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Senate Session
After Morning Business, the Senate debate and votes to override the President's veto of the arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Note: This is an incomplete session.
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- Joseph "Joe" R. Biden Jr. U.S. Senator [D] Delaware
- Rudolph Boschwitz U.S. Senator [R] Minnesota
- George H. W. Bush U.S. Vice President United States
- Robert C. Byrd U.S. Senator [D] West Virginia
- Alan Cranston U.S. Senator [D] California
- Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Senator [R] New York
- Dennis DeConcini U.S. Senator [D] Arizona
- Alan J. Dixon U.S. Senator [D] Illinois
- Christopher "Chris" J. Dodd U.S. Senator [D] Connecticut
- Robert "Bob" Joseph Dole U.S. Senator [R] Kansas
- PETER H. DOMENICI U.S. Senator (Former) [R] Colorado
- Daniel J. Evans U.S. Senator [R] Washington
- John Glenn Jr. U.S. Senator [D] Ohio
- Barry M. Goldwater U.S. Senator [R] Arizona
- Slade Thomas Gorton III U.S. Senator [R] Washington
- Paula Hawkins U.S. Senator [R] Florida
- Jacob "Chic" Hecht U.S. Senator [R] Nevada
- Nancy L. Kassebaum U.S. Senator [R] Kansas
- Edward "Ted" M. Kennedy U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
- John F. Kerry U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
- Frank R. Lautenberg U.S. Senator [D] New Jersey
- Patrick J. Leahy U.S. Senator [D] Vermont
- Richard G. Lugar U.S. Senator [R] Indiana
- Charles Mathias U.S. Senator [R] Maryland
- MACK MATTINGLY U.S. Senator [R] Georgia
- Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Senator [D] Ohio
- Claiborne Pell U.S. Senator [D] Rhode Island
- Donald Wayne Riegle Jr. U.S. Senator [D] Michigan
- Paul S. Sarbanes U.S. Senator [D] Maryland
- Paul Simon U.S. Senator [D] Illinois
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A showy splash of color! Apple Blossom Larkspur (Delphinium ajacis) yields lovely pink to almost white blossoms on beautiful 12- to 24-inch tall flower spikes. Impressive plants with bright-green feathery leaves have long been a favorite when planted in mixed beds, along fences or at the back of borders. (Perennial) Learn How to Grow Delphinium here.
Each packet contains approximately 300 seeds.
Planting and Growing Tips:
Native to England, this cottage garden favorite can be difficult to grow and requires full sun and moist — not wet — well drained soil to thrive. Direct sow in prepared beds after temperatures have warmed and keep moist. Thin seedlings 12- to 24-inches apart in all directions and provide support if necessary. Pinch off the faded blossoms to extend the flowering season and mulch around plants to prevent weeds, conserve moisture and improve aesthetics.
Note: Germination is greatly improved with a 1- to 2-week cold treatment (see Seed Stratification). Place seeds and slightly damp paper towels in a Ziploc bag and store in the refrigerator crisper prior to planting.


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Arnold's Priceless 'Total Recall' Commentary
Arnold's Priceless 'Total Recall' Commentary
I hate people who talk during the movie, so commentary tracks are rarely used DVD extras in my house.
But I am absolutely going to make an exception for Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Recall commentary because it's the most absurdly brilliant thing he's done since pretending to be a pregnant man.
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Michigan and Ohio State revive their rivalry on Saturday. Why is this rivalry so timeless? That lies in the details
Ohio State plays at bitter rival Michigan on Saturday, a game that not only will define this Buckeyes team, but send a clear message about the future of the program.
Conference championship games are next week. But first, it's Rivalry Week and there are some good matchups and potential mismatches. Does it really matter when it's your biggest rival?


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Watch Woman Holding Baby Fight in Vicious Chuck E. Cheese Brawl
Fun and games turned into flying fists recently at a Chuck E. Cheese.
Fun and games turned into flying fists recently at a Chuck E. Cheese.
We've all heard those awful stories about getting dumped via text message. Well, how would you like to be fired that way, too?
Americans love going out to eat, but we may love going home to eat even more.
Perhaps the only thing worse than getting in trouble with the law is getting in trouble with your parents.
Kids are sure getting more and more adept at using technology.
Here's some news that's bigger than Americans' ever-growing waistlines.
Students torn between hitting the books and hitting the bottle can have the best of both worlds at one college.
Meet the meanest boyfriend ever.
While the world continues to try and wrap around its collective head around Corey Feldman's music video that may be the worst thing in the history of history, David Hasselhoff has come around to show us some celebrities can actually be quite cheeky.
We've all been there – the breaking point when it's time to unfriend someone on Facebook.
The Zac Brown Band is hosting three nights of America's ultimate food and music festival this September. Sound like the ultimate party for a country fan like you? Well, it is – and we want to send you there.
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Live Life on Purpose: From Discovery to Practice
True learning takes place when education meets experience. This book will give you an education that is also an experience. Dr. Jones inspires us to go within to change the current results and the course of our lives, so that we might Live Life on Purpose.
"Don't leave success to chance. The ONLY way that you can be successful in life (business, school and relationships) is to know your purpose. This book is a great tool to help you discover, define and live life on purpose!"
Shep Hyken
Business expert and New York Times bestselling author
"Dr. Samuel Jones points out that an astonishing well-spring of possibilities lies untapped within each of us. Thankfully, this new book provides the key to unlock the person you were destined to be. I suggest that you turn the page and allow Dr. Jones to perform his magic."
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Best-selling author of Think & Grow Rich: A Black Choice; What Makes the Great Great; The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires.
If you could meet yourself, come face-to-face with the person you truly are, would you want to?
This is the question Samuel L. Jones asks himself in The Man I Never Knew: How Leadership Can Be Developed by Faith, Family, and Friends. A native of the Mississippi Delta and former college athlete, Dr. Jones earned a bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and earned a PhD from Mississippi State University. He eventually became the dean of student affairs at Jones County Junior College. However, he realizes all too well that his life could have taken a different path, one of failure and hopelessness.
In exploring the influences and opportunities that prepared him for a position of leadership, Dr. Jones inspires us to examine our own experiences and discover the leadership skills that are hidden within each of us.


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Hello! This is Kristy, author of 'Head Space'
When I first wrote Head Space, it was during my own Nursing studies and in a very difficult phase of my life - raising two babies solo. I had been meditating and teaching meditation for around 15 years before that. It was my personal therapy. But as I wrote, I realised that things in my life were getting easier, better, more manageable, in ALL AREAS OF MY LIFE!
Meditation - Proven by Science
I already knew that meditation had a good effect on my peace of mind, but I began to wonder what it was doing to my brain. I'm the kind of person that just HAS to know the workings of things, I'm not satisfied with taking other people's word for it, and I also wanted to make sure the information I knew in my heart to be true, was PROVEN SCIENCE for my readers. So the research began!
When I started the draft there were only a handful of research studies published, and they were very convincing. By the time the book was released there were no less than 76 peer reviewed journals on the subject of meditation and its amazing effects on our mind and body. Now, in 2015 it is impossible to count the number. Just last year TIME Magazine and SCIENTIFIC AMERICA magazine both published lengthy articles on the 'miracle of meditation'. Finally, the mass media is catching on to something that so many of us have known for ages. Its awesome!
Why Meditate?
Meditation comes in many forms. What each has in common is the enormous physical, mental and spiritual benefits to all who practice it. It can help everything from lowering blood pressure and decreasing stress, to enhancing intuition and happiness!
Who is Head Space For?
Although originally for parents and students, there is actually only one chapter in the book that is specific to study... the other 14 chapters can be applied to ANYONE, in any phase of life! The content in 'Head Space' is really universal... it applies to you, whether student or not.
So who is actually reading 'Head Space?
- Mums and dads looking to help their teenage children with anxiety and stress at school
- University students who want to maximise their study time and de-stress in the process
- Adult learners who have gone back to school and are juggling kids, jobs and life at home
- Grandparents who are curious about meditation
- 30-somethings who want to get an edge over their mental state to improve their general wellbeing
- People who are interested in learning meditation and don't know where to start
The Head Space Way
So, I would encourage you to look past its title, and delve into its pages. 'Head Space' is for you, and there is so much to be gained, so many ways that meditation the 'Head Space Way' will work in your life. The book primarily uses mindfulness and visualisation based practices and is in handbook style so you can start meditating within the first few pages.
If you have any questions, or want to talk to me personally, I am only an email away. I'd also recommend you enter your email in the 'subscribe' field above. I've recorded some of the meditation in the book as a gift to get you started with meditation RIGHT NOW. There is no time like now!
I want to say thanks for your interest, but far more importantly, CONGRATULATIONS for visiting to learn more about how meditation can make a massive difference in your life for the better. Sign up above for your free meditations, buy the book, and get started on a journey that will change your mind - literally!
Kristy :)
PS: For those who really want to kick start their year for manifesting a bright and calm future, I am available for one on one 'Lifestyle Sustainability' mentoring - these are hands on, practical and interactive sessions with me designed to sort out the wheat from the chaff and really hone in on your goals for the future. Particularly good for open-minded business owners and newly graduated students. Click here to email me with your questions about this fast-track mindset and stress management process.
Why Do We need 'Head Space'?
studies show that just 10 minutes of non-sequential, regular meditation
each day helps a person to return their body to a state of
homoeostasis, which means optimal brain and body functioning.
There are numerous physical, mental and emotional
benefits of practicing meditation. Some are:
Strengthens and thickens the cerebral cortex. It creates more and more neural pathways between the brain hemispheres increasing a person's capacity for utilisation of both sides of the brain in harmony, ie… increases our learning capacity and MAKES US SMARTER!
Regulates brainwaves and brings us out of Beta into Alpha state, a highly receptive and expansive state where increased learning, memory retention, clarity and creativity occurs.
Increases release of stress reducing hormones such as serotonin and dopamine.
Reduces the heart rate and blood pressure, reducing the load on the heart
Slows breathing and increases oxygen uptake to the cells
Reduces physical pain and tension
Develops the creative mind and imagination
Calms the mind and emotions
Enhances creativity, memory, concentration, clarity and intellect
Improves general health & wellbeing
Reduces and manages stress
Improves communication and productivity
Provides greater capacity for complex conceptual understanding and problem solving
Click here to get your Head Space handbook now and FEEL BETTER!
What people are saying...
"Kristy's support to students through her seminar at USC and her book has helped me stay relaxed and focussed during my first few months of University. I encourage all students to get a copy of the book before starting Uni."
Nathan A, Student, University of the Sunshine Coast
Are YOU Ready For a
Happier 'Head Space'?
Mindful study is the golden key to...
- staying cool, calm and collected for exams & assignment deadlines
- maximising study schedules
- retaining more course information
- recalling course info when needed
- improving study outcomes
- enhancing memory,
- and becoming smarter!!!
'Head Space' uses quick, easy and effective mind management techniques you can integrate into your daily life RIGHT NOW and join the Mindfulness Education Movement (MEM) for a happier head space all around!
Head Space is for YOU!!
"I know how hard it can be to juggle study on top of kids, making dinner, school runs, relationships, a social life, finances and all the things in between! This
book will help you maximise your time and your mind so that you can work SMARTER not
harder AND preserve some quality of life for yourself whilst your nose
is in the books!"
Kristy Lee Rackham, Head Space Author
Take the Stress out of Study!
The Mindfulness Education Movement is here!
Mindful Meditation is a practise which allows us to become aware of our inner processes and behaviours. We can observe our thoughts, words, actions and feelings in the 'here and now', with non-judgement, curiosity and kindness. From a position of gentle but heightened awareness, we are then empowered to choose behaviours that are self sustaining and positive for our future.
Mindfulness gives us the ability to clear the clutter of our mind and to experience greater control, peace and personal power. Once the 'white noise' of our monkey-mind has dissipated, we can then employ another extremely beneficial method of meditation - Creative Visualisation - to 're-set' our mind and 're-program' our intention for a positive, joyous, peaceful and adventurous future.
The benefit of meditation beyond its traditional scope in philosophy and religion is also being recognized, accepted and included in many secular institutions including banks, universities, schools, fitness facilities, corporations, psychology and general medical practice, plus many more industries.
The capacities and benefits of adding Meditation into activities of daily living as a valuable component of a healthful lifestyle are now being acknowledged and proven by science. In particular, much effort has been put into researching how mindfulness and creative visualisation affects students and teachers. Many are now adopting and expanding upon this progressive trend towards a mindful approach to life both in and outside the classroom. The movement towards awareness in education has been coined the "Mindfulness Education Movement" or M.E.M. by Author, Kristy Lee Rackham.
There are solid reasons for in including meditation as part of a well-rounded and harmonious home, and in the schools of our children. The most recent National Health Survey data (ABS, 2007-08) identified that:
- 26% (over 1/4) of all young people between the age of 16 and 24 have a mental health disorder.
- The prevalence of teens suffering with depression is around 14% and climbing each year.
- The single most quoted issue at school as identified by the kids themselves is STRESS.
- 2/3 of all visits to Australian GPs are stress related.
- Approximately HALF of all Australians aged 16-85 years (7.3 million people) will at some point in their lifetime, experience at least one mental disorder.
TRY THIS MINI-MEDITATION - Hearing Your Heart Voice
The mini meditations can be used as 'triggers' to prime your mind... to find out more about priming... click here to purchase Head Space in paperback or download the e-book.
All content in this website www.headspacebook.com is protected by copyright, 2010-2015. All conceptual and intellectual material, and any related information, design and documentation contained herein is the sole property of Kristy L Rackham. All rights reserved. Original illustrations, artwork and images contained herein is the sole property of Nicole Verwey-Baker. All rights reserved. Photographs used on this website have been placed with the express permission of the image owners. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system, online or otherwise, without prior written consent by the copyright owners. Printed in Queensland, Australia. Please contact the author directly for more information at www.headspacebook.com or email@example.com, +61-(0)487-769-629
Written and developed by Kristy L Rackham, Copyright © 2010-2015
Illustrated by Nicole Verwey-Baker, Copyright © 2009-2015
First Published by Kristy L Rackham, 2010


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Ryan DePietro and Sarah Crum each qualified to swim in the finals Saturday of the Northeast Classic swim meet in Canton.
DePietro was first in the 200 individual medley and second in the 500 freestyle, setting personal bests in both races. Crum was 23rd in the 100 butterfly, finishing just .08 of a second off the school record.


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Weather patterns
Wire mesh has been used to clad the six external stair towers of the new Meteorological Office headquarters and operations centre in Exeter, which will replace the Met Office's existing facilities in and around Bracknell.Architect Broadway Malyan specified 1,250m 2of the 'Medway' stainless steel woven wire mesh from Potter & Soar. The product is the first in a range of new patterns that combine precrimped and straight wires, creating a light, open weave that matches the strength of more traditional patterns. Another version of the product has been used for balustrading to internal balconies and walkways. The range has between 50 and 80 per cent open area, and can be used to enhance lighting, whether natural or artificial, via changing light patterns and reflections off the crimped wires. The product is zero fire-rated. Information from soar. engineering@btinternet. com
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Come Show with Us
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Forms and Rule Book
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Sponsorships and Advertising
TWHA Youth
May Days
. The North Carolina Horse Council has gotten approval from the NC General Assembly for a NCHC license plate. The plate can be a standard plate or it can be personalized. The fees are $20.00 standard and $20.00 + $50.00 personalized. They must preorder 300 plates for the state to begin making them. Check out the link below for more information.
Sponsorship is offered in different levels and comes with links on website, listing in our monthly newsletters, etc. Go to our
page and fill out the form and someone will get back to you or print off the
sponsorship form
in PDF format and fill it out and return to the contact on the form.
TWHA is offering advertising in our monthly newsletter as well as on our website. If you are interested in advertising with us, please contact the a dvertising committee for prices and more details. Go to our
page for email address.
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Triangle Wide Horseman's Association
Stay up to date about our meetings with
The Hitching Post.
Our newsletter is created monthly and contains a lot of useful information. For prior months go to our
Forms page
Tell us about your experience showing with TWHA. Click on the link below and let us know how we are doing.
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Elected for two-year term expiring expiring
December 31, 2016
President: Rory Meacham
External Vice-President: Myra Daniel
Recording Secretary: Jackie Daughton
Newsletter Editor: Charles Daniel
Elected for two-year term expiring
December 31, 2015
Treasurer: Randy Miller
Youth Advisor: Monica Hagwood
Points and Membership Secretary: Brittany Hazel
Internal Vice-President: Kim Moser
Youth Board Members:
Elected for one-year term expiring
December 31, 2015
Shirlie Phelan
Mikayla Spell
Rebecca Daughton
Adult Board Members:
Elected for two-year term expiring
December 31, 2015
Judy Jenkins
Libby Williams
Suzanne Lougee
Adult Board Members:
Elected for two-year term expiring
December 31, 2016
Sammy Jenkins
Danny Jenkins
Claire Stroup
We have the confirmed
horse shows posted on the "Come Show With Us" page. Please contact Myra Daniel for more information regarding having a TWHA show at your farm! First show of the season is
April 18 at Circle K Ranch
, and
May Days will be May 2-3 at the Horse Complex in Raleigh
. See the "Forms and Rule Book" page for membership forms, number reservation forms and have your points accumulate toward some awesome year end prizes and awards! We are looking forward to another awesome show season with our awesome members, families, and friends!
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2015 Show Calendar
We are very excited to announce the addition of two new classes for the 2015 May Days show!
2015 Equestrians with Disabilities Classes
This year, TWHA is working with Bright Star Stables in offering classes for Equestrians with Disabilities. Come out and support these great athletes as they compete on Saturday of our May Days Show. TWHA is honored to have them participate and be a part of our great show in May.
"Ride for the Cause" Go as You Please
Triangle Wide Horseman's Association is a family-oriented horse show circuit that promotes good will, good sportsmanship, and good values in central North Carolina. This year, we will have the opportunity to give back by incorporating a "Ride for the Cause" Go as You Please class into your 2015 May Days Horse show held at the Hunt Horse Complex, Raleigh NC. Proceeds from this class will be donated to the cause chosen by the winning rider.
This year's choices will be: Wounded Warrior, St. Jude's Hospital, Make a Wish, American Cancer Society, or ASPCA.
Standard 1st – 5th place ribbons/prizes will be offered as well.
October 3rd show at Grayland Farms has been POSTPONED until October 10th!


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Saturday, November 28, 2015
Hunting in New Mexico - Hunting Listings
Central | North
Central | Northeast
Pick of the Region
Northern hunting areas near Chama and the Jicarilla Apache Reservation have excellent hunting for deer and elk, but very little public land. Success rates for elk on The Lodge at Chama ranch (formerly Chama Land and Cattle Co.) historically are about 95 percent. Fees for five-day package hunts range from $7,100 to $10,000; (505) 756-2133. Big game hunts on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation run about 95 percent successful for cow elk at $500 and bull elk at $5,000. Trophy mule deer hunts at $10,000 have about 85 percent success. Prices are for permits only; lodging, meals and required guide extra. Jicarilla Game and Fish, (505) 759-3255. Good elk and bear hunting on public land is available in the southern part of the region - the Jemez Mountains. Near Los Alamos, in the Valle Grande, is the Baca Land and Cattle Co., a private ranch. Elk hunt success rates have usually exceeded 80 percent. Hunts have been managed by Baca Outfitters in Abilene, Texas, (800) 456-6620, with past fees ranging from about $600 for cow elk to $11,000 for trophy bull elk. As of mid-February 2000, Congress set aside $101 million for purchase of the property, but authorization of this expenditure is pending. As a result, future activity at the property cannot be forecast.
Pick of the Region
This is pronghorn, bear and elk
country - and mostly private land. Some of the best pronghorn hunting
in the state is in a triangle roughly defined from Raton to Springer
to Clayton. Recent success rates have been as high as 90 percent. Wild
turkey hunts have been very good on private land and average on public
land. For elk, public draw hunts on the Valle Vidal and hunts on private
ranches are regularly excellent - truly class experiences with spectacular
success ratios in magnificent surroundings. Valle Vidal and ranches
listed below also offer excellent fishing opportunities.
Northwest Waterfowl
in the Navajo Lake/San Juan River area are of particular interest.
Ducks sometimes arrive a little late, depending on the weather in Colorado.
Hunting for both ducks and Canada geese can be good at authorized locations
on the San Juan. With some scouting, flight patterns of ducks coming
into the lake can also be identified. The Zuni Mountains, south of
I-40 between Gallup and Grants, are expected to be fair for deer; this
is a draw hunt. In the Mount Taylor area, elk are doing fairly well
and a primitive-weapon hunt is worth investigating. Pick of the
Southeast Major
hunts are for pronghorn on the plains northeast of Roswell; desert
mule deer in the Guadalupe, Capitan and Sacramento mountains and the
Corona area; and elk in the Cloudcroft area. Even though deer numbers
have been down in the Guadalupe Mountains, this is still considered
by many to be the best area in the state for numbers of deer. Mescalero
Apache Reservation Hunting
Southwest The
southwest region of the state is home to big elk in the Gila and Apache
National Forests, javelina in the far southwest corner, whitewing and
mourning doves, and three species of quail. Rocky Mountain bighorn
sheep are southwest of Reserve; the rare Desert Bighorn sheep are in
the Peloncillo Mountains in the bootheel of New Mexico. Persian ibex
are on the Florida Mountains southeast of Deming and oryx on White
Sands Missile Range. Pick of the Region
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>Sonora / Tuolumne News, Sports, & Weather, Angels Camp, Twain Harte, Jamestown | Union Democrat
The Sheriff's Office reported the following:
4:33 p.m., Valley Springs — Someone reported hearing gunshots. Deputies confirmed that a man was target shooting.
11:38 p.m., Angels Camp — A suspicious vehicle was parked at a business on the 1000 block of Highway 49.
The Sonora Police Department reported the following:
12:06 p.m., animal complaints — A grey pitbull escaped through the back window of a car at an Old Wards Ferry Road business. The dog entered the store and was held in the office until police arrived.
1:23 p.m., controlled substance — A woman was arrested for theft and drug possession at a South Washington Street business.
The Sheriff's Office reported the following:
8:22 am. Sonora area — A thin man wearing black shorts was banging on a door at Chukar Circle.
10:25 a.m., Sonora area — A caretaker put an elderly couple's car in her name and would not return it.
11:01 a.m., Sonora area — Someone on Highway 108 said a refrigerator and five inverters were stolen.
12:24 p.m., Twain Harte — An elderly man was walking down Cedar Pines Avenue looking for his wife. He told the deputy that he had gone to the store to get beer.
2:40 p.m., Jamestown — A man violated his probation clause when he walked by a woman's house on Seventh Street and giggled at her.
4:17 p.m., Sonora area — A man was walking down Serrano Road, and two people knocked him out.
5:42 p.m., Sonora area — Someone found a cellphone at a Mono Way business. They opened the cell phone and found "strange messages" regarding credit card fraud.
Felony bookings
1:45 p.m, Sonora — Karen Ann Wiedemeir, 52, of the 12000 block of Hemlock Drive, Auburn, was booked on suspicion of drug possession and misdemeanor theft after an arrest at Stewart and Mehun streets.
Cited on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
6:41 p.m., Sonora — Sheri Sue Pfister, 44, of the 2000 block of Alameda Drive, La Grange, was arrested on the 700 block of Mono Way.
11:23 p.m., Sonora area — Christopher Michael Kiel, 34, of the 9000 block of Washington Street was arrested on the 13000 block of Mono Way.
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I've been making egg "muffins" for many years now and my preferences have changed a bit. In my original post on Egg Muffins I showed them being made in silicone muffin pans, but now I always use Individual Silicone Baking Cups like you see in these photos. I haven't posted a lot of different egg muffins recipes, since the variety of things you can use in them is pretty much endless, but for people who are new to this idea I thought it might be fun to share the recipe for these Egg Muffins with Ham, Cheese, and Green Bell Pepper, which is probably my favorite out of all the ones I've made through the years.
(Makes 12 small muffins, about 6 servings; recipe created by Kalyn after many years of experimenting with egg muffin varieties.)
1 heaping cup finely diced ham (use ham with less than 10% fat for South Beach Diet)
2/3 cup finely grated low-fat cheese (I use Costco Four Cheese Mexican Blend)
1/2 green bell pepper, finely diced
1-2 thinly sliced green onions (optional, but recommended)
12 eggs, beaten well
1 tsp. Spike seasoning (or use any seasoning blend that is good with eggs)
Preheat oven to 375F/190C. Spray Individual Silicone Baking Cups with nonstick spray.
South Beach Suggestions:
Nutritional Information?
(Recipes from other blogs not always South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Green Chile and Cheese Egg Muffins from Kalyn's Kitchen
Saturday Morning Egg Muffin Melts from Kalyn's Kitchen
Spinach and Cheese Egg Muffins from Live to Eat
Egg and Cheese Breakfast Muffins with Mushrooms and Thyme from The Perfect Pantry
Spicy Baked Egg Muffins from Lisa's Kitchen
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)
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Join other students in Washington, DC for our Spring Student Leadership Forum. This interactive program will explore the intersection of leadership, ethics, and integrity in the context of our Nation's Capital. Students from all years and all colleges are encouraged to register.
Your $50 registration fee includes the following:
You will have an opportunity to network with other students from across campus and with alumni from the DC area throughout the weekend. Students who complete the program will receive a certificate of completion. Registration opens on MONDAY, JANUARY 11 and sells out quickly! This opportunity is limited to only 40 students!
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Two weeks ago I had to take a 260 mile round trip so I max charged my S85 to an expected 270 miles. When I opened the garage in the morning the dash read 259. Since I needed every mile and was going to use every trick to make it without charging I was bothered by the 11 mile loss. On the way out I called Ownership and was told that my car only charged to 95.3%, not 100%. There were some explanations which were less than convincing to me, but I thought it might be a glitch.
After I returned I supercharged to max again and got to 261. Again, I called ownership and was told they had investigated, and everything was fine, but my green bar still had about an eighth of an inch of gray. No one was able to explain this discrepancy.
Today I have a 260 mile round trip and supercharged last night to 262 and full. When I got home I plugged in to a 220 outlet. I woke this morning to a disappointing 258. The ideal was 292 in stead of 300. I unplugged and plugged in again. It immediately went to 297. It now tells me charging is complete with 294. I have 12,000 miles on the car. If the ideal range is 6 miles short, have I lost 2% of the battery in 12,000 miles? I know there is supposed to be some over time degradation and it's part of the deal.
Anyone else experience similar problems (choose your word: event, happening, occurrence--because it may not be a problem.
Sorry this isn't helping you, but just curious what speed you drive on your 260 mile trips?
On longer trips I always use the Max Range mode under the controls (I'm going from memory so it may be called something else). It doesn't help much... but sometimes on a long trip every watt saved helps.
More to the thread my max range after charged has changed slightly with some reversions of the software... Just Tesla trying to give us a more accurate estimate of range.
Are you accounting for 'vampire loss' after you charge?
The range will immediately start to degrade after charging is complete, unless you start driving right after the charge is complete (up to the minute).
The best thing to do if you want a full max-charge upon leaving, is to give yourself an extra ten to thirty-minutes to re-charge to full, right before you leave. Otherwise, you will lose a few miles the longer you wait.
Hopefully the next firmware upgrade will help solve this problem.
Well, isn't 265 the supposed max for a range charge?
If you're getting 262, you've lost 1.145% of your battery capacity...which isn't outlandish since you've already put 12k miles on the battery.
If that's all people lose - less than 1/10th of a percent per 1000 miles (or less than 10% after 100,000), I think we're in pretty damn good shape here right?
@info, First, it's pretty hard to get 260 actual miles of range out of a Model S for a long round trip, no matter what the rated range says, unless you are driving below 65 mph over flat roads. Chances are very high that the meter will reach 0 several miles before you return home. If you have a 20 mph steady headwind, you're just not going to make it.
Second, your battery degradation is quite normal, maybe even better than normal. I only have 7.3K miles on my Model S and a 100% charge goes to no more than 261 rated range.
Of course you should time your extended charge to complete about 1 hour before you leave, no more than that, to minimize vampire loss. The 1 hour of idle time allows the battery to cool at the cost of about 0.5 miles of range. The most stress you can put on the battery is to use it at high temperature at full charge and then floor it.
I think you should look for a way to charge for an hour or two at your destination, before returning home. Even if it's only at 120V, it could make all the difference between getting home and getting stranded.
Judging by the behavior of another Model S that I saw (I don't have mine yet), once the car achieves the requested state of charge, charging activity stops and the vampire drain begins. The power connection does not feed the vampire drain, but the car will top itself off when the charge falls below a certain level. I noticed that I could force a charge by unplugging and re-plugging the connector to get back those few miles.
I just gonna go out on a limb here (sarcasm)...EV range in NOT an exact science.
Your range is your range. The calculation however scientific it might appear, is still just a SWAG.
Calculating to the tenth of a percentage point on battery loss seems a bit excessive...
I lose range (not calculated) quite often because I love the rush of the acceleration I get.
Like everyone else, I would love to know the exact amount of battery degradation I am incurring, but I doubt the range calculation on the dashboard is the correct instrument for that.
It's an awesome car, even if I lose 10% per year, I hope I don't, but I won't complain here about it.
If I lose 10% per year, you can bet I will be complaining. That is 40% loss in 4 years, which would be completely and totally unacceptable. Imagine 10% of your gas tank disappearing every year on your regular car. That's not something many people would tolerate.
My statement was about how i love the car, not meant to be taken literally...
quite similar to the Rated Range display on the dashboard, which is a guideline...if taken literally might lead to unnecessary anguish like on a random forum or along the side of a road, 4.3702 miles from home.
you're not seeing any degradation at all. it's just a factor of battery pack balancing and small vampire loss from electrics that are on 24/7 while the car is 'off'. thats it. it'll probably nver climb that high again from the 1st time you charged due to the way battery pack balancing works. you'll see some drop, a little more drop, then a month later you'll come out and it'll be back up again. i'll say it again, it's battery pack balancing, not degradation. period.
Get firmware 5.0 to help with the new sleep mode.
Thanks for the ideas, guys. It gets weird from here. I left at 6:30 for Indio, 131 miles away. I tried not to go over 63, drafted some trucks and wound up in Indo with 147 miles left from the 261, using about 270 kwh. I stayed about an hour and had 131 mile trip home. This meant that I had 16 extra miles. Within 30 miles I was even. I then went down 12 miles, but coming down from Beaumont (elevation 2650) I got all 12 back + another 5. I arrived at my office with 17 miles left and had covered an actual 262.
This means that I could have gone 280. And I was concerned? The first time I tried this Indio round trip, I was way short, but I went 75. Someone suggested slowing down and making it without charging and he was a genius. The elevation had a lot to do with it. Indio is 100 feet below sea level and Long Beach is at sea level so you are going to lose and gain mileage with the hills but the losses and gains will even out. Another factor was the lack of wind. Now why I got such good mileage is beyond me--but I'm happy about it.
At 55mph on flat ground you should get 300 mile range. This is the 'Ideal range' of the 85 pack, with ideal being 55mph on flat ground. This has been achieved by others and thus your range is not far from that.
@Amped 10% a year would not be 40%. It would only be 34%. Feel better? :-)
I would love to lose 10%/year, as Elon has declared anything above 30% would trigger a battery pack replacement. Can we say new pack three years in? Given the motor is supposed to last 30-40 years, I'm happy for 3 more years of life on the Model S.
Unfortunately, you'll probably lose only about 7.325% in 3 years. Give or take. So you'll be stuck with the battery. ;)
Well, I have been seeing an INCREASE...
Call me crazy, (just don't call me collect) but when I first ot my S I was getting just over 300Wh/mi. Now I consistently get under 300Wh/mi.
Come next month it'll be 1 year old and have about 8000 miles on it.
Just drove it down town and back yesterday with 98 deg temps. A/C on the entire time. Logged 112 miles 98% on the freeway at 70+mph and averaged 282Wh/mi. That's my new personal record.
My next test is coming up when we take it to Vegas again and I'll see for sure if my run this year beats the 318Wh/mi avg for 640 miles with a 64mph avg I got initially...
I finally did a full charge after many months of watching my 90% rated charge miles decline. For this charge I started at 53 rated miles and ended up at 252 with no vampire loss. This is a 4.9% loss on a car delivered the end of January that has 10,000 miles on it. I have been running the car mostly between 50 % and 90% charge. One interesting observation I noted and recorded is that when I arrived at my destination, the rated miles were 150. 30 minutes later I check the car on my iPhone and the rated range jumped to 156. I've never had this happen to me in the past, i.e gaining 6 miles after sitting for 30 minutes. I wonder if a recalibration might have taken place after I parked the car. If this is true, is it possible that if I fully charge the battery the miles might end up higher this second time. Any thoughts?
Since Head-wind accounts for much of the range loss, I have wanted to get an inexpensive wind speeed meter for mounting on the rearview mirror support. Soesn't have to be accurate, just close enough to provide an intelligent guess whether it is possibl to drive at the current traffic speed or not. The second request I have for Tesla in this regard is; When is the reactive cruise or smart cruise coming to make it easier to safely draft a truck, so I don't have to keep wishing for the somewhat promised super chargers for the midwest.
Dr Bob, If you have a targeted amount of AMPs you need to draw per mile, then you can always look at your energy graph and then adjust your speed to achieve your goal.
Once you've had the car for a while, you'll notice that when you get in after a "full charge" (range or otherwise), it has varying values.
This is because it charges to a certain point and stops. Vampire drain kicks in. And it eventually drains down to a point where it starts charging again.
In my 60, the values range from 175 to 185 depending on where I catch it for a standard charge.
@GReese +1
My S60 has 180 - 185 after a standard charge as well.
Yes, I have seen my battery need to balance for up to 6 hours a couple of times, which then showed a higher range after, and in subsequent charges. I've seen 246->251->255 and 251->254.
A wind speed indicator would be cool information. Problem is whether to slow down or speed up. Speeding up means spending less time into a headwind. Slowing down mean less power usage. Any pilots in here????
@fordy - no question here. Wind resistance is a function of the square of vehicle speed, so energy loss to wind is exponential. Here's the formula for the force of drag:
F(D) = 1/2 x P x v^2 x C(D) x A
Your drag force is proportional to the square of the velocity of the car with respect to the wind.
In contrast, the time savings from going faster has a purely linear relationship with velocity.
If you have a linear force working in your favor, and an exponential force working against you, you maximize range with a lower velocity.
You might, however, speed up if you have a tailwind. Speeding up will still cost you range, but you'll exceed the rated range meter on the car anyway.
Rig a pitot tube under the nose cone?
You can drive 388 miles (625 km) with one charge (at "realistic" speeds... Not sure what those are).
A Dutch University tested this:
http://www.tesladriving.nl/real-long-distance-recordpoging/ (In Dutch, so use Google translate if required)
@Peter I'm curious are these rated miles with a full charge?
"Yes, I have seen my battery need to balance for up to 6 hours a couple of times, which then showed a higher range after, and in subsequent charges. I've seen 246->251->255 and 251->254."
The Roadster has a "top up" button on the screen you can push, to make it charge that last little bit. You can use this when you come out to the car after it's been plugged in for a while and you notice it's not 100% full because it's a few hours since the last charge cycle ended and charge has been slowly trickling out since then.
Is there something similar on the Model S? If so then using this can take away some of the uncertainty in the measurements. It doesn't resolve the balancing variations though.
34,800 miles Max charge is 261.
I rerely max charge but I'm currently headed to Key west and had a Lang leg between Williamsburg VA and Florence SC so I max charge.
Yes we will be keeping our batteries after 8 years :-)
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