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As a proud owner of a Roomba and a Neato, I can say without a doubt that the Neato is the superior product. That said, I only use the unit twice a week for about an hour at a time and the battery required replacing after 9 months of use. The Roomba, on the other hand is still going strong 3 years in. I was not blown away by Neato Supports "Oh Well" attitude.
I would still recommend this product, but they need to work on the battery lifespan OR at least extend the warranty of it to a year. $50 for 9 months of light use is a rip off.
Pretty good reviews (4.2 out of 5.0) over at bestbuy.com
Solid reviews (4 out of 5 stars) over at The O
shkankin wrote:As a proud owner of a Roomba and a Neato, I can say without a doubt that the Neato is the superior product. That said, I only use the unit twice a week for about an hour at a time and the battery required replacing after 9 months of use. The Roomba, on the other hand is still going strong 3 years in. I was not blown away by Neato Supports "Oh Well" attitude.
I would still recommend this product, but they need to work on the battery lifespan OR at least extend the warranty of it to a year. $50 for 9 months of light use is a rip off.
This entirely (except no battery issues at all for us). Bought one from another site a year ago. I have a mostly hardwood house with rugs and tile elsewhere. This little dude is great. If only it could convert the hair and crap it picks up into gold coins and poop them out as it runs.
I agree that the Neato is a superior product to the Roomba (I've also owned both),, especially if you have pets (or hairy family members!). I've owned my Neato for 15 months and luckily have not had any problems with battery life. If you wavered on getting the recent Roomba Woot but didn't, I highly recommend you get this.
Bought this last year when it came on Woot as a birthday present for my wife. We run it Mon-Fri at noon, rarely do we skip a day because our Golden Retriever sheds like a Golden Retriever.
Our house is a mix of plushy carpet and wood. This thing would clean the entry (wood), dining room (carpet), and TV room (carpet), with the occasional foray into the kitchen (wood).
So far, no battery problems. Hopefully I don't discover one soon after this post.
Pro: Cleans like a champ. I couldn't believe how much hair and dust it picks up everyday. I used my Dyson to go over an area, and let the Neato run. It was almost full when finished.
Con: It's gets stuck on flip flops and floor curtains. It'll either high center itself or eat the drapes into the rollers. Also, a few times a week it'll just make it to the station and run out of juice.
Wife's happy with it. My dogs is scared of it. I'm pleased with the purchase.
Can this clean an entire house? (2000 sq. ft)
Does it ever run out of battery before making it back to recharge?
For those who have the product how hard is it to clean? I have a Roomba and am not fond of cleaning my Roomba.
Also, how well does this go from room to room?
wchong4 wrote:Can this clean an entire house? (2000 sq. ft)
Does it ever run out of battery before making it back to recharge?
After a few runs it learns how much reserve is required to return to the base.
I have had two units or over a year now, and find that this happens only if it gets stuck on something, using a lot, or all, of its reserve.
maynerd wrote:For those who have the product how hard is it to clean? I have a Roomba and am not fond of cleaning my Roomba.
Also, how well does this go from room to room?
Unlike the Roomba, which just bounces into stuff, these have a laser mapping system. It makes a map of the floor, and can efficiently find its way around.
Here is a video on how it works.
There was a known (to users) issue with a batch of batteries, that had poor life. I called Neato, and they shipped me two new sets free of charge. They expect batteries to last at least a year, depending on sq.ft., type of floor, and frequency of use.
I have two units for this reason, and use the supplied borders to have keep the unit on their side, or floor, of the house.
maynerd wrote:For those who have the product how hard is it to clean? I have a Roomba and am not fond of cleaning my Roomba.
I've never had to clean a Roomba but I can tell you this guy cleans quite eaisly, and there's not much to clean. The silicon blades don't gather any dirt and if the bin gets full hair just jams up into the passage way in a big blob that's easy to pull out. The only thing that can cause trouble is pet hair will occasionally clog up the drive belt but a pair of tweezers will pull it right out(I've had mine for over a year with four dogs and only had to do this once.)
Picked one up the last time I saw it here. I've had a roomba, and was not that impressed, but I trusted that wooters hold nothing back in their comments and tried it. This thing picks up dirt my dyson didnt even find.
It does occasionally get caught in a corner under my bed, on a phone charger cord, or clothing on the floor. But thats more my fault than the vacuum's.
It does my downstairs (1000 sq. ft) with no issues. The only thing I haven't had luck with is the magnetic room borders. Has anyone else had bad luck/have suggestions on making them work better?
I'm trying to resist the temptation of grabbing one for the upstairs... or to start my own army of cleaning robotic minions.
I had nothing but problems with the Neato I bought one of the last times it was on sale here. I had to get it replaced 3 times. It seemed to go insane every 6 months or so and forget what it was supposed to be doing in a variety of unusual and annoying ways, and thank the powers I'd purchased the extended warranty. The fourth time it needed replacing, it was on that extended warranty and they just gave me a refund full price (although I'd only paid $299 for it). Basically, it covered the price of the Neato and the extended warranty itself, leaving me zeroed out. I wanted to love having a robot slave to vacuum for me...but that slave suffered from serious psychoses.
I bought one of these many moons ago, to lighten the workload of household chores. It really is a wonderful machine. I've been using it for over a year, now, no problem. The battery still works fine and the navigation is, for the most part, excellent. It's easy to clean - just remove the dust bin, pull out the filter, and dump the bin into the trash. The filters can be cleaned with a shop-vac for longer life. The only problem I've noticed is that, every once in awhile on its way back to base, it seems to get lost and just starts spinning in circles. This is fixed by merely picked it up and physically putting it at the base. In the meantime, however, it's pretty funny to watch the poor thing.
One caveat is that I have cats who have cat toys, and they seem to have figured out that if they leave a small, soft toy in the path of the vacuum, they can shut it off. Neato picks up the toy, which gets caught in the brush, and then stops where it is until the brush is unclogged. They are devious cats.
Edit: Also, Neato only gets to within about three inches of any wall, so it won't get the dirt that's near to structures. I solve this by running a broom around the edges really quick and sweeping this stuff toward the middle of the room. It takes less than five minutes for my house.
So if this doesn't get in corners or edges of the room, you would need to buy a roomba to tag team up with it to get a room clean. I have a roomba 630 I think and it is a life saver. It has wall following technology and a brush that pulls dirt away from walls. I can sweep multiple rooms in one day. (one room per charge)
tmann05 wrote:So if this doesn't get in corners or edges of the room, you would need to buy a roomba to tag team up with it to get a room clean. I have a roomba 630 I think and it is a life saver. It has wall following technology and a brush that pulls dirt away from walls. I can sweep multiple rooms in one day. (one room per charge)
If you want the floor cleaning to be fully-automated, then, yes. That would work. However, like I said, I find it takes less than five minutes and no particular skill or hand-eye coordination to brush the corners into the middle of the room before running Neato, and it takes care of the rest. And I have several rooms and table legs to sweep around. Really, it's not even close to a hassle.
We've had a Neato for 2 years (XV-15 upgraded to be like this one with pet & allergy kit). Still going strong. Took care of the first floor (Livingroom, diningroom, kitchen) and second floor (2 bedrooms, bathroom, office) at our townhouse with no problems. 1st floor was one charge on one scheduled day. 2nd floor we'd just take it upstairs before work and manually hit 'Start'.
Once in awhile it wouldn't fully dock, lose it's charge and need recharged and it's time reset. However, we'd placed it's charging station under our entertainment system in a narrow gap between two support legs. Since their instructions recommend against spots like this, I'm still happy with the 90% docking success rate there (we didn't have a good corner for it to live in).
It's boxed up now as we await completion of a new 4-BR house, so I'll be interested to see how it fares with a much bigger floor plan.
I also own both, but I will say this for the Roomba; It does clean much closer to the walls than Neato. The Neato leaves a solid 3 or 4 inches between it's brushes and the walls when it vacuums where the Roomba has a side brush that pulls most loose debris into its main brush. If you are sporting a home with linoleum, tile, or hard-wood floors I would certainly recommend the Roomba over the Neato. For carpets, the Neato is the only choice as it ACTUALLY vacuums. Roomba is more of an automated broom really.
I bought one a year ago and prior to that had a Roomba. This thing is MUCH smarter than a Roomba. It doesn't do well with thicker carpets but most of my condo is hardwood so it's all good.
Also owning this unit and a roomba, I agree I like the Neato better. My home is all tile with a couple throw rugs. With a vacuum, Neato picks up the fine dirt the roomba would leave on the floor (which you get with dogs that dig). Somebody asked about cleaning... pretty much the same, pop the cover, pull the bar and clean it. One point I do NOT like about Neato... the end pieces on the bar are simply pressed on, and not terribly tightly. I have dropped them into the trash as I held the bar over it to unwind my wifes 2 foot long hair from the bar. Thats my only real complaint.
In 12 months I had 4 of these. 1st one kept getting lost. 2nd was good but belt wore flat, and is not user replaceable. 3rd was DOA (all replacements are 'refurb') and neato support made me jump thru hoops for a month before agreeing to replace. 4th is sporadic. It back up onto chair rungs. It sees objects that are not there and says 'clear my path'. It cruises by the base when needing a recharge, then dies for lack of juice. It pulls up to the base and dies (charge me). Neato support had me run a 'small bedroom test'. You put the robot and base in a small bedroom and run it. if it docks, they do not replace and essentially tell you to buzz off. They do not market this thing as a unit that does a small bedroom 1 time. They market it as something that will vacuum your house. And they do not back that up. Also it will not accept the new software update. One of the prior ones did and I am using same computer and same cable. The computer see the robot so it's not the cable or PC. All these issues and more are common problems, go to robotreviews.com and see the neato forum. Cheap junk with terrible customer support.
I also have two 500 series roomba from 2008. I just put 700 series bins and cleaning heads in them at about $90 each. made them into brand new 700 series machines, they work flawless. batteries last about 8 months, and replacements are $30 on ebay. I run them every day. Maybe once a week one will not make it back to base. I still run the neato, every run I rescue it at least once, and many times I come home and find it someplace, lost, dead by base, climbed up a chair, seeing some invisible object that must be moved. Another thing it does a lot it go to a corner, where it could back up or go left and be fine. But it tries to go right about 100 times, then just dies saying clear my path. Like, demolish the wall?
Great concept, poor execution, horrible support, a piece of junk.
I own the VX-11 which is exactly the same as this model, accept it has a beater brush rather than the brisle brush and it has standard air filters rather than these upgraded, pet grade filters. I can say, this thing is amazing! It really works great on low carpet and hardwood floors. It also works great on my medium height carpet. It doesn't bump into things, doesn't fall off ledges and is REALLY easy to use. I recommend it 100%. However, this is an awful deal. You can get the VX-11 with upgraded air filter and brush (which then makes it the VX-21) for $239 @ welmart - http://www.walmart.com/ip/Neato-XV-11-Special-Combo-Bonus-Pet-Brush-4-Extra-Filters-Bundle/23428184?findingMethod=rr
I bought this one 91 days ago. On day 85 the LCD screen went blank so don't know what it is doing. Called and the company tried to help me fix but didn't work. This was on the 25th and they are sending me a refurbished one with me having to pay about $24 postage. I am a little disappointed that I bought a new one only to be given a used one as replacement. I love how well it cleans my carpets. Have two cats so plenty of fur is picked up. Don't think it works as well on my tile floor maybe due to the pet attachments.
skail wrote:If you want the floor cleaning to be fully-automated, then, yes. That would work. However, like I said, I find it takes less than five minutes and no particular skill or hand-eye coordination to brush the corners into the middle of the room before running Neato, and it takes care of the rest. And I have several rooms and table legs to sweep around. Really, it's not even close to a hassle.
I also like that Roomba gets the edges and corners, but the best thing is that it gets the dog hair that gets wedged around the chair legs. I hated having to sweep them and never seem to do as good a job as Roomba. I run it daily (on all hardwood) because of the dog, and only sweep the areas to narrow for it to get to.
I wish I say good things about Roumba. Own about 8 units and none work. Stopped working anywhere from 1 year to 2 years after purchasing. I suspect some are battery issues, but some just don't work. Save your money and exercise by manual vacuuming.
I have owned both. The Neato is much simpler to clean and doesn't need to be cleaned in the middle of the room. I have 2 cats and 2 dogs with a combination of plush carpet, tile and hardwood. I empty the bin when it is recharging, but it doesn't REQUIRE me to do so.
It moves from room to room without issue. It can get stuck under kitchen cabinet overhang so we put a "stop strip" at one end so it will only enter the room from the open direction. Highly recommend!
Have one and love it. Makes my carpet look like freshly-cut lawn
And after it's done
What I found out:
Deal a day($5 shipping) vs Everyday low prices (free ship to store):
XV11 with pet upgrade $239
XV21 $329 (Today's Woot $289)
European: XV15 XV25
From Amazon:
Neato XV signature about $400
Neato XV signature pro about $450
I thought XV11 and XV12 were the same except for color.
I also thought XV11 with pet upgrade and XV21 were the same except for color and some additional assembly.
I have read anonymous comments that the inspection of the actual innards showed differences from one to another model.
I have this and have had a least four Roombas. I love Roomba, but have had the Neato for several months and have no problems. I have three cats and the hair always gets into the Roomba brushes and really needs cleaning after every other run. The Neato rubber brush just doesn't seem to get cat hair wrapped around it like Roomba does.
I've also lost two Roombas to the "only backing up" problem. It's a bad sensor but there is no way for a user to replace it, and all you can do is chuck it. It's a common enough problem so it should be repairable but Roomba doesn't repair their robots and third parties are way too expensive.
I bought the XV-11 from Woot! I love it.
When I had all vinyl / laminate floors, it could do the area of the house where I use it (1000 sq. ft. or so) in one charge. I replaced the living room floor with carpet, and now it has to recharge in the middle of a cleaning, but it still does fine. I have the charging station in a fairly open spot and it's never had trouble finding it.
It doesn't seem to have any trouble going between rooms.
It tends to bang into my cats' food bowl, spilling cat food onto the floor, which it then dutifully vacuums up.
I purchased this on Woot last October. After an initial learning curve I figured out what items in the house would be problems for the Neato and corrected them. Somethings I did were 1) tie up any hanging electrical cords; 2) get rid of flimsy floor mats that the vacuum could roll up on; and 3) raised the height of an entertainment center with wood blocks to allow the Neato to get under it. We religiously pick up cat toys and anything else that could be sucked up and put them away before we leave the house. We have the schedule set to clean M,W, & F while we're away.
Issues - only the batteries. About a month ago, the Neato stopped cleaning all the rooms in the house. Seems it only goes thru three charge cycles before it decides its done with the house and shuts down. Apparently, our batteries were gone. Neato support was very good and mailed the replacements without charge and without hassle.
Word of caution... You must keep the beater bar clean. If you have long-hairs in the house, you may have to clean your vac daily and free the long hair from the bar. Definitely dump the tiny dust bin every day.
We call ours Consuela, from Family Guy. She does a great job keeping the dust bunnies in check.
Highly recommend. Not fool proof, but worth the money.
Got an XV-11 from a previous Woot. Works pretty well. Picks up a lot.
However, if you have a bed frame that's just low enough, it can run into it and sometimes get stuck without realizing it. I've seen it get stuck between a baseboard vent that was just low enough to not be seen and the bedframe. The Neato wouldn't realize it was jammed into the frame and gouge out its plastic repeatedly. At one point it pressed into the power button and shut itself off.
beastwhite315 wrote:I wish I say good things about Roumba. Own about 8 units and none work. Stopped working anywhere from 1 year to 2 years after purchasing. I suspect some are battery issues, but some just don't work. Save your money and exercise by manual vacuuming.
And you own 8? You are a patient person. I'd have stopped after 1, MAYBE 2 not working.....but to keep on buying them?
Most of these comments seem to center on dust and animal hair. Anyone have any experience with larger items? My bunnies seem to delight in chucking their hay out of their cages and onto the floor. I would love to have a system to keep the floors clean, but would this machine handle a volume of hay/straw without choking?
I feel like after the second or third defective ones, it would have been prudent to stop buying them. Or to not buy 8 at once given that many online reviews question their effectiveness.
I have a Roomba and I am usually surprised by how much gunk the tiny vacuums in these things pick up, but I would never compare it to a manual vacuum. Don't expect it to deep-clean your floors, don't expect it to get along walls or in corners (just having a little brush to sweep up debris is NOT enough, contrary to apparent popular opinion). If you can schedule it or hack it in some way that it runs daily with no interaction from you save for cleaning it every night, it's worth getting. Otherwise, save your money and buy a nice vacuum with a drive system.
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Besides, you'll note that she wore the ribbon, told her readers where they could purchase it and what cause went to support and said ribbon clearly visible in two of three photos.
I think she did enough - but hey, nice work hiding behind your anonymity in order to white knight for a cause that you feel strongly enough about to call into question someone else's earnest support, but not quite strong enough to comment under your own name. Keep up the good fight, Anonymous - what cause is that again? Society for the Prevention of Flare Jeans or Histrionic Internet Trolls R' Us?
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Saturday, May 11, will be partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. The forecasted high temperature is 52 degrees with a low of 26 degrees that night. The wind is expected out of the northwest with speeds up to 12 miles per hour and gusts of up to 20 miles per hour.
The Sunday, May 12, forecast predicts a high temperature of 58 degrees and a low of 28. It is expected to be mostly sunny with a 2 percent chance of precipitation and winds coming from the north-northwest at speeds of up to 5 miles per hour and gusts of up to 9 miles per hour.


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The media can often have a philosophical bias towards government "doing something" to "solve" societal problems. One recent example is how those in the press perceive a popular issue like education funding.
Two years ago, in the midst of an inefficient tax system and large fiscal deficit, the education budget was trimmed 2.4 percent. At the time, the typical headline was: "Schools face deep cuts under Gov. Rick Snyder's budget plan."
Stay Engaged
Today, the governor's proposal is to increase school funding by 2 percent. The headline: "Snyder wants 2% bump in education funding."
The "deep cuts" headlines have turned into a relaxed report about more government spending.
This is not about whether the specific cut to education funding was good or bad. The issue is the reaction — a built-in assumption that government should almost always grow while media critiques heat up whenever a program, no matter how inefficient, is actually cut.
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Posted by Leslie Owens on the Enterprise Architecture Professionals Blog on December 20, 2010
My colleague Gene Leganza, who serves Enterprise Architecture Professionals, compiled the top 15 technology trends EA should watch over the next three years. He highlights technologies that are new or changing, have the potential for significant impact, and require an IT-led strategy to exploit.
He highlights text analytics technology in the report because understanding unstructured data plays a critical part in daily operations. Enterprises have too much content to review and annotate manually. Text analytics products from vendors like Temis and SAS mine, interpret, and add structure to information to reveal hidden patterns and relationships. In my 2009 overview of text analytics, I cite the primary use cases for these tools: voice of the customer, competitive intelligence, operations improvements, and compliance and law enforcement.
But there are a few other sweet spots for text analytics tools in the enterprise:
Analytics and search: Analytics tools surface and visualize patterns; search tools return discrete results to match an expressed need. But these disciplines are blending. People want to drill in to high-level analysis to find the specific thing customers buzz about. And many searchers don't know how to articulate their need as a query and are looking for the big picture on a topic or trend. Forrester expects these solutions to come together, as search tools mainstream semantic features like entity extraction out of the box, and analytics vendors introduce new ways to investigate relationships and data output.


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Dinner, screening of 'The Weight of the Nation' documentary set in Staples
In celebration of Nutritional Month, Lakewood Health System in Staples and Todd County Public Health will host dinner and viewing of the documentary, "The Weight of the Nation."
There will be two separate screenings on both Thursday, March 14, and Thursday, March 21, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on the lower level of Lakewood's Main Campus.
Three years in the making, "The Weight of the Nation" is a four-part documentary series featuring case studies and interviews with leading experts and individuals and families struggling with obesity. The series spotlights the facts and myths of this urgent public health issue, showing how obesity affects the health of the nation and cripples the health care system — and what individuals and communities can do.
"The Weight of the Nation" is a presentation of HBO and the Institute of Medicine, in association with the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, and in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Kaiser Permanente.
Seating is limited, so RSVP at 218-894-8623. For more information, contact Kelly Coughlin at 218-894-8582.


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"Would you like to come to tea?" The person inviting me wasn't an elderly English lady in a flowered hat. It was my friend and fellow Sentinel food writer Ann Parker. The occasion was the closing of the Bloomsbury Tea Room in Capitola.
Actually, it isn't closing. It's changing hands and reopening on Jan. 12. Jennifer Coffey, proprietor for the past few years, is handing the keys to Cindy and Danny Fairhurst-Thorpe, owners of Quail & Thistle Tea Room in Ben Lomond. In fact, the Quail & Thistle will be moving into the quaint Capitola facility.
The closing -- or rather, transition -- celebration found Ann and me sitting by a window overlooking a pretty patio, deserted for the winter evening. But the glow of candles under the teapots gave a warm halo to our little corner.
If you think that tearooms will leave you hungry, disabuse yourself of that notion. Besides drinking plenty of vanilla and holiday spice teas, Ann and I enjoyed some of Bloomsbury's most popular items, including curried chicken salad, several flavors of scones with clotted cream and lemon curd, cream-filled profiteroles, bite-size quiche, poached pears, and other tasty noshes.
Cindy and Danny stopped by our table to chat, telling amusing stories about their goat-led tours of the Ben Lomond property, where the couple also hosts special celebrations. Jennifer came by to say that, although she was closing shop, she would still be taking her tea parties to nursing homes and others who can't get out.
So the lovely tearoom will continue at 911 Capitola Ave., as it has through past incarnations. And patrons will continue to enjoy a bright respite of English teas, sandwiches and lovely country charm on the edge of Capitola. You might even find Ann and me off in a corner, sneaking a second helping of profiteroles.
Shadowbrook menu
If you missed the chance to enter Shadowbrook's recipe competition, the restaurant will be holding another one this summer. But in the meantime, try out some of the winners, which are featured on the menu now.
I never knew kale could be so tender, but it is if you buy it as young leaves. Mia Kettman created a perfect Kale Market Salad that includes seasoned faro, avocado and toasted almonds dressed with Meyer lemon and scallions.
Elan Buendia's Ris-Oat-O with English Peas is a risotto-type of dish with mushrooms, Parmesan and oats for an unusual, nutty flavor burst. Even vegetarians will love it. Gerlinde De Broekert submitted Grilled Prawn Avocado Crostini, a tower of seeded crostini, herbed goat cheese, grilled chopped shrimp and a rich, buttery sauce.
And how about Ted Bailey's Santa Cruz Berry Tiramisu? Instead of having a coffee flavor, this one is piled with mascarpone and layers of fresh mixed berries. It's almost sugar-free, for a dessert that tastes fresh, simple and everything a dessert should be.
Get your inspiration from these delightful creations. Then get moving to prepare for the next competition when it's announced.
Great pasta sauce
My son, Rick Martin, does plenty of the cooking for his family in Alabama. Sometimes he gives me great ideas, like this one.
"One of the best ways to make a great tomato-based pasta sauce with rich, well-blended flavors is not to simmer it on the stove, but to cook it in the oven," he said. He starts with canned sauce as a base, and then doctors it with a couple of cans of diced tomatoes for chunkiness. Or better yet, he uses fresh chopped tomatoes when they're in season.
Then he adds minced garlic, chopped onion, Italian herbs and chopped mushrooms or red wine.
"Roast it in a covered oven-safe pot at 350 degrees for at least two hours or up to four hours for optimum flavor," he said. "You can pre-brown meatballs, chicken, chopped beef, or Italian sausage and roast it in the sauce as well. The meat juices help to flavor the sauce further, while the tomato acids help make the meat fork tender and still juicy."
Because the sauce is not cooking on a burner, there's less worry about scorching. But stir it now and then, and occasionally add a little water or broth if the sauce is thickening too much.
Contact Donna Maurillo at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Recipe of the week
Sweet potatoes aren't just for Thanksgiving. Use them to wake up breakfast with these yummy waffles.
2 cups unbleached flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1 1/4 cups milk
1/3 cup molasses
1/2 cup cooked or canned sweet potato, pureed
1 large egg
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ginger. Add milk, molasses, pumpkin, and egg. Whisk until smooth.
2. Bake in a waffle iron according to the manufacturer's directions. Baking time will vary with your preference for browning.
3. For the topping, place butter, orange zest, and sugar in a deep bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. The butter will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Tip of the week: Line your glass refrigerator shelves with plastic wrap. When they get too messy to wipe clean, throw the liner away.


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Wyden, C. Oregon high schoolers go one on one
Senator takes questions at Ridgeview, Mountain View
REDMOND, Ore. - Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is on his "Listening to Oregon's Future Tour," visiting 11 high schools across the state. Students in Bend and Redmond had the opportunity Tuesday to ask the senator his opinion on the recent government shutdown, the future of our economy and higher education, among other topics.
The purpose? To open up a dialogue with young people across Oregon.
Students from Mountain View and Ridgeview high schools had the opportunity to talk to Wyden about important issues and early on, the senator was impressed.
"These were young people who were asking serious questions about the government, about our economic future, and how in particular you can bring people together," Wyden said.
One Ridgeview student said she appreciated the senator taking the time for such a one-on-one experience.
"To me, it really showed that he had interest in our input and what we had to say about things that are going on," Mackenzie Hidalgo said.
It didn't take long for students to start asking hard-hitting questions about the recent government shutdown.
Wyden said he doesn't believe another shutdown is on the horizon because the American people won't stand for it, especially here in Central Oregon.
"The consequences in Oregon is shutting down the outdoors," Wyden said, "The hold on logging, for example, and the effects on our outdoor industry. Recreation is a huge part of the Oregon economy, certainly the Central Oregon economy."
Ridgeview teacher Ben Parsons said students have felt jaded about the government after the shutdown, and that the senator's visit showed it's possible to have an open dialogue with elected officials.
"I think the students will have learned that they are listening," Parsons said, "Senator Wyden sounded like he wanted to hear their opinion. He was really interested in what they had to say and is going to take that with him back to Washington D.C."
Hidalgo shares the same sentiments as her teacher, but believes Tuesday was a step in the right direction -- it showed the government can be more closely tied to its people.
"People like Ron Wyden, who have interest in us and our inputs, I think, is something that's going to be able to translate into more teens being willing to trust in our government," Hidalgo said.


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The year was 1933 and christmas was just a week away. Deep in the trough of the Great Depression, the people of Canton, Ohio, were down on their luck and hungry. Nearly half the town was out of work. Along the railroad tracks, children in patched coats scavenged for coal spilled from passing trains. The prison and orphanage swelled with the casualties of hard times.
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It was then that a mysterious "B. Virdot" took out a tiny ad in the Canton Repository, offering to help the needy before Christmas. All he asked was that they write to him and tell him of their hardships. B. Virdot, he said, was not his real name, and no one would ever know his true identity. He pledged that those who wrote to him would also remain anonymous.
Letters poured into the post office by the hundreds. From every corner of the beleaguered town they came—from the baker, the bellhop, the steeplejack, the millworker, the blacksmith, the janitor, the pipe fitter, the salesman, the fallen executive. All of them told their stories in the hope of receiving a hand. And in the days thereafter, $5 checks went out to 150 families across the town. Today, $5 doesn't sound like much, but back then it was more like $100. For many, it was more money than they had seen in months. So stunning was the offer that it was featured in a front-page story in the newspaper, and word of it spread a hundred miles.
For many of those who received a check signed by B. Virdot, the Christmas of 1933 would be among their most memorable. And despite endless speculation about his identity, B. Virdot remained unknown, as did the names of those he helped. Years passed. The forges and shops of Canton came back to life, and memories of the Great Depression gradually faded. B. Virdot went to his grave along with many of those he had helped. But his secret was intact. And so it seemed destined to remain.
Then in 2008—75 years later—and 600 miles away, in an attic in Kennebunk, Maine, my 80-year-old mother handed me a battered old suitcase. "Some old papers," she said. At first I didn't know what to make of them—so many handwritten letters, many difficult to read, and all dated December 1933 and addressed to a stranger named B. Virdot. The same name appeared on a stack of 150 canceled checks. It was only after I found the yellowed newspaper article that carried the story of the gift that I came to realize what my mother had given me.
B. Virdot was my grandfather.
His real name was Sam Stone. "B. Virdot" was a combination of his daughters' names—Barbara, Virginia (my mother) and Dorothy. My grandmother had mentioned something about his largesse to my mother when she was a young adult, but it had remained a family secret. Now, 30 years after her father's death, she was comfortable letting the secret out.
Collectively, the letters offer a wrenching vision of the Great Depression and of the struggle within the souls of individuals, many too proud to speak of their anguish even to their loved ones. Some sought B. Virdot's generosity not for themselves, but for their neighbors, friends or relatives. Stirred by their words, I set out to find what became of them, tracking down their descendants, wondering if the $5 gifts had made any difference. From each family, I received permission to use the letter. All of this I did against the backdrop of our own deepening recession, one more devastating than any since the Great Depression itself. I also set out to find why my grandfather made the gifts. I knew his early years had been marked by poverty—as a child he had rolled cigars, worked in a coal mine and washed soda bottles until the acidic cleansing agent ate at his fingertips. (Years later, as the owner of Stone's Clothes, a men's clothier, he finally achieved a measure of success.) But in the course of my research I discovered that his birth certificate was bogus. Instead of being born in Pittsburgh, as he had long claimed, he was a refugee from Romania who came to this land in his early teens and simply erased his past. Born an orthodox Jew and raised to keep kosher and speak Yiddish, he had chosen to make his gift on a gentile holiday, perhaps as a way of acknowledging his debt to a land that had accepted him.
Among those who wrote to B. Virdot was George Monnot, once one of Canton's most prosperous businessmen. Monnot had co-owned a Ford dealership that sometimes featured an 11-person band in tuxedos. His good fortune had also brought him a lakeside summer home, a yacht and membership in the country club. But by 1931, it was all gone. He and his family were living in an alley apartment among displaced workers, many of them unsure of their next meal. In his letter, he wrote:
For 26 years was in the Automobile business prosperous at one time and have done more than my share in giving at Christmas and at all times. Have a family of six and struggle is the word for me now for a living.


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Spring-time again for another weeklong wheeling adventure. For the last six years, a group of Nissan 4x4 enthusiasts have held a gathering to tackle some trails, do some camping, and share in camaraderie. So when Andy Schauer contacted us last March, wanting to know if we'd like to attend Arizona Run VI, we said sure thing.
Following a huge rainstorm a few days before, the event started east of Phoenix in the Florence Junction area. As drivers converged from places as far away as Dallas, the group set up base camp, and over the course of three days ran the Woodpecker, Ajax, and Martinez trails. These are essentially wash trails interconnected with remnants of old prospecting roads.
With stunning weather and challenging trails, the group had a great time with some leisurely camping strewn in. On day four, camp was broken and everyone followed a sandy canyon trail back to the highway and 60 miles south to a new camping spot after topping off fuel and food supplies. The last couple of days were spent in the Santa Catalina Mountains following the Charouleau Gap trail. This scenic course winds its way through a series of washes and canyons and traverses elevations to over 5,000 feet. We spent a final evening camping here before ending the week out running trails. To top it off, the camp food was great, and on the last night the group shared digital photos from the week projected on a makeshift projector screen out in the boonies. Calmini kicked in some raffle prizes too, so there were some lucky parts winners who took home some goodies. If you're interested in next year's event, click on the link below, and you could be wheeling at Arizona Run VII.


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It's a party that's 365 days in the making -- get to Las Vegas this Friday and usher in 2011 with a New Year's Eve celebration like you've never seen before!
Join us for America's Party on the Las Vegas Strip, when we close the road to traffic and open it to party-goers for hours of revelry, capped by a spectacular fireworks show as the clock strikes midnight. This year, you're in for an additional treat as Jay-Z and Coldplay's performances at the new Cosmopolitan will also be broadcast simultaneously outdoors on the 65-foot marquee for everyone on the Strip to enjoy! Inside the resort, DJD Erick Morillo spins at Marquee nightclub.
Other big-name acts that are performing in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve include Rihanna inside Pure at Caesars Palace, Nelly at Haze inside ARIA Resort, Ludacris at Hard Rock Hotel's Vanity, Diddy at LAX inside Luxor, Thirty Seconds to Mars at the Palms, Jay Sean at The Bank at Bellagio, Pitbull at House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay, LMFAO inside Moon at the Palms and Kool & the Gang at Eastside Cannery.
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There are sure to be plenty of celebrities in town, too. You can spend New Year's Eve with Kim Kardashian at Tao Las Vegas inside the Venetian, or ring in 2011 with Peepshow star Holly Madison at Lavo inside the Palazzo.
If you'd rather laugh away 2010, catch Sinbad at the Orleans, or revel outdoors with a dozen tribute bands performing on the three stages of the Fremont Street Experience as part of TributePalooza Weekend.
Fireworks, music, nightlife, top DJs, celebrities, and more -- get to Las Vegas and finish the year with a celebration like you've never had before! See LasVegas.com for more.


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Is it too soon to start thinking about the toys you should be tracking down for your GeekKids this holiday season? Time to Play Magazine doesn't think so. Every year around this time they host the Time To Play Holiday Showcase to show off what they will believe will be the hottest toys of the season based on their kid testing and reviews. Among these were ten that are sure to appeal to your geeklets.
Readers of this blog know how excited we are for Skylanders Giants. In addition to the game itself, Mega Bloks is coming out with Skylanders building sets. I really wanted to grab this off the display and run home with it. Kids will love the details from the video game as they bring their Skylands fun offline.
Innovation First, the creative minds that gave us Hexbugs, have expanded their line to include cars. Oh, but these are no ordinary cars. These Tagamoto motorized vehicles use Hexbug technology to send cars around the track you build. But they don't stop there. Stickers and signs that you place along the raceway cause the cars to follow traffic signs and turn on their headlights.


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Men screened for cancer, other health issues at no cost
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. - The 10th annual free health check-ups week in Sullivan County kicked off Monday with a clinic for women, but Tuesday men got their chance for a round of free screenings.
The Sullivan County Regional Health Department offered free cholesterol screenings, nutritional counseling, blood pressure checks, even cancer screenings for men at no charge in their Blountville office.
Dr. Stephen May told us, this event counsels men in heart health, diabetes, and sometimes even detects common cancers in men, like prostate cancer and skin cancer.
"This morning I've already seen a fairly severe skin cancer we're doing an urgent referral for, so we pick up cancers every year, and when we stop picking up cancers then we can think about quitting," said Dr. May.
Both men and women have another chance for a free screening.
On Wednesday women can go by the health department's office in Kingsport on Sullivan Street between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
The clinic for men in Kingsport will take place on Thursday.


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I'm just relaying the little that I've experienced in regards to the RA situation. I'm sure there are some good folks at some (if not all) of these "sub" producers. I wish them the best success...for them and the bees. It does cause pause for thought in regards to taking on a business name that does have some bad publicity associated with it. Russell had/has some good genetics and with the dwindling gene pool that we have it would be a shame to lose those. Time will settle things out with RA and the RA-subs...either there will be a customer base for them or there won't be. I would imagine time will also smooth over the rough waves that have been associated with RA. Whatever the case, I hope the genetics aren't lost.
In retrospect, it would have been better for Russell to have started out selling to the small beeks through subs rather than directly...I don't think we would be seeing the anger (anti-RA) or elevated defensiveness (pro-RA) that we are seeing from those people even vaguely involved.
The "anit" and the "pro" crowd are simply responding in turn to how they have been treated...either "you screwed me, I'm against you" or "you did ok by me, I'm for you". Beekeepers should not be this divided which makes me (getting a little out of neutral area) look at what has caused the division.
The bottom line to me is that if someone owes someone something, be it money, bees, apology, forgiveness, whatever..., then that "something" should be paid to the person that it's owed to. If that person refuses to pay that debt then they themselves affix the label of crook or thief or simply lowlife scumbag to themselves...it's their choice.


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Entry forms are available at Mason County District Libraries in Ludington and Scottville and on the library's website www.mcdlibrary.org.
Contest ends September 30th.
Gospel Meeting at Summit Church of Christ on Friday, September 13th through Sunday, September 15th at 7pm each night and at 10am and 11am on Sunday the 15th.
The theme will be "The Truth in Love" and Brad McFaul from Mt. Morris Church of Christ will be the speaker.
The church building is in Summit Township at the corner of S. Pere Marquette Hwy and Meisenheimer Rd.
Light a Fire, a generative writers workshop with Phillip Sterling
Saturday, September 14th.
This workshop for both poets and prose writers and costs $75.
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EA Sports doesn't want to be the guy churning out games there's no need for, according to executive vice president Andrew Wilson.
January 2012 PSN Top Sellers - NFL Blitz, Back to Karkand, FFVII, Corpse Party
Sony has released its monthly list of best-selling PSN, PSP and PS3 titles purchased through the PS Store, and the top titles for the month of January were NFL Blitz, the Back to Karkand map pack for BF3, Final Fantasy VII, and Corpse Party. Get the full list below.
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Guest artist Lynne Davis will present the annual Donia Organ Recital at Hope College on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Davis will be performing on both the Pels Gallery Organ and the Skinner Chancel Organ. Performing first on the Pels Gallery Organ, she will play "Toccata in D minor, BuxWV 155," by Dieterich Buxtehude; variations on the tune "Est-ce Mars?," by Jan Pieterszoon Sweenlinck; "Orgelbuechlein – O Mensch, beweindeinSuende gross, BWV 622," by Johann Sebastian Bach; and "Toccata and Fugue in F Major, BWV 540," by Johann Sebastian Bach. Following intermission, Davis will perform three pieces on the Skinner Chancel Organ: "Pièces de Fantaisie – Toccata," by Louis Vierne; "Choral III in A minor," by César Franck; and "Esquisses Byzantines – (Byzantine Sketches)" ("Nef," "Vitrail," "Rosace" and "Tuespetra"), by Henri Mulet.
The recital at Hope was made possible through the generous support of the college's Tom Donia Memorial Organ Fund. The fund was created in 1990 by family and friends of Tom Donia, a 1971 Hope graduate who died in 1990. The director of communications for the American Red Cross, Donia had a life-long interest in music.


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The Hope College Orchestra will present its second concert of the 2012-13 school year on Friday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The event will feature faculty member Linda Strouf, harpsichord soloist.
The concert will open with the orchestra performing the overture to the "Marriage of Figaro," by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Following the overture, Strouf will be featured in the "Concert Champetre for Harpsichord and Orchestra," by Francis Poulenc. The symphony will close the program with the "Variations (Enigma) for Orchestra," by Edward Elgar.


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Presentation to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Binghamton University will honor the late Martin Luther King Jr. with a lecture by former Civil Rights Commissioner Mary Frances Berry. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Monday, January 29, in the Mandela Room of the University Union.
Berry, who will deliver a lecture titled "Social Justice Today: Making King's Dream a Reality," will discuss King's legacy, as well as her own contributions in the advancement of human rights.
Berry is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches history of American law and advises graduate students in legal history and African American history.
In 1980 she was appointed by President Carter and confirmed by the Senate as a Commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. After President Reagan fired her for criticizing his civil rights policies, she sued him and won reinstatement in federal district court. In 1993, President Clinton designated her Chairperson of the Civil Rights Commission. She was reappointed to a six-year term in 1999 and resigned from the Commission in 2004.
During Berry's tenure as chairperson, the Commission issued a number of significant reports, including 2000 Florida Presidential Elections, police practices in New York City, environmental justice, percentage plans and affirmative action, church burnings, and conditions on Indian reservations.
Berry has received 32 honorary doctoral degrees, including one from Binghamton University in 1999. She has also been honored with numerous awards, including the NAACP's Roy Wilkins Award, the Rosa Parks Award of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Ebony Magazine Black Achievement Award. Sienna College Research Institute and the Women's Hall of Fame designated her one of "America's Women of the Century."
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This weekend I couldnt feed the bees because I was out of town. They probably went a day and a half without feed. Anyway, when I got home at night they were crowding around the entrance. Were they about to swarm or something? I immediately poured a small amount of sugar water on the porch of the hive for them, and they jumped right on it. After I had some feed prepared I put on my suit and refilled their entrance feeder. Boy were the bees pissed. A group of about 10 threw down on me, but luckily I had my suit on. Hopefully now that they have feed they wont fly off. The queen's wings are clipped. Does anyone have any advice, and was I supposed to take out 5 frames when I hived them? My dadant book said to make sure all 10 were in.
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Hi i found a neat way to filter wax for a small scale beekeeper. I don't know who the guy is , but it's a really simple way , after you get the pail made of course.
part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDBiGgWpnI0
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Following their phenomenally successful new album and sold-out tour late last year of arena's around the world, Iron Maiden are announcing a series of headline stadium and festival appearances in March and June of this year.
Always keen to take Metal to new places, Maiden will for the first time ever play in India, on the spectacular grounds of Bangalore's Palace on Saturday 17th March, marking the first time a major metal band has ever played in the subcontinent.
Iron Maiden's new album, 'A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH' reached No 2 in the Indian album charts after debuting at No 4, which is believed to be the highest chart position in India ever for any rock act. Maiden will be the first to bring in a full massive western style stage production - air freighting in almost 20 tons of backline equipment and their huge stage Production for this one show.
Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson commented "To say we're all really looking forward to going to Bangalore is something of an understatement. It's very special to us to be able play to new fans in countries we've never been to before, and we hear the Indian fans are very loud and into their metal. The whole trip will be an exciting time for us and we intend to enjoy every moment there. The fans should know that we are bringing the whole stage show we used in Europe and America and that Eddie will definitely be joining us! We are crafting a special set to include both songs from A Matter of Life and Death and a load of other favorites. It promises to be an absolutely amazing atmosphere playing outdoors in front of the palace."
A spokesman from the promoters DNA Networks explained, "As this is the first show ever in India to feature three other acts in addition to an international headliner, it will be our first ever festival of sorts and as such an historic occasion. As the setting is the beautiful open site in the palace grounds we thought the occasion should be marked with a special name so we are calling the event 'EDD-FEST'. We are confident that Maiden and 'EDD-FEST' will encourage more Western bands in the future to join us and play here in India, something which would greatly please the huge number of Rock fans in this country. The appearance on the bill of Britain's Lauren Harris will also be the first time Indian fans will have seen a rock band fronted by a girl"
Another new territory for the band to visit is Dubai in the United Arab Emirates where they will headline the Desert Rock Festival on Friday 9th March. This is the 4th Desert Rock Festival and is an event which has grown steadily in stature and Iron Maiden will be the biggest act to headline the festival to date. It is expected to be the most succcessful yet. Maiden's new album was Top 5 in Arabia.
Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood comments "Going right back to 1985 and tours behind the old Iron Curtain, particularly Poland, Maiden have always enjoyed blazing the trail taking metal to new fans all over the world. We have wanted to play in India for some time and the success of the new album persuaded us to interrupt our break and go there in March. We were also invited to play in Beijing and Shanghai in China but Eddie was concerned about restrictions relating to choice of songs and artwork so we are leaving that to a later time. In June we are going into some Eurpean territories we didn't get chance to play last time and to places like the UK, Germany, Italy and Holland where the late 06 arena shows got nowhere near satisfying the demand for tickets. As most of these dates are outdoors we will adjust the set to include more of the classics suited to an outdoor party atmosphere, along with selected songs from A Matter of Life and Death. We will of course be taking the full stage production with us everywhere along with Eddie who has kindly agreed to delay his holidays!. It promises to be a hugely enjoyable series of dates"
Dates announced so far are as below. Further headline shows will be released first on their website www.ironmaiden.com with full show details and ticket links.
March 2007
Fri 9th - Dubai Desert Rock Festival, UAE
Sun 11th - Faliro Pavilion Arena, Athens, Greece
Wed 14th - Belgrade, Serbia
Sat 17th - Bangalore, Bangalore Palace, India
June 2007
Wed 6th - Ostrava Banik Football Stadium, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Fri 8th - Sudweststadion , Ludwigshafen, Germany
Sun 10th - Download Festival , Donington Park, England
Thu 14th - Heineken Jammin Festival, Venice, Italy
Sat 16th - Fields of Rock Festival, Zwolle, Holland
Sun 17th - MSV Stadium, Duisburg, Germany
Wed 20th - Olympic Stadium, Rome, Italy
Sat 23rd - Graspop Festival, Dessel, Belgium


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My Kind Of Mom: A Mother's Day Salute
It's almost Mother's Day and if your mother fits one of these profiles she might like the gifts we have to offer
Mother's Day. A day to reflect on and appreciate the woman who brought you into this world and on more than one occasion has probably threatened to take you out of it. A loving woman, a kind woman, a woman who molded you into the man you are today through constant badgering and nagging and phone calls about peaches being on sale halfway across the country. A woman who fought for you and against you; a woman who told you to pick your battles and then picked one with you. Ah yes, mothers; both the bane of and reason for our existence.
A wise man once said, "Mothers are like crayons: colorful, delicate, diverse and they tend to rub off on you." No one, of course, would actually ever say such a ridiculous thing, but it brings us to our point: all mothers are different, which means all mothers will respond and appreciate gifts differently. No sense buying your mother who's never baked a day in her life a cookbook. That's like buying a giraffe roller skates; they wouldn't know what to do with them and they'd probably hurt themselves trying. If you're not quite sure what your mom might like on her special day, maybe she fits into one of the following categories:
If your mother is…
The stereotypical 1950s mother is unnaturally polite and polished. When she's not spearheading a church food drive or a ladies' auxiliary sewing circle, she's baking cookies and hanging clothes on the line. You'd never catch a hair out of place or rogue speck of dust wreaking havoc in her home; if your mom is June Cleaver you probably had PB&J sandwiches waiting for you every day when you arrived home from school, you lucky son of a bitch.
She would want: Lush Legends Cosmetics Package
A hard-nosed, no-nonsense lady with good instincts and an ever-watchful eye. She likely ruled the house with an iron fist and a mercurial sense of justice. If you got away with something it wasn't for long, and no lesson needed to be taught twice; you learned the first time. She was pleasant enough, but rumors probably swirled around the neighborhood that she was not a lady to be crossed.
She would want: Tory Burch Logo Stack T-Hobo Bag
You probably haven't called your mother today and as a result you have ten unanswered phone messages that range in temperament from frantic worry to scornful hurt, all ending in some variation of you not caring whether she lives or dies. The lord might as well just take her now! You have spent most of your adult life living in one long guilt trip. You love your mother (and you've probably had a series of crippling emotional relationships to show for it) but she doesn't make it easy.
She would want: A Mother's Day spa treatment at the Fontainebleau in Miami
The opposite of the Estelle Costanza, every time you try to get ahold of your mother she is busy being a high-powered woman in the workforce, climbing the social ladder in a man's world and not taking shit from nobody. She's a class act: worked 12-hour days but was somehow still home to put a roast on the table and available every night to tuck you in. She worked constantly while you were still in the womb and was on a call while you being born…and conceived.
She would want: An Alice + Olivia Paint Scarf
Whether she forgot you at home due to the stress of the holidays or forgot you existed from the overdose of antistress medication she just downed with a pint of vodka, Cindy Beugler has the "means well but can't quite get it together" mother down pat. If this is your mother, large gaps of your childhood have gone unrecorded, either from your own repressive memory or her blackouts. Just know that she loves you, even if that love is chemically induced.
She Would Want: An Eight Piece Travel Bar Set


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I doubt we take a RB this draft and if so it will probably be in the last 2 rounds. He will be gone by then. Im perfectly content with the backs we have and there are much bigger needs to be addressed.
I doubt we take a RB this draft and if so it will probably be in the last 2 rounds. He will be gone by then. Im perfectly content with the backs we have and there are much bigger needs to be addressed.
2017 Draft Wishlist:
1. Christian McCaffrey RB Stanford
2. Raekwon McMillan ILB Ohio State
3. Roderick Johnson OT Florida State
4. Jordan Leggett TE Clemson
5. Ryan Glasgow DT Michegan
6. Chad Kelly QB Ole Miss
7. Billy Brown WR Shepherd
"Behold, the tailgate party. The pinnacle of human achievement. Since the dawn of parking lots, man has sought to fill his gut with food and alcohol in anticipation of watching others exercise."
- Homer J. Simpson
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
***Stat provided by "Schloss22"***
Lattimore is a Tyrone Wheatley waiting to happen.
This guy would be a ridiculous fit with this team and could end up being one of, if not thee best RB in the draft.. Thats how big a deal this guy was before his injury, and we've seen guys like Clinton Portis come back from major knee injuries just fine.. So ya, hes worth the risk, as hes young and i don't think any injury that can heal will hold this young kid down for long.. What scares me is this kid on a team we gotta face twice a yr...
Not past the 4th , the fact that people are talking about him in the 3rd -4th round range is amazing considering how bad his injury was last year, his knee bent inward and then twisted , you can find the video on youtube but wouldn't watch it if you are squeamish
If this guy didn't get hurt, hes going in the top 5 -10picks of RD1, as he is very similar to Trent Richardson... People are forgetting just how big a deal Lattimore was before the injury.. He'll recover and be fine, and a total steal for someone...
He would give us as dynamic a RB DUO as u can possibly have going forward... Imagine a Wilson/Lattimore/Brown RB trio? Jesus!


text: My guess is we will continue to see cyclical problems with supplying the numbers needed for a growing almond industry depending on the season but to suggest that some sort of apocalyptic bee event is on the horizon is just not something I expect. I think the law of supply and demand will take care of the need for pollinators much like we have seen with the worldwide demand for energy. Remember the 1970's and the claims that the world would run out of petroleum by the late 80's. Turns out it wasnt that simple. The price goes up and innovative people figure a way to supply the demand albeit at a higher price and consumers figure a way to reduce their consumption to save money. If needed, the price will go up and the bees will appear. Unfortunately I would expect self pollinating almonds to also become part of the solution and who could blame the growers.


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Outside barrier draws are going to make one of the glamour nights of the harness racing season a tricky one for New Zealand's harness elite on Saturday night.
Many of New Zealand's best horses will face off at three venues: Alexandra Park, Melton and Menangle.
While the Alexandra Park heat of the re-jigged Interdominion features just three horses, it still poses some interesting tactical questions.
However, it is the Kiwis overseas who face more vexing problems.
That includes champion trotter I Can Doosit, who returns to racing after a seven-week break in a A$30,000 Trot at Melton.
He has drawn wide at barrier six over 2240m, with two of Australia's best trotters drawn inside him.
With trainer-driver Mark Purdon using the race as a lead-up to the A$200,000 trot at Menangle on March 3, he faces a dilemma - does he balance up I Can Doosit and ease him into the race or head straight forward and try and re-establish his dominance over the Australians?
Australian bookies have I Can Doosit $1.70 to win that comeback race but that may be based more on past deeds than his exact readiness for Saturday night.
His exceptional 4-year-old pacing stablemate Smolda faces a second-line draw over a sprint distance at Melton, with local flyer Restreppo drawn to settle a long way in front of him.
Again, Smolda is the favourite but faces a huge tactical battle. The same applies to the Kiwis who head to Menangle for Saturday night's qualifiers for races like the Ladyship Mile and Chariots of Fire on March 3.
While Elusive Chick has drawn four in the $50,000 Robin Dundee Stakes, fellow Kiwi mares Cheer The Lady (seven) and Tatijana Bromac (eight) will have to come from outside the other favourites to win.
The same applies to Kiwi Ideal (seven) and Christian Me (eight) in the Hondo Grattan, where they both chase an invitation to the A$200,000 Chariots Of Fire.
Christian Me has looked something special this season and pushed Terror To Love close last start so has opened the favourite but does have former Victoria Derby winner Scandalman drawn inside him.
The only good news for the Kiwis at Menangle is Mah Sish's drawing perfectly at barrier two in the supplementary Interdominion heat, with Four Starzzz Flash alongside at barrier three.
That gives the pair a decent shot at the quinella, which would mean instant invitations to the A$750,000 Interdom Final on March 3.
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PR-B baseball, softball teams honor players
Pine River-Backus baseball and softball teams recently hosted their postseason banquets. Following are details of the award winners for both programs.
The PR-B Tigers varsity baseball team had 12 letter winners this year: Anthony Phillipson, Nick Gravdahl, Cole Larson, Zach Semmler, Zach Struss, Triston Rubner, Tyler Burgoyne, Henry Krecklau, Beau Howard, Jared Adkins, Andrew Munsch, and Austin Smith.
Team awards were given as follows: Team Spirit-Andrew Munsch, Mr. Hustle-Henry Krecklau and Zach Struss, Best Batting Average-Jared Adkins, Most Valuable Pitcher-Beau Howard, Rookie of the Year-Zach Struss, and Team MVP-Zach Struss. All Conference players were Triston Rubner and Jared Adkins, with Beau Howard and Zach Struss getting Honorable Mention.
"We had a good season this year, although it was over too quickly," said head coach Steve Snavely. "We'll miss our seniors - Beau Howard, Tyler Burgoyne, and Andrew Munsch. But we're looking forward to next season."
The PR-B varsity softball team had 14 letter winners: Tatum Sheley, Autumn Ackerman, Liz Downie, Megan Felthous, Kendra Brasel, Nicole Arends, Stephanie DeGrote, Desirae Sonenstahl, Morgan Demars, Carlee Staples, Journee Howard, Caitlyn Aleckson, Sheryl Carlson, and Olivia Davidson.
Team awards were: Tiger Award-Morgan Demars, Most Improved-Nicole Arends, Batting Average Champ-Morgan Demars, Defensive MVP-Tatum Sheley, Most Valuable Pitcher-Autumn Ackerman, Most Valuable Position Player-Morgan Demars. Named All Conference was Autumn Ackerman, Morgan Demars, Megan Felthous, Journee Howard, and Liz Downie.
Autumn Ackerman was chosen Conference Pitcher of the Year, and Morgan Demars was the conference MVP. Honorable mentions players were Stephanie DeGrote and Tatum Sheley.
"We had a great season even though it was cut short because of the weather," said head coach Jason Roepke. "It would have been nice to have gone further in the playoffs, but we had a great year. We'll miss our seniors Tatum Sheley, Autumn Ackerman, Kendra Brasel, Nicole Arends, and Morgan Demars, but we're looking forward to next season and our returning players."