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Every TFK reader knows what it's like to study for and take a big test. What if that test were out loud in front of more than 60 million people? What if your grade might determine whether or not you would become the President of the United States? That's what it is like for presidential candidates to compete in debates. The candidates will participate in three presidential debates between now and the election.
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The CPD was created in 1987 to make sure that debates are part of every election and that voters receive the best information in making their choice. The CPD also conducts research and plans educational activities around the debates. "We do these debates because we want to educate people, so that when they do cast a ballot, they're casting an educated vote," Fahrenkopf said.
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The importance of these upcoming debates has each candidate doing their own homework and practicing like students preparing for the biggest test of their life. In the days leading up to the first debate, President Obama is rehearsing with Massachusetts senator John Kerry, and Governor Romney has been practicing with Ohio senator Rob Portman. They should study hard. According to Mr. Fahrenkopf, they are not allowed to bring in any help. A pad and pencil is provided, "but otherwise they have no crutches," he says.
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AOL has launched its newest documentary series, city.ballet., offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at the day-to-day lives of the elite roster of artists who perform with the New York City Ballet.
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fantastic apartment and very conveniently located next to the U-bahn and shops / restaurants
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Staying in the apartment enjoyed ourselves. The apartment is centrally located, yet quiet. (Alex in To-foot proximity). The equipment is pragmatic and absolutely perfect for a weekend getaway.
Der Aufenthalt in der Wohnung hat uns super gefallen. Die Wohnung ist zentral, dennoch ruhig gelegen. (Alex in Zu-Fuß-Nähe).
Die Ausstattung ist pragmatisch und für einen Wochenendtrip absolut perfekt.
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The algebra section of QuickMath allows you to manipulate mathematical expressions in all sorts of useful ways. At the moment, QuickMath can expand, factor or simplify virtually any expression, cancel common factors within fractions, split fractions up into smaller ('partial') fractions and join two or more fractions together into a single fraction. More specialized commands are on the way.
What is algebra?The term 'algebra' is used for many things in mathematics, but in this section we'll just be talking about the sort of algebra you come across at high-school.
Algebra is the branch of elementary mathematics which uses symbols to stand for unknown quantities. In a more basic sense, it consists of solving equations or manipulating expressions which contain symbols (usually letters, like x, y or z) as well as numbers and functions. Although solving equations is really a part of algebra, it is such a big area that it has its own section in QuickMath.
This part of QuickMath deals only with algebraic expressions. These are mathematical statements which contain letters, numbers and functions, but no equals signs. Here are a few examples of simple algebraic expressions :
The expand command is used mainly to rewrite polynomials with all brackets and whole number powers multiplied out and all like terms collected together. In the advanced section, you also have the option of expanding trigonometric functions, expanding modulo any integer and leaving certain parts of the expression untouched whilst expanding the rest.
The factor command will try to rewrite an expression as a product of smaller expressions. It takes care of such things as taking out common factors, factoring by pairs, quadratic trinomials, differences of two squares, sums and differences of two cubes, and a whole lot more. The advanced section includes options for factoring trigonometric functions, factoring modulo any integer, factoring over the field of Gaussian integers (just the thing for those tricky sums of squares), and even extending the field over which factoring occurs with your own custom extensions.
Simplifying is perhaps the most difficult of all the commands to describe. The way simplification is performed in QuickMath involves looking at many different combinations of transformations of an expression and choosing the one which has the smallest number of parts. Amongst other things, the Simplify command will take care of canceling common factors from the top and bottom of a fraction and collecting like terms. The advanced options allow you to simplify trigonometric functions or to instruct QuickMath to try harder to find a simplified expression.
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Lmao Philly choppin' headz
Lmao Philly choppin' headz
Sort of makes sense I suppose. Was due a good amount of money the next couple years, and the eagles do have a 1st and 2nd round sitting as depth.
Bet they go away from the wide 9.
I'm sure Philly is sick of the wide 9, which is a huge factor in Babin's success. Not a shocking move, but the timing is seemingly off. I guess they really just want to evaluate Graham/Curry at that left end spot. I'm expecting that staff to be completely annihilated this offseason. Reid, Mornhinwheg, Bowles, Washburn, Mudd, April, and the rest of the "dream staff" will all be looking for work next year.
I wish they'd let go of Cole, he's an animal. Just walked out of a meeting.
I wouldn't complain if we brought him in. You never could have enough pass rushers
I called this before the season when everyone was calling this one hit wonder elite. He sucked for the majority of his career and now he is old, so much for filthy's "elite" pass rush!
Good riddance. What a tool, that guy is.


text: 6. I think Brandon Jacobs cannot hide his disgust any longer at being nothing but an insurance policy for the Niners. Via ProFootballTalk.com, Jacobs wrote on Instagram this week, asked by a fan to put up a photo of him wearing some 49ers gear: "I am on this team rotting away so why would I wanna put any pics up of anything that say niners this is by far the worst year I ever had, I'll tell you like I told plenty others." I always knew Jacobs wouldn't take the bench well. He never did in New Jersey either. Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/peter_king/12/10/Week14/index.html#ixzz2EeqvX6SG


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I think that is a fair question. Is that what it takes for TFB? My other option is to medicate via IPM via soft methods and not have to go through so many. Trying to weight the advantages and pitfalls.
I think that is a fair question. Is that what it takes for TFB? My other option is to medicate via IPM via soft methods and not have to go through so many. Trying to weight the advantages and pitfalls.
The first thing you need to know is that results will vary. I cannot tell you how much, but I can tell you what I have experienced and I have some good numbers for you.
As of last winter, here is how it went for me. I started with 20 packages. But I had overstepped my resources so rather than splitting and increasing, I allowed natural attrition to reduce my numbers to approximately six after five years. Then I started with renewed interest in beekeeping, buying new nucs and queens and things, splitting and catching swarms. Last winter, I had a grand total of 11 hives, one of which died in November, so ten through the winter. During that time, I had owned approximately 42 total hives including all the dead ones over the course of nine years of beekeeping, with ten of those remaining alive.
This year, as I began raising queens in much more rapid fashion, the numbers are not so easy to work out. I made 29 queens, most of which successfully mated, some died during the summer, some were sold as nucs, some were sold as queens, etc. At the height of the spring, I had approximately 40 total hives. Now I have 23. At the end of winter, I expect to have a number in the high teens, which is exactly where I want to be.
Now, if you started with good resistant stock, you may fare better, I don't know personally, but there is a user on Beesource who did just that, buying about 30 resistant queens and maintaining low losses for the past couple years.
To answer your question directly, I do not believe hundreds of losses are necessary. Some are necessary, more if you don't start with treatment free bees. And some level of losses will be necessary over the duration, but every beekeeper experiences losses. Some low losses are inherent to treatment free beekeeping every year, just as losses are required for the whole of natural selection. They should not be seen as detrimental but rather as simply part of the winnowing process. Much winnowing has already been done.
Parker, thanks for this last post of yours. It clears alot for me. I am also one of the first year beeks being infected with the treatment free ideal which is better i guess than going the well established status quo anti varroa treatment paranoia.
I have a few month to study the Queen breeding and increasing colonies by doing splits, artificial swarms and to build some nucs and a few more top bar hives.
I dont think i can buy treatment free bees in Sweden, but small cell bees i could find.
Clears up a lot for me as well. I am seeing the pieces, just need to put it all together.
Sol, are you seeing a trend that shows you are making progress, maintaining, or loosing ground?
I have a feeling that I am where I want to be. This winter's losses are almost guaranteed to be higher than last. It's hard to beat 9% with this many hives. I have reached the level of hives I want to keep so now work goes into refining the stock, and raising queens and nucs which can pay when honey doesn't come in.
I believe I am still making progress. I still have a mean hive or two, and I still have a few hives which are unproven and some which have not done what they should and will probably not survive the winter. But I have a method for increase down, and work continues on refining the plan for beginning beekeepers. I am certain the current plan could work, however, I cannot vouch for it because I cannot get nucs to survive the summer here. Nucs have an incredible propensity for drawing comb and putting in brood and therefore an excellent aptitude for increase, but small hives don't survive the summer here. I think it's a good plan, but just not for here. I need a plan that works well everywhere.
By the way, I heard a story on the radio about flooding problems in Norfolk this morning. I am a Civil Engineer so I found the problem intriguing.
Since Sweden is such a long country with many climate zones its varied.
This year I kept bees up North in region Varmland which is very cold (Swedish Zone 5) (I studied self-sufficient homesteading for 8 month).
I live down south in region Skane which is much warmer (aka Skania which is Zone 2). I will be establishing my very first (private) apiary in May next year which is inspired with the treatment free ideal.
This IDEAL is the driving force, the energy towards a single point which is much stronger than the energy which is fragmented (not sure etc). This ideal is not treated as a rigid belief, rather it is embeded in the overall observation of what is taking place in the hives and in the environment. Such endeavour can result in loss and gain as beeks like Parker, Bush etc have shared with us. One is to get armed with lots of equanimity since great loss can bring the spirit to the dark side. These are the wise words of my bee master Yoda;
"The fear of loss is a path to the Dark Side. Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those Bee colonies who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. Miss them do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed that is. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose. This is the path to treatment free beekeeping.
Much to learn you still have my young padawan." - Beemaster Yoda
It's my observation that beekeeping guided misinformed idealism will lead to unsatisfactory results.
Here's some relevant insights from Randy Oliver:
A valuable read for new beekeepers, particularly those leaning to the "natural" side of things.
For the hobbiest, success is, and should be, subjective. If others are determining what constitutes success, one's hobby is at risk of becoming another obligation.
Having some objectives in mind can be a helpful tool to give one direction and facilitate improvement.
I have a very clear idea of what constitutes my own success.
Unfortunately, I am a harsh taskmaster, and my own bar seems always to be set about an inch higher than what is realistically attainable.
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Really?My point? There is nothing unnatural about using essential oils or organic acids as treatments against the varroa mite or other disease organisms. Putting such natural treatments in our hives is akin to the way that people have long used herbs and spices to repel and kill parasites, and to preserve food.
Determination of success is easy.
For a hobby keeper, you are successful as long as you are enjoying your hobby.
For a commercial, you are making a satisfactory income from your endeavor.
Now the level of success is more difficult to define.
Why in this forum must the word success be redefined all the time? This gets said all the time. Why does it keep needing to be said? It doesn't.
It is very difficult to get rid of the "profit orientated mind". Our "westernised culture" is solidified into personal gain, even if simply to help others just so to feel good about it is also a personal gain = success vs. failure. Fear of failure is the driving force towards the desire for success. All this creates much suffering, all this is the true source of suffering. May we all find courage to look into our own minds and make the true change in there.
I think this thread is starting to look very fragmented
De-fragmentation needed! LOL
Your response seems unnecessarily unkind to Randy, D.
Upon a re-reading Randy's words, it's clear to me that the "Beekeeping Taliban" refers to the dogmatic elements that a beekeeper will encounter in his own region, whether they be retrograde old-school, or from the "Natural" beekeeping movement.
Where I am located, I find myself sandwiched between dogmatic retrograde elements, and a "natural" beekeeping Taliban. Randy's article makes complete sense to me, and was a breath of fresh air when I read it.
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Randy pretty much nailed it though he may have been a bit too direct in his phrasing. To fully understand his tone you needed to hear the tone of many of the accusations directed at him.
It is unfortunate that this thread had created conflict between the practices and supporters of a handful of simply great beekeepers.
It need not be either/or.
Like Bruce Lee said: Take what you need, and discard what you don't.
Sorry, you would have to rewrite Randy's article to include "retrograde old school"...he only references "treatment-free" in reference to the "taliban". Here is the section where he talks about the "taliban"...no mention of anyone but the "treatment free" types:Upon a re-reading Randy's words, it's clear to me that the "Beekeeping Taliban" refers to the dogmatic elements that a beekeeper will encounter in his own region, whether they be retrograde old-school, or from the "Natural" beekeeping movement.
The "Beekeeper Taliban"
In many areas that I've visited, there exists a well-intentioned and vocal "Beekeeper Taliban" that is adamant that newbies must practice some specific sort of bee management (such as the style of hive, type of comb, strain of bee, or sort of mite management, or lack thereof). In some areas the local Taliban exhorts newbies to rigidly adhere to some form of "Faith-Based Beekeeping" in which their sacred duty is to follow some specific practices, or to trust in Nature to be benevolent.
The reality is that Nature and varroa aren't nice to bees. I recently spoke to the beekeeping club in a California region known to be a beekeeping paradise, but whose local Taliban promotes "treatment free" beekeeping. In a survey of their membership last year, some six out of ten colonies perished! It makes no sense to me to set up bright-eyed new beekeepers for the feelings of failure, disappointment, and guilt that come when their darling little bees die a miserable death. Indeed, a quarter of those in the survey did not plan to try their hand at beekeeping again. To me, this sort of dismal outcome is unnecessary and inexcusable.
May I suggest that if you're going to put your faith into some sort of unproven varroa management method, that you at least monitor mite levels and have a back up plan. (If you are reading this article, then you clearly were not swept up in the Rapture on May 21. I covered my bets by supering up my hives the week prior, just in case.)
I meet hundreds of newbies each year, and really enjoy their enthusiasm and joy in their newfound hobby. My wish is for them to be successful at their novel adventure. The point that I try to make is that it is not up to beginners to save the world by trying to keep bees without treatments. Everyone wants to be a "treatment free" beekeeper—but you are not really "keeping" bees if they die each year! Beekeeping is enough of a challenge to learn without making it more difficult by allowing varroa to run rampant.
What I suggest is to first learn to practice good bee husbandry, such as you would if you were starting with any other pet or livestock. Learn to keep your bees alive and well for a few years; then you can raise the bar. You wouldn't allow your dog or cat to suffer from a gruesome mite infestation, so why would you allow your bees to die a similar awful death?
My advice to newbies is to relax, and have fun keeping bees—it's one of the most amazing and enjoyable things that you'll ever do, and a great way to get in touch with nature. Keep in mind that beekeeping is simply another form of animal husbandry. It's your responsibility to take care of your charges, and the reality is that sometimes they may require your help in dealing with a lack of forage or the relentless depredation by the varroa mite. It is rewarding to assist them through difficult times.
Well, by this point I'm sure I've affronted quite a few beekeepers, but since I am an equal opportunity offender, please allow me to continue to get into more hot water!
...you mean the "options" that are presented as "rules"?The options presented are not showcased as the only true path, but as acceptable options, by way of saying "If you want to do it this way, that's OK.".
...but the most obvious problem with the article is casting anyone as the "taliban"
. The taliban isn't funny, it isn't a clever analogy.....it isn't a thing for making fun.
You have cast my comments as "unnecessarily unkind"...yet, is Randy trying to reach out to beekeepers with whom he doesn't agree? Is he trying to be friendly...by calling others "Taliban"? Do you think it will work?
Randy is responsible for how he expresses himself...he was writing for a magazine/the internet, not addressing specific individuals who he don't agree with him.
Treatment-free beekeeping is not a varroa management method. That framing is totally wrong.
Reminds me of "treatment-free treatments." I will never forget that one so long as my brain is capable of thought.
Dean: I'm not going to try to speculate as to what may have led up to this analogy though I would agree any comparison to the Taliban is pretty harsh. I will say that that there is a lot of ideological intolerance associated with the whole treatment free issue and it cuts both ways.


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My experiment.
Over this weekend I decide to try an experiment with hopes in getting a different view on this game and to see things in a different light.
I started this multiplayer from scratch with a new account that I used to use when playing U2 with my wife and only her.
With this new account I wanted to see this game from a " no party " no " sar" view.
This new account would solely be a hunting rifle play though.
The very first thing I noticed which I had not before because I always play in a party of four, was in the no-party play list that match making is the worst I have EVER seen in a multiplayer.
This is the kind of match making that you see on private servers on Battlefield where admins purposely stack teams so they can inflate their KDR and score per min.
These servers often get reported an in many cases get shut down.
Not the case for this game.
I could not believe how bad this actually was.
I was rank zero and teamed with two level 1's and another zero.
The other team was a 140, 68,94, 87.
Yes you heard me right.
I played three matches of this and the game kept these very same teams, never balancing them out.
Every single one of the enemy team had covert training on, and I'm pretty darn sure the team I was with has no idea what covert even does.
So I left after several matches with them to see if this was a glitch.
Low and behold this kept happening again and again.
All lower levels were almost always partnered together leaving them to get destroyed by high ranking players.
If this wasn't my second acct and I was new to this game I would have probably sold it based on this.
My whole point of this acct. was to get a good feel with the hunting rifle from a beginning state.
I wanted to level the boosters up using it and see what it was like.
On my main acct. I mainly use the sar, and pretty much only the sar, and also with a revolver only load out.
I have gotten pretty solid with the hunting rifle playing non stop with it over the weekend, but solid is one thing, and being able to use it effectively in the game is another.
The hunting rifle is seriously out classed.
I'm not calling for a nerf of any gun, not what I'm getting at.
The hunting rifles cons far out way its pros.
Scope time is terrible, reload terrible, ammo count terrible, and upgrade cost terrible.
In my opinion it only becomes useful upgraded twice.
Getting lucky games on new players does not constitute this gun a being on a level with other weapons, which is mostly what I see in any video where some one is doing good with it.
The hunting rifle needs some serious looking at.
My opinion on this is that this gun should lose either the scope time or reload time to make it on par with other weapons.
Both a long scope time and long reload time make this gun extremely unbalanced.
The damage wobble even with sharp shooter destroys this weapon as well.
When scoped even trying to kill a burst rifle user from across the map is difficult when one bullet will send you aim into outer space.
I'd like to add more here but my lunch break is up.
I did this so I could get a unbiased view on this weapon, from a fresh perspective.
Anyone else disagrees, then try this how I did.
Create a new account, play alone, and play with this weapon on every map.
You'll find even on what would be sniping maps that this gun does not fit the role it should, and like I have said in previous posts we cant nerf other peoples likes but buffing things that fall between the cracks will go a lot further.
Re: My experiment.[ Edited ]
I agree that bad team balancing is a ND staple. It shouldn't be that hard to fix it...
The HR needs a slight buff.
Re: My experiment.
It is worse than i have even seen on battle field when the admin is PURPOSELY team stacking. Again this is the no party playlist.
Re: My experiment.
i don't think it balances them at all. It basically has 8 guys, throws them in a hat, mixes them up, randomly pulls out 4 then bam thats team 1 and team 2 the other.
Re: My experiment.
I play it almost exclusively, and I find teams do get shuffled, and some matches are lopsided, some extremely close.
Matches in general are far closer in no parties than with a po3 or po4, where my team invariably annihilates people.
I find the HR fine, but its map dependent, sure. You must play differently. You can't run and gun with it, but you can use it to mark, down and suppresses enemies for your team.
As a solo player I find it quite effective stalking the edges of maps like lakeside, bills town or dam, and picking off enemies, stragglers if normal, anyone if silenced.
Is it a standard combat attn like the sar or br?? No. its a purpose built weapon, and performs that purpose well. I used it exclusively for the first 2-3 Weeks of release, and loved it. And that wad with zero understanding of the game.
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Re: My experiment.
NIce experiment. Level balancing is off, but what seems to happen more often than not is: First match will be unbalanced and lots of high levels on one team and lots of low levels on the other team. Subsequent matches the levels seems to be a BIT more balanced. I'm on level 160 so I often get ranked with very low players so it's hard to tell.
The HR is now my main gun (use the bow on smaller maps like Checkpoint and High school) simply because it's the most challenging and difficult gun to use in the game. I very rarely use the SAR just because it's cheesy and easy.
Like you stated with the HR: scoping is sluggish as h3ll, reload is godawful up until upgrade 2 (even upgrade 1 is abeit slow).
Other cons of the HR which I've ranted about before:
- This is a stealth based game which leads to a lot of surprise close quarter encounters, making the HR not useful in a lot of situations.
- Ammo and supplies are obtained only if you run over to the dead body and pick it up. So if I'm sniping someone half way across the map (where the HR is best at), I have to run over half way across the map giving up my sniper spot to get more ammo.
- If you are facing an SAR user from a long distance, if you do not land a headshot, the SAR will down you quicker than you can get off the second shot.
- The HR has a ridiculous "shimmer" when scoped in, giving away your position and making it easier for enemies to spot.
Re: My experiment.
Well, matchmaking is awful. You think in No Parties Mode the game would try and seperate people based off their "level". However, due to ND saying rank isn't really rank, they obviously don't factor this into the matchup system.
And yes the HR is outclassed by a ton of weapons. I think a big reason for that has to do with how good the SAR currently is. It is so much easier to kill someone with a SAR then it is with every other weapon in the game.
So when you go from wh*ring out the SAR exclusively, to switching to the HR, you are bound to see how less then stellar the other weapons really are.
Make the Lvl 1 HR upgrade the base for the HR. Make what is now the Lvl 2 upgrade the Lvl 1 upgrade. For a Lvl 2 upgrade, the HR should get some kind of armor piercing ability. Thats how I'd buff it.
ND has already said they are looking into buffing the other weapons to make them more competitive with the SAR.
Re: My experiment.
I feel the hunting rifle however does not fit into this game as it stands.
The semi, burst, revolver, bow, 9mm and shorty can execute you even before your scope can come up. This in my opinion should not be the case, even at long range i find the revolver and 9mm better (2 to the head downs).
This is touchy with a sniper because to much can easily make this a overpowered weapon.
As it stands having a long reload and long scope time I feel breaks this gun.
One of these should go.
My feeling is that it should be the scope time.
Being in cover, standing up to aim with this huge delay gets you downed by even a 9mm before your scope comes up, not just the sar. Upgrading should affect reload speed and scope zoom levels.
Re: My experiment.
Even though movement is slow in this title gun battles are not. It should'nt take all day for your scope to come up.


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So I am working on the beginning stages of a 7.62x25 build and want to know which size ejector to use. I am assuming that I would just use a 5.45 ejector correct?
All US made ejector rails I've seen are the same length, too long for fitting to your specific receiver and caliber. Universal fit.
I have used the AK builder rails for the AK47, but others would work. Since the cartridge is shorter, I wanted the tip of the ejector moved further forward. I cut a piece of the left rail off to let me move the ejector tip forward. After welding the rail in place, I took the piece I cut off and spot welded it behind the welded in rail to extend the rail back close to its original length.
You need to be sure the ejector is located such that an UNFIRED round can be ejected so that any time you need to eject an unfired round, bad primer, etc. you can do so. Learned that the hard way one time ;)
The 7.62x25 uses the same bolt face dimensions as a 5.45x39, so you *should* be able to use the standard length 5.45 ejector. Which is to say the "long" one in comparison to a 7.62x39 ejector.
In a standard thickness AK-74 receiver the ejector tip is 0.580" from the left outside of the receiver.
so if one was to use a nodak recv'r to build an x25 AK which recv'r for the AK74 would one use?
All the talk about ejectors makes me think an nds-3 would not work because it is for the AK47 thus the ejector is to short...correct?
Ejection is spotty on my 7.62x25mm Gas operated AK with the standard AK74 rail on an NDS-2. When I finaly get a welder I will move the ejector tip .5" forward.
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Hey Ya'll I'm back from Brady. I just sat here & read everything ta git caught up. I can't reply ta everything but I do want ta let Anael know that I'm prayin' for Bram.
I had a great time in Brady. When we got there we realized right away that the place needed ta be mowed. Some o' the clump grass was almost 2 1/2 ft. tall. At least clump grass is thin & wispy. Actually the 2 lots were didn't have very much clump grass in the middlle so it was only about 6 inches tall there & had some flowers bloomin' so Dh only mowed the edges o' the lots but he did mow the lawn around the house. He hurt his foot a couple o' weeks ago & had ta mow very carefully.
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It started rainin' on Sat night about midnight & rained most o' the trip so we mostly just watched movies & played a few games. Our TV isn't hooked up ta cable nor does it have an antenna so all we can do is watch movies on it. I kinda like that.
I heard that we got rain here in Midland too. The Official amount is 1/2 an inch but my Aunt said that she got 2 inches. My hope is that it rained on the flood planes for the lakes. The last time it rained The lakes stayed static. We used as much water as the lakes received from the rains. I'm hopin' that they rise this time.


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Discussion in 'General Chevy & GM Tech Questions' started by xtlong, Feb 15, 2011.
im looking to put dual exaust on my 2010 sierra.What kind do you recomend?
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I have a 5.3 and probably going with a y pipe.Im new to this stuff dont want anything too loud,but a nice sound is what im looking for.
I have a Borla rear exit, dual, cat back system on my 03 5.3 ltr silvy. It's a little more pricier than other manufacturers, but with the million mile warranty you can't go wrong. I get compliments all the time, even from a mid 70's gentleman at the bank (who was a ford man).
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Cbz40, Sep 1, 2005.
Game Time 7:00 Cst.
Thread open.........Have fun
Dallas wins toss...will receive
TOUCHDOWN! Julius Jones!!!!!
Just testing!
That must be that cajun magic.....
OMFG, you got me. I need to kill you now. :bang2:
It kills me to listen on the radio.
Maybe a preminition. Lets hope.
Sorry. Wanted to break the ice.
word!!! I wanna see this live!
Well, you were wrong on your attempt.
3rd and 1. I hate these.
*Edit, I love them.
nice run, nice blocking!
That was a nice hole...
3rd and 1 again! lol
man JJ's looking good tonight
I just cannot read the game thread without the ability to watch the game.
Hey, this is working! 2 conversions in a row!
the OL is mashing the Jag's front....
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"Candy for life and a tour of Willie Wonka's top-secret chocolate factory was the prize for buying a candy bar containing a Golden Ticket. Here is the exciting, hilarious, and moral story of the five prizewinners. They were, alas, repulsive children, with the exception of Charlie Bucket, whose family was so poor he could only have one candy bar a year. Rich in humor, acutely observant, Dahl lets his imagination rip in fairyland."-- The New York Times.
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For the first time in a decade, Willy Wonka, the reclusive and eccentric chocolate maker, is opening his doors to the public--well, five members of the public to be exact. The lucky five who find a Golden Ticket in their Wonka chocolate bars will receive a private tour of the factory, given by Mr. Wonka himself. For young Charlie Bucket, this a dream come true. And, when he finds a dollar bill in the street, he can't help but buy two Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delights--even though his impoverished family could certainly use the extra dollar for food. But as Charlie unwraps the second chocolate bar, he sees the glimmer of gold just under the wrapper! The very next day, Charlie, along with his unworthy fellow winners Mike Teavee, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, and Augustus Gloop, steps through the factory gates to discover whether or not the rumors surrounding the Chocolate Factory and its mysterious owner are true. What they find is that the gossip can't compare to the extraordinary truth, and for Charlie, life will never be the same again. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, another unforgettable masterpiece from the legendary Roald Dahl, never fails to delight, thrill, and utterly captivate. (Ages 9 to 12)Review:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, along with Roald Dahl's other tales for younger readers, make him a true star of children's literature. Dahl seems to know just how far to go with his oddball fantasies; in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, for example, nasty Violet Beauregarde blows up into a blueberry from sneaking forbidden chewing gum, and bratty Augustus Gloop is carried away on the river of chocolate he wouldn't resist. In fact, all manner of disasters can happen to the most obnoxiously deserving of children because Dahl portrays each incident with such resourcefulness and humor.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a singular delight, crammed with mad fantasy, childhood justice and revenge, and as much candy as you can eat. The book is also available in Spanish (Charlie y la Fabrica de Chocolate). (The suggested age range for this book is 9-12, but nobody this reviewer has met can resist it, including New York City bellhops, flight attendants, and grumpy teenagers.)
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Roasting brings out the natural sweetness of mushrooms. Here they are paired with full-flavored sesame oil, ginger, garlic and scallions. Using a variety of mixed mushrooms makes this dish special (and delicious). Serve with Ginger-Steamed Fish with Troy's Hana-Style Sauce and rice noodles.
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