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The Milk River Project in north-central Montana furnishes water for the irrigation of about 121,000 acres of land. Project features are Lake Sherburne; Nelson and Fresno Storage Dams; Dodson, Vandalia, St. Mary, Paradise, and Swift Current Diversion Dams; Dodson Pumping Plant; 200 miles of canals; 219 miles of laterals; and 295 miles of drains. A water supply is furnished to project lands which are divided into the Chinook, Malta, and Glasgow Divisions and the Dodson Pumping Unit. The lands extend about 165 miles along the river from near Havre to a point 6 miles below Nashua, Montana.
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The project provides for storage of water from Swift Current Creek, a tributary of the St. Mary River, in Lake Sherburne behind Lake Sherburne Dam and diversion of St. Mary River water through a 29-mile canal discharging into the North Fork Milk River. The water then flows through Canada for 216 miles before returning to the United States. Milk River water is stored in Fresno Reservoir, located 14 miles west of Havre, and in Nelson Reservoir, 19 miles northeast of Malta. Water is diverted from the Milk River near Chinook and Harlem into private canals on each side of the river for lands in the Chinook Division. All water supply and distribution works have been constructed, and are operated and maintained by the five irrigation districts which constitute the Chinook Division. In the Malta Division, two canals divert water for irrigation of land near Dodson, Wagner, Malta, and Bowdoin. The South Canal conveys water into Nelson Reservoir. From this storage, land is irrigated on the south side of Milk River and on Beaver Creek near Saco and Hinsdale. At Vandalia Diversion Dam, a canal on the south side of Milk River carries water for irrigation of land near Tampico, Glasgow, and Nashua, constituting the Glasgow Division. The Dodson Pumping Plant lifts water from Dodson North Canal to irrigate lands above the gravity system.
Lake Sherburne Dam is a compacted earthfill structure 107 feet in height above its foundation with a crest length of 1,086 feet. The total volume of material in the dam is 242,000 cubic yards. In 1960, the intake tower structure was modified by adding a circumferential overflow spillway crest, and the weir-type overflow spillway at the left abutment of the dam was filled with compacted earth material extending the crest of the dam to the left abutment. Reservoir water surfaces are controlled by operation of the two 4- by 5-foot high-pressure gates, which permit a discharge of 2,100 cubic feet per second at an elevation of 4788.0 ft. At water surface elevations above 4788.0 ft, water flows over the crest of the overflow spillway and the discharge through the outlet works is then comprised of the water flowing over the spillway crest and through the 4- by 5-foot gates. Maximum discharge through the outlet works conduit at an elevation of 4809.2 ft is 4,200 cubic feet per second. A total storage capacity of 68,080 acre-feet is provided in Lake Sherburne. In 1982, the dam embankment was raised to crest elevation 4814.5 using the reinforced earth concept to provide additional surcharge to safely pass the inflow design flood.
The Swift Current Dike is an earth and rock structure with a timber crib core. It is 13 feet high, 4,800 feet long at the crest, and contains 98,000 cubic yards of material.
The St. Mary Diversion Works, located on the St. Mary River 0.75 mile downstream from Lower St. Mary Lake, consist of a 6-foot-high concrete weir and sluiceway with a length of 198 feet, and a total volume of 1,200 cubic yards. The St. Mary Canal begins at St. Mary Diversion Dam on the west side of St. Mary River and crosses the river 9.5 miles below the diversion through a two-barrel steel-plate siphon 90 inches in diameter and 3,600 feet in length. Eight miles below the St. Mary crossing a second two-barrel steelplate siphon, 78 inches in diameter and 1,405 feet long, conveys the water across Hall`s Coulee. A series of five large concrete drops at the lower end of the 29-mile canal provide a total fall of 214 feet to the point where the water is discharged into North Fork Milk River. Design capacity of the canal is 850 cubic feet per second.
The Fresno Dam, located on the Milk River 14 miles west of Havre, Montana, is a compacted earthfill dam with a structural height of 110 feet and a crest length of 2,070 feet. It contains 2,105,000 cubic yards of material. An overflow-type spillway at the north end of the dam provides for a flow of 51,360 cubic feet per second through the concrete-lined channel. The outlet works discharge a maximum of 2,180 cubic feet per second through two 72-inch steel pipe outlet tubes. A conservation storage of 103,000 acre-feet is impounded in Fresno Reservoir. Provision also is made for flood control benefits.
Paradise Diversion Dam was constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation to replace a rock, log, and brush dam destroyed by floodwaters in June 1965. The dam, located on the Milk River near Chinook, Montana, diverts water for irrigation in the Paradise Valley Irrigation District. The 200-foot-long concrete diversion structure includes a 100-foot ogee spillway section provided with 5-foot-high removable flashboard supports at 5-foot centers along the crest, abutment walls, wingwalls, and cutoff walls, and a sluiceway equipped with a manually operated 5- by 6-foot cast-iron slide gate. Crest elevation of the spillway is 2390.5 ft. Extending from the right abutment of this concrete structure is a compacted earthfill dike, 20 feet wide at the crest, constructed to elevation 2401.5 ft. A cableway with winch-operated cable car, used for maintenance and placement of flashboards when required, spans the spillway section of the dam.
The Dodson Diversion Dam on Milk River 5 miles West of Dodson, Montana, is a timber crib, weir-type structure with movable crest gates, and an earthfill dike section. The structural height is 26 feet; the crest length is 8,154 feet. The Dodson North Canal, diverting on the north side of the river just above Dodson Dam, has an initial capacity of 200 cubic feet per second and conveys water to Malta Division lands north of Milk River. The Dodson South Canal has a capacity of 500 cubic feet per second, conveys water for irrigation of Malta Division lands south of Milk River, and also conveys water for storage in Nelson Reservoir.
The Nelson Reservoir, located 19 miles northeast of Malta, Montana, provides offstream storage for irrigation of Malta Division lands in the Saco and Hinsdale areas. A series of dikes, with a maximum structural height of 28 feet, crest length of 9,900 feet, and total volume of 233,000 cubic yards, provide for storage of 79,224 acre-feet of water. The reservoir does not have a spillway. Slide gates installed in the Nelson North Canal outlet works permit releases of water to Milk River for use in the Glasgow Division. Slide gates installed in the Nelson South Canal outlet works permit releases of water for irrigation of project lands.
The Vandalia Diversion Dam on Milk River, 3 miles west of Vandalia, Montana, is a reinforced concrete slab and buttress weir-type structure with movable crest gates and an auxiliary spillway. The hydraulic height is 27 feet and the total crest length is 2,350 feet. The auxiliary spillway, 1,200 feet in length, is located north of the dam to provide adequate channel for extreme floodflows. The Vandalia Canal diverts on the south side of the river at the dam and conveys water to the land in the Glasgow Division. The canal has a design capacity of 300 cubic feet per second.
The Dodson Pumping Plant, located 2.5 miles northwest of Dodson, Montana, lifts water from the Dodson North Canal 20.5 feet to the Dodson Pump Canal which serves 1,147 acres of land in the vicinity of Dodson. Two impeller pumps of 15 cubic feet per second capacity each, driven by 50-horsepower electric motors, provide 30 cubic feet per second of water.
The storage works are operated by the Bureau of Reclamation. The distribution systems are operated by the Malta, Glasgow, and Dodson Irrigation Districts. The systems serving the Chinook Division, are operated by the Fort Belknap, Zurich, Harlem, Paradise Valley, and Alfalfa Valley Irrigation Districts.
During the 1880`s, settlers built small individual irrigation systems and, in 1890, constructed a community diversion dam in the vicinity of the present Fort Belknap Diversion Dam. Lack of facilities to store the early spring runoff prompted an investigation in 1891 to find a means of supplementing the low summer flow of the river.
The most feasible plan for developing a large irrigation project involved the diversion of St. Mary River into the headwaters of Milk River. Since both rivers flow through Canada, it was necessary to execute a water-right agreement with Canada before the plan could be completed. Increasing irrigation activities in the valley brought urgent requests for development. Investigation of the Milk River Project led to conditional authorization of the project in 1903.
The project was conditionally approved by the Secretary of the Interior on March 14, 1903. The St. Mary Storage Unit was authorized March 25, 1905. Fresno Dam, constructed under the National Industrial Recovery Act, was approved by the President in August 1935, pursuant to the acts of June 25, 1910, and December 5, 1924. The Dodson Pumping Unit was approved by the President on March 17, 1944, under the Water Conservation and Utilization Act of August 11, 1939.
Construction of the St. Mary Storage Unit began on July 27, 1906. A treaty with Great Britain relating to the distribution between Canada and the United States of the waters of the St. Mary and Milk Rivers was signed on January 11, 1909. The Dodson Diversion Dam was completed in January 1910, and the first water delivered for irrigation in 1911. In 1915, the Nelson and Swift Current Dikes, and St. Mary Diversion Dam were completed. In 1917, the Vandalia Diversion Dam was put into operation, Lake Sherburne Dam was completed in 1921, and the Fresno Dam in 1939. The Dodson Pumping Plant was completed in 1946.
The principal crops produced on the farms in the Milk River Project are alfalfa, native hay, oats, wheat, and barley.
Fresno Reservoir provides swimming, boating, and fishing, in season, for wall-eyed pike and trout. Nelson Reservoir provides excellent fishing, primarily for wall-eyed pike and trout and excellent duck and goose hunting. Practically all of Lake Sherburne is located in Glacier National Park, and fishing is permitted in season. For specific information, please see individual facility pages (link at top under related facilities).
Fresno Reservoir has 32,802 acre-feet allocated to joint use storage which is used for flood control as well as irrigation and other conservation uses and a surcharge capacity of 125,831 acre-feet for a total capacity which may be used for flood control of 158,632 acre-feet. Total accumulated benefits provided by the reservoir since 1950 were about $10.9 million at the end of 1999.


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Things I liked: It provides all reasonable bells and whistles anyone can imagine, perhaps too many, but I'm glad to have them, easily adaptable for other airguns. The coolest physical feature, the "wow factor", for this gun is its pseudo-silencer. The gun has numerous metal parts, most importantly, a forge rail on the underside of the barrel, in front of the trigger guard.
Things I would have changed: What I did to the weapons, I bought 2, was remove the external rail system attached to the gun from the factory. Reviewers are correct the outer rail system does vibrate, however, I removed it (radical solution). Remember, there is a forge rail, I now add whichever addon floats my boat and presto you have a great gun for a great price. I just don't understand how they make a profit. I would include a parts list and diagram for maintenance, disassembly / reassembly.
What others should know: In the laser housing, stretch the battery contact spring about 1/2 cm, to secure the contact point for the batteries. Not to do so could result in the laser shutting off in the middle of shooting, not a big deal once I figured it out. Buy extra clips, pellets, targets and CO2 cartridges. Once your friends come over the guns will be a source of unending fun. Personally I took one gun and attached the red laser, the other with the tactical light attachment.
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Things I liked: When I saw this gun and did the research both on Google and Youtube I was very impressed with the accuracy and what you received for the price you paid. I received my shipment on time and in full however there was an issue with the gun when I received it. I returned this product for new one and there was no issue with the return and sending out the product. The original product I received had a serious issue with the red dot sight as there was an o-ring inside the scope housing that was not seeded properly and in turn was blocking the view through the scope...rendering it totally useless. I called customer service to see if I could send just the scope back however I had to return everything. After waiting a week for the replacement I received another complete package and when inspecting the product discovered that I was sent another defective product with the same issue. Very discouraging because I know I will have to send the whole thing back again.
Things I would have changed: When I called customer service to discuss the issues I had to leave a message and I would get a call back very quickly (it took 11 days to get this returned call). When I called back and tried to talk to different department to see what to do the only answered I ever received from the product support department was to fill out the return form for return authorization. I will say this was very quick and thought that maybe the original problem I has with the o-ring was a one off....I was mistaken and now I'm waiting for a new return authorization to return this for the second and last time or I will ask for my money back. I would also ask that if a return is made for a certain product defect and another is sent out to the customer please inspect it. Nothin worse than valued customers running into the same issue because according to your return policy the whole package has to be sent back.
What others should know: Be aware of this issue before you buy this product...very frustrating because I have good money tied up in this and I want it to be right. Once I receive the proper package with all products working than I will be more than happy to add to this review. Good luck everyone and ask questions. I did insert a picture of the issue for reference.
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Things I liked: Especially like the blowback feature, clip insertion, feel of the gun in your hand and reasonably good accuracy. I disagree with many of the negative comments about this gun. For the money, it is a fun pistol and is providing me with many hours of fun. Mounted a Center Point 2.5 pistol scope which improved my accuracy up to 45'.
Things I would have changed: Trigger adjustment and overall tightening of the barrel. If this were done I feel that the accuracy would be greatly improved at greater distances. Also the clip pellet holes need to be stronger for a tighter fit of the pellet as using both sides of the clip will almost always result in a jam when the clip is flipped.
What others should know: Get extra clips and use only one side for loading pellets. When both sides of the clip are loaded the blowback will loosen the pellets and a jam will result when the clip is flipped. The JSB RS Diabolo has proven to give the best results with both accuracy and lack of jams. Out of a 500 pellet can, I had 1 jam, which was easy to clear. The maximum accurate shots from one cartridge is 48. After that accuracy falls of rapidly.
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Life is full of choices that are based on what is determined to be true. People decide to follow what they have been told is true, what they research and determine to be true, or a combination of both. Church doctrines came about from interpretations of the Bible, for example, from which laws originated and became foundational values of many schools and universities.
History, archaeology, prophecies fulfilled and changed lives have convinced many of the validity of the Bible, which takes in every area needing to be covered in life. God is not out to trick people and hide what is true. He wants people to desire truth with the intent to follow it. In John 14:6 Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
In Ecclesiastes 7:29 is written, "Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices." (Ken Ham has a six-part series, regarding creation, including one covering Adam and all humanity.) Exodus 15:26 has, "I am the Lord (Jehovah-Rapha), who heals you." "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever" (Heb. 13:8). It can be seen from the above verses that the Bible can be used to interpret the Bible. Many books have been written about the Bible, which was inspired by God to be a guideline for all humanity. It is the only book throughout history that has survived as it has.
Every main subject of life is covered in it. No attempted excuses need to be made or accepted for any part of it. It was meant to be kept simple enough to be understood by all choosing to do so. In it God lets all know that He is no respecter of persons (Romans 2:11). Many Bible versions have a concordance with verses listing key words of subjects that make it easy to find helpful verses. Much controversy has existed about certain subjects of the Bible, including in I Corinthians 13:8-10, where it's mentioned that when that which is perfect comes then the parts listed prior to that are done away with. This is a good example to consider the whole verse and those before and after it, because knowledge is also included, and it certainly has been on the increase.
Another example would be regarding healing, as Jesus said in Mark 5:34: "Your faith has healed you." If healing is controversial and said not to be current, it's seen that faith is referred to by Jesus, which has to still be active to believe and receive, as in Ephesians 2:8-9: "For by grace are you saved through faith."
Jesus spent much of His time casting out devils, healing the sick and teaching whoever wanted to hear. He knew what He came to earth to accomplish and was determined to fulfill the entire plan. He spoke on the cross that "It is finished!" (John 19:30). Before ascending to heaven, after He arose, He said to "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." He mentioned the commission for those that believe: there's a choice to be made to determine what's true and to walk in it. The tools have been provided in God's plan for creation based on what each person chooses in receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior and in asking to be baptized in His Holy Spirit, learning the Word and acting on it in His love.
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NEW YORK — The demolition ended with a whimper. Mets closer Bobby Parnell spun an 89-mph slider. Yankees slugger Travis Hafner couldn't make contact. The remaining Yankee Stadium patrons murmured their discontent as the Mets captured their first season sweep of the Yankees in franchise history with a 3-1 victory Thursday night.
"It's hard when you lose to your crosstown rivals," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "You don't want be part of a team that gets swept by your cross-town rivals."
Now his team has. They are not two ships passing in the night, not after the tiny sample of four baseball games. But here in this truncated version of the Subway Series, one club looked like a playoff contender and one club looked like an also-ran searching for respectability. Now the Mets (22-29) are on a five-game winning streak, with the Yankees (30-23) on a losing skid of equal proportion.
Mets starter Dillon Gee (3-6, 5.68 ERA) struck out a career-high 12 batters over a season-high 7â innings. Marlon Byrd ripped an early home run. And the Mets completed their utter domination of the Yankees, a proud team that appears to have finally been laid low by an onrush of injuries.
Despite an early onset of summer, the team's lineup has gone frigid. The Yankees scored seven runs in these four games. They haven't worked a walk since Monday. The only offense Thursday was a solo home run from Robinson Cano. After his third-inning homer, the next 20 Yankees made outs.
"It's frustrating," outfielder Brett Gardner said. "We're all out there battling, trying to succeed, trying to get into a position to win a ballgame. We had good pitching again today, and we didn't do enough to support them."
The Yankees can look to Friday with hope. Both first baseman Mark Teixeira (strained wrist) and infielder Kevin Youkilis (lower lumbar strain) are expected to return from the disabled list for the series opener against Boston. But neither man can be considered a panacea: Teixeira hasn't played all season, Youkilis played just once since April 20 and rust is expected.
"It could be a great boost for us," Girardi said. "I don't want to put too much pressure on the guys coming back, but it depends on what kind of starts they get off to."
David Robertson tossed away a one-run lead on Monday. The Mets handed Mariano Rivera his first blown save of the season on Tuesday. On Wednesday, starter David Phelps collected a single out and gave up five runs in a miserable 9-4 loss.
To cease the skid, the Yankees turned to Vidal Nuno, the 25-year-old, former 48th-round draft pick with 14 big-league innings to his name. He has pitched well thus far, but he could lose his roster spot when the Yankees recall Teixeira and Youkilis Friday.
Nuno has earned rave reviews for his resourcefulness. But it is worthwhile to remember this: He throws a four-seam fastball that sits around 88 mph. When he misses his spot, the baseball can soar quite far in the opposite direction. Outfielder Marlon Byrd proved that in the second inning Thursday.
After Lucas Duda walked, Byrd pulverized a belt-high fastball. The drive landed in the second deck of left field. It was an ugly moment for Nuno. "I couldn't get into a rhythm," he said about the early portion of his evening.
The early lead held, and the Mets scored an insurance run in the eighth. It was enough to send the spirits of the Mets soaring — and keep the Yankees downtrodden as their main rivals headed to town Friday.
"Tomorrow's as good a day," Girardi said, "to get back to our winning ways as any."


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This document includes step-by-step instructions on how to configure
the Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrators with VPN Clients with the use of
There are no specific requirements for this document.
The information in this document is based on Cisco VPN 3000
Concentrator software version 4.0.4A.
The information in this document was created from the devices in a
specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with
a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you
understand the potential impact of any command.
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Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document
Complete these steps in order to configure VPN 3000 Concentrator
certificates for VPN Clients.
The IKE policy must be configured to use certificates on the VPN
3000 Concentrator Series Manager. In order to configure the IKE policy, select
Configuration > System >
Tunneling Protocols > IPsec >
IKE Proposals, and move
CiscoVPNClient-3DES-MD5-RSA to the Active Proposals.
You must also configure the IPsec policy to use certificates.
Select Configuration > Policy Management
> Traffic Management > Security
Associations, highlight ESP-3DES-MD5 and then click
Modify to configure the IPsec policy to configure the IPsec
On the Modify window, under Digital Certificates, make sure to
select your installed identity certificate. Under IKE Proposal, select
CiscoVPNClient-3DES-MD5-RSA and click Apply.
In order to configure an IPsec group, select
Configuration > User Management >
Groups > Add, add a group called
IPSECCERT (the IPSECCERT group name matches the Organizational
Unit (OU) in the identity certificate), and select a
This password is not used anywhere if you use certificates. In this
example, "cisco123" is the password.
On the same page, click the General tab and make sure that you
select IPsec as the Tunneling
Click the IPsec tab and make sure that your configured IPsec
Security Association (SA) is selected under IPsec SA and click
In order to configure an IPsec group on the VPN 3000 Concentrator,
select Configuration > User Management
> Users > Add, specify a User Name,
Password, and the Group name, and then click
In the example, these fields are used:
User Name = cert_user
Password = cisco123
Verify = cisco123
Group = IPSECCERT
In order to enable debugging on the VPN 3000 Concentrator select
Configuration > System >
Events > Classes and add these classes:
Select Monitoring > Filterable Event
Log in order to view the debugs.
Note: If you decide to change the IP addresses, you can make an
enrollment of the new IP addresses and install the issued certificate later
with those new addresses.
There is currently no verification procedure available for this
Refer to
Connection Problems on the VPN 3000 Concentrator for further
troubleshooting information.
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THUGPro released, mod info, download link, feedback, images
The THUG Pro 0.5 Beta release is available for anybody who wants to participate.
Download: http://dl.thugpro.com/THUGProSetup.exe
Contact/Bug reports/Feedback: email@example.com
Setup Instructions
!notice: You need to have Tony Hawk's Underground 2 installed to play this mod.
The setup will ask for your THUG 2 folder, then download the release, and ask to import saves and create desktop shortcuts. We recommend letting it do both. New releases will automatically download and update when you launch the game.
For THUG Pro, we recommend a fresh full install of THUG 2, and making a new create a skater file. However, if you have issues loading your cas file, send us a bug report with the file attached. If you have issues loading the game let us know, but the first thing we will ask is if you have tried a fresh installation of THUG 2 to use THUG Pro with.
THUG Pro installs into a new location separate from THUG 2, to support updating:
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C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\THUG Pro
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C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data
Please email us after you have had a successful installation or if you have any problems with the installation flow, and your initial thoughts on the release. We love feedback
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Please inform us of any bugs, crashes, or inconsistencies that you notice with the release.
To report, send us an email at email@example.com with "bug report" in the subject of the email. Please try your best to come up with clear instructions for reproducing the bug, otherwise we won't be able to act upon it easily. If it is a bug in a multiplayer game mode or otherwise only happening with multiple players, please coordinate with other beta users to come up with reproduction instructions. If it is a graphical bug or if a screenshot would help communicate the problem, attach them in the email. Also inform us if you have any antivirus warnings.
Please refrain from sending us bug reports of items that are in the Known Issues list below.
Feature requests / suggestions should have "feature request" or "suggestion" in the subject. Please do not combine feature requests and bug reports in the same emails. New decks, griptapes, sprays, and stickers will likely not be added as we intend to support players using their own without them being in the mod itself in the future. If you are requesting THPS levels we haven't already added, please order your list of levels by importance to you.
The THUGPRO developers request you do not upload any footage or screenshots of the beta because of its current work-in-progress state. We do allow streaming of gameplay footage on websites such as twitch.tv, or video/screenshots sent in discussion of; set up, troubleshooting and bug reports. If you still wish to record gameplay video, we ask you to please email us with your intent first.
THUG Pro 0.5.0 Beta Release Notes
New Gameplay Features
- Complete PS2 control layout
- One button spine
- Two button walk
- An option to put the ability to spin using caveman/alt caveman buttons, simulating the original PS2 setup
- Sticker Slap and Wall Plant
- ollie, down + ollie
- THUG1 style drift
- Jump trick selection
- Choose from MikeV Plant, Fastplant, Beanplant, and Boneless
- Airshuffle
- up + up + ollie while in Caveman
- Land pivots from THAW
- Revert while on ground for a more stylish transition into a manual
- Buttslap counter
- Pressure & Nollie stance toggle mode style: choose between THUG (press to toggle) or THUG2 (hold to stay in pressure, release for nollie)
- An option to map the focus key to do spine transfer & acid drop
- Wallride Plant
- left + ollie, right + ollie
- Angle to initiate a wallride increased to be more like THUG1
- Spray tags can now be completely turned off, and changed to the burp of Shrek.
New for Online
- AutoServer and AutoLevel
- Automatically start games and change level while hosting.
- New game modes
- Score Challenge Graff
- Elimiskate Graff
- Goal attack goals for THPS4 levels
- All stats are locked to 10, and removed from menus
- Colored text
- In-game chat blacklist
- On-screen keyboard
- Change the select button binding in General Options
- UPnP Port Forwarding
- There are now 8 observer client slots.
- Turn on observers and save your net preferences!
- Display option to hide player names
New Levels
- Andy's Room from Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure
- THPS4 Practice Level
- Vans Park from THAW
- Santa Cruz from THAW / THUG2 Remix
- High School from Project 8
New Launcher
- Resolution select from detected modes
- Window mode
- PS2 layout label toggle
- Toggle between placing floaty rails and normal rails
- Cap editor limits, such as merging are now toggleable in Park Properties, and copy / paste works beyond the normal memory limit now. Be careful
Other Improvements
- New logo and splash screen
- New default "THUG PRO" and "Punk Wasteland" themes
- Chat interface options
- New updater and installer
- Automatic aspect ratio
- All special trick slots and specials unlocked by default
- Performance enhancements
- Spray Tag ends when Grind/Triangle released
- Always Special, Super Blood, and Perfect Rail & Manual host options
- No revert speed loss host option
- Oldschool Special host option (sets special when you land instead)
- Airshuffle and Boostplant host options
- Much lower cooldown between wallplants
- Multiplied Score HUD option
- New icon for Misc Levels category
- The backslash key works as a normal character. Double tap it to get the color escape sequence.
- Many more
Level Changes
- Time of Day changes now have lights online in THUG2 and THUG1 levels
- Pro trick objects in THPS4 levels
- SF floating platforms are now skateable
- London elevator teleports added
- Wallrides work on all walls in Chicago
- New rail added to qp in Australia
- Outback area in Australia is now accessible
- The quarterpipes at the sides of the level in Australia now have rails at the top
- Trees / Bushes in Manhattan from offline now show online
- Trees, some lights and the ladder in Moscow from offline now show online
- Bike rack and Picnic table host level options for High School
- Zoo competition ramps now have rails
- Flowers in building fronts in Santa Cruz
- Removed jackhammer sound from Manhattan
- Removed THUG2 level destruction options (was buggy)
- Footstep sounds changed back to normal in Austrailia & Santa Cruz if a game is started, or the skater went out of bounds
- Some previous offline only scene objects now are visible online in New MEIN FÜHRER HITLER MEIN FÜHRER HITLER MEIN FÜHRER HITLER MEIN FÜHRER HITLER MEIN FÜHRER HITLER MEIN FÜHRER HITLER MEIN FÜHRER HITLER MEIN FÜHRER HITLER MEIN FÜHRER HITLER MEIN FÜHRER HITLER.
- Some rail sounds corrected in School 2, Chicago, and San Diego.
Bug Fixes
- Over 10 different crash fixes
- Connection refusals fixes
- Online menu bugs fixes
- Level select menu crash fixes
- CTF panel messages fixed
- Slap message lingering after game fixed
- Random natas nodes removed
- College, SF and Hawaii teleporters work off board
- London random rails removed
- Shipyard now has most of it's gaps
- Zoo sticker slaps and wallplants fixed
- Glass break sounds in THPS4 levels
- Parked gap placement bugs fixed
- THUG1 level scripts optimized and missing gaps added
- Skater no longer ollies when pressing enter or ollie on dialog boxes
- The swing doors in College by the elevator no longer lock up after being spray tagged.
- Many others
Known Issues
- ParkEd object previews might be positioned incorrectly, depending on screen size.
- Many more cap pieces than the memory limit normally allows will cause crashes
- Host CTF/Koth/Slap collision advantage, due to latency, will not be solved without a dedicated server
- Face mapping is not exposed in THUG Pro, but you can create a skater with a custom face in THUG 2 and import the save.
Features from old version
- THUG1, THUG2, THPS4 levels
- A whole new menu theme and system.
- Changeable themes (TH4-THAW, and a custom THUGPro theme).
- Some new ParkEditor pieces.
- Including ParkeEditor themes from THPS4, THUG, and THAW.
- Updated CAS.
- New HD deck graphics and griptapes.
- Change "Board Type", (longboard, oldshcool, banana, hoverboard).
--THUG Pro team (Morten, Quazz, %.Gone, Chase)
!notice: Comments in this thread until 2015 are regarding the old version of the mod. Some issues mentioned are no longer relevant, later posts are up-to-date.


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I first picked up a crochet hook in March of 2011. My friend had just had a beautiful baby girl named Megyn, and had named me the godmother. I was looking for something to fill my time as a ...
I first picked up a crochet hook in March of 2011. My friend had just had a beautiful baby girl named Megyn, and had named me the godmother. I was looking for something to fill my time as a stay-at-home-wife, and realized that not only could I find something constructive to do with my time, I could make my goddaughter beautiful things at the same time. My mother bought me my first hook, and my first skein of yarn, showed me the simple chain stitch-and after that I taught myself how to become a master-hooker. My first ever creation was a baby blanket for Megyn, and everything else just took off from there. I started making hats, headbands, and booties, and I was "hooked" lol! In the year since I started I have made a small business for myself selling my items and now, my patterns. I realized that I could not only sell my finished items, I could sell the patterns I made up to make those items!Read More » View all patterns by designer (35) »
This pattern is beautiful for children, teens, and adults. It can be worked in any color, making it gender neutral. It is a short infinity cowl (with instructions on how to make larger/longer/thicker) and can double as an earwarmer/headband. It is warm, without being overbearing, and small enough to wear under a coat, instead of outside of it. Great for photos, Winter weather, gifts, or for sale at craft shows.
This project works up in under an hour-great for a quick last-minute gift! It is worked with American crochet terms such as chain, double crochet, and whip stitch. It is written for Lion Brand Homespun yarn, but any bulky yarn should work. Gauge is not very important as it is meant to be twisted and baggy.
I am always available for questions or help if needed through email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Kudos to HBO's "Saving Pelican 895" for showing that quality television programming does still exist and thank you to filmmaker Irene Taylor Brodsky for showing that government, conservationists and activists can work together to do the right thing.
Finally, thank you for reminding us all of the nobility of volunteering, whether to save an animal, our planet, or each other in some way, shape or form.
Michael Boyle
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UNION CITY -- Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the family of 23-year-old Joshua Mayorga realized he wasn't home. His mother, Gloria Medina, and his stepdad, Eugenio Medina, knew he had gone out clubbing with friends in Paterson. But still, not being at the family's apartment on New York Avenue by 6 a.m. was unusual.
Then around 8 a.m., the father of 23-year-old Michael Martinez of Weehawken, one of the friends Mayorga had gone out with, showed up at the doorstep.
The elder Martinez told them something terrible had happened, a car crash around 4 a.m. on Route 3 East in North Bergen, just before the road merges with Route 495
The 2008 Dodge Charger Joshua, Michael, and three others were in had slammed into a concrete pillar and rolled over several times, the friend's father told the Medinas. They needed to go to the Jersey City Medical Center, he said.
Medina said this afternoon that as she was awaiting word of her son's condition at the Medical Center, staff kept bringing her tissues and water. At some point she said she just knew the worst had happened, and she broke down in tears.
"I am going to miss everything, everything, everything about him," Medina said through tears at the family's apartment this afternoon, stroking a photograph of her older son as she spoke. "There is not one thing I am not going to miss him …I knew everything about, even the smallest thing."
Two others died in the violent crash -- Jammal Mann 31, of Newark, and the driver of the vehicle, whom authorities have still not identified.
Two people survived. Michael Martinez was discharged from the hospital, and Roman Rosario, 18, of Jersey City, remains hospitalized at the Jersey City Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit, North Bergen spokesman Phil Swibinski said today.
The driver was the only one of the five people wearing a seat belt and he was the only one not ejected from the vehicle. The crash vehicle was registered to Mann, according to the Medinas.
Though North Bergen Deputy Police Chief Gerald Sanzari could not say Saturday precisely how fast the vehicle was traveling, he said "speed certainly was a factor" in the accident. Alcohol or drugs may have played a role as well, he said, but the investigation into the crash is ongoing.
"They must have been traveling at a good clip," Lt. Robert Farley said at Saturday's news conference.
Mayorga's younger brother, Joseph, 12, described his older sibling, as a "good example" to him, teaching him how to coordinate his clothes to improve his appearance.
Gloria Medina said her eldest son attended Robert Waters Elementary School on Summit Avenue and Union Hill High School. He worked in a factory and loved to exercise at the gym, she said.
She described him as studious, hard working, and sociable, adding he loved to dance.
Mann and Mayorga were close friends and roomed together when they attended vocational Edison Job Corps Academy, she said. Mayorga graduated from the academy in May 2012 with a diploma in electrical wiring.
He was a devoted son, she said. He would help her out financially and do all the heavy lifting in the house, including carrying the laundry, she said.
"He had so many friends," Medina said. "Everybody loved him. The whole world loved him."
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on January 29, 2013 - 12:25 AM
Dear Carolyn: Long story short: One lovely husband and two adult kids. Both children live away from us. Over the years, we have been extremely generous, both in terms of our time and our resources.
Our problem is that they have come to expect our generosity as something they are due. I will fully admit we created these monsters, but my husband and I have had enough. We feel used and irrelevant except for what we can give them. I feel so sad having to admit this.
Our plan is to make sure they understand there will be changes soon in our household, where their father and I will be kicking into high gear and doing all the things we worked for so many years to be able to do. (We will be retiring.) The result of our "new normal" will mean the party is over, so to speak, and we will be cutting back on monetary gifts. Is there any good way to accomplish this and keep everyone happy?
– Feeling Irrelevant
A: "Keep everyone happy"? The goal that launched a thousand monsters.
If you present your "new normal" as if it's unexploded ordnance, then you're all but leading them to conclude it's a terrible, terrible thing. Why not treat them as deeper than that? Present your news as part of a natural progression, and they might well receive it that way.
And my reasoning might well be corrupted by rainbows and buttercups.
Fortunately, neither of our visions need affect your approach. When you announce the coming change, keep your disappointment, disgust and "party" or "gravy train" references out of it, and use facts: "We're retiring on (date) and will be treating ourselves some – responsibly (you do owe them that). That means we won't be sending any more/as much money."
Unless they've conquered mortality, they've known all along the party would eventually end. Don't be afraid to plant a few empathy seeds – "We've looked forward to this for years, as I'm sure you will someday" – and to deflect any backlash with this gentle door-closer: "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that."
Time to say goodbye
Dear Carolyn: Since my ex-girlfriend broke up with me, we've hung out a couple of times. I figured I'd give trying to be friends (or at least not enemies) a shot. But, I can't do it. Not only is it impossible for me to move on with my own life, but I also have some serious trust issues with her. Also, if she put forth some effort to keep in touch with me, I might think otherwise, but she doesn't.
What's the best way to handle ending things once and for all, once the relationship has ended? It will probably be the last time we see each other. Do I owe her an in-person meeting, or would a phone call suffice?
– Moving On for Good This Time
A: Since Exie's not matching your effort, your "best way" is there for the taking: Stop getting in touch with her.
You apparently see this as deserving of milestone treatment – and it's certainly fine to say goodbye with your own needs in mind. However, please do so only with full awareness that Exie might not play the role you've mentally scripted for her. Imagine arranging an evening of The Last Time We Ever See Each Other import, and she responds with an eye roll or a shrug. Are you ready for that?
Clearly, I'm partial to the just-let-go goodbye. If that feels too much like leaving the thread of Exie dangling, then try the milestone treatment without her: 1. Realize you're not two friends, you're one guy hanging on; 2. Hold your own goodbye ceremony, in which you ... hmm, box up stuff she left behind and mail it back to her, or donate some gifts she gave you to charity, etc.; 3. Take a symbolic first step in your post-Exie life. Making plans with a friend of yours she never liked can work well, but I can also argue for steps that are pro-you vs. anti-her.
It's not quite as memorable as taking her hands in yours and wishing her a nice life. But what do you need more now – to say goodbye to her, or to break free for you?


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Giving Opportunities
The Roger G. and Gaile Davenport Taylor Honors Program
North Carolina Wesleyan College will greatly expand academic opportunities for highly talented students in its Honors Program beginning this fall, thanks to a gift of $55,000 from Roger G. '70 and Gaile Davenport Taylor.
In accepting the Taylor's gift, Wesleyan President James A. Gray III said, "This major gift will transform our Honors Program and make it into something big and bold. Over the next five years, and hopefully beyond, we expect our program will grow to include almost 100 students and serve as a major academic driver at Wesleyan."
The Roger G. and Gaile Davenport Taylor Honors Program complements Wesleyan's regular curriculum. Students admitted to the program take specially designed courses with other academically talented and highly motivated Honors Program students. The courses provide a greater depth of study than courses in the regular curriculum, and students must maintain a high grade point average to remain in the program.
Honors students also have special opportunities to meet visiting scholars, civic leaders, and performing artists; travel to sites of cultural, historical, or scientific importance; attend or present research at professional conferences, as well as other privileges. Students also may meet and study together in a designated Honors Program lounge.
Dr. Bill Yankosky, a Wesleyan mathematics professor who directs the
Honors Program and works closely with its students, said, "I cannot thank the
Taylors enough for their generous gift. Their donation will greatly enhance the
Program and allow the honors students to have new opportunities not available in the past. It is very exciting, and everyone involved with the Honors Program truly appreciates the Taylor's commitment to this important academic program."


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4 Cathedral Prep athletes to play rugby for Wheeling Jesuit
Four Cathedral Prep seniors and Erie Colts rugby players have signed letters of intent with Wheeling Jesuit.
Troy Kelly, John Wegley, Mike Gromacki and Simon Schober will receive scholarships to play for Wheeling Jesuit coach Eric Jerpe's second-year program.
Kelly, who plays the loose-head prop position, spent five seasons with the Colts. He was also the primary kicker for conversions and penalty kicks.
Gromacki, a hooker and flanker, was a Colts player for three years. Wegley, an inside center, and Simon Schober, a hooker/flanker and wing, played with the Colts for two seasons.
Together, they helped the Colts go 6-1 this past season.
Wheeling Jesuit's young team finished its inaugural season with a 10-4-1 record. The Cardinals have been accepted into USA Rugby's D1A Rugby East Conference and will play teams such as Penn State, Army, Kutztown and Delaware beginning this fall.
The Cardinals are coached by Eric Jerpe, who was hired in 2012 after rugby was reinstated as a varsity sport at WJU.
Watch a video of Kelly, Wegley and Schober at their signing ceremony on GoErie.com/video.


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Kwin Peterson is an avid cyclist from Salt Lake City who has ridden over 23,000 miles in the last seven years, most of those logged from his home to the office. Kwin started pedaling to work as a way to lose weight, unfortunately, the calories he was burning on his ride were being offset by poor eating habits. Finally, Kwin pinpointed a key downfall in his weight loss plan that was right in front of him every day. "The fact that I was only losing about a pound a month was a personal scandal," he said. "It didn't take much to realize that the free cookies constantly available at my office were a prime culprit."
Realizing he needed to balance an exercise strategy with a new diet, Kwin made a plan and set a weight loss goal, "On January 1, 2011, I resolved to drop at least 31 pounds by July 24," he explained. "Once the decision to give up cookies and stop eating after 7 p.m. was made, the results came rather painlessly. I kept a rough count of my calorie intake each day and tried to hit between 2400 and 2800 calories a day."
We asked Kwin to share more details about his weight loss journey.


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A need to speak out against injustice can consume you today. Because you are likely highly concerned with preserving your honor and promoting your values, you may feel that it is your duty to do something to alleviate the suffering that exists in the world. However, if you are unsure as to what you can do, you may find your enthusiasm melting away. The key to ensuring that you remain as eager as ever to quell worldwide injustice may lie in your choice to act rather than react. If you allow your principles and the ethical code you adhere to be your guide today, you will no doubt discover many opportunities to contribute to group efforts to lift humanity into the light.
Most of the time, it is not enough to be simply incensed by injustice. However strong our emotional response, we must nonetheless channel that response into positive, constructive action. We may not at first know how to help others cope with their struggles, but we can seek out those who have made a study of the most potent remedies used to combat unfairness and prejudice. Learning from these individuals allows us to better understand what our own roles will be in the fight against injustice. Each of us has many qualities that can be useful to those who need our aid, and identifying these allows us to do our part to make the world a better place for all people. Today, your choice to stand up for your principles will help you serve as a sentinel in the battle to stamp out injustice.
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|Sunday, 29 September 2002
Eighteen may follow 19 in new order
by Factotum
One does not bargain for explosions in public places these days! The ceasefire holds. The ghastly sand-barrelled barricades are few. Sandbagged check points, unsightly as they were and known for dark doing at times, are hardly sighted. There is greater mobility then and the city roads are peopled again even as the shadows lengthen late in the day.
Easy accessibility to the BMICH, coupled no doubt with the topicality of the subject 'Constitutionalism, the Rule of Law and the 18th and 19th Amendments' dealt with by valued panellists, one of whom was sadly not there though, drew an unexpected turnout leading to a bit of a commotion at the seminar organised by the Centre for Policy Alternatives on Tuesday.
Some left in a huff protesting the inadequacy of seating while others who were willing to help themselves to chairs outside were shouted at by a janitor who was heard hollering at a well meaning Professor Emeritus laboriously carrying a tub chair which he was presumably told was not meant for the likes that attended seminars in poky committee rooms. In the end, 20 minutes behind schedule order was restored and a rewarding discussion got underway with a few straight backs brought into accommodate those who stayed on.
One of the Law Lecturers in the panel set the ball rolling. He took up the position that reducing the powers of the Executive President was to undervalue the people. The Sovereignty of the people according to the 1978 constitution lies with President he claimed. He derided granting full immunity in the 18th Amendment, in conflict with certain provisions of the constitution.
The governing party politico made no bones about the fact that the objective of the 19th Amendment was to enable the present parliament to run its full term of five years. With the majority of parliamentarians not favouring an election right now there was hope that the required votes could be mustered although this was not certain. He opined that a conscience vote should be extended to all constitutional amendments and saw the provision of limiting that to this amendment only, as flawed. He was for the former parliamentary system with a ceremonial President and attributed brutalisation of society to the Executive Presidency. Immunity for Constitutional Councillors was totally at variance with his thinking.
Law Lecturer and Director CPA did not agree with the proposed provision of absolute immunity granted in the 18th Amendment. As for the 19th, he found it not only adhoc but also an hominem. The amendment was disgustingly partisan and he favoured a principled position, not a manipulative one. The restriction of the Conscience vote to the 19th amendment he felt was a cynical way of enforcing a rule. Another lawyer had no doubt the 19th Amendment was incapable of ensuring the achievement of those goals set out in the preamble.
he recalled that substantial devolution incorporated in the 1997 proposals was watered down considerably to accommodate the UNP but nothing came of it in the end. He argued that the President was for stability but this bogey of a dissolution had been hatched with a narrow partisan purpose. Surely if the UNF delivers and is riding high, dissolution was going to boomerang on the President and her party! He warned of anti-systemic forces benefitting from all the gerrymandering that is going on.
The President's Counsel on the panel saw merit in the 19th Amendment and wholeheartedly supported it. He argued that the minorities preferred the Executive Presidency, so retaining it with clipped wings was the alternative in a situation where there were two power centres. Incremental progress must be made in empowering Parliament whenever a two-third-majority could be had he said.
Due to the constraint of time the Chairperson had no choice but contain the irrepressible questioners one of whom pointed out that the chances were that contrary to arithmetic he learnt at Richmond 19 may precede 18 (a revised chronology) in another quirk of our times in bringing about a new order.
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Grant: Derek Holland straight up for KC's James Shields? Here's who I'd rather have ...
Rangers beat writer Evan Grant answered questions in a chat Tuesday. Here are some highlights.
Tucker ... Would you trade The Easy Bake Oven (Holland) straight up for James Shields and would either team say yay or nay?
Evan Grant: I would not. Holland is younger, signed longer-term and has more upside. Shields would be a great acquisition if not for a core member of the current rotation. You may be getting something of an upgrade over Holland, but still would have bigger holes in the back of the rotation. And, the Royals have no reason to dump anybody right now. They are 34-34 and 4 games out of the wild card race. Check back on this in late July. I have always been a Shields fan, but this is not the right deal for the Rangers. Or the Royals right now.
Craig ... What would happen if a Rangers player came out as gay? What would the reaction be?
Evan Grant: I would hope we'd get to a point where there wouldn't be a reaction at all. But I know that sexual orientation is, for some reason, such a hot button topic in sports. I would still hope players would be respectful of the teammate, regardless of their opinion on his lifestyle choices. I think that the announcement of gay athletes should be a bigger deal, and a source of pride for the gay community, which has been forced to live such a cloistered lifestyle, than it would be a source of controversy for the rest of us. But that's my own personal opinion and I know there are people who feel strongly with other views. Even if people disagree with somebody's chosen sexual orientation, I'd hope they wouldn't shun the person or the teammate.
Big Kev ... Do you think we might see more trades done in June this year due the ability to trade cap space in the international signing period that starts on July 2?
Evan Grant: It's a great question, but honestly, I've spent more time considering how teams are reacting to the pool allotment for draft signings. The Rangers for example, went slightly above slot for their first two picks, then saved some money between Nos. 3-6 and went about $550,000 above for 10th round selection RHP Cole Wiper. My guess would be no. And this is very rudimentary thinking, but, by and large, teams that are continual losers have weak Latin American programs and I don't expect them to be willing to invest more money there. Even if given more cap space, if I understand the rules (and I could be way off base), they'd have space, but they'd still have to spend their own money.
Jim ... Are the Rangers keeping their eyes on Matt Garza and Cliff Lee?
Evan Grant: I would imagine so. And just about everybody else who could help. I'm a terrible person for the speculation game, because I assume that contending teams are watching everybody and the news is if they ARE NOT interested in a player that could help them. Whether it's sending a special assignment scout out right before the trade deadline or getting reports from regular coverage, the Rangers are monitoring all possible upgrades.


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Few festivals are as unabashedly patriotic as Scotland's Year of the Homecoming, first held in 2009 and marketed as an 'open invitation to all to return to Scotland and celebrate everything that's great about being Scottish'. This is no ordinary festival – it's an entire year of events and festivities that embrace the country's rich culture and heritage, kicking off with the traditional Scottish Hogmanay celebrations on New Year's Eve and featuring more than 170 events held around the country throughout the upcoming year.
The 2014 Scottish Homecoming includes two major international sporting events – the 40th Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow from July 23rd to August 3rd, and the 40th Ryder Cup held at the 5-star Gleneagles golf court in September, both set to draw in huge crowds, but there will be plenty of other ways to get involved.
Events are split into 5 categories:
– Active events, including walking and cycling festivals and sporting events.
– Ancestral events, like the famed Highlands Games and the Battle of Bannockburn re-enactment, marking the 700th anniversary of the legendary Scottish battle
– Food and Drink, celebrating local produce with events like the Spirit of Stirling Whisky Festival.
– Creative events like the Findhorn Bay Arts Festival in Moray.
– Natural events, like the John Muir Festival, held in April to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the opening of the John Muir Way.
Additional highlights include a vibrant floating procession to mark the 50th anniversary of the famous Forth Road Bridge; the Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival; and the European Festival of Brass.
Even if you can't make it for one of the major events, with so much happening throughout the year, 2014 is an ideal to visit Scotland or, for those with Celtic ancestors, to get in touch with their Scottish roots. Keep an eye on the 2014 Scotland Homecoming website for more details of upcoming events.


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germination aides available. Many difficult to
germinate seeds require complex steps to germinate successfully,
but adding gibberellins can make things easy. MegaGro is an easy to use pre-mixed solution for designed
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Many people use 1000ppm for everything,
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Humic acid can also help improve seed
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Buy MegaGro Concentrate
Soak seeds overnight in a solution
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For very small seeds, fold them in a piece of page.
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Gibberellins, the active ingredient in
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Evangelist Franklin Graham says greed, lust, and wickedness are at the heart of Washington's woes.
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"Our government is in trouble; our country is in trouble," Franklin warned. "We are in moral decay; we are in economic decay."
"Our politicians don't know right from wrong," he continued. "And our politicians come to this city and they fight one another and it's the greed in their hearts, the lust that's in their hearts and they make all these rules and laws that affect the rest of us."
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"And the government spends and spends and spends, and they don't have the money to pay for it. But the politicians are trying to use that money to buy votes in favor for themselves. It is so greedy and so wicked and so wrong," he charged.
According to Graham, this is what happens when God is removed from government and the nation's schools.
"Isn't it interesting," he noted, "that in Washington, here we are in this crisis we find ourselves in (and) nobody is saying 'Hey, time out. Let's get on our knees and let's call on the name of Almighty God and let's ask Him for help. Let's ask Him to bring us together and find a way out of this mess we're in.'"
"Nobody -- the president, the Senate, the Congress -- nobody is saying, 'Let's call on the name of Almighty God.' Why? Because we've taken God out of our government. We don't want Him," Graham concluded.
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Natural Gas, Sugar Gain, Soybeans Fall: Commodities at Close
The Standard & Poor's GSCI Spot Index of 24 raw materials rose 0.2 percent to 666.97 in New York, the third consecutive gain. Natural gas and sugar led the gains while soybeans posted the biggest decline.
The UBS Bloomberg CMCI gauge of 26 prices advanced 0.5 percent to 1,636.82, the highest level in two weeks.
Natural gas futures advanced to the highest price in almost 10 months as forecasts for cooler Midwest weather signaled higher demand for heating fuel.
Natural gas for November delivery gained 16 cents, or 4.8 percent, to $3.48 per million British thermal units on the New
Raw sugar climbed to a seven-week high in New York on signs of increasing demand. Cotton, orange juice and coffee also rose while cocoa declined.
Raw-sugar futures for March delivery rose 3.5 percent to 21.13 cents a pound on ICE Futures U.S. in New York.
Cotton futures for December delivery advanced 0.8 percent to 71.2 cents a pound.
Orange-juice futures for November delivery advanced 0.4 percent to $1.136 a pound on ICE.
Arabica-coffee futures for December delivery rose 2.6 percent to $1.7805 a pound on ICE.
Soybean futures fell the most in a week on rising U.S. supplies and speculation that rain will aid early planting and crop development in South America. Corn rose and wheat fell.
Soybean futures for November delivery fell 2.5 percent to close at $15.6025 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade, the biggest drop for a most-active contract since Sept. 20.
Corn futures for December delivery gained 0.1 percent to $7.5675 a bushel.
Oil advanced to a one-week high as U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly expanded and Spanish banks' capital deficit dropped in September from June.
Crude oil for November delivery rose 29 cents to $92.48 a barrel on the Nymex, the highest settlement since Sept. 21.
Gasoline was unchanged, after swinging between gains and losses, as refinery work kept East Coast supplies at a four-year low even as Europe's struggling economy threatens the global recovery and fuel demand.
Gasoline for November delivery settled unchanged at $2.9201 on the Nymex. Prices swung between $2.8875 and $2.9564.
Gold futures jumped to a 10-month high after Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said that the U.S. central bank can do more to boost the economy, fueling concern that inflation will accelerate.
Gold futures for December delivery rose 0.5 percent to settle at $1,783.30 an ounce on the Comex in New York.
Silver futures for December delivery climbed 1.1 percent to $34.952 an ounce on the Comex.
Nymex platinum futures for January delivery advanced 1 percent to $1,685.80 an ounce.
Copper rose to a one-week high in New York after the Chicago Fed's Evans said the U.S. central bank can do more to boost growth, while stress-test results helped shore up confidence in Spain's banking system.
Copper futures for December delivery rose 0.7 percent to settle at $3.7855 a pound on the Comex.
On the London Metal Exchange, copper for delivery in three months gained 1.2 percent to $8,299.50 a metric ton ($3.76 a
Hog futures rose the most in two weeks on signs that sows will produce fewer litters, curbing the outlook for U.S. pork supplies. Cattle prices climbed.
Hog futures for December settlement advanced 1.9 percent to settle at 75.125 cents a pound on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Cattle futures for December delivery rose 1.1 percent to $1.26125 a pound.


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Monday, 21 February 2011
Things I Like
51 comments:
I seriously heart these pictures!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous, just gorgeous! Love your photography <3 xoxoxoReplyDelete
Nice! Love the blouse!ReplyDelete
NYLON is always right at the very top of the list of things I like!ReplyDelete
Love the blouse, so pretty.ReplyDelete
I love all of these things too! :DReplyDelete
♥ Leia
the simple things in life :-) too lovely not to like! sending you hugs and kissesReplyDelete
xoxo Haleigh
Love the look of that blouse :)ReplyDelete
Oh I love your photos! And these are really, really sweet things. Gotta love the binoculars though. Looks really cool!ReplyDelete
Btw, I'm hosting my very first giveaway! Do pop by and join in the fun. :)
Have a lovely Monday! xx
The flowers are gorgeous and I LOVE the blouse! I love sitting down on a Sunday with the Style magazine and I am a recent convert to Nylon too :)ReplyDelete
Maria xxx
I love the blouse, is it from Topshop? I really want it. xReplyDelete
Beautiful xoxoReplyDelete
I adore your teacup - is it antique? And that blouse is so romantic. Have a nice week, too.ReplyDelete
My dear,ReplyDelete
you are my inspiration,
when I have bad day, I look at your blog and your new post is bring me little sunshine..
I think that you have wonderfull self times, because you just know how to have fun!!
Kisses from Croatia.
Oh, that peach blouse is seriously darling!ReplyDelete
sounds beautiful, and what lovely pictures!ReplyDelete
Beautiful. Everything here is so gorgeous. The espcially is especially stunning, I want it!ReplyDelete
Mmmm French Fancies, haven;t had one of those in years!!ReplyDelete
It is always such a pleasure to watch the things you love...ReplyDelete
I don't blame you lovely, I like all of them too esp the pink blouse. So romantic. xReplyDelete
I very much love these things too! especially finding flickr faves on others' flickr faves. haha.ReplyDelete
beautiful photos. :)
Yes to every single thing Paula!ReplyDelete
Totally things I like too, and you have captured them as beautifully as always!ReplyDelete
Have a fantastic week :)
pretty pretty, I love fondant fancies and your dress collar is gorgeous. I love your photography so muchReplyDelete
Bow Dream Nation xx
a cup of tea <3ReplyDelete
reading the sunday paper with a cup of tea is the best part of my week.ReplyDelete
so calming..(but for me its usually is a cup of coffee.. :P)
have a wonderful week love.
I love the binocular, and the blouse it looks so chic and elegant, just like you!ReplyDelete
i love your little random election of photos from your weekends! i really must attempt this some time althou my images will never look as pretty as urs! :) xReplyDelete
Beautiful blouse!ReplyDelete
cute boots!!ReplyDelete
and beautiful flowers!
Ooh that tea cup & saucer looks so pretty!ReplyDelete
Oooh, I've been eyeing up that blouse in the lemon shade - so pretty for spring. You might just have given me the excuse I need! xxReplyDelete
That blouse is gorgeous and now I fancy some french fancies now, I have such a sweet tooth!ReplyDelete
vintagereflection - top shop, yesReplyDelete
fashion, art - yes, found at a flea-market, it's aynsley but i'm not sure how old/new it is
thank for the encouraging comments everyone!
these pictures are heavenly, tea nad french fancies and the sunday times - perfection!ReplyDelete
I adore that beautiful blouse too!
Fondant Fancies!!! Amazing!ReplyDelete
this is all just so coolReplyDelete
i don't know where to start! haha
love the pictures. i hope it's been a good day for you x
SO pretty! I love the Topshop blouse. And I spy M&S fondant fancies...!ReplyDelete
I'm thinking I shouldn't visit your blog before breakfast. Nothing but a French fancy will suffice now!ReplyDelete
And what wonderful opera glasses. Amazing find
Gorgeous images as per paula xxx
This is great :)ReplyDelete
Love what you love!
I have to browse through flickr more...
i love this post- a girl after my own heart, the rose, sunday times and style mag with a mint tea for me,iphone, beautiful blouse! such a good post.xxKatie.xxReplyDelete
fashion clocked
Beautiful items, and gorgeous photos!ReplyDelete
Love that blouse. And I agree, a cup and The Times makes my Sunday.ReplyDelete
So many of your favourites are mine too.ReplyDelete
Your blouse is such a pretty color P
Luv Kat xx
I love those boots, Paula! Where are they from? Also kinda craving a French Fancie now... :) xReplyDelete
kat - we have a lot in common :-)ReplyDelete
jen - top shop, on the sale rail for £20, got to the til & reduced to £15!!!
I'm pretty obsessed with my iPhone too, if you don't have this app already dL chic feed.ReplyDelete
Amazing binoculars and I adore the pale pink cup of tea...ReplyDelete
Those binoculars are so pretty.ReplyDelete
cute pink porcelain cup... tea must taste delish in it.ReplyDelete
Thanks for taking the time to comment. If you would like to ask me a question, I will reply back here.


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August 12, 2007, 09:24 PM
I would like to know the pros and cons of the Sabre 223 carbine if anyone has any please reply thanks also how about nikon scopes for 223.
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August 12, 2007, 10:51 PM
Don't know about Sabre's, but Nikon Buckmaster and Monarch scopes are decent enough.
August 12, 2007, 10:53 PM
Sabre is very good. If you can find one, buy it. They are on the higher end of quality...
August 12, 2007, 10:58 PM
Sabre, is a top 5 quality type ar maker, from most opines I have seen and read.
August 13, 2007, 10:27 AM
Well I pulled the trigger and purchased a Sabre M4 Flat Top Carbine with 16" barrel now I need a Scope price is not an issue I have a little sight disability so I need one with long eye relief or alot of light I can only see out of the center of my eye so I need one where i can see cross hairs good not a thin line how about a scope that is a range finder inside and adjust for distance any help would be great thanks
August 13, 2007, 03:18 PM
Check out Burris.
August 14, 2007, 08:33 PM
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
In Praise of Cork?
We tasted the three wines blind, of course. The first one was absolutely perfect, with a rich texture and honeyed aromas of baked apple and plum tart, feeling generous and expansive on the palate. It showed everything you would expect from a Chiquet Tradition three years after disgorgement. The second showed a similar set of aromas as the first bottle, but with less complexity and without the same sense of dimension. While it was delicious, it didn't have quite the impact of the first bottle, and seemed slightly more developed on the palate. The third bottle was the least aromatic and the least developed. On the nose there was a slight oxidation, but the palate showed fresh, primary notes of ripe summer fruits, although again without the complexity of the first bottle. It almost surprised me that this was the same wine and from the same disgorgement as the others.
All of us preferred the first bottle out of the three. I suspected that the first would be cork, the second Cortex and the third capsule, and in fact that's exactly what they were. So did this prove that traditional cork was in fact the superior stopper? Maybe. "The problem with cork is that sometimes it's very good and sometimes it's not good at all," said Antoine. Nicolas noted that these results were very different from previous tastings (saying that the cork was showing particularly well and that the capsule showed more oxidation than usual), and proposed that we taste another round of bottles.
In the second round the three bottles were much closer together in character, although differences were still discernable. I liked the first one the best, with its balanced richness and full, creamy fragrance, backed by hints of autumnal spice. The second one was less forthcoming and less aromatic, and I found it less harmonious; the third was strangely reductive on the nose yet ample and fragrantly stone-fruity on the palate. Here, none of us agreed: my bottle turned out to be Cortex; Nicolas preferred the second, which was capsule; and Antoine picked the third, in traditional cork. At least Antoine was consistent.
At any rate, Nicolas says that they've got enough wines to repeat this tasting every six months for another twenty years, so I suppose we can continue to debate this for quite a while. I'm looking forward to the next round.
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Three bottles or even six bottles is not a statistically significant sample, as I'm sure you know. And there is inherent bottle to bottle variation with champagne, far more so than with any other wine, because each individual bottle is its own fermentation bin.
I've had at least two corked bottles of champagne that were closed with Cortex; so, it's obviously not a perfect solution, even if it might be a better solution (as to which, insufficient data). Are there some champagne producers using Diam or other (stated to be) 100% TCA-free "corks"? Results? Your views?
At my house, although our first love is grower champagnes, we're reasonably fond of Chandon Etoile (from California, USA), which is closed with a beer cap. I personally would not hesitate to buy a bottle of champagne just because it featured a beer cap; indeed, I'd consider that a reason to choose it over others.
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