary aspect of security that a fence delivers is the following.
- Defines Borders - You fence is a demarcation point
- Privacy - What can't be seen is less likely to be of interest
- Access Control - The size and strength of the fence determines its accessibility, security such as locks, operators, and other access restriction methods
- Deterrence - Barbed wire and/or razor wire along with metal spears, or pointed pickets will detour the unwanted
Commercial Fencing
For our business clients that need security to protect assets such as equipment, tools, and inventory we find ourselves deploying chain link fencing, security gates, solid r-panel fences and more. Wrought iron security fence and security bars is always an options.
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We also build other wooden structures such as wood decks. Contact us about building you a new deck, cleaning your deck, or restoring an old deck.
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We can build a simple pressure treated platform deck to a more complex multi-level elevated custom deck from specialty woods or composites.
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After time mildew, mold, and fungus can grow on a deck. Dirt and grime can turn your deck black and the natural color of the deck can turn gray. To restore the look of your wood deck we use wood cleaning solutions to clean and brighten the wood. After cleaning we can stain and seal the deck also.
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There are very few things that surprise me any more. A toddler falling apart five minutes past her bedtime? Predictable. Going twice as long between mowings in the 100F-mid-July-inferno? Guaranteed. Two things that do succeed at surprising me? The last season of Lost (no spoilers please!) and using couscous to make a tangy-sweet pudding. Yes.
I'm considering eating caakiri while watching Lost to see if the surprises cancel each other out. It could happen.
So. Let's back up a moment and talk about caakiri. Remember when we made steamed "rainy day" couscous? Well, this is what you make with the leftovers. This is what you make to stretch simple carbs into a rich treat.
Made with couscous, yogurt, sour cream, and evaporated milk, Caakiri is a slightly tangy pudding of sorts. It can be served unsweet (in which case it tastes very yogurty and rather nice for breakfast), or with sugar. This is where it takes on dessert-like qualities.
Perfect to get you through a walk in, say, the desert.
If, after the first time, you decide you like it better sweet, be sure to add the sugar to the evaporated milk mixture (unless, like me, you happen to enjoy the slight crunch of sugar dusting your caakiri (it reminds me of sugar on grapefruit).
Recipe adapted from the Congo Cookbook.
Serves 8
1 1/4 cups couscous
1 1/2 cups evaporated milk (12 oz can)
6 oz yogurt
8 oz sour cream
1/2 tsp ground cardamom, plus extra for garnish
1/4 cup raisins (optional)
sugar, to taste (optional)
Prepare couscous according to package instructions, using only a pinch of salt and straight water (don't use stock or oil/butter, as sometimes is suggested). Whisk together all other ingredients except sugar (unless you are sure you want it sweet)Next, pile on a happy mound of couscous. Mix and, if you haven't already added it, taste to determine if you want to any sugar.
Mr Picky was clear on his decision…
Dump it on!
I liked mine both ways.
Ava passed after one bite in favor of more egg sandwich.
Serve with an extra dusting of ground cardamom. You could also use nutmeg or cinnamon.
If served sweet you might want to add some raisins for flavor.
Enjoy with a smile and a friend.
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I am new to this forum and I was ecstatic to find this forum. I live in a house that was built in the early 1900's and it is 26'x22' so we are a mere 527 sq ft. I recently got married and we are finally living in the house alone! I grew up in the house with my brother and parents and when my parents moved me and my now husband took over payment and my brother :) He finally moved out and now I have bedroom open. Since it is only a 2 bedroom house its a pretty big deal. The room is roughly 7 1/2 'x 8 1/2'. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas or great products to help make this space into a useable guest room/office. Any help would be greatly appreciated |
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- Posted by NashvilleBuild42 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 26, 14 at 9:38
Welcome to the forum Jesse. Tight and challenging space. I would consider a day bed (lubi from cb2 twilight from dwr) or a small narrow convertible sofa ( flat out from blue dot or Gus modern Or the encore sofa from room and board) with some sort of desk and shelving options. I like this photo from houzz: |
How will this room be used most? As an office or as a guest room? Because the room is so small, fitting in any kind of bed means that you have little space left for an office. So if the room is going to be 90% office and only 10% guest room, I'd focus on making it a workable office first, and a guest room second. Figure out what you want to have in an office--a desk, two desks? A file cabinet? Storage for office supplies? A bookcase? Will you and your DH be using this room as a den/tv room as well? Who will be using the room as a guest? Your brother? Your parents? Will you need a twin bed, a full bed? What kind of storage space for clothing/suitcases will be needed? Is there a closet? What can you use it for? A desk area? Storage with shelves instead of for hanging clothes? (Guests can get an over-the-door hanging rack?) Inflatable beds are good and getting better. They have some now that are raised off the floor to make getting out of bed in the morning much easier. Don't ignore them as you work out how to use this room. Do allow for storage space in the room for the bed and linens if you go this route. In any small house, storage is usually an issue. I'd seriously consider creating a Great Wall o' Storage with a desk incorporated. Ikea has the Besta system and the Expedit bookcases (although the Expedit is being replaced with a new, similar bookcase). You could make a wall that has the look of built-in storage, with a desk. If you don't have enough office stuff to fill the space, you can use it to store just about anything. Then add in a bed or day bed or sofa bed. A bedside table with drawers for the guest to use. Ikea has some nice sofa beds. They also have a chair-sized single bed, if you need more flexibility. |
This is a pretty radical idea but what about a desk that could double as a bed? Along the lines of a convertible table in a camper. When we moved into this house, there was a little room beside the garage which could have been intended as a mud room, but the previous owners used it as a bedroom. It was 7x7 and had a twin bed in it and that was really all that fit. We put a counter along one wall and used it as an office, but it was a tight fit when both of us wanted to be in there. You have a little more space though. |
You may have already done this, in which case just ignore this post. How much will you be using this office space? Is one of you working from home? If the room will be used as an office most of the time, fine. Or if you will be having guests over frequently, also fine. But in a small space, every inch counts. So I'd take a good, long, hard look at your house and figure out what spaces you are missing. Do you want a space for crafts and hobbies? A quiet reading room? A room for tv watching that can be closed off from the rest of the house so the noise doesn't bother the other person? A library? A media room? A music room? In other words, it might be a good idea to stop and think about what this room could be for you and your DH. Office and guest room is sort of a knee-jerk reaction to an extra bedroom. If that's what you really want and you are going to use it a lot, that's fine. But if the office part of it will only be used a few hours a week for paying bills and the guest room part will only be used one weekend every three months, then you've got valuable real estate going to waste. But if you really need space for DH to set up his model rocket building supplies or for you to work on your yoga or you desperately need storage space, then I'd rethink the uses of the room to make it work better for you. You could easily create a media room with a sofa bed and a TV wall that incorporates a large wall storage system, with a small table and comfy chair that can take care of your office needs. A craft room could have lots of storage and a big table that can work as a desk when necessary and fold down to allow an inflatable bed when guests arrive. |
Do a search for Murphy bed desk and you will see some possible ideas. |
- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Thu, Feb 27, 14 at 11:39
A murphy bed might work, but you might also consider something like this, if you have any storage space, or an inflatable bed, if you don't need it a lot. The problem with a murphy is that it necessitates a lot of blank wall space, unless you do something like the library bed. The frontline bed is a lot better than a standard aerobed type bed and roughly the same price. There's also something called bed-in-a-box, which is a wall console with a bed in it, or for a single person you might consider something like this if you mostly only need accommodations for one more person. |
Here is a link that might be useful: EZ bed
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- Posted by jessep5227 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 1, 14 at 15:10
Thanks you for all of your responses. I am going to be thinking about what we will be using the room for in more depth before I make anymore decisions on the room. It's nice to know there is a place to go where people have and appreciate small homes and know how to make them work! |
Writersblock, the blue bed you've pictured...where is that from? |
- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Sun, Mar 2, 14 at 21:44
World Market. Sorry, I see I managed to edit out the link. Here it is. The blue is a slipcover you can also buy from them. |
Here is a link that might be useful: world market sofa
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