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Yes… Triangle Thingies.. that's what they are called. What do they do? Well, if you are like me and want to have an enjoyable time when you get into camp you find ways to stream line your set up and take down. No knots, no instructions, no fuss.. no muss. If you look at my set up you will find that it is easy up and easy down. The Triangle Thingie is a simple add on to the hammock that allows for quick set up and take down and the ability to have your underquilt hung in the same place every time without any adjustments. This ensures a great nights sleep and getting it ready to hang super fast.
The Triangle Thingies are from a company in Idaho, a cottage industry owned an operated by outdoors folks that love to get out in the woods and hang and fish. You can check out their site here. The Triangle Thingies weigh in a 1 1/4 oz a pair and come in four colors.
Here is a quick video on how I installed the Triangle Thingies on my Warbonnet XLC hammock.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.Have a Great Scouting Day!
Triangle Thingies
Yes… Triangle Thingies.. that's what they are called. What do they do? Well, if you are like me and want to have an enjoyable time when you get into camp you find ways to stream line your set up and take down. No knots, no instructions, no fuss.. no muss. If you look at my set up you will find that it is easy up and easy down. The Triangle Thingie is a simple add on to the hammock that allows for quick set up and take down and the ability to have your underquilt hung in the same place every time without any adjustments. This ensures a great nights sleep and getting it ready to hang super fast.
Gear Tweekin'
Today we took advantage of a nice sunny day to get some gear tweekin' in. Part of our addiction to camping gear is first recognizing that I have this addiction and second that I need to get out and play with it. So Greg, Scott, Wade (all Assistant Scoutmasters in my Troop) and I got together today to set up our hammocks and tarps and do some modifications, improvements, and just plain getting out and having fun.
I have been wanting to change out my suspension system on the Blackbird. Why? Well, to be honest why not… Actually I have been wanting to have a system that I can pack up all the gear while under the tarp when its inclement weather. I initially bought the Speed hook system from Dutchwaregear.com. I love the Dutchware and have a lot of it on my set up. The Speed Hook system was a light quick option for set up and take down and look real cool too.
Dutch recalled them after a few months and more testing. I don't really understand the reasoning other than he stated that there was a failure found after many hangs. This means you will end up on the ground. That was enough for me to swap them out. While it may never happen, I did not want to out on the trail with no options if they did break. So I ordered a new Whoopie Sling set up from Dutch. This includes new straps, Dutch Clips, Whoopie Slings, Dutch Biners, and Dutch Buckles. It is a super quick set up and strong. All the while being light in weight.
For the tarp all I really wanted to get done was change out all the line. I swapped out the Zing it line on the tie outs with MSR Reflective line and CamRing™ Cord Tensioners. I was not sold on the tensioners when I looked at them in the store, but once I got them on the tarp and played with them… yep.. they are a good fit.
I love playing with the gear, it is a great way for us to get out and mess around, have fun together, and get ready for camping.
Here is a little walk around video of the work we did today.
If you have any questions about it.. let me know.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Hammock Basics
I have received a bunch of emails recently asking about this "Hammock Thing" basically wondering why I hammock camp and what does it really involve.
Last summer I shot a video that answered some of those questions, so I thought I would drop it here on the blog from my YouTube channel.
The basics, kind of an extension of the post I did the other day on the Big 3. The hammock set up takes care of two of the three, the shelter and the sleep system. The third element would be my Pack, the hammock set up saves a lot of weight and space in my pack.
I have to be honest with you. One of the main reasons I love the hammock camping set up is all the tweaking and playing around with the set up. I suppose you don't have to mess around with it. The system is great out of the box, but it is so fun to try new things and learn more about the system.
For example, I am currently trying out different ways to do a "Pole Mod" on my tarp, This is will be an alternate way of using the pull outs on the sides of my Warbonnet Super Fly Tarp. I will keep you posted on how that goes. I just got the poles yesterday, now it's time to fiddle with it and try different techniques and set ups. I'll let you know how it ends up.
So check out this video, let me know what you think and please feel free to ask all the questions you would like. I love to talk about hammocks and hammock camping.
I hope this video showed you a little about hammock camping and the hammock set up. If you are interested, let me know. If you already hammock camp, let me know that too.
Leave a comment, I love to know what you think.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Going Camping
Heading out into the woods this weekend with the Troop. New Scout Patrol will be stepping off on the Trail to First Class, but not until after a fun morning on the range shooting Shot Guns. Then the older guys will get to shoot all afternoon, but not until they develop some leadership skills in camp. Modeling the Expected Behavior will be their theme for the weekend.
Weather calls for sun tomorrow.. we hope for the best.
So, I will let you all know how it goes on Sunday!
What are you up to this weekend?
Please share!
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5 Reason's I Hammock Camp
This last weekend I got to hang out with some great Scouters at our Lodge's Rendezvous. A few years back a few of the guys became interested in my hammock set up, which I use every camp out. Slowly the interest became more hammock campers. This year there were about 5 or 6 hammock set ups that I knew of and it seems that the interest is growing more and more each year.
We got to talking about our hammock set ups and as we discussed this fantastic way of camping there were a few people who had lots of questions. We all had our tips, tricks, and way we do it, but most of it was common.
Some one asked why? Why hammock camp, after all, what's wrong with tents? So it got me to thinking about why I hammock camp.
Here are the top 5 reason's I am a hammock camper.
1. Comfort. In a hammock I wake up rested and no sore body parts. When you are laying in the hammock you have no pressure points. Hips, Shoulders, and Back are all suspended in nylon. Without the pressure points I find I don't toss and turn and wake up well rested.
Using the under quilt and top quilt is warm and comfortable and easy to get in and out of. Nylon and Down wrap around me and I feel snug as a bug when I am sleeping.
2. Easy set up and take down. I like how easy it is to set up my system. The tarp goes up quick and my hammock is just a matter of two straps and buckles. I can set up in a driving rain and keep everything dry. The same goes for take down. I can stand up under the tarp and pack my gear, take down the hammock and keep everything clean and dry. Because all of the components of my system are in stuff sacks, everything is easy to unpack and pack.
3. Leave No Trace. I am a big fan of leave no trace methods and work to practice them no matter when and where I camp. Hammocks can be set up places where tents cannot comfortably go, as long as there are trees. Because I am hanging above the ground I am not leaving the impact that a tent does on the ground, nor am I restricted to tent platforms or designated tent sites. Since I am not on the ground, I do not need to clear the area of rocks twigs and other debris that show I was there. Tree straps are tree friendly. They do not damage the trees and the weight is distributed so as not to hurt the trees. If there is a concern about softer bark, I use the Philmont method of wrapping rope for bear bags in the I insert twigs around the straps to reduce the impact if there would be some.
Because most, not all, but most hammock campers practice light weight backpacking practices, I am reducing my foot print in gear and how I camp and think about LNT all the time.
4. The Gear. The nature of hammock gear is light and small. Everything from the hammock to the tarp fits in small sacks and does not take up a lot of space in my pack. The quilts are light and compress real small. I never will be an Ultra light backpacker. It's just not something that I am willing to dedicate too much thought and energy to doing, but I am dedicated to being a light weight backpacker and the hammock set up really allows for that. Along with the hammock, tarp, and quilts, hammock campers typically look at lighter solutions to camping. Stoves, cook kits, and the other items that fill the pack are looked at carefully for its functionality, purpose, and size and weight. Becoming a hammock camper got me into tinkering with gear and finding the "perfect solution" for my backpack. This has been super fun for me.
5. Hang anywhere. I have found that I can hang pretty much anywhere. I have hung my hammock inside of shelters, off of rocks, and of course between tress. There never seems to be a place that I can not hang my hammock (except at Philmont). I do not have to be uncomfortable camping in the hammock. I noticed that as I started getting older that I started having a harder time sleeping on the ground. Even on a cot at the National Jamboree I tossed and turned. The weather, the temperatures, and the terrain are no longer obstacles in camping. I can hang anywhere in my hammock set up.
Well there are 5 reason's that I love hammock camping. I am sure that I could list a few more, but it really comes down to comfort and fun. I always encourage our Scouts to try new things and when they find that they like it, it adds to the adventure of Scouting.
I can say this… once you go to the hammock, it is hard to go back to the ground. But Hike your Own Hike and do what you like. I am a hammock guy and love it.
Have any questions feel free to ask, leave a comment.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
What's in your Backpack?
I was bouncing around on some of the blogs and found a cool post on a blog that I follow. The subject was something that I think we all do or have, but give little or no thought to… What do you keep in your pack, or items that never leave your pack. I read her list and then some of the comments and it got me to thinking and actually running out to my pack to see what I never take out.
I assumed at the outset that this list was to be that stuff that NEVER comes out of my pack.. so for me that would be those items that I take no matter what kind of camping I am doing, no matter where I am going, or no matter how long or far I am venturing in the woods.
The other component to this discussion is who I am camping with. Scouts or just friends and family.
So I want to know what those items are in your pack. Here is my list of items that just never come out of the pack.
1. First Aid kit. I check it annually when we show the new Scouts some of the things that they should consider when making their own kits. But it never comes out of my pack and is always loaded in the right hip belt.
2. Poop kit. This kit consists of bags, toilet paper, Wet One singles. Pretty sure that's self explanatory.
3. Ditty bag of fire starting materials. A couple cotton balls covered in Vaseline, a few Wet Fire cubes, a Light My Fire fire steel, and a few sticks of Fat wood and a lighter.
4. Zip lock bag with one extra wool socks.
5. Ditty bag with about 50 feet of line and a compass, Micro pure tablets.
6. UCO Candle Lantern
7. Headlamp and 2 extra batteries.
8. Clothing bag with synthetic long sleeve top, Poly long bottoms, beenie hat, light gloves.
9. Hammock (Warbonnet Blackbird) and Tarp (Warbonnet Super Fly)
10. Water Filter
I remove my tarp and hang it dry for a day or so then it goes right back in.
I always keep my Top quilt and Under quilt hanging till I need them.
Clothing is decided in planning for the trip.
Food bag is clipped to backpack till I load it. Water Bladders are in food bag till they are filled.
Cook kit is loaded on outside of pack and I decide how much fuel etc when I meal plan.
I wear my knife (Light My Fire Mora).
So that's the basics.. What never leaves your Pack?
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Saturday Quick Tip
Today we are talking about controlling your guy lines. Whether you are a tent camper or sleep under a tarp you will have lines to control.
I hate it when lines are tangled and become a mess. This simple way of controlling your lines is a perfect fix. You can do this with gloves too which makes this a great way to get packed in the winter also.
As long as you can make a figure 8 with your fingers and know how to make a slippery half hitch.. you are good to go.
This tip will make your packing easier and when you get home to dry things out you will not have a mess of tangled lines everywhere.
If you have a tip or a skill that you would like to see drop me a note.
Thanks for coming to the blog.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
My Cook Kit
The other day some discussion on Google + about cook kits got a few us talking. I thought it was time to show what I am currently using. I know that I tinker a lot with gear, but this cook kit seems to be the go to kit and really the only thing that changes out is the Imusa mug and Snow peak 700. They are interchangeable in my cook kit.
I am curious about your cook kit, let me know in the comments section.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Mountain Hardwear Bandito Gloves
I recently talked about my gloves and layering system for keeping my hands warm.
Here is a closer look and review at the Mountain Hardwear Bandito finger-less gloves that I wear.
The Stats:
The body of the gloves are made of Deflection ™ Soft shell which is 100% Polyester.
The mitt portion of the glove is made from windblock and stretch materials pulls over fingers for added warmth.
The Palm is Synthetic leather, although it feels like fleece, very comfortable.
Weight: 3.6 oz or 103 g
They are windproof and breathable.
These gloves are Unisex and it is important to try of for accurate fit and sizing.
The Bandito glove is marked as a "Climbing glove", but I find them great for backpacking, especially while hiking and doing camp chores.
The Mountain Hardwear Bandito glove retails for $45.
Was this review helpful? Let me know what you wear. Leave a comment and share.
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We have a Winner!
I am back from an awesome weekend out with the Cascade Hangers for our annual winter Hammock Hang. I'll have a video up on that soon. It was a great weekend of fun and hanging (no pun intended) with some really neat people. Most of my friends would label this a "non Scouting event" and it certainly was a camp out that was not under the banner of Scouting, but the skills, the attitude, and the fun was all the same. I have said it before, I am a Scouter all the time, so just because I am not camping with Scouts, does not mean that I forget about leave no trace or allow my gear to become a yard sale. I am still helpful and friendly and all of that food stuff. In fact, the knowledge of myself being a part of Scouting and the people knowing that I am in Scouting lent itself to a lot of questions on certain skills and techniques. Most of the people were impressed at how much we camp and what we do. Always telling the story of Scouting.
There were lessons learned and I will share them with you in an upcoming post.. but right now…
But first, I want to thank all of the new subscribers/followers for jumping on this adventure. I appreciate you. I would like to thank everyone for leaving comments. It is nice to see how the Scoutmaster minute blog is helping you.
So.. here is your winner…
Sorry about the video.. filmed on my phone…
CONGRATULATIONS Gene ORourke!!!.. Thanks for stumbling in on the blog. I hope you enjoy the stove. Send us a note (Email to email@example.com) showing us how you are using the stove!
Thanks again to everyone that helped make this give away a big success, especially Warren at Blood River Stoves for the contribution.
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A reporter recently told me that the word "landscaping" appeals more to people today than "gardening" because it sounds like less work. I doubt that was on author Dave Tylka's mind when he wrote the book "Native Landscaping for Wildlife and People" in 2002. But judging by the great new information on taking care of native plants, and the addition of more easily found natives on the list of gardeners' choices, it looks like this newly revised book from the Missouri Department of Conservation definitely has "easier" in mind.
Of course, nature doesn't always respond in picture-perfect ways. The purple coneflowers I planted at the front of my garden are tall and flopping over, not standing perfectly like the ones on the book cover. I love those charts, though, that include tips on how each plant helps wildlife, what's special about it, what sun/soil conditions it needs. It's not as easy as putting plastic flowers around the yard (something a friend's neighbor did), but planting perennials once that last for years of blooms isn't as tough as adding new annuals each year. (If you want to see more information on particular native plants, you can also go to our Grow Native! website.)
The subtitle of the book is "How to use native Midwestern plants to beautify your property and benefit wildlife." The 182 colorful pages help you do just that for $18 (plus sales tax and shipping where applicable). The books are available online, at our nature centers or by phone toll free at 877-521-8632.
One last note. After hearing about the distinction between "landscaping" and "gardening," I'm curious what you think. Does one word appeal more than the other? Is it because it suggests more work or something else?

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So why don't we have better security at train stations and along our railroads?
The question arises as papers found at Osama bin Laden's Pakistani compound revealed an al-Qaida plot to derail a U.S. passenger train.
As a recent story in The Wall Street Journal noted, passengers riding Amtrak face little or no screening of the kind practiced at airports. "And once out of the station, every mile of track is exposed," the story continued.
Despite such vulnerability, the Transportation Security Administration spends $1 on surface transportation security for every $50 spent on aviation security, the Journal reported. Safeguarding rails and roads is shared by federal, state and local authorities, while airline security is a strictly federal operation.
Railroads and subways have been frequent terrorist targets — witness Madrid (2004), London (2005), Mumbai (2006) and Moscow (2010). Since 9/11, there have been 1,738 attacks on trains, subways and buses around the world, killing 3,749 people, according to the Mineta Transportation Institute in San Jose, Calif.
With the threat level rising in the aftermath of bin Laden's death, rail security deserves a hard look.


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WELCOME TO Kimo's Vegas ... The Player's Edge!
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THE SHOW that changed the face and box offices of Las Vegas shows, Mystère, is celebrating 15 years at Treasure Island. To date, more than 9 million people have seen the show that Steve Wynn signed to a long-term deal in 1993. He built a theater for Cirque du Soleil, and its first performance was on Christmas Day of the same year.
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HONOLULU - Hawaiian Canoe Club owes its decade and a half of dominance at the state championships to a long list of families that have supported the program over the years.
Thanks to all of them, the club won its 12th Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association title in the last 16 years Saturday at Keehi Lagoon.
One ohana in particular has been instrumental to Hawaiian's dynasty - the Luuwai family.
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Hawaiian Canoe Club keiki coach Paul Luuwai hugs his daughter, Hiilei, after the girls 14 crew for which she steered took first place during Saturday's Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association championship regatta at Keehi Lagoon.
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Hiilei Luuwai
Kaulu Luuwai
Kawai Luuwai
Mogul Luuwai
The Kahana Canoe Club women's novice 50 crew celebrates on the way back to shore after taking gold.
The Maui News / CHRIS SUGIDONO photo
"I think they are a critical piece of our success," said HCC coach Diane Ho.
Over the past six years, the family has captured 13 state gold medals and more than 30 total medals. Saturday, the youth group of Kawai, Hiilei, Kaulu and Mogul Luuwai combined for two golds and five total medals.
"I'm just really proud of them and how they've progressed," said coach, father and uncle Paul Luuwai. "They've become very good steersman and leaders in the club."
The Luuwai family's HCRA paddling heritage began with three brothers - Paul, Kalehua and Kalei, from youngest to oldest. While all showed a passion for the sport, Paul became a lifelong student, and has been coaching youth paddlers with HCC for the past 34 years.
As their children grew, Paul took them under his wing and paddled with them every summer.
"My brother's always taking them places all over the world," Kalei Luuwai said of his children Mogul, Kaulu and Kawai. "They've gone to Tahiti, New Zealand, Canada. I mean, my kids have a passport. I don't even have a passport."
Paul Luuwai's daughter, Hiilei, 14, is the youngest of the group and said they all have been paddling ever since they can remember, with her starting at the age of 7.
"It's in our blood," she said. "We all love it and it brings us together."
Kaulu Luuwai is 18, while Mogul is 17.
"Life without paddling, I think I would feel kind of lost," Mogul Luuwai said.
All of the children have been raised through HCC and have attended Seabury Hall. Paul Luuwai has been coaching at the school for the past five years and will return this fall with his daughter and a nephew, Kawai.
"He's the only coach I've ever had and I'm really lucky to paddle under him in club, as well as for the high school season," Kaulu Luuwai said of her uncle. "It's good having family around because we all share the same sort of values and love for paddling."
The family name brings expectations.
"Being the coach's daughter, he expects me to do everything - but he loves me," Hiilei Luuwai said. "My cousins, they're my paddling models and I want to be like my cousin Kaulu when I grow up because she's so strong."
Kawai Luuwai, 15, said his older siblings are constantly pushing him at practice and that nearly every conversation they have ends up on paddling.
"People expect me to be like them so I have some big shoes to fill," he said.
Kalei Luuwai said Paul drives the youths to succeed.
"There's probably a hundred of them," he said. "Kawai was so disappointed on Saturday with his two third-place medals. He was devastated because he was not used to losing."
The young paddlers are hoping to add to their accolades later this month at the Va'a World Sprint Championships in Rio de Janeiro. For the first time, all four of the children will be competing at the event - in 2012, Mogul and Kaulu Luuwai combined for five gold medals.
"I'm really happy they took up paddling and made that their sport," Paul Luuwai said. "They really help make my job easier."
Paul Luuwai also knows that no single ohana makes a club.
"We're just one of the many families in this big club and it's just really beautiful to see our kids grow up and be nurtured by the older members," he said. "You know, it's one team, one dream, one family."
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GRAND RAPIDS — John Varineau is no communist, but when he first saw a seminal propaganda film, the associate conductor of the Grand Rapids Symphony nearly changed his mind.
Grand Rapids Symphony
When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; pre-concert talk at 7 p.m.
Where: DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Ave. NW
Tickets: $18-$90, DeVos Place box office, Ticketmaster outlets, 800-982-2787, ticketmaster.com
The film was Sergei Eisenstein's "The Battleship Potemkin."
"It was like, 'Sign me up for the revolution,'" Varineau recalled. "It was beyond powerful for me."
The Grand Rapids Symphony will screen Eisenstein's 1925 silent film on Friday and Saturday as part of its Classical Series in DeVos Performance Hall.
The film, created and directed by Eisenstein, is the Soviet Union's version of a historic revolt by sailors in the czarist Russian navy in 1905, prior to the communist revolution and overthrow of Nicholas II in 1917.
The black-and-white film depicts the mutinous crew of Potemkin, anchored in the Crimean port of Odessa, protesting against their rations of maggot-infested food, the ship's officers reacting violently against the mutineers, an immense public show of support for the mutineers and the people of the city showering them with food and friendship.
The natives of Crimea, in turn, are shown being slaughtered without mercy in a sudden attack by Czarist troops as Imperial Navy battleships race to Odessa to retake the Potemkin from its mutineers.
The film is regarded as a masterpiece of propaganda.
"I'm not trying to make communists of people in Grand Rapids," Varineau said. "But it's tremendously powerful."
The 70-minute performance on the second half of the program will be accompanied by live music by composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who flourished in the mid-20th century in the Soviet Union, alternatively in favor and out of favor with the authorities.
"I think this will enable a lot of people to talk about how music does affect us," Varineau said. "People will not walk away from our performance indifferent."
The events depicted in the film was based on actual events that led to the 1917 October Revolution. Eisenstein's film was created with support from the Leninist regime to inspire worldwide revolution.
The film was banned in non-communist countries through much of the 20th century. In the United States, in Pennsylvania, it was banned as a potential "manual to mutiny" for the Pennsylvania coal miners working under oppressive conditions.
Under Lenin's successor, Joseph Stalin, it was suppressed where it was created, and all prints of the film in the country were destroyed during World War II.
Shostakovich didn't write music for "The Battleship Potemkin." His work was adapted for the performance after the composer's death in 1975.
Historians and musicologists debate to what extent Shostakovich was a half-hearted supporter or a subtle subversive of the Soviet state.
Varineau, who teaches part-time in the Calvin College music department, will be a guest speaker on Thursday for the January Series of Calvin College.
His topic, "The Uses, Misuses and Abuses of Music," will discuss the use of music from Shostakovich's Fifth, Eighth and Tenth Symphonies as the soundtrack for Eisenstein's pro-Soviet film.
"Is it right to be using this music which is, to me, obviously anti-Soviet, with a piece of film, which is obviously a propaganda film?" Varineau asked. "Once you create a piece of artwork and put it out there, it's out of your hands."
The concerts will open with music from three other 20th century Soviet composers, including selections from Aram Khachaturian's ballet "Gayane" and from Reinhold Gliere's ballet "The Red Poppy."
"This is what the Soviet authorities really wanted to hear," Varineau said. "And the second half is what they got."
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a. Calculate the theoretical body current flow (in amperes and milliamperes) of an electric shock victim who comes in contact with a 120-V energy source. Assume a total resistance of 15,000 Ω (skin, body, and ground contacts).
b. What effect, if any, would this amount of current likely have on the body?


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Luis Leal, 22, was working as a clerk at Aliís Mart along U.S. Highway 80 in Terrell when he was killed by Charles Everett Brownlow Jr.. The suspect apparently did not know him, so itís unclear what led to that shooting. Brownlow killed five people before being captured by police. Facebook photo
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A nerd who is of African American decent. A BLack-nERD.
Turk: "My cousins a blerd"
Carla: !?!?!
Turk: A black nerd.
Carla: !?!?!
Turk: A black nerd.
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A combination of the words 'Black' and 'Nerd'. In essence a black nerd. First used in this context by Dr. Turk on the TV show Scrubs.
"I spent all weekend talking to my cousin who just so happens to be the world's biggest 'blerd'. {pause} That's a black nerd."
SkumChiken tarafından 8 Aralık 2006, Cuma
a black nerd; a nerd who is African-American
"My friend Darrell is the world's biggest blerd."
Ryan Meier tarafından 8 Aralık 2006, Cuma
A Black nerd. See also nerd
Jack: Hey, Mike stayed up all night playing World of Warcraft
James: Yeah, he is such a blerd
James: Yeah, he is such a blerd
Toby G tarafından 14 Aralık 2007, Cuma
A black nerd.
The blerd on the 3rd floor fixed my computer!
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A Black Nerd
I was watching sporscenter and Bruce Bowen is a total blerd.
Mike Tourtellott tarafından 1 Haziran 2010, Salı
the combination of the words band and nerd. a band nerd. usually highschool kids who are good band students and fit the nerd attire.
joe: "hey the band is going on another trip."
john: "damn! those blerds are always going on trips!"
john: "damn! those blerds are always going on trips!"
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Meso Laws
Asbestos, a normally occurring fibrous material, was a popular material utilized in the construction market in between the 1950s and 1990s. Its extensive use was because of its unique homes such as fire defense ability, tensile strength, resistance to chemical erosion and as an insulator. Nevertheless, asbestos was connecteded to various health problems specifically due to duplicated exposure. It was found to contribute to a range of cancers such as mesothelioma and lung cancer, and this resulted in its ban in the early 1990s. But it's still difficult to understand if you're being exposed to the material as it's typically mixed with other products.
Asbestos & Mesothelioma cancer
Mesothelioma cancer is a deadly cancer that influences the pleura (lining of the lungs) and the peritoneum (lining surrounding the digestive system). The fatal disease is primarily linked to exposure to asbestos and is almost always fatal by the time it's identified. This type of cancer was reasonably unusual and unidentified until industrial companies expanded asbestos use throughout the 20th century.
Where does asbestos direct exposure happen?
Each people is exposed to this material at sometime during our lives. There are low asbestos levels are in the air, water and soil however most of individuals do not fall ill by being exposed to them. In fact, individuals who have mesothelioma cancer are commonly those exposed to asbestos regularly, either by working directly with the material or by means of significant ecological contact. The exposure may take several types including:.
1. Environmental direct exposure.
Since asbestos is a naturally occurring product, people living near hilly areas, mountainous areas or other locations of huge deposits, face possible threat of exposure. Subtle quantities of the asbestos can fill the air in such areas, but direct exposure is most unsafe if one lives near the mines. While no activity goes on in asbestos mines today, people living near them still remain to develop mesothelioma.
2. Occupational direct exposure.
The majority of dangerous asbestos direct exposures happen at work. Stats show that the risk for diseases related to the material is highest for individuals who either worked straight with it or with items consisting of asbestos regularly. In general, the most prevalent events were in locations such as the construction and craft industry (while dealing with homes and buildings built prior to the 1990s), power plant industry, auto mechanics, shipyard and so on.
3. Secondary exposure.
When the use of asbestos was at its peak, the member of the family of individuals who were working with the product were at a high risk. They commonly lugged home asbestos fibers on their clothes & tools, for that reason exposing their households to secondhand direct exposure. This enhanced the risk for associated illness such as cancer of the gastrointestinal tract, pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis and nonmalignant pleural & parenchymal irregularities.
How does mesothelioma develop?
As currently discussed, heavy, repeated asbestos direct exposure causes the development of the associated cancer. It begins with introduction of the sharp, jagged fibers to the lung/abdominal tissues. The body is unable to totally remove these fibers, which slowly build up. With time, these fibers can cause malignant modifications beginning in the mesothelial cells that are found in the safety membranes in our hearts, lungs and abdomen. http://www.mesotheliomalawrecovery.com/asbestos-lawyers-orange-county-ca/irvine; http://www.mesotheliomalawrecovery.com/asbestos-lawyers-orange-county-ca; http://www.mesotheliomalawrecovery.com/asbestos-lawyers-orange-county-ca/santa-ana/


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adj: so great that any other word employed would be woefully insufficient, and would serve only to limit the sheer magnitude of the greatness intended as a descriptor.
-made famous by Will Ferrell impersonating James Lipton on SNL's skit "Inside the Actor's Studio."
-don't be fooled by other misspellings.
-made famous by Will Ferrell impersonating James Lipton on SNL's skit "Inside the Actor's Studio."
-don't be fooled by other misspellings.
Your performance was simply scrumtrulescent.
από Jickety 17 Μάιος 2005
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Used to describe something that is so great, it will temporarily impair your motor skills.
If you haven't seen A Troll Lost in Central Park, get it, watch it, put it in a lock box for one year, then watch it again. It is a performance so scrumtrulescent, I can barely move.
από James Lipton 15 Ιανουάριος 2004
A word that was created to describe an object, place, or event that is so spectacular it can barely be described
The macaroni i had for breakfast was scrumtrulescent
από Tubby John 21 Ιούνιος 2006
A goodness that transcends all other levels of goodness.
A pint of Guinness tastes scrumtrulescent.
από Brandon Abell 10 Ιούνιος 2003
The greatest known adjective ever!
This word is so great, no awesome, no it is such a great word that I will make up a word for its greatness...right now...Scrumtrulescent
από shizzle makizzle 24 Οκτώβριος 2003
A feeling of awe that can not be expressed in words.
The actor's performance was scrumtrulescent.
από Jared Burton 2 Αύγουστος 2003
A combination of words: Scrumtious and Excellent.
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Trustees of an immigration museum housed in a disused synagogue have said they will vigorously contest a writ issued against them in the High Court.
The Spitalfields Centre for the Study of Minorities, located in the former Federation synagogue in Princelet Street, east London, is facing a demand to appoint new trustees to the charity.
But the legal action follows concern from the landlords about the state of the 18th century building, which is on English Heritage's at risk register.
Once the home of Huguenot merchants, 19 Princelet Street opened as a synagogue in 1869 and was sold in 1983 to the Spitalfields Historic Buildings Trust. The trust leased the building to the Centre, whose original trustees included the late Rabbi Hugo Gryn.
In 2002, the Centre launched a £3 million appeal to restore the building with hopes of eventually opening it permanently to the public. So far it has raised over £300,000 for the project.
But the museum is "rarely open" for public viewing at present, according to its website, because the building is "so fragile".
In February this year, the Spitalfields Trust says that it served a notice of repairs on the Centre, following a survey carried out last year. Timber framing around the upper windows needed "urgent action" to avoid a partial collapse of the upper part of the synagogue roof, according to the survey. Leadwork on the roof also needed fixing to stop water dripping through.
Edward Harris, the trust's solicitor, said: "We're not saying the building is falling down. But it needs urgent attention to stop lack of repairs getting worse and causing long-term defects to the property."
He said that a letter containing details of the required repairs was sent by recorded delivery to the synagogue, but was not collected and eventually returned to him the following month.
In February, the trust's chairman Patrick Streeter, acting in a personal capacity, issued a High Court writ against the Centre's chairman Susie Symes and her fellow trustee, seeking an order to appoint three additional trustees.
The same month the Charity Commission received notice from the Centre that it was appointing three new trustees, who took up office in April.
Ms Symes said: "The charity strongly denies the allegations of Mr Streeter and is vigorously contesting the claim in court."
But Mr Streeter said that he intended to pursue his legal action. "We only know the names of the new trustees, not the addresses, which is no good," he said. "I need the addresses to contact them."


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Bundy Ranch Speaker Warns Of 'Civil War On A Vast Scale,' Promises Harry Reid Will Have His 'Balls Ripped Off'
In a speech to the militia members still gathered at Cliven Bundy's ranch in Nevada this week, Mike Vanderboegh, leader of the militia group Three Percenters, warned that the country is "staring a civil war in its bloody face."
Vanderboegh's Three Percenters group, named after the number of American colonists they believe fought back against the British in the revolutionary war, was listed in a recent Oath Keepers press release as a stalwart of the standoff at the Bundy ranch. Vandeboegh, who wrote a novel that allegedly inspired a domestic terrorist plot in 2011, is also known for his role in pushing the "Fast and Furious" scandal.
"All over this country, we are still staring civil war in its bloody face," Vanderboegh warned the crowd, in a video posted by Tom Lacovara, the host of an anti-government radio show.
He claimed that Sen. Harry Reid, who has criticized the Bundy ranch militias, "is promising us all civil war on a vast scale, because state-sponsored violence is they only way they can win an argument with free people, especially free people who are armed and who are willing to use those arms in defense of liberty."
Vanderboegh then told the legend of an Alabama woman named Jenny Brooks whose husband and son, in Vanderboegh's telling, were killed by state law enforcement collecting taxes for the Confederate government. According to the tale, Brooks went after the men who had killed her family, killed two of them in return, and turned one of their skulls into a soap dish.
Vanderboegh then pulled out a skull and declared that he would present it to Reid as the "2014 Award for Incitement to Civil War."
He added: "Don't poke the wolverine with a sharp stick, Harry, unless you want your balls ripped off."
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One of Britain's best-known women golfers has attacked the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews for deciding to stage the Open Championship this week at the male-only Muirfield course. She told The Times that it sent out a terrible signal.
"Awarding the Open to Muirfield has stimulated negative comment and debate, which doesn't help at all. It sends a bad message to the world of golf and the world in general," said Vivien Saunders, the founder of the women's PGA and European Tour and winner of the 1977 Women's British Open.
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Man its hard to be humble when you're so perfect in every way. Yes, being perfect on all of my high school picks last week has given me a case of swollen head, but not to worry, because I'm enjoying it to the very end.
I did, however, miss on my only college pick, but hey, I'm a doctor of high school football as you can see.
It would appear that everything is coming up roses here at the clinic. How about that East Hardy 16-point win over Pocahontas County, when I called it to be 17. You got to admit, that ain't too shabby.
Some of the doctors "Dandy Dozen" are off to a banner seasons with the likes of Elkins at 3-1, and East Hardy and Moorefield at 3-0 and 3-1, respectively.
On the other hand, poor old Buckhannon-Upshur, Tygarts Valley and Philip Barbour have yet to get a win.
Tucker County seems to have fallen on hard times by losing their last two and now stand at 2-2 on the season. But enough about the past, because we only deal with the future here at the clinic.
Buckhannon-Upshur (0-4) at Grafton (4-0): Boy, talk about going from the frying pan into the fire. The Bucs without a win get to tangle with a team without a loss. It's gotta be Grafton by 24 points.
East Hardy (3-0) at Tygarts Valley (0-3): Here are the top and the bottom of the doctors list going after it, and it looks to me that the Cougars will win. East Hardy by 35. Come on Bulldogs, make me eat crow.
Robert C. Byrd (3-1) at Elkins (3-1): It looks to me that one of these teams will have their second loss, and I don't think it will be the home team. Elkins in somewhat of an upset by 6 points, and it just might happen in OT.
Nicholas County (2-1) at Lewis County (2-2): After downing East side last week, the Minutemen just love that feeling and that's why it will be Lewis County by 14.
Moorefield (3-1) at Warren (Va.): I know nothing about the Virginia team, but I do know a little about the Yellow Jackets, and I know I shouldn't bet against them. I'll take Moorefield by 16.
Meadow Bridge (3-0) at Pendleton County (1-2): Meadow Bridge has a long way to travel to stay undefeated and the doctor says the Wildcats are ready to get out of their slump. I see a 2-point upset for Pendleton.
Richwood (1-3) ast Pocahontas County (2-2): The Warriors are back home and I could pick this one with my one eye tied behind my back. Pocahontas will take it by 17.
North Marion (1-3) at Preston County (1-2): Two teams with one win each. Wait a cotton pickin minute, I see the Huskies changing all of that. North Marion by 3 for its second in a row.
LSU (2-0) at WVU (3-0): Here comes the big one Saturday night and all of the nation will be watching. How so you spell Upset? That easy, you spell it West Virginia by 3, and most likely in an overtime game. Now remember, I dont normally do good in the college ranks as I'm strictly a high school guy.
Now for a few lines from "ASK DR. ELMO."
A man in Pickins asked: Doctor do you believe that the Number 2 pencil is the most popular one? The doctor said: Yes, I do believe the number 2 pencil is the most used. Now I'll ask you, why isn't it the Number 1 pencil?
A woman from Maysville inquired: Doctor do you know how long congressmen serve in office? Elmo answered: They serve till they get caught.
A young lad from Bayard asked: Dr. Elmo do you agree that man does not live on bread alone? Elmo answered: I certainly do, because man also needs some peanut butter and jelly.
A Middle age guy from French Creek asked: Doctor, I've heard you say that you've had bad luck all of your life, but wouldn't you agree that some day your ship will come in? Elmo answered: I do agree that some day my ship will come in. But with my bad luck, on that day I'll most likely be at the bus depot and miss it.
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FLINT, Michigan — Pictures of 6-year-old Jonaries Holden were scattered across his uncle's coffee table at his home in Flint this afternoon.
Darrell Holden, Jonaries' uncle, said it's hard to believe that Jonaries is gone, especially at such a young age. It hits him hard because his daughter, 14-year-old DeQuandra Holden, was stabbed to death in 2005.
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Darrell Holden smiled when he talked about his nephew.
Jonaries and his twin brother Quinares Holden looked up to their dad, Johnny Holden, Darrell Holden said.
"They were wanting to be just like him," he said. "They were wanting to have their hair braided just like him... (Johnny Holden) had loved them boys."
Johnny Holden, who was driving the car when Jonaries was shot, could not be reached for comment.
Family members were gathered at Darrell Holden's house this afternoon.
Deacon Cooper, Jonaries' cousin, remembers him as being smart and very curious. And he couldn't forget the way he loved to hide in places around the house as a game.
"When he was smaller he liked to hide in cabinets," Cooper said. "He just liked to hide to have us come find him."
Darrell Holden said Jonaries' death is going to be hard on his 6-year-old son Dre'sean. All three of the boys were pretty close, he said.
"It's going to be hard," he said. "They always liked to play fight, play hide-and-go-seek, see who could run the fastest.
"I know that he's going to be very missed."
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Carpenter Cemetery
This cemetery is located in the Carpenter community about midway between Elk City and Hammon, Oklahoma. At its beginning it was located on the homestead of Hugh FRAZIER and Laura Elizabeth Sullivan WYNN who homesteaded in early 1892. Hugh FRAZIER and Laura WYNN donated 2 l/2 acres of their land at the death of Laura's father, Harvey SULLIVAN, who died on April 14, 1900.
The first record we have of this gift of land is a warrenty deed dated 11 February 1911, witnessed and acknowledged by G.H. HOWARD, Notary Public, Roger Mills County Oklahoma. The deed was officially recorded on 30 November 1914 with P.F. RAGAINS, Floyd CULBERTSON and J.W. DARDEN appointed as trustees. We believe these dates probably coincide with the re-location of the townsite of Carpenter from the original townsite and with the establishment of the Carpenter Consolidated School District #1 (1912-1956).
This was the beginning of a very thriving little farming town that bonded the community together with lifelong friendships and love.
The cemetery is still maintained by descendants of the WYNN and SULLIVAN families. Presently, Dolores WYNN (widow of Wayne P. WYNN, a grandson) continues to live on and operate the original WYNN homestead. Obtaining the information about our pioneer ancestors and the other families buried here so long ago has been a timely process. One bit of information leads to another and one gets deeply engrossed. We ask ourselves why we didn't ask more questions of the generations we knew. Why didn't we write it down?
Acknowledgment and our sincere thanks go to those who have provided us with information on families buried here. Information available to us for the presentation of this story of the Carpenter Cemetery is from old family records, abstracts and deed, friends and from our own memories of the generations that we knew. We hope they are accurate.
Children of Clell and Ella Eva Clifft WYNN:
Wilma June DEFIBAUGH
Lois Wanda LINVILLE
Doris Fern DUKE
Margaret Lee NELSON
Wynnona Jean PAZ
Hugh Frazier WYNN
Dolores Roberts WYNN
Laura Jo ROSS dec'd Dec 1956
Wayne Preston WYNN dec'd Nov 1990.
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ARMSTRONG, Abbie May "Sullivan" 04JAN1886 - 30OCT1921 Wife of James M.
ARMSTRONG, Francis Lincoln 12FEB1909 - 06JAN1988
ARMSTRONG, Francis Lincoln 31JAN1851 - 19JUL1912
ARMSTRONG, J. Delmas 15JUL1907 - 21NOV1971 Son of James & Abbie
BOWERS, Ethelyn 04JUL1910 - 26MAY1911
BURNETT, Alice G. 1858 - 1927 Wife of Jasper P.
COMPTON, Onnie L. "Sullivan" 29SEP1894 - 26AUG1978
CORBIN, Rufus E. 1887 - 1966
CORBIN, Sammie A. 1894 - 1938
DARDEN, Anthony Ada 10JUL1910 - 17JUL1912
DARDEN, Wrintha Inez 13NOV1922 - 04JAN1923
HAMNER, Ralph 1900 - 1939 Carpenter Postmaster
HILL, Mary (Darden) 1908 - 1927 Wife of Herbert, Died at childbirth
LAWSON, Theodore 1930 - 1930 Son of M/M F.N.
MORGAN, "Infants" No dates - No date
MORGAN, Alvin 1914 - 1917
MORGAN, Gladys 1916 - 1917
MORGAN, Hazel H. "Thomas" 1894 - 14MAY1944 Wife of William
MORGAN, Joseph Henry 26JUN1854 - 13JUN1913
MORGAN, Julia Ann "Cravens" 03SEP1858 - 30MAY1955
MORGAN, William Lewis 1891 - 14JUL1935 Husband of Hazel
PAZ, Wynona Jean Wynn 07JUN1938 - 23JUL2005 Wife of Ruben Paz
ROSS, Floris Ann No date - No date
ROSS, Marion 1940 - No date
SULLIVAN, Harvey 11NOV1852 - 14APR1900
SULLIVAN, Mahala "Beard" 11NOV1852 - 07- -1946 Wife of Harvey
SULLIVAN, Thomas 11MAR1823 - 17NOV1900 Born in England Father of Harvey
WILSON, Charley 1869 - 1918 Son of Sara Lovica WILSON
WILSON, Sara Lovica 1840 - 1917 Mother of Charley
WYNN, Hugh Frazier 21FEB1872 - 1933
WYNN, Laura E."Sullivan" 11DEC1872 - 08APR1912


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Interview with the Ekiga developers
Ekiga is the most popular, free VoIP software available. When I asked the Ekiga team for an interview, there was a lot I didn't know. For example, I had no idea I'd be interviewing quite so many people (coordination was quite a challenge!), and--more importantly--I didn't know that so much knowledge would have been uncovered. Every single member had something important to say, and the result is an interview that becomes a unique insight into Ekiga, the VoIP world, free software development and team work.
Julien Puydt, Damien Sandras, Matthias Schneider, Yannick Defais, Jan Schampera, These guys know telephony. They were born with a directory in their pockets. This interview is not to be missed. Enjoy.
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MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University men's basketball fans - and many others - called him simply "Mo."
But Maurice Robinson was one of the most productive big men who ever played the game as a Mountaineer.
The 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward/center from Welch excelled against bigger, heavier, stronger opponents from 1975-78. He appeared in a total of 105 games, including 75 as a starter.
"Those were the best four years of my life," the Morgantown businessman said recently. "It was a challenge sometimes, but I enjoyed playing basketball up here."
He put together an impressive set of statistics, including a scoring average of 12.4 points and a rebounding gait of 8.4 per game for his career. His four-year collections were 1,307 points and 881 rebounds.
Robinson, who played an average of 27.6 minutes per contest, had a career total of 11 games in which he played the full 40 minutes.
"It was a challenge out there every day," he repeated. "In one game Pitt put in a ruffian and he comes from behind and he hits my head with his fist.
"He wasn't in the game very long that day, though."
Other career stats included: 546 field goals in 1,034 attempts (52.8 percent), 215 free throws in 351 tries (61.3 percent), and 146 assists.
As a senior, Robinson was credited with 24 steals and 24 blocked shots. So he was productive at both ends of the court.
Bob Huggins, current WVU head coach and one of Mo's teammates, had this to say of Robinson recently:
"For the good of our team, he had to play center against taller, stronger players. But Mo did a great job the years I played (guard) with him.
"We've remained close friends since then."
Robinson, who's 54, has been manager of the CVS Pharmacy in Sabraton for 21 years. He never left Morgantown since coming to WVU on scholarship in the fall of 1975.
Robinson had been a Class AAA All-State center at Welch High. It is now consolidated with two other schools.
He is a member of the WVU all-time team for 1976-85.
"I didn't mind sacrificing for the team," Robinson said. "It wasn't a bad thing all the time (playing against bigger guys)."
While still listed only 215 pounds in records, he remembers that he put on as many as 15-20 pounds after becoming an upperclassman at the university.
Maurice and wife Roselle have been married 31 years and have two sons and a daughter. Marlan was an outstanding basketball player at Morgantown High a few years ago.
But major injuries in an automobile accident prevented him from further athletic competition.
Daughter Matine and son Marcel are the other children.
Robinson's career highs included 35 points against Penn State in 1978 and 20 rebounds versus CCNY in 1977.
But it was a powerful all-around performance in a rare victory over Notre Dame that Robinson remembers most - and for good reason.
He scored 21 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in that 81-68 triumph on Feb. 19, 1977 in Morgantown. Jodey Gardner was the coach and he had a four-year record of 59-53.
Besides Huggins, Robinson's teammates included such standouts as Warren Baker, Tony Robertson and Lowes Moore.


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Candideby Francois Voltaire
Candide, Voltaire's biting portrayal of eighteenth-century European society, is a central text of the Enlightenment and essential reading for history students today. Preserving the text's provocative nature, Daniel Gordon's new translation enhances Candide's read-ability and highlights the text's wit and satire for twentieth-century readers. The introduction places the work and its author in historical context, showing students how the complexities of Voltaire's life relate to the events, philosophy, and characters of Candide. A related documents section -- with personal correspondence to and from Voltaire -- gives students another lens through which to view this influential thinker. Helpful editorial features include explanatory notes throughout the text and a chronology of Voltaire's life.
Candide, or Optimism: A Fresh Translation, Backgrounds, Criticism (2nd edition)by Francois Voltaire Robert M. Adams
This book presents an annotated edition of the story of a simple, optimistic man whose travels take him from one disaster to another; and includes backgrounds, a selection of critical essays, and a summary of the debate surrounding Voltaire's works. [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 9-10 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Candide: Or Optimism (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)by Francois Voltaire
With its vibrant new translation, perceptive introduction, and witty packaging, this new edition of Voltaire's masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of the hilarious adventures of the naïve Candide, who doggedly believes that #147;all is for the best" even when faced with injustice, suffering, and despair. Controversial and entertaining, Candide is a book that is vitally relevant today in our world pervaded by#151;as Candide would say#151;#147;the mania for insisting that all is well when all is by no means well. " A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps and rough front Completely new translation and introduction Amazing cover art from one of the most beloved modern comic artists
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Two teens charged with slaying of Wylie East schoolmate Ivan Mejia
For the latest version of this story, please visit this link. This post has been updated with a correction from the Wylie Police Department. The boys were charged with first-degree murder, not capital murder.
Two 16-year-old boys were charged Sunday with first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old schoolmate at Wylie East High School, police said.
Ivan Mejia's body was found in Garland on Saturday night, police said. They did not say how he died.
Wylie police said that the boys killed Mejia behind their school, on Bennett Road, on Saturday night. Police said the slaying of the high school senior was planned. The suspects, whose names were not released because they are juveniles, disposed of the body in a wooded area in Garland.
Shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, a 911 caller reported that a car was veering off State Highway 78 near Firewheel Town Center mall toward a wooded area, said Officer Joe Harn, a spokesman with the Garland Police Department.
When Garland officers responded to the call, they saw a vacant car and two 16-year-olds running from the area. When they returned to the car, police were waiting and asked them what they were doing, said Wylie Sgt. Donna Valdepena.
She said they told police: "We are burying a body."
Garland police found Mejia's body nearby and contacted Wylie police.
The two Wylie East students are being held at the Collin County Juvenile Detention facility. Bail has not been set.
At a vigil on Sunday night, Mejia's friends said that he wanted to enroll in the military after high school.
Wylie ISD spokesman Ian Halperin said the incident was not connected to any school or district-sponsored activity. He said counselors will be available at the Wylie East High School campus this week during spring break.
"The entire Wylie ISD community is shocked and saddened by this senseless act," Halperin said in a prepared statement. "We are cooperating with the police as they investigate, and we hope they will be able to provide us with some understanding of how this tragedy unfolded."
It is the second slaying involving Wylie East High School students in recent years.
Freshman Nahum Martinez, 15, was shot in the forehead at close range in March 2012. The classmate who shot him was 14 at the time. He and another 14-year-old classmate wrapped Nahum's body in a comforter, dropped it out a second-story window, dragged his body down the street and tried to stuff it down a storm drain.
The shooter was sentenced to 15 years in custody in June. The second teen pleaded guilty for his role in disposing of Nahum's body. He was sentenced in September 2012 to a year in the juvenile justice system followed by probation until he turns 18.
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Archive for December, 2011
Things I still can't make
One thing I really like about sewing my own clothes is that it has almost completely replaced clothes shopping. I like looking, but I'm so glad I've not had to see the inside of a fitting room for a couple of years now. It also gives me a new appreciation for what's involved in making […]
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Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas! I hope everyone's having a great day. The cute little Christmas tree was made by my mother – such a nice idea.
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Cotton or polyester thread?
I'm trying to use up some of my thread stash. I used to be obsessive about matching thread colour to fabric, so every new project required taking a little fabric swatch into John Lewis and carefully selecting the most appropriate shade of Coats and Clark thread. I've just checked the Coats and Clark website and […]
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Fashion has yet to invent a hat that doesn't look like a flowerpot on me. But on Friday it was snowing as I walked to work, and I ended up having to dry my hair with paper towels in the Ladies. I don't do umbrellas; I always lose them. So without further ado, here's my […]
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Tension trouble
My sewing machine's not happy. The tension's been slightly off for a long time, but recently it's got a lot worse. For a long time I thought the problem was the needle tension, which I keep having to turn up higher to get even stitches. But this week the bobbin started rattling and sticking. The […]
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The Dressmaker's Dictionary
I'm slightly surprised to realise I've never yet blogged about one of my favourite sewing reference books, The Dressmaker's Dictionary by Ann Ladbury. I was lucky enough to find it in a second-hand bookshop soon after I started sewing and picked it up in the hope of finding instructions on on zip insertion that made […]
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White fabric blues
Until I started sewing, I don't think I ever owned a white dress. I think that was mostly due to fear: equal parts of 'what if I get a dirty mark on it' and 'what if my underpinnings show through'. One of the great things about making your own clothes is that you can select […]
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WAPPINGERS FALLS — Staten Island girls found the going rough on a wet Bowdoin Park course at the New York State Federation championship meet on Saturday.
Victoria Pontecorvo, the NYC PSAL runner-up last week, was the first Staten Island girl to finish, covering the wet and muddy 5,000-meter course in 21 minutes, 1.1 seconds.
St. John Villa, which finished third in the CHSAA Intersectional meet last week, was the leading Island squad, placing 19th with 471 points. Tottenville was 21st with 615, Curtis 25th with 699, and Notre Dame 27th with 744.
Pontecorvo said, "It was real muddy, and people were slipping all over. I had to jump over a girl at the beginning."
Villa, which had aspirations for a higher team finish, wound up once again as the third-best CHSAA team, behind champion St. John the Baptist, which finished 17th, and St. Anthony's, which finished 18th.
Still, Villa coach Mike Proffitt was not too disappointed in his girls' performance saying, "We went to pack running today, and we ran well considering. We also finished strong."
Villa junior Samantha Lauro said, "We should have gone out faster."
Up in front, Emily Lipari of Roslyn was an easy winner, running 18:15.4, and turning back Aisling Cuffe of Cornwall, who ran 18:20.5.
Burnt Hills was the team winner, scoring 69 points, beating Saratoga, which had 82.
Fayetteville Manlius, the defending national champions, and currently the nation's top-ranked team, sat out the meet to train.
Many of the Island girls were covered with mud, with St. Joseph by-the-Sea sophomore Jaclyn Masucci probably winning the "mud design award."
Pontecorvo said, "It was fun, but the time was stinky."


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Posted by HawaiianViking on Nov 12, 2012
When I took Life Enhancement, GalantaMind, I did notice that I was doing the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle with greater relative ease, and my dreams were more vivid and easy to recall. But the positive effects seemed to diminish quickly unless I increased the dose and so I discontinued using the product and passed it on to a more mature member of my family, one who sometimes has periods of some mental cloudiness. After only one day of taking GalantaMind, he was described as being "more lucid than he has been in years", and the difference was remarkable. However, with increasing dosages came mild bradycardia and gastrointestinal upset, which was severe enough for him to discontinue treatment with GalantaMind. This product is not cheap, and I think it's rather too expensive unless there are very clear benefits without serious side-effects, and for us it just wasn't worth it. I've seen much more success with DMAE and a traditional Scandinavian remedy long used in my family, Rhodiola.
Not for everyone
Posted by Reviewer2474654 on Feb 19, 2010
I am a full time college student with a heavy course load. My memory became very poor this term and I didn't want to lose my 4.0 so I thought I would try this since there was some decent research supporting its use for memory/cognitive enhancement. The first dose made me experience intense sadness and left me unable to study until it wore off completely around 20 hours later. I can't tell if it helped my memory since I wasn't able to study effectively. I dare not take it again to see if the effect persists since I can't afford to lose the study time. It may work for some but its definitely not for everyone. DMAE on the other hand helped me a lot with concentration and consequently memory. So, if galantamine doesn't work for you, maybe give DMAE a try.
Just what I expected.
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I use this marvelosu product to enhance my dream recall and vivid imaginery just once in a while. As a nice secondary effect the next two day after taking it I feel more focused and still have vivid dreams.
Posted by Reviewer1056401 on Oct 15, 2008
definite marked improvement in my brain function when I take this. I can focus much better.
Posted by Reviewer2862546 on Dec 19, 2011
I love GalantaMind!! It made a world of difference with everything mental. My concentration and recall are 200% improved!
Posted by Reviewer1920233 on Nov 18, 2008
So far so good. I'm not taking it every day, only on days I wish to enhance my night-time dreams.
No Noticeable Difference
Posted by Reviewer1333024 on Dec 10, 2012
Maybe I haven't taken this long enough, but for $45 a bottle I would expect to notice some results, even minor effects, but I haven't noticed any difference at all except maybe a headache.
Tolerance issues
Posted by Reviewer1425851 on Dec 14, 2008
I realize that this substance will cease to have a noticeable effect after a week of consistent, once-daily dosing. So, I was probably wrong about this supplement's inertness. The good thing is that at least the gastrointestinal side effects disappear. If you try taking 16mg, it will case mild bradycardia, so be aware of that if you feel you need to push the dose up that high. Hmm, what else...if you want to augment its effects I'd recommend one of the adaptogens like eleuthero, rhodiola, ginseng, muira puama, or perhaps maca. Eleuthero seems to work best in combination for me. And of course, caffeine helps too.
It Doesn't Help Fight Alzheimers
Posted by Reviewer1305699 on Dec 23, 2008
I got this for my grandmother a few weeks back. She has mid stage Alzheimers. I read online Galantamine was supposed to help Alzheimer's patients. She has been taking it every day for over the past two weeks and has not improved at all. In fact, she has gotten worse. Galantamind hasn't helped my grandmother at all and may have made things worse. This product may help other things perhaps but not Alzheimers.
First time user
Posted by Reviewer2224171 on May 17, 2010
I am a full time private employee and an university student at the same time and both activities can the draining specially to one's ability to process and retain information, specially after working a full 8 hours shift and going to the university afterwards, well up to now, I would say this supplement provides some alertness for precision activities, but the only suggestion I would make is to provide 8mg instead of 4mg since the alertness provided is kind of mild and if one needs more let's say to double the dosage, that would mean to take two pills instead of one, but since this comes with 100mg of vitamin B5 to much of it could be somewhat uncomfortable.


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In "The Cheapskate Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americans Living Happily Below Their Means," Jeff Yeager crisscrosses the country in search of the ultimate cheapskates to survey them for their secrets to living the good life on less.
With this book, Yeager reveals the 16 key attitudes about money that allow his fellow cheapskates to live comfortable, debt-free lives. While some of the strategies were new, it was apparent this book was several years old, because this wasn't the first time I had heard of some of them - and some of them won't be right for everyone.
Of interest to me were the "Cheap Shots" at the end of each chapter, quick money-saving tips from his fellow Miser Advisors. My favorite was to take a "fiscal fast" once a year, which means going a whole week without spending any money. No driving, no shopping, not eating out. The goal is to use what resources we already possess - including your bicycle or your tennis shoes to get around - and save money in the process. I'm thinking about trying a fiscal fast this summer.
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Then, there are the tales of the extremists - the Freegans - who encourage dumpster-diving for food and trying to live as much off the grid as possible. Yeah, that's not for me and my family.
While there are tips on how to cut your food bill in half and eat healthier, how your children can get a free college education, buying used, negotiating and bartering, the book did not give me any of the "life-changing financial strategies" it promised. But it still was a good book for those just starting their thrifty ways and looking to save some money. I'm a self-proclaimed cheapskate who doesn't go to the extremes Yeager recommends, but my family still lives comfortably within our means.
Yeager and his wise Miser Advisors stress living on less - whatever "less" may be for you - and how maintaining that lifestyle can insulate you from the economic instability of the past decade.
Mostly, this is a common-sense book that advocates taking a sensible approach to grocery shopping, entertainment and parenting. But these are not tips everyone will want to embrace. Buying used children's clothing, fewer toys, used vehicles - keeping up with the Joneses is not a part of the cheapskate lifestyle. Yeager and his pals encourage the ever-difficult struggle with "stuff" and why having less of it is better for us, our wallets and ultimately the environment.
The ultimate takeaway from our cheapskates next door is to change the way we think about want vs. need, and learn to consume sparingly and thoughtfully so that our "things" do not consume us. For ultimate cheapskates, this is not a lifestyle about sacrifice, it's about making conscious choices every day to live a better, happier, more thoughtful life with less. And that might not work for everyone.
I'm glad I borrowed this book from the library - something Yeager and his cheapskate pals recommend - because there weren't enough tips to make the book extremely useful for me. But, I do plan on following Yeager's blog, The Green Cheapskate at www.TheDaily Green.com on Facebook. I might even sign up for the e-newsletter.


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More: Game Preview | Eye on Foxborough
By MATT BROWN,
STATS Editor
(AP) -- With their franchise quarterback out for the season, the New England Patriots have patched together a successful start to 2008.
The San Diego Chargers have no such excuse, yet they own a losing record.
To avoid falling into a deeper hole, the Chargers must try to beat a Patriots team looking for its second straight win in California when these traditional AFC powers meet on Sunday night.
It's been a topsy-turvy start to the season in the AFC, where the Chargers, Patriots and Indianapolis Colts have combined for 11 division titles in the last four years. None of those elite teams currently leads its division, and only New England sports a winning record.
The Patriots have managed to start 3-1 despite losing Tom Brady to a season-ending knee injury in the first quarter of their Week 1 game against Kansas City. With backup Matt Cassel passing for a career-high 259 yards last Sunday, New England bounced back from a loss to Miami before its bye week, winning 30-21 at San Francisco.
Randy Moss, who had only 47 receiving yards in his previous two games combined, exceeded that total on one play as Cassel hit the star wideout in stride for a 66-yard touchdown pass.
"Being able to connect on that deep ball, I think it was good," Moss said. "That's something that we've been missing in our repertoire the past couple of weeks."
Inconsistency continues to dog the Chargers (2-3), who are averaging 29.6 points to rank fourth in the league but have lost three games by a total of 10 points.
Quarterback Phillip Rivers is second in the AFC with 11 touchdown passes, but he's struggled recently. Over the past two games, Rivers has completed less than 51 percent of his throws for a total of 339 yards with two TDs and two interceptions while getting sacked six times.
San Diego recovered from a 2-3 start last season to win its second straight AFC West title, but the road appears tougher in 2008. After facing the Patriots, the Chargers travel to AFC East-leading Buffalo. Looming in two weeks is a trip to London to play the high-powered New Orleans Saints.
"Make no mistake about it: This is a critical time for our football team," San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson said. "These next (three games) before the bye are very critical for us. To me, this is going to determine what type of team we're going to be this year."
Slowed by an injury to his right big toe, Tomlinson has run for only 331 yards through five games after rushing for more than 1,400 in each of the last three seasons.
He managed 35 yards on 12 carries last Sunday in a 17-10 road loss to the Dolphins and it was his third game this year without a touchdown, the same number of times that happened all of last season. Tomlinson had a chance to tie the game early in the fourth quarter, but Miami's defense stopped him on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line.
"We've been down this road and found a way to win these games in the second half," San Diego coach Norv Turner said. "But we weren't able to get it done (Sunday)."
Now, the Chargers face the team that eliminated them from each of the last two postseasons, including a 21-12 loss at New England in the AFC championship game Jan. 20. The Patriots also beat the Chargers 38-14 at Foxboro in Week 2 of 2007, part of their 13-3 edge in the all-time series including playoffs. San Diego must defy that history if it hopes to avoid its worst start since opening 1-5 in 2003 en route to a 4-12 finish.
"It's very critical, crucial, whatever you want to call it. To me, it's definitely a must-win for us," Tomlinson said.
The Patriots have spent the entire week in California after beating the 49ers. Instead of flying back to the East Coast, New England practiced at San Jose State during the week before making the trip south to San Diego.
"To play such a physical game, and a long and grinding game, and then have to fly back six hours to the East Coast, try to get yourself reacclimated and get some rest, then practice a few days and then fly right back, I thought that was the dumbest thing we could possibly do," veteran safety Rodney Harrison said. "It's really nice to be on a regular schedule. ... I'm 35 years old, so I need to feel as good as possible."
The win at San Francisco marked the Patriots' 12th straight regular-season road victory since a 21-0 loss at Miami on Dec. 10, 2006.
Cassel completed 22 of 32 passes against the 49ers, but also threw two interceptions and got sacked five times. A lack of mobility has plagued Cassel, who has been sacked 15 times - tied for third-most in the NFL.