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I just played three games with him, mostly so I could test out every single one of his skins.
On the skin note, his normal skin is very decent.
His commando skin looks awesome in splash but only okay in game.
The dragon slayer skin looks only okay in splash but looks awesome in game.
On to the main point.
I won two games, lost one. Both these games, I have had scores with almost equal KDR.
6/5, 4/4, 9/9.
In all of these games, I tried to rambo, but was unsuccessful.
I think Jarvan, at this point, is decently balanced. He is a great tanky-dps second-initiator, who cripples the carry and can trap targets that are not to be focused (udyr or mundo).
He has excellent team-push mechanic with his flag, but the damage on the flag is tiny and the hitbox on the E-Q combo is rather small.
His ultimate is excellent for the team, but often ends up killing you, I have noticed, even with your shield (which has great synergy with randuins, by the way).
Overall, I expect no serious buffs/nerfs next patch. He already feels like a balanced guy!
If he feels balanced at this point then he's going to be super OP in a month.
.....until he becomes FOTM
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.... until turdshotGG makes a thread about him
1st game: 3-3-4
2nd game: 0-1-1
3rd game: 7-1-4
4th game: 5-1-11
5th game: 11-1-15
Yeap, totally balanced.
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ducks are dying
Got a bunch of ducklings in June - a mix of ducks and Muskovies - and they all did fine as ducklings growing up. While I had them penned up while they were little, I fed them a mix of 24% protein pellet and rolled barley with some brewers yeast mixed in and they seemed to thrive on it. They've been out and about now - out of their cage - and in the pond, orchard, and generally all over the backyard area for about a month. Now, all of a sudden, we've been loosing about a duck a day. First they get wobbly on their feet and can't keep up with the others.
I had been told that the reason ducks get this is because they don't get enough B vitamins, which they need much more of than other poultry. That's why they were getting the brewers yeast in their food when young. So when they would get wobbly, we'd bring them into the cage and feed them with brewers yeast 'spiked' food. Yesterday's duck died within an hour of being fed, and it wasn't as bad off as some of the others! I just don't get it! Anyone have any ideas?

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Trying to root cuttings, maybe some success ?
I am very green at this I will say at the start. I have planted some flowers and shrubs before but I just planted them and said now grow and I walked off. Some did grow.
Now we have moved into a small town and I am building a backyard garden. I am pretty good at building things. My "Hardscape" is nearly done. Now I am having to learn how to plant and take care of plants. The names are killing me, I don't know one from the other.
I planted some Encore Azaleas last year. Some of them nearly died that I put under two big Oak trees. The guy at the garden center looked at them and told me to cut them back. I did and 3 died, but 12 are doing well in my greenhouse. I took the cuttings, maybe about 4" long, put them in root tone and planted about 250 two months ago. Some, maybe 20, are still green and seem to be putting on new growth. not a very good percentage.
I had some Holly at another house where I had to trim them back. I tried the same rooting thing and none are going to live.
Today I cut back some Lavender plants plants that I cut back. I have put root tone on cuttings that are about 5" long and planted them. Maybe I will have better luck with them.
I don't know what I am doing, but it's not costing me but time, I am retired and I am learning. So I am looking for suggestions.
Here is a link that might be useful: My Garden
I get the impression you retired while you still have plenty of energy, after looking at your garden. The fact that you started 250 cuttings, bodes well for you. Your losses will get less as you get more practice. The good thing is that you are willing to try and try again, just pay attention to what is working and try not to repeat what did not work. Al
I read another thread about "misting". I am guessing that plants that are being rooted must be kept in a more humid environment than I am using, but I am not sure from what I have read so far. Someone was using 2 liter plastic bottles to start seeds and another was talking about using some type of misting system. I don't drink anything from 2 liter, but I do drink a lot of Gatoraid from 20 oz bottles. And I drink Sunny-D, maybe either of those bottles would work.
Here is my question, is this bottle method providing the increased humidity for rooting and how ?
Wow! Your garden is beautiful! Nice job!
The bottles basically just hold the humidity in whilst the cuttings are trying to develop roots. With no root, obviously, they have no way to 'drink'. Also, when using this method, make sure your setup allows for some air movement by way of vents or by removing cap for short periods once in awhile. When the cuttings finally do get rooting, gradually expose them to air more often.
Make sure to keep your cuttings in a shady spot until they have rooted!
Sounds like you're doing okay with them, really!
Keep going at it. Some plants root easier than others. Some plants it even depends on the time of year. I have tried to root holly with zero success. I have tried to root lavender, with maybe 10-20% success. You have the right idea in using a shotgun approach of a large amount of cuttings.
Keep in mind that water enters a plant through the roots, and is transpired through the leaves. When you take a cutting, you have 0 roots but still plenty of transpiration. Increasing the humidity slows down transpiration, allowing the plant time to start growing roots.
Covering the plants with clear containers traps the humidity, but you need to occasionally vent them. Some people also keep plants in large zip loc bags. I have never tried this method. You can also keep a water bottle handy and spritz the plants several times a day. Those who have built misting systems simply automate the spritzing so they don't have to do it manually.
If your plants are in an enclosed area, you can leave shallow pans of water out to evaporate. Shallow pans evaporate and increase humidity more than taller containers with less exposed surface area.
I put 11 Encore Azalea cuttings in the Gatorade bottles last Wednesday night. I checked one today and it was not wilted. I used Miracle Grow potting soil. I wet it in a bucket and put the wet "dirt" in the neck of the bottle. Then root tone on the plant and stuck it in the "dirt". Then snapped the bottom of the bottle on the neck. I have three 1/8' holes in both ends for venting and the water to get out if it is too wet. The inside of the bottle is very steamy.
Hope it works, but I will keep experimenting.
I've learned that bottom heat is essential for rooting my plumeria cuttings. The bottom heat promotes and inspires healthy root growth. I'm in the process of putting together my own bottom heater project. If you're interested here's the website.
I know this is like when I let the cat out and it is raining. She commits to running out the door, finds out that it is raining, quickly turns and comes back into the house. The Azaleas were committed to bloom and have bloomed in the Gatorade bottles. I guess I should pinch off the blooms, but I am experimenting, I will see what they do. Some are not blooming.
Sounds like you need to look up Token's cloning method. He will show you how he built his machine and how to take cuttings and have them to root in a few days. It is amazing! I think others like Clint may have built their own too using same or similar method. Something to check out. Tom has pictures to go along with instructions on how to do cuttings.


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The first online parenting community I joined in 2008 almost kicked me out just for being a dad.
It was early 2008 and my wife was pregnant with Will. I didn't even know what a dad blog was yet, and it would be several months before I'd become an official dad blogger. All I knew was I was about to become a dad and I had no information and a very small support network. So I went to BabyCenter and joined a birth board.
Finally I had a place to go online and talk with people going through the same thing due the same month. Some of them were second and third time parents as well, which allowed me to ask questions that would benefit me down the road. I jumped right in with both feet and asked questions and joined discussions, happy to have a place that finally made me feel like I wasn't isolated.
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A few of the moms contacted me privately and told me to hang in there. When I expressed how pissed I was, they said they understood but they also told me to take a breath and come at it from a different angle.
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Analysis of Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Prognosis of Gastric Cancer in Young and Older Patients
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The worldwide incidence of gastric cancer is gradually declining, however it remains the fourth highest in cancer incidence and the second leading cause of cancer death. Gastric cancer in young people is a disturbing problem and the routine screening does not include people less than 35 years. The clinicopathological features of gastric carcinoma are said to differ between young and elderly patients and it is thought that the prognosis of this disease is worse for younger patients. It is also suggested that the diagnosis is usually made later or have a more aggressive behaviour. Although, others report that tumor staging and prognosis for young patients is similar to older patients and depends on whether the patients undergo a curative resection. All these data need more investigation and studies. Although Portugal has a high incidence of gastric cancer, no studies have yet been performed comparing the clinicopathologic features and prognosis of young and elderly patients with gastric cancer.
This study intend to assess whether the clinicopathological features and prognosis of gastric cancer in young patients (YGC) is similar to older ones (OGC).
Between 2000 and 2005, 406 patients with histological diagnosis of primary gastric cancer, treated in the Departments of Surgery and Oncology at the Centro Hospitalar of Vila Nova de Gaia / Espinho, were regularly followed at least for five years after surgery. These were reviewed retrospectively. Several variables were analyzed in young patients and compared with the elder ones. We used the chi-square and Fisher to evaluate the statistical association between categorical variables and t-test for numeric variables. Survival was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method and used the log-rank test to assess differences in survival among different subgroups of patients. The criteria for statistical significance was p < 0.05. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS 18.
Results and Conclusions
With regard to resectability, 78 % of the tumors were resected in the group of younger patients, the surgery more frequently achieved was total gastrectomy with anastomosis in Y of Roux. In the elder group, about 62 % of the tumors were resected and BII gastrectomy was the most frequent surgery. The diffuse adenocarcinoma was the most frequent histological type in younger patients, whereas in older patients was intestinal adenocarcinoma. With regard to the stage in the first group there was a predominance of stages: IA and IV (26.1 %) in the second: IV (25.8 %). The survival for stage III e IV was significantly worst in YGC compared with OGC.
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- Title
- Analysis of Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Prognosis of Gastric Cancer in Young and Older Patients
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Pathology & Oncology Research
Volume 19, Issue 1 , pp 111-117
- Cover Date
- 2013-01-01
- 10.1007/s12253-012-9530-z
- Print ISSN
- 1219-4956
- Online ISSN
- 1532-2807
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Cancer gastric
- Prognostic
- Age
- Industry Sectors
- Authors
- Amelia Tavares (1)
- Antonio Gandra (1)
- Fernando Viveiros (1)
- Cassilda Cidade (1)
- Jorge Maciel (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal


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Ryuko is searching for her father's murderer, her only clue half of a pair of giant scissors. She transfers into Honnoji Academy, a dystopian high school ruled by the student council who possess Goku Uniforms; uniforms imbued with super powers.
A reboot/retelling of the original Pokemon game, featuring Red and Green as the protagonist and rival. Much grittier and truer to the Pokemon manga Adventures in tone and direction.
A pair of high schoolers, a half youmu boy and a girl who can wield blood magic, wind up involved in super natural events occurring in their town.
Long awaited new season of the well-known anime and manga, about a young boxer named Ippo rising up through Japan's ranks, as he aims for a match against his rival, Miyata.
The Dandiest Man in Space, Dandy, is an alien hunter searching for undiscovered species with his robot assistant QT and a cat alien named Meow.
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I just recently finished watching FMP!..every season of it and thought it was great...i was just curious about other ppls thoughts on if they are going to make a fourth season or not....ive scanned around other sites and most of them believe that they will finish it with one final season after the original writers finish the story line...But other people have said that they dont think one is going to come because "FMP! The second raid" was not good enough and didnt get enough attention from fans...Personally i think that "FMP! The Second Raid" was better than the first season and would love to see a 4th season and maybe even another one like fumoffu b4 it...Well like i said earlier i just want to know what every1 else thinks
FMP was an awesome series. I hear they're making a live-action film of it, however i would prefer another season. If they were to make another season I would like it to be like the the first two seasons but with a bit more comedy in it.
My brother owns FMP fumoffu and he says its the best anime his ever seen. But his in the military so no wonder he likes it so much. ^_^
I've only seen a sample ep of it. and it was really good.
I wouldn't like straight out go and buy it, but I don't hate it either.
The movie is a us license. Once the light novel gets to the next story arch. They will make a new season. They whant that stupid zach eferon or whatever his name is to play in the fmp movie. Thats almost as bad as the guy that played spider man playing in the robotech movie.
Heck yes. Dont ruen fmp pleas.
I wish that FMP! would have a fourth season! It's such a good anime and I really hope they make a new one! I would so watch it!
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FMP is such a popular anime its hard to see why they wouldn't have a fourth season.
I also hereby say yes to a fourth season too ^_^
Got bored after 10 episodes, but i'm probably in the minority. It gets alot of praise.
FMP! Fumoffu was up and down for me. Some of the eps were a lot of fun, and others were just silly. I enjoyed the other two a lot though. 4th season has my vote!


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The "West Wing" actress joins previously cast Anna Faris in the CBS pilot, which centers on a newly sober single mom who tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley.
Chuck Lorre's comedy pilot Mom is adding another household name.
The West Wing's Allison Janney has joined the CBS mutlicamera entry, which centers on a newly sober single mom (Anna Faris) who tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley. Janney now on board as her mother, Bonnie.
The half-hour effort hails from Chuck Lorre Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Lorre (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory) has a long-term deal. Lorre will pen the pilot alongside frequent collaborators Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker. Lorre and Gorodetsky share executive producer credits, while Baker serves as a producer.
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The Bush administration is reportedly trying to push through a measure that would severely weaken regulation of workplace exposure to dangerous chemicals. The rule change calls for reexamining how to determine risks posed by workplace toxic exposure. The rule would also impose extra requirements before government officials can impose new limits in the workplace. The Washington Post reports the Department of Labor violated its own rules by failing to announce its plans in public regulatory notices. David Michaels, a workplace safety professor at George Washington University's School of Public Health, said, "This is a guarantee to keep any more worker safety regulation from ever coming out…This is being done in secrecy, to be sprung before President Bush leaves office, to cripple the next administration."
FEMA Demands Immunity from Trailer-Contamination Suit
Meanwhile, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is seeking immunity from lawsuits accusing it of exposing Hurricane Katrina victims to toxic fumes in government-issued trailers. Earlier this month, a government study found cheap materials and poor oversight exposed thousands of evacuees to toxic levels of formaldehyde in government-issued trailers following Hurricane Katrina. Researchers found toxic levels at between four to eleven times higher than those in average US homes. At least one death has been linked to toxic exposure in the Katrina evacuee trailers. More than 11,000 health complaints were filed over the trailers, leading government officials to move more than 4,000 families. FEMA says it should be immune from the suits, because it bought the trailers from private contractors. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say FEMA routinely ignored early-stage warnings of the trailers' toxicity.
Ex-Deputy Contradicts EPA Chief's Testimony on California Emissions Change
A former top Environmental Protection Agency official is accusing the Bush administration of directly intervening to block California's attempts to regulate car emissions. On Tuesday, former EPA deputy Jason Burnett told lawmakers agency head Stephen Johnson thwarted the California regulations under direct orders from the White House. Burnett's claim contradicts Johnson's previous testimony that he made the decision entirely on his own. Burnett says Johnson had in fact concluded California's request was legally sound but changed his mind after the White House ordered him to reverse his decision. California had sought a waiver under the Clean Air Act to reduce its car emissions by 30 percent by the year 2016.
Obama: US Should Recognize Palestinians' "Legitimate Difficulties"
Democratic candidate Barack Obama has wrapped up a two-day visit to Iraq. Speaking in Jordan, Obama defended his plan to redeploy troops but stressed he would still maintain a large US presence in Iraq. Obama also repeated his call to boost the US occupation of Afghanistan. From Jordan, Obama flew to Israel and the Occupied Territories for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. Obama is visiting Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. In some of his most even-handed comments on the Israel-Palestine issue to date, Obama said the US government should recognize what he called the Palestinians' "legitimate difficulties."
Sen. Barack Obama: "What I think can change is the ability of the United States government and a United States president to be actively engaged with the peace process and to be concerned and recognize the legitimate difficulties that the Palestinian people are experiencing right now. And recognize that it is not only in the interest of the Palestinian people that their situation improves, I believe it's also in the interest of the Israeli people, because it is going to be very difficult for Israel ever to feel secure if you don't have some sense of opportunity and prosperity and stability with its — its neighbors."
Obama has previously supported the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and called for undivided Israeli control of Jerusalem. In Ramallah, Palestinian lawmaker Hanan Ashrawi said Obama is nonetheless raising hopes for a change in US policy.
Hanan Ashrawi: "It's the credibility of the US, the interest of the US has been adversely all affected by the last three years of American policy that has wreaked havoc in the region. We need re-engagement, but we need positive re-engagement in ways that would curb Israeli violations and would help produce a just and genuine peace."
20 Israelis Injured in Construction Vehicle Attack
Obama's visit came hours after a Palestinian man drove a construction vehicle into Israeli pedestrians in Jerusalem, injuring twenty people. It was the second such attack this month.
US Considers Quashing Report Critical of Israel
In other news, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports the Bush administration is debating whether to silence a forthcoming high-level report critical of Israel's conduct in the Occupied Territories. The report is written by the top US official there, retired general James Jones. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Jones has written a "scathing" report criticizing both the Israeli government and the White House. Israeli officials who met with Jones said they expect the report to be "very harsh, and make Israel look very bad." Jones is said to be particularly critical of Israel's claim to have security interests to justify its large settlement blocs on Palestinian land. Top administration officials are said to be so upset by the report they are debating blocking its release.
4 US Soldiers Charged in Killing of Iraqi Prisoners
Four US soldiers have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the killings of several Iraqi prisoners. The US military has not released details beyond the deaths that occurred in Baghdad in April-May of last year.
Blackwater Claims Intent to Scale Back Private Military Work
The private military company Blackwater is claiming it wants to reduce its vital role in guarding US military operations abroad. In an interview with the Associated Press, Blackwater CEO Erik Prince said Blackwater's activities in Iraq had brought it undue media scrutiny. Blackwater has made headlines for a series of incidents, including the mass slaying of seventeen Iraqis in Baghdad last September. Blackwater says it wants to focus efforts on security training. But it will still continue working under its contract guarding US officials in Iraq. On Monday, Democratic Senator Jim Webb of Virginia released a memo showing Defense Secretary Robert Gates questioning the use of private military firms. In a letter to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Adm. Mike Mullen, Gates asked, "Why have we come to rely on private contractors to provide combat or combat-related security training for our forces?"
War Crimes Trial Continues at Gitmo
At Guantanamo Bay, the military trial of Osama bin Laden's driver continued Tuesday following opening statements. Salim Hamdan is being tried in the first US war crimes military commission since World War II. Defense attorney Jon Jackson criticized the proceedings because Hamdan could still be jailed, no matter the trial's outcome.
Jon Jackson: "Mr. Hamdan or any accused at Guantanamo, but for right now, Mr. Hamdan, if he is convicted, he will stay at Guantanamo Bay. If he is acquitted completely, he'll stay at Guantanamo Bay. And if he's convicted and he gets, let's say, time served, he's going to stay at Guantanamo Bay, because the government has stated, through their prosecutor, Mr. Murphy, that regardless of what outcome in this case, they're allowed to detain Mr. Hamdan for the duration of the global war on terrorism."
The military judge has already ruled prosecutors cannot rely on certain statements from Hamdan, because they were made under coercion from US interrogators in Afghanistan.
House Panel to Take Up Bush Impeachment
The House Judiciary Committee is set to hold a hearing Friday on Congress member Dennis Kucinich's measure to impeach President Bush. The single article of impeachment accuses Bush of deceiving Congress to authorize the invasion of Iraq. In an online video, Kucinich thanked the scores of Americans who had written in to support his efforts.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich: "We're in danger of losing our country to a war based on lies, to destruction of our civil liberties, but it's your commitment and your willingness to stand up and speak out that has enabled me to take a stand and to say not only are we going to save what's right and save what's dear to us, but we're going to hold this administration accountable so that it never happens again."
The House Judiciary Committee is expected to hear from both opponents and backers of the impeachment measure.
ACLU Challenges Alabama Voter Felony Law
In Alabama, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit challenging a state law barring certain convicted felons from voting. The ACLU says the state attorney general illegally imposed a series of additional crimes that would render a felon unable to vote.
Bush on Economy: Wall Street "Got Drunk"
And President Bush has been recorded making light of the nation's economic and housing woes. At a Texas fundraiser last week, Bush asked attendees to turn off their recording devices. He then said he believes Wall Street "got drunk" and is now suffering a hangover. Bush went on to address the housing crisis in light of his wife Laura Bush's attempts to buy a home in Dallas.
President Bush: "There's no question about it. Wall Street got drunk — that's one of the reasons I asked you to turn off the TV cameras. It got drunk, and now it's got a hangover. The question is how long will it sober up and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments. And then we got a housing issue, not in Houston, and evidently not in Dallas, because Laura's over there trying to buy a house. I like Crawford, but unfortunately after eight years of asking her to sacrifice, I'm now no longer the decision maker."
The White House says Bush's comments were in line with previous statements he's made about the economy.
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Pictures of a few more items in my junk pile
well I've gone through more of the CL "estate" truck load sale.
There are some interesting things, a hod podge of stuff. I'd love to find out what some of this stuff is.
But here are a bunch of pictures. let me know if you see anything of interest *aka* value ha ha :)
I got a little fired up when I saw the Beatles 45 (tho it looks worn and collectors look for 'newer' condition. Seems likes a really worn out Beatles 45s was not a rarity ;D ).
Anyway, here is something I found. Yours appears to be an Anniversary Edition (if site author is a reliable source):
Between Capitol and Apple alone we've seen at least 20 different variations of "I Want to Hold Your Hand," but only two of those reissues have that yellow and orange label, and are numbered 5112. Both are special anniversary issues intended to replicate the originals.
All variations have the music publishing company name on the right side, directly above the time (2:24).
If that name is Walter Hoffer [Music], George Pincus & Sons Music, or Gil Music Corp., you have a '64 original.
Should it read Duchess Music Corporation, and have black text printed around most of the outside border of the label, it is a 20th Anniversary (1964-1984) edition.
In 1994, Capitol issued a 30th Anniversary (1964-1994) edition, also published by Duchess Music Corporation. This one, however, has only a few words at the bottom, underneath "The Beatles," all in WHITE print.
In case you find anymore Beatles 45s, you might be interested in a couple sites. I can't direct link, GW software thinks I'm spamming the board. Google "Beatles 45 value".
1st hit you get is a collector's price guide.
2nd hit you'll get is a how to appraise article, with tips on desirability and condition.
rjinga, so as not to discourage you, do take a look at the google links above I mentioned.
Or better yet, let me see if I can get around the spam filter here, since I'm not soliciting anything.
The one below is is a really short article with good tips. (There are exceptions to the re-released songs, and they note what it is.) It also says 'lower condition lowers the value of course', but that doesn't mean a die-hard Beatles fan won't want it if it's a hard to find recording.
OK, I was able to copy and paste that one. But if you want to view the price guide I found, you'll need to google "Beatles 45 values". 1st response is it. (No doubt there are other price guides, but that one lists detailed dates or recordings, when they were done, etc. Might be a good way to help you date what you have.)
The teapot is not marked,and it has a crackle finish. The silver piece ia marked "spring flower" Wm Rogers & Son, 2040.
I'm not discouraged at all moonshadow, I just need to be practical and realistic when listing these items, I'm just trying to sort out what it is and IF it has any resale value. I'm obviously not going to find a priceless piece in this mix, but I think that many of these items have at least some appeal and will hopefully resell in my booth.
When I'm buying a new record I'm mostly interested in the part where songs are recorded & look carefully to see if any scratches, I hold it several ways, towards light, looking across it from couple of angles & on both sides. I want to play what I buy so not interested in "antique value" I would think there would be interest in your booth by Beatles fans, condition of center is a plus but I would buy it if there were no scratches. You are looking at 2 types of buyers. Antique & music lovers so you could try pricing them by what price guide says especially if you live in an area where there are lot of Beatles fans, ever have concert near your area, lot of hippie action years ago, those folks are older & might be looking for antiques & just happen on some good music too. I have seen a lady on Crafts & Decorations forum make purses out of some records. They might also make great "room" nostalgia wall hangings, you might display a couple that way.(GF & I had booth some years ago for a short time until he rented the building out) it was great fun!
OK,what's the blackish-silverish thing with the feet and the hole in the top in the last picture (in the original post)?
Crystal ball holder?
That wicker greenish (?) bathroom magazine rack is almost cool. Almost!
sunny, your post reminded me of the DH of a friend/coworker when I was younger. He was just a baby when Beatles hit the US, but he was one die-hard fan and collector. Every concert, all kinds of memorabilia, just rabid over anything Beatles (kind of like Trekkies or DeadHeads are. ;) So maybe rjinga could hit it with that market.
ahhh linda good eye! pickle caster, I wonder if there is a way to clean it up? it does have some neat detail.
wish mine was intact...check this out!!
not sure if you can get that link but its $1,300
Fori, that green thing is plastic and it's a very dated letter holder/organizer. Very retro looking!
Love the idea of framing a few of those beattles 45's that's really a brilliant idea. IF they have no real value for collecting, they would be neat displayed as art!
You guys/gals are so sharp!!
I went thrift store shopping today and found some great finds. it's really amazing what you can find if you really hunt in there!!
That $1300 price tag is a joke!! He will be lucky to get $300 for a damaged piece. And the glass is a long way from typical amberina glass of the era of that pickle castor.
It's beautiful but I think the holder and the jar were only recently acquainted!
Does your pickle jar holder have any marking?
I will examine it closer and get back to you :) Ya, I often think these ebay ads are unrealistic price wise. Since I now know what it is!!! I will search closer for any missing parts that might have gone with it that might have been separated but still there somewhere. What type of bottle might have been with it? and you mentioned tongs? they would have to be kinda small to fit on the top from the top to the upper part of the thing is not too tall.
My Warman's book says a pickle castor consists of a holder usually silver- plated,a glass insert with matching silver- plated lid &matching tongs. I have 1 boxed up somewhere & the tongs are only about 4 inches long if that. Glass can be clear patterned or colored, so look at items you have & see if you have any glass container that will sit in that rim perfectly & any lid that you thought maybe went to silver plate sugar bowl, may go to this. Tongs usually have a kind of "W" shape to grip the pickle without mashing it. All decoration on silver-plate should be the same.
they were popular during the Victorian era(does that mean during rein of Queen Victoria??)Sorry, always wondered!
What is the pickle castor sitting on? Is that a box label? It looks like if it is in good shape, it would be nice item for your booth, even if it is a reproduction, the colors are great! Nice decorator piece! I went back & looked at everything on this post trying to see if I saw anything that would go with the castor. It is not a bottle you are looking for. The pickles would have been home canned & packed in canning jar & then taken out & put in the pickle castor for company so the glass jar would be pretty nice & attractive as ladies were proud of their pickles. They pickled cucumbers, carrots, watermelon(delicious) & sometimes other veggies.Onions & green string beans were sometimes included. When I was growing up they were always served with lunch & dinner(supper- in So. Dak.) I didn't get my aunt's recipes, wish I had as I tried many watermelon pickle recipes, not good like her's.
The pickle castor :) (so proud to know what it is) has the mark JB on the bottom in the middle of a circle.
the opening of the center hole is not that huge, maybe 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
The thing underneath the castor is a metal sign, (my own not part of the lot) and it's definitely french inspired, I could put it up in the booth, but I dont want to sell it :)


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Defense Health Care Reform:
Actions Needed to Help Realize Potential Cost Savings from Medical Education and Training
GAO-14-630: Published: Jul 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 31, 2014.
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What GAO Found
In its 2013 plans for the implementation of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), the Department of Defense (DOD) outlined the responsibilities of a new Education and Training Directorate, but has not demonstrated how its proposed reforms will result in cost savings. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 required DOD to develop business case analyses for its shared service proposals as part of its submissions on its plans for the implementation of DHA, including, among other things, the purpose of the shared service and the anticipated cost savings. Although DOD has stated that the Directorate is a shared service that combines common services and that it will result in cost savings, DOD has not fully developed the required business case analysis for the medical education and training reforms. This is because DOD has not yet completed the first step of the process, which includes identifying the specific problems that the reform is intended to address and thereby achieve cost savings. Unlike the medical education and training reforms, other DOD shared service projects present a clear linkage between (1) a stated problem, (2) proposed process changes, and (3) an estimate of benefits, costs, and risks. For the Directorate, DOD has identified the new processes it will employ, but has not identified the concerns the proposed new processes are intended to address and how they will achieve cost savings. In addition, some officials are unconvinced that the potential cost savings will be achieved, and stated that the creation of the Directorate serves more as a functional realignment than a cost savings endeavor. Without a fully developed business case analysis, it is unclear how DOD will measure any accomplishments and hold the Directorate accountable for achieving cost savings.
DOD is unable to determine whether the consolidation of training at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) resulted in cost savings; however, DOD is taking action to improve some of the processes for evaluating the effectiveness of training at METC. DOD co-located medical training for enlisted medical servicemembers at METC as part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) process to achieve cost savings, and subsequently, the services decided to consolidate their training. However, some officials stated they were unsure whether all funds were transferred to METC. Furthermore, due to a shortage of military service funds, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs provided funding for METC in addition to the services' transfers. DOD is unable to determine whether the consolidation of training at METC resulted in cost savings because it did not develop baseline cost information as part of its metrics to assess METC's success. Baseline cost information is a key characteristic of performance metrics critical to ensuring that processes achieve the desired results. Without baseline cost information prior to future course consolidation of training at METC and within the Education and Training Directorate, DOD will be unable to assess potential cost savings. DOD has designed processes to evaluate the quality of training at METC—including processes related to certification rates, accreditation, and surveys. Further, DOD has taken action to improve some processes. For example, to improve the level of feedback received from METC surveys, METC officials have begun a pilot process to conduct their own post-graduation surveys.
Why GAO Did This Study
To help address DOD's escalating health care costs, in 2013 DOD established the DHA to, among other things, combine common medical services such as medical education and training. DOD trains its servicemembers for a wide variety of medical positions, such as physicians, nurses, therapists, and pharmacists. DHA's Education and Training Directorate is to oversee many aspects of DOD's medical education and training and is now expected to begin operations in August 2014. GAO was mandated to review DOD's efforts to consolidate medical education and training.
GAO examined the extent to which DOD has (1) conducted analysis to reform medical education and training to achieve cost savings and (2) determined whether the consolidation of training at METC has resulted in cost savings and designed processes to assess its effectiveness. GAO compared DHA implementation plans and METC budget information from fiscal years 2010 through 2012 with best practices and interviewed officials from the DHA, METC, and military services' Surgeons General offices.
What GAO Recommends
GAO recommends that DOD conduct a fully developed business case analysis for the Education and Training Directorate and develop baseline cost information as part of its metrics to assess cost savings for future consolidation efforts. In comments to a draft of this report, DOD concurred with each of GAO's recommendations.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Open
Comments: In a Spetember 2014 letter, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs stated that baseline costing would be a key component of the Medical Education and Training Directorate's strategic plan and would be presented in the form of a "deliverable" in moving forward to the Directorate's Final Operating Capacity scheduled for no later than October 1, 2015. The letter also noted that an inventory of all education and training products and services within the Military Health System will be undertaken shortly, and that is this had never been accomplished before. However, the letter did not specifically address the development of metrics to assess achievement of any cost savings as GAO recommended.
Recommendation: To help ensure that DOD has the necessary information to determine the extent to which cost savings result from any future consolidation of training within METC or the Education and Training Directorate, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs should direct the Director of the DHA to develop baseline cost information as part of its metrics to assess achievement of cost savings.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)
Status: Open
Comments: According to a September 2014 letter from the Assitant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the completion of a business case analysis will be a key component of the Directorate's strategic plan and will be presented in the form of a "deliverable" to achieve its Final Operating Capacity scheduled for not later than October 1, 2015. The letter did not specifically identify the cost-related problem that DOD seeks to address by establishing the Directorate nor did it specifically state if this would be addressed in its business case analysis under development as GAO recommended.
Recommendation: To help realize the reform effort's goal of achieving cost savings, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs should direct the Director of the DHA to conduct a fully developed business case analysis for the Education and Training Directorate's reform effort. In this analysis the Director should (1) identify the cost-related problem that it seeks to address by establishing the Education and Training Directorate, (2) explain how the processes it has identified will address the costrelated problem, and (3) conduct and document an analysis of benefits, costs, and risks.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)
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