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Senior depression seminars offered in area
Lakewood Health System in Staples will co-sponsor two free community seminars on senior depression titled, The Blues: Not a Normal Part of Aging.
The seminars will cover the myths, symptoms and treatment of depression in older adults. A free, confidential depression screening will be offered to interested participants.
The first seminar will be co-sponsored by and will take place at the Highland Senior Living facility in Little Falls from 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9.
The second seminar is co-sponsored by and will take place at Heartwood Senior Living in Crosby from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10.
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Another week, another God-awful poll for freshman Congressman David Cicilline. The latest: a WPRI-TV-commissioned survey that found voters favoring Republican challenger Brendan Doherty 49 to 34 percent in a head-to-head matchup.
Dig deep into the polling data, though, and you'll find that Cicilline still has a path — albeit a narrow one — to re-election.
Cicilline, of course, was mayor of Providence before he won his seat in Congress. And he declared the city in "excellent fiscal condition" during the campaign. So when news of a major deficit on the city's books emerged after the election, his approval ratings tanked.
By May 2011, a WPRI poll was showing Doherty with a 13-point edge over the incumbent. And some observers were already writing the Congressman's political obituary.
But in a GoLocalProv poll from September 2011, which got little play in the broader media, Cicilline actually vaulted ahead of Doherty, powered by a surge of support among Democratic and independent voters.
The most likely explanation: the Providence budget nightmare had largely faded from the headlines and a Washington standoff over the debt ceiling — remember that? — had inflamed Democrats' partisan passions and soured some independents on the Republican Party.
The new WPRI poll, conducted February 20-23, comes after another burst of bad news about the Providence budget. And while it undoubtedly means trouble for Cicilline, recent history suggests that the race is fluid and that the Congressman can bounce back.
A resurgence, of course, depends on the capital city's fiscal crisis receding again. And the news of recent weeks — a crisis renewed, a high-profile push to get Brown University and other tax-exempt non-profits to pour more into city coffers — suggests its staying power.
But Darrell West, a former political science professor at Brown University now with the Brookings Institution in Washington, says the bad news should peak this spring, as the city scrambles to balance its budget and the state decides whether to come to Providence's aid.
Of course,if it all ends in a bankruptcy, that could deal a mortal blow to Cicilline's re-election chances. But if there is some temporary resolution, a lull in Providence news this summer and fall would work to the incumbent's advantage — the presidential election shifting the focus, at least in part, to the kind of national issues that favor a Democrat in a solidly blue state.
A deeper dive into the polling data suggests the depth of the opportunity here. Consider this: between the September 2011 GoLocalProv survey and the February 2012 WPRI poll, Cicilline actually took a bigger hit among Democratic voters (his lead over Doherty, with this segment, shrinking 29 points and landing at 54 percent to 30 percent) than among independents (Doherty's lead, with this cohort, jumping 15 points and landing at 54 percent to 25 percent).
The two surveys, it must be noted, were conducted by different pollsters and had relatively large margins of error. Redistricting, moreover, shifted the composition of the electorate between polls. But the directional trend is clear.
And while angering one's base is never a good thing, it seems clear that Cicilline has room to grow among Democrats, particularly if the race coalesces around issues like Social Security and Medicare sure to raise partisan hackles.
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Your quilt is beautiful!
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Your quilt is beautiful!
After all the starching/blocking you could try the carpenter's method of checking for square...measure diagonally from corner to corner in both directions. If you get the same result both times...it's square. If it's not out horribly, I wouldn't worry about it and just make up your difference with your borders...easing as necessary.
What a beautiful quilt. I have done several bias edge patterns and have had to square everyone. I have 12 inch tiles in my breakfast room/kitchen so I like the edges up with the tiles and tape it down with masking tape. It's not perfect but it works. Then I totally wet the quilt down and let it dry. It usually works. I am looking forward to trying the Elmers glue basting to see if that helps with "poofs" that appear in the center.
I agree with the other ladies on blocking the top. I did a star of Bethlehem quilt top in a king size and there were so many bias edges that the quilt looked to me to be totally unsalvageable. I didn't think there was anyway I could possibly fix it. I was directed on here to try blocking it. I wet the quilt and used a braided rug to pin it to. Used a lot of pins to get all the points straight and the puckers out but it worked beautifully. After it dried I unpinned it and the quilt kept its shape perfectly. Like PP said start in the middle and work your way out. Totally fixable and no one will ever know you had a problem. Good Luck!
I made this same quilt and did not have your problem....It was a mess from the start with the wrong template that did not make the points so I used Marti Mitchell Kite template for the center and quilt sense Kaleidoscope triangle ruler and I am square surprising.....sending it out to the quilter now....but I did buy the new template from MSQ so now I have the wrong and right one.....I even sent out to Australia for templates where the snowball was one piece but it was so small I would be still working on it.....
Who says it has to be square?When you lie under it will you know the difference?If you have it long armed your quilter can even it out a LITTLE.I have to square quilts all the time.And I quilt for some of the best piecers in our area.Your quilt is lovely.Lay it out,lay the borders on it in the middle.If the middle is within an inch of the top and bottom then you can ease that amount in.Make sure you don't ease it in all in 1 spot.Then when it is quilted,the longarmer will lay a large square on each corner and keep it square as she mounts your quilt.You can stay-stitch it along the edges to keep it from stretching anymore.That is a hard pattern but it is lovely.
I agree with Jingles comment that washing after quilting and binding works to cure problems. I take a wet (but not soaking wet) quilt and lay it outside if the weather cooperates. I try to "block" the quilt shape (like blocking a washed sweater that is being dried back into shape). There are tutorials on doing this and I've seen it mentioned with instructions in some quilt books.
Do not fear, the long arm quilter can do wonders. I buy many vintage quilts and sometimes when I take them to Marie who does my quilting, I warn her about the problems. She will tell me she had some difficulty but not much and the quilts always come out beautiful. By the way, your quilt top does look very pretty. I read a blog about this particular pattern and there were many many complaints.
Lovely quilt! Once you've "squared" it up as well as you can, "stay" stitch around the entire perimeter with a long stitch to keep the bias edges from stretching as you sew on your border or quilt it. Really helps!
Keep smiling, it makes others wonder what you're up to!


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The Deodar Cedar falls into the following type(s): Evergreen
The Deodar Cedar grows to be 40' to 70' feet in height.
The Deodar Cedar has a spread of about 20' to 40' at full maturity.
This tree grows at a Medium growth rate.
The Deodar Cedar does well in Full exposure(s).
The Deodar Cedar grows in Acidic, Clay, Drought Tolerant, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Well Drained soils.
The Deodar Cedar has a(n) Pyramidal shape.
The Deodar Cedar tree makes an excellent specimen tree for landscapes because of its pleasing shape and attractive silver-green coloring. The tree also makes a fast growing and soft wind screen and has been successfully used as a street tree with the lower branches pruned for pedestrian traffic.
The Deodar Cedar provides nesting sites, cover and food for mammals and birds such as the woodpecker.
The Deodar Cedar tree can become an immense tree in its native Himalayan habitat. There, at approximately 4000 feet, it has been known to reach 250 feet in height. Commonly, it is smaller and has been called "the most graceful Cedar" by Michael Dirr, noted tree expert and author. It is no wonder that its name, Deodar, derives from Sanskrit that translates to "timber of the gods." This beautiful tree, with its interesting branching pattern and drooping tips, attracted the eye of plant fanciers early in history. It was introduced to Europe in 1822 and to the United States nine years later.
Normal moisture requirements; good drought tolerance.
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Tree expert Michael Dirr has referred to the Deodar cedar as "the most graceful cedar." And upon first sight, you'll know why. Elegant, pendulous branches. Attractive coloring. Pleasing shape. Interesting branching patterns. It's a tree born to be a landscape specimen.
Tree expert Michael Dirr has referred to the Deodar cedar as "the most graceful cedar." And upon first sight, you'll know why. Elegant, pendulous branches. Attractive coloring. Pleasing shape. Interesting branching patterns. It's a tree born to be a landscape specimen.
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His mother witnessed the murder. What a terrible situation
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His mother witnessed the murder. What a terrible situation
this is one of the most bizarre situations I've ever seen.....too shocking, condolonces to the family and friends
You gotta feel for the Romeo Crennel and Scott Pioli and other staff members. They witnessed Belcher kill himself right in front of them. Horrible outcome.
I pray for The Kansas City Chiefs organization.
Interesting to see if they play on Sunday.
Prayers and condolences to the friends and family of Jovan Belcher, as well as the Chiefs organization.
I've seen how negatively people have been talking bout him calling him a coward and murderer, but thy have to understand that football could f up your brain. I wonder if all the hits he took to the head had anything to do with it. I would be shocked if not


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Water quality district tests Bozeman Creek for elevated bacteria levels
BOZEMAN, Mont. - Elevated levels of nitrogen and E. coli bacteria were detected in Bozeman Creek. The creek is a popular waterway that runs right through the city and downtown.
The Water Quality District tested four different sites around Bozeman -- upstream of the city, near Bogert Park, near City Hall and downstream of Bozeman.
Tests completed last summer showed that both nitrogen and E. coli levels were above state water quality targets.
E. coli is a bacteria found in human and animal waste. It can find its way into streams from livestock and dog waste. It can make people sick. Nitrogen is a common ingredient in fertilizers.
NBC Montana looked into why nitrogen and E. coli levels are elevated and spoke with locals to find out their reactions on the latest developments.
At Bogert Park, people have easy access to the creek and often come to swim and play in its water.
"We've been coming here about once a week with the kids for a couple of weeks now," said Bozeman resident Carolyn Upchurch.
She brings the children she babysits to play at the park. She said she was surprised by the findings and is weighing whether to continue to letting the kids play in creek.
"In the summer time months, the E. coli bacteria is at an elevated level," said Gallatin Water Quality District Manager Tammy Swinney.
The Gallatin County Water Quality District is the department testing Bozeman Creek.
"That DEQ would prefer not to see, but that's what our information was gathering," said Swinney.
The Gallatin Water Quality District says that even though levels are elevated, it's still safe to play in the river as long as you practice good hygiene, which means washing your hands and not drinking the water.
Not everyone was surprised by the increased levels.
"It's not shocking for a creek that runs through the middle of town that your going to see that," said stay-at-home dad and Bozeman resident Tom Mazurek.
Mazurek comes to Bogert Park often and lets his kids play in the creek. He said he is paying attention to the issue, but isn't too concerned right now.
The county Water Quality District says people shouldn't be concerned, but can take steps to help bring down the levels.
"Its important to have those septic systems maintained and pumped on a regular basis and make sure that they are functioning properly so they don't leak," said Swinney.
They also say to pick up any pet waste.


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I miss getting Miniature Quilts magazine. does anyone else like making mini's?
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I miss getting Miniature Quilts magazine. does anyone else like making mini's?
I have not made one YET. Its on the list. I think they are amazing!!
I'm very interested in miniature quilts, but I've only made one so far. You can see it at the link below. I have my fabric ready to make another mini, but I haven't started piecing it yet. Have you made any? If so, please, please post pictures. :D :D
Minda, that is awesome! I had missed it before. What pattern is your next one going to be?
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I like miniature quilts too. I have fabric for a kitty quilt but the pattern in my miniature quilts mag has been lost in my box room (a summer project - to tackle that one). Hee Hee this was before I learned to paper piece so I cut all the pattern pieces out and couldn't figure how these itty bitty pieces were supposed to go together... oops... know better now... lol. I like the minature quilts bc they can be sooo detailed even though they're so small...
Melissa - I want to make a quilt for myself like the one in the picture. It was a Christmas gift, and when I made it, I cut out enough fabric to make two. I'm not sure what pattern I'll make after I finish that.
Barbsbus - Thanks. It is paper pieced. I really enjoy paper piecing and I think the miniature quilts are easier to do with that technique.
There are a couple other posts with pictures of miniature quilts, but I'm not sure who posted them.
Here is one I worked on.
I love miniture quilts....but I have found that the cutting seems to be as long as a full size quilt ....HAHA!
Got a couple on my plate as we speak.
Oh I love them and one day I will do one but haven't attempted as of yet...


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I finally got out for a ride on my new Trailfox. I built up the frame a while ago, but was delayed by the need for a longer brake line and a different front derailleur. But she's finally finished enough to ride and no longer a garage show queen! Still a couple of minor things to sort out, and a new wheelset is probably in order (the Havocs are just about done), but the first ride was good.
The frame is a 2010 140mm travel model, which I got at cost price after I busted my second 2008 Trailfox frame. The broken frame was not covered by warranty, but they looked after me by getting me the new frame for $400. I also needed a longer fork to go with it, by some freak chance Rockshox were clearing out their old stock and I got a 2011 dual-air, black box 150mm revelation for $320!
The new frame seems to climb as well as the older 120mm version, but eats rock gardens with ease on the way down. Luckily I kept my hardtail (which I was going to sell) as it as become my race bike since I broke the last frame. Now I've got the hardtail XTC for racing and xc riding, and the Trailfox for the You Yangs.
The last pic is of my Kinesis Tripster cyclocross/commuter bike. The frame was $300 from CRC and I couldn't resist building myself a disc brake road bike. I built it up mostly with spare and second hand parts, the wheelset was the exception, which I built myself with white novatec hubs and EQ23 rims. Should be plenty sturdy for commuting and light xc duty.
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Intel: Strategy Takes Shape, Says Stifel; Prepared to 'Blanket' Computing Market
Following last week's annual developer conference by Intel (INTC) in San Francisco, at which CEO Brian Krzanich outlined a more aggressive push into mobile computing processor development, and the company sounded upbeat about converged tablet-PC devices, Stifel Nicolaus's Kevin Cassidy today reiterated a Buy recommendation on the stock, and a $28 price target, writing that the company's "long term strategy" is "taking shape," and that "Following Intel's 16th annual Intel Developer Forum, we see the company has made advances in its data center product line up and in driving a convergence of the low end notebook / high end tablet product categories."
"In summary, we see this year's IDF as clearly supporting our INTC Buy recommendation as the company uses its manufacturing process advantage to defend its server and PC market share while gaining share in tablets and mobile."
Intel, he writes, has not only "changed its fundamental transistor design toward power efficiency," something of primary importance for mobile computing, it has also created a diverse set of products out of a single "platform," which will enable it to "blanket the computing market" with chips for everything from wearables to supercomputers, he thinks.
The current Atom mobile chips, dubbed "Bay Trail", already give the company a position in tablets and ultra mobile computing, while the announcement of a really low-power "Quark" chip, forthcoming, is intriguing:
For the client side, Intel announced its 22nm Bay Trail SoC based on a new architecture. These 64-bit devices are targeted ~$100 tablets to ~$500 2-in-1 (tablet mode/clamshell PC mode) products. Android, Windows 8, Chrome, Linux, MacOS all run on Bay Trail. Third party lab test show Bay Trail-based devices having higher performance at similar battery life. We view Bay Trail as putting Intel firmly into the tablet/low end PC market and may slow the erosion of this portion of its revenue. Intel announced its next generation of CPUs, Quark. Being 1/5th the size of Atom and 1/10th power consumption, Quark is targeted at a broad range of 'Internet of Things' applications. Quark may become interesting over time.
Intel's tone, moreover, was less futuristic last week, he thinks, more here and now:
Importantly, in our view, IDF13 presentations and announcements were focused on products available now to only 6 months from now. Typically, Intel announces 2-3 year product roadmaps at IDF. We find this refreshing and demonstrating management's confidence in its product portfolio.
Intel shares today closed down 5 cents at $23.39.


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I'm in again for February. Already sent PM to Lori with sign up sheet included.
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I'm in again for February. Already sent PM to Lori with sign up sheet included.
Count me in again too. PM sent.
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I'm in again, can't wait to get started! Sending my pm to Lori next! Thanks again Lori for all you do!
I'm in again!!
And I want to apologize publically to Lori here. I had forgot to tell her last month I got my box. I posted some comment about others hurrying up and here I was a bad girl!
Sorry Lori!!
Everything important in my life, like naps, I learned from my dog.
I'm in again - and Reeskylr, it appears I join you in the bad girl corner. I could account for one of my posts to Lori, but not the second. Guess we need to really take care this month to ensure we don't do it again!!
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I am in. PM sent to Ms. Lori (you rock!).
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signing up right now!
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Apr 20, 2013 at 9:43 am #1301958
For me, a pillow is a must–preferably something made of down. Air pillows tend to be bouncy, and stuffing clothes in a stuff sack means that you aren't wearing them to bed–also it doesn't match the comfort of down.
At present, I use a WM Cloudrest at 128 g = 4.51 oz. The pillow has an included stuff sack and drawcord–I'm wondering if removing it would get it down to around 4.00 oz. However, I was thinking of refining my clothing system to include a down vest or jacket (something, say, less than 8 oz) instead of the microfleece exp weight baselayer I now use as my midlayer. I could wear the down midlayer around camp or when hiking in freezing conditions, and then stuff into a stuff sack at night to produce a great pillow.
I suppose the question comes 'down' to (no pun intended) the following: Will removing 4 oz (or more) from my body to use as a pillow be offset by a corresponding increase in the weight of down I'll need to have in my sleeping bag to compensate? In other words, what is the ratio of clothing weight utilized as a pillow to the ratio of sleeping bag weight needed for insulation. Is it something like a 1:1 ratio or a 2:1 ratio. If the former, then it would seem that one doesn't benefit in the least by utilizing one's clothing as a pillow, since every oz you are using for that purpose is going to require an additional oz in your sleeping bag/quilt.
There ought to be a scientific way to determine this ratio, and get this figured out!Apr 20, 2013 at 9:52 am #1978691
Marko BotsarisBPL Member
@millonasLocale: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
There seem to be a lot of pillow threads, and a lot of more experienced folks than I still seem to regard this question as an issue of fundamental importance.
Before you go all high tech, try out Mike Clelland's brilliant UL solution. Put many (like 5-8) quart size ziplock bags filled with a little air in a stuff sack. For extra luxury you can use a fleece lined one, or else wrap an item of clothing around the sack for a nice "headfeel". Brilliantly enough this seems to solve the air-pillow weirdness – at least for me. Almost weightless, volume-less when packed, and costs almost nothing. Also multi-use.Apr 20, 2013 at 11:05 am #1978721
If you use down as the pillow top and some very light solid foam as the bottom, you can get a very good mix, I'm experimenting with that right now.
I found a very stiff but light piece of foam that's about 1.5" thick, take out a lof of the material via holes to drop the weight to about 1oz, then use a thinner softer foam, then a down pillow, the down does not have to be that thick to do the job.
I haven't finished this yet or tested it, but the total weight should be around 4oz, give or take, and give a much higher lift that does not compress as a down pillow will always do.
A super thin cover to hold it all together and you're set.Apr 20, 2013 at 11:12 am #1978724
Sounds interesting. For me, being a back sleeper, I don't need much lift if at all.
Any ideas on techniques to attach your down pillow to your pad? I tried sewing velcro attachments, but I stopped midway because I was putting holes in my pillow and it was near impossible to get it to sew right.
I was thinking of picking up these velcro strips from zpacks. Do you think they would adhere both to my pad and to the slick nylon fabric of my pillow?
They are virtually weightless.Apr 20, 2013 at 12:35 pm #1978749
If you sew a pouch with built in attachment points, which is very easy to do/sew, using say, 1.1 oz/yd, or .9oz yd from diygearsupply, cheap too, you could just use cord to wrap around the mattress. Very hard to sew an existing pillow, though I guess you can sort of cinch the top/bottom together and sew on a loop of 1/2" material or strapping to use as connectors.
I'm starting to suspect that for UL, where you, as correctly noted in this thread, don't have extra bulky clothing to stuff into a stuff sack, or you can't count on it being unused that night, and, given that air pillows just suck (as far as my sleeping style is concerned anyway, or if you move around at all at night), and that down compresses too far to be an actual side sleeping support unless you make the thing so big it's far heavier and bigger than makes sense, mixing media is the best way to go, with a touch of creativity added in.
I sleep on my side, so it's hard to get that pillow height without a fleece jacket or whatever to use as a pillow. Fleece is certainly the best material I've ever used to make pillows, specifically because it's both soft and essentially non compressible, it's just very bulky and heavy, relatively speaking. But I should now that I think on it re-weigh a fleece jacket and oppose it to an alternate pillow setup plus a light puffy jacket, wonder how close they come.
I was lucky and got a cheap goosefoot down pillow that the guy who runs the company sold one day as seconds on gear swap, but very small, with a built in pocket to stuff something in, I shoved some light, compressible, 1" thick egg crate type foam into it, packing stuff, and realized, oh, I see, you only need the top part to be down, the rest doesn't matter, it just has to raise your head. I can't see trusting zip lock bags, sorry, while interesting, that strikes me as just a 'throw away your gear every few trips and pretend that you are not creating a consistent waste stream into the real environment that we all live in' type of approach to UL, that's an approach I want to remove myself from as much as possible, my gear is already just fine, plenty light enough. As for using inflated platys/evernews, one mistake and ho water holder, that's not smart in my opinion, trip when getting up, whatever, pop, no water container. Now, putting your hiking shoes under your mattress.. .that's something that should work reasonably well if you have some padding over it.Apr 20, 2013 at 6:34 pm #1978853
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@millonasLocale: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
"I can't see trusting zip lock bags, sorry, while interesting, that strikes me as just a 'throw away your gear every few trips and pretend that you are not creating a consistent waste stream ….yada yada yada"
Well, have to say, spoken like a person who never tired it.
Let's be clear – if minimum care is taken, and the double seal zip locks are used the "raw ingredients" of this solution will last essentially forever. I have ziplocks I have reused every trip for the past 7 years. What in the name of God would make you think of throwing perfectly good ziplocks out? In an analogous situation Mike C. says somewhere he has used the same trash compactor bag liner for 3-4 years – looking forward to seeing how long mine lasts. At some point I'm sure I will be patching it with duct tape out of sentimentality if it lasts long enough to get elevated to that level.
While I always have liked the idea of using shoes for bulk under the head, many of us ultra-lighters don't have the pad real estate. I neither have a "mattress" nor do I have a pad long enough to cover under my head. I don't see why a bunch of inflatable plastic zip-locks is worse for anyone's karma than a big honkin' – and let's face it, plastic – air bag mattress.Apr 20, 2013 at 7:10 pm #1978861
Mark, the care you are taking with this stuff, which sounds like the care I would take, is very unusual. I never throw out ziplocks either if I can help it, but your use of them is impressive, highly unusual I'd say. You're right to note that it's the use of the item, not the item itself, that determines things.
It's nice to see someone not treat stuff as disposable. Most ziplocks though now sold won't hold up that long, maybe the heavy duty freezer bags from original ziplock company will though, I know the seal on cheaper store brand ones I've bought aren't that durable.
I'd stock up on the good ones if I were you, the quality might start dropping one day, I've been seeing the new ziplock ones that totally suck and are not durable at all, so put away a box of known good ones I'd suggest, as you note, correctly, that's no more or less wasteful than a prolite air mattress or whatever.
Personally UL/SUL doesn't interest me much, but you can always learn from the techniques in general I find. I am surprised more people don't use shoes though, I don't see much else you can create height with that you are already carrying, though if they were wet, that would not be fun I guess.Apr 20, 2013 at 9:42 pm #1978896
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@kalebcLocale: South West
I have been meaning to whip up a pillow for a while. Just finished it in about an hour. It is made of 8D and 850 down, 3 baffled chambers made with nanoseeum mesh. Exactly 2oz of down fill, 19×13" 4.5" loft. Weight is 2.3oz. It has a pouch to put an air pillow or clothing in. I am going to make another one to go over my Montbell UL pillow seen in the picture. I'll post this in MYOG as well.
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Chad "Stick" PoindexterBPL Member
@stickLocale: Southeast USA
I just posted about my most recent pillow set up on my blog a few days ago. Mine is very similar to KC's…
I am using the GooseFeet Gear down stuff sack pillow with 1 oz of 850+ fill down in the pillow top. For the inside I am using the large Exped UL air pillow. The total weight is 3.6 oz and it is the best pillow set-up I have been using.
I have a piece of shock cord attached to the pillow and the pillow case that holds the pillow in place on top of my XLite. Check it out here:
http://sticksblog.com/2013/04/14/goosefeet-gear-stuff-sack-down-pillow-case-large-exped-ul-air-pillow/Apr 21, 2013 at 6:37 am #1978949
Jennifer MitolBPL Member
@jenmitolLocale: In my dreams....
Oh my goodness chad, I just shouted with glee at your set up!!!
I have the UL pillow and its fine, but I'm not terribly impressed. Nothing – and I mean nothing – I have used has been more than just meh…
But that seems perfect! It fixes the problems I have with the exped pillow (slippery, crunchy…doesn't feel great on my face) yet uses the best parts of that pillow (good head support, lightweight, even fill…)
Anyway, I checked out goosefeet's website and I'm not sure what model that is…did you special order it? Please share……Apr 21, 2013 at 7:12 am #1978957
Pete StaehlingBPL Member
I find the exped to be excellent, but have to say that I like the notion of using a bunch of ziplocs in a stuff sack. As they age they could be rotated into other uses.Apr 21, 2013 at 7:43 am #1978967
Dale WambaughBPL Member
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
I use the Cocoon UL pillow that has an air bladder with synthetic fill around it, ending up much like the Exped/down combo.
I have a Mont Bell pillow that definitely needs a cover of some sort. The thing squirts out from under my head, even when tucked in the hood of a mummy bag.Apr 21, 2013 at 9:50 am #1979000
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ziplock bags make a horrible pillow.
UL sandwich bags, leak air out badly in a matter of minutes
Heavier freezer bags,leak as well, and are heavy. Several of them weigh several oz, and are still a bad pillow.
4 oz of down, provides more insulation than 24 oz of non-down clothing. Clothing is a poor insulator.
"Saving" your clothing to use as sleeping insulation routinely wont save you weight if you are bringing a pillow due to it. Just use if for a pillow and bring warm enough sleeping insulation. On the exceptionally cold nights where you need everything, put your shoes under sleep pad to incline head, and do without pillow.Apr 21, 2013 at 10:43 am #1979017
Dustin ShortBPL Member
I use my arm…Apr 21, 2013 at 11:30 am #1979026
Just ran across this solution. Looks great for the Montbell pillows, but any idea how I might attach my down pillow to the tape via elastic or shockcord? Will the Tenacious tape stick to the nylon on my Cloudrest, or not? I could use a pillow case like HikeBikeDale and then sew the elastic cord to the corners of the pillow case, but that would add extra weight.Apr 21, 2013 at 11:38 am #1979028
Randy MartinBPL Member
@randalmartinLocale: Colorado
I purchased the HikerBikeDale solution and use it with my Exped Air Pillow. It solves two things, secure attachment to the pad and soft next to skin feel for very minimal weight. I love it so far.Apr 21, 2013 at 12:01 pm #1979035
How much does it weigh?Apr 21, 2013 at 12:34 pm #1979050
Randy MartinBPL Member
@randalmartinLocale: Colorado
just under 1.6oz for the small. http://www.etsy.com/listing/125681630/small-monkey-pillow-for-camping?ref=shop_home_activeApr 21, 2013 at 12:39 pm #1979053
Chad "Stick" PoindexterBPL Member
@stickLocale: Southeast USA
Jennifer, on the GF pillow page, under the first drop down box click yes to add the stuff sack pocket. As far as size, I would suggest calling, or emailing, whichever you prefer, and letting him know which size exped pillow you have and ask him to make it to fit that size.
Also, I agree with Randy. I have a prototype of one of Wallaces Monkey pillow cases, and they are just as light and also pretty nice. The monkey pillow case I have though is not big enough to fit the large exped pillow in, but he now makes them in different sizes too.Apr 21, 2013 at 3:50 pm #1979094
Ben SmithBPL Member
@goosefeetLocale: Georgia
Just a quick FYI…
The size "Large" should fit the Exped Medium pillow.
The newly added size "Exped UL Large" will fit the Exped Large pillow, as well as the Montbell pillow (loosely).
Send me an email if you need a custom sized pillow, and I can accommodate that with minimal custom charges.
– Ben
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Author Simar to talk to Breezy Point Area Women's Club
Pequot Lakes author Candace Simar will be the featured speaker at the next luncheon meeting of the Breezy Point Area Women's Club at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Billy's at Breezy Point.
Simar is a writer and poet. Her series "The Abercrombie Trail Series," combines her love of history with stories of her Scandinavian heritage.
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I watch people on UTube working bees with no smoke, veil, safety glasses or anything. Are there bees out there that gentle? I want some, where can I get them. Even with a touch of smoke, my girls can be grouchy.
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Well Osi is running his mouth again. That dude just needs to STFU.
Wilson is a dynamic player but needs to play in space........anyone who thinks he could not play the slot is delusional......and rather limited in imagination
he could become a very feared weapon.......also the pig headedness of not playing Brown as the featured back is hurting us
If we can just get to 7-7 we'll have the league right where we want them.
1st, Brown. Every time Brown got a touch last week he got hammered. It is obvious in the yards per carry. TC said they would ride the "hot hand" and thats what they did. Just to be clear, "hot hand" means the guy who is getting it done at the moment, not the guy you like better because he torched two questionable D's.
2nd Have you noticed that Wilson has dropped BOTH passes that were thrown to him in the regular season. He dropped a screen that would have possibly scored against NC (maybe it was TB) and he just dropped that flea flicker in the Eagles game, a FLEA FLICKER???? He dropped a flea flicker, an underhand pitch and you want to see him in the slot?
Lets just pull all of our starters and let the rookies have at it. At this point at 2-2 our season is already lost so why not?
"Measure Twice......Cut Once"
You couldn't be more full of **** if you were break dancing in a Port-a-Potty.......Kruunch


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1biggun directed me to the "pistol barrel" page at Green Mountain, where they had a 15" .500 bore barrel for $79.95. Twist is 1:18, close enough to the recommended 1:19 for the Beowulf. I gave them the credit card information and it'll be on the way tomorrow for $87 with shipping.
Impactguns still seems to have the best price on Beowulf brass, but their order page is either hosed, or doesn't work with Konqueror. I'll have to call them and order the brass.
I was going to order a .223 AK magazine, but when I went to the closet and dug out an M-16 mag, I found out it appeared to accept and feed 5.45x39 just fine. I'm now unsure what the difference between a 5.45 and .223 AK mag would be, unless the x39 case is a bit more tapered. The Eyball-O-Meter couldn't see any difference with the single .223 cartridge I have on hand.
I also found out that the standard ex-military mag I have accepts 7.62x39 just fine, too. The M-16 mag tries to center the cartridge (more or less) as opposed to the left/right feed from the AK mag.
There's only a couple of dollars' difference between a 5.45 and .223 mag, so I'll probably just go for a .223... the Beowulf case is darned near straight, only .010" taper, so an ideal mag would be almost straight. Since Alexander Arms says a standard AR-15 mag will work, I'm guessing it's close enough.


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Those fortunate enough to be at Western Springs over the Christmas, New Year period were witnesses to history.
American Kyle Larson drove himself into the record books by winning all four of the meets, something not before done.
And when you consider the pedigree of past winners, this feat becomes even more impressive.
Americans Ron "Sleepy" Trip, Jerry Coons jnr, even our own Michael Pickens; none was able to achieve what this 20-year-old from Sacramento, California, did.
After a rain delay, Larson took out the opening round of the four-night International Midget Series on December 27, storming to victory in the 25-lap International Midget Feature. This kid was the one to beat, no question.
Two days later, Larson, aka "Young Money", again stole everyone's thunder, this time winning the World 30 Lap Derby.
His driving and decision-making were aggressive and precise.
It's no wonder Larson is tipped for a Nascar seat this year, with rumours pairing him with top star Tony Stewart.
As speedway fans saw in the New Year, you could be forgiven for thinking you had a case of deja vu. In beautiful January sunshine, Larson completed his hat trick with victory in the King of the Springs 40-lap feature. The other drivers in every race Larson was in pushed him hard.
The strong New Zealand contingent of Pickens, Brad Mosen and Brock Mascovitch drove with power and pride, as did the equally strong pack of visiting Americans. But once Larson got his nose in front, there was nothing anyone could do.
Even when racing was restarted, or back-markers came into play, he sliced through them with ease. So nobody was surprised to see everyone again chasing Larson on the fourth and final night, January 3, for the World 50 Lapper.
But the script remained the same and a victorious, exalted Larson was thrilled with his historic drives.
"Man, to win four in a row; there's so much history at this place.
"To be the first ever to do and quite possibly the only ever to do it, it just feels so special."
Last Saturday, US-based Aussie Peter Murphy won the NZ Sprintcar Championship after a thrilling battle with American Jonathan Allard.
Allard was leading in the race and the points standing until his engine blew up in spectacular fashion, ending his hopes of a second NZ Sprintcar title with it.
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I just read a fascinating article at
entitled "Multitrophic interaction facilitates parasite–host relationship between an invasive beetle and the honey bee".
I found this link on another post on this site yesterday, but cant find that post (apologies to whoever it was).
In a nutshell, the researchers found that the SHB localizes honey bee alarm pheromone and uses the scent to find and invade the hive. They are able to detect the scent at a much lower concentration than the bees. The SHB carry a yeast in their intestinal tract that inoculates the hive pollen stores, causing fermentation products that include alarm pheromone. The increased alarm pheromone and closely related volitile chemicals produced functionally mark the hive for further invasion by additional SHB!
Wow, like putting a homing beacon on the hive for all the SHB's in the area!
Seems to make a real case for having hive entrance SHB traps. One such product is the Beetlejail SHB entrance trap (I have no relationship with these guys, but the videos are interesting).
Looks like a target for selective breeding, since the AHB tolerates this pest via aggressive hive hygene in its native range in Sub-Sahara Africa.


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Mario A. Carratelli
Produce Manager
Mario A. Carratelli, formerly of Lawrence, New York, died June 26. He was 46.
Carratelli, a produce manager, was born on April 8, 1960 in Brooklyn. He was also a parishioner at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Carratelli (nee Marciano); daughter, Veronica; and son, Antonio.
Funeral arrangements were kept private.
Leonard A. Clarke
Leonard A. Clarke, a Rockaway resident for 10 years, died June 24. He was 64.
Clarke, a teacher, was born on August 10, 1941 in Brooklyn.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Green.
Clarke is survived by his wife, Clairee; brother, David; daughter, Kisha; son-in-law, Julius; niece, Akilah; and many other family and friends.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Jeremiah C. Gaffney's Funeral Home. Visitation was held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Rosedale, New York. Interment was at Evergreen Cemetery in Brooklyn.
Shawnay Denise Damon-Humphrey
Shawnay Denise Damon-Humphrey, a Rockaway resident for five years, died June 19. She was 33.
Damon-Humphrey, a nurse, was born on June 28, 1972 in Queens.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Betty Ann Shaw-Damon.
Damon-Humphrey is survived by her husband, Kenneth Humphrey, Sr.; sons, Kenneth Jr. and Sean; daughter, Shanaysa; sister, Tina; brothers, Anthony, Eric and Patrick; devoted nieces, Tijeana and Sophia; devoted nephew, Larimer; sisters-in-law, Samantha, Charlene, Judy and Kellie; brothers-in-law, Lionel, Craig, Glen, Alonzo, Mike and Jean-Claude; mother-in-law, Betty Humphrey; father-in-law, Alonzo Humphrey; uncles, Ronald Thurman and Timothy Jackson; aunts, Carrie Jones and Eloise Braggs; devoted cousins, Latina Thurman and Frances Morgan; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Jeremiah C. Gaffney's Funeral Home, with visitation at Gaffney's Friendship Chapel. Interment was at Forest Green Park Cemetery in Morganville, New Jersey.
Patricia M. Davan
Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Patricia M. Davan (nee Murtha), a Rockaway resident for 28 years coming from Inwood, died July 1.
Davan, a retired secretary for the Rockaway Chamber of Commerce, was born in Manhattan. She was also an active parishioner at St. Francis de Sales Church.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Davan (Ret. Capt. FDNY); children, Robert Jr. (Ret. Capt. NYPD), Dennis (teacher), Gerard (Ret. Lt. FDNY), Cathy Thompson (R.N.), Richard (Lt. FDNY), and Brian (Lt. FDNY); brother, Thomas Murtha; sister, Anne Walsh; and 15 grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Denis S. O'Connor Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Francis de Sales Church. Interment was at Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York.
Donations may be made in Patricia M. Davan's name to the St. Francis de Sales Centennial Fund.
Mary Grady
Union Delegate
Mary Grady (nee Rizzo), a lifelong Rockaway resident, died July 2.
Grady, a Union Delegate of Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 37, was born in Rockaway Beach. She was a cocktail waitress at Marriott Corp at JFK Airport for over 40 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Grady; and son, Douglas Grady.
Grady is survived by her son, Richard Grady; sister, Theresa Rizzo; granddaughter, Diana Grady; nephew, John O'Neill; and nieces, Patricia Hanly and Ann Baldenko.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Denis S. O'Connor Funeral Home. Other arrangements were kept private.
Hester Jarrett
Office Clerk
Hester Jarrett, a Rockaway resident for over 10 years, died June 23. She was 85.
Jarrett, an office clerk, was born on June 7, 1921 in Toccoa, Georgia.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elijah Jarrett; parents, Will and Clara Prather; and nine brothers and sisters.
Jarrett is survived by her daughter, Theresa; son-in-law, Donald; nephews, Stick (Prather), Ralph, Larry, Harry and Bobby; nieces, Annelle, Montena, Harriet, Connie, Lana and Mary; sister-in-law, Edna; Reverend Fred Hinson; and many other family and friends.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Jeremiah C. Gaffney's Funeral Home, with visitation at Gaffney's Friendship Chapel. Interment was at All Saints Cemetery in Great Neck, New York.
Mary E. Rafferty
Retired Secretary
Mary E. Rafferty (nee Fitzpatrick), a Rockaway resident for 41 years coming from the Bronx, died July 2.
Rafferty, a retired secretary, was born in Manhattan. She was an active member of the St. Francis de Sales Sea Breeze Senior Club.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Rafferty; sister, Elizabeth Craven; nephew James Flanagan; and grandnephew John Rooney.
Rafferty is survived by her sisters, Rosalie Smith and Julia Flanagan (Alexander); nieces and nephews, Judith Rooney, Jean Bagley, Richard Flanagan, and Marybeth Goldberg; and grandnieces and nephews, Kevin, Allison and Brian Bagley, and James, Patrick and Alexander Goldberg.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Denis S. O'Connor Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Francis de Sales Church. Interment was at Calvary Cemetery in Woodside.
Larry Shoots
Retired Teacher,
Community Activist
Larry Shoots, a longtime Rockaway resident, died June 3. He was 68.
Shoots, a teacher for 31 years who worked in several District 27 schools, including Far Rockaway High School and P.S. 215, was born on November 7, 1937 in the Bronx. He spent many summers as a child in the Rockaways with his parents, Morris and Clara Pulchalsky Schultz and brother, Milton, before permanently moving to Rockaway in 1971 with his wife.
Shoots graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and City University of New York with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Science in education. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Kennedy administration. He was also a freedom rider during the Civil Rights Movement.
Shoots became active in Bayswater and Rockaway politics, and helped organize the Bayswater Patrol. Shoots was a member of the 101 Street Advisory Board and Friends of the Far Rockaway Branch of Queens Library. He was also the editor of Bayswater Breeze and a vice president of the Bayswater Civic Association.
Shoots was interested in skiing, sailing, bicycling, poetry and theater; he was a member of New York's Poet Society and was a featured poet in libraries and bookstores. He sailed his Rebel in Jamaica Bay and crewed in Rebel races, leading his team to a fourth place finish in the Nationals at Lake Michigan in 2005. Shoots also led bicycle trips for American Youth Hostels and the Long Island Bicycling Society.
Shoots was involved in the Long Beach Theater Guild and was seen in the Hartman Players "Guys & Dolls," the Bayswater Jewish Center's "Damn Yankees," and played a rabbi in "Fiddler on the Roof." At JASA's 2005 Chanukah party he sang and narrated the Russian Program; he also taught computers and entertained at Roy Reuthers, JASA and young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater.
Shoots is survived by his wife, Suzan; sister, Bella; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements were kept private. A memorial will be held on Sunday, July 9 at 11 a.m. at the Bayswater Jewish Center, 2355 Healy Avenue, Far Rockaway.


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Driver Charged with Manslaughter, DUI in Fatal Crash
IGO, Calif. - An Igo man is dead, and two others were hurt, after a pickup truck overturned on South Fork Road late Saturday night.
According to investigators with the California Highway Patrol, Shane Urban, 26, of Cottonwood, was driving his 1986 Toyota pickup eastbound on South Fork Road just after 10:00 p.m., when he made an unsafe turning movement, causing him to lose control.
The pickup truck left the roadway edge striking an embankment, and causing it to overturn.
Urban and one of his passengers, Austin Wicks, 21, of Anderson, sustained moderate injuries in the crash, but were able to get themselves out of the truck.
A third passenger, an unidentified 22-year-old man from Igo, was killed.
Urban was arrested at the scene and charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol.
None of the three men was wearing a seat belt.


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Can Rudy Giuliani Save Indian Point?
Dan Collins | Posted 10.04.2011 | New York
Read More: Giuliani Nuclear Power, Gov. Andrew Cuomo Indian Point, Rudy Giuliani Entergy, Rudy Giuliani Indian Point, Rudy Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, Close Indian Point, New York News
The operator of the nuke plant is in talks to hire Giuliani to lead an ad campaign to keep the the facility open. Two questions come to mind: How do you feel about having a nuclear power plant only 27 miles from New York City? Would you feel any better about it if Rudy Giuliani told you it was okay?


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Nicaragua Day 4
Our final day in Nicaragua started off brutally early. It was not all that early, but everyone's digestive systems were pretty brutally tattered after 4 days of rice and beans 3 meals a day. Well, I shouldn't say everyone, because Paul and Jay were rearing to go—Paul's handy trick of taking shots of rum to kill anything funky in his system had them covered!
We set off with Warren to a meeting with the farmers of the Las Mercedes region of Aldea Global's co-op. The farm was very close to Jinotega, but involved some real rough off-roading from Paul. Luckily we had 4-wheel drive! A little shaken up, we arrived at the Finca San Francisco and toured around waiting for the meeting with 5 local farmers to start. Paul has visited this farm many times in the past, and has seen at least 2 babies grow up. The youngest of 10 children is now almost 2 years old, walking and talking!
Unfortunately, I lost my notebook that I keep everyone's names and farm information in, so this is all going to have to be by memory. The farm owner toured us around his wet mill and processing tanks, which are all new and made of concrete. Paul showed us his skills at washing coffee and separating "floaters" (unripe beans) from the better coffee. The farm owner picked Cara and I a flower, which was sweet, until I put it behind my ear and got attacked by all of the small bugs living in it!
As we were observing his operation, the other farmers arrived for the meeting and we all stood outside introducing ourselves, and talking about our goals for the coming years (shockingly, everyone introduced themselves perfectly, probably so as to not embarrass themselves like the day before). Paul and I went into this meeting hoping to be able to purchase Direct Trade coffee right then. Throughout the discussion, we got the farmers opinion on how they felt about our Direct Trade pricing model, which pays an above market price and bonuses for coffees that cup higher. The farmers were interested in this idea, and we discussed some of the finer points as well as to how it would work. Luckily, Aldea Global keeps immaculate records of all of their farmers and the coffee that they bring in, which will allow us to work with individual farmers without bypassing the co-op.
The most interesting part of the discussion with the farmers was regarding what they would like to use their extra income on. Every single farmer said that he would like to invest money into his farm, by doing things like planting new trees, improving processing methods, tiling fermentation tanks, and hiring more labor to make more passes of the trees during picking season. Paul was very impressed with the farmer's dedication to improving coffee quality, and believes that this group of farmers will be perfect for the Beta test of our Direct Trade pricing model. We left the meeting having agreed to buy all of the coffee that the farmers had left to pick this season, and made arrangements for me to return to Nicaragua in March to plan for next year's crop. The discussion was probably one of the most informative and conclusive that we have had with farmers, and it was great to walk away having committed to buying all of those 5 farmers crops.
We hit the road again after lunchtime to head back to Jinotega, grab our luggage, and then embarked on the long ride back to Managua. I was banished to the back jump-seat because of my severe carpolepsy, and even though I was squished in back there, I had no trouble laying my head down and waking up in Managua. The rest of the day we spent relaxing at the side of the pool, catching up on emails (it is disturbing how much of an internet fiend one can become after being out of touch for a couple of days), and catching up on some much-needed sleep.
I wish that I could write more, but the loss of my notebook is a hard blow to my memory of details. I hope that someone in our group picked it up (anyone?). Our last night was spent blowing the last of our cordobas in the hotel casino, and playing some last rounds of the dice game called "left, right, center" or something similar to that.
And so ended the Nicaraguan adventure! Next stop: El Salvador! Stay tuned.


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Kids Need Vitamin D!
During all of my check ups I discuss the importance of dairy products in a child's diet to provide adequate calcium and vitamin D for bone growth and long term bone health. It doesn't seem that the little ones are difficult to get to drink milk, eat string cheese, have a yogurt, but the older kids are definitely more challenging.
Teenage girls seem to be one of the biggest problems when it comes to calcium intake. When I ask them if they drink milk, a typical response is "Uh, no", then if I ask about other dairy they may say they drink the milk out of the cereal bowl, or they grab a frozen yogurt at lunch or have a slice of cheese on occasion. When I ask them if they know how much calcium and viamin D they need during the tween and teen years I also get a blank look but they do know how many texts they have on their cell phone plan!). Answer is 1300 mg/day once you hit the teen years.
With that being said, I am always encouraging more dairy products, milk and then a calcium/vitamin D supplement as well. Interestingly, they usually don't balk at the idea of a vitamin, but the issue is getting them to stay on the supplement for more than a few days/weeks when they typically start to "forget".
So, I was seeing a family with two teenage daughters who had heard my calcium talk before. They were both non milk drinkers, competitive cheerleaders who needed strong bones and who by now could answer my calcium questions. When I asked if they were taking their calcium supplements the mother said, "they have access to calcium and vitamins" everyday......what a great line. Well put by a mom of teens!
In fact, despite having "access" the girls readily admitted they "rarely" remembered to take them and might be more likely to up their dairy products everyday.
Calcium and vitamin D metabolism is a hot topic and "banking calcium" during childhood is so important.....even with access to the supplement you have to swallow it to make a deposit.
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Based on the best-selling award-winning Xbox ® title "Fable," "Fable: The Lost Chapters" is now fully optimized for the Windows platform, with expanded content, greater customization, new quests and enhanced graphics. In this groundbreaking role-playing adventure game from Lionhead Studios, your every action determines your character's skills, appearance and morality. Your character's life story is created from childhood through adulthood and on to old age. You can grow from an inexperienced child into the most powerful being in the world, spoken of by all and immortalized in legend. As additional story and side quests await, choose the path of righteousness or dedicate your life to evil, and see yourself transform into a reflection of your actions and decisions. Age leaves you wizened and battle leaves you scarred as you explore the world of Albion and the plethora of expanded and enhanced content.
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by WoodysGirl, Nov 14, 2012.
Todd Archer @toddarcher
Cowboys add 2 to practice squad: LB Jerry Franklin, DE Tevita Finau.
No onlinemen? Lol do we have a 3rd qb on p-squad?
What value could an olineman add to the practice squad?
Jerry Franklin's a name I recognize...Arkansas LB? I liked him a lot in the draft.
Lol at Finau I'm sure BP and WVCowboy remember this kid he committed to WVU 3 times but could never academically qualify, I think he was on the Eagles PS last I heard.
I liked Franklin in the draft as a 3-4 ILB.
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=-1][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]Finau played 4-3 DE in college and the Eagles had him at DT. His size (6-4, 288) would suggest that 3-4 DE is his best shot.
Just wanting to take any shot they can.
That is pretty much the case.
Why waste a space on the practice squad with a lineman when it is such a team strength? It would be a waste of time trying to develop any. On second thought, they couldn't develop linemen for the last 15 years, so why try now.
We're already trying to develop an offensive lineman on the practice squad, and our roster is already heavy with offensive linemen (partly because of injuries). Even if it's not a strength, you can't just overload your roster with numbers at one position group. You still need to have enough players and practice bodies at all of the other positions.
I don't know if I understand your question.
The same value any other position would add. A chance to develop a young player.
See Adam's answer...
Additionally, we're clearly hurting on the DL and LB positions. They need guys to practice, too.
Plus if you have two better guys at other positions than the OL... Then you have to go that route.


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Family of man killed by police has unanswered questions
Robert Kresky shot during foot chase with CSPD officer
The family of a man killed by a Colorado Springs police officer wants answers about why it happened.
Robert Kresky, 23, was shot on December 4 near Bijou Street and Iowa Avenue.
Police said they found him driving a stolen vehicle near Powers Boulevard and Astrozon Drive and he refused to pull over. Officers chased him for about five miles, and the pursuit ended when Kresky crashed with a police car. Police said Kresky was shot during a foot chase after he got out of the car and started running.
A CSPD report of the incident doesn't mention if Kresky had a weapon or threatened officers.
"He was wrong for sure, but I don't know if that dictates being shot to death," said Bennie West, Kresky's great-uncle.
West said he wonders why the officer didn't use a taser instead of a gun. He said his family has heard disputing information about how many times Kresky was shot.
"We've heard everything from one time, to multiple times to 16 times," West said. "I dont know. Seems rather excessive. Even one time seems rather excessive."
Kresky went by his middle name, Jeremiah, to family and friends. His common-law wife said he was a father to a 10-month-old son, and also "dad" to her three children from a prior relationship.
"He was the most amazing father," said Rachelle McDermed.
She said Kresky made a mistake, but wasn't a violent person.
The officer who shot Kresky, who has not been identified, has been put on paid administrative leave from CSPD, per standard protocol. The 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office is investigating the case along with detectives from CSPD's Violent Crimes Unit. It will take up to two months to determine whether the shooting was justified.
According to Colorado court records, Kresky has been was in trouble with the law before with convictions for stealing a car, theft between $50-$300 and drug possession.


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text: inspecting my hive yesterday the bee's started signaling and attacking each outher the activity around the hive increased along with the noise level. this hive is new from package this year and no surrounding colonies. I have not seen this on prior inspection, they did calm down after about an hour. any suggestions as to why this happened?


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Re: JetPack SSID and password
Assuming the VPN solution is solid, the end result is an encrypted session, anyway, so unless someone compromises your actual host (your laptop), your data should be encrypted, via VPN, as it crosses the wireless.
Just that I've seen a few VPN solutions that I HAVE foind holes in, where I was able to pull off some wizardry, and hack / gather the end-users' data, unencrypted. So the point of the last sentence was to make sure your VPN solution is solid, too. Not ALL have holes. But I prefer a VPN solution that uses a 'full client', when possible, versus one that is established solely across a browser session, when it's initiated. When I said 'web-based', I was referring to the latter (the browser- based / initiated ones)
Edit: and the VPN situation would apply, regardless of Jetpack or McD's wireless, so don't base the original decision, solely on VPN.
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Plenty of it along our coastal belt. Not sure about the rest of the country.
Professionals apparently are using antibiotics which are not legal.
Plenty of it along our coastal belt. Not sure about the rest of the country.
Professionals apparently are using antibiotics which are not legal.
Oh wow that's a bad situation.
We had an incident here when some immigrants decided to use drugs, as they were used to doing in their old country. But they got found out and educated / stood on by other beekeepers. Always a worry though.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
With all the work required to get honey and/or keep bees healthy & alive while dealing with the "normal" pests/problems there is no way I'd keep bees if I had to*take the measured you describe. If AFB is that prevalent in your area then I'd say it is impossible to keep every little hive bit/piece sanitized.
I'll not go back & forth with the shake methods-it would never end. Like a lot of things-what works for some may not for others.
I would certainly say that using an antibiotic for anything other than a preventative measure for having AFB spread is dangerous and a waste of money.
Personally, even though my hives seem to be under control, I'd like to get every bit of equipment I'm not using this winter fumigated. Next year I'd like to have it all in one out yard and have that with its own set of beekeeping equipment stored in a tote. Smoker, suit you name it. Then I could come and go without worrying about cross contamination.
This has become a depressing thread I must say.
Using terramycin not only masks the symptoms so you can't tell if you still have a problem, it makes them more susceptible to the disease because it kills off the microbes that protect them. Most countries don't allow you to use antibiotics, because they mask the symptoms they just require burning.
"The main brood diseases are American foul brood and European foul brood. The American foul brood is a disease requiring notification. No treatment options were available for the American foul brood and treatment with antibiotics is not allowed, as they do not kill the highly resistant spores. For American foul brood the destruction of infected colonies is compulsory. Also for the European Foul Brood there were no real treatment options. In some countries the use of antibiotics was permitted under certain circumstances, i.e. under veterinary supervision and applying long withdrawal periods. Therefore, usually the infected colonies were destroyed."
"We have demonstrated by both in vitro and in vivo studies that the LAB microbiota in A. mellifera inhibit one important honeybee pathogen, the bacterial brood pathogen Paenibacillus larvae that is the cause of the brood disease American foulbrood (AFB)..."
"Thus, our results strongly suggest that LAB linked to the honeybee crop have important implications for honeybee pathology, particularly for bacterial brood diseases such as AFB and EFB. Honeybees are considered to have only about a third of the innate immune genes compared to other insects. In addition to social defences that accrue to social insects, individual honeybees may also benefit from their LAB symbionts, which are probably of great importance in pathogen defence, possibly further reducing dependency on the innate immune system.
"In order to secure honeybee pollination services, A. mellifera beekeepers replace harvested honey by feeding sugar solutions, occasionally mixed with antibiotics for prophylactic control of honeybee-specific bacterial diseases of bee brood such as AFB and microsporidia. It is known that LAB antibiotic susceptibility varies. In vitro culturing of the 13 Apis individual LAB members with two antibiotics used in apiculture (oxytetracycline and tylosin) demonstrated high sensitivity of all to Tylosin, the most recently employed antibiotic within apicultural practices in the USA. Nevertheless, strains L. kunkeei Fhon2 and Lactobacillus Fhon13, Hma11, Hma8 and Hon2 showed resistance to oxytetracycline that may reflect the extended use of this antibiotic in apiculture or their long-term exposure to environmental microbes from the surrounding environment that produce similar substances. The negative effects on honeybee health from damaging the honey crop microbiota by the use of these antibiotics need to be investigated further."--Symbionts as Major Modulators of Insect Health: Lactic Acid Bacteria and Honeybees, Alejandra Vásquez, Eva Forsgren, Ingemar Fries, Robert J. Paxton, Emilie Flaberg, Laszlo Szekely, Tobias C. Olofsson
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
One case of AFB does not doom the whole apiary. It does need to addressed properly. Which means burning ALL of the frames, brood combs and honey combs. Doing so in a pit allows one to bury everything after the fire is out and making any honey unobtainable by bees.
Mark Berninghausen
NC also requires burning of frames, bees, comb etc. Unless one opts for fumigation. Frames can be sealed & frozen after the bees are croaked off. Boxes & other equipment must be sealed up until the equipment is delivered to NC State University. Frames containing honey are burned because they spores in honey cannot be penetrated reliably with the type of fumigation used (ethylene I believe).
My inspector allowed me to shake my first hive with AFB as a one time experiment. It is currently by itself in a field 8 miles from me and appears completely healthy after 13 months-still waiting to drive up & smell that distinctive odor but fingers crossed.
Honestly if I could somehow work out the logistics I'd be tempted next year to shake all my bees into some cheap boxes and get all my hive boxes, frames & whatever else fumigated and, once done, put them back into fumigated hives. This isn't possible for several reasons but , even with no current AFB symptoms, I'd feel better knowing my bee hives are not an epidemic waiting to happen.
When I had the one nucs this year that I felt was possible AFB positive I destroyed it but wanted to do something about the other 5 nucs in this yard. I researched antibiotics and saw that TM was shown to be ineffective due to resistance. That's why I ordered the Lincomycin. It was just a stab but no other hives have shown any issues YET???
It is an ominous feeling having had AFB. Sort of a doomsday for my beekeeping future waiting to drop the hammer.
I know, for myself, there is just no way I'll cook my hive tool every hive or sanitize the snout of my smoker for every hive, or my gloves and on. If it turns out to have spread again in my hives so be it. I was careful for a reasonable amount of time after seeing or suspecting it but I'm not going out every time thinking I have to get spore free before opening a hive. Just MOHO but there are too many places spores can hide & I can't think of all of them nor do I wish to.
My method is to burn infected hives. I've never known any other method as none is allowed here, but would imagine that feeding antibiotics plus whatever other procedures are involved with that would have to be at least as much work. Could be wrong though. Few of my hives are ever fed syrup so feeding drugs would be extra time / cost.
A lot in the area? Just depends how you define that. There is one "rogue" beekeeper with weird theories about AFB, and therefore an ongoing AFB problem, who is a nuisance to other beekeepers, we have not been able to shut him down. I discovered that he put some bees within a short flight of one of my recent AFB cases but has now removed them. The other AFB case, likely down to the same guy, but I don't know. He is New Zealand's answer to Terrance Ingram but has a lot more hives.
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"Thinking Inside The Box"
"That sounds like way way way took much work. How can you take all these prophalictice measures and still get work done? Do you have AFB in your yards? If no then is there a lot of it locally?
With all the work required to get honey and/or keep bees healthy & alive while dealing with the "normal" pests/problems there is no way I'd keep bees if I had to*take the measured you describe. If AFB is that prevalent in your area then I'd say it is impossible to keep every little hive bit/piece sanitized.
I had AFB in my yard. A near neighbour had to destroy about 30 hives and I wish I could stop my bees playing with his bees and equipment
I find the processes I describe ( and indeed a few more things I do) simply part of a routine now.
Here in Queensland we don't have to feed our bees and we don't have Varroa so far and many of the jobs our friends in other parts of the world have to do we can avoid.
I absolutely agree that it is impossible to keep everything sanitized - my aim is simply to reduce the risk.
Challenger says " I'd like to get every bit of equipment I'm not using this winter fumigated. "
I'm not aware that there is a fumigant which would kill AFB?
Here only burning or Gamma Radiation will effectively deal with AFB.
When I discovered AFB in my yard some years back I too was very disapointed and considered my beekeeping future but there is life after AFB, indeed even with AFB altough I would not wish it on to anybody.
Michael Bush " Using terramycin not only masks the symptoms so you can't tell if you still have a problem, it makes them more susceptible to the disease because it kills off the microbes that protect them. Most countries don't allow you to use antibiotics, because they mask the symptoms they just require burning."
How long will it take before every beekeeper understnads this and acts accordingly?
Mark B "One case of AFB does not doom the whole apiary. It does need to addressed properly. Which means burning ALL of the frames, brood combs and honey combs. Doing so in a pit allows one to bury everything after the fire is out and making any honey unobtainable by bees. "
I have found that a hot fire will destroy all the honey and in my case there was no honey left to obtain by bees.I use the same pit to burn any suspect/old beegear.
Etholyn oxide fumigation under high pressure was somewhat a popular technique used to address AFB infections, a way to save the equipment. A friend of mine has a bunch of supers w/ ETO and AFB stenciled on some of his medium supers. Under pressure the ETO will kill spores. It is also carcinogenic for humans handling it. So, for the most part, the practice was abandoned. Leastwise the portable units in most of the Eastern US States.
Mark Berninghausen
There is no radiation option where I am, but if there was I'd be happy to go with it. Less so ETO.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
>How long will it take before every beekeeper understnads this and acts accordingly?
Considering how long it has been known and what the current mindset of US beekeepers is, apparently a VERY long time...
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
State of Virginia used to fumigate (ETO) hundreds and hundreds of our frames and boxes 20 years ago. Not sure if they still offer that service now or not. It used to be free.
"Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay".....Krishnamurti
Challenger, what precautions have you taken to sanitize your hive tool, smoker, veil and the like?
This is a good video on the subject, at about four minutes into it, (personally, I don't like the idea of prophylactic use of antibiotics for EFB or AFB)
...We don't see things as they are, we see things as WE are...
This is a rather old video by Dr Keith Delaplane. I tried to find something a bit more recent by keith but it would not open for me. It would be interesting to see what his approach to AFB is now?
Mark Berninghausen
I've found that many beekeepers like to "contribute" to threads by posting their approach and/or methods used to handle challenges in beekeeping using a tone of superiority if you will. I'm being hypersensitive here just to try and make my point.
I've posted in this thread that I am not willing to continue beekeeping if I have to sanitize all of my bee gear after going into every hive as some suggested. To me it just wouldn't be worth staying in beekeeping if this is what I had to do. While I was dealing with a real or suspected AFB hive I did try to burn my hive tool between inspecting boxes and I even wore rubber gloves a time or two and used a propane torch on my smoker. After taking these basic precautions I felt that was as far as I was going to go. Once I didn't see any AFB symptoms in any of my hives I went back to doing nothing.
The more I thought about it the idea behind "bubble boy beekeeping" became less logical. I know that if AFB is suspected in any of my hives I have to do my best to keep it contained before, hopefully, eliminating it. Beyond that it is a lost cause due to the fact that I am constantly moving hives, frames, tops, bottoms and on between hives and hive locations. If I've spread AFB to any other colonies by these practices then it is my fault and I'll deal with it.
I may have other, "experts" look down their nose at my management methods but that seems to be more of a problem for them than it is for me.
Soooo many beekeepers love to point out how their methods/practices are the one and only way to keep bees. These same folk love to state with seemingly great authority how the ways of others are so blatantly wrong.
I find it very interesting that the majority of these omnipotent beekeepers have been keeping bees for 5 & fewer years???
I am more than happy to abandon any of my practices and try another if I see or feel there is a chance that switching make things better and I do indeed learn by my mistakes and the mistakes of others.
This is a challenging effort to say the least and being unable to veer off a chosen path is a bad approach IMOHO.
IMO if bees robbed the AFB colony they spread the disease. All hives in a range from approx 3-4 km are in danger. An outbreak can come anytime, if not this year, the next year or later. As soon as there are enough spores per cell there is an AFB outbreak. I would say, the whole bee yard has now a big problem.
There are only two ways to solve the problem; fire or radiation. Antibiotics will hide the problem but it will come back very soon even worse.


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I seem to have posted my actions elsewhere...but I was thinking about giving away the eggs my battery-rescued chickens spend hours laying to the elderly folks in my neighbourhood. This stemmed from the many chance encounters I have had where I have spent a lot of time just listening to their stories and problems.
This week many tales involve children who can't get jobs; grandchildren damaging their lives on drugs;and the incomprehensible (to them) way that young couples in their families treat each other. I have given away 3 boxes of eggs so far and the effect of just listening is visible on their faces as we part. 'A problem shared being a problem halved'. What strikes me most is the extent to that their generation does understand the pressures and difficulties that life now throws at us, but feel powerless when things go wrong for their loved ones. Chatting has been a lovely experience for me so I hope to keep it going. The trouble is my wife seems to have picked up on this idea and is handing out my eggs (!!) to fellow (younger) students on her course, who are obviously in need of better nutrition! I think I may need to get more chickens!
It's not a grand scheme but it has involved me more in the lives of my neighbours in a small way.


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Oregon Topics: Science/Technology
Science and technology are central to Oregon's economy and its future. With the decline of traditional resource-based industries such as forest products and fishing, technology has stepped into the spotlight as a prime economic driver. The growth of the "Silicon Forest" based in Washington County, as well as significant high-tech growth around Eugene, Bend, and other cities, has provided a more balanced economy for the state.
Still, the changes have not been without problems. Issues related to rapid growth, the extent of government inducements for high-tech businesses, and the challenge of Oregon producing enough engineering graduates to fill the need will likely persist for some time. This guide includes not only high-tech links but also some fascinating general science links.


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Jenkins to survey roads
The Jenkins City Council on May 13 discussed road issues in McCoy Acres in Jenkins.
Kevin Wernberg with Widseth Smith and Nolting engineering firm said the city council needed to decide whether to relocate the road or obtain easements for where it was in the housing development.
Mayor Jon Lubke said he was more concerned with Laura Rose Circle than Summer Avenue. Both streets are located in McCoy Acres.
Lubke explained that plat maps of Laura Rose Circle showed it as a cul-de-sac, which it is not. Council member Gary Brown said the city had allowed people to build in that development area without bringing the road up to city standards.
Brown suggested an easement should be obtained for the road, and it should be reconstructed as showed on the plat map. Brown said the property owners on the road could then find out how to pay for it. Wernberg asked if Brown was suggesting the road remain gravel, and Brown said yes.
City attorney Tom Pearson explained that it would cost the city $1,000 to find out who owned which section of property to determine the details for an easement.
Brown said he felt the city was responsible for part of the project, but not the whole project. Dave Ackerman of Summer Avenue said there was a potential that some residents could attempt lawsuits against the city because of emergency purposes.
Brown made a motion to approve a proposal by Widseth Smith and Nolting to survey McCoy Acres to determine whether the roads there needed easements or relocation with a cost not to exceed $3,725. City clerk Krista Okerman said the findings of the survey should include an estimate of potential market value increases to properties involved; information about the purchase, and development of properties on the lot, and whether these properties use the road as the sole and primary means of accessing their property; whether the plat was accepted by the city without full right-of-ways per city standards; and whether the plat was accepted by the city without roadways being built per the standards in place at the time.
Brown amended his motion to include these conditions and to allow the city to reserve the right to pass on costs of the project based on recommendations from Pearson. Council member Gary Hart seconded the motion and all present voted in favor.
In other business, the city:
• Decided not to waive a limit on municipal tort liability. The limit for claims would be no more than $500,000 per person and $1 million per occurrence.
• Submitted a lodging tax agreement for the Whitefish Area Lodging Association (WALA) and Ideal Township. Chris Smith, attorney with the League of Minnesota Cities, said the Ideal Township clerk should be bonded and an audit performed yearly. He said the city's relationship with WALA is a mutual service agreement as opposed to a joint powers agreement.
• Approved an orderly annexation of a piece of property currently located inside Jenkins Township. The request was submitted by Jenkins Township on behalf of the property owner.
• Discussed the possible purchase of Jenkins Township Hall. Lubke asked about the possibility of moving the town hall into Jenkins city limits and said the city should look at acquiring funds through the Legacy Fund to have the building marked as an historical building. Moving the building would cost approximately $3,000. Council member Bill Ellis said the city did not need a new property to maintain and it wasn't necessary. Discussion ensued about sources of funding and costs for preserving the building. It was decided more information is needed.
• Approved bylaws for the Parks and Recreation and Cemetery boards. Okerman said that having bylaws would guarantee that all members would be aware of their duties and responsibilities.


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UTSA President Ricardo Romo
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Romo to speak at Alumni Connections luncheon
By Marcia Mattingly
Communications Consultant, Office of Alumni Programs
(Sept. 24, 2008)--The UTSA Alumni Association will host a Connections luncheon with guest speaker UTSA President Ricardo Romo at 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8 in the University Center III ballroom on the 1604 Campus. Romo will speak on "What's New, Roadrunners," with highlights of UTSA's efforts to become a premier research university. The event begins with a reception, followed by lunch and the program.
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The popular networking event has changed from a breakfast to lunch, and moves onto campus into the new University Center III facility. Free parking for guests will be available in the new south parking garage adjacent to UC III. A voucher will be given with each garage parking stub.
Admission to the luncheon is $25 for UTSA Alumni Association members and UTSA students, $30 for non-members. Individuals can sponsor a student for $25.
For more information and to make a reservation, visit the UTSA Alumni Programs Web site or call (210) 458-4133.