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I just stopped this 96 Chevy 1500 p/u with 356328.1 miles! I guess old Chevy's never die!
Was he speeding?
No, Suspended license. I couldn't believe those miles. I hope my 05 1500 gets me there.
Did you say third? I'm pretty sure it was his third.
Then you can buy the truck at auction!
I hope you let him off with a warning
I guess he was too busy driving to pay stop at the dmv.
my first truck was a 1994 chevy k1500 Z71. i bought it with 330000 on it. i drove it for 4 years and sold it with 378000. my cousine is driving it now and he has over 400k on it. it still has the original TBI 350 in it and it runs like a top. doesnt smoke or anything, of corse its lost some power over time but it is still strong considering the circumstances. and the truck has had a 3in. body lift and running 35's since 1996. and its only on its 2nd tranny. should have never sold that truck
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text: I'M SO PISSED I CAN'T CONTAIN MYSELF! We had my oldest son's 7 year birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese on Saturday afternoon. I guess my 3 year old had to go to the bathroom and he was going to be taken by my brother-in-law. Well, turns out that he ran ahead into the women's restroom ... where he was alone for up to two minutes (depending on who's story you believe). Some >> DUDE << went into the women's bathroom at the same time and I guess no one did anything about it. I was told at the time and I asked someone about it and they said it was just an accident. Well, it turns out that some woman said that the same man followed her daughter into the women's restroom .... and they told management and CHUCK E CHEESE MANAGEMENT DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. If I would have known, I would have stabbed the dude in the eye with a plastic fork. Just outrageous that no one did anything. I'm calling the city of Arlington police now and I just got done with Chuck E. Cheese. We got one good photo of the guy and are going to see if they have cameras that go into ---------- Post added at 05:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:09 PM ---------- Called Arlington PD and they're on their way to take a statement from us and then check against the Chuck E Cheese security video. I got at least one photo of the guy in a background photo, but his face is obscured. If the guy made a mistake and went into the wrong bathroom, that's a mistake I guess ... but if he did it a couple of times and followed a girl in there, that's not good and the police should have friggen been called.

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Children love to explore. As they learn new skills, like crawling, walking, climbing, or running, there are more ways of getting into trouble! Much of this trouble will be small. But, if there is a gun in the house, a child's curiosity can lead to severe injury or death.
Even if you do not own a gun, ask your neighbors, friends, and family if they do before your child visits their homes. If they don't, that's one less thing you have to worry about.
If they do, keep your child away from homes where there are guns or where guns are not stored safely. Sometimes it can be hard for a parent to ask about guns. One mother asks this way, "My child is very curious. Do you have guns or anything dangerous that he might get into?" Some people may not agree with you, but it's important that you talk with them about your concerns.
Here are some tips to make asking about guns easier:
No. In homes with handguns, it is much more likely that the handgun will be used to shoot a family member or friend than in self-defense.
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Woman can naturally get pregnant in the 50″s. not most woman. Healthy woman who have never done any drugs, hardly if ever taken medications, eat organic and avoid all pork. Very limited alcohol ( organic) and regular excercise and detoxing will help prolong fertility. Buts it's a lifestyle. I have met woman in there 50″s who found out they were pregnant and were told falsely just because of the age the pregnancy won't happen. Oftentimes woman choose not to continue having another baby, especially if they have children. Even in my family my mother and grandmother started having childrenat 54 and 56, without any complications. Grandma drives a car and is spunky at 98, people think she's 60. She did suntan and surf often. So the wrinkles are appearant. Lol. Some of it may be genetic. I'm glad I had a mom who was ready to have us after she had a life and a carrier. She stayed home and spoiled and dissaplined us. She was a great mom, of course she also never had any Botox and other injections that I'm sure can also effect your fertility. Be as healthy, happy and eat as organic as you can, avoid all pork ( parisites and cell glue) and even in your 30″s, 40″s or 50″ you will feel and look young without crazy Botox eyes and ducklips. Lol hope this is encouragement for some. Then again, kids around the world need families and love, so if you still want a child adoption is easy. Baby adoption is a bit harder. Live your life, stay healthy and happy and best wait until you are ready to have children. You will be a much better mother and even older it will be easier. I always said, if you can love your own child as much as I loved my dog, that child is so lucky. ( I did not even give birth to my fourlegged "son") I'm 8 months preggers right now, " older" not one complication and we will also give one unfortunate child a good and happy home and change a life for the better. So never say never.
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We're not blindly supporting the system. We're recognizing the complexities that exist and agreeing that the system does its best to make it work.
We're not blindly supporting the system. We're recognizing the complexities that exist and agreeing that the system does its best to make it work.
In recent years USFS has usually selected their Junior national champion men for Junior Worlds more often than the Junior national champion ladies -- I think one reason may be because ladies tend to move up to Senior in the US faster/earlier than the men do.
USFS used to held a Junior Worlds selection competition in September to which certain age-eligible skaters would be invited. Russia and Japan currently hold separate Junior Worlds selection competitions (Junior Nationals in early February and late November, respectively) -- should the US do the same again? What are the pros and cons of this?
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*Never mind*
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To me, and only to me, there is no real junior level at present. It is part of a non-placing senior comp who is still eligible for juniors. To me, if a junior skater is eligible to compete at the senior level and does so, he is no longer a junior. It's his option. Why not?
1. Right now, the reason the ISU uses age restrictions is to limit the amount of stress/expectations placed on children. This, in my mind, is absolutely, 100% correct. I, personally, have an issue with the amount of hype/pressure surrounding the junior performers in general and think internationally, this makes sense.
2. Further to that, I think that national federations should implement age restrictions as well. But they wont, so this is the next best thing - using testing, etc to see if you qualify as a senior.
3. Because there are two different systems in place: internationally with age, and nationally with testing (in most nations), I dont think using two different systems is inherently illogical or unfair. In fact, Id argue the opposite.
4. Lets take an extreme example. Adelina Sotnikova has won two Russian (senior) championships and was 4th the other time. She is not age eligible for seniors and will not be until the 2012/2013 season. So should she be allowed to go to junior worlds?
I have no problem with Adelina competing at Russian Srs and JW. If she wins JW though will she then be eligible for Senior Grand Prix? and Senior Worlds? I would have a little hesitation if she moves up to Senior Grand Prix, but then back down to Juniors for Worlds, but I'd probably get over it...
I reiterate, the Junior Worlds is an adjunct of the Senior Worlds, and also the Senior GPs. A certified junior skater doesn't have a chance.
Japan also has it similarly sort of, with the top Junior skaters invited to compete in Senior Nationals as well. The Russian system is just a little bit opposite, with the Junior Nationals held a bit after the Senior competition, mainly as a Junior Worlds selection competition.
The US can't do this because they have the entire Novice-Junior-Senior competition in a bit more than a week. If they split it up like Russia or Japan, then maybe skaters like Jason and Keegan would be able to compete in both competitions.
I salute the Russian system for having Junior skaters compete in their Junior Nationals.
And I predict that the highest placement of a US skater at Junior Worlds will be one who also competed at US Senior Nats.
Sorry. Just can't imagine an athlete switching from one level to another. Have no problem, if eligibilty exists to opt for one and only one.
Quite a few Russian and Japanese singles skaters compete in BOTH their Junior and Senior Nationals. They can do that because they're held a month or more apart, unlike US Nationals which combines Novice/Junior/Senior, as Chemistry66 pointed out above.
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As I said, if you can get all the federations to agree on a standard test for Junior and Senior, then you can preclude those who have passed the International Senior test from skating at Junior Worlds, but you can't get two feds to agree that blue is blue a lot of time, so that's not going to happen.
ETA: The 3 JPN men's entries for 2011 Junior Worlds are Kento NAKAMURA, Keiji TANAKA and Ryuichi KIHARA and they finished 8th, 11th and 12th, respectively, at JPN's Senior Nationals in December.
Right. ALL countries (not just the USA) and athletes are just following the ISU age rules as they are currently written. The ISU doesn't care whether or not fans think their rules are wrong or unfair. If fans truly care enough to try and lobby for age rules to be changed (or not changed), they should try and DO something about it rather than just complain on a message board.As I said, if you can get all the federations to agree on a standard test for Junior and Senior, then you can preclude those who have passed the International Senior test from skating at Junior Worlds, but you can't get two feds to agree that blue is blue a lot of time, so that's not going to happen.
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Thanks for the correction, Sylvia, I made a bad assumption there!
The skaters are also following the rules of their federation in whether they skate at their country's Senior Nationals or as a Junior or whichever. The federations in turn decide who will skate at Senior and Junior Worlds based on the rule structure they have to work within from the ISU.
There is also the strategy of trying to maximize an athlete's ISU rankings. Teams that may compete senior at nationals would be well served by competing at an event like junior worlds and hopefully doing well to set themselves up for a future season competing internationally at the senior level.


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Others play at people-hating as a punk pose. The glue in Highsmith's œuvre is that she really means the malevolence. Her books boil with misanthropy, misogyny, contempt for human beings, and, read closely, self-contempt. And let's not forget her deep loathing of kids and dogs.
In life, add in her revolting putdowns of blacks, Jews, immigrants, the Portuguese. She was pro-Intifada because she despised Israel. She voted for the first George Bush.
"She wasn't nice. She wasn't polite. And no one who knew her well would have called her a generous woman." That opening line sets the tone of Joanne Schenkar's The Talented Miss Highsmith, a sprawling, ambitious, annoyingly disorganized, sometimes weirdly subjective biography that's way too long and still manages to be compulsive, juicy reading. Schenkar's bragging point is that she's the first Highsmith chronicler to make use of hidden notebooks and diaries that the novelist had scribbled in for decades. These offer uninhibited gushings of Highsmith's bilious thoughts, plus running commentaries on her extraordinarily active, and fractious, lesbian love life.
Schenkar makes a telling comparison of Highsmith with Jack Kerouac. He went to Columbia, she to Barnard, and both raced about America and Mexico, finding hot lovers, fighting with them, and quickly shedding them, but writing, writing, writing. Both were symbiotically entwined with their quarrelsome mothers, and both were done in by decades of non-stop alcohol. At the end, having squandered their smashing looks, they were both portly, bitter stay-at-homes, cursing the world.
Here's Highsmith's description of a never-written book that so describes herself: "It's about the type of female homosexuals who have something missing from their hearts, who really hate their own sex, who must have visible, palpable strife in order to keep going." Highsmith railed and complained throughout her unhappy life (1921–1995), experienced mad crushes but couldn't stay in love, had wretched things to say about being female, and was so conflicted about her active lesbianism that she published her classic Sapphic novel, The Price of Salt, under the pen name of Claire Morgan.
Schenkar makes a big deal out of discovering that Highsmith spent years in the 1940s anonymously writing comic books, as if she were sharing the author's elitist shame. In this age of graphic novels, readers will just say, "Cool!" As for the girl-on-girl affairs with which this bio is obsessed, I wish Schenkar had described the lovers more vividly. Women come and go, but it's hard to get a handle on any of them. What the author does succeed in is a portrait of her subject. Highsmith is hateful, yet somehow, at the end of all these up-close, tormented pages, you're more likely to feel sad and sorry for her.
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Peculiar Pair Press created the retro-inspired invitations. Each invitation included an ex libris card and encouraged guests to paste the cards into books that would expand the couple's home library. A tent at the wedding served as a library, housing all the gifted books.
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1A house in the 8500 block of West Wisconsin Avenue had its door kicked in between 9 and 9:35 a.m. Dec. 3. Nothing was taken, but due to the short amount of time that the burglary occurred in, many squads were sent. Nobody saw anyone, and police didn't find a suspect.
2A snow blower valued at $200 was stolen from an unlocked garage in the 3000 block of North 122nd Street between 4:30 and 7 p.m. Dec. 4.
3An iPad valued at $729 was taken from Westwood Dry Cleaners, 8731 W. North Ave., between 4 and 5 p.m. Dec. 5. The burglar entered the business from the back door, which is left open during the day, and took the iPad from a break room table.
4A 17-year-old Wauwatosa boy was arrested for taking a backpack containing textbooks and an iPad, a total value of $742, from Wauwatosa West High School, 11400 W. Center St., between 4:34 and 5:17 p.m. Nov. 12. The boy said he and his friends took the bag and sold the iPad. The boy was found by police after reviewing video surveillance.
5A handbag and shoes were taken from a car in the 1200 block of North 62nd Street between 9:15 p.m. Nov. 29 and 6:45 a.m. Nov. 30. The handbag was found on Garfield Avenue at 63rd Street. Loss is estimated at $130.
6A credit card lost at Boston Store, 2400 N. Mayfair Road, between 4:38 and 4:45 p.m. Dec. 1 was used to make an unauthorized transaction of $50 before it was canceled.
7A security guard had his $200 phone stolen from Mayfair mall, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, between 2 and 10 p.m. Dec. 2. He had left it in his jacket, in a locker. The man tried finding his phone using an application, but was unable to locate it.
8A camera valued at $2,000 was taken from a dental office in the Fairview Building, 10425 W. North Ave. before 2:10 p.m. Dec. 3. The camera was taken two weeks before the owner called the police. He waited because he wanted to make sure he didn't leave it anywhere.
9A license plate was taken from a car in the 9900 block of West Ruby Avenue before 3 p.m. Dec. 3.
10A man stole five bottles of liquor, a total value of $126, from CVS Pharmacy, 7520 W. Bluemound Road, at 4:43 p.m. Dec. 3. Employees said that the man has stolen from the store at least nine or 10 times. The man was able to get away before police arrived.
11A cellphone valued at $300 was taken from the PolarX Ornaments kiosk at Mayfair, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 7:45 p.m. Dec. 3. Surveillance video shows a man taking the phone from the stand.
12Two people took three pairs of sunglasses, a total value of $895, from Sunglass Hut at Mayfair mall, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 8:54 p.m. Dec. 3.
13A snowmobile trailer and scrap metal were taken from the back of Grand Project Management, 11311 W. Locust St., at 6:52 a.m. Dec. 4. A lock was cut on the gate. Loss is estimated at $5,800.
14A lock, a jacket and hiking boots were taken from a locker at Wauwatosa West High School, 11400 W. Center St., between 8 and 8:52 a.m. Dec. 4. Loss is estimated at $138.
15A 17-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for taking three pairs of sunglasses, a value of $540, from Sunglass Hut at Mayfair mall, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 4:10 p.m. Dec. 4. He was found with $49 worth of items stolen from other stores on him.
16Two tool kits, a value of $398, were taken from The Home Depot, 4100 N. 124th St., at 7:57 a.m. Dec. 6. The man went to the front desk, said he was ready to be checked out and simply walked past the employee. He is wanted for several similar thefts in Milwaukee and West Allis Home Depot stores.
17A car's window was smashed and a purse was taken out of it while it was parked in the 2600 block of North 80th Street before 10:15 a.m. Dec. 6. A checkbook was in the purse. Damage is estimated at $400.
18A 21-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for taking a pair of sunglasses valued at $269 from Solstice at Mayfair mall, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 4 p.m. Dec. 6. The man drove off but was stopped shortly afterward by police.
19A 26-year-old Milwaukee woman was arrested for taking $261 worth of clothes from Kmart, 3201 N. Mayfair Road, at 11:25 a.m. Dec. 7. She used a baby carrier to conceal the clothes and tried leaving out of the side doors.
20A 2003 Nissan Maxima was taken while its owner was at the BP gas station at 7532 W. Center St. at 5:20 p.m. Dec. 7. The car is valued at $7,000 and had the man's cellphone, GPS unit and other items in it.
21A cash register was pried open and money was taken from it at Walgreens, 2656 N. Wauwatosa Ave., at 8:51 p.m. Dec. 7. Police reviewed surveillance video and saw a person crawl behind the unmanned counter, pry open the register with a tool and leave. Loss is estimated between $200 and $600.
22An iPad valued at $1,200 was taken from a man while he shopped at Pick 'n Save, 6950 W. State St., between 11 a.m. and noon Dec. 8. The iPad was taken from his cart, and he did not realize it was stolen until he left.
23A 16-year-old Milwaukee boy was arrested for punching out another boy's teeth at Carmelite Home for Boys, 1214 Kavanaugh Place, at 6:34 p.m. Dec. 3. The victim was taken to the Children's Hospital of Wauwatosa.
24A 21-year-old Wauwatosa man was arrested after calling and hanging up on 911 from his home in the 2400 block of North 111th Street at 11:38 p.m. Dec. 6. Police say the man has called 911 multiple times and hung up because he didn't want to talk to the police. Police searched the man after the call and found 1 gram of marijuana on him.
25A 28-year-old Wauwatosa man was arrested for drunken driving after he fishtailed while turning onto Bluemound Road from 76th Street at 1:30 a.m. Dec. 4. The man was driving a convertible and said he wanted to enjoy the last good weather. His blood-alcohol content was 0.13.
26A 35-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for drunken driving, second offense, at 68th Street and Interstate-94 at 2:56 a.m. Dec. 7. The man was swerving between the lanes. The man stumbled as he got out of the car and leaned on the vehicle. He refused to take a breath test; results of a blood test are pending.
27A 51-year-old Wauwatosa man was arrested for drunken driving, third offense, in the 1400 block of North 68th Street at 4:07 p.m. Dec. 9. The vehicle was stuck in a driveway between two houses. The man said he tried to do a "spin around" and got stuck. His BAC was 0.22.
28A 16-year-old girl was taken to the Children's Hospital for treatment of a possible head injury after a 71-year-old man hit the vehicle she was riding in at Wells and 60th streets at 7:41 a.m. Dec. 6.
29A vehicle was scratched while it was parked at Target, 3900 N. 124th St., between 8:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Dec. 2. Damage is estimated at $500.
30A 22-year-old West Allis man was arrested for violating a restraining order and bail-jumping at Mayfair Mall, 2500 N. Mayfair Road, at 9:41 p.m. Dec. 2. Police recognized him as he got into a car with a woman who had a restraining order against him. The woman did not seek prosecution and wanted to lift the restraining order.
31A man entered the back of Hector's Restaurant, 7118 W. State St., at 4 p.m. Dec. 4. He got in by following an employee. He went to the top offices, turned on a light, turned off the light and ran out the rear of the building. He then ran through Leff's Lucky Town and escaped out the back. Nothing was stolen from Hector's.
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Thank you so much for your tutorial.... what beautiful quilts you are making!!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Thank you so much for your tutorial.... what beautiful quilts you are making!!
Your stained glass work is almost undescribable! Lovely! I look forward to seeing more of your work!
Such beautiful work, you are a real artist!
Thanks for sharing your method. It's a must try.
I need a towel.Originally Posted by mommamac
Your work just keeps getting more beautiful.
Absolutely stunning. Still can't believe it's that easy. I don't undertand.
Do you wet the fabric and stain it before or after quilting and "leading"?
Do you just wet sections and paint/stain?
If is it wet overall, how do you keep the stain/paint from speading into the next section?
Do I understand that all the background was cream/cream then you stained the outside part purple?
OMG I'm still spellbound. It' so beautiful, I could sit and look at it for hours!
I love stained glass and your quilting is just as beautiful. WOW! Great technique and what artistry! Thanks so much for the tutorial and sharing your creations.
I am absolutely awe struck! As I was reading your instructions, I wondered why on earth I was paying such close attention because there is no way I could ever accomplish this process, but, in fascination, I continued to the end. You are a master artist.
these are just absolutely beautiful
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It's maple sugaring time in CT and it got me wondering. Has anyone used fresh maple sap instead of water in a mead.I understand it's about 2 percent sugar .Does any one have any recipes as I have access to sap.
It's maple sugaring time in CT and it got me wondering. Has anyone used fresh maple sap instead of water in a mead.I understand it's about 2 percent sugar .Does any one have any recipes as I have access to sap.
Go for it! I have not personally but have tasted one that was outta sight. The flavor contribution might be pretty modest, as the sugars ferment completely out, but there are subtle persistent flavors IMO. Go ahead and use sap instead of water; I'd recommend a traditional (not otherwise flavored) mead to let the maple's contribution be perceived, something in the off-dry region perhaps. Do take care to sanitize this must well as harvested saps are going to be seriously "alive".
Another thought: if you make syrup, you could make that same mead, ferment dry, and sweeten a bit with syrup so you do get the flavor more assertively. Report back on this one please! Post if you'd like some more specific recipe recommendations off the cuff; someone else may have tried this.
Bees, brews and fun
in Lyons, CO
If ya want fresh water,go birch,Its even now used to control after affects after cancer treatment.Can boil down and make syrup also,but less syrup is gotten than in the surger maple.
B. roger eagles
Jack, I have not tried that. It sounds interesting.
What I have done was make some maple wine out of some grade B maple syrup. I added some nutrient as I was unsure of what was natural. It fermented to completion like most of my wines and has gotten fairly clear. When I racked it to secondary the taste was different. Dry for one. I think I started with a 12% potential ETOH. There was a bit of a twang on my tongue. Not bitter, but something almost like a faint coating remaining on my tongue. My hope is that it would age better as I made 5 gallons of the stuff. On aroma, I think it was not anywhere near as maply as pure syrup, quite different in fact. Kind of like how honey when made into mead does not have the same aromatics.
I used grade B because I thought it would have more flavor compounds. I'd pull it our to rack again today but I have already made enough of a mess with kegging 3 brews, brewing another, and bottling a case. The wines and meads will wait...
Recent posts on Mead Lovers Digest have added factors to my thinking exercise on a Maple sap mead.(what do you think about on your drive to work)
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Subject: Maple Wine v. Maple Mead
From: firstname.lastname@example.com
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 16:35:58 -0500
Don't "waste" the honey on this! Maple wine is one of my favorites, and I
now have a batch that is over 5 years old--it just keeps getting better! I
have only tasted one maple mead with both honey and maple syrup, and it
was not that good. However, there are several people in my home-brew club
that do maple wine, and they all have turned out good to awesome! The
longer you let it age, the better it will be. Mine was over 2 years old at
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Subject: Re: Mead Lover's Digest #1158, 7 February 2005
From: Aaron <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 23:59:54 -0500
> Subject: Maple Wine v. Maple Mead
> From: email@example.com
> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:30:18 EST
> I started brewing Maple Wine with the intention of adding honey to it.
> Much to my surprise the Maple Wine is fermenting out extremely quickly.
I have made a very simple maple mead, as follows ( a small
batch, but Maple syrup is expensive down here in New Zealand):
1 qt maple syrup
1 lb clover (or other very light flavoured honey would work)
water to 1 gallon (heated to aid dissolving honey)
chuck the whole lot into a small carboy. I used Gervin C wine
yeast which is a champagne yeast. It fermented quickly, and fell
clear just as fast when it had finished. I didn't even get a
chance to put it into a secondary. One day it was fermenting
like crazy, and the next it stopped.
I didn't take an O.G reading, but it finished around 1.010.
tastes great, and ages well.
Aaron Marshall
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Because I am still a beginning meadmaker(mazer?),I'm a little confused.
Is the flavor of Maple so subtle that it can easily be overpowered by the flavor of the honey?
If the sap is 2 percent sugar,how does this relate to SG?How much honey would be needed for a 1 gal. batch(honey stash running low).
To sterilize sap I could boil.By boiling I would evaporate water and increase the sugar content.It doesn't make sense to boil down to syrup and then add water.I wonder what would be the optimum sugar content for the sap for it to be used in a mead recipe?
I do not make maple syrup.I have a good friend who runs the sugar house for a local nature center.We often compare honey and syrup and there are many similarities.He uses a hydrometer to measure SG and apparently this is how you can tell when the syrup is done.I also think they use temperature in some way.
The numbers still confuse me.I'm having trouble connecting percent sugar,SG.and percent alcohol.Honey isn't honey unless it's less than 18 percent water.How does that relate to finished syrup?
As far as syrup grades go,I like my honey and my syrup dark and strong flavored.
And as for birch,we have black birch and it has a very distinctive aroma.I can't imagine what that would taste like in a mead(or a wine )
The trick is these folks either boiled down their sap substantially to get the sugar content to the needed 11 or 12%, or have a serious ton of extra money laying around for buying syrup. If you do buy syrup, try to go for true maple syrup, not the cheaper flavored sugar solution which IMO tastes pretty shabby fermented out. But then, I had trees growing up and our house was dripping with the humidity of a 40:1 boildown for the good stuff!
Bees, brews and fun
in Lyons, CO
I got 10 gallons of maple wine and it took 2 years to get good.Seems like it tastes mollases.Is this normal or what did I do wrong.
B. roger eagles
I just use the paper birch sap for wine or meed cause the flaver of the liquidis so neutral and pure,to boil for syrup,yew get about 5%,lots lower than maple.
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I have received a great deal of inquiries (more so in the last two years) regarding what type of mineral oil to buy and where it can be bought. Those who have received an answer from me in the past should remember the name, address and phone number that I have given, always emphasizing that I have used nothing but Drakeol 35 and to beware of other types of mineral oil. Although the oil maybe food grade, oil with high viscosity will be harmful to the bees!
Today I obtained the names and addresses for FGMO (Drakeol 35) distributors nationwide.
1. Van Waters and Rogers.
a. any chemical distributor listing.
b. web page: www.vwr-inc.com
2. R. M. Stevenson Co. (*)
21005 Farmington Road
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Yesterday evening, I wrote about CNN's use of an obvious fake video, sourced from Hamas' webmaster, of an alleged Israeli attack on two young boys playing on a roof. After being exposed by blogs, CNN took the video down without any explanation. As of 4:30 pm ET today, though, the video has returned to CNN's site, although they seem to have turned off the embedding for it. This version did get onto YouTube earlier — in fact, we used that to discuss this on today's TEMS episode:
There are several points that clearly show this to be a fake. Yesterday I wrote about the doctors and the ridiculous effort at CPR, plus the inclusion of notorious pro-Hamas activist Mads Gilbert. When Duane and I looked at this again, we saw a few other points as well.
- Take a look at the blood on the operating table. For penetrating wounds, there is almost no blood, and what little there is looks washed out — almost orange. The body should have been covered in blood, and much more than that should have transferred to the sheets, especially if someone was giving CPR.
- The video alleges that the Israelis used a missile from an unmanned drone to attack the rooftop, but look carefully at that roof. A missile hitting that roof would have left much more than a six-inch-diameter impact crater, even if it didn't explode.
- Also, the plastic chair is sitting normally in the blast zone, and the clothes remain on the clothesline in the background. A missile blast that killed two boys on that roof would have done much more extensive damage.
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There's no truth to accusations by bloggers that a Palestinian camera crew staged a video showing the death of the videographer's brother after an Israeli rocket attack, said the team's employer.
"It's absolute nonsense," Paul Martin, co-owner of World News and Features, said of accusations leveled by bloggers at videographer Ashraf Mashharawi.
"He's a man of enormous integrity and would never get involved with any sort of manipulation of images, let alone when the person dying is his own brother," Martin said. "I know the whole family. I know them very well. … [Mashharawi] is upset and angry that anyone would think of him having done anything like this. … This is ridiculous. He's independent."
Maybe Martin can explain how a missile hits a roof and kills two boys but does no more damage to the roof than what a pickaxe could do in five minutes — and how the furniture didn't get disturbed.
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November 11, 2009, 10:13:51 PM »
I have just started my flight lessons.. My big problem is understanding ATC,s. they speak so fast and often time slur their words.. no verbs. I fly out of a small local airport, no commercial traffic, so whats the big hurry. My instructor has to interpet almost everything they say... I know I,m a beginner, but the ATC,s have an important job and it would seem to me they could slow down a little ,so they would,nt have to repeat, it would save time in the long run. Plus their instructions and replies would be understood clearly.. Is it just me, or has anyone else had this problem.
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November 12, 2009, 01:43:14 AM »
many new students have trouble understanding ATC, so don't feel too bad about it.
I'm not sure what airport you fly out of, but you should probably tell us as I'm sure there may be someone on here familiar with your local procedures who may be able to help guide you.
The key to flight training is that it's just that: training. You're learning your way around to deal with any possible situation you may encounter once you have your ticket. You practice stalls and stall recovery to learn the proper technique, you learn how to properly execute turns and navigate using methods like ded reckoning for when you want to go out and take trips by yourself later on, and most importantly you learn the framework in order to not panic and remain calm in stressful situations. The traffic at your local field may not be that of LAX or JFK, but the quick pace that you hear over the radio helps everyone stay in the game. Eventually, you will venture out into the world beyond your local class D were you do have to deal with all sorts of other traffic, and being proficient on the radio will not only help you get a picture of nearby traffic (by listening intently), but will also help everyone get to where they need to go faster and more efficiently.
The Coms are not meant to be a chat box, and controllers have a specific language they use when communicating over it. It is a language that is sharp, quick and to the point, designed to avoid confusion.
So to answer your question: it's not just you, but it's not because the controllers are speaking too fast.
So what do you do?
Well, being on this site is a great first step in familiarizing yourself with the language of aviation radio.
Listen to the feed of your favorite airport just for kicks, but start to pay attention to what is being said and apply it to what you are learning. This will help you learn the vocabulary and syntax of this new language.
You should also see if the feed for your airport is available, as you could also get familiar with the local controllers and their particular mannerisms.
Consult the AIM. Your flight school should have one for sale if you don't already own it (the FAR/AIM). The manual contains lots of useful information and examples for basic VFR communication.
Consult your CFI. Mention that you're having trouble with ATC. During the ground portion of training, and when discussing the game plan of the day's flight, ask your CFI to run through a list of the types of communication that must be made for each phase of flight.
On that note, a trick I read a while back in AOPA Magazine was to have the student make the radio call to the instructor without keying the mic, and then having the CFI make the actual call. This gradually bleed into tricking the student into making the call without realizing it (as the CFI would hold down the PTT button). It was mentioned in the context of radio phobia, but it applies here as well. The more familiar you are with how and what to say, the less like a garbled, jargoney mess the radio sounds like.
If you need feed listening suggestions, everyone loves the classics:
JFK Tower
JFK Approach
, LAX Tower [currently down]. I'd also suggest
SMO Tower
VNY Tower
. Santa Monica (SMO) is a class D just north of LAX and a heavy VFR and IFR hub for LA area general aviation, and they have some very interesting procedures. Van Nuys (VNY) is one of, if not THE busiest general aviation and private jet airport in the US if not the world.
You'll get it eventually, and you're not alone. Good luck and have fun!
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November 12, 2009, 06:33:50 AM »
Well said.
What I tell my students is fly the airplane first. Then talk. It will come together for you soon. Anything new has a steep learning curve at first.
All the best!
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November 12, 2009, 01:05:05 PM »
hey norm,
where you fly out of?
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November 12, 2009, 06:12:36 PM »
My guess is Napa, CA.
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November 12, 2009, 06:31:01 PM »
Quote from: captray on November 12, 2009, 06:12:36 PM
My guess is Napa, CA.
That makes FAR too much sense.
But just in case,
KAPC Napa Tower
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November 26, 2009, 08:06:17 PM »
I've had the opportunity to work both sides of the mike (flying since '89, air traffic controller for over 15 years), and I totally sympathize with the plight of student pilots.
I still remember my first lessons, and being so saturated with the aircraft, I just didn't have enough "head space" left to take in what was happening on the radio. Once I was starting to get the hang of the aircraft, I was able to devote more time to listening to the radio, but deciphering the arcane language that was spewing forth from the radio at a high rate of knots still presented a challenge!
One of the things previously mentioned, was listening to the frequency. It takes time to develop an ear for the radio. I train new controllers as well, and I see the same quizzical looks from them, as I must have had on my face when learning! Best thing you can do is spend time listening, and tuning your ear. Another thing is to go over your phraseology and get it down cold. If you know the words that could be used, it makes it so much easier to anticipate, and eventually interpret, what is being said; for example, if you are just shooting circuits, there is a finite combination of clearances/intructions that could be expected.
A lot of student pilots are intimidated by the radio, and I hear things like "oh, controllers talk so fast, and I feel like I have to be perfect on the radio", etc. One thing to bear in mind, is we get a LOT more practice on the frequency! On a typical shift in the tower, I'll make more transmissions than I did my entire tenure of earning my private pilot's licence. Bear in mind as well, we perform to stringent standards to enable ourselves to be understood, and to mitigate the risks associated with ambiguous communications. It's our job to be razor sharp, and precise. For us, less talking on the frequency=more time to separate aircraft.
I would suggest you never be afraid to tell the controller that you are a student pilot, and ask them to slow down a bit for you. I know I certainly pull back the speed as soon as I know I am dealing with a student; I consider it a minor investment of time on each transmission to avoid having to repeat myself and be understood. Conversely, try and challenge yourself to become more proficient at listening to the full-speed stream; it's pretty cool when you can keep up, and are part of a busy traffic flow and everything is running smoothly.
Best of luck in your flight training, it is such a great priveledge to earn! Some only ever dream of what you are doing right now!
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December 08, 2009, 10:16:34 PM »
What I did for my first time was I told the Tower, it was a D airspace, that I was a student pilot. I did it with my original transmission to them. Just add it in after your tail number. My call was "Aurora Tower 674MA Student @ 4,000 w/ Gulf." If they know you're learning they will slow down and help you out a little, and be more patient!
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December 08, 2009, 11:43:12 PM »
Best of luck to you in learning how to fly
I was in the same situation as you at first when I started lessons. However, I already knew a good amount of the phraseology and basically what to expect and what to say, but when you talk on the radio for the first few times, it is a bit intimidating. Inside, I felt a lot of mic fright, and my biggest problem was speaking back to the controllers what they needed to hear.
When I briefed with my CFI on the ground before we flew, as we'd go over the sectionals and routes, I'd ask about the communications aspect as well, "Ok, who am I talking to here? Ok, so I would say, '<insert pertinent ATC call here>'?" And he would tell me either yes, or he'd suggest an alternative. Then I'd repeat back the phrase that we both agreed on, if it needed changing. Then we'd move on to the next part of the route, and so on and so forth. It really helped me.
Listening to ATC on liveatc.net and listening to it in the cockpit are two different things for me. Like others have said, one tends to be so involved with the plane, that they don't have enough brain cells to devote to communicating. But soon, your muscle memory will be trained to fly the aircraft, you won't be hunting for an airspeed or an altitude, and things will just...flow. It's at that moment that you'll really realize what an awesome thing it is that you're doing. ATC fear will be a thing of the past.
My advice in addition to the others:
1.) If you can find a feed that records where you fly, try to listen to yourself and see how you sound.
2.) Record yourself talking and then play it back. I sometimes practice my radio calls while on my commute to work, lol.
3.) There's a lot of repetition in what ATC says. They stick to many key phrases, and only deviate slightly. Commit the major phrases to your memory, and you'll be able to pick it out even from the fastest talking controller.
4.) Sound CONFIDENT. If you sound confident, the world is at your command.
5.) If you tend to go "uhhh" and pause a lot, break that habit immediately. Prepare to say what you need to a few seconds before you click the mike switch.
6.) Stay ahead of the aircraft. That means, plan, plan, plan. Know where you're going before you get there. Things tend to go haywire when you get sidetracked and have to rush to make up for the difference.
7.) You really don't have to say you're a student on initial callup, unless your really struggling or you feel you will need the help in the relatively near future. At least that's my opinion. But, be true to yourself. If you feel more at ease by telling them you are a student, by all means, do so. There is no shame in erring on the side of caution.
8.) Ditch unnecessary words and phrases. Convey what you need to while being concise and polite.
9.) Have the desire to be bulletproof in your coms. Clearly you want to be good at this, so keep practicing, just like you do your flying, and you'll be a master in no time. It will get easier! Good luck.
Here's a good article on communicating, hope this helps you as it did me:
Last Edit: December 09, 2009, 12:04:11 AM by KHAOS
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January 16, 2010, 06:22:14 AM »
good morning has you it other airports loadable there? thank you I am francais
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January 17, 2010, 11:00:50 AM »
ki peut me dire svp
si il y a d'autres aeroports en telechargement gratuit ?
merci d'avance
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January 20, 2010, 10:32:16 AM »
Quote from: thierryFR on January 16, 2010, 06:22:14 AM
good morning has you it other airports loadable there? thank you I am francais
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Quote from: thierryFR on January 16, 2010, 06:22:14 AM
good morning has you it other airports loadable there? thank you I am francais
I'm not sure I understand your question. There are feeds from hundreds of airports here, but Biarritz is the only one in France. You can find one to listen to here:
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January 23, 2010, 04:35:07 AM »
Napa, I have found, is especially odd. Wait till the spring and summer days when seemingly EVERY hot air balloon in California is flying in the valley, and it is touch and go day for the JAL training folks... It's enough to give the most veteran pilot indigestion/ulcers/the uncontrollable urge to hit the hotel bar that evening.
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January 29, 2010, 01:43:24 AM »
Radio shock as I like to call it. Drink a strong cup of coffee before your next flight. A high dose caffeine will help you to be able to listen aggressively to your tweaked out controller. And if you don't understand what ATC said, Say... "Tower, say again for (callsign).
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January 29, 2010, 06:32:14 AM »
Regional Dialect. Also overdriving of Microphones, and slurred speech as a result of being overtired/busy/ or just not giving a crap. Sometimes being not trained in diction. If every airport ATC had a decent Heil Mic and a decent drive level on the transmitter there would be no problems. ALC must not be monitored.
Given the digital age I don't get it.
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Rotorua coroner Wallace Bain is repeating calls for laws to be urgently set up to control cyber bullying in light of a teenager taking her life after she set up a Facebook page targeting herself.
Dr Bain found 17-year-old Micaela Pinkerton-Stothers from Tokoroa took her own life on July 24, 2011 - the day after she and her boyfriend split up.
It was first believed she may have taken her life because of cyber bullying as a rumour page on Facebook had hateful messages posted stating Micaela had been pregnant and had an abortion.
However, during the inquest into the teenager's death evidence was given by one of Micaela's friends stating the pair had set up a gossip rumour page with her posting the hurtful messages herself using another name.
Micaela appeared distressed by the rumours crying to family telling them she was being bullied.
Dr Bain said it appeared Micaela hadn't been targeted by bullies.
However, in the findings he highlighted a story which ran in The Daily Post earlier this week about a gossip page which was naming and shaming local youth and another case involving 15-year-old Hayley-Ann Fenton who took her own life after being sent threatening messages from her former boyfriend's wife.
Dr Bain said cyber and text bullying was a worrying trend and there needed to be law reform on the issue.
He repeats previous calls for "laws to control cyber bullying and cyber communication be brought forward as a matter of some urgency".
Rotorua Facebook pages, now removed, including Vegas Goss Tell and Rotorua's Vegas Dramas, have named people as drug abusers and thieves.
"It is defamatory and cyber bullying and a scary new trend locally," Dr Bain said in the findings.
Young people today were extremely vulnerable to cyber and text bullying, sometimes resulting in them taking their own lives, he said.
The inquest raised very unusual aspects including the setting up of the Facebook page with the responses monitored, the coroner stated in the findings.
"Then there is what can only be described as depressive behaviour with the ringing of her mother and other family members having them believe how distressed she was at the bullying comments that had been made about her on Facebook ... in the court's opinion, it simply reinforces the unsettled state of mind Micaela was in."
Another issue was what young people needed to do if they received a suicidal type message from a friend, Dr Bain said.
"Time again a close friend will send these messages and within a short period of time, will have committed suicide. Young people are concerned about not breaching the confidences of their friends yet on the other hand after the event, all wish they had been able to do something about it and possibly got their friends some help."
He wants new laws introduced around digital media.
A spokeswoman from Minister of Justice Judith Collins' office said the minister had asked the Law Commission to fast track a review of the laws around telecommunications and the internet.
Minister Collins is due to take those recommendations to Parliament in the next two weeks with a public announcement due to be announced mid to late February.
This will include new laws regarding incitement to instigate suicide whether the person commits suicide or not and updating existing digital laws.


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Online permitting available in Crow Wing County
The Crow Wing County Land Services Department announces that citizens can now apply for permits online.
Access to the online permit system is as easy as following this link: https://enviropermits.co.crow-wing.mn.us/. An email address in needed to log in to the system.
The permitting system will also allow customers to pay required fees either with a check or credit card. The county will still accept paper permit applications but is encouraging the public to use the permitting system.
Customers will be notified via email as the permit moves through the approval process so the customer knows where the permit is during the approval process.
Crow Wing County requires permits for new construction, additions to existing structures and septic systems. In addition, permits are needed for most landscaping activities around lakes.
Site specific performance standards to protect county lakes and streams are now reviewed and approved prior to issuing a building permit. Properties that exceed 15 percent impervious surface coverage (such as driveways or roof tops) are required to submit a stormwater management plan that prevents water from a 1-inch rain event going directly into a lake or stream. Cumulatively, this resulted in an approximate reduction of 16 pounds of phosphorous or 8,000 pounds of algae impacting lakes and streams.
Future enhancements to the permitting system include a site sketcher to draw the site plan for the proposed project. In addition, the permit system will eventually be expanded for permits and licenses in the sheriff's, auditor/treasurer's and highway department offices.


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RSA is a technique that quantifies how bones (and/or an implant) move with respect to each other using biplanar radiography. RSA has the potential to answer many clinical questions with regards to spinal surgery. Our current efforts have focused on clinical studies using RSA to evaluate fusion, discectomy, intervertebral disc replacement and dynamic stabilization.
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Play-By-Playmate: Jaime's Hot New NFL Gallery
Jaime celebrates the news that the NFL lockout is over, and she shares some new NFL pics!
For me, the anticipation for the end of the NFL lockout felt exactly like the week before Christmas—you just knew that the big day was right around the corner. And when the lockout does end, which is expected to happen any moment now, it really will be like Christmas in July.
Last month, I plead my case as to why the NFL needs to get a new collective bargaining agreement in place so no games are missed. Not sure if all parties involved got the memo, but there's been great progress.
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Right now, my heart is pounding and I'm smiling like a freakin' fool. So I'm excited for the entire league to get back to work, but I'm also looking forward to seeing how the free agent market is going to shape up and whether all the rookie contracts will get taken care of in ample time. And I'm especially excited to see what's going to happen with my team, the Miami Dolphins, and what my direct rivals will do in the Jets and Patriots. I'm in straight football mode.
I'm a huge fan of training camp, too. When I was a cheerleader for the Dolphins, our facility was at the same place where the Dolphins practiced, so we would walk into our facility during July and August when the team's two-a-days were going on. To this day, I could close my eyes and still smell and feel that heat and humidity and grass in South Florida. I could smell that sweaty offensive lineman and I love that smell. It gets my gut slut hormones flowing when I smell an offensive lineman sweating in Miami heat in August!
But as much as I love training camp, I do not care for preseason. The preseason is actually annoying because those games don't mean anything. I understand they need the practice and they're making cuts, but I feel that there's too many of them. So I just don't have patience with preseason games.
But again, Christmas has appeared to come early for me and the countless number of NFL fans across the world. So now that the end of the NFL lockout is in sight, I'm going to give you as promised nine unpublished pictures from my NFL photo shoot a season ago. For the 10th photo, go to Jimmy Traina's "Hot Clicks" blog at SI.com. You can follow Jimmy on Twitter at @JimmyTraina.
The wins just keep on coming. I took down a giant in the fantasy sports world this past week by defeating ESPN Senior Fantasy Analyst Matthew Berry, which means he gets to take me to a live sporting event of my choice. Of course, I'm going to take my time with this and make sure he takes me to a good one.
I'm switching it up this week though, as I'll be going against one of my Twitter followers. Kevin was the first person to Tweet me the exact years I was a Dolphins cheerleader (1999-2003, 2005-06) and send a picture of me in uniform. My picks for this week are Lance Berkman, Robinson Cano and Evan Longoria. Kevin has Dustin Pedroia, Mark Teixeira and Albert Pujols. Make sure to follow me on Twitter at @JaimeEdmondson.


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Maybe you can do a google search for the free jinny beyer cat ornament and get it that way. Are you able to do PDF? There is a free Adobe PDF to download also.
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John Huddle to open campaign office
LA PINE, Ore. - Meet John Huddle, Democratic Candidate for State Representative, District 55 at the Campaign Headquarters, Aspen Alley Mall, No. 10 (next to Cinco de Mayo Restaurant) in La Pine.
John focuses on issues not political rhetoric. Refreshments served. There will be door prizes. Come, join in the festivities and meet John.
John believes that the communities in HD 55 face challenges that demand leadership and that representation is a full-time job.
Residents face challenges unique to rural communities. The unemployment rate exceeds the State average. The poverty rate is unacceptably high with many seniors sinking into poverty. Residents have uneven and sometimes nonexistent access to services, such as transportation, veteran's services, health care, public safety, justice, water and other utilities and higher education.
Many residents complain of local and state government that is burdensome and insensitive to their needs. John is running to address issues of concern to rural middle class families.
Over the past two years, John advocated for many community and "underdog" issues. He took on the ground-water (septic) protection issue in South Deschutes County, demonstrating that the ground water was not showing elevated nitrates.
He advocated for residents of North Klamath County when their county sprayed a harsh defoliant that killed trees, shrubbery and reportedly sickened people and pets.
John vigorously opposed carte blanche land use legislation that would have forced a sanitary authority on the electorate. John also lobbied for veterans and consumer protection issues in Salem. As one resident stated: "Had it not been for the actions of John Huddle, I believe we, the affected residents, would still be battling state and county agencies."
The Campaign Headquarters serves as the base of operations for the diverse cadre of campaign volunteers. Like John, they believe that a Representative should represent all the people. The Campaign staff reflects people from a spectrum of political affiliations and values. All are committed to helping John in his campaign because they also believe that the focus should be on issues not political rhetoric.
For more information (or to volunteer), call 541-728-3105, visit the campaign web site at www.johnhuddle.com or stop by the office.


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I wintered over two hives each with a deep and a super on top. At the beginning of the winter, the super was full of honey with the deep below containing the brood. When in began checking on them this spring, both had already started using the comb in the supers mostly cleared of honey for pollen and brood.
I eventually want to build each of these into having brood chambers two deep (two deeps below). The problem as I am looking at it is that now that they have started iincorporating the super as an extension of the brood chamber, I don't want to break this up by putting a deep with foundation in between. The growing colony would not only have to build out the comb, but would have the honey, pollen and some brood separated from the main brood area below.
So the questions I have are: Should I go ahead and put a deep above the super and have them expand into this? Should I separate the super from the deep by placing a second deep in between and hope they adjust? And, if I do add the deep on the top, when at a later time in the summer do I look to switch out or switch up the super being used presently for brood?
I guess I could consider going directly to adding a super on top what presently amounts to 1 and 1/2 boxes of brood, but up this way it is typically thought that two deeps are needed to give the best chance at wintering over.
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I have two hives about three feet apart. One is either on the verge of or has reached overpopulation (have added one honey super already, and will be putting on second today). The other is totally opposite--it seems to be a really slow hive, in fact they have hardly started on the frames in the second deep box. The queen is still around in the latter hive, as I am still finding larvae and eggs. I also put a super on this hive, but I don't think they have even noticed it yet.
A beekeeper friend suggested that I switch the two hives around (meaning the entire hives), so that when the bees of the over-populated hive come back "home", they will end up at the under-populated hive. In theory this makes sense as bees are creatures of habit, but I was wondering if anyone else could comment on this strategy.


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We know Eli is a man of few words but can he say more than;We Just Have To Play Better. WE KNOW THAT. Maybe he can throw in a couple of specifics on why, how, where, when. How about a what stopped our production in the red zone, how did defenses stop our big play offensive what can he attribute his TD shut downs in 3 games. He doesn't have to give away the playbook.Yes we also know that in a loss the other team did play better or we made more mistakes than they did. Can you throw in a how it's going to get better
He did say he missed Nicks as his deep threat target. That's understandable but when Brady lost Moss, for some games, he consistently found others Now without Moss he's beating people with TEs. Also, brother Peyton will diagnose, in press conferences, the basics, (certainly not the specifics), of why certain things worked or didn't
Honestly, if I want to read some good insights as to why how where and when I check this message board and we're the amateurs. Anyone else notice this or am I just still venting. By the way, its been a couple of days now do you think TC has had his meetings and is going to let us know the reasons for our collapse.


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Last Modified: Thursday, November 14, 2013 11:07 AM
By Troy LaFleur / American Press
Forty volleyball teams from throughout Louisiana will converge on the Ponchartrain Center in Kenner and will continue their quests today at becoming state champions.
Four of those teams represent Southwest Louisiana in the top three divisions.
In Division I the Barbe Bucs are the lone local team that didn't receive a first-round bye to make it to the state tournament. They reached Kenner thanks to a straight-sets victory over district rival Comeaux in the second round.
"The biggest thing about the Comeaux game was that our girls were really excited because it was a rubber match," said Barbe head coach Jeremy White. "We came out very strong from the beginning and really brought it."
The Bucs are led by Courtney LaFargue, Peyton Montgomery and Ebony Lewis and will look to parlay their strong playoff run into something special.
"We are peaking at the right time," White said. "The big thing for us is that we have some strong kids in the middle, good ball control and a four-year starter at setter, so right now we just need to make sure that we are prepared mentally."
Barbe will start the tournament against No. 2 Mount Carmel in the quarterfinals tonight. The winner will play H.L. Bourgeois or Archbishop Chapelle in the semifinals on Friday.
"We have to be hungry," White said. "Last year we stepped into the state tournament on the timid side, so this year, if they can keep their hunger to win, we should be good. Right now you aren't going to improve much with practice, it is all about who is more mentally prepared."
In Division II the Sam Houston Broncos will look to ride the momentum of their five-set nail-biter victory over Assumption.
"That win was huge, especially being the qualifying match for state tournament, and our seniors haven't been there since they were freshmen," said Sam Houston head coach René Fontenot. "It was important to have the higher seed and home-court advantage because Assumption is such a good team."
The Broncos will play tonight against No. 2 Lakeshore. The winner will meet the Breaux Bridge-Vandebilt Catholic winner in Friday's semifinals.
"We need to do the little things well to enable the big plays," Fontenot said. "This is a game of errors and you don't have to have the best hitters, you just have to have a lot of ball control. We are healthy for the first time in three weeks and hopefully we can put it all together now."
Southwest Louisiana has two representatives — St. Louis and Iota — in Division III.
The Saints finished Berwick in straight sets on Monday and now turn their focus to perennial state contender Ursuline in the quarterfinals. Parkview Baptist or E.D. White await the winner on Friday.
The Bulldogs owned Southwest Louisiana's highest seed entering the playoffs and made quick work of North Vermilion on Monday. They will meet Lutcher today in the quarterfinals. The winner will face Teurlings Catholic or Rayne in Friday's semifinals.


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The place is totally amazing I fell in love with it as soon as I landed at the airport everything about LA just suited me all over the fast pace the amazing places to go to the shops the houses everything and to top it all off the American's are with out a doubt the most nicest and friendly and welcoming people in the world and it was an honour to be in the States,
I arrived at my hostel which was a really nice place greeted by reception saying "Hi Y'all" I checked in to my room and showered and went to bed as it was really late when I arrived and wanted to be up early to make the most of my first day in Los Angeles - California.
I had signed up to go on a tour which takes you around all the homes in Beverly Hills that the mega famous people live,
So there I am in Beverly Hills the sun shining walking fast these massive houses that were worth millions and millions and the first house that we see was once owned by the first King himself ELVIS and has just been sold within the last year to the King of Pop MICHAEL JACKSON as I stoop on Jackson's drive his front gate opened and a car drove in so I managed to get a shot of his house with the guard on the drive,
There were loads of houses to see there was Walt Disney's old house, Adam Sandlers house, Matt Le Blancs it was fantastic all these amazing houses to see,
In the afternoon it was time to head up to Hollywood Boulevard and check out the Hollywood walk of fame so myself and this guy called Steve that I had made friends with in the hostel decided to do the whole walk and both of us were shocked how many stars there actually were, every pave stone was covered in the ground and the road was so long and the stars also went up every side street,
It was brilliant seeing all the stars names there all the greats were there Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Tom Hanks, and so many more, we spent hours walking up and down looking at every single on taking pictures and everything,
In the evening they were announcing the Big fight with Ricky Hattern that will be taking place in Vegas so we watched the whole build up along the Boulevard that was going out live on HBO,
The next day it was time for the tour of the most famous sign in the world the "HOLLYWOOD" sign with one massive walk up to the sign and once finally there it is one amazing feeling to be stood right there in front of the sign the sun was shining it was so nice and hot with a clear blue sky and the Hollywood sign could this get any better?
In the afternoon myself and Steve decide to go for a walk around and check out some places we went to a shopping mail and see some of the most amazing stores ever,
I have to say that I was having the best time ever in LA and was really enjoying myself made some really good friends in my time in both Hawaii and LA and really did not want to leave, Im not saying that I never enjoyed parts of Thailand and Australia but I would have rather have spent the whole time in the USA travelling around as I would have been so much happier im just totally gutted that the place that I wanted to go to the most and the place that I enjoyed the most was my shortest stay of them all as there is so much in America that I want to see and do but I am pleased to say that at least I have now been to America and I will for sure be heading back there some point at the end of this year.


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Medicaid cuts put squeeze on adult foster care
Bend caregiver testifies before state budget-writers
BEND, Ore. - Oregon lawmakers made cuts to Medicaid two years ago that have yet to be restored. Those cuts include funding for adult foster care programs -- something Connie Chance of Bend has dedicated her life to.
Last week, Chance testified before the state's budget-writers, where she asked lawmakers to restore money to help at-risk seniors.
In four rooms live four seniors and one woman caring for all of their needs. Chance has devoted her life to caring for her residents. In her five-bedroom home, she offers foster care to seniors on Medicaid.
Chance says, "It's a big job, but I do it with love and kindness."
It's getting harder she says: "I do everything, I bathe them, I feed them, I do their laundry, I do the housekeeping, and I'm an old country cook. I pick up all the slack for them."
Here's the problem: Chance says the reduction in Medicaid benefits is forcing her to cut back.
"After a while, you have to, because your resources run out." says Chance. "Costs are always going up, every time I go to the market."
She says she doesn't want her residents to be affected by lawmakers' choices, saying, "It's not real fair to them, because they've contributed to this country."
Chance tells us she's not trying to get rich, she's just trying to make a living.
"This is what I do, and this is what I love," she says. "I like to make their lives happy, and each one of them touch my heart."
Further cuts to Medicaid, she says, will hurt her residents and lower their quality of life. She says she doesn't think that's fair, and believes if lawmakers really work at it, they can restore funding.
This was the first time Chance testified before a committee. She hopes she persuaded lawmakers to consider the needs of the special people she cares for.
At the hearings, lawmakers listen to public testimony, but don't make any decisions. Chance says she'll continue to advocate for the quality of life of her residents.


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Water fears in Teller County subdivision
Arabian Acres Homeowners want answers
TELLER COUNTY, Colo - An investigation going on since June still has netted no arrests or eased the fears of Arabian Acres homeowners between Divide and Florissant. They were told that a now former executive of their Metropolitan District may have taken off with the money. It comes from water bills and pays for the upkeep of the nine water wells and buys water if it's needed.
Jim Nash is a homeowner and the President of the Property Owners Association. He told me he and others are irate that there have been no arrests and with the cold weather coming there is a fear that there won't be any money to buy water if the wells freeze up. He told me, "The money is gone and right now I don't know where we are going to get the money to cover the bills that we have right now." Arabian Acres already owes 45-thousand to a private water trucking company which isn't going to bring any more water until its bill is paid in full.
Martin Cook is the Property Owners Association's Vice President. He is just as concerned for his property and the other 140 property owners in this subdivision, "I'm very upset. Since June when we learned about this, we've conveyed this to everyone, conserve as much water as you can."
Elric Winterer and his family have listened to that conservation message and have taken it to heart. He told me his strategy which has cut his bill in half, "Showers and baths are quick and infrequent. You don't flush unless you need to."
Woodland Park Police confirmed to me that a detective started the investigation in June and passed the case on to the El Paso, Teller Counties, District Attorney's Office. So far there have been no arrests. It's because there may be more than one jurisdiction involved in this investigation. I also emailed the Arabian Acres Metropolitan District to find out more about the vanished money and what it intends to do for the people who live in Arabian Acres.
UPDATE: I was faxed a response from the Arabian Acres Metropolitan District's attorney on Tuesday. In part, it confirms what I told you in my original story. It also goes into more detail in a letter dated in September which asks the El Paso, Teller County District Attorney's Office to make this case a high priority in its investigation.


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Nampa world-record paper carrier retires after 54 years
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) Darlyne Markus, 83, has been delivering papers for more than 54 years a decade longer than any other woman on record. But, saddening many of her customers, the Guinness World Record holder has retired, delivering her last paper Sunday before most people were even awake.
Markus, of Nampa, loved her job, she said, but never set out to break a world record.
"It's a good feeling, but at first I never even thought of it. It's just something I did because I enjoyed it, it was healthy for me," Markus said.
The route carried her through a dark time in life, she said. As a young mother who had lost a baby boy six years prior and had undergone a hysterectomy that caused nervous breakdowns, Markus said she needed something to get her out of the house. So, at age 29, she accepted a part-time paper route job in the afternoons with Idaho Free Press, now the Idaho Press-Tribune .
She's been working the night shift for about 20 years, traveling 43 miles each night, seven nights a week, often with the help of her husband, Bruce, the former Canyon County assessor. They haven't been on vacation in years.
Watch a KBOI 2News feature on Markus from 2005
You won't find Markus patting herself on the back, even though she drove the route each night, through holidays, storms and sickness. Her daughter Nancy Salisbury says she doesn't know how Mom did it.
"No matter how sick she was, she'd go," Salisbury said.
"I just felt like it was my job," Markus responded, "and I've never had to have the company cover my route. . I've always rented a car (if needed) and done it myself."
All the praise and attention made Markus laugh.
"Oh look at me, aren't I awesome?" she joked with a big grin on her face.
Laughter is no stranger in the Markus household. Looking back over her mom's career, Salisbury said it's the "goofball stuff" she remembers most.
"We've always had humor. If we didn't, we'd have been down a long time ago," Markus said. "... We enjoy life. You know what, if you don't laugh, you don't got much. No matter what your circumstances are, if you can laugh, then you're OK."
She laughed a lot with her customers, too, especially in the old days when she collected the delivery fees from them face to face.
"My people like me," she said with a smile. "... They feel like I've been dependable."
They don't want her to quit, she said, but they understand it's time. About eight of her customers have been with her from the start.
"She was always, always concerned about customers," Salisbury said. "If she got a call that somehow they got missed, she would be in the car, in her robe, in her slippers, jetting the paper out to them."
Markus trusts she's leaving her customers in good hands with the new carrier.
"I want my people taken care of," she said.
Without the 1-4 a.m. route, Markus said she's excited to sleep straight through the night again, go out with friends in the evening and go to church.
Information from: Idaho Press-Tribune