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...that I am now blogging @ life.art.simple.
Saturday, October 03, 2009 | Permalink
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...the new bliggity blog is up. Please come visit me here:
I am leaving this blog online as an archive. I know many of you have active links to specific posts and I don't want you to end up with red x's on your pretty blogs. :^)
Monday, June 22, 2009 | Permalink
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Well hello friends and colleagues. I am returning to blogging and stamping after a 6 month self-imposed break. See you next Monday.
Sunday, June 14, 2009 | Permalink
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Who likes to swim in the winter? A Labrador Retriever of course! Diesel has been swimming up a storm this past month as we train for the Junior Hunt test and I managed to remember to bring my camera yesterday. :) The water is so cold but my Dies with that great double coat doesn't even notice.
Have a great week!
Monday, February 16, 2009 | Permalink
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Check the Be Creative Blog right now to win $70 in brand new stamps!
Monday, January 05, 2009 in Contests | Permalink
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Hello all! Are you enjoying some holiday time? I sure am. Love it. I need to take a break more often. :P This is really fun!
First things first, we are doing something very important over at the CHF Be Creative Blog. We are giving some serious previews of the new sets from the Kim Hughes Collection to be introduced for Winter CHA '09. We are already 4 days in and are sharing projects with new images all the way to release day on January 6th. Get over there and make sure you scroll down through the last few posts.
I got to have some play time during the holidays as well and wanted to share a design with the new Thomas Kinkade image called A Perfect Yellow Rose being released on December 30th. I colored the image with Pebbles chalks and then covered it with double-sided tape and a type of clear glitter. The results IRL are spectacular! Photographs never do glitter justice do they?
Ever the contrarian, I colored this Perfect Yellow Rose image in PINK! *giggles*
I wanted to just keep this design super simple to show of this amazing stamp, no competition!
Here's a close up:
I really enjoyed working with this stamp just this first time and have many more technique ideas brewing. But for now, I am off to read my book.
Saturday, December 27, 2008 in Cornish Heritage Farms | Permalink
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So guess what I have been doing?
Training Diesel for his first dog show! LOL As if I don't have enough to do right? Here's the story...
Mark (my DH) wants a dog for his 30th birthday. He's always wanted a Lab. Really? That big dog in the house? Can't we get something smaller? Nope. A Lab is the right dog for us. Hmmmmm, ok then - you are so supportive of all of my crazy plans so a Lab it is. What color? He says yellow. I say black. He says, DONE!
I knew that this dog needed to be integrated well into our family, to be well trained so that he could travel and just be part of our daily lives without having to "worry" about him and what he was doing. Training was key. It became obvious quickly that of course, *I* am the one with him the vast majority of the time, as I work from home.
Those who know me well will chuckle at this, but you all may not know that I don't do anything without a desirable purpose or outcome at the end. I have to have something to work towards or....BORING. No thanks. Accomplishment motivates me.
The dog show...I am getting there, I promise.
I mention to my breeder that The Dies and I need something to do. Something to work towards. Most Lab sports can not be started until they are around 18 months old so that you don't damage those growing bones and joints - big dogs that grow fast need a little extra care with exercise early on. Hmmmm. Is he good enough to show? Would we just be embarrassing ourselves? He was sold as a pet, not a show prospect. Shelley, the breeder assures me once she sees him again at 7 months old that we certainly would not be embarrassing ourselves! Cool. Something to do.
Next, onto obedience classes. I had been doing lots of things at home and feeling my way, but we needed some help if we wanted to be in a show ring in 6 weeks. Loose lead walking being the big one. Lucky for me, the President of the BC Lab Club lives just a few minutes away and she holds classes - bonus!
Fast forward to this past weekend. We entered our first All Breed Show! There were lots of Labs entered but it turned out that none of them were in our class. :( The classes ended up being the perfect introduction for us to the show ring! We came home with all sorts of ribbons which has become the joke of the weekend for my DH. I would arrive home after the class to the following: Did you win? Why, yes! Good for you! Were you the only dog again? YEP!! *giggles* We even won Winners Dog. No points though of course, you actually have to compete against other animals to get points. Well dang.
The weekend was perfect because it gave me the experience to really know what I need to work on in the handling department and what he needs to work on to show himself off a little better. We did get some very encouraging feedback from a judge who has been judging for 40 years. He was willing to spend some time with me after my class to critique Diesel and give me some pointers too. His advice and thoughts were invaluable in terms of giving me encouragement to go forward. You just never know when you really might impact someone's life with your knowledge. If someone asks you a question and is genuinely *trying* to improve, spend time with them. I do this all the time at stamping demos and I have seen that it really does impact people if you are willing to share a bit of a piece of yourself. Those 20 minutes he chatted with me were easily worth all of the money I spent this weekend 10 fold.
Now, I did take a few pictures of our breeder showing her Fergie, who is preggers. :) So excited to see some new puppies soon. I forgot to ask anyone to snap a picture of us though. ;)
I started this post talking about horses too. I showed Quarter Horses for 13 years which is why showing Diesel was not such a big leap for me. I managed to find two OLD pictures of my first horse Jane and I. Her registered name was Tivio Cat Balou which I always thought was so pretty. After I finished up the classes this weekend I found myself reminiscing about my days showing horses and even called my old trainer just to catch up. Amazing how strongly our memories from childhood remain clear isn't it?
In this first photo I am around eleven years old, we had just placed 2nd in a very large English Showmanship class - I think there were over 25 entries:
In this photo I am 13, same horse. It was taken at my grandparent's farm, which is now owned by my parents.
Finally, this is me at 15 with Romeo (Ebony San Pep) who was a half brother to my Jane:
And there you have it. The Dog and Pony Show. My dear friend Jules keeps asking me about "The Dog and Pony Show" as she has dubbed it! She's a hoot, that Jules.
Are you still with me after that rambling? Ha! Thanks for taking a trip down memory lane with me. *mwah*
Monday, December 15, 2008 in Adventures | Permalink
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Miss Kim Hughes has a release day today! Congrats Kim! These sets are going to be so versatile and the ideas are churning in my little head. :-)
Check out the Sweet Spring Gallery HERE.
...and the Number Fun Gallery HERE.
...and the Playful Alphabet HERE.
If you likes what you see, you can purchase HERE.
Sorry that I don't have a fresh design with this set today, but I do have some Thomas Kinkade Christmas cards that would be quick and easy to create in mass. There is a story behind this sketch.
I was toodling around on Splitcoaststampers one day and came across a fantastic Kinkade card by Elyssa Blair. Here is her card: Cherish Today. I have been wanting to share with you for a few months (yes, months...bad Mona), how well the Ranger Adirondack Pigment Inks work with the detailed Kinkade images.
Denim Pigment Ink - Silent Night Thomas Kinkade stamp by Cornish Heritage Farms:
Cranberry Pigment Ink - Village Christmas Thomas Kinkade stamp by Cornish Heritage Farms
Eggplant Pigment Ink - Skater's Pond Thomas Kinkade stamp by Cornish Heritage Farms
The sentiment comes from the snowflake themed set called Joyeux Noel.
Here are a few shots of the images close-up so you can see the detail:
Pretty cool huh? An inky gal like me is always happy when she has new tools work with!
Wishing you a lovely Thursday folks.
Thursday, December 04, 2008 in Cornish Heritage Farms | Permalink
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Look at our puppy! He's all growed up. :) Well, not quite, but he is a big boy now! He will be 10 months old on Friday the 10th. So handsome.
Back to our regularly scheduled programming...
I have some Sneak Peeks for you! We have a really fun Rummage Bin inchie themed set coming out on Friday called Inchie Style.
A little Princess dreaming of Andy Warhol:
...and another Princess paired up Urban Prairie (Basic Grey)
She is colored with Spica Glitter Pens (Copic) and her crown covered with Glossy Accents (Ranger).
If you have had any interest at all to experiment with inchies, this is going to be the stamp set for you. Can't wait to show you some more tomorrow!
Rubbah Hugs,
Wednesday, December 03, 2008 in Cornish Heritage Farms | Permalink
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The CHF gals have created an AMAZING gallery full of inspiration for this gorgeous wintry combo of stamps...and the best part? It's only $6.99 cling mounted and $10.99 wood mounted for both the branch and sentiment! Thank you CHF! :)
You *have* to go see the gallery. Please. Just do it. Okay?
Snowy Kindness Gallery
Tuesday, December 02, 2008 in Cornish Heritage Farms | Permalink
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I can't wait to go see what the other CHF girls have done for the Backgrounder Challenge this minoring! I love playing along with Challenges but don't get to do it as much as I used to. What a treat. :-)
I love stamping my backgrounders using paint! This Scratched Grid Backgrounder was "painted" with Sunshine Yellow Adirondack Paint Dabber (Ranger). The Little Guardian image is covered in Warm Highlight Translucent Glitter (Glitter Ritz) and double-sided tape.
-Little Guardian (Sandra Kuck) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Scratched Grid Backgrounder, Cornish Heritage Farms
-Pearle scent Chocolate Brilliance Ink (Tsukineko)
-Sunshine Yellow Adirondack Paint Dabber (Ranger)
-Aqua Adirondack Paint Dabber (Ranger)
-Scattered Straw Distress Crackle Paint (Ranger)
-Simply Smooth White Cardstock (CHF)
-Suede Brown Dark (Prism)
-Copic Markers
-Muse Tokens (Tim Holtz)
-double sided tape
-Warm Highlight Translucent Glitter (Glitter Ritz)
My second design for you uses only part of a Backgrounder where I created a small piece of custom patterned paper.
I also played along with the weekend CHF Color Challenge with this card- Papaya Puree Dark, Vanilla Cream and Tawny Medium Prism Paper. (...and giving you a sneak of the new Kim Hughes Set called Sweet Spring.)
The Hexagon Tiles Backgrounder was colored with Copic Markers to match my project!
-Sweet Spring (The Kim Hughes Collection)
-Hexagon Tile Backgrounder (Cornish Heritage Farms)
-Pitch Black Adirondack Pigment Ink (Ranger)
-Papaya Puree Dark, Vanilla Cream, Tawny Medium (Prism Paper)
-Simply Smooth White (CHF)
-Ambrosia (Basic Grey)
-White Gel Pen (Ranger)
-sharp scissors
-black jewels (Ellen Hutson)
-tickets (Tim Holtz)
-Mocha Gold Pearls (Ellen Hutson)
I am off to see the what the other gals have created!
Monday, December 01, 2008 in Cornish Heritage Farms | Permalink
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Hey there,
Just thought I would let you know that I blogged about the new Ornamental Vines Backgrounder over at the Be Creative blog today if you'd like to check it out. :)
Sunday, November 23, 2008 in Cornish Heritage Farms | Permalink
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I did it, I did it! The first time I have stamped for creativity's sake in 7 months. *whew* Feels goooood.Stamps:-butterfly and sentiments from Vintage Butterflies stamp set (Saturday Evening Post), Cornish Heritage FarmsPaper:-Offbeat (Basic Grey)Accessories:-ribbon (May Arts)-double sided tape-Ultrafine Crystal Clear Glitter (Glitter Ritz)-clear jewel-Walnut Stain Distress Stickles (Ranger)
Be sure to check out the CHF inspiration blog tomorrow for a big preview of this month's backgrounder releases! Be Creative Blog
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 in Cornish Heritage Farms | Permalink
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Just wanted to say hello and let you know that I am still alive and kicking!
Guess what I have been doing? Taking care of my family and managing the 14 art lines at CHF! That's enough to keep this little lady hoppin'. I have also been preparing to teach in Vancouver next weekend at the BC Creative Expo. If you are in the area I seriously encourage you to come out to this event! There are awesome classes and lots of fun crafty shopping to be had. :)
There are still some spaces in my get inky and painty and messy with Ranger classes as well as a class that will you have feeling like a pro with the Thomas Kinkade stamps. There are going to be some fun surprises in my classes. *wink* Click here to learn more.
Check the event out here: www.bcscreativeexpo.com
Saturday, November 01, 2008 in Cornish Heritage Farms | Permalink
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Hi all! Just wanted to share a card a quick card using a little ink and patterned paper:
Stamps: Silhouette Blooms I (Kim Hughes Collection) Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Coffee Archival Ink (Ranger)
Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye
Accessories: ribbon (May Arts), trim (Prima), pin (Boxer)
Thursday, October 23, 2008 in Cornish Heritage Farms | Permalink
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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA -- Bought a recliner as a Christmas gift for my Ma. Told at time of sale if there is/was any problem they would take the recliner back. 2 hours after delivery, I drove into town and my Ma was very upset and distraught over the recliner. Tried to refuse chair and delivery men made her take the chair and sign for delivery. I called the Conn's office within 2 hours of delivery and was told I'm stuck with the chair and there are no furniture returns. Oh yeah, the chair delivered was the wrong color ordered and I was still told tough luck I'm stuck with it. My next step is going public and the BBB. I refuse to let them lie and pull this con game without the public being duly informed.
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA -- To make a long story short I purchased a recliner and noticed there was a problem with the back. So called Conn's and they finally sent someone out to look at it. Never mind. I am going to hire a attorney and have him to go with me to the store where I purchased the chair and leave it with Conn's. If they won't take it off my account I will have my attorney already there with me so Conn's will not get away with this from me. Conn's, there's no reason to contact me because this has been going on and I made every attempt possible to make this right and I was ignored.
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA -- I purchased A LG 65 inch 4K from Conn's on 11/23/14. It was a Christmas gift for the family. It was delivered the following day. The delivery guys just set it down and walked out the door. I called them back and asked them to open the box because the television could be cracked or something. He showed me that it wasn't cracked. The TV sat in the box taped up. Until 4/10/15 because it was going to be mounted. Well that didn't happen because once it was mounted it didn't work.
I called Conn's the same day. Rude as ever sales reps. And managers continued to inform me of what I signed. I informed them that my sales guy came to my house at 9:30 pm to sign a paper outside in the dark and told me I was signing a paper that he forgot to get me to sign in the store for the delivery. I believed him and signed.
When I contacted the BBB I get a response from company stating that I was aware of policy and signed to that effect. Then they sent a copy of signature. My signature was 4 inches above where I was to sign because it was done in the dark. She stated she wasn't replacing the TV nor would she refund my money. Stated I could call repair dept.
No way am I going to take this laying down. They sell me a defective product and want to put the blame on me for not knowing it's defective. What are we suppose to take the television apart and look for a broken dash panel? I think not! Then they inform me to come in with the television and do a voluntary repo. I refuse to pay one more cent to this company.
I'm in the process of contacting The La. Attorney General's office and filing a lawsuit. This company is a ripoff. They use lies and deception. The products must be refurbished. Also the time on the delivery receipt is 2:41 pm. I was working and clocked out at 2:53 didn't make it home until 3:15.
ARIZONA -- Read the small print! I did not need the insurance so I took a copy of my renter's insurance in and had it removed from the policy. The item I purchased was interest free for 12 months and they gave me a payment book. I sat down and figured out that I had to make double payments each month to get the item paid off in time to avoid their high interest (on a computer that was already overpriced..but I REALLY needed it).
I made my first payment two weeks early and always made double payments online. When I got a bonus or some extra money, I'd get online and pay and extra 50 dollars or so. When paying online you can see what the payoff is to avoid having to pay interest. I made paying them off a priority and determined I'd not charge anything else till they were paid. I didn't deal with in store people, customer service or anyone.
One day I realized that I was four months ahead on the payoff. I then figured out what I owed to pay them off and picked an amount to pay them every two weeks. I never had any problems with them and I love the computer. I didn't get any of their extra perks because I have a good computer guy if my computer breaks, take good care of it and also it's still covered by the original manufacturer warranty.
Now if you only make the monthly payment and think you are going to get by "interest free" you are fooling yourself. Conn's will send you a letter telling you what you have to pay and the date it has to be paid to avoid interest. Since their items are always higher than retail, avoid paying the extra money by paying attention, reading the small print, make paying the bill a priority. If you do this, you won't be one of the people on here writing about being "conned" by Conn's.
Personally, I would not buy anything large that has to be delivered based on what I've read. I took my computer home with me and it was fine. But had it not been, I would have taken pictures of it, then gone right back to the store with it the next day explaining the problem and showing the pictures to the salesperson and asked for a replacement and waiver of their "restocking" fee. Hope this helps somebody.
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- I had to finance a refrigerator through Conn's, then a few months later I lost my job. I had been unemployed for more than a year and still found some way to pay the Conn's bill. When all of my savings dried up ran out and I am no longer able to pay.
The automated phones calls start the day after the due date even though in writing the person has a 7 day grace period before you start to accrue late fees. These automated calls happened everyday sometimes 3 to 4 in one hour from several phone numbers. After a while people started calling also from several different phone numbers.
The first person I spoke to I explained my situation and still they suggested I 'put my wife to work to help pay off the bill.' I of course do not have a wife and what I do in personal life is none of Conn's business. After a back and forward argument with the collections representative and their supervisor, the supervisor also told me 'Conn's was there for you when you needed us, now we expect the same in return.' So I offered Conn's the last 17 cents to my name and she replied with "you can't do better than that?" Finally, I told her I am hanging up and she said she will mark me as a refuse to pay and will be reporting it to the credit bureau.
Almost an hour later another call from the automated system at 8:30 pm. The following day another call from a person. And the next day each of them telling me the same suggestions on what I should do and questioning why I am able to pay my other bills except for Conn's which is of course again none of their business as I have told them several times over and over again.
I am unemployed, no one is getting paid. My phone may be cut off soon and my car repossessed, and no I do not have a wife to send into the work force. Just ridiculous, they are by far the worst customer service I have ever experienced.
PLANO, TEXAS -- Conn's does live up to their name. I've purchased a Stove and Dishwasher in Dec 2012. I was given a 6 month interest free sales plan. I was excited at the time of purchase with the no interest for 6 months. I've paid each of my instalments prior to the due date and towards the 5th month, I tried to get a full pay off amount that would complete my contract and be paid in full. This was evidently a difficult experience for Customer Service and I had to call several times to confirm what was reported to be the correct amount. I paid in full and thought this transaction was completed.
In April 2014 I received a brochure that showed that my credit has been increased and on this document I noticed that their records show that I still owed $1,072.47 which was totally incorrect since it was paid in full nearly a year prior. I started on a calling campaign trying to get this issue resolved and was given several different amounts that they showed it was due even though it was paid off. I was then instructed that I must wait 24 hours so that the Finance department could review and they would advise what the problem was. Customer Service could not explain what the charges covered and could not give any explanation.
I called after the 24 hours and then was told that I must wait another 72 business hours before this process was entered and then reviewed. Each time I called back within the 72 business hours and was given another runaround and was told that all of these charges were due in full and need to pay starting August 2014, although they still could not explain what the charges were related to. I requested proof of the amount due in a statement so I could understand why Conn's demanded payment on something that was paid in full of March 2013.
This has been a horrible experience and at last count I made over 18 calls trying to get resolved or get some kind of resolution from Conn's store or Management. This company is extremely difficult to resolve disputes and only want to collect money that is not due to them. I finally received a letter stating that my account was paid in full and that I never actually owed the $1,072.47. My advise to everyone is to stay away from Conn's, very far away!!!
LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA -- Purchased $700 Progressive Madison bed from CONN'S for Christmas present to my daughter. Met delivery truck on scheduled time to find that all the pieces were not on the truck. Made several attempts to speak with the General Manager, ** but he wouldn't come to the phone nor did he call me back. Spoke with the **, the Salesman, in attempt to get the missing pieces.
Made several attempts to have Delivery bring the missing supports and slats. They claimed that they had been trying to reach me and my response was that I could prove that to not be true with the cell phone records, that they had made NO ATTEMPT to contact me. The end result with the delivery department was that they said that they didn't like my attitude and didn't know what to tell me. I explained that they were on speaker phone and had that I had a witness listening to the conversation and they hung up on me.
I filed a complaint with Conn's in November via phone as well as online, a copy of which is attached. Had to pick up the missing pieces at the store with no offer to reduce the delivery fee. There were only (3) slats and "Sealy" (Mattress Manufacturer) says that less than 5 slats voids the warranty. Now that Christmas has come and gone, I have inspected the headboard to find that the Manufacturer cracked one of the connections and you can see where they wood putty the holes where the screws went all the way through. Conn's says that they won't swap it out the headboard that they will send a repair person out.
I asked that they just switch out the headboard since it hasn't been assembled, nor do I have all the pieces and it is clearly a Manufacturer Defect. THEY SAID "NO." I have made attempt to contact the manufacturer and have not received call back; Company is PROGRESSIVE FURNITURE out of Ohio. After letting these people come out and tell me they want to repair it or it's fine the way it is will be to FILE SUIT IN SMALL CLAIMS COURT against Conn's for selling defective merchandise.
CHANDLER, ARIZONA -- Had a couch delivered Monday July 7 at 11 AM, I did not notice the problem area(s) until after the delivery. On the back of the couch (where the back panels meet in the corners) it's peeling back on most of the corners and you can see screws and Staples. There is also material that has been rubbed off on the corners, like its been dragged on the ground.
I was told by delivery that I had 72 hours to call if there was an issue. I called 623-882-2400 at 8:30 am on July 10 (NOT YET 72 hours). Once I received a call back at 1:53 PM (now after 72 hours) I was told that it's over 72 hours (because Conn's counts days not hours) and they will send someone out to repair it. Why do the delivery drivers say 72 hours if it's not really 72 hours?
I called customer service and no one can help you. They tell you to call the store, the store tells you to call customer service and they in turn transfer you to the "correct" department, but it's never the correct department. They open tickets and then close them as resolved without ever communicating what the resolution is. They tell you, "Oh I am waiting for corporate. Let me call you back" And they never call. On Saturday July 12, I finally called the manager at the Chandler store, **, and he told me that they were going to replace the defective section of the couch.
The delivery people called that same day to set up a time to come out and replace the defective couch. Sunday, July 13, the delivery driver is at the house and tells me that Conn's ordered the wrong one. You deliver a couch that is already falling apart and then when you try to correct the problem you mess that up too. I had other items that we purchased (oven, rug and microwave) that have not been delivered and I have already canceled those.
On Monday July 14, I called customer service yet again and asked them to come pick up their defective couch and to close the credit account.. I was told they could come get the couch, for a $129.00 fee and then I could exchange it for something else, or I could do a voluntary repo but I am still responsible for payment.
When you make a big purchase, such as a couch, you are not only paying for quality merchandise, you're paying for quality customer service. Since the couch was delivered defective and then you sent the wrong couch out to "fix" my issue and the complete lack of customer service, I would like for Conn's to come pick up their defective couch, which still has all the tags on, and close my credit account with no negative impact on my already good credit.
WINSTON SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA -- THE worst furniture buying experience ever, although the sales girl was nice. She was polite and wanted me to have a pleasant buying experience. It was after that that the nightmare began. I paid cash for a Nikki Dining Room table with 4 matching, leather back chairs. There is 1 leg on EACH chair that is about an inch short. After numerous calls and 3 attempts by Conn's to replace the chairs I still don't have it resolved. Mind you, they delivered them to me this way!
I've had the set for 2 weeks and we are still unable to use it. They tried to tell me it was my wood floors! Ha! I guess they thought I was an idiot! It's a long story but I'm calling the manager (again) in the morning. If they can't find 4 GOOD chairs... then I will demand a refund, turn them in to the BBB and NEVER buy there again.
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- I purchased a new LG 8 weeks ago and it has already stopped working. I called Conn's Service Department and waited 20 minutes for someone to pick up. They tell you that they will call you 2 hours before they plan on arriving. However they don't tell you if it will be in the morning or evening. You basically are waiting all day for a call. A floating 2 hour window is worthless. They came out and said my machine was broken (duh!) and that they don't have the part. It will take 3 days to get it. Well, 10 days later and still no part. Stay away from Conn's. They won't be around much longer. Their time has come and passed.

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Belarus adopts restrictive media law amendments, blocks websites
New York, December 23, 2014--The Belarusian parliament adopted amendments to a restrictive media law last week, and President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed them on December 20, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the broad and vaguely worded provisions of the law, which extend restrictions on the traditional press to the online media. The amendments will be implemented on January 1.


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This foreign born B- list entertainer(singer) sometime actress says that when she is with another woman it is not cheating on her entertainer(singer) boyfriend. Well, she has been the standard in cheating in recent years so the new woman every night she is with will not be considered cheating by me either.
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Case Indoor/Outdoor Pendant
- Overview
The copper-topped lanterns found at French markets were the inspiration for our handsome Case Pendant. Its domed top is artfully finished to replicate the warm patina of real copper.
- Crafted of iron with glass panels.
- Hand finished in Antique Copper and Black.
- Ideal ceiling height for the chandelier is 8'.
- Damp UL-listed for use indoors or in a protected outdoor area.
- Hardwire; professional installation recommended.
- Dimensions & Care
- Overall: 15" wide x 17.5" deep x 27.5" high
- Hanging Height: 32–104" (approximately 8.5')
- Canopy: 6'' diameter, 1'' high
- Chain: 6' long
- Adjustable chain allows chandelier to be hung in rooms with up to 12' ceiling height.
- Cord: 10' long
- Bulb (3): 40 watts, type B (not included)
- Weight: 17.5 pounds
- Wipe clean using a soft, dry cloth.
- Avoid using harsh chemicals and abrasives as they may damage the finish.
- Do not exceed specified wattage.
- Shipping & Return Info
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thanks again vg and bc. i know it's going to take a very long time, and that's ok.
i check out that link.
thanks again vg and bc. i know it's going to take a very long time, and that's ok.
i check out that link.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Well Mr Square Peg! How does your fermentation roll? All this brewing talk has got me spoiling batches of honey left and right! I have pears ripening or rotting on the garage floor now! Can't wait to get back home to find out. My cappings wax salvage honey brew should be ready to rack off the lees and some beeswax. I bet the pollen I added will produce a bright yellow honey clear to the bottle. I am planning on adding peaches and freezing the pears for later.
Pears are picked when they turn from the dark green to a lighter green. Also, press the thumb firmly at the stem end and feel a little give. Many varieties of pears are actually past ripe when allowed to ripen on the tree as they are past ripe in the center. That is why they are picked prior to that. You will also know when pears are ready to pick by lifting the fruit to 45 degrees upward (horizontal to the ground). It should break off the branch nicely. If it doesn't, it isn't quite ready.
Pears need to be refrigerated right away for a few weeks after picking to develop their full flavor. Each pear variety seems to have varying needs of refrigeration time. They are then taken out of the fridge and left at room temperature on the counter to ripen. Our Bartletts turn a nice yellow and become soft and oh, oh, oh so sweet! We gave many of our 300 pears (one tree) to others after the refrigeration time. They were also told to finish ripening the pears on the counter. We get rave reviews of our homegrown pears. Store bought is just not the same. We have 4 varieties of pears and only the older Bartlett fruited heavily. We had poor weather, freezing temps at blossom time, wind, etc. The Highland pear grew 12 pears on it. We also have Rescue and Comice. They should come into bearing next year.
It is possible that your pear meads will taste better if you follow the refrigeration method and subsequent ripening at room temperature.
We planted the edges of our yard with many kinds of fruit trees and berry bushes.......... apples, crab apple (1-1/2" fruit), pears, sour cherries, plums, peach, pluot, mulberry, currants, Jupiter grapes, gooseberries (thornless) and blackberries (thornless). Our fruit trees are kept short by summer pruning for ease of picking and space constraints.
Will have to keep this thread in mind for next year with all the fruit we hopefully will harvest. My son brews beer and I have been encouraging him to try mead.
"Knock-your-socks-off" varieties: Emerald Beaut plum, Jupiter grape, Pink Champagne currants, Illinois Everbearing mulberry, Bartlett pear.
Hope this all helps.
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Also, forgot to mention that you take just the pears you want to ripen out of the fridge. So, no need to take them ALL out of the fridge unless you want them to ripen at the same time. This helps extend your enjoyment of eating fresh pears for a longer period of time. Some pears can be stored longer in the fridge than others. Some seem to ripen in the fridge anyway.
vg, thanks for asking. the fermentation appears to be rolling along nicely. honey from the extractor and decapping tub was diluted with bottled water and used to top off the carboys. i guess i'll wait for the fermentation to slow and for the solids to settle at the bottom, and then rack it. i was thinking about trying some apple juice to top off with after racking, what do you think?
bb, very interesting about refrigerating the pears. we had way too many pears and not enough refrig space to be able to do that. actually, all i used for this cyser/mead was the peelings left over after canning. i'm not sure what variety these are, but they were very sweet.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
How's the mead making going, squarepeg?
well, after breaking every rule in the book before i bought the book......
ok i guess. the fermentation is all but done.
i racked it a few weeks ago, and within 10 minutes the color changed from 'apricot', to a dark reddish brown. oxidation i suspect.
taste is not bad, not great, but getting better with time. alcohol content is up there.
i've been meaning to research my options if any. any feedback here would be greatly appreciated.
my back up plan is to distill it into brandy if it doesn't mellow out a little more.
thanks for asking.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
When you racked it did you fill it from the bottom to avoid splashing? That color change is freaky and I have no idea if oxidation caused it. I had a racking disaster my first batch and got a lot of 02 mixed in. It was a traditional though and maybe there was nothing to change color.
I think you are intent on making every mistake possible! Bear in mind I have already made them myself so no disrespect intended. The aging of liquor is largely brought on by slow oxidation as 02 seeps in thru the cork or around whatever closure. You accellerated the process I guess. Store it in the dark and keep it airlocked. This may turn out well yet.
making mistakes is how we learn. If it over oxidizes then distill it as you planned. I have 12 gallons of a nice 15% BV Pear mead I need to rack to secondary as well. Especially being I am getting 20 gallons of apple cider I am turning into cyser this coming weekend! Woohoo!
decided to celebrate the day and took a sample out of one of the carboys.
even though it looks almost black in color while in the carboy, it has a very nice light blush tone in the glass.
taste is definitely acceptable, with just a hint of bitter in the aftertaste, (probably from the peelings).
cheers, and merry Christmas!
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
Next batch, add some potassium metabisulfite at the begining and after every other racking to help keep it from oxidizing. A fining again called polyclear may remove some of that color in your perry and help it clear. WVMJ
Meadmaking with WVMJ at Meads and Elderberry Winemaking
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
The bitterness is probably because you fermented the skins instead of crushing the pears and pressing them and fermenting the juice (thats a guess on my part as I have never fermented pear skins before). This info from http://www.bcawa.ca/winemaking/fining.htm may help:
Kieselsol is the commercial name for liquid silicon dioxide and is readily available from R.J. Spagnols. It is used to reduce bitter components from white wines, and used with gelatine is a very effective clarifying agent. While the directions on the label recommend 2.2 cc per litre, addition at the rate of 1.4 cc per litre seems to be effective.
In the strictest sense, carbon and PVPP are not fining agents in that they are not used for clarifying. Rather, they are used to remove or reduce oxidative odours and to reduce browning in white wines and reduce the "pinking" effects of some grape varieties.
Carbon (activated charcoal) is used to remove colour - decolorizing carbon, and to remove off-odours such as oxidation - deodorizing carbon, and is usually used in conjunction with PVPP as oxidized white wines generally show a brown tinge. Use at the rate of 0.025 to 0.6 grams per litre. It is best to make lab tests before adding to the entire batch, as too much carbon will strip the wine of both flavour and colour. Since carbon is a very fine powder, it may be desirable to use bentonite also in order to compact the sediment.
PVPP removes the brown effect from oxidized white wine and is used to prevent the pink colour from some grapes. If used to remove the brown colour, it should be used in conjunction with carbon. Use at the rates between 0.12 to 0.72 grams per litre. As it is also a very fine powder, adding bentonite will compact the sediment.
Meadmaking with WVMJ at Meads and Elderberry Winemaking
again, many thanks wvmj. i'll take a good look at the link.
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
after over a year, the pear mead has mellowed out pretty good and the bitterness is gone. (but i did add a few cups of sugar to the carboys just after my last post).
journaling the growth of a treatment free apiary started in 2010. 20+/- hives
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Off topic but, just googled Jackson County, AL. Like the area may have to take a bike ride up next spring and visit the cave. We have a caverns near us in north Florida, always love going to them.
there are some beautiful scenic routes around here that bikers enjoy pretty much year-round. be sure and let me know if you find yourself in the area and we'll arrange a visit to the bee yard.
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Aug 9, 2012 at 10:03 am #1292808
As the title says.
I know there are some cyclists here, or wannabe cyclists for that matter like myself ;-p Is anyone interested in planning/doing a BPL group bikepacking trip sometime in the late winter/early spring? I'm thinking central/northern NM.
I live in NM and there are extensive trail/backroad networks for putting together a multiday trip as hard or easy as we want it. Mixed trail, jeep road, unpaved state road, etc. The CDT can be easily connected to or the Grand Enchantment Trail, both offer plenty of options. My thinking is this would be about getting out and seeing a lot of open country and enjoying some company out there while we ride off into the sunset. Pack good food, some libation, evening campfires under a brisk star filled NM sky…. all of those things we admire.
Bikepacking is new to me, but I am trying to dive in headfirst here folks.
Anyone?Aug 9, 2012 at 10:08 am #1901389
Check out the blog "While Out Riding" and follow some of Cass Gilbert's pedal driven adventures. He's done some romping around NM and showcases the bikepacking conducive nature of the state. Cass did a trip up near the Magdalena mountains and the Plains of San Augustin east of the CDT that inspired me to head north a little and check some of the country out on bike.
This could be a possible area for a trip. The group could convene in Albuquerque and head out south of there.
I realize I may be thinking aloud here, but hopefully someone butts in.Aug 10, 2012 at 7:56 pm #1901780
I'll keep nagging until someone chimes in. I can wait.Aug 10, 2012 at 8:35 pm #1901784
Brendan SwihartBPL Member
@brendansLocale: Fruita CO
I might be interested as a fellow total newb. When are you thinking?
edit: if I'd read I'd answer my own questions…anyway, count me as interested.Aug 12, 2012 at 12:02 am #1901964
When? I'm glad you asked me, because I realize northern NM in early spring could be tricky, it would definitely rule out the Chama River area unless we wanted to deal with slick, muddy, energy robbing mush, and potentially snowy conditions.
Central NM would be "OK", but it is the windy season and a bit of a gamble. Temperature wise early spring is great, but the winds can rip across the open landscape relentlessly and do a number on you.
I'm thinking that riding from Grants, NM south along the Great Divide Route would be a nice route possibility. We could ride from Grants, NM (83 miles from ABQ) south into Silver City, NM (230 miles appx), passing through the sweet little village Pie Town, NM on the way. This is a popular riding section and logistically quite easy.
Just some ideas. I'm not set on the time frame, if we want to push it back to late spring/early summer and do something up north closer to you Brendan, that's fine by me. Maybe meet somewhere in the middle.Aug 12, 2012 at 8:39 am #1901994
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@hknewmanLocale: Western US
Maybe early Spring depending on my work schedule and how well my 29'er holds up. I haven't been serious about biking since 2009 but plan to be building up with daily rides late Sept and October. November through January I'm usually out-of-state. February can be good though I'm also in northern NM with snowsports.
Specifically: This fall I'll be getting back into shape with some rides on Monday (Sunday afternoons also) in the local area (I'm not much of a fall backpacker anyways). Central-southern New Mexico or southeastern Arizona.
Have you checked out the "Sierra Vista" trail east of Las Cruces, Eugene? Goes past the Texas state line towards west El Paso (though I stopped at a dead horse between the road near Vado and NM 404). I'll search for some pics (beautiful area but zero water – perfect for bikes).Aug 12, 2012 at 9:02 am #1902000
Hey HK, good to hear from you!
You're close enough to get out for an overnight or two once things cool down. I'm very familiar with the Sierra Vista Trail, ran the full length a few years ago and swore to never do it again, the sand on the Franklin Mtn portion is heinous in parts- sucks the energy out of every step. We put on a race on the good section from Bishops Cap north back in Feb. That portion has great singletrack w/ a bit of technical bits, but nothing a 29er and some good body english can't suck up.
A local friend of mine that I occasionally ride with has done some out and back overnights along the Sierra Vista, ride out camp/eat/drink/scramble then head back before the sun eats you. There's always the Rim Trail up in the Sacramentos.Aug 12, 2012 at 9:33 am #1902007
HkNewmanBPL Member
@hknewmanLocale: Western US
I can totally see mountain-biking Cloudcroft's Rim trail. Some traditional backpackers I was going to hike Ruidoso's Whites with, relocated due to the Little Bear Fire, carcamping and day hiking the Rim trail instead. Met a number of mountainbikers there. A few major gravel road intersections to cache water and shuttles, too.Aug 23, 2012 at 8:53 pm #1905515
Brendan SwihartBPL Member
@brendansLocale: Fruita CO
Late winter/early spring is good for me because my work (plant/bio surveys) ramps up quite a bit later into the spring. Before then I can be really flexible. I don't know NM at all (although i do know high desert spring mud and wind quite well), so I'll defer as far as routes/locations. I'll call myself 80% committed at this point.Aug 23, 2012 at 9:36 pm #1905525
Serge Giachetti is up near you in Boulder, Brendan, he PM'd me and expressed interest in a group bikepack trip as well. I need to get back at him and see what he has in mind.
I'll have a few formulated route possibilities to put on the table soon. The closer we can assemble in the Santa Fe/Taos area the better, that would be right at about the midway point for travelling.Aug 28, 2012 at 2:12 pm #1906942
Wade PattersonMember
@wahdayLocale: New Mexico
Greetings. I've been lounging around over at bikepacking.net and the bikepacking forum at MTBR and stumbled across this thread by chance. I live in Albuquerque and am just getting interested in bikepacking. Did a quick overnighter about a month ago in the Zuni mountains near where we own some land. I am interested in partnering with some folks on an excursion (or more) this fall or spring. My challenges include a wife, two kids and a full-time job. But I am tenacious…
I have a different bike now, but here is a write-up on my one overnighter. I've done a lot of backpacking and canoe tripping, but am fairly new to bikepacking: http://forums.mtbr.com/new-mexico/trip-report-zuni-mountains-el-morro-valley-crosspost-bikepacking-799991.html
I have been plotting out a route extending from Pie Town to Gallup that could be done in parts or as one longer trip. I think it would take 3 or possibly 4 days altogether, depending on a few factors. Takes you along the Chain of Craters Scenic Byway, then up into the Zunis, travelling northwest along the valleys that lie right in the middle and that run toward Gallup. You can go all the way to Gallup or stop at McGaffey where there is some wonderful singletrack I have been wanting to ride (where the 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest mtbr race is held each year). There are alternative routes through the Zunis as well, including one that goes by our land and could be a stopover for water and charging GPS/phones (we have solar and rainwater collection) and good grub.
This weekend I am riding a section of this route with a friend. Trying to scope out a route over the divide in the Zunis and also to see the status of some of the identified water sources from the USGS maps. Glad to find some interested folks.
BTW I recently e-mailed with Cass Gilbert who says he will be staying in Santa Fe for a few months this fall/winter. He's ridden the Chain of Craters and said it was the highlight of their CDT ride. Would be cool to hook up with him on an outing.Sep 1, 2012 at 2:45 pm #1908271
Mitchell RossmanMember
@bigmitchLocale: Minneapolis-St. Paul
Please forgive the slightly off-topic remark, but check out the AZT 300 and 750.Sep 27, 2012 at 7:34 am #1916081
I spoke with a NM rider named Tim Nelson who has a few ideas up north, particularly one up in the Zuni Mtns that would take us along the Chain of Craters region and El Malpais, crossing over the Divide. Its a good loop with mixed double track and single track that could easily be done in 3 days.
He's thinking Oct. If anyone is still wanting to get out and ride, send me your email or PM.
Wade, you don't have PM's setup. I've tried to get in touch with you.
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21:31 15th September 2013
by Matt Sacco
Sheffield depart with points
Wolves Women 0
Sheffield FC 2 (Michalska 26, Johnstone 78)
Wolves Women's difficult start to the season continued as they lost 2-0 at home to Sheffield FC in a competitive game at Castlecroft.
Wolves began the game well against the league champions and current leaders, quickly settling into their short passing game to take early control. Sheffield were relative bystanders in the opening 15 minutes as Wolves passed it around well, but without testing the goalkeeper.
As the first half progressed, the champions came into the game more, going close at the far post after Wolves failed to defend a cross into the box.
Sheffield got the breakthrough on 26 minutes when Jodie Michalska fired home from the penalty spot after Natalie Widdal was adjudged to have fouled in the box.
Ten minutes later, Natalie Hall was forced into a great finger-tip save to keep Wolves in the game as Sheffield looked to double their advantage.
Summer Holmes fired over for Wolves as the home side looked to draw level before half time.
The second half saw Wolves continue to try and play their short passing game and found themselves in some good positions, but they struggled to find a killer ball to supply striker Dani Selmes.
Despite being up against a side that had won 7-0 the previous week, Wolves continued to compete, and didn't let them settle at all. Sheffield were only able to find their second goal on the back of some real quality, Krystle Johnstone firing home left-footed from 25 yards to leave Natalie Hall stranded on 78 minutes.
Wolves nearly got a goal back shortly after, but Layla Salter couldn't turn the ball in at the far post from a corner.
In the end Sheffield edged the game and Wolves will be frustrated at the lack of chances created, but will take positives from the competitive nature of the contest.
Despite defeat, defender Natalie Widdal was confident that results would soon come Wolves way.
She said: "It was disappointing not to come away with a point today, after playing some brilliant football in both halves.
"As a team we need to stick together and keep playing the way we have been, keeping
our passing game going and we will finally go on and get the win we deserve."
Manager Trevor Mullings echoed Widdal's views, but demanded his team take their chances, adding: "It seems to be an emerging pattern of our play where we start well with a high tempo, playing the better football and creating opportunities, but again not taking our chances.
"As the game grew Sheffield started to find their feet and we let them back into the game giving away a penalty and then defensive mistakes for the second goal. We have come a long way in our play from last season but need to produce the end product."
Team: N. Hall, Large, Widdal, Perks, McQuilkin, Salter (Palin), Luke, Timmins-Ray (Rimmer), Palmer, Holmes, Selmes. Unused Sub: Hewitt.
*Wolves Reserves impressed in their opening game of the season as they came away 5-0 winners against Stoke City at Bentley Leisure Pavilion. Chloe Dodd scored a brace, while there were also goals for Natalie Morris and one each for twins Jade and Emma Cross. New manager Alex Owens was delighted with the win, saying: "It was a great performance by the girls today, getting the season off to an excellent start. 100% passion and commitment and quality goals.
Wolves Women secure promotion
15 May 2017
Three goals see off Loughborough ahead of final day
12 May 2017
Convincing victory keeps ladies right in contention
08 May 2017
Late show maintains the pressure on leaders
01 May 2017
Promotion hopes still alive after thrilling win
28 Apr 2017
Home win for Molineux ladies
23 Apr 2017


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Atlantic Salmon Federation
The goal of this project is to provide native sea-run fish species full access to their historic habitat in the Sabattus River, a major tributary of the Androscoggin River watershed in Maine. Our funding helped pay for the removal of the Mill Street dam from the Sabattus River.
California Trout
Cal Trout requested funding to support a grassroots campaign to designate 32 miles of the Upper Truckee River as part of the National Wild & Scenic River system and secure long term protection for the only remaining population of wild self -sustaining Lahontan Cutthroat trout in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The grant was used to implement a grassroots campaign to educate stakeholders on protecting the Upper Truckee River and garner support for Wild & Scenic designation.
Center for Justice/Spokane Riverkeeper
This is a project to protect the native Redband trout and their habitat in the Spokane River by ensuring that the proposed shoreline habitat plans meet their legal requirements. They are also using "on the water" Riverkeeper patrols to identify potential developments that may impact trout habitat. They are also fighting a new massive dock development in prime Redband spawning grounds.
Federation of Fly Fishers
With this grant, we provided support of FFF's existing study to identify potential Native Fish Conservation Areas in the Upper Snake River Basin. Their analysis has identified a set of watersheds with high quality habitat and native fish and will set the stage to focus conservation efforts in these watersheds to protect and restore entire native fish communities.
Friends of the Teton River
This project enabled FTR to work with Canyon Creek irrigators to develop strategies for removing irrigation infrastructure and restore stream flows to a Yellowstone cutthroat trout spawning stronghold in the Teton watershed. This project is an outgrowth of a project we funded last fiscal year with FTR called, Keep the Teton Canyon Wild and Free. It has great potential to be a model for future projects, providing an alternative to dams and water storage reservoirs that threaten similar creeks in the Teton Canyon watershed.
Jones River Watershed Association
JRWA's river restoration goal is to provide passage for migrating alewives from Cape Cod Bay to Silver Lake. They have succeeded in taking one of three dams out and are working on the Forge Pond Dam, which will permit fish to pass between the lake and the river for the first time in 100 years. This proposal sought our help to develop the engineering design of the preferred alternative from a feasibility study at the dam.
Middle Rogue Watershed Council
The goal of this proposal is to restore riparian function on 5 priority streams in the middle section of the Rogue River in southern Oregon. The work would benefit wild runs of salmon and steelhead in the middle Rogue sub-basin and build a watershed stewardship ethic amongst the local community volunteers doing the work.
Moray Firth Sea Trout Project
The Moray Firth Sea Trout Project is a collaborative project combining the efforts of River Boards and Fishery Trusts and many angling associations within the Inner Moray Firth Catchment. The project addresses the imbalance in sea trout management, collates existing information on sea trout stocks and identifies where further data is required to facilitate improved management practice. This proposal focuses on stream restoration and education, specifically on the River Peffery and Beauly Burns (streams) around the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland.
Native Fish Society
The goal of this campaign is to end hatchery plantings in the Sandy River and to activate the public to challenge similar programs across the Pacific Northwest. This campaign puts public pressure on the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and NOAA to stop this destructive practice and to give wild salmon and steelhead a chance to recover.
Pacific Rivers Council
This is the 3rd year that PRC requested funding for the stream steward program, which has been very successful and exceeded PRC expectations of community involvement and agency partnerships. The project is focused on data collection (stream temperature, general stream habitat characteristics, salmonid spawner surveys) with an eye toward utilizing the collected data when making policy and conservation recommendations.
Rattlesnake Creek Watershed Group
This is a project whose goal is to protect native westslope cutthroat and bull trout by maintaining and repairing existing fish screens along the headwaters of Rattlesnake Creek, in the southern Mission Mountains of Montana. It is a community based project to improve fisheries health in the watershed by involving and encouraging property owners and volunteers to be advocates for the native trout.
S.A.R.E.P. Youth Fly Fishing Program
An all-volunteer group, that's committed to restoring the brook trout population in Canadaway Creek in western New York and teach kids how to fly fish.
Salmonid Restoration Federation
Our grant helped fund a Steelhead Summit which focused on stewardship, sustainable management, and restoration of California's salmon, steelhead, and trout populations and their habitat.
Sanctuary Forest
This grant proposal deals with the issue of coho salmon going extinct on the Mattole River, a small undammed river in northern California. This request from the SFG focuses on pilot projects to restore groundwater, stream flow, and Coho salmon habitat in the headwaters. The projects are testing the feasibility of specific stream flow enhancement activities on tributaries of the Mattole to increase in stream flow for the fish (especially during the summer months).
Siskiyou Land Conservancy
The proposal supports the SLC's efforts to reduce excessive pesticide use on lily fields surrounding the Smith River estuary. The Smith River contains more miles of designated Wild & Scenic than any other river in the lower 48 states and is the only major undammed river in California. It also supports healthy salmon and steelhead runs (though these numbers have been declining in recent years).
Snake River Fund
This is a 3rd year project that continued SRF's successful River Ambassador Program where they steward a heavily used and unmanaged reach of the Snake River watershed in Wyoming.
Wild Fish Conservancy
This project seeks to expand the knowledge of viral transmission in the Kennedy Lake/Clayoquot Sound system on Vancouver Island. They are investigating the levels and transmission of these pathogens in juvenile salmon and requested our support to cover the cost of analyzing the samples. The sockeye, coho, and chinook salmon populations are in steep decline in this area.
Wild Salmon Center
This is the 3rd year that WSC has asked for support of their Sakhalin Taimen Conservation Partnership on the Koppi River in Khabarovsk, Russia. They have moved from protection (Koppi River Preserve) to more community involvement, coordinated conservation planning and public monitoring to ensure protection of the reserve. Our grant support will help to implement a tagging program, a study of impacts of recreational fishing, and to increase surveillance in the area to deter poaching.
Wyoming Wildlife Federation
A project whose goal is to preserve Colorado River Cutthroat Trout (CRCT) in the Green River watershed of western WY. Funding for this proposal helps expand public support for trout conservation and works to ensure CRCT streams are considered in the Resource Management Plan revision. Another goal of the project is to work to cancel the Aaron Miles water pipeline, which would divert 81 billion gallons of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir and the Green River and pipe it 81 miles to the front range of Colorado.


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I'll be honest, I'm actually very disappointed by this movie.
Not that I didn't recognize it for crap from a mile away, of course I did, c'mon. But when I caught the line "Enough with performance art, it's time for protest art" in the trailer, my ears perked up. I sat up a little straighter in my seat. That's a line that shows a LOT of potential… some awesomely awful potential. Combined with the preposterous concept, I had hopes that this movie might be a ridiculously enjoyable block of cheese.
Alas, it was not to be.
It's my sad duty to report that "Step Up Revolution" isn't deliciously bad, it's just plain old bad.


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forum: Gardening / Growing
#31 Thu 05 Jan 12 12:40pm
- Forum champ Occupation Walking the Old Ways
- From Living in the Wild Woods
- Member since Wed 16 Jan 08
Re: Bee Hives
Oh Yeah...............I am looking forward to this year's garden produce!
#32 Thu 05 Jan 12 3:50pm
- Forum champ
- Member since Fri 19 Nov 10
Re: Bee Hives
when you'll come in Friuli you must see the honey laboratorio of my beekeeper friend to be amazed of how many things these little infatigable friends produce
I dare invent mixed impossible words with you sure you can translate from unknown inexistent languages
#33 Thu 05 Jan 12 11:57pm
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Re: Bee Hives
I used to have a beehive in my home paddock, until my mare got a bit close & tipped it over! Sadly, the bees swarmed. The kids then used the boxes to make into billy carts for fun. One day I'd love to have my own bees again.


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The judgment call the Reserve Bank is making is that there has been an enduring shift to saving more of our incomes and spending less.
Fresh numbers on household finances this week provide some reassurance that we are not slipping back into the borrow-and-spend mentality of the mid-2000s boom.
At least not yet.
One of the key assumptions underpinning the Reserve Bank's expectation that it will be able to keep interest rates on hold for another year or so is "ongoing caution among households, encouraging a continued improving saving rate".
The assumption is that the overhang of debt built up during the last housing boom, and the subsequent shock to confidence in the global financial crisis and recession, will limit the extent to which the strengthening housing market will feed into household consumption.
The judgment call the bank is making is that there has been an enduring shift to saving more of our incomes and spending less.
Data published by the bank this week show that over the course of 2012 household debt rose 3.5 per cent to $192 billion, driven by a 4.5 per cent increase in mortgage debt to $178 billion.
That outstripped the growth in disposable (or after-tax) incomes, so that by the end of the year household debt was the equivalent of 145 per cent of disposable income, up from 142 per cent in December 2011.
It is down from the peak of 153 per cent in 2008, but still a high ratio by historical standards, and it is not good to see it deteriorate.
The reassurance comes from looking at the other side of the balance sheet and what has happened to households' financial assets over the same period.
In the course of 2012 household financial assets rose $21 billion or 9.6 per cent to $240 billion - a more rapid increase than the 3.5 per cent rise in debt.
The biggest factor was an increase of $9 billion to $115 billion in bank deposits, despite dispiritingly low interest rates. It is one of the reasons the Government is confident its power company floats will be snapped up.
Superannuation and managed funds rose $8 billion to $74 billion and directly held shares rose $5 billion to $27 billion. Much of those increases would reflect revaluation gains from a good year on equity markets. But the active saving proportion, in the form of continued inflows into KiwiSaver schemes in particular, would have been substantial too.
Now, it is true that the accumulation of debt accelerated during the course of the year.
The annual growth of 3.5 per cent in December was an increase from 2.3 per cent in the September year, 1.7 per cent in June and 1.2 per cent in March.
But the pace of growth on the financial assets side climbed as well.
The 9.6 per cent annual growth recorded in December, was up from 8.7 per cent in September, 4.3 per cent in June and 3.6 per cent in March.
Households ended 2012 with net financial wealth of $48 billion, up from $37 billion a year earlier and just $12 billion in 2008.
Relative to disposable income it was 36 per cent, the highest since 39 per cent in 2004.
And these figures only record financial assets. They do not take account of housing assets, or businesses and farms, or other assets owned by households.
Even so they paint a picture of some collective prudence, with households' financial assets exceeding, and growing faster than, their debts, and with active saving (as opposed to the gains from rising share prices), like bank deposits, growing faster than mortgage debt.
Measuring changes in the stock of assets and debt is only one way of measuring saving rates, however.
Often cited is a flows measure, which takes an estimate of household income, subtracts an estimate of household spending and expresses the difference as a percentage of income. Statistics New Zealand's household income and outlay account, part of the national accounts, is the source of the data.
It makes depressing reading. It shows households dis-saving, that is, spending more than their disposable income, in 17 of the past 19 years.
The trend has been improving over the past 10 years, however.
We even made it into the black (just) in the year to March 2011 before slipping back into the red the following year. The Reserve Bank's forecasts have it stabilising around break-even, give or take 1 per cent of disposable income, over the next four years.
This flows measure of the household saving rate is viewed with suspicion by some economists, in the Treasury in particular.
It has been subject to large revisions over the years.
In 2007, for example, the statisticians told us households the year before had spent $1.15 for every $1 of income. They now say it was $1.08 - not good, but not quite as bad either.
Also economists struggle to reconcile it with stocks-based measures like the Reserve Bank numbers above, which paint a systematically less feckless picture of household behaviour.
A paper by Treasury economists Emma Gorman, Grant Scobie and Yongjoon Paek last month concludes: "In applying the stock measure to aggregate household sector data on assets and liabilities we find the long-run average saving rate was 16.1 per cent of household disposable income (from 1979 to 2011).
"After stripping out the effect of house price revaluations (the passive component), which amounted to an annual average of 8.9 per cent, we are left with an estimate of an active annual average household saving rate of 7.1 per cent."
In contrast, over the same period the flows measure from the national accounts averaged minus 0.7 per cent of household disposable income a year.
They add that when the flows measure is adjusted for spending which might more appropriately be defined as investment, such as education, and for the impact of inflation, saving rates are significantly increased, by an average of 4.4 percentage points between 1996 and 2011.
The latest Westpac McDermott Miller survey of consumer confidence found the net balance of respondents who say they are better off financially than a year ago is the highest since late 2007, though still well below the levels of the mid-2000s boom.
Their willingness to spend on a big household item is also close to post-2006 peaks.
"Historically these are the parts of the survey which have been most relevant to actual spending," Westpac economist Felix Delbruck said.
But it was too early to say the survey results challenged the Reserve Bank's view of a still-cautious consumer limiting the risk that the strengthening housing market will supercharge household consumption and spill over to consumer price inflation.


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San Ramon Valley students submitted their eco art o the 2013 Earth Day Student Art Poster Contest & Art Show, held April 20 in Danville. Sustainable Danville Area, which sponsored the contest, received over 150 entries of original, unframed, two dimensional works of art.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 5:07 PM
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Students show off eco art in Earth Day contest
Original post made on May 3, 2013
Like this commentPosted by Will
a resident of San Ramon
on May 3, 2013 at 7:19 pm
Too bad the kids are brainwashed by lib agendas. Too bad no one bothers to look into the founder of the bogus Earth Day....Ian Einhorn now serving a life sentence for murdering his gf and hiding her body in a locker.
Like this commentPosted by Diane
a resident of Danville
on May 3, 2013 at 7:45 pm
As the kids who participated in creating these beautiful pieces of art may be reading comments, can we please use discretion and avoid comments related to politics and violent crime?
Congratulations to the artists involved in this project! It's obvious there are some really talented kids in the San Ramon Valley!


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PR-B/PL trap shoot team moves into third place
PR-B/PL team moves into third place
The final competition week for the high school trap shoot team was held Sunday, May 19, with the Pine River-Backus/Pequot Lakes team moving into third place in the conference after four weeks of competition.
Week 5 results will be posted by Saturday, May 25. PR-B/PL was just 4 points behind second-place Thief River Falls after bumping out Bloomington Jefferson last week.
Lester Prairie continues to be in first place in Conference 10A. There are eight teams in the conference.
The Minnesota State Clay Target League State Tournament will be June 7-9 at the Alexandria Shooting Park in Alexandria. All athletes will shoot in one of three classifications based on their average after three weeks of competition: novice, junior varsity and varsity.
Top Gun for Week 5 and shooting a perfect 25 score on the first round was Austin Nieman of Pine River-Backus. Nieman shot a 46 out of 50 for the honors.
Top Shooters this week: Nieman, 46; Dale Ford and Logan Kangus, both 44; Quinn Harman, 43; Travis Aune, 42; Trenton Beyer and Tanner Smith, both 39; HannaLee France, 38; Christian Burnet, Jacob Roubal, Shane Sepin and Bret Reed, all 37; Logan Bauman and Austin McAllister, both 36; Ashley Abear, Brady Hamilton, Zach Lyonais and Kayla Adkins, all 35.


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Brainerd Jaycees to host NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition
Young football fans will have the opportunity to exhibit their football skills when the Brainerd Jaycees hosts an NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition at noon Saturday, Sept. 28, on the Forestview Middle School practice field in Baxter.
The competition is free and open to boys and girls ages 6-15. For competition information, visit NFLPPK.com.
Entry forms are available online at NFLyouthfootball.com or will be available at the event.
The NFL Punt, Pass & Kick football competition allows youngsters to showcase their talents in punting, passing and kicking with scores based on distance and accuracy. Age classification is as of Dec. 31 of the current year. Bring a copy of the competitor's birth certificate.
The top finishers from each of 10 age groups at the local competition will advance to a sectional competition. The winners at the sectional will have their scores compared with other sectional champions; the top four scores from the pool of sectional champions advance to the team championship held during halftime of a Minnesota Vikings game.


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i saw a post on one of the forums about ibuprofen/advil, causing an increased reaction to stings,i've found that to be true.does anybody know where to find some info on this?
i saw a post on one of the forums about ibuprofen/advil, causing an increased reaction to stings,i've found that to be true.does anybody know where to find some info on this?
?ibuprofen? Does that mean that I can start taking tylenol again?
As someone who suffers with chronic back problems, it would be good to know if there are any medications that would either increase ot decrease reactions to stings. It seems that I am getting a lot more this year than in years past.
I was struggling with a honey bound deep a couple of weeks ago and was nearly unable to get out of bed the next day.
Thank God for better chemistry...
I've tried Advil, aspirin, and benadryl for sting reactions. The only time I took the Advil, it did not seem to help at all, in fact, it seemed like it took several days for the swelling and pain to subside. The best treatment for me seems to be a couple of aspirin and a benadryl. The aspirin as an anti-inflamatory, and the benadryl to stop any potential allergic-type reaction.
Hmmm..........I don't think I've even taken anything for a sting. Started with bees when I was 9 yrs old and Ma would put baking soda on a sting. Other than that never used anything. But with many today whom use meds for everything, I think I shall have to investigate this further. So if anyone has good info on meds and stings I'd like to see it. Will check the link out above.
Thank's beegee: for the above link,I'm like Clay been stung alot.use to swell some,But don't do that any more.My son has had 2 reaction's this summer.He's had bee's for around 10 yr's now( around 35-40 hive's) & has a side line job of removing bee's from house's.Never no problem before,but this last time the Dr's think he may of had a heart attack.they want know for sure until they run test.so I guess you never know how they can affect you.>>>>>>Mark
I use asprin for stings. I bite it and put it on the sting as a poltice. Works almost as good as a tobacco poltice.
That explains my reaction to a sting last year. I was using Advil each day last summer for a backache . I had been stung a few times prior to starting Advil and then I swelled up really bad after using Advil. Actually, I had two reactions that worried me enough to get an epipen just in case. I never made the connection to the Advil. Well, this year, since being unemployed, I am using a cheap over the counter aspirin for the back ache. I haven't had any reaction this year to stings.... Whew.. I thought I was having trouble tolerating the stings and here it could be the Advil. Thanks for this posting...
I hadn't heard this before another posting on here a while back. I don't usually take anything, but when it do it's usually asprin.
i had the same experience as TA,i have a very good immunity to the venom, but had a painful swollen forarm for a day a few weeks back,i had taken some ibuprofen for back pain that morning. i never put it together until i saw that post.i'll stick with aspirin now.
in case anyone doesn't know,ibuprofen,advil and motrin are the same thing.
>Does that mean that I can start taking tylenol again?
For my back, not stings.
tylenol wasn't listed as a drug that causes a hyersensative reaction,it's a good drug as a general pain killer,but is pretty toxic to the liver,don't take more than recomended,i think some people don't realise that tylenol is a serious drug(i think about 28 is a lethal dose).i'd try to alternate with aspirin if you aren't prone to bleeding(aspirin is a blood thinner).
My usual diet is a Celebrix in the morning, if in more than usual pain I will supplement with tylenol.
Thanks for the reply, when the tylenol is gone I'll switch to asprin.
Has anyone ever heard of using Adolphs meat tenderizer on a sting? The theory is that the venom is a protein just like the meat, and it breaks it down.
Last time I checked the ingredients, Adolf's was just salt and MSG (Monosodium Glutenate). (that was decades ago but I don't think it's changed). It will draw out the poisen as will table salt, tobbaco and aspirin. Maybe the MSG has some other benefitial effect. I don't know.
one benadryl, and spreading either some diluted ammonia or cortizone cream on the sting is my usual treatment.
Hey guys,
I have to add a little trick that my wife found. She has been growing herbs and stuff for a few years and heard that if you chew on a mint leaf, and then rub the chewed leaf on the area of the sting, it will help relieve the pain. One day as I was checking a hive I got stung so we tried her remedy. It works immediately and completely. I was amazed. So, if you have any mint growing in your garden, give it a try. No side effects.
Hope this helps,
Plantain leaf will also work. If you don't know what it looks like I don't know if I can describe it but everyone has seen one. It has oval shaped shiny leaves and a seed "spike" up the middle. It grows in every yard that isn't treated with herbacides. Especially where the traffic has killed the grass.
Does anyone carry an epipen when working bees?
My alergist told me that I should carry one even though I'm not allergic to bee venom. You know how doctors are...