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Cedofeita Downtown Historic Center
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|Rua de Cedofeita, 4050-177 Porto, 葡萄牙
Very well located in the heart of the city and only 30 minutes from the airport by Metro. Near bars, shopping, cafes, restaurants and cultural places.
- 150 meters from the Avenue of the Aliados, 200 meters from Clérigos Tower.
- 250 meters from the metro station
- 300 meters from the famous Sao Bento train station known for its' beautiful tile murals.
Beds configuration:
- 1 double bed (with 140*200cm)
- 1 Sofá bed for 2 (with 140*200cm)
- 1 travel baby bed
- 1 baby chair
When you arrive I will provide maps and some suggestions for restaurants and places to visit. You will also find tourist information near the apartment.
As a trading centre at the mouth of the Rio Douro it is the second largest city after Lisbon with over 320.500 inhabitants. The city has a number of distinctive atmospheres and this is very evident when comparing the various parts of the city. The quarter along the riverside known as the Ribeira is full of narrow twisting streets with houses once painted or tiled in colourful facades, and full of the bustling energy of working people during the day and the liveliness of busy " tascas" and restaurants at night.
if you need any additional services or advices just let me know.
住宿规定- Pets not allowed
- The apartment will be cleaned before the arrival of each guest.
- On leaving, the guest must leave the apartment without waste, all the lights turned off and Windows closed
- No cleaning fee. After one week stay - free cleaning changing linen and towels.
- Check-in 15H and check-out before 11am (other hours may be agreed where possible).
|Check-in before
The Apartment is very central and beautiful with some extras like washing machine and iron.
The owners are very friendly and helpfully.
I really recommend this for a stay in Porto.
Even tgough we didn't meet Tomás personally we're very happy about his attitude and the place itself (clean, comfy and really nicely located). Tomás' instructions he'd left at the apartment turned out to be comprehensive and extremely helpful.
The apartment is really nice, located in the center of Porto, good restaurants and bars are located nearby. Tomas managed the arrival very good - he couldn't be there, but gave much information so we found the aparment very quickly.
What you should know: The bed is not comfortable. Many people slept there, you feel the elastic spring. Also it is located in a shooping street. If you want a quiet apartment in the summer, you should pick a different offer. When the windows are open, the life of Porto is hearable ;-)
Anyway, it's a good starting point for a Porto trip.
We really enjoyed our stay in this apartment. The location is great, the apartment was very clean and Tomas made sure we had a friendly welcome with lots of information and good advice.
Thanks Tomas!
Really nice and clean apartment near the city center. We only used the metro to get there from the airport. Further we have walked and rent a bike to see Porto. I would definetely recommend Tomas, his apartment and the tips to visit!
We stayed with Tomas during the weekend of 12-15 December 2014.
We booked the double bed appartment.
We received clear instructions on how to get to the appartment from Porto airport. We recommend to take a taxi at cost of appr. Euro 20.-
because travelling with the subway to Porto centre and then finding your first way in the narrow streets of Porto can be a challenge...
Location: located in a lively but quiet shopping street with supermarket, ATM's, coffeeshops, breakfast, restaurants and bars within 10 seconds walking distance. All of Porto's downtown highlights are within walking distance.
Appartment was in excellent condition, very clean & very well equipped: furniture, kitchenware, electric heaters, sound system with iPod docking station. Access to two small balconies overlooking the shopping street.
Wifi worked like a charm.
Bathroom also very clean and tidy. Water pressure of shower excellent, bath and hairdrayer, heater for your towels.
Bedroom located in the back of the appartment (not at the streetside), very quiet at night, very good mattrass.
Information book on the dinner table with recommendations for highlights, restaurants, nightlife, public services etc. Apart from the book, Tomas will drop by in person to explain the do's and don'ts in the appartment and in Porto.
Tomas is the most welcoming host in Porto! He made us feel right at home in the appartment in Cedofeita - a very nice part of Porto: filled with students and small restaurants with local cuisine. The appartment is decent in size with everything you need to spend more than a few days in Oporto. Tip: February can be quite cold, a lot of places (bars, restaurants, etc.) do not have any heating, so bring a warm sweater/coat.
We loved this place! Great location - you can reach center within a few minutes, there is a supermarket in approx 600m, numerous coffee and bakery places and of course lots of shops. Lively street, but we never had any troubles from noise at night.
As for the apartment, very neat and clean, furnished with everything you need and has got a great window view on real Portuguese life. We just enjoyed our breakfasts with the balcony doors open!
Tomas, I still remember your tips and advice on where to go and what to do. We managed to do a lot;)
With all pleasure recommend this place if you are planning to visit Porto!
Cute, clean, spacious appartment in the center of Porto. Tomás was a great host and helped us a lot when we lost our suitcase. We would definitely recommend this appartement to other guests!
Really nice and cozy apartment and extremely well situated. You can reach most of city's attractions by foot, and find anything you need nearby. Tomás is the best host you can have. Always helpful, he will give all the information you need to make you feel like home. It's just as if you lived in Porto for a long time. Recommended.
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(I'm not sure this is the correct forum to to post this to, feel free to move it to the appropriate forum as needed.)
I've seen it before, but lately an email has been circulating and is being sent to various bee related websites (honey producers, beekeeping associations), asking you to post a link to a students beekeeping related web project. The link is on a commercial site and the page does have beekeeping information on it. However, the information is stolen from another source and there are hundreds of links to products on the commercial site. In short it's an attempt to boost rankings with the search engines by building links to their site.
The most recent version of the letter I've received from one of our local association in the state is as followed (URL mangled so adding it here doesn't give them another link)
Hello and greetings from Delaware and Ms. Ward's classroom!
I hope you don't mind me contacting you like this. I'm currently working with my class to revamp my classroom website with new sections and information for students, parents, educators, etc. (in desperate need of an update). One of my
students, Anna, came across your page, (insert your website here) while searching for resources for our "Outdoor Activities" section and found some great information there that we will most likely be adding to my site.
As part of the project, the kids are required to find and share a resource with the people that we have borrowed information from for "using their stuff," as
one student put it (haha). This is something that Anna thought would go well on your website (I thought beekeeping was such a cool and unique idea!):
"The Guide to Beekeeping for Adults and Kids"
My hope is that if you find it useful at all that you might consider posting this along with the other links on your site. When I get to show the kids that someone actually posted their link, I think it acts as a mini-motivator and keeps them engaged in the project (which is obviously awesome).
Anyway, if you are able to post it just shoot me an email and let me know so I can show her and her group and thanks ahead of time for playing a small role in this
I hope to hear from you soon!
Ms. Deborah Ward (and Anna)
This of course is fraudulent and an attempt to get you to help market their online store. The real source of this information (so far as I can tell) is http://www.ssibeekeepers.com/the-gui...dults-and-kids
which is a valid beekeeping association website and isn't full of hidden links to online stores.
So please check your association, your state association and your own websites for the bad link. Googling "The Guide to Beekeeping for Adults and Kids" shows a lot of hits, most of which are for the fraudulent site.


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Tips to use your belt sander more effectively and more safely, as well as how to buy a belt sander and what belts work best. It's a great labor-saving tool.
A common use for a small belt sander is scribing. You can gradually sneak up on a curved line for a perfect fit. On a laminate countertop, make sure the direction of belt travel pushes the laminate down.
Belt sanders are the big, powerful gorillas of the sanding world. Few tools can save you as much time—or wreck your project faster. If you're new to belt sanders or have been frustrated by yours, read on to find out how to keep that big ape under control.
Belt sanders are multiuse tools. They are commonly used for trimming to a scribed line (photo), sanding very rough surfaces, leveling surfaces (like a replacement board in a hardwood floor) and freehand rounding and shaping. Because they have a lot of power and can handle coarse grits, they excel at the rapid removal of wood. Also, unlike orbital and vibrating sanders, the sanding action is linear, so even with coarse grits you can sand with the grain and get a good-looking result. Though a belt sander isn't an essential tool in the homeowner's arsenal, you won't find many experienced DIYers or carpenters without one.
Belt sanders excel at the rapid removal of wood, making them the best handheld power tool for leveling and smoothing rough boards. Start at an angle to the grain for aggressive leveling, then finish with the grain. Eighty-grit is good for starting, then switch to 120-grit.
Both types work well, but many prefer the more aggressive zirconia belts for 80-grit size and coarser.
The best multipurpose belt sander takes a 3-in.-wide belt. You'll see machines designed for wider and narrower belts, but they're for specialized tasks. Within the 3-in. class, there are smaller tools that take 3 x 18-in. belts, midsize machines that take 3 x 21-in. belts and a couple of large sanders that take 3 x 24-in. belts. The smaller tools are lighter and easier to use one-handed for shaping and scribing. They're good for smaller work and casual use. The larger tools have more surface area and weight for smoothing wide surfaces. They're better for bigger work and shop use. The 3 x 21-in. machines are a good compromise. You'll find 3 x 18-in. sanders for $50 to $150 and 3 x 21-in. sanders for $100 to $250.
You'll also find smaller belt sanders that take 2-1/2-in.-wide belts. They're light and very handy for one-handed use. Sanders with 4-in.-wide belts are heavy-duty machines best left to cabinetmakers.
Pick a belt, but not any belt Personally, I use 80- and 120-grit belts regularly, and rarely, 50-grit. Grits coarser than 50 leave deep scratches that are difficult to remove. And if you're doing finer sanding, you're better off using a random-orbit sander. Remember one of the rules of sanding: You can skip one grade of grit, but it wastes time and you'll just wear out belts skipping two. For example, you can go from 80 to 120, skipping 100 grit, but don't go from 50 to 120.
Aluminum oxide is the traditional grit material. You'll find it in less expensive khaki-color form, good if you need a disposable belt, and longer-lasting, dark brown premium belts. However, for grits of 80 and coarser, many people now prefer zirconia belts (sometimes called "planer" belts). They have sharper, tougher cutting particles that cut more aggressively, last longer and don't clog as easily. These belts are usually bright blue or purple. Zirconia belts cost slightly more than premium aluminum oxide belts.
Don't push down on the sander; let its weight do the work. Go slowly, overlap passes and allow the tool to go past the end without dipping. Be careful not to tip the sander or change speed or direction. Put the cord over your shoulder so it's out of the way.
Belt sanders are relatively safe tools, but it's still smart to take precautions.
It's hard to keep a belt sander from gouging or rounding over the ends of a board. So if you can, belt-sand the board before cutting it to final length. You can then safely move on to a palm sander and finer grits.
Belt sanders take off serious amounts of wood, so they can wreck plywood pretty much instantly. If you have to sand solid-wood edging flush with plywood, draw a pencil line on the plywood to tell you when the sander starts removing veneer. If you have variable speed, dial it down.
First, make sure the belt is oriented properly. Some belts have a preferred direction, indicated by an arrow on the inside. Nondirectional belts can be installed either way. The only adjustment you'll probably have to make is "tracking" to keep the belt centered on the roller. Hold the sander up, turn it on, and see if the belt either rubs against the housing or starts working its way off the rollers. With the trigger on, adjust the tracking knob until the belt is centered on the rollers. You may have to make a slight adjustment when the sander is on the wood. If your sander has automatic tracking, you don't need to mess with any of that nonsense.
Some sanders have variable speed. You can go at maximum speed most of the time, but you'll want to throttle it back for delicate work.
Dirty belts make for lousy work. A belt-cleaning stick will remove the pitch buildup that happens with all woods, especially pine or sappy woods. Push it against the moving belt, or for larger sanders, clamp the stick in a vise and sand it.
The bag on a belt sander provides decent dust collection, but with a little fiddling you can attach a long, soft hose and a shop vacuum to your belt sander. The payoff: no bag emptying and almost no dust in the air.
Belt sanders are simple tools that don't need many improvements. However, if you use your belt sander in the shop, consider these two upgrades.
Dust collection. Belt sanders always come with a built-in dust bag that collects most of the coarser dust and needs regular emptying. However, plenty of fine dust still gets into the air. If you're doing a lot of belt sanding, it's worth getting a hose that allows you to connect your sander to a shop vacuum. You'll be able to sand all day with nary a speck of dust (lower photo).
You can sometimes use the hose that came with your shop vacuum, but it's usually too large or too stiff. The alternative is a super-flexible, small-diameter hose designed for dust collection. You can buy one at a woodworking specialty store or online (search "vacuum hose"). I use one made by Porter-Cable that cost $25. Dust ports vary widely (some are square, which is a challenge), so you may have to fiddle around to get the hose to fit. There are commercial adapters ($10 to $20; pick one up when you buy your hose) or you can cobble something together with—you guessed it—duct tape. It's worth the fuss, though: no dust in your workspace.
Shop-made stand. A handy accessory if you do much woodworking is a stand that holds your sander on its side, upside down or vertical, allowing you to bring the work to the tool instead of vice versa. The design of the stand is completely dependent on the shape of your sander, so we won't give plans. However, it generally involves several layers of plywood, each with cutouts to accommodate the parts of the sander that protrude, plus a couple of hose clamps or other clamping devices to hold the sander securely. Add another piece of plywood to act as a table, if needed.
Stands like this are particularly useful if you want to sand lots of small parts—for example, if you're making lots of wooden toys. For inspiration, search online for "belt sander stand photo."


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I have two swarm traps built, and will probably build two more. I plan to give them a paint job this weekend. Once that's finished, is there any harm in putting them up? Swarm season isn't usually until May here.
I have two swarm traps built, and will probably build two more. I plan to give them a paint job this weekend. Once that's finished, is there any harm in putting them up? Swarm season isn't usually until May here.
I would get them out asap.The swarms will be early this year.I caught a prime swarm yesterday
I don't plan to actually hang the traps until closer to swarm season. Using use lemon grass oil in all and swarm lure in a few... also some old brood comb as far as my small supply will go. With that said, I have already mounted a few of the brackets that will hold 5-frame nucs. Everything is plumb and level, when the time comes all I will need to do is mount the box.
My swarm traps are a combination of Coates 5-frame nucs, old deeps and old shallows with extensions to bring them to deep dimensions. Most are painted and ready to go, I still need to camo a few of them.
I'm sure there are swarm catching opportunities in Canton, at least on the south side. Last summer we had at least two swarms land where I work on Gambrinus Avenue.
We have our swarm traps out. I'd say as long as you can make sure a bird or some other bug doesn't build in them before the bees, there's no problem. Someone reported at our bee club meeting last Monday that they had found queen cells here in Middle Tennessee. We saw our first swarm last year on 4/7 and I bet it's earlier this year with this extremely mild Winter. I'd rather be early than late!
I inspected some hives on Thursday (3/8) and several had a health population of drones and the others had plenty of drone brood. One hive had an almost capped queen cell. This is in Central Virginia, zone 7a. Most hives were putting up nectar. I'm going to try to get all of my traps up this weekend.
You have inspired me! I am in zone 8a so today I put out a bait hive with some lemongrass and beeswax in a spot where we have had swarms before. Hopefully the bees will decide it's a nice home and move in.
If one puts out a swarm trap early--particularly with wax in it--what are the chances of wax moths getting in and ruining them? And do you need to refresh your queen juice or LGO periodically?
If I'm neither sanguine, phlegmatic, choleric, nor melancholy, does that mean I'm out of humour?
I cant comment on the wax moths getting into the comb since this is my first year using brood comb but I like to refresh my LGO every 3-4 weeks or so. Basically I refresh it every time I check the trap since LGO is pretty cheap and it only takes a drop or two to renew it.
I am shooting for 4/15 here where I live. I don't think you will need to worry about moths if the comb is old and black. If things start blooming I will get them up earlier.
Can I ask a question here? Unless the bees are being fed, shouldn't swarming start in an area just after the first major bloom? So shouldn't that tell us?
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About a year after it came out, Mass Effect blew my mind. When I picked it up, I didn't know much about the game. Just that the reviews were good. It seemed to involve running around doing some science-fiction oriented shooting. I'd heard there were some RPG elements. And the second-hand copy I saw at Gamestop was cheap.
I still remember buying it. The store, the situation. That's how much that game came to mean to me.
Because I had no idea. I thought I was just buying a game. Run, gun, la dee da. Except that wasn't what I'd bought. I'd bought a story. A brilliant, beautiful, epic story that took me, and involved me, and made me care. I have cared for the characters in Mass Effect as I have never cared for characters in any other work of fiction. Not a book. Not a movie. Not any other game. My relationships with those characters meant something to me.
There is a moment in that first Mass Effect game when you must choose which of two characters must live or die. There is no good solution to the moment. You have to pick which life to save. It was a harrowing moment for me. Two people who I cared for and one had to die. I made my decision, and after a while I learned to live with it. Continue Reading "After Mass Effect: Redefining Videogame Storytelling" »


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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen new West Nile virus cases and one death from the virus have been reported in the past week, according to the state Department of Health and Hospitals.
In addition, one patient's illness changed from flu-like West Nile fever to a dangerous "neuroinvasive" infection affecting the brain or spinal cord.
"Not only do we continue to find more cases — this week, we have three parishes reporting their first human cases of West Nile for the year," DHH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein said in a news release. "Clearly, this virus remains a threat, and it's important to protect your health and avoid mosquito bites even as the weather gets colder and drier."
The parishes with their first human cases of West Nile this year were Assumption, St. Landry and Winn.
Including the case that became more serious, the six new neuroinvasive cases included two each in Orleans and Rapides parishes, and one each in Jefferson and Tangipahoa parishes. Ten new fever cases include two each in East Baton Rouge, Rapides and Winn parishes, and one each in Assumption, Catahoula, Ouachita and St. Landry parishes.
They bring the total this year to 371 cases, including 152 of neuroinvasive disease, and 16 deaths, all within two weeks of disease onset.
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Hundreds of generators go fast at Cabela's; more on the way
TILDEN TWP., Pa. - Thousands of people are still without power as a result of Hurricane Sandy's wrath around the region. Many are taking matters into their own hands.
"Our electric won't be back until Sunday. So, we're just hoping we're able to run a couple of appliances and keep our refrigerator cold," said Robin Fritsch, of Tilden Township.
As thousands of people wait to have their power restored, many said they are hopeful they will be lucky enough to find a generator. Even though some, like Doreen Perini from the Lehigh Valley, have admitted being behind the ball.
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CAUSE files Writ of Mandate after City rejects 5,300 signature petition.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Hazel Davalos of the non-profit community advocacy group CAUSE in Santa Maria helped organize and collect signatures in a two-month long petition drive to get a November ballot measure that would allow city voters to decide how they want to elect their City Council members.
"We were outside of churches, grocery stores, Little League games, walking door to door", Davalos says, "most of the residents signing were very receptive."
Davalos says petition organizers collected 5,300 signatures of registered voters in Santa Maria, they needed only 2,700 to qualify the measure for the November ballot.
CAUSE and its supporters want to amend the Santa Maria City Charter to allow for "district elections" instead of the current "at large" election system.
City Council candidates would represent four, equally-populated "districts" in the city with only the mayor remaining elected "at-large".
"The idea of this district elections petition actually began over a year ago", Davalos says, "we've continued to see the City disregard the concerns of neighborhoods and residents here in Santa Maria and so we pursued this in an attempt to have a more accountable local government."
But the City of Santa Maria has rejected the group's 5,300 signature petitions saying they do not conform with state elections code.
This is a portion of the statement released by the City of Santa Maria regarding its decision:
"On Friday, April 11, 2014, a proponent of the initiative measure for district elections in Santa Maria submitted their organization's signed petitions to the City Clerk's Office. An elections official is instructed by statute to look at the four corners of the document and render an objective determination whether or not a petition complies with the Elections Code. The elections official has a duty to reject a Petition that does not "substantially conform" to the formal requirements of the Elections Code. There is no statute that informs an elections official to ignore technical defects on a petition because it is close enough.
On April 11, 2014, the City regrettably informed the proponent that their petition did not substantially conform to the requirements of the Elections Code; therefore, the City had no alternative than to return the petition to the proponent.
Specifically, the petition did not follow the correct formatting as indicated in the Elections Code, and the header of the petition did not have the words "Initiative Measure to be Submitted Directly to the Voters." In addition, the Declaration pages (of the petitions) omitted the required reference to the circulators being 18 years of age or older. This is a new requirement enacted by the Legislature that took effect on January 1, 2014."
Davalos says CAUSE and its attorneys have filed a Writ of Mandate seeking a judge's intervention and order allowing the election reform measure to be on the November ballot.
Here is the response from CAUSE to the City's decision:
When local organizations turned in over 5,300 voter signatures to create more accountable city government, the Santa Maria city attorney rejected the petition, citing improper formatting. The campaign's legal representation will seek a writ of mandate from a judge requiring the city to put the issue before Santa Maria voters.
"The City of Santa Maria is shamelessly interfering with the democratic process and silencing the voices of thousands of Santa Maria voters calling for reform by refusing to count the petition based on trivial and irrelevant technicalities," said Hazel Davalos, community organizer for CAUSE. "The city is supposed to work for the people of Santa Maria, not against us. If they continue to stand in the way of reforms to improve accountability, it will only shine a spotlight on exactly what is wrong with the city government."
The city claimed that the petition was invalid because the words "initiative measure to be submitted directly to the voters" and "petition for submission to the voters" weren't placed in the correct place on the page. They also asserted that the petition's Declaration of Circulator, a document signed by the volunteer collecting signatures, was invalid because it declared that the circulator was a registered voter rather than stating that they were at least 18.
"It's common knowledge that you have to be 18 to vote," said Davalos. "This is a blatant case of the city grasping at straws to avoid putting reform before the voters."
The coalition collected thousands of signatures from registered Santa Maria voters for two months to put a measure before city voters in November that would switch the current "at-large" system of electing city council members to a district election system, which campaign organizers say would provide a voice for every neighborhood on city issues.
Community organization members and volunteers talked to voters outside storefronts, churches and little leagues, and canvassed door-to-door in several neighborhoods historically lacking representation on the city council.
Although only 2,700 valid signatures from Santa Maria registered voters were required to qualify the initiative, the campaign collected 5,300 to ensure its success and quickly gathered well above the needed signatures due to overwhelming support from community members.
We collected signatures every day, rain or shine and on the weekends because this matters so much to us" said Estela Cortez, CAUSE Leader and Santa Maria voter, "I can't believe my city council members are trying to throw out all the work I did to make my city a better place."
Petition organizers hops to have their court date with the judge sooner rather than later because the deadline for measures to make it for the November ballot is in June.


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Obviously you didn't watch the opening game against the cowboys they held our WR's especially CRUZ every chance they had and the REF's didn't throw anything. After this game I guess the NFL said they nned to be more aggressive in throwing flags for PI and calling hold penalties as you can see there have been more PI and holding penalties since 1990.
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How do these refs magically not have a bias? Could you elaborate? Because the whole situation with the Saints fan reffing a Saints game shows some bias to me. Refs telling LaSean Mccoy they need him to score for their fantasy team shows bias as well. But ignorant statements are fun so carry on.
LOL yeah I'm pretty sure the old refs had more incentive to be bias other than a fantasy football game. Especially in the giants pack playoff game. Something clearly fishy going on there. These professional nfl players are using refs as a cop out is sickening. I didn't see Coughlin or any Giants lashing out at them on twitter or the media after the Dallas game. I wasn't a big fan of coughlin initially but he has won over my respect 10 fold.


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Allison :: 2002 Chevy Silverado (2013-03-20 19:27:03)
great looking truck, love the color on that thing
It looks good till I park it next to my buddys new one. Then you can tell how faded the paint is.
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The shorties are great for down here in the swamps, like I have posted before.
Hell long range shooting here is 25 feet, once you step into the swamp.
Plus when we were in Nam. All the Officers and F.O.s had them.
Us low life Grunts could not get them.
Everybody wanted one.
My Dustoff Bro and his crew swiped 3 from some Officers.
They made an announcment in their camp.
"Everyone will stand naked in front of their barracks till we find them. Now if they just happen to show up back in the chopper they came from, everything will be just fine."
Hour later, they were back where they came from. :)


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Country legend Emmylou Harris has lent her smouldering, smoky voice to countless collaborations over the years, including Gram Parsons, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young and Willie Nelson.
Now she has reunited with longtime musical buddy guitarist and songwriter Rodney Crowell for Old Yellow Moon.
"This record was on my bucket list," she says. "I always knew we would do it but it got to that point where we'd been talking about it for 35 years."
Once they'd both found time in their busy touring schedules, what followed was magic. The 12-track album is mostly country classics such as Hank DeVito's Hanging Up My Heart and Roger Miller's Invitation To The Blues but there are also a couple of new songs.
While there are far too many special moments to recount, Harris says reinterpreting the title track, written by Devito and Lynn Langham, is one that stands out.
"I'd had that song on my list of things to record since before Wrecking Ball. In fact, I was thinking of doing it on Wrecking Ball but I never got around to it. So it was buzzing around in my head for a long time," she says.
"When we were picking material, we'd get interested in a song, then we'd find a key and put down a little demo around the kitchen table. The version of Old Yellow Moon that is on the record is actually the first time we ever sang the song together. We loved it so much, we said, 'We can't recreate this'.
"We cut it with just Rodney and me playing guitar. We weren't even making the record, so I loved the journey that song took."
Harris, who has had a string of hits, including Boulder To Birmingham, Together Again and Two More Bottles Of Wine, is reluctant to pick favourites when it comes to other artists she has worked with. You can't, everyone is different," she says.
But it is the short-lived musical and romantic union in the early 1970s with Gram Parsons, who spotted Harris singing in a club and invited her on tour, before dying of a drug overdose in 1973, that she credits for a glittering career. "My whole adult life in music really started with Gram ... everything emanated from that particular period of time. It was very brief, but I can't imagine that I would've gone on to do what I've been able to do if it hadn't of been for that fortuitous meeting." And there's Crowell. "I first heard his songs back in 1974 and we've been friends and musical collaborators, off and on. He is really wonderful.
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell's album Old Yellow Moon is out now.


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Researchers at the University of Minnesota conducted a study to better understand recycled manure solids.
by Chelsey Johnson, Hoard's Dairyman Editorial Intern
You may be facing challenges with the availability and expense of common bedding sources such as sawdust or the management of sand bedding. In recent years recycled manure solids have become a more prevalent bedding source on dairy farms. With the growing demand for producers to seek more sustainable practices, it seems like bedding with recycled manure solids could be a win-win situation.
If only it could be that easy. Although sustainability, availability and cost are major factors when selecting bedding sources, cow comfort and cleanliness should receive equal if not more consideration. Likewise, some producers are hesitant to use recycled manure solids until they see evidence that this option is working for other herds.
Marcia Endres and Adam Husfeldt of the University of Minnesota recently conducted a study to help skeptical producers and professionals weigh the pros and cons of this bedding option. Endres presented their findings at the Four State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference on June 13.
They conducted an observational study involving 38 dairy farms in Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota and Iowa that were using recycled manure solids for bedding free stalls. They aimed to find out if recycled manure solids influence SCC and animal welfare.
The study observed herds that used recycled manure solids in deep-bedded free stalls as well as herds that used it on top of mattresses. They found that herds with deep beds had a lower prevalence of lameness and hock lesions compared to herds with mattresses. After comparing these observations to studies with sand bedding, they learned that lameness prevalence was similar, hock lesion prevalence was slightly higher and cow hygiene was better in herds using recycled manure solids.
"One of the major concerns expressed by producers considering the use of manure solids for bedding is the possibility of increased somatic cell count," explained Endres. "But the cows in this study were on average cleaner than any other free stall study we have conducted."
She also noted that she preferred the odor of manure solids compared to sand. However, Endres noted that they recorded relatively high numbers for clinical mastitis. Therefore, like any other bedding source, you must pay close attention to detect clinical cases. Overall, they concluded that excellent cow preparation at milking time, sanitation of milking equipment, cow hygiene, adequate dry cow housing and bedding/stall management are critical to maintaining a low somatic cell count when using manure solids for bedding.
So, rather than asking if recycled manure solids are a quality bedding option, the question should be, are you willing to take the management steps necessary to successfully bed with recycled manure solids?
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Day 1
Security testing methodologies
The Ethical Hacking Profession
Passive Intelligence Gathering – 2007 Version
Network Sweeps
Stealthily Network Recon
Passive traffic identification
Identifying system vulnerabilities
IPv6 Vulnerabilities
Abusing Domain Name System (DNS)
Abusing Simple Network Management Protocol
Some of the instructor-led hands-on lab exercises:
Network Sweeping
Scanning from spoofed IP addresses
Stealthy Recon
Injecting p0f for passive OS fingerprinting
Scanning through firewalls
IPv6 Scanning
Discover all subdomains owned by an
Discover whois record changes over last 3 years
Windows 2003 Server & Vista DNS Cache
Poisoning Attacks
Pumping SNMP for data – OID Dissection
Attacking SNMP
Capture the Flag exercises every night!
Day 2 include:
• Remote buffer overflow exploit lab
• Custom compiling Shellcode
• Running payloads in RAM
• Hiding exploit payloads in jpeg and gif image
• Attacking email vectors (Lotus Notes and
Microsoft Exchange, and Outlook Web Access)
• Registry manipulation
• Client side IE & Firefox exploits
• Using custom Trojans to circumvent Antivirus
• Remote kernel overflows
• RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) Exploitation
• Cracking Windows Passwords
• Building Rainbow Tables
• Cracking Windows 2003 native mode passwords
• Brute forcing salted Unix passwords
• Attacking Kerberos Pre-Auth Hashes
• Cracking IOS and PIX passwords
Day 3
centers on extending access beyond the initial layer of
penetration. You will learn how to deploy trojan software
stealthily, attack through DMZs IDS & IPS, and deploy
cover channel keyloggers and kernel mode rootkits.
• Trojan genres
• Windows, Unix and Linux Trojans
• Kernel Mode Windows Rootkits
• System Call Hijacking vs. Direct Kernel Object
• Kernel Mode Linux Rootkits
• Covert communication channels
• Spoofing endpoints of communication tunnels
• Tunneling through IPSec VPNs by abusing ESP
• Steganographic Tunnels
• Remote command execution
• Sniffing and hijacking SSL encrypted sessions
• Installing sniffers on low privilege account in
Windows 2003 Server
• Stealthy Remote keylogger installation
• Circumventing Antivirus
Day 4: Attacking Network Infrastructure, Wireless
Attacks, and malicious evidence removal
After compromising and extending access to all
vulnerable systems at your target organization, you will
learn how to cover your tracks from even the most
vigilant defenders. The second half of Day 4 covers
attacking network infrastructure, including routers,
switches, IDS/IPS and firewalls. Some of the Day 4
lectures include:
• Modifying syslog entries
• Raw binary editing to prevent forensic
• Editing the Windows Event Log
• Abusing Windows Named Pipes for Domain
• Impersonation of other Users- Hijacking kernel
• Disguising network connections
• Attacking Cisco IOS
• Attacking STP & BGP protocols
• Wireless Insecurity
• Breaking Wireless Security – WEP, WPA, WPA2
• Blinding IDS & IPS
• Attacking IDS & IPS
Some of the instructor-led hands-on lab exercises:
• Malicious event log editing
• Binary filesystem modification for anti-forensics
• Named Pipe abuse
• Kernel Token Hijacking
• Attacking Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
• Attack WEP
• Cracking WPA
• Cracking WPA2
• Cisco IOS Exploits
• Breaking into Cisco routers
• Blinding IPS
• Attacking IPS
Day 5: Web Application Hacking
Day 5 is totally dedicated to the latest frontier in hacking
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web enabled devices.
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• Attacking Java Applets
• Breaking web app authentication
• SQL Injection techniques
• Modifying form data
• Attacking session IDs
• Cookie stealing
• Cross Site Scripting
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HAHAHAHA i say that all the time and nobody knows wtf im talking about lol.
I watch that movie like once a month it seems.
I also noticed this weekend that Charlie Hunnam is also one of the main activists in Children of Men. British dude with the long dreads.

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well yea i think we all know that at this point lol.
Dude, Sons has got so crazy, that im freaking out FOR the characters. lol can't wait for this one!!
btw, I wont be able to watch till tmrw, so dont ruin it in the AM if you and Dezzz watch it! thanks!
[/quote]yea seriously. i hope juice stops being a lil *****. and like iv been saying, tiggs is the man. i was shocked when he turned in his sgt at arms patch. maybe him and gemma re light an old flame. and i really hope auto doesnt **** bobby over. lol everyones getting screwed right now, its so chaotic. i wonder what oppies going to do
I think Juice is gonna come out screwing over the cops and helping the sons
Tiggs is hands down the best, he's f'n HYSTERICAL. When they go to see Tom Arnolds character and they have all the wierd sex dolls n he says 'Im scared to tish, but strangely aroused' I lost it
I have no idea what Otto (the shows creator) is gonna do, cuz Bobby said he was going to talk to him asap
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The Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT), a professional theatre company based in Holland for more than 35 years, is seeking one boy/young man for the role of "Arty" in this summer's production of "Lost in Yonkers" by Neil Simon. Auditions are open to boys of any age and ethnicity who can convincingly look thirteen years old.
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Bradshaw ran like a man yesterday - but still don't know why we didn't put the game in Eli's hands
Morris ran like a monster
point is that 2009 really has nothing to do with 2012. Neither does 2011.
Infact last nights game has nothing to do with next weeks game. Saints are a completely different team this year. Not saying they can't still put it on us, but they are very much beatable


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Hi! I made my Christmas Cake on Tuesday, abd had some mixture left over after filling the tin. I decided to make mini cakes in my muffin tin and popped it in the fridge (covered in cling film) while my main cake baked. I promptly forgot about it until this morning. Would it still be okay to bake do you think? Any advice welcome!
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From now until 5th September Ancestry is offering free access to all it's immigration records. This includes passenger lists, immigration records & alien arrivals.
So if you aren't a subscriber to Ancestry.com or only have a co.uk subs then this is the ideal time to see if any of your ancestors left home and head overseas.


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Im redoing my jango fett helmet which use to be a 1st gen cast of a dp deluxe. On the visor area, there is a groove, where Im assumming that the original clipped in. Should I dremel it down or should i bondo it and sand it?
the key is to make sure its even, correct?


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By January, NASA hopes to have two robotic spacecraft in a synchronized orbit around the moon. As they travel together, the twin satellites will work to create the most accurate map of the moon's gravity ever. The mission is called GRAIL, which stands for Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory. If all goes as planned, NASA will launch the rocket carrying the satellites this month.
Mission scientist Sami Asmar says GRAIL will use a radio beam between the two satellites to map the moon's gravity—and surface. As the craft fly over lunar features like mountains and craters, the length of the beam will change. That's because the features have different gravitational pulls. "The radio link increases or decreases its length," Asmar told TFK, "and we reconstruct the gravity field."
Researchers will use the data to better understand the structure of the inside of the moon. It will also help them find places to land future craft.
Sally Ride Takes Students on the Mission
Sally Ride—the first American woman in space—and her company Sally Ride Science have teamed up with NASA to take thousands of middle school students along on the GRAIL mission. Multiple cameras on the craft will give the students close-up views of the moon's surface.
Classrooms that sign up for the GRAIL MoonKAM program can request pictures of specific areas. The images will be posted on the MoonKAM website. Teachers and students can then study the moon's features in detail.
GRAIL will cost $496 million. Two unmanned craft taking thousands of students on a journey and uncovering lunar secrets—that sounds like money well spent.


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DustysMomma, I would love the appliqued loons on my spring runner - I am a bird type person and their woeful call (the loons) is a real magical sound. Well, to me it is! Maybe not to the brat though.
Jaba, your hubby is correct. I started to say that, but figured I was the only one ana....riciduluous enough to think that way. And I don't want to upset my host for the Super Bowl, do I? Which team are we rooting for? I have a fair board meeting at 2 that day and then it's home to the TV and whatever food I have fixed before hand. Hand stitching, football and I are best of friends.


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Convicted felon speaks about city council run
Gary Flakes' supporters and opponents attend announcement
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Gary Flakes, a man convicted in the murders of two teenagers, formally announced Wednesday that he's running for Colorado Springs City Council.
"Today I will use my life experiences, my knowledge, to make the lives of young people better and help all of District 4 live up to its greatest potential," Flakes told a crowd of a few dozen people at his campaign announcement at the Sand Creek Library.
In 1997, Flakes was convicted of accessory to murder and negligent homicide in the killings of 13-year-old Andy Westbay and 15-year-old Scott Hawrysiak. The boys were gunned down as they were walking in the Cheyenne Meadows area on Valentine's Day.
Flakes and his friend Jeron Grant accused each other of pulling the trigger of the shotgun, and neither was convicted of murder, sparking outrage. After spending 12 years in prison, Flakes was released in 2011.
"As a young person, my actions devastated the community and brought grief to two families," said Flakes, now 32 years old. "The teenager who committed those acts needed the young leader who I am today."
Flakes refused to elaborate when asked what he's been doing since getting out of prison.
"Leadership development. I do different consultant work and things like that," he said when asked by KRDO Newschannel 13. "Just organizing. That's what I do."
Scott Hawrysiak's sister, Michele, said she was stunned when she heard about Flakes' plans to run for office.
"It's a slap in the face, it really is" said Michele Hawrysiak. "I understand you want to do all this, but why haven't you done any restitution for the families?"
Hawrysiak said Flakes has never attempted to apologize to her family and ignored an email she wrote to him seeking a face to face meeting.
When asked why he hasn't apologized to the victims' families since getting out of prison, Flakes said he's tried to reach out to them through a third-party group called Restorative Justice.
"I'll reach out again," said Flakes. "I'll take it upon myself to do that."
Flakes' supporters include former state Rep. Dennis Apuan and Rosemary Harris Lytle, president of the Colorado Springs NAACP.
"I think he served his time, justice was served and the man deserves a second chance," said Apuan.
Apuan said he worked with Flakes doing non-partisan voter registration during the summer.
"He is very passionate with what he believes in,"said Apuan. "He believes in making a positive change in the community. He is very strong in leadership development and youth mentoring."
Congressional candidate Dave Anderson was also at Flakes' announcement. Anderson said Flakes helped with his campaign and he was interested to hear what Flakes had to say about running for council.
Outside the library, a small crowd gathered to peacefully oppose Flakes' campaign and honor the slain teens.
"We're here tonight to remember Scott and Andy and show support for their families," said Dan Valentine, a friend of the boys. "I was pretty shocked (Flakes) would have the nerve to run for City Council."
One woman who joined the group heard the gunshots outside her home that Valentine's Day night nearly 16 years ago. Terry Morin said she and a friend ran to help the two victims.
"All I remember is going over there and running," said Terry Morin. "And we both were holding Scott. It was just horrible," said Morin.
She said she doesn't know what to make of Flakes' announcement.
"I have a lot of mixed emotions. One minute I was like, 'Oh this can't be happening,'" Morin said. "But the next minute, I mean, everyone deserves a second chance."
The Colorado Springs city attorney's office is looking into whether it's legal for a convicted felon to run for City Council.
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If on the board when we pick, who would you select and why?
I feel that we need a starting caliber RT. Therefore, I believe we should/will select a T in either round 1 or 2.
The fact that we resigned Boothe to a 1 year contract means one of two things: 1) Mosley gets another year to be groomed for the psn, if the Giants believe he is the best player in the future for the position? 2) Or if they feel G is BPA, a versatile stud mauler type Guard to be groomed for future.
If on the board when we pick, I select either (Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma, BPA Chance Warmack, G, Alabama, and BPA Jonathan Cooper, G/C, North Carolina). If they are already off the board, then I go defensive player in round 1 (My choice if available is: Bjoern Werner*, DE, Florida State).
Round 1 (Hopefully somebody slips down to 19!)
Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma
Chance Warmack, G, Alabama
Jonathan Cooper, G/C, North Carolina
Xavier Rhodes*, CB, Florida State
Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU
Bjoern Werner*, DE, Florida State
Damontre Moore*, DE/OLB, Texas A&M
Sharrif Floyd*, DT, Florida
Sheldon Richardson*, DT, Missouri
Johnathan Hankins*, DT, Ohio State
Jonathan Jenkins, DT, Georgia
Round 2: D.J. Fluker*, OT/G, Alabama or Menelik Watson*, OT, Florida State, Khaseem Greene, OLB/S, Rutgers, or Matt Elam*, S, Florida
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Barrett Jones, C/G/T, Alabama
D.J. Fluker*, OT/G, Alabama
Menelik Watson*, OT, Florida State
Larry Warford, G, Kentucky
Khaseem Greene, OLB/S, Rutgers
Alex Okafor, DE, Texas
Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
Matt Elam*, S, Florida
Bennie Logan*, DT, LSU
Kawann Short, DT, Purdue
I select any defensive player in round 3
Round 3
Kyle Long, OT/G, Oregon
Darius Slay, CB, Mississippi State
Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB, Connecticut
David Amerson*, CB, N.C. State
Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon State
Logan Ryan*, CB, Rutgers
Bacarri Rambo, S, Georgia
Tank Carradine, DE, Florida State
Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama


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But, he added, "One thing today's ruling has not, and cannot, change is Texas physicians' deep commitment to care for our patients. The well-being of our patients comes first."
Dr. Speer said the court "gave the states flexibility on Medicaid expansion. We desperately need a better system of caring for Texas' large uninsured population. We need a local/state/federal partnership to design a fair and sustainable system. Top-down mandates are not the answer."
He said TMA "has said since day one that we need to find what's missing, keep what works, and fix what's broken in the new law. We absolutely must reduce the law's red tape and bureaucracy that interfere with patient care. Today's health care system is riddled with hundreds of regulations imposed by federal health law that do little to improve patient care, but instead divert our time and energy away from our patients."
The Houston neonatologist said TMA and its member physicians recommend that Congress and the Texas Legislature:
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Emma Watson's Style Transformation
With oversized sneakers and baggy pants, it's hard to believe that this guy could be the next Justin Timberlake. Who knew this would be the Biebs' First Step 2 Forever? He's just kicking off his signature look!
Posing with his mentor, Usher, 15-year-old Justin attended his first Kids' Choice Awards with a dressed-down gray and red outfit. The casual-cool look suits Justin's shaggy hair and personality, but overall seems more suited for the skate park than a red carpet . At least he tried to dress up the look a little by wearing his metallic sneakers. Shiny accessories dress anything up, right?
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Apple: Icahn Says it Should be Trading at $1,245 based on Google's Multiple
He's at it again: Carl Icahn, who spent much of the last seven months agitating for Apple (AAPL) to buy back more of its stock in a sped-up fashion, this afternoon resumed his tweet-storm about the virtues of Apple.
In his first tweet this afternoon, Icahn chides Wall Street for not heeding the words of CEO Tim Cook, who yesterday said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that Apple will be binding new product categories to market:
Tim Cook again confirms $AAPL will launch new products in new categories (plural) this year. Wall Street apparently still not listening.
— Carl Icahn (@Carl_C_Icahn) February 7, 2014
And in a subsequent tweet, Icahn remarked that at the same multiple of operating profit as Google (GOOG), Apple would have a stock price of $1,245:
$GOOG @ 19x2014 est operating profit. At same multiple $AAPL=$1,245 per share. Ridiculous. Keep buying Tim! You still have $145 billion cash
— Carl Icahn (@Carl_C_Icahn) February 7, 2014
Apple shares today are up $8.85, or 1.7%, at $521.36, responding favorably to Cook's disclosure in the Journal piece that the company bought back $14 billion of its shares in the last two weeks.


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Wow great photos! It sure looks beautiful there.
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Motivations aside, it was one of the best holidays I've had in Australia. To think, all these years travelling around Australia and the world, I'd never bothered to take the 20 minute flight (or slightly longer ferry ride) to my home state's premier tourist attraction!
I'm going to try and make up for it by visiting Kangaroo Island again in 2006, since we met Kai's sister and brother-in-law who live over there and invited us back to stay with them.
I highly recommend if you're heading to Kangaroo Island making a visit to Paul's Place at Stokes Bay... it's in the guide books. You'll never have a wildlife experience quite like it!
Since this travelogue is meant to be about Samoa, this anomalous entry can be more of a photo story. Enjoy.


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Hi All,
I have embarked on my first beeK journey, and started out by throwing this stand together with some leftover wood from a deck project.
Please give some feedback. I know it it prob overkill, but I have tractors to help move stuff around, and the best thing, it was leftover material!!
The stand is on elevated clay bed where drainage from the property runs away from this location. I have set the stand up where the hives will face east, and will get some late afternoon shade. This area is a bit lower than my highpoint on the land and has a natural wind break that typically comes from the North.
The stand is approx 6x18x72 and rests 16" off the ground. I anticipate coons and skunks as I am in the country. I plan on keeping 2 hives with some extra room.


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Sodium Bicarbonate and Citric Acid
When LUSH co-founder Mo Constantine invented the Bath Bomb over 25 years ago, she based it on the bath cube, but packed it with a much more exciting fizzy compound.
The simple combination of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and citric acid (basically lemon sherbet) makes our Bath Bombs burst in a mass of fragrant fizz as soon as they hit the water. Both ingredients are gentle on the skin too, which suited Mo as she was looking for a way to help people, including kids, have a really amazing bathing experience, even if they are sensitive to bubble mixture. We add different colors and essential oils to the basic blend, as well as soya milk, glitter, paper confetti, natural butters, fruit, rose petals, sea salt and seaweed to name a few. Result: soft water, scented skin, happy bather.


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The outlook for fans of fresh produce looks good after stunning weather in the first half of summer.
Bumper crops in the countryside, however, don't always guarantee cheap prices on shop shelves.
Horticulture New Zealand president Andrew Fenton said most of New Zealand had experienced good growing conditions so far. He said production of household favourites, including sweetcorn and asparagus, were promising.
For consumers, Fenton said there were few price spikes expected when summer crops reached shops. "The only exception to that might be avocados, which are quite expensive because the crop's quite short."
Staff at The Barrow, in Auckland City, said they'd noticed a rise in demand for blueberries, while the current tomato season should bring low prices.
Tomatoes are New Zealand's most popular produce. In the December 2012 quarter, tomato prices plummeted to about half of the previous quarter, Statistics NZ said.
Lettuce and capsicum had similar results.
Fresh produce fan Emily Sunde has become used to high living costs after moving from Whangarei to Auckland a year ago. But she was surprised an 840g bunch of vine tomatoes was only $4.20 at New World in the central city.
Sunde's food choices don't match the student stereotype.
"I find it definitely cheaper to buy food than to eat out. I don't buy a lot of processed food." She said plums were too expensive this week at $4.99kg but kiwifruit was a good price at $4.49.
Recruitment agent Janine Roxburgh said lettuce and avocados were too expensive and she hadn't seen any good discounts on fresh produce lately. She thought tomatoes were overpriced and she would expect to pay only $3 for the bunch we showed her.
Fenton said the outlook was good for consumers unless a major weather event hit.
Stonefruit output was a tale of two provinces.
"In one of the main growing regions, Hawke's Bay, the weather has been outstanding, which has resulted in very good quality fruit," Summerfruit NZ market manager Emma Logan said.
However, the country's second biggest stonefruit region, Central Otago, has had a shocker. "They've had appallingly bad weather since just after Christmas," said Logan. That wet weather down south hasn't affected the overall national supply though.
High output did not guarantee low prices. When word of good-quality fruit gets around, demand rises. Logan said consumers associated stonefruit with summer weather. Sunny skies boosted demand for cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches and plums.
Other crops being harvested are onions. A good berry season has just finished, with a bumper crop of boysenberries, raspberries and blueberries. On apple orchards, job placements are opening as the picking season begins.


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Also, is anyone interested in doing and extra side swap? I am going to have a few extra f8.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Also, is anyone interested in doing and extra side swap? I am going to have a few extra f8.
Hello everyone,
Elisabrat sent me her updated address. Please do not mail to her (if you have already sent it is okay she will get it) but I will send an updated addy this evening when I get home
"Changing IHave to IHad"
Boom 9 Blocks I have made : http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...bums18057.html
I hope to get the envelops in the mail soon. Mine are all different kids prints. Right now my adorable grandson, 3 months old, is staying at the house with his parents. They came back from being missionaries in Africa. He was born in Africa. I want to make a nice play quilt for him with fun different fabrics so he can look for the different theme print in each block. Here are the fabrics I will be sending out. I hope people can add other boy prints and or brights. No all black or white fabrics please.
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Hello Everyone,
Janice was nice enough to create a mail merge of the labels and send it to me. If anyone wants it, please let me know and I will gladly forward it to you!
"Changing IHave to IHad"
Boom 9 Blocks I have made : http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...bums18057.html
I will get mine mailed out this weekend. i work long days and may not have time to get them ready. I still not sure what I am going to send, plenty in my stash I may close my eyes and grab off the shelf and cut and send.
Will have them out by Monday at the latest.
Looking forward to making, sending and receiving some great blocks.
Cindy R in Dallas, TX
"My day is not complete until I play with fabric in some manner......whether be sewing, cutting or just fondling for a new project."
EVERYONE PLEASE NOTE YOU HAVE TO ADD COURT to the end of Sunrise's street. So very sorry for that!
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Boom 9 Blocks I have made : http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...bums18057.html
All envelopes have been sent with the exception of Brat's. Am holding it for the address change. I did make Sunrise's add change before mailing. Now it's just time to wait for envelopes to start coming in!
In the mail, I already had Brat's new address! I am so special... ok maybe not, but well you know you are special when you have a bestie named Brat!
I try to finish the blocks in the order I get them, you know FIFO... unless I have a real special fabric that talks to me and I just have to go shopping for it!
So we are Greek Goddesses, how cool! I want to know all about our special Greek Goddess, she was the oldest sister! We get to tell the others what to do yes??? hehe ok time to go get some weeds out of my poor flower beds!
Happy Sewing ladies~
Give a smile away today, someone you meet might need one!
Checking in. the mailman has already come by today, I know 9:00 am, so I may not get in mail today, but will go out tomorrow, unless I have time after work to drop at the po box. will see. But the fabric is cut and ready to send out for this group. Um, did you want the lilies or the dark floral for this group? Giving you a choice, both are cut and ready to send.
Life is short, live it while you still can. QuilterMomma
I definitely like the Lilies so I vote for that one. It reminds me of Hawaiian prints.
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SecTools.Org Relaunched - 2011
From the man himself:
Hi folks! Remember the latest Nmap survey that almost 3,000 of you filled out? Well, it took a while, but I'm happy to report that we've tabulated the results and launched a new version of the SecTools.Org top security tools list! In addition to updating the data, we've dramatically improved the site. It now includes user ratings and reviews, tracks release dates, offers searching and sorting, and even lets you nominate your own favorite tools. It's like a frickin' Yelp for security tools!
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December 2011
Harvest Time in Nicaragua
Saludos from Jinotega, Nicaragua! I am back in Nicaragua to witness the beginning of the 2011-2012 coffee harvest as well as check in on the progress with our Direct Trade producers Roberto Bendaña and the Las Mercedes group of the Aldea Global Co-op. Read more »


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A twitter widow is a man or woman whose spouse or boyfriend spends most of his/her time on twitter. Leaving the other person to feel widowed.
Geez I never see my husband anymore because he's too busy living his other life on twitter, I am a twitter widow
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This popular Spanish song is one of the most recorded in the history of music. To name a few it has been recorded by among others Mireille Mathieu, Elvis Presley, Julio Iglesias, James Last, Acker Bilk, Artie Shaw, Andre Rieu and Gil Evans. Composed after a visit to Cuba in 1861 by Spanish composer Sebastian Yradier (Sebastian Iradier Salaverri), the influence of Cuban habanera gives the song its distinctive rhythm. Particularly in Mexico the song quickly became popular and in many places, including Afghanistan, Hawaii, the Philippines, Germany, Romania, Zanzibar, and Goa it gained status of a folk song. In popular culture it has been featured in countless films including the 1961 film Blue Hawaii where Elvis Presley sings a version by the alternative title No More. Likewise the song has been featured in Tiny Toon Adventures, The Good Wife, Dumb and Dumber To, Star Trek The Next Generation and The House of the Spirits Lead Sheet transposed to F with melody and chords for E...
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Application for Part 1 of Louisiana's State Stabilization Funds Approved Today
July 15, 2009
Contact: Sandra Abrevaya, (202) 401-1576
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that more than $388 million is now available for Louisiana under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. Louisiana will be eligible to apply for another $191 million this fall. Today's funding is being made available per Louisiana's successful completion of Part 1 of the State Stabilization Application, which was made available on April 1st.
"The Recovery Act was designed to meet two critical challenges: rescue the economy from the immediate peril it faces and invest in the building blocks of a strong economy," Secretary Duncan explained. "The Recovery Act investments in our students and our schools will have a huge payoff in the years ahead."
"The $388 million Louisiana will receive today is part of the single largest boost in education funding in recent history," said Duncan. "The President's leadership and support from Congress have made this historic investment possible. Louisiana can now utilize these funds to save jobs and lay the groundwork for a generation of education reform."
To date, Louisiana has received more than $324 million in education stimulus funds—representing a combination of funding for Title I, IDEA, Vocational Rehabilitation Grants, Independent Living Grants, Impact Aid and Government Services funds. On April 1st, Louisiana received $88.6 million in Title I funding and nearly $101 million in IDEA funding. This represents 50 percent of the Title I and IDEA funding Louisiana is eligible for in total. On April 1, Louisiana also received nearly $5 million in Vocational Rehab funds and more than $726,000 in Independent Living funds. On April 10, Louisiana received more than $173,000 in Impact Aid funding.
In order to receive today's funds, Louisiana provided assurances that it will collect, publish, analyze and act on basic information regarding the quality of classroom teachers, annual student improvements, college readiness, the effectiveness of state standards and assessments, progress on removing charter caps and interventions in turning around underperforming schools.
Louisiana is also required by the Department of Education to report the number of jobs saved through Recovery Act funding, the amount of state and local tax increases averted and how funds are used.
See Louisiana and other state applications for initial funding under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program at http://www.ed.gov/programs/statestabilization/resources.html.
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$34,000 available for groups to improve water quality
The Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is seeking applications for Stormwater Reduction Mini-Grants to fund projects to be implemented in 2013-14 within Crow Wing County (CWC).
Project proposals from community partners will reduce stormwater runoff and improve lakes and streams in CWC.
Representatives of schools, churches, neighborhood associations, local businesses and residents of local communities are all encouraged to submit applications.
A panel of representatives from SWCD, CWC, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and University of Minnesota Extension will review, score and rank the applications. Applicants for projects located in areas around lakes and streams with declining water quality and projects that involve community partnerships and public awareness will receive higher scores. Proposed projects should also address the priorities of the 2008 County Water Plan.
All projects require a minimum 25 percent in-kind cash match. Projects must also be designed for a 10-year minimum lifetime and include maintenance contracts with two-year minimum duration.
The deadline for applications is Monday, April 1. Applications and application guidelines are available at Crow Wing SWCD Office located in the Crow Wing County Land Services Building, or online at http://www2.co.crow-wing.mn.us/swcd/Grants.htm#GrantsforCitizens.
For more information, contact the Crow Wing SWCD at 218-828-6197 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Funds for Stormwater Reduction Mini-Grants are provided by the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources through the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment of 2008.


text: Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System offers seminars statewide If you are retiring within the next year, the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System invites you to come to one of its Ready for Retirement seminars. The MTRS staff will be presenting the popular seminar, Ready for Retirement across the Commonwealth in November and December. Ready for Retirement is a free, optional, two-hour program (4-6 p.m.) designed for members retiring in 2010. The MTRS is reaching out to soon-to-be retirees before the retirement season starts so that when you begin the application process, you will know just what you need to do and when. Topics include: the retirement application process and the benefit calculation formula, timelines and service expectations, first payment information, health insurance, tax and working after retirement issues, cost-of-living adjustments after you retire, and recent changes to Massachusetts pension law and what they mean for you. Please note: Personalized account information and pension estimates are not offered during these sessions. To attend, simply choose the date and location that is best for you, and then register online at least 7 DAYS before your desired program date. The simple online registration form is located at http://www.mass.gov/mtrs/3register/r4r.htm. CAMBRIDGE, Monday, November 2, MTRS Cambridge officeWOBURN, Monday, November 9, Woburn High School auditorium HYANNIS, Thursday, November 12, Barnstable High School Knight auditoriumFOXBOROUGH, Tuesday, November 17, Foxborough High School auditoriumWEST SPRINGFIELD, Tuesday, November 17, West Springfield High School auditoriumIPSWICH, Thursday, November 19, Ipswich High School auditoriumAUBURN, Monday, November 23, Auburn High School auditoriumLEE, Monday, November 30, Lee Middle and High School auditoriumCAMBRIDGE, Monday, November 30, MTRS Cambridge officeWEYMOUTH, Thursday, December 3, Weymouth High School auditorium


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Vaccines and Your Puppy
By T. J. Dunn, Jr. DVM
Well, you've really gone and done it now, haven't you? You went out and found yourself a puppy. And if this is your very first pup, there may be just a bit of "What have I done?" anxiety about this major moment in your life. This is natural as owning and caring for a puppy is a huge responsibility. Here are some good health care tips that will hopefully help your little rascal live in to its late teens.
Multivalent Vaccines
One common multivalent vaccine used for dogs is DHLPPCv. Instead of giving six different injections, all these "vaccines" or antigens can be given in a single small volume injection. Certainly administering the DHLPPCv is easier on your puppy than getting six separate injections.
D... Canine Distemper Virus - This contagious and serious viral illness has no known cure, which makes it even more vital for your puppy to have a vaccine that combats it.
H... Hepatitis - This viral infection is actually caused by two related viruses; it mainly affects the liver.
L... Leptospirosis - This bacterial infection affects a puppy's kidneys. It can also infect humans, cows, dogs, pigs and other mammals.
P... Parainfluenza - This virus can cause upper respiratory infections in puppies.
P... Parvovirus - A severe and often fatal virus that affects the lining of the intestinal tract.
Cv... Coronavirus - Similar to the Parvovirus, it can be very severe; however, it has a somewhat different effect on the intestinal tract and is generally not considered fatal.
When to Vaccinate Your Puppy
Call your veterinarian before you pick up your puppy and have him or her examined as soon as possible. In fact, it's best if you bring in the pup to the vet before you even go home for the first time; and don't forget to bring in a stool sample for analysis (your puppy may have worms).
During the examination the veterinarian will look at the pup's medical/vaccination history. If the breeder or shelter gave your puppy vaccinations recently, and your veterinarian is confident that it was done properly, a schedule for follow-up vaccinations will be made.
Vaccination Protocols and Schedule
Every veterinarian will have a preferred protocol for vaccinating puppies and for follow-up vaccinations. In addition, protocols change because of new research findings for the duration of the vaccine's immunity. Here is a general vaccine protocol for a puppy. Consult a veterinarian to learn what's best for your puppy.
6 to 7 weeks of age: Administer first combination vaccine (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza, Coronavirus).
9 weeks of age: Administer second combination vaccine.
12 weeks of age: Administer the third combination injection and possibly a lyme vaccine inoculation. Generally a lyme vaccine is repeated two weeks later, then once a year.
16 weeks of age: Adminster the last combination vaccine.
12 to 16 weeks of age: Adminster rabies vaccine. The timing of this vaccine may depend on the laws in your area (since this can be a human disease, too). Confirm with your veterinarian and check your local and state laws.
Special considerations: Many veterinarians believe some breeds, such as Rottweilers and Dobermans, should have at least two Parvo vaccines with the last one being given at 20 weeks of age.
Why So Many Vaccinations?
Good question! The reason is that no one can be sure that the pup will actually mount a good antibody response to the disease just from one vaccination. The age of the pup and just how much immunity it has received from its mother will complicate the "probability of protection". So a puppy that has "borrowed" a lot of imminuty for the mother during early nursing (called passive immunity) will limit a vaccine's effectiveness.
The idea is to get the vaccine into the pup as soon as the mother's passive immunity wears off so that the pup can make more lasting immunity of its own. (Consequently, this is also the time when the pup is most prone to diseases.) The precise time when a pup can respond well to a vaccine is variable -- it might occur at 6 weeks or perhaps 12 weeks. So why not begin vaccinations at 6 weeks and end them at 16 weeks?
On very rare occasions your puppy may have a reaction to a vaccination. If your puppy has any trouble breathing after a vaccination, or seems weak, staggers, has pale gums or seems at all unresponsive, contact your veterinarian immediately! If, however, your pup simply seems a little tired or slightly uncomfortable where it was vaccinated, that is an entirely different and mild response to the vaccination. When in doubt, call your vet.
Image: Jerry / via Flickr
Vaccines and Your Puppy originally appeared on PetMD.com