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Had that 4K TV for what seems like ages now, just itching for some more great content to fully enjoy its capabilities and picture quality? Samsung's UHD Blu-ray player is almost here, which will allow you to play back a ton of UHD Blu-ray discs when available, and plenty of other content.
I had the luxury of testing out this new Samsung Ultra High Definition 65" TV at home. I had it for several weeks so was able to run it through its paces to provide a detailed review. This set is a brand new model exclusive to Best Buy. I have a couple of excellent HD plasma TVs at home but don't own a 4K set yet, so I was looking forward to testing it out to see how it compares. This exclusive TV is definitely a step up with lots of features and an excellent picture.
I am going to date myself: my first TV was a black & white cathode ray tube with vacuum tubes that needed to be replaced every now and then. It had rabbit ears that could pick up 4 stations if I was lucky. Needless to say, I didn't watch it very much except for Ed Sullivan and the Twilight Zone. It is a big understatement to say that TVs have come a long way from those distant memories. TVs of 2015 are no longer just for watching television; they can be used in so many more ways. Are you taking advantage of all its capabilities? Here are some things to think about.
Blu-Ray players used to be just that, able to only play Blu-Ray discs. Blu-Ray players today come with a myriad of additional capabilities and Samsung's BD-H6500 is no exception. It is fully loaded and is 4K Ultra HD ready so if you have a 4K TV or plan to get one in the future this is the ideal Blu-Ray media player. One of the great things about this player is that it will upconvert HD content to be much closer to UHD resolution. It is loaded with other features too. Although it costs a little bit more than most other Blu-Ray players, I got my hands on one and given all its features and capabilities it is a great buy.
If you are a serious gamer, or even not-so-serious, to get the most entertainment value out of your gaming you need the right TV. Some TVs just won't do justice to your gaming. So how do choose the right TV? One that will allow you to take your enjoyment to the next level. Here's a quick guide to choosing the best gaming TV.
Samsung is the de-facto leader in LED TVs and have produced some of the best TVs in the market. Their 6000 series over the last couple of years has been extremely popular, and for good reason. But how does the sexy new H8000 curved LED TV compare to the tried-and-true and continuously improving 6000 series? The H8000 is undoubtedly the future of home entertainment while the 6000's are the proven technologies and quality products that are in so many living rooms. It is hard to go wrong with Samsung, but what gives with the new H8000 vs. the not so new?
Samsung has just launched their most exciting new TV's for 2014 – their curved series of LED and Ultra HD LED TVs. The Samsung H8000 and HU9000 sets are fantastic displays with a lot of excellent extra features in addition to the curved profile. For a more detailed description, check out my previous post outlining everything they have to offer. The curved profile gives them a striking look that makes them very unique. But does the curved design mean you have to confine this beautiful TV to a stand on a shelf or table? Or can you mount this beauty on the wall? What is the best option?
There are many instances in which a smaller TV makes sense. For a room where TV viewing isn't the primary activity, like the den, basement, or kid's room; for a college dorm or space-challenged apartment; or for someone who's just on a very tight budget, and might find the tradeoff in size for price sufficient to meet his TV viewing needs.
Regardless of which team you're cheering for, make this one to remember by upgrading to a bigger screen and a sound bar.
Is it art, or is it entertainment? With the Samsung 4K (or Ultra High Definition – UHD) S9 TV, it's hard to tell. With an 85" screen and crystal clear resolution, it would certainly look stellar on any wall large enough to house it. Making the art versus entertainment distinction even harder is the fact that the Samsung UHD S9 is a floor-standing TV mounted on what looks like an artist's easel. Art meets entertainment in an 85" high definition package – sounds amazing right? Well, at a staggering $39,999 it should! So, the question is: What makes the Samsung UHD S9 worth a cool forty grand? Let me tell you …
Samsung hosted an event in Toronto last night to celebrate the launch of their OLED HDTV's in Canada.
Pre-orders have already begun at Best Buy. OLED is an impressive technology and Samsung has made it even more impressive with the feature set that they have included. OLED will be the new standard for videophile-quality displays, and we are now a lot closer to the reality of placing it your living room.
If you are looking for a big screen HDTV with a great picture at a very reasonable price, the Samsung 60" Plasma (PN60F5300AFXZC) is an excellent choice. The reason it is a good price, is because it is no-frills. It is not a Smart TV, nor does it do 3D but the most important attributes, being big with a clear picture, it is excellent at!
It seems like not too long ago, we were looking over the best 1080p LCD and LED TVs to put in our living room to enjoy all of our movies and TV in High Definition. Then came 3D TVs.
Now, get ready for the growth of Ultra HD. Samsung has announced 2 new 4k televisions.
These sleek TVs come packed with some of the best picture quality and smartest features ever seen on a TV for your home. Check out some more information on these powerful TVs, available now at Best Buy and Bestbuy.ca
If you are looking for a very big high quality flat screen TV that has lots of features without paying a huge price, then the Samsung UN75F7100 may be right for you. This Samsung LED HDTV has a 75" screen, which is over 6 feet, and despite the large screen provides a very amazingly clear and vibrant picture. It is loaded with features like Wi-Fi, Smart Hub, and voice recognition and it will even recommend what you should watch based on what you like to watch.
If you have a Samsung Smart TV you can easily turn it into a video conferencing system using Skype with the Samsung Skype TV Camera. Sitting in the comfort of your living room and using your large and clear HD flat screen TV to see who you are talking is like having a conversation with someone in the room. It may even feel a bit like something out of a science fiction movie or a Star Trek episode. But the technology is here today, it is simple to use, and fairly inexpensive and easy to add on to your HDTV.Samsung Skype Camera
Have you ever wanted to display some holiday pics from your laptop on your TV, but couldn't be bothered with confusing cables and readjusting your entertainment system? Ever wanted to stream some video clips you took on your phone onto your laptop, without having to download them? I have – in both cases – found myself frustrated with how complicated it was to share content between devices. Now you can create a completely wireless, interconnected network in your home with Samsung AllShare and share content stress free.
I think the newly launched Samsung ES8000 Plasma TV is the best TV on the market. This TV truly is different, in a fantastic way! It is a Smart TV that is now smarter than most, if not all phones, and it is loaded with more features than you can imagine or ever need. Technology seems to be morphing across many boundaries, and this TV is much more than just a TV. It is a multi-media device that can do so many things. It is fully Olympic ready, as I think it will beat any other TV on the market.
One easy way to go green and save money at the same time is to take the LCD plunge. Trade in your large, clunky CRT monitor for a sleek, slime energy-efficient, flat-panel monitor.
With the SyncMaster monitor, Samsung is offering some of the most eco-friendly LED monitors on the market. Using cutting edge technology. Samsung has engineered its SyncMaster monitors to be 100% halogen-free while consuming 40% less energy.
This holiday season bring your family together using a brand new smart TV! We've all heard of smartphones, but some may still not be in the loop when it comes to the new concept of "Smart TVs". The time has finally come where TV and Internet are fully available on your TV without having a third party box. It's all made possible with the Smart TV. Gone are the days of turning on your TV and simply flipping from channel to channel. Today we have so many more options available on these gigantic devices. Think of a smart TV as a giant tablet that you attach to your wall. They may not have touch capabilities (yet!), but what they do have is a plethora of interactive applications (apps) that you can enjoy.
This coming Sunday is a very important day in sports. You might even call it the Canadian Super Bowl. If you follow sports at all, you know that it is the 99th Grey Cup, which will see the BC Lions host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on home turf. It's going to be a gooder, that's for sure. However, tickets are pretty hard to come by – trust me, I know … I've been trying to find them for weeks! But I digress. So for us lowly folk who were unable to, or simply didn't want to attend the game in person, how can we make the most of our Grey Cup viewing experience?
Besides great friends and great food, a great big screen TV helps take Grey Cup Sunday from entertaining to spectacular. So here's a breakdown of four of the best big screen TVs on the market right now to help make the selection process a little bit easier for you.
This is exactly what everyone wants to be doing! Why should your content only be in once place? You should be able to watch it where ever you want whenever you want! However, moving your data between devices can be tricky, especially if they are not all made by the same manufacturer. If you happen to have all Apple Products (iPhone, Mac, iPad and Apple TV) no problem! You're first step should be to upgrade to iOS 5.0 and turn on iCloud on all your mobile devices. Then you'll want to turn on home sharing on all of your devices on your network and barring any unforeseen problems you're good to share. If you download something for your phone (say the latest song from your favorite artist) it will show up on your iPad and computer. And if you want to watch it on your TV you can push it there using AirPlay and your AppleTV.
Not only is the scary Halloween season in our midst, Christmas is also on it's way! When it comes to home entertainment, there's nothing like watching great movies in 3D.
Yes, that's correct. Samsung has just launched the mother of all TV's that takes television to the next level. In addition to some sweet features that I'll mention later in this post, this high definition 3D TV is equipped for free Internet calls. It seems that Facebook isn't the only company that's partnered with Skype recently. The all-new Samsung 46" 1080p 120Hz 3D LED HDTV comes with Skype software built right in.
This years hockey playoffs have been a nail biter to say the least, but the best action on the ice is yet to come with the final games here this week.
Faithfully, I have been watching my home team - the Canucks, fight their way to the Stanley Cup. And at last, their persistence and hard work has paid off. Canada (and especially Vancouver) are cheering them on every step of the way. So in the spirit of group cheer, I decided to watch Game #1 with a few friends instead of yelling at the TV by myself at home. Then disaster struck...
Both my parents are from England and as a citizen of the United Kingdom, I pretty much feel like it's my patriotic duty to be completely obsessed with the Royals!! I'm going to be celebrating in style, will you?
Spring is in the air and with it comes the unmistakable scent of competition. Right now, fans in sixteen cities across North America are lining up to purchase all things NHL related. It's a time of year when wearing a jersey with jeans is considered corporate-casual, when even the scraggliest of playoff beards is something of which one should be proud, and when a diet of beer and wings is standard. I'm talking about the Stanley Cup playoffs!
Still rocking an old school box-style TV? Now is the perfect time to upgrade to something a little more "playoff worthy."
So our amplifier recently fried itself which sent my husband on the search to find a new one. Deciding that we needed something bigger and better than the last but also realizing I wouldn't let him fork out a small fortune, we opted for the second-hand route. I'm pleased to report the process went pretty smoothly and we're now the proud owners of a new (but older) amp that's more fan-dangled than the last. Be warned however, the second-hand route may not be for everyone. It does raise some issues that need to be considered...
Buying a 3D TV has a ton of benefits over a standard 2D set.
Firstly, it takes twice the amount of processing power to display a 3D image. 3D TVs display 2 1080P signals at the same time, most still maintaining a 120Hz frame rate. As a result, when just watching 2D broadcasts, the TV can take more information before bogging down. When TVs get overwhelmed, the resolution tends to be the first to be sacrificed turning a 720P broadcast into something comparable to YouTube.
The Samsung Series 6 line of LED TV's are ultra-slim and combine the latest technology with sleek design. At a depth of only 2.99 cms or 1.1 inches (without the stand), this line of low profile TV's offer a depth no greater than a picture frame or piece of artwork. Combined with an ultra slim wall mount, these are the style of choice for those looking to conserve space or achieve a flush mounted designer look for their home entertainment.


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Orlando prep star Antonio Blakeney heavily recruited by UK, UofL basketballUPDATED 9:11 PM EDT Jul 24, 2014
Orlando high school basketball star Antonio Blakeney is being highly recruited by the University of Louisville and University of Kentucky.Video Transcript
COACHES HAVE CONVERGED ON LOUISVILLE HOPING TO RECRUIT THEIR NEXT SUPERSTAR. THE AAU CHAMPINONSHIPS ARE LOADED WITH TALENT... AT LEAST ONE OF THE PLAYERS IS THE FOCUS OF THE CARDS AND CATS. FOR MORE, HERE'S FRED. HELLO AGAIN EVERYBODY! YES, IT'S ONLY JULY... BUT U OF L AND UK BASKETBALL ARE ALREADY WORKING ON NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER THAT. ONE GUY BOTH LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE... IS ANTONIO BLAKENEY. NATALIE GRISE REPORTS FROM THE AAU NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. ANTONIO BLAKENEY KNOWS HE HAS A HUGE DECISION TO MAKE... BUT HE'S TRYING NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT. BLAKENEY IS A TOP-15 SCORING GUARD FOR THE CLASS OF 2015.... AND HE HAS ABOUT A DOZEN MAJOR PROGRAMS ON HIS LIST... INCLUDING LOUISVILLE AND KENTUCKY. RICK PITINO AND BILLY DONOVAN WATCHED HIS ORLANDO AAU TEAM THIS MORNING. ITS NOT JUST THE COACHES SHOWING BLAKENEY THE LOVE... HE SAYS SINCE HE'S BEEN IN LOUISVILLE FOR AAU NATIONALS... ABOUT 20 FANS HAVE COME UP ASKING FOR PICTURES AND AUTOGRAPHS. SO FAR... HE'S PRETTY HIGH ON LOUISVILLE... AS A SCHOOL... AND AS A CITY. I like the school a lot. The history and stuff. They always have a good team. Coach Pitino is a great coach. And there's a lot of love in the city. I knew it was crazy, because I could just tell players like Russ Smith and Terry Rozier get love, so I knew it was going to be something like that. BLAKENEY IS ALSO INTERESTED IN KENTUCKY. HE SAYS BOTH THE CARDS AND CATS ARE RECRUITING HIM HARD. I hear from them everyday. I talked to Coach Cal last night for a good amount of time. They're pretty serious about me.... Its his history with his players. He gets his players to the NBA, and that's my main goal. BLAKENEY SAYS HE WANTS TO CUT HIS LIST AT THE END OF THE SUMMER. HE SAYS HIS PRIORITIES ARE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COACH... HOW HE FITS ON THE TEAM... AND HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM. AT AAU NATIONALS, NATALIE GRISE, WLKY SPORTS. COMING UP IN A HALF HOUR...
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Top Fall TV Shows To Watch After the Kids Are Asleepamywindsor
There are lots of shows coming back in September and October that we're looking forward to, but only a few of them can make the cut for that precious hour or two that can be carved out for the after-bedtime hours that busy parents get. And even fewer have what it takes to pull you in and keep you up until 1am every night for days on end as you obsessively go through past season's episodes to bring you up to current episodes.. My husband and I call them our "adult shows," (I know. We need a new name.) and we only watch them after the kids are asleep and we can relax on the sofa together. Because many of the shows are racy cable fare, NO CHILDREN ALLOWED and remotes must be nearby to hit pause if we hear footsteps on the stairs.
With a lot of the juiciest shows on cable, which we don't have, we have to watch them later or online, after the seasons are released. Thankfully, Netflix, iTunes, and Hulu Plus are making it easier (and cheaper) than ever to watch previous seasons of shows. So if you want to start watching a show that you feel like you've missed too much to begin watching mid-stream, now is the time to start catching up.
Check out this list of shows that you may have been the missing, but still have time to get up to speed before they start again in a month or few. Or, if you're like me and have about 100 hours to catch up on in some shows' cases, in time to buy this season when it comes out next year.
Grey's Anatomy 1 of 14Premieres September 22 at 9 PM on ABC. It may have gone through a few doldrums during the course of it's seven seasons, but Grey's Anatomy came back with gusto last year and left us all dying to know how Merideth and Derek are going to work it all out this time, having given up on "happily ever after" a few seasons ago. Rolling it all the way back to the beginning would be a summer well spent, if a little soggy. Keep the tissues nearby!
The Good Wife 2 of 14Premieres September 25 at 9 PM on CBS. This excellent legal drama, starring the always intriguing Julianna Margulies, is an easy catch-up with only two seasons under it's belt. Be warned: After last seasons finale, don't start the new season until you are done with the old unless you are prepared for a huge SPOILER!
Parenthood 3 of 14Premieres September 13 at 10 PM on NBC. Sometimes I wonder if this is my favorite show because it depicts a family that shouts even more than mine. But then I think about how gracefully it handles so many real-life family situations, like when a son is diagnosed with Asperger's or when a previously good daughter starts to rebel. Watching the episodes from the first two seasons back-to-back would be easy business.
The Vampire Diaries 4 of 14Premieres September 15 at 8 PM on The CW. I wasn't a fan of the first season, which I tried wading through on a friend's strong recommendation, but the second season had me hooked almost immediately. In fact, the show gets better and better with every episode, so when season 3 starts in a couple weeks, you should jump right in. You can always watch season 2 during the winter hiatus.
Castle 5 of 14Premieres September 19 at 10 PM on ABC. I'm a late-comer to Castle, but am a huge fan of Nathan Fillion and keep hearing from everyone that this show is fantastic. Time to set the DVR and order up the first season.
Parks & Recreation 6 of 14Premieres September 25 at 9 PM on CBS. I find sitcoms a little bit tedious to watch a season at a time, but having completely missed the genesis of this great ensemble comedy, I want to go back to the beginning and see it all. This one would be great for catching up on while doing kitchen work.
Sons of Anarchy 7 of 14Premieres September 6 at 10 PM on FX. I still haven't caught up to the present season with this engrossing motorcycle gang drama, which is now going into its fourth season, but am thrilled to be along for the ride.
The Walking Dead 8 of 14Premieres October 16 at 9 PM on A&E. Who'd have thought that a zombie drama would make great television? Not me. And now I'm kicking myself because I'm a year behind on this show that consistently gets excellent reviews.
Dexter 9 of 14Premieres October 2 at 9 PM on Showtime. Dexter is the perfect show for watching a season at a time, because the cliffhangers that end many of the episodes will make you so happy you can skip immediately to the next one. The long-term state of suspense from watching so many episodes back to back might not be good for your blood pressure, though.
Gossip Girl 10 of 14Premieres September 26 at 8 PM on The CW. Gossip Girl is the guilty pleasure that my husband will have no part of, so I feel like I am always sneaking it in somewhere on the sly. It is over the top in almost every way and that is what makes it so very, very good. You'll be fine jumping in now, as the fifth season starts up, but, oh my word, you'll have fun plumbing the depths of past seasons and discovering all of the cast's dirty secrets!
The Office 11 of 14Premieres September 22 at 9 PM on NBC. Going into season 8, everything will be different as a new boss comes in to take Steve Carrell's place. This will make it the perfect time to start watching the show fresh or drop it from the roster. Whichever way you go, the first seven seasons are pure gold.
Community 12 of 14Premieres September 22 at 8 PM on NBC. Starting its third season, this quirky comedy is for all the people out there who love pop culture and meta humor. If that's your bag and you've missed it, now's the time to start.
Modern Family 13 of 14Premieres September 21 at 9 PM on ABC. Every character in this sitcom is so well-developed, that there isn't a need to backfill with past seasons. But you'll want to do just that once you realize how much comedy perfection you've missed.
True Blood 14 of 14Currently showing on HBO. True Blood is in it's fourth season and working hard to repair some of the damage done by its lackluster season 3, but I'm still a believer in the show, because NOTHING can compare to it's first season. Some of my best memories are of watching those eps with my husband, riveted, obsessed, and giddy all at once for its entire length. Maybe because every episode ends with a gruesome death, a spray of blood, or an orgasm? It is trashy fun of the best kind and is the purest antidote for feeling old, tired, and preoccupied with parental concerns.
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Brian and Molly Ritchie announce the engagement of their daughter, Joanna Kimberly Ritchie, to Cody Michael Wright, son of Scott and Diann Wright, all of Amarillo.
Grandparents of the bride-elect are Jack and Peggy Martin and Jack and Jean Ritchie.
Grandparents of the prospective groom are Mrs. Johnnie Branch and Mrs. Genevieve Wright.
Joanna is a 2010 graduate of Tascosa High School and a 2013 graduate of West Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in computer information systems. She will be employed as a network engineer at USAA in San Antonio in the fall.
Cody is a 2009 graduate of Tascosa High School and a 2013 graduate of WT with a bachelor's degree in sports and exercise science. He plans to attend physician's assistant school.
The couple plans to wed Aug. 10 at the Chapel of the Pines in Idlewild, N.M.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Civil liberties advocates and a Sikh religious group said Wednesday that they want investigations into the treatment of a truck driver by the Mississippi Department of Transportation and a judge.
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Mississippi and United Sikhs sent a letter Wednesday to MDOT. The groups say they'll send a separate complaint to the Mississippi Judicial Commission about Pike County Justice Court Judge Aubrey Rimes.
The MDOT letter says Jagjeet Singh was pulled over in Pike County for a flat tire Jan. 16.
The groups say MDOT officers called Singh a "terrorist" and arrested him for declining to remove his kirpan, "a small, sacred sword of the Sikh faith, which Singh was lawfully wearing in accordance with his religious beliefs."
In court, they say Rimes told Singh to remove "that rag," referring to his turbin.
Jarrod Ravencraft, an MDOT spokesman, said the allegation would be investigated in accordance with MDOT policy, but he couldn't comment further because it's a personnel matter.
Rimes was out of the office and did not immediately respond to a message left Wednesday
The letter sent to MDOT officials asked for documents related to Singh's arrest. It also asks MDOT to provide training for officers about being respectful of religious diversity.
"The officers' shameful treatment of Mr. Singh was an abuse of their authority and a betrayal of the public's trust that law enforcement officials will carry out their duties free from prejudice," said Bear Atwood, legal director at the ACLU of Mississippi, in a news release. "The fact that officers may be unfamiliar with Sikhism or other minority religions does not give them license to harass and degrade members of the public who follow those faiths."


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Obtaining Excess Department of Defense Equipment
By Joy Kress, Public Affairs Office, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
hrough the authority of the National Defense Authorization Act's 1033 program, LESO has transferred more than 8 million items, from office equipment to aircraft, and vehicles worth more $633 million in the last 10 years. The benefits of Law Enforcement Support Office's (LESO) program have been as diversified as a police officer's duties.
With an automated, Web-based system for law enforcement agencies to place requests for equipment, LESO acts as a liaison between Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and state coordinators to check, verify, and approve the requests if the department qualifies. Once the department or state has used up an item, it goes to the appropriate Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, a field activity of DLA, and is disposed of or recycled.
Through this authority, LESO was able to transfer six cars to North Carolina. The North Carolina state coordinator made the cars available to the Clayton County Police Department. Packed by the Clayton County Police Department with $8,000 in surveillance equipment hidden inside the car's interior, officers in Clayton County have made many arrests due to the success of the surveillance evidence, and most defendants plead guilty instead of going to trial. In the last seven years, the vehicles have helped officers throughout North Carolina confiscate almost $3 million in illegal drugs and $750,000 in cash and make more than 3,000 arrests.
Even with the word on the street about the surveillance cars, the program still has found a way to fool the criminals.
"Once one of the vehicles gets recognized, then people won't do business with it," said Neil Woodcock of Law Enforcement Support Services for North Carolina. "So we can take it back and send it somewhere else in the state and other folks can use it."
The vehicles can be advantageous for local police departments to beat crime, but the 1033 program also offers a variety of excess equipment for disaster relief, such as military clothing and boots.
"This is an excellent program," U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Robinson, director of LESO, said, "because it not only saves the taxpayer money, it gives law enforcement agencies an opportunity to get equipment at no cost to not only assist them in taking criminals off the street but to obtain equipment to assist in state of emergencies."
The sheriff's office in Lake County, Florida, was able to coordinate with LESO to obtain equipment needed to begin clean-up efforts after four hurricanes hit Florida in fall 2004. "During the recent hurricanes," Sergeant Cliff Matthews of the Lake County Sheriff's Office wrote in a letter to Florida state coordinator David Peace, "we used almost every piece of equipment we had. I want to say thank you for supervising the program that allows us to acquire this equipment. These things would not have been available to us had it not been for the 1033 program."
Items transferred to Lake County included four high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), generators used at shelters, lift stations, and cots and blankets, according to Matthews. Lake County was also able to dispatch crews to take the equipment to other hard-hit counties. The success of the program's ability to offer the items has encouraged many of the law enforcement officers and county government agencies in Florida to learn more about the program so they can better prepare their agencies.
According to Peace, Florida received equipment worth about $4 million during 2004 through the 1033 program, and the benefits have reached many diverse areas in the state.
Wakulla County, in the panhandle of Florida, received a free 800-kilowatt generator for a jail complex and one of its police department offices. "We took two tractors to haul it down there," Peace said. "There is no way the county could have afforded that generator out of their local budget."
A state does not have to be devastated by natural catastrophes to benefit from the LESO program. According to Army Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Powers, the state coordinator for Vermont, that state has found the program very useful. Vermont has outfitted some of its police departments with furniture from the LESO program that would not have been readily available. Now funds that the department was spending in the administrative areas, according to Powers, can go to concentrating on personnel for counterdrug efforts.
"Vermont is a small state," Powers said, "so a program like 1033 is really great for us. Much of the local government can't afford the equipment they have received from the LESO program, so the support has been excellent." Having been state coordinator for four years, Powers knows Vermont takes care of the items it receives. With many small towns having one person to fill the role of police and fire chief, many of the items LESO transfers are shared throughout the state to extend their shelf life. Powers notes that the LESO 1033 program has made it very easy to acquire needed items. "The automation system is great," he said. "I can go to the online screen from anywhere, even on the weekends, to check it and make approvals. It's an almost seamless process."
The support local law enforcement agencies receive to combat crime and provide aid to those who have suffered from natural disasters is a pivotal part of the 1033 program. LESO has also transferred equipment to help keep local law enforcement officers afloat-literally. According to Indiana state coordinator David Cardinal, assistance from the 1033 helped to tackle a major drug trafficking ring along Lake Michigan. On one occasion, a drug trafficker lined his boat with a metal ramming device and pushed it into a police boat. The pressure sank the boat and knocked nine officers into the water. After this incident, Indiana acquired a 41-foot Coast Guard cutter through the 1033 program. The use of the cutter enabled the police to catch the criminals who sank the police boat and also helped reduce drug trafficking from Lake Michigan to Gary, Indiana.
LESO also authorizes federal, state, and local governments to purchase law enforcement equipment at a discounted rate through the 1122 program. During the last four years California has saved more than $3.5 million purchasing products through the 1122 program rather than buying the products at retail prices. Law enforcement agencies can sign up for the program by going to www.dla.mil/j-3/leso/ and clicking the Section 1033 and Section 1122 links.
The Defense Logistics Agency provides supply support and technical and logistics services to the military services and to several civilian agencies. Headquartered at Fort Belvoir, DLA is the one source for nearly every consumable item for combat readiness, emergency preparedness, and day-to-day police department operations. ■
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Amazing Stuffed Peppers
Last week, I was on the hunt for the perfect stuffed peppers recipe.
My main problem with most stuffed peppers recipes that I came across is that the peppers were usually swimming in red sauce, which is not really my cup of tea.
If you love beef, sausage, rice and cheese, you'll love my amazing stuffed peppers recipe. Don't believe me? Keep reading!
My amazing stuffed peppers recipes includes all of my personal favorite ingredients. In an effort to figure out whether I wanted to include ground beef or sausage, I finally decided… why not both?
Using both ground beef and sweet Italian sausage gave these peppers the best flavor.
Again, I didn't want to drown my peppers in tomato sauce, but I did want some tomatoes in the recipe so I used a can of Mild Rotel. You could use original if you like a little extra heat.
This stuffed peppers recipe was a huge hit with everyone in my family, and they even tasted delicious re-heated the day after!
I hope you love this stuffed peppers recipe as much as my family did — enjoy!
Amazing Stuffed Peppers
Savory beef and sausage stuffed peppers, topped with delicious melted cheddar cheese.
Yield: 6 peppers
- 1/2 lb ground sausage (I used sweet Italian)
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 6 Large peppers (I used red, yellow and orange but green is fine too)
- 1 Clove garlic
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 1 Cup cooked rice
- 1 Can mild Rotel
- 2 Cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 Tsp salt
- 1/2 Tsp pepper
- Olive oil
- In a large skillet, brown sausage, beef, garlic, and onion in oil.
- Add the chopped parsley and cooked rice.
- Stir in Ro-tel and 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese (it will melt, it doesn't matter).
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cut off the tops of peppers, and trim the bottom so they sit flat in your dish.
- Chop scrap pepper tops and add to filling (optional, but I did it).
- Place peppers in baking dish and stuff until full.
- Drizzle peppers with olive oil.
- Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes.
- Remove from oven and take off the foil. Use remaining shredded cheese to top peppers, bake uncovered another 15 minutes.
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Those look super yummy!
This was great the smell is awesome.This was my first time making this it was super easy to . Thanks l just love your recipe.
Um, yum!!
They sound absolutely delicious Crissy!
These look sooo good!!
I dont like a lot of sauce in mine either. I like rotel, spanish rice and a combination beef/pork with loads of cheddar on top. Okay, now I am hungry!
I'm not a big fan of stuffed peppers, but these look absolutely delicious. Maybe I'll give them another try!
This really does look great! I love stuffed peppers but haven't made them in a very long time. I'm feeling inspired now!
It looks delicious! I will try this recipe soon. Thanks for sahring
I'd love to try this, but I don't think my family would join me. I admire your influence and introduction to diversifying the family plate! Some things I just can't get away with!
Those look amazingly good!
I'm going to make these…looks so good!!!Thanks for sharing :)
oh my!!! you are going to make my hubby happy (wait a minute i am ;) when i make this) he's been dying for me to make stuffed peppers but i havent made them for him because i dont like the saucy ones but this looks and sounds soo good!!! im going to make it next week for sure!
Those look yummy. I like red sauce but I dislike that some are so fancy I don't think my kids will go near them. Pinned for later!
I made these this past weekend & I must say they are so good!
Totally making these for dinner tonight!
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MOBILE, Ala. -- Since before the United States even became the United States, Americans have been suckers for a good fireworks show.
Especially on the nation's birthday.
Especially when the weather is as fantastic as it was tonight in Mobile.
Thousands of people jammed USS Alabama Memorial Battleship Park, with hundreds more lining the Causeway to see the city's annual Fourth of July fireworks show. Because of the drought, this year's pyrotechnics occurred over the water in Mobile Bay, framed perfectly by the old Navy warship.
Spectators also had a clear view of Mobile's skyline to the west, where downtown buildings were lit with patriotic colors.
"It's beautiful," pronounced Tracy Washington, a Mobile native who said she has been attending the show as long as she can remember. "I guess the battleship is supposed to remind you of the war."
Washington compared the event to another July 4 favorite — the laser light show over Stone Mountain outside Atlanta.
"But you don't get the live band" in Georgia, she said, gesturing to the Mobile Pops playing in the park. "And you don't get the atmosphere of friendly people all around."
Washington's husband, John Washington, was trying to capture the display on his digital camera, while their 7-year-old son, Justin, simply concentrated on the red, green, yellow and orange lights.
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Some arrived hours early to get a good seat to hear the concert of patriotic music. Many of those arriving later simply set up shop near their cars and played their own tunes.
Robert Buford and his family sat on lawn chairs on the opposite end of the park. It wasn't very close to the fireworks, but then again, they didn't have to fight crowds.
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Janelle Jenkins, a Panama City resident, said she had been there since 5 p.m. She used the down time to work on an accounting spreadsheet on her laptop computer.
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In the last weekend before the Cheltenham Festival, Mark Hobbs picks over the action.
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Teenager Newmill to upset young guns
In-house racing supremo Mark Hobbs offers his thoughts on today's Shamrock Paddy Chase at Gowran Park today.
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Stacie Distel and Jon Meyer, both of Dayton, announce their engagement.
Stacie is the daughter of David and Charlene Distel of Tiffin. She is a 1993 Columbian High School graduate. She received a bachelor's degree from Wright State University and a master's degree from University of Cincinnati. She is a social worker at South Community.
Jon is the son of Rebecca Meyer of Lancaster, Pa., and the late Frank Meyer. He is a 1989 graduate of Hempfield High School. He received a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University and a juris doctorate degree from University of Dayton School of Law. He works as a project manager at LexisNexis.
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BERKELEY SPRINGS — The Morgan Arts Council announces 36 hours of business training classes for artists to be held six hours each month for six months beginning in September. Six different topics essential for working artists are featured, one each month. All classes will be at the Ice House. Schedule includes:
Wednesday and May 15: Creative curating
For more information, call (304) 258-2300 or visit www.macicehouse.org.
New Live Arts
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Goose Route Arts Collaborative will sponsor a New Live Arts program at 6 p.m. May 30 at the Train Station. NLA is an opportunity for performing artists of any genre to show new works and works-in-progress in an informal setting. The number of slots per show is limited, interested artists may call (304) 876-6751.
For more information, visit www.gooseroute.org or call (304) 876-6751.
Call to artists
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Regional artists, artisans and craftspeople are invited to apply to participate in the fourth annual Shepherstown Street Fest, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. June 28 in downtown Shepherdstown.
Sheperdstown Street Fest is a juried festival. Applicants are asked to provide a brief description of their art or craft medium, suitable for an event program, and four photos representative of the work they will present in their booths. Applilcations for vendor space are available at www.Shep herdstownStreetFest.org or call Donn Marshall at (703) 231-3607 during the day or at (304) 264-0787 in the evening. Applications must be postmarked by June 18.


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Joey Buttafuoco is a psychopath. From the first sentence, Mary Jo Buttafuoco tells the story of Joey Buttafuoco, Amy Fisher and her own journey from a crippling gunshot wound to justice — and eventual healing, on her terms.
She is unflinchingly honest as she recounts the cycles of Joey's overspending, absences and drug habits, followed by passionate apologies, that composed their relationship.
The matter-of-fact tone of her engrossing narrative is especially useful and grounding as she revisits her memory of the 1992 shooting and her arduously painful recovery, complicated by her unwilling fame.
She acknowledges her own pitfalls: believing Joey's reassurances, battling a painkiller addiction and needing the courage to disentangle herself from Joey, before she can love again. Although it's frustrating to read about her devotion
to her tumultuous marriage — sticking with Joey through crisis after crisis before she left him for good — the clarity of her prose, and her candor, make it easy
to sympathize and cheer for her healing even more.
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The Owl Killers
Karen Maitland
Delacourte Press,
528 pp., $26
In the 14th century, Catholic women who lacked marital prospects or a means of support due to war, widowhood, plagues and primogeniture, created and lived in beguinages. Beguinages, which lacked the steep entry fees required by many nunneries, were safe, women-run sanctuaries that funded themselves with farming and textile work while advancing the compassionate teachings of Christ.
Maitland, who situates this "sisters doing for themselves" novel in the fictional town of Ulewich, England, in 1321, pits the laudable efforts of one such group of proto-feminists against the scheming of corrupt local leaders and mercenary, hypocritical clerics in a church that resembles a mafia more than a religious order.
Multiple narrators (a noble woman born "under the demon star," a wise but severe beguinage leader, a jealous beguine driven nearly daft by miscarriages) introduce us to the web-fingered locals and reveal the horrific fate faced by anyone who runs afoul of a local patriarchy that promotes superstitious beliefs to preserve its power.
The beguines dismiss the existence of the supernatural, while the locals live in terror of monsters such as "Owl Man," a bloodthirsty, yeti-like apparition that the local "Owl Masters" (members of a sort of pagan, KKK-like cult that sports avian outfits) seek to appease via selective human sacrifice.
Naturally, the local patriarchs feel threatened by a bunch of broads whose crops flourish while theirs flounder and whose livestock thrives while theirs are pole-axed by anthrax. The priest and the Owl Masters brand the beguines as a bunch of witchy heretics and conspire to make them face the ghoulish, minor-chord organ music.
Whatever velocity Maitland manages to build up in this chimerical novel, though, dribbles away as the story dissolves in deus ex machina fantasies. Even the admirable female protagonists have all the depth and dimension of communion wafers. The plot, woefully, is as thin. Ultimately, this descent into "Wicker Man" weirdness — with a dash of "Deliverance" — disappoints.
Sheila Anne Feeney is a freelance writer from Manhattan.
Without Surrender:
Tribute to a Solider
Wanda Blahut Wierzbicki
Xlibris, 163 pp., $19.99
Illustrated with family photos, "Without Surrender" is a sister's tribute to her "true hero," her brother Bill, who died on March 10, 2005.
The book begins: "For as long as I can remember, in my heart and mind, Bill was an answer to my prayer." Wierzbicki refers there to her brother's birth in September 1962, when she was 7. They grew up in Whitehouse Station and remained in Hunterdon County.
Her hero worship pervades this short —
163 pages — paean to her brother. Bill deployed to Iraq in January 2004, with a heavy transport company.
In September, he told the author that headaches were driving him to see a doctor. By mid-month, they learned the melanoma Bill had before his service had spread cancer to his brain and lungs.
This is a book of adjectives. "Bill was . . . Bill, uncomplaining, courageous, strong and always moving, like a gentle whirlwind escaping life's torrents."Wierzbicki tells a story of triumph and sadness. Her brother would be proud.—
The Red Album
of Asbury Park
Alex Austin
VPW Publishing, 280 pp., $15.95 paperback
Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, crime, the aftermath of the Vietnam War. These are the elements of "The Red Album of Asbury Park," Alex Austin's bleak sequel to his equally bleak "The Perfume Factory."
Dubbed by the now Los Angeles-based writer as "a coming-of-age novel," the earlier work, his first, was set a little farther north along the Jersey coast.
"The Red Album of Asbury Park" is not a light beach read. It opens in winter and although it runs year-round from 1967 to 1969, spring reawakening followed by frolicking in the surf do not occur as pages are torn off the calendar.
Austin's characters swear frequently and seem to represent the meanest impulses of Jersey greasers.
A Great Conveniency:
A Maritime History of
the Passaic River, Hackensack River
and Newark Bay
Kevin Olsen
American History Imprints, 260 pp., $18.95 paperback
Its daunting title, seven appendices, glossary and 13-page bibliography aside, "A Great Conveniency" is fun.
Olsen begins by pointing out that the Garden State, "that place so many of us call home," is "surrounded by water on three sides."
Liberally brightened with photos, maps and other illustrations, some the author's own drawings, this book ranges over economics, history, geology, archaeology, engineering and more.
We come across pig-farming in the Meadowlands and the gleaming, illustrious NJPAC, whaling ships from Newark (who knew?), piracy, bootleg distilleries, brick-making and women creating wampum on a piece-work basis, thus earning "much needed extra cash for local families."
All that is engagingly mixed with information on Newark fireboats, reservoirs and contemporary urban stormwater runoff.This is a labor of love. Try it, you'll like it.
"Hero" Sam Nesbitt has some redeeming qualities. He does sometimes try to help his mother, Anne, although he plies her with alcohol to obtain information about the one-night stand that culminated in his birth and to help his lost brother Tom.
Ruminations: Memoirs of
a Psychiatrist from India
Jaydish "Jack" Dang, M.D.
Trafford Publishing, 368 pp., $30.25
Now a geriatric psychiatrist and a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, years ago Jaydish "Jack" Dang wrote a letter to the only hospital in that United States that had advertised in the local medical directory in India. The letter was a simple sentence: "Dear Sir: I have passed the ECFMG and am looking for a job."
That hospital was Bergen Pines in Paramus.Three weeks later, the hospital replied, asking for his measurements so his uniforms could be ready.
The rest, as the cliché goes, is history.ECFMG, Dana explains a few pages earlier in this autobiography, is the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.
On an idle afternoon, he and two friends applied for the test "to take
a day off for the examination and get two No. 2 yellow pencils from 'those Yankees.' "Dang, a resident of Montville, weaves an interesting tale.
April & Oliver
Tess Callahan
Grand Central Publishing, 336 pp., $23.99
As he dies in the snow of a Maine forest, Buddy remembers being lost in the woods with his sister, April, and their friend, Oliver.
His final thoughts are of his sister, the person who took care of him. He wishes he could let her know that what's happening doesn't hurt at all . . . He's fine.
What Buddy couldn't know is that his funeral starts an inexorable chain of events, entangling April and Oliver: opening psychic and physical wounds, revealing secrets about their families neither wants to face.
The book, Boonton author Callahan's first novel, builds to a wedding — again, something neither wants to face — and that wedding leads to a funeral.
Death haunts this novel — April caring for Oliver's mother as she dies, Oliver missing the funeral of April's father, the suicide of an abusive boyfriend, even Oliver's loss of music and his piano.
Is it April who is lost, as both she and Oliver believe, or could it be Oliver?
Reviews by Pat Turner


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Parents of Turlock Christian High School will get to meet the school's newly hired athletic director/head coach, as well as the new principal of the high school, in an official meet and greet set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Monte Vista Chapel Gym.
Tuesday marked a critical Central California Conference softball matchup between second place Buhach Colony and third place Pitman High, with the winner able to cement themselves in that second place position in league heading into the final two contests of the season.
Turlock High hosted the Central California Conference Singles Tournament for the first time on Tuesday, however, the Bulldog competitors didn't fare too well in the home tourney.
Winds reached a peak of about 30 miles per hour on Monday at Pheasant Run in Chowchilla, but that didn't slow down the Turlock Christian golf team that captured its 11th Southern Athletic League title in a row after pulling away by two strokes against a tough Ripon Christian squad.
After splitting last year's Central California Conference title with Golden Valley High, the Turlock girls soccer team came back this year with a vengeance, to top out in league-alone-and they did after shutting out Golden Valley, 3-0, at home on Monday.
Day two of the Nor Cal Tournament did not end well for the Pitman Pride softball team as they dropped two consecutive games against Argonaut and Escalon High on Friday at West High in Tracy.
Tuesday was a good day for Turlock and Pitman High baseball teams at the 45th annual Dick Windemuth Tournament as both squads came away with victories.
Turlock High runners made their mark at the Woody Wilson Invitational on Saturday, held at UC Davis, with nine students competing in their respective events.
Both Turlock and Pitman High's baseball programs have solidified themselves atop the Central California Conference, and this past week both squads proved why they are to be considered teams to be reckoned with.
All season long, the fourth inning has been trouble for the Pitman Pride softball team - and Thursday's Central California Conference matchup against Atwater proved it once again.
Hilmar High's softball team hosted first place Hughson High on Tuesday in a Trans Valley League matchup the Yellowjackets needed to win to keep their playoff hopes alive.
The Hilmar girls soccer team is on the brink of elimination from playoff contention if they fail to win out all four of their final Trans Valley League bouts this season.
The top two girls soccer teams in the Central California Conference in Turlock and Merced squared off on Monday in a much anticipated battle to see who would take the first place position heading into the final month of the season.
All of Pitman's five runs came in one inning and starting pitcher Alexis Mettler tossed a complete game, allowed only one earned run and struck out 11 en route to a 5-2 win over Central California Conference foe Atwater High on Friday.
After Friday's 6-3 win over Atwater High, the Turlock baseball squad has won five consecutive games, four of which were Central California Conference clashes.
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The 2016 prep football season is halfway finished after last Friday's week five conclusion and of the six schools in the Journal's coverage ...
It came down to the wire in what ended in one of the most exciting Central California Conference boys water polo matches to date on ...
Not only was Turlock High's game on Friday night their league opener – it was also the team's first game back at Joe Debely ...
Senior Pride running back Devan Bass and the Pitman varsity football team overcame their largest deficit of the year, and their worst first half performance ...
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Focus on the quality of your food and get used to eating this way before you worry about weight loss. Perhaps just eating for optimal health will result in natural fat loss with little stress or effort.
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There are no cheat days. There are days when you eat primal and days you don't. As soon as you label a day a cheat day, you're on a diet. Don't be on a diet. ~~ Fernaldo
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The preponderance of people who do OK drinking a thousand calories in fat in the AM tend to be young, athletic men. Sure not all are, but this might be an experiment better left for later on.
I drink organic coffee, 16 oz every morning, no more, no less, with 1 TBS heavy cream, 50 calories, 5 gms fat.
It gets me going, I absolutely love the taste, but on some emergency morning when I've gone without, I haven't killed anyone yet.
I forgot to mention olives, oh how I love em.. I just had sardines (vitalchoice.com), olives, cottage cheese & org strawberries, totally satisfied. Also, very filling, walnut butter on org apple slices, I'm about to get my DH off peanut butter with walnut butter.
I have lost a cumulative 15" in about six weeks doing T-Tapp. Measurements are taken from arms to calves and naturally bust, waist, hips etc. I have not lost a great deal of weight so clearly I am shrinking due to muscle taking up less room than fat! There are some sample exercises on her website and also you can find some samples on YouTube. Start with that a d see how you like it. It really works!
So for me, it helped. It did it's job which was to help with fasting. I know it's not a no calorie fast, but I believe it still helped me to enjoy some of the same benefits of fasting. Now a days, I just do coffee w/cream. Some days I dont even do that.
But it was never more than one cup. And it was never used to wash down other food. I dont usually eat too many breakfasts for 200 calories. I did have breakfast this morning - I should have stuck to the coffee. I had 553 calories of food instead and now after lunch, I am over 1000 calories and supper still left to go. uggh.
But first, way before BP coffee for breakfast, I got a grip on carbs which got a grip on hunger. I was already losing weight, and found myself starting to stall. I was also naturally falling into the fasting when I wasnt waking up wanting to eat my arm off. The BP coffee and fasting helped me to put off eating until lunch time instead of putting off breakfast until mid-morning. I do believe it has it's place if you use it appropriately. I track all calories and macros and I needed to cut the carbs and add fat, while keeping calories in check and that did the trick. For me. Might not be for everyone.
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65lbs gone and counting!!
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I do bulletproof coffee as my breakfast two days a week. 16 oz of coffee, 3 tablespoons KerryGold butter, 1 tablespoon MCT oil. That's around 450-500 calories and I'm not hungry for 5-6 hours at least.
Butter from grass fed cows is not empty calories. If you have read any of Weston Price's work you know it is loaded with vitamin K2 among other nutrients and is actually very healthy.
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Like gopintos and Miss Understood, I don't think the BP coffee is hideously terrible. I usually just use butter instead of cream and use about a tablespoon just because cream goes bad before I can use it up. But one day I tried the 400 calorie version. No breakfast with it. I didn't eat lunch until around 2pm and probably could have gone longer until 3 or 4pm. I am a big breakfast eater so I saved a lot of calories. But I prefer to eat a real breakfast anyway. I think it's probably healthier. The BP coffee is something I do when I probably ate too much yesterday and don't feel all that terribly hungry for breakfast but know I'm probably going to be starving around 10AM. Then I'm able to turn a negative (yesterday's too much) into a net positive (today's hardly anything.)
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I would suggest tracking calories and nutrients. Personally, I like cron-o-meter (freeware on my laptop, minor charge for the smartphone app). With tracking, I have figured out that I operate best at 65-105g of protein and no more than 40g carb per day. For reference, I'm female, 5'1" or 155cm, and 60 years old. Your mileage WILL vary. What's more, it will evolve, so track at least periodically to check.
And keep checking in - this community is happy to help.
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Call Nunez.. I think Dale has stank on his hands with Alpine..
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The certifications are not required by law for sales, but having an internationally recognized testing protocol behind the MMTC machine will boost confidence and likely increase sales over what they would be without certs, especially with overseas customers. My best info is that the certs are to be complete some time in September, but everything takes longer than proposed in tech start-ups.
We are close. I suspect that we will see data in a couple weeks. We have filings due.. :-)


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This is a recent non-rev trip I took with my co worker. The trip report was written by my co-worker and edited by me as the original was super long.
UA*5206 SAN-LAX N234SW EMB-120 (Op by OO)
We were seated in 9B and 9C emergency row and boy talk about the leg room.
Service on the short flight was limited to the famous snack tray, and bottles of water, due to turbulence.
SkyWest no longer uses the T6 gates, so we landed on 25R and blocked into the remote terminal (Gate 71, spot 2G). The T6 gates date back to the Delta days, and all the old DL markets went out of that terminal, with the old WestAir markets going out of the remote.
DL1998 LAX-ATL N812DE MD-11 Interim colors
The BusinessElite seats on the MD-11 are huge - you can stretch out and not touch the seat in front of you, without standing up (60" pitch). Personal TV screens are standard, and the electically operated seat reclines to a 160 degree angle. I am spoiled now.
Dinner was a choice of Steak or Chicken, and I chose Steak. It wasn't too big, but not too small either. Only a 2 course meal was offered (Salad, Dinner, and Dessert). I had a bit of wine with dinner, but Justin didn't.
The in-flight movie was Rat Race, which was funnier than I thought it would be. It was shown (with other choices) on the personal video screen, with Airshow being played on the large cabin screen. We came in on runway 8L in the rain and blocked into E-17 (and took off on 25R at LAX).
The MD-11 handles well in the turbulence found throughout the flight, and has huge windows (same ones as the DC-10) - it was quite fun to ride in. I'm glad I have it in the logbook now.
After wandering around ATL a bit (and picking up junk food for later), we headed to the shuttle curb to wait for the Days Inn shuttle. This is THE WORST shuttle curb I have ever seen - shuttles pull in and park at the curb, then back out into one lane of traffic (along with the rental car shuttles). There's not enough room for all the hotle shuttles either - talk about dangerous! And you can't see where your particular shuttle is...and it was 40 degrees out there!
I had reserved a room w/ 2 doubles at the Days Inn ATL airport, but after checking in, found the room they gave us was a King. The meeting of the minds was instant, and we walked right back to the front desk to get an appropriate room. The clerk realized it, and had the new key ready for us. (If it's not a hot babe, I don't sleep with someone!)
US1248 ATL-CLT N827US MD-82 USAir colors
There was no line at the counter, so we checked in there. Alas, we were not cleared at the counter (SAN usually clears you if you check in there) and were told to check at the gate. Sigh...
Going through the Uber-security checkpoint at ATL, the Delta employee (go fig) checking tickets mentioned the employee lines to us, so we went over to them. I breezed through, but Justin was flagged as a random. Breakfast was at the D-concourse Burger King - French Toast Sticks, at street prices (no airline discount).
All of USAir's MD-80 fleet are ex-PSA, and they are being retired rapidly, hence the trip on this bird. The interior had been re-habbed in USAirways colors, with the new cabin sidewalls and seat covers. The seats were still the original PSA "slimline" seats (old slimlines) and the overheads are still old-school PSA...and so are the galleys! In fact, the galley still had the PSA data plates inside it!
We took off on runway 9L, and climbed to FL270. "Service" consisted of a choice of Coke, Diet Coke, or Sprite on this hour flight. In defense, though, the galley was extremely limited in size. It didn't matter much though, as all too soon, we were on approach for Runway 36L at CLT.
"Passengers with connections will arrive at Gate A5." Shortly after, "Passengers without connections will also arrive at Gate A5." Must have been an ex-PSA FA in F - I forgot to ask, though.
After getting off, we trekked over to gate C19 (stopping to empty ourselves on the way). I saw something I missed in CLT last trip - a small historical display of the airport, with lots of PI and EA. Neat!
US519 CLT-IND N442US 737-400 USAirways C/S
Yet another new type for me (not Justin) and a new airport. This was basically a flight to reposition ourselves for the next leg. It was wide open, and boarding was finished early. The cockpit door had been "reinforced" with 2 metal strips on the outside of the door.
We took off on 36L again, passing an ex-Eagle and Trans States Jetstream in new USAirways Express colors. This flight was uneventful, and we had a full beverage service. 1 1/2 hours later, we landed on runway 5R and taxxied to D2.
ATA for their 1450 LAS departure (we arrived at 1350). There was one agent at the counter, but 2 more soon appeared and checked us in. While I had an itinerary (pulled up through ATA's website, even though we were non-revs), ATA requires ticket counter check-in for NRSAs. (GEEZ!) At least they seated us there.
Afterwards, we looked in the shops briefly before reaching the new and unimproved B/C checkpoint. The airport tore out a few shops to build a new combined checkpoint for both concourses. Unfortunately, this was the worst experience of my trip - not only did I beep, but they insisted I take off my belt (even after I flipped it over) and even questioned my necklace. Come on! After this checkpoint, Justin started taking his shoes off because they kept beeping.
I picked up a burger (overpriced but more convenient than McDoogles outside jail) at Fox Sports bar to take on, and we boarded. Unfortunately, they gave us 34E&F, next to the lav, but the FAs offered us the no-recline forward exit row. We took that, strictly for legroom (the other row was appaling!)
We closed the door on-time (ATA would not push early) and taxxied to runway 32. Liftoff was just like a 757-200, even though this bird was longer. All of the 247 seats are leather, with 5 FAs. No movie was offered, but short subjects were played along with audio (headset cords were $2). Two rounds of drinks were offered, as well as peanuts (even smaller than HP's bags!) and Biscoff biscuits. Good thing I had the burger.
This flight seemed incredibly long, and was turbulent all the way. We started to really get tired on this leg, and fell asleep a few times. Eventually, the flight was over, and we descended into LAS, crossing over the airport paralell to runways 1L & R. We were vectored into the pattern for 1R and a hard landing, with departures using 7 - too bad we didn't land there, but ATA's terminal is closer to 1L/R. We blocked into gate 4 of the Charter International terminal (Terminal 2), PSA's original home at LAS.
Justin felt like getting a hotel room, and with the other option spending 9 hours at McCarran, the hotel was the best option. We went to T1 and called the hotel to see if there were any cheap rooms - $49 for one night at the Excalibur, in the "De-Luxe" room (Rack rate $850, according to the in-room posting).
It was here that we decided to change the itinerary. The original trip had us going LAS-BOS-CMH-DCA-PHX-SAN, but we decided that we didn't want to spend that much time on airplanes.we agreed to go LAS-CMH-DCA and spend a few hours in DC.
After showering and changing (into my Hawaiian shirt), we checked out, dropped $1 into the slots, and headed back to McCarran for
HP741 LAS-CMH N656AW A320 New Int
We checked in at the counter with absolutely no line. In defense, the CMH flight is the last to leave LAS, and we missed the big 11:50 wave of departures. We entered jail, checked in at B17 to ensure we were listed for 'F', and then wandered the terminal. Everything except Burger King was closed in our terminal for the night - since the hub is basically one wave at night arriving around 2215.
After wandering a bit, we came back and were cleared for 3C and 3D. The agents started boarding at 0018, and we had the door closed with the plane out by 0038 (5 minutes early, the max allowable - the agents wanted to go home!) Our CSRs were wearing western clothes, in honor of the Rodeo in town - most were not in HP uniform.
We taxxied to runway 25R and took off, with both of us attempting to sleep immediately. Justin faded in and out, and I struggled for a bit, before taking some of his knock-out pills. They worked, because I was out until final approach, missing Rat Race (the second time). (He said the flight was really turbulent all the way).
The only part of final I remember is the approach - I was fading in and out all the way, and I think we touched down on 10R. We blocked into B3 with a 757 (905AW, 'Ohio' - how convenient!) next door at B5, the old TW gate.
Due to arriving early, we wandered the AWA terminal Justin thought they did a good job rehabbing it - remembering it under rehab, I have to agree, but it's still incredibly lacking for a hub operation in terms of concessions inside jail). I was still fading in and out of sleep, and we sat down at B7, next door to our departure gate.
HP*6598 CMH-DCA N27191 CRJ Op by Mesa, little titles
B9 was roped off as the DCA gate, but we didn't want to sit inside it. (A19 is roped off at PHX - one of the new DCA rules is to have dedicated gates for the airport). At 0750, everyone was cleared out of the gate, and Military Police searched the gate (by picking up seats). The airport brought a bomb-sniffing dog onboard as well.
Agents were warning people that they could not get up during the flight, and to use the restroom now. We were cleared just before the 0815 boarding (0835 departure) with split seats - myself in 1D, Justin in 3A. The flight was fairly full - 40 out of 50 taken including NRSAs. CMH uses jetways to board the RJs, for those who don't know.
I fell asleep almost immediately, a good thing on a flight where you can't get up (30 min after T/O and 30 before landing, on a 53 minute block). The FA did not leave her seat. In all honesty, I was afraid to do anything, lest risking a diversion to IAD! We landed on Runway 1 and blocked into gate 16 at DCA a bit early, where the agent oversteered the Jetway, causing it to freeze. The pilot would not allow the platform to be put out, so they had to back the jetway up and correct it.
After looking for a place to eat breakfast (unsuccessfully), we skipped it and hopped the Metro to the Smithsonian.
Upon arriving at the Mall, we beelined for the National Air & Space Museum. Our bags were searched there (I miss lockers!) before entering, and we spent some time at the displays (mostly air, not space) before leaving. Hey, it's free!
Justin wanted to see the National Aquarium, so we went searching for that. It's located in the basement of the Dept of Commerce building, requiring an X-ray before entering. We started to do the full airport X-ray experience, but they stopped us. The aquarium is not federally funded, charging $3 to enter. It "looks like a fish store" with aquariums along the walls, and information above.
Our final stop on the DC tour was the White House. You could still walk up to the fence. By now, we were hungry, but could not find a restaurant to save our lives (go fig! Talk about hiding). With no desire to get X-rayed again, we hopped the Metro back to DCA to eat at TGI Fridays, outside jail.
DCA was dead compared to my March trip, with no crowds and few people there. Several stores had closed outside jail as well. We checked back in at the TC and shopped a bit. We also headed down to the old terminal to check it out, before entering jail.
HP shares the concourse with DL (who does our ramp service) but has an exclusive gate. CO uses the 4 gates located in the old terminal, but accessed via the DL checkpoint. Entering jail was no different from any other airport, unlike the "increased security" at airports serving DCA. Neither of us beeped.
Once cleared, we were cleared all the way to SAN in F. HP had just started hawking the upgrades at the gate - $50 0-500 mi, $100 501-1000 mi, $150 1001+ miles. We pushed back onto the taxiway, and performed the short taxi to Runway 1. We turned onto the runway and accelerated normally (no short field technique), climbing rapidly.
The entire left side of F turned to see the Pentagon after climbout, but I was on the right, having performed seat swaps to sit with Justin. Before takeoff, the pilot gave an extended briefing on the 30 minute rule, which was not followed by the crew - they started with the headsets about 20 minutes out of DCA, the normal time.
Dinner was a choice of Steak or a Pasta Plate, but being the lowest NRSAs on the list, we were served last (the first time I've had that happen on HP). We both ended up with the Bow Tie Pasta in Olive Oil, joined with Tomato Basil Pasta in a Marinara sauce. It was OK but not that good - it felt reheated. The salad that preceded tasted almost dirty, and about half the cabin didn't eat all of theirs. Dessert, the Ice Cream cake, was the best part!
Our IFE started with Shorts, followed by Shrek (the movie), in reverse order from normal. I started dozing just after dinner, and was out cold for the last 40 minutes of Shrek (with help from the Margaritas we have aboard). Justin tried to wake me so he could go to the lav, but he failed - I'm usually out cold when I sleep. This was yet another turbulent transcon, just above rain for most of the trip. Snacks followed the movie, with a choice of Oreos, Cheese & Crackers, Fruit, and Chocolate, with mints offered just before landing.
The first FA never left the forward galley, except to serve food, and when he left, the second FA came up from Y to guard the galley. We assume this was another DCA security procedure. We came in to Runway 8 about 20 minutes early, and held shortly for gate A30. Upon reaching PHX, we decided to walk around as both of our legs were cramping up, and trekked down to the International concourse (high B).
Reboarding commenced, with a new flight crew aboard, and we stopped by the podium to see if our seats had changed. They hadn't, and we kept the original seats (2D and 3A, as opposed to 2C and 2D. 2C was open but I didn't move).Boarding was done early (for a mostly empty flight), and we pushed 5 minutes early to taxi to Runway 7L.
The seatbelt sign was never turned off on this flight, but people got up anyways to use the lav. The only unusual event of this trip was a sudden arrest of our descent into SAN Runway 27, followed by an extreme change in power (almost to takeoff thrust). The Captain came on after landing and said that they had a TCAS alarm go off - it must have been really close to cause an arrest of the descent like that. Both Justin and I looked at each other from across the plane - being veterans of SAN-PHX, we have never had that happen. We blocked into Gate 33 slightly early and called it a night.
Final tallies:
Searches at gate - 1, SAN-LAX
Miles flown (DOT) - 8,653
Block times in air - 23:10
Would I do this again? Not likely. Two transcon R/Ts in 3 days is a bit much.
Total flight cost - $27.75, ATA only - all others were fee-waived.