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Students read and analyze two different articles about medical imaging using X-rays. This activity is from the NuSTAR Educators Guide: X-Rays on Earth and from Space, which focuses on the science and engineering design of NASA's NuSTAR mission. The... (View More) guide includes a standards matrix, assessment rubrics, instructor background materials, and student handouts. (View Less)
Students read and analyze four different articles about the NuSTAR mission discoveries regarding black holes. This activity is from the NuSTAR Educators Guide: X-Rays on Earth and from Space, which focuses on the science and engineering design of... (View More) NASA's NuSTAR mission. The guide includes a standards matrix, assessment rubrics, instructor background materials, and student handouts. (View Less)
In this lesson, students will think about their experiences with hurricanes and severe storms, and then learn the basics of what causes hurricanes to form. Students will learn how hurricane prediction has progressed, and how satellite technology is... (View More) used to see inside storms to get improved data for enhancing computer-based mathematical models. To share what they've learned, students will create a news report (script or comic strip) to tell others about hurricanes and hurricane prediction. This lesson uses the 5E instructional model. TRMM is Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission. (View Less)
In this lesson students use climatograms from different U.S. locations to observe patterns in temperature and precipitation. After describing geographical features near these locations, they will use graphs to compare and find patterns in the... (View More) effects that mountains, oceans, elevation, and latitude have on temperature and precipitation. A research activity will then ask students to gather information on temperature and precipitation patterns around the world using the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server and other sources, with the goal of creating their own climatogram. This lesson uses the 5E instructional model. (View Less)
This is a lesson about using evidence to construct sequences of geologic events. Learners will interpret real NASA science data to identify features on the surface of Mars, determine the surface history of the area, calculate the size of features,... (View More) and develope investigable questions. Students will study images taken by NASA's Mars Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera orbiting Mars. Students will use the THEMIS images to analyze the surface features and geological history of Mars. The lesson models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes and vocabulary. (View Less)
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Students will use NASA's Global Climate Change website to research five of the key indicators (vital signs) of Earth's climate health. These indicators are: global surface temperature, carbon dioxide concentrations, sea level, Arctic sea ice, and... (View More) land ice. They will use this information, shared in their expert groups, to create an informative poster about their assigned key indicator. The poster will be used by other groups to learn about all five of the key indicators and how Earth scientists use these indicators to analyze changes in Earth's climate. The lesson plan uses the 5E instructional sequence. (View Less)
Learners will use critical thinking and a collaborative approach to pose questions related to the study of Mars and evaluate the quality of their questions. They will explore remote-sensing data collected by a camera orbiting Mars - the Thermal... (View More) Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) and develop a team science question. Students will practice critical thinking skills, use a collaborative approach to this first critical step of the scientific process. Exploring the images of the surface of Mars in Visible (VIS) images, students will come up with a topic of study, their team science question and hypotheses. The lesson models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes and vocabulary. (View Less)
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This problem-based learning module asks students to consider how future climate change could impact the frequency and intensity of hurricanes. They are tasked with studying the trends and impacts of hurricanes on coastal regions. They proceed by... (View More) conducting an Earth system analysis, examining connections and causal chains of impact that are set in motion by the hurricane throughout the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere. Teacher notes, rubric, and background resources are included. The student pages are available as a separate page that can be printed or displayed on a computer. (View Less)
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In this learning assessment, students demonstrate understanding of the following concepts: solids, liquids and gases, changes of state, convection, and density. Students create a skit where the actors and actresses are molecules, and dramatize,... (View More) through body motions, how the behavior of molecules results in the observable changes we see. A detailed scoring rubric is included with the resource. The investigation supports material presented in chapter 3 "What Heats the Earth's Interior?" in the textbook, Energy flow, part of Global System Science, an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
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Learners will study the essential components and variables of an ion propulsion system. Activities include an on-line ion propulsion engine simulation and design. Included are changes in energy and fuel consumption as a result of variable changes... (View More) (dependent/independent variable relationships). This is activity 5 of 5 in Structure and Properties of Matter: Ion Propulsion. (View Less)


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Edit - This round of open days and film screenings are being postponed! Stay tuned, we'll announce more dates soon.
Take Care is having a round of open days at Junior Gazette, starting this weekend!
Junior Gazette is our studio space at Level 1, 91 Railway Pde, Marrickville (it's right near Sydenham station).
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where two or more bros say/do a phrase, gesture or action that when performed causes an immediate high-five.
Todd was wasted one night and turned an obvious trip over a bar stool into sweet dance that made a cute girl smile. Todd was immediate awarded with a high-five from Mike for this broduction.
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Just a quickie update today.
The swords were looking so good and so much healthier than everything else so I decided to be logical and go with what works, I pulled all my stem plants and as I dug deeper into them I noticed that more and more plants were just butchered.
The ambulia was basically dead except for a little sprout that was already showing signs of being someone's dinner.
The stringy stuff was all barren of leaves on the bottom 2-4 inches of each stem and the red cabomba was covered in BBA basically in the span of two days.
So, it's swords, dwarf sagg, DHG and fissidens right now, and other than the lack of height in my hardscape, I like it.
I'm still working on getting my ecoxotic ready to use, I still need to build a stand but I've got some fluorite to put in and I have a couple bigger chunks of driftwood that all have a curved rake to them so I may be able to actually put a decent looking scape together.
Haven't taken any pics in a while but I'll update. Pics might come tomorrow, I've gotta take some photos of plants I've pulled for local trades anyways.
-I've been fighting black beard and hair algae and I think I'm winning.
-Ambulia is in bad shape, someone has been eating it.
-The swords are trying to take over the galaxy, I've been trimming them back pretty regular.
-The fissidens is growing well and looks great.
-My hairgrass is not doing so great but that may change.
I've got the CO2 working again and bought a less intense CFL so I think I can leave my light on longer and between the longer light times and CO2 I'm hoping the hairgrass will start to grow and maybe even carpet a little, if not, I may trade it to some local people.
All the livestock are great and I added a ton of cherry shrimp so with any luck they will start breeding.
Basically it's just rollin on while I try to decide if I should transfer everything over to the new tank or just keep it as is.
|How's this tank coming? Got any updated pics?
Soooo, I've got a dilemma... I haven't been happy with the looks of my tank for a while and at first I wasn't sure what it is, but I've decided that I think it's the light substrate. Well, that and the fact it's not a very visually appealing "scape".
I've got two bags of fluorite dark sitting in the garage and I was all ready to tear down the tank and swap everyone over when a deal came up on a local forum, Ecoxotic 25 gallon rimless cube for $100. It's an all-in-one primarily meant for saltwater but as we all know, that's just a small modification away from freshwater keeping.
Needless to say, I jumped on the deal and it's sitting in the garage
I'm not sure if I should keep my current tank and try to fix the problems I have with it, or immediately press forward and get this Ecoxotic up and running?
I like this marineland but it's pretty basic while the ecoxotic has it's built in filtration, a spot for a heater, water top-up bottles and a skimmer which can apparently be used as a CO2 diffuser all hidden behind a nice black wall which really appeals to me.
|Thanks, lots to do and always something to tinker with, but I love it.
|Nice looking tank you got! HAHA Glad to see you got your journal up and running! Looking good!
|I actually cheated and just set the clamp light on top of the glass top. I had been planning on using the clamp but this just seemed a lot easier than trying to rig something up and fortunately the dome on the light is deep enough to fit the entire bulb inside, sometimes you don't get that lucky.
|How did you attach the clamp on light?
Time for an update.
CO2 is on hold until I get myself a Milwaukee regulator, local people seem to have really good luck with them and the price is right, plus the store is on the way home from work and I can pick up some coral or reef livestock for my fiancee's tank and PROBABLY have a good excuse for the credit card bill.
I even have a plan for getting her to sign off on buying or renting a cylinder from one of the local welding supply shops: she does airbrush tattoos and body painting Airbrushes run just great off CO2 so I can promise to let her borrow it before making it disappear into the back of my aquarium stand, never to be seen again (or for at least a few months till it needs a fill up).
I'm really not that whipped, or sneaky but it's more fun this way.
Today also marks the start of Operation: NoMoreBrownAlgae. I'm making myself promise to feed the fish less and do more frequent but smaller water changes. Hoping to get a handle on the crud without resorting to swarms of Otos but I might pick up a couple of the cute lil boogers anyways.
I guess that's it for todays update!
Tonight was water change night and I decided to get my butt in gear and clean the tank up. I'm also going to post everything I did which will probably bore most of you to tears but it'll help me remember.
So, in some semblance of chronological order here's what I got done tonight:
- Swapped out my carbon in the filter for more filter floss, cut the seachem matrix bag and just tossed my matrix in the bio media tray because the bag was disgusting and generally gave the Fluval 206 a nice cleaning.
- Removed the aquaclear 30 and cleaned it up to put back into emergency storage
- Moved some berried cherry shrimp into their mesh breeder box safe haven
- Replanted a couple plants which had come loose and fished out excess water lettuce
- Watched my Bolivian ram and a cherry shrimp gnaw on the same shrimp pellet... apparently rams aren't the decimators of shrimp I was warned they were
And the big one, I installed my CO2!
I've got a home depot needle valve and I've got to say it's definitely not the best for aquarium CO2, very hard to modulate and set but just when I THINK I have it set ok, about 1 bubble per second after a minute or two it slows right down and peeters out.
Guess a trip to the local swageloc is in order, was hoping to do this on the cheap but whatever, better to do it right.
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Can you snap a closer pic of it? It looks interesting... definitely a Hygrophila sp. of some sort (similar to H. corymbosa), but the color is quite different than i've ever seen.
Don't mind the Celestial pearl danios, they won't pose for photos when I want shots of them but they photobomb me whenever I want shots of the plants lol.
|Nice tank I like the light
|Can you snap a closer pic of it? It looks interesting... definitely a Hygrophila sp. of some sort (similar to H. corymbosa), but the color is quite different than i've ever seen.
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Very nice tank and the plant is Ambulia, Limnophila sessiliflora.
Originally Posted by AzFishKid View Post
Do you know what the name of the copper colored plant in the center is?
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Restaurant Revisited: Michele'sby Maria Russo in Shows, September 19th, 2012
In Corry, Pa., Michele Sventek needed Robert Irvine's help to give her restaurant, Michele's, a new look and better food. Perhaps more importantly, she needed Robert to teach her the basics of running a restaurant since she had no experience in the culinary industry. In just two days, Robert gave Michele's a much-needed overhaul and taught Michele how to best manage her staff and maintain food quality. We checked in with Michele to see how her restaurant is doing a few months after its Restaurant: Impossible renovation.
Michele says that compared to last year, sales have increased "about 40 percent." Robert wanted Michele's to achieve $12,500 per month in sales, and Michele is happy to report that she "can see it happening as we progress."
The new decor at Michele's has been well received by customers. "Everyone likes the brightness of it, especially the wall between the dining area and the bar, the fireplace (people are excited for winter to see it working) and the mirrors," Michele explains.
The servers, too, are excited about the changes at Michele's and "are loving the extra business," Michele tells us. She says that she is "scheduling more staff" in order to match the demand at the restaurant.
Michele's menu now features a mix of the most-popular plates from its original menu and the best-selling items from Robert's menu, and diners are loving the made-over list of selections. Michele's favorite dishes include the salmon, hamburger and French fries. Jessie is no longer a chef at the restaurant, but Michele says that she has hired a new full-time chef, one with 16 years of experience and who "is excited to introduce new" dishes to the menu.
Michele tells us that her husband, Andy, "is more positive and more focused on us." Looking ahead, she says that she hopes to be out of debt by the end of the year.
More From Restaurant Revisited:
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Horton's Kids (June 13)
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University Grill (May 23)
Ristorante Barolo (May 16)
Pappas (May 9)
Pelican Grill (April 25)
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April 7, 1977
Chicago, IL US
Chicago Stadium
includes: The Song Remains The Same, (The Rover intro) Sick Again, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, Battle of Evermore, Going to California, Black Country Woman, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp, White Summer ~ Black Mountainside, Kashmir, (Out On the Tiles intro) Moby Dick, Jimmy Page solo, Achilles Last Stand, Stairway to Heaven, Rock and Roll.
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Concert on April 7, 1977
I was there with 3 of my buddies. My Dad got us the tickets, he had a job in which the Chicago Blackhawks were customers of his and the head janitor who my dad dealt with on a monthly basis gave him the tickets for free along with 2 tickets that the janitor got for his son. So, all 6 of us sat together in the Mezzanine section above the main floor 6 rows up facing the stage. They were the 2nd best seats I ever had for a concert except for the seats we had for Jethro Tull at the Rosemont Horizon in which we sat first row seats 1 thru 8 for the Black Sunday tour.
This Led Zeppelin concert on 4/7/1977 was a thrill even though the old Chicago Stadium wasn't the best place for sound however it was a great show and the whole building was rocking like when the Blackhawks scored a goal in that same building. Wow what great memories and the Ganja was great then too and cheap!!!!


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you just can't be afraid to let guys with huge contracts go. even if you like them. if it doesnt make sense cap wise or they under perform pull the trigger on the release button and now you have a nice chunk of $$$ to spend getting better or filling more than one spot.
Build a bridge and get over it. As long as we have Eli, we'll be competitive plus Wilson can use the snaps to help boost up his confidence without constantly looking over his shoulder. Besides, Rb's are easy to find and I trust that Reese has a plan. As far as the defense, it's time to rebuild and get younger and get some guys in here who can hopefully stay healthy. You think this is a hard pill to swallow? Imagine being a Pats fan? I thank all the players we lost and I wish them the best... especially Bradshaw.
I'm not so worried about how much the Giants spend as long as they can manipulate the numbers without blowing up the whole team when it comes time to get under the cap. I think, compared to other NFL teams, they have been pretty conservative and actually get more bang for the buck. I believe even if they had a lot of room under the current cap they still wouldn't go after star players and would still bargain shop.
I think this is why I don't enjoy this part of the off season as much because it normally comes down to number crunching. I usually don't pay too much attention until right before the draft. It is kind of like the Winter Meetings in baseball.


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We collect gently used wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, hospital beds and more.
Estimates indicate that 46 million people in the USA are without health insurance. Under these circumstances, obtaining adequate medical treatment, prescriptions, home medical equipment (HME) and medical supplies becomes a daily challenge and burden. Even for those with health coverage, strict rules and guidelines can limit access to essential equipment needed for rehabilitation or ongoing medical conditions.
At the same time, a significant amount of home medical equipment is issued to insured patients and used in their homes and in healthcare settings. Once these items are no longer needed or become outdated, there is no system to manage the excess equipment. Much of it is thrown in the trash or placed indefinitely in storage.
Your ReSource has developed a win-win solution to these problems. Individuals in need are provided access to critical home medical equipment and valuable materials are kept out of the landfill. Our solution benefits people, planet and the economy!
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Manage these vigorous self-seeders so you'll never have to buy seeds again.
By Barbara Pleasant
August/September 2010
One of the characteristics of a truly sustainable garden is that it produces at least some of its own seed. This is most often done when gardeners select, harvest and store seeds until the proper time for planting the following year. But some self-seeding crops produce seeds so readily that as long as you give them time to flower and mature, and set seed, you will always have free plants growing in your garden. You can simply let the seeds fall where they are, or toss pieces of the seed heads into the corners of your garden, or whichever area you want them in — no harvesting, storing or replanting required. With most self-seeding vegetables, herbs and annual flowers, you'll just need to learn to recognize the seedlings so you don't hoe them down. Should seedlings require relocation, you can simply lift and move them — after all, they are sturdy field-grown seedlings.
In addition to getting all the free garden plants you need (and some to share with family and friends), nurturing self-seeders is also a great way to provide a diversity of flowers that supply pollen and nectar for beneficial insects. Self-seeding flowers, herbs and vegetables that show up in early spring include arugula, calendula, chamomile, cilantro, dill, breadseed poppies and brilliant red orach (mountain spinach). Nasturtiums, amaranth, New Zealand spinach, and even basil or zinnias appear later, after the soil has warmed.
Starting a new colony of any of these annuals is usually a simple matter of lopping off armloads of brittle, seedbearing stems in the fall, and dumping them where you want the plants to appear the next season. It's that easy. Most of the seedlings will appear in the first year after you let seed-bearing plants drop their seeds, with lower numbers popping up in subsequent seasons.
Working with reseeding, or self-sowing, crops saves time and trouble and often gives excellent results, but a few special techniques and precautions are in order. Some plants that self-sow too freely — especially perennials such as garlic chives or horseradish — will cross the line into weediness if not handled with care.
Spring Seeds for Fall Crops
The first group of plants to try as self-sown crops — both because they're the easiest and they'll be ready the same year — are those that tend to bolt in late spring. If allowed to bloom and set seed, dill, radishes, arugula, cilantro, broccoli raab, turnips and any kind of mustard will produce ripe seeds in time for fall reseeding in most climates. Lettuce will take a little longer, but often gives good results in Zone 5 or warmer.
One way to encourage self-seeders is to select vigorous plants from a larger planting, and let these plants grow unharvested until they bloom and produce seeds. This will work well enough, but it's often bothersome to have one lone turnip holding up the renovation of a planting bed. To get around this problem, use a Noah's ark approach: Set aside a bed or row and transplant pairs of plants being grown for seed into the ark bed. As the weeks pass, weed, water and stake up seed-bearing branches to keep them clean, but don't pick from the "seed ark" bed.


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Full name A van de Venter
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Major teams Central Districts Under-21s Women
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A history of the Champions Trophy in seven matches
A look at some of the games that summed up the themes the tournament has come to embody over the years
AB de Villiers misses out on ESPNcricinfo's all-time IPL XI
Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine and Lasith Malinga make up the overseas roster, while MS Dhoni captains the side
How a hotel takes care of players and teams for the two-month season
Smith, Dhoni central to Pune's turnaround
There were rumours about Rising Pune being a bickering and uninterested unit because of off-field decisions, but amid the noise, the think-tank addressed the underlying issue of how to win games
Mumbai's bench strength bosses the IPL
They had a whole host of World Cup and World T20 winners and finalists on their roster. Is it any wonder they won the IPL?
I won't be your hat-trick victim (67)
Also, what is the record for number of stumpings in Test and first-class innings?
Vote for the readers' all-time IPL XI (44)
ESPNcricinfo's jury has named its all-time IPL XI. Would you make any changes?
ESPNcricinfo's team of the 2017 IPL season (38)
The bowling attack was pretty straightforward, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar leading the way, but the batting order has a few surprise entries
Cricket Australia's good business methods not always good sport (37)
Learnings from industrial relations in the corporate world may not be helping Cricket Australia as much as its directors seem to think
The dramatic and colourful life of Umar Akmal (37)
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Diablo Scorpions lacrosse ended the season on a high note May 19, as the under-11 boys finished with a percent record. the Scorpions won their championship game on Treasure Island against the Ross Valley Grizzlies 13-2 to finish the season 17-0. Scorpions scored 203 goals this season with only 30 scored goals against.
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Diablo Scorpions finish season with perfect record
Original post made on May 21, 2013
Like this commentPosted by Steve Flanagan
a resident of another community
on May 21, 2013 at 11:41 am
What an awesome group of kids... and good looking coaches too...
Like this commentPosted by proud mom
a resident of Greenbrook Elementary School
on May 21, 2013 at 11:56 am
Amazing season with amazing players, families and coaches. The kids brought the talent, but the coaches get all of the credit for knowing how to get the most out of them and teach them and push them to achieve such success.


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Glenwillow All-Weather Wicker Planters
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With a few simple tools and special techniques you'll be cutting drywall like a pro in no time. Plus we'll show you how to plan your installation to make the best use of materials and avoid waste.
There are lots of stories out there about drywall projects gone bad. Inevitably, the story involves a circular saw and lots of dust. The irony is that drywall cutting is about the easiest, cleanest and quietest of all remodeling tasks. Even an "all-thumbs" do-it-yourselfer can master the basics without worry, and even a big, sheet-wrecking mistake only costs a few bucks to remedy. In other words, it's work that's easy on the mind. So consider hanging the rock yourself in the new family room and save the 30¢ per sq. ft. the pros generally charge (or much more for a small job!).
A small investment in these five tools will make your job less frustrating and give you better, faster results.
Sheets that fall over can injure you and even kill small children. Stack sheets with sufficient angle against the wall to prevent them from tipping easily.
Lean drywall sheets at a slight angle against the last wall to be covered. Tear off the paper strip and flip the front sheet so all the finished faces are toward the room. To prevent warping, make sure the top edge is evenly supported against the framing.
Mark the length on the sheet of drywall along the top, then line up the right side of the tongue with the mark (lefties will be more comfortable lining up the left side of the tongue). Trap the bottom tip of the tongue with your foot against it, and starting at the top, score the paper about two-thirds of the way down. Finish scoring the paper from the bottom up. This method best protects you from slips of the knife.
Lift one end of the sheet away from the stack and rest the sheet on the floor. A little knock from your knee will break the gypsum core so you can fold open the sheet.
Cut halfway down through the paper crease on the backside and finish the cut by coming up from the bottom. Catch the two halves by steadying the top with your free hand.
Smooth the rough core edge with a Surform rasp to make it smooth and square. (Rest the end of the sheet on your foot to smooth near the bottom.)
Cut off strips narrower than 3 in. by scoring both sides of the paper before snapping off the piece. Then rasp off the edge. If you try snapping with just one side scored, your strip will break off in small chunks and you'll have a lot of rasping to do.
Tip sheets to width by pulling the utility knife behind the 4-ft. square. Dig the blade into the aluminum tongue a little to hold the square against the sheet and then pierce the paper with the blade tip. It takes a bit of practice to get the hang of this. Score the sheet by pulling the top of the square and the knife the length of the sheet with both hands moving at the same speed. Here we show scoring two strips at the same time.
Lower the sheet close to the floor and snap the cut open with a soft karate punch. Make sure the floor is clear of scraps and screws so you don't mar the face of the sheet.
Slice through the paper on the backside along each crease.
When you're hanging drywall, there's more at stake than saving money or keeping on schedule. The next step, taping, is the toughest part of drywalling, and the keys to saving time and effort are making accurate cuts and knowing the tolerances. If a taper has to fix poor cuts, big gaps and ragged ends, you'll eat up all the money you saved by hanging the drywall yourself. This photo series shows the basics of drywall cutting and the tools you'll need for fast, accurate cuts. It concentrates on cutting to length, cutting door openings and ripping.
Score, snap and cut
Ninety percent of the cuts made on any drywall-hanging job consist of three basic steps: scoring the front paper, snapping and folding open the sheet, and cutting through the paper on the back. You'll use variations on that theme for nearly every cut. Other cuts are made with two types of drywall saws: a small keyhole- type saw for short cuts (mostly electrical box openings) and a larger coarse-tooth saw for longer cuts like those around doors .
Working with drywall
Drywall is really just a simple sandwich of mined gypsum rock encased in a wrapper of recycled paper (hence one brand name, Sheetrock). Although neither component has much inherent strength, together they form a remarkably strong, highly fire-resistant wall sheathing. When you score the paper with a utility knife, the crumbly gypsum breaks cleanly, directly in line with the score.
When you're scoring with a utility knife, use only enough pressure to barely cut the paper. Cutting deeply into the gypsum core will only result in dull knives and a strained wrist. When the blade stops cutting cleanly, you'll notice the paper begin to tear behind the knife edge as you score. That's when it's time to change blades.Here are a few hanging tips to help the job go smoother and with less waste:
To hold the drywall in place while you're cutting, nail or screw it directly over wall openings whenever possible. Leave the area over the top of the opening unfastened until you finish cutting out the opening. Cut upwards with a drywall saw using the framing as a guide until you feel the saw hit the wood at the top of the opening.
Score the backside of the drywall along the top of the framing.
Snap the flap up and cut through the front paper following the crease.
Attempting glove-tight joints will often result in cracks and broken corners when you're forcing the sheets into place. You're much better off cutting lengths 1/4 in. too short than trying to shoehorn in perfect fits.
When you're cutting around windows and doors, remember that trim will usually cover at least 1 in. of the surrounding drywall, so you can afford wider tolerances. In fact, a 1/2-in. space between the opening frame and the drywall will often make applying wood trim easier.
But outside corners that get metal corner bead (Photo 10) are a different story. There, drywall joints should be overlapped and rasped as flush as possible. A 1/4-in. mistake on a corner can make fitting and nailing corner bead tricky and prone to cracks later. Also, avoid using the tapered edge of the drywall at any corner that receives corner bead. The recess of the taper won't leave any gap between the outside bead and the flat drywall surface to fill with drywall mud.
Always span openings with a single piece of drywall. Joints that fall in line with the edges of openings are vulnerable to stress cracks. It's even best to avoid joints that fall over the middle of openings because it's hard to apply wood trim over built-up tape joints.
Use your 4-ft. drywall square to mark the centers of framing members before you hang the sheets; you'll miss fewer studs and joists when you're screwing off the drywall.
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
You'll also need a keyhole saw and a drywall rip saw.
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Located in Isla Verde, San Juan Water and Beach Club is within a few miles (5 km) of sights such as Barbosa Park and San Jorge Children's Hospital. This 80-room, 4-star hotel has 2 restaurants along with conveniences like an outdoor pool and free in-room WiFi. It's in central Carolina and also close to Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum and Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico.
Enjoy dining at Zest, one of 2 onsite restaurants. Satisfy your hunger from the comfort of your room with room service. For your convenience, a cooked-to-order breakfast is served for a fee each morning from 7 AM to 10 AM.
All 80 air-conditioned rooms provide iPod docks, coffee makers, and free local calls. Guests can expect free WiFi and 32-inch LCD TVs with cable channels. Beds sport premium bedding and bathrooms offer hair dryers and designer toiletries. Free bottled water, safes, and desks are also available.
San Juan Water and Beach Club offers an outdoor pool, a rooftop terrace, and free WiFi in public areas. Valet parking is available for USD 15 per night, and there's also limo/town car service. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this beach hotel include 2 meeting rooms, a 24-hour business center, and a computer station.
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The San Juan Water and Beach Club Hotel, inspired by Miami's South Beach hotels, is located across a dead-end street from the beach. Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico is 3 miles away and Old Town San Juan is within 6 miles.
The hotel provides beach towels, umbrellas and sun loungers for guests to enjoy its outdoor swimming pool. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. Nearby activities include scuba diving and windsurfing. Babysitting/childcare is also available.
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- Total number of rooms - 80
- Number of floors - 11
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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San Juan Water and Beach Club offers 80 air-conditioned accommodations with iPod docking stations and safes. Beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries.
This Carolina hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Refrigerators and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Premium bedding
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- Designer toiletries
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- Shower only
- In-room safe
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- Refrigerator (on request)
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- iPod docking station
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (free)
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
Where to Eat
Mist Rooftop - Bar+Kitchen, a unique rooftop experience for relaxing with friends and enjoying appetizing casual food and refreshing cocktails, all complemented by soothing lounge beats, fresh ocean air, and breathtaking panoramic vistas of the Atlantic Ocean.
Zest - Located on the lobby level; a gathering space where community, culture and local flavors combine with a relaxed atmosphere to celebrate Puerto Rican cuisine. Created by award-winning Chef Raúl Correa, Zest serves a casual menu inspired by iconic local dishes and infused with global inspiration – each plate featuring hand-picked ingredients from our farming community. A warm, vibrant décor inspired by the elements of earth, wind, fire and water create a sociable ambiance to enjoy delicious culinary creations and a fun selection of well-crafted cocktails and wines.
Nearby Things to Do
Jet Skiing, parasailing, and banana boating are available on the beach a quarter-mile from the resort.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Parasailing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 17 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Free rollaway/extra beds!
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75 per pet, per stay, plus a deposit of USD 75.00 per stay
- Up to 15 lb
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Debit cards not accepted
This property requires a credit card deposit for any bookings where payment for the stay will be made on site instead of at the time of booking. To complete the reservation process and obtain additional information, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
- Deposit: USD 100 per stay
- Resort fee: 16 percent of room rate
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 6 and USD 24 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 15 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet deposit: USD 75.00 per stay
- Pet fee: USD 75 per pet, per stay
- Early check-in fee: USD 100.00
- Late check-out fee: USD 100.00
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- Water Club Hotel
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Apartment is furnished with large terrace, possible use of the garden with barbecue area, benches and a swimming pool. (images available).
The apartment has 2 bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, bathroom with toilet and a terrace. Apartment can accommodate 4-6 people. On a terrace there is a large table and chairs for 6 people.
The facility was built in wood - covered gazebo and open fireplace (barbecue). Arbor is equipped with two large tables and four benches that can accommodate twenty people.
Within yards of each apartment is provided with one parking space. Each apartment has air conditioning and satellite TV.
Dining room and kitchen are organized as one unit. Additional bed is possible on the sofa in the dining area.
There are two double rooms. Bed linen is provided for all persons. Kitchen is fully furnished with set of cookware, cutlery set, small and large glasses, coffee maker, refrigerator with a freezer, stove with 2 cook tops, a set of plastic containers, kitchen towels and dining table with six chair.
Bathroom includes shower bathtub, washstand with a mirror and a toilet. Bathroom towels are provided for all persons.
Apartment has a terrace table with 6 chairs and balcony awning. All our guests can use a beautiful house garden where you can enjoy in a barbecue and swimming pool that is available for you.
Parking space per apartment is available. This is a great choice for all modern day adventurers where you can enjoy in a beautiful garden with a swimming pool.
You cannot go wrong if you choose to spend your vacation in this apartment - it offers lifelong memories of the most beautiful sunsets in a world, unattached nature and a crystal clear see.
The apartment is suitable for a family or friend's vacation.
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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 60 min.
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I caught a glimpse in one of this months bee mags and saw a discussion on the russians by Charlie Harper. If you havent worked russians before, charlie should give you a good idea about them in general terms.
I caught a glimpse in one of this months bee mags and saw a discussion on the russians by Charlie Harper. If you havent worked russians before, charlie should give you a good idea about them in general terms.
Charlie Harper's article is in this months (December) Bee Culture...
I got a chance to give the article a read. Think its awful good advice for those of you looking at maybe getting some Russians. Charlie is one of a handful of guys that have loads of experience working these critters.
Greetings Everyone,
The Russian bees not only keep emergency queen cells in the hive throughout the summer, they don't toss the drones out at the end of the year. At least not when on they are on small cell sized comb.
These 'symptoms' would indicate a failing queen in any other kind of hive. Yet, it's just normal behavior for the Russians.
Watching Russian drones flying in December
I read this article, but one question I have that it did not answer is what environmental conditions do the Russian bees do best in? Since they are inherently a cold-climate species, do they not do as well in the southern states or the Mid-atlantic, like MD where I am? What species is recommended for warmer climates? (Yes, I know, AHB, haha!)
Most of the testing on the Russian is being done in Louisiana and Iowa. I think Louisiana is far south of you. All of Russia is not a frozen Siberia either.
Most (all that I am aware of) breeds will do fine anywhere in the USA. Most variability in production and hive survivability derives from the BEEKEEPER, not from breed of bee. There is alot of variabilty in qualities within each breed also.
This wide variability is deceptive to a small beekeeper, who buys 1-2 queens of a particular breed and finds their qualities either exceptional or objectional. Buy 100 each of 3-4 different breeds in the same year, place them in a similar environment, then watch them for 2 years. When I have done this, I have not found measurable differences in honey production, survivability, temperament. While wide variability is found in each group, the average of each group is quite similar.
I understand the Caucasian Mountains to be quite different from the Appelachians; much taller, and in a very different position on its continent.
The Caucasus region is also famous for genetic diversity, in everything from wheats to plant diseases, and has been called 'a mountain of languages' for its linguistic complexity.
As Ice Ages come and go, certain regions happen to avoid associated widespread rapid and extreme climatic change, preserving their genetic diversity while most temperate areas must start again, usually from a few colonist from these genetic refugia. These areas are often mountainous; it is thought that plants, etc. can move up or down to keep in nearly the same tempurature, or around mountian ridges to keep in similar humidity/precipitation regimes, during great climate change.
Perhaps similar, but more subtle climate patterns on shorter cycles have led to the accumulation of languages, cultures and human genetic diversity in the Caucasus.
Brian Cady
Could the Russian stocks have, in addition to Varroa mite resistance, some Vespa mandarina japonica resistance?
(I just stumbled back through web material on it, and on Apis cerana genetic resistance; I put lots of links in a new topic in 'Queens and breeding' here. The topic's best read when terror's welcome.)
Brian Cady
I didn't know any of those bee massacuring hornets were a problem for anyone here. Are they? They remind me of the cicada killers I have around here.


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I had been looking for a new skin cleanser with beads in it for a while before I decided to purchase this one. In my teen years i used clean and clear daily pore cleanser - and I LOVE the texture and creaminess of it. However, it would dry out my skin so I wanted something a little less harsh. Over the past three years I have been switching around cleansers as I could not seem to find anything that was compatible with my skin, that did not give me acne breakouts. (It is that hard to find balance of strong enough cleanser, without drying out the skin)
This cleanser - the first I have found in months with good beads in it - has become my new favorite! I have used it now for well over two months, and I love just about everything about it. The beads get that wanted 'mild-scrub/feeling-clean-but-not-dry'cleanse, and it is absolutely not harsh on my skin. I have found a balance between this product and the Vasanti BrightenUp! cleanser, and the rest of my skin regime it mostly Ole Henrikson or MyChelle. It does not have a strong fragrance, I use it with my Clarisonic, and a little goes a long way, so it lasts for a long time - which is fantastic for longer vacations as you really don't have to worry about running out, even if you fill a smaller, more flight friendly bottle with this. I wish they offered a 'travel'-size bottle - if they did I would absolutely buy that too.
I'm in love with this face wash I love the tingle I feel when I'm washing my face and the fact that i actually feel my face nice and fresh afterwards it's amazing. The beads on the face wash are great I love feeling my face being scrubbed off the dead skin. I use this more in the summer since I'm more oily. It's a must have !5
I just recently purchased this a few days ago from Birchbox and so far I love this facewash! I needed something that would exfoiliate my skin, but without being harsh and this product does just the trick! I am hoping it will also help with acne so I am crossing my fingers. The smell is also great too!4


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I've noticed the amount of ads for careers in network security have gone up, and in whatever ads I see it's always for a government job. Especially since Anonymous started getting more popular.
It's just a huge waste of resources, especially looking for something like terrorist regarded messages or information posted on some networking status update (with all the political shit and angst posted on FB I think it's futile to filter out the commentary, discussion, and bitching with actual terrorist intent, and how much of that is actually being passed through a network that said terrorists would obviously know is being tapped). I think you'd have a better chance of figuring out a local crime through these networks than anything larger (I remember in high school it seems one of my friend's had something put against him by the school in regards to something he had said in a Myspace comment/message - whatever it was confirmed their allegations against him, but it was so stupid I can't even remember what the situation was, just enough that they were able to tap into his Myspace to find something out that they thought he did).
You bring up a really good point, Clayton. The IBMs are an extension of the pre-school to college schooling system, where pre-school is training elementary school, which is training for middle school, which is training high school, which is training for college, which is training for IBM, Exxon Mobil, Goldman Sachs, Ernst & Young, General Electric, AT&T, McKesson, Cargill, and government. I think the obviousness of the latter part are the corporate-university partnerships.
Also, all those PhDs in the tech industry are basically there to patent stuff to stiffle the start ups.
To paraphrase Marc Faber: We're all doomed, but that doesn't mean that we can't make money in the process.
Rabbi Lapin: "Let's make bricks!"
Stephan Kinsella: "Say you and I both want to make a German chocolate cake."
Also, all those PhDs in the tech industry are basically there to patent stuff to stiffle the start ups.
Abso-freakin-lutely. As I said, I work for one of the largest firms... patents are conscientiously sought by corporate (they pay out a fixed reward for any patent, doesn't matter what it is) for defensive legal purposes (suits from other corporations) but there is no doubt that they would not hesitate to deploy their portfolio of patents against an upstart competitor if it started eating into their profit margins. And these patents basically cover everything that's not nailed down.
You can't get within 100 miles of an original idea not because all the good ideas were already thought up by PhDs employed by corporations but because all the big ideas that contain every possible good idea have been written out by PhDs and then patented. Go do patent searches on Google... you'll see things like "Method and Apparatus for high-speed communication between a central processing unit and memory." Really. So these guys have patented the very idea of high-speed communication between a CPU and memory as if all the other designs including CPU and memory had never thought of, perhaps, trying to make the communication channel between the CPU and memory... high-speed! There are a zillion such patents of varying levels of detail and scope.
I recently had an interesting idea I thought of submitting to the company for the patent payout but then I searched around the Internet and found that there are patented designs out there that are different (and inferior) to my idea but close enough and broadly worded enough that there's little point in wasting the time having them run a patent search only to be told no, they won't patent it. And that's not to mention that there's no point in someone like me with a meager BS from a small, affordable university without all the big, fancy name-recognition attempting to go toe-to-toe with the Stanford/Cornell/MIT/UC Berkeley PhDs that have already decided, in their infinite wisdom, to use a different design.
And that would be the key thing - if I had the "clout" to move the organization and persuade people that my approach is superior to the current design which is also good but not nearly as good as it could be, then they might fight for the patent and get prepared to defend against any counter-patent claims. But failing that, the status quo remains as it is and the wobbly opinions of a mundane, low-level engineer could never hope to challenge it.
Clayton -
IP is protectionism at its best because its advocates want to control ideas (i.e. theft of ideas), not merely actions (trade of goods), and the masses who grow up in the shooling system think it is necessary, otherwise we'd all be living in the stone age.
Global Village Construction Set
Actually sounds kind of cool on first brush. But when you think about it slightly more deeply, you realize that it's a farce. The market economy is the open-source "village construction set." Look at this 1930 John Deere Spoker D tractor:
It's a work of art. It was built from the finest components available at the time. While you could not purchase one if you were a broke dirt-farmer, you didn't have to be JP Morgan to afford... small, middle-class farmer-owners were the target market.
Now compare that to these "open-source" designs. They're junk. They're built from scrap components and they look ugly, unimaginative and barely usable.
I'm curious if there's a connection with these guys and the Venus Project. How did he start doing this after he was broke? Notice his Stalin-esque fashion sense. Notice his faux-Zen gravitas manner of speaking like VP's Jacques Fresco or Zeitgeist's Peter Joseph.
It is true that starting a small farm from scratch is almost unaffordable. A very small, modest tractor with a PTO and hydraulics will cost you well over $20K today. Very few people who might be interested in starting and operating a farm could save up this much money. They can go into debt (yuck) but this just reduces the profitability of the farm. It could be the case that modern farming is just so much more efficient at large scales that small-scale farming no longer makes economic sense so there's no genuine market demand for affordable, small-scale farm implements. But I doubt this is the case. Rather, I suspect our central bank's steady devaluation of the dollar and the fake centralizing effects this has on all industries, including agriculture.
Rather than trying to reinvent society from the ground up, why not end the foolish and unjust laws that have given rise to central banking, intellectual property, corporatism, protectionism, and so on. Unleash the market and you won't have to try to reinvent society with machines built from scrapyard junk, you will see affordable, practical devices that meet the demands of small-scale producers entering the market, devices whose engineering and design will make them a work of art in their own right, not the ugly and gangly imitations these GVCS people are building.
Do they actually plan on making a business of it? If not, then they are developing the GVCS to satisfy their own felt uneasiness, not that of others.
Signs of aging halted in the lab. Definitely an exciting time to be alive. The inciters of class envy are going to have a field day with these new medical technologies... just look at that new movie In Time.
We are on the verge of a technological revolution in medicine that will dwarf all the children of the Industrial Revolution to date - trains, textile machines, internal combustion engines, electricity, telegraphy, telephones, radio, television, satellites, and the Internet combined. Take a look:
Farm subsidies turned all the farm machine firms into state funded monsters. We all know what the state does to costs, right? I agree with you that "starting over" doesn't make any sense, but when you decentralize, decentralization tends to occur! I imagine the "village" as a social unit will make a comeback in a more decentralized future.
I felt obliged to share this with everyone.
'' The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.'' Stephen Hawking
a) this should be posted here.
b) it's a year old, used to promote his krugman debate campaign, which he apparently doesn't even care enough about to remove any of the forest of spam on the campaign page.
Here's the Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace interview they're referencing (from today):
Strangely hilarious.
I'm glad to see Bob Murphy has a good sense of humor.
Surviving civ collapse
I don't care what you say, Ron Paul is definitely more polished and definitely handling the "tough" questions much more adeptly than he did in 2008. He projects an air of confidence in himself and his ideas that he did not project as well in 2008. Note that there's a difference between being confident and projecting confidence. I think the Establishment must be s***ting themselves at this point. Cain is a distraction. His job is to suck up all the oxygen until the last minute so Republicans will just assume it's a "Perry vs. Romney" vote.
I really don't understand why the news anchors keep trying to make him firmly disavow a 3rd-party run. What difference does it make? If he loses the Republican nomination and chooses to run 3rd-party, what are they going to do, accuse him of flip-flopping?? I really don't think the voters will care that he said he wasn't going to run 3rd party.
For any fans of Libertarian Dubstep:
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a "Perry vs. Romney" vote.
a "Perry vs. Romney" vote.
It doesn't appear so: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html
I find it quite interesting that Paul's vote is so constant (around 9%ish). It seems like he simply has a core of supporters behind him which is unshakeable. If he is able to increase this by maybe 5%, he has a huge potential to win. I think Santorum, Hunstman, and Bachmann simply need to quit now.
For any fans of Libertarian Dubstep
For any fans of Libertarian Dubstep
A tad bit too oriental for me.
@Eric: Nice! Never heard of libertarian dubstep before... checking it out now...
Crap, now I've got this damn Porter Robinson song on loop! Who would ever have thought of Rothbard's words being turned into an electro mix. I like whatever he did to Riggenbach's voice to give it that pissed-off sound!
Apparently this includes RP:
I laughed out loud when I read the top comments for this video
A blog I just made on vegetarianism/veganism, health, and nutrition. Posting scholarly studies/articles on the benefits of a veg diet and anything else (documentaries, etc.)
History's Conspiracies- J. Edgar Hoover
Heather Malin:I laughed out loud when I read the top comments for this video
It's true. It's the same thing they do in every straw poll. Just like I was saying here. They want to paint actually bothering to vote in straw polls as some kind of "fix". O'dumbass keeps saying "they slammed the polls"...
They really will try anything to bring this man down. And just as I was saying here, Justin T. P. Quinn notes in this excellent piece (I mean it...it's excellent. Read it.):
"[Ron Paul's supportors] are the paragon of what the ideal political activist would be. They are arguably the only true grassroots activists in existence right now. They don't wait for direction or leadership from Ron Paul himself. Rather, inspired by Paul's ideals, they act on their own. Nothing else in history comes close to what they've accomplished."
And consistantly making Paul a landslide winner in virtually every straw vote and online poll is just one example of those actions they take. And the people who enjoy the status quo are desperately doing anything they can to paint him and his supporters negatively. We really are winning something here.
If you haven't seen this webpage before, you should have a look. It's the best page in the universe (it says so). But this recent entry I thought was quite appropriate
hmm? I see. You were reading different top comments from when I saw them earlier, James.
Nevertheless, I agree with you on this one. These guys are getting more and more pathetic. Tell me they don't actually think we can't figure out what's O'Really going on?
My "fanatical" support of Ron Paul only equally increases with their ever desperate attempts to black him out.
Oh man Chris Matthews is on Jay Leno right now. This guy is a complete moron.
Throw down another $20.12 for this MoneyBomb is all I ask. Remember, they don't want you to.
And Enjoy :)
Where is your avatar from?
The Muffinburglar is asking me where mine is from? ;)
I stumbled onto it somewhere and thought it kinda looked like me
I like it cuz it reminds me of her.
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Oh man Chris Matthews is on Jay Leno right now. This guy is a complete moron.
You actually watch the interviews?..
I do when I want to get a good snooze
John James:
I like it cuz it reminds me of her.
She seems to be very high in demand
Heather Malin:
The Muffinburglar is asking me where mine is from? ;)
I stumbled onto it somewhere and thought it kinda looked like me
I asked because she's what I would image to be a woman version of Murray "the Happy Libertarian" Rothbard.
Daniel Muffinburg:
Heather Malin:
The Muffinburglar is asking me where mine is from? ;)
I stumbled onto it somewhere and thought it kinda looked like me
I asked because she's what I would image to be a woman version of Murray "the Happy Libertarian" Rothbard.


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Ok so I think I have heard this "Statment" now about 20 times and I think it is complete :censored: , This is it:
" If you take a gun and shoot it straight up in the air
It will come back to the ground, but moving twice
as fast, as the speed it came out of the gun"
I know this is complete :ranting: But I just need someone to verify, just to make sure there isn't a whole explination to why it falls twice as fast as it went up.
My "Hypothesis" if you will is that when you shoot a gun up in the air, the bullet was forced by the expanding force of blackpowder, But once it reached the falling point, there was not another force push it back down other then gravity. Which means that the maximum fall speed is around 150 mph tops, which is 204.39 FPS nearly nothing a gun can even achieve since it is such a low speed.


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Id like to make one, and my exhaustive search has not turned up anything that seems to work AND be reliable AND work for a long time.
I tried making one out of a computer power supply, but it will not turn on when wires are shorted across the 5 or 12 v terminals, so, I guess that's out. Id like something that doesnt run off of a battery. Any ideas? I just need the power part, I can build the embedding portion.


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Holy ****...I could kill Eli in a fight.
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Holy ****...I could kill Eli in a fight.
I'm going to end my discussion with this, because i feel we talk about this stuff to much here
I found the debate in it's entirety unhelpful. I was able to watch the unnarrated recaps late night when I came home before i passed out, and I felt both sides gained nothing. Of course most republicans are going to say this was a massive romney win.....but they said that about the RNC too....
btw, Romney advisors this morning had to clarify that contrary to his point that his health care system covered pre-existing conditions, it in fact does not. As far as i know, that was just ONE of the misrepresentations of the Romney/Paul campaign that was displayed during last night's debate.
And to your point about the debate being unhelpful..It was pretty much unanimous from both sides that this may have been the most substantive debate in recent memory.
And weren't you at the Yankee game? When did you watch the debate?


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La Quinta teen brings piece of 9/11 history to Coachella Valley
The memorial holds a piece of steel from the World Trade Center Towers in New York
LA QUINTA, Calif. - A piece of steel from the New York City World Trade Center now stands in the Coachella Valley at the La Quinta Civic Center Park, located at 78275 Calle Tampico in La Quinta.
Neighbors gathered for the unveiling and dedication ceremony of the 15-foot tall 9/11 memorial on Wednesday.
For Andrew Davis, 18, of La Quinta, what started as a project to earn his Eagle Scout rank turned into a heartfelt masterpiece.
"I wanted people to remember and know what happened and never forget. That's why I wanted the piece of steel," said Andrew.
The La Quinta High School senior was only 6 years old at the time of the tragic attacks, but he says it's a day he'll never forget.
"My dad was almost killed in the 9/11 Towers. He was out an hour or two before," said Andrew.
The project, including the memorial and plaque, cost about $100,000 to create. The teen raised $20,000 dollars. The city of La Quinta donated more than $35,000. Local artist Robert Radi paid for the shipping of the steel and also donated his time to help design the memorial.
Andrew lit four candles at the ceremony to remember the four planes that crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.
He says the steel is a piece of history shipped thousands of miles so desert neighbors can honor the thousands of lives lost.
"I know a couple who lost their daughter in the Trade Center. They can come here and know this is their daughter's grave," said Andrew.
His father Mike Davis says, "That's what it's all about, to give back something for the community to reflect upon that horrible day."
Three years and a lot of hard work later, finally, the newly awarded Eagle Scout's project is complete.
"Well worth it. People love it," said Andrew.


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>Is there a reason not to paint the outside of an inner cover?
Yes. It's less work!
>Is there a reason not to paint the outside of an inner cover?
Yes. It's less work!
>How many of you paint your inner covers?
When I first started making equipment I painted everyting inside and out. It wasn't until a discussion here that I realized that the wood was an intricate part of the bee ecology. Just as the bee tree absorbs the excess moisture and gives it back to the bees, the wood in our immitation hives needs to breath as well.
I do see two exceptions to painting the interior. The bottom boards need to be protected from the run off of excess moisture that collects on the ceiling of the hive and runs down, and from the rain that blows in the entrance.
The other is the inside of the top cover. I use miller feeders, the condensation from the syrup is very high and the tops are constantly wet. If it were not for the use of the miller feeders, I would not paint the inside of the tops.
Is there a reason not to paint the outside of an inner cover?
Not really a good one other than you don't have too and I'm getting lazier after all these years
As much time as my inner cover saw being under a feeding jar I wish I had painted the outer edge. One thing about spaying instead of rolling or brushing, the paint will not soak into the wood as good. For exterior items it is best brushed along the grain of the wood. A roller gives a thicker coat and there for gives the paint more time to soak into the wood before it dries. Brushing takes to long. Spraying does not protect the wood as good. So I see rolling as the best way to paint hives.
Gee, and I just rolled it on because I was too cheap to buy a sprayer.


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He looked at him and asked if he knew what kiln dried and graded meant in the building supply business? Then informed him he didn't need his services any longer.
I think shortening the name isn't a bad idea. But use a graphic to advertise what you sell... A picture is worth a thousand words


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August 16, 1969
Asbury Park, NJ US
Convention Hall
Includes: Train Kept a Rollin', I Can't Quit You Baby, Dazed and Confused, White Summer ~ Black Mountain side, You Shook Me, How Many More Times, Communication Breakdown.
Led Zeppelin play two shows (7:30pm & 10:00pm) with Joe Cocker support act, who travelled directly to the Woodstock festival after the gig. Peter Grant turned down the offer for Zep to perform at the 3-day event.
Press Review: The Blue Britons
ASBURY PARK - A good example - perhaps the best in one case - of a thing called British Blues was heard at Convention Hall Saturday night when Led Zeppelin and Joe Cocker shared a double bill.
The main attraction, Led Zeppelin, is a four-man unit headed by guitarist Jimmy Page. It features Robert Plant on lead vocals and harmonica and produces a kind of contemporary blues (Page's term)-hard rock blend of things written mainly by Page, John Paul Jones (the group's bassist, pianist, organist, and arranger) and John Bonham, its drummer.
Joe Cocker, on the other hand is mainly an interpreter of songs. He is about the best voice interpreting the blues today, and is rapidly gaining an audience of ardent followers in the US as well as England. His group – which looks as if it is still the Grease Band, a Sheffield group he's been with for several years, is one of the most together groups playing today- The Who notwithstanding.
The two groups exemplify clearly the current blues trend – Zeppelin with its hard rock originality laced with blues and dominated by Page's virtuosity on guitar, and the Cocker band, dominated by Cocker's genuine feeling for the blues. Of the two, Cocker is best at his approach than anyone else who does what he does, except maybe Joplin who is his equal. Led Zeppelin, an interesting, hard-working quartet isn't bad, but has a lot of groups ahead of it who are in the same bag.
Page, a slender 23-year-old who has worked a lot with Clapton, hunches over his guitar, all but disappearing into it behind a head of long, curly brown hair. He draws from the instrument's wires and amplification system a carefully chosen network of sounds which touch upon the blues, flamenco, classical, hard and acid rock. He's fast and intensely interested. He does fantastic things to that guitar, not the least interesting of which is bowing it. THAT is something to see. And hear. Really wild!
While the Page guitar consistently leads Led Zeppelin, despite the fact that its vocalist, Plant, provides a kind of thinly wailing blues coupled with melodramatic poses, gyrations, and flailing about, it is Joe Cocker who dominates his group, not Stainton's powerful keyboard.
Joe Cocker is something to see. Lining him up with Zeppelin was an interesting idea and, while it probably wasn't planned, what the proximity does is present a picture of pseudo-blues and blues-where-it's really-at. Plant's vocals could not seem anything but "staged" when seen against Cocker's. And, ·while both men have diverting physical movements (Cocker's being perhaps the most diverting, even grotesque at first), it is Cocker who is a blues man from the inside out and Plant who merely sings about the blues.
Among Zeppelin's numbers were a rousing Dazed & Confused, which seemed to please the audience immensely and featured Plant on vocals and choreography and Page's guitar; You Shook Me and a solo by Page which according to Plant, the group "still likes to call White Summer" and which demonstrated clearly Page's technical mastery of the electric guitar and showed just as clearly his search for a style.
The audience at the last show, while happily attentive and receptive to Joe Cocker, seemed to be more followers of Led Zeppelin. That could mean they prefer the British foursome's style more. It could mean they prefer the music more. Or, it could just mean they haven't had a chance to digest Cocker yet. Let's hope so. [J.Pikula, AsburyPress | August 18, 1969]
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I just realized that you answered my posting of having seen Led Zeppelin at Convention Hall in August of 69. Jimmy Paige is wearing the hat. I would be more than happy to send you the pictures of the concert. What would be the best way. Paul


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Frank Chong Is New President of Santa Rosa Junior College
OVAE's former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges Frank Chong became the president of Santa Rosa Junior College (California) on Jan. 11, 2012. In her announcement of Chong's appointment, U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary Martha Kanter wrote, "We appreciate his work over the past two years in building capacity and support for our nation's community colleges, a priority for our administration. … His leadership and outreach with the more than 1,200 community colleges across our country, his work with the Department of Labor and his outreach with professional associations and philanthropies are deeply appreciated."
OVAE Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier wrote, "Since his appointment [to OVAE] in January 2010 … [Chong] has helped to lead our efforts in promoting the critical role that community colleges play in meeting the president's 2020 College Completion Goal. He has been a passionate advocate and effective spokesperson for the Department and has helped strengthen existing partnerships with community colleges throughout the nation. Because of his leadership in planning and implementing four regional community college summits, we were able to forge stronger partnerships with businesses, industry, and the philanthropic community."
We wish Dr. Chong all the best!
Migration Policy Institute Announces Opening of Application Period for the 2012 E Pluribus Unum Prizes
The Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy has announced that the application period for the 2012 E Pluribus Unum Prizes is open. This prize program provides three $50,000 prizes and one Corporate Leadership Award annually to exceptionally successful immigrant integration initiatives. The program rewards and publicizes outstanding efforts that help immigrants and their children join the mainstream of U.S. society or that bring immigrants and native-born Americans together to build stronger, more cohesive communities.
Individuals, nonprofit and community organizations, businesses, religious groups, and government entities, agencies or officials operating in the United States are eligible to apply. The deadline to apply is March 15, 2012, at 5 p.m. EDT. Application rules and procedures can found at www.integrationawards.org/. Background information, selection criteria and instructions may be found at this PDF. Questions about the E Pluribus Unum Prizes should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Institute of Education Sciences Announces Small Business Innovation Research 2012 Program Competition Including Adult Education Applicants
The Institute of Education Sciences' (IES) Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) released three Fiscal Year 2012 solicitations on Jan. 3, 2012. One of them, EDIES-12-R-0006, invites qualified small business firms, including those focused on adult education, to submit a Phase I proposal. SBIR provides funding to firms and partners for the research and development of commercially viable education technology products or tools. Firms with strong research or research and development (R/R&D) capabilities in education technology in the listed priority areas are encouraged to participate. ED is very interested in the development of practical tools that can be used by mainstream education researchers (who are not necessarily statisticians or researchers with highly sophisticated statistical skills) to improve, simplify or make more efficient survey or research designs, collection of data, analysis of data and interpretation of findings. The closing date for receipt of proposals is Feb. 22, 2012, at 11 a.m. EST.
The Department has selected two priorities for this SBIR solicitation: (1) the development of products to improve student learning directly or indirectly in authentic education delivery settings or (2) the development of tools to facilitate research in the field of education. Phase I of the competition is a request for proposals for the research and development of prototypes of education technology products in the two priority areas. Proposals should concentrate on R/R&D that will establish the feasibility of the technological approach, a prerequisite for further ED support in Phase II. Awards are for periods of up to six months in amounts not to exceed $150,000.
Interested parties are encouraged to access the SBIR website for detailed information, including application deadlines. The full solicitation details specific Phase I product guidelines, including those for adult education applicants. Products in this area must address basic or secondary reading, writing, or mathematics skills, or the needs of English language learners.