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Trees delivered and planted at UTSA
City program provides free trees to UTSA
By Tim Brownlee
Assistant Director of Public Affairs
(Jan. 9, 2009)--UTSA facilities planning analyst David Nuckels is responsible for bringing more green... and orange... to UTSA. Last June, he submitted an application for the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department's Commercial Tree Planting Challenge -- and UTSA won 50 trees, which were planted last fall and this month at the 1604 Campus.
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"When the trees mature, there will be a great color -- UTSA orange -- in the fall near the Sam Barshop Boulevard entrance and along UTSA Boulevard toward Babcock Road," said Nuckels. "In the future, if the trees work out -- and they should since they are Hill Country natives -- Facilities Services will apply for additional trees to plant in other areas around the campuses."
The goal of the challenge program is to increase the tree canopy over the city and to provide more streetside greenery. Along the way, each project brings people together to assume more active roles in their neighborhood and working environments. Business and neighborhood groups apply for trees each year with the stipulations that they must provide volunteer sweat equity to plant the trees, maintain them for at least two years and submit a report at project completion.
Nuckels said the impetus for his application was the sameness of the pale evergreen colors seen on campus during the winter. "The majority of our native trees on campus do not change colors," he said. "I thought applying for trees in this program would give us a chance to have trees on campus that changed colors with the seasons. I wanted to help modify this campus to where students can feel great about their natural surroundings and build a better sense of place."
He worked with the groundskeeping staff and others in the Facilities group to select the planting areas, pick the type of tree from the city's list, and lay out planting and maintenance plans.
Program guidelines stipulate that 25 trees go to winning submissions. UTSA won the challenge, and 25 bigtooth maples were delivered and planted last fall. But, Nuckels was surprised last month with the news from a city staffer that 25 extra trees were on hand and available to UTSA. The additional maples were gladly accepted and planted this month.
"The areas selected were relatively devoid of trees but heavily used by students," said Nuckels. "When mature, the trees will help improve the look and feel of those parts of campus. If you go to the two planting areas, you already can see and feel a difference."


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08/09/2006 - Ignition Entertainment can today announce that King of Fighters XI is coming to Europe for the PlayStation2.
Fresh from the arcades, King of Fighters XI is the latest instalment of the coveted King of Fighters series, and takes the franchise to a new level.
The world has been rocked by two major events - Mukai has stolen the Orochi seal and the theft of the Yata Mirror by Ash Crimson. Just as the dust had settled, a new King of Fighters tournament was announced - a tournament which brings together some familiar faces, as well as new comers to the world of King of Fighters.
Not all is what it seems in this new tournament. There are too many unanswered questions. Too many mixed objectives!
Who are the group 'Past Coming People' and what do they really plan to do? Where would Orochi's force finally land once the seal is finally open? Will Chizuru and his friends still be able to seal Orochi? And just what is Ash Crimsons' true plan?
'It's the game that every King of Fighter fan has been waiting for" says Peter Rollinson, Product Manager, Ignition Entertainment Ltd 'with the newly introduced abilities and systems, KOFXI will provide a new challenge to even the biggest fans of the series'
Let the tournament begin….
KOF XI Game Play Features:
For further information please visit: www.ignitionent.com/kofxi King of Fighters XI will be available Winter '06 for the PlayStation 2

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I was eating Chrystie's box the other day when all of a sudden my grandeclitophobia caused me to vomit and assume the fetal position.


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When a manager wants someone to quit but doesn't want to fire them, he gets them to quit by either discussing the negatives of the position with no solution or positives, or he tells them they wont be successful and displays no confidence in their ability to succeed unit they quit.
After Kevin Grissom knocked up his secretary, he wanted to fire her. He knew it was illegal to fire her for that reason, but knew it was necessary. As a solution he explained to her that the negatives of the position far outweighed any positives and that she should think about that. Consequently, she quit, saving KGrissom from the headache of working with her everyday. It was a textbook quitfire right out of management 101.
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Interested in any trades toward it?
Anyone have a need to own one of these great condition 1 15 round mag 2 30 round mags Only imported from 93-94 still in the box $800 shipped has to go ffl to ffl if your in a state that has a ban on the 30 round mags your NOT going to get them so keep that in mind but the price is the same 30 round mags are factory it's a 9mm
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If there is any doubt, then there is no doubt.
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Had one of these back in the day when they first came out. Loved shooting it, wish at the time I hadn't gotten rid of it. Will good buy you'll enjoy it.
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FOOTBALL: Terras match updates
- Weymouth are looking to get back to winning ways tonight away at Truro City.
- The Terras have six games of their season remaining starting with this evening's encounter, and will be looking to cement their place in the Southern Premier League's top ten.
- We will also be giving updates on Bridport's away trip to Odd Down when available.
- Tonight's games kick off at 7.45pm and you can get involved by using #terras in your tweets.
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The most majestic being ever created by God. It was born in southern china and eats the souls over evildoers. And everything else as well. Basically if you go near it, you have been eaten. Only one man can ever tame this beast. A man with the I initials JV. He is the most glorious man ever birthed. Women cry at the sight of him and men want to be him. One day he will ride this majestic beast into the sunset with his forty foot tall rubber ducky Renaldo at his side. When this day cums. The world will be at peace. For the most gracious thing in the world has just happened.
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Although Katz is now the assistant minority leader, he represents Augusta and some surrounding towns where a good chunk of the 12,000 employees live whom the MSEA represents. For Katz and some other Republican legislators, being identified as an ally of the flagrantly right-wing LePage would not be politically astute. Also, LePage's blunt personal style has not endeared himself to GOP lawmakers.
Other possible Senate Republican crossovers mentioned are James Hamper, Brian Langley, and Patrick Flood, the latter experienced in cooperating with Democrats in his previous service as Appropriations Committee House chairman.
The most important issues on which independent and crossover votes will be crucial are health care, tax rates, and tax breaks. Which is to say: the budget. In it, the fate of many issues is decided.
Democrats have already announced they want to revisit the health-insurance "reform" passed by the previous Legislature. It supposedly opened up health insurance to consumer-friendly competition.
Instead, Democrats say, it resulted in pernicious rate hikes for older, rural, and small-business purchasers and a $4-per-month tax on policyholders to benefit insurance companies. The tax established a pool of money to insure those whose costs are highest. Joe Ditré of Consumers for Affordable Health Care calls it "a ratepayer bailout of insurance companies."
Democrats may move to reverse LePage's refusal to accept Obamacare's expansion of MaineCare (Medicaid) coverage for lower-income people — a refusal despite the fact that the federal government will pay for almost all of the increase.
The political dynamic governing the session, says a progressive House member, Democrat Adam Goode, will be his party's desire to restore health care for the needy versus the GOP desire to preserve tax cuts for the wealthy. Last session, Republicans pared down the MaineCare rolls, and two years ago (with some Democratic help) they cut state taxes, including big reductions for the well-off.
But since the Republicans didn't cut enough state services to make up for the revenue losses, they also helped create big "shortfalls" in money expected to be available for state services. This fiscal year the shortfalls will amount to at least $135 million — and maybe much more.
That sum includes a $100-million, not-fully-explained shortfall recently announced for the Department of Health and Human Services, which along with the feds pays current MaineCare recipients' medical bills.
For the two-year budget beginning next July, much larger shortfalls are projected — $880 million is one estimate, hundreds of millions of which are due to the GOP tax cuts.
On the issue of tax cuts, "the Democrats believe we need to move the economy from the middle out, not from the top down," says Seth Berry, the new House majority leader.
Ben Chipman thinks the Legislature "could act quickly" to eliminate the tax cuts on the rich that the Republicans voted in, most of which take effect January 1. "President Obama's message is that the wealthiest among us have to pay their fair share," says the MSEA's Quint — noting that the president won re-election with this message.
Quint also notes that LePage and Republican legislators not only cut income-tax rates, but also the "circuit breaker" Property Tax and Rent Refund Program benefitting middle- and lower-income people. At the same time, they increased the estate tax exemption, benefitting millionaires. These actions may be revisited.
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A planned fire training school in Beacon Falls is among five in the state in line to share $26.2 million, under a midterm budget proposed recently by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
The other facilities are Wolcott, Fairfield, Eastern Connecticut and Burrville, which is in Torrington. A new facility is being eyed for Cheshire to replace the one in Wolcott.
The funding for upgrades and new construction would be combined with money from previous years, for a total of $42.5 million, Charles M. Stankye Jr. of Derby said. He is a member of the Education Committee of the Connecticut State Firefighters Association.
State Rep. Joseph Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, announced the proposal at a Hartford news conference. He was joined by regional fire school directors.
Connecticut has 10 regional training schools that serve volunteer and paid firefighters.
The schools offer programs that firefighters must take for accreditation and follow regulations set by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Fire Protection Association, Stankye said.
Firefighters must be knowledgeable in such subjects as safety and protective equipment, the chemistry and behavior of fire and ventilation.
The Valley school trains the all-volunteer fire departments in Ansonia, Seymour, Shelton, Derby, Orange, Woodbridge, Oxford, Beacon Falls and Bethany.
Valley firefighters for 12 years have been training at various firehouses in the region and doing "live burns" in Fairfield, said Stankye. The committee is leading the effort to get the funding, Stankye said.
He is treasurer of the Valley fire training school and is Derby's deputy fire marshal. He is a 56-year member of Paugassett Hook and Ladder Company.
If Malloy's proposal is approved by the General Assembly, Stankye said, the funding depends on state Bond Commission approval.
As to when the school would be built, Stankye said, "We don't know. It depends on if the budget goes through, and the governor releases the bonding money."
Stankye said he feels confident of getting the funds "because the governor sets the Bond Commission agenda, and this latest appropriation is the governor's idea."
Al Hawkins, director of the Eastern Connecticut school in Willimantic, said the funding would be divided based on the recommendations of a survey done by an architecture firm for the General Assembly in 2001.
After the survey was finished, the legislature allocated money to fix up the fire training facilities. Since then, the New Haven school has been rebuilt, and the Hartford County facility is nearly done, Stanyke said.
Wolcott fire school Director Steve Veneziano said recently that the plan calls for two schools to be built each year until completion. The Wolcott center is run by the Waterbury Area Fire Chiefs Association.
Prison land off Jarvis Street in Cheshire is eyed for the new site. It "is still realistically two to three years away from being built," Veneziano said.
Timing depends on how close the facilities are to construction.
The Cheshire center is expected to cost $5 million to $7 million.
A public meeting last month in Cheshire brought opposition from neighbors, who said noise and traffic from the school would reduce their property values.
Veneziano said to address some of the neighbors' concerns, tests will be done to determine the impact of the noise, and several balloons will be sent aloft to determine whether a planned burn building will be a visual eyesore.
Because firefighters need to train on ladders, the building will be 42 feet high, he said.
The Wolcott State Fire School was built 39 years ago. Some of its walls are collapsing, the roof needs repair and the basement fills with water because of drainage problems.
Register reporter Luther Turmelle and The Associated Press contributed to this story. Call Phyllis Swebilius at 203-789-5681. Follow us on Twitter @nhrvalley and @pswebilius.


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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by Sugar, Oct 7, 2012.
When will this "debate" end...
I know. Ain't it great?
When Tess Johnson makes Patrick retire?
I suspect Patrick is much more clear-eyed in his evaluation of his abilities and current situation than both fans and detractors.
All-knowing, all-seeing present company excluded you mean, right? Right??
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Yes, how loud the thud is should determine the points for the jump. Sound meters can be put on the ice to get an accurate reading. Also, let's examine the skaters after their skate to see who has the fewest bruises. Fewer bruises, higher score. lmao
Thanks a lot for your info! But I think which skater you love doesn't make more sense to your previous post.
Well Chan can polish Plushenko's boots, his quad actually learned from Plushy, Plushy deserves that.
Now it's my turn to thank you, I really didn't know Chan worked with Plushenko on the quad.
Obviously you didn't know that Krall used Plushy's video to train Chan's quad. But you are welcome.
I have to admit, I'm genuinely curious where the season heads for Chan. Hanyu and Takahashi posted some pretty serious early season scores. I'm rooting for him to win, but I won't mind if he has his Kulik/Yagudin pre Olympic season (as long as he gets their Olympic season)..
Chan's programs certainly don't look as if the connecting elements are a burden to him, given his flow, glide and speed throughout.
Although lack of empty spots might mean lack of time to focus/regroup/etc.
Still, I would much rather see 4 fall programs as complex as Chan's than clean programs as barftastic as Plushenko's. And I find it very said that most figure skating fans don't agree. I mean casual viewers I can get but if you know something about skating, you should be able to recognise all the incredible skills and difficulty that Chan shows falls or not and whether you like his style (I don't) or not.
I concur.
Or if their relationship is beyond saving, call Manon Perron or Scott Davis or anybody else who actually knows a thing or two about skating.
Be careful, ziggy, soon enough you will be branded a Chan apologist!
As for his jumps, since midori and others who were there said Patrick had no problem with them during the warm up, so is there a chance that the problem was not due to his technique but other aspect such as mental stress for showing this complex programme to the audience for the first time?
This is kind of OT, but the loudest thud I heard was not on a jump fall: during a recent trip to the rink, a woman tripped, fell backward and smacked her head hard; she lost consciousness and was dazed afterward, and had to be taken to the ER (I hope she was okay). It was really awful, and I'm glad that skaters are taught how to fall correctly so that they can get back up and into the program, even with multiple falls (barring something like Candice Didier's fall at 2009 Worlds) and even if I don't find the result particularly pleasing aesthetically.
Oh, I can do that - though I assume the "you" was for people in general - and I think all but the harshest and/or craziest critics acknowledge what Chan brings to the ice (a courtesy not always extended to other skaters when they're discussed). But I was reacting to the suggestion that Chan's falls should be excused because he has difficult programs; I disagree. A skater should skate the most difficult program possible for them, but if a program is beyond their ability, then it should eventually be reworked. And again, I don't think that modifying one's programs has to mean "taking out all the choreo and transitions", and I don't understand why so many people in this thread are presenting it that way.
The never-ending debate over Chan's falls could use some hard facts. Those are not difficult to come by - the information is a few clicks away on the ISU's web site, just needs some collecting and calculating.
Out of Chan's 25 international competitions listed on ISU, he had 15 "fall-free" short programs (60%) and 8 (!) "fall-free" long parograms (32%). His average fall-count per competition (SP+LP) is 1.68. That's not so bad, is it? Well, consider the competition:
Out of Takahashi's 26 competitions he had 23 (88%) "fall-free" SPs and 13 (50%) "fall-free" LPs. His average FCPC (fall count per comp) is 0.77.
Now Joubert obviously has less complicated programs, but he is a top skater with a long record for analysis. In 26 competitions Joubert has had 20 (80%) "fall-free" SPs and 16 (64%) "fall-free" LPs. His FCPC is 0.6.
The absolute king of staying on one's feet is our Olympic champion. Out of 23 competitions he's had 20 (87%) "fall-free" SPs and 17 (74%) "fall-free" LPs. His FCPC is 0.43.
Note that "fall-free" is not the same as "clean". Some jumps are so flawed they get a -3 GoE, but are not considered falls. Also note that one can fall on non-jump elements (steps, spins, transitions). FCPC shows not only how often a skater falls, but also indicates multi-falls.
I tend to agree with Zem - Chan's programs are obviously too complex to execute cleanly. I also suspect that it is a strategy - when one is considered to be so far above the competition, with such complex programs, one gets very high PCS. An extra point in all PCS equals a 10-point advantage, well worth 2 falls in the free.
Zemgirl, yeah I get your point. Better play it a little safer if it can help you stay upright. But I would make a guess that Chan's falls usually stem from a loss of focus.
Umronnie, you can't argue with hard data but the issue here is people perceiving falls as something much much worse than other mistakes. If you defined mistakes wider and included other major errors, I am sure that Chan wouldn't fare so badly against the other guys.
umronnie, which competitions did you include for each skater? Because obviously the length of their careers is not the same, and while Takahashi and Chan have skated more difficult choreography, Joubert and Plushenko have probably attempted a greater number of more difficult jumps. Anyway, interesting comparison.
I think that's been true at times - he's had some strange looking falls that certainly seemed like they were the result of lapses in concentration. Although then one can make the argument that it's because he's focusing on too many things and trying to accomplish too much.
Well, I started out with Patrick's competition. 25 comps is what I found for him, starting with the GP season of 2006-07. THen I checked out approximately the same number of the last competitions for each of the other skaters. For Takahashi and Joubert it was the also GP of 06-07 and for Lysacek I had to go back further as his last comp was OG10. Anyway, 23 was all I could find on the ISU server.
That's how I see it, too. Why would anyone lose concentration going into a quad? Attempting a double Axle, yeah, that could be careless (I am looking at you, Plushy, and you, Joubert) but for a 3A or a 4T one needs to be focused.
No, a fall is the ultimate mistake. Of course other mistakes matter but falls are the biggest mistakes and thus are worse. It is not that people "perceive falls as something much much worse" so much as there are so many falls - more than twice the falls of other elite skaters. You expect your champion to be better than most, don't you?
Exactly, with COP, a skater receives more credit for a fully rotated triple with a fall than for certain doubled jumps and obviously more credit than for singled jumps. Doubling and singling jumps are much more grave mistakes than falling on a rotated triple.
I wanted to clarify my "THUD!" post earlier too. I actually wasn't mocking Chan's (or anyone else's) falls as some posters may have taken it (though I will admit that the replies it elicited were ). The "THUD!" was the sound of my head pounding against the keyboard or the sound of this thread dying again as it has been discussed to death already a thousand times before.
Of course, he has executed these programs cleanly before. Just not often
Moderator, please un-do all the negative reps that I gave to museksk8r.
Chan a couple of years ago described himself as a cheerful person who loses focus easily. I am no expert in training athletes, it's just a feeling that I have that loss of focus is as difficult to fix as it is to correct underrotations, two-foot landings and wrong edges in a skater.
Always be specific and concise. See how poor Kurt got into trouble with his tweets!
Because of a million possible reasons. Because you're nervous, want it too much, are scared of failure, scared of success, because you feel a sudden itch, because you remember some important event in your life, because you're tired, and so on and so forth.
Why do you see a fall as the ultimate mistake?
I would much rather see a skater fall on a fully rotated jump (or an attempt at a fully rotated jump) than flutz, two-foot a landing or pop. Because I know that at least they are going for it and fighting and not playing it safe (or having incorrect technique in the first place).
Or in the case of one previous Canadian skater they saw ghosts.
I agree. Good technique does count for something. You definately do not see Chan back off - he goes for it.
I know figure skating is not gymnastics, but usually in that sport even just one fall does you in . I don't think it is expecting too much of elite skaters to have a minimal number of falls. When a skater falls 2 or more times in a program, I really can't see his or her skating skills as being all that impressive overall. If a skater falls on a jump , I am all for giving him no points for the attempt. Is there any other sport in which an athlete is given points for attempting something but failing in the execution. They would be in as big a mess as skating is if they did.
And this is something that funnily enough the detractors never seem to mention.
It happens very rarely that he pops and if he does, it's not because he gave up on take-off but because the loss of focus meant the jump went totally wrong and he slipped on take-off and fell or something like that.
I don't remember him ever flutzing or lipping and he pretty much always fully rotates his jumps.
I don't remember any two-footed landings either.
Of course those errors surely did happen to him at some stage but rarely.
He pretty much always goes for it. He attacks every single jump, tries to fully rotate it and land on one foot.
And yes that means that he falls more than average but when you look at other skaters that fall less, you will find that they make other mistakes that Chan doesn't do as often. Because he doesn't hold back and goes for it.
That is the champion's attitude.
Again, why do you think so? Why do you perceive a fall as the biggest negative?
If a skater fully rotates a jump and falls on the landing, they have executed the large part of that element correctly. And they fought for it. They went for it. It didn't work but skating is an extremely difficult sport requiring precise timing and full body control. It won't always work.
If somebody lands on two-feet (unless it's by accident), it screams "I am playing it safe/I am scared I won't make it/etc.".
Yet people see a fall as much worse.
Gymnast McKayla Maroney fell on her bottom on the landing in the vault event at the London Olympics and scored 14.300 on that vault. Her two combined vaults brought her the silver medal.


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That was really cool thanks for sharing
Just in case y'all lost the instructions. LOL
Cool video
Uncrating and Field Assembly of the P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter - 1944 - YouTube
"Shakin' it over here, boss"
That was really cool thanks for sharing
Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have. The course of history shows that as a government grows, LIBERTY DECREASES."
Thomas Jefferson
That is awesome.
It's about time someone posted this. I've been waiting for years! Now I can finally do something with all these P47 parts kits I've been hording. I guess I'll need to set up a build party as I need at least 50 men to move wings around.
No torque wrenches at all. "A 2 finger pull on an 8" wrench..."
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I love the sound of radial engines.
" Save a tree...........Eat A Beaver!"
I seldom talk to liberals.............................. But when I do, I order fries............
that was a great old ship.
i recall asking some old pilots at an air show back in the 90s "how much fuel burn ? '
a little over a gallon a minute at WOT in boost --
"how much runway to get this 12 tons in the air?"
the truth no doubt.
Great video, thanks for posting it!
Those engines sound awesome!
Thanks, forwarded it to a couple friends who are pilots.
Nice! Thanks for sharing. Liked the torque values! A "two-finger pull on a 8" wrench!" LOL
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Second Annual Decibel Magazine Tour Lineup + Dates Announced
Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death and Immolation headline premier metal mag's highly-anticipated sophomore tour this May
After a bloody successful maiden voyage in 2012, Decibel Magazine is doubling down on veteran star power for our second annual national tour. This spring, the plague spreads as we bring you three living legends of death metal and grindcore: the preeminent gore institution Cannibal Corpse; rabble-rousing U.K. grind icons Napalm Death, and NYDM stalwarts Immolation.
While occultism permeated last spring's inaugural dB tour—featuring exclusively European headliners in Behemoth, Watain, the Devil's Blood and In Solitude—we looked (mostly) to North America for this year's unholy assemblage. Three of our favorite underground powerhouses will take on this year's rotating opening slot: demented Bay Area death-grinders Cretin, Canadian tech-prog upstarts Beyond Creation and Beltway grind/powerviolence crushers Magrudergrind. And the time is ripe to see the new bleed into the old: three of the six artists performing are expected to have new records detonating during the tour.
Kicking off in May, this year's gauntlet will last a full week longer than its 2012 counterpart, spanning over 30 North American dates. Presented by Metal Blade, Indiemerchstore.com, Nuclear Blast, Lace Pickups, Century Media and Season of Mist, the 2013 Decibel Magazine Tour will bring together the kind of globally-renowned, boundary-pushing innovators that have made it possible for our magazine to continue thriving for over 100 issues. Coming off a tour noted for Behemoth frontman Nergal's triumphant return to the States following his battle with leukemia—which culminated in an explosive sold-out closing gig in New York City—we had no choice but to go bigger and even more badass.
"We're psyched to be headlining this year's Decibel Magazine Tour along with Immolation and Napalm Death," says Cannibal Corpse bassist Alex Webster. "This is a lineup of bands that have been a consistent part of the death/grind scene for decades, and we're proud to be a part of it. It will be a legendary night for extreme music."
"Do you remember the Blue Grape Merchandise catalog?" asks Decibel Editor in Chief Albert Mudrian. "How about the Hard N' Heavy Grindcore Video Special? Or purchasing CDs in longboxes? Then this year's Decibel Magazine Tour was assembled for you. See you on the campaign trail for musical destruction."
"We are really excited to be getting back to the States!" enthuses Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury. "We are fired up to be sharing the stage with Immolation and Cannibal Corpse—great friends of ours from way back, and awesome bands! Also, finally, for us it's brilliant that this is a Decibel tour, a magazine that's shown us great support over the years. That makes it an honor for us to be part of this package, and something very close to our hearts. It's going to be a fun tour for sure! Oh yeah, I almost forgot: Totally chuffed, too, that Albert's agreed to do some backing vocals on 'The Kill' with us! Yes, come on!"
Psyched and/or chuffed yourself? Well, here's an early opportunity to score a great deal AND avoid standing in line. Twenty premium packages are available in each market that include your ticket to the show, a tour T-shirt, a tour poster, a super-exclusive "Skip the Line" pass to move you to the front when doors open, one free track- "Scourge Of Iron" from the forthcoming Cannibal Corpse box set, Dead Human Collection: 25 Years of Death Metal (3/19), and one 10% off coupon for a purchase on IndieMerchStore.com.The price of this package is less than you would spend on a ticket and a tour shirt at the show! More details, including ticket info, will be announced at www.decibelmagazinetour.com
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Update: Forest Service says location of Rainbow Gathering not finalized
BUTTE, Mont. - Officials with the U.S. Forest Service tell NBC Montana they have not heard an official location for the 2013 Montana Rainbow Gathering
We've been closely following this story since we learned last month that the gathering would be coming back to Montana for the first time since 2000.
When we read on a website associated with the gathering, welcomehome.org, detailed instructions to the Racetrack Creek/ Racetrack Campground we contacted the Forest Service directly.
They told us that information was apparently the location of Spring Council.
The council is where the group decides the final location.
Attendance normally ramps up around the last week or so of June and peaks over the Fourth of July holiday.
Some are critical of Rainbow Gathering saying it damages land and can put undue stress on area resources like food banks and homeless shelters.
We're digging in to the story and it's potential impacts on Western Montana and plan to have a full report on the news at five, six and 10.


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We know you've all been told non-stop, but it is so important that you vote this week. We want to make sure that all students have their voices heard.
You can vote in the University Club, on the campus-side of Broadway and across Euclid from the UMC, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. all week.
You can also submit your mail-in ballot at the University Club this week. First-time voters who registered without showing a copy of their I.D. must submit a copy of their driver's license with their ballot. CU Student Government has offered to pay for you to copy your I.D. at the Ink Spot in the UMC. Just add your name to the list.
If you don't vote this week, you have to vote at your precinct polling location. Some voters polling places are not very close to their homes so we encourage you all to vote at the University Club this week. If you need information about your polling location please visit www.govotecolorado.com.


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The first new passive circuit element since the 1830s might transform computer hardware
Brian Hayes
The transistor is a three-terminal device, with three connections to the rest of the circuit. It acts as a switch or amplifier, with a voltage applied to one terminal controlling a current flowing between the other two terminals. No such design is possible with memristors, which have just two terminals. But memristors can nonetheless be used to build both memory and digital logic. The key is to exploit the memristor's built-in sense of history: A signal applied at one instant can affect another signal that later travels the same path. The first signal exerts this control by setting the internal state of the memristor to either high or low resistance.
The favored layout for memristor memory is a crossbar structure, where perpendicular rows and columns of fine metal conductors are separated by a thin, partially doped layer of TiO2. In this way a memristor is formed at every point where a column crosses a row. Each bit in the memory is individually addressable by selecting the correct combination of column and row conductors. A signal pulse applied to these conductors can write information by setting the resistive state of the TiO2 junction. A later pulse on the same pair of conductors reads the recorded information by measuring the resistance.
A near-term role for memristor crossbar arrays might be as a competitor for "flash" memory, the nonvolatile storage technology used in cell phones, cameras and many other devices. Each cell in a flash memory is a single transistor, modified for long-term storage of electric charge. The memristor structure is simpler and requires only two connections, so it might be made smaller than the flash-memory transistor. Thus there's the possibility of higher density and lower cost.
Building logic circuits out of memristors would be a somewhat greater departure from current practice. In the early years of solid-state electronics, a technology called resistor-transistor logic had a brief vogue; the idea was to minimize the number of expensive transistors and maximize the number of cheap resistors. But with the coming of integrated circuits the economic incentives changed. With potential advantages in size and power consumption, memristors might shift the balance back toward a technology that combines active and passive devices. Williams and his colleagues have demonstrated a set of memristor logic gates that are computationally complete—they can implement any Boolean logic function.
Active components such as transistors would still be needed even if most information processing were done by memristors. The reason is that signals are reduced in amplitude by every passive circuit element, and at some point they must be restored to full strength. This requires a transistor or some other active device. Methods of fabricating hybrid circuits that combine transistors and memristors on the same substrate are an active area of investigation.
In binary digital circuits, memristors would operate as switches, toggling between maximum and minimum resistance. In this mode, the state of a memristor encodes one bit of information. If several intermediate resistances could be distinguished reliably, then the information density could be raised to two or three bits per device. The writing and reading processes would have to be calibrated to resolve four or eight levels of resistance. (Some flash memory chips already achieve this.) The end point of this evolution is to let the resistance vary continuously, and operate the memristor as an analog device.
One intriguing way to exploit analog memristors would be to build a machine modeled on the nervous system. In biological neural networks, each nerve cell communicates with other cells through thousands of synapses; adjustments to the strength of the synaptic connections is thought to be one mechanism of learning. In an artificial neural network, synapses must be small, simple structures if they are to be provided in realistic numbers. The memristor meets those requirements. Moreover, its native mode of operation—changing its resistance in response to the currents that flow through it—suggests a direct way of modeling the adjustment of synaptic strength.
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You probably heard about Obama's recent $10 million vacation to Africa.
What you probably didn't hear about was the fact that President Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton were all in Africa… At the same time.
Why were they all there?
Preston James PhD from Veteran's Today says our three most recent presidents were all there to meet with their Annunaki Overlord "Marduk" in secret.
This story might just be a rumor. Still, it comes from a source that has deep Intel connections and has historically been spot on regarding other incidents.
As reported by Before It's News:
First of all, I myself have very deep doubts whenever I hear anyone talking about 'the anunnaki'. To hear it coming from the website of Veteran's Today really makes me wonder; what in the world do they know that we don't? Isn't it just 'normal' for three presidents to visit the continent of Africa at the same time? VT answers that question for us, and more…
Never before have three American Presidents all been in Africa at the same time. It is expected that we all just accept that it is a coincidence.
The three each travelled to Senegal and to Tanzania.
Veterans Today raises the notion that each president travelled to Senegal to meet with a powerful world dignitary, to pay homage to him and support his eventual takeover. This "mystery entity" could be a the actual ruler of the Third Force that is now ready to take over Earth. An Annunaki Overlord, if you will.
It sounds crazy, yes, but it could be possible. Think about it.
Maybe this new world ruler has only been revealed to top insiders. Perhaps they do not want to alert the public yet, since it would likely shock most people and possibly start rioting.
The rumor suggests that this great ruler is Marduk. He apparently has descended to planet Earth, specifically Africa, from an alien ship. Marduk is apparently an Annunaki, which is a demon sent from the devil himself. He hails from a planet that is not visible to humans.
Marduk and other Annunaki are back on Earth to breed with certain chosen humans. They will eventually take over the Earth.
If true, this could be the beginning of the New World Order.
Veterans Today writes:
So, has Marduk landed, has he made his final return to take back planet earth and establish a complete luciferian globalist NWO system? And if so does he represent the Third Force that has secretly been pulling the strings covertly in the background? And as some astute researchers have stated, the Third Force is remarkably deceptive and crafty and uses Kingpins and Cutouts to do its dirty work, typically disposing of them by throwing them under the bus after their missions are completed.
The world is certainly not yet ready to witness the return of the Annunaki. That is why, at this time, only certain elites are aware of the King's presence.
They are already kneeling down to him, and soon we will too.
That is, if this is all true.
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Most east coast beekeepers have fall aster, & goldenrod that crystallize in the hive. I've only heard of one beekeeper who removes it, then fills the hive with sugar water.
I doubt if its bad for the bees.
Most east coast beekeepers have fall aster, & goldenrod that crystallize in the hive. I've only heard of one beekeeper who removes it, then fills the hive with sugar water.
I doubt if its bad for the bees.
It is true that the amount of honey to produce one pound of wax is a difficult quantity to determine experimentally. Dr. C.C. Miller was comparing total weights from comb honey-producing hives vs. liquid honey-producing hives in the same bee yards over several years when he arrived at the 17- to 20-pound approximation.
Analyzing the chemical compounds of the average sugars in the honeys and the average fatty acids composing the wax gives numbers in the 4 lbs. to 9 lbs. to one range (depending on the fats and sugars), and there are indeed a lot of variables and a lot of ways to calculate it, each with it's pros and cons. Because I suspect that there is alot more involved that a straight conversion, I have always leaned towards Dr. Miller's crude calculation as probably closer to the truth, as the math is much less complex, and numbers in that ballpark have been repeated many times by other beekeepers. He usually produced 17 to 20 times as much liquid honey per colony as he did honey-in-the-comb per colony when comparing colonies of similar strength in the same locations. I would suppose that the ratio varies greatly as equal colony strengths go up or down, but that is a S.W.A.G. (Scientific Wild-@$$ed Guess) , not confirmed by the bees nor experimental data.
The bees probably have it figured better than we do, but I'd also bet that they are dealing with stress more often these days than they are optimistic about building comb. If you were a bee that lived on Wall Street, it's kind of like investing all your honey into wax when there is lots of bad economic news. Any way you slice it, I can't see a 100 lbs per hive average happening very often out of a TBH using crush-and-strain. If it happens anywhere in North America, it happens in the Peace River or other BIG Canadian nectar flow during the 18- to 20-hours of sunlight either side of summer solstice on a good year. Canola combined with clover and alfalfa is perhaps the best bet out there, although there are other very strong nectar flows other places as well. Not that it is impossible, just that it is improbable, but it happens on a regular basis and in a lot of places with Langstroth equipment and an extractor. If you actually do it with TBH and crush-and-strain, you're good, and you have really good bees :-)
The TBH brood box and Langstroth honey boxes that were suggested earlier would sure do the trick on a good year, with many of the benefits if a TBH to boot.
Last edited by kilocharlie; 02-16-2013 at 09:08 PM.
I'll be trying the scratch and drain method for harvesting the honey in August, without crushing the comb. Albeit I won' be able to take out all the honey the remaining honey would be mixed with sugar syrup resulting in a mixture that shouldn't be hard for bees to ingest and shouldn't require them to source water. I don't know if I'll be successful or not but once thing is for sure; if I leave the rapeseed/canola honey the bees are guaranteed not to survive, canola honey requires them to source water something they cannot do in -30c weather.
I want to thank you all for the responses as they were all very helpful. I didn't expect to receive so many responses but I'm glad I did.
Thanks again,
Now I am VERY tempted to try Deknow's suggestion - TBH brood boxes with Langstroth honey supers. Because I am a queen breeder, I will have lots of fresh drawn comb for Jay Smith / Henry Alley Cut Cell and /or Punch Cell queen rearing methods. I do have a feeling that bees will want to stay home better in a TBH or any situation with some natural-drawn comb. My hives that fared best last year had up to 25% foundationless comb.
Any suggestions regarding top bar design? I will be using 10-frame medium Langstroth boxes.
I saw a video on Youtube were someone used a heatgun to uncap frames. That may be a good way to do try to extract. It didn't damage the comb and was very quick and clean.
Serious question, not sarcasm, but why would you? why not switch to a langstroth????
Thank you, Dan! I'll check into that.
I did find six top bar designs online last night - lots of issues about keeping the beeswax starter strip attached and strong enough, so I'm thinking a dovetail strip cut right into the main piece. I like the arched splint idea, but my guess is that it is a lot of labor for a commercial guy.
Michael Bush just sent me a message - because TBH's have no gaps, they don't work well with supers. He suggested foundationless Langstroth frames - which I will probably try in the brood boxes, and foundation in the honey super frames. That way I still have the advantage of any frame fits in any box (I use all medium 10-frame Lang's).
Phil Chandler, author of the Barefoot Beekeeper, recommends removing all possible honey and feeding sugar syrup.
His advice, not mine. But if you feel the canola honey will cause a problem in your environment it could be a good idea. There was a Canadian study where they found bees wintered on sugar syrup came through with lower nosema levels than bees wintered on honey, presumably because they has defacated less.
A note about sugar syrup. Mix it a thick as you can using hot water, and add a cup of vinegar to each 4 gallons. The vinegar is beneficial in several ways.
The other issue though, is getting comb built and syrup stored, at seasons end. It's rare, but I'm in agreement with DeKnow as per post #12 on this. Best to have the existing combs of canola emptied by other bees, and give the combs back to the TBH to refill with syrup.
Long term, you'll need to come up with an easier, simpler plan for having combs available for syrup, but for this season, i think you should do as DeKnow suggests and see how it works out. Having done it once, will probably give you ideas how the method could be improved / simplified.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I've also been told here in our bitter cold climate it's best to remove the honey, but could you explain why vinegar is beneficial? And should it be white vinegar, balsamic vinegar, or apple cider vinegar?
Vinegar makes the sugar syrup closer to the acidity level that honey is so it's easier on the bees. It also acts as something of a preservative so the syrup is less prone to mould while it's in the feeder. And finally, it can help "invert" the syrup but don't ask me what that means but whatever it is it's supposed to be good LOL.
There is debate about which is the best vinegar to use with some claiming apple cider vinegar is best. Me, I just use whatever is to hand it all seems to work. However in your situation, you are wanting to reduce indigestable solids for the bees that they would have to excrete, so in my opinion, white vinegar would be best.
One other thing, if temperatures get below 50 f the bees will find it too cold to go into the feeder & remove the syrup. So you need to plan this so you'll have syrup stored before temperatures get too low. They'll take syrup from an overhead feeder at lower temperatures, as the warmth rising from the cluster warms it. But in a TBH an overhead feeder may not be possible.
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I know people who use apple cider vinegar as a Nosema preventative. I have tried it (and distilled vinegar) in syrup and it seemed to set off far more robbing than plain syrup or syrup with ascorbic acid in it. It has too much smell, in my opinion, to be a good feed that won't set off robbing.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Yes, I put some vinegar/sugar syrup out in an open feeder in the fall. It was insane. Apparently they love them some vinegar.
Well it should go without saying to NOT have the hive set up in a way that allows robbing. I never have robbing when feeding syrup, with vinegar, I'm happy to discuss hive layout if anyone wants that.
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>It was insane.
That was my experience. It was far more than robbing. It was a frenzy. They could even smell me coming with a bucket (even though the lid was on) when I was going out to fill the feeders.
Michael Bush bushfarms.com/bees.htm "Everything works if you let it." ThePracticalBeekeeper.com 42y 40h 39yTF
Well all due respect but it only goes like that if you allow robbing to start in the first place.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
Okay, Oldtimer, I'll bite....What is your favorite setup to discourage robbing?
I'm at a (very sad) point of having to re-build my apiary, so any advantages I can build in wouldn't hurt. I'll probably try the vinegar trick with great caution, and apple cider vinegar to stimulate feeding when it is appropriate, though that may involve use of the robber cage, or perhaps hive nets.
OK well what I do is a bit different than a TBH keeper would have to do. But there's a few common elements. No syrup should be spilled or left unattended, once bees find it & get some, if it's got vinegar in it they'll then learn to associate that smell with feed, and will be flying around the apiary trying their luck with any hive that has that smell, ie, has been fed.
As to the hive set up there must be an entrance right next to the main bee cluster where there are plenty of bees right there, able to defend the entrance. The entrance should not be to one side, or away from the main cluster, and the entrance should be small enough for the bees to easily guard. There should be a good body of bees between the entrance and the feeder. So any robber trying it's luck would have to fight it's way through the whole hive. So in a lang for example, a top entrance while feeding would be a complete no no. There should be a small bottom entrance, the bee cluster right next to the entrance, the feeder on the top of the hive, and no holes in the hive that a bee could fit through.
Even with all that, if robbing starts, robbers en mass, can overwhelm even a well set up hive. So it's very important during the feeding operation, to open the hive, get feed in, close the hive, all as quick as possible. Spill nothing, don't give robbers a chance to even get a taste. Then you don't get mass attacks, and the hives are able to defend themselves against the fewer bees that have a try. Don't feed weak hives that will not be able to defend themselves. How to feed them? Make them strong from another hive, then feed at a later date.
When hives are fed syrup, the whole hive can get pretty excited, and the extra activity at the entrance can give the game away to other bees that may then investigate & attempt to rob. If this may be likely, feed in the evening. However, as a commercial beekeeper, we had to work all day obviously. So we had to be fairly obsessive about not allowing anything to get started in the first place.
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is 1.93cm tall, weighs as much as a family car, is a professional wrestler worshipped by millions of fans and the leader of Hollywood's new generation of action heroes.
So, when this man-mountain confesses to playing with Barbie dolls, well, that's a revelation.
It's also hard to picture.
"Barbie?" Johnson, a twinkle in his eye, replies when asked if he played with Barbie dolls as a kid. "Once in a while, but I can't tell you that."
Johnson has roared into Las Vegas to promote his new action film, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, in which he plays Roadblock, a heavy weapons expert comfortable walking into combat carrying M2 Browning machine guns as if they were small pistols.
The 40-year-old was not in 2009's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, but as a lifelong fan of G.I. Joe action figures, he was ready to break down any door in Hollywood to score a role in the sequel, which also stars Bruce Willis and Channing Tatum and features characters including Snake Eyes (Ray Park), Lady Jaye (Adrianne Palicki), Firefly (Ray Stevenson) and Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee).
Johnson says that during his childhood - part of which he spent in Auckland - he was obsessed with G.I. Joe action figures (and maybe the odd Barbie here and there).
"I played with my G.I. Joe and Star Wars action figures every day," he says. "They mingled. I was always creating scenarios with them, so looking back, they were very important to me. The cool, emotional connectivity to all that, with me coming full circle by starring in this movie, is a very cool thing."
In G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the villain Zartan throws the world into chaos when he almost wipes out the G.I. Joes, secretly kidnaps the US President and impersonates the leader of the free world.
Roadblock, Lady Jaye and Flint are the only G.I. Joes to survive a desert ambush and call on the original Joe, retired General Joseph Colton, played by Willis, to help save the world from Zartan and his Cobra organisation.
"He's something else," Johnson says of Willis. "I've been buddies with Bruce for a while. Even before we were buddies, as a fan of movies and as a fan of action heroes.
"He's been one of the world's biggest movie stars for a long time so us together, in this movie, guns in our hands, saving the world as G.I. Joes, it is cool."
When Johnson began the transition from professional wrestling star to Hollywood actor in 2001 with the role of the Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns, he was viewed as Hollywood's next big action hero, a guy with an established devout young male fanbase who could replace the aging Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Johnson has lived up to the expectations, starring in The Scorpion King, Doom, Walking Tall and Fast Five.
Instead of being jealous of the younger Johnson, Willis, Stallone and Schwarzenegger were supportive.
"It was 10 or 12 years ago, when I first started acting and got into the business with The Mummy Returns and Scorpion King, I became buddies with Bruce," Johnson said.
Johnson, as with his history with Barbie dolls, is not keen to divulge too much about his conversations with Willis and other superstars, but he does quote one sliver of action hero advice handed over.
"Bruce said 'Enjoy it. Have fun'," Johnson said.
Movie preview
Who: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in G.I. Joe: Retaliation
When: Opens Thursday


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Martin McDonagh does serious and funny with equal facility. Though London-born, he is widely regarded as one of Ireland's greatest playwrights for his two trilogies (some parts of which have been staged here) set in remote communities in western Ireland.
He won an Oscar with his first film, a short called Six Shooter, in which he rehearsed his now-signature blend of menace and absurdity. And his first feature, a black comedy about hitmen, called In Bruges, tipped a hat to Waiting for Godot and was so funny it should have carried a health warning.
His new film may lack the poise and focus of In Bruges, but that's kind of its point.
Imagining Barton Fink directed by Quentin Tarantino gives you some sense of it: Anarchic, boisterous and blood-soaked, it does not so much flirt with improbability as bowl it over and smother it with French kisses.
The tortured artist makes a great subject - and it's doubtless no accident that this film's main character (Farrell), a screenwriter with writer's block, is called Marty.
Trying to write a script with the same title as the film he's in, he's having trouble getting beyond the first line. In this he's assisted not at all by his upbeat buddy Billy (Rockwell) and the disturbingly downbeat Hans (Walken, whose sly, self-mocking performance is the best thing he's done in years and the film's standout). Billy and Hans are in business together, but it's best you don't know what their line of work is.
As Marty tries to mould Billy's suggestions into words on a page, the self-referentiality dial goes into the red zone: the boundaries between real and imaginary blur and melt until nobody, least of all the characters, is very sure who's in charge and who's in danger.
As the title suggests, the seven main characters are not the kind of people you take home to meet your parents. They range from a homicidal Quaker (a terrific cameo by Harry Dean Stanton), through Zachariah (Waits), who takes his pet rabbit to work (he's a serial killer of serial killers), all the way up to swaggering gangster Charlie Costello (Harrelson), who alternately blubbers and rages about the loss of his beloved dog.
Quite what McDonagh's trying to say here about the writing craft only he and his psychoanalyst know. But after a few minutes of this ferociously entertaining film, you won't care.
Stars: 4.5/5
Cast: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko
Director: Martin McDonagh
Running time: 110 minutes
Rating: R16
Verdict: Boisterous, blood-soaked and ferociously funny
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I purchased a few NUC boxes this fall from Rossman Apiaries and wow, what quality. I found that other local suppliers didn't provide inside or metal for the telescoping covers and in my part of the world, with the significant amount of rain we get, I think metal covers are essential. I also thought I would give the cypress NUC's a try.
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Redmond baby struggles with rare birth defect
Father says little Luka Hammett is a fighter
REDMOND, Ore. - Stan Hammett and Melody Sanchez of Redmond haven't yet held their son, Luka.
At nearly a month old, he's fighting for his life -- but he's winning.
"The doctors have said it's kind of been miraculous how he's healing," Hammett said recently.
Little Luka was diagnosed with a rare birth defect just weeks before he was born: a hole in his diaphragm, meaning his lower organs drifted into his chest -- and his small intestines and part of his liver developed on top of one of his lungs.
"It was a pretty serious case," Hammett said. "It causes his lungs to stop working and kind of go into shock."
Because of his complicated diagnosis, (it's known as a right-side congenital diaphragmatic hernia) and his pressing need for surgery, Luka was born at the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland.
His mother has been staying at the Ronald McDonald House there since May.
Hammett is a COCC culinary student. He and the couple's other young child drive up to Portland as often as they can.
It's a financial nightmare for the family -- they're bogged down by tens of thousands of dollars in medical expenses. But they say the miracle of Luka's fast recovery and is worth every penny.
"He is a fighter, that's the best way I can describe him," Hammett said. "You look at this little guy and you see this look on his face like, 'Why am I covered in tubes? Take them off and let's go home.'"
Hammett said he is not sure when Luka will be able to go home. Doctors say it could be a couple weeks, or even a couple months.
In the meantime, his mother and father are eager to hold him, and say the support of the community during a tough time has brought their family even closer together.
There was a fundraiser on Wednesday night to help out with Luka's medical bills.
You could take a special flier to Pappy's Pizzeria in Bend or Redmond, and 50 percent of food purchases will be donated to Luka's family.
You can find this flier and print it out from Luka's Facebook page. Just search 'Luka James Hammett.'
If you were unable to make it, the family also has an account set up at Mid Oregon Credit Union, under the name 'Baby Hammett Donation Fund.'


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Bethlehem Inn in urgent need of donations
The Bethlehem Inn announced Thursday it is in urgent need of perishable foods, paper products and grocery store gift cards.
This need is in preparation of the months ahead when the Inn sees a dramatic increase in the number of adults and children seeking shelter and meals. The cancellation of the Inn's Annual Food Drive with a large grocery chain has created a shortage of the Inn's food supply this year.
The Bethlehem Inn continues to rely on the community's generosity through food and gift card donations for the Emergency Meal Program.
Last year, the Inn served over 66,000 meals and provided 1,500 food boxes to the community's adults and children experiencing homelessness. Donations of lunch meat, sliced cheese, chicken and hamburger are among the foods needed (please visit bethleheminn.org for more information).
Store-specific gift cards allow the Inn to make purchases based on immediate circumstances and give the greatest flexibility. Donations are gladly accepted every day at the Bethlehem Inn located at 3705 N. Hwy. 97 in Bend.
The Bethlehem Inn is committed to transforming lives with shelter, help and hope by providing a warm bed, hot shower, 3 meals each day and support services for adults and families experiencing homelessness in Central Oregon. Each year the Inn provides shelter and support to over 1,100 individuals across a range of needs. To make a donation and learn more about how you can be a part of Central Oregon's solution to end homelessness, please call 541.322.8768 or visit www.bethleheminn.org. Donations may also be mailed to Bethlehem Inn, P.O. Box 8540, Bend, OR 97708.


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-Jason had his girlfriend Christina up visiting.
-Was she ugly?
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-...hijus, man...
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I live in Melbourne and have just seen the second episode of the Jamie at Home series, it was great and I would love to cook some of recipe for my birthday coming up but I miss them. Did anyway tape it so I can write them down. I of course will be buying the book when it comes out to continue my collection, but I need the recipe asap. This is the onions and stawberry show.
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i have the recipes for most of them except the last dish will post tmrw a bit late for me now
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This old sewing box is just what I need for my craft room. I love the old ad and image on the front. I'm not sure if it's a repro or an actual vintage find, but I love it nonetheless.
Could not pass up this old Smith Corona typewriter for $3.
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Nice stack of old books - 50 cents each!
This old fan is gorgeous. No spray paint makeover needed here. Although it does remind me why they don't make fans like this anymore. Small hands + fan blades = mother's worst nightmare.
This stamp wheel with stamps was only $1. I also snatched up some star tart tins (in my Etsy shop), old wood bats and the Pilgrim box below.
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- Deanna @ It's Just Me said...
GREAT score lady. I def. would have bought everything you snagged. Hoping to hit some tomorrow myself : )
Great game today by the way ; )
Go Yankees !!!
~ Deanna
- April 20, 2012 at 8:41 AM
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You have the greatest sales where you live...we haven't even begun up here yet!...love the boxes you got!
- April 20, 2012 at 9:36 AM
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I don't know why, but there are never things here like you score..absolutely love the two wooden boxes-woulda wrestled you for them!
Congrats on such great finds!
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What a great looking box! That will be great in your craft room. Great sheet music, too. I'll bet that's a fun find just to look through.
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oh you lucky girl! Those are some great finds, I can see why you are so excited! t.xooxo
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Lucky you! Love all your treasures!
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I'm not a morning person either, but for sales like this, I just might make an exception! Love the stamp holder, and your sheet music, too. Oh, and the books were a steal, lucky you!
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great deal on the stamps and stamp holder....those are so hard to find anymore!
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Wecome from Illinois. I think the suggestion of quilting the C is terrific. Tinker
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Welcome from Adrian, MI. I'll bet it was hard to get the feet at the bottom of your quilt to lay flat!!
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With Gas Powered Games now owned by Wargaming, and with the studio also owning the rights to Total Annihilation, GPG founder Chris Taylor has pretty much said, without saying, that a follow-up to the RTS game is "alive and well". Without going as far as to announce it as being in the works, Taylor said […]
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Wildman has attracted the attention of publishers keen to back the project – but only if its crowdfunding is successful enough to demonstrate sufficient interest.
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Gas Powered Games boss Chris Taylor isn't happy about laying off arund 40 staff, but he says some of those whose positions were cut are.
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Bennett fights his way to the 10 yard line
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