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The STAGEPAS™ 500 is available for situations when a little extra power and channel capacity is needed. It's incredibly lightweight, portable and easy-to-use. The system consists of a pair of high-performance speakers with a built-in powered mixer. You can be set up and playing in a matter of minutes, and then packed away and on the road again with the same ease and speed when you're done. And all of this is provided with no compromise in sound quality or versatility, plus some advanced features you normally wouldn't expect to find in systems in this class. Getting great sound for live performance used to be a big deal, but not when you use the STAGEPAS™ 500.
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And now you have a choice of two ways to get there! Yamaha's STAGEPAS 300 has already become the portable PA system of choice for legions of musicians on the move, and now the STAGEPAS 500 is available for situations in which a little extra power and channel capacity is needed.
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Comments about Yamaha stagepas_500:
I have had the Stagepas 500 for many years and used it quite often when living in the USA. I never had a problem with this system and have liked it very much when I was using it in the US. This system only comes in 110 volt if purchased in the USA. I have since moved to Europe, where I had to use a transformer to use the Stagepas 500. Twice, the system has been plugged into a 220 volt outlet by someone not realizing the Stagepas 500 was 110 volt only and then was turned on. I had it repaired once and after the second time it was blown, I bought a different amplifier to use the speakers only. The Stagepas 500 mixer has become useless to me because the 110 volt model unit isn't applicable for international usage.
My questions to Yamaha are: What were you thinking when developing the Stagepas 500? Did you think that US musicians would never travel abroad to foreign countries and use the Stagepas 500? It's not too expensive to make all your equipment 110/220 volt, so why don't you do this?
If you plan on international travel, buying the European Stagepas 500 unit would be a better investment. I now make sure any equipment I buy for my music production and performances is 110/220 volt.
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Best Uses
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Comments about Yamaha stagepas_500:
I've used the stage pass 500 for several years now in many situations with small bands in live performances both inside and out. It's never failed and always sounded good. It could use another input or two and sometimes in outdoor shows it doesn't have quite enough horsepower but all in all I've been very happy.
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Comments about Yamaha stagepas_500:
These speaker system turns off at every party I have in my house. After an hour of use it turns off for about an hour. Really really disapointed about this system especially what I paid for it.
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- Good Warmth
- Portable
- Powerful
- Limited Functions
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Events
- Home Studio
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Comments about Yamaha stagepas_500:
Best sound of all the portable systems that I listened to in its class. Plenty of power. Everyone tells me they are extremely reliable, too, but I happened to get a lemon. Stopped working after just 6 days of light use. Store gave me a loaner while they sent for another new StagePas. Then I learned about the new StagePas 600i and 400i, and decided I like the upgraded features better on those products.


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Progress on cleaning up the postings here?
Original post made by Resident, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 6, 2007
I am just wondering about the progress that you are making in cleaning up this forum? I saw a lot of good ideas to help make it better...forcing one name per person, making us register so you can block anyone from a thread, letting us "grade" each poster's name so we can block his/her comments if we know their style is disgusting etc.
Also, are you planning to publish a clear and concise set of rules so that posters know what is acceptable and what isn't? I have to say, I have seen valid and reasonable posts ( in my opinion) deleted, and literal expressions of what to do with someone's head left online. So, this is confusing.
I am really fed up with trying to have an actual exchange of information from people who have great thoughts and sites, only to have to dig through the "piled high and deep" stuff.It seems the threads get hijacked very rapidly.
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a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Jun 6, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Resident--I had a question about one of your ides:
"letting us "grade" each poster's name so we can block his/her comments if we know their style is disgusting etc."
I am not familiar with this--does this mean blocking the person's posts from showing up on your computer or blocking him from posting at all?
i can see if it is the latter, how it can be abused.
Thanks and i like your ideas, btw.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 6, 2007 at 3:42 pm
The identification aspect is interesting from "Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood". If the label were any more generic, it would be a bar code.
The anonymous nature of a posting sight is half of what drives it. True, it would be nice to track and censor dangerous thoughts, but if Hitler had gotten more atention earlier on, WW II and its horrors way have been avoided. Instead, too many blew him off as a crackpot.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 6, 2007 at 3:53 pm
The most telling reason why we should remain anonymous is shown when a poster on a different thread stated that if he could he would stop his kids playing with another posters's kids.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 6, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Please, just thinking, let's not devolve so early in this thread to bringing up Hitler.
Back to the issue at hand, posting a clear set of easily-followed rules besides the "feels like deletable material to me" rule many are complaining about seems like a good idea. On the other hand, these threads get out of hand so quickly that I can imagine the editors are hard-pressed to keep up at all.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 6, 2007 at 4:09 pm
I was responding to the registration and id issue AND using that tagging of undesirable people to prevent postings that may not conform to a preset body of rules of approved thinking.
I was now invoking Hitler as the judge of the common good he later was allowed to be, but a one with bad ideas that, had more people heard them, more may have been done to stop him.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 6, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Yes, I think you are right about the dangers of simply preventing postings. I have had the same thought, if there had been an internet in 1930 could a certain person have risen to power as he did?
It seemed like a good thought ( blocking posts) at the time because i was responding to a particularly disgusting thread I had just read with some odious name calling and vulgarity, combined with spine chilling remarks pertaining to a particular religion.
On the other hand, preventing postings is a bad idea. I actually think such thoughts should be viewed, even if anonymous, just to remind us they still exist. Sort of like smallpox, we think it is eradicated, but it isn't.
As for the "grading", I don't know enough about it. I had read on ANOTHER thread a post which said there were some online sites that allow "grades" of various monikers, and that then you could somehow skip over the posters you would rather not waste time on. I would love it if I could even block them out of MY reading experience, and just focus on the productive posters, but I don't know if that is possible.
I think it was Jay who had mentionned the idea of registering so that all the posters had ONE name, anonymous or not, then always posted under THAT name.
I definitely support being able to maintain anonymity. I have read some pretty scary, threatening stuff here. I started out posting my name, but got over that in a hurry!
a resident of Meadow Park
on Jun 6, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Resident -- I think I just got slimed by reading the same horrifying post you did. Is it on the Scooter Libby thread? Seriously, that is one the editors should trip over themselves rushing to delete. I don't think anyone would disagree that, whatever the line, "Excuse Me" unquestionably crosses it. Yuck.
a resident of Meadow Park
on Jun 6, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Dear Editors: Thank you for cleaning up that appalling post.
a resident of Ventura
on Jun 7, 2007 at 12:45 am
Count me among those that favor more moderation and control around here. The web has no shortage of places that are without constraint, most I've seen are nearly worthless. I used to read and post on the board of another PA publication, but stopped a long time ago. It's a wasteland now. And based on what I've seen this week, this forum is moving in the wrong direction.
Okay - I admit I haven't always been the best net-izen. It's hard to refrain sometimes when a certain tone or attack is directed at you personally, and in one case yesterday, someone posted using my name to attack me. Still, on balance, I've tried to participate in this forum thoughtfully and with an open mind, (and only rarely an alias other than this one). It's interesting to engage in an actual debate with certain users (like recently, Jim, Draw the Line). But when the trolls come out, that's annoying. A log-in system might introduce a useful speed bump to keep people from changing names every minute or every thread, and might help us distinguish between "Parent" "another parent," "concerned parent," "very concerned parent" and "another very concerned parent." ;-)
a resident of University South
on Jun 7, 2007 at 9:12 am
The first thing a dictator does is censor the free press.
Unfortunately if one posted his/her name, there are enough certifiable nut cases who might seek out that person's home and damage it. Or even attack them physically - witness assassinations in our own country.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 7, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Skeptical Al: Yes, you and the ones you mentionned and Walter and a few others are really interesting to read. I learn a lot.
But, I have to agree, trying to work through the slime is getting more and more difficult.
Bruce: Nobody said we have to use REAL names, just register ONE name, whatever it is, and hopefully have some type of grading system even for us, personally, to know if we want to read a particular name, would slow the spread of slime.
Yes, Natasha, it was the "Libby" post.
It doesn't have to be Jay who answers at PA Online, does anybody have an idea what is up?
I would gladly even look at one ( tasteful) ad per thread to pay for the work if we could control it a bit.
a resident of Stanford
on Jun 8, 2007 at 7:53 am
What about cleaning up those filthy racist remarks about Arabs toward the end of the Scooter Libby thread?
a resident of Stanford
on Jun 8, 2007 at 8:41 am
Wow, I just went to the Scooter thread, and saw that somebody had posted under my name AFTER I had posted my post. Of course, it was deleted.
We really need a way to limit each of us to one name so others can't hijack our names.
We really need to have a definition of "racist" ( and defamatory, and inflammatory etc) on this Town Talk. I find it completely confusing that some are deemed "racist" and others aren't, and there is definitely a pattern of tolerance ( or lack of ) in the posts chosen for deletion.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 8, 2007 at 11:56 am
It is not racist to make reference to commonly known behavior of Arab populations. After all, Western folk routinely criticize and even joke about their own religions and societies. A free society is no place for a cloistered soul. If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen of freedom.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 8, 2007 at 12:02 pm
To further Walter's point about freedoms in this country,
How about what is going on in France where it is now illegal to wear the clothes or jewellery that show what religion you belong to, e.g. headscarves, crosses, turbans, etc.
a resident of Southgate
on Jun 8, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Bystander, a clarification. The French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools bans wearing conspicuous religious symbols in French public (i.e. government-operated) primary and secondary schools. The law is an amendment to the French Code of Education that expands principles founded in existing French law, especially the constitutional requirement of laïcité: the separation of state and religious activities.
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on Jun 8, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Re: France.
France is forbidding the show of ANY religious garb or symbols in schools. Such symbols had become for some, unfortunately, a type of "gang" clothing in schools, resulting in gang-like violence. So, like many public schools here, France decided to forbid anything which might incite "gang-like" behavior in the schools.
It is unfortunate it has gotten to this point in France, in what used to be a uniformly tolerant society. But, when one segment becomes belligerently intolerant, there are consequences, and everyone loses.
This is not forbidden outside of schools, of course.
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on Jun 8, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Peter and Draw
Thanks for the clarification. I meant to say about schools, but I was under the impression that it was for all public employees as well, in other words the street cleaners, mail deliverers, teachers, civil servants, etc.
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on Jun 8, 2007 at 5:37 pm
bruce expresses the idea that we shouldn't stand up and be counted when we post because some thug might take revenge on our person or property.
When I begin to have such thoughts, I quickly rid them when I think of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. They stood tall even though they knew they would be hung and their property destroyed if the British caught them. Their courage was remarkable and an inspiration.
a resident of Stanford
on Jun 9, 2007 at 10:40 am
Somebody stop the madness. This isn't really me.
I am being held hostage. My identity is at stake.
Who am I? What's real? Help!
a resident of Stanford
on Jun 9, 2007 at 2:33 pm
For anyone who cares, that last post with my name is not from me.
I will no longer post under that name until there is a way to limit it to one person.
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Kenny Jackett is pleased with the firepower at his disposal after the closure of the emergency loan window.
Wolves were linked with Craig Davies ahead of yesterday's deadline, and while Jackett acknowledged the former striker had been discussed at a previous stage, he is happy with the frontmen at Molineux to take the club into January.
"We'd discussed him (Davies) some time ago in terms of perhaps bringing him to the club but not before this particular window," said Jackett.
"If anything was going to happen it would have happened some time ago really.
"We haven't been close to signing him but have we scouted him and had reports on him?
"Yes, but that's as far as it's gone and it was some time ago - there were no discussions yesterday about bringing him in.
"We have the four strikers we're picking at the moment then Liam (McAlinden) as the fifth who is on a 24-hour recall.
"And there's a promising lad in the youth team in Ibraham Keita, who's 18-years-old."
The Head Coach was particularly impressed by Kevin Doyle's performance in Tuesday's win against Tranmere, the Irish frontman dropping deep and acting as a perfect link-man for Wolves' attacks.
And he also re-iterated that Jake Cassidy will come good once he opens his goal account.
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"I did try him in one of the cup games right up the front but for me I prefer him slightly deeper and I think his link play is very good.
"To counter the fact that he's coming deep, the wide men do get a lot of freedom and have got goals.
"Sako has six and Henry has three, Henry from a limited number of games and Jacobs has got into good positions without pulling the trigger at present.
"I just had a feeling that against his old club on Tuesday Cassidy would do something – I felt we were in a good enough position to take that chance.
"Unfortunately the goal didn't come for Jake but it would have been nice if him or a combination of other forwards had have given us some depth and gained some confidence.
"It's a thin dividing line, particularly with forwards because they do thrive on chances and how they do with them.
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"For Jake – and many have said it – this time last season he was the top scorer in League One so I'm sure the goals will come and he'll be an asset going forwards."
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Chad Henne: When you fall short of the playoffs in the NFL, it is disappointing to the players, fans, and the entire organization. Most of the fingers get pointed in two areas: head coach and quarterback! When you dive into the numbers of Chad Henne, you see that he passed for over 3,000 yards (3,301) this season. If you would of had a target number before the season of what Chad needed to do to be productive, I believe that everyone would have been elated with that number. He didn't have a consistent running game that we all assumed would be there, and I feel that exposed some overall flaws in the Dolphin offense. The touchdown to interception ratio is not where anyone would like it to be (15 touchdowns to 19 interceptions) and hopefully that will improve. The frustration lies with when some of the turnovers occurred, and at times, may have decided the outcome of games Miami should have won! The one thing that is concerning about the overall statistics is that Chad did not have one game when the Dolphins played well on offense, and he played a clean game. What I mean by that is he never had a dominating performance in a victory that you watched and said, "He was the difference!" Chad played well in multiple games (vs. Green Bay 23-39 for 231 yards, two touchdowns and one interception), Tennessee (19-28 for 240 yards, one touchdown and one interception) and Oakland (17-30 for 307 yards, two touchdowns, one interception and a 100.3 quarterback rating), but there must be improvement with his decision-making and fourth quarter play. Making one or two throws down the stretch are what dominating quarterbacks do to win games and leave no doubt about the outcome. In my opinion, Henne had an average season, and his 75.4 quarterback rating is reflective of that. He had his ups and downs, and probably will be a better quarterback by enduring the emotional roller coaster that he was on this year. The Dolphins are 13-13 in Chad's first 26 starts of his career and that pretty much where this team resides, right around .500! If the Dolphins are going to take the next step and challenge AFC rivals New England and the Jets, they must get consistency and more productivity from the quarterback position, and sometimes a dominating performance!
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Chad Pennington: Chad was placed on Injured Reserve with a right shoulder injury on November 15th, and was lost for the season. He received the staring assignment against the Tennessee Titans and completed one pass for 19 yards before leaving that game with his injury. It would have been interesting to see what Chad's experience and ability would of translated to on the field this season. Now, everyone must wait and see if Chad decides to rehabilitate his surgically repaired throwing shoulder and give it one more try!
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At Milwaukee Feb 20 8PM tv: FSN Bucks are 19-34, 13-11 at home and are on a 4 game losing streak.
Chance to win and give youngsters some significant minutes. Are you listening, Flip?
Maybe it is time to give the Aryan Bomber a chance, though I doubt it will happen. I would love to see him prove me wrong and show us that he can earn and get serious minutes as a Pistons rotation player.
Chat is open.... http://www.pistonsforum.com/misc.php?do=flashchat
Five minutes left in the first half and no AJ?????????
I have no idea how the 2nd half will play out, but this was the perfect game to sub everyone out early. The starters clearly didn't have it. Give 'em all a blow, get all 12 in there in the 1st half and let it ride.
This team is still on vacation and complacent ....trade one of those starters and wake this team up....
There isn't fair trade in this case, starters contracts are reasonable and other GM-s do not want to give away their reasonable contracts, only ending or overpaid are available.
Where's the DEEF? Second straight game where we have given up at least 80 points by the end of third. During the streak, the opposition was only averaging 87??
My theory is that 10 game winning streak reinforced their "invincibility"(read:complacency) feelings and here they are now.
This is the 2nd straight game i'm missing. They need me LOL Seriously though, WTF is going on?! Almost 40 min for Billups and Prince in a blowout ?
AJ = + 13 and 15 minutes with no fouls Dyess = - 19 We should start AJ.
Golden opportunity thrown away. Pistons get the ball back on a Buck non-timeout tech call ( or whatever you call it ) and can't get it done. Where is Mr. Big Shot when you need him? Sheed was Mr. Big shot today but he could not get that last one. Thats about it. I could care less about who played what mins when we lose although I know thats going to be the crux of this thread.
That's been pretty obvious for awhile. Flip's on the 2-year plan though. If he's still around in 2010, it will definately happen!! edited to add; I caught the end. The last 3 was not a Sheed shot. That's not his spot. I don't know if that was the play, saw Chauncey and him talking afterwards. I can't fault him though. He + AJ were the only reason we were even in that position to begin with. It's not a coincedence that our defense is 10x better with Amir playing next to Sheed. CHI lost CLE won ORL lost not much change in the standings BOS hopefully goes down to GS tonight
Sheed probably lofted that one too quick, but I'm not going to fault him since he and Billups kept Detroit in it. Can't play catchup, especially against bad teams.
I don't us losing either. But why ruin my night.
You got that right
They should at least play AJ. This went from a really aggravating to a really entertaining game pretty quickly. I just wish Flip stayed awake long enough to realize what was going on. I don't know why he is so reluctant to put AJ in when they're struggling to score. What is his aversion to easy buckets? There was a lot of scared Flip tonight. Would the world end if he played CB, Stuckey and Rip together? Why keep trotting out the same unproductive unit time after time? Is there a team out there besides the Washington Generals that runs worse plays out of timeouts? Did anyone else enjoy Hayes' hook shot from the 3 point line out of one timeout as much as I did? Aside from putting the play up on the Jumbotron, could their last shot have been any more obvious? I don't really care that they lost or played poorly again. It is a long season and these things happen. It is how they lose that gets me. SA gets Thomas, DET stands pat. Suns get Shaq, DET stands pat. Lakers get Gasol, DET stands pat. DAL gets Kidd, DET...........
I am a big Stuckey fan, but I have got to tell you that his plus minus number this year is horrible and they ain't getting any better.
Believe it or not the Pistons had a chance to tie the game with 7.6 seconds left, but Sheed who had hit 4 straight 3 balls missed a 3 ball attempt from the right. ( He is better when he shoots them from the top of the circle IMO) The Pistons were down by as many as 21 or so points, but Billups kept then within shouting difference scoring at will in the third....unfortunately our defense didn't come alive until the 4th qtr and we proably needed 3 more mins to pull this one out. To many TO's and missed shots by our front court in the first half spelled doom and the bench was once again a no show collectively, but Amir did play well down the stretch with the starters and only a missed contested dunk blemishing his +13. Stuckey had four assists but was 0-5 form the field forcing layups that could not find the hoop. Not sure what the deal is with Rip...8 shots tonight and only 6 last night..I thought he was our leading scorer?? The real problem since the break is our defense. back to back nights of giving up 103 points...including giving up 80+ at the end of the third in both?? Can't win many games giving 100 points. Meaningless stats of the night Pistons now 6-9 when allowing the opponent to score over 100 points This is the first loss this season to a divsional foe other than the Bulls. We were 7-0 vs the Cavs, Pacers and Bucs Took Pistons 3 losses to get to 30 wins, so maybe it takes 3 losses before they can notch # 40
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As congratulatory messages rained down on Shakira after the birth of her baby boy, some wondered why he was named after an Italian soccer team that is the main rival to Barcelona, where her partner Gerard Pique is a defender.
Shakira, 35, gave birth to Milan Pique Mebarak on Tuesday in Barcelona.
Both the boy and mother were said to be in fine health.
But the name came as a surprise to many, Milan being the name of the famous soccer team from that Italian city and Barcelona's next rival in the European Champions League.
In a statement, Shakira said Milan was of central European origin and meant "loved, full of grace, loving", in Slavic and "unification" in Sanksrit.
Pique's grandfather, Amador Bernabeu, admitted the family was surprised by the choice and confessed he had never heard of the name. "I think Milan will become fashionable," he told local radio RAC-1.
Bernabeu said the couple was delighted.
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The grandfather, a former director of the Barcelona club, made sure Milan was registered as a club member as soon as he was born.
Congratulatory messages poured in for the couple from both sides of the Atlantic.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was among the first to wish them the best, while the Pies Descalzos (Shoeless) Foundation for poor children set up by Shakira in 1997 sent a Twitter message saying, "The children and Pies Descalzos team are happy for Milan's birth. We love you Shakira!"
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The exhibition explores the extraordinary depth and range of paintings that depict the history and landscapes of the "Queen of American Lakes". Organized by Hyde curator Erin Budis Coe, this exhibition will feature a diverse selection of paintings on loan from major museums, galleries, and private collections. The works on view will document a unique selection of styles and interpretations of Lake George, New York – from the breathtaking presentations of sky, mountain, and lake, to the dramatic storms, to the more intimate genre scenes. In addition a small selection of watercolors, prints, photographs, and archival documents will round out the visual presentation.
The exhibition is divided into four thematic sections. Nostalgia for a Brave Beginning will share early views of the lake that commemorate its role in American history. A Sublime Beauty will group landscapes by artists who envisioned the lake as an unspoiled wilderness. A Pastoral Paradise will present depictions of Lake George as the embodiment of the agrarian ideal. Lastly, Life Along the Lake will examine close-up views and common scenes of picnics and boating parties. Featured artists include: Ezra Ames, Julie Hart Beers, James Buttersworth, Thomas Cole, Jasper F. Cropsey, Asher B. Durand, Sanford R. Gifford, John Henry Hill, David Johnson, and John F. Kensett, among many others.
In the past, exhibitions devoted to American landscape painting have chiefly focused on the diverse scenery of the Hudson River School, the first landscape painting movement in America. Beginning with Thomas Cole, every Hudson River School artist visited and painted Lake George. Yet the lake has received little attention, leaving a considerable gap in the art historical record. Painting Lake George and the accompanying fully illustrated 88-page catalogue will present new research on the artistic, cultural, and social history of the lake. Authored by Erin Budis Coe and guest essayist and consulting scholar Gwendolyn Owens, the catalogue will also include a census of over 750 paintings compiled by The Hyde Collection. The catalogue is available for purchase in the Museum Store or by calling 518-792-1761, ext. 31. Over a period of years, The Hyde has collected information about all known paintings of Lake George in order to have a broader understanding of how the lake was portrayed during the nineteenth century.
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Isn't Vancouver BC Canada far up north where it is still cold and snowy? Wasn't it months too early to order a bee package? Even down here we don't get our packages that early.
Isn't Vancouver BC Canada far up north where it is still cold and snowy? Wasn't it months too early to order a bee package? Even down here we don't get our packages that early.
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The southwestern corner of BC has pretty mild winters. When and if it snows it doesn't stick around for long, many times melting by the next day. Our biggest issue is rain. The year we hosted the winter Olympics the bees were flying almost every day working hazel starting Jan. 15th. This year it started about mid Feb and the pussy willow and early cherry are not far off blooming.
As far as the packages go I wouldn't recommend them. Instead I would wait until late May and look for someone to shake a package of local bees and a queen.
Comparing them to a 4 frame June 1st nuc, the nuc will out perform the early package most every time.
Our packages are being flown in by cessna in April. They always arrive in April and it's always raining when they're hived. We have to feed up to July (when the sun decides to come out for more than a few hours or days at a time).
Got to go with Ziva, temps are not that bad, equal to my mid-April when most packages arrive (because of Georgia seasons). When shipped with syrup, packages can arrive very wet, and very full. My first packages I installed upon returning home as temps were going to drop. Should have kept them inside and let them clean off and dry out. My bees that froze looked like frosted flakes, sugar coated. Wet bees freeze fast.
Now that the bees are settled in a little bit, the question is how long before some pollen is available. If there is anything available they will fly in low 40's to mid 40's depending on hive. Rain will keep them home, but an hour of dry will get them out.
My concern is that you get the bees laying too heavily before the season starts. Local, local ,local on that call. If you need to hold them off for more than 3 weeks, light on the sub and dry sugar on a sheet of paper on top of the frames will keep them fed.
After they have a little comb or foundation, I would not worry too much about keeping the heat on. If they have brood and it gets cold, maybe give them a shot of heat, they should be doing fine without the heat in the 30's and 40's.
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Not really, It's quite mild here, we didn't get any snow this year!
Mild for Canadians, but what about bees!
I want to update you guys on the status today. The day is currently beautiful temps hitting 13c (which is quite nice). I took of the blanket and guess what the queen flew out and then flew back in (I guess for fresh air?) and then hundreds of bees began to take relief flights and put a nice brown speckled pattern on my deck. They aren't eating much feed and only took about 75 ML but I think they'll change and start eating, I've dropped a pollen patty and they seem to be taking to it. Weather is looking great for the next 2 days (sunny and mild). Not much comb action yet but I'll wait and see. But they're really flying and exploring the environment which is awesome.
But I honestly didn't think the queen would be alive, but she is and that's a big relief.
Slide a bar on the edge of the cluster a little apart if you have a little space above. Dry below with a little sprinkle to get it set will work as well. It all depends on how long you need to stall. I would not worry about syrup in the short term. I would use it (probably 5/3), but I am just guessing how long to forage.
Bees with brood will not travel off the brood to get feed if it gets cold. when they starve with honey on the next frame. That is my concern with early bees, sub and syrup.
Yes, 30's and forties to install does work. Some Italians will fly at 41, 42. Others 46 or so. Bare frames is tough. If I had to do TBH again without comb and with early bees it would be in a TBH nuc of some kind, at least for those first few frames to get drawn. Even cardboard followers would help. Later would have been better, if possible. Straight ahead now.
Switching to carnis makes sense, just not now.
Delta Bay your advice so far has been great, yup I got the package from Bob really nice guy. What do you think the odds of survival are for my package? The queen is alive and well, the bees are flying and relieving themselves. Now that they've relieved them selves I think they'll start eating. What would you say the odds of survival are in our current climate? The day today is great and the next two look decent as well.
What should I sprinkle? And I do have a follower board and they're really flying and buzzing, they went from what I thought was 1/2 dead to 1/5 or even 1/6 dead. I'm still heating the hive and plan to do so for a few weeks (until some comb is built). Could you explain how I can get comb started a bit more?
Have I got this right,
They have enough syrup and sub for 10 days or so.
They are warm, blanket and heater.
They have free access 24/7
the weather looks good for a few days.
You have done well, in fact there is not much more you can do. Now they need warmth, food and peace and quiet to build comb. You might consider a hands off approach until you see pollen coming in, if available in your area. Every time the hive is opened valuable heat is lost and they need high temps to build comb. No comb, no brood and the colony will die.
Keep them fed and warm
Good luck
Vancity, Stephenbird says it well. You have saved them. Just do not try to push them ahead of the weather, too much help can do that. When the natural stuff starts coming in they will take it from there.
Sprinkle with a little water, just enogh to make it a little crusty it starts them on it and keeps them from carrying it out. Mister works best, sugar water in a mister will keep them calm when working.
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I agree too. Stephenpbird's post is spot on!
Are you sure it was the queen you saw and not a drone? It's unusual that the queen would leave the hive for a fly about.
Alright guys so far so good. Hive is at a constant temperature of 25c, again we had great weather today and the bees were fly about. I haven't opened the hive so I have no idea if they're taking syrup nor have I checked the pollen patty. But their is 750mL of syrup, so it should last till Friday, and if they're is good weather Friday I'll check on the status of the feeder. That's about it for now, I'll post an update on Friday.
No it wasn't a drone it had a massive red dot marker. I've set the temperature of my heater to 25c, should I increase it to 32c because average hive temp should be 34.5c or should I not? I don't have to open the hive to adjust temp the heating controller is outside the hive.
When will there be any bloom and natural pollen? Most home made pollen sub works in the short term only. The more complete the sub the longer you should be able to keep them going before bloom.
They generate their own heat. I would not go to 34 as they may then need to cool. You are already giving them summer temps. Brood needs moisture to survive, the more you heat, the dryer the air. Definitely warm enough for comb building already.
Indoor over wintering temp is usually set at 5 for established hives.
You have one hive, I would not try to mess with them too much this first time.
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I had a same situation. I had a live queen but a cup full of bees left. I started feeding them in to the hive with nectar gold and natural dried cane juice instead of processed sugar. The hive is now doing incredibly. Once they have a good supply of food, they can generate heat and survive. Hope you can save them. Good Luck.


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Spicy Tuna Sushi Roll
From Chef Joe Kim of Bend's 5 Fusion Restuarant
2.25 cups rice
2.25 cups water
5 Tbs rice vinegar
1.5 tsp sea salt
2 Tbs sugar
7/8 cup of sushi rice
1 sheet yakinori (toasted seaweed)
2 to 3 cucumber sticks
1 oz kaiware (daikon) sprouts
2 to 2.5 oz minced or sliced tuna
Sesame seeds
2-3 tbs of Your favorite hot sauce
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Plastic wrap
Rinse rice many times under water until water runs clear. Let rice stand under the grains become white instead of clear. Put equal parts rice and water into rice cooker and cook according to directions.
When rice is cooked, spread onto cookie sheet and whisk together rice vinegar, salt and sugar and pour over. Mix until each grain is coated and let rest.
Start with the seaweed sheet and spread baseball size of rice on top. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Put nori onto sushi mat, covered in saran wrap, rice-side up. Add cucumber sticks, then sprouts. Cut tuna into strips and mix with your favorite hot sauce. Put tuna mixture on roll.
Roll up tightly then press together with mat, gently. Flip roll over and press with mat on the other side. Dip knife in water and cut in half, then dip knife again, cut in half until you have eight pieces.
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Easter is a time when you can combine a festival with gardening, writes Meg Liptrot.
There are three fruits which ripen at Easter that are appropriately egg-shaped, delicious, and perfect for a refreshing break after gorging on chocolate.
Of the fruits - feijoa, tamarillo and passionfruit - the passionfruit is most symbolic of the Christian meaning behind Easter. In its ornamental flower, the circle of filaments represents Christ's crown of thorns, or espina de Cristo, as seen in the eyes of the Spanish missionaries in South America when they came across the plant.
"Passion" refers to the passion of Jesus. Other flowers, such as those in the cruciferous family, which include rocket and cabbage, are named because of the cross-like arrangement of the petals.
Easter was recognised well before the time of Christ. It was an ancient celebration in the Northern Hemisphere held at the beginning of spring and named after the rising sun in the east.
Eggs, painted red or decorated, and the hare were symbols of fertility in these festivities and later absorbed into Christian symbolism.
Our family, in an effort to curb the ritual overdosing on chocolate, often give bulbs and sometimes decorated pots at Easter.
This links us with the Northern Hemisphere Easter because bulbs we plant now will flower in spring.
In the Southern Hemisphere, we have the tamarillo, our own red or golden egg, which is ready to pick at this time. The tamarillo was also introduced to New Zealand from South America, where it is native to the northern Andes. The fruit was originally known in New Zealand as the tree tomato but was renamed tamarillo, a made-up name which the Tree Tomato Council said sounded like a combination of Spanish and Maori.
Aotearoa also has its own endemic passionfruit, the native climber Kohia (Passiflora tetandra). The berries are orange and the size of a grape. The oil from the kohia fruit is used in Rongoa Maori to heal wounds, and birds love them.
Apparently the fragrant fruit can be smelled from a distance in the bush.
Finally, we have the feijoa, another South American, native to southern Brazil and Uruguay.
They ripen here from April to May, and are a staple in many Kiwi backyards.
Kids can go on an "Easter egg hunt" for feijoas every day at this time of the year Just provide them with a basket and they can happily collect fallen fruit each morning. They really do look like Easter eggs in dewy early morning grass.
Another classic trick at Easter requires a little pre-planning. If you have a passionfruit vine, write children's names and draw patterns on unripe green fruit, using a sharp twig.
When ripe a couple of months later (at Easter), the dark purple fruit will bear miraculous white Easter decorations, as if they grew that way naturally.
Growing tips for Easter fruit
Feijoas, tamarillos and passionfruit each fill different niches in the garden.
* Feijoas can cope with tough conditions with their leathery leaves. They are a relative of the pohutukawa, so can handle drought and clay soil.
* They will fruit better with a bit of pampering, and keep them mulched. They also need to be planted with another feijoa as they are not self-fertile.
* There are many varieties of feijoa, including a new cultivar called 'Bambina', which is a small-growing tree with small fruit, able to be eaten skin and all.
* I've grown feijoas as loose hedging, used a couple of taller growing varieties, including 'Marion', to create an archway over a path, and grown three 'Kokako' feijoas as standards with a straight trunk and branches pruned into an open ball.
* Overgrown feijoas can be cut back quite hard when they are dormant in mid-winter, before the sap flows again in spring.
* Passionfruit vines and tamarillo trees, on the other hand, are sensitive things, requiring shelter from strong wind, plenty of compost, good drainage, and watering if it's been a dry summer (not the case this year!).
* Both can be pruned back when dormant to encourage fruiting after several years.
* Tamarillos have large, soft, heart-shaped leaves suitable to plant in a subtropical food forest along with bananas and pawpaw.
* Tamarillos are rich in iron and potassium, but can be an acquired taste. They are nice stewed or made into relish. 'Tango' is a new variety bred to be a little sweeter. 'Bold Gold' is a golden cultivar.
* All three fruit will appreciate a dressing of chook manure-enriched compost.


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Monday, Tom Coughlin said he wasn't ready to answer whether Nicks would practice this week. But at least one teammate believes the star wide receiver will be back in uniform in time for a highly anticipated matchup against the 49ers Sunday.
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Tippy Toes has put on some weight now and she says hi to the girls.. She has a ways to go to catch up to them but at least she is going in the right direction.. Ash looks relaxed, what about the washing machine saga?? Safe travels.x
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"Here" being Point Lowly on the Eyre Peninsula. Far too busy for us but still plenty of piece and quiet.
It's a free camp for up to 14 days right near the water, heaps of wind but it keeps it cool!! #1 priority.
More discriptive video on mychannel on youtube
http://youtu.be/72GioHX6pAA if you'd like to see, I'm having the best fun filming and editing these videas, no! I know they're not great but they're good enough for me!
There's a light house here too just a quick walk up the road.
We'll spend the day here, gotta put the cat cage up for a day to let the girls get some fresh air and feel their paws on terra firma!!! I did some hand washing to save water and not have to start gene and annoying sound, we have the most handy clothes line which attaches to the side of the bus, it's amazing how much I can fit on it, I do the washing according to how much will fit on it, mind you sheets need a line across the awning, but that's the thing with camping near the coast to keep cool, it's always windy and not a good idea to put awning up....down!! it might literally blow away!!
There's a Fuel Refinery in full view which is not the prettiest, but boy is it spectacular at night when it's all lit up, photos don't do it justice, got to see it to believe it, just beautiful.
We went for a nice walk along the shore to the light house at dusk and took some lovely pics.
The oil refinery in the day is quite ugly but transforms into a glowing palace from a fairy tale at night, photos just dont do it justice.
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Ahh, the eighties! A formative time for many of us GeekDads, and a time of energetic, if not always excellent, experimentation when it came to fantasy and science fiction in film. Take for example the topics of our current GGD: two mid-eighties U.S./U.K. fantasy films about young women coming-of-age through quests resulting grave, impulsive mistakes they've made. These two movies are of a kind and of an era, and have a significant cult following for the geek-inclined. But which, ultimately, is the better film? It's time to find out as we hold our next Great Geek Debate: Legend versus Labyrinth.
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Each of these movies' plots, when boiled down to basics, was about girls coming of age by dealing with a mistake they'd made. All fine and good, but what about the actresses who played them? Odd you ask, because both names should be familiar to you. In Legend, the Princess Lily was played by Mia Sara, perhaps best known for her other great eighties role as Ferris Bueller's girlfriend. But the hard question is always "what has she done for us lately?" Well, she certainly gets some geek points for the role of Harley Quinn in the short-lived live-action Birds of Prey series, but there's not much on her resume since then.
On the other side, as the older sister Sarah in Labyrinth who carelessly wishes her brother away and then must search after him through the Goblin King's maze, a young Jennifer Connelly was impressive. As has her career been in the decades since, including slightly geeky roles in The Incredible Hulk and The Day the Earth Stood Still and an Academy Award for her performance in A Beautiful Mind. Advantage: Labyrinth.
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Asthma is more common these days than it used to be. The good news is it's also a lot easier to manage and control.
Since more teens have asthma, you're probably used to seeing people take a break from sports to use an inhaler, or maybe you use an inhaler yourself. But even though asthma is a part of so many people's daily lives, there are times when it can seem annoying or frustrating.
Different people have different reactions to the ways that asthma affects their lives. For example, some worry that they might have to avoid exercise and miss out on fun. Others go to the opposite extreme, denying they have asthma at all and maybe forgetting or deliberately not taking the medicines they need to control it. A few people think asthma is a convenient excuse to get out of chores or gym class.
If you have asthma and don't want it to control your life, take control first.
The best way to manage asthma is following an asthma action plan. Your doctor will give you a plan designed just for you. Doing everything on the plan — even when you feel well — will allow you to enjoy life just like everyone else.
Your asthma action plan offers you the best protection against possibly dangerous (or embarrassing) situations, like having an asthma flare-up (attack) at a party where people are smoking.
Unfortunately, people may not always stick with their plan. Maybe they forget to take their medicine. Perhaps they don't completely understand why they're supposed to take certain steps or medications. A few might feel embarrassed about using an inhaler or peak flow meter in front of others.
Some people may think they don't need medicine after they start feeling better. That's not true. Not taking medicines as a doctor tells you to puts you (or anyone with asthma) at risk for dangerous flare-ups.
Here are some simple steps that can help you get around these common problems:
Using a management plan to deal with asthma is good for more than your health. Getting used to following an asthma action plan can give you the discipline to stick with a plan and succeed in other areas of life as well.
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- In Alaska, "An Extraordinary Opportunity to Build Real Excellence in Our Schools" (June 30, 2003)
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- Schools "In Need of Improvement" Get Help To Get Back on Track (June 25, 2003)
- Flexibility and Funding to Help States Improve Teacher Quality (June 24, 2003)
- Creating a Nation of Readers (June 23, 2003)
- Minnesota Education Commissioner Says "Accountability is Working" (June 20, 2003)
- Test Scores Are Up in North Carolina School Principal Says "No Child Left Behind Was a Major Factor" (June 19, 2003)
- Using Technology To Make Sure No Child Is Left Behind (June 18, 2003)
- Free Tutoring Comes to Portland; Helps Students at Schools In Need of Improvement (June 17, 2003)
- No Child Left Behind Helps Everyone Who Plays a Role Teaching Our Children (June 16, 2003)
- "No Child Left Behind Program Not Unfunded Mandate, Wamp Says" (June 13, 2003)
- Jefferson Elementary in Wichita, Kan., Experiences the Success of No Child Left Behind (June 12, 2003)
- A Watershed Moment (June 11, 2003)
- Free Guide Helps Parents Learn About No Child Left Behind (June 10, 2003)
- Sen. Hutchison Calls Texas' No Child Left Behind Accountability Plan "A Blueprint to Ensure Our Children Will Get a Quality Education" (June 9, 2003)
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Two Boulder projects, including one from the University of Colorado at Boulder, have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive a total of $9 million for research projects that could fundamentally change the way the country uses and produces energy.
The CU-Boulder project, funded for $3.1 million, will be used to develop very thin ionic liquid membranes that will allow the separation of carbon dioxide from combustion exhaust at high rates, reducing the cost and size of membrane technology for carbon-capture devices at places like coal-fired plants. The project is headed by Professors Richard Noble and Douglas Gin of the chemical and biological engineering department and is being undertaken with the collaboration of Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Electrical Power Research Institute.
A second award of $6 million was made to OPX Biotechnologies Inc. of Boulder to engineer microorganisms to use renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide inputs to produce a biodiesel-equivalent fuel at low cost. The team will explore catalysts that can be used to convert the microbial fuel into jet fuel.
Funded through DOE's Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E, a total of $106 million was awarded to projects that could produce advanced biofuels more efficiently for renewable electricity instead of light; design completely new types of batteries to make electric vehicles more affordable; and remove carbon pollution from coal-fired plants in a more cost-effective way.
The DOE awards were made through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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Sisters man struck walking across Hwy. 20
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SISTERS, Ore. - A 24-year-old Sisters man suffered non-life-threatening injuries Friday night when he was struck by a car while walking across Highway 20 in Sisters, Deschutes County sheriff's deputies said.
Deputies and Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department medics were dispatched to the crash shortly before 10 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 20 and West Hood Avenue, said Sgt. Deke DeMars.
An investigation determined a white 2002 Chevy Aveo driven by Hobart Thomas Lowe, 75, of Stanfield, Ore., had struck Jacob Nathaniel Gillan of Sisters as he crossed Highway 20 from north to south in the crosswalk near the intersection, the sergeant said.
Lowe, accompanied by Myrna Lowe, 74, also of Stanfield, was heading east at the time, and witnesses said he "was traveling at a reasonable speed," DeMars said. The sheriff's deputy noted that the street was "completely dark, with limited ambient light from the street lights."
Gillan was taken by ambulance to St. Charles-Bend with non-life-threatening injuries. A nursing supervisor said he was treated and released.
No citations have been issued, DeMars said, but the investigation is continuing. Speed and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the crash, he added.
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Last week I noticed that I had 4 capped queen cells in the top bar hive I installed a swarm into.
The bees built up really fast and are doing well. During the prior inspection there was a large about of worker brood hatching out. As of today, there is a large amount of capped drone cells drawn out form the worker cells. I saw very few eggs (guessing this is why I have queen cells). Anyway, when I got to the section with the queen cells today, I saw a newly emerged queen tearing down another queen cell as well as several worker bees doing the same. The new queen is a light golden color. A few seconds later the original queen (solid black) was seen on the queen cells but didn't attack the newly emerged queen.
I wish I had a camera with me as it was very interesting watching the new queen.
Anyway, since I had a new queen I removed the old queen in hopes to possibly split a somewhat over crowded tbh I have at another location. Well, in the process of securing her in a box, she ran up under the lid I was stapling in place and well... she is no longer. Kinda sad as she was very pretty. However, I believe she was replaced as she was not laying any new eggs. I checked several bars with open cells and no eggs. I hope the new queen mates successfully and the hive continues to thrive.
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Alaska troopers: Telluride skier killed in avalanche
March 13, 2012
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska State Troopers say a 35-year-old skier from Colorado has died and another person has been injured in an avalanche northwest of Haines, in southeast Alaska.
Troopers said Telluride resident Robert Liberman died in the Tuesday morning snowslide.
The injured person was flown to Seattle for medical treatment. That person's name was not released pending notification of relatives.
Troopers say the slide occurred on Takhin Ridge, off the Haines Highway. They received a call that two skiers from a group of six were buried.
Another group of skiers rushed to help.
Troopers say the skiers were wearing avalanche beacons.
The Anchorage Daily News says the area is a popular loading zone for skiers boarding helicopters bound for the backcountry.


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We were looking at new cars the past few weeks and ended up with a Dodge Journey.We happened to get the SXT model, so it's not the top of the line but quite a step up from the Torrent we have. The interior is so much nicer than the Pontiac, though it is 6 years newer so one would expect it to be better. It has the Pentastar V6 in it, surprisingly quick. It's also kind of weird not having a "key" to start it. Just have the FOB on you and put the foot on the brake and push the start button.The big selling point from my wifes standpoint was:1. The price. We got a pretty good lease deal on it.2. Side curtain airbags down the entire side of the vehicle.3. Vents for the second row. The torrent has no vents for back seat passengers.Now I have to decide whether to keep the Pontiac or sell it. We've only had it about 1 1/2 years and are still paying on it. I'm fairly sure I could sell it for what we owe and maybe make a little money. I did a search on Autotrader for a 300 mile radius around me, and if I list it, it would be the cheapest one for those with similiar miles/options.I'd put up a picture or two but honestly, I don't have one yet.....plus I feel bad that I've never put a picture up so I'm not entirely sure how to
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Enjoy! My wife and I had a 2010 Dodge Journey. It was fabulous. I called it "The Awesomeness" because we could get 30 mpg out of the V6 on road trips. Granted, that only happened twice, but still. The rest of the time, it was pretty easy to pull down 27 mpg highway.
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congrats on your new car. just so you know all manufactures have side curtain air bags.if you choose to sell your car on your own get a no contract cell phone for a few months and when the car sells get ride of the phone so you don't get solicited any more.
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My parents are looking hard at Journey Crews, and i'm in 100% supportive, the Journey is an excellent value!
Congrats!My wife likes those too.She likes the size, the in floor storage, storage under the front passenger seat, interior design and features.Haven't driven one yet, but like you we found the price very attractive..less expensive than a like equipped Kia Sorento.
Congrats on the new purcahse! The whole "key" thing you will get use to very quickly and when you go to the other cars that don't have that feature you will be suprised how nice it is. I was very skeptical toward the key at first specially the realibility of it. Well 3 years later not 1 time has it ever acted up on me. I just leave it in my pocket at all times.
If I had to buy a 7-passenger SUV, a Dodge Journey would be on my short list.
For seven passengers it's be on my list of "no," but for two people and luggage, or for the occasional runabout for four people, it'd be on my short-list too. They look good refreshed. Then again I liked the old style too, but now the engine and interior are even better. Congrats.For the Torrent, most of those are dealers, right? That would be why the price gap. I'd love to see pics of it (check my sig). My uncle has an Equinox, but I've always lusted a little more for the red arrow-head.
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Congrats, I have no doubt it will be a great vehicle that as long as you take care of it, it will take care of you and yours.
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Good choice. Hope you get many good years out of it.


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Macuco Safári - all the wet photos & videos
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Salto do Macuco (Tinamou Drop) (Macuco Saf�ri). On this short tour I had for the first part my own guide. How lucky was I? Partly it was so early in the morning and the tourist had yet to arrive. While drizzling, it added to the rain forest experience. The electric vehicle covered over three kilometers of jungle stopping at the beginning of a 600m broad walk trail that led to the Salto do Macuco with its crystal clear waters that fall from a height of 20m over rocks, forming a tiny lake. We then were join by other tourists and embarked on the inflatable boat and began an exciting thrill seeking adventure as the boat navigated over the canyon's waters and got very near the huge Garganta do Diabo falls. The highlight was to receive the "wet blessing" from the Three Musketeers Falls.
This is my full set of photos and videos.
So many self portraits but with the boat bouncing along and doing its turns, I didn't know if I got a good picture of myself. Anyway it is a new camera and this feature I am only just started to use. This from someone who doesn't like having his photo being taken as I feel so much more comfortable behind the other side of the lens.
Again, do click onto the short video clips and join me as I get the expected enforced shower or "wet blessing" that felt like thousands of pins injecting my skin from above.