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As we arrived in La Fortuna, a small town at the foot of Volc�n Arenal, we were in for quite a shock as we realized that the whole town was dedicated solely to serving the tourism industry
The next day we pressed on, leaving the cloud-shrouded volcano behind, and wound our way along the beautiful hillsides bordering Laguna de Arenal. Once again we felt as if we were driving along a byway in Devon, England, or maybe in the South Island of New Zealand. However, we were reminded that we were still very much on the tourist circuit by the profusion of cute tearooms, restaurants and gift shops along the way - again, with what we considered to be astronomical prices
Did we mention that being up in the rain forest, naturally it....rains? And rain it did, generally throughout the night, as well as on and off during the day, interspersed with nice sunny spells. Gentle rains, and gusty, persistent winds. Further around the lake we discovered a wind farm with 30 or 40 huge turbines - from the look of the trees in the area it was obviously a suitable spot for exploiting this natural form of energy. As we headed on towards the Montverde and Santa Elena Reserves in the heart of the cloud forest, the road got rougher and more potholed and the light started to fade.
We had expected that the Monteverde community, established by a group of Quakers in the 1950s, would be a quaint village in a picturesque setting, but instead we were disappointed to find a rather haphazard collection of nondescript buildings alongside the muddy and rocky, potholed road. No camping facilities appeared to be available, and we spent the night in an overpriced but grim and very basic lodging.
The next morning revealed the magnificence of the surrounding cloud forest with extensive views across to the Pacific coast on the Golfo de Nicoya, but the town itself confirmed our first impression and seemed unimaginatively commercialized, rather messy and, worst of all.....full of gringos
- we didn't see them all, but it almost seemed like it! Seeing the green flash of the Emerald Toucanet, following a huge flittering Morpho Blue butterfly, or watching a Spotted-crested Treecreeper carefully listening before extracting insect larvae from beneath the bark as it examined a tree trunk from base to tip, made up for lack of finesse in town.
That evening we were fortunate to find that a beautifully located and inexpensive camping spot with all facilities was indeed available in the grounds of a small lodge run by a German family, and so we able to happily set up our base for a few more days of exploring the surrounding area.


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Fort Carson launches public meetings for Pueblo flight training
PUEBLO, Colo. - Fort Carson leaders have told the city of Pueblo they'd like to use the Pueblo Memorial Airport for training beginning in 2014. The first step in launching the plan is through public meetings.
The first of three meetings this month happened Friday evening.
Fort Carson leaders said airfields on post won't be ready for the new aviation brigade until 2015. They envision using the Pueblo airfield to store 30 helicopters and run training out of the airport.
"Honestly, I think it's a win-win for Fort Carson and the community of Pueblo," said Lt. Col. Heather Linz of Fort Carson's G3 Air, 4th Infantry Division.
The airport is the preferred option over other locations, including Schriever Air Force Base, Peterson Air Force Base and the Air Force Academy. It appeals to Fort Carson because of available hangar space, firefighters on scene and the airport's ability to handle large planes.
The Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters would need special parking spots. Linz said the Army Corps of Engineers would contract out the $65,000 job.
Another revenue generator would come from an increased in aviation fuel used at the Pueblo airport. A spokesman for the airport said the city receives 6 cents for every gallon sold.
Fort Carson leaders estimate that construction, fuel money and the economic benefit of several weeks of training out of the Pueblo airport could pump between $220,000 and $300,000 into the local economy.
Linz was asked several questions about the noise the helicopters would create. She said Mountain Post leaders have tried to address that by drawing up guidelines for helicopter pilots that keep them 3,000 feet in the air. That's far above what the Federal Aviation Administration requires of pilots flying commercial or private planes.
Many who attended the meeting said they didn't want to comment for our story because they didn't want to be seen as anti-military for raising concerns.
Some want to see the proposed routes for the training exercises and Linz said she'd work to make that available through the Pueblo airport website. She said those routes will not be restricted air corridors.
Others at the meeting came in wanting to support the military and said they feel without training like this the military might not be prepared to respond to the next terrorist attack or act of war.
"It's a small impact but its a small price to pay for what they're here to do," said Dorene Henry, a Pueblo resident.
The next meeting will occur Thursday March 14 at Pueblo East High School. It's set to begin at 5:30 p.m. The final public meeting has not been finalized.
Fort Carson said anytime you have a problem with noise they want to hear from you. You can call them during normal business hours at 719-526-9849, 719-526-1256, or 719-526-1246. If you want to file a noise complaint after hours you can call the Fort Carson Emergency Operations Center at 719-526-3400 or 719-526-5500.

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Burgonet. German, probably Augsburg, about 1600
Burgonet. German, probably Augsburg, about 1600
Burgonet in bottom LH corner in the New Horse Armoury. About 1870 (IV.154)
'Interior of the Horse Armoury', anon engraving, The Penny Magazine, 1836 © Royal Armouries 2013
Burgonet. German, probably Augsburg, about 1600
Burgonet. German, probably Augsburg, about 1600
Object number: IV.154
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Steel helmet consisting of two-piece high combed skull with hinged cheek-pieces on either side. The russet coloured surface is finely embossed with bunches of fruit and flowers interspersed with birds and insects, and around the neck flange with grotesque dolphins, all set on a matted ground.
There are sections left free from embossing in the centre of the cheek pieces; at the back, on the brow, either side of the skull and on either side of the comb. These spaces are overlaid with applied cast copper ornament that has been chased and gilt.
The decoration on the comb, cheek pieces and sides of the skull consist of a figure in Roman armour lounging against a trophy of arms all bordered by strapwork. The decoration at the back of the skull includes a plume holder sprouting from between a pair of captured armoured figures with hands bound behind their backs again set against a trophy of arms. Applied copper gilt borders.
This helmet was acquired in 1826 – unfortunately a period when formal acquisition records are patchy, but about the time of the opening of the New Horse Armoury when Sir Samuel Meyrick was taking in hand the early Line of Kings display and removing the more glaring errors.
At a time when attempts were being made to widen the scope of the Armouries collections such highly decorated pieces provided an attractive contrast to the plainer munition armours that formed the majority of Tower stores. Originally such heavily decorated armour was intended for display and wear in parades – the equivalent of modern full-dress uniform rather than campaign-wear.
Class 4, number 53 in Hewitt's 1859 catalogue, it is described as;
'Richly embossed and chased casque. The principal ornaments are of gilt metal riveted upon steel. The subjects are armed figures, military implements, birds, fruits and flowers. Purchased in 1826.'
By ffoulkes inventory of 1916 there is a much fuller description;
'Class IV. 154 Burgonet (XVIth – XVIIth Century) (plate XXII) – The whole is russetted and finely embossed and chased with fruits, birds and fishes. Over these are applied decorations of gilded metal showing classical warriors, trophies of arms etc, probably the work of Aleesandro Algardi of Bologna. The general feeling of the craftsmanship displayed is not unlike that shown on the suit of king Sebastian of Portugal, made by Anton Peffenhauser (Madrid, A.290). Weight 5 lb 4 oz. Purchased in 1826'.
Illustrated in A R Dufty and W Reid, European Armour in the Tower of London, 1968, plate XCVII, where it is dated last quarter of the 16th century.
'Treasures from the Tower of London' exhibition in 1982, catalogue no.10 , described as 'Open-faced parade helmet (burgonet)'. The catalogue notes that a very similarly decorated cap-à-pie armour in the Electoral Armoury at Dresden was bought in Augsburg in 1602 for the Elector Christian II of Saxony and is dated 1599. In the latter's case the applied decoration shows equestrian figures .
C.Paggiarino, The Royal Armouries Masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance Arms and Armour from the National Collection, ed H Prunner, Vol II p 194-7
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7) Gilbride
I knew that somehow this thread would come down to Gilbride :)
because the Giants play scared..........rarely mixing it up
they abandoned the long passing game a while back and Gilbride has flopped the other way now........refusing to stretch the field
our old foggerty coaches really hold us back very often
As 2013 nears its end, let's all give a standing ovation to the undisputed man of the year
Hey, it's a possibility that Eli is on the downside of his career and Nicks is regressing or needs a change of scenery, but I'm highly doubtful on both of those points. I believe that it ALL starts with the o-line, and this year's o-line is the worst that I can remember and I've been a Giants fan since around '81.
Focus on dramatically improving the o-line in the offseason and I bet that Eli and Nicks look like themselves. I know that Nicks is a FA after this season, but I'd franchise him to see what he can do in '15. I believe that he's got plenty of game left in him.


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I removed the open brood from my selected survivor hive, along with the queen. These frames are in a seperate hive. I grafted into queen cups, and currently have the original hive building the queen cells. I would like to re-introduce the queen back into this hive when the queen cells are ready for removal. I did not want to do a finishing hive for the queen cells and just used the strong hive.
Will there be a problem for this hive in taking back the original queen? Best way of introducing? If I take the cells strips out, and they have any other cells started from missed eggs, what would be the implications?
This hive is super strong and would it be better to leave a "raised" queen(cell) in the hive and just let the original queen in another hive?


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Best lenses for your Olympus PEN E-P5: Zooms and PrimesBy Kevin Carter - Tuesday August 27 2013 Lens Recommendations
The depth of high quality primes and zooms for the PEN is, arguably, the most compelling reason to invest in the Micro Four Thirds system over rival mirrorless camera offerings. If you're already a PEN E-P5 owner or you're looking for advice or insights in lens performance in advance, this guide will aid you in making the right choice. Read onto find out which lens models in the range perform best optically.
Externally, with its stepped metal top plate and concealed screws the Olympus PEN E-P5 bears the closest resemblance yet to its film-era predecessors of the 60's. Internally, as you might expect, the camera couldn't be more different. Like the vaunted OM-D E-M5, the latest PEN has a 16-Mpix LMOS type sensor mounted on a stabilized platform that helps reduce blur from camera shake on 5 axes, as well as continuous shooting at up to 9fps.
The new model even adds some features that the OM-D lacks such as a focus peaking, a new mechanical shutter with a top speed of 1/8000th sec (very useful shooting wide-open at f/1.4 or 1.8), and built-in flash and WiFi. It also boasts a new optionally available articulated electronic viewfinder (EVF), the $279 VF-4, which has a higher resolution (2.36 million dot) and a larger, magnified view for improved clarity.
Of course the camera is just a part of the system; the lens is arguably the more important and should be considered as a longer-term investment. We've analyzed 22 lens models from Olympus, Panasonic and Sigma, and while we've not covered every model available it's still an extensive range from which to make a considered choice.
Best performing standard lenses for the PEN E-P5
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New Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 II R??
You've got the old 14-42 in the database, is the new Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 II R the same optically?
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Re: New Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 II R??
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We will check it but it should be very close.
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Missing some Panasonic lenses
Thanks for trying to create a comparison article, however it seems incomplete given that the old Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 ASPH was never tested by you. Also the more recent Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH has not been tested by you.
These lenses have been widely available for quite some time...
Indeed it has been so long since that 20mm was released, there is actually a new version soon - the Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 II ASPH (which you should test) but people will still be curious as to how it compares to the MkI version (which you have not tested).
I hope you can catch-up on your Panasonic Lens testing backlog for the sake of data completeness.
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Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
Panasonic Lumix G 20mm F1.7 II ASPH and version I are definitely the top priority for our micro four third lenses road map. Thanks for you suggestion http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Lenses/Camera-Lens-Database/Panasonic/Panasonic-LUMIX-G-20mm-F17-II-ASPH
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It's still establishing itself at home but The Shopping Channel has already struck a deal to move into Australia, says boss Alistair Duff.
New Zealand's first 24-hour shopping channel went live last October 1.
Early cuts to the number of live filming days and talk of presenters' contracts not being renewed raised questions about whether the channel would survive.
But chief executive Duff said The Shopping Channel would soon start screening on Australian channel TV4ME, with a possible March launch date. It will screen on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in 30-minute segments, made upof six five-minute slots.
The news comes after the channel reported December sales up 30 per cent from November.
Last month, it started screening on TV3 in hour-long segments every weekday and that had opened up a much bigger client base, Duff said.
"We're really happy with how the first couple of weeks have gone. It's still early days on TV3 but if we continue to sell at this level things will be really positive for us. TV3 has driven a big audience to us."
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It's when you eat spicy crawfish and then fingerbang a girl. At first she's all down with the fingerbanging and moaning and shit. Then, out of nowhere, the spices on your hand from eating the crawfish start burning her bone-collector. It usually doesn't burn in a positive way.
Dude, I made this bitch cry last night from a Cajun Surprise, that batch of crawfish must have had extra crab boil.
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Cotton Loafer Knit-a-Long, Part 2: Jute Soles/
Thanks for joining us for part two of the Cotton Loafer series. They loafers are some all-season slippers from The Knitted Slipper Book. In part one, I talked about my design inspiration and choices. Be sure to check in over at the STC Craft blog for a chance to win a materials kit and knitting tote! In the meantime, we're talking about jute today. I love thinking creatively about new materials or techniques to solve design problems. When I set out to make a pair of slippers that were inspired by boat shoes and espadrilles, I figured I try the very same material that espadrilles are made from- jute. I bought my jute at Ace Hardware, but you can find it in the garden sections of most stores.
It's not something you'll find in your local yarn shop, but jute is an interesting material to consider when you're knitting something that needs to be rustic, sturdy, and richly textural. I think jute would also be good for knitting flat objects like coasters, or even a doormat or vessels like baskets and bags. In fact, I'm planning to offer a free pattern that uses jute and cotton to make a sweet mini-tote- stay tuned for that next week. There are also other footwear patterns that have used jute before, these crocheted sandals have always intrigued me.
Now. Time for some real-talk. Jute is not a delightful material to work with. In fact, it's kinda awful. It doesn't glide through your hands like the most luscious, rich merino. It's like a hairier, rougher and generally more unpleasant linen. But happily, the sole is so small, the not-fun part of knitting is over quickly. Garter stitch and short row shaping make for a shapely, yet cushy sole, and it's fun to see how quickly it develops. The garter-stitch edges make it easy to pick up the stitches for the cotton upper, which I'll talk about next week.


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East Palo Alto participants in the after-school program Foundation for a College Education got a chance to meet U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor following a presentation Monday, Jan. 28, about her new book, "My Beloved World."
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Wow! We had a successful Latina visiting our area and no comments. Where are the Palo Altans. This is the kind of models that our minority groups need. Thanks Soto Mayor. I do admire you too. You are an inspiration to our kids. Sincerely Another Latina, trying to succeed in this unequal country. Now our kids know that "Si Se Puede."
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Child struck by pickup truck in south Reading; hit-and-run driver sought
READING, Pa. - Tears and rage filled the streets of Reading Thursday night. A pickup truck struck a 3-year-old girl and the driver left her to die, police said. Her family now has to cope with an unthinkable tragedy.
The accident happened just before 7 p.m. near South 10th and Cotton streets in Reading.
Police believe a full sized Dodge Ram pick-up truck slammed into the girl, identified as Ja-Lexy Bobet, and shockingly kept on going.
"I heard it, you know what I mean," explained witness Michael Roman. "I had head phones on and I heard it. I heard a boom sound."
The truck was caught on surveillance cameras, and is described as red or burnt-orange in color.
"He just ran her over and kept going, didn't even stop. Guy's there yelling mad loud talking about 'yo stop stop stop.' He just kept going," said Roman.
He said the driver looked back and never slowed down after hitting the little girl.
"That's when I panicked. I was like, 'Oh my God,' and I had to call the cops. I had to," said Roman.
Investigators told 69 News the driver ran a stop sign just as the child ran out into the street.
The girl was rushed to the trauma center at Reading Hospital, where she later died.
Police said the male driver fled the scene toward Mount Penn, and is still on the run, leaving a family left to pick up the pieces.
"They said she was on her way to the store with my 12 year old nephew and a car just hit her," said the victim's aunt, Clarabel Roman.
She said the family now wants swift justice.
"He needs to pay for what he did," she said.
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Thank you for the pattern. I will try my in making this one.
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Thank you for the pattern. I will try my in making this one.
Colleen - I've not yet tried it, but here are a couple of links from the designer's website that might help:
http://www.kimberlyeinmo.com/categor...ly-roll-ruler/ and
Also, @ the top of the website, there's a link to contact her, so if those links don't help, maybe send her an e-mail? Good luck!
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This is a lovely pattern and one I hope to try soon. Thanks.
THAT one is a terrific Jelly Roll pattern! Thank you!
I've made this design, but changed it a little. Easy method to do stars, but needs concentration while doing. I just did 9 whole stars, and set them
Glad that those links helped, Colleen! Hope you will post pics when you are finished.
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The Maine Legislature is considering a move that will make it more difficult for concerned citizens to find out what their government is up to. Many branches of state, county, and local government already violate the spirit of public access by charging large fees for photocopies — or even electronic versions — of documents public officials have already been paid to create and archive for posterity. It could be about to get a lot worse.
Sure, officials allow you to look at public documents for free during business hours, but if you want to share something with a friend (or attorney) or read a long document overnight, you'll need a copy. State law specifies that copying charges have to be related to the actual cost of making the copy, but some offices — legally — charge as much as $2 per page, which is 2000 percentmore than the dime Portland-based XPress Copy charges walk-in customers for the same service at its for-profit business.
The new proposal comes from the counties' registries of deeds, which store property-ownership documents. Those offices rake in millions more than their annual expenses from other sources, and funnel profits to other county programs. Now they are asking lawmakers to change the state's open-government laws to let them charge even more, by adding non-copy-related costs to their already top-scale photocopying fees.
The move, in LD 1554, a bill being debated in the Legislature this week, has a Falmouth business owner objecting in court, freedom-of-information advocates concerned, and registers of deeds statewide playing political defense.
The businessman, John Simpson, of MacImage of Maine, is the reason for much of this kerfuffle, though he says he's just trying to meet the needs of a very small niche market — title researchers and others who property-records examinations and are frustrated with the patchwork systems Maine's registries of deeds use. He wants to get all of the records from all of the registries and offer online access to them in one place, rather than requiring researchers to visit as many as 18 different places to see property records from around the state.
"Most of the counties have Web sites that are difficult to use," he says, and each county's records are separate (with some counties having two different registries with separate online systems). He has asked for the records, in bulk, to be provided electronically at little or no cost. Refusals from several counties have led to lawsuits, only one of which has been settled — against Hancock County, in Simpson's favor.
His insistence has the counties fearing competition for their budgets. For example, Cumberland County's Registry of Deeds spends a total of $800,000 a year in operations and capital investments. The office takes in $1.5 million in recording fees from people and companies involved in property transactions, and a further $600,000 annually in photocopying fees, according to county budget documents.
Bob Howe, a professional lobbyist who serves as executive director of the Maine County Commissioners Association, says any losses in photocopying revenue would have to be made up by raising property taxes on homeowners.
"The counties are concerned revenue is at risk," Simpson says, but "the real issue is a control issue." It's hard to fault his perception, when you hear objections like those raised by Pamela Lovley, the Cumberland County register of deeds, and her counterpart in Hancock County, Julie Curtis.
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A future beekeeper here. I plan on spending the rest of this year learning all that I can, find a local group to attend meetings, and find a place to keep them! Unfortunately, a 40x120 lot with a rear yard only 12' deep places some constraints on what I can do at home. I have already purchased the Dummies book and Backyard beekeeper for reference material. Also, other than Queenrightcolonies, do any of the other suppliers sell paraffin-dipped hive bodies?
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To get a better handle on hoof health, researchers at the University of California-Davis partnered with a hoof trimmer who exclusively trimmed feet at three California dairies. In all, 2,247 sire-identified Holstein cows were evaluated on multiple occasions from December 2006 to April 2009. In addition to recording hoof health, birth and calving date; lactation number; and sire, dam, and maternal grandsire were all collected on each cow. The three herds covered the entire spectrum of hoof health.
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I have started two hives with packages one week apart. The first hive refuses to take any sugar syrup. I am giving them a 1:1 syrup and they haven't touched it. They are very busy and I see them returning to the hive with pollen etc. They are drawing out the comb, but I haven't had a chance to see the queen yet. I'm using a miller type feeder. I'm worried because we are getting snow tonight and I wonder if there are enough of them and enough stored food to get through this cold spell. Can anybody tell me what I can do about feeding and are they going to get though the cold?
Also I can't medicate if they won't eat the syrup.


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Are there any players that you are surprised nobody drafted (or they were drafted really low)?
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We've had lots of boyfriends who we've had to remind to wash their hands before they put them anywhere near our vaginas. Don't they know that dirty paws cause yeast and bacterial infections, or, on the off chance that he's been chopping jalepenos, a fucking wildfire down there? These are the kinds of thing that people with penises don't seem to understand. They think we're molly coddling our coochies, being precious about our privates, but vadges really are temperamental.
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If Paul Henry came home to work at TVNZ he'd find it has changed from when he walked its studios.
The Australian Ten Network announced today it had axed the low rating Breakfast show fronted by Henry.
That has added to speculation TVNZ will re-hire Henry to present the new 7pm show replacing Close Up, planned to start on TV One next year.
People either love Henry or hate him. And TVNZ would hope both groups will watch him.
Henry has always wanted to front the 7pm show, but was shut out when he made fun of Indian minister Sheila Dikshit's name on TVNZ Breakfast.
After a period with RadioLive he moved to Ten on what is understood to have been on a lucrative three year contract.
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If he does come back to TVNZ it would be a very different environment.
TVNZ news is now run by Ross Dagan, who is more more conservative than his freewheeling predecessor Anthony Flannery.
Flannery moved to Ten, where they created the Breakfast show with Henry in mind.
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Henry was regarded as talented by some and as a boof head right winger by others.
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With financial strife causing cutback in Ten news and current affairs shows it was only a matter of time before Breakfast was killed off.
After that experience it is questionable whether Dagan would take the risk that Henry has mass appeal and would work at 7pm.
His old TVNZ Breakfast co-host Pippa Wetzell seems assured of a place.
Last week - amid speculation that Ten's Breakfast was being canned - TVNZ named Raewyn Rasch as executive producer for the 7pm show.
She has produced Fair Go and Marae Investigates, is regarded as conservative, and would be the polar opposite of Henry.


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TIME For Kids and KidsHealth.org were wondering: When it comes to health-related issues, how knowledgeable are kids? We conducted a survey to find out.
We asked more than 10,000 kids 21 questions about fitness, nutrition and healthy habits. Their answers impressed us. They showed that kids know a lot about staying healthy and that they want to learn even more.
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When it's time to select a snack or pick an activity, many kids would like to make a healthy choice. But to do that, they need information. In other words, when it comes to health, knowledge is power. That's good news, because it turns out that kids have a lot of health-related knowledge.
They are smart about nutrition. More than nine out of 10 kids are aware that water is a healthier drink than soda and that a plain potato is better for you than chips. About 88% of kids answered correctly that vitamin C makes an orange a healthy snack option. And nearly 85% know that the best way to get to a healthy weight is by exercising and eating a balanced diet.
Kids also scored high on questions about the body. Nine out of 10 know what a brain looks like. Just as many can tell you where the heart is located. And a similar number can identify which organ is most affected by smoking: the lungs. (Click here to test your Health I.Q.)
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Does all of this knowledge lead to healthy habits? In many cases, it does. About 85% of kids read the nutrition facts on their food packages at least some of the time. Most kids (87%) say they would rather go outside and play than stay inside and watch a movie. Many (85%) are willing to try new fruits and vegetables too.
Health-smart kids know that staying well involves more than choosing nutritious food and being active. Dentists say it is important to brush your teeth at least twice a day. Three out of four kids brush that much or more.
Hand washing matters too. More than four out of five kids say they wash their hands after using the bathroom. But only seven out of ten do so before they eat. This is one area where some kids could do better. "You don't want to be too obsessive about hand washing," Dr. Gavin told TFK. But it is important, she says, "particularly after going to the bathroom and before eating."
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When it comes to making positive changes, kids are up for the challenge. While about a third of kids described their health as excellent, most kids said their health is pretty good. "They're saying there is room for improvement," says Dr. Gavin.
Kids told us which goals they want help achieving. Learning how to cook is at the top of the list. Many kids would also like to get more exercise, eat better and learn to play new sports. How will you reach the health goals on your list? Asking for an adult's support is a great way to get started.
This survey was conducted online from March 28, 2011, to April 25, 2011, among a sample of 10,098 children ages 7-13. To learn more about the survey, visit kidshealth.org/healthsurvey.


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TRAINING: Every day is a little different than the rest but I'm training very hard for this fight. I'm doing 2 or 3 a days 6 days a week, and come December 15th I will be more than ready!
Thoughts on opponent, Marcos Vinicius? I really do not have an opinion of Marcos Vinicius. I'm not game planning or doing anything different for this fight. I'm confident my skill set far outweighs his. I'm excited to get back in the Octagon after a year layoff due to some bad luck and an injury.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started wrestling at five years old and went on to wrestle for Cleveland State University. After finishing my wrestling career, I still had the urge to compete and I started training MMA.
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Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to college at Cleveland State University, but do not have a degree.
What was your job before you started fighting? I had a lot of different jobs in the construction field. Manual labor is not for me, and I quickly realized that a 9 to 5 is not something I'm ok with. I used it as motivation to become successful and make a career out of MMA.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? I was 6-0 as an amateur
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? I fought all over the Midwest for small pay checks. I continued to get better each fight, and my career really turned around when I moved to Texas in March of 2007. Since then I been able to train full time, and have since won two different titles, and been able to fight on National TV multiple times.
If any, list ranks in any martial arts styles: I am a brown belt in BJJ and two-time All-American at USA Junior Nationals. A seven time AAU national champ in wrestling.
Favorite grappling technique: Kimura and D'arce choke
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Thank you all for your comments. gardnergal970, your quilts came out great.
Oh my goodness, what fabulous quilts! I haven't checked this thread for ages - so much has happened since then! Jenniky, you really got everybody going!
I've been using a method Leah Day shows on one of her videos and jiggled around with the measurements a bit - so far so good...
Gardnergal, what a great job you did on your adorable quilts!
Thanks everyone. My next project is coming out of the box today. I love the look this process gives.
I did a double wedding ring quilt as you go 9 sections and with 9 blocks in 8 of the sections. They were joined in set of 3 and finally altogether. If I can find my run of photoes making it are they any use to you experiments. I join in cubes on top.
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I definitely want to be part of this but here's a dumb question - how do I follow your thread? I have purchased at least 4 books on QAYG and not one of them teaches me the technique.
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rvsfan - Jennie was doin' this & does have several methods in this thread. Ya just have ta start at the first & scroll till ya see the picts. (Some o' the picts. are from other people showin' what they are gonna QAYG, so ya will have ta keep lookin'.) That is where she explained the several methods. She had ta stop 'cause life got in the way. I'm hoping that she will have the opportunity ta git back ta this when her life steady's out. I too have some blocks that I am doin' QAYG but my life has had it's own hic-up. I'm doin' mine a li'le bit different so I will post picts & explinations. Jenniky's plan was ta do a tute, on all the methods, when she finishes this thread.
PS This is one o' my favorite threads.
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What do people think of the "Hex Hive"? http://www.hexhive.com/
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What do people think of the "Hex Hive"? http://www.hexhive.com/
On its facebook page there are some design pictures: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Califo...09376852441931
They talk about forcing the queen to swarm by restricting space and then removing a swarm plate that opens up the rest of the hive. Why would you do that?
Comb is free spirited so I guess you crush the comb for harvest.
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Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
I didn't see the part about forcing the hive to swarm. I was under the impression that the "swarm plate" on the "hex hive" was to give them just as much space as they needed... forcing swarming doesn't make sense to me either. Maybe the goal is restoring the bee population, not harvesting honey? Seems odd to me too.
Go to the facebook page and look at "requeening the hive" photo.
Sequence is right to left.
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Hm. That is peculiar. Anyway, thought i'd share that. Not one i'd likely use
Here is one i would really like to build just for the fun of it! I bet it would be very difficult!!
Carr Stewarton Bee Hive!
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I have found this old design. The text is in Spanish, but the drawings are fine.
These are notes from the Ministery of Agriculture talking about a hive that was designed in 1771. It gives some tips to build and handle it:
Has anyone tried this hive or one like it?
Zone 7A - Southern, MA. Elevation 138 ft.
4 hives: 1 Carniolan/Italian Hybrid, 2 Swarms from that hive and 1 Russian.
I did not find the photos about requeening. But it's probably that they restrict space to put them in swarming mode. They then make swarm cells that the queen lays in. The cells are later removed and the bees are given more space to stop the swarming impulse.
Regarding #28 - John C - the problem is that top bar hives, not having moveable frames are not legal in the U.S. The standard Warre hive has it's followers (I'm not currently one of them), but they look like a pain to work. You can see one in action in the movie "Queen of the Sun" if you can catch it in a theatre or other venue.
Honeybeekeeper - sorry, I didn't quite understand that you were looking for a hex design. I do like my 2 Langstroth adapted WBC's ... the bees in them have been doing well. My favorites are the langstroth 10-frame mediums with windows for observation.
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Top Bar Hives are NOT illegal in the USA. I have been building these hives for 8 yrs and have heard this BS one too many times. The biggest problem is that most hives being hand built are not standardized but as long as the hive is able to be inspected and the combs removed it IS legal. Being that the bees build their comb naturally in a TBH I have far fewer problems with pests too. My hives are strong and have never been treated with any kind of chemical whatsoever..
I will check into legality at my state level (California) and Federal and get back to you. I'm not an attorney, nor a judge. I will also contact my state bee inspector and ask his position regarding top bar hives, and perhaps U.C. Davis.
The obvious alternative is an empty frame with a beeswax foundation starter strip, and let the bees do their thing. I now have a few colonies with foundation in the bottom box and stater-strip comb in the second box.
Of the six colonies, one absconded, one swarmed down below critical mass late in the year (their remainders were combined with another hive) and 4 are wintering OK so far in a Eucalyptus stand. The one that absconded was perhaps 1/8th AHB stock, well behaved, disease free, and a strong producer (40 lbs of honey in 4 weeks june/July). I wish I had that queen back! They did tend to make a lot of comb mischief - y frames, s-frames, bridge comb, comb holes, etc. They were good candidates for more foundation and lots of inspection.
The starter strip bees were from increase colonies from 2010 began in October with 4 or 5 frames. The were fed all the sugar/pollen/grease patty and sugar syrup they wanted, and were situated in double nucs at first. They were moved into 10-frame boxes in late November / early December, except for one colony that stayed in a 6-frame box meant for combining nucs to 10-frame boxes. I lost two colonies to swarming in January, combining the few left with other colonies.
All 6 colonies went to second boxes in February or March and two colonies were given 2 frames with starter strips. More starter strip frames went into the other boxes throughout the year. I lost the best colony in July after "correcting" some comb.
So far it has just been a little venture into Michael Bush-influenced beekeeping, not enough data to make any conclusions yet. Wax moths and Varroa mites occured in great numbers in our area this year. Other troubles came up recently when a farmer sprayed some of my hives. I lost a lot of good comb, bees, and queens.
I have a few friends in CA with my TBH's. (Los Altos and Malibu)As long as the frames are removable for inspection the hives are legal. Ive raised bees naturally in a Langstroth hive and found that I have better chances when the frames are checkerboarded with foundationed frames which are removed once the combs in the foundationless frames are filled out and *stripped* frames are introduced. Then I had frames of drawn comb to use to checkerboard other boxes.
I used the same strategy, except that I lost a colony that do not like so much manipulation. They took off as I was reassembling. It might be wise to limit how many frames are changed at one time.
About 10 years ago I saw some photos of what could be called 'Russian Garden Hives'. They were very detailed and appeared like miniture Russian cathedrals. I have never been able to find that website again.
Bee all you can Bee!
Does a one-story ranch style hive count as alternative?
So many weeds.......so little time.
Trying to think inside the box...
In my area most used type of hive is 12 frames and two small shops. In the two stores can use the entire frame (when put both stores). Sketches of this type of hive you can see here. http://www.miere-bucovina.ro/schite-...u-12-rame.html
Width of the frames can store 45 mm, then grace can be removed for hameman queen lays eggs in the store no longer.
Excuse English because I am from Romania - Europe.
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I just realized that if I ever want to do the "Almond Tour", this kind of hive is not for me... bu bu bu...
I really like that adobe hive! I am surprised you don't see more of them out here in NM. Definitely would keep the thieves at bay.


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I had a wonderful stay, the apartment is very well located and the area is very quiet.
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Olga was a gracious host. She not only gave me a nice place that was clean and comfortable, but she walked me down to the market and showed me where I could eat and shop. She even took the time to explain the culture so I would understand it better. She is dependable and can be trusted with your eyes closed)
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The programs are held from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on Thursdays at Pacifica Senior Living, 55 Concordia Lane. Topics and activities: April 11, Better Breathers Club, a core program and resource of the American Lung Association in California, offers patient-centered support for those with chronic lung disease, asthma, IP, lung cancer and other lung diseases, in cooperation with Accent Care: April 18, "How not to Fall," in cooperation with Feather River Home Health Agency: April 25, "Be Happy," life strategies program for dealing with stress and change for seniors and those who love them, in cooperation with Butte Home Health & Hospice. Information, 533-7857.Talent Show deadline April 8
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PARIS (AP) — When police arrested Wilson Raj Perumal in Finland, it didn't take long for him to realize that his criminal buddies had ratted him out.
He's been exacting revenge ever since — by ratting on them, too.
Since his arrest in 2011, Perumal has been talking to police, prosecutors and journalists about the shadowy world of fixing soccer matches, in which he was an active participant, and the millions of dollars that can be made in betting on them.
The Singaporean was convicted in the Lapland District Court of bribing players in the Finnish league, forgery and trying to flee from officials guarding him, and was sentenced to two years in prison.
Perumal told police that he could be in danger for betraying his former colleagues. But Perumal also reasoned that by fingering him to the Finns, his associates broke the cardinal rule of criminals not cooperating with law enforcement.
"It's not in my nature to sing like a canary," he wrote in a letter from jail. "If I had been arrested under normal circumstances, I would have been back in Singapore to serve my time as a guest of the state with my mouth tightly shut."
European investigators and prosecutors say Perumal has provided an invaluable window into the realm of match-rigging, which is corroding the world's most popular sport. They say he has revealed who organizes some of the fixing in football, as the sport is known in most countries, and how money is made wagering on outcomes prearranged with players, referees and officials who have been bribed or threatened.
"He's not the only operating match-fixer of this style or this size in the world, but he's the first to be really captured in the way he was and now to cooperate the way he is," said Chris Eaton, who was head of security of FIFA, soccer's governing body, at the time of Perumal's arrest.
"He put two and two together and realized he'd been traitored," Eaton said in an interview with The Associated Press. "It took several days before he decided that it was in his best interests to cooperate."
Police from Italy investigating dozens of fixed Italian games and a prosecutor looking into 340 suspect games elsewhere in Europe both traveled to Finland to question Perumal as a witness.
One investigator on those trips told the AP that Perumal provided "very good interviews," that he is still cooperating even after his release from prison in Finland, and that evidence he provided has checked out.
Another investigator told AP that Perumal alerted authorities to two fixes in progress — the matches, the referees — and that his information was "100 percent" right in both cases. That investigator called Perumal "a massive help."
Both investigators spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss their work publicly. Perumal declined an AP request for an interview.
In court filings, Italian prosecutors described Perumal as their "primary source of evidence" on Tan Seet Eng, also known as Dan Tan, a Singaporean they allege is the leader of the syndicate that fixed matches in Italy. Perumal detailed to authorities how the syndicate is structured, how it places bets, and how it moves bribe-money around the world, they said.
Italian prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Tan and listed him as the No. 1 suspect in their match-fixing investigation. Prosecutor Roberto Di Martino told the AP there are about 150 people under investigation, including Tan, but none of them has been indicted.
AP could not contact Tan in Singapore. Five phone numbers identified as his by Italian prosecutors were disconnected, and no one answered the door at an apartment the Italians listed as his address.
Perumal told Finnish police that the syndicate has six shareholders — including himself — from Singapore, Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Hungary, and he said they divide up income from gambling on fixed matches. The syndicate places bets mainly in China, Perumal said, according to a transcript of his May 18, 2011, police interview obtained by the AP.
He said the group fixed "tens of matches around the world" — in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas — from 2008 to 2010. He estimated the group's total profits after expenses at "several millions of euros, maybe 5-6 million."
"Perumal is key, because he provides a view into how it all fit together," Di Martino told the AP.
Investigators said Perumal has a long history as a match-fixer and a broad array of contacts in soccer. He boasted in a letter from prison: "I can pick up the phone and call from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe."
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Logging onto it it seems to be a totally updated and refreshed version of their CPT/CEH Ethical Hacking course.
Not very useful for me since I have already done the certs but I'll be perusing through the update material and will let you guys know what I think of it compared to the previous version.
At the beginning it already looks much more polished.


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Brian Cardinal
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How much honey was taken off the three hives?
I thinks it's "she". Just a friendly correction
33 pounds of honey off of three hives??? So an 11 pound average per hive?? Why even take that honey?? I know I know, its your bees and you will do as you please. Glad they had "plenty of forage around" to make you a few pounds of honey.
And Yes, Lauri is a SHE, but probably with more skills than you and I put together.
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Brian Cardinal
Zone 5a, Practicing non-intervention beekeeping
BG - " 33 pounds of honey off of three hives??? So an 11 pound average per hive?? Why even take that honey?? "
Do you realise that the forum would be much more fun if you stayed in your cave? For many families 33 lb is plenty and they see it as a blessing.
It is nearly Christmas - BG go and wrap some presents, take out last years LEGO blocks - give the rest of us a break.
33 pounds causes me to wonder how much others use each year.I am the only one who eats it in my house and I use about 20 pounds plus about 5 pounds for cooking.Mine goes on hot biscuits and pancakes.
Brian Cardinal
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Not a big harvest this year but I aggressively split the one hive that made it through the 2011-2012 winter a couple of times and ended up with three active hives. I probably took honey on two hives that I shouldn't have so if I loose (sic) two it may be to starvation or mites. Next spring we will see and learn.
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The demand for honey went up when we made a batch of mead and it came out so good from a couple of goofs even. I am not going to make a batch this year because I have too many family members begging. I guess my plan of sticking with just one hive is not going to work. You guys were right, you got to have multiple hives.
You want more honey next year than this year's 33 pounds. How will you get that if you lose the two hives to starvation and have to keep aggressively splitting the third hive every year as you mentioned? A sacrifice this one year would have given your three hives a much better chance to produce the 2013 season. Not sure what hives in your area average............but couldn't one good hive give you at least 80 to 100 pounds? So this year..............three hives at 33 pounds total is pitiful. At that rate, one good hive is worth more than three non-producers as far as honey harvest goes.
There is also an "expense" to replacing these dead hives next year (loss of honey production and splitting the one hive since you probably won't buy bees). Maybe the hives should have been combined to make one or two from the three hives and left with enough stores for the winter.
Winter is unknown as to how the bees do. Sounds like if it is harsh, your bees lose and so do you.
What is the output of an average hive if you never put anything into it? It is all an experiment for me. I am not making a living on bees. They pollinate our gardens and that is all we ask of them.
Brian Cardinal
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My experience is quite the opposite. I'm far more concerned about a mild winter for bee survival than I am with a harsh one. If you keep bees long enough, you'll experience it for yourself.
Regards, Barry
Barry, basically I don't have much experience. Some people will immediately say that I should follow the words of the experienced. Yeah, that is one way. How do you know if it is the only way? Do the opposite and find out.
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I know we keep saying people should leave the sport when they are good and ready and that tough on the newbies if they can`t beat the veterans but soem skaters just seem a bit tired - Plushy, Joubert (they even seem to use the same performances though Joubert is trying something different this year it would not surprise me if he uses something form yesteryear. Even Verner seems a bit tired or recycled. Some of the top skaters like Davis and White and virtue and moir though young seem to have peaked. Carolina and Brian have had many chances at the olympics and they failed like Kurt Browning. Carolina has a decent medal shot but she has been given so manhy times the benefit of the doubt it is time she left. Of course, I tend to like giving heverywone their 15 minutes - the problem is when some stay around. Jenna mccorkell is one has not developed any further artistically or technically and if she isn`t careful she might not even qualify for the freeskate - if she skates like Euros she probably won`t make it. And maybe that is okay to give some other poor soul the chance to skate.
Er.. so who do you think Italy ought to send over Carolina? and France over Brian?
Perhaps a review of the Olympic Creed might help us all to put things into perspective:
The Olympic Creed
"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Father of the Modern Olympic Games
Plushenko is a special and unusual case, because he's such an idol in Russia. I'm not sure there are many equivalents to him anywhere--certainly not Carolina or Joubert, who do not have any history of Olympic medals. So the reasons for giving him the men's lone Olympic spot for a home-field Olympics are probably far more complex than they would be for anyone else in the world at this moment.
I am just saying they should retire after this season; not that someone else was more desrving right now from their nations.
I wonder what medal he'll win this time. Zinc? <g>
There is a risk in selecting Plushenko because he has to skate 4 programs. However, as far as the mind goes, nobody can compete against Plushenko. It's been proven numerous times. I just hope his body can handle the grueling schedule at the Olympics. His fed must have felt that he can, or they would not have selected him. There has been a lot of grumbling about Plushenko skating secretly before a committee, but Michelle Kwan did something similar in 2006, and nobody seemed to mind secrecy in her case.


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For a great program skated today at Skate Wilmington. You should be very proud of your terrific performance. It was absolutely worth battling the weather to get to see you and all the Adult Ladies. BRAVO!!!!! :D
For a great program skated today at Skate Wilmington. You should be very proud of your terrific performance. It was absolutely worth battling the weather to get to see you and all the Adult Ladies. BRAVO!!!!! :D
Thanks, Yaz!
It was a great competition, very fun. The atmosphere at Skate Wilmington is always great, and it never feels like adults are an afterthought even though it's not an adult-only competition.
There was so much support, it was great! Starting with Yaz showing up, and some other friends, too! And when the warmup was done while I was waiting to be introduced, one of the other skaters came over and hugged me before she got off the ice. So nice. Then when they introduced me, there was a lot of cheering and applause! Last year it freaked me out a little, but this year I was ready for it and just smiled!
I was very happy with my program, and my coach said it was the best he'd seen. I feel like it was my best performance yet in competition. And afterwards, I got so many nice compliments from people, who were surprised and happy at the improvement since the last time they saw me. Another coach in fact told me how much I'd improved in many ways, and that was very sweet of her.
I was exhausted afterwards, though! All that adrenaline and nervous energy, and then POOF! It was over. It was a great time, though, and I'm looking forward to next year!
It was great to meet some new people and renew some acquantainces! Everyone did great.
Thanks for writing about your experience, Sk8pics. Although I don't know you, it is always fun to here about the details of competitions.
I had a chance to go to the National Adult Championships when it was held in Ann Arbor a couple of years ago. It was really a cool experience, even for someone like me who is strictly a spectator!
You're welcome, Mathman. And hey, it's never too late to start skating! At the winter classic at Chelsea Piers last February, a couple of mid-twentyish adults congratulated me on my skate and then said, somewhat wide-eyed, that they were in the beginner skating classes there. I just had to laugh!
I'm still all happy about the competition and I'm really looking forward to seeing the photos that the official photographer took. They should be on line in a day or two.


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Rosehill winner Sacred Star could have earned himself a tilt at a group one race in New Zealand with his victory on Saturday.
Trainer Chris Waller said the Levin Classic (1600m) on November 30 was under consideration for the 3-year-old, who fought back after being challenged by Magniloquent to win the Startrack Handicap (1900m) by a long neck.
But if he crosses the Tasman it is not certain Waller will be the designated trainer.
"He may race over there under Tony Pike's name," Waller said.
"There is a reciprocal arrangement with the owners, the Raffles Syndicate, that I train horses here and Tony trains them over there.
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Anyone use a jig for assembling frames? How much does a jig speed up the assembly process?
Anyone use a jig for assembling frames? How much does a jig speed up the assembly process?
I made on and it is a big help you can build ten frames with glue and staples in top and bottom bar in ten min or so then i put a nail in the end bars might be over kill but old habits are hard to break. Got the plans of this web site
ralittlefield.... I posted photos of one I made which is very easy to make recently, but, cannot find the thread. I will keep looking.
There was a good discussion with several different methods to make them discussed.
It greatly speeds up assembly!! Not being good at wood working I purchased mine from Brushy Mountain.
Mike Forbes
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I have the Brushy Mountain one as well. The only thing I don't like about it is the end bars are a little to loose when placed in the jig so flipping the box over is a bit tough to do without dumping the half built frames out. Othwise it helps a bunch and still saves time.
There are two really good threads on this subject. lots of info.
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I made my own out of cardboard for 20 min of my timeglue and sissors I can do 70 at a time and made a big difference. Later
My first frames I ever bought I put together one at a time, then I found this frame building box on the internet and never looked back!!
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Never do it one at a time. 10-20 in a frame jig. Don't buy one make one. It is easy 4 small pieces of ply and two paint stirrers from home depot the big ones. Easy.
I love using it. Keeps them more square as well.
"My wife always wanted girls. Just not thousands and thousands of them......"
I saw a jig that the frame where built on the out Sideside of a box with a bungee holding the ends the in place.
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I hope this video helps.
I have assembled with and without the jig, and I prefer using the jig.
Here are three photos of my frame assembly jig. I used a medium as the base. It will hold 1-12 at a time.
As you can see from photo I placed the end bars against each side of the super, then I nailed a 3/4 X 3/4 on the top edge of the super.This leaves a gap of 1 1/8. Do the same on the bottom.
Place from 1 to 12 end bars on each side of the frame jig. This will space them, and keep them straight.
Next you place the top bars on the end bars and glue/nail/staple the top bars to the end bars
Next you turn the jig over and insert the bottom bars. Then glue/nail/staple the bottom bars.
Next you pull the 3/4 X3/4 pieces out, and remove the assembled frame. Place a nail/staple from the end bar into the bottom side of the top bar and the frames are assebled. The jig holds the frames square, and makes it easy to assemble the frames.
I also have a one at a time assembly jig which works great if you are using a nail/staple gun.
No special tools needed to make this jig.
If you want to build one and need additional information, e-mail email@example.com and I will help you.
Last edited by Cleo C. Hogan Jr; 01-05-2013 at 10:46 AM. Reason: add info
>How much does a jig speed up the assembly process?
An order of magnitude...
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I'm convinced! I need to build a frame jig.
>>>>>How much does a jig speed up the assembly process? <<<<
I don't know how much it speeds up the process, but look at it like this,
You pick up 20 (or whatever) end bars and insert them into each side of the jig.. Then you pick up 10 top bars and insert into the end bars, Then glue/nail/staple 10 top bars to end bars, without laying down your hammer or stapler:.. turn the jig over and insert 40 bottom bars, glue/nail/stapel the 40 without putting down hammer/stapler. Doing 10 frames at a time is kinda like an assembly line. You pick up and insert a large number of each item, as opposed to picking up one top bar, pick up the hammer/stapler, lay the hammer down, pick up bottom bars, pick up hammer/stapler. I can't quantify how much time you save but, it has to be some.
To me the biggest benefit of the jig is, it keeps the frame straight. Without some sort of jig, it is real easy for the frame to form a trapezoid, rather than a rectangle.
Last edited by Cleo C. Hogan Jr; 01-05-2013 at 11:28 AM. Reason: sp
OK here is my jig, messed up building boxes and ended up with one short and long end that I ripped in half.
Here is the jig looking pretty right out of the clamps
First run with a package of homemade frames I had left over from last year, ran into a snag the end bar is not correct but a thinner piece of wood works out:
Flipped fine and the ends fit into the frame rests perfect allowing the ends to line up.
The box removed! It worked.
(Don't note the holes are not perfect down the middle). Wow does it speed up the assembly!
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it looks GREAT! Good job
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Oh, Chele, thats a great quilt. Love batiks, I'll take it!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Great! I love your bright colors.
Lizzy in La.
Wow... I love the colors and design. Great job...
We are star dust, we are golden!
Absolutely gorgeous-lovely colours and materials.
Liz Fairlie
You did a wonderful job, the quilt is very pretty!
VERY BRIGHT cheerful and nice!!!!
Chele, That is awesome. Love the color, pattern and the border!
Happy Quilting.