text:
Mayor Bloomberg gave a compelling 45 minute speech this morning as the keynote speaker at The Economist's The future of New York City as the world's business hub conference at the Essex House. The Mayor touched on many of the accomplishments of his administration in crime reduction, education and quality of life improvements but also described many programs ans projects being developed that will be completed well after his term is up. These include infrastructure improvements such as new school construction, new west side subway, and the new water tunnel. The McKinsey report commissioned by the Mayor and Senator Schumer was referred to frequently; the upshot of the mayor's talk and the entire day was that the Bloomberg administration has done extensive homework and research on how to keep improving the City. In my view, (and this question was asked a couple of times) the challenge is making the city available to all citizens, not just the upper class. The best coverage is at the New York Times City Room blog.
Other speakers on the agenda included NYC schools Chancellor Joel Klein, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Robert Greifeld of NASDAQ, and Richard Edelman of Edelman. All the panelists and speakers were excellent, Garrick Utley was a terrific moderator for a couple of panels and the Economist did a great job organizing.


text:
Hagstrom to speak at NDFU conventionAgweek's own reports latest on farm bill developments
By: Agweek staff report, Agweek
Jerry Hagstrom, a Washington, D.C.-based journalist and Agweek contributor, will give a keynote address at the North Dakota Farmers Union annual state convention in Minot.
Hagstrom will speak at 1 p.m. Nov. 23.
"I will be reporting on the latest farm bill developments and other issues that I see as important to North Dakota farmers," says Hagstrom, a North Dakota native.
"I am thrilled to be invited to speak to the North Dakota Farmers Union since I grew up on a farm near Wilton (N.D.). I always look forward to coming home." he says.
The convention runs Nov. 22 to 23 at the Holiday Inn Riverside.
Michael T. Scuse, the U.S. Department of Agirculture's Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, will give the convention's other keynote address at 1 p.m. Nov. 22.
Tags: agribusiness, updates

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Sarah Tomley
January 9, 2010
If you suffer from Hashimoto's Disease or any form of hypothyroidism, the chances are you'll already have found that certain foods make you feel better – your hands and feet become warmer, your head clears, and you feel more optimistic (depression being one of the bleaker symptoms of hypothyroidism). The main reason these foods increase the level of thyroid hormone is because they contain iodine – which is necessary for the body to make the thyroid hormones.
Safe Iodine-rich Foods
Some of these foods are surprising, and don't regularly turn up on lists of iodine-rich foods. Most people with hypothyroid conditions are aware that seaweed such as kelp and bladderwrack are high in iodine, together with fish and fish products, egg yolks and dairy products.
However, there are a number of fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and herbs that not only contain iodine – in amounts significant enough to warm up the system – but are also outstanding in other ways that have been shown to help thyroid conditions, such as having strong anti-inflammatory action, high selenium content, or an additional metabolic effect, working in synergy with the thyroid.
In addition, these foods can safely be eaten in small amounts until you are able to calculate the level of iodine that is safe for your condition. Seaweeds, such as kelp and bladderwrack, are too iodine-rich for Hashimoto sufferers and can worsen symptoms, causing inflammatory flare-ups, whereas the foods given in the list below will provide a more subtle iodine introduction, backed up with additional benefits.
Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Herbs and Nuts that Stimulate the Thyroid
According to The Merck Index 14th Edition 4, the key fresh foods that provide iodine in gently stimulating amounts are those listed below:
Fruits – pineapple, coconut, strawberries, rhubarb, mango, dates, apricots, balsam apple
Vegetables – Jerusalem artichoke, spinach, potato
Grains – oats, buckwheat, lentils
Spices – cinnamon, black and white pepper
Herbs – fennel, hyssop
Nuts – hazelnut
Tree leaves – Moringa (Moringa oleifera)
Pineapple: Iodine and Powerful Anti-inflammatory
All of the fruits in this list have additional benefits for people with Hashimoto's. Pineapple contains the entire range of vitamins, 16 minerals, and is extremely rich in bromelain, an anti-inflammatory enzyme that is so powerful that it is commonly used alone as a treatment for autoimmune disorders; it also breaks down proteins (including parasites), acts as an anti-coagulant (lowering blood-pressure) and purifies the blood.
Coconut: Iodine and Instant, Non-sugar Energy
Coconut provides a unique form of saturated fat that contains medium-chain fatty acids that boost the metabolism quickly. This kind of fat doesn't need to be linked up with carrier proteins (lipoprotins) and stored – it travels straight to the liver for immediate conversion to energy. Coconut also contains caprylic acid (also known as octanoic acid) which combats fungal infections such as candidiasis.
Strawberries: Iodine and Anti-histamine
Strawberries are the top berry source for quercetin, which is anti-inflammatory and has been found to protect brain cells from damage (1). It is also known as "nature's antihistamine", inhibiting the production of histamine, which is involved in inflammatory responses, as well as allergic ones. And just one cup of strawberries contains over 140 per cent of the RDA (recommended daily amount).
Rhubarb: Iodine and 12 Other Minerals
Rhubarb is part of the Polygonaceae family and has been used as a medicine since the third century BCE. It is rich in iodine and also contains vitamins A, C and many of the B vitamins. It is remarkable for its high mineral content which – in addition to iodine – includes calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper, iron, phosphorous, silicon, sodium, sulfur and zinc, chlorine, and potassium. The rhizomes and roots contain powerful anthraquinones, which are stimulant laxatives, useful for relieving the constipation that's an unpleasant part of hypothryoid conditions.
Apricots: Iodine and Phytonutrients
Apricots are high in the phytonutrients lycopene, beta-carotene and quercetin, and have been shown to reduce the risk of liver steatosis (fatty degeneration of the liver) (2). They are also one of the foods identified by healthcare professionals as possibly key to the extreme longevity of the Hunzas people of Kashmir (3).
Balsam Apple: Iodine and Metabolism Regulator
Also known as bitter melon, this fruit contains four bioactive compounds which activate a protein named AMPK. This has been studied at length for its role in regulating metabolism, and enabling glucose uptake processes in the body.
Mangoes and Dates
Dates are a rich source of selenium (needed for thyroid hormone production), and contain 23 types of amino acids within their proteins. Mangoes are the richest source of vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene) – one mango provides 1½ times the RDA.
Other Iodine-Rich Fresh Foods to be Used with Caution
Soy beans are rich sources of iodine, but the isoflavones in soy beans and products can actually depress thyroid function (because they inhibit thyroid peroxidase-catalysed reactions that are essential for forming thyroid hormones), so soy is best avoided. Black walnut is also an extremely rich source of iodine, and offers extraordinary benefits for bacterial or parasitic problems but its iodine content is so high that it should be used one drop at a time, until a safe level is established.


text:
CalEPA oversees and enforces a wide range of programs that protect the environment, and the people of California from exposure to toxic chemicals and pollutants. CalEPA is also a leader in promoting innovative technologies and scientific research that focuses on solutions.
CalEPA and its office, boards, and departments, recognize agencies, local governments, small businesses, and individuals for their outstanding achievements in environmental protection. Award programs detailed on this page.
The CalEPA Secretary chairs the California Mexico Border Relations Council, which serves as the central organizing body overseeing California-Mexico border issues. It includes the Secretaries of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Health and Human Services Agency, the California Transportation Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Director of the California Office of Emergency Services.
Portal for links to site cleanup, deed restriction orders and more. Find links to CalEPA, CalRecycle, DTSC and SWRCB cleanup programs.
Climate change is expected to have significant, widespread impacts on California's economy and environment. On this website you will find resources you can use and actions you can take to address both climate change prevention and climate change adaptation..
The CalEPA Emergency Response Management Committee (ERMaC) coordinates preparedness for and responses to environmental emergencies in California under assigned statutory authorities. ERMaC is comprised of appointed representatives and alternates from each board, department and office and is chaired by an appointee of the Agency Secretary.
The goals of California's environmental laws cannot be achieved without compliance. To achieve compliance, CalEPA uses many tools including education, inspection and enforcement. This site has information on who enforces California's environmental laws, training opportunities, and enforcement guidance documents.
CalEPA and our boards, departments, and office accord the highest respect and value to every individual and community, by developing and conducting our public health and environmental protection programs, policies, and activities in a manner that promotes equity and affords fair treatment, accessibility, and protection for all Californians, regardless of race, age, culture, income, or geographic location.
CalEPA offers funding opportunities authorized by legislation to assist public and private entities in the safe and effective management of environmental protection. Use the list to access more detailed information about the individual loan and grant programs currently offered. Downloadable listing (PDF)
CalEPA formed an Interagency Task Force on Refinery Safety in August 2013. The Task Force membership includes ten state agencies, U.S. EPA, and local agencies from areas of the state that contain refineries. We will work collaboratively to achieve the highest possible level of safety for refinery workers and local communities, and prepare for and effectively respond to emergencies if they occur.
CalEPA and its Boards, Departments, and Office are committed to improving our communication and working relationships with California Indian Tribes. To achieve this goal, we have adopted the CalEPA Policy for Working with California Indian Tribes (PDF).
The Unified Program consolidates, coordinates, and makes consistent the administrative requirements, permits, inspections, and enforcement activities of six environmental and emergency response programs (Unified Program Fact Sheet, PDF). The state agencies responsible for these programs set the standards for their program while local governments implement the standards. CalEPA oversees the implementation of the program as a whole. The Unified Program is implemented at the local level by 83 government agencies certified by the Secretary of CalEPA.
Share This
Last updated: April 11 2014
California Environmental Protection Agency, http://www.calepa.ca.gov
General Public Contact, firstname.lastname@example.com (916) 323-2514


text:
roid developer
World Cup 2014 Live Video
The FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil is here! No need to search on the internet for it's updates, news or even live match videos! We've got it all here for you with a simple app that takes you to the official YouTube channel of FIFA. Get: - Team Profiles - Latest News - Live Videos - Best of...
Cliff Climber
Yeti and pingu are back again in Yeti Sports - Icicle Climb game. This time yeti is actually helping pingu to climb the ice mountain. Two tree stems are holding a trampoline or net like thing and yeti is jumping on it and throwing icicles to help the penguin to climb up the icy hill. Use your...
Penguin Toss
Pingu the Penguin is here to be thrown right up as high as you can! A Yeti chills out at the foot of a cliff when a penguin jumps down. The Yeti's sharp instincts check the situation: "That guy wants to fly." He grabs his club and the rest is history. Welcome to Yeti Sports:...


text:
The following is an archive of a post made to our
'vox mailing list'
by one of its subscribers.
On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Ted Deppner wrote:
> Dell. Nothing else needs to be considered, IMHO.
Except for IBM Thinkpads ;) (I still have my 701cs with a 486 and 16
whopping megs of RAM working under RH 5.2..just fer shits and
giggles. It's 7 years old and still works well).
I recommend the t20.
> Well made, nicely and
> completely supported under Linux, and nice things like floppies you can
> plug into parallel ports at any time you like. My Latitude CPx had about
> 10hrs of run time on two batteries (until I overheated the batteries).
> --
> Ted Deppner
> http://www.psyber.com/~ted/
> _______________________________________________
> vox mailing list
> email@example.com
> http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox
vox mailing list
Hosting provided by:
Sunset Systems
Sunset Systems offers preconfigured Linux
systems, remote system administration and
custom software development.
LUGOD: Linux Users' Group of Davis
PO Box 2082, Davis, CA 95617
Contact Us
LUGOD is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization
based in Davis, California
and serving the Sacramento area.
"Linux" is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.


text:
Please feel free to post your comments here recommending corrections, additions, or other suggestions for improving the Table.
Thx For The Tool. It's been a great help to me and all my students these past few years.
Using this I was bald to spec much better and in turn, increase my PvP performance by a lot! Thanks.
I cannot thank you enough ! Great work
Thx a lot for your work. Is very, very, very ussefull
Is there a place we can get the numbers in a table format to mess about with in Excel for ourselves?


text:
Thursday, Sept. 27th:
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
Sunday, September 30th:
Noon Games:
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets
Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans
Evening Games:
Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Oakland Raiders vs Denver Broncos
Miami Dolphins vs Arizona Cardinals
Washington Redskins vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New Orleans Saints vs Green Bay Packers
New York Giants vs Philadelphia Eagles
Monday, Oct 1st:
Chicago Bears (17-13)
Bonus Questions:
Which Team will have the Most Total Yards. (Worth 7 Points.)
Kansas City Chiefs
Detroit Lions
New York Giants
Baltimore Ravens
Philadelphia Eagles
Which Team will allow the Least Total Yards? (Worth 7 Points.)
Dallas Cowboys
Houston Texans
Green Bay Packers
Seattle Seahawks
Chicago Bears
Which Player will have the Most Total Yards?(Worth 10 Points.)(Pick only one Player. If multiple players tie, you will still get the points)
A.J. Green
Which Starting Offensive Player will have the Least Total Yards? (Worth 10 Points.)(Pick only one Player. If multiple players tie, you will still get the points)
Chris Johnson
Will the Replacement Refs hand out more than 75 penalties? (Worth 8 Points.)


text:
Enjoying the Moment...My Take on Riding Nor Cal
View Single Post
Desert Dave
Enjoying the moment
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: Tracy, CA
Oddometer: 2,779
If you had told me when I woke up Saturday morning that in a few hours I'd be standing on a frozen lake shooting the breeze with some guys ice fishing I'd probably have thought that was a small possibility, but then so many of my rides come around that way. But that's exactly what happened. And why not.
The only plan I had was to hit the high country. About this time of year I really miss the passes being open. Depending on where they are closed I often will ride to a dead end, just because. I headed out 88 since it's the most interesting highway that is still open and it would get me into the terrain I love to be in. It wasn't until I headed down the Eastern side of the Sierra I spotted some dots below on Red Lake, ice fisherman doing THEIR thing. I wondered what it was like in my mind, "is this something I'd enjoy"? So I decided to join them. Pulling off the main road and walking out on the ice made me feel a part of the scene. Met a number of good guys out there, including a KLR fanatic ( I mean that in the best way) and my first stop of the day became an enjoyable moment of camaraderie, watching something new and just seeing things from a different perspective. Today was going to be good.
When I left there I didn't get very far before stopping again. Not much snow for this time of year, but what was there made ordinary places special.
I hope I never get to old to want to hop around the rocks on a river when I'm somewhere like this. Not a bad spot for coffee either.
From there I decide to ride to Markleeville and see how far I can get up the East side of Hwy 4 towards Ebbitts Pass. I know it will be a dead end, but that just adds to the solitude. Also a chance to see snow down low that is usually gone by the time the pass opens, and as a photography enthusiast the Winter Sun will give a different light then I'm used to.
One of the Bridges on Silver Creek looking like a winter postcard.
Perfect turns all to myself today, almost a tease as I know I can't go much further up the hill, but also enough to scratch the itch.
The next stop made my day. Many of you have seen Chalmers Mansion while riding by, for those that haven't it's a unique house all by itself built in the 1860s with a smelter for the nearby silver mine. It adds so much character to the road, and therefore the ride. I have tried for a number of years to capture the feeling of the place that I get when riding by, looking through the Aspen trees and wondering what stories have been made there. I have never been happy with my past attempts to get this all in a still photo, this day was different. As I rounded the corner the low sun in the winter sky cast a light that was pure magic across the blanket of snow to the house. Finally I got the photo I was looking for, and just being there at that moment made the entire days ride worthwhile.
A few more stops to enjoy the quiet and think of all of my own memories from this road. All in all it was a 15 mile ride from Markleeville to the end, so 30 miles round trip that I spent 2-3 hours on. That's a lot of enjoying the moment. It's a destination that was hard to leave, but I was better off for having been there.
By now the weather had warmed enough that there were a number of bikes enjoying the food and drinks in Markleeville as a destination, not realizing what a pristine ride there was just past that. But that's o.k., I figure they must not know or I would have had company out there for certain.
Leaving the small town the sight of the hills just south of Tahoe remind me of the grandeur I'm about to ride through as I climb back over the Sierras.
A quick stop at the Kirkwood Saloon for some food and to quench my thirst and I ended my day with a rest a Caples Lake.
I've been doing plenty of riding this winter, but not as much photography to share as sometimes I just didn't feel like it. So there.
As long as I'm adding an installment to this thread I thought I'd go ahead and share a few random photos that I find memorable from the last couple of months.
A week ago the High Sierra was getting stormed on, so I decided to ride the foothills and Gold Country. A quick shot of one of the forgotten roads that can make getting to the Sierras so much fun. Pavement that rides better if you treat it like dirt.
A few gravel roads and one laners later I head towards the small town of Volcano, a spot I often stop for coffee. Not really a bike hangout, but often a few stopped there to enjoy the small town with, swapping road tales. I didn't expect any bikes as it was the middle of winter and I was riding right into some good rain. A few miles out of town it turned into some pretty decent hail, I don't know why, but some sick side of me thinks it's really neat riding in this stuff, and knowing I had hot coffee a few miles ahead was a bonus. As I pull in I realized I wasn't the only one as a couple of GS riders were holed up out of the weather, they even got there early enough for the premium parking. That's o.k., the Tenere won't melt. Should've known I'd run into some BMW guys at a coffee stop, but hey that's where I was headed to so I shouldn't talk. Turned out to be a couple of ADVriders types and good conversation followed as the storm blew over. Shortly after the sun poked out like spring with everything fresh for a memorable ride.
(I actually wound up riding right back into the hail again)
A couple of weeks earlier I attempted Hetch Hetchy right after a storm, and the road was damaged leaving it closed. Shucks.
Chains required? Not me, my bike is SHAFT drive.
I found out later why they still had chain control up.
And just in case anyone is wondering about the progress of the new Bonneville, a few months later and some cosmetic changes , completely gone through the suspension and uncorked the motor with a Triumph Twin Power map and she's a whole new bike. Still not a serious rider for me, but perfect for quick rides near home. And I just feel SO cool.
See what I've been up to!
Ongoing Ride Report
Desert Dave
View Public Profile
Visit Desert Dave's homepage!
Find More Posts by Desert Dave


text:
Mick's Minutes - Episode 2
Aug. 30, 2010
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Each Monday during the season, IU women's soccer head coach Mick Lyon will take time to discuss recent happenings with the team in "Mick's Minutes". In this week's episode, he talks about a tough 2-1 loss at Kentucky and a rousing 6-0 triumph at Butler last week. Coach Lyon also looks ahead to the pair of home contests this week against Western Michigan (Wednesday) and Nebraska (Saturday).
This week's video is below. Links to previous episodes is provided here:
Women's Soccer Links
The Team
Check back soon


text:
Pat Skerry sat behind the big desk in his office at Towson University on Wednesday looking way better than I thought he would.
Less than 12 hours earlier, the Tigers had dropped a tough 75-70 decision to James Madison, a team they beat by 26 at Towson Center in January. Predictably, the bus ride back from Harrisonburg, Va., had not exactly been a rolling party.


text:
The day some of the internet went on strike!
Read more for pictures of the homepages
where an artist had made posters of films that, title wise, we were familiar with, but there was a slight difference; they were remade as if they belonged to a different era or a different genre, the name of the movie was there, but the actors were different, the style was different, and I loved the concept. So I went forward with this theme; what if movies we were all familiar with were made a different slice of time? Who would be in it? Who would direct it? So here we are...
{gallery}movie posters{/gallery}


text:
Rocky Mountain Research Station Publications
RMRS Online Publication - Journal
Articles, External Publications, and Special Reports
The value of opinion in science and the Forest Service research organization
Ruggiero, Leonard F. 2009. The value of opinion in science and the Forest Service research organization. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73(5): 811-813.
There is confusion about conflicts of interest between sources of funding and the extent to which Forest Service researchers are free to publish their findings. Forest Service Research is an independent entity with no administrative accountability to policy makers up to the office of the Chief of the Forest Service. Congressional mandate ensures that research will be free from the influence of politics that land management necessarily entails. Because politics involves opinions, it is important to note that opinions per se are not scientific and must be appropriately compared with empirical data before they can be considered so. It is the quantitative test of an opinion that renders it scientific, not the opinion itself.
Keywords: Forest Service Research, National Forest System, opinion, scientific method
About PDFs: For best results, do not open the PDF in your Web browser. Right-click on the PDF link to download the PDF file directly to your computer. Click here for more PDF help.
Download Article
PDF File Size: 145 K
Title: RMRS Other
Publications: The value of opinion in science and the Forest Service
research organization
Electronic Publish Date: September 21, 2009
Last Update: September 21, 2009
RMRS Publications | Order a publication | Contact Us


text:
Fanatical gardeners, horticultural historians or fans of The Madness of King George will all find something to interest them in Ray Desmond's Kew: The History of the Royal Botanic Gardens (Harvill, £25, ISBN 1 86046 076 3). Peopled with kings and queens, as well as plant collectors and great botanists, these meticulous gleanings from three centuries of archives document the development of Kew from a princess's fancy to world famous research centre. This is a book to dip into after the garden's gates have shut for the night.
To continue reading this article, subscribe to receive access to all of newscientist.com, including 20 years of archive content.


text:
Change the way the world sees you - and the way you see yourself - by making an investment in your smile with cosmetic dentistry from Texas Dental Resources. The eyes may be "the windows to the soul," but your smile is often the first thing that others notice. Our dentists at Arlington, Southlake, and Fort Worth offer a full array of cosmetic dentistry services. With three dentistry offices in Southlake, Arlington, and Fort Worth, we'll be happy to consult with you and create a personalized cosmetic dentistry treatment plan that fulfills your wishes without taxing your bank account!
Our Texas Dental Resources dentists in Fort Worth, Southlake, and Arlington approach all dentistry as cosmetic dentistry. Our innovative, tailor-made dental solutions combine esthetics and function for smiles that feel as good as they look. So whether you visit our Arlington, Southlake, or Forth Worth dental office for porcelain veneers, an all-porcelain crown, or a tooth-colored filling, we'll go the extra mile to ensure that your dental work looks natural and improves the comfort and function of your smile. Our goals at Texas Dental Resources in the DFW area are to enhance and preserve smiles through quality dentistry with a focus on the patient's best interests. It's just part of our personalized approach to your terrific smile!
Our smile-enhancing cosmetic dentistry solutions for Southlake, Fort Worth, and Arlington include:
Our smile-enhancing cosmetic dentistry solutions include:
Call one of our conveniently located offices today to schedule your appointment with one of our dentists. From our Arlington, Southlake, and Fort Worth offices, we provide personalized, full-service dental care to give patients beautiful smiles and whole-mouth health.


text:
Book Search
1-1 of 1 results for Author: barbara zanchetta (sorted by Publication Date, showing all)
Transatlantic Relations since 1945
An Introduction
Transatlantic Relations Since 1945 offers a comprehensive account of transatlantic relations in the second half of the 20th century (extending to the present-day). The transatlantic relationship has been the bedrock of international relations since the end of World War II. This new textbook will...
Published March 15th 2012 by Routledge


text:
New Millennium
Building Systems
New Millennium Building Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Steel Dynamics, fabricates steel building components for use primarily in low-rise non-residential buildings—including commercial, industrial, and government construction. Its products include joists, girders and trusses, and steel decking. New Millennium has the capability to design and produce building support systems to satisfy unique and diverse architectural and structural requirements.
New Millennium serves the domestic construction market from six steel fabrication facilities spanning the continental U.S. Its first plant at Butler, Indiana, began production in 2000. A second plant in Lake City, Florida, started up in 2005. The former John W. Hancock operation in Salem, Virginia, was purchased as a part of SDI's acquisition of Roanoke Electric in 2006. In 2010 SDI purchased three plants and other assets: Hope, Arkansas; Fallon, Nevada; and Juarez, Mexico. These expand our geographical reach westward.
New Millennium is the nation's second largest producer. New Millennium, as a low-cost producer having excellent design and service capabilities, is uniquely positioned to grow its business nationally.
Annual shipments of steel joists and steel decking in 2014
481,000 tons


text:
How to vent indoor oven?
Can anyone advise me of the specifics required to vent the oven so it doesn't smoke up the house.We anticipate installing it in the kitchen as part of our major house remodel. Is stainless steel chimney pipe required ? Is an exhaust fan required and if so is that a rootop installation? Any recommendations on what type/brand of exhaust fan if one is required? Any sense of materials costs? We have a single story house with a low pitch roof so chimney height would be about 20 ft.
Re: How to vent indoor oven?
If I had natural gas, I wouldn't even consider wood fired. That completely removes the smoke issue from the picture.
If no NG is available, and exhaust fan is probably required. Your local Building Department will have the final say, so I would talk to them first.
Re: How to vent indoor oven?
I visited a newly opened cafe in Sac that features a wood fired oven. They used an exaust fan similar to ones I've seen over grills and french friers in restaurants. When I asked the pizza cook about it, he said that is what the building department required. Again, better chat them up. But I think it is a great idea. I would love to have one in my kitchen. I kinda have room but the stove would have to go. And because I'm married, I had to settle for the back yard or garage.
Re: How to vent indoor oven?
Me too. 6 grand plush shipping and installation me give up the plan. If I was building a house, it might be different, but retro-fitting an oven would be expensive.
|All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:32 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2015, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
© 2006/10 Forno Bravo, LLC


text:
Obama Inauguration watching parties held around town
Seán Kinane
WMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday | Listen to this entire show:
At least six inauguration-watching parties occurred throughout the Tampa Bay area today. More than 1,000 enthusiastic supporters watched President Barack Obama deliver his inaugural address on the screen of the Tampa Theatre. Nearly 200 people watched at the Bible Based Fellowship Church in Carrollwood. WMNFâs Seán Kinane has this report.
Before the church aired television coverage of Obama taking the oath of office, a panel discussed the future of America under the new president. One of the panelists, retired Judge Perry Little, says the people celebrating today will still have to work for change.
Another panelist, Gonzolo Cruz, is the pastor of the first Free Methodist Hispanic Church in Tampa. He says issues like education, healthcare, and morality are important, but jobs and immigration must also be addressed by the new Obama administration. Cruz was translated by Sara Perez.
Democratic Party political consultant Bob Buckhorn says that Obama was elected through grassroots support from outside the system and he has to continue to use that support to pass measures that some may not like or consider too centrist.
Dorothy Johnson watched the inauguration celebrations at Bible Based Fellowship Church. After the panel discussion she said she wants to see youth get more opportunities.
Sitting a few rows in front of Dorothy Johnson, Theresa Henry says that an Obama presidency could bring much-needed changes to the country.
Across town at Tampa Theatre, nearly filled to capacity, more than 1,000 people sat and stood to watch Obamaâs inaugural address, and cheered when he said the United States was âready to lead once more.â
Before Obamaâs speech, the controversial preacher Rick Warren performed the invocation. The evangelical Warren is an opponent of abortion and same-sex marriage and supported Californiaâs recent gay marriage ban. Riverview resident Tracy Copes originally opposed the fact that Obama chose Warren, but had a slight change of heart after hearing what Warren said.
Patrick Flanary says he hopes Obama âis brave enough to champion gay equality, gay rights, gay marriage,â but seemed fine with Reverend Warrenâs speech.
The Tampa Theatre audience cheered when Obama pledged to âdefeatâ terrorists.
The several dozen people remaining at the historic theatre cheered when footage was aired of former President George W. Bush departing on the âExecutive Oneâ helicopter, which is only called âMarine Oneâ when the current president is on board.
text of Obamaâs inauguration speechcomments powered by Disqus


text:
Tonight on the Dark Side with Kira Davis
1/6/13 We're back! After an extended Christmas vacation the Dark Side is back and more Dark Side-ish than ever! Louis Fowler will stop by and we'll get back into the groove of this new year. Join us tonight at 10pm ET/7pm Pacific on the CDNews Network on Blogtalk Radio.


text:
|Thread Tools
|Search this Thread
|Display Modes
Gas X ready!
Joined: Apr 2008
Location: Brain in Utah but homeless in Wisconsin....
Oddometer: 1,607
Great bikes! On board for this one.
Lefthand brew, a weber grill and the rocky mountains,...it all goes away!
Joined: Sep 2008
Location: Vankouver
Oddometer: 825
Another Islander subscribed
I guess it's a good thing to get that part of the trip done and over quickly, it only gets good from here on end.
Maybe I missread the blog, but did the lady actually left and boarded the ferry...., were you able to sort out the paperwork so that all the costs for this are on her.
Have a fantastic trip,
FEAR ===> False Expectation About Reality. GSA08
Work is just the time you have to spend between rides.
The motorcycle chronicles of Jackie & Valentino
The Southern Episode
Studly Adventurer
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: Ontario, CANADA
Oddometer: 936
Hi Naomi, Alberto, & Graham,
We are a few weeks ahead of you, so hopefully will run into each other along the way. Ride safe!
Central America, South America & Africa on DR650's - BLOG
Pow right in the kisser
Joined: Mar 2007
Location: Northwet
Oddometer: 863
I'm in.
Damn less than 50 miles!
Can't believe she borded the boat. If it were me she would have stayed put until the RCMP arrived. Hopefully you got all her info, insurance etc. If not, hit and run is a biggie in most countries.
But in the end, if this is the worst thing that happens on this epic ride, you are in good shape.
Keep it commin'
Whatever/Whenever, Father/son to AK
It's All BS Til' the Nanny Posts
ADV rider wannabe
Joined: Nov 2009
Location: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Oddometer: 851
Thanks Dave, great tip :)
MotoLara screwed with this post 02-03-2011 at 01:02 PM
ADV rider wannabe
Joined: Nov 2009
Location: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Oddometer: 851
Hey Pat, thanks for the interest.
MotoLara screwed with this post 02-03-2011 at 01:02 PM
ADV rider wannabe
Joined: Nov 2009
Location: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Oddometer: 851
Yes, the lady left. The police wouldn't show up b/c no airbags got deployed and no serious injuries happened. Although the bike was not drivable so in theory the police should have been there. Anyway, the lady will be charged for 'leaving the scene'... and her insurance is covering ALL damages to the bike and riding gear.
New posts and picture are up! check them out
MotoLara screwed with this post 02-03-2011 at 01:01 PM
ADV rider wannabe
Joined: Nov 2009
Location: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Oddometer: 851
Darryll, good to know brother. See you 'en el sur'
Safe travels.
MotoLara screwed with this post 02-03-2011 at 01:01 PM
ADV rider wannabe
Joined: Nov 2009
Location: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Oddometer: 851
Yeah I know.... I couldn't believe my eyes when the accident took place.... it is a very strange feeling seeing the whole thing developing.
I was telling ac_elite about the lady, insurance and RCMP.
thanks for your support GR8ADV
MotoLara screwed with this post 02-03-2011 at 01:01 PM
ADV rider wannabe
Joined: Nov 2009
Location: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Oddometer: 851
Day 3 (238km): Departure Take 2
Departure day #2
I woke to the sound of drilling this morning. My dad was in the garage mending his bike. He was successful and we made plans to leave today. Once again we said goodbye to everyone, though this time it was a little anticlimactic; we didn't even bother with pictures.
Before repairs
After repairs & ready to go!
Some more repairs
Off we went to the 11:50am ferry from Fulford with Nikki, who was heading back home to Victoria. Success we arrived in Swartz Bay, AND we made it past the beginning of Lane 3. Hurray! The ferry was late so we passed the time adjusting our suspension settings.
Second try @ the ferry terminal
Last minute repairs on the ferry
The weather was getting progressively worse as we approached the mainland. I put my waterproof liners in but Alberto assured my dad that it was only going to spit so they didn't. Before getting back on the highway in Abbotsford they both suited up, and it proceeded to pour down.
It was darker than normal because of the cloud cover so we picked up gas and groceries in Hope with the plan of staying in Manning Park for the night. We camped at the first campground available (just before the resort) and had a gourmet dinner in darkness, sheltered under some tree cover.
Camping for the night. Not another camper in sight.
MotoLara screwed with this post 02-17-2014 at 07:54 AM
ADV rider wannabe
Joined: Nov 2009
Location: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Oddometer: 851
Day 4 (442km): Crossing BC part 1
(Writing by Naomi)
This morning I woke up to discover that we had set-up the tent in the worst possible location on the campsite. We were in a puddle. The tent was soaked through the bottom and so was my sleeping pad. Okay, we'll pay more attention next time. So everything was soaked when we packed up the camping gear.
We didn't get rained on today, and after we left Manning Park the sun was shining pretty much all day. It was even hot in Princeton and Osoyoos. We stopped for lunch just outside of Princeton at a nice day use area by the river. I think Graham is starting to like peanut butter.
Lunch: protein, fruit & nuts
By the time we arrived in Castlegar we were hoping to make camp. It was still early but we had lots of camping gear to dry out. We bought some supplies for dinner and went on the hunt for somewhere to camp. We checked out a campground/RV park in Castlegar and they wanted 33$ for us and our tents. No thank you. We continued on. We stopped at another RV/Motel camping spot west of Salmo on HWY 3. $20 a tent you say?!?! For a field?!?! No thank you. We drove into Salmo and found a perfect camping spot in town ( a Municipal campground of sorts: KP Park). It was under 20$, and had everything we needed; sold! We even met a really nice person, Mateo, who gave us advice on places to see in Mexico and Central America plus he gave us some dessert. The dessert container also was substituted as a strainer for our pasta so that was a double bonus!
yum yum, dinner
MotoLara screwed with this post 03-07-2014 at 03:53 PM
ADV rider wannabe
Joined: Nov 2009
Location: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Oddometer: 851
Day 5 (315km): BC part 2
(Writing by Naomi)
We enjoyed a delicious breakfast at the Dragonfly Cafe in Salmo, sponsored by Graham. Our friend Mateo tracked us down there having breakfast. He invited us to speak to his alternative high school class. Once we had packed up the bikes we stopped by the HUB. Unfortunately there was only one student there, but we had a nice chat and they wished us on our way.
After a quick gas stop we were on our way. I had launched a pre-emptive strike against the cold from the Salmo-Creston summit by wearing my heated vest. It was about 15 degrees on the way up, and then it dropped 10 degrees drastically in the last 5min of the climb. Plus the fog/mist that was waiting for us at the top was a nuisance. Unfortunately once we started our decent we never regained full starting temperature. I kept my vest and heated grips at max for the rest of the day.
It was very windy in Creston. This was the first time for me riding such an upright bike in strong wind. It felt like I was piloting a sail. A tiny preview to whats to come in Patagonia I'm sure. The wind/cold continued until we crossed into the US at Roosville. Dad looked sufficiently chilled while we were waiting at the border for Alberto to do his thing inside. We said goodbye to BC, which according to VANOC is the best place on earth.
Saying goodbye to BC for a whileWe successfully navigated our first BigDog waypoint (we have BigDog's waypoints for doing the CDT). Yay, this part of our trip has finally begun. We found a nice little campsite just outside of Eureka to stay at for the night and tomorrow, we've been told, the sun may be out. We were also told, by the same local, that tonight there are freeze warnings out so I guess you win some you loose some.
Beautiful BC
Near Fernie, BC
Hasta la vista Canada!
Immigration Officer: "Peruvian Passport... step into the office Sr."
US of A
Camping near Eureka
Creek next our campsite
Planning on the fly
Blogging up
Blog and ADV RR's update
Warming up by the fire
Los colores de la noche
MotoLara screwed with this post 03-07-2014 at 03:52 PM
ADV rider wannabe
Joined: Nov 2009
Location: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Oddometer: 851
Day 6 (291km): The scenic tour, otherwise known as getting lost
I can't believe that when we set off this morning I wanted to wear my summer gloves and no heated vest. I opted for my winter gloves because they are waterproof and it was raining, but I said no to the heated vest because it's a little bulky. How I regretted that choice. We started climbing into the mountains and my temperature gauge started flashing at me when it read 3 degrees. I figured my bike was trying to warn me of ice, or maybe it was just trying to tell me that people don't ride their bikes at this temperature. The lowest temperature displayed was 0.5 degrees, which was accompanied by snow at the edge of the trail. After a little while I had no choice but to stop, unpack my vest, and regain normal body temperature. We did see a bear before reintegrating into civilization at Whitefish, and some great scenery. Worth the frozen thumbs and toes? Yeah probably.
It was a wet day in the mountains
The start of the CDT
First snow of the trip
The temperature gauge was flashing non-stop
Nice views
We stopped for lunch at the Safeway, where apparently fast food is a foreign concept. The rain had finally subsided when we were leaving Whitefish. We even saw blue sky in the distance. After zigzagging across the countryside Tomtom led us astray and we ended up at a dead end; not what we needed when we were running low on gas. Alberto also won the prize at this dead end for first bike down. We did get to see another bear and several bow hunters for our troubles on the detour. We got back on track and arrived at a campsite with 1km left in my tank. Alberto's bike was noticeably dirtier than the other 2. Where did he go... through every single puddle he saw. One wrong turn from Tomtom? Not bad for a day in the wilderness.
Safeway lunch stop
Looking for the next CDT waypoint
Montana farmlands
The spot where I saw a black bear
The mysterious road had some nice views
El panorama
It was getting dark
The views:
Nap time!
MotoLara screwed with this post 03-07-2014 at 04:19 PM
ADV rider wannabe
Joined: Nov 2009
Location: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Oddometer: 851
Day 7 (330km): South to the sunshine
It appeared that our campground for the evening was in a bit of a swamp so there was a lot of moisture when we woke up. The plan of attack for the morning: get on Hwy 83 and find a gas station. Once again fill with gas, we picked up the CDT. The first trail of the day was fun and snaked through the forest. Our first day of sunshine let us appreciate some Montana scenery (mountains and ranchland). Bonus.
Woke up in fog
Montana's peaks
Change in scenery
Old barn
The flat road
Looking good
By mid day we ended up on a stretch of road that had huge ruts and deep puddles. Alberto went down and I subsequently also went down. Both our right side pelican cases were the victims of the crashes. Mine fairing worse than Alberto's because my lock clean broke off and was somewhere in the muddy puddle. Dad to the rescue... he got dirty with me as we searched through the puddle. In light of the circumstances we took a break for lunch and tried to repair the cases. Alberto managed to bang his back to a useable state but mine had to be repaired with zapstraps. It is no longer easily removed for now.
We were making slow progress so we booted down the highway en route to Helena. Hwy 12 was actually a lot of fun. The section we drove had a nice twisty summit then back onto the dirt before entering Helena. It was a little bit bizarre heading off into Helena National Forrest and then seeing that the land was parceled off and there were driveways everywhere. There was a nasty section of gravel (Alberto thought it was fun, I thought it was nasty) before we came out the other side. I could have done without that but I did pull off an amazing save when I lost tracking in the deep gravel. How I did it I'm not sure, and I don't really want to go back to find out.
Dad was starting to go through withdrawals so once we came back out of the forest as Basin we b-lined it to Butte and found a nice motel for the night. He had been on the wagon for 4 DAYS, with no dessert as well. How does one get by.
Souvenir from the fall
Just a bit messy
Mi novia
Might as well have some food
Mr. Bump missing home ..haha
surrounded by 100s of farms
Fairly straight rd
Wet feet from falling in the mud
Helena National Forest viewpoint
Back on dirt
Change of plans, let's go to Butte!
Near Butte
@ Eddie's Motel in Butte
MotoLara screwed with this post 02-04-2011 at 04:14 PM
|Thread Tools
|Search this Thread
|Display Modes
Linear Mode


text:
The Wellington Statue
Behind the Royal Garrison Church of All Saints, upon Round Hill, stands a great equestrian statue of the first Duke of Wellington mounted on his charger, Copenhagen. It is rarely noticed now but a hundred years ago it was not obscured by trees and was passed every day by troops marching or riding from Wellington Lines to take part in "field days" in the Long Valley.
It was the country's wish after The Battle of Waterloo that the Duke should be given a "palace" commensurate with the award of Blenheim Palace to Marlborough a hundred years previously. Wellington demurred at such extravagance so in 1817 the nation bought Stratfield Saye for £263,000 and presented it to the Duke. He himself purchased Apsley House at Hyde Park Corner as his London home and, in 1828, a Triumphal Arch designed by Decimus Burton, a leading architect of the day, was erected opposite, as the main western entrance to St. James's Park and the Green Park.
Ten years later, following the unveiling of a fine equestrian statue of King George III by Matthew Wyatt in Cockspur Street, a proposal was made to erect an equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington in the West End of London. A General Committee for the "Wellington Military Memorial" was formed under the chairmanship of the Duke of Rutland. So began fifty years of intermittent controversy about the statue that now stands in Aldershot.
By July 1839 subscriptions had reached £14,000. The General Committee resolved to commission Matthew Wyatt to execute the statue which was to be placed upon the Triumphal Arch opposite Apsley House. Permission was sought of the Queen and the Government, the Treasury Board approving the plan and the Queen being gratified that she would look upon a statue of the greatest man in the country in so prominent a place.
But Decimus Burton, architect of the Arch objected strongly to the proposal. His plan was to top the Arch with a figure in a four horse chariot and he considered that an equestrian statue would be both out of place and out of proportion. In this view he had many supporters and arguments were raised both in and out Parliament.
Only by standing beneath the statue can one appreciate its colossal size. It is nearly 30 feet high, 26 feet from nose to tail, over 22 feet in girth and weighs 40 tons. It was executed entirely in Matthew Wyatt's workshops in the Harrow Road where he built two great furnaces one capable of melting 12 tons and the other 20 tons of metal, chiefly bronze from cannon captured by the British at the Battle of Waterloo. The plaster cast of the horse's body was moulded round a frame like the ribs of a ship and the whole statue was cast in eight pieces, being joined partly by screw bolts and partly by fusing. Thirty men were engaged in the work which took over three years. Wellington sat for the sculptor and is depicted, wearing his customary short cloak, mounted on his favourite charger Copenhagen.
To move the statue from Wyatt's studio in the Harrow Road to Hyde Park Corner the roof of the foundry was removed. The statue was hoisted by blocks and tackle and placed onto an enormous wooden carriage, weighing twenty tons and with wheels 10 feet in diameter, which had been specially constructed at the Woolwich Dockyards.
The statue was moved on 28 September 1846. It had a full military escort consisting of 500 Guardsmen from the three regiments of Foot Guards with their bands, the 2nd Life Guards at the head and rear of the procession and twenty troopers either side of the great wooden carriage, which was hauled by 29 horses, crowned with laurel leaves and driven by ten draymen.
By 4 o'clock all the preparations for hoisting the statue were complete, so it was decided that this should be postponed until the next day. This took six hours and was accomplished with blocks and tackle from a wooden scaffolding frame 115 feet high built around the Arch. The final fixing was carried out by a party of riggers and masons on 1 October 1846.
But no sooner had the scaffolding been removed than controversy broke out again, the horse, all the knowledgeable old soldiers said, didn't look anything like Copenhagen, particularly the ears.
Copenhagen carried Wellington throughout the day at Waterloo, was very well known and easily recognised in the horse mounted society of that era. Wellington was never sentimental about Copenhagen but his appreciation of the horse's quality was well expressed in his comment that "there may have been many faster horses, no doubt many handsomer, but for bottom and endurance I never saw his fellow". However, Copenhagen died in 1836 and Matthew Wyatt had used a horse called Rosemary as his model for the charger. Many others, on seeing the Statue in position on to of the Triumphal Arch, agreed with Decimus Burton that it was quite out of proportion and even looked ridiculous. It was facetiously nicknamed "The Archduke" and was the butt of much humour in Punch.
By the time of Wellington's death in 1852 the public had become used to the sight of the statue and in deference to the great Duke's memory no further attempt was made to have it moved for the next thirty years. But by 1882 traffic congestion around Hyde Park Corner had become so intense that a proposal was made to demolish the Arch to make way for road widening. But public sentiment was opposed to such destruction and in January 1883 the Prince of Wales wrote to the Prime Minister, Gladstone, recommending the removal of the Arch to a new position at the top of Constitution Hill. "As regard the old colossal statue of the Duke", he wrote, "I would suggest that it should not be broken up but removed to Aldershot where it will be highly valued by the Army".
When the statue was taken down and the Arch moved to its new position, the statue was left abandoned in a corner of Green Park for another year while various possible sites were considered including Chelsea Hospital, Horse Guards, Portsmouth, Wellington College and St James's Park. These were all rejected and at last a resolution of both Houses of Parliament gave permission for it to be moved to Aldershot.
Messrs Pickford and Co were given the task of moving the statue to Aldershot and this was accomplished in four days during August 1884 using a trolley 12 feet wide drawn by 16 horses. On 11 August it arrived safely in Aldershot and was taken to the Field Stores (now the Goose Green Estate) where it remained until a suitable site for it was found.
On 23 February 1885 The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, with HRH The Duke of Cambridge, Commander in Chief, and the Earl of Rosebery, selected the site for the statue on a small knoll called Round Hill near the Royal Garrison Church.
The re-erection of the statue was entrusted to Messrs Martin, Wells & Co. one of the well known contractors of Aldershot who were subsequently to rebuild much of the Camp. A ceremony to hand over the statue to the charge of the Aldershot Division was arranged for 19 August 1885.
A representative force of all arms was drawn up in a hollow square below the Monument for the hand-over ceremony. A vast number of the local population came to witness the occasion.
The Prince of Wales took up his position in the centre of the square accompanied by his staff. In a short speech he handed over the monument to Lieutenant General Anderson, the General Officer Commanding, who ordered a Royal Salute of 21 guns followed by the National Anthem. He then thanked the Prince of Wales and led a march past of his staff and the whole military contingent.
Thus did Matthew Wyatt's great statue of the Iron Duke come to Aldershot to rest upon Round Hill, happily devoid of controversy, for over a hundred years. It is hard to imagine that Wellington and Waterloo will ever recede from the public conscience. His fame and influence were such that there are over sixty known monuments to him in this country not to mention, streets, bridges, railway stations, hotels and public house without number named after him and his great victories.
His descendent the 8th Duke is President of the Aldershot Military Historical Trust and the Aldershot Garrison remains proud to have his largest statue within its care.


text:
Houston's Hiring
Local hirings, firings and expansions with Jennifer Patrick
Monthly Archive for December, 2010
300 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems (HVAC) Positions Available
photo courtesy of Andrea Vasquez, San Jacinto College marketing department HVAC students at San Jacinto College South look at over 300 job opportunities posted in the S. R. Jones, Jr. Vocational Technical Building. The class project showed students the number of local and national opportunities available upon completing certification in the San Jacinto College HVAC […] [Read More]
Gexa Energy … New Space = New Positions
photo courtesy of Gexa Energy Ivan Madrigal, Director of Revenue Assurance and Quality with Gexa Energy, is working to make the move to their new office a smooth transition. Gexa Energy will be busy over the holidays as the team of 300 employees gets ready to move into their new office space at the end […] [Read More]
A Silver Lining … RecycleBank is Hiring an Account Manager
photo courtesy of RecycleBank Those who recycle with RecycleBank receive points which can be redeemed for rewards or used to help a charity. In my last post I mentioned that while Houston has added more households to the recycling program; the project didn't create any new jobs. Yet according to Marina Joseph, one of their […] [Read More]
No New Jobs Attached to New Building, Program and Grant
Whenever I hear about company expansions, grants being awarded or new projects being introduced in the city, I follow up to find out if the activity will also bring about new jobs. Sometimes the answer is no. This week I've encountered three closed doors. Most of the time when I hit a dead-end, I put […] [Read More]
Kroger Hiring 100 New Management Associates
photo courtesy of Kroger Kroger has been serving the Houston community since 1955. Kroger employs approximately 14,600 associates in the area and is the market share leader in traditional grocers, serving the Houston community since 1955. While the company is always hiring for hourly positions such as departmental clerks, cashiers and baggers, I got the […] [Read More]
Lone Star Small Business Award Winner – Bruce Tough
photo courtesy of The Tough Law Firm Bruce Tough, J.D. Another Lone Star College Small Business Development Center Small Business Award Winner this year was Bruce Tough with the Tough Law Firm in Montgomery. Bruce has been practicing for 30 years and specializes in civil litigation. He was in Houston proper for awhile, but seven […] [Read More]
The Houston SPCA is hiring for both office and animal care positions
photo courtesy of The Houston SPCA A vet tech at the SPCA helps a dog at the shelter. The Houston SPCA, founded in 1924, is Houston's first and largest animal protection organization and shelter. Their mission is to promote commitment to and respect for all animals and free them from suffering, abuse and exploitation. While […] [Read More]
Small Business of the Year Winner, Allied Siding and Windows, is Hiring
photo courtesy of Allied Siding and Windows Recent Hardiplank training for Allied field crew members. One of the five "Small Business of the Year" Lone Star College Small Business Development Center winners is Allied Siding and Windows. The company was selected, representing the Tomball community, on the basis of leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, business growth and […] [Read More]
Show More


text:
2015 Golden Future 50+ Senior Expo - Ventura County Edition
- Health & Wellness
- San Miguel Building, 10 Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA, 93001
2013 (Golden Future 50+) Orange County Baby Boomer & Senior Expo
Golden Future Expos
Saturday, November 9, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (PST)
Anaheim, CA -- Golden Future Expos is proud to announce the 3RD Annual Golden Future 50+ Senior Expo, to be held on Saturday, November 9th inside the Exhibition Center at the exciting Angel Stadium, from 10:00am – 3:00pm. The address is 2000 Gene Autry Way, Anaheim, CA 92806.
Event to be held in conjunction with the following Sponsors: HUMANA, Delta Hospice of California, Reborn Cabinets, American Advisors Group, Pacific Cardiovascular Associates Medical Group, Not Born Yesterday Newspaper, Alzheimer's Association, Inter Valley Health Plan, the Office on Aging, and the Council on Aging.
Speaker Topics Include: Stem Cell Treatment for Disease & Ailments, Dental Hygiene & Care, Back Pain Treatments, Covered CA and The Affordable Care Act, Medicare 2014, Retirement Red Zone, and Adapting to Life's Changes.
Attendees will have a chance to meet celebrity impersonator, Gilbert Gauthier, singing all of the hits of the Great Frank Sinatra. The Celebration Line Dance Team will impress with their interactive dance performance. And Fantastic Fig, Celebrity magician from "American's Got Talent", will razzle and dazzle with his strolling magic show!
The event will feature 80+ Vendors with products, services, and resources tailored to the 50+ demographic.
Highlights Include:
Tradeshow Producer
Join millions of people on Eventbrite.
In order to purchase these tickets in installments, you'll need an Eventbrite account. Log in or sign up for a free account to continue.


text:
CROTON, N.Y. — The Croton Daily Voice accepts signed, original letters to the editor. Email letters to email@example.com.
To the Editor:
The Assembly and the Senate have both passed a bill I co-sponsored to increase New York State organ donor registration. I have long championed this life-saving program, and results from a questionnaire I sent out recently indicate that my constituents also strongly support such efforts.
The bill is known as Lauren's Law and is named after 12-year-old Lauren Shields, a heart-transplant recipient who has gone on to become an advocate for organ donation.
Lauren's Law will create a new model for organ and tissue donation that will require an individual who applies for a New York State driver's license to complete the organ donor registry section of the application. There will, however, be an option to "skip this question."
The goal of Lauren's Law is simple: make registration as easy as possible, increase the number of registered donors, and save the lives of New Yorkers. I was shocked when I learned that according to the New York State Organ Donor Network, only19% of eligible donors are currently enrolled in the New York State Organ and Tissue Registry, which pales in comparison to the national average of 43%, or to states like Utah and Iowa where donor rates are between 65% and 70%.
Ours is a state that leads the nation time and time again on all sorts of important issues, but unfortunately we lag in organ donation registration. Lauren's Law will help move us in the right direction.
- 1 Drowning Victim, 22, ID'd; Stepson Of Schools Superintendent
- 2 Severe Storms Could Cause Flooding In Ossining
- 3 New Scam Showing Up On Facebook Could Cost You Lots Of Money
- 4 Emergency Responders Rescue Injured Hiker Near Bear Mountain Bridge
- 5 Homicide Ruled As Cause Of Death For Man Found In Mount Kisco, Police Say


text:
- Willamette
- News
- News Archive
- 2007
- January
- World-Renowned Cello Octet to Perform
Current News
World-Renowned Cello Octet to Perform
The Grace Goudy Distinguished Artists Series will present Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico Monday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Hudson Hall at Willamette University. The octet will perform with conductor Elias Arizcuren and soprano Pilar Jurado.
Based in Amsterdam, Conjunto Ibérico is the only full-time cello octet in the world. The group of cellists has performed Spanish and South American music around the world and has inspired top composers like Philip Glass to write for them, resulting in 60 premieres and 13 CDs.
Soprano Jurado has performed worldwide, drawing praise for her vibrant, charismatic voice and winning international awards, including the 1998 Ojo Crítico Prize, given to the most promising artist of her generation. An award-winning composer, Jurado has written for Conjunto Ibérico.
The eclectic program will feature pieces by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Philip Glass and others, and combine musical elements from American jazz, Brazilian folk songs, Turkish dances and European classical music. Many works, such as Cristóbal Halffter's "Fandango" for eight cellos, are pieces of stunning instrumental complexity.
"Irresistible sensuality and obsessive rhythm merge into a grand unity; classical and Brazilian influences are perfectly in balance," wrote Amsterdam's Luister magazine. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma said, "This ensemble is a treasure indeed. Elias Arizcuren is a true visionary, who has achieved something absolutely unique with his group." Gramophone magazine wrote, "The group is a model not only of sublime musicality, but of bravery in their choice of repertoire."
When Arizcuren's cello students approached him in 1989 with the idea of starting a cello octet, he thought the idea was preposterous. Too respectful to laugh at his enthusiastic students, the bearded Spaniard asked where they would find music for eight cellos. The fledging group began performances with a handful of formal pieces. Today the group has a repertoire of more than 150 pieces, including 65 original works written for them by leading composers, many from Latin America. Arizcuren would like to elevate Spanish and Latin American composers to the same level of audience familiarity as European classical composers.
Concert tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for students and seniors, and are available at the Pentacle Theatre Ticket Office, 145 Liberty St. NE, at (503) 485-4300. There is a service charge. Tickets are also available at the door. For more information contact the Department of Music at (503) 370-6255.


text:
'Deadliest Catch's' Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand: Brothers, BFFs and 'farmers of the sea'Add to Favorites | Deadliest Catch
Every Tuesday night, fans of Discovery Channel's hit reality series "Deadliest Catch" watch selected boats from Alaska's crab-fishing fleet head out onto the Bering Sea to haul in king and opilio crab for domestic and foreign consumption.
One of those boats is the F/V Time Bandit, skippered by brothers Johnathan (for king crab) and Andy (for opilio) Hillstrand.
"We're farmers of the sea," Johnathan Hillstrand tells Zap2it. "If there's lots of crabs, like apples, your price goes down. If there's not so many crabs, or oranges or apples, your price goes up. Same with us. They can be easy to harvest or not easy to harvest. You can have the right weather or not.
"So we're farmers of the sea."
While a lot of the drama of the show comes from the personality clashes of the crab boat crews during months at sea in close quarters, things are more harmonious on the Time Bandit than other boats. That starts with the brothers at the helm.
"We always get along good," says Hillstrand. "We're best friends. We used to get into fights when we were younger, really young. That's about it. We're so different. That's why we get along. He thinks more than I do. I'm more ADD than he is.
"We're best friends; we're really close."
In the past, Hillstrand has clashed with Keith Colburn, captain of the F/V Wizard, but apparently those days are over.
"I actually like Keith," Hillstrand says. "I don't know how or why it happened. We get along good. So he's come around a lot. ... We've grown up. I don't know when it happened. We're just growing up. I enjoy hanging out with Keith.
"It's hard to hate somebody. It takes a lot of work."
Photo/Video credit: Discovery


text:
Silver Sands Middle School has been chosen as one of Volusia County's pilot schools participating in the Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) program.
BYOT is an educational development and a supplementary school technology-resourcing model where the home and the school collaborate in arranging for students' 24/7/365 use of their own digital technologies to be extended into the classroom to assist their teaching and learning.
The school needs the community to donate cell phones, iPods, and tablets (that have the capability to connect to Wi-Fi) to keep on hand for teachers to check out when students are not able to bring their own technology to classrooms.
"Many students currently have Wi-Fi-enabled technology devices in their homes. However, many students are not as fortunate and their families cannot provide the extras," said Assistant Principal Maite Porter.
"We want all of our students to benefit from the opportunities that using technology in classrooms provides. Many people have these items lying around after a recent cell phone upgrade," Porter continued.
Contact Porter at Silver Sands Middle School at (386) 322-6175 to learn how to donate.
Tsk tsk! Parents need to educate that Asst. Principal re the radiation health hazards — especially to youngsters — of all wifi & cellular products! Childrens' heads have more water & their bones are thinner & not fully developed. Hence, they are radiation magnets for wifi & pulsing cell radiation. And if you want your kids to be sterile as adults, make sure they sit with laptops & iPads in their laps! Ditto leukemias & brain cancers from wifi/cell gadget usage. Instead of encouraging such habits in the young, schools & parents should be educating themselves first & foremost.
–Read the BioInitiative Report by 49 independent scientists (not paid govt. nor corporate dupes) re wifi/cell dangers.
–How to protect yourself & your kids, see ElectricSense.com.
–See also GeoEngineeringWatch.org site for a lengthy detailed report (with references) posted a few days ago re little girls & wifi dangers.
–Google for a news report out of Denmark about a month ago. A group of 9th grade girls proved via a school science experiment that plants/seeds cannot & will not grow in a room with wifi routers (if seeds can't sprout, how much moreso a child?) Those 9th graders won an award for their efforts.
–Notice brown dead treetops near cell towers (govt. began removing trees around cell towers so people would be none the wiser).
–Read, Self-Educate!
–If schools won't listen, homeschool. Your kids will be 1000 smarter due to your individual attention vs part of a "class."


text:
Information on Loughborough
- biodiesel - how to make biodiesel at home , a simple biodiesel formula, biodiesel formula
- biodiesel dry wash - washing your biodiesel in an easy way , a simple biodiesel formula, biodiesel formula
- biodiesel turbine fuel kerosene , biodiesel economics 101, biodiesel formula
- 9 things you must do before making biodiesel , biodiesel formula, how to make biodiesel easily
- 9 things you must do before making biodiesel , biodiesel formula, how to make biodiesel easily
- biopro biodiesel , biodiesel formula, biodiesel diy
- biodiesel facts - alternative fuel at its best! , home biodiesel - what you need to know before starting production, biodiesel economics 101
- biodiesel critics, take a seat , biodiesel use, biodiesel economics 101
- bio diesel - boon for nature , basics on bio-diesel, biodiesel economics 101
- 3 benefits of biodiesel as an alternative fuel , benefits of biodiesel - fight gas prices with the best alternative fuel, how to get started with biodiesel kits
- biodiesel recipe - can you make biodiesel at home? , biodiesel kits - the alternative fuel solution, how does biodiesel work
- convert your car to biodiesel and reap its advantages - is biodiesel a scam? , equipment to make biodiesel - make biodiesel and save 50% on gas, converting ones car to biodiesel
- biodiesel fuel - how does biodiesel work? , equipment to make biodiesel - make biodiesel and save 50% on gas, converting ones car to biodiesel
- biodiesel home kit , how to get started with biodiesel kits, biodiesel diy
- biodiesel diy , biodiesel kits - buy or do-it-yourself?, biodiesel kits - the alternative fuel solution
- biodeisel - home biodeisel , green cars, benefits of biodiesel - fight gas prices with the best alternative fuel
- alternative fuel options for cars , environmentally friendly cars, hybrid cars - living up to the hype
- alternative auto fuel , alternative automotive fuel, alternative fuel for car
- alternative fuel technology for freight , alternative fuel cars - the future of automotive technology, benefits of alternative fuel
- alternative fuel boilers , alternative fuel for car, how to make alternative fuel cheaply
- alternative fuel vehicles , environmentally friendly cars, benefits of alternative fuel
- alternative source of fuel - water , hydrogen fuel - is it for real?, alternative fuel vehicle - gas saving tips with alternative fuel vehicle
A Simple Biodiesel Formula
A Simple Biodiesel FormulaBy Joseph Then
Biodiesel benefits you in many ways. Most of the time the focus is on the ways it is better than regular fuel, like how it burns cleaner, is cheaper and renewable. However, the most beneficial thing about biodiesel may be that it takes the control away from large companies and puts it in your hands.
You can make biodiesel at home because the biodiesel formula is rather simple to duplicate. You can produce your own fuel and send the big oil companies packing once and for all.
The Concept
The biodiesel formula is quite simple. It involves separating the vegetable oil. Through the biodiesel process the pure oil and the by product glycerin are separated out creating the biodiesel. This chemical process is called transesterification.
The Biodiesel Formula
The ingredients that you need to make biodiesel are vegetable oil, alcohol and lye. You will use a ratio of 75% oil to 22% alcohol and 3% lye. It is the chemical reaction between these ingredients that creates the separation of the biodiesel and the byproduct.
The Process
To make the biodiesel you will do the following:
- Mix the ingredients and let sit for about an hour. You will then see the chemical reaction taking place and the mixture separating. The glycerin will settle at the bottom with the biodiesel at the top.
- You then will pour out the biodiesel.If you used dirty vegetable oil then you will probably need to clean the biodiesel through a H2O wash. Otherwise it is ready to use.
Make sure that all the equipment you use to make biodiesel is only used to make biodiesel and never used in the home. Keep your biodiesel operations separate from cooking areas. This is for your safety. Lye can be quite hazardous and should be handled with care.
This simple process is why making biodiesel at home is something anyone can do. It is also a safe process. The only thing to be careful of is not getting burned by hot oil or by the lye.
Biodiesel is a great alternative to diesel fuel. It can be used straight in any diesel motor without need for conversion or any other changes. Biodiesel is also sold alongside diesel at some filling stations. However, as you have learned making it at home is a cheaper alternative that allows you to keep your hard earned money for yourself.
Biodiesel is a great alternative fuel and it will be great if you can look into the home production of Biodiesel. Find out how you can make biodiesel at home by visiting this website: http://www.makebiodieselathome.biz,
Biodiesel Formula
Biodiesel FormulaBy Ian Pennington
Biodiesel is one of the latest alternative fuels that are used in different parts of the world. This alternative fuel is such a craze in alternative fuel technology not only because it burns cleaner and renewable, however also because of the very simple biodiesel formula that makes it cheaper and easier to make. With the use of proper equipments, making biodiesel fuel does not need any services of the scientists and experts.
Making biodiesel fuel just involves the separation of the vegetable oil. The separation is done chemically through the process called transesterification. This process separates the pure oil and the by product known as glycerin. The process uses lye and alcohol that are mixed with the oil using the biodiesel formula. The formula needs a ratio of 3% lye and 22% alcohol to mix with 75% oil. This very simple process can be done at home. There is no life-threatening chemical reaction in the process. The only thing that you must be careful of is the handling of the hot oil or lye that can burn your skin. Aside from the fine-lye, you can also use other caustic agents such as methanol and sodium hydroxide.
The home-made biodiesel can be used directly on any diesel powered cars. There is no need for some modifications on the car's engine and other components. The biodiesel works like a real diesel only that it uses natural oils from vegetables and other sources such as used cooking oils. Making biodiesel at home is a long time-consuming process that will take much of your time in filtering the used cooking.The biodiesel formula that you use at home is the same formula that is used by the large fuel companies that make biodiesel. The only difference is that they are producing it in large quantities and they are using machineries and top of the line equipments for mass production.
Biodiesel formula is only given to those who want to try making biodiesel at home. You can use the formula if you want to have some experiments. Of course you are not planning to consume all the vegetables in your home or turn your home into a biodiesel plant. This formula can be modified to give a better performing fuel. If you have discovered a new formula that works better than the others, then you can sell it to some bigger companies for mass production and packaging. The company will test your own formula for biodiesel and if found effective you can sell it. Maybe they can give you a credit on their product by having your name on it or not depending on your settlements with the company.
Ian Pennington is an accomplished niche website developer and author.
To learn more about biodiesel formula, please visit My Other Car Fuels for current articles and discussions.,
Biodiesel Economics 101
Biodiesel Economics 101By Steve Morse
What Is biodiesel?
Biodiesel is a clean source of fuel for diesel engines that utilizes renewable energy sources, either soybeans, palm oil, or some sort of vegetable oil, including waste vegetable oil. It is made through a process that converts these oils into fatty acid methyl esters. Biodiesel can be a complete replacement for diesel, or blended - b100 is 100% biodiesel, b20 is 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel.


text:
JUST because we cannot see extraterrestrials does not mean they are not around. British astronomer Ian Crawford of University College London claims that if faster-than-light travel is possible there may be a good reason why alien beings would want to hide from us.
In recent years, many scientists have come to accept the view, promoted by Frank Tipler of Tulane University in New Orleans, that humans are the first intelligent beings to arise in the Milky Way. This conclusion follows from the calculation that space-faring societies would take about a million years to colonise our Galaxy if they travelled slower than the speed of light. Since the Galaxy has been in existence for at least 10 billion years and there is no scientific evidence of aliens on Earth, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that we are alone.
But Crawford has another explanation for the apparent absence of aliens. ...
To continue reading this article, subscribe to receive access to all of newscientist.com, including 20 years of archive content.


text:
Karen Voight
Special to Tribune Newspapers
September 26, 2009
1 Lie face down on a mat or padded surface, extending both arms overhead on the floor and straightening your legs behind you with your inner ankles facing each other. Raise your head, shoulder and right arm (thumb pointed up, palm facing in). Simultaneously lift your left leg, keeping it straight.
2 Pause for a quick beat, then quickly reverse the motion, raising your left arm and right leg. Keep your head and shoulders off the ground as you continue to alternate sides for 30 seconds. Rest and repeat twice more.
Copyright © 2015 Chicago Tribune Company, LLC


text:
The Boy Scouts Association of Zimbabwe
Province of Matabeleland
The views and opinions expressed by authors do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Boy Scouts Association of Zimbabwe.
February 1999
My father, Harry Branton Blowers, was better known to most of you here as Hank. I have known him all of my life, 57 years, but I am conscious that many here today have known him much longer than that and could perhaps add considerably to what I have to say.
He was born at home, on the 26th November 1912, at Sidgate Lane, Ipswitch Town England. His father and his grandfather were both carpenters and his mother was a schoolmistress – so he came from a very ordinary family. He was educated in England, he matriculated at the General School Examination, captained his school rugby team, its hockey team and its cricket team. He spent his holidays in the countryside and joined the Scout movement.
Then, after six years with County Education, in the Works Stores and Finance departments, he applied successfully to join the British South Africa Police. He spent the rest of his life in Africa, a total of 63 years. So many changes have occurred in these 63 years, material changes, social changes and political changes.
Such changes as could hardly be imagined by the young man of 23, when he arrived in this country in 1936 with a group of other recruits, to join the police force. The journey by boat and train took them some three weeks, and when they finally arrived at the railway station, at the place called Salisbury in those days, they were met by an ox-cart which had been sent to take them to the police camp. He had many characteristics that suited him to the life he had chosen, and these characteristics enabled him to weather the changes that were to come.
He was a shy man. Difficult to imagine when one considers the positions of leadership he later filled. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Sergeant at Arms of the House of Assembly, President of the Boy Scouts Association. As we have already heard his success in these positions is attested to by a string of awards, including the Golden Lion for Scouting services and Queens honours of Member of Legion of Merit and the Queens Police Medal.
His work necessitated he overcome his shyness but he remained a quiet, private person. Humility was another characteristic of his. He was never one to boast or even talk of his achievements. In private he was sometimes dismissive of the work he had done. A few years ago, persuaded to put down on paper some of the milestones of his life, he said this about it – "Sometimes I feel my life has been a bit tame, however when I look at these notes, and some of the details, I accept that I have managed a fair amount in my 84 years" that was two years ago so it is now 86 years.
He believed in service, service to his country, to its government, to its people, to his family and his friends. His whole life was one of service, in the police force, in the fifteen years of Parliamentary work, in his long dedication to the scouting movement, in his church where he acted as a server at communion or as a guardian of this cathedrals cloisters.
For many years he also served as companion and nurse to his dear wife Ruth who was handicapped by a life injury. She died in 1979 after they had been married for 39 years.
He was a leader and an educator too in his way. He greatest strength was that he led and taught by example. He himself had to work by the rules he set, then he could persuade others to follow. He was guided throughout his life by his religion and this governed the standards he set himself. He was completely honest, he never used any of his positions to secure personal gain – an example that is probably more relevant today then ever.
He always dispensed his services without favour, irrespective of race or religion. He mastered Shona and Nyanja soon after arriving in the country and, with an eye to the future he used his abilities to guide, educate and train wherever possible.
Dedicated as he was to work and other duties, he always welcomed the chance to escape to the bush to go fishing or camping. In my youth we were always taken camping once or twice a year. In his usual precise, ordered manner, he would meticulously compile lists of everything needed for the camp. Rice, porridge, sugar and so on. The number of people, the number of meals requiring so many ounces of this and so many ounces of that everything was calculated. The only problem was that his children's appetites were bigger than his and we invariably arrived home from camp hungry. I just hope that this did not happen too often on the many scouting expeditions he led. He was precise and ordered like that, nothing left to chance, there should be no double, and it was the same in play as it was in work.
In his latter years, when no longer able to go camping, he would delight to sit in his garden, watching the weaver birds building their nests in the bougainvillea and bringing up their own families.
In his later years he was increasingly troubled with arthritis, circulation problems, failing eyesight and hearing. This did nothing to diminish his energy, it merely slowed him down. His brain remained sharp. He was still ready to take on things, even in these difficult circumstances, should anyone call for his expertise and experience.
My lasting memory will be of him, grey bearded, his glasses on the end of his nose, hunched over his typewriter, picking at the keys, then reading what he had typed with a large magnifying glass, his face inches from the paper as he laboriously corrected his script with white out. He worked this until the last weeks of his life.
He was an example to us all.
He will be sadly missed by his family, by his wife Grace and her mother, by his sister Kay in England, by me and my family in the antipodes and by his late daughter Joan's family in the States.
He will be missed by all who know him.
May he rest in peace.
A Tribute To Scouting
Brother Scouts, taking a glimpse into the present day conditions of the world, it is appropriate and timely to say that noble character is the basis to the solution of all our societal problems, be they political, social, economic and religious. So as we celebrate the birthday of our Founder. It is time to take stock of how the movement has faired in trying to improve the world. The Scout Movement prides itself of its ideology of serving mankind.
It propagates a philosophy of life that requires one to think of others before himself, to raise the self to great moral heights and to be a friend to all in an effort to make this world a better place to live in.
There is a great need to re-establish good values in our society through scouting. There is need to bring love in place of hatred and faith in place of suspicion, friendliness and co-operation in place of rivalry. Remember that sympathy and co-operation can eliminate poverty from the world and friendliness can put a stop to all wars. This we believe should be the mission of the Boy Scout movement as envisaged by Baden-Powell.
The principles of scouting have stood the test of time for scouting does more than produce good citizens, and men who are noble. It indeed also compliments our present school system. Our aims of character building and attaining emotional maturity cannot be fulfilled unless education is value based. Scouting therefore compliments education in such areas a informing individuals of accepted norms of public morals. It enables individuals to liberate themselves from tendencies of jealousy, violence, vengeance and retaliation.
God bless the spirit of Scouting, and long, live the spirit of Scouting!
It is with great sorrow that at the time of going to press we received the sad news of the passing away of Major Harry Branton Blowers, a man who committed all his life to the Scout Movement.
May his soul rest in peace.
Cost Effective
A man walked into a bar and drawing a stool, heaved onto the seat pushing his huge stomach against the counter. With a loud authoritative voice he soon shouted " When I drink everybody drinks!" What joyous jubilation this man brought into the bar, a complete stranger just popping in to buy everyone present a beer? He must have been stinking rich.
Patrons drank like they were drinking the night away, gulping down the 'free' beers like tap water but after a few hours, the man soon felt he had had one too many and it was time to go so slowly standing up from his seat, he carefully pulled out a fat wallet from his hip pocket, gulped down the remaining liquor in his glass and in the same voice as before, slowly announced "When I pay …… everybody pays"!! Ugh! You can just imagine what chaos this brought to the bar. Ignoring everyone he paid his own bill and left those who thought they had been having free beers to suffer the consequences.
But why all this bar stuff? You might want to know, yet there are lot's of us who like the patrons that wanted free drinks, want to enjoy the joys of scouting without paying the price. The near past has been coupled by numerous complaints about ever increasing costs like prices of uniforms, camp fees, etc. The latest being last month's article which quoted the cost of sending three patrols to the National Competition at $13 000with some Leaders calling for either its scrapping or for having only one patrol per Province participate. The other fellow agrees with you that $13 000 is a lot of money but surely in Zimbabwe, in the late 90s, did you expect it to cost $200? One Scout tells me at the same time ten years ago, one would pay not more than $5 for a weekend camp yet ten times as much, $50, won't take you very far nowadays which is true.
You might say 'zvakapressa' and this and that and complain that the cost of scouting is increasing uncomfortable but you chose the game and to stay in it just pay the price. I gather that uniforms have just gone up 20% and would like to say I won't be surprised if Matabeleland Scout Council proposes an increase in annual levies at the soon to come Annual General Meeting.
For heaven's sake what we really need is sound financial backing through real fund raising efforts. It is high time people stopped talking and complaining and started acting towards countering the problem. Scouts are very creative persons who can initiate real income generating projects if only they could spare the time.
If you want a roasted chunk of rabbit meat, then knowing the cunning ways of the rabbit, you must have a cunning way to catch it. Let's not just say Scouting is now expensive yet we go on and do nothing about it.
Get Up! Stand Up! And Fight!
(Adapted from a Boy's Prayer Diary by Leonard Barnett)
A young boy knelt down to pray one night – 'Dear God. Thank you for keeping me through the day today. Please guide me through the night until tomorrow. Amen' Then he slowly tucked away to sleep.
But why do we pray? you may ask. 'Verily , verily I say unto you 'Do you know the rules of health?' To which you may answer 'food, drink, fresh air and exercise'. Very good! I shall say but that is bodily health, what about the health of God's temple – the soul in you. An author once put it as 'the real 'me', my soul or spirit, which must learn to live, to grow strong and sturdy, making me a fit soldier of Christ, a dependable citizen or his Kingdom, obedient to Christ'.
The reading of the Bible, regular worship and fellowship with other young and older religious persons are like food and drink to build inner strength. But the daily prayers are the most important food of all for Jesus Christ, said 'Abide in me, as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abideth in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abideth in me'.
Brother Scouts, are you maintaining your 'real' health?
The year 1998, was characterized by a drop in Scouting numbers. I believe this was due to a tendency slowly gripping province. This is generally the idea of taking leave from Scouting. How can we take leave from a philosophy. Baden-Powell once said "Scouting is a way of life". So how can we take a break from our way of life. In 1999, let us rededicate ourselves to the spirit of Scouting by doing our best.
Remember once a Scout always a Scout.
The Millennium Countdown: Camp 2 will be held on 21-22 February 1999, at Gordon Park, Matopos. The theme for this year is fun and muddy, so be prepared for some great fun for that's what scouting is all about.
Those unable to attend the weekend camp can attend the B-P Day service to be held on Sunday 21 February 1999 in the St Georges Chapel to mark Baden-Powell Day.
More information is available at Provincial Headquarters.
Once again the spirit of Baden-Powell is upon us, as it always is during this time of the year for on the 22nd of February , we in the Scouting community join over 25 million scouts all over the world to celebrate the birthday of a man, who championed the cause for international peace and understanding, 33 years of his life were dedicated to the development and growth of young people throughout the world. His aim was to leave this world a better place and we at Firelight believe he did.
So as usual we reproduce below the last message from B-P We hope that it inspires you to even greater heights.
Dear Scouts.
INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING (Whats the way forward?)
It's quite disappointing to receive postcards from Scout penpals …writing from the World Jamboree asking if there are any Bulawayo Scouts at the Jamboree.
One wonders why a Province with three thousand plus scouts fails to send at least one scout to the world event which comes only once in four years.
Our friends up there in Mashonaland managed to send more than five scouts whilst we always claim that we are the best Province in this country, is iis it because that's where money is easily available or is it because Harare is 'Bambazonke'.I sincerely believe it has been the zeal of the parents, Leaders and the Scouts to attend such events which seems to be lacking with us here. When we think of going outside our borders we only think of going across the Limpopo perhaps to visit friends and families down South.
The other major reason for us failing to attend such events has been poor planning. People start planning attending international events only three months before the said date.
With the state of our depleted Zimbabwe dollar, it would take one about three years to raise an air ticket. So for those who are thinking of attending the next Jamboree in Thailand in 2002, the time is now, whilst those from the Chilean jamboree are unpacking their rucksacks, we need to seriously start fund raising.
It is not a case of the whole Group or Province attending International events. One scout attending would indeed act as a good ambassador for the Province. He would indeed market the vast tourist attractions, we have in the Province. This would also encourage Scouts from abroad to visit our beautiful Zimbabwe
The way forward ……………..
It is imperative that a committee be set up within Province. The committee will be responsible for fund raising for all international events.
Next on line is the Michigan Camporee 2000, World Jamboree 2002, and the 2007 Jamboree in the United Kingdom to celebrate 100 years of scouting. As a Province I believe, we will have failed if we do not send a single scout to any of these events.
Brother scouts think seriously about this issue, for our reputation depends on it.
This month my contribution to 'Firelight' is aimed at Cub Leaders and their assistants, that is if we have any Cub Leaders?
It seems to me that we only have a handful. Certainly there are only four who attended our Seeonee Pack Meetings we held last year. This is a shame, because the meetings are informal training sessions, besides being a time when we can discuss problems/achievements etc., with more time and in a relaxed atmosphere, infact we can probably learn more than on a Wood Badge Course which has to be rather formal and hurried to accommodate all the sessions I have said it before! We hold the meetings once a month on the first Wednesday, starting at 5 pm – 6.30 pm You are all welcome. The more you come the more input and output and we all benefit.
I wonder how many of your Cubs reach silver or gold arrow level and how many Cubs are awarded any proficiency badges? From records at our Scout shop it appears that not one cub proficiency badge was sold during 1998! Some groups order their arrow badges in bulk, which is acceptable, but the proficiency badges can only be sold on producing badge certificates to Mr Moyo who runs the shop.
Who tests your boys on their proficiency badges? It should not be Akela (most of the time). This is a chance to draw in your parents or experts in particular skills, who are known to you. My late husband was a police photographer and enjoyed testing boys from different packs on their photographers badge. Although I trained my own cubs for their First Aider Badge, they were tested by personnel from St Johns Ambulance Brigade. Why not try asking Agritex for help with the Map Reader's Badge or a member of the Wild Life Society for the Naturalist Badge.
Encourage your boys to work for their proficiency badges. Most of the badges can be the individuals' effort, but the swimmers/cyclist/athlete badges can be organised by you for the whose pack to participate, but do find 'experts' to do the testing. We will shortly be affiliated to the Matabeleland Swimming Board and then their qualified staff can test our Scouts and Cubs. In this way we can set a high standard for these badges and Scouting will be seen to be an ideal all round training for a boy. Let the boy realize that he has to produce worth while results to be awarded the badge.
A different approach should be used for the arrow tests. Each boy must be judged on his capabilities. Know each boy individually and set the standard for that particular boy. If he is a very bright boy set him a higher standard than a slower one who really struggles, but 'does his best'. This is the cub motto and serves as a rule to judge each boy. So come on Akelas, where are you ? Must I sit alone at our Seeonee Meetings!
FEBRUARY Calendar
Seeonee Pack Meeting : PHQ 5.00 pm
General Information Course
Gordon Park Service : 12.00 noon
Matabeleland Scout Council's
Annual General Meeting: PHQ 5.30 pm
Millennium Count Down : Camp 2
Baden-Powell Day Service
28] Basic Scout Woodbadge Course
It was with saddness that Province learned of the death of 'Hank' Blowers in Harare on Friday 22 January 1999.
On behalf of all Leaders, Scouts and lay supports in Province, I wish to express our sympathies to the family and to say that Hank's service to Scouting, especially those Leaders who attended his Woodbadge courses, was greatly appreciated. Hank's input to the writing of our Adult Leader Training scheme will long remind us of his dedication, through Leaders of Scout Troops, to the youth of Zimbabwe.
Site Last Updated : Next review due - Latest Changes - About – Email a.Webmaster
Bobomaster Production © 2000