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Posted: Feb 22 2012, 01:25 PM
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So everyone knows the issues with killing blow + poison and no other army has as much access to this combination as ours. So I was thinking of maybe a new effect that applies when you have this combination on a unit. This could make the poison upgrade for a necrosphinx a little more desirable, make scorpions a more valid option and also create a few synergies with cursed blades.
Some effects I thought of included:
1. Killing Blow+Poison allows the models to reroll failed to wound rolls.
2. If a model has poison and also the killing blow special rules then all poisoned attacks deal d3 wounds instead of a single wound.
3. If a model has killing blow and also poison then killing blow takes effect on a 5+
We have seen presidence for this type of rule with ASF and higher initiative and I think it would make a representation of the deadly combination of attacks.
Posted: Feb 22 2012, 01:36 PM
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my thought is that this topic needs to be moved to 'house rules' subforum...
Posted: Feb 22 2012, 01:58 PM
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Eh? it wasn't meant as a house rule question more of a fix for useless upgrades line envenomed sting. This change could be implemented with a white dwarf update or maybe for an expansion to fill some of the holes our list has but ok........
Posted: Feb 22 2012, 07:50 PM
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I think a simple "For every poisoned wound dealt, roll a d6. Any 6's deal a Kiling Blow."
You're still getting all the benefits of Poison, but without losing any opportunities for Killing Blow.


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Fixing a 1911's infamous "idiot scratch"?
Hey everyone. A while back (when I was first getting into guns) I had discovered that my father in law (girlfriend's dad back then
) had an old pistol that was in possession of his ex-wife (it's a long story). Long story short, I retrieved the pistol, which is a late 80's Colt Combat Commander, with a full-size slide and grip in .38 Super Auto. I went through and cleaned it, however upon disassembling and reassembling my first 1911, *someone* dug the idiot scratch into it with the slide stop lever.
Seeing how I see this is a frequent problem - is there any way to lessen the appearance of the scratch, without re-bluing the whole thing?
Now that I think of it, I believe it is an 80-series lightweight model, so the grip frame may be aluminum? I could've sworn it's steel, correct me if I'm wrong. Can you blue aluminum? I certainly know you can't parkerize it
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There are few times in my life when I've longed for days gone by. But this week I had one of those thoughts that crept in. I got a call from Hallie's school on Friday saying she had a fever and needed to be picked up. I rushed off to rescue her and got her settled in her quarantined bedroom. Life was still good.
However, somewhere along the way "life is good" turned into a weekend (plus Monday) of this:
That night while picking up pizza I felt it coming on and within two hours it had consumed me. The thought crossed my mind: What I wouldn't give for our earlier days, when we had no kids in school or preschool to bring home ailments. Seriously for the first four years of parenthood, our kids were healthy as can be. I remember the first time Hallie even had the flu and threw up - she was four years old in preschool. So the fact that we've all had strep, flu, colds, pink eye...etc, it makes me remember the good ol' days!
After 48 hours, I still only had a fever and aches (which was enough to keep me in bed for two days). Hallie's was a full blown stuffy nose, and deep chest cold but mine never progressed into anything more. On Sunday morning I awoke to a numb/swollen/discolored index finger with a series of blisters on it and a high fever. I quickly realized, the cut that I had on my finger for some time and which hurt for quite a while was indeed quite infected. I started antibiotics immediately and received a priesthood blessing from Steve - within 24 hours the fever was gone, my finger started to return to it's normal shape and color, and I was feeling a little better. Of course while my immune system was down, I caught a minor head cold which seems trivial compared to the way I felt over the weekend but it's still inconvenient.
I am indebted to a husband who catered to me and the kids the whole weekend as I slept away the majority of it. By Sunday night, he was asking me what he should fix for dinner because he had extended his cooking abilities over the weekend: oatmeal, nachos, quesadillas, ramen noodles, pancakes - lucky for him we had one unused meal he could whip up: mac and cheese. I've made a mental note to teach him a few more easy meals!
To say that Steve is excited to go back to work tomorrow (after working from home today) is a complete understatement. It wasn't quite the rejuvenating weekend we had all hoped for.
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I think that every single meal that my dad ever made us when my mom was out was spaghetti. Now, my dad is home all day while my mom works, and he has blossomed into quite a cook.ReplyDelete
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They had been walking on the new path for a few minutes, Krissu's vial the only source of light available. All of a sudden, Elise dove down behind a cliff, right when Krissu thought she saw some other light in front of them. "Whaat?" she hissed. Peeking out behind the jutting rock made her understand Elise's action though.
It looked like a spawn of Goblin Miners had made a sort of makeshift camp in the middle of the hall. Aha. There were at least five or six of them. Krissu wasn't sure of their level, but since Elise and herself weren't exactly low leveled, they might have a chance against them. Then again, why fight when you can use your perfectly sound Stealth skill and...
"Ok, we have to fight these guys," Elise suddenly whispered into Krissu's ear. "If anything happens, teleport, don't wait. I'll most likely be right behind you, ok?"
"What? No, we can easily sneak past them!" Krissu hissed back, but Elise had already recklessly leaped from behind the rock and was rushing towards the goblins. Krissu facepalmed from irritation and followed, putting the vial of light away. But in her own way. She felt her Stealth skill activate like a fleeting shudder all over her body and kept to the shadows rather than running into the shining from the goblin campfire.
Elise lounged towards the closest goblin, shield held high. Valkyrie was the word that came to Krissu's mind. A strong, fighting woman with no fear. As the other woman's shield ruthlessly crushed the goblin beneath her shield, effectively lowering its health bar to a yellow state. The rest of the goblin miners turned around, leaving whatever strange things they were doing near the campfire and got ready to attack the intruder... hang on, what was that?
As Elise took on the opponents, Krissu ran forth to a cliff closer to the campfire but still covered in shadows and protected by her Stealth skill. Her trained eye had spotted small piles of herbs there, half chopped up and put in a crude bowl. Were they making soup? She almost snickered, but guessed that it only made the game more interesting to add such a realistic thing as monsters preparing dinner. Now, the question was if they did eat Dustskin Velvet or if it was too bitter for their taste...
But Elise was probably right. They couldn't just sneak up to the herbs and begin rummaging around without first disposing of the enemies. She would have to fight and help her party member now. Stepping out from the shadows, another shudder told Krissu that she wasn't hidden by her Stealth anymore. She drew her broadsword from its sheath on her back and a goblin miner who had been growling at the fighting Elise now spun around to face her instead. Krissu might not be the most well versed fighter. But she could hold her own. She could.
The goblin rushed forward, a mining pick raised. Krissu approximated its trajectory as it was swung and met the attack with her sword. If this had been real life, her arms would probably have broken from the impact, but her Aincrad body could withstand it. She pushed back the goblin, making him stumble, and loaded up a sword art. [Lance of Will] came towards the goblin but wasn't accurate enough - it missed and Krissu found herself struck by the miner's pick in her leg. She groaned as she stepped back from her enemy, but luckily pain wasn't felt as much here as in the real world. With a [Crude Swing] she now took the goblin by surprise and cut its arm off. The miner's pick dropped and the frustrated monster threw itself at Krissu in a wild rage. But Krissu blocked it with her large sword and pushed the goblin back again, before she impaled it with a better aimed [Lance of Will] and saw it explode in a thousand pieces of glimmering data.
Krissu panted and looked down at the minor wound on her leg. It oozed slightly of red data. She then looked up at Elise to see how she fared. Hopefully better than this little alchemist.


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Eat Your Calcium to Lower Kidney Stone Risk
A study in the Journal of Urology shows that dietary calcium from dairy and nondairy sources may lower kidney stone risk.
Most kidney stones are made of calcium oxalate that forms when the concentration of certain substances in the urine overpowers the ability of the urine to dilute them. (This is one reason why proper hydration is so important for avoiding kidney stones.) They can cause severe low back, flank, and abdominal pain, blood-tinged urine, and fever and chills if infection is present. Certain metabolic conditions, eating certain foods, and being overweight, older, and male can increase kidney stone risk.
Is it something in the dairy?
Several studies have pointed out that higher levels of dietary calcium may decrease kidney stone risk, but calcium supplements may increase risk. Most of these studies have looked at calcium from dairy products, since that's the most common source in Western populations.
To see what effect dietary calcium from all sources had on kidney stone risk, researchers from Harvard Medical School and Maine Medical Center pooled information from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study and the Nurses' Health Study I and II that included results from 226,627 people. They determined how much calcium the people consumed in their diets from dairy and non-dairy sources and related that to their risk of developing calcium oxalate kidney stones.
Here's what they found:
- Over the combined 56-year follow-up period, 5,270 cases of kidney stones were reported.
- Compared with people who consumed the smallest amount of calcium (about 260 mg per day) from nondairy sources, risk of developing kidney stones was 29% lower in those who ate the most (about 450 mg per day).
- In those who consumed the most calcium from dairy sources (about 860 mg per day) the chance of developing kidney stones was up to 24% lower, compared with those who ate the least (about 160 mg per day).
"Our current data enable us to dismiss the important possibility that dairy products were solely responsible for previously observed associations between higher dietary calcium and a lower risk of incident kidney stones," said lead study author, Eric Taylor, who speculated that the effect of supplemental calcium on kidney stone risk depends on whether calcium supplements are taken with or between meals. Taking calcium supplements with meals may not increase kidney stone risk.
Nondairy calcium sources
Don't tolerate dairy? Don't worry! Collards, sardines, kale, almonds, black-eyed peas, broccoli, sesame seeds, tofu, scallops, and Brazil nuts are all packed with calcium to help keep your kidneys healthy.
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His Holiness Pope Francis spoke to President Shimon Peres earlier today (Friday, 18 July 2014), and conveyed a messaged of coexistence, moderation and peace to the citizens of the region in light of the security situation.
President Peres thanked Pope Francis for his involvement and concern and said, "Right now there is fire, we are trying to do as much as we can to lower the flames because we do not consider the people of Gaza as enemies.
I know that the people of Gaza themselves didn't decide on this situation that they find themselves in. There is a small group of fanatics who are the cause of suffering in Gaza. Our operation is aimed to bring an end to two killing methods – the rockets from the sky and the tunnels from under the earth.
We have discovered two tunnels which were supposed to enable them enter into the heart of civilian life and kill indiscriminately. Fortunately we discovered it on time and prevented the murder.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. Many of our veterans enlisted straight out of high school, choosing a life of service early on.
For these men and women, college life doesn't come until after they've finished their duty, giving many the unique challenge of being a veteran and a student when they return home.
Andrew Keck was an Army combat engineer and squad leader from 2001 to 2007, stationed in North Carolina, Iraq and Afghanistan.
When he got out of the army he jumped at the first paying job opportunity that came his way and worked in the oil fields, but while the job provided a transition between soldier and civilian life, he wanted more.
"I became a student in 2009 after doing some other work and realizing the only way to move up was to go to school," says Keck.
But it wasn't so easy, especially at first.
"I had a very hard time finding other veterans to get connected to figure out how things were done," he says.
When several of his friends founded the CMU chapter of the Student Veterans Association, Keck quickly got involved.
"When you come up with a problem, the answers are there, someone else in that group has gone through that."
The group is dedicated to providing resources and support for veterans in college and post-graduation. It also gives an outlet for them to meet other veterans and helps deal with the VA.
And now Keck says, with the help of the SVA and the support of friends and family, he's well on his way to achieving his goals.
"As a vet, I want to see things through to the end, I don't fail, there's no reason for that, so I just want to come in, throw everything I've got into what I'm doing and move on to the next challenge."
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Talk:Partita in A minor, BWV 1013 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
I have a good recording of this piece in G minor, not A minor, played by Marc Hantaï. Is that because it works better on the instrument?
There are a number of errors in the Allemande in the version posted on this site:
- Bar 14 - there should be no F natural sign beat 3
- Bar 17 - Beat 4, note 2 is F natural
- Bar 18 - Beat 3, note 4 is C
- Bar 25 - Beat 2, note 1 is E
- Bar 25 - Beat 4, note 1 is C sharp
- Bar 27 - Beat 4, both Ds are Cs
- Bar 43 - Beat 2, notes 3 and 4 are D and B
Great piece.
- The Hantaï recording is on baroque flute, which is tuned lower than a modern flute. He's playing in A minor, but it sounds lower by our modern tuning. --Jlebar 20:20, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
Bourée Anglaise
There are some mistakes, indeed, some note are impossible to play with a flute, and the sheet on this website is not the same as the real sheet (i have it).
If someone can correct that.
--Dangvucau 07:10, 13 August 2008 (EDT)
Errore (wrong note) Corrente.
Lo spartito riscritto da Michele Giulianini presenta un errore nella seconda parte della Corrente, battuta 11 (anche se non ci sono segnati numeri) l'ultima quartina Si Re Do Re, il Do è all'ottava acuta, in tal modo la melodia acuta procede per grado, La Si Do Si, per imitazione delle due battute precedenti.


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Day of Remembering James Baldwin and Scholars Who Carry On His LegacyBreaking News
"The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others," wrote Baldwin, whose pithy, heart-wrenching novels, short stories, plays, and essays drove right to the heart of the American race conflict as well as hetero-homosexual relations. They include "Go Tell It on the Mountain," "Giovanni's Room," "The Fire Next Time" and "Sonny's Blues."
A panel of writers and historians who knew Baldwin and his work will convene in Franklin Patterson Hall from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Facilitated by Baldwin biographer David Leeming, the panel includes New Yorker critic Hilton Als, professor James H. Cone of Union Theological Seminary, and Mae G. Henderson, who has written extensively on black expatriates artists. Locals who worked, debated and socialized with Baldwin will also be on hand to share recollections. The panel is free and open to the public.
Immediately following the panel, at 3:30 p.m., a reception will be held in the college's Main Gallery of the Johnson Library building.
Throughout the day, an art exhibit in the Main Gallery puts on display the photographs, letters and other writings, and various memorabilia from Baldwin's time in western Massachusetts. (The art exhibit is free and open to the public from October 1-24, Monday-Friday 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays 2-5 p.m.)
The Baldwin Scholars Program endowment campaign kickoff dinner starts at 7 p.m. in the Robert Crown Center. The evening will feature music and speakers, as well as good food, and testimonials by Baldwin program alumni and Scholars who are at Hampshire now. The program has helped around 100 ambitious, promising young men and women from educationally under-served communities seek a college education, preparing for further study during a year at Hampshire. Tickets to the dinner are $30 and can be obtained by phoning Event Coordinator Sarah Hart at 413-559-5845.
Throughout the day, movies with a Baldwin theme will be shown continuously in the auditorium of Adele Simmons Hall. "The Price of the Ticket" and "Go Tell It on the Mountain" will screen from noon until 8 p.m.
Hampshire College is an innovative liberal arts college of 1,350 students and a member of the Five College consortium in western Massachusetts (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst). Each Hampshire student pursues an individualized, interdisciplinary program of study working in close collaboration with faculty mentors and culminating in a yearlong project of original work.
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Who's in the Forest, Peek-a-Boo Board Book
Who's in the forest, dark and deep? Peek through the holes to see which creatures are hiding in the forest. There are foxes, birds and bear cubs - who else can you find among the trees?
Little ones will enjoy the rhyming text while learning about science and environment.
Written By: Phillis Gershator
Illustrated By: Jill McDonald
Ages 1 to 4 years
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I love frittatas. I think it's because they are reminiscent of the Spanish tortillas (a potato omelet, if you will) that I used to eat when I studied abroad in Spain. I also tend to like these because you can customize it however you want, depending on what veggies or meats you have in your fridge that day. This frittata that I'm showing you has some of my favorite ingredients: spinach, zucchini, and baby portabella mushrooms. And the whole thing is only 250 calories.
Ingredients (1 serving):
2 tbsp chopped onion
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup chopped zucchini
1 cup chopped spinach, raw
1/4 cup chopped mushrooms
1/2 tsp minced rosemary
1 full egg and 1 egg white
2 tbsp milk
a few pinches of salt
garlic powder
red pepper flakes (optional)
I like to do all my washing and chopping ahead of time. Here are my trio of veggies that I plan on using.
This particular bunch of spinach had pretty rough stems, so I cut the off. And diced the spinach leaves so they are overwhelmingly big.
Here is my zucchini! I used about a quarter of a medium zucchini and that was enough, but you might use more or less.
And the mushrooms, of course. Love me some mushrooms.
Now, in a small pan, brown onions in olive oil over low heat. I used my little 7" pan.
When the onions are soft, add salt, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes to taste. I use about a pinch of each for now.
So, here add mushrooms and zucchini and saute over medium low heat for about 5 minutes or until mushrooms and zucchini are soft and kinda defeated. Like it's given up on being springy.
Now for some spinach magic. Take your cup of raw spinach and add it to the pan. It's gonna look like this at first.
Gently fold it into the rest of the ingredients, and 30 seconds later, it'll look like this. #spinachmagic
Now, time for the eggies. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, rosemary, and milk. I like to use one full egg and one egg white. The extra egg white adds some volume without overdoing the cholesterol. Add another pinch of salt for seasoning.
Pour the egg mixture into pan and kinda swirl it around so that it covers all the nooks and crannies.
Cover it with a lid, and let sit for about 4 minutes. You don't have to have a specific lid, just find one that is greater than or equal to the size of your pan. The point is to trap the heat so that the top gets cooked too.
Now, here is where you have a choice. When you take the lid off, you'll notice the top is soft but not super fully cooked.
You can either (1) flip the frittata with a big spatula and cook for 30 seconds, OR (2) put whole pan in the oven at 350F for several minutes until top is firm. The first choice is riskier and faster, and that's more fitting with my character than the second choice, which requires more patience. When I'm hungry, I don't like to wait.
So here we go!
Not bad! (I suggest that, if you are gonna serve this to guests, you do option (2) because it'll probably turn out prettier.
Here is the frittata on the plate!
Let's dig in!
Such a simple dish, but really delicious! Serve it with a side of fruit and coffee for brunch, or have it for dinner with half a sliced up potato to make it heartier. Hope you enjoy this dish!
For a printable version of this recipe, please click here.


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Delicious! While nothing can really compare to Tayyabs, Lahore does a pretty good job competing. Definitely start with the lamb chops, and really... I could probably eat an entire meal of lamb chops, but there's so much other good stuff here you shouldn't limit yourself to one thing!
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I can say this was one of my favorite Indian meals ever - delicious food and big portions. It's a decent sized, well set-up / spread out restaurant. I would say that the servers could not care less if you are there. They bring you your food with little fanfare and are not particularly friendly. I am big on service, so this would usually make me not recommend a restaurant. But I thought the...more
Went to this restaurant based on a friends recommendation. The staff managed to forget our order and needed a lot of prompting to bring out any food. Needless to say, we left..! Food smells good, but you may be in for a wait..!more
My friend and I were watching Homeland, when we experienced a mutual hankering for Indian Food. I know...kinda weird. Anyway, my friend recommended we order from Lahore. I ordered the Tarka Daal and my friend the Karahi Muttar Paneer. We ordered rice and plain naan on the side. We waited for an hour and a half for our food to arrive even though we live 5 minutes away from the restaurant....more


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Kim Kardashian's idea of "Beyonce Domination of Acceptance" have come to a screeching halt. Her Blue Ivy Kardashian bibs for ultimate thirst and drool are now trashed. #kingB sent Kim some shade fireballs that made all her plans go up in smoke.
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I was waiting for Kim to rock a pair of Dereon jeans in her stalking. Check below…
Love can conquer all — unless "all" is Beyonce.
Despite Kim Kardashian's repeated attempts to befriend Bey, a source tells Confidenti@l that the 16-time Grammy winner gave Kardashian a serious reality check on Saturday night.
A source at the Made in America Festival in Philadelphia, where both Beyonce and Kardashian were supporting their musical men, tells us, "Kim and Beyonce barely spoke to each other." Adding, "They were on opposite sides of the stage. Beyonce didn't even acknowledge [Kardashian] was there until the concert was almost over."
The situation was made extra awkward since Kanye West, Kardashian's fling of nearly five months, and Jay-Z are best pals. West was even a surprise performer during Hova's set that night.
But we hear it wasn't just Beyonce giving the cold shoulder this time around. "(Kardashian) didn't make any efforts to go speak to Beyonce either," the source says. Instead, she spent her time hanging out with best friend Jonathan Cheban and West, when he wasn't performing.
Eventually, the women "made small talk in the dressing room, but you could tell Kim was uncomfortable. She clung onto Kanye the entire time and didn't say much," according to a second source.
"(Kardashian) was talking to Jonathan, and Kanye was talking to Jay-Z and Beyonce," the insider says, adding that Kardashian did tell Jay-Z how much she loved his show.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/beyonce-kim-kardashian-bay-boost-jay-z-kanye-barely-speak-article-1.1150180#ixzz25RPCbmg2
I'm glad that is over with. The Beyhive can put the stingers away and rest easy.


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The pot effect on Denver's housing market
Denver's housing market is on fire.
Home prices have shot up by double-digits, inventory has fallen dramatically and multiple offers with bidding wars have become common.
One factor driving the demand: pot. The budding industry has impacted home prices since the state legalized marijuana in 2012.
"There has been a huge bump in real estate prices due to the legalization of marijuana," according to James Paine, managing partner at West Realty Advisors. "It's massively pushed up raw land and industry prices."
In March, Denver experienced the second-largest jump in annual home prices at 10%, just behind San Francisco, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.
While the legalization of marijuana isn't the only thing driving the market, it has contributed to job growth in the area that has people flocking to Denver.
"The pot industry is creating jobs we didn't have before," said Kelly Moye, a Re/Max real estate agent who has worked in the Denver area for 24 years. "It's brand new, it adds a whole new factor to the area; you have real estate needs, housing needs, job needs."
The industry has created jobs beyond growers and dispensaries. Legal marijuana has also been a boon for existing businesses like security and HVAC companies who service the new "green" businesses. "Electricians have grown from mom and pops to big-time electric companies," said J.P. Speers, an agent at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services.
Denver and its surrounding areas have also become a hot spot for the tech industry, adding to the job rush.
"It's fairly affordable, at least for now," said Moye. "The quality of life is great and employers are bringing their employees here."
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But it's difficult to pinpoint exactly what enticed a person to move to the state. "A lot of them try to hide it," said Speers, who has worked with clients moving to the state because of legalization. "They don't necessarily say they are coming out to be part of the marijuana industry."
He said he helped find a rental unit for a mom coming from out of state to access medicinal marijuana for her daughter.
He's also seen an increase in lease-to-purchase or home rentals for tenants looking to start growing operations. "They are not necessarily legal operations either," he said.
While the new law might be creating more jobs and adding to the housing market's strength, it can sometimes work against sellers. "I had a lot of trouble selling one property because one of the neighbors was growing so much that buyers were concerned," said Speers.
First-time buyers and anyone looking for a home at the lower-end of the market face stiff competition. "There are a lot of first-time buyers," said Toby Waters, a real estate agent with Vision Denver Homes. "The rental market is insane, you can save money by buying a house."
Inventory has been tight in the city. In a normal market, Denver typically has around 24,000 listings, according to Moye. But right now, she said there are only around 4,000.
But there is the nagging question of just how long the real estate buzz will last.
Moye said the market has room to run for five to seven years barring any major economic disasters.
If more states legalize marijuana, that could also take away some of the state's luster. "We are going to continue to see an increase in population growth based on marijuana until other states start picking up recreational laws," said Speers.
-VIA CNN Money
New Denver hotel allows marijuana use
DENVER — In LoDo, the Nativ Hotel is set to open. Thursday through Saturday there will be a series of functions to welcome the boutique hotel that allows marijuana use.
"We have something for everyone here at Nativ," said owner Mike Alexander. "We have door bells on rooms, living plant walls on our outdoor patios where guests can consume marijuana on their stays, the Stereo Lounge in the basement, and original art work throughout the hotel. We even have a coffee bar specializing in CBD infused lattes."
The rooms have all glass showers, the champagne suites have self-cleaning hot tubs and there is a lunch/happy hours lounge called Pourtions. The cannabis friendly hotel is the first of its kind in Denver. Some of the rooms even have the Monsieur Bartenders … meaning no more mini-bars. This pour system allows for customers to make up to 800 combinations without ever leaving their room.
Co-owner Richmond Meyer said, "We chose the name Nativ because we want everyone—no matter where they are from—to feel as if they are a native Coloradan while they are here. Our goal is to allow everyone to have an awesome time for however long they stay with us."
The Nativ is staging three days of understanding between Thursday and Saturday. Grand Opening is Thursday night. Expect a big crowd as the new cannabis hotel is going to be the spot to be.
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2016 RNC bid: Is legal marijuana Denver's elephant in the room?
One Meme Sums Up What Happened to Denver's Murder Rate After Marijuana Legalization
Colorado continues riding high in the wake of marijuana legalization.
Image Credit: Marijuana
According to government data released this week, the city- and countywide murder rate has dropped 52.9% since recreational marijuana use was legalized in January. This is compared to the same period last year, a time frame encompassing Jan. 1 through April 30.
The shift accompanies a dip in violent crime overall, as sexual assault fell 13.6% and robbery and aggravated assault fell 4.8% and 3.7%, respectively.
The data pool's size is important to note, as eight murders compared to 17 in the same time frame last year may seem a blip on the radar. On the other hand, a full quarter of the year has passed. It may be too soon to definitively attribute these changes to marijuana legalization, but the possibility of a correlative pattern is certainly worth keeping an eye on.
Background: All told, the first few months of legalization have been a boon to Colorado's economy.
In March 2014 alone, taxed and legal recreational marijuana sales generated nearly $19 million, up from $14 million in February. The first three months of the year have also earned the state $7.3 million in tax revenue — $12.6 million, if you include funds generated by medical marijuana. Legal cannabis sales are projected to reach up to $2.57 billion nationwide this year.
As a direct result, the Colorado state legislature has expressed plans to spend $33 million of these funds on school nurses and public education around marijuana. Ten percent to 15% is also expected to be distributed among the state's police departments, allegedly to be used on DUI enforcement. All this despite countless efforts on Mayor Michael Hancock's part to restrict the parameters around legalization:
Time will tell who gets the last laugh.
Also: As PolicyMic's Tom McKay points out, the fallout from legalization has been far from the crime-fuelled societal collapse critics warned about. Not only is violent crime down across the board statewide, the legislation's effects can be seen in a much wider array of spaces — one being the shifting priorities of Mexican drug cartels and the marijuana growers they employ.
"I wish Americans would stop with this legalization," Mexican grower Rodrigo Silla told the Washington Post last month. According to him, the financial burden placed on growers by the legal industry in the U.S. has made cultivating cannabis "not worth it anymore."
Consequently — and unfortunately — more growers are moving into the heroin industry to compensate for lost business.
But: Amid all these developments, the legalization wave shows few signs of dissipating. According to a High Times report, nine states are currently exploring legislative changes around marijuana use, yet another indication of the plant's expanding national prioritization.
A medical marijuana legalization bill was recently introduced in North Carolina. New York and Illinois have recently seen major steps forward toward permission for medical use. In California, law enforcement agencies may soon be required to return marijuana and related items seized from people whose cases were dismissed or acquitted.
And a recent Gallup poll indicates that 60% of Americans favor "eliminating [marijuana] prohibition," a number expected to reach 75% by 2023. Put simply, we may be nearing the end of a particularly grim chapter in American legal history.
Via PolicyMic
These 5 pro-marijuana billboards will surround the Super Bowl
The freeways surrounding MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. are about to be plastered with five billboards advocating the use of marijuana, and, in some cases, attacking football just miles from the game's biggest stage.
Washington and Colorado are the only two states to have legalized marijuana, so theMarijuana Policy Project, an organization based in Washington D.C., decided this year's Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos would be an opportune time to get their message out.
This isn't the first time MPP has tried to steal the NFL's stage. The group posted a billboard outside of Denver's Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium in September telling the league to "Stop Driving Players to Drink," and, as a football leaned against a foaming beer glass advised: "A safer choice is now legal here."
Tvert is in New York City this week and says he is heading to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's office Wednesday to drop off a petition calling on the NFL to stop punishing players for using marijuana. He said that, as of Monday afternoon, the petition has over 12,000 signatures.
"It's simply that people want the freedom to be stoned," he said. "That's all it is. And there's a great deal of risk."
"In my 37 years as a physician, the number of patients I've admitted to the hospital with complications from marijuana use is zero," he said. "The number I've admitted due to alcohol use is profound."
As far as using marijuana for medical reasons, last week Goodell didn't waver from his message about use in the NFL.
"I'm not a medical expert," he said. "We will obviously follow signs. We will follow medicine and if they determine this could be a proper usage in any context, we will consider that. Our medical experts are not saying that right now."
Via USA Today
Annie's in Central City gets first recreational pot sales license anywhere
Central City [Colorado] is used to making history. The Rush to the Rockies got its start in May 1859, when John Gregory made the first lode discovery on Clear Creek. The town sprang up right above that find and grew so fast that it almost became the state capitol; today it's home to the historic Teller Opera House, Victorian buildings and casinos made possible by Colorado voters. And now Central City has made more history, as home to the first business granted a recreational marijuana retail sales license not just in Colorado, but the world.
Annie's, the recipient of the license, is housed in a historic building at 135 Nevada Street that dates back to 1864, was gutted by the fire of 1874, then was rebuilt. Over the years, it's been everything from a saloon to a garage to a tourist-trap jail exhibit. In 1992, it became the first place to be granted a casino license in Colorado: for Annie Oakley's Casino. (There's no evidence that the famous sharpshooter ever set foot in the structure, although her mentor, Buffalo Bill, did put on a show in the Teller Opera House -- so it's possible that Annie Oakley at least saw Central City.)
Like so many of the mom-and-pop casinos that opened at the start of gambling, Annie Oakley's closed when bigger casinos moved into town. The spot then reopened as Annie Oakley's Emporium, a convenience store. And it became a lot more convenient a few years ago, when it started stocking medical marijuana along with groceries and liquor.
This past April, the business was sold to Strainwise, which now has eight dispensaries in Colorado, with locations in Denver, Idaho Springs and Wheat Ridge as well as Annie's. The plan is for all eight to get retail licenses, so that they can sell recreational marijuana as well as medical marijuana starting January 1, explains Strainwises's Erin Phillips.One of the Denver dispensaries, the Grove, was the first to have a recreational-sales hearing in Denver, she notes. (Under Colorado rules, a local hearing comes after the state has signed off on a recreational sales license application -- for which only approved MMJ facilities can currently apply.) And yesterday, three of the five Strainwise centers in Denver were all approved for their recreational sales licenses.
But by then, the Annie's already had its license. Central City had nabbed another historic first by "processing it through a lot faster," says Phillips.
Then again, the Central City chief of police, who delivered that first recreational marijuana sales license, didn't have far to go: The police station shares a wall with Annie's.
"It's the same old bureaucratic piece of paper," Phillips says of this first license. "But we might put it in a fancy frame."
Via http://blogs.westword.com/
Colorado farmer harvests first U.S. commercial hemp crop in 56 years
Colorado farmer Ryan Loflin made history last weekend by harvesting the nation's first commercial hemp crop in 56 years.
Hemp advocates said Loflin's harvest is a landmark event that could one day lead to larger-scale domestic farming of hemp for industrial uses such as food additives, cosmetics and building materials.
Hemp is genetically related to marijuana but contains only trace amounts of THC, the psychoactive substance that gets marijuana users high.
Loflin's 55-acre crop in southeastern Colorado's Baca County won't yield large amounts of hemp-seed oil and other by-products but is "quite significant symbolically," said Tom Murphy, national outreach coordinator for advocacy group Vote Hemp.
The sale of hemp products in the U.S. reached an estimated $500 million last year, according to the Hemp Industries Association. Yet all of the hemp used for the products was imported because federal law prohibits its cultivation in the U.S. under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. The last known commercial crop was harvested in Wisconsin in 1957.
Colorado's passage of Amendment 64 paved the way for legal cultivation of hemp, but Loflin chose to plant his crop earlier this year before implementation of the state's hemp-growing regulations, which are scheduled to take effect next year.
Loflin used social media to line up about 45 volunteers to hand-harvest his crop on Saturday and Sunday. Use of a mechanical combine, he said, would have harmed the plants' stalks, which can be used in construction materials and for animal bedding.
Loflin said some of his hemp seed will be pressed for oil and subsequently purchased by Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, a major user of hemp oil.
"We're very excited that Ryan has done this," said David Bronner, president of the company. "Ryan has kind of busted it open and taken this necessary step to make hemp a viable crop."
Via http://www.denverpost.com/
Reform Conference 2013
More than 1000 drug policy reformers came to Denver, Colorado to discuss an exit strategy from the war on drugs. The filming crew of the Drugreporter (http://drugreporter.net) produced a short video to feature the best moments of the conference.
Via www.SchoolsNotPrisons.org
Legal Weed Draws Tourists To Colorado, Washington, For 4/20 Marijuana Holiday
DENVER -- Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming weekend, including out-of staters and even packaged tours. The events and crowds will test the limits of new laws permitting pot use by adults.
More than 50,000 are expected to light up outdoors in Denver's Civic Center Park on April 20 to celebrate marijuana legalization. Thousands more are headed here for the nation's first open-to-all Cannabis Cup, April 20-21, a domestic version of an annual marijuana contest and celebration in Amsterdam. Expected guests at the Cannabis Cup, a ticketed event taking place inside the Denver Convention Center, include Snoop Lion, the new reggae- and marijuana-loving persona for the rapper better known as Snoop Dogg.
Marijuana activists from New York to San Francisco consider April 20 a day to celebrate the drug and push for broader legalization. The origins of the number "420" as a code for pot are murky, but the drug's users have for decades marked the date 4/20 as a day to use pot together.
Marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and its sale without a doctor's recommendation isn't allowed yet in Colorado or Washington. Neither state allows open and public use of the drug. But authorities largely look the other way at public pot-smoking, especially at festivals and concerts, and entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to capitalize on new marijuana laws.
One of them is Matt Brown, co-owner of Denver's new "My 420 Tours," which gives traveling pot users everything but the drug. Brown has sold 160 tour packages to visiting pot smokers for the April 20 weekend. Prices start at $499, not including hotel or air.
The tour sends cannabis tour guides to pick up marijuana tourists at the airport in limousines, escort them to Cannabis Cup and other Denver-area marijuana celebrations and deposit them at a hotel where smoking – tobacco or reefer – is permitted on room patios.
Marijuana tourists on Brown's tour can add extra days of touring medical marijuana dispensaries and commercial growing operations. A cannabis cooking class is another option. Five-day tours run $649 to $849.
Brown, a medical marijuana patient who is new to the travel business, says his tours will enable sharing of pot but not selling it. Eighty percent of his clients are coming from outside Colorado – meaning it's illegal for them to bring marijuana from home. And because commercial pot sales in Colorado don't start until January, out-of-state visitors can't yet buy pot at Colorado's 500-plus dispensaries.
Despite the legal barriers, Brown said his tours quickly filled to capacity and he had to turn away would-be cannabis tourists. He's hoping to book future pot-themed weekends if the April 20n weekend does well.
"People are fascinated by what's happening here, and they want to see it up close," Brown said. "We want to make sure people don't come here, land at the airport, rent a car and drive around stoned all weekend."
The tour group isn't affiliated with the Cannabis Cup, sponsored by High Times Magazine, which has run similar events for medical marijuana in nine cities. The magazine's editorial director, Dan Skye, says this month's U.S. Cannabis Cup was timed for the April 20 weekend.
"4/20 is the national stoner holiday, for lack of a better word," Skye said. "It gets bigger every year, and this year, after the legalization votes, it's going to be absolutely huge."
The magazine planned to award Snoop Lion with a "lifetime achievement" award at a Denver ceremony Friday. A Cypress Hill/Slightly Stoopid concert was planned Saturday at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater just west of Denver. Both events sold out weeks ago.
A few dozen miles northwest of Denver, the University of Colorado in Boulder will try to dampen pot celebrations on April 20. The campus once held the nation's largest college 4/20 celebration, drawing an estimated 10,000 in 2010. The legendary smokeout was cited by Playboy magazine when it named Colorado the nation's top party school in 2011 .
After the Playboy mention, the university stepped up efforts to shut the celebration down. Campus officials last year roped off the site of the smokeout, Norlin Quadrangle, reducing the 4/20 crowd to a few hundred protesters. The school planned another shutdown Saturday.
Celebrations were planned in Washington state, too, though April 20 isn't as broadly celebrated as Seattle's annual Hempfest, which draws hundreds of thousands of people to a waterfront park every summer.
The April 20 celebrations in Washington included a Seattle party being put on by DOPE Magazine at an artist work space and studio. About 1,500 were expected for glassblowing demonstrations, music, dancing and a bar where revelers can vaporize their pot, plus the judging for the "DOPE Cup" – an award for the best bud. There will be a smoking tent set up outside, along with food trucks to combat any cases of the munchies.
"It's pretty monumental," said DOPE editor in chief James Zachodni. "This is the first time in the U.S. there's been a cannabis holiday with a legal aspect to it."
Back in Colorado, longtime pot user Andrew Poarch says this year's April 20 observations in Colorado have taken on epic significance. He's joining dozens of friends to hire a bus from Colorado Springs to attend Denver's Cannabis Cup.
"It's going to be a lot bigger, a lot more people," he predicted. "People are trying to outdo themselves because it's a party and a celebration. We beat prohibition. It's a pretty big deal."


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Seeds from different geographical origins will be tested in Eastern Washington State to establish the best cultivar for high production of leaf biomass and artemisinin under local conditions. The project has 5 goals related to the development of artemisinin-related anti-cancer drugs and their test in dogs with cancer. My collaboration with the group is specifically related to Goal #5 where leaves high in artemisinin will be incorporated in chicken feed and tested for anti-coccidial effect in chickens. My collaboration also involves the expert advice on the extraction and chromatographic analysis of artemisinin by HPLC with UV detection.


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DEXTER - Dale Pursell, 79, died April 11, 2006, at Cypress Point Healthcare in Dexter.
Born Sept. 28, 1926, in Bernie, son of the late Henry A. and Orlena Coats Pursell, he had lived all his life in Dexter. He was a retired mail carrier with the Dexter Post Office, a member of the First Nazarene Church in Dexter and a veteran of the United States Air Force having served during World War II.
On Nov. 28, 1946, in Dexter, he married Margaret Jean Porter who survives.
Other survivors include: two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Phyllis Pursell of Florissant and Tony and Elaine Pursell of Dexter; five grandchildren, Kevin Pursell, Danielle Pursell, Kelly Pursell, John Pursell and Ashley Battles; and three great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, two brothers, Elbert Pursell and Virgil Pursell; and one sister, Dora Gwin, also preceded him in death.
Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, where services are scheduled at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Roger Wooten of Dexter will officiate.
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County voters reject pay raise and term limits for commissioners
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Charter reform efforts took another step backwards in the recent Miami-Dade County elections after voters once again decided not to give county commissioners significant pay raises in exchange for term limits. Voters have repeatedly rejected proposal to raise the commissioners salaries this time almost 58 percent said no. However, those who went to the polls, mostly Republicans because of the presidential primary contest, did approve a measure that will make it easier for citizens to get charter-amendment initiatives on county ballots. Now citizens will have twice as many days to collect petition signatures. Did apathy keep most voters at home? Voters may be tired of business as usual at County Hall and want to change the way things go on in county government, but you couldnt tell from the number of people that voted. Out of 1,214,351 registered voters in Miami-Dade County, only 167,828 ballots were cast a voter turnout percentage of 13.82 percent. Efforts by The Miami Times photographers to catch voters at the polls were futile as some places in Liberty City and Little Haiti appeared to be all but deserted. Several criticisms were lodged against the proposal one being that term limits would not have applied retroactively to sitting commissioners. Two of the commissioners Dennis C. Moss and Javier Suoto have been in office for almost 20 years, according to the county commissions office of communications. The other proposal that some say was even more problematic, was using a population-based state formula to raise salaries from $6,000 to $92,097 a year. Despite the pay raise coming with the caveat that commissioners could no longer seek outside employment, some say that with todays economy the pay boost was too high to approve. Political experts believe that if true county government reform is to ever take place, it will come on the heels of citizen-led initiatives like that of Miami auto billionaire Norman Braman, who put up the dollars in last years historic recall of Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez. In addition, elected officials rarely call for their own term limits and would consider it political suicide to campaign for raises in their salaries. As was mentioned earlier, voters now have 120 days for collecting petition signatures for future proposed charter amendments and they must be on the next general election ballot as opposed to being scheduled as part of a special election. By D. Kevin firstname.lastname@example.com


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Some ideas to ensure you won't go crazy on Spring Break
February 28, 2013 - Erin O'Neill
The birds are chirping, the flowers are beginning to pop up through the ground. Ah, the bliss and beauty of spring.
And then comes the realization that, soon, your children are going to be at home — for several days in a row — and they will demand to be entertained. So what's a parent to do?
Sure a trip to Disney is nice. Expensive. But nice. The beach? Well unless you're talking about the shores of beautiful Lake Erie, the nearest beach is a day's drive away. How about a cruise you say? Are you serious?
There are alternatives to pricey destination vacations and excruciating road trips. The key is knowing where to look.
The local Marietta Family YMCA, for example, is offering a youth sports camp March 25—March 29, offering a different sport everyday, including dodgeball, soccer, basketball, kickball and whiffle ball. The cost is $15 per day or less if you are a member. Contact the YMCA at 373-2250 for more information.
On March 28, the Belpre branch of the Washington County public library is holding a Spring Fling event for children ages 2 to 11, who are invited to hunt for Easter eggs, make crafts and have refreshments. Other organizations, churches, etc., will also no doubt be holding Easter-related events. The Marietta Times weekend Community Calendar is a good place to keep up-to-date on these events.
For older students, there are even volunteer ideas to keep them occupied as well as gaining experience. The United Way of Northern New Jersey is offering an alternative Spring Break for volunteers wanting to help in an area of the country ravaged by Hurricane Sandy. College-aged individuals and student groups are encouraged to visit www.unitedwaynnj.org.
If you would like to branch out, consider COSI in Columbus. Or the Great Lakes Science Center or Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Closer to home, however, it's just about time for the Welcome Back Carp event at the Ohio River Museum. The event will be held March 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and children of all ages will have the chance to hunt for carp eggs. Why, you ask? Well, why not?
Of course, living in Ohio, we all know that the weather can really foul things up. Near 60 degrees one day and 22 with blizzard conditions the next. It's a pain if you're trying to plan anything. But if old man Winter decides to give us a break over break, it might be a good time to take a bike ride. The River Trail is a good place to start as is the Marietta Adventure Company, which offers bike rentals.
Or, if your child is like mine, they've been bugging the heck out of you to go see "Oz the Great and Powerful." Don't let James Franco scare you. It might be OK.
So parents, this is your public service announcement for the day. Think outside the box and you can possibly avoid the whines of "I'm sooo bored."
Some Spring Break dates • Marietta: March 25—Apr. 2 • Fort Frye: March 26—Apr. 1 • Wood County: March 29—Apr. 5 • Wolf Creek: March 29—Apr. 2 • Warren: March 25—March 29 • Frontier: March 29—Apr. 5 • Belpre: March 25—March 29 • Career Center: March 25—March 29
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20 minute drive to Boulder
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Home can sleeps 8 and sits 10 for dinner
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Gourmet kitchen with convection oven.
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Master bedroom has private bath with oversized soaker tub for 2,
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Reviews for this vacation home rental in Nederland, Colorado
Evelyn Fishel
July 19, 2011
My family rented this home for one week in July, 2011. By biggest issue with the property was that is was advertised as a 4 bedroom/sleeps 8 home for $1280/week. When I called to reserve, I was told the $1280 was for 4 people and with our 7 adults it would be $1450/week. The "gourmet" kitchen is NOT gourmet. It is very old, tiny and in desperate need of remodeling (the stove/oven is nice.) The downstairs bath is extremely old as well and the tub faucet gives lukewarm baths at best. However, the upstairs master bedroom & bath are great. It is a very cluttered home which leaves very little space to put your things. The loft area is not really a bedroom even though it is advertised as one. It has no closet for clothes or window treatments for privacy. However, it has a nice queen bed, sitting area, and great view. Good features...nice patio, large dinging room and great parking. Would we rent this home again? No!
Susan Williams
Jackson, MS
Lots of room
June 9, 2011
We enjoyed our stay at this house; there was a lot of room. It was slightly rustic; but very clean. There were plenty of linens, kitchen supplies and lots of little homey touches. Our only complaint was the lack of internet service; but do you really need that on a vacation? Also plenty of coffee shops and library nearby supplied free wi-fi. Beautiful town; great place to stay for the price!
Denver, CO USA
nice stay for the price
September 15, 2010
This is a great place for the price. Convenient and easy to get to with lots of room for your group. The only disappointment was when we realized the 4th "bedroom" is really a loft that overlooks the living room and is surrounded by windows without coverings... this made it difficult to sleep past sunrise in the loft. Other than that the place was great. Nice patio area for hanging out and dining area for meals. Enjoy your stay because we did!
Carol O'Meara
Centennial, CO.
Convenient but Cluttered
August 17, 2010
The house was convenient to the Fairgrounds which was a priority for our group, but very cluttered with "stuff". Downstairs bath and kitchen need updating. No trash service.
Mike Jurgensen
Burwell, NE
Great Vacation Spot
July 8, 2010
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this house. Everything we needed was at our disposal. Great location; I would recommend it to anyone.
Robert Lyons
Olathe, KS
December 1, 2009
Overall our family gathering at the Columbine Chalet was good. There were a few things small things that could have made it a 4 or 5 star stay. There was no hand soap or dishwasher detergent. There are some obvious sprucing up or updates that need to be made. A bedroom of any kind, even the loft should have some curtains or something for the windows. Most rentals have a listing of instructions regarding trash, towels, sheets ect and how the owners/managers want the place left. There were no such instructions. Like I said, overall it was good but it would have not taken much effort to make it much better.
Most Families find this home a great place for a get together. Very homey and relaxing with the wood burning fireplace!


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Eddie Stobart chairman forced out after profits downgrade
It's rare for a woman to run a haulage company but Avril Palmer-Baunack becomes executive chairman
ACTIVIST shareholders have ousted chairman Rodney Baker-Bates and another non-executive director from haulage firm Eddie Stobart. Invesco which owns 37 per cent of the company famous for its green and red lorries, has engineered the appointment of Avril Palmer-Baunack as executive chairman, according to The Times.
The ousting of Baker-Bates and non-executive director David Beevor comes a week after a profit warning by the group which has seen its share price fall by 21 per cent in a year, leaving Stobart worth £330 million. The firm has also shut its chilled food business. Analysts say discontent has been brewing among shareholders for some time, with two profit downgrades in six months.
Palmer-Baunack was boss of Autologics which was acquired by Stobart last year. Although chairmen are not supposed to hold executive roles she will run the company alongside chief executive Andrew Tinkler. A woman at the top of a haulage firm is a rarity. Starting her career as a desk clerk at a car rental firm, Palmer-Baunack will be in charge of a workforce of 5,600.
In addition to lorries, the group owns airports in Southend and Carlisle and has a biomass energy business and a property business encompassing shops, warehouses and offices. A £101 million deal to buy property from Tinkler and William Stobart, another director, faced criticism a year ago.


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Treasury Selloff Is Not Yet the Bondocalypse Bill Gross Expected
So the bond market is looking bad. Really bad. Pragmatic Capitalist wrote earlier that you need a magnifying glass to see the bond selloff on a chart. That's only if you look at a really long-term chart. Use a six-month or one-year chart, and you have no trouble seeing it at all.
But despite the ugliness of the selloff, highlighted by three sloppy Treasury auctions, all during the week in which QE2 ended, there is evidence that this is not yet the QE2-ending bondocalypse Bill Gross has been warning about for months.
Remember, Mr. Gross originally suggested the 10-year Treasury yield should be 1.5 percentage points higher and would start to move in that direction once the Fed stepped away. At the time, the 10-year yielded about 3.5%, so Mr. Gross's theory suggested the yield should be more like 5%. It's nowhere near that. In fact, even after its recent spike, the yield is still lower today than it was when Mr. Gross started warning about a selloff back in March.
Meanwhile, Barclays Capital has two notes out today pointing to evidence that the surge in yields is all about relief over Greece and upgraded economic-growth expectations and not an abandonment of Treasurys due to the end of the Fed's bond-buying program (it's continuing its other bond-buying program).
Barclays rates strategist Ajay Rajadhyaksha points out that inflation-adjusted Treasury yields have only risen by a few basis points since the selloff began, suggesting yields are moving higher in tandem with inflation. In other words, they're being driven by economic fundamentals, instead of by supply-demand issues.
We believe that the end of QE2 will not cause the start of a sustained rise in bond yields, though the prospect of a large buyer disappearing could well affect a few auctions in a low liquidity environment, as happened this week. Such moves should be considered buying opportunities, in our view.
In a separate note, Barclays strategist Barry Knapp says tightening spreads on corporate credit are more evidence of a drop in risk aversion and not a flight QE2-driven flight from Treasurys:
To be sure, "the end of QEII" explanation for the Treasury selloff will appeal to the Fed's detractors; however, the sharp tightening of credit spreads (IG16 CDX tightened from 101bp to 92bp) weakens that argument. If the correction had been primarily related to a drop in demand, it is likely that investment grade credit would be negatively impacted as well.
Mr. Gross may yet be proven right, and this might only be the beginning of a bigger Treasury selloff. There's no real sign of it yet.


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Protesters demonstrate against Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez in front of the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. Angered by rising inflation, violent crime and high-profile corruption, and afraid Fernandez will try to hold onto power indefinitely by ending constitutional term limits, the protesters banged pots and marched in Argentina's capital. Protests also were held in plazas nationwide and outside Argentine embassies and consulates around the world. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)


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Back in the early 1990s, fast F1 pit stops were timed at around 4.5 seconds. The fastest even closed in on 4.1 seconds – but anything close to halving that would simply have been unimaginable.
The arrival of mid-race refuelling, which began 1993, put a stop to any focus on reducing times further because the pit stop was limited by fuel flow so there was no need to be lightning quick on tyre changes.
When refuelling was banned again in 2010, times quickly tumbled as the teams got back into practice but even then a stop of 3.4 seconds was thought of as blisteringly quick.
At the start of 2012 Ferrari had it down to 2.6s in a race situation and 2.2s in practice, when the pressure is off, but their head of trackside operations Diego Ioverno claimed that was as far as it could possibly go.
Not so, it seems, because McLaren broke that time with a 2.31s stop in late 2012 then Red Bull took it right down to 2.05s at the race in Malaysia two weeks ago.
And that IS half of the 4.1s it took back in 1993.
So how have things got faster and faster? Well, it's all about micro analysing all aspects of the pit stop to deliver tiny improvements in as many areas as possible – much the same as it is in designing the car itself.
Only recently though, with pit stops becoming a much greater part of the play in F1 races, have the procedures and technology involved in them been given a boost in resource and focus.
From days when one or two stops would be the norm, we are now in an era where at least two is required, and more often than not three or four.
Ferrari put their performances in early 2012 down to design changes that saw the wheel nuts encased inside the rims, so they could not spin off, and a thread re-design and more powerful wheel gun that enabled the nuts to fully lock on in three turns rather than six. They also introduced jack guidance systems as well as rounded axle tips and drive pegs to guide wheels on smoothly.
Teams have continued to work hard on systems that automate processes to reduce the split seconds that add up between the car arriving, the tyres being fitted, the jacks dropping, the lollipop releasing and the driver accelerating away.
Wheel guns can now automatically change rotation direction once the nut is undone - so a mechanic does not have to take the physical and mental time to manually switch it – while the jacks have an auto drop and re-set function that is quicker than a manual solution.
And gone are the days when an arm in the air signified a wheel change was complete.
Now wheel guns are designed with lights that come on when the correct torque is reached and a quick-tap button that relays that information direct to lights mounted on the gantry, the trolley or even on a heads-up display on the jack man's helmet visor.
There are now even plans in development that will drop the jack automatically when the two 'ready' signals from the front or rear wheel guns come in, reducing another split-second thought process element in that short but crucial timeline.
With some teams, technology has gone as far as having lasers to project a spot at the exact height the wheel nut should be when the car arrives – to enable the wheel man to be ready and waiting in perfect position.
And Williams even hired 200m and 400m Olympic Champion Michael Johnson last year to deliver a training programme aimed at improving the speed and agility of their pit stop crew.
Perhaps now, the weakest point in the chain is the driver – as they have limited practice at stopping in the right place, which is vital when such precision is required.
But teams even practice to be prepared for the unexpected – so they are flexible enough to get around driver mistakes and only lose tiny amounts of time if they have to adjust.
Mercedes and McLaren did very quick stops in Malaysia too, so the challenge is on - but in truth it's not record times that make the difference, it doing things quickly, consistently.
Although fractions of a second can make a massive difference to races in this highly strategic era, the risk of increased complexity in pit stops is that big errors can happen that completely ruin races.
That's something McLaren struggled with last year – they were regularly on the fast end of pit stop performance, but they were also regularly making mistakes.
Back in 2012, Ferrari man Ioverno said: "The most important thing is to keep up with a good average, because in the end the importance of a pit stop is to guarantee a fixed time delta to whoever does the strategy, avoiding surprises and the risk of falling behind traffic after a stop."
In Malaysia, Red Bull had the best of both – they were fast, and they were consistent.
They believe their improvements on speed are a result of a focus on consistency - but they say that even the 2.05s turnaround for Mark Webber was not perfect.
This season's tyres will give teams plenty of time for practice though – and as practice makes perfect, there's surely a pretty high chance of the two-second barrier being broken sometime this year.
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Abner Brown caught a game-clinching 15-yard touchdown pass and Mississippi Valley State upset Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16-9 today.
Brown caught eight passes -- five more than any other player in the game -- for 87 yards and put the Delta Devils up 16-3 on a pass from Paul Roberts with 3 seconds left in the first half.
The Golden Lions, the Southwestern Athletic Conference runner-up last year, gained more yards than the Delta Devils and held the ball 5 minutes longer.
But MVSU jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on Ronald Brewer's 2-yard touchdown run and Zack Gilarski's 42-yard field goal, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff couldn't rally.
The Golden Lions' John Heflin hit a 22-yard field goal in the second quarter, but missed an extra point after Kenneth Esaw's 3-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.


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A Yahoo! User Sep 11, 2005 21:18 Flag
Racing in the rain
Formula one racing in the rain is the dumbest idea. Racing in the rain proves nothing. All it shows is what little regard the officials have for the drivers, the fans, and the owners. Many cars are wrecked, drivers hurt and money spent.
Has Formula one ever heard of jet dryers. Watching them race in the rain is about as excitng as watching paint dry.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
A Yahoo! User Dec 8, 2005 21:55 Flag
How dare you say officials disregard safety when it comes to wet weather racing racing. I have just retired as a volunteer motorsport official after 19 years and officiated at all types of racing from F1, CART, NASCAR, Le Mans down. You don't know what you are talking about. Races are stopped if the conditions get to bad like Monaco 84, Adalade 89. When was the last time a F1 driver was hurt in a wet race? The ONLY type of circuit on which you can't race in the wet due to safety are Ovals and that is due to constant high speed and high tyre temps. I sugguest you learn a bit about motorsport before you make comments like that
A Yahoo! User Oct 1, 2005 18:34 Flag
you obviously never saw Alesi on slicks in a Ferrari in the wet,are unable to appreciate Schumachers car control or witnessed Senna at Donnington for the European GP - you have no soul and imagine must be an Oval Racing fan......
racing in the rain is a real test of the driver... quite simply go slower, but faster than the car behind you....
Do that to everyone else and you win!!
Nobody asks the drivers to drive flat out in those conditions - that's up to their professional judgment.
Good race.
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Janet Jackson may be living in the lap of luxury after marrying Qatari billionaire Wissim Al Mana but there's still one thing left on the pop legend's checklist that money can't buy. Reports have surfaced that the singer slash actress is looking to mimic Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's parenthood model, and adopt two children from Third World countries.
According to Page Six, Janet may take in two kids from possibly Jordan and Syria.
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On this week's show: The young Bangladeshis who want war criminals to hang, the German pastor offering sanctuary to Kyiv's protestors and the bereaved parents still looking for answers 25 years after the Lockerbie bombing. Also, Christmas tales from around the globe.
Produced by: Christoph Groove, Nancy Isenson, Samantha Early and Neil King
The 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan left deep wounds in Bangladeshi society. So deep, that it's the generation born after the war, those like activist Aziza Ahmed, who are calling the loudest for those convicted of war crimes to hang.
Report: Aletta André, Dhaka
Lutheran pastor Ralf Haska has found his church caught in the middle of ongoing protests in Ukraine. The former East German has been supporting the pro-European protestors with more than prayers, while keeping the church doors open for both sides.
Report: Mareike Aden, Kyiv
On the 25th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing, the parents of British victim Flora Swire say they are yet to discover the full truth behind the terror attack. They believe the man convicted for the bombing was innocent.
Report: Andrew Edwards, United Kingdom
Israeli rights organizations are challenging the Israel Defense Forces' practice of using Palestinian homes and community buildings in the occupied West Bank as a training ground for soldiers.
Report: Marijke Peters, West Bank
It started innocently enough, with a string of twinkling lights over the driveway. Now an Australian family has achieved a world record for their home Christmas lights display.
Report: Lyndsey Melling, Canberra
A centuries-old tradition is being revived in Britain, in which a young boy has taken up the miter as bishop over the Christmas period. For Josh, aged nine, this Christmas day will be a work day.
Report: Liam Starkey, Oldham
Christmas is a busy time of year for Portugal's doll hospital. With the country's economic woes continuing, favourite dolls and toys are being repaired for a new generation's gifts, offering a holiday lesson in frugality.
Report: Lauren Frayer, Lisbon
An encounter between a young software developer and a homeless environmentalist on the streets of New York has led them to develop a car-sharing app - and form an unlikely friendship.
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