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Google's Android has come a long way over the years and has overtaken Apple's iOS as the best-selling mobile operating system and app environment in the world even.
There's a huge range of Android phones in stores at the moment, ranging from el-cheapo models that cost $200-$300 to pricey devices that cost well over a thousand dollars so you're spoilt for choice.
Two of the more interesting Android phones vying for consumers' attention come from Google (via LG) and Samsung. How do the Korean-made devices stack up?
Google - LG Nexus 4
If you're an Android purist, then this is arguably the phone for you. The Google-LG Nexus 4 provides a pure Android experience with no vendor customised shells or skins in the way. It's also a fresh experience, as the Nexus 4 comes with Android 4.2.1 "Jelly Bean" which for now is the latest and greatest version there is.
LG built Google a nice, slim device, of high quality with discreet looks and a fantastic high resolution screen with 1,280 by 768 pixels and 332 pixels per inch density. It's 4.7 inches diagonally, and the Nexus 4 most definitely isn't a phablet, measuring a mere 134 by 69mm and being just 9mm thick.
The Nexus 4 is also fast with a 1.5GHz four-core processor, 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. You can't expand the storage however, or swap out the 2,100mAh battery that lasts well over a day with normal use.
Even though camera offers a decent 8Mpixel resolution and comes with the Photo Sphere panoramic pictures application which is fun, the actual images aren't terribly impressive. They are passable, but there are much better phone cameras out there from other vendors.
Other than that, the Nexus 4 comes with the usual range of sensors and wireless connections, including Near Field Communications and Bluetooth, and fast 3G that supports the new Dual-Channel HSPA+ standard for quick data transfers.
At $799 from 2 Degrees, the Nexus 4 is a very nice, well-priced compact smartphone that's well worth checking out for Android buyers for whom mobile photo quality isn't a key requirement.
Rating: 4/5
Contact: 2degreesmobile.co.nz
Samsung Galaxy Note II
There's a comforting feeling of having a Galaxy Note II on you, because no matter what, you know you'll have the biggest smartphone on any occasion.
Sizeable hands to operate the device are a plus but the size of the Galaxy Note II has some definite advantages. The 5.5 inch 1,280 by 720 screen is bright and great for Internet content, videos and pictures; it's almost big enough for two people to watch a film if they don't mind being very close to each other that is.
The Galaxy Note II is built to high standards by Samsung, which managed to use thin plastic for the shell to keep the weight down without making the phone feel flimsy.
Inside, there is a quick four-core processor, 2GB of RAM driving Android 4.1.1 with a 4.2.x update promised for NZ as well (it's being rolled out in the US at the moment). There is 16GB of storage that can be expanded if you pop off the back cover, where you'll also find the replaceable battery that has a huge 3,100mAh capacity.
The large battery means the Galaxy Note II lasts a long time - I usually went two days between charges, and used the phone a lot. All the usual sensors are included in the Galaxy Note II and it supports fast 3G data with dual-channel HSPA+ too. If you use 3G for longer periods of time, the phone can get a bit hot, unfortunately.
Now, the Galaxy Note II has a special feature: a pen. It's kind of fun and useful to be able to draw on the screen and to snip graphics free form with the pen and create handwritten notes. However, I was much happier with the 8Mpixel camera on the Galaxy Note II that takes sharp pictures with good colours and contrast.
There's no doubt that some people will find the Galaxy Note II just too big; I liked the "phablet" size myself, because it's like having a tablet that fits into your pocket.
The Galaxy Note II is available from Telecom and Vodafone at $1,050 to $1,100 but can be had for less in independent stores.
Rating: 4.5/5
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Discussion in 'The Trash Can' started by Dr.Siouxs, Nov 25, 2013.
Betting on Nessum SnoozaDorma. Or Aranjuez.
I voted for 'An "edgy" Muzak version of a classic rock tune' since no one else did!
I'm in the minority though. I kind of liked Gracie's SP music and choreo. And her "Sleeping Beauty" is growing on me.
What are your objections exactly? There's quite a lot of transitions, pretty much constant upper body movement and she's responding to almost every single accent in the music. The movements are varied as well.
I rewatched the SC FS just for you, Ziggy. The sacrifices I make around here.
First few seconds, her responses consist of throwing her arms up several times in absolutely identical fashion on a few music accents. Because they told her to.
If you are into armography, great. I just like it to be somewhat varied. After the 3R and between the death drop into the combo spin she does execute some nice TR and she does them well. And after that HELLO WINDMILLING!! How I've missed you. Not. Mr. Carroll! Make it stop!!! Literally almost nothing but windmilling from then on until the so-called "Ina" into the 3F. C'mon, Gracie, your back if flexible enough for a decent Ina.
Then a whole lot of nothing special and fall on the lutz, then step out on sal. There is not much aside from the spin between that and the 2A-2T-2T. The spin is well placed to the harp arpeggios. Again, literally a few seconds of TR which are again, not bad including spirals and a half-hearted Russian split. Into the final spin (her spins are good, I like that she doesn't lose speed when she transitions to the Bielmann) and final position. This is not catering to her strengths as a skater but FC might do something with it, like add TR and stop the windmilling. Windmilling to a Tchaikovsky ballet should be an automatic deduction. It's an affront to everything a Tchaikovsky ballet represents and causes death in my Russian ballet uber's soul.
Another thing, which is very minor but since we are on the subject. I like her dress, hair and make up. Hooray for a lipstick color that's not bright red for a change. She looks great, I start thinking she may be the Lilac Fairy. But then the program starts with the Carabosse theme and there's talk about her being a "power witch" whatever that means. The Lilac Fairy is no power witch--she is gentle, soothing and non-confrontational, as is her theme, featured later in Gracie's free skate. The Lilac Fairy does protect the Princess to an extent and does ward off the evil fairy Carabosse but not before the latter wreaks serious havoc. A power witch would have kicked Carabosse's a$$ from here into the next Perrault fairy tale.
And before SC Gracie wore a pink dress that traditionally designates the Princess Aurora.
So what is she portraying here? She doesn't have to portray anyone of course, just interpret the music but her dress is lilac so you think of the Lilac Fairy but then...etc. For instance, Kwan just skated to Spartacus in a dark red dress and wasn't portraying anyone to my knowledge. And that's fine. Sleeping Beauty is a story ballet so you can't help but expect a story, especially if the skater is wearing a costume of one of the characters. That's what confuses me a bit. A minor point, compared to the above but still. To me this "evolution" from the "power witch" to pink Princess to Lilac Fairy represents not someone from the story but rather Gracie's own confused identity as a skater.
Was it level 3 or 4 Windmilling?
Level 4 all the way! She should receive federal subsidies as a clean energy source.
Given most skaters don't bother to respond to the music whatsoever, most of the time, I'm very happy with somebody throwing their arms up and down instead of doing nothing.
Whatever music she picks, the issues with her posture and lack of body awareness are going to be there and you're all going to bitch because she's not Kwan2. At least that program has some actual choreography and transitions.
Yes indeed. IMHO, Angela is one of the most artistic female skaters the U.S. has produced in recent decades. She skated with SOUL.
Having said that, I know this is a thread for Gracie and it would be unfair to compare the two (considering that Angela's artistry didn't blossom till the later years). Give Gracie some time (maybe 3 or 4), and perhaps she'll grow into a beautiful skater that touches the hearts of many.
Really? Kwan2? Gold is so unlike Kwan, I don't even know where to begin. I would never compare them or hope Gold becomes Kwan. She couldn't be a more different skater, and I hope Carroll sees that. BUT, she could improve on her posture and arms/hands. But every skater can improve on something.
"Smack My Bitch Up" by Prodigy
Well at least it would pay for her skating.
Confession: If I had to choose a warhorse for Gracie, I'd pick Turandot. She definitely has the speed to hit the peaks of the music.
Firstly, if I were to complain about a skater, it would be bitching about how they are not Cohen 2, not Kwan. Secondly, it would never occur to me to compare Gracie to either. In time she should be able to carve her own path.
this entire thread is hilarious.
As often as Gracie ends up with her ass on the ice, I think the Cohen2 comparision is more apt for the moment.
I agree, she needs to cut her own path though. She's really nothing like either Sasha or Michelle (which is not necessarily a bad thing.)
Let's put her in the jungle where she will really be able to cut her own path with just a big machette and some insect repellant.
I thought about that as I was typing it out.
Gracie has probably already in her short career had more clean LP's then Sasha had in her whole career.
Gracie reminds me of Nancy Kerrigan, in a way. She's got the pwetty pwincess look, but that's not the kind of skater she is. She gets a lot of hype and wins enough medals to sustain the hype. This despite the fact that she never seems entirely comfortable in her programs and can't seem to make it through a competition without major mistakes. That said, I think Frank Carroll can help her find her style and if it doesn't happen fast enough to suit her fans, well, sucks to be them. Honestly, I'd rather see her win an Olympic medal in 2018 when she's "soup".
Sasha had clean SPs. Le shrug. The point being that neither seemed to have a clean competition.
This. In fact, in Gracie's first senior nationals appearance, she completed a more difficult long program jump layout than Kwan and Cohen did in their entire careers. I'm sure at least one Cohen or Kwan fanatic will come along, stomp their feet and try to crap on that statement but it's true.
And no, I'm not saying that makes her a better skater than Kwan. I just think her jumps are remarkable (or were before Frank got hold of them ) and that the rest may come in time. It may not, but it still may. Now if she's skating the same in 3 years, let's talk.
I totally agree. She's more of the Julia Sebestyen / Emily Hughes power skater mold. Gracie's free just isn't her in my opinion.
I actually really like her current SP Movement could be more controlled, but there are a lot of nuances and she did a pretty decent job interpreting it I thought.
It would be great if she skated to this:
We were all wrong. Wait, is this music tinkly?
KALINKA for the Russian audience. Or any other Russian warhorse....
Not at all tinkly, an excellent, classy and appropriate choice. WTG, FC!!
Thanks for the link IceAlisa. I just listened to it and I can hardly wait to see Gracie's new SP to this music choreographed by Lori. It's going to be awesome!!!
I just got PTSD flashbacks of Miki Ando "trying" to interpret Grieg's A-Minor.

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Regardless, thus far, this team is looking really good. I know it's only 4 games, and I'm curious as to how Leake ends up looking, but I'm feeling good right now
You're about to see nothing but home run swings this time up.
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Scorpions are distinguishable at a glance from all the other arachnids by having the last five segments of the body modified to form a highly flexible tail, armed at the end with a sting consisting of a vesicle holding a pair of poison glands, and of a sharp spine behind the tip of which the ducts of the glands open. Like spiders they have four pairs of walking legs; but the legs of the second pair form a couple of powerful pincers, and those of the first pair two much smaller flippers. They feed entirely upon animal food, principally upon insects such as beetles or other ground species, although the larger kinds have been known to kill small lizards and mice.
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It was raining intermittently this Saturday morning in Naples. I got a call from Fabiana about plans to visit an exquisite, ornamented palace built in the style of Versailles. It was called La Reggia di Caserta, or the Palace of Caserta, created by the Dutch architect, Luigi Vanvitelli, in 1752 for the Bourbon kings of Naples and Sicily. With over 1,200 rooms, an English Garden (un Giardino Inglese), an impressive waterfall, and four inner courts measuring more than 3,800 sq.m. each, there was no word to describe the grandeur of this place.
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Anyone who has watched even one episode of The Wire knows that the best way to keep yourself out of trouble when being questioned by The Law is to sit down, shut up and don't know nothing 'bout nothing. So kudos to Lil Wayne, I guess; he played his cards right. Only trouble is Weezy is the plaintiff in this case, meaning he's suing someone (namely Quincy Jones, for character defamation, no less) so he has something to gain from being even mildly intelligible or cooperative. But never one to exhibit or abide by normative social behavior, Weezy slurs and yawns his way through this, barely remembering the last question, let alone anything that's ever happened to him, and in short acts like a disinterested, self-aggrandizing rap star. Then, rather than show up in court ('cause God forbid a jury be subjected to or have to empathize with this statement to reach a verdict), Lil Wayne claims he was having "seizure-like symptoms," doesn't show, and this deposition is the only thing the court has to go on (including the part where he implicitly threatens his own attorney). Needless to say, Weezy lost; in fact, he was countersued and ordered to pay $2.2 million in damages.
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Donald Trump has destroyed many things: marriages (two), corporations (three Chapter 11s), a football league (the USFL) and the lives of several Scottish families (to build a golf course). But thankfully, his inquisition into the origins of President Barack Obama has thus far been fruitless. Trump's Birther campaign started sometime in early 2011 and not surprisingly (considering the type of people populating the far Right these days) carried water, prompting several talking heads to actually question the citizenship of a sitting President. After months of demanding a look at Obama's long form birth certificate, the White House reluctantly produced the document just to shut the loonies up (and ripped them for a full 11 minutes at last year's Correspondents Dinner). But somehow unsatisfied, Trump turned up again in 2012 with the above Youtube video, withholding $5 million from that charity of Obama's choice for his refusal to produce documents more conclusive than his long form birth certificate. Adding further intrigue to this story is a newspaper reporter who called up Trump Tower asking to see The Donald's citizenship credentials and college transcripts and was told that the request was "stupid."
Best Line: "Someday those papers will come out, and people will say, 'You know what? Donald Trump was right.'"
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In a world where we more often than not quantify a person's worth by the number of Facebook friends they have or retweets they get, T. J. Lang is king. His outburst following the Immaculate Reception stands as the most retweeted piece of internet profanity ever and sparked an internet revolution that seemingly turned the tide on the NFL's referee lockout. But the best part of the whole rant was the tweet that came the morning after; where most athletes are required to censor their outbursts and apologize profusely for defaming the Almighty League, Lang simply said:
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4. Rick Perry's Strong Commercial
No campaign commercial since Ronald Reagan's "Be the Bear" has been more misunderstood than Rick Perry's "Strong." No, misunderstood is the wrong word. No campaign commercial since Ronald Reagan's "Be the Bear" has been more misdirected and maddeningly incoherent than Rick Perry's "Strong." In one fell swoop the then Republican presidential hopeful incongruously slammed homosexuality while simultaneously questioning the separation of church and state; you know, that amendment that comes right before that other one, the gun one that Republicans love to misunderstand. Next he'll be out questioning why we shouldn't draw and quarter soldiers in peacetime (Third Amendment, misunderstood), and his party has already done a pretty good job of butchering the Fourth and Fifth Amendments (re: Unlawful search and seizure, due process and the Patriot Act). Doesn't the Constitution hang somewhere in the House? Isn't that required reading for public office? Can they take a few minutes out of spewing awful gibberish to read that over, or what?
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In his timely column "Evolution's Other Narrative" (November–December, Macroscope), Bradford Harris puts forward the concept of symbiosis, "cooperation and interdependence," as an important contributor to evolutionary processes that is distinct from the widely accepted neo-Darwinian, gene-driven "survival of the fittest."
Harris is admirably critical of the genetic blueprint explanation of evolution. However, ascribing to microorganisms the capacity for "cooperation and interdependence" is factually incorrect. Commensalism (eating at the same table) is the preferred concept used by scientists collaborating on the Human Microbiome Project.
The concept of commensalism is distinct from symbiosis and mutualism; it does not imply interdependence. Rather, commensals are a population of obligate bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and other microbial life whose life cycle turns over rapidly and who promiscuously swap and integrate genetic information via horizontal and vertical transfer. The commensals that make up the gut flora (and the wider microbiome) are not cooperating with one another. They are annexing each other's genes, competing for limited resources and "trading" the products of their metabolism.
Although constituting a balanced and robust ecosystem, when conditions fluctuate, commensals can adapt—fast.
Christine McNultyOxhey, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
I was shocked to read in "Evolution's Other Narrative" author Bradford Harris's statement that Ivan Wallin of the University of Colorado had "proposed a radical hypothesis" in the 1920s that mitochondria were the descendants of bacteria.
I learned in medical school in the United Kingdom in 1965 that the idea was proposed—to the ridicule of his colleagues—by German pathologist Richard Altmann in the 1890s. The stain that he developed for mitochondria still carries his name.
This story is more recently told by Brian O'Rourke in a 2010 paper in Frontiers of Physiology, where he quotes Altmann as saying that bacteria were "autonomous elementary organisms."
We medical students were also told that Altmann became depressed because of the rejection of his ideas and then committed suicide, but I am not sure if that was simply hearsay. His biography on Wikipedia states only that he died of a "nervous disorder."
Poor Altmann is again denied recognition in your recent column.
Jonathan PulmanOttawa, Canada
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I am happy to hear Dr. Pulman acknowledge that Ivan Wallin's work was in line with previous work illuminating the bacterial ancestry of mitochondrial structures. I was not attempting to argue in the column that the idea of mitochondria's bacterial ancestry originated with Wallin, only that he pushed that idea forward with a new set of direct genetic evidence—just as the intensity of scientific focus on nuclear genetics swelled. I chose to present Wallin in particular because, given my length constraints, Wallin's work was the most conspicuous early 20th-century example of evolutionary research that contradicted the mainstream nuclear genetic focus, and because Wallin's work was among the most inspiring to evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis.
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text: Your Vote, Your Retirement Two MTA-endorsed candidates — longtime educators Karen Mitchell and Dennis Naughton — are running for seats on the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board. And anyone who has not yet returned a ballot supporting them is reminded that time is growing short, since the deadline to send in votes is Dec. 5. Ballots have already been distributed to all active and retired members of the MTRS. The board is made up of seven members, two of whom are elected by the members of the MTRS for four-year terms. Mitchell, a teacher in Plymouth, and Naughton, an MTA Retired member, are among five candidates running for two seats this year. The Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board: Establishes the policies, rules and regulations of the agency. Oversees the dissemination of services and information to its membership of more than 88,000 active educators and 55,000 retirees and survivors. Investigates and votes on all claims for accidental and ordinary disabilities. The Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System is the largest of the Commonwealth's 105 contributory retirement systems. The MTRS provides retirement, disability and survivor benefits to more than 88,000 active educators and 55,000 retirees and survivors. Mitchell has been a teacher in the Plymouth Public Schools since 1986. She currently teaches seventh grade at the Plymouth South Middle School. She has been highly active in her union; she has held every office locally, including president, and has served on the MTA Board of Directors. "It is my belief that we have a responsibility to each other and to our students to actively stand up for public education. This is what motivated me to pursue a position on the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System board five years ago," Mitchell said. "It has been a wonderful experience, and I truly hope to continue working for the preservation of our retirement system and the improvement of our cost-of-living allowance in Massachusetts." Mitchell believes that having the voice of an active teacher on the MTRB is important, noting that she has brought a greater understanding of the current conditions of public education to the conversation. Naughton retired from the Millis Public Schools in 2004 after 36 years of service. During that time, he served in a number of offices in the Millis Teachers Association and was local president for 19 years. Naughton also served on both the MTA Board and Executive Committee. "I am only too aware of the unfair attacks on teacher benefits that have been taking place across the country — including right here in Massachusetts," Naughton said. "I am committed to defending our existing defined-benefit retirement system and to increasing the dollar amount of our retirement benefit upon which our COLA is calculated. I am also committed to making the MTRS just as responsive to your questions and concerns as it can be. "You're the reason I'm a candidate," Naughton added in a direct appeal to MTA members. MTA President Paul Toner said it is crucial for the thousands of MTA members eligible to participate in the election to support both Mitchell and Naughton — and to get their ballots in on time. "Karen has made a huge difference for our members, and Dennis will do the same," Toner said. "The MTRB makes decisions that have a big impact on the lives of people who have dedicated their lives to public education, and it is vital for us to have the most effective representation possible in its deliberations." MTRB Election Flyer


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you better hope its not gay sex education LOLKarl, where do I sign up? I'm 60 and still don't get some things right.
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Hawke's Bay farms and blocks are under siege from poachers and rustlers with police becoming increasingly concerned that one day it will not be sheep, cattle or deer coming under fire - but a person.
"We do have a problem and that is our main fear because a lot of these people are carrying guns and knives," Hawke's Bay Police Senior Constable Peter Gimblett said.
One of the property owners in his rural policing patch, a Puketitiri farmer who asked not to be identified "or they'll likely come out and have a go at me" agreed, saying he had in the past come across sheep in roadside paddocks which had been targeted and shot.
"We've had numerous incidents up here, and I know that in some areas there have been huge losses."
He had also encountered gun-toting "hunters" on his private land seeking out feral deer.
"They think they have the right to come on my land and go shooting. Can you imagine, in town, seeing someone walking through your backyard with a loaded rifle?"
On a couple of occasions the armed intruders had been "pretty aggressive" and he backed off.
"The issue here is the fact we've got five or six people working out on the farm at any one time and these people are coming in here - I'm the land owner and I have to provide a safe working environment. It's a worry."
Mr Gimblett, and Bay View Constable John Bruce, who is also dealing with an increasing number of illegal hunting, rustling and poaching incidents in his northern Hawke's Bay patch, agreed.
Mr Gimblett said poachers were "cunning and savvy" and were desperate enough to even take on other poachers who got in their way.
"The Bay View and Puketitiri areas are getting hit particularly hard at the moment," Mr Bruce said.
"It usually goes on the rise at this time of the year - they're out doing their Christmas shopping."
He believed the rising price of meat, the general recession and the opportunity to make a few dollars had created the latest spike, which he also believed was only the tip of the iceberg.
"A lot of it goes unreported," Mr Gimblett said.
Eastern Region Police Crime Prevention Officer Paul Miller estimated only about 20 per cent of poaching and rustling incidents were reported.
The Eastern region comprised the bulk of the figures.
In 2008 there were 73 reported cases; 95 in 2008; 146 in 2010 and 108 in 2011.
He said with sheep selling at about $100 each and some cattle up to $1000, and those figures multiplied by four.
You only had to do the maths to work out the cost to farmers and the economy, he added.
"And of course there is the concerning armed factor to this."
There had been some costly, and grisly, recent incidents.
A Korokipo farmer was alarmed to find 18 sheep dead in a pile in the corner of a paddock. Rustlers had made off with about 17 others - spooking the rest of the flock into a tight bunch with the 18 suffocating.
"He lost $4000 worth of sheep," Mr Gimblett said.
In another incident poachers made off with about a dozen sheep and lambs, butchered them then returning at night to dump the severed heads and skins.
While many rural communities had support groups in place, the region was wide open and often isolated. Mr Gimblett and Mr Bruce worked in closely with farmers and property owners but said one important factor was often overlooked.
"We are not being told about it. Tell us, and not a month after it happens - tell us straight away," Mr Gimblett said.
"We have had some successful catches thanks to good pro-active responses, but too much of this is happening without us hearing about it."
Mr Miller said anyone spotting vans, utilities, light trucks or vehicles towing trailers in rural areas at night, where they probably shouldn't be, should not confront the occupants, but try to get a registration number, description of the vehicle and any other details they could.
"They will lose their firearms and they will be charged - there will be reparation and that can be costly," he said, adding that depending on the circumstances more serious charges were often laid."
The Puketitiri farmer said: "It's a big and dangerous issue.
"There are bullet holes in the traffic signs up this way - it's pretty disturbing."


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Saturday was cold, foggy and rainy so we decided to just drive around Mt.Desert Island. Had lunch at. Saw Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse.
Sunday after visiting the Ellsworth CS society, we drove to Camden, a charming little harbor town. It was also foggy that day, but there were lots of folks out anyway. We wandered around the shops and then went to dinner at Water Front Restaurant. Had a lobster.
Monday finally dawned a clear sunny day. We went to Acadia Nat'l Park on Mt. Desert Island. We enjoyed touring the roads in the park. Walked down on the only beach and there were lots of people spending the day in the surf. In the evening we went to Lemoine to see the Handbell Choir concert. Very enjoyable. The concert was in an old church that is now used for a community center. Afterward we drove down to Lemoine Beach and saw the sun set over the seacoast
Tuesday we drove to Bucksport to see the Penobscot Narrows Bridge. It's quite a striking thing to see and you can take an elevator up into the tower. It is on the grounds of Fort Knox which was built during the Civil War but never was used. We had lunch in Bucksport.
Thursday we went on a whale watch. Saw some whales. The day was overcast and quite cold and it's 40 degrees out on the ocean. I didn't enjoy it that much. Afterwards we had dinner at a dockside restaurant and then hunted sea glass in the harbor when the tide was out.
Friday went to Kathie's Restaurant for breakfast and then we drove to Schoodic Peninsula which is also part of Acadia Nat'l Park. Hiked out on the rocks to see the waves crash on the point. Then went to Petit Manan, a nature preserve, where we took a long hike out to the ocean. Very pretty area.
Sat. Riverside Cafe for breakfast. Then walked around the saturday farmer's market place. Bought a handwoven scarf. Walked around town of Ellsworth. Had dinner at Jordan's lobster pound.
Sunday. Went to church and met lots of new friends. Went for lunch at Chester Pike's with Diana and Terry Arney, Margo and Dusty Baily, and David Robertson. Went home to change clothes--something warmer--and then went to concert at Pierre Monteux school for conductors and orchestra musicians. Awesome! Went to reversing falls. Picked up chowder at Jordan's for dinner at home.
Monday July 4. Drove to Moosehead Lake to see Robin and Jack Goodwin, friends from our '06 Baja caravan. Had an enjoyable lunch and visit. On the way back we saw our first moose but he ran into the woods before we could get a photo.


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I just want to say hats off to all the participants in this thread for a very enjoyable read and proving that it is possible to have Eli thread without the typical BS attached to it.
I just want to say hats off to all the participants in this thread for a very enjoyable read and proving that it is possible to have Eli thread without the typical BS attached to it.
Suppose a year ago, at the end of the season, the FO said, "Let's start looking, just in case. We don't need to hurry and we don't need to rush".
They could have picked Nassib up and thought Eli is gonna go this year, and we are going to let Nassib sit no matter what. He's gonna learn.
If Eli/Gilbride return to top form, it cost us nothing (virtually)
If they don't, then we are going to make changes next (this) and move him forward in the rotation if he is good enough. They already said this of Nassib, right?
Change OC's, and Eli losses something - a leg up on understanding the offense. Both will start this season with the same footing, or at least as much as a 2 year and an 11 year guy can.
Makes that pick look a lot less baffling if even some of that is true.
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lol, it also says if the play is covered, he will patiently tuck the ball and run.... lol Very rare.
Spin that Webb young Davis
Agreed, and that is the point I was trying to make. It may be 2, or even more, years before Eli is replaced... but he can and will be. Everyone considered the Patriots crazy for replacing Bledsoe with a 6th round draft pick... everyone was wrong. Obviously that is an extreme case, but the point being that the next great NFL QB isn't always the first round pick.
Hoss got his opportunity because of injury, the following year he was named the starter. In hind sight, not a good decision... so maybe a bad example
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What is the best way to separate propolis from the wax that is scraped from frames?
What is the best way to separate propolis from the wax that is scraped from frames?
I always have problem doing it because it is time consuming. So to make my life easier I scrape the propolis first and then do the wax.
A solar wax melter is the easiest way to seperate wax from propolis,but the only really useable product is the wax.The propolois gets "lost" in the slum gum.Good luck, JOHN
How to seperate propolis from wax is not hard though it can be a little messy if not done neatly.
To seperate the scrapings from the frames and insides of supers or bottom or top covers, you need the following:
1. Large wide pot.
2. Paper towels.
3. Cookie trays.
4. Spagettie seive.
5. Regular fine mesh cooking seive.
6. Open slotted cooking ladel/spoon.
7. Cold water.
8. Plastic baggies.
9. Coffee mill (one cup size or so).
Very simply then, you are supposed to scrape the propolis off the woodenware as neatly as possible and save, but many times this is not possible and it must be cleaned.
Propolis is cleaned by dumping into a large mouth open pot or pan. Then you add cold water and fill the pan covering the propolis with at least two inches of water or so. Then you stir gently.
Much will float to the top. Any clumps floating break up with your fingers into the loose scrapings. After all the clumps in the pot of water are broken up with your fingers, then take the ladel and skimm off the floating particles and throw away (too much wax and wood, plant parts, etc).
Then take the slotted ladel and gently skimm the propolis that is sunk off of the bottom of the pot leaving the dirt and small rocks behind, etc. Place the removed wet propolis on paper towels to dry on a cookie sheet. Note, you might have to change the wet paper towels several times until the paper towels are not sopping wet. Then leave all to dry. When dry, you place the propolis in the plastic baggies and place into the freezer to get cold.
When cold remove from the freezer and place into coffee mill still frozen and grind into powder. Then you merely encapsulate or mix into your other forms needed ie. tincture, salve, balm, or keep as small pellets for packaging for resale.
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The video embedded on that, around the 2:30 mark it is mentioned.
I'll give them some slack since they haven't been to the playoffs in such a long time, most of the players on their team are unfamiliar with the atmosphere, and at the time they had not experienced a loss in the playoffs in which the next door locker room will be filled with joy.
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Since the discovery of Thomas Kaylor's sentence, I'm wondering:
Do you think justice was served?
I've corresponded with Jim Beidler, genealogic researcher and author of Roots and Branches, the only syndicated genealogy column in Pennsylvania. He reveals, "For the time period, probation was often the outcome in DUI cases – they often weren't taken very seriously even when they resulted in deaths!"
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Are they union elves?....LOL
I fired mine because they always put stuff where I couldn't find it.
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Are they union elves?....LOL
I fired mine because they always put stuff where I couldn't find it.
Everyone is born right handed, only the gifted overcome it.
I have already committed my felonies, so people don't have to worry. (Russell Means)
I swear to you, I am guilty of only being Indian. That's why I am here. (Leonard Peltier)
Mine are apparently very busy collecting dust from someone else's house and bringing to my house. They are very fond of high places and deposit most of their findings on the blades of my cieling fans.
May your stitches always be straight, your seams always lie flat, and your grain never be biased against you.
I am sure if I am just patient long enough, my elves will return.
"Be brave enough to be who you really are.
Mine has drug out all my scraps and have yet to put them back or use them up. I think they have also brought in some dust and spread it all over my sewing room. I think they forgot where I live.
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This life is the only one you get - enjoy it before you lose it.
mine went on strike awhile ago. my kitty zoey threatened to eat them if they didn't clean properly, and *poof* the disappeared on me. hope they come back soon, I left them a lot of threads and snippets all over, hoping to con them back.
My elves just misplace stuff so I cant find it.
A lot of good laughs for a Monday. Thanks and keep them coming!
This reminds of a "good fairy" story. Many years ago, I worked as office manager for two physicians. There was a third physician who shared space with us, but not the practice. He had his own office manager. She and I shared an office. I would go to the post office each day and pick up our mail. One day, as I was leaving, I told my buddy that I sure hoped the good fairy came and cleaned off my desk while I was gone. It was one of those old, huge, metal desks. We laughed, I left. When I got back to the office about 15 minutes later, there was not one thing on my desk! Not even a pencil. She had gotten the nurses to come and help her take everything off my desk and move it out of our office! I almost peed myself laughing so hard!! Never again did I wish for the good fairy!
Good friends are like stars; you don't always see them, but you know they're always there!
I don't have fairies that clean, only gremlins that hide things.
My house elf is called Russell, My DH. He follows me around picking up everything I set down!
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Well the past couples of days has been full of insanity and sadness, so I thought I'd get it off my chest to you all...So on Sunday(4/1/12) my fiance got into a car accident, wasn't hurt badly but boy was that an experience for me. It definitely made me realize just how much I love him, especially noticed it as I paced up and down the halls at 1 AM while he slept. He's home now, and he's got some bumps and bruises. As if that wasn't enough, I spent the next evening in a whole different kind of hospital...an Animal Hospital. And I'm so so sad to say that my dog for who I had for seven years had to be put down. He meant so much to me because me and my brother were given him by my father shortly before my daddy passed. I've taken all day today reflecting on memories, but it feels like that dog took so much of me when he left this Earth. Anyways...sorry for going off topic, needed to get things off my chest.
"A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbols mean nothing to him. A water-logged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class but by who they are inside. A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his."
I guess all I can tell you guys is to tell and/or hug those who mean the most to you, whether their your parents...significant other...kids...friends...family...even pets. Time runs out.
I am so sorry about your dog. It is heartbreaking. I lost my beloved shepherd of 14 years two years ago and I still think of him often and cry over his loss once in a while.
A dog is an important member of your family and in your case it sounds like your dog helped you feel connected to your father. I am very sorry you are going through this.
Glad to hear your FI is O.K.
Sorry about your dog. We unexpectedly had to put down our family dog last summer and it still hurts. I thought about her on the train this morning and nearly cried. When I get sad, I try to remind myself that we gave her a great life (especially since she was a stray) and that it was fortunate that we were able to catch her problem when we did, which saved her from any suffering or pain.
Maybe you'd get some comfort making a donation of money or supplies to a local animal shelter. Or maybe you can adopt another pet if/when you're ready and give a homeless animal a nice loving home.
You should also feel welcome to talk about your dog on Pets, several regulars lost dogs recently and it can be helpful and healing to commiserate.
I'm glad your FI is ok but am very sorry about your dog. Losing a pet is not at all easy, it's the downside for being able to have them in our lives.
I am so sorry for your loss. We lost our beloved dog almost one month ago. He was only 8 years old...passed away in his sleep. We were devastated and this has been DS's first experience with death.
So glad your FI is okay. Be kind to yourself. Enjoy planning your upcoming wedding.
You will honor your dog's memory by rescuing one when the time is right. That's what we plan to do.
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Essentia Health diabetes education program in Brainerd, Pine River receives national recognition
Essentia Health's Diabetes Resource Program has received recognition for providing high quality diabetes education to patients.
The American Diabetes Association awarded its Education Recognition Certificate to the main program site located in Brainerd. The program is also now accredited to provide diabetes education and support at Essentia Health-Pine River Clinic.
The Education Recognition Certificate assures that a program meets national standards in diabetes self-management education to help patients maintain optimal health and prevent long-term complications. The Brainerd program first earned certification by the Association in 2000. The recent renewal application expanded that recognition to include Essentia's clinic in Pine River to broaden this service to the community.
"It really validates the rigor of our program. We can assure our patients that we are providing them with evidence-based treatment and education," says Danette Holznagel, Essentia Health's chronic disease program manager. "Support in self-management is all about what the patient does every day to stay healthy. We support them as they identify goals for self-management."
The Diabetes Resource Program provides education and support for adults and children and helps patients with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. There's also a focus on insulin pump care for those who need it. The program staff members are all certified diabetes educators, with professional licensures of advanced practice clinical nurse specialist in diabetes, registered nurses and registered licensed dietitian.
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text: I found a pit puppy I am trying to get from a shelter up north. He is adorable. I filled out the pre qualification form for him and emailed it to them tonight. I found him on their website. Hopefully I will hear from them soon. With him being a pit they make you do training classes, He's been neutered and up to date on shots already. I'm not sure what I'll name him though. I already named my cat Chevy. lol.


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I installed 2 packages a week ago. One hive seems to be doing very well and I am feeding them 1:1 syrup in jars with holes poked in the lid on top of the inner cover, then a shallow super, then the outer cover. In my second hive, for some reason the syrup has dripped out of the jars and gone all over the cover and into the hive. (I am using a screened bottom board so a good deal of it is on the ground, but the cover and the entrance and the hive stand are obviously covered in sugar syrup. This happened yesterday and today... I guess the jar wasn't exactly level???? Even though I sat and watched the syrup and made sure it wasn't leaking... then I went back a few hours later and it was all drained out all over the place.
Anyway, my biggest question is... have I damaged the entire hive? Will they just lick up the sugar and look elsewhere for food (since the jar has now been empty a good part of two days?
I have successfully added a new jar and have checked that it isn't leaking (new wood sticks that I guess are more level).
Also, the bees numbers seem to be down. Maybe they are out looking for food, but the other hive seems to have lots more bees and lots more comb. I don't want to open the hive again to check everyone out since i think this would be counter productive.
Should I just keep on feeding them successfully and hope they recover? or take some other action at this time?


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Play in the sand this Memorial Day weekend
FREMONT COUNTY, Idaho - AAA estimates more than 34 million people will hit the road and travel 50 miles or more this weekend. Here's an idea for a Memorial Day getaway that's close to home.
If you like to camp, horseback ride, swim and ride the sand dunes, then the Bureau of Land Management Egin Lakes Access may be the place for you this Memorial Day weekend.
In fact, it's one of the most popular places.
"We've got 48 sites and come about Saturday morning, we have to hang the campground closed sign," said Sand Crab, the campground host at Egin Lakes.
Crab has been a volunteer at Egin Lakes for four years and will continue to come back because "this is the best dunes you can run on in the U.S.," said Crab.
He knows this because he said he has visited every sand dune recreational area in the United States.
But besides from riding, he loves volunteering because "meeting people -- friends tell me I've never met a stranger."
He's met people come from all over the country who travel to Egin Lakes on Memorial Day, including Minnesota, California, Montana, Utah and Canada.
Egin Lakes has become a tradition for many families to travel during Memorial Day weekend. the beck family, from Logan, Utah, been coming to Egin Lakes since 1968.
"We've just enjoyed coming here and playing in the sand. I guess once a kid, always a kid," said Dennis Beck.
AAA estimates 164,000 Idahoans will be driving to their Memorial Day weekend destinations.
And that also means you should be aware of more police patrolling the roads. The Idaho State Police will be cracking down on speeders and seat belt use.
If you would like to learn more about the Bureau of Land Management campgrounds at Egin Lakes, see http://on.doi.gov/Zeuukr.