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#381 Tue 22 Jan 13 11:43pm
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Re: Indian Recipes.....by Suresh Nair
there are some great recipes on this thread .I must take time to trawl through it again sometime soon.
#382 Wed 23 Jan 13 6:41am
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Re: Indian Recipes.....by Suresh Nair
Is there a way of cooking karela that doesn't involve salting?
At the moment if I have any in my cooking, I nibble a raw one before eating, and I usually sneak it into fairly spicy dishes.
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#383 Mon 11 Mar 13 11:29am
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Re: Indian Recipes.....by Suresh Nair
Dear Suresh,
In one of your recipes you used an ingredient called 'Baingans'.
Could you tell me what it is in English or what I can use as an
alternative, as I live in the U.K.
Your recipes look wonderful and I am looking forward to trying a few.
#384 Mon 11 Mar 13 11:43am
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Re: Indian Recipes.....by Suresh Nair
Baingan = Aubergine = Eggplant
Depending on whereabouts in the world you are...
#385 Mon 12 Aug 13 8:22am
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Re: Indian Recipes.....by Suresh Nair
Sprinkle chicken with salt. In large skillet, heat oil over high heat; stir-fry chicken until starting to brown and juices run clear when chicken is pierced, about 6 minutes.
Add garlic and ginger; stir-fry until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add onion, red and green peppers and jalapeño pepper; stir-fry for 3 minutes, adding about 4 tbsp water by the tablespoon to prevent sticking to pan.
Mix chili sauce with vinegar; add to pan and cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, until reduced and vegetables are tender-crisp. Serve sprinkled with green onions.
#386 Wed 14 Aug 13 9:27am
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Re: Indian Recipes.....by Suresh Nair
Thank you suresh. Your Indian recipe are really good. I want to test this all recipe.
#387 Wed 14 Aug 13 11:15am
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Re: Indian Recipes.....by Suresh Nair
It was Madhur Jaffrey's birthday yesterday. She is now 80 years old!
#388 Tue 27 Aug 13 7:48am
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Re: Indian Recipes.....by Suresh Nair
Indian food is very good for eating. I like Indian food very much. Here I want to ask the recipe of chicken pasta. Tell me the method that I make pasta at home easily. Hop you will share pasta recipe soon.
#389 Fri 13 Dec 13 8:28pm
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Re: Indian Recipes.....by Suresh Nair
Cooked this and loved it.
Thank you for sharing.
Mark Leroy, Ayrshire, OH (Think Big)
#390 Sun 15 Dec 13 12:06pm
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Re: Indian Recipes.....by Suresh Nair
Hi Suresh, thanks for recipe of tasty dish. We had prepared and tasted. Thanks again.
suresh wrote:
Use 1 or 2 Tablespoons for an authentic madras curry.
2 1/2 tablespoons coriander seeds, dry-roasted and ground
1 tablespoon cumin seeds, dry roasted and ground
1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 cloves crushed garlic
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
3-4 tablespoons white vinegar
Put all ingredients except vinegar into small bowl and mix together well.
Add the vinegar and mix to a smooth paste.
Keep for up to one month in an airtight container in fridge
Sweet Regards
Suresh Nair
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I have a friend looking for the pattern "Flowers All A Bloom'n" by Bee Creative. Do any of you have it? You can PM me.
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I have a friend looking for the pattern "Flowers All A Bloom'n" by Bee Creative. Do any of you have it? You can PM me.
I found in another forum that is=t has been out of print for quite some time and there are many quiulters looking for it. Is this it? I wish I had it.
I will do a little search for you. I know the designer, Nancy Davis and her aunt is a friend of mine but she goes away for the winter. I will see her in April. It will not hurt to ask.
No wonder there are many looking for this!
Yes, that is the one. It really is a beautiful pattern and my friend would be ever so grateful if someone could find it. Please let me know if you have any luck with it.
I sent her amessage. Lets see if she gets it before she is home and hope she has it.
Please let us know if she does have the pattern and/or where it can be purchased. I'm sure there are many ladies and maybe a few gents that might be drooling over wanting this pattern.
Thank you so much Maride for checking with your friend. I would really love to get this pattern. It is very nice of you to do this for me. There are so many wonderful quilters out there and it is nice to be3 a part of this forum. I have learned a lot from everyone.
That is a beautiful pattern. I can see why people are trying to find it.
Is it in a pattern pack or in a book? My library orders books and I might be able to get it.
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iCRAVE names Shanmuga Selvaraj winner of design competition, receives internship
M.F.A. interior design student Shanmuga Selvaraj is the winner of the I Like Design competition. He will receive a summer internship with iCRAVE, an experiential and design and branding studio, which includes a furnished apartment in New York City and a trip to NeoCon in Chicago, Illinois, in June.
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Backage road concept for County Road 11 presents disagreements
The Breezy Point City Council met with Crow Wing County Engineer Tim Bray on Monday night, Aug. 5, to discuss a disagreement over the County Road 11 corridor study the county completed in the spring of 2012.
The disagreement surrounded whether the council supported a backage road along the north side of County Road 11 across from Eagle View Elementary School.
The council was against the backage road, which was part of the corridor study, but had signed a resolution of support in May 2012 for the whole of the corridor study as a plan for future development.
Council members agreed that their recollection of the public hearing held on the corridor study produced negative comments from the public for the backage road.
Bray asked, since the council didn't agree with the backage road, "What were you voting yes on then? Was it something different than this (resolution)?"
"We thought we were voting on what we believed in," mayor JoAnn Weaver said.
The council and Bray agreed that the whole of the corridor would not go back to the drawing board, but perhaps the area of the backage road, which is near Narveson Management Incorporated, the Log Shop and Eagles Nest Baptist Church, should be revisited.
Bray said that what the corridor study as a plan seeks to do is manage accesses to County Road 11. Reducing access points improves the safety of the road.
"Whatever the concept is, we're still going to look at access management," Bray said.
The issue was brought to the forefront when, at its July meeting, the council had looked at the area and planned to install a bypass lane for westbound traffic at Wildwood Lane; that project is on hold until the area is revisited.
The council decided to form a committee to meet with county engineers on the matter. The committee will include council member Otto Schmid, who was absent from the meeting but is the council roads liaison, council member Scott Willer, city administrator Joe Rudberg and city engineer Mike Rude. The council also decided that public input would be taken on the matter.
"It's very important that we do figure something out," Bray said. "I can tell you we are going to be very protective of any direct access to the highway."


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OMG What perfect timing to have if finished for the newly weds. Boy this is sure pretty.
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OMG What perfect timing to have if finished for the newly weds. Boy this is sure pretty.
"Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern ... It will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that ...one stitch at a time, taken patiently."
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It looks great.
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It looks great.
God Bless you all.
It is gorgeous especially the back
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Pretty!!! You worked hard on that one. All that quilting!!! But, worth the effort. thanks for sharing.
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What a nice quilt! I love appliqued quilts, but I love them when someone else does them!!! I don't believe I have the patience. But you obviously do, and I think your sister and her new husband will just love this quilt. Congratulations on a job well done!
Very pretty, I know they will be proud to get it anytime!!


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Man I hope this works. I will bait it with bacon tonight after I set up a game camera to monitor what happens. I hope to have some really shocking pictures next time! DC fence controller putting out more than the 7000 v. my tester will read. Son "tested" it for me and said it was "GOOD"!
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And the judging, it is definitely worth looking into it, because I know for sure that one bloke who used to skate at our rink became a judge, and I have never seen him jump! (Although he he may have become ice dance judge, which is possible). But doing NISA L6 pattern dance and free dance would be more doable for adult skater than doing L6 elements and free skating program. I wonder whether the rule is that you have to be L6 NISA (any test L6), rather than all tests L6. Field move would be easiest to pass.
Thanks for all the info, once I'm back in the UK then I will definitely look into it. Hopefully my skating will eventually be good enough to pass some kind of L6 test. ^^
if you get to the UK, get in touch, I will send you what you need for L1-6. (you may have to pass all six levels of FM, not only L6)


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In what can only be described as a coals to Newcastle hi-tech success story, Kiwi accounting software company Xero sprung up out of nowhere to become a major player in the ultra-competitive accounting software market.
I caught up with Xero's CEO, Rod Dury to talk about the forces driving innovation and the role of technology in NZ's future.
PP: Xero has been a real NZ tech success story, How did you manage to out-innovate larger multinational competitors?
RD: We love the saying 'it's not the big that eat the small, but the fast that eat the slow'. The last 5 years have seen slashed corporate budgets, reduced investment, downsizing and more risk management.
While that's been going on technology has allowed smaller companies, often with senior management talent to present bigger and disrupt markets using technology - such as selling at scale on the Internet.
In early stage companies there is real ownership and an excitement to change the world.
I think that passion and hunger makes a big difference. Incumbents who have not had disruptive competition for 15+ years may have forgotten how to move to respond to market changes. We see that everywhere as the Internet disrupts distribution and customer relationships.
PP: There seems to be a lot of slavish imitation happening (e.g. Apple Vs. Samsung), Is innovation in tech dead?
RD: There are still massive problems to be solved. Email as an example is the most used application in the world and yet it is the same as it was 15 years ago. Wouldn't it be great if you could simply 'like' an email, rather than replying all. How many millions of hours would that save around the world? I think there are massive opportunities everywhere.
PP: If not, where do you see opportunities for innovation in tech?
RD: In software Enterprise SaaS (software as a service) there is a massive opportunity. Especially as you may not need a large marketing team to go market. The heroics of the founder should allow you to sell your first 100 sites so that's fertile ground for potential software moguls.
PP: Are there any pit-falls for NZ businesses?
RD: The Internet provides so much opportunity. Best step is to get on a plane and start connecting. No one cares where you're from so it's very exciting you can now live with all the benefits of New Zealand but earn globally.
PP: What do you think is needed to drive tech innovation in kiwi businesses?
RD: The biggest thing now is attitude. I hope Xero has shown that you can raise capital locally and doesn't restrict options as you go forward. We can now build globally significant businesses. It'd be great to see a few more. We're at 350 employees now so the tech sector really is creating high value new jobs.
PP: How important is this to New Zealand's economy?
RD: It's hard to think of another industry that can so quickly move the needle. Technology is not just a substitute to traditional industries, but can accelerate our primary industry expertise as well. It'd be great to see some software companies emerge that leverage our traditional food production expertise.
PP: If you could bring about any change needed to drive more tech innovation in NZ, what would that change be? Why?
RD: As always my number one thing is connecting New Zealand to the world with a new cable so it's cost effective for us to run multi-party desktop conferencing and webinars. That allows us to sell and support solutions globally and hire more people locally. The great thing is that it's region independent so we can create new jobs all over New Zealand. New Zealand can be the best place to work and play.


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They're as different as chalk and cheese, the last of their breed, a queer quartet of off-road SUVs.
Fifteen years ago, two-door 4WD wagons flourished - from the compact Daihatsu Feroza to the big, tough Nissan Patrol (Safari in used-import guise).
Today, only four remain on the local market - two from Japan, one from Britain and one from America - survivors of a breed largely abandoned in favour of four-doors.
Although four-door SUVs are roomier and more practical, their smaller kin are still appreciated by off-roaders who prefer a nimbler size and tighter turning circle and by others who just like smaller vehicles.
Last to try introducing a two-door off-roader here was Mitsubishi, with a new-model Pajero. The four-door was a success, but the two-door - basically a short wheelbase version of the larger one - was a sales dud.
The short Pajero fell from the new-vehicle highway because the already small market was largely met by cheaper used imports.
Sales of used-import two-door Safaris, Land Cruisers and Pajeros have been relatively strong.
Today's two-door survivors are the wee Suzuki Jimny, one model of the company's larger and more sophisticated Grand Vitara, the Land Rover Defender 90 and the Jeep JK Wrangler.
Ironically, the Wrangler spawned a long wheelbase version, the Unlimited, that has been a far better seller than the two-door in many markets, including New Zealand.
Toyota's modern retro FJ Cruiser looks like a two-door, but has a clamshell-type arrangement with two smaller doors behind the main pair.
Apart from the number of doors, the four survivors are so different from each other.
Both Suzukis are powered by petrol engines only, the Land Rover by diesel and the Jeep can be ordered with either, although diesel is no longer part of the regular lineup.
The Jimny is just 3645mm long, shorter than a Toyota Yaris, and weighs about 1650kg. The modest dimensions help provide a tight turning circle of less than 10m. Low weight and a 1.3-litre engine give the best fuel consumption of the four.
Suzuki's other offering, the Grand Vitara, is 4060mm long, weighs about 1550kg and turns in a respectable 10.2m. Its level of equipment, ride and handling are well ahead of the Jimny, but it lacks the small SUV's character.
Defender's two-door looks bigger than it is. Only 250mm longer than the Jimny, it weighs about 1850kg and takes a generous 13.3m to complete a circle.
Jeep's offering is 4223mm long, checks in at about 1850kg and turns a full circle in 10.6m.
A Jimny makes a great basic suburban runabout, but despite its off-road looks and beam axle suspension, it's not as good on the tracks as it might seem, lacking any form of traction control and possessing uninspiring ground clearance. The Sierra costs $22,990 in manual, $24,500 with auto,
For many buyers, the extra luxury and features of the Grand Vitara give it an edge over the Jimny. It costs $31,690 in manual and $33,190 for the four-speed auto. Thanks to electronic traction control, and despite its independent suspension, it's probably the better vehicle off-road, although it doesn't look it.
People still buy Defenders partly because they feel so darned good in them.
And it does the deed off-road, too. Considerably more nimble than the four-door 110, it's also a pretty decent around-towner, if slightly let down by the six-speed manual that forever seems to need changing.
A Defender station wagon costs $68,500 in manual only.
The Jeep also has heaps of tradition. It was, after all, the original 4WD runabout, but unlike the Defender the current-production JK is a modern vehicle in most respects. Two doors are sold in Renegade trim for $52,990 or $57,990 for off road-ready Rubicon. As they come off the showroom floor, a Rubicon will generally whip the Defender.
One of the fun things about the Wrangler is that you can pull off the top, the doors and even fold the windscreen to the bonnet, WWII-style.
Add all this to its agility and improved fuel economy from the new Pentastar V6-five-speed auto combination and a Wrangler's hard to pass as top gun in this quartet of off-road, two-door survivors.
True, you could buy two Jimnys for the price of a Wrangler, but it's best not to dwell on that.


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The skin of my adult years has been pretty problem-free. It's neither too dry nor too oily, and I've been pretty content with my 15-year hiatus of using Cetaphil or its generic equivalent. But since I turned 30 a few years ago, I've noticed that my skin has become… blah. Kinda dull. Losing its vibrancy. A little cloudy. It's also been dry and tight after washing, and even moisturizing wasn't helping much.
I wasn't overly concerned about it, until I read from some of my favorite blogs this summer about a face cleansing method I hadn't yet tried. I had been going shampoo-free for a few weeks, so I was eager to try this out, too, since it requires no harsh soaps or man-made chemicals. I figured, what did I have to lose? I'll try it out, and if I don't like it, I'll simply switch back to my tried-and-true method.
And so far, I don't think I'll ever go back. I love my refreshed skin and its frugal cleaner.
The Oil-Cleansing Method (OCM)
Alright, it might sound a little odd to clean your face with an oil, especially if you have oily skin. But contrary to popular belief, oil does not cause oily skin or acne. That culprit is usually a combination of hormones, trapped bacteria, and dirt.
Like your hair, the sebum that the skin secretes is actually good for your skin — it's there to protect it from the outside environment, and to keep harmful things from seeping in. Since water doesn't break up oil, most commercial cleansers are marketed with the "oil free" stamp of approval, making them easy to splash off.
When skin's natural oils are removed, the body's reaction is to compensate by producing more oil, much like shampoo does with our hair. Or if your skin is dry, it's because all the oil has been stripped away, and your body doesn't compensate by replenishing it (that was my case).
Here's a direct quote from acne.org:
"Oil dissolves oil. One of the most basic principals of chemistry is that "like dissolves like." The best way to desolve a non-polar solvent like sebum/oil, is by using another non-polar solvent similar in composition: other oils. By using the right oils, you can cleanse your pores of dirt and bacteria naturally, gently and effectively, while replacing the dirty oil with beneficial ones extracted from natural botanicals, vegetables and fruit that heal, protect and nourish your skin. When done properly and consistently, the OCM can clear the skin from issues like oily skin, dry skin, sensitive skin, blackheads, whiteheads and other problems caused by mild to moderate acne–while leaving your skin healthy, balanced and properly moisturized."
So in essence, good-quality oil is the perfect substance for cleaning sensitive skin, such as on our face, because it helps gently remove the dirty oil and replaces it with good, nourishing, healing oil.
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How to get started
1. Make your cleaner
Simply mix the oils together in a small bottle, give it a little shake, and you've got yourself a homemade, frugal facial cleanser. The most popular blend of oils for this cleansing method is castor oil and extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO). The castor oil draws out dirt and other gunk from your pores. The EVOO is a brilliant moisturizer, helping heal and nourish the skin.
• For those with normal skin, you could start off with a one-to-one ratio of castor oil and EVOO.
• For those with acne-prone or oily skin, reduce the proportion of EVOO, and try three parts castor oil to one part EVOO.
• For those with drier skin, start off with one part castor oil to three parts EVOO. This is what I use.
Experiment, and find what ratio works for you. Just start off with a little bit, and then try it for a few days. I began with one teaspoon of castor oil and three teaspoons of EVOO in a little squeeze bottle.
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2. Gently rub it in
Pour a quarter-sized amount into your palm, rub your hands together, and slowly massage your skin with your fingertips. Don't splash your face with water first — apply it dry. Work the oil into your skin for about a minute, and enjoy the peaceful massage at work. Don't scrub — just rub.
3. Steam your face
Next, wet a washcloth with hot water (but not scalding!), and put it over your face until it's about room temperature. This is steaming out your pores, removing the impurities and the dead skin cells. It'll take about a minute — enjoy the nearly-free facial.
4. Wipe off the oil
Take the washcloth, rinse and wring it, then gently wipe off the oil. Your skin will probably feel softer immediately.
Enjoy the benefits
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• If you're like me, your skin will feel softer and look a bit brighter. It won't feel tight, but it won't be greasy, either. Olive oil has the same pH as human skin, so it's the perfect cleansing balancer.
• The OCM also brilliantly removes makeup. It works better than the Clinique makeup remover I had been using. Much cheaper, too.
• You also probably won't need to do this more than once per day. I do this at night, just before bed. In the morning, I simply splash my face with cold water to wake up. Every now and then, I'll dab on a little bit of moisturizer, but I hardly need that anymore. I never thought I'd see that day.
Other beneficial oils
Castor oil and EVOO are carrier oils and work well, but other people have found great success with jojoba oil, grapeseed oil, and flaxseed oil, especially if their skin is very oily. I haven't tried these personally, though.
Coconut oil is fantastic for all sorts of things, but seeing as it hardens in cooler temps, I recommend using fractionated coconut oil, which stays liquid.
If your skin is on the dry side, almond oil and evening primrose oil are also good carrier oils.
Tea tree essential oil is a natural antiseptic, and is great for clearing up acne. Try a few drops into your OCM mixture. Only use a few drops — a little goes a long way.
Good resources
- Megan wrote about her experience with OCM on Sorta Crunchy.
- Stephanie at Keeper of the Home has good information about the OCM.
- Helium has a good article about different types of essential oils that are healthy for the skin.
- Pioneer Thinking has good information about natural skin cleansing, along with other non-commercial beauty tips.
Update: I'm so thrilled that this post has resonated with so many people! Because I've had to fight so much spam in the comments section, I'm afraid I have to close comments now. Feel free to follow me on Twitter if you'd like to talk about it more, and head here for an update written four years after this post (hint: yep, I still clean my face this way!).


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The Pulaski Technical College Foundation is using a $295,262 grant from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation to help pay for the opening of the college's Transportation Technology Center on Interstate 30 next year.
The new center will enable the college to expand and enhance its transportation-related programs to serve more students wishing to attain skills for a career in the transportation industry and at the same time help supply area industries with the highly skilled workers they need.
In summer 2005, the college bought the former Little Rock Expo Center on Interstate 30 for $4.2 million. Renovation of the 159,000-square-foot building is expected to cost $16 million and be completed in spring 2008.
Once completed, the college's Automotive Technology, Automotive Collision Repair and Diesel Mechanics programs will be relocated to the Transportation Technology Center. These programs are currently housed on the college's main campus in North Little Rock and are operating beyond capacity. The automotive technology and automotive collision repair programs were designed to accommodate 40 students each, but serve 78 and 62, respectively. The diesel mechanics program is designed for 24 students and serves 25. In addition, the college will add a Motorcycle/ATV Technology and repair program.
"Every year we have more people apply for technical programs than we have space for," said Mike Sneed, dean of technical and industrial programs at Pulaski Tech. "Our goal is to be able to offer training to every student who comes to us."
The center also will offer general education courses that students need to complete the Associate of Applied Science in Transportation Facilities Management.
Students can pursue technical certificates in collision repair technology, automotive technology, motorcycle/ATV technology, or diesel mechanics. Certificates of proficiency will be offered in damage analysis and estimates, engine machinist, parts specialist, alternative fuels, tractor and trailer operation, tractor and trailer servicing, and tire center operation.
Nationally, the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration identified the automotive industry as one of 12 high-growth, high-demand industries.
In Arkansas, the demand for trained technicians in the automotive industry is expected to continue growing.
"We don't want to have to turn away anyone wishing to pursue job training in these fields, and we don't want our area businesses and industries to have to go out of state to find qualified workers," said Dr. Dan. F. Bakke, college president. "The new Transportation Technology Center will enable us to assist students in acquiring the skills they need for these jobs while promoting the economic development in central Arkansas."
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation grant will be used over a three-year period to help with planning and start-up operations of the Transportation Technology Center.
Taggart Foster Currence Gray Architects Inc. has been hired as the project architect. Gene Aist, a Little Rock consultant, was hired to develop curriculum for the programs. A general contractor has not been hired yet.
In 1974 the Trustees of Governor Winthrop Rockefeller's estate endowed the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation to continue the work of The Rockwin Fund. Gov. Rockefeller set up The Rockwin Fund in 1954 and, on an annual basis from 1956 until his death in 1973, funded projects and programs he believed were important to improving the quality of life in Arkansas.
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation is a private, nonprofit foundation whose mission is to improve the lives of Arkansans by funding programs and projects that improve education, economic development and economic, racial and social justice. During the past 30 years, the Foundation has awarded over $85 million in grants. Additional information about the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation can be found on its Web site, www.wrfoundation.org
"We are grateful to the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation for their generosity and for recognizing the significance of this project to central Arkansas," said Joyce Taylor, executive director of the Pulaski Technical College Foundation.
The college also has received a $1,271,500 Department of Labor Community Based Job Training grant in support of the Transportation Technology Center. Of the federal funding, $960,000 will be used to buy equipment, $247,500 will be used for new instruction salaries and benefits; $3,000 for conventions and travel and $60,550 for indirect administrative expenses.
Pulaski Technical College is a comprehensive, two-year college that serves the educational needs of central Arkansas through more than 50 occupational/technical degree and certificate programs, a university-transfer curriculum and specialized programs for business and industry.
The college's mission is to provide access to high quality education that promotes student learning, to enable individuals to develop to their fullest potential and to support the economic development of the state.


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The sudden downfall of a hero, particularly in the circumstances that surround Oscar Pistorius, generates a kind of communal shock mingled with dismay, a dull ash smeared across the shiny sense of life's possibilities.
This much we know: a beautiful, intelligent young woman, Reeva Steenkamp, Pistorius's girlfriend, died from gunshot wounds at his house. Pistorius, an exceptional athlete in both Paralympic and Olympic categories, has been arrested and charged with premeditated murder, which he strongly denies.
Stories have quickly circulated: the public has been reminded of the athlete's restless insomnia, his fondness for shooting and possession of firearms, and his tempestuous relationships with former girlfriends. His remarks about his hair-trigger responses to suspected intruders have been reread in a more ominous light. A journalist named Michael Sokolove, in an article for The New York Times last year, concluded from spending time with Pistorius that he was ''a great deal of fun'' but ''more than a little crazy'', and had a temperament hell-bent on risk-taking.
All this information was in the public domain before the terrible event last week. In the main, people disregarded it, or fitted it into the reassuring template of the young, fit man who worked hard and played hard. Now, we are piecing these same fragments together to try to make sense of what happened - whatever did happen - and why.
Pistorius was an international hero, courteous and articulate in interviews, and we prefer our heroes to seem superior in every way. We cling to the unlikely idea that exceptional achievement carries with it the full deck of admirable qualities.
There is much about Pistorius's achievements to admire: that is why the mass interest in the case is tempered by sadness. He is a truly great athlete, whose state-of-the-art prosthetic legs sparked a heated argument in sport about whether the curved blades on which he ran gave him an unfair advantage. Even that row spoke of a kind of glorious transcendence of will, hope and effort over fate: who would have imagined that a baby boy, whose legs were amputated at 11 months old, would ever get himself to a position in which able-bodied Olympic athletes were worried about his ''advantage''?
And yet, in recent years, the public has seen the shattering of the reputation of more than one ''hero'' sportsman, albeit in a less shocking way. Lance Armstrong, the American cyclist who was seven times a winner of the Tour de France and a cancer survivor, has had his professional standing shredded with the confirmation of doping allegations. Tiger Woods, one of the most brilliant golfers of all time, had his ''family man'' image destroyed by seemingly compulsive extramarital infidelity.
Each scandal has in common a private, almost addictive departure from the burden of perfection that an admiring public has placed upon them. Sport, at the very peak of competition, has a similarity to war. The individuals who perform best are those who can maintain lightning-fast reactions under immense pressure. For them, a system flooded with adrenalin makes perfect sense: it's where they feel at ease. When it goes wrong, often, is when such people return to ordinary life, and find it flat by comparison. They are plagued by restlessness; they chase the hit of unnecessary risks.
This has long been recognised as a syndrome among soldiers. I think of Robert Blair ''Paddy'' Mayne, one of the most outstanding soldiers of World War II, who acted with legendary and almost insane bravery. Only peacetime defeated him: he was given to fighting and drinking, and died aged 40 in a car crash a few hundred metres from his home in Northern Ireland. Mayne has rightly remained a hero: any permanent destruction he wrought - aside from that of enemy forces - was to himself, but it is a reminder of the constant truth of the Walt Whitman lines, even in those we regard as exceptional:
Do I contradict myself?
Very well then, I contradict myself
(I am large, I contain multitudes).
Oscar Pistorius, like his native South Africa, contained multitudes: from the ability to inspire awe to a reported thread of pugnacious unpredictability.
South Africa itself, with its undercurrent of violence, might well have placed him on permanent high alert. In the weeks to come, he will face the painful examination and necessary consequences of his actions.
The public has seen the shattering of the reputation of more than one "hero" sportsman.
But we need to remember that the very qualities we admire in our heroes can be the same ones that trigger destruction. It might be better for everyone - the admirers and the admired - if we admitted that earlier.
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- Shiva as Lord Nataraja is the Lord of Dance who simultaneously destroys and creates the universe anew with each cycle of his mystical dance
- Shiva as Lord Nataraja is the iconic form of Hindu sculpture
- Nataraja, by dancing on the dwarf, destroys these evil forces in the world
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The significance of the Nataraja sculpture is said to be that Shiva is shown as the source of all movement within the cosmos, represented by the arch of flames. The purpose of the dance is to release men from illusion of the idea of the "self" and of the physical world. The cosmic dance was performed in Chidambaram in South India, called the center of the universe by some Hindus. The gestures of the dance represent Shiva's five activities, creation (symbolized by the drum), protection (by the "fear not" hand gesture), destruction (by the fire), embodiment (by the foot planted on the ground), and release (by the foot held aloft).
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The Nataraja dances within the universe. The locks of his hair stand out in many strands as he whirls around in his dancing frenzy. His locks are decked with a crescent moon, a skull, and are interspersed with the sacred river Ganges.
Shiva's unkempt hair, a symbol of a rejection of society, shows him to be an ascetic. This contrasts with his role as a grhastha, or householder, with his wife and family.
The fiery ring surrounding Shiva, prahabhamandala, represents the universe ignorance and pain. The outer edge is fire the inner edge the waters of the oceans. Many Nataraja statues have multiple levels of fire and water. The crescent moon in his matted hair keeps Kama, the god of nightly love, alive. Through the waxing and the waning of the moon Shiva creates different seasons and rejuvenates life. The goddess of the Ganges nests in Shiva's dreadlocks. The river Ganges that flows in Nataraja's hair originally flowed in heaven. When the heavenly Ganges was needed on earth, she was unwilling to fall to earth because she realized that her fall from heaven would be too much for the earth to withstand. Shiva as Nataraja agreed to break the violent power of the sacred Ganga's fall by catching her in his tangled hair, breaking the fall with his hair on its way to the Himalayas and Northern India.
Nataraja wears a snake coiled around his upper arms and neck symbolizing the power he has over the most deadly of creatures. Snakes are also used to symbolize the Hindu dogma of reincarnation. Their natural process of molting or shedding their skin is symbolic of the human souls' transmigration of bodies from one life to another.
In the back right hand Shiva holds an hour glass shaped drum or damaru. The drum represents the rhythmic sound to which Nataraja dances and ceaselessly recreates the universe. The front right hand is in the abhaya-mudra (the "fear not" gesture, made by holding the palm outward with fingers pointing up).
The back left hand carries agni (fire) in a vessel or in his hand. The flames represent the destructive energy with which Nataraja dances at the end of each cosmic age, cleansing sins and removing illusion. The front left hand is across the chest in the gahahasta (elephant trunk) pose, with the wrist limp and the fingers pointed downward toward the uplifted foot.
Shiva's raised left foot, grants eternal bliss to those who approach him. The other foot treads firmly upon the dwarf of ignorance, allowing the birth of knowledge. Nataraja dances above the body of the demon, Apasmara, whom he has killed; in this role he is called Natesa. Apasmara, the dwarf demon, represents the ignorance of teaching that all opposites (for example good and evil) are false.
Brass statues from India do not need much maintenance. The best way to maintain the statue is to simply dust the piece periodically to keep any dirt from accumulating. They can be used for both indoor and outdoor use.
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text: Yo, don't kill me for this. I could not resist. AND trying to lighten the mood around here. Its going to be a long journey to training camp with all the criticism around here. Lets face it, we are all Giants fans and there is no changing that. So let's get upbeat and wait til training camp to see where our team really is. I am still hyped about this up coming season. The Giants have a chance to truely play as home team in the Superbowl!!!!!!!!


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It doesn't sound like his own country wants him back.
Editor sacked over 'hoax' photos
The Mirror board said Morgan would be stepping down immediately
Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan has been sacked after the newspaper conceded photos of British soldiers abusing an Iraqi were fake.
In a statement the Mirror said it had fallen victim to a "calculated and malicious hoax" and that it would be "inappropriate" for Morgan to continue.
The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR) said the Mirror had endangered British troops by running the pictures.
Roger Goodman, of the QLR, said the regiment now felt "vindicated".
Mr Goodman added: "It is just a great pity it has taken so long... and that so much damage has been done in the meantime."
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It doesn't sound like his own country wants him back.
Yup perfect for North Korea. I hear they love a lying media... Well as opposed to hear where it is tolerated by many.
"What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" -Thomas Jefferson-
"Our rights come from our humanity and may not be legislated away -- not by a vote of Congress, not by the consensus of our neighbors, not even by agreement of all Americans but one." Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
So is he really gone? I doubt it some other libtard station will give hin a whole show.
His debate with Alex Jones surely didn't help our cause, both are morons.
That article Blade posted is from 2004 guys.Last Updated: Friday, 14 May, 2004, 22:10 GMT 23:10 UK
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"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.", Will Durant
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.", Edmund Burke
yea it is the past --no we never get rid or morons like him. obamma and co LOVES him!
we can only hope that one day he ODs on some that shit hes smoking and injecting--
pjm204, was there anything Mr. Jones said that was a lie?
In my opinion, he told the truth, just ranted like a lunatic. It's very difficult to be taken seriously when you scream your head off. He was not prepared for the question that everyone should have known would be brought up as how many gun deaths in the UK. Piers always asks this, as without the answer he has no argument at all. I think he's already been given more air time than he deserves.
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Welcome to Workout Wednesdays, the new Playboy.com fitness blog by Jayde Nicole—personal trainer, fitness nutritionist, health nut, TV personality and, last but not least, Playboy's 2008 Playmate of the Year. Check back each week for Jayde's latest tips, and be sure to visit her all-new fitness website JaydeNicole.com.
This Week: The Key To Setting and Keeping Your Goals!
Everyone has goals in fitness and in life. "I want to lose weight," "I want to tone up," I hear this from my clients all the time. It is very important when trying to change your life style or body image that you make goals. But it's just as important to know how to choose the correct type of goals, how to track them, and most importantly, achieve them! I have created a fool proof step-by-step process to help you be successful in reaching your goals.
Step 1: Writing Them Down!
This seems like such a simple thing but many studies have shown that you are much more likely to achieve your goals if they are written down. It helps turn a thought in your mind into something real, something you have committed to and taken the first step toward making it a reality. It also helps if you put it where you can see it like on your fridge, your cellphone or your computer wallpaper. That way no matter how many things you have on your mind, it is always there to remind you and keep you focused!
Step 2: Be Specific!
When you make goals like " I want to lose weight," how will you know when you have achieved it? After one pound, ten pounds? You need to be more specific. " I want to lose 25 pounds by New Years" or " I want to fit into my skinny jeans by my birthday." This way you know exactly what you are working towards. You have a deadline and a way of measuring your progress.
This also helps keep you motivated! Being able to see that you are closer to reaching your goal will only encourage you to keep going. When you have vague, open ended goals it is very easy to get distracted and lose that motivation because you don't feel like you are making any real progress.
Step 3: Set Short Term and Long Term Goals
Sometimes having a large goal such as "I want to lose 50 pounds in six months" is daunting. That's a lot of weight, and do you really want to wait 6 months to celebrate your achievements? No way! I say make weekly goals like "I will make it to the gym five days this week" or "I will lose three pounds by Friday." This way you have an even more specific goal that runs on a weekly timeline. You can celebrate reaching your goals each week! When it is broken down in smaller pieces like that it is much easier to take on and you are far more likely to be successful!
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There is no way for you to reach your goals if they are not realistic. I hear people say "I need to lose 30 pounds in a month because…it is my birthday, wedding, or reunion." If this is what you're aiming for then you are setting yourself up for failure from the start. Even if you are working out everyday, eating healthy and losing weight, you will likely get discouraged after the first week or two. This is because you will not even have come close to your outrageous goal and at this point most people just give up completely.
To avoid all of this we need to set realistic goals that are healthy and possible for our bodies to achieve.
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I know you're busy. Work, school, family, deadlines, it's easy to make an excuse for not making time to see your trainer or hit the gym. That's why I tell people to schedule their gym visits like an appointment. Put it in your calendar, set an alarm on your phone or plan to meet a friend there so that there is no way of skipping it.
Step 6: Review your Goals!
Life changes and so do our goals. It's good to take a look at our short and long-term goals and re-evaluate them all the time. You may be doing even better then you expected, so instead of 50 pounds in six months you want to lose 60 pounds! You may find that you already fit into your skinny jeans, but now you want to wear that sexy little black dress that has been hiding in the back of your closet.
It's all about keeping your goals up-to-date and relevant to want you really want!
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This is my favorite part. Yes, reaching one of your goals is a reward in itself, but for extra motivation I like to give myself little presents each time I reach a goal. These rewards will be based on what you love most. I like to reward myself with a massage, or a lazy afternoon off to just lay on the couch and watch movies. For the bigger goals (especially if it is weight loss) give yourself a shopping spree for some new clothes to show off your sexy new bod! Whatever helps motivate you and push you even harder towards success!
I don't know about you but I am feeling inspired! I'm ready to tackle some goals I have had on my mind for a long time. Who's with me? I would wish you all good luck, but with these tools, you won't need it!
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Author, artist and adventurer Nancy Scheibe of Ely will present "River Stories, Making Dreams Come True," as a Kitchigami Regional Library System Legacy Program on Thursday, May 9, in Crosslake and Pequot Lakes.
Programs will be at 2 p.m. at the Crosslake Community Center and at 7 p.m. at the Pequot Lakes Library.
Scheibe's career as a writer started as a freelance journalist for the Ely Miner, a hometown newspaper where she was also the cartoonist. She used writing as a way to process and give meaning to her experiences. She combined her artistic abilities with her counseling background to heal from an abusive relationship and wrote her first book, "Women's Experience Coloring Book — a Playful Journey in Healing and Hope."
A desire to fulfill a childhood dream of paddling the Mississippi River combined with a need to hear women's stories gave birth to the project, Ripples of Wisdom. She divided the river into three sections and with teams of volunteers (in 2004, 2007 and 2011) she led the kayaking expeditions that ensued. She'd never kayaked prior to these trips.
She's written and illustrated three books that vividly capture the flavor and adventures of each section of the river and the heartwarming and inspiring stories of the women she met along the way.
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Controversy follows former lawyer for Bergen Freeholders
Dozens of cars and trucks once used by police and public officials have ended up on the auction block in recent years as Bergen County seeks to cut a bloated vehicle fleet. Officials say the auctions are usually dull affairs.
But in September 2011 a prominent local attorney who has held lucrative public jobs for Bergen County and the city of Hackensack caused a stir when he registered for a county auction and showed up to bid.
As legal counsel to the Board of Freeholders, Richard Malagiere was banned from the auction, as are all county employees, county officials say. The ban, they add, keeps out insiders who may have an unfair bidding advantage and signals that the auction is fair and open.
County officials said Malagiere backed off his effort to bid on vehicles, but only after concerned officials running the auction called in other county lawyers, who arrived in person to remind him he was not eligible to bid.
But a 2005 Crown Victoria and 2002 Pathfinder wound up going to Malagiere's brother Michael, who paid a total of $10,050 for both vehicles, according to official auction documents provided by the county.
As a down payment, Michael Malagiere presented a bank check drawn from his brother's account and bearing his brother's name, the records show. Richard Malagiere's typewritten name was crossed off and the name Mike inked in under it.
"Everyone knows, or should know, that county employees are banned from bidding," said County Administrator Ed Trawinski. "You would think a lawyer who advises the Freeholder Board would be up on his ethics."
Neither Malagiere nor his brother returned phone calls seeking comment for this story.
The incident miffed some county officials, but no punitive action was ever taken against Malagiere, a well-connected figure who has enjoyed the support of local Republicans such as Bergen County GOP Chairman Robert Yudin and former Hackensack Mayor Jack Zisa.
But the episode provides new perspective to other, more recent controversies surrounding Malagiere and what critics say is an uncomfortable commingling of his public duties and private interest.
Last month, it was revealed that Malagiere was co-owner of a Hackensack house that had a history of code violations but had never received fines or a basic occupancy permit from the city building office. Fifteen tenants, some sleeping on mattresses in the attic, were forced to flee the house Dec. 10 after substandard wiring caught fire.
It also came to light that Malagiere's business partner in the home and other properties was Carmine Alampi, a prominent land-use attorney who frequently appeared at city zoning board meetings, where Malagiere serves as board attorney. City records showed that Malagiere failed to disclose his private relationship with Alampi or recuse himself from a half-dozen public meetings.
Critics have also seen conflicts in Malagiere's role as county freeholder attorney and in his work as lawyer for former Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa.
"This is a guy who sits in meetings and depositions and has an interest on both sides," said Hackensack Councilman John LaBrosse, one of several outspoken critics of Hackensack's ruling Zisa family. "It shouldn't be allowed to happen."
Malagiere has been zoning board lawyer in Hackensack since 2005. In the past three years he has received at least $822,000 for advising the board and for defending Zisa in a series of civil suits brought by police officers and other city employees.
County records show Malagiere made nearly $400,000 for his two-year stint as freeholder counsel, which ended this month when a new Democratic majority was seated.
County officials said Malagiere's departure from his county post removes a controversial figure from county freeholder meetings.
Malagiere, they said, sometimes inappropriately sought information from the board about ongoing issues involving the city of Hackensack, including the fate of the county police headquarters on Zabriskie Street. A sale of the property to the city, which wants to reclaim it as hub for a new residential area, has been under negotiation for months.
"You had to ask yourself what side this guy was on, ours or Hackensack's. I found it very unsettling," said former GOP Freeholder Rob Hermansen.
Hermansen and other board members are political allies of County Executive Kathe Donovan, a Republican who has clashed with members the county's GOP establishment over intramural issues and proposed reforms.
Malagiere's initial appointment to the Freeholder Board job was backed by Chairman Yudin and other longtime party movers like state Sen. Gerald Cardinale and Jack Zisa.
Neither Zisa nor Cardinale returned calls seeking comment about Malagiere.
Yudin, contacted Friday, said he had no knowledge about the auction episode. He said he recommended Malagiere's appointment as freeholder counsel because he knew him for many years and he was an effective lawyer.
"In all my dealings with Rich Malagiere over the years he has been aboveboard and honest," Yudin said.
Trawinski, who as county administrator is a member of Donovan's administration, said it was clear from an ethical standpoint that neither Malagiere nor his brother should have taken part in the county auto auction.
He said the county auctions are governed by state ethics policies that call for full transparency and bar bids from anyone with an employment connection to the county or insider knowledge.
"I don't even think it's a question, the policy is pretty clear and, for the most part, people understand and follow it," Trawinski said.
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Kingsport woman has heart attack symptoms for a week
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - A Kingsport woman had signs of a heart attack for a week but didn't know the pain was actually being caused by her heart -- as we learned Wednesday, not everyone experiences the same symptoms.
Nancy Holland has been the organist for Cassidy United Methodist Church for several decades. She also enjoys taking regular walks with her husband, until one day everything seemed a little more difficult. "Usually I can walk two times around without having any problems, but this day I just absolutely kept giving out. I ran out of breath and just couldn't walk anymore," says Holland.
Holland tells us that was just the start of a week of off-and-on pain. She went to the doctor to have tests done, but everything came back normal.
When Holland left the hospital, the pain got increasingly worse. "I was so grateful that I was where I was. They told me if I had not been in the ER, I probably would not have survived it," she said.
Holland went to the emergency room just in time; as soon as she got an IV, she had a heart attack. She tells us they rushed her to the heart catheterization lab to have surgery. "They did put two stents in. I had 100 percent blockage in one artery and 70 percent in the other two," adds Holland.
Dr. Pabitra Saha is a cardiologist for the Wellmont CVA Heart Institute. He tells us stents are a long-term fix for any blockage in your heart. "The stent helps to keep the blocked blood vessel opened," he explained.
Dr. Saha says Holland's symptoms for the blockage were unusual, because the pain normally doesn't go away. "The chest pain [usually] starts all of a sudden, and it gets worse. It persists without any relief," he said.
Holland tells us it's been almost six months since her heart attack, and it's been a long journey. But because of cardiovascular physical therapy she's doing a lot better now. "[I use the] treadmill, bike, and steppers. They have me on a monitor so they know if I'm overdoing it or not," she said.
Holland says she is grateful for the doctors who helped her get back to doing her everyday routines, like playing the organ at church.
Holland has a warning for all women -- she says if you have any symptoms or you feel like something is wrong, go to the doctor right away. She says don't wait, because it could be too late.
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Professional painter Butch Zang tells you the key techniques he uses to keep organized, work fast, choose tools and materials and produce first-rate results. By following his tips, you'll paint a room with less effort, yet get done faster and be happier with the quality of the job.
I used to think I was a pretty good amateur painter. That is, until I worked with a real pro, my new painting guru, Butch. Like other successful tradespeople, he has to get the job done quickly and properly to keep his business healthy. The word-of-mouth referrals from satisfied customers take care of all his marketing needs.
Butch's shortcuts and methodical, organized approach to painting were designed to save him time, eliminate callbacks and make him more money. Next time you paint, try Butch's system—you'll be surprised at the speed and quality of your work. And you won't get any more testy callbacks from your spouse!
A first class paint job takes time, patience, the right tools and high-quality paints. We'll show you how to:
Organize your work so you never have to stop
Follow a sequence of steps (as our photos show) that'll allow you to let one part of the prep work dry while you go on to the next chore. The first few steps will give you the idea: Seal water stains on the ceiling and, while they're drying, sand, degloss and prime the woodwork. While the primer dries, put the first coat of paint on the ceiling and so on. If you're the kind of person who would prefer to work your tail off for a weekend rather than stretch the project out over several relaxed days, this story is especially for you. But even if you prefer the laid-back approach to painting, following these steps will yield excellent results with less hassle.
Allow a weekend to completely finish two average-sized rooms. You should try to get through Photo 10 on Saturday. You'll need to hustle, but you'll complete the bulk of the work. Saturday's caulking will dry overnight so you can tape the woodwork and finish up on Sunday. You'll be done with the whole job in time to have supper and catch "60 Minutes" that night.
We'll show you how to prep and paint the walls in any room in just one morning - including all that messy clean-up. Your results will rival any painting job done by a pro.
Protect the carpet with 3-in. masking tape. Run the tape about 1/2 in. onto the face of the baseboard and push it down under the base with a wallpaper smoothing tool. (Putty knives will cut the tape when you're forcing it down.) Lay dropcloths over the floor and on top of the tape. Remove all switch plate covers, put tape over the outlets and switches and remove all wall-mounted grates. Also cover any hardware, such as doorstops and hinges, and remove knobs and door strike plates.
Begin by spending 15 minutes clearing the room. Painting is enough of a chore without having to weave your way through a room full of furnishings. Remove everything you can, including couches and dressers. If something is too large or heavy to move, put it in the middle of the room and cover it with .5-mil painter's plastic. Complete the paint prep work by taping the carpeting down to the bottom of the baseboards (Photo 1) and running dropcloths over the top of the tape. It's worth investing in canvas dropcloths to protect your floors. Although you may be tempted to substitute cheap plastic sheeting, canvas stays put and offers a non-slip surface. It's easiest to buy a couple of 9 x 12-ft. drops, but you could just buy one and move it around to follow your painting.
Use a quick-drying stain sealer so you don't have to wait while it dries.
Remove everything from the wall, including picture hangers and outlet cover plates. REMOVE light fixture covers and mask the bases with plastic bags and tape. Then seal old water stains with a spray stain killer.
Caution: Don't turn on a light if the bulb is covered.
Sand all the woodwork with 100-grit (medium) sanding sponges to slightly roughen smooth, hard surfaces and to dull glossy finishes.
Sanding sponges work great for sanding trim with contours and corners.
Degloss and clean the woodwork with a deglosser-cleaner for better paint adhesion or when the old paint contains lead. Also clean any areas on walls (such as around light switches) where there may be hand oil deposits. Ideally, you should prime between 10 and 30 minutes after applying the bonding agent. But read the label. Some agents need to be painted immediately; others need to dry first.
Caution: Use a respirator (rated for organic solvents) or provide good ventilation when using solvent-based primers, sealers or bonding agents.
Sanding doesn't simply smooth out scratches, dents and bumps. It also slightly roughens smooth, hard surfaces so paint adheres better. A deglosser works faster and better on hard varnishes, especially if they are greasy (Photo 4).
If your home was built before 1978, test your paint for lead before sanding or scraping it. Lead in dust causes lead poisoning, especially in young children. Use a test kit available from any paint store, or contact your local health department for the addresses of reliable testing labs. If you have lead paint that's in good condition, use a deglosser (Photo 4) rather than sanding it. If your lead paint is flaking, see the free EPA guide, "Reducing Lead Hazards When Remodeling Your Home."
Prime smaller trim such as casings, base and door jambs with a 2-in. brush, and roll doors with a 7-in. wide, 1/4-in. nap roller sleeve on a 7-in. roller frame.
Prime the woodwork with a fast-drying solvent-based (oil or alcohol) primer, not a water-based latex. Don't be overly concerned if you slop some primer on adjoining walls, but be sure to smooth out large globs of paint. If you don't, they'll show through the wall paint later.
Roll on ceiling white with a 9-in. wide, 3/4-in. nap roller sleeve on a 9-in. roller frame.
Roll as lightly as possible on this first coat in one direction only. Your objective is to apply a coat of paint to lock in the rough particles so they'll stay put when you do the second, thicker coat. You're painting two sides of each texture particle; you'll pick up the other two sides when you recoat in the opposite direction. Again, don't worry too much about slopping some paint on the walls, but avoid a large buildup. TIP: Test-roll the textured ceiling in a closet or other hidden area first. If flaking's a problem, either spray paint it, or use a quick-drying oil- or alcohol-based primer.
I knew I was in trouble the first minute of the first day of class for an engineering physics course. Well, I felt the same way the first time I went into a paint store to pick out the paint for my new house. Hundreds of paints, dozens of implements and shelves of special additives and cleaners.
Here's what you need to know before selecting paint. Stick with a national manufacturer and buy one of its higher grades.
Make sure to buy enough paint to finish the job. If you have to leave a half-finished wall to run and get more paint, the overlap will show, even if the color is a perfect match. A gallon of paint typically covers 400 to 450 sq. ft. Estimate the number of square feet you'll be painting by measuring the total footage around the perimeter of the room and multiplying by the ceiling height in feet. Don't subtract for windows, doors or other openings unless they're enormous. Ceiling areas are easily determined just by calculating the width times the depth of the room. Two or 3 qts. of wall paint cost nearly the same as a gallon, so round up to the next gallon if you need a fraction greater than one-half.
An average room's worth of trim including baseboards and a door or two will need a quart each of primer and one of semigloss trim paint. Have the store shake the cans for you, and stir them every time you paint.
Caulk all wall/woodwork joints with a paintable white silicone/latex caulk. Cut a small (1/8-in.) hole in the end of the nozzle. Wipe off excess and smooth caulk beads with a damp synthetic sponge.
Sand the walls with 100-grit sandpaper to remove bumps from the old paint job, rough edges of drywall paper around any gouges and any other imperfections. A drywall sander (photo 13) will make the job easier. Sand primed woodwork with a medium-grit sanding sponge. Fill any wall blemishes such as nail holes and gouges with a non-shrinking spackling compound and lightly sand after they're dry. Dust all the woodwork with an old, soft paint brush or duster. Then caulk gaps around the woodwork edges.
Drag a flat screwdriver over the edges of ceilings to remove a thin line of texture. This will ensure crisp paint lines later when you're cutting in the wall paint along the ceiling.
Cut in the perimeters of ceilings with ceiling white and a 3-in. brush. Don't worry if you lap over onto the wall. Roll on a second coat of ceiling paint in the opposite direction of the first coat.
Photo 8 shows a simple way to make a flat edge along a textured ceiling. Without that edge, you can't cut in cleanly along the ceiling with the wall paint. Finish the ceiling before starting the walls.
Roll the door, then "tip off" (flatten) stipples (the paint peaks left from the roller nap) immediately with a paint-moistened 3-in. synthetic brush. Take long, light strokes from the top of the door and from the bottom, gently lifting the bristles off the door at about the middle.
Now brush the first coat of latex trim paint onto the woodwork (primer is now dry) with a 2-in. brush, and roll doors with a 1/4-in. nap roller. Then break for the day to let the paint dry. Depending on coverage, you may need to recoat the woodwork the next day. If so, lightly sand between coats with 220-grit sandpaper to smooth brush marks.
Tip: Add a paint conditioner for a smoother finish when brush and roller marks won't level out.
Tape all woodwork seams with painter's tape. Lay the tape onto the woodwork and press it into the caulk with the corner of your putty knife to prevent the wall paint from bleeding behind the tape onto the woodwork. (The caulk has to be dry at this point.) Let the tape stick out perpendicular to the trim to act as a little protective roof to catch paint drips.
Day 2: If you've been able to push through the first day, your room should be ready to finish on the second, more leisurely, day. It takes too long and takes too steady hand to cut the wall paint in around all the woodwork. You'd have to do it well for each coat. It's much easier and faster to mask it, making sure that the tape adheres tightly to the edge so paint doesn't ooze under. The ceiling/wall joint is an exception; you can cut in by hand there.
Make sure the trim paint and caulk are dry at this point.
When you're in the middle of a painting project and you need to stop for lunch or for the day, you don't want to clean your brush, but you also don't want to come back to a dried up mess. This video shows the best way to store paint brushes so you can use them again later. During your next painting project, you'll be glad you watched this video.
Cut in one wall around woodwork, ceiling, inside corners and electrical boxes with a 3-in. brush. With the cut-in paint still wet, roll that wall with a 9-in. wide, 1/2-in. nap roller on a 9-in. roller frame.
To speed up painting larger rooms, pour 1 or 2 gal. of paint into a 5-gal. bucket and use a roller screen instead of a roller tray.
The key to streak-free wall painting is to maintain a wet edge. The wet cut-in paint should blend with the rolled areas to prevent "picture framing" or shadow lines at hand-painted/rolled junctions. Roll from top to bottom, from right to left, keeping the unsupported side of the roller frame pointing toward the left (Photo 12). Apply slightly heavier pressure to the unsupported side of the roller to eliminate roller tracks.
Using a bucket and screen instead of a paint tray speeds up the work (Photo 12A).
Pros don't often go for those gimmicky tools demonstrated on the home shopping network or at the state fair. They rarely go for low-quality discount paint products either, but they do use quality, timesaving tools. These tools don't wear out—you'll use them for years of cosmetic improvements on your house. You can find everything at a home center or a paint store.Tools
Tip: Natural napped roller covers are easier to clean, give a smoother, lint-free finish and last three times longer than synthetic ones.
Paint Products
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
You'll also need synthetic bristle paintbrushes (2-in. and 3-in.), sanding sponges (medium and fine grits), paint rollers (7-in. and 9-in.), a roller extension handle, 7-in. mohair roller cover (1/4-in. nap), 9-in. sheepskin roller covers (1/2-in. and 3/4-in. nap), dropcloths (canvas), putty knife (2-in.), painter's tape (3-in.) and a wallpaper smoothing tool.
Avoid last-minute shopping trips by having all your materials ready ahead of time. Here's a list.


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remember Waarner was a 2 time league mvp and had a higher career QB rating , so anything is possible Eli is 32 and his contract ends in a few years. however they arent going to push eli out this year or anything
remember Waarner was a 2 time league mvp and had a higher career QB rating , so anything is possible Eli is 32 and his contract ends in a few years. however they arent going to push eli out this year or anything
yo basciano chill bro, NFL.com is full of trolls and half-*** football fans that know next to nothing about football....let alone the Giants
There is no mystery surrounding the pick. Giants had a qb in the 4th round on there bored that if were any regualr draft and teams were in need for qbs he'd be taking in the first to second round. They got this talent in the 4th round of the draft. Eli is still in his prime, no way is he losing his job any time soon and it's ludacris if people even are thinking of that. What the giants did was smart. They have to start looking into the possibility of Eli getting injured or just too old. They have to start looking at replacments for him. Lets face it we all hope eli can play qb at this level for another decade, but it's not going to happen. So, what the giants did was they took a qb that has alot of talent but needed lots of work, brought him in and now have a couple of years to develop and groom him under eli. He gets to become better, learn the offense and learn under eli all under no pressure. So thats incredibly smart on the giants part. Worst case, he doesn't work out and they still have a couple more years to figure out a more suitable replacement for the time when Eli can no longer be our option.
Look, most of my posts are predictions for the near future base on what I have learned in life. I could be wrong and Eli play for 5 more years even 8 more years maybe longer since people are anging slower these days. Yet coaches and GMs say one thing but they never tell what they have in their heads.
The only sense of "need" in this draft, is that none of these kids are better then the players already on other teams roster. Including the Jags, Browns, Miami, Chiefs, Raiders, and Cardinals.
If Andrew Luck had come out this year instead of last, he wouldn't of dropped because these teams don't have the "need' for a QB. This need argument is completely wrong. These guys simply are not at the talent level was last years (and other years) draft class.
I didn't say the guy was as good as andrew luck or rg3 that argument is irreleveant. Did people think russel wilson was the next hot **** in the league? No, and look how he tore it apart. Fact of the matter is the guy has talent but it needs to be evolved this pick up in the 4th round was a steal.
Also wasn't branden weeden drafted in the 1st round last year? I don't see how he was any better of a freaking prospect there bud.
Harooni, I'm surprised you haven't commented on how Nassib's arms are just huge in comparison to Eli's maybe he can help out Eli in the gym to work on his arm strength haha.


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In lawsuit, Chinese writers allege Cisco aids government
Three Chinese writers who have spent time in prison for articles published online are suing California-based Cisco Systems Inc., according to international news reports. The suit accuses the company of providing information and technology to Chinese authorities that facilitated the writers' detentions--allegations that Cisco flatly denies. Chinese security officials have already interrogated one of the plaintiffs, according to his lawyer. Will the case against Cisco protect him and others in China from further repercussions?


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Town Square
Just who IS this Obama guy, anyway?
Original post made by Tom Cushing, Danville, on Aug 9, 2011
It IS tempting, but I won't.
Instead, I'd like to try to provoke a conversation about where this President sits on the left-to-right political continuum. There are nearly unlimited lenses through which to view Mr. Obama's policies, including even the bleary beer-bottle goggles of those inebriates who loudly declaim him as a socialist. To the ardent progressive liberals who thought they'd found true love in 2008, he's been a bitter disappointment. Old-timey Dems are confused by his flat emotional affect, and his refusal to mount the bully pulpit and hurl rhetorical lightning bolts at GOP intransigents. And at least one commentator with nearly unassailable conservative credentials considers him "The Democrats' Nixon."
Bruce Bartlett consorted with Ron Paul in the 1970s (before it was cool), and was a senior economic advisor to both the Reagan and Bush1 Administrations. Writing in the Fiscal Times, he reviews the last nine Presidencies, and concludes that Nixon was remarkably liberal. He accepted the realities of both the New Deal and the Great Society, and presided over a broad expansion of Washington's regulatory reach – most notably the creation of EPA and OSHA; both agencies are despised by Right Wing plunderers of The Commons.
By contrast, Bartlett cites ample evidence that our current President has demonstrated a conservatism that confounds those who thought they were electing Obama the charismatic leader. Among the items: Obama's stimulus bill was half the size his advisors recommended, he caved on rescinding the Bush2 tax cuts (getting nearly nothing that Democrats value in return), his defense policies and personnel have pretty much stayed the prior course – and even his health care reform modeled itself on Mitt Romney's successful Massachusetts plan.
The best proof so far produced, however, was Obama's curious performance in the debt ceiling catastrophe, where he signed-on to a preposterous "fix" that overshot the political middle, and landed in the Boston harbor – deep in Tea Party orthodoxy. Polls repeatedly showed that most Americans favored a mixed approach of cuts and tax increases, but the outcome he approved ignored revenue – again.
So I know it's a hard swallow, Conservatives, but are you ready to acknowledge that Obama is a surprisingly pleasant bedfellow? Or is he just a pliant pragmatist? Or a lousy tactician and timid negotiator who's afraid to demonstrate his BATNA?
There's an argument to be made that every President disappoints his followers on either extreme by playing to The Middle, but does that explain this President's policies? Your turn to opine, Forum Faithful.
Comments (10)
a resident of Danville
on Aug 9, 2011 at 10:02 pm
Tom Cushing is a registered user.
Link to the Bartlett article: Web Link
a resident of another community
on Aug 10, 2011 at 8:07 am
Dear Editor,
Our village humorist, Tom, in intelligent provocation of the minute factions sponsored aboard your forum, has laid out incompleteness for the imagination of those completing this exchange.
It brings more questions, among those laughing, "is President Barack Obama Oprah in DRAG? Will he start his own government as Oprah started her OWN (failing) network? " Is our answer "heavens know" or "Heavens NO?"
There are those that believe our government in Washington DC is already separate from WE, the people, without any opportunity for us to participate in our own economic and political remedies. That belief is confirmed in polling that illustrates WDC elected in the administration and congress has little chance of remaining.
Unique to this century, WE, the people, have elected a declining capability to serve us. Once, George W. Bush was simply laughable in his inability and yet we now have a lower grade of candidates that on their best day could not even rise to the level of President Bush's incompetence. It is as if we don't want a President and Congress, and prefer laughable, even tragic targets for Jon Stewart. Should we actually expect Robin Williams to run for President or should we be just be satisfied in laughing at Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann?
So let's provoke sponsored commentary with a call for another coincidental president very much like Ronald Reagan and imagine Barack Obama trying out for that role. Part of Barack is ready with the ability to speak and all he likely needs is better writers and set designers. Barack will need to be syndicated likely on Oprah's OWN network much like Lady Sarah providing emotion and drama in his review of our country and economy from afar. Can we hear commentary, an occasional oxymoron or three?
AS it was years ago, when Howard would turn to Dandy Don with, "Time to sing!" we can all now sing, "turn out the lights the party's over!"
The ROFL in Ralph N. Shirlet
a resident of Danville
on Aug 10, 2011 at 10:09 am
T-Cush seems to be casting about blindly for anyone who may have something good to say about BO.
Good luck on that one...
a resident of another community
on Aug 10, 2011 at 10:48 am
I will opine, Tom, and thanks for the forum. I do believe "there's an argument to be made that every president disappoints his followers on either extreme by playing to the Middle" This is coming from a proud, progressive, liberal, who is also a pragmatist, which isn't a contradiction in terms. I'm in it for the long haul and I expect ups and downs. In fact, I could argue, for the sake of argument, that given this 50/50 nation, President Obama has been fairly effective.
Obama has been dealt a bad hand. When trying to pass the stimulus, he needed the help of Republican Sens. Snow, Collins, and Spector. Obama even had to strike a bargain with Spector leaving his party. I would agree that the stimulus needed to be bigger, but with an obstinate Republican party, he could get only so much. I really don't remember reading that Obama refused to take the advice of his advisers. I only seem to remember Princeton economist, Paul Krugman having an issue with its size in later newspaper columns.
You also assert, Tom, that Obama "caved on rescinding the Bush2 tax cuts (getting nothing that Democrats value in return)" What about the agreement to extend unemployment insurance? I'm confident that Bush2 tax cuts will be a campaign issue in 2012 and Obama will win that debate.
As to your point that Obama's "defense policies and personnel have pretty much stayed the course, I would agree and I am frustrated at his cautious nature. I would like to see our troops leave tomorrow, but I'm not factoring in unstable Pakistan and their nuclear arsenal. Still, Obama should speed up our withdraw.
Cynically, I think Obama is removing the perception that Democrats are soft on national defense as a Republican campaign issue. No one can argue that Obama hasn't dealt AL Qaeda a serious blow, I just don't think it should have taken two wars to do so.
Again, playing the devil's advocate, I take exception with stating that "even his health care reform modeled itself on Mitt Romney's successful Massachusetts plan" Didn't you just describe the plan as successful? Yes, I wanted the plan to be bolder, with an available public option and it's frustrating to see a president parcel words on what type of plan he wanted.
However, twenty years from now, if I'm still alive, the health reform act will be somewhat intact and what's more important, people will conclude that affordable, heath care is a right for all Americans. It was President Obama, who got the ball rolling.
Finally, on the "debt ceiling catastrophe", you contend that Obama relented to the tea party demands that tax increases be off the table, while Americans favored a mixed approach of cuts and tax increases. All of that is factually correct, but what was Obama to do? The tea party freshman controlled one half of one third of the three institutions involved. Did you think these tea party freshman would roll over for a charismatic president? They didn't even roll over for their Speaker of the House, John Boehner.
In these Tea Party gerrymandering, districts, their seats can only be challenged from the right, sad to say. So, they can refuse to compromise, gum up the works, make government dysfunctional and come home to their districts as crowning heroes. These freshman congressman are fighting a cultural war as insurgents. Do you think an inspiring Obama speech will placate these extremists?
Unfortunately, in these economically troubled times, I fear that we'll remain a 50/50 nation, voters will look for someone to blame, and won't take things into prospective. Still, that's why we have elections. Maybe my one prayer will be answered and the Republicans will overplay their hand and nominate Michelle Bachmann.
a resident of Danville
on Aug 10, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Some additional observations about Obama:
1. Violated international law by failing to prosecute CIA agents who tortured detainees.
2. Continues to allow warrantless wiretaps.
3. Spent political capital passing Healthcare reform at the expense of other more important legislative priorities (e.g. climate change legislation, jobs).
4. Commenced military campaign in Libya.
a resident of San Ramon
on Aug 10, 2011 at 2:31 pm
San Ramon Oberver is a registered user.
The secret is out. It's in the plot of that new movie "The Change-Up." Obama, who ran as the anti-Bush, has switched bodies with G. W. and is now Bush in disguise.
Of course all the Bushies out there who wouldn't criticize or unelect W. the big spender, attack Obama now for doing exactly the same things. Because he turned Black and is in the Democrat Party, the GOP doesn't recognize their old pal W. anymore.
a resident of Blackhawk
on Aug 11, 2011 at 1:58 pm
In response to spcwt's observations 1 and 2: Do you really want another 9/11 to happen in this county?
In response to body switching, GW spent monies on important things like keeping our country safe whereas BO wants to spend it on giving freebies to those who think those of us who work hard should pay for them. (Obamacare sound familiar?!)
Hopefully, WE, the people, will finally use our brains next November and put someone in who has a clue, not just vote for a candidate because it's the novel thing to do!
a resident of Danville
on Aug 11, 2011 at 2:37 pm
I want to live in a country where the government respects the constitution and the rule of law.
a resident of Blackhawk
on Aug 11, 2011 at 4:18 pm
So should I assume you are also one of those who thinks we should have given Bin Laden a trial, rather than take him out? We live in a global community and other countries don't abide by our Constituion and laws. Most, if not all, who have been wired taped without a warrant are not US citizens and therefore should have no protection under our laws.
a resident of Danville
on Aug 11, 2011 at 5:41 pm
Hi Anne: I think the semantics of your comment are interesting: what purpose does the phrase "are one of those who" serve in that first sentence? Do you think everyone who disagrees with you on a particular subject thinks the same? 'Cuz I can assure you that I've been corresponding with ol' spcwt for quite a while -- and there are many matters of policy on which we disagree! It just happens that the rule of law is important to both of us.
I think language is important, and yours betrays a closed-mindedness that may not serve you well in cordial political conversations.
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LG 10,000 BTU Through the Wall Air Conditioner
Keep your home comfortable this summer with the LG 10,000 BTU Through the Wall Air Conditioner (LT1033CNR). With a number of great user convenient features, this air conditioner will be a perfect way to stay out of the heat throughout the summer months. One of the major areas of focus that went into the design of this A.C. was durability, and for through the wall A.C. units a major area of concern when it comes to durability is the corrosive elements that it is constantly exposed to. To combat this LG covered the appliance with its patented gold fin anti-corrosion coating that will ensure that this unit will keep you and your family comfortable for years to comes. With a cooling area of up to 450 sq. feet, this air conditioner will be a great addition to any small to medium sized room this summer.
Universal Fit:LG's Thru the Wall sleeve will fit any manufacturer's air conditioner and is the standard size for wall openings
Coverage Area:With a cooling area of up to 450 sq. feet, this air conditioner will be a great addition to any small to medium sized room this summer
Gold Fin Anti-Corrosion:LG's unique gold fin corrosion resistant coating helps ensure that this unit will resist the elements and keep your home cool for years to come
Three (3) Fan and Cooling Speeds:Set the fan speed to precisely where you want it with three (3) independent fan speeds
Auto Restart:A power failure auto restart feature gets your AC cooling again as soon as the power is restored
- Model: LT1033CNRLG 10,000 BTU Through the Wall Air Conditioner
- Brand: LGEst. cooling area: 450 sq. ft.
- 4-way air deflection10,000 BTUs
- Remote control includedEnergy Efficiency Rating: 8.8
- Energy-saving functionDehumidified pints/hr: 3.2
- Three (3) fan speeds to choose fromCFMs: 285
- 12-hour on/off timerdBA Level (indoor/outdoor): 51/60
- Rotary compressorInput voltage: 208/230V / 60 Hz
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- Top air dischargeWeight: 78 lbs
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The first of five articles concentrating on whole number dynamics, ideas of general dynamical systems are introduced and seen in concrete cases.
This article extends the discussions in "Whole number dynamics I". Continuing the proof that, for all starting points, the Happy Number sequence goes into a loop or homes in on a fixed point.
In this third of five articles we prove that whatever whole number we start with for the Happy Number sequence we will always end up with some set of numbers being repeated over and over again.
So, in the illustration, if a stone is removed from the $4$ and
the $10$ circles and added to the $13$ circle, the new distribution
would be $3$ - $9$ - $15$
Here are five of the ways that $27$ stones could be distributed
between the three circles :
$6$ - $9$ - $12$
$3$ - $9$ - $15$
$4$ - $10$ - $13$
$4$ - $9$ - $14$
$2$ - $8$ - $17$
There is always some sequence of "moves" that will turn each
distribution into any of the others - apart from one.
Identify the distribution that does not belong with the other
Can you be certain that this is actually impossible rather than
just hard and so far unsuccessful?