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My Fleet of RC Aircraft
Here's some info about my small fleet of RC aircraft.
I began flying RC in the summer of 2006, and I have five aircraft, all electric, foam, park flyers. Here they are in order of aquisition and building:
-GWS Beaver
-GWS E-Starter
-GWS Formosa
-Multiplex EasyStar #1
-Multiplex EasyStar #2
Each of these planes has been destroyed (i.e., broken into at least two major chunks) at least a few times... And all are still flying. I guess I don't mind taking calculated risks with these foamies, I just repair them and they are ready to fly again. I don't fly near other people or their property, but I do fly near trees and the ground.
I have been learning to fly "Video Pilotage" aka "FPV (First Person View)", i.e., with a miniature, wireless video camera mounted in the plane, near the cockpit location, to fly by the imagery radioed down from the plane. I have had a few successful FPV flights, and a few "non-successful" FPV flights (i.e., crashed). FPV has brought the newbie excitement back to me, shaking hands, the adrenaline pumping, etc.
Here are some pix of the planes.
Clear Skies,
PS - Here's my hobby web site about robotics, I should update it with RC flying info: www.RoanokeRobotics.org
Hello Kevin,
I am surprised that you have already flown 5 planes within a year. And interested in your skill and passion in working the HMD and gimbals.
I saw your site, I do not know Virginia well, I wish you would update the site.
Thank you again, good your hobby life and for our children in future.
Hello Enoki,
Konichi wa!
Thanks for writing. I see from your site that you design and build mechatronics, that's very cool. I got into RC through hobby robotics, and I appreciate how cool mechatronics are. I wish I knew more about them. What sorts of mechatronics do you design and build?
I'm impressed that you found my blog, and that you are from Japan. I have not yet visited Japan, but I (and also my two children) would very much like to visit Japan. One of these years, I am sure my family will visit Japan.
I am flying electrically-powered aircraft, so that makes it easier than dealing with gas engines like you fly, I think.
HMD's are actually something I work on in my career, as I am an optical engineer; I design and build lens systems. I also work with many mechanical engineers, who design and build gimbals, and they have taught me a lot about gimbals; in fact, my FPV spotter is an expert in gimbal design. However, my home-made HMD is extemely crude, a shoebox with a TV receiver in it! And my gimbal is just a bunch of balsa and spruce attached to a couple of servos.
Enoki, thanks for noticing my blog and my site. I appreciate your comments.
I just happened upon your site and I am impressed.
I too have a monitor for viewing the camera POV and use both 1.2 and 2.4 GHz to downlink the video.
I use a paint roller pan turned upside down for mounting my 2.5" LCD monitor.
Keep up the good work.
Hi Inspector,
Thanks for your kind words. I'm not quite sure how you are using an upside down paint roller pan; do you have any pictures posted with the details? I checked your blog, and while you have nice photos of your aircraft, I couldn't find a pic of anything that I recognized as a paint roller pan. I'm very curious how you are using that.
In your profile pic, it looks like you might be wearing some sort of tubular backpack as part of your FPV gear. Is it part of your FPV setup? Your setup looks cool.
My avitar shows my rig. The backpack contained a video camera that did the recording with the reciever mounted on top and my home made patch atenna mounted on top of that. I have since upgraded to digital recording with the recorder attached to the back of the hard hat. I attached a paint roller pan to a modified hard hat and cut out the bottom of the pan so I can still see the aircraft (AMA Rules).
The hard hat allowed me more options for mounting equipment and I can go onto a construction site and be legal. LOL
I mounted the 2.5" color monitor to the inside front of the pan where I can adjust the color-contrast-and volume.
The attached photo was taken 2 weeks ago at the Morriston, FL fly-in and shows the latest modifications. The video reciever is now in front of me where I can adjust the angle of the antenna and any fine tuning that may be needed.
I currently have 4 planes with video equipment, with another on the way. Some have the ability to tilt and some to pan, but no tilt and pan together yet. How do you control the tilt and pan function. At present I am using the flap knob on channel 6 to do this operation.
My first was a GWS Beaver which is shown in my blog.
It has been a lot of fun this past 2 years and I hope to continue to improve my skills.
Keep up the good work and here is the last video I took at SEFF in April.
The hardhat is a great idea. I need to go the the hardware store and pick one up for my FPV setup. And I can see you have the hardhat counterbalanced with a piece of gear on the back of it; that is a great idea.
Wow, you flew in Morriston, FL... that's not far from where I am, at least part of the time I am in Orlando. When you are in the Central Florida area, I'd enjoy seeing you fly your FPV set up. I typically fly at a site located south of Orlando International Airport.
For control of pan & tilt:
-1. In some flights, probably the majority of my flights, I had no gimbal at all, and just had the camera fixed, facing forward and downward (saves weight with no extra servos), and it's also easier to fly as there is less to think about.
-2. For some FPV flights, I used the left stick to control pan & tilt of the camera gimbal, operating two servos (when I did this, I temporarily moved throttle control to a slider on the side of the Tx).
-3. In some flights, I used a switch for tilt and the rudder stick for pan.
-4. I bought a headtracker unit from RCAnthony's website, and I am planning to use it as I build up my skills.
RL, I look forward to seeing your future FPV activities.
Best Regards,
Hello, Kevin san
I am very glad that you saw my site. Welcome for learning Japanese language. I bought a book of Persian language 20 years ago, but...
I designed control devices for APWR(Advanced Pressurized Reactor) and fax machines before. Almost I was engaged in R&D, now I design bio-medical tools for medicine, handling human tissues, blood, protein. And I design labor saving machines for auto parts industry sometimes.
As for fax in Japan, the Government opened communication regulation 20 years ago, conventionaly dominated NTT family(NEC, Fujitsu, Oki etc). Canon, Ricoh, Brother, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Hitachi etc burst into the market. A panasonic brand fax made in China sells $135 aftermath. There is no enough design job in commodity field. Major electronics makers have moved design centers to China. Intel and TI closed development in Japan and moved there. Pfizer closed a labo last year, who fired 600 researchers. Our salary is too expensive in the global competition.
If you plan to visit Japan, I recommend in spring or fall season. It is extremely hot in summer in Kyoto, Tokyo. Let me introduce a episode in summer in Japan. Excited mass media informs the highshool baseball championship in every summer. Japan stopped yakyu(a kind of baseball) as an American enemy sport once. After the Pacific war, SCAP banned traditional judo or kendo, may recommend baseball. After SCAP government, the Korakuen Baseball Park of Tokyo was full of people enjoying professional baseball games, in those days when big newspapers had provocated anti US movement(GO HOME) for long eagerly as well as the war. I remember playing the students' marching, shouting 'go home USA, anpo hantai' with my gang.
Japan revived traditional highschool yakyu cooperating with the newspapers. They admire boys' atitude, simple hair style of imperial soldiers or monks, and their pureness. Players were doing Nazis style salute on the opening ceremony, when I was a boy in 60s. Matsuzaka is one of hurlers of the championship winners. At noon on 15th August, the boys stop playing yakyu remembering the memorial day of surrender.
Common people knew how media inspired propaganda in bad manner 70 yeas ago. Big newspapers persuade people to obey their opinion, as before. I think it is good young people in Japan do not read such the newspapers.
Good future in our next generation.
Thanks, Enoki
Arrigato. I love learning new languages, and about 15 years ago, I almost took a 1 year assignment to work at Olympus in Japan. I would have loved to do that, and I still want to try working and living in other countries, including Japan.
You adapt and change and you will do well.
I am very glad to live today, when Japan, the US, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, Canada, etc, are all powerful forces to promote democracy and human rights in the world. Each of our countries is different, and we have different cultures, but I believe our countries are all moving in the right direction, towards more human rights for all people, and we all work to make the world a better place for everyone.
Florida Flyers
Are you in a club? I'm not in a club, although I do have an AMA membership, mainly so that I can fly at clubs as a guest.
I fly with a loose knit group of friendly guys at a location we call Boggy Creek, or just BC. I am sure there is a post in a thread with a map to the location, so I'll look for that, in order to post a link. Our location is not a club, simply a huge field directly south of OIA, and just maybe a half mile to the northwest of the intersection of Boggy Creek Road & 417.
Best Regards,
OK Kevin,
You asked for it and here it is---my Recon1.
Yes I am in a newly formed club where I serve as Seceratary. We fly at a now closed landfill just a few miles from my house.
A huge field sounds nice as long as I can do an ROG with my foamies .
I hate hand launch they never seem to turn right.
I look forward to the Boggy Creek flying field location information.
Enjoy and C-YA RL
One of the local (Orlando) veteran RC pilots created this map, and it's a great resource for our local RC pilots.
I may fly at BC this coming weekend, and possibly the next weekend as well. Just PM me and let me know when might be good for you to visit and we can fly together.
However... My video camera stopped working recently, and it may be a couple of weeks before I get another. So I won't be able to do FPV flying (only regular flying) until I get another video camera for the plane.
I had been thinking of getting a higher resolution camera anyway, so I may take the plunge soon.
Best Regards,
Sorry it took so long for me to respond as I had a he of a week. I flew Sat & Sun morning at our field. If I see that I can come and fly with you some weekend I will PM you.
To bad about your camera. I hope you find another one that suits your needs without spending a lot of $. I am currently building a new plane to fly the latest video equipment I bought. 2.4GHz 200mw transmitter and cased camera with a 36mm lens.
I'll try to post more video as soon as I can get some spare time to edit it.
Have fun and C-YA RL
One in My Fleet
Here is the blue core Citabria that I made and was telling you about.
What do you think???
The second one you have seen in person.
I am working on the videos shot on Saturday. Thanks for posting the photos---they were GREAT.
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This game has probably been reviewed to death, but I want to add my two cents.
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AAA projected Tuesday that 41 million Americans (12.9 percent of the population) will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday weekend, a 1.9 percent increase from the 40.3 million people who traveled last year and a nearly 14 percent increase compared to the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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In the Pacific Region, (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA), Fourth of July travel is expected to increase 1.4 percent, with 6.3 million people or 12.1 percent of the population taking trips.
"The Fourth of July holiday is usually the busiest travel holiday of the summer. The kids are out of school and millions of Americans celebrate that freedom with a holiday getaway," says AAA Oregon/Idaho Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds.
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"Consumers tend to economize in other areas of their vacation budgets when travel costs go up. They may cut back on dining, shopping or other activities," Dodds says.
The current Oregon average is at its highest price of the year and could climb higher. Speculative market reaction to the turmoil in Iraq has had some impact on gas prices, but the availability of plentiful supplies of less expensive crude oil from Canada and North Dakota should mean that regional refineries will produce plenty of gasoline to meet seasonal demand.
"AAA says pump prices could just as easily come down as go up during the remainder of the summer travel season," Dodds adds.
AAA provides the latest gas prices for the nation, states and metro areas at FuelGaugeReport.AAA.com.
Car travel is dominant mode
Approximately 35 million people (85 percent of holiday travelers) plan to drive to their destination, an increase of 2.1 percent compared to last year and the highest volume since 2007.
In the Pacific Region, 5 million (80 percent of holiday travelers) plan to travel by car, an increase of 1.9 percent.
"It's not surprising that the vast majority of travelers will drive to their Independence Day destinations. Driving provides flexibility and is usually less expensive than flying," says Dodds.
Air travel increases, airfares decline
About 3.1 million leisure travelers (7.6 percent of all holiday travelers) will fly to their destinations, an increase of one percent from last year.
In the Pacific Region, 737,000 people are expected to travel by air (11.8 percent of holiday travelers), which is about the same as last year.
Dodds says, "The Pacific region typically sees a higher than average share of its population expected to travel by air, as we are geographically more spread out in this region. This is indeed the case for Independence Day 2014."
Airfares are down 5 percent this year, with an average lowest round-trip rate of $215 for the top 40 U.S. air routes compared to $228 last year, according to AAA's Leisure Travel Index.
The remaining 7.6 percent of holiday travelers nationally are expected to travel by other modes, including rail, bus and watercraft.
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Food writer Sophie Conran is unfazed as she prepares soup au pistou and creme brulee for friends
The kitchen in Sophie Conran's London home is dominated by a black Aga and bright pink walls. Open shelves are cluttered with spices and condiments, delicate teacups ?and items from her own range of tableware.
It couldn't ?be farther from the startlingly sleek, modern interiors ?we have come to associate with her family name – and neither could her cooking. Her father Terence may own some of London's most stylish restaurants, but Conran ?was brought up in the Sussex countryside, surrounded by chickens and the produce of the family vegetable patch.
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Save MapR Streams messages into MapR DB JSON
In this article you will learn how to create a MapR Streams Consumer that saves all the messages into a MapR-DB JSON Table.
A blog of technologies I am working on and interested in... MongoDB, Web, Java, Node, Mac and more...
In this article you will learn how to create a MapR Streams Consumer that saves all the messages into a MapR-DB JSON Table.
You can find a new tutorial that explains how to deploy an Apache Kafka application to MapR Streams, the tutorial is available here:
MapR Streams is a new distributed messaging system for streaming event data at scale, and it's integrated into the MapR converged platform. MapR Streams uses the Apache Kafka API, so if you're already familiar with Kafka, you'll find it particularly easy to get started with MapR Streams.
Ted Dunning and I have worked on a tutorial that explains how to write your first Kafka application. In this tutorial you will learn how to:
You can find the tutorial on the MapR blog:
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Apache Drill has a hidden gem: an easy to use REST interface. This API can be used to Query, Profile and Configure Drill engine.
In this blog post I will explain how to use Drill REST API to create ascii dashboards using Blessed Contrib.
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Spur of the moment decision on Saturday–we decided to try out Taste of Dallas. Held at Fair Park, it costs $10 to get in and then somewhere between $1-3 for each sample. To see some more creative pictures, look at D Magazine's Side Dish – there were some really cool dishes here.
We weren't sure what to expect and it was really hot outside. But we went anyway. And I'm so glad we did. For those of you who like to experiment with new foods, or like to try a little bit of everything, I'd highly recommend this for next year.
We started off with a gyro from this little booth. Was this a food truck? We're not sure where the gyro came but it was delicious. Fun taste of Cuba.
Then we started this genius plan of rotating, so Rachel, Michaela, and I each bought one thing and we shared them. That enabled us to try more things and was a brilliant plan in all honesty.
I was up first, and got these delicious curly fries covered in garlic sauce and parmesan. We're planning to try to recreate these at home somehow. Stay tuned for a post about that later. They were too good to eat only once in your life.
Rachel was up next, and got a nutella crepe with bananas, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce. It brought back memories of Europe and though it was tough to cut with plastic forks and rather messy, was fantastic.
Michaela was up next and got a great, solid batch of fried pickles. Lovely. A strong finish to a great meal. Healthy? No. But who cares, really.
At this point we were feeling very full and went to go find the boys. They were in the petting zoo, of all places.
Apparently while we were off sampling the Dallas cuisine, they were entertaining themselves with goats, llamas, and rabbits.
So Taste of Dallas was definitely an unusual experience for us but I'm glad we went. It ended up being a beautiful night, delicious food, and who can resist a petting zoo? Thanks Dallas – this was a great welcome to the city weekend for Michaela!
Funny story – the John Mayer concert was going on next door and when we were leaving the fair grounds everyone was asking us why. Apparently we look like John Mayer fans?
Until next time….


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How to Measure Speaker Impedance
Speaker impedance is a measure of a speaker's resistance to an alternating current. You might need to know this information when the speaker is not labeled but you want to hook it up to an amplifier or an unfamiliar sound system. If you do not know the speaker's resistance, you risk damaging it. This step-by-step guide provides a basic outline on how to measure a speaker's impedance.
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1Acquire a multimeter. A multimeter is a tool used for testing voltage, current and resistance. If possible, get a digital multimeter because they are often more accurate.
- Before using it to take measurements, turn on the multimeter to make sure it works. Turn it off and proceed.
2Connect the probes. The probes are the cables that come with the multimeter and are often colored red and black. Connect the red cable to the positive input and the black the negative input on the front of the unit.
3Turn the multimeter's dial to the "Ohms" setting to read resistance. There is usually a dial on the front that gives the user the option to switch between the different functions.
4Remove the speaker from its cabinet or open the back of the cabinet. If you're dealing with a loose speaker with no connections or speaker box, then there is nothing you need to do here.
5Locate the lead wires and terminals on the speaker.
- There are 2 wires that run from underneath the speaker; these are actually connected to the speaker cone itself. These lead wires are connected to a terminal.
- The terminal acts as conduction point that connects the amplifier to the speaker. There are usually 2 wires that connect to an input jack on the back of the speaker cabinet.
6Remove any wires connected to the terminal. Do not remove the wires connected to the cone. Only remove the 2 wires coming from the input jack.
- If you cannot remove the wires because they are soldered on, make sure the power source for the speakers is turned off. You cannot have power running to the speakers when trying to measure resistance.
7Get a resistance reading on the speaker.
- Look closely at the terminals and determine which is positive and which is negative. There is often a "+" and a "-" sign that signifies which is which.
- If there are not any markings, this technique will still work. With you multimeter set to resistance and your probes in hand, connect the red probe to the positive side and the black probe to the negative side.
8Determine the impedance.
9The vast majority of speakers are 4-ohm, 8-ohm and 16-ohm speakers. There should be a number on the multimeter screen that reads close to one of these numbers. For example, an 8-ohm speaker will read around 6.2 on the meter. This is completely normal.
10Four- and 16-ohm speakers will both show lower multimeter readings. However, the reading should still be close enough that you can use it when determining if you can safely hook the speaker up to an amplifier.
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Do awards shows for advertising have "for your consideration" ads for their ads?
While your brain ponders that Russian nesting doll of a question, let's take a look at the contenders for this year's Golden Trailer Awards, the top honor for those clips that make you say, "Man, I've got to see that."
The 15th annual competition doesn't honor the best movie, just the most alluring promo. And it has a somewhat dubious special award known as the "Golden Fleece," which honors the best trailer for the worst film.
The commercial for All Cheerleaders Die, featured above, is up in the "Trashiest" category.
Here is a sample of this year's other competitors:
Golden Fleece
After Earth – "Payoff Trailer", Columbia Pictures, Create Advertising Group
The Fifth Estate – "The Future", DreamWorks, In Sync Advertising
Homefront – "House", Open Road, Buddha Jones
OldBoy – "Mystery Redband Trailer", FilmDistrict, Ignition
Paranoia – "Trailer", Relativity Media, The Refinery AV
Best Action
Brick Mansions – "Clash", Relativity Media, Ignition
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – "Fear", Disney, Trailer Park
Edge of Tomorrow – "Believe Again", Warner Bros., Wild Card
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – "World Event", Lionsgate, Trailer Park
Star Trek Into Darkness – "Illusion", Paramount Pictures, TRANSIT
Best Animation/Family
Frozen – "Forces First Ped", Disney, Trailer Park
How To Train Your Dragon 2 – "Master", 20th Century Fox, Aspect Ratio
The Lego Movie – "The Special", Warner Bros., TRANSIT
Muppets: Most Wanted – "The Switch", Disney, Buddha Jones
Rio 2 – "Survive", 20th Century Fox, Wild Card
Best Comedy
22 Jump Street – "Redband Trailer", Columbia Pictures, Vibe Creative
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – Paramount Pictures, Industry Creative
Bad Words - "Red Band Trailer 1", Focus Features, Mark Woollen & Associates
A Million Ways To Die in the West – "Trailer 6 Red Band", Universal Pictures, Workshop Creative
Neighbors – "Trailer 4", Universal Pictures, Workshop Creative
Best Drama
American Hustle – "Trailer", Columbia, FotoKem-Creative
Lee Daniels' The Butler – "Trailer", The Weinstein Company, AV Squad
Lone Survivor – "Trailer 1", Universal Pictures, Wild Card
Rush – "Trailer 1", Universal, Mark Woollen & Associates
The Wolf of Wall Street – "Become", Paramount Pictures, Buddha Jones
Best Fantasy Adventure
300: Rise of an Empire – "Vengence", Warner Bros., Mob Scene
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – "Corruption Cutdown", Warner Bros., Trailer Park
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – "Trailer 2B", Lionsgate, CARVE
Maleficent – "Dream", Disney, Open Road Entertainment
Star Trek Into Darkness – "Destiny Trailer 3", Paramount Pictures, AV Squad
Best Horror
The Conjuring – "Case", Warner Bros., Buddha Jones
Deliver Us From Evil – Screen Gems, Seismic Productions
Oculous – "Past/Present", Relativity Media, mOcean
Open Grave – "Domestic", Tribeca Film, Picture Production Company
The Quiet Ones – Lionsgate, AV Squad
Best Romance
Before Midnight – "Domestic Trailer", Sony Pictures Classics, The Grossmyth Company
Enough Said – "Should I Stay", Fox Searchlight, Empire Design
The Fault in Our Stars – "A Good Life/Story", 20th Century Fox, Motive Creative
Her – "It's Real", Warner Bros., Motive Creative
Labor Day – "Three Days", Paramount Pictures, Acme Trailer Company
The Don LaFontane Award for Best Voice Over
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – "New Decade", Paramount Pictures, Trailer Park
Don Jon – "Trailer 1", Relativity Media, Mark Woollen & Associates
The Heat – "Can You Dig It?", 20th Century Fox, Big Picture
Knights of Badassdom – eOne Entertainment, AV Squad
Nebraska – "Trailer 1", Paramount Pictures, Mark Woollen & Assoctiates
Most Original Trailer
Don Jon – Relativity Media, Mark Woollen & Associtates
Gravity – "Detached", Warner Bros., mOcean
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – "Go/Cloud", 20th Century Fox, TRANSIT
This is the End – "April Fools Trailer", Columbia Pictures, Vibe Creative Inc.
Transcendence – "It's Me", Warner Bros., Buddha Jones
Best Summer 2014 Blockbuster Trailer
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – "Payoff Trailer", Sony Pictures, Create Advertising Group
Godzilla – "Ravaged/Event", Warner Bros., Trailer Park
Edge of Tomorrow – "Converge Trailer", Warner Bros., AV Squad
Transformers: Age of Extinction – "Teaser Trailer", Paramount Pictures, Industry Creative
X-Men: Days of Future Past – "Remember", 20th Century Fox, Mob Scene
Trashiest Trailer
All Cheerleaders Die – Moderncine, Wheelhouse Creative
Bad Milo! – Magnet Releasing, Jump Cut Creative
Buck Wild – Millennium Entertainment, Jump Cut Creative
Manborg – MPI, Zealot Productions Inc.
Nurse 3D – Lionsgate, AV Squad
For the full list of nominees, go to: www.goldentrailer.com


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To help raise money for Anna Angel, a mother who lost her five children and her boyfriend in a trailer fire last month, a benefit spaghetti dinner and concert is planned to kick off at noon Oct. 26.
The event will last until midnight and will feature 11 bands, a poker run, raffles and a bake sale. It's all set to take place at the Tiffin Eagles.
Catherine Boes, who has been organizing the event with the help of a few others, said she came up with the idea Sept. 16, the day after the tragic fire. Her mother, Pat Boes, is a co-worker of Angel's.
"It needed to be done," Catherine said. "I just couldn't imagine the situation."
All proceeds from the event are to go to Angel, who plans to purchase a home and set up a scholarship donation with the Tiffin Charitable Foundation, Pat Boes said.
"She wants to give back to other needy people through charity," Pat said.
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If you go
Admission for the concert is $5. Kids 12 and younger are free.
The spaghetti dinner, which starts at 4 p.m., is $8 for adults and $5 for kids.
Registration for the poker run begins at noon and all street-legal vehicles are welcome. It is $15 per person or $20 per couple.
Catherine said she expects at least 1,000 people throughout the day Oct.26, especially with the amount of talent expected to perform.
"We've got a heck of a line up here," she said.
Bands include the Mongrels, Cruise Control, Soul Pilot, Martin Koop, Brazin Bull, D & R, Mike Risner, Voodoo Nation, Joel Starkey, Mars and Backroads Band.
Catherine said Seneca County Agency of Transportation will be available for rides.
Pat, who has been in contact with Angel, said Angel is very appreciative for the community's efforts in raising money and providing donations.
"She's amazed at people that contribute that she doesn't even know," Pat said. "She's overwhelmed with how much people have done for her."
Pat said Angel, who has good days and bad days, is eager to return to work and is looking for a new home. Pat is helping her find the right one.
"She wants something in the country," she said. "That's our next project."
Pat said donations are still being made to the Anna Angel Fund at U.S. Bank, some from all over the world.
"I'm proud of my community and everybody that's come forward," she said.
Right now, Angel is in need of furniture, some appliances and kitchen gadgets, Pat said.
For more information on the Oct. 26 benefit, visit the Angel/Fresch/Huey Benefit event page on Facebook. Any business wanting to donate items for the raffle should contact Catherine at (419) 934-7399.


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Captopril - Nursing Interventions
Assess for skin rash, pruritus. Assist with ambulation. Monitor urinalysis for protein uria. Assess for anorexia secondary to altered taste perception. Monitor serum potassium levels in tissue on concurrent diuretic therapy
Clonidine - Nursing Interventions
Monitor bowel movement. If W/D clonidine, discontinue concurrent beta-blocker therapy several days before discontinuing clondine, slowly reduce clondine dosage over 2-4 days
Hydralazine Hydrochloride - Nursing Interventions
Monitor for H, palpations, tachycardia. Assess for peripheral edema of hands, feet. Monitor daily pattern of bowel activity and stool consistency.
Losartan - Nursing Interventions
Maintain hydration. Assess for evidence of URI, cough. Assist with ambulation if drowsiness. Monitor daily bowel movement, monitor B/P, pulse
Furosemide - Nursing Interventions
Monitor B/P, vitals, electrolytes, I&O, wt., note extent of diuresis. Watch for change from initial assessment. Hyponatrimia may result in confusion, thirst, cold/clammy skin
Hydrochlorothiazide - Nursing Interventions
monitor B/P, vitals, electrolytes, I&O, wt., note extent of diuresis. Watch for change from initial assessment. Be especially alert for potassium depletion in pts. Taking digoxin. Potassium supplements are frequently ordered. Check for constipation.
Mannitol - Nursing Interventions
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I'm in Reno tonight, far away from Handsome. And it wouldn't matter so much, except this is one of the rare weeks, happening right now, in which he has nearly 4 whole days off. FOUR WHOLE DAYS! And I'm 3 time zones away (which always throws me, but thats a story for another time!) This lack-of-work event (and yes, you can call the presses if you desire) theoretically happens once every 6 weeks. Reality, however, is closer to every 3-4 months.
Our schedules never match. Not really ever once, that I can remember. I tried to think back, thinking perhaps I was being dramatic about the whole thing, but really, I'm not. Okay, maybe a little dramatic, but for the most part, it seems that when I'm available, he's not; when he doesn't have work, I do; when I get a class cancelled and have free time, he's already committed to something else. This experience is frustrating, especially since I just like him so darn much!
My understanding is that making marriage work requires that two people spend an amount of time focused only on each other. I'm not sure what the right amount of time is. Do you? Different people probably require different amounts (like me: a lot, and him: enough). We're still trying to find it. I do know that the best shot I've got is to make the time we do spend together as wonderful as I can. Its not always my first instinct, when he's been away for 48+ hours and I've stored up loads of things to tell to/ask of him. But I'm learning, and will continue. He is, after all, my very favoritist subject!
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July 19, 1999
DUVALL--Starting the first week of July and lasting until September, youth day camps and adult week-long programs are being offered by the Wilderness Awareness School. The school, which began in 1983 in New Jersey and relocated to Duvall in 1995, strives to foster people's understandings of their native environment.
"Our youth camps focus on reconnecting kids back to the natural world," said Nate Summers, director of the summer day camp.
By teaching tracking, outdoor survival skills, wandering without getting lost, moving silently through the woods, and language of the birds, the Wilderness Awareness School teaches young people how to feel comfortable in the wilderness while preparing them to learn from their natural surroundings.
"The instructor to student ratio is great, with two instructors to every 8 to 10 students," Summers said. "Instructors are well-versed in the teachings of the natural world and all have experience teaching children."
There are four week-long programs for youth ages 7 to 13 offered in Carnation, Kirkland, Seattle, and Everett.
"All areas offer the student a beautiful and natural setting," he said.
The adult tracking programs begin in August and take place in Idaho at the largest unroaded wilderness area in the contiguous 48 states, where over 100 wolves have been re-introduced to the area.
"We train participants on how to track wolves in that environment," said Wolf Tracking Program instructor Pete Marshall. "Are they here? What are they doing? Where are they sleeping? What are they eating? Where are their core areas? These are the types of specific questions we want to answer."
The Mystery of Tracking, designed to teach the beginning student about tracker journaling and methods of collecting data in the field; Advanced Wolf Tracking, offered to the experienced tracker; and Seeing Through the Eyes of the Wolf, for those more interested in wolves than tracking, are all offered this summer.
For more information regarding these youth or adult programs, contact the Wilderness Awareness School office at 425-788-1301 or stop by their office in the bottom floor of the Whitfield Plaza building in downtown Duvall.


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"A man who knew I liked cats told me that his cat was too old, it cost him $400 in medical bills and that he didn't want it anymore," Berka Smock recalls. "I took pity on this old cat, took him home, renamed him Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and, well, the rest is history."
The "rest" refers to the more than 200 cats catered to and cared for by the Smocks, an elderly couple who converted their corner lot property in downtown Santa Barbara into a second-chance haven for cats that are too old, too sick, too injured or too neglected.
They've long since abandoned their restaurant business to champion abandoned cats. Together, they operate the 10th Life Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to stretching the lives of cats to beyond their legendary nine.
This is not a typical cat shelter. The Smocks welcome folks willing to sponsor a cat from a distance but don't press for donations or engage in elaborate fund-raisers. They don't actively seek adopters and would rather spend their life savings caring for aging, ailing cats than worry and wonder if an adopter would commit the time and money it takes to care for a cat with special needs.
A rare exception was made for Violetta Landek, of Manhattan, N.Y., who convinced the Smocks she and her husband, Charlie, could provide proper care for Jumper, now renamed Spunky. The cat likes to leap on shoulders with claws drawn. Since leaving 10th Life, Spunky travels by cat carrier with the Landeks all over New York City, including stops to the local bagel shop, Rockefeller Center and the Easter parade.
"College students [had] abandoned him, and he was starving when Berka found him," Landek says. "He's been our ambassador of goodwill. Sure, our T-shirts are full of holes, but we don't mind. Spunky is so full of love."
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Budget on his desk, Corbett has a lot to consider
HARRISBURG -- With lawmakers' rocky spring session bleeding deeper into summer, nobody knows what Gov. Tom Corbett will do with the no-new-taxes budget plan sitting on his desk.
He is being asked by his fellow Republicans to sign the bill they wrote and passed. Declare victory, they say. Your top-priority legislation to curb public pension benefits and costs can pass in the fall, they say.
"He's the governor, and we'll see what he does and we'll see if he listens," said Rep. Mike Vereb, R-Montgomery, a member of House Republican leadership.
The budget bill landed on Corbett's desk July 1, giving him 10 days to sign it, veto the entire thing or veto certain objectionable spending items before it becomes law on its own. For now, he isn't saying what he'll do.
But he has a lot to think about after a roller-coaster legislative session for his fellow Republicans who control the Legislature.
Corbett set the tone in mid-June by saying, in varying ways, that he would not sign the budget or consider a tax increase until lawmakers passed legislation to pare back public pension benefits and liberalize state liquor laws. Neither reached his desk.
"It was not for lack of trying by the House and Senate," said Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson.
The $29.1 billion spending plan now on Corbett's desk is a patchwork marvel.
There is the rosy 3.5 percent revenue growth projection.
There is $600 million in found cash.
And there is an additional $2 billion in one-time transfers from off-budget funds or one-time cash expectations that amount to the biggest use of stopgaps outside of the three years around the recession.
It even includes $400 million in delayed payments to health-care providers -- a maneuver that prompted Sen. Vincent Hughes, D-Philadelphia, to call it the "Wimpy budget" in a nod to the legendary moocher from the Popeye cartoon who was famous for saying, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."
Every single Democrat voted against the budget bill after advocating unsuccessfully for higher taxes on the booming natural gas industry and sales of tobacco products.
They warn that the Republicans' budget will leave the state's finances in an even bigger lurch in 2015.


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Else School Welcomes Grad Students
The Millsaps College Else School of Management welcomed a class of 49 new students for the Fall 2006 semester. Thirty-one of the new students are MBA students, while 17 are Master of Accountancy students. The MAcc students represent the largest entering class the program has ever seen. "It's a strong class, with a lot of varied experiences to offer the program," said Melissa Meacham, associate director of graduate admissions. The new students represent a number of institutions of higher learning, including Millsaps College, Tougaloo College, the University of Mississippi and Georgetown University. Undergraduate majors of the new class range from psychology to engineering to business. "We are very proud of our new graduate class," said Howard McMillan, dean of the Else School. "They are a talented group, and we look forward to their accomplishments."
Dr. Walter Neely discusses the Louis Wilson Fund with graduate finance students.
Join Us for a Homecoming Pre-Game Party!
Please bring your family and join the Else School's dean and faculty at a Homecoming 2006 pre-game party on Saturday, November 11, 2006, from 12 noon until 2:00 p.m. when the Majors kick off against Trinity University. Refreshments will be served. Look for the tent in the north end zone. "I'm looking forward to the Homecoming activities," said finance professor Walter Neely. "Catching up with alumni and friends is one of the highlights of the football season."
Else School Advisory Board Meets
The Else School of Management Advisory Board met on September 20, 2006, under the direction of its new chairman, George Pickett. "The Advisory Board is a group of business men and women who assist the dean and faculty of the Else School in a number of ways," according to Dean Howard McMillan. "They offer advice on keeping the curriculum relevant to the work place, help to place our students in meaningful internships or career paths, and are very active in our fundraising efforts. This group has been critical to our past successes, and I expect this will continue into the future."
Else School One of 282 Best Business Schools
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February 17, 2009 Australia's Telstra was tooting its horn last night at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with news its Telstra Next G network was declared the world's fastest national mobile broadband network by the Guinness World Records with speeds of 21Mbps.
At the event Telstra CEO, Sol Trujillo, unveiled the Turbo 21 modem, which is the world's first commercial 21Mbps peak rated mobile broadband modem and connects to the Telstra Next G network for speeds four times faster than those available from other Australian telecommunications companies. The 21Mbps speeds were achieved the thanks to HSPA+ technology, but the fine print reveals that actual speeds for users will be less than that. Customers using the Turbo 21 modem in enabled areas including all capital cities and selected regional areas will experience download speeds ranging from 550 Kbps to 8 Mbps – still not bad - and even faster speeds may be just around the corner. Telstra Networks and Services Group Managing Director, Mr Michael Rocca, saying, "Later this year, Australians will see peak network downlink speeds increase even further to 42 Mbps on parts of the Telstra Next G network."
The Telstra Mobile Broadband Turbo 21 modem will be available to some business customers from February 23, with availability to other businesses scheduled in the coming months with prices of AUD$499 (USD$323 at the time of publication) when purchased outright or for AUD$299 (USD$194 at the time of publication) when combined with a plan.
The BigPond Wireless Broadband 21 USB Mobile Card will be available to BigPond customers from mid April 2009 for AUD$399 (USD$258 at the time of publication) when purchased outright or for AUD$299 (USD$194 at the time of publication) when combined with a plan.
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Fernando Zialcita, Ph.D.
Fernando Nakpil-Zialcita has a M.A. in Philosophy from the Ateneo de Manila University, and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii. He teaches at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the Loyola Schools, Ateneo de Manila University and heads the Cultural Heritage Studies Program at the same. Though from Manila, much of his field research took place among farming communites in the Ilocos, Northern Luzon. Lately, however, he has shifted his focus to street research because of his interest in urban heritage and regeneration. Indeed he is active in groups advocating the preservation of built heritage. Though interested in the Hispanic World, he has also explored the world of Southeast Asia. He believes that cultural identity can be better understood when examined from various angles. He thus writes on the interface between the Southeast Asian and the Hispanic worlds in domains of Filipino culture such as traditional architecture, cookery and popular Christianity. Fernando Zialcita, Ph.D.
Cultural heritage and identity, urban regeneration, religion and politics, and encounters between Western and indigenous cultures in art
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- Authentic Though Not Exotic: Essays on Filipino Identity. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press.
- Quiapo Heart of Manila: Its Heritage and Transformation. Manila: Metropolitan Museum of Manila and The Cultural Heritage Studies Program, Ateneo de Manila University. Edited by Fernando N. Zialcita.
- Balangkas: Source Book for the Preservation of Built Heritage in the Philippines. With others. Manila: The National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
- "Is Southeast Asia a Jigsaw Puzzle or a Collage?" Globalization in Southeast Asia: Local, National and Transnational Perspectives. Edited by Shinji Yamashita and J.S.Eades. New York: Bergahn Books, 2003.
- Cuaresma. Edited by Gilda Cordero-Fernando and Fernando N. Zialcita. Text by Benjamin Basilidez Bautista, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Reynaldo Ileto, Nicanor G. Tiongson and Fernando N. Zialcita. Additional text and captions by Cora Alvina. Photographs by Noli Yamsuan. Makati: Bookmark, Inc. and Bungang Araw, 2000. (Awarded Outstanding Book in the Social Sciences in 2000 by the Manila Critics' Circle, September 1, 2001).
- "Self-Expression and Mutual Sympathy in Farming Villages." Old Ties and New Solidarities. Edited by Charles J-H. Macdonald and Guillermo Pesigan. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2000.
- Tropical Living: Contemporary Dream Houses in the Philippines. Main text by Elizabeth V. Reyes. Texts by Paulo Alcazaren and Fernando N. Zialcita. Photographs by Chester Ong. Singapore: Periplus, 2000.
- "Why Insist on an Asian Flavor?" Philippine Studies (Quezon City 2000), 48 (Fourth Quarter): 523-48.
- "Is Communitarianism Uniquely Asian?' Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Special Focus: Asian Ways: Asian Values Revisited. Guest edited by Raul Pertierra (Singapore 1999), 14 (2): 313-31.
- "Hero or Villain? Notes on the Philippine Elite in 1896-1898" Centennial Papers on the Katipunan and the Revolution. Edited by Bernardita Reyes Churchill and Francis A. Gealogo. Manila: Manila Studies Association, Inc. and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 1999. Pp. 14-30.
- "La Casa de Manila." Manila 1571-1898: Occidente en Oriente. (The Manila House, Manila 1571-1898, The Western Orient). Madrid: Ministerio de Fomento, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Instituto Español de Arquitectura, Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas, Centro de Estudios de Obras Públicas y Urbanismo, 1998.
- "Spirits, Water Problems and Household Needs in the Ilocos," Views of the Environment in Asian Countries: Their Relationship to Sustainable Development. Preface by Yoshio Gondo, introduction by Tetsuo Yamaori. Fukuoka: Asian-Pacific Center and the United Nations University, 1997. (commissioned by the Asian-Pacific Center and the United Nationas University).
- "An Island World," "Traditional Houses" Filipino Style. Photographs by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni and Tara Sosrowardoyo. Main texts by Rene Javellana, Elizabeth Reyes, Augusto Villalon and Fernando N. Zialcita. Singapore: Archipelago Press, 1997.
- "The Meanings of Community." Philippine Studies (Quezon City, 1996), vol. 44 (First Quarter): 3-39
- "Barriers and Bridges to a Democratic Culture." Democracy and Citizenship in Filipino Political Culture, vol. 1. Edited by Maria Serena Diokno, Quezon City: Third World Studies Center, University of the Philippines in cooperation with Social Sciences and Philosophy Research Foundation and United States Agency for International Development. Quezon City, 1997. (The paper was one of the two synthesizing papers that were commissioned to open the conference).
- People's Participation in Local Governance: Four Case Studies. Written by Fernando N. Zialcita, Letty Tumbaga, Ronald V. Amorado, and others. Quezon City: Ateneo Center for Social Policy and Public Affairs, 1995.
- Pamana (Legacy). A tele-drama for regular television on the theme of cultural identity and conservation in 19th and early 20th century Filipino houses. Starring: Joel Torre, Cherry Pie Picache, Allan Paule, Rolando Tinio and Perla Bautista. Script by Roy Iglesias. Directed by Ellen Ongkeko and Jose Cuaresma. Executive Producer: F. Zialcita for the National Commission on Culture and the Arts. 1995
- The Soul Book: An Introduction to Philippine Pagan Religion. with Francisco Demetrio, S.J. and Gilda Cordero-Fernando. Quezon City: GCF Books. 1991
- "The Wood-and-Stone House and Its Southeast Asian Cousins". Solidarity, Architecture and Development in Southeast Asia, (Manila, 1991) 131-132: 32-45.
- Philippine Ancestral Houses: 1810-1930. With Manuel I. Tinio, Jr. Quezon City: GCF Books. 1980


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An internal league memo dated September 5th was obtained by the SportsBusiness Journal this week, and details the league's plans to grow revenue. Those plans can accurately be described as extremely aggressive.
From the SportsBusiness Journal's Report (by way of ProHockey Talk):
The memo cites four touchstones as key to developing increased revenue for the NHL:
? Expansion of the league's core businesses: media, licensing and sponsorship.
? The NHL's big-event strategy, which in 2014 includes the Winter Classic and Heritage Classic and four additional outdoor games in major markets branded as the Coors Light Stadium Series: two games at Yankee Stadium and one each at Dodger Stadium and Soldier Field.
? An increased presence in Europe, with more regular-season NHL games overseas, the return of the World Cup of Hockey — which, in 1996 and 2004, featured eight top national teams in a tournament in August — and plans for a Champions Cup competition between top European and NHL clubs.
? Securing new Canadian media rights deals, which would begin in 2014-15.
In total the league is aiming for an additional $1 billion in national revenue.
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Packers safety Charles Woodson is expected to miss six weeks with a fractured collarbone.
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Charles Woodson has only missed three games since the 2005 season, but the
Packers' veteran safety will be out approximately six weeks due to a broken collarbone. Coach Mike McCarthy confirmed Woodson's injury during a Monday afternoon press conference.
This is the same collarbone that Woodson injured during Super Bowl XLV in 2011, though McCarthy said the injury this time is "not as severe" as the one suffered nearly 21 months ago when Green Bay beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to win the Lombardi Trophy.
"We were in a staff meeting today and that's when the news was delivered to me (about Woodson)," McCarthy said. "Just talking to Charles this morning, he was a little nervous about it last night."
With less than three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of the Packers' Week 7 win in St. Louis, Woodson dove for an interception attempt near the sideline on a pass that Rams quarterback Sam Bradford completed to Brandon Gibson. Woodson stayed in for the next play, which was an unsuccessful fourth-down attempt, but defensive coordinator Dom Capers could tell that something was wrong.
"You saw him protecting his one shoulder," Capers said of Woodson. "He kind of hit him with one shoulder and kind of walked away. So you could tell that he hurt his shoulder on that play. But I went to him in the locker room after the game and he wasn't sure. He definitely said it was when he dove to make the interception."
It's possible that Woodson could return in early December when four of the Packers' final five regular-season games are against division opponents.
"That's the plan," McCarthy said. "That's the hope. We're going to give him that opportunity (to return this season), that's for sure."
Woodson, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and the 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, has 1.5 sacks and one interception through seven games this season. Though Woodson's statistical production isn't what it once was, the 36-year-old is still the vocal and emotional leader of Green Bay's defense.
"There will have to be some other guys pick up the leadership role," Capers said. "Obviously, Charles is a leader. He's been a very productive guy on the field and that's the way you develop into a leader. I think there's an awful lot of respect for him. Now we've got to have some other guys step up and produce."
One of the players whose responsibility level will increase drastically now in the secondary is Morgan Burnett, who starts alongside Woodson at safety.
"It's real tough (to lose Woodson)," Burnett said. "That's one of our leaders right there. A lot of guys look up to him. Now we just wish him a speedy recovery knowing that he's going to work hard and do what he has to do to get back on the field."
Since signing with the Packers in 2006, Woodson has been practically injury-free. Now in his seventh season in Green Bay, Woodson missed one game due to a toe injury in 2007, and that's it. He sat out one additional game in 2007 to rest for the playoffs and did the same thing in 2011 in Week 17.
"He's been doing this long enough that he knows his body and he's kept himself in tremendous condition or he wouldn't be playing at his age right now and be able to play at the level he's played," Capers said. "I think that he'll do all the rehab things and we'll just have to wait and see what our medical people say in terms of how fast he will be back.
"He's a guy that I wouldn't put anything past him in terms of being able to come back."
This is the latest in a slew of recent injuries on Green Bay's roster. Two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Greg Jennings has missed four games already this season due to a groin injury. The Packers' leading tackler in 2011, inside linebacker Desmond Bishop was placed on injured reserve in preseason. Bishop's backup, D.J. Smith, was also placed on injured reserve this week. Pro Bowl nose tackle B.J. Raji has missed the past two games with an ankle injury, while first-round pick outside linebacker Nick Perry and starting cornerback Sam Shields both missed Sunday's win in St. Louis.
"This has been a hard couple of weeks for us," McCarthy said. "We've lost players to season-ending injuries, obviously Charles' injury is significant. But our younger players are prepared."
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The "Off the Skin" art walk will feature the work of local tattoo artists who practice their crafts on canvas, board, paper and other surfaces. There will be free art demonstrations by local artists, a fashion show, photo shoots and gourmet food trucks.
Businesses along Main Street will showcase art exhibits, and residents will be able to enter a raffle for one of two sets of free tickets for the 2012 Warped Tour, which is held from June 16 to Aug. 5.
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Thank you for posting this. Much appreciated, I'll probably bag a few of these with any money I have left over after christmas.
I don't even live in Europe, but I just wanted to pass on the word of these games. Most of them don't really look fun, but there are a few you might buy.
Thank you for posting this. Much appreciated, I'll probably bag a few of these with any money I have left over after christmas.
A bit of a hijack
But sainsbury were doing 20% off all CD/DVDs and GAMES
I just bought olympics was £27-97
Paid £23-97
finishes today tho.
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Carnival. Rapala tournament fishing.Endless ocean (not really a game). Mario galaxy. Olympics. Links crossbow training. Super paper Mario. Playground. Winter sports 2008
V.C. Mario Kart 64. Super Mario 64. Legend of Zelda
again a bit of a hijack but GAMESTATION are doing a different "christmas offer" each day in december.
check out their website for details http://www.gamestation.co.uk/images/category/24-7.asp
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As part of dinner club, I finally got to check out Bistro des Artistes in Subiaco. I was looking forward to trying it out after having such a great experience at Loose Box (Bistro des Artistes is co-owned by the owner of Loose Box Alain Fabregues). It was a great Dinner Club night with friends but I must say for me personally the food wasn't as tasty as I excepted. There were mixed opinion about the food all round but it was still a great night out. The restaurant was very homely and had quite a French decor. We went on a Thursday night so the Restaurant was pretty quiet, our group of 10 was the largest and probably the noisiest there. We all decided to have the three course meal for the night and there around 3 to 4 options for each course.
Entree: prosciutto wrapped lobster tail in a risotto sauce. It was probably my favourite dish of all three courses. It had the right balance of flavours & the lobster was cooked well. The risotto sauce made for a great dipping sauce for the bread provided for the table.
We ended the night with tea and coffee, and I opted for some peppermint tea to finish off a pleasant night out with friends. For me Bistro des Artistes was a bit of a hit and miss, but the overall service & ambiance was pleasant. I won't be coming back for dinner anytime soon given the quality of the food and the price ($75 per head) but I wouldn't mind checking out the breakfast or lunch menu


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And while the storm didn't quite destroy his milk and cookies, he's well aware of the horrors some of his friends and neighbors faced, even well after the whipping winds and driving rain subsided.
That's why Peter Williams and friends decided this year's Santa Pub Crawl in Morristown, which is expected to draw more than 1,200 revelers dressed in white beards and red suits Dec. 22, will benefit those affected by the storm.
Last year, the crawl drew about 1,000 Kris Kringle lookalikes. It's grown exponentially since its inception seven years ago, said Williams, one of the event's lead organizers who signs his emails "Santa" around this time of year.
"It is really fun to see just how many people show up now," Williams said. "In recent years it has been amazing to see the sea of velvet and faux fur that takes over the town."
Williams and his friends, Adam Frey and Steve Braybrook, were among a small group who started the tradition.
There was just a handful of them walking from bar to bar, shouting "ho, ho, ho," but "the little kids were awestruck seeing six Santas walking down the street together. Right away we knew were were going to have a blast," Frey said.
While donating isn't mandatory, participants in this year's crawl are asked to give at least $5, which will go toward the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, Williams said. Those who donate will also be entered into a raffle for an iPod Touch.
Frey said he's looking forward to the "mini-traditions wrapped into the crawl." He said his favorite part is when revelers visit The Office on South Street and belt "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" from the top of their lungs.
"You can look down below and there is a sea of Santas and Mrs. Clauses looking back at you and singing along," Frey said. "It's a great feeling."
But Frey knows it'll be an even better feeling giving to those who lost a lot in the storm. He said he was lucky to be on vacation with his wife in Hawaii during Sandy, but he knew plenty of people who faced serious damage, including a friend down the shore who returned to not just see her home had been torn up, but looted.
"We are very happy to be able to use the popularity of the crawl to help Hurricane Sandy victims this year," Williams said.
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Non profit organizations say they're still struggling with the economy, but enjoying a jump in investment returns.
Two reports were released Thursday by the Connecticut-based Commonfund Institute. The first study, entitled 2010 Commonfund Benchmarks Study of Foundations, shows private and community foundations and charities saw investments improve 21 percent on average in 2009. In 2008, the groups saw investments plummet by 26 percent.
The study was based on a survey of 130 private foundations and 43 community foundations with assets totaling $103.7 billion.
Another study, the 2010 Commonfund Benchmarks Study of Operating Charities, referenced 66 cultural, religious, and social service institutions to report an average net return of 21.5 percent, rebounding from -25.8 percent in 2008.
While 2009 saw the highest returns for foundations and operating charities in the eight and six years the studies have been conducted, respectively, the average three- and five-year returns for foundations were -1.1 percent and 3.6 percent for foundations and -0.7 percent and 4.0 percent for operating charities.
The recent economic crisis caused the nation's more than 75,000 grantmaking foundations to cut their 2009 giving by an estimated 8.4 percent -- by far the largest decline ever tracked by The Foundation Center. Grant dollars fell from $46.8 billion to $42.9 billion.
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Dozens of people in Albuquerque took an icy dip for a good cause on New Year's Day.
It was a frigid lap across the pool at Riverpoint Sports and Wellness for its annual 'Polar Plunge.' Plungers made a $20 donation to dip into the cold water.
The donations will benefit Second Chance Animal Rescue.
"This is my first year doing this, but I think the guy from Scotland has a bit of an advantage. We're used to the cold water," swimmer Kenny Black said.