text:
Home › Forums › Campfire › Editor's Roundtable › Ultralight Economies of Scale: Budgeting for Your Pack & Wallet
Aug 25, 2009 at 1:37 pm #1238791
Addie BedfordBPL Member
@addiebedfordLocale: Montana
Companion forum thread to:
Ultralight Economies of Scale: Budgeting for Your Pack & Wallet
Brad is out hiking for the next week or two, so his replies to any comments will be a bit delayed.Aug 25, 2009 at 3:53 pm #1522938
Andy BernerBPL Member
@berner9Locale: Michigan
Good article.
This fits my life right now in this exact same sense. I'm new to the entire BPL. The past two weeks I have spent a ridiculous amount of time on this website. I have made excel spreed sheets with all the gear that I plan to purchase. Which all I have left is to get a shelter, pack, and bag/quilt.
I to have came to realize how much I do spend on crap food at work(even though its mostly healthy food). I have began bring lunches and snacks to save money.
Now I just need to lose the idea of bringing a BPL esbit stove and a pot to work to make my lunch.Aug 25, 2009 at 5:23 pm #1522950
Jay WilkersonBPL Member
@creachenLocale: East Bay
Great article Brad, Ever since I read Ray Jardines "Beyond Backpacking" in the late 90'S and discovered this website I scrutinize everything I purchase (How does it fit into my system?)..Less is More-No Doubt!!!
-JayAug 25, 2009 at 5:36 pm #1522951
John WhynotMember
@jdw01776Locale: Southeast Texas
>>If I were making $100,000 a year, maybe two hundred dollars a month wouldn't be all that much.
No, it's still a chunk of dough. When you stop thinking critically about your budget (pack contents or money), you soon find yourself over budget…Aug 25, 2009 at 5:49 pm #1522957
George MatthewsBPL Member
Good relationship between ultralight and budgeting.
It takes a well-disciplined approach to become successful at ultralight backpacking. Deciding on the gear you will take on a trip requires considerable time planning, researching and acquiring. Eventually the process forces you to be brave and go for it. You have to trust your homework.
The same strategy applies to your personal finances. You get money through gifts (I wish) and earnings. Then you save it or spend it. Just like accumulating ounces into unnecessary pounds – or reducing pounds by eliminating ounces – credit card buys versus savings buys can significantly change your financial burden. Careless spending beyond your means will break your back!
It's ironic that credit cards are so ultralight yet produce such heavy loads. Cut them up. Then ounce by ounce purge the balances to nothingness. Don't go into debt to lighten your pack because you'll have to carry the debt a long time.Aug 26, 2009 at 7:12 am #1523017
Mark McLauchlinBPL Member
@markmclauchlinLocale: Western Australia
Nice article,
As with most other comments I have found myself at a point where I am definately checking things out more thoroughly before I purchase.
I am also not just looking at the many rows of gear in the hiking stores and thinking about what I can buy just because I can. I now look and think "why would I want to carry that with me", saves me a few bucks too!
I have also started to sell or trade some of the gear I no longer need as it doesn't fit in with my UL quest.
Thanks again, good readAug 26, 2009 at 8:01 am #1523024
Lucas OsborneMember
@lukeoLocale: Big Sky Country
Nice Brad!
Your ideas on pack and wallet budgeting make a lot of sense. I'm a chronic over packer, but luckily my wife is gets down to the bare bones. She's not satisfied unless if at the end of a trip the food bag is empty and there's nary a snack to get me out of the woods!
In budgeting to buy those spendy pack-rafts we placed a jar on the kitchen counter and called it "my packraft fund." Every time we would have spent $3 on a cup of coffee or anything else we didn't need, we instead dropped the cash in the jar. I even had friends dropping in change. After a long Alaskan winter when we went to Sherri Tingy's place to buy the raft and I emptied my jar and found that I had a good $400+ in there!Aug 26, 2009 at 8:05 am #1523026
John DavisMember
@billyboosterLocale: So Cal
It's often said commons sense is not so common. Before today's economic 'issues' I met some folks who didn't earn as much as me (this isn't about me, it's about BPL…read on). They didnt have as shiny a car as me, or live in the same neigborhood as me.
But they made things! They repaired not tossed things. They improvised and adapted their existing 'wares' to suit their new needs. They taught me alot – more than I can ever describe.
I now am thrifty! I bulk make burritos and freeze them and they're delicious, I dont pay the 40cents that the gas station wants for using the credit/debit card, I do use the coupons that adorn my mailbox and now I even save up my tin cans for recycling refunds.
Like my backpacking – that started off as an ebay search for a giant two burner coleman stove and ended up trying to make soda stoves – I have evolved through learning and being educated.
This article is yet another one of those stories that highlight, identify and PROVE, that doing the right thing, applying common sense and LEARNING from others is the key to a good balance – both in the bank and on your back! Well done!Aug 26, 2009 at 8:23 am #1523029
Elliott WolinBPL Member
@ewolinLocale: Hampton Roads, Virginia
Same for me as Mark. Once upon a time I drooled over all that equipment at REI or wherever. Now I too think: "Why would I bother carrying that…it weighs a ton and it's mostly useless or redundant."
While taking a break on the porch of a hut in the White Mountains a young teenager hoisted his pack and left, but one flip-flop fell out of his pack. I picked it up and called him back. It must have weighed almost a pound by itself, I couldn't believe it.
How they must suffer, those traditional backpackers who carry all that needless weight. And to think I used to be one of them!
I've become a lightweight evangelist on the trail, much to the chagrin of my kids. On my trip to the ADK's this summer it was hopeless, though, so many ultra-heavy packs I stopped bothering to make comments (much to the relief of my son).Aug 26, 2009 at 8:39 am #1523031
Dale WambaughBPL Member
@dwambaughLocale: Pacific Northwest
This is what I call the concept of hypermaterialism. It doesn't mean buying everything, rather owning only what you need and a relentless pursuit of quality, as outlined in the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
There is a famous photo of the worldly possessions of Mahatma Gandhi at the time of his death: a bowl, a couple books, his eyeglassses and sandals, some writing implements and a three porcelain monkeys– not enough to fill a banker box.
We can be owned by our possessions in so many ways. We frustrate outselves with storing, organizing and maintaining them. They can rob our space, time and finances and bring us stress. I worked in the auto repair industry for many years and I saw many people dragged down trying to own a car when they really didn't need one. They got caught up in not being able to afford a reliable car and poured their resources into broken down vehicle and lived with the strees of being stranded by a junker. I now work in the electronics reycling industry and see a steady stream of cast-off toys– most of which still work. Our media and computing binge is shameful.
It really struck me the other day when I was changing channels and landed on an infomercial for vaccum storage bags for clothing. They showed these massive piles of clothing sucked into small packages with a vacuum cleaner. Of course the concept they missed is that they don't need 10 or 20 sweaters! If you have more sweaters than you can wear AND store, it's time to give some to people who need them.
My other favorite example is the chapter on economy in Thoreau's Walden. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/WALDEN/hdt01.html. And he saw it happening in 1854, let alone 2009.Aug 26, 2009 at 11:56 am #1523073
Walter UnderwoodBPL Member
@wunderLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
Once in a while, you hit on something that costs nothing, weighs almost nothing, and works better than expected. On our scout troop's week-long trek in the Hoover and Emigrant Wilderness Areas, we brought basins made from cut-down plastic milk jugs. We used those all the time, even fighting a wildfire.
For some photos, see: my blog post on fighting the fire.Aug 26, 2009 at 12:06 pm #1523074
Dale, thanks for the reminder. While I could never get my library down to a couple of books or eliminate many of my tools (we all have our vices), your comment and Brad Groves' article may be the spur I need to get rid of much of the redundant crap in my non-hiking life.
I wonder about the implications this article and these comments have for some SUL/UL/lightweight practices of having multiple packs, bags, stoves, etc just to optimize weight for every conceivable condition.Aug 26, 2009 at 1:17 pm #1523087
Andrew SchrinerMember
@lettheguydanceLocale: Midwest
Wonderful, thoughtful article, and wonderful, thoughtful replies.
I have a rather practical comment to make (seems out of place though next to the profundity that precedes it). I too have a soft spot in my lightweight pack for sleeping gear – who wants to be miserable on the trip from not being able to sleep? – and I've had tremendous pillow success with a 1.8 oz homemade fleece bag with velcro closure, into which I can put anything reasonably soft to make a good pillow. And when I carry a down jacket in winter…ohhh it's nice. I'm sure a similar item, used with the down or climashield vest you mention would be very comfortable at low weight.
Happy adventuring!Aug 26, 2009 at 5:04 pm #1523118
Robert BrookshireMember
Brad wrote:
"I have been living on the wrong scale. I hadn't been living in reality."
Awesome! There are literally hundreds of millions of people, mostly in the United States but also abroad in other regions of the OverDeveloped world that desperately need the realization you just summed up so insightfully here. We are not only nickel and diming ourselves to death, but are also nickel and diming the entire Earth to death with our seemingly small actions that are entirely out of scale with all other living things. If you apply this same perspective to the entire human world that you've been raised to live and believe in, you're in for a wild ride down a rabbit hole that goes far deeper than you ever imagined. Kudos and good traveling to you.Aug 26, 2009 at 5:15 pm #1523119
Project for a conceptual art piece:
Inventory and weigh all possessions (minus food, water and fuel, of course) to calculate one's whole life base weight.
Clearly, according to the post above, Ghandi sets the UL (maybe SUL) standard. How about the rest of us?
At one time, everything I owned fit in an Audi Fox, with room for a passenger *and* I could see out the back window. But that was a long time ago…Aug 26, 2009 at 6:55 pm #1523136
Jim ColtenBPL Member
@jcoltenLocale: MN
Project for a conceptual art piece:
Inventory and weigh all possessions (minus food, water and fuel, of course) to calculate one's whole life base weight.
Get Material World.
OR … in the spirit of this topic, check it out from your local library. If they don't have it they can probably get it via inter library loan.Aug 26, 2009 at 8:07 pm #1523145
Thanks–I'll check it out.Aug 28, 2009 at 1:39 am #1523365
Andy DixonMember
great article
luckily i saw the light a little while ago
i no longer buy outdoor gear as i have far, far too much stuff already.
if i actually need a new piece of gear now (rather unlikely…), my rule is that it can only be obtained by sale/trade of some of my existing gear otherwise i will not buy.
what a difference that alone has made to my credit card bill which i always clear each month as i have never allowed myself to live in debt. if i can't afford it well, i shouldn't buy it should i? and i use my credit card for all purchases – food, utility bills etc – in fact anything i can. why? well, i get 1% back over the course of a year & that adds us to a decent amount :-)
i have far more normal clothing/footware, books etc than i can possibly justify. i am gradually sorting through all of this and most weeks I find myself dropping a bag off at the charity shop.
i am also evaluating all my spending and like others found that all those little incidental purchases add up to a shocking amount over time!
the end result is a feeling of immense relief, adopting a lightweight lifestyle has lifted a burden i never even realised was weighing me downAug 28, 2009 at 3:08 pm #1523502
George MatthewsBPL Member
Good point about credit cards. Like you I use them without ever carrying over a balance therefore the leeches don't suck any interest outta me. I avoid cards with annual fees too. And I too get points with every buy. Anyone can do this, but you have to have the discipline to treat a card purchase like cash. It's fun to think that you are using their money for free. Just don't fall into their trap.
Some of the other life light ups my wife and I are trying: disconnected cable TV. Rabbit ears work fine for the major networks and PBS. There was a few days of separation anxiety (wife was a cable news junkie). But now we don't miss it.
Also, we dropped our telco phone line. We both use our cell phones only now. This idea we got from both of our sons who had been only using their cells since they flew our nest.
And – we're reducing the times we eat out.
And – we grew our own tomatoes.Aug 29, 2009 at 1:55 am #1523601
Jörgen JohanssonBPL Member
@jorgenLocale: www.smarterbackpacking.com; www.fjaderlatt.se
Interesting article. If I remember correctly "economy" means "housekeeping".
A couple of years ago a friend of mine made a comparison between cost and weight for "traditional" gear and lightweight gear. He found out that on the average the light gear was 1 SEK cheaper per gram. One Swedish Crown/Krona is about 15 cents.
That is; a 2 000 gram backpack usually retails for 1000 SEK more than a 1 000 gram backpack over here, and so on.
The exception is of course really light sleeping bags, which are more expensive than heavier ones, but they are included in the average and it still boils down to 1 SEK cheaper per gram.
Would be interesting if anyone would do something similar for the US. The article can be found here, for all who read Swedish ;-)
http://www.fjaderlatt.se/2007/06/du-spar-lika-mnga-kronor-som-gram.htmlAug 29, 2009 at 5:58 am #1523615
Jeff KMember
@jeff-kLocale: New York
For those that can't read Sweedish, a decently translated version from google is available at the link below.Aug 29, 2009 at 12:21 pm #1523664
Ethan A.BPL Member
@mountainwalkerLocale: SF Bay Area & New England
Nice piece Brad. Started a similar journey years ago, worked out nice light systems in which items have multiple functions if possible, sold off almost all of our old heavier less functional gear, etc. and still completing that journey (quilt or sleeping bag and NeoAir are last items to switch out). Just curious, which scale did you buy, how much was it and where did you get it? I've been using post office scales forever, spoiled by nearby post offices, but can justify a scale for home office use as well.Aug 30, 2009 at 5:14 am #1523759
Donna CBPL Member
@leadfootLocale: Middle Virginia
I echo what others have stated. I may not be UL but getting close. I was raised that you get what you pay for, and if you can't pay for it, make it. Quality goods last a lifetime. It seems like in the UL community, there is plenty of quality goods with all of the small cottage businesses that we support. I pretty much have the gear that works for me and still paring down the weight with the smaller items. I will finally have my sleeping system complete and that will be the end of my Big Three. This has also fallen into my non-hiking life as well. I dusted off the sewing machine and am back to making my own work clothes. Or shop at the thrift stores.
Great article, Brad!Sep 7, 2009 at 12:10 pm #1525700
Brad GrovesMember
@4quietwoodsLocale: Michigan
I'm back from a great trip. Thanks for all the great comments! I was surprised to see how much crossover there was between my daily and backpacking life. It takes a lot of self control to not "just" buy that mid-day drink… and it can also be hard to not "just" add that one extra something to the pack.
EJ, the scale is a random thing I found on Ebay or Amazon or something. Digiweigh, 1000g capacity, 0.1g accuracy… and cheap.Sep 7, 2009 at 12:53 pm #1525715
Rog TallblokeBPL Member
@tallblokeLocale: DON'T LOOK DOWN!!
Nice article Brad. I have a Pitney Bowes 2kg electronic scale for pre-trip planning and gear selection. But when travelling abroad I find packroom for a cheap 2kg spring balance which I use to carefully plan our return flight weight allowance with. We tend to go handbaggage only.
As with all good pieces of UL kit, it's multi-purpose. I also have it dangling from my pack strap when I buy food on foreign markets. It's a sort of talismanic threat which seems to be effective with street traders, I've had a few laughs and comments about it in unknown languages.
On the rare occasion I manage to hook a fish I weigh it to calculate cooking time too.
Well worth it's ounce it is.
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.


text:
Travelling To Tha Khaek
Trip Start Nov 03, 2008
24Trip End Feb 20, 2009
Map your own trip!
Loading Map
Loading Map
Map Options
Show trip route
Hide lines
5.5 hours later we arrived in Tha Khaek and checked in at the Travel Lodge (no kidding!). Despite phoning ahead and reserving a room, we somehow ended up having to sleep in the massage room on rather hard massage beds. On the plus side, they did leave various massage oils and "firming slimming cream" in the room for us; on the downside mosquitoes clearly love a good massage as the room was full of them.
We popped in town for dinner at a local restaurant and the whole way there and back people were smiling, staring and greeting us with variations of hello, hi, yo, thank you and good morning. Tha Khaek is the smallest and least touristy place we've been so far and it made a really nice change. We spent the evening sat around the campfire chatting with other backpackers and drinking a few too many Beerlaos. One of the guys we were talking to had cycled all the way from Austria to Bangkok in 7,5 months - oddly enough he spent most of the night standing up.
We spent the next couple of days wandering around the town and chilling out, which was good for mind, body and wallet.
On Monday we decided to explore the amazing scenery further a field and hired a tuk-tuk driver to take us to several caves and a secluded swimming spot (whilst we were swimming, we took a moment to think of you all getting ready for work on Monday morning J See the photos as words will probably not do the caves justice.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Currently not available
Model 675 - Torque MX Ionized Lens
Out Of Stock!
We will notify you when this product becomes available.
The Torque Ionized MX Goggle Lens is a single lens with tear sheet plastic tabs that can fit the Torque and Torque+ Series Goggles. The lens is made of an optical Lexan material which is durable and impact resistant and 100% UV protected. The lens come with an anti-fog treatment and include Iridium lens coating for accurate Light Transmission. Light Transmission: 20%-25%. Good for Sunny Days.


text:
Robert J. Richards
THE DARWIN ARCHIPELAGO: The Naturalist's Career beyond Origin of Species. Steve Jones. xviii + 228 pp. Yale University Press, 2011. $27.50.
Open up the Tuesday science section of the New York Times, and you'll be treated to articles on new scientific discoveries in physics, anthropology and medicine; observations about the starry skies above and moral law below; and a great deal about the evolutionary processes that unite these disparate areas. The articles are usually written with verve and authority. Now ratchet that up a couple of notches, and you'll have the style of the connected essays that constitute The Darwin Archipelago. Your guide is Steve Jones, whose authority comes from his position as professor of genetics at University College London, and whose verve comes naturally—its hallmarks are a mordant irony and sly, knowing nods. A public intellectual and educator, he is skilled at making the science go down easily.
In each of the book's chapters, Jones selects a few theoretical judgments or experimental observations that appear in one of Darwin's less frequently read books and then jumps to a discussion of comparable concerns in contemporary research. We tend to think of Darwin as having had two great tricks up his sleeve: descent of species with modification (evolution), and the means by which this occurs, natural selection. But Darwin was a scientific conjurer of amazing versatility. In addition to the Voyage of the Beagle and the Origin of Species, he composed some 17 other monographs: two volumes on geology, four on barnacles and six on plants, as well as books on such varied subjects as human racial differences, emotional expression in humans and animals, variability of domestic organisms, and, at the end of his life, earthworms. Like his famous works, these less well-known ones contain minute observations, ingenious experiments and prescient conjectures.
Jones follows a meandering path through Darwin's volumes, pausing to pick out some nugget and then bringing up many related facts of a curious and often wondrous character, which have been mined using the instruments of modern science. He starts with the "shaved monkey," ourselves. Darwin conceived of human beings as descended from animal ancestors and thus subject to the same biological considerations as other animals, except that humans have reached a stage beyond: We are moral animals. Jones doesn't really do anything with that distinction, although Darwin made much of it in the Descent of Man, constructing a complex theory of the evolution of moral behavior, the basic structure of which is yet preserved in a multitude of descendant theories scattered through contemporary journals in anthropology, psychology and philosophy. In this chapter Jones makes a number of desultory references to recent discoveries about human biology (the fact that we have only about 20,000 genes in our genome, for example, about the same number as a simple worm), but his heart is not in it.
Jones takes much greater pleasure in Darwin's botanical work, in which that ever-curious naturalist described the kinds of experiments that mark him virtually our contemporary. Just after publishing the Origin of Species in 1859, Darwin began observations on insectivorous plants, from the sundews, which trap insects on the sticky surface of their leaves, to the Venus flytrap, which snaps its bivalve leaves on an unwary victim within a tenth of a second of sensing its presence. Darwin discovered that the constant pressure of a couple of grains of flour will not spring the trap, nor even a sliver of meat; but the tap dance of an insect—or the play of a fine human hair—will cause the prison doors to slam shut and the dissolving juices to begin their job. To Darwin's account, Jones adds our current understanding of the evolutionary pressures that led to such marvelous contrivances: Most carnivorous plants have a meager root system and live in nitrogen-poor soil; their adaptations have allowed them to draw life-preserving sustenance from living flesh, like beautiful, multicolored vampires.
Like Darwin, Jones delights in the intricate webs of coevolved life. Darwin described in the Origin of Species, for example, how cats in an area controlled the growth of clover: They fed on the field mice that destroyed the nests of "humble-bees" that pollinated the clover. Likewise Jones details how some ant species control the survival of acacia trees in the Amazon jungle: The trees exude a sweet, oily substance lapped up by the ants; in return the ants attack herbivores trying to lunch on the tree's tasty leaves; and as the ants die in the crevices of their abode, enzymes from the tree dissolve their bodies, releasing nitrogen; up to 90 percent of the nitrogen absorbed by the acacia is derived from insect visitors in this fashion.
Natural selection requires spontaneous variability in organisms in order to ensure morphological variability for exploiting different resources in the economy of nature. As selection continues to fit organisms into new pockets in the environment, morphological divergence, even within a family, can become quite large. In the plant kingdom, orchid varieties stretch morphologies to the extreme, from species whose flower might serve as the corsage for a ladybug to those whose girth exceeds that of a sumo wrestler.
But barnacles may win the prize for the most bizarre extremes of morphology. Darwin began the study of one type of barnacle he collected while in South America, a tiny, naked, insectlike animal that drills into the shell of a mollusk or another barnacle to live as a parasite. As he worked to come up with a description of this barnacle, which he called Mr. Arthrobalanus, the persistent naturalist stumbled through the shambles of barnacle systematics then available to him. He tinkered and obsessed, spending almost eight years (from 1846 to 1854) dissecting barnacles and trying to put order into their classifications; in the end, he wound up describing all of the known living and extinct barnacles in four large volumes, which are still the standard in the study of these creatures. Although Carl Linnaeus and Georges Cuvier had placed barnacles in the phylum of mollusks, because as adults they often had a clamlike shell, Darwin showed that their larval state was morphologically almost identical to that of crabs, lobsters and shrimp—they were really in the subclass Articulata. This discovery supported his early conviction that embryological development retraces the stages of the evolutionary history of the phylum—or in his German disciple Ernst Haeckel's formulation, ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny. Jones, however, elides features of Darwin's study of barnacles to concentrate on tales of the weirdness of some species that have only recently become known.
And some are decidedly weird. A female of the genus Sacculina, in its larval state, will insert a slim needlelike apparatus through the joints in the armor of a crab, injecting a blob of its cells. These cells mature into the adult barnacle, which takes the form of a funguslike network, wrapping the internal organs and muscles of the crab in energy-sucking tendrils and depositing its eggs in the host's external pouch—the place where the host would normally keep its own young. The male barnacle, also equipped with a syringe, shoots its sperm into the pouch, and the crab must now eat constantly to ensure that it gets enough food, not for its own growing brood, but for alien babies. Crabs may live this way for years, like zombies.
Jones must have hundreds of index cards (or their computer equivalent) filled with such tales of the delights, wonders and oddities of evolution. After a while, the whirl of cards flipping by must have wearied even him, since his attention occasionally flags—when, for instance, he tells his reader that orchids form one of the largest families of flowering plants, with some 25,000 species; three pages later he gives the number as 20,000. Jones's stories, nonetheless, are the kind to rouse to consciousness a drifting student in a first-year biology class.
Despite the fact that portraits of Darwin in his later years show him looking like an Old Testament prophet, he retained an optimistic and cheerful attitude, whether in cultivating hopes for the future progress of human society or in enjoying a novel read to him by his wife—especially, as he declared, if the characters of the novel included a pretty girl. Jones's demeanor is different. He ends his book with lines that recall Philip Larkin's poetic lament for an England receding into the past. Vanishing from Darwin's Island are the abundant varieties of plants and animals; nine-tenths of the heaths that the Victorian naturalist knew, the sundews, orchids and gentians—all are being replaced by tract housing and golf courses. And beyond the British Isles, rain forests, coral reefs, mackerel and much else besides are also imperiled by humans. The optimism of Charles Darwin has found its modern corrective in Steve Jones's melancholy threnody.
Robert J. Richards is Morris Fishbein Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Science and Medicine; professor of history, philosophy and psychology; and director of the Fishbein Center for the History of Science and Medicine at the University of Chicago. His most recent book is The Tragic Sense of Life: Ernst Haeckel and the Struggle over Evolutionary Thought (University of Chicago Press, 2008).
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/darwins-garden-of-earthly-delights
© 2016 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society


text:
Home » AZ » Green Valley AZ » Yoga
Yoga Green Valley AZ
Yoga is a traditional mental and physical discipline that originated in India. It is generally known as a form of exercise that consists of many specific, often intense or advanced, stretches, poses and breathing exercises, but is also often associated with the meditation practices of certain religions, such as Hindu and Buddhism.
Yoga Training Green Valley AZ
Yoga training and exercise can not only help build strength, flexibility and endurance, but is also a method of relaxation and meditation. It is also often cited as a natural remedy for many common physical ailments and disorders.


text:
So I was looking at my bees today and saw something odd. It LOOKED like the pollen basket areas of one bee were large and swollen--large for a leg, but small for a load of pollen. At first I was thinking, wow, that's some blood-red pollen, but when I looked closer, the basket was completely smooth, not granulated like even packed pollen is--it was actually a dark orange-red color. All the other bees are bringing in greenish (maple?) pollen right now. The bee was dragging its back legs--they were in the right position, but hardly moving as the bee walked--a lot more than bees with bigger loads of pollen.
My second thought was that the bee had a varroa on each leg--it was about that color. And that could be it. But they were in the exact same place on each leg and I couldn't see any distinguishing characteristics, and it looked like it went all the way around.
Anyone ever see anything like this?


text:
Political analysts predict 2014 Senate race in light of Baucus retirement
BOZEMAN, Mont. - Less than a day after Montana's longest serving senator Max Baucus announced his retirement, two Republicans already announced their intentions to run- State
Representative Champ Edmunds and former State Senator Corey Stapleton.
Political expert David Parker told us that a Democrat has held the seat for 60 years, and that this race could be huge.
He said there is a good chance former governor Brian Schweitzer could throw his hat in the ring, and if that happens, a Republican candidate could have a tough time winning the seat.
"If he runs, I think that definitely pretty much keeps this seat in Democratic hands," Parker said. "It's going to be very, very hard- he's the most popular politician in the state right now- he's got very high approval ratings. I think it'd be hard for the Republicans to find a candidate who could beat him."
We found a draft fund for Schweitzer created online within minutes of Baucus' retirement announcement.
By the evening, over $9,000 had been raised- with more than 8,000 people signing an online petition.
If Schweitzer does indeed run, Parker said the race wouldn't be as high profile as it would without him.
"I think if Schweitzer runs, I think the race becomes very much less interesting- I don't think it's going to receive quite the attention," Parker said. "If he doesn't run, then I think the race could be a lot more interesting because then it could be much more open and anyone's game."
As far as who might step up if Schweitzer doesn't, Parker said there isn't a clear second Democratic candidate.


text:
Diablo Scorpion Lacrosse's under-15 boy's team, Venom, won the 2011 Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association championship for the second year in a row. The championship consisted of a three-tier playoff where Venom beat the Elk Grove Gladiators, Palo Alto Tomahawks and Stockton Spartans to take the title.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 2:06 PM
Town Square
Diablo Scorpions' Venon are NCJLA champs
Original post made on Jun 15, 2011
Like this commentPosted by Venom Fan
a resident of San Ramon
on Jun 15, 2011 at 7:28 am
We had an excellent season with this team. Great coaches, families and especially players. Kudos to the team and the Scorpions club for such a fun and satisfying season!
Like this commentPosted by Gordon D. Rowe PhD
a resident of another community
on Jun 20, 2011 at 6:51 am
Congratulations to the Diablo Scorpion Venom for their highly successful season and another well deserved Cs5Xhampionship. I am extremely proud to be the Grandfather of the Venom's Goal Keeper, Evan Rowe. Once more, Congratulations and always remember to "HANG TOUGH".


text:
Posts Tagged 'eProductivity'
Free version of eProductivity plus other updates
David Allen uses eProductivity, and it's the GTD app of choice for his staff at the David Allen Company. The eProductivity team has just launched a flurry of new products and improvements. In addition to a brand-new website, they released a free version, a new standalone product, and price reductions on all new subscriptions.
Eric Mack's Productivity Presentation in Washington, DC
Eric Mack will discuss productivity with the DC Lotus User Group next Wednesday, November 17th.
David Allen's 5 Productivity Tips in PC World
PC World asked David Allen to name five tips for productivity. The focus is on productivity within the Windows environment, but several tips apply to Mac as well.
How a senior executive transformed his systems
As many of you know, eProductivity (and the amazing ripple effect that also had on his direct reports.) [HTML1]
Take a poll about your Smartphone
A contribution from Eric Mack with ICA, developers of the "GTD Enabled" application eProductivity for IBM Lotus Notes Does your employer block productivity apps on your BlackBerry, iPhone, or Android Smartphone? With the recent discussions about Apps and how consumers want the freedom to find, evaluate, and purchase Apps for their Smartphones, I wonder how […]
David Allen on the new frontier of computers
How much more creative could you have been in the last 24 hours? Are your tools working as catalysts for your creative thinking? Hear David Allen's perspective on computers helping us think and why eProductivity for Lotus Notes is forging a new frontier. [HTML1]
Viewing eProductivity for Lotus Notes tasks with iPhone or Android
For those of you using eProductivity for Lotus Notes, and are looking to view your tasks on iPhone or BlackBerry, Mark Hughes has created a solution for that. Learn more…
Free GTD & Lotus Notes Webinar with David Allen
For GTDers on Lotus Notes, tomorrow is a rare opportunity to attend a free Webinar with David Allen. ICA, developers of the eProductivity tool David uses to manage his workflow in Lotus Notes, is hosting a Webinar that is free and open to the public. Wednesday, April 28th @ 10am PT. Register now>>>
Free GTD & Lotus Notes Webinar with David Allen
If you are a GTDer, and you use Lotus Notes, there's a great opportunity later this month to see David's personal system in action. The developers of eProductivity, the application David personally uses to manage his workflow in Lotus Notes, are hosting a Webinar with David on April 28th. Here are the details: What: Webinar […]
Are you living in your zone or stumbling into your zone?
[HTML1] (The tool David mentions at the end is eProductivity for Lotus Notes. It's what he uses personally to manage his projects and actions. If you're a Notes user, you can learn more about David's setup in the free Webinar on April 28th.)


text:
The Department of Public Health Sciences in the School of Medicine and Dentistry offers a 3-2 program in public health.
The Master of Public Health (MPH) 3-2 Program is open to University of Rochester undergraduates who meet MPH program criteria and are accepted by the MPH Admissions Committee. This highly selective program allows talented undergraduates to get their bachelor's degree and the MPH degree from the School of Medicine and Dentistry in five years, a savings of one year over the typical 4-plus-2 years if the two degrees were pursued sequentially.
Applicants apply in the spring of their junior year, with applications reviewed by the MPH Admissions Committee after the applicants' second semester junior year grades are available. Successful applicants spend their senior year of college taking first-year MPH courses. The following year—year five—they complete the MPH requirements and receive the MPH degree.
Becoming an MPH candidate in the 3-2 program is appropriate for mature college students with excellent academic credentials and significant real-world experience who make a strong case that the M.P.H. degree is consistent with their career goals.
Early planning for the 3-2 program is essential.
The MPH 3-2 program allows students to share up to nine credits between their undergraduate degree and their MPH.
Admission to the 3-2 MPH program is highly selective. The Admissions Committee looks for the following in its applicants:
Furthermore, because the MPH student body is predominately composed of adult students, the Admissions Committee looks for 3-2 applicants who have a high level of self-confidence and can hold their own in a diverse group of adult learners.
If you wish to apply for the MPH 3-2 program, submit your application materials through SLATE (the online application system) by May 1 of your junior year.
Applications are reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Successful applicants are notified that they will be admitted to the MPH program for the following fall.
For the purposes of registration and financial aid, the students will be considered as students in the College for the fourth year. During their fourth year, students take a combination of MPH courses and undergraduate courses. During their fifth year, students become graduate students in the medical school, and complete all MPH requirements during that year.


text:
McNeese State men's basketball coach Dave Simmons. (American Press Archives)
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 6:52 PM
By Alex Hickey / American Press
It's a bit early for a must-win, but that's the way McNeese State (6-7, 0-3 Southland) is approaching tonight's game with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi as the Cowboys try to pick up their first conference victory.
"That's how we're looking at it with an 0-3 start," said sophomore guard Kevin Hardy. "We can turn it around right here. We still have a lot of games left in conference. We just need to get that one victory and streak off of that."
Streakiness is becoming this team's identity. McNeese is currently on a four-game losing streak that began at North Carolina, but won five straight prior to that.
"I just think it's the little things fundamentally," said coach Dave Simmons of the difference between the two streaks. "We've got to be a better offensive-flow team. We've got to push the ball more. Everyone wants the same thing, but sometimes one guy is trying to carry us the whole time instead of letting the team help out. We've got to come out with some energy and play hard, get every loose ball. Defensively is where it starts."
The emphasis on defense was evident as the Cowboys turned a 19-point first-half deficit to Nicholls into an 8-point second-half lead before ultimately falling 64-63 on Monday night.
"We've got to have fun and put two halves together," Hardy said. "When you come in playing from behind, you get tired. We've got to put two halves together and finish the game."
Fortunately for the Cowboys, they are running into an opponent that's colder than the air in Burton Coliseum.
The Islanders (1-11, 0-2) are on an 11-game skid after winning their season opener.
Though that's just the recipe a slumping team needs to revive itself, Simmons knows the Islanders are likely eyeing the Cowboys in a similar fashion.
"You can't give up any more home games," Simmons said. "That's the biggest thing, more than who you are playing. Record does not matter. We were all 0-0 when we started (conference). Now we're 0-3."


text:
Six people injured in Nisswa crash
Two drivers and four passengers were injured in a three-vehicle crash reported at 4:18 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the intersection of Highway 371 and Crow Wing County roads 13 and 77 in Nisswa, the Minnesota State Patrol reported.
It was reported that David F. Virnig, 60, Pierz, was driving southbound on Highway 371 in the right lane when he entered the intersection at county roads 13 and 77 and hit another vehicle broadside. Virnig hit a vehicle driven by Jesse Y. Nelson, 27, Pine River, who was stopped on County Road 77 in the eastbound lane. Nelson began to accelerate into the intersection when his vehicle was hit and he struck a third vehicle driven by Kurt B. Nelson, 48, Lake Shore, who was not injured.
Virnig and Jesse Nelson were taken by ambulance to Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. Virnig was discharged Friday, April 19, and Nelson was transported to St. Cloud Hospital where he was in fair condition Monday, April 22.
Four passengers in Virnig's vehicle were injured and taken to the Brainerd hospital. Lowell D. Huston, 60, Rice; Diana D. Vaverek, 59, Cushing; and Mary J. Colombe, 61, and Danette M. Ringwelski, 53, both of Little Falls, were all treated and then released.
The State Patrol said there was heavy blowing snow with some sticking to the traffic lights that may have played a factor in the crash.


text:
Suite 800
Washington, District Of Columbia 20005
United States
|Areas of Practice
|1) Intellectual Property
|Most recent firm
|Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck PC
|Relevant Jobs
National Firm seeks Partners in Washington DC with AmLaw 200 Background (8+ yrs)
Culhane Meadows PLLC, one of the largest national non-traditional law firms in America, seeks experienced partner-level attorneys in Washington, DC. We are actively recruiting new partners who are al...
Apply now
|+ View more jobs
Coleen M. Meehan is a partner and trial lawyer in Morgan Lewis's Litigation Practice, resident in the Philadelphia office.
David W. Marston, Jr. is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Intellectual Property and Litigation practices and is a member of the firm's Class Action Working Group. He handles all aspects of litigation from inception through trial and post-trial appeals.


text:
Puzzle Levels
Download a FREE Solution for your puzzles!
Write your own review! Request the FREE solution for this item!
Currency Converter: * Exchange rates shown above are estimates only, and may vary slightly from the rates charged by PayPal or your Credit Card Company.
Product Information
|Disassemble and reassemble
|Level 9 - Gruelling
|Osanori Yamamoto, European Wood Puzzles
|3in x 1.6in x 2in / 7.7cm x 4cm x 5.2cm
|Cardboard Box
Product Description
This puzzle was crafted in Europe with absolutely fantastic quality.
Each of the puzzles of Pelikan design are unparalleled in their class!
Every piece of the puzzle is precisely cut and very well made; you cannot find its equal anywhere else.
The diversity in wood makes each puzzle a unique masterpiece.
Designed by Japanese designer Osanori Yamamoto who has been publishing his puzzle designs since the start of 2003.
Difficulty: 23 Moves (22.214.171.124) The brackets indicate the breakdown of moves to free each piece sequentially.
Customer Reviews |Write your own review!
This item has yet to be rated


text:
Ruud committee assignments finalized
State Sen. Carrie Ruud, R-Breezy Point, has been appointed to the following committees for the 2013 legislative session.
• Education Policy Committee.
• Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development Policy Committee.
• Environment, Economic Development and Agriculture Finance Division.
"I look forward to serving the residents of District 10 on these three very important committees," Ruud said in a statement. "Education, jobs, agriculture, rural development and environment are all very significant issues for my constituents. I feel I'm well positioned to represent their views in the Minnesota state Senate."


text:
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Best Torrent Sites of 2012
Kickasstorrents - One of the best torrent sites currently out there
Demonoid - Private but you can download the latest torrents even without registration
1337x - Ad free torrent search
Torrent Funk - Discover your funk
Vertor - Verified torrents
ScrapeTorrent - Searches several popular torrent sites
ExtraTorrents - The biggest BitTorrent system
ISOhunt - Comprehensive bittorent search
Torrent Reactor - The most active torrents on the web
BTjunkie - Large bittorent search
Torrent Scan - Another search engine of popular torrent sites
Sumo Torrent - Fresh torrent source
Torrentz - Nice bittorent search
Torrent Box - A very good source
Fenopy - Yet another site for torrents
Torrent Matrix - Latest bittorent files
SeedPeer - It has a verified torrent section
4 comments:
BtJunkie is now shut down as of Feb 5th. :-(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 30, 2012 at 4:19 AM
Seedpeer.me is my favorite, it's been around for 4 years and it's fast. and I love the verified torrents.Try it and enjoy it!:)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 10, 2012 at 4:39 PM
I use btscene.eu Its like kat.ph but not so known.ReplyDelete
Love being a member on this site!
Lots of great "free" torrents so even the most novice torrent user can easily keep their ratio in good standing.
A lot of the free torrents are entire seasons of some of the most popular shows on tv!
I highly recommend it!
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Law enforcement supports Tenn. Common Core Standards
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - The key to crime prevention might start as early as Kindergarten; at least that what police chiefs across the state of Tennessee are saying.
A group of law enforcement officials stood in support of Tennessee's new Common Core Standards that become fully implemented through grades K-12 this coming school year.
We're told the changes will put a focus on understanding and applying curriculum.
Johnson City Police Chief Mark Sorois said giving kids a solid educational foundation can make a difference. "It increases the chances of employability, and it lessens the opportunity or the chances for them to turn to crime or other enterprises that being them into contact with us in law enforcement," said Chief Sorois.
Research in a report released today by the organization 'Fight Crime: Invest in Kids' states changes in employment opportunities and wages among non-college educated men may explain as much as half of property and violent crime rates.
Most Popular
- Bristol, Va. firefighters post billboards ahead of public hearing
- Two boys charged with reckless burning in Kingsport IGA fire
- Instantly healing technology tested on human in Kingsport
- Union High School Marching Bears performing in National Memorial Day Parade
- Red Onion inmate, D.C. sniper teen could get new trial


text: I have 24 hives on a barn roof (bear proof feature)and want to build a dumb waiter to lower full honey supers to the ground floor honey processing room. Has anyone ever built one themselves or have any ideas other than commercial dumb waiters. I searched shingle lifts and they are expensive.


text: I been having an intermiting problem with my 07 Suburban where the instrument panel will go completely out then it will come back on like when you start the car. Sometimes it may just be the red airbag light comes on then goes out. Sometimes the StabiliTrak Indicator light will come on then go off, uncommanded, and the switch will not work. Sometimes the Park assist switch will not allow me to turn it on it's in a locked off mode sorta speak. when I press the switch it just blinks and goes back to being illuminated on the switch (lower center console) And Finally the other day I went to stow the side mirrors and the car froze up. when I hit the switch they didn't move then I tryed to start the car and all dead except the headlights worked and the only power inside was the light on the heater control panel. After some time she started then stalled dead again, etc. Finally started and when I was driving the intrument panel went all blank then restarted etc. Any idea?


text:
The Big Fish angler access, keeping the gate to the river open
03/11/2012 , 6:00 AM by Scott Levi
This week on the Big Fish we kick out with Mal Poole, Chairman of the Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW, who is really worried about crown roads and reserves, that give us access to our favourite fishing holes and rivers, being sold to private land owners.
Snapper is on the beach at Bermagui, Stinker talks about flat water options, Rob Paxevanos takes us squid jigging on Jarvis Bay, we catch up with some of the happy fishing kids from Narrandera and Gabe Quercigrossi takes us fishing around Sydney, The Illawarra and the Central Coast.
Pictured, yours truly,with a couple of coral trout bound for the dinner plate, the best eating fish in the sea. My old house mate in Townsville, David Robertson, found this one in an old box of photos.
He said, "Found another of you, this one holding some stuff from the local fish and chip shop. Actually I remember you going out to the reef and must have thought we had a fridge like Dr Who's Tardis as about forty of these bastards came back. Nicest fish in the world but after about four days in a row it was, "Oh God! Not another F#$%^&g fish!"
Listen to The Big Fish
You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
Hi Scott, thanks for the show. Could you please find time to discuss the subject of barometric damage. On Saturday Stinker said sand flathead are always around the 50m mark - "it's only a matter of finding a patch of them the right size". My scuba instructions taught me a long time ago that 30 feet is one atmosphere. So 50m is more than 150 feet, or 5 atmos. Surely an undersized fish would have its swim bladder ruptured before you could return it.
Cheers, confused.
Hi Ross,
I think some fish are more susceptible to the barotrauma than others. I have caught plenty of these flatties on the 50m mark and the small ones seem to zip back down to the bottom no trouble. If it's a jewie, though, it's a different story, they just float on the surface and you need a release weight to get them down. Maybe it has something to do with the anatomy of their swim bladders.
Posted by: Ross Linton | 04/11/2012 at 03:18 PM
Verify your Comment
Previewing your Comment
This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.
As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.


text:
Rookie question here.
I got a 10-frame hive w/bees from a producer 5 days ago. After letting them get settled in their new environment, I did my first inspection yesterday. Everything looked good to me; 4 1/2 frames with drawn out can capped comb. I did notice that about half of the cells were capped white and the rest were capped yellow. Why is this?


text:
Camino Real Turistico
Camino Real Turistico is located in the heart of Puno, the cultural area of the city. An elegant and modern hotel, Camino Real Turistico offers 20 finely decorated rooms.
Camino Real Turistico is close to the shopping and commercial centres and is within easy access of Puno`s historical city centre.
Offering all the comforts a guest expects in his home away from home.
Our rooms have private bath room, hot water all day, telephones for domestic and international calls, minibar, cable tv, WI-FI free, safe box in rooms , hair dryers upon request, heating upon request.
Camino Real Turistico is the best place to stay during your visit to Puno and you will enjoy it thoroughly, We are located is a very safe street
Advise about arrival time.
Check in time at 8am.
Check out time at 1:00 pm.
Express check-in and Express check-out, Guest Services ,Foreign exchange ,Housekeeping service daily , Laundry service , Local restaurant dinner delivery , Room service 24-hour , Safe deposit boxes,front desk , Airline reservation desk ,Buffet Breakfast Included in the restaurant, Car Parking ,Meeting Facilities ,Postal service, Hair Dryer ,Airport Pick Up ,Credit Cards Accepted ,Towels, Flight confirmations, Taxi service, Security Lockers ,Luggage Storage ,Telephone/Fax Facilities , Taxes included in price , Internet Access , Smoking Rooms , 24 hours check in , Travel Information Desk, Lake Titicaca excursions
Complimentary Service
* Coca tea in-room or on the front desk ( free )
* Buffet Breakfast Included in the restaurant ( free )
Credit Card Facilities.(America Express, Visa, Master Cards and diners Club)
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hotel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Airport Transfers
- Free Breakfast
- Business Centre
- Cafeteria
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Currency Exchange
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free Internet Access
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Laundry Facilities
- Mini Bar
- No Curfew
- Restaurant
- Safe Deposit Box
- Tours/Travel Desk
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
Camino Real Turistico is the best place to stay during your visit to Puno and enjoy it thoroughly because We are located in the heart of the city of Puno, of easy access to the different shopping malls, banks and restaurants. we are located is a very safe street


text:
Jamayca is a sweet, kind amazing girl that is smoking hott! who wouldnt want to be with her? she has a great smile that can light up your day! and a personality like a angel sent from heaven. she can give the best advice when the hardest probloms come in life! if your a guy out there that wants an amazing, hot, pretty look for a girl named Jamayca!
who is that chick? whoa. its Jamayca
by Anomonus April 02, 2012


text:
Microsoft: Nomura Models Nokia Impact, Maintains Buy on Office, Other Opportunities
Nomura Equity Research's Rick Sherlund today reiterates a Buy rating on shares of Microsoft (MSFT), and a $40 price target, after compiling new financial models to incorporate the acquisition of Nokia's (NOK) handset business, announced last month.
Sherlund concludes that the Nokia business will reduce Microsoft's EPS this fiscal year ending in June by 8 cents a share, and in the following year by 6 cents per share, versus Microsoft's projection for an 8-cent impact this year but no effect in 2015.
"We have given Microsoft the benefit of the doubt on achieving their target of 50 million Windows smartphones in fiscal 2015 and in eliminating $600 million in duplicate costs in 2015," writes Sherlund, "but we are more cautious on prospects for Nokia's feature phone business, which is in decline."
Sherlund comes up with a revised revenue estimate for this fiscal year of $89.74 billion, up from $88.5 billion previously, while maintaining his $2.56 EPS estimate. That revenue number is above the $84.4 billion Street consensus, which does not include the Nokia numbers, according to Sherlund, while the EPS number is below the Street's $2.67 average estimate.
In addition to the Nokia impact, Sherlund is expecting profit to be held by accelerated capital spending on Microsoft's cloud computing services, such as Azure and Office 365, and also by more hardware products, including Xbox One and the Surface tablet computer.
Despite the profit pressure, Sherlund is mostly positive given what he sees as various opportunities for whoever comes in to replace outgoing CEO Steve Ballmer:
If new management of Microsoft were to see advice, we would encourage them to address not only the Office market on tablets, but go after the other half of consumers that do no use Office and rather might use Evernote, Dropbox or potentially iWorks and take advantage of the native touch tablet market opportunity on these platforms with a focus on collaboration across platforms and file sharing across devices. Perhaps, even consider acquisitions to accelerate time to market in this high growth space.
And for those wanting more detail on Nokia, Sherlund provides the following table of expected results through fiscal '15 (click for larger image):


text:
That is cool Gunter, where did you find it?
If you take the time to translate and PDF I'd be interested.
Last edited by GunterPrien; 04-20-2012 at 02:12 PM. Reason: update
That is cool Gunter, where did you find it?
If you take the time to translate and PDF I'd be interested.
Information is always an asset. What a great contribution to the community! While I do not own an M76, I'd also be interested, simply from a historical perspective.
I have a daughter. I tell her, "911 is what you dial after you're raped. 1911 is what you should have before they try."
I agree with sjohnson, any extra info is always welcome.
If you don't mind going to the trouble of the translation, I'm sure many of us would enjoy reading it.
I am always interested in new documentation.
Freedom is not free. Some will perish to preserve it for the many. Just as our Forefathers did before us, we must take up the battle and not waver. Victory is our only option.
I got it on ebay, I payed $200 can you believe it? But it is worth it, because book shows the teaching of yugo sniper in peoples army of yugoslavia. This book also may be useful for dragunov and PSL owners because it similar commie stuff.
Book is 160 pages long it would take me long time to translate it.
Freedom is not free. Some will perish to preserve it for the many. Just as our Forefathers did before us, we must take up the battle and not waver. Victory is our only option.
yes because if I spend so much time translating it I would like some reward. By the way the first page says: Secretary of national defense, department of infantry, general Josif Kostovski, military secret.
This book was prohibited to be disclosed outside military, it was military secret. But not that yugoslavia does not exist anymore, I don't think that it will be a problem, distributing it, ha ha ha
here see it in better resolution: http://www.photodump.org/stored24/gasregulatorm76.jpg
There is something that even M90 and M95 users can find usefull. Explanation of gas regulator adjustments.
Gas regulator has three holes different diameter and three windows marked with >1<, >2< and >3< to correspond to hole diameter. Setting the regulator in certain position regulates flow of gases. Position >2< is used when shooting in normal outside temperature. Position >1< is used when air temperature is high. If during shooting bolt extracts the casing too rapidly and the case gets damaged during extraction then settings needs to be returned to >1<. Position >3< is used when the gas port gets dirty or after shooting 300 rounds.
Sure, I would buy a copy from you. In English through, if not you would need to send a ,translator with it for about a couple of hours. A Tall good looking blond will do. Girl of course.
Your in my Mind, and in my Sights


text:
- 16 & over
- Two item minimum
- Special Event
DL Hughley (Special Event)
Purchase Tickets
Performing Artists (Click on Artist for Reviews and Previews)
Show Details
- Ticket Price: $0.00
- Door Time: 9:15 PM
- Show Type: Stand Up
16 & over
Two items minimum
Special Event
One of the most popular and highly recognized standup comedians on the road today has also made quite an impression in the television, film and radio arenas. D.L. was mostly recently heard on the New York airwaves, as host of the morning show on WRKS-FM. DL also serves as a weekly contributor to the nationally syndicated radio show, "The Tom Joyner Morning Show." First and foremost a standup comedian, he stars in his 5th stand-up special "Reset" which will premiere on Showtime on July 14th at 9:00p.m. In addition, D.L's first humorous book title, I Want You to Shut the F*ck Up, is out in bookstores on August 7th. He can also been seen on the current season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars.
Known for being astute and politically savvy in true comedian style, D.L. served as host of his own late night talk show on CNN "D.L. Hughley Breaks the News." Proving he could, indeed break news, D.L. was able to uncover startling, news-making comments from such guests as former White House press secretaries Scott McClellan and Ari Fleischer, as well as RNC chair Michael Steele.
D.L. starred in his own one-hour special for HBO entitled "Unapologetic." The special, D.L.'s fourth for the network, is currently available on DVD. In 2007, D.L. starred on the NBC series "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and also HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" , as well as the BET series "S.O.B: Socially Offensive Behavior".
As the star and producer of his namesake television show that ran on ABC and UPN "The Hughleys," D.L. is also well known as one of the standout comedians on the hit comedy docu-film The Original Kings of Comedy. A veteran of numerous talk show appearances D.L. switched the tables in 2005, hosting his own talk show on Comedy Central "Weekends at the DL." He is a regular on the late night talk show circuit, including always-memorable appearances on "Real Time with Bill Maher," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Conan." He is frequently requested, and has even guest hosted on such shows as, "The View" and "Live with Regis & Kelly."
In addition, D.L. has headlined several comedy specials including "D.L. Hughley: Going Home," "D.L. Hughley Live", "Shocked & Appalled" and the recent "Unapologetic".
D.L.'s first love, always has been been, and always will be, standup comedy. "From the minute I first walked onstage and picked up a microphone," he says, "I knew that it was what I was meant to do."


text:
Recent Blogs
Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 4:22 PM
Nicki minaj
I wuv all nicki's songs.. I just love u nicki love ya songs
Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 1:46 PM
1 More Month
so excited going to be 17 ahhhhhhh getting older :( oh my goodnesss :)
Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:09 AM
HEY so Nicki is like an awesome barbie and has over a bazillion fans so her birthday is on 8th December and her perfume is to die for THE MAGIC OF MACYS. anyway lots of love to Nicki and her crew xoxo <3
Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:48 AM
a day with no regret
Today i think im going to regret the things i did and learn that people have feelings so for me i will love the loving and if any haters come along well i guess ill love them to lol love every one im here to give advice. Tel!l me anything that you need help on love yall!
Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 4:29 PM
Im Backkkkkk
Ok! I am so in to Nicki Minaj!! She is amazing If i could meet her in real life i wouldent know what to do. So Nicki Minaj's ; Va Va Voom is AWESOME I love it i know all the word; I know all the words to all her songs. Freedom OMG My Family Is from Trinidad And Tobago And as You all Should know is that Nicki minaj was born in Trinidad ; ( " Pound The Alarm" was in Trinidad). AT THE TRINIDAD...
Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 4:07 PM
To all my beautiful and wonderful people that follow me on here if u have an instagram please go follow me at prettygirlgang321!!!! i will follow right back.
Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:35 PM
21st march13
will be up and ready to order my nicki minaj concert tickets, for london wooo! CANT WAIT! <3
Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 10:11 AM
I am so glad to be a member her at mypinkfriday.com! I love Nicki Minaj soo much and I can't wait to be more active on this :)
Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 2:59 AM
Sebastian Killon
So I'm starting a new website wanna watch me fail!
Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 12:22 PM
Between The Music . ://
- honestly nicki minaj is a heoric singer . but she needs to channel more what she's feeling on the inside . to be simply honest certain songs on the roman reloaded wasn't all that great it could have been alot better . honestly she is not a downfall but then again she needs to kinda channel whats on the inside i say once again . :Freedom: is the song im going to use by example she wrote her...


text:
Forgot your username or Password
You have another outstanding option for cruising Europe and the Caribbean with Celebrity Silhouette®. She's impressive, with all the best-loved Solstice® Class features—and some new ones. Chic changes to Celebrity's iconic Lawn Club provide more opportunities to relax, eat, drink and socialize in the fresh air. Celebrate the flavorful joys of outdoor grilling in the new, interactive Lawn Club Grill. Unwind in your own cabana-styled haven, The Alcoves. Inside, go on a culinary adventure in Qsine® where you order food and wine from an iPad® menu. And sweeping veranda views enhance 85% of her staterooms. We've created an extraordinary vacation experience. Again.
The first interactive grilling experience at sea and hip, cabana-style private retreats made their debut on Celebrity Silhouette.
Our modern luxury take on traditional sushi and Japanese favorites, paired with imported sakes and beers. The extensive menu is created by our Master Sushi Chef, Yoshikazu Okada, a fourth-generation sushi chef.
Relax and rejuvenate in our serene spa at sea. Experience the unique services of Canyon Ranch in a breathtaking setting—aboard Celebrity's modern luxury ships. Enhance your vacation with a complete wellness and lifestyle program that increases resilience, restores serenity, and helps you feel rejuvenated.
Fire up your culinary passion. The bright and modern Lawn Club Grill celebrates the flavorful joys of outdoor grilling. The highlight of dining at the Lawn Club Grill is the opportunity to serve as your party's "Grill Master," by being paired with a Celebrity chef to assist in preparing the menu for your table over custom-built, ventilated grills.
Qsine® is a uniquely unordinary experience with elements of surprise and delight. Our concept behind Qsine was to give you something you've never experienced before on land or sea. Leave any preconceived notions behind. Dig in and try new things. It's time your palate got a wakeup call. Our iPad® menus are fun, interactive, and full of surprises.
Eight chic, cabana-style settings comfortably accommodate up to four guests each. Designed for secluded relaxation, they're just steps away from the lively vibe of The Lawn Club. Enjoy stunning views of the lawn and sea; ambient mood lighting for cozy, romantic evenings; complimentary fresh fruit plate, hand-held fans, chilled towels, four bottles of water, and all-day use of an iPad® loaded with music, movies, games and magazines. Fresh, themed picnic baskets from our specialty restaurants, as well as a la carte beverages, are available for an additional charge, via your dedicated Alcove Attendant. Wine and cheese evenings under the stars also can be arranged, along with special spa services, once onboard. The Alcoves are even equipped with Wi-Fi (fee applies).
Impeccable service, classic design, world-class cuisine and comfortable sophistication are celebrated to the utmost in Murano. Experience tableside lobster presentation, an expansive selection of artisanal cheeses from around the world, or the extensive American and French wine list. Charming and timeless, Murano transports you to a modern and sophisticated level of dining.
Luxurious, new Bulgari and Michael Kors boutiques join an already superb assortment of shops for watches, jewelry, fashions, cosmetics and fragrances onboard Celebrity SilhouetteSM. Find Omega, Tag Heuer, Longines, John Hardy, Tommy Bahama, Nautica, eco-friendly Mad Bags, Calvin Klein, Armani, Versace, D & G by Dolce and Gabbana, and many more exclusive brands. And, did we mention it's all tax and duty-free?
One moment...


text:
Tibetan / Vajrayana
Vajrayana Buddhism is most closely associated with Tibet and can be characterized by the figure of the siddha, the master whose spiritual realization is so profound that he or she has power over the phenomenal world, and in whom the profundity and vastness of absolute truth is fully and completely manifested. Many of our most well-known authors come from this tradition of Tibetan Buddhism .
[Note: The tags for the various schools are not definitive as many books span multiple traditions, etc. They are meant to use as a starting point for exploring this collection.]
From the Heart of Tibet
The Biography of Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche, the Holder of the Drikung Kagyu LineageThis is the story of a young boy, born in Tibet to inherit the role of Buddhist lineage holder, whose life was interrupted by the Chinese army invasion and the ensuing Cultural Revolution. Two decades later, he walked out of Tibet and started on his journey of fully taking on leadership of the Drikung Kagyu lineage. Since then the teachings of this lineage have flourished and are practiced all around… Read More
Paperback$29.95+ Add to Bag
A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path
Buddhist teachings provide numerous methods for bringing greater meaning and happiness into our lives and into our relationships with others. In A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path, Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche reveals these methods in direct, vibrant, down-to-earth language. At the core of this work lies The Jewel Treasury of Advice, a text composed by Drikung Bhande Dharmaradza (1704–1754), the reincarnation of Drikung Dharmakirti. Khenchen Rinpoche interprets these ancient… Read More
- edited by
- Khenmo Trinlay Chodron
Paperback$32.95+ Add to Bag
Heartfelt AdviceHeartfelt Advice offers readers an overview of basic Buddhist topics in small easily digestible bites that illuminate the main principles of Buddhist practice. Lama Dudjom Dorjee skillfully guides students through the vast array of considerations on the path, highlighting what is essential, as he presents practical ways to apply Buddhist wisdom to life in the modern world. Suitable for those seeking daily Buddhist inspiration, each of the book's ninety-five sections… Read More
Paperback$14.95+ Add to Bag
A Spacious Path to Freedom
Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and AtiyogaThis manual of Tibetan meditation simply and thoroughly presents the profound Dzogchen and Mahamudra systems of practice. Karma Chagmé sets forth the stages of meditation practice, including the cultivation of meditative quiescence and insight, the experiential identification of awareness, and the highest steps of Mahamudra and Atiyoga, leading to perfect enlightenment in one lifetime. Drawing from his enormous textual erudition and mastery of Tibetan oral traditions, he shows how these… Read More
Paperback$24.95+ Add to Bag
Buddhist Fasting Practice
The Nyungne Method of Thousand-Armed ChenrezigThe Tibetan Buddhist practice of Nyungne ("nyoong-nay") has been gaining increased attention in Buddhist centers across North America. Participants say the practice purifies them both physically and spiritually. This volume is the only comprehensive treatment in English of these powerful teachings. Nyungne is a profound, two-and-a-half-day practice, a length of time especially helpful for people whose schedules cannot accommodate long-term retreat. It involves the keeping of strict vows; the… Read More
Paperback$34.95+ Add to Bag
The Practice of Mahamudra
Mahamudra, the highest level of teaching within Tibetan Buddhism, rewards study and practice with the realization of the very nature of mind itself. There is not a single experience which is not subsumed within the realizations of Mahamudra. On his first tour of the United States, His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche gave detailed instructions in Mahamudra methods. He carefully explained each of the five stages of Mahamudra and taught its main… Read More
- edited by
- Ani K. Trinlay Chodron
Paperback$15.95+ Add to Bag
Mind Beyond DeathAn indispensable guidebook through the journey of life and death, Mind Beyond Death weaves a synthesis of wisdom remarkable in its scope. With warm informality and profound understanding of the Western mind, the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche makes the mysterious Tibetan teachings on the bardos—the intervals of life, death, and beyond—completely available to the modern reader. Drawing on a breathtaking range of material, Mind Beyond Death shows us how the… Read More
Paperback$24.95+ Add to Bag
Lion of Siddhas
The Life and Teachings of Padampa SangyeBest known as Machig Labdron's teacher, the Indian mahasiddha Padampa Sangye is counted as a lineage guru by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He brought the lineage of Chöd to Tibet, carried the Buddha's teachings to China, and is even asserted in the Tibetan tradition to have been the legendary Bodhidharma. Padampa Sangye's teaching methods were unorthodox and sometimes extreme. This transcendent and irascible teacher encouraged his disciples to disregard… Read More
Paperback$34.95+ Add to Bag
Chod Practice Manual and CommentaryThis splendid resource for Chöd practitioners contains the Chöd sadhana written by the Fourteenth Karmapa. This daily practice text is given in three versions: Tibetan, a phonetic rendering of the Tibetan, and English translation. Jamgön Kongtrül's commentary on the sadhana supplies necessary amplification and clarification; it is given both in English and Tibetan. An important feature of the commentary is the inclusion of illustrations for the different stages of visualization… Read More
Paperback$19.95+ Add to Bag
The Practice of Lojong
Cultivating Compassion through Training the MindFor many centuries Indian and Tibetan Buddhists have employed this collection of pithy, penetrating Dharma slogans to develop compassion, equanimity, lovingkindness, and joy for others. Known as the lojong—or mind-training—teachings, these slogans have been the subject of deep study, contemplation, and commentary by many great masters. In this volume, Traleg Kyabgon offers a fresh translation of the slogans as well as in-depth new commentary of each. After living among and… Read More
Paperback$22.95+ Add to Bag


text: I have tore some ligaments in my leg. I had been on cipro for 2 weeks for kidney infection, and one side effect is torn ligaments, and with lupus etc. I cannot take this med anymore. I go next week for some physical therapy. I was a bit concerned, because in the past I have had a blood clot in my leg, but I am thinking this one will be ok with therapy, and rest. I will just have to work on some more of my quilt. That is always good therapy.


text: I've been itching to build up another motorcycle so when I saw this KZ400 for a steal I knew I had to have it. It was a pretty clean bike that had never been dumped and it was last registered in '07 so I felt a little bad tearing it down and cutting it up but my porta-band just couldn't resist. Here's my KZ I built up last winter http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=36871, I want something with the same style but change up a few things along the way also. The last KZ The new one


text: Non-smoking and spacious rooms in a building that served as a rooming house for 125 years. Renovated in 2000, it is now a quiet and comfortable B&B, close to the Quartier latin, Old Port, Village and Plateau Mont-Royal. Large and sunny terrace. Suite available for six people. Free wireless Internet and high-definition television in rooms.


text:
Ok, ok, ok you twisted my arm.............i've joined your group. Can't wait to get started.
Printable View
Ok, ok, ok you twisted my arm.............i've joined your group. Can't wait to get started.
Hello - Signed up for this. I think it could be fun. Really looking forward to it. Thanks for hosting. I am currently working on mug rugs.
Welcome Robinlee & Atpegsquiltstudio! I got you both on the list and now we are 10.
I have a mug rug to work on too! I got my partner for that swap today. It's going to have to wait until next weekend though.
Well, gee whiz...I know I can make something if I have all of Feb. to work on it. Sign me up, too. I like anything with cats, kittens, flowers or bright colors. I learn so much on this site so perhaps this is a way to pay back a little.
I love knowing you did a good job and someone appreciates it. Quilters really know how long it takes to make something and I find are so gracious and wonderful when they receive an item. This is the grand kuddo I get. Gettng something from someone who took time out of their busy day for you.. how incredibly great is that?
Sign up people this is truly fun. Oodles of time to work on your item(s) and lovely chatter with others. Ok, we need someone to do a happy dance I sure hope Yosemitesa can come on over and dance for us. she was a cheerleader and is grand at standing on a desk and doing a jig when needed. If she cant anyone here good at desk dancing? I will sing! oh crud they are running wait wait! we have a good singer here honest! (fingers behind back) .. signup and I will find one just mention your here for the song. deal?
OK OK I just remembered I have this flying pig fabric its probably 10 yrs or more past old VIP so cute wouldnt that make a lovely lovely pot holder set? or cute breakfast mats! then of course there is this wonderful rust/black fabric that has chickens going left and right on it very cute. Oh well there IS that red and white polka dot super cute for.. or maybe that St Patricks day fabric that might work or oh oh tons of Easter fabric dont you need an easter tablerunner or mats? bunnies? eggs? tulips! lots of tulips.. come on surely you NEED tulips.. red bold red ones on black! or pretty purple, peach and pink tulips with true green leaves.. let me back in that bin and when I come up for air you might have signed up wishing for one of those beauties :)
okey dokey, i'm in! let's see..... my colors are kind of different, but if you think irises and pansies, then not so much:). pollen yellow, chocolate raspberry and touches of lime green. and to add a little spice, i have a zebra chair and a leopard chair. my kitchen is a soft tuscan orange. family room is cappucino. bedroom--deep moss green, bathroom silvery gray and soft green. i'm so open it's ridiculous! there are wild animal mugs in the kitchen because dh got tired of roosters:D. i do have a 2' tall flamingo nightlite in my family room, and a frog butler end table. yeh, i know, not your average color scheme, but it works for us!:thumbup: i'm down to 2 dogs and 2 cats, and when i say 'down to' it's meaning really cut back the number of animals. dog beds would be fun--cocker spaniel size, altho' they are fond of dragging blankets to the floor to make a nest. each cat weighs 10lbs. but they are big snugglers and like to sleep with me. i say me because they all pile onto my side of the bed. dh sleeps fine, and i can hardly move! i feel so loved!
Elisabrat, I sing, but no dancing for me please! I wiggle my butt and my guys say "whoa now, don't hurt anything!" (It's a joke!) I sang competitively in high school, and for both my son and myself, I can honestly say that music is like oxygen, we'd both die without it. For me, the music I choose in the moment is an expression of my mood, and how I sing along (which I almost can't help doing if I know the song) is an expression of my soul. My son plays drums and guitar, and my boyfriend plays drums (there's an electronic drum kit at the foot of our king size bed...romantic, huh?)
One of my projects in waiting is a tote bag for a friend who is a music teacher. She's a sweet lady I used to work with (we were the red head twins) who teaches vocals and piano for a living, and used to sing and act on Broadway. I think another of my musical friends needs a case for the Kindle Fire he uses for teaching guitar lessons. Maybe I'll make it like the guitar mug rug in my photos, since he's also my son's teacher. So many projects I want to do!
Ok thank you nancia I knew offering to sing and dance would bring them in. Ok Dustysmom is singing a song that hits her at the moment when you sign up. I will do my happy dance and well Henry my large orange cat will do his Neener Dance for you on my coffee table.. like the dance the cat does on keyboard cat videos.. for you can you imagine that?? wow all for signing up!
Attachment 388620
This is fun and obviously by nancias choice of many decors it will be SO easy to please her should you pull her name! and me.. super easy and so many other super easy and its fun. like a secret pal box without all that extra stuff you have to run out for. A secret.. present. yeah a secret present is what this is about. Who doesnt like presents?? ok I like presents. Hand up pick me pick me!!
Okay read all the stuff and sent my info, so I hope you don't mind if I join you. What's 1 more swap to do right? Can only hope I know how to make what you want or I'll have to "wing" it and pray. Not going to bore you with my colors or rooms but did a lengthy explanation on the info sheet, so whoever gets my name will have a couple or more choices , think I made it pretty easy. Will say it's kitchen or laundry room, green and black or gray or purple and chocolate. A little clue :)


text:
Town Square
Lost opportunity for BMR housing
Original post made by Renee Batti, associate editor of The Almanac, on Mar 27, 2007
The 1300 El Camino (Cadillac) project offered Menlo Park its first major new rental apartments in decades. It was a transit-oriented complex that would have provided 134 rental units, including 22 below market rate (BMR) units, as well as retail and office space.
One of the City Council's complaints about this project was there was not enough retail. Another was that we have enough rental units in the city and, because our city would not get tax revenue from the rentals, the apartments should be condos.
The height, setback and density of the project were assailed but the council gave no hint to the developer about what numbers would be acceptable. The council was not willing to work with the developer to come up with a compromise plan.
So instead of much-needed housing and tax-producing retail, it looks like we will get a grocery store and offices, neither of which will generate much in the way of tax revenue.
While the City Council and community members continue to talk about the need to update the general plan and residential zoning ordinances before agreeing to go forward with projects, nothing has been done to begin the process. As Brielle Johnck noted last week, this process could take quite some time. In essence, a moratorium has been created without public discussion or vote of the council.
An El Camino task force is under consideration. While this is potentially a good way to solicit community input, we already have had charrettes, the county has a "Grand Boulevard" commission composed of elected officials, and who knows how many other groups or agencies are working on the same two miles or so of Menlo Park real estate?
Add to that the Green Ribbon Task Force on Global Warming, which should also be involved with this vital discussion, and we now have a lot of overlapping groups and interests that don't communicate with each other.
Back to our BMR units. We are left to wonder about the commitment of our council members to the BMR program and affordable housing. Council members serve on various housing boards and commissions, but whose interests do they represent? Do they really represent the 500 or so households on our BMR list or other Menlo Park residents who might benefit from expanded and more diverse, potentially affordable, housing options? Or do they represent their own re-election interests?
Elizabeth Lasensky
Fremont Street, Menlo Park
Comments (2)
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Mar 29, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Elizabeth Lasensky writes: "In essence, a moratorium has been created without public discussion or vote of the council."
The only "moratorium" I am aware of is that placed on the aspirations of developers who worked in concert with the previous council majority (the Three Stooges of Infill Development) to foist their overly-dense projects on our fair city. If the beneficiaries of the Derry and Cadillac projects had been able to rein in their greed and stick to existing general plan and zoning requirements for height and density we wouldn't be having this discussion, in all likelihood -- both projects would probably be advancing with nary a complaint. True, we'd have fewer homes and BMR units as a result, but I, for one, am okay with that outcome, as are the thousands of Derry referendum supporters, it would seem.
I know it's not PC to oppose increasingly dense infill development, especially when BMR units are at stake, and I do not oppose all infill development (the Derry property is a prime candidate for redevelopment), but the benefits to Menlo Park of these projects (as approved by the former council majority) simply do not outweigh the costs. And on a strictly personal level I don't wish for Menlo Park to become any more "urban" (read "crowded") than it already is -- leave those noble aspirations to Mountain View, Palo Alto, Redwood City, and other communities.
Ms. Lasensky and many other MP residents may disagree, and I respect that.
a resident of Hillview Middle School
on Mar 29, 2007 at 6:06 pm
I hope the Council represents all of the residents, not just the interests of the people like Ms Lasensky on the BMR list. By considering everyone, the Council must balance competing interests, which are the wants and needs and concerns of existing residents.
The city has not instituted a moratorium; the Council was quite clear that the city will still process applications for projects, even those that don't comply with city rules like the Derry and Cadillac projects. I actually wish the Council would put such projects to the bottom of the heap so staff can get on with working toward a plan for what the community supports and is willing to tolerate.
Conceptually many are supportive of BMR housing but it's the 90% of the rest of the project units that are not BMR that cause problems that aren't tolerated well. Why support more traffic when we need more revenue to support the residents we already have?
Don't miss out on the discussion!
Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic.
Cherries and Berries
By Laura Stec | 6 comments | 1,637 views
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength . . .
By Chandrama Anderson | 2 comments | 1,117 views
Meeting Other New Parents
By Cheryl Bac | 0 comments | 798 views
We need some volunteers.
By Stuart Soffer | 1 comment | 315 views


text:
Second Harvest hosted its annual Santa Cruz Chefs' Dinner on September 13 at the Holy Cross Annex in Santa Cruz. All proceeds from the event benefit Food For Children, which has been providing kids throughout Santa Cruz County with healthy…
- Need Help?
- Help End Hunger
- Food & Fund Drives
- Calendar
- Programs/Agencies
- Blogs
- Media
- About Us
- Sustaining Partners


text:
4 Item(s)
per page
Grid List
Cub Scout™ Youth Watch$21.99Created specifically for the young guys, this watch is a sporty, easy-to-read design that's lightweight and comfortable to wear. Velcro® strap ensures a secure, adjustable fit. Case is made of a metal alloy with stainless-steel back. Telling the time becomes a breeze thanks to the large dial with bright-yellow background, prominent numbers, and the words "Hour" and "Minutes" identifying the watch hands. Dial includes Cub Scout™ logo in center. Features quartz movement, a glass crystal, and one-year limited warranty. Learn More
Boy Scout™ Backpacker Wrist Watch$34.99Rugged, field-style watch is a great sport look with high functionality on the trail. Featuring quartz Myota movement, with green nylon band and stainless steel latch and keepers. White face with green numbers (outlined in black) and black Universal Emblem. Includes luminous hands and stainless steel backplate. Water resistant up to 100 ft. Comes in a black velvet sleeve accented with Universal Emblem. Learn More
Carabiner/Knife Clip Watch$79.99Perfect for the active outdoor enthusiast, this clip watch features:
- Stainless-steel and aluminum case with an integrated spring clip
- Quartz analog Miyota movement
- Water resistance to 100 feet
- Luminescent hands and hour markers
- Four watch accessories: small stainless-steel knife blade and scissors, side-mounted compass, and an ultra-bright LED microlight
Eagle Scout® Letterman Watch$49.99"Letterman" design highlights the Eagle Scout medal logo on the silver face of this contemporary quartz analog watch, also featuring: • Water resistance to 3ATM • Solid stainless-steel case back and crown • Durable, scratch-resistant mineral crystal • Comfortable black leather strap • Silver gift box Learn More


text:
NYC indie folk darlings The Spring Standards performed in support of Wakey Wakey and made a lot of new fans in the process. Their impeccable vocal harmonies and eclectic instrumentation made for a quirky yet fun set which included a stellar version of Neil Young's "Helpless". For limited edition prints or licensing info just click [Continue Reading…]
Jun 222010


text:
Discussion in 'Off-topic Zone' started by Sam I Am, Oct 19, 2011.
I still have both and they work
One for the software engineers.
Ouch! This deer got a 2 for 1!
More software engineer humor
That does my heart good to see someone adopting a baby seal.
lmao, those are hilarious
Great prank...
This is just to set the record straight. Adidas does not stand for (A)ll (D)ay (I) (D)ream (A)bout [strike](S)ex[/strike] (S)ports. :laugh2:
Which is why gossip is a bad thing.
Quit you're squawking!
There's something just instinctually hilarious about people falling on treadmills. It gets me everytime.
In the last one, I love how his shoes fly up in the air.
Something about that reminds me of the scene in Transformers where Anthony Anderson is playing that game with his cousin. :laugh2:
I don't know if it's the same one but I like the one where the guy is dancing and tries to jump on the treadmill. :laugh1:
Sarge, wanna play some Chess?
You wouldn't have to capture his King. It would be empty. :laugh1:
The ones that get me are the pranks where they put butter on the floor and someone slips and falls.
Slippery floor + trip wire = lol
Is that a Dallas Cowboys helmet emblem on the fridge?
What the inside of the Space Shuttle Discovery looks like
If browsers were guns.
Checkmate! rofl
Nice receipt! :laugh2:


text:
Pine River Heritage Days has something for everyone
To kick off Pine River Heritage Days, a women's event at the Pine River Depot was dedicated completely to "her"itage on Sept. 6.
Tea at the Station, a Petticoat Junction Function was an event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Pine River Depot in cooperation with Heritage Group North. Women throughout the area were invited to enjoy a traditional style tea ceremony while learning about important women in Pine River history.
Those who attended sampled wild strawberry or darjeeling teas with scones, tea sandwiches and specially made desserts. These women dressed up, some in large dresses with sun hats, and Miss Pine River royalty served them wearing British serving hats.
During each course of the tea there were different presentations going on at the front of the room. The event concluded with a PowerPoint presentation by archeologist Douglas Birk. Participants had an opportunity to win items donated by the individuals or families of the individuals featured in the historical presentations, and everyone returned home with a sample of Korean tea.
The Pine River United Methodist Church hosted a quilt show and lunch Sept. 6 and 7 during Pine River Heritage Days. Among those quilts on display were some purchased from stores, some sewed together and signed by township members and some dating from the 1800s.
Certified quilt appraiser Maryann Smith shared information regarding one quilt from 1845 that was originally from Connecticut and entirely hand sewed. It featured a pattern called Carolina Lily, which only became popular in 1850. The Carolina Lily pattern is usually done with red flowers, though this quilt was done with yellow flowers. Smith said the quilt was probably done in French fabric and was in good condition. These qualities made the quilt unique and important.
The quilt's owner preferred not to be named, but the piece will be featured at the International Quilt Museum in Paducah, Ky., as one of 15 Carolina Lily quilts on display.
The 2013 Heritage Days Rendezvous Encampment displayed period style arts, skills and lifestyles to all who were curious Sept. 6-8 at Forbes Park. This year's event brought weavers, rope makers, a blacksmith, a flintknapper and recreators of all sorts. Attendance to this display was free, and visitors were invited to practice tomahawk throwing and to learn to start a fire without matches. Event organizers said the event was a hit, though they hope to expand even more in the future.
Free Hobo Stew was served at the Pine River Information Center on Sept. 7. The stew was made from vegetables donated by residents and businesses. Irene Gearey prepared the stew at First Lutheran Church in Pine River, and it was served for free to an estimated 150 visitors.
Raya Newbold won the Heritage Days freezer and meat raffle. The raffle was for a chest freezer and $300 worth of meat or $400. Proceeds from the raffle go toward maintenance and improvements to the Pine River Information Center.


text:
We did what appears to be a successful cutout yesterday, full and busy hive at my house now, but lots of lost bees in the cutout area (under a hot tub). The homeowner wants to have landscapers through in a couple of days and needs the bees totally gone. From what I've heard I should spray the area with bleach/water, but I'd like to save the bees if possible. Can I put a nuc with a brood frame in the old hive spot and hope that the left overs move in? Lock up and move at night? Or is there a trick with a light at night instead?
Time sensitive
P.S.- in hawaii so no concerns about weather killing the the left over bees


text: Still gathering up equipment while awaiting first delivery of bees. The inner covers I received don't have a "notch" like others I have seen ... what is the purpose of the notch, and how important is it to have one? Is there a reason that some would have one and others not?


text:
I'd like to add multiplayer to one of my android strategy games.
Are there any free MP frameworks you can recommend? The server can be implemented in any language/environment. But the client needs to be Java, as I'm not using NDK. Since this is all hobby work, it needs to be free (or extremely cheap).
My main requirement is real-time messaging (~ 1-2 second delays). I haven't even decided if I want to support WAN. If you have something which is LAN only (one of the clients is the server), that might be enough.
Is there a staple opensource multi-player engine?
Also, while I was pondering the problem, google released this:
Would you recommend using it?
Do you know what the pricing model is?
Have you used it before?
Edited by SillyCow, 12 July 2013 - 09:20 AM.


text:
Content for thank you page
- Get Instant Access To My FREE World Of Warcraft Training Guide NOW!
- PostsPopularComments
- Obesity Death Rate Is Overtaking Cigarette Smoking September 8, 2014 0 comments
- Surgery as Your Final Medical Treatment for Your Rotator Cuff Problems September 4, 2014 0 comments
- Cool Gifts For Dad Who Has Everything 3 Yr Old Girl? August 15, 2014 0 comments
- Investigating Convenient Plans For Becoming Beautiful August 4, 2014 0 comments
- WoW First Aid Guide – Level 1-525 June 5, 2012 6 comments
- WoW Priest Guide June 9, 2012 4 comments
- Ultimate WoW Guide Review June 16, 2012 3 comments
- WoW Enchanting Guide | Level 1-525 June 8, 2012 1 comment
- [...] and play the game well. To deal with thi... June 8, 2012 by Make It To Max Level Utilizing Dugi's Ultimate WoW Guide Review - Free Article Submission Forum
- obviously like your web site but you have to t... June 8, 2012 by cheap guild wars 2 gold
- [...] a lot more info, really feel free of cha... June 8, 2012 by Make Healing Achievable Utilizing This WoW First Aid Guide | Rick Lee Blog.Org
- [...] you have more queries concerning levelin... June 8, 2012 by This Can Be For Anybody That Needs Assist From My WoW First Aid Guide » getarticles.web-how-to.com
Tagsboat storage sandy, components, dugi guides, First Aid Tips, following, healthy, hormone, Instead, kitten coloring books, natural, produce, profession guide, Profession Leveling Guide, profit, rv storage sandy, sandy mini storage, self storage sandy, shades, storage unit sandy, System, Ultimate WoW Guide Review, venture, world of warcraft death knight guide, WoW Alchemy Guide, WoW Archaeology Guide, WoW Blacksmithing Guide, WoW Cooking Guide, WoW Death Knight Guide, WoW Druid Guide, WoW Enchanting Guide, WoW Engineering Guide, WoW First Aid Guide, WoW Fishing Guide, wow fishing guide 1-525, WoW Gear Guide, WoW Gold Guide, WoW Jewelcrafting Guide, WoW Leatherworking Guide, WoW leveling Guide, WoW Priest Guide, wow profession guide, WoW Shaman Guide, WoW Warrior Guide, zygor guide, Zygor Guide Review


text:
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date index][Thread index]
RE: st: Stata graph how to?
"Nick Cox" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
RE: st: Stata graph how to?
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:51:09 +0100
I don't know what Sergiy means precisely, so I can't amplify that.
Assuming that you are using the new Stata graphics (Stata 8 up), I
believe that your choices include
1. Differentiation by using different gray (grey) scale colours.
2. Differentiation by using text labels.
3. Use of other software, as you are already aware.
That doesn't rule out programming other fills in a kind of home-made
way, but unless some Stata programmer has done that already, I doubt
that it will be easy.
Carolina Dolores Da Silva
and thank you for your responses. I am still a bit confused. Sergiy,
you write that it is possible to do pattern fills, but Friedrich says
it is not possible. The book I have (Mitchell, A Visual Guide to Stata
Graphics) describes only line patterns (chapter 10.6), like solid or
dashed, but not the fill patterns. Could you please show me an
Carolina Dolores Da Silva <email@example.com> wrote:
> > I have a very simple question, but I can't find the answer anywhere,
> > so I decided to ask here. I need to produce a number of area charts
> > black/white with no other colors. How do I change patterns on the
> > graph to be separate for different series?
* For searches and help try:
* http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html
* http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
* http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
|© Copyright 1996–2017 StataCorp LLC | Terms of use | Privacy | Contact us | What's new | Site index