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A laminectomy is a surgery to remove a small portion of a vertebra. Vertebrae are the bones of the spine. The part removed is called the lamina.
A laminectomy is usually done to help take pressure off your spinal cord or a nerve running out from your spinal cord. It is also done to gain access to the spinal cord, bones, and discs that are below the lamina.
Ruptured discs, bony spurs, or other problems can cause narrowing of the canals that the nerves and spinal cord run through. This can irritate the nerve if it gets too narrow. Often, a laminectomy is done along with a disk removal to help make the canal larger and take pressure off the nerve being irritated.
When the spinal cord or other nerves get irritated, they can cause:
Physical therapy and medication will be tried first.
The surgery is done when other treatments have not worked. It is most often done to treat symptoms that keep getting worse.
Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have a laminectomy, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
Be sure to discuss these risks with your doctor before surgery.
Your doctor may do the following:
In the time leading up to your surgery:
Possible types of anesthesia for this operation include:
If the surgery is done
with minimally invasive techniques, you will only need a few small incisions. A scope and small instruments will be inserted into these incisions. The lamina will then be removed using a drill or other tools. After the lamina is removed, the spinal cord and discs that were hidden under the lamina will be inspected.
In some cases, open surgery will be done. This involves making a larger cut in the skin over the area in the back.
The disc often needs to be removed as well to take pressure off the spinal cord.
If it is not a disc problem, other problems causing the nerve irritation will be fixed. In rare cases, a
spinal fusion may be done. A spinal fusion will involve joining two vertebrae. Lastly, the incision will be closed with stitches or staples.
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You will have pain during recovery. Your doctor will give you pain medication.
This surgery is done in a hospital setting. The usual length of stay is 1-3 days. Your doctor may choose to keep you longer if there are complications.
While you are recovering at the hospital, you may receive the following care:
When you return home, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
After you leave the hospital, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:
In case of an emergency, call for medical help right away.
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May 31, 2016
DETROIT (AP) -- A 1958 Chevrolet Corvette owned by the head of General Motors has been auctioned for $270,000.
GM chairman and chief executive Dan Akerson presented a symbolic check to Habitat for Humanity Detroit during a charity event Friday at the Detroit auto show.
Habitat for Humanity eventually will get the actual cash to help the Morningside Commons neighborhood, just east of GM's downtown headquarters.
The auction was held in Scottsdale, Ariz., and broadcast at the Detroit auto show.
Only 9,100 Corvettes were built for the 1958 model year. Akerson's car is a hardtop convertible and considered rare among Corvette fanatics.
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Cowboy Magic® Greenspot® Remover dissolves dirt in minutes and does not need to be rinsed out. Great for last minute touch-ups and for cleaning horses in cold weather when they can not be bathed. Qt.
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Cowboy Magic® Detangler instantly works on all types of hair knots and tangles. This effective horse hair detangler penetrates the surface and helps restore moisture. The horse's hair is strengthened and left with a natural shine and soft texture. 1/4 pt.
A durable hoof pick with a comfortable, non-slip rubber grip handle. The attached brush will give your horse's hooves an extreme clean. An essential in every grooming kit.
Thrush Buster® thrush treatment helps prevent re-infection, toughens the sole and kills bacteria. Easy to apply. 2 oz.
The Covered Hoof Pick is made of metal with a plastic-coated handle for grip.
Reusable Rubber Braid Binders. Pack of 800.
The Hoof Pick With Brush offers a firm grip with its contoured handle. The stiff brush and sturdy metal pick help you remove debris with ease.
Bring out highlights and brightness in light colored horse hair. Exhibitor Laboratories® Quic Silver® Shampoo is ideal for gray, gold or white horse hair. It also helps to eliminate tough stains.
The Pulling Comb is a metal comb for pulling horse's mane.
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The micro-enriched protein, pH balanced formula in Mane 'N Tail® Shampoo thoroughly cleanses horse hair without stripping natural oils. Gentle and non-irritating, this shampoo leaves hair soft, shiny and manageable. It can be used on horses, dogs and even humans. Qt.
Farriers' Fix Hoof Oil has a natural formula designed to help promote healing and health in horse hooves. Helpful for all common hoof issues, Farriers' Fix can be used under pads to help to prevent thrush and other bacteria from forming. Works well with many poultices and packings, too. 16 oz.
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The Roma® Patterned Hoof Pick makes a bright addition to your horse's grooming kit.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- In recent days you may have heard the term "catfishing," or a "catfish scam," a lot. These scams aren't a new phenomenon, but new technology like social media has made them a little more common. They're a lot like the classic "phishing" scams that swipe a consumer's information.
The Better Business Bureau says these scams are also known as "sweetheart scams," and in 2011 such online dating hoaxes were among their top ten scams of the year.
In the past, the federal trade commission has advised consumers of some of the warning signs of an online dating hoax. They include:


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Design by: Maggie Weldon
Skill Level: Easy
Size: Fits 7″ Doll
Materials: Superfine Baby Weight Yarn:
White: 1½ oz, 220 yd (45g, 200m); 2 yds of ¼" ribbon; 3 small satin roses; Yarn Needle; Small button or pearl bead.
Crochet Hook: Size C-2 (2.75 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gage: 12 dc and 5 rows = 2"
Baby Chloe Crochet Pattern
Crochet the perfect little ensemble for a doll using the Baby Chloe crochet pattern. The delicate ruffled baby doll crochet outfit is ideal for the little girl in your life. Adorned with magenta roses and light pink ribbons, this light and airy ensemble is adorable. Pattern includes instructions for bonnet, dress, booties and blanket and fits a 7 inch doll. Each piece in the ensemble coordinates with the same ruffles and ribbon accents. If you don't have this small size doll at home, the Baby Chloe pattern is enough of an incentive to purchase one. Your little will glow with delight when she sees the precious small-scale doll dressed in ruffles, lace an ribbons. This doll with her beautiful crochet doll outfit is small enough to tuck in a bag and take with you.
Baby Chloe Crochet Pattern is the perfect delicate crochet doll clothing for a little girl in your life. All four pieces use a superfine baby weight yarn to create the light and delicate items. This easy crochet pattern will stitch up quickly so your little girl doesn't have to wait long for her pretty doll clothing. Using a white yarn with pink ribbon accents gives this pretty ensemble an angelic look. The great part about this pattern set is that you can choose any color combination for your crochet doll clothing and coordinating blanket. You might like the pattern so much that you have to crochet more than one, with each in different colors. Baby Chloe also make the perfect gift for a young child that loves to play with her dolls.
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|Local students attend T.U.N.E. camp
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Hannah Gillmore and Makayla Spitz of Holyoke and Garrett Shafer of Haxtun attended The Ultimate Nature Experience (T.U.N.E.) youth camp July 11-14 at the Cal-Wood Nature Education Center located in the Rocky Mountain foothills near Jamestown.
As a continuing effort to connect youth to outdoor experiences, Colorado's Pheasants Forever chapters partnered with Trout Unlimited, The Colorado Bowhunters Association, Colorado Hawking Club and The Leopold Education Project to provide three days and nights of enjoyable outdoor experiences. The Phillips County Chapter of Pheasants Forever provided scholarships for Gillmore, Spitz and Shafer.
At T.U.N.E. camp, 30 students from rural and urban areas of Colorado learned how to fly fish, safely handle fire arms while shooting trap and rifles, archery, forest and fire ecology, wilderness survival, falconry and safely hiking the high country. Hands on activities developed the students' sporting, observation and critical thinking skills.
Readings from "A Sand County Almanac" encouraged the attendees to consider the environmental consequences of their actions and helped them start developing their own land ethic. Other activities included guided hikes, serving meals in the cafeteria and games that developed group cooperation skills.


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1970 Chevrolet Carmaro Z28 - Buying The FarmWritten by Douglas Glad on February 11, 2009 Contributors: Wes Allison Rick Fast's '70 1/2 Z28 Camaro
"My wife and I would milk about 60 cows, twice per day. That's about 200 gallons in a day." That's how hard Rick Fast was working during the only year he didn't own at least one Camaro. He'd been collecting them since he was 16 years old-buying, selling, and building dozens of them. They were cheap and plentiful back in the early '70s, and Rick took advantage. "I was buying cars like we were buying jeans. Every car was two or three thousand dollars; every lot was full of used Camaros at that time. I owned about 25 cars," he says.
Rick is from Grunthal, Manitoba, Canada, and speaks with stereotypical hockey slang when describing his GM exploits. It was there that he met lifelong buddy and bad influence Bob, who somehow had the money to buy a new Z28 in 1973 when they were both teenagers. Bob and Rick spent their time road tripping, drag racing, and cruising the car. Rick also remembered getting whipped by a '70 Z28 that was crowned the Fastest Car in Town. At the end of his goofball years, Rick was left with a '69 Daytona Yellow RS/SS and a '76 Type LT.
Then he found a girl on a dairy farm. When they got married she convinced him that the simple life was the way to go, so right out of high school they bought some cows with money raised through the sale of the Camaros. "I was so busy with the farm I did not notice the cars were gone," Rick says. Once the business was running, Rick decided to try and find another Camaro. He also had to make a deal with his wife to procure the goods: "I promised to quit smoking 100 days before I could buy a car." Rick found a '69 Z/28 for $6,500, and his wife called his bluff. The next day he quit and hasn't smoked since. "Whenever I wanted a smoke, I'd go look at the Camaro and decide which I wanted more." It was always the car.
By 1992, Rick and his wife had sold the dairy. To continue not smoking, he needed more Camaros. He bought an '82 pace car, a '00 Camaro SS, and a '70 SS. "It was spiraling out of control." Then he remembered Bob's '73 and the fast '70. Since the '70 SS was a basket case that needed a lot of work, Rick went looking for something to toy with. In Regina, Saskatchewan, he found an original 7011/42 Z28 with a Protect-O-Plate, build sheet, and everything needed to build a car like the fastest car in town. The paint was the original Hugger Orange, and Rick spent 16 hours working it with a clay bar to recover the shine and polishing it 25 times with an orbital polisher to get it to stay that way. He mixed up some correct paint and fixed "200 paint chips." No one could tell that the paint wasn't perfect. All of the stock drivetrain parts were carefully removed and stored, and Rick went looking for some speed.
"A friend tells me one day that there is a 502 for sale from a street rod project. The engine was still in a crate and ready to go. So I bought it." Rick was interested in adding a five-speed but was afraid that the 502 would break parts if he decided to run a shot of nitrous oxide at the track. That's when he read the ad at D&D Performance for a Viper six-speed box that could handle 750 hp. It bolted in using the stock Camaro clutch linkage and pedal assembly.
The car originally came with a 3.73:1 gear, and Rick had installed a set of 4.10:1 gears to make it a little faster, but the combination of a four-speed and a steep ratio made the car harsh and almost unbearable. When he installed the six-speed he also installed 4.88:1 gears to take advantage of the overdrive. "It was all good, but I had to shift gears all the time," he says. "When the 502 came along there was plenty of torque, so I put the 4.10s back in. Buying the 502 was the best hot rodding move I've ever made."
At 70 mph the engine turns 1,800 rpm. The car is driven from Canada to St. Paul, Minnesota, for the Car Craft Summer Nationals, getting 15-17 mpg on pump gas. It also sees track action at Gimli Dragway in Manitoba, where it runs 11.90s at 117 mph. Rick and his family drive it to the track an hour away, run all night, and drive it home.
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Who: Rick and Karen Fast
What: '70 1/2 Camaro Z28
Where: Canada
Big-block:: To get the 502 to fit, Rick just swapped out the small-block motor mounts. The engine is original GM except for the 850-cfm Race Demon carburetor. He tried about six or seven electric fans during the summer, and ended up using an engine-driven fan for our photo shoot. Since then he's replaced the setup with a Be Cool Radiator designed for a big-block '70 Camaro and a Flex-a-lite electric fan. The distributor is a ready-to-run billet MSD with a 6AL box and Blaster SS coil. The fuel system includes an Aeromotive pump and pressure regulator.
Transmission: The Viper six-speed has an adapter plate that enables it to be bolted to any car. Rick used all of the factory four-speed parts that came with the car; it was one of the big reasons he went with D&D for the swap. The company even had a conversion for a factory speedometer cable. Later, Rick switched to the Auto Meter electronic speedometer and had to use an electronic adapter from the street rod market.
Driveshaft: The custom driveshaft was measured up and installed by Walls Rod & Custom in Dufresne, Manitoba, near Rick's home. The crossmember is also a custom part made by a local muffler shop to include a driveshaft loop.
Suspension: A QA1 Motorsports Pro Coil system adjusted the ride height down onto a set of 17x7 and 17x8 Torq-Thrust II wheels. For the track Rick uses a set of 235/45R17 Nitto NT555Rs and 315/35-17 Nitto drag radials and a set of Competition Engineering Slide-A-Link bars. At the track the car runs 11.90s at 117 mph, with a best 60-foot time of 1.70. Rick also installed a Wilwood Dynalite big brake kit with 12-inch rotors and four-piston calipers.
Exhaust: The system is a 3-inch pre-bent kit from Torque Tech that was welded together by Wall's Rod & Custom and a set of ceramic-coated Hooker Super Comp headers. With Flowmaster 50-series Delta mufflers on a chassis dyno, the difference between full exhaust and open headers was only 5 hp. Because of that, Rick runs the car with full exhaust at the track.
Interior: The shifter is from a Dodge Viper. The Auto Meter gauges are 5-inch and 211/416-inch Pro Comps in a Covan's Classic gauge panel. The seats are original with Classic Industries topping. The stock steering wheel was OK, but the Grant is better.
Body: The paint is original and megabuffed. The hood is from Goodmark, so its paint and the stripes on it are fresh. The Camaro has an original Hugger Orange with white stripes paint code.


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Tips for Choosing the Right Carport Plan – The Garage Plan Shop
While a carport my seem like a very basic shelter when comparing its function and structure to that of a garage plan designed for the same purpose, protecting automobiles from the elements, it is important to note there is still much to consider before choosing a carport plan. The Garage Plan Shop has provided a list of tips to consider before selecting a carport design to add to your property.
1. Determine if you want the carport connected to the home or situated right beside it. Do you prefer it to be a free-standing shelter positioned some other place in your backyard or on your property? Some carport plans provide an option to connect the sheltered parking area to the home via a convenient breezeway.
2. Consider the available space you have to work with on your property and what size carport you can accommodate.
3. Think about how many vehicles you wish to park under the carport or what other items you might wish to shelter such as a boat and trailer, firewood, etc.
4. Take some time to measure the vehicles you want to park under the carport or items you wish to store. Add extra space on all sides to allow for opening of car doors, hoods, trunks, tailgates, etc. Also allow room for walking between vehicles if you plan to park more than one under the carport.
5. Do you have additional needs? Should your carport plan offer a storage space? Should it be a drive-thru carport? How many sides of the shelter must remain open? Determine ahead of time all the ways you plan to use the carport. Some designs offer storage closets, four open sides, two open sides, etc. It is important what extra elements you need or must have with your new carport.
6. Browse carport plans online to find a design that will accommodate your needs. While you may be focused on finding a design that matches the style of your home, concentrate your attention on quality construction, stability and durability.
Planning ahead will help you choose the right carport plan for your property.


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I'm using ZD (Zimbra Desktop) 2.0
The previously reported bug (nr. 43448 - Can't delete mails from Junk folder from "All Mailboxes") is shown that is has been solved, but it still doesn't work in my ZD 2.0! When you select all combined junk-messages and hit (for instance) 'delete' => it doesn't work! (You need to go to every junk folder for each separate account and delete them there). Can anyone elaborate for me how to solve? Thanks!


text: Is a permanant nervous condition built into our genes as Red Sox fans. Our team was up early last night over the dreaded Evil Empire (Sorry Jete), and the next thing we know is the Sox fail to put away the Yankees, Oh Oh !!, and now the game is all tied up. I'm thinking to myself, "here we go again" completely ignoring the fact our team has constantly come back this year with I believe 22 or so last minute victories.


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Everyday Ways to Support Your Baby's and Toddler's Early Learning
This helpful and informative parent handout describes ways parents can help their young children get ready for school. This handout has been designed in the form of 100 page tear-off pads to make it easy to use with the families you serve. The handout is in English on one side and Spanish on the other.
Everyday Ways is available in packets of 5 pads to make it convenient to distribute copies to parents and staff!
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Prepare using extra-lean ground beef and 2% Milk VELVEETA.
Prepare using RO*TEL Chunky Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies and/or substituting chili powder for the cumin.
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As written this is good. I think it could be much better. It was a little dry and a little bland. Add a little milk with the Velveeta to make it creamier and add more cumin. If you are not a fan of cumin, try chili powder or taco seasoning. Extra tomatoes would be nice as well.
delicious and easy to make. which is great because with a 3 month old, i need dinners to be as fast and easy as possible. made this with 2% Velveeta and whole wheat pasta shells. definitely want to make again, but hopefully they'll start selling the 2% Velveeta in smaller packages.
I wasn't sure what to make of this but it was delicious, even my picky 5 yr old loved it....will be making this again for sure!
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The versatile Marmot Pinnacle Sleeping Bag helps you get the shut-eye you need during summer alpine backpacking trips and shoulder-season climbing excursions. This 15-degree mummy bag has a spacious trapezoidal foot box and stretch baffles so you don't feel mummified, and a down-filled draft tube along the zipper and a cozy hood that seal in the warmth.
- 15-degree rating and an EN comfort-limit rating of 26.6 degrees Fahrenheit means this bag will get you through a night with temps in the teens, although you'll be more comfortable in temps just below freezing
- Certified 800-fill goose down provides serious insulation against brutal temperatures
- Mummy shape holds warmth close to your body, and a wrap-around foot box helps maintain loft around the bottom of your bag so your feet don't freeze
- 20D nylon ripstop is lightweight, packable and durable
- 40D nylon lining can stand up to season after season of use
- Nautilus hood mimics the design of Marmot's 8000M jacket hood to provide three-dimensional protection for your head
- Internal down collar with easy-access drawcord stops heat from escaping around your neck
- Contoured zip with down-filled draft tube prevents cold air from seeping in between the zipper's teeth
- Stuff and storage sacks let you pack your bag tightly for trips and then let it air out and decompress when you're back at home
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My marmot bag keeping me warm on a 7 day trip in Wrangle Saint Elias, AK
Great Sleeping Bag!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I used this bag in Coyote Gulch, UT. Temperature at night was down in the 40's.
Pros: Well designed, warm, light and compact.
Comfortable below freezing and packable
- Familiarity: I gave it as a gift but have feedback to share
My brother and his girlfriend both use this sleeping bag and report back that it is warm, cozy, comfortable, sleek, and easily packable. It keeps the body warm in temperatures below 30 degrees(but gets too warm above 80 degrees). They've even zipped their Pinnacle bags together while sitting in their living room to keep them warm through a frigid east coast winter! So it's cozy around the house as well as at the campsite...
Great Bag!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I purchased this bag about eight months ago and have used it many times (53 nights) from 40 degrees F down to 15F and have been very comfortable. Even at 15F I was able to sleep comfortably with a merino pant base layer and a light beanie. The down is exceptionally lofty and the bag is high quality. For a 15 degree bag it is very light and compresses extremely well! At 6ft tall the regular bag fits but I definitely fill the whole bag and feel just barely squeezed when needing the hood. Otherwise the bag is awesome and I would buy it again!
I am also six feet tall and I have 49" chest. You say you would buy the bag again. Would you get the regular 83" bag again or would you get the long 89" Pinnacle?
Exactly what I needed
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I'm not a hardcore backpacker, but I camp several times a year in spring-summer-fall for 2-3 nights a stretch, and occasionally do multi-day bike tours with overnight camping. I needed a bag that was light, packable, warm and adaptable. This is all four, and with the Backcountry sale price you can't go wrong.
I took this out for the first time this weekend in the Virginia mountains. Temps at night were in the low 30s. With a light base layer on top and bottom, plus some cozy socks (and additional body heat in the tent), I slept like a (very warm) baby until the sun came up, at which point I was starting to sweat and needed to shed layers. I'm glad to know I could sneak in some early winter trips in lower temps and still not turn into a compete popsicle while getting some shuteye.
The loft and coziness of this bag would make it a great topper (zipped up) for my sleeping pad in the summer, with just a sheet or light blanket on top. And it compresses down to nearly nothing, so I know it would be a great companion for backpacking or cramming into my weight-limited duffel bag for RAGBRAI over the summer.
I look forward to more three-season adventures with this high quality bag.
I have this bag and find it THE BESt I've ever had! Mind if I ask what type and size of compression sack you use? Thanks!
i'd recommend the sea to summit eVent Medium...you could get away with a small, but i've found the medium to be spot on
Very very good bag
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I bought this and compared at home the Stoic Somunus sz 15, the north face superlight 0 degree bag. The marmots material inside and outside are not as soft and confi as any of the others which use the soft pertex water resistant material; however it has the same weight as the Stoic and it is lighter than the north face superlight. North face is supposed to be warmer though and it is 4 season, however I am not willing to carry another pound when I mostly use it in the 3 seasons. The insulation at the neck and nose convinced me that this is a better bag than the stoic. Marmot has extra insulation and tightening loops at the neck to seal the cold air out as well as another loop that you can tighten around your face or nose. This helped to stay warm in the Sierras where my water bottle started freezing. No cold air entered the bag when I moved around at night. I completely sealed out that. I don?t think I could do that with the Stoics simple one loop design. Also the marmot long has more wiggle room at the foot and the hips and felt like it has more down in it. Since I put my clothes in the bag to keep them warm I have more room left in the marmot. The zipper snags if you are not used to it, but there is away to use it without sagging if you practice a bit. Also the zipper glowed in the dark. I love the hood it can hold your pillow too. I think for the price between $220 - $260 it is one of the best bags out there. It is not water resistant so I give it 4 instead of 5 stars. I bet this would be the next thing they will upgrade in the future.
My boyfriend and I are looking for new...
My boyfriend and I are looking for new sleeping bags, and would like to zip them together. However, he is much taller than I am. Can a long and a regular size be zipped together?
It can work, but its kind of tricky. My boyfriend and I have the Marmot Trestles sleeping bags, and mine is a women's version. Even though they are both regular sizes, the male/female versions have slightly different lengths of zippers and are a pain to unzip from each other. This would be the same case with a long bag and a regular bag.
If I am just a bit over six feet, 6' 3/4",...
If I am just a bit over six feet, 6' 3/4", will a regular sized bag fit or am I going to feel scrunched if laying flat on my back? I am hesitant to get the long if I don't absolutely need it. I generally don't stuff the foot box with clothes either.
At almost 6'1", you'll be safer buying the regular. The bag is cut to accommodate 6' even--any longer and you'll start to compress the down in the footbox a little bit, which leads to colder nights. I'm 6'0" even, and while I fit into my wife's long Marmot bag (designed for 5'10"), I do feel like I'm packing out the down a bit.
Your mileage may vary. To be safe--go with the long. Of course, if you want to, you could always try the regular, see if it works for you (make sure you're not pressing into the down of the foot box), and then return it if necessary.
What's the stuff size?
What's the stuff size?
It is 7"x14".


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Hello there.
I have search the wiki and the forum and did not found anything about how to add an appointment with the use of a zimlet.
(except a post saying 'use our remote ical' but i dont know how it works and where it is and an entry in the wiki which point to nothing for the moment 'Message_Reminder')
In brief my question is : How can i add an appointment to the zimbraCalendar by DnD a mail message ?
I need only some documentation or code about the prototype of any function that does that or anything that can put my in the right direction.
I will add it to the wiki when i will have finished it because i think it s a real good functionality
Hope i will get a fast answer (as always )
Thanks in advance.


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JOCKEY JUAN GUTIERREZ, CHU AND YOU, WINNER: "I had a lot of speed under me and I just tried to save the horse for the last part. She took the lead really easy. She's a nice filly. I had three horses in this race that I had to choose from. This time, I chose the right one."
JOCKEY DEBBIE HOONAN, STRAWBERRY DAWN, SECOND: "She's a game, classy filly. She didn't turn a hair in the paddock and had no issues in the gate. We didn't have a perfect trip. It was tight at the five-sixteenths pole, and we bounced off the rail, but she recovered in one stride. Like most good ones, she doesn't pull early and just settles in. We just ran out of racetrack."
NOTES: Chu and You (2-2-0-0-$32,024)…Juan Gutierrez has three stakes wins this year and ranks No. 3 all-time with 38 stakes wins @ EmD…Robbie Baze has five career stakes wins @ EmD. His last stakes wins was with Emancipated in the 2008 Trooper Seven Stakes…Mike & Amy Feuerborn rank No. 2 all-time with 23 stakes wins at Emerald Downs…Next for 2-year-old fillies: $50,000 Barbara Shinpoch Stakes, 6 ½ furlongs, Sunday, August 25.


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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Wichita State isn't shocking anyone
Withstanding an Ohio State stampede at the end, the unheralded and ninth-
seeded Shockers are taking their stifling defense to Atlanta.
Malcolm Armstead had 14 points and seven rebounds and Wichita State downed the
second-seeded Buckeyes, 70-66, in the West Regional final at the Staples
It's the Shockers' first trip to the Final Four since the school's only
previous appearance in 1965.
Wichita State (30-8) saw a 20-point second half margin trimmed to three after
Shannon Scott hit two free throws with 2:49 left, but Tekele Cotton's clutch
3-pointer at the other end upped the advantage back to six.
Fred Van Vleet got a kind roll on a short jumper in the paint with a minute
left before Ron Baker hit a pair from the charity stripe to make it 69-61 with
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Cheap Street ChevelleWritten by on May 6, 2004 Your Low-Buck, Step-By-Step Guide To A Street Machine Buildup
In a perfect world we would all earn loads of money, have plenty of time off, and (of course) drive awesome, tire-shredding street machines. Our world isn't perfect, though, and we usually have to compromise somewhere.
As a dedicated car crafter, you really want a cool cruiser, but the time and money you need aren't always available. To make matters worse, chances are the car you're trying to transform can't sit in the garage all week--it needs to be reliable, since it will probably serve double-duty as daily driver and weekend warrior. What you need is an easy-to-do, low-cost, one-step-at-a-time, month-by-month street buildup. What you need is Car Craft's new Cheap Street Chevelle.
CC's goal with this new project is to show readers how to build a fairly nice, fairly quick street machine spending as little money as possible. The key to the project is that you will be doing nearly all of the work yourself using common parts from swap meets, newspaper ads, mail-order parts distributors, and your local speed shop. There will be no blowers, no one-off billet wheels, and no radical space-age materials. What there will be is loads of tech info and track testing. If you don't drive a Chevelle, follow along each month anyway, because 99 percent of all upgrades can be applied to any street machine.
Cosmetic Hop-Ups
The Chevelle came with aftermarket wheels and tires, but they were in terrible condition. The tires had huge tears in the sides, and the wheels were rusty, dinged up, and had peeling chrome. They were too wide, and they rubbed whenever we hit a bump or turned a corner. We had four still-in-good-shape tires lying around (mounted on stock steel wheels), so we bolted them onto the Chevelle until we had more time and money to get a nicer set. Even after cleaning them up they didn't look perfect, but at least they were safe to drive on.
The front and rear part of the headliner was on the shabby side. It hung down so far that we couldn't see out of the rear window and parts of the windshield. We didn't have the money to replace the headliner, and we didn't necessarily want to tear it out, so we bought a 59-cent box of ladies' hair pins to hold it up. It wasn't pretty, but it worked.
Obviously the interior has seen better days. We didn't particularly care for the hashed-out looking seat nor the spring-in-the-butt feel, so we stuffed a few towels in the hole and covered it with a near-new bath towel. Custom, eh?
With the car running in top condition (sort of), we were off to the smog station. With all of the fresh engine parts, including an oil change and fresh coolant, we were curious to see how many poisonous toxins the engine would belch. The smog guy seemed to be laughing as he stuck the infamous "tailpipe sniffer" into our monstrous 17/8-inch single exhaust outlet.
The smog guy at the local "Pass or Don't Pay" wasn't exactly impressed by the power of our mill. However, it didn't stop him from flogging the engine during the test.
Zealous Associate Editor Miles Cook was obviously excited that our mean machine passed smog inspection. Even though the car was near the bump for legality, Miles kept spouting, "I told you it would pass!" So much for all the clunker bills stating that we'll be cleaning the air by removing old cars from the roads.
Manifold Swap
1. Obviously our stock street machine needed a little help in the performance department. We scoured newspaper ads and local swap meets and came up with an Edelbrock Performer aluminum intake manifold that not only sheds weight, but also outperforms the stock cast-iron intake. With a little Rust-Oleum Pure Strength cleaner and some scrubbing, you can have used parts looking good in no time.
2. After removing the stock points-type distributor, Quadrajet carb, and various hoses, unbolt and remove the stock cast-iron intake. Be careful not to let any of the gunk on the manifold or nearby areas drop down into the lifter valley. One easy trick is to lay some paper towels in the lifter valley to keep dirt and debris out.
3. After we positioned the new set of Ultra Seal intake gaskets, we carefully set the new manifold in place and tightened it down. Be sure to bolt on all of the original brackets (such as the air conditioning bracket), torque the bolts to spec (30 lb-ft) in the correct sequence, then reinstall the distributor and hook up the vacuum lines.
4. Whenever you change an intake manifold, always change the thermostat. Doing so is cheap insurance against overheating, and you'll save yourself the hassle of doing it later. We also put a new upper radiator hose on because the old one was in terrible condition.
5. With the new Edelbrock intake manifold in place, a quickie de-gunk of the carb, and a new PAW open-element air cleaner, we were back on the track. While the car still wasn't a rocketship, we did make a notable one-tenth improvement on our quarter-mile time. Next month should be interesting as we do a few key street machine hop-ups that are sure to lop off more time. Will the Chevelle run in the 15s? We'll see.
Parts List
Tune-Up Parts
AC-Delco OEM tune-up kit: Distributor cap (PN D308 R-8), rotor, points, and condenser (PN 101-2)
AC-Delco replacement spark plug wires (PN 6316-D)
AC-Delco spark plugs (PN R445)
AC-Delco fuel filter (PN GF-4)
AC-Delco oil filter (PN PF25)
Pennzoil 10W30 motor oil (5 quarts)
Pennzoil Dexron II ATF fluid (3 quarts)
5/32-inch vacuum line (6 feet length)
3/8-inch fuel line (6 feet length)
Chemicals Used
VHT Carb and Choke Cleaner
Fel-Pro Red RTV Sealant
Rust-Oleum Pure Strength Cleaner
Super 104+ Octane Boost
Manifold Swap Parts
Edelbrock Performer (PN 2101)
Ultra Seal manifold gasket set (PN 5820)
Fel-Pro carburetor gasket (PN 60111)
Stant 180-degree thermostat
Gates upper radiator hose
PAW open-element air cleaner (PN 19500)
Auto Trader magazine
Champion 700 battery
Ultra Seal valve cover gaskets (PN 5860)
Small box of ladies' hair clips (for headliner)
Smog inspection
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01. After getting our Cheap Street Chevelle to its new home, we washed off the eight-year accumulation of grime. The original vinyl top had vanished (probably eroded) years earlier, leaving us with a cool two-tone look. And yes, typical of vinyl-top cars, there was some rust around the back window and the C-pillar area.2. After putting fresh gasoline and a new Champion battery in the Chevelle, the engine ran--but not great. When we tried to put the tranny in gear, nothing happened. Inspecting the dipstick revealed that the trans fluid was low--a whopping 21/2 quarts low. Obviously it had leaked out while sitting for eight years. We didn't have a funnel, so we "modified" a 104+ Octane Boost bottle after pouring its contents into the fuel tank.3. Once we got the engine to run (not necessarily idle, though), we revved it for a few minutes to loosen up any junk in the engine before changing the oil. The tar-looking substance that came out was disgusting. Before putting on the new AC-Delco PF25 oil filter, we primed it by adding a quart of oil. If you do this, the engine will have oil pressure immediately on engine startup.4. Yuck! The old spark plugs were fouled, the wires were shoddy, the fuel filter was clogged, and the fuel lines were cracked and leaking. We replaced all the rubber fuel lines on the car as well as the cracked vacuum lines attached to the carb and distributor. To get the engine tuned up, rather than guessing or mixing and matching parts, we purchased stock AC-Delco parts. Later on we may upgrade to hi-po aftermarket parts, but for now we just wanted the car to run using OEM specs (dwell, timing, spark plug heat range/gap).5. Changing the fuel filter on a Quadrajet four-barrel carburetor is simple. Loosen the OEM steel fuel line and pull it out of the way. Then loosen and remove the fitting that holds the filter inside the carb. The old filter simply pulls out; however, don't lose the spring that holds pressure on the filter.6. Doing a quickie rebuild on the distributor was easy. In our overhaul kit we got a new cap, rotor, points, condenser, and necessary hardware. Be sure to adjust the points gap to the proper setting (0.019-inch or 30 degrees of dwell in our case), or the engine won't start or run properly.7. After putting on new wires and spark plugs, we started the engine and set the timing. Factory specs called for the timing to be set at four degrees before top dead center (BTDC), but we cheated a bit by increasing the spark advance to eight degrees--for that added burst of power! The engine ran much better, but it was still sluggish and occasionally backfired.8. What's wrong with this photo? After pulling the driver-side valve cover, this is what we saw. One rocker arm was completely off, and three were extremely loose. We fixed the one rocker and did a "ballpark" adjustment on the rest of the valvetrain.
10. Once the car was legal and in running condition, we immediately headed for the dragstrip. Along the way we had plenty of opportunities to "gun it" to clean out any cobwebs that may have accumulated in the carb. Surprisingly, with a matched set of radial tires (the tires we took off were bias-ply and hard as hockey pucks), the car actually drove nicely. Notice the custom headliner repair--not bad for a bunch of Car Craft schmoes.11. Upon arrival at the dragstrip the car began to run really rough. Investigation found that two of the new wires were burnt because the previous owner had removed the OEM heat shields bolted to the exhaust manifolds. With a couple of the usable old plug wires, we made custom no-burn units. We slid a piece of garden hose over the plug boot, covered it with a piece of aluminum soda can, tie-wrapped it, and put it on. While not the prettiest in the world, the car fired right up and ran great!12. With Associate Editor John "burnouts are cool" Kiewicz behind the wheel, project Cheap Street Chevelle blazes its huge P195/75R14 tires to ensure an optimum launch and a super-low e.t. From the looks of the impressive burnout, the car should run in the mid 10s, right?13. Right after buying the Chevelle, we wanted to take it to the dragstrip--but it wouldn't stay running. After tuning it up it ran a not so good 16.72-second (altitude corrected) e.t. The time wasn't great, but neither was the condition of the engine (stock with 140K miles). After bolting on the Edelbrock intake manifold and PAW open-element air cleaner the car reduced its e.t. to 16.62 seconds. Other interesting performance stats included a not so impressive 60-0mph stopping distance of 188 feet and a speedo error of 45 mph! Is this the shape of things to come?


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Video: FBI Memo Details Flying Saucers
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A 1950s UFO memo by the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been generating quite a stir.
The one-page memo dating back to March 22, 1950, has been viewed over a million times in the past two years since it was uploaded to the FBI digital vault.
So why all the buzz?
The memo by Guy Hottel, then head of the FBI field office in Washington, D.C., related information from an informant that an Air Force investigator reported that three "flying saucers" were recovered in New Mexico.
The memo read:
Subject: Flying Saucers Information Concerning
"They [the saucers] were described as being circular in shape with raised centers, approximately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was occupied by three bodies of human shape but only three feet tall, dressed in metallic cloth of a very fine texture. Each body was bandaged in a manner similar to the blackout suits used by speed fliers and test pilots."
The FBI said on its website on March 25 that although the subject of the memo was not common, they do not believe this proves the existence of UFO's:
"...It is simply a second- or third-hand claim that we never investigated. Some people believe the memo repeats a hoax that was circulating at that time, but the Bureau's files have no information to verify that theory."
But D.C. enthusiasts believe it is only a matter of time before the government confirms the unidentified flying saucers exist.
"It's something you think would be out of a science fiction story but it's a reality," said D.C. resident Wilbur Allen.
Allen says he captures anomalies on his rooftop camera on a daily basis. The enthusiast claims he's had sightings as a child, too.
"The truth of the matter is, we're not alone," Allen said. "I believe that without a doubt."


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Day 12: Share the wealth
A year ago, we received this amazing letter from one of our donors. Check out what Amy's three girls did to be able to follow God's lead to give, and how "the faith of a child is more powerful than the 'logic' of a parent."
A year ago, we received this amazing letter from one of our donors. Check out what Amy's three girls did to be able to follow God's lead to give, and how "the faith of a child is more powerful than the 'logic' of a parent."
Piglets from World Vision's Gift Catalog helped change the Alegre family's future in Bolivia. Read how a simple gift brought them hope and joy, and how they're sharing that joy with others!
One of the ways that World Vision helps to share joy in communities around the world is by providing beehives to entrepreneurs. Raising bees helps them learn new skills, pollinate their crops, and produce honey that they can eat and sell. Today, read about World Vision beekeepers in Mongolia!
If we've learned anything from visual social media — Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram — we know well how quickly and fully a simple photo can bring us joy! Today, let's share joy with our online communities by sharing some of our favorite photos. Here's a photo blog of favorites chosen by World Vision's amazing team of photographers!
Why are chickens important? In this World Vision Gift Catalog video, four kids consider the value of donkeys, rabbits, and chickens — animals that donors can give through the catalog to a family that needs them.
As we enter the Christmas season, let's take a moment to remember where all of our traditions began, and to share the joy of that story with the people around us.
This Christmas season, join us as we come together to share #joy with the world! Every day in December until Christmas, follow our Advent-style project and complete the daily challenges to bring joy to the people around you and around the world.
Almost a billion people don't have access to clean water, and more than 4,000 children die every day because of dirty water. Today, let's do something about it! Join World Vision's advocacy team in sharing the joy of clean water by asking Congress to pass the Water for the World Act.
For Cyber Monday today and #GivingTuesday tomorrow, we're recommending our Top 5 items from the World Vision Gift Catalog. See which ones we chose as our favorites … maybe they'll be yours, too!
Starting today, you can "Share joy with the world" by participating in daily challenges from now until Christmas. Follow our Advent-inspired holiday project over the next 25 days by subscribing to the blog and checking back every day for a new story and challenge.
Happy Thanksgiving! Today, World Vision writer Kari Costanza describes the best meal she ever had, in San Mateo, Mexico — where a VisionFund microloan empowered Kari's hosts, Yolanda and Silverio, to open a taco stand and better support their family.
The Melghat region of India is known for its high rates of child malnutrition. In response to this challenge, World Vision India devised an innovative technique for change, not only targeting attitude and behavior, but also aiming to address the source of the problem, with … a cooking contest!
Chris Weeks, from World Vision United Kingdom, describes his first experience of the devastated city of Tacloban in the Philippines. Now two weeks after the storm hit, relief efforts are well underway and reaching the survivors that need them while the people of Tacloban are finding the strength to begin rebuilding their city.
Last September, 8 World Vision bloggers traveled to Guatemala to witness child sponsorship at work. In today's post, blogger Roo Ciambriello reflects back on that trip and recalls a moment at the end of our visit with Monica, a former sponsored child, that taught us all a beautiful lesson about giving. This post originally appeared on Roo's blog, Neon Fresh.
One of World Vision's primary responses to disasters like Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines is the distribution of Family Food Kits and Hygiene Kits to survivors. On our Facebook page this week, we posted photos of the contents of these kits – but purchased here in the USA – and asked our followers to guess how much the items would cost. That price versus the price of each World Vision Kit might surprise you!
Less than two weeks ago, for the people of the central islands of the Philippines, this beautiful planet turned harsh and scary. Now, the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan look ahead toward recovery with hope.
On Thursday morning, World Vision completed a well-organized and calm distribution of food and hygiene kits in northern Cebu, benefiting 780 families, nearly 4,000 people.
This series of photos comes directly from our team on the ground in the Philippines, showing the smiles that this first distribution of relief supplies brought to the waiting survivors of Typhoon Haiyan.
An aid worker's diary: today, Mikhaela De Leon -- media engagement officer for World Vision Philippines -- reflects on her experience of Typhoon Haiyan and why God brought her to Tacloban on that day.


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Hundreds of years ago, for some unknown reason, humans where over thrown by pokemon and exiled to some distant loaction. For the Shinnoh region most of the pokemon went back to a simplier way of living. Some pokemon like Garchomp, went back to the caves where there ancestors devolved, only able to reach the evolution stage of Gabite at the most. There where a few pokemon though that developed a society and thrived. These pokemon where Gastrodon, Staraptor and Bibarel. They suvived to do this because there numbers where great and they where spread all throughout Shinnoh. A few others tried to grow by Machop Geodude and Zubat but they where driven back into the caves, while Gyrados and Seaking left for greenier pastures. Over the pastage of time the Staraptors and Bibarels fought a bitter war for power, that in the end no one won, they where left weak enough that the Gastrodons, left unnoticed, simply distroyed what was left of them. With that the Gastodons became the dominant species of Shinnoh, no one rivaled there power, well accept themselfs. See the Gastrodons had naturaly developed into 2 groups separated by the mountian range in the Middle of Shinnoh. On the west side existed the West Sea Gastrodons, they where pink and brown and had "horns." While on the east side where the East Sea Gastrodons, which where blue and green without horns and had a more "elegant" appearance. The problems for the most part where of racism between the two groups and of social diferences. The West Sea Gastrodons where more of the backwoods Gastrodon, which lived in streams lakes and rivers. While the East Sea Gastrodons had more ocean on there side, and so where more powerful and rich. Besides that the issue started when both sides layed claim to the "Areas Island," on the north eastern side of Shinnoh, the East Side claimed they owned it becuase it was actually on the east side of the Mt. Coronet, while the West Sea Gastrodons claimed it becuase they owned the former Snowpoint City which was the only route one could take to get to the Areas. And so war was proclaimed on both sides. Each side was given 5 years to rally up its troops to the top of Mt. Coronet. 5 years time was needed since the Gastrodons where extremely slow on land making at most a mile a day, while in contrast the Gastrodon's could go 10 times that distance in the water easily. As word spread of war between the pokemon to the far off village of Canalave that is where out story begins.
Chapter One The Draft
It was a fine morning in Canalave, summer had just begun and the fun for all the little Shelloses was on its way. During the summer we loved to play games and swim around in the Ocean. We where very lucky as West Sea Grastrodons to live near the, ocean most where land locked at some lake. The thing we loved the most in Canalave though was playing in the ruins. The gym was the best, we could spend all day climbing up the steel pillars and, playing games at the top.
"Eh Ralph? Why don't we ever play in the old Library?" I asked.
"Cuz man its spooky in there man" he replied.
The library was one of the few buldings in the town that was still intact. So intact that all the books where still there and seemed to still have power. Becuase there was still power magnemites hid there. Although as ground types there thunderbolts where useless, there sonicbooms could still 1HKO little shellos, like us.
"What are you chicken! Bawk Bawk! Bawk!" I said.
"No er... fine lets go."
We slowly inched up to the library and went in. Immediatly we saw something amazing. There was this box on the wall that showed moving pictures. To this day it still ceases to amaze me. There are this thing on it, it looked like some sort of Machop, I guess that was human. She kept on repeating the same message "Any survivors are ordered by the pokemon league to head to your nearest pokemon center to be teleported to the Sevii Islands. I repeat head to your nearest pokemon center to be teleported to the Sevii Islands." The message just kept on repeating over and over again.
"Sevii Islands?" he said
"Don't know about other regions. Dad told me we lost contact with them during the Bibarel-Staraptor Wars when the radio tower fell."
We headed up the stairs to see the books. All around there where Spinarks and Ariadoses making webs on the ceiling and wurmples nawing at the books. As we inched over to the fiction section, a Magneton came and attacked us. It threw out a sonic boom but barely missed me. Then as it hovered over us about to strike again, a purple figure seemed to jump up and slap is many times in the face. It didn't KO it but it was enough to send Magneton running. The figure came down and it turned out to be a Mime Jr. that saved us.
"Hey thanks I said."
"No problem. I am Claire whats your names?" she said.
"I am Waterfall and he is Ralph."
We then all decided to leave the place. When we came out it appeared to be snowing. But it wasn't snow in the middle of the Village there are a grown Gastrodon blizzarding at the sky getting everyones attention. We went over there. All around there are propagando posters showing East Sea Gastrodons sitting on piles of gold counting there money.
"The East Sea threat has claimed the Areas! We shall not let this stand, we clearly own the passage to the areas and so forth own them. Out leader HardShell was proclaimed war against themand, them to us. Today I will choose a random 50% of your town's population, to be drafted to war. Tomorow we leave for Coronet."
As he read off the list I clearly heard my name be called but not Ralph's. After that day I never saw Ralph again.


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The City of Cowboys and Culture welcomes visitors from around the world to experience the great American West and rich arts and culinary treasures. Fort Worth offers the No. 1 downtown in America and is located minutes from AT&T Stadium and DFW International Airport. As one visitor says, "unpretentious, laid-back, and charismatic in all the right ways." For a weekend, a business meeting, sports or family reunion, Fort Worth offers experiences to last a lifetime.
The City of Cowboys & Culture is the 16th-largest city in the United States and part of the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas, welcoming 6.5 million visitors annually.
This growing area just north of downtown offers high-speed thrills at Texas Motor Speedway.
Downtown Fort Worth is only 17.5 miles by ground transportation from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). This is one of the busiest airports in the nation, with service to 191 destinations and an average of 2,000 flights daily.
The heart of downtown is Sundance Square, a 35-block shopping and entertainment district where charming, beautifully restored buildings stand alongside glittering skyscrapers. Here, you'll find locals, restaurants, shops, galleries and performance venues.
Fort Worth's most eclectic district has really come into its own in the last several years – and there's no sign of it slowing down.
Established in 1910, TCU has become one of the most picturesque and prominent small universities in the nation.
This is one of the most historic neighborhoods in Fort Worth, offering a 30-block strip of restaurants and stores, including some of the finest specialty boutiques in the city. To see it all, you'll definitely want to drive, park and explore.
The Fort Worth Cultural District features five internationally-recognized museums in a beautiful, park-like setting that are all acclaimed for their architecture, the quality of their collections and the programs they offer.
Bridging downtown and the Fort Worth Cultural District, West 7th has quickly become one of the hottest entertainment scenes in the city. A five-block urban village, this area offers high-concept dining, specialty fashion retailers, and entertainment venues.
Once home to cowboys, cattlemen and outlaws, today the Stockyards National Historic District is one of the most popular attractions in Texas. Day and night, visitors come to the Stockyards to get a taste of the true American West.
With the downtown Fort Worth skyline as a backdrop in view and boasting the only waterfront stage in Texas, Panther Island offers a variety of attractions and events throughout the year including Rockin' the River, Coyote Drive-In and the Fort Worth Cats.


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1 onion chopped
1 package taco seasoning mix
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U improov your yes/no guesses from 50% to 65% by uzing an ouija board.
That's a 15% improovment -- aktually its a 30% improovment.
I must get one.
U improov your yes/no guesses from 50% to 65% by uzing an ouija board.
That's a 15% improovment -- aktually its a 30% improovment.
I must get one.
So, if u hired 100 operators (what do u call them?), to spit out answers all day every day, u kood akumulate possible yes/no answers based on 100 boards.
Praps 100 spirits involved here. Better than 1 spirit.
Anyhow, scientists shood do some tests based on predikting the future -- i don't know why they didn't think of this.
Better than finding answers re history (history iz too eezy, specially for very old spirits).
There kood be a Swedish Bank Memorial Prize in this for a smart krappynomicyst.
Hmmmmmm -- no -- aktually, any krappynomicyst finding anything aktually worth uzing would be better off keeping it to hizherself. Publish shite -- hide the good stuff (iz there any good stuff?)
Iz gold going to go up next week?
Iz stocks going to bottom tomorrow?
Will dems win back the house?
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Ok then. The bigboys will of course hire 1000 operators.
A fast operator will be able to earn heaps. Bonuses at Xmas kood be millions for some.
There will allways be at least one operator who haz a 100% record -- he/she will get and dezerv a ten million buck bonus.
Will the tax office aproov a new offshore tax scheme?
Pretty soon ouijas will bekum automated and computerized.
Here u uze a robot, or robots, to push the puck around. Faster -- duznt need a toilet break -- kan work in the dark.
Will the packers win this week?
What we need iz specially dezigned Ouija boards, so that the letters words numbers yes's and no's etc made the spirits' work eezyer and quicker.
U kood hav a board dezigned for the stock market etc.
One for love etc.
One for football etc.
One for the army etc.
The drone haz good targets -- shoot house, or shoot car.
There iz a large group -- are they terrists, or a wedding.
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50:50 iz 50% -- which iz a 00% profit.
65:35 iz 65% -- which iz a 15% profit (and iz a 30% improovment like i sayd).
But, i hav been thinking, and, actually, in fakt, 65/35 iz 185.71% -- that's a 185.71% improovment over tossing a coin.
I meen, hell, what are the stats kumming out of the drone program, are they better than a coin-toss.
The real concern iz that if terrists get their hands on Ouija boards then the usofa iz toast.
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Examines history, culture, religion, art and societies of American Indian. Introduction to historical aspects of Native American experience and discuss these aspects of Native life as applied to contemporary American Indian issues.
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Survey of histories and cultures of American Indian Peoples in North America from pre-contact to 1871 and analysis of political, cultural, legal and military relationships that developed between American Indians and foreign nations.
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Contemporary Indigenous Nations Studies of Latin and US America focused on the Aztec, Pueblo, Taino, Maya, Pipil, Aymara, Chicaqno/Latino and Mauri in transnational contexts. Uses international indigenous film, literature, performance, history, economic, diasporic, gender, Chicano/Latino, and American Indian studies approaches.
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Examination of dynamics of development of our multicultural society, emphasizing study of the four distinct ethnic strands of American society (Asian American, Black American, Mexican American, and American Indian) and their role in maintenance of cultural diversity in United States.
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Survey of North American Indian art; emphasis on art forms of the U.S., Alaska, and Canada. Traditional and contemporary art and artists will be explored, focusing on aesthetic, theoretical, historical, religious, and philosophical aspects as they relate to American Indian culture.
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Analysis of the written and oral literacy traditions developed by American Indians. Range of works studied: oral history, tales, myths, song, prayer, poetry, short story, and novel.
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Letter grade only (A-F).
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Ok he really surprised me.... 6-0 come on... who would have figured that. Sure they have him in games that we could have still won. Still 6-0???
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Win, win is an understatement on how much the Cubs gained by getting rid of that dbag and gaining Carlos in return.
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Ok he really surprised me.... 6-0 come on... who would have figured that. Sure they have him in games that we could have still won. Still 6-0???
I always thought Carlos Silva could be a heck of a pitcher when he was with the Twins. He had great control and a lot of success early on. I think he only walked like 9 batters one year in nearly 200 innings pitched. That same year, his ERA was under 3.5 (I can't remember exactly).
Then he got to thinking he was a power pitcher and started overthrowing it. His ball lost some of its movement the harder he threw it, he threw more balls, too, and people just teed off on him. His ERA hovered around 7 (in the high 6s) most of his next year with the Twins. He started to get it back some the year after that, but his ERA was still around 4.50 and he was giving up way more home runs than before. that's not good for a ground-ball pitcher.
He once threw an 11-hit shutout for the Twins. So he's not an overpowering pitcher. You can get some hits off him. But when he's on, it's just ground ball after ground ball. Some of them find some holes, but the majority don't.
My bet is he ends up with a 4 something era, Silva has always had his good stretches and then he'll hit a few weeks when his sinker isn't as sharp and he gets batted around pretty good. Perhaps he'll avoid that now that he's been using his slider and changeup more frequently but I'm still skeptical.
I am amazed how accurate he is. The catcher doesn't have to move his glove for like 80% of the pitches.
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he was great yesterday. 0 walks, 11 K, 2 hit shutout through 7 innings. getting him in the trade was the only decent thing Bradly did for Chicago.
It's too bad he can't pitch all 5 starts. An outing from Silva is wasted when you have Randy Wells with an infinity ERA, what big league pitcher can't get one out? Silva should give some lessons.
Silva 7-0 now....wow...
As long as he keeps the ball down... he's pretty darn effective...
Trade him now that his value is high.
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Don't need to trade him, just resist the urge after the year to lavish him with a contract. Don't sign this guy to a 4-year $40M contract on December 1st. I'm begging you.
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Don't need to trade him, just resist the urge after the year to lavish him with a contract. Don't sign this guy to a 4-year $40M contract on December 1st. I'm begging you.
He's on contract for 2 years @ 12 mill per.........trade him now! The cubs arent a playoff team this year.
Heck of a pickup. A lot of Cub fans questioned it when they brought him in.
Who would have thoguht Silva would have been so good and Lilly so bad this season? Thow in Ramirez playing awful and some of the off players hitting well and it's really been a head scratching season for the Cubs so far.
Its time for a Cubs firesale!
Too bad the awful contracts will be so hard to move.
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SO SO GLAD everything is okay with bebe tuck. cannot wait to 'meet' the little guy when he makes his appearance.ReplyDelete
i'm having the same measurement issue already...measuring small because of my looong torso. so far bebe stud isn't chunky, but right on track, hopefully he stays that way.
sigh, makes me so happy to be able to say 'he'!
and that someday Tuck & him will be faraway friends :)
keep growing that baby sweet girl :)
You have the cutest baby bump! Can't wait to meet Tuck!!!ReplyDelete
You must be so anxious!!!! Such a cute bump :)ReplyDelete
What a fun gift guide! You look great. :)ReplyDelete
You are the most gorgeous preggo lady I ever did see. Loving your maternity shots! Thanks for the baby gift guide- now I know what to get my sweet little niece!ReplyDelete
You are the most gorgeous preggo lady I ever did see. Loving your maternity shots! Thanks for the baby gift guide- now I know what to get my sweet little niece!ReplyDelete
Your baby bump is one of the most lovely ones I have seen! Congrats on being a beautiful mommy to be.ReplyDelete
Glad to hear everything is alright. Loving that little striped onesie.ReplyDelete
You seriously could be a pregnant model. You are adorable!! xoReplyDelete
January babies are the best!! (I know because I'm one') :) you get the joy of Christmas and then get to celebrate your birthday!ReplyDelete
The photos are gorgeous! And I love #1! Glad everything is okay... cannot wait to "meet" the little guy!ReplyDelete
what great gifts for baby and your bump is looking adorable! xoReplyDelete
You look adorable, Sarah! January 4th was my due date last year and Emma came 2 days after Christmas :) Best of luck in these last few weeks, can't wait to "meet" baby Tuck!!ReplyDelete
Great gift ideas---I've got a lot of friends having little ones and I think these are perfect!ReplyDelete
You are adorable in your photo, by the way! :)
Your maternity pictures...I about died when I looked at them. You're stunning! You need to get those up on some canvases and in your house somewhere :)ReplyDelete
Great baby picks! I want one :)
Only four more weeks! Wow, time is flying! You look amazing Sarah - the pictures Jessica took are wonderful!!!ReplyDelete
your maternity photos are BEYOND incredible!! xxReplyDelete
Love all these sweet gift ideas! And SO exciting that you're one month out!! xoReplyDelete
I'm so glad to hear everything checked out okay and your little man is busy growing. I had the same thing happen during my pregnancy, and it can be very scary but all turned out well.ReplyDelete
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Oh my stars your maternity photos are beyond stunning!!! Your little man is going to be the luckiest little boy to have you as his momma! -HeidiReplyDelete
your photo shoot is absolutely amazing sarah!! you look so beautiful :) xxReplyDelete
they kept panicking me about how small i was measuring saying my baby was way to small blah blah. she weighed 6lbs 12oz when born so not that teeny weeny {have i already told you this probably}. the tape measure os so inaccurate.ReplyDelete
and i love those tights, ava needs them.
Glad to hear all is well with baby Tuck!!!!!!!! Love following you on instagram! xoxoReplyDelete
Glad to hear everything is okay. Your babyis going to be decked out in all of the cutest things!ReplyDelete
I can't believe the time is almost here!! Beyond excited for y'all! And the maternity pics are perfection.ReplyDelete