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Most established clubs will hold weekly (or fortnightly) meetings, with the main purpose of playing games. A regular feature should of course be the playing of teaching games against weaker players. Apart from this, several kinds of events designed for teaching have been tried. The following sections describe several ideas (by no means exhaustive).
Two of the strongest players in the club play a game, while a third gives a running commentary to explain what is going on. It is important that the players are not allowed to speak [it is likely that they will anyway], since the commentary then degenerates into a high-level argument which nobody else can follow. These events have the advantage of being very easy to organise, and they can be extremely enjoyable if the commentator is skilful enough.
A game is selected, e.g. one played at the club the previous week, and (preferably) two of the strongest players take it home and think about it. One of them gives a 30-minute lecture on the game. In planning such a lecture the following points should be borne in mind:
These events can be highly enjoyable and informative, but they require a considerable amount of preparation by the person who is to give the talk.
The BGA has a scheme for organising visits by the country's dan-grade players to clubs. These can be used as foci for press coverage, and may take many forms; perhaps the simplest is for the whole club to play the visitor simultaneously. All clubs are encouraged to avail themselves of this facility.
These are really a matter for small groups of players to organise outside normal club meetings. The recommended approach is to have one member who has studied the matter to be discussed in advance. This can be a game he has played, a professional game he has studied, or a joseki that he has read about in text tbooks. This person then presents the subject and the others join in the discussion as seems appropriate.
The success, or otherwise, of such events depends almost entirely on the personalities involved; some study groups generate highly successful social evenings which also contribute greatly to the playing strength of those involved, while others degenerate consistently into acrimonious debate. In any event, it is important not to allow such groups, whether meeting as part of a club night or not, to form a clique from which beginners will feel excluded.
Teaching events which involve active participation are often more beneficial. This section describes some games which are designed to improve some aspect of the players' Go. Other suggestions would, of course, be welcome, however experimental or unusual they may seem.
Set up a board with several black stones, such as the position in figure 6.1. White moves first; the objective for white is to make a living group, and the objective for black is to kill all of white's stones. This game is particularly beneficial for players below around 15 kyu, and is intended to give more confidence in making invasions, and practice at techniques for killing unreasonable invasions.
Other starting positions are of course possible, for example a line of black stones around the edge of the board, or with different enclosures in each corner. The difficulty can be varied by adding or removing black stones. The game may also be played on a smaller board, with fewer black stones.
Starting with an empty board, each player takes twenty stones. Black plays the first move in his upper right quarter of the board, and white follows in the diagonally opposite quarter. Each player's subsequent moves must be in the next (clockwise) quarter from their own preceding move. After twenty moves each have been played, both players examine the position to decide which has the better position, and which direction the game might proceed in. It is naturally beneficial for a stronger player to be observing.
The idea behind this game (devised by Matthew Holton) is to force both players to think about how their stones are working together, and to improve their approach to the opening. By forcing moves to be in a different quarter each time, the players usually avoid complex fighting and are forced to think strategically.
Experiments in teaching Go are often more interesting for the participants than any sort of event following a tried and tested formula, and Go clubs are encouraged to try out anything which seems like a good idea at the time. If the ideas work particularly well, details should be sent to the BGA Secretary for inclusion in later editions of this booklet.
One important objective in teaching is to help people to look at familiar situations from a new angle. In this respect, for example, an exercise held at Reading some years ago in which the whole club spent an evening playing out the last 50 moves of a game (with different opponents, but always starting from the same position) was extremely interesting.


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#1 Wed 06 Feb 13 2:57am
Stand Mixer Help Needed
My much-loved Kenwood stand mixer (30 years old) just mixed its last and I need to replace it urgently.
I need a machine that is strong, robust, reliable and that can cope with anything from beating egg whites to mixing bread dough. It will be used both in my work and domestically.
What would you recommend?
#2 Wed 06 Feb 13 7:12am
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Re: Stand Mixer Help Needed
For me Maree, there's no question. I've had my KitchenAid for a few years now and it will last my lifetime. It IS robust. It's heavy, meaning it won't 'travel' around the worktop. The acton of the mixer attachments are extremely good, reaching virtually all areas of the bowl. It's also quite quiet.
Yes, I can thoroughly recommend my almost best friend.
#3 Wed 06 Feb 13 7:38am
Re: Stand Mixer Help Needed
Thank you, Thistledo . The kitchen equipment places here recommend them, too. Wasn't sure whether it was because of their price or not. Not having bought one for so long, it was a surprise that many (if not most) of the less "glamorous" brands are a similar price these days. They do have a good warranty, I must admit.
Will look into it more closely tomorrow.
Thanks again
#4 Wed 06 Feb 13 11:15am
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Re: Stand Mixer Help Needed
I love my KitchenAid stand mixer but if you are after attatchments than they are expensive and I dont think they have as many as the Kenwood.
The Kitchen aid is I understand run on a selection of gears to make it work.
I have been impressed with this machine but then its the only stand mixer that I have ever owned so I have nothing really to compare it with.
My sister loves her Kenwood .
She has various attatchments that she uses sometimes .
I am not sure how your present attatchments would fit a new machine.
I know that there is a more robust proffesional kenwood machine that is not a great deal larger than the domestic machine .
I presume that the proffesional model must be tougher but I am not sure, but it might be worth looking at because of the volume of use it will get making all those gourmet pet treats etc.
#5 Wed 06 Feb 13 2:08pm
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Re: Stand Mixer Help Needed
Sounds like you should have a look at commercial grade machines if you're using it for your business and for that, I can't help you, but I wouldn't recommend a home machine for constant use and large-scale production.
#6 Wed 06 Feb 13 2:54pm
Re: Stand Mixer Help Needed
Thanks, MsP. I'm told that KitchenAid have a commercial model with a stronger motor than the domestic models. It also has an automatic cut-off switch in the case of overheating, or so I'm told. That's the one I'd be getting. Good point
Thanks, Mummza. The Kenwood attachments won't fit other than the Kenwood. To be honest, I rarely used them anyway. The stand mixer is mainly for the catering (that's human, by the way) business. I tend to use the Magimix mainly for the pet treat and meals businesses. The KitchenAid attachments are very pricey but I've found a place online that is cheaper than the regular suppliers and they are approved by KitchenAid, thankfully.
I'll check them out properly today (Thursday). Have already been informed that they have to be ordered in which is a real pain. Takes about a week, I'm told. Thankfully, I don't have a job on this weekend.
Thank you for your help, ladies. Much appreciated
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Re: Stand Mixer Help Needed
I love my KitchenAid. My sister-in-law has the commercial one its great. Sounds like that would be the one for you. I have several atttachments for mine and have never had a problem with them. Good luck
#8 Wed 06 Feb 13 11:36pm
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Re: Stand Mixer Help Needed
A good time to be buying Maree, I know we are very lucky at the moment with how affordable these things are in Australia, so make the most of it!
#9 Wed 06 Feb 13 11:49pm
Re: Stand Mixer Help Needed
Thank you, Bentpenny and Joy
Bentpenny, which attachments do you use?
I nearly fainted at the price of the pasta one- $350 here (and that's for the flat pasta cutting one, not the extrusion one which I couldn't be bothered with and would never use). Yikes!
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#10 Thu 07 Feb 13 4:23pm
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Re: Stand Mixer Help Needed
I have the sausage stuffer and meat/food grinder and slicer. I have the pasta roller and i think they call it a fettucinne maker. I want to get the ravoli maker, but like u said Maree they are expensive.
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Date: Winter
Genre: Action Role Playing Game (RPG)
Platform: PlayStation®2
computer entertainment system
Rating: RP
Developer: Snowblind Studios
Publisher: Sony Online Entertainment
Price: TBD
Game Description
critically acclaimed Action/RPG of 2004, Champions of Norrath ™,
gets a sequel! Champions: Return to Arms ™, published by Sony
Online Entertainment and developed by the creators of Baldur's
Gate ™: Dark Alliance ™ and Champions of Norrath , will
build on the progressive features of the first edition with more single-player
adventures, a deeper online and multiplayer experience, two new playable
races, beautifully detailed environments, a whole new storyline, secret
gameplay modes, new monsters, weapons and items and much more.
The Champions of Norrath have destroyed the god Innoruuk, shattering
his body into shards of hate. Innoruuk's followers and allies have
taken it upon themselves to gather these shards in order to resurrect
their fallen prince. Hate has infected all that was good and you can
completely trust no one. Firiona Vie, who has remained pure at heart,
has called upon the champions to take up the crusade against evil to
rid Norrath of this evil threat once and for all. The game is designed
to offer more than 100 hours of gameplay per character, unlimited battles,
deadly missions and the ability to import characters from the original
game. Do you have what it takes to be a Champion?
A continuation of the engrossing fantasy storyline of Champions
of Norrath , with exciting twists and turns that require the
player to choose his or her fate
Two new playable races
Earn medals based on gameplay performance, which can
then be used to unlock secret levels
Thousands of new items, weapons, armor and magical artifacts
to acquire
All-new and beautifully detailed environments
New spells and abilities for all classes
A host of new monsters to battle and non-player characters
to encounter
Secret Epic items of incredible power found through unlockable
side quests
The ability to import characters from the original game
and start on a higher difficulty level
Increased level limits �" take characters to level 80!
More than 50 gameplay areas along with a mission system
containing non-linear side quests
Multitap support for up to 4 players
Superior online multiplayer options for up to 4 players
via Network Adaptor �" no additional subscription fees required (players
must provide their own internet connection and PlayStation 2 Network
Adaptor for online gameplay modes)
All new multiplayer and online gameplay options
Import and download characters via Memory Card


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My partner and I are planning a trip with friends next year to Asia. We have been to parts of Thailand and really want to go back to Phuket and Koh Samui, but we are also interested in going to Malaysia, Singapore and maybe even a quick stop in Hong Kong if possible. Is it possible to visit all these places in two or three weeks, and if so can you suggest an itinerary and the quickest, most cost-effective way of getting around? - Kirstin Lindberg
Lonely Planet's Sarah Bennett and Lee Slater write:
You should be able to visit all the places you mention, although Hong Kong will need to be added as an air-hop triangulated with Bangkok and Singapore - our suggested entry and exit points for an overland tour of Malaysia and southern Thailand. There is much to see along this route, so allow as much time as possible for the journey.
Between Bangkok and Singapore, buses will be your primary mode of travel, although reliability and road conditions vary. Take cheap regional flights if you want to reduce travel time over longer distances, especially if it allows you to spend more time in the places you really fancy.
The inexpensive and scenic International Express train runs all the way from Bangkok through the Malay peninsula to Singapore, so might be worth considering for a leg or two. Both Thailand and Malaysia have extensive rail systems, although trains rarely run on time.
The itinerary suggested here could be completed in either direction, but starting at Bangkok: make a beeline for the beach-bum islands in the Gulf of Thailand. If you want to try something new, maybe skip resorty Ko Samui and head instead to dive-crazy Ko Tao or hippie Ko Pha-Ngan.
Over on the west coast, indulge your desire to return to Phuket but consider also skipping along to adrenalin-charged Krabi, home to rock-climbing and cave exploring, or chill out on laid-back Ko Lanta, from where you could island-hop across the Malaysian border at Pulau Langkawi.
Continuing south, head to Penang for street eats and Malaysian fusion culture, before passing through the tranquil Cameron Highlands with its glossy green tea plantations on the way to Kuala Lumpur. One of the highlights between KL and Singapore is the colonial port of Melaka.
I am 75 and my wife is 76. I have Parkinson's disease and she has cardiac disease, but we are fit for our age. Which insurance companies would cover holidays in Australia, UK/Europe or the United States, and at what cost? Do any cover loss of luggage or other non-medical hazards without medical insurance? Would they cover costs of repatriation of ashes and the accompanying relative's hotel and flights home if one should die? - Andrew Young
Lonely Planet's Sarah Bennett and Lee Slater write:
Travel insurance is available from numerous companies, many of which will issue your policy online or via telephone. To ensure you get the most appropriate policy, however, we suggest you deal with an insurer with an office in New Zealand.
Companies that fit this bill are Southern Cross, 1Cover, the AA and STA travel, but there are others.
Ask any travellers among your friends and family for personal recommendations, as these are always valuable.
All standard policies include some level of medical cover, as well as cover for lost luggage, flight cancellations and suchlike. These policies cover unforeseen medical events only - a broken ankle slipping on a banana skin, for example - and you will therefore be covered for accidents of this kind.
Your illnesses, however, come under the definition of "pre-existing medical conditions", and although some insurers will cover some pre-existing conditions (sometimes called "controlled conditions") under their standard policies, Parkinson's and cardiac disease will almost certainly be exempt.
You can seek additional coverage by completing a medical assessment form, the results of which may require discussion with your provider - hence our suggestion to select an insurer based in New Zealand.
Some conditions may not be covered under any policy, but if you are successful in securing coverage for your pre-existing conditions it is advisable to read the fine print. Should you take out such cover and die while you are away, repatriation of your ashes will indeed be covered, as will any reasonable associated costs incurred by your travelling companion.
If you were travelling alone, your policy would likely extend to flying a friend or relative out to bring your ashes home.
It always pays to be prepared, but in such instances we like to quote Tony Wheeler, the founder of Lonely Planet: "All you've got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over. So go!"
Email your questions to email@example.com and they'll be answered by Lonely Planet's experts.
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Sneaky Passionate Penny Pinching Coupon Code Thieving Sites!
[shakes first in slightly exaggerated fury] Sneaky Thieving Moms stealing our coupon code meant for EDUCATORS ONLY! Bah! I guess it shows that my Twitter & my blog gets good traffic but it totally sucks that it got highjacked & people other than teachers are flooding the site! BOO! HISS! Not Cool!
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Short Story: PicMonkey likes teachers, is very responsive on Twitter, has been to ISTE, is creating a whole slew of back to school graphics to be released in Auguest, & wants to give every teacher who reads this blog the PicMonkey Royale treatment FREE for 6 months! Use THIS PROMO CODE LINK (Removed), sign up with your school email address, & BAM! FREE extra goodies!
Long Story:
So like I got this lovely email 2 days ago:
"Hi Gwyneth! We've been jealously reading your tweets from ISTE, here at PicMonkey. It especially hurts to hear about the coolness because AT THIS VERY MOMENT we are planning our back to school content for PicMonkey and we think we're going to have some content educators will really dig.
As a board member of ISTE, would you be able to give us advice on how to reach out, in the remaining moments of this conference? We'd like to give out six months of free Royale membership to your people (via promo code). The back to school content will be released in August.
Of course the easy thing is to just email you the promo code (which as you know would be shareable any place but Twitter). But can we put some PR muscle behind it, in any way -- hook into the press operations for the conference? Should we FedEx some nice printed cards with the promo codes on them? Is that even advisable? Anything out of the box?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts. I know you're crazy busy."
Content Extruder
Beloved educators, our cup ran-eth all over the place! Thank you so much for your interest in PicMonkey's special ISTE promotion for Gwyneth Jones' readers. Unfortunately, the promo code went wild on the internet and we, frankly, ran out. Here's hoping we see you at the next conference, and thank for your tireless dedication to your profession and the use of technology to rock learning.
So I emailed 'em back saying
"Where was this email last week BEFORE the conference!? LOL I could have done so much with it! The ISTE conference is essentially over tomorrow, and today I have a HUGE panel I'm moderating for SIGMS, but if we had a Tardis & gone back in time, I could have been giving out shiny postcards with the code at the SIGMS Digital Media Playground & preso I did yesterday where I MENTIONED You several times! But all is not lost! If you send me the PROMO CODE I can perhaps put it on my blog & Tweet it out? Thanks so much!"
And THEN I got back from the AWESOME Karen:
"Omigod, missed opportunity! Sorry to be Johnny Come Latelies; lessons learned. But heckyeah, let's dole out the promo code like crazy! The promo code we created for this is (REMOVED)
and it's good for six months (from the redemption date) of free PicMonkey Royale, but they need to redeem it in the next 3 weeks or it goes POOF! No limit on the number of people who redeem it.
Yeah, you could Tweet that they have to go to your blog page to find the code. No need to black it out on your blog page. We just want a small gating factor to keep non-educators from getting it, and as long as you don't tweet the code itself, we've taken care of that. And of course you could flash it on a screen any place you're talking or write it on little pieces of toilet paper or paint chips ;).
Fantastic! Well, this is a good kick off to seeing what cooler stuff we can do next year. Thanks for being such a flex-o-matic acrobatic artist, and supreme technology champion. My sister's a devoted librarian/media specialist (we've been to ISTE together!), and I get how supremely important your work is, to the whole education picture.
Thanks again,
So there you have it! FREE Royale for 6 months for all educators who read this blog! W00t! You're welcome. ;-)
Summer PicMonkey Fun!


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I'm looking to lease a car over the next month and I've narrowed my choices down to the Lexus GS, Infiniti M and the MB CLK. Which one should I get, without taking price into consideration? I like all 3 and I just can't decide. Any help would be great.
Really, all 3 are very nice choices. At this price level, all cars are very good.
"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself" Ferdinand Porsche
they are all great, personally i would choose the infiniti, i still havn't heard anything bad about them. supposedly MB has been having some quality control issues and IMO the GS doesnt look very good. i'm sure all of them are great cars but if it was me i'd take the Infiniti M.
Just made my choice today. The interior of the infiniti blew me away. Looking at the pictures online didn't do this interior justice. The bourbon color is sick. I'm probably going to get the black obsidian exterior and the bourbon interior with rosewood trim. The lease price was lower than I expected which was another plus.
Too bad, because while the interior is nice (somewhat a 5 series ripoff) the exterior in person is really not too striking. The 4.5l V8 is amazing however, and from what MT said in a recent road test was that the M was the driver's car, so if that's what you're looking for then you should be pleased to choose it over the LS from Lexus. As much as I like the Infiniti powerplant however, the Lexus is in another league. So technologically advanced, so refined, and what a gorgeous design, it'll make many a German sedan envious! And that's a lot more than marketing hype these days.Then again, you'll never go wrong with a Mercedes!


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2 killed in blizzard-like conditions identified
MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — The State Patrol has identified two people killed in blizzard-like conditions on Interstate 94 in western Minnesota.
Authorities say Judith Reid and Sean Ray died in a four-vehicle crash near Barnesville Monday. Both were 49 and from Minnetonka.
The State Patrol says visibility was at or near zero when the crash happened. Investigators say Reid was trying to pass between a semi and a snowplow when her vehicle made contact with both trucks and was hit by a pickup truck.
KARE-TV (http://kare11.tv/153aTm5 ) says a 16-year-old passenger in the couple's vehicle is hospitalized with serious injuries. The pickup driver suffered minor injuries. The drivers of the semi and snowplow weren't hurt.
Information from: KARE-TV, http://www.kare11.com
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I began my first year of beekeeping last spring. My interest in it is just curiosity, like feeding and watching birds-observation. I acquired a split from a local beekeeper and a package from a nearby supplier in order to weigh the benifits each . What I have learned about bees in year one of "doing" rather than reading has given me the fever. I have learned that:
1)all bees are equal, they need a proper house and good food, and they excell and prosper when conditions are met(challenge 1).
2) When you are with your bees do what you feel is helping(go with your instincts) and experiment even if you don't know-next time you can repeat or try again.
3) to reach a self-suficieint,human hands off, state of beeing, one must rear queens//go genetic no easy way=educate
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Are EFB combs infectious? What should be done with EFB die outs? I have a stack sitting on top of an EFB hive that recovered strongly with Terramycin treatment. Only about 25% of treated hives recovered, the rest died over winter with plenty of stores. Does extracting EFB brood chambers spread
EFB through to other equipment during the extracting process? Is EFB spread through extracting supers?


text: I have a 2002 Silverado with the stock rear bumper and I would like to know if anyone out there knows of a receiver that would not hang down so far, you know closer to the bumper itself. I really don't know, I would just like to find something a bit less conspicuous. A kit or something? I only use the hitch about once a year but I have to keep it, it is just so ugly. :lol:Any help or suggestions appreciated. I know I may have to move the spare tire.


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County Health Departments partner up for flood preparation training in mid-Missouri
Teams say communication strategies are key to handling disasters
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Current storm conditions in mid-Missouri have brought with them a chance of flash flooding.
On Wednesday, the Cole County Health Department started preparing for its annual emergency response team training with a focus on flooding, in the event this disaster ever happens in mid-Missouri.
"It helps us think, well, what supplies do we need? What do we need for communication? What if power is out? How are we going to locate and track each other?" director of the Cole County Health Department, Dr. Marie Peoples told ABC 17 News.
Peoples said tracking and communication is at the center of being able to effectively handle a flooding disaster.
In the event the power goes out, and all other means of communication are unavailable, the emergency response team sets up a communication truck.
"They can actually set the truck up, pull 12 telephone system lines off, 12 laptop computers off, and feed all that right off the truck, all satellite," Bill Farr with Cole County Emergency Management said.
Farr said the truck is crucial in these types of circumstances because it's how they are able to find out what supplies are needed and where.
On Thursday they will continue preparing by setting up mock stations to resemble a real flood situation.
The Emergency Response Team also told ABC 17 News they have supplies and teams ready for not only flood disasters, but also fires, mass casualities and situations where hazardous materials are involved.


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Congenital heart defects (CHD) affect over 1% of the American population and are the cause of substantial healthcare costs. A majority of these defects involve malformations of the valvuloseptal apparatus, which is the precursor to the valves of the heart. Current genetic evidence for CHDs inadequately explains the variety and prevalence of these defects, which suggests that misguided molecular signals and mechanical forces may be responsible. In this study, we investigated how these aberrant cues may alter valve mechanical properties and valve morphology during embryonic development. Molecularly, we focused on the capacity of transforming growth factor beta 3


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Hernandez, still dressed in the white t-shirt and red shorts he was arrested in around 8:45 this morning, listened calmly as the prosecutor explained the evidence against the former football star. They are intimating that he "orchestrated" the murder.
Lloyd's family was preset in the courtroom, although several members left as the prosecution described his death -- five gun shot wounds from a semi-automatic weapon.
After hearing arguments from both sides -- Hernandez's lawyer referred to the evidence against his client as "circumstantial at best" -- the judge decided to hold Hernandez in jail without bail.
Among the facts gathered against Hernandez, who was released by the Patriots today:" Read more...


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Looks great and very organized! I love the pic above your quilting machine.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Looks great and very organized! I love the pic above your quilting machine.
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I have to come up with a new floor plan for my sewing room, or better yet just get rid of my UFO's. They are growing faster than my dust bunnies.
Love it, well organized use of space to get the job done.Happy creating.
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I can only dream of a room with that much space.
Love your room and your long arm.
How organized! How neat!
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I have a small room but it is so unorganized. I really am an organized person but just can't seem to get a handle on my sewing room. I get it where I think I want it and feel I need to change it again. I love how you have put so much in such an organized manner. My hat's off to you!!!
Very nice organized room.
What a wonderful room - I would be spending alot of time in there.
Quilting makes me happy!..
You sure have designed your room to be very usable. Such great use of the space that large room provides. Very pretty also. Enjoy!!!
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Spiders on the Great Salt Lake railway causeway, waiting for brine fly prey
Spider webs and spiders adorn the rocks of the Southern Pacific Railway causeway that divides the Great Salt Lake in two major sections. The pink north arm with Dunaliella rubens and pigmented Archaea has about 300 g/L of salt and is therefore too salty for macroinvertebrates to grow. The orb-weaving spiders seen here are likely Neoscona oaxacensis They feed primarily on brine flies (Ephedra spp.) from the southern side of the causeway (Gilbert Bay). The transfer of high levels of mercury in the south arm into spiders and birds is currently being studied by researchers at Westminster College and Brigham Young University in Utah.
Limnology - the study of inland waters
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I'm all for it!
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I'm all for it!
Bernina 640, Singer 201-3, Singer Centennial 15-91, Tin Lizzie 26" long arm
Oh my, I thought this thread was finished so I stopped looking and you gals added 2 more pages.
I'm actually a very quiet neighbor. AND I DON'T mean the kind of neigbor who makes the evening news because she did something terrible. The kind where all the neighbors say: "I am shocked - she was so quiet. We never saw her. She always kept to herself." lol I stay out of the neighbors' business but I am there when help is needed. That's the way country living should work in my mind.
Someone mentioned that I must like Sue. Honestly, I don't mind her but I that's not quite like liking (well that was good English, huh?). Mixing the good with the bad just would not work since I have a title for the quilt: "The Chronicles of Sunbonnet Sue's Nightmares"
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fabric!
LOL, Mad, for some reason, I just can't picture your neighbors ever saying "why, she was so quiet and seemed shy, why I can't even imagine her doing something like that"...of course where I live, that would be followed with "bless her heart" in a sugary sweet southern accent. Nope...you don't fit that bill! LOL!
May I always be the person my pets think I am..
Thank you for posting these blocks. I had been waiting to see them.
Iota keep watching this post. I have never seen these before. Hilarious!
If you always do, what you have always done, The results never change. Change is the wings you give yourself.
Oh my, how dismal
I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious.
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You just made my day. I laughed so hard that I wet myself. Love, Love, Love these sick Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Blocks. Never liked the traditional blocks, but these are just plain, sick, twisted, and right down my alley.
Pay no attention to the comments from the stiffs that don't like them. They're so uptight you probably couldn't drive a needle up their butt with a sledge hammer. Our lives have become so hard and complicated now a days that we need to loosen up a little now and then, and you have done just that.
Keep up the good work and let me know what "Home" you have been committed to and I'll bring my machine and join you!
Poor Sue!!!! Great job on the applique!
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Rated PG-13, in theaters and 3-D December 13), is part 2 of a trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's classic Middle Earth tale. In it, hobbit Bilbo Baggins (played by Martin Freeman) and the dwarves arrive at the Lonely Mountain, where fearsome dragon Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) has stolen the dwarves' home and now guards their treasure. Thorin Oakenshield, played by Richard Armitage, and the other dwarves send "The Burgler" Bilbo inside the mountain to retrieve the Arkenstone, an heirloom of Thorin's family. TFK spoke to Armitage about making the epic fantasy movies, which were filmed in New Zealand by The Lord of the Rings trilogy director Peter Jackson.
As someone who read The Hobbit many times as a kid, how does it feel to finally see Smaug revealed in this movie?
It's been one of the biggest treats of this whole process, finally seeing that dragon realized by Peter [Jackson] and the animators. I think Peter has been thinking about it for the past decade. Tolkien created it in 1937. So that dragon has been around for a long time, and it's a real treat for the audience to see Smaug finally rise out of the gold and show his full glory.
You were in a stage version of The Hobbit when you were 13 years old. Did you imagine yourself in a future film version at that time?
Never, not for a second. I didn't even realize I was going to be an actor at that point. I'd like to say it's a dream fulfilled, but I wasn't even dreaming at that point.
When did you develop your interest in acting?
It came much later, when I was in my late teens and went to see some Shakespeare at the Royal Shakespeare Company. I saw a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and I decided that's what I wanted to do for a living. Then I went to drama school and ended up being in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth, so that was definitely a dream fulfilled.
In this movie, how has Thorin changed since the journey began?
I think he's learning to trust, which is something that I never expected of him. He certainly didn't expect it of himself in those first days in Bag End when he is so mistrustful of the hobbit and of Gandalf's advice. The hobbit is really proving to be a great asset, and Thorin is changing in his opinion of him.
One of my favorite scenes in both the book and movie is when the dwarves escape down a river in empty barrels. What was that like to film?
It was pieced together in many different locations. We worked on the Pelorus River in [New Zealand's] South Island, which is incredibly beautiful. Then we went into a sound stage and worked in a watercourse, which was powered by engines and could speed up and slow down. It was really like being at a fairground ride. Then we were in all different kinds of barrels in close-up shots on dry land for some of the action sequences. So it's great for me as well to see the barrel sequence cut together.
What's been your favorite set piece or prop so far?
My favorite prop has to be [Thorin's sword] Orcrist. It is just the most magnificent weapon. It's a beautiful sword and really quite difficult to maneuver, so I spent a long time training to get it looking efficient. But Thorin loses Orcrist in this film to [the elf] Legolas, so Legolas gets to fight with it for a while.
What was it like to put on the costume, prosthetics, and makeup of this character for such a long filming period?
Sometimes, it was frustrating and hot and time consuming, but most of the time it was fine because I couldn't really play the character without all of those additions.
If you could have put on a different costume and played another character for one day of filming, which would it be?
I think I would quite like to have put on [human shape-shifter] Beorn's costume because there was not a lot of it, just some trousers and a waistcoat, so that looked like fun.
What should audiences expect from the final installment next year?
That would be telling, but it's no surprise to know that the Battle of the Five Armies [is coming]. It's something Tolkien writes about [in the book], and you see the first army being formed in this film –the army of orcs. So you can imagine what's going to happen at the end of the third film.


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I think you might be right on a Section 18, libhart. Why doesn't the company seek full registration?
I think you might be right on a Section 18, libhart. Why doesn't the company seek full registration?
So we've got authorities(?) in two adjoining states saying (apparently emphatically) that hopguard doesn't work. Yet we have beekeepers reporting that it has worked well for them. At the risk of being redundant I'll say once again..."interesting".
The company's literature may be at fault.
Last time I looked (which was a while ago), it did not make clear repeated applications are needed if there is brood in the hive.
So, if somebody took that at face value, and treated a varroa infested hive that had brood just once, they could come back later and test for mites and conclude it didn't work.
During my own communications with the company on this issue I felt they were being deliberately evasive, there was just no way they would give me a yes or no answer as to wether repeat applications are needed in a hive with brood. Kinda felt they wanted me to "just buy it".
If this has resulted in important decision makers now feeling the product doesn't work, then hopguards own obtusification has come back to bite them in the butt.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
I believe that Randy Oliver states that if a lot of brood is present you need to do Hopguard applications for three consecutive weeks for it to be very effective. It does work when there is little brood. I plan to use it when there is little, to no, brood.
Oldtimer, you're probably correct that hopguard's own communication may be causing them problems. I wonder if they are hesitant to talk about using hopguard in ways not included on the label due to legalities? Regardless, it appears that the treatment works with some tweaking and is relatively safe and non-toxic (to us and the bees). If this is the case then the bees and beekeepers in states where it's not allowed are losing out on a possible good thing.
At this year's or last year's association meeting in Montgomery it was stated that we only have a couple of section 18 permits that the apiary division can use and that they want to use them wisely. I was looking at the EPA website and it looks like the two section 18 permits are for coumaphos for varroa and shb. Are the permits for a "type" of pesticide or for a "brand" of pesticide? If the permits are for "type" then it seems they could do away with one of the coumaphos permits and use the other one for something else. Looking at other section 18 permits for other crops I see duplicate chemicals for them, too. I'm just trying to understand this a bit...anybody want to explain how this works...in regards to type or brand?
Someone posted earlier on this thread that they heard something about work being done on a Hopguard 2, has anyone else heard anything about that? John
I suspect that it would work similar to the new Apivar, which also works via contact. Some sort of slow release strip that sits in the hives for 4-6 weeks.
Not Michael Bush. My name is Dan. Sorry for the confusion.
That may have been me that mentioned a possible Hopguard II earlier. It was mentioned by one of the authoritative figures in one of the main meetings at the Auburn symposium. Seemed there were "chuckles" or something between the speakers while talking about hopguard so it may or may not have been said in seriousness. It seemed to be somewhat of a strange exchange...
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
Are they going to pursue full registration on this one, do you know, Jim? Seems odd to me to be building a business and developing a line of products like this that rely on emergency exemptions. I guess if it works, keep doing it, but it suggests to me that the product is only intended to be on the market for a few years.
For someone who has never treated their hives, that being me, I am looking forward to using something that is not a chemical treatment and evidently does not hurt the bees. Although it is expensive I could justify using it on my hives as I'm not in the hundreds of hives yet. From the majority of reports it does seem effective if used when there isn't much brood, now if it could only be effective against mites in the unsealed brood that would be even better, although that may be stretching it.
I have been waiting and hoping for something like this to come along because I am so dead set against treating, but I have begun to realize I need to do something soon because I am beginning to see hive collapse with high mite loads this year after many years of just getting by. John
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
If it did not work, my girls weren't told....they are doing great! i gave three consecutive weekly treatments last fall ending by mid October - temps in the mid 60's to mid 70 degrees. On the last application I just left the strips in. I am in the Appalachian Mountains and we have a bit more of cold weather to go I am pretty sure. Though today is in in the mid forties and they are pretty active. I will use the treatment again in the spring per directions and see how it goes....so far, very pleased.
Are they actually now making available soon HopGuard II?
Does anyone have experience with hopguard on first year hives that started as packages?
Not packages, but I started two first year nucs that I purchased. They were treated in the spring with Hopguard and by myself in the fall. Both overwintering well.
Not Michael Bush. My name is Dan. Sorry for the confusion.
I cannot purchase in CT but I had a friend from MA give me some last fall and I used the strips in three of my production hives. All three are still alive and it's been a long cold winter! I just checked the Mann Lake site and Hopguard is still not available in MA again this year or CT. New York is though! Its getting closer. :-)
This is my first full season and over-wintering 2 hives that started as packages, and one split, I treated all three in the fall and they are doing great!!!!! I followed the directions on the package and it was easy So far, so good.
I've been following this thread and it looks to me like the vast majority of people who have used Hopguard have positive things to say about it. I hope the good results with the product indicate that we may finally have a non-chemical treatment that will keep the mites under control and is fairly easy to apply. John
a post on bee-l from canada's Medhat Nasr, I'm not sure what the second 40% kill means for the method most people are using here ie 3 times at one week interval.
Peter and others: I have a student just defended her M. Sc. last week. One experiment testing HopGuard showed that the efficacy is about 40% mite kill in the fall with a single application. Repeated experiment with 3 applications in the spring once every week yielded same efficacy (40%). Bees clean up and chew the strips within 4-5 days. Kill was high within 1-3 days max. HopGuard has potential if the application method modified.
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Edmonton, AB T5Y 6H3 Canada
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Christkindl Markt, a Canton holiday tradition, celebrates its 40th year, November 11-13
The perfect kick-off to the holiday season, Christkindl Markt features 100 exhibitors and is a great place to find unique holiday gifts — with thousands of hand-made items including jewelry, pottery, artwork, candy, floral arrangements and holiday decorations. Presented by Canton Fine Arts Associates, to benefit the Canton Museum of Art. Visit http://www.cantonchristkindl.org/ for details and to see a listing of exhibitors.
Why not combine this activity with an overnight at Whispering Pines Bed & Breakfast. Stay two nights and we'll even pay the $7 per person admission charge.
Christkindl Markt Hours:
November 11: 10 am – 7 pm
November 12: 10 am – 6 pm
November 13: 10 am – 4 pm
I'll look forward to seeing you soon,
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A business transaction in which one attempts to correct a previous transaction that was catastrophically one-sided. In other words, an attempt to "un-fuck" a completely fucked-up deal. From the Latin "wtfomfg" meaning "Holy fucking shit! What the fuck have I done?!?!?"
After the Herschel Walker trade from the Cowboys to the Vikings (aka "The Great Train Robbery", see Herschel Walker trade on Wikipedia) was made, nothing short of a full reverschel could possibly repair the damage caused by this epically lopsided transaction.
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When you think back on that season, what are your thoughts?
Do you see the season as a success since we made it to the Super Bowl? Or, since we got our butts kicked you see it as a failure.
Me, I take no pleasure in that season, despite the playoff ride and truly fantastic championship game.


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Recently he published the first translation into any language of the foundational text of the Jo-nang sect of Tibetan Buddhism in Mountain Doctrine: Tibet's Fundamental Treatise on Other-Emptiness and the Buddha-Matrix. He has translated and edited thirteen books by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the latest being How to See Yourself as You Really Are. He is also the author of A Truthful Heart (Snow Lion, 2008), which includes anecdotes from his years as a practitioner of Buddhism.
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From Leeds to Oman – new exhibition goes on display in Islamic World - Friday, 12 October 2012
Royal Armouries is staging an exhibition of iconic matchlock guns in the Sultanate of Oman as part of its ongoing commitment to showcase global heritage to the Islamic world.
The firearms played a crucial role in the history of both Europe and Asia and some were originally on show in Leeds. They are now exhibited at Bait al Rudaydah Museum, a recently restored Omani fort housing a wide range of small arms.
This is the first Royal Armouries' exhibition in the Sultanate and its opening coincides with the current International Committee for Museums of Arms and Military History (ICOMAM) annual conference in Oman.
The year-long exhibition focuses on matchlock guns – which played an important role in Omani culture until the 20th century. Many firearms of this type were handed down from generation to generation and were decorated with silver plaques and barrel bands. Even today, matchlocks feature in important ceremonies such as weddings.
Two different types of matchlock spread from Europe though Asia, one largely by sea and the other overland. This exhibition combines examples of both types and examines their distribution and development.
The Royal Armouries' Keeper of European Armour and Oriental Collections, Thom Richardson, said, "This exhibition illustrates the fascinating story of the matchlocks' spread across Europe and Asia, and the development of different types.
"Featuring some of the finest examples from Royal Armouries' extensive and important collection, it shows the rich variety of forms that were produced in Western Europe and Asia, from the 16th to 19th centuries. We can't know if and when they were used, or by whom but we do have information about individual guns. For example, the Turkish gun is typical of those issued to the Janissaries in the 17th century."
Royal Armouries is Britain's oldest public museum and developed from the national armoury in the Tower of London. For over a century it issued matchlock guns to England's soldiers and sailors from the Tower.
By 1700, however, matchlocks were replaced by flintlocks and those that survived in the Tower Armouries became museum pieces. More recently, many fine examples have been acquired from around the world – including Germany, Italy, Turkey, Afghanistan, Arabia and the Far East.
The exhibition will run for at least a year and is staged in three cases reflecting world heritage – Europe; Japan and the Islamic World. Royal Armouries has received a fee to cover exhibition costs.
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About the Royal Armouries
- Royal Armouries is the national museum of arms and armour and has sites in Leeds, HM Tower of London, Fort Nelson and Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first British national museum to open a permanent presence in another country
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QB and OL are different in how they use their RC muscles, the QB uses more range of motion than the OL yes, but the OL meets resistance with weighted force when going up against other DL or 2, completely different degrees of use.
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I am having trouble rating the top five CB's. I know for a fact at the beginning of the season i had them as.
1. David Amerson, North Carolina State
2. Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
3. Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
4. Johnny Adams, Michigan State
5. Jordan Poyer, Oregon State
Mathieu is out of the picture, Amerson has disappointed a little to me, Adams sigh*
tell me what you guys think I am going off the curve on this one.
1. Demarucs Milliner, Alabama
2. Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
3. Xavier Rhodes, Florida State
4. Jordan Poyer, Oregon State
5. David Amerson, North Carolina State
and I have Tharold simon in at 6 and Kyle fuller at 7
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His having played through the injury means absolutely nothing either. This injury isnt like others. EVERY labrum tear is manageable for a time. However, playing with it puts a players rotator cuff at risk, since the labrum helps stablize the cuff. This is also a reoccuring injury. Athletes who have the surgery are far more likely to need more down the road.
And the 6-8 month timeframe is not accurate at all either, maybe for a normal person, but not a NFL player. That is how long it takes to have relative full opperation of the shoulder, NOT the full strength. There is little guarantee a player will ever have full strength. It all depends on where the tear is. To this day, 20 years after my surgery I still do the rehab excersices routinely because the moment I stop my shoulder immediately weakens. You can argue "the have made improvements" but the fact is the most common procedure today is the same 1 they did to me.
In my opinion, there are 2 types of athletes that shoulder tears of this nature can be extremely dangerous for careers. 1 is a lineman and the other is a wrestler(the mat wretler, not the tv crap). In both cases this injury CAN have a huge impact on a career, or it could be nothing. It all depends on the location/severity of the tear.
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I still want to see Poyer's measurables at the combine. I have seen him listed at 5'9 and also at 5'11. If he is 5'9ish he is likely a slot guy only and that would devalue him even tho he has played very well this year. In that case, Trufant moves him out of the top 5.
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I don't think Amerson is a top CB prospect. I'm not even sure he projects as a FS. In terms of coverage skill he is like a 5th rounder
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Torn labrum is a serious injury for Brennan Williams a lot of players are never the same after that. Justin Tuck is a shadow of himself
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@Jmpasq NO it's not, Played 7 more years after the surgery - it's the most common injury with linemen in the nfl - check your facts
Ha! thats amusing.
I didnt realize torn labrums were so common, lol.
Anyway, Mingo is a sort of strange prospect, clearly explosive as heck, but he doesnt translate that speed into power at all, If he could learn to use his speed to get under guys and drive them backward he is a Von Miller type of prospect. But he just doesnt. Flies up into a guy then its like he hits a brick wall.
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A term coined by players of the popular MMORPG World of Warcraft, almost always referring to a particular type of priest called a Shadow Priest. This 'spec' of priest, many players proclaim, is so powerful it can literally melt the face of an opponent.
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A song that completely dominates one's life while high and reduces him/her to a reptilian state (ie. completely mindfucked); they are usually intense and intricate and have a penchant for turning brains to shit.
"Aggghhhhh! This song is melting my face!"
"I'm really bored, let's toke up and listen to some face melters."
"I'm really bored, let's toke up and listen to some face melters."
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June 25, 2015 – Aarón Sánchez, award-winning chef, author, and Food Network and Cooking Channel personality, has joined the Culinary Council of Food Bank For New York City.
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March 4, 2015 – The Henrik Lundqvist Foundation,
recently co-founded by New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist and Therese
Lundqvist, is teaming up with Food Bank to help fight hunger in New York
City. As part of their first ever grant cycle, the Foundation is
funding Food Bank's CookShop for Families program, helping support 17 elementary schools in the South Bronx, where the need is greatest.
December 24, 2014 – With the holidays fast approaching, we sat down with Food Bank Culinary Council member Chef Marc Forgione to talk about giving back, Christmas traditions and a special family recipe.
December 22, 2014 - Chef Max Hardy, an entrepreneur, author, private chef and
owner of Chef Max Miami LLC, is also a philanthropist whose passion for
cooking is equaled only by his passion for fighting hunger. Food Bank For New York
City is proud to welcome him as the newest member of our Culinary Council.
December 1, 2014 – The hardest time to find a free meal
is the day AFTER Thanksgiving. That's why Food Bank's Community Kitchen
in Harlem was open on November 28 for our first Orange Friday. Chef
Maxcel Hardy and his team prepared a full menu of tasty dishes,
including turkey pot pie, sweet potato soufflé, collard greens, au
gratin mac-n-cheese and more.
November 24, 2014 – Mario Batali, Susi Cahn, David
Chang and volunteers from David's restaurant, Momofuku, teamed up to
distribute more than 9,000 meals, including 600 turkeys and roasters, to
New Yorkers who rely on Food Bank For New York City's Community Kitchen
& Food Pantry. The group also helped pack 300 Thanksgiving pantry
bags that were distributed by Food Bank member charities to seniors in
the Bronx, Harlem and Lower Manhattan.
October 17, 2014 – Food
Bank For New York City is proud to welcome Chef Gabriele Corcos, aka
"The Tuscan Gun," as the newest member of our Culinary Council.
in Florence, Italy, Chef Corcos is one of the country's foremost
authorities on Tuscan cooking, and his passion for the cuisine is not
only evident in his food, but also on his hit Cooking Channel show, Extra Virgin, which he hosts with his wife, actress Debi Mazar.
September 28, 2014 – Go Orange
came to Bryant Park with action stations around the park, nutrition
tips, cooking demos, prizes, and a scavenger hunt, all to raise
awareness of hunger in New York City. Celebrity chefs Franklin Becker and Madison Cowan were on site to
demonstrate recipes that are healthy, easy and budget-friendly.
September 23, 2014 – Iconic fashion accessories retailer Henri Bendel hosted a "Fashion Takes Action" cocktail reception for Go Orange to End Hunger™
at its Fifth Avenue flagship location. Celebrity and Culinary
Ambassadors including Kelly Bensimon, Todd English, Katie Lee, and Eden
Grinshpan were on hand to show their support along with Food Bank Board
members and Henri Bendel's President, Chris Fiore.
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July 21, 2014 – Chris Canty teamed up with Food Bank For New York City to encourage
healthy eating and exercise habits in Bronx teens. The Baltimore Ravens
defensive end – and Bronx native – was in Mullaly Park with Food Bank's
Change One Thing truck, which is traveling throughout the city this
summer to bring neighborhoods healthy snacks and advice for leading a
healthier lifestyle.
Canty made popcorn trail mix with cinnamon, sunflower seeds, pumpkin
seeds, unsalted almonds, dried cranberries, and dried apricots. "We
really want to change the culture surrounding the eating habits for our
young people," he said.
Food Bank's Change One Thing truck encourages teenagers to make smarter
choices about their eating habits, such as drinking water instead of
soda. Small adjustments like this can have a big impact on wellness,
according to Food Bank's Chief Programs Officer Dominique Jones. "You
can change one thing, and it will change the trajectory of your health,"
she said.
July 17, 2014 – Food Network star Sunny Anderson shared her delicious and nutritious recipes with a group of 40 seniors at Food Bank's Neighborhood Center, a program offered at our Community Kitchen and Food Pantry in West Harlem.
Sunny's easy grilled chicken with apple-orange sauce, roasted sweet
potato mash, and kale and coconut milk were all on the menu for the
seniors to enjoy. During the fun-filled demonstration, Sunny shared
memories about food and family with the group. Sunny is a proud new
member of Food Bank's Culinary Council and is doing her part to fight hunger in New York City!
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Accessibility Seminar in Milan
On January 13, 2014, a special program created by The Hyde Collection's education department was included as a model in a seminar and training course for cultural workers entitled Accessibility to Cultural Institution by People with Cognitive Disabilities that took place in Milan, Italy. Organized by the Design Museums, Libraries, Archives and Heritage Superintendence Library, The Hyde's Here and Now program was highlighted as a successful model in reaching visitors with Alzheimer's, dementia, and other cognitive restrictions.
The other institutions included were The Kimball, Fort Worth, Texas; Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, Illinois; The Guggenheim, New York, New York; Neue Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany; Museum M, Belgium; The Smithsonian, Washington DC; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York; Museo Nacional Centro de Art, Madrid, Spain; Museo Archeologicao e Museum di Scienze Naturali, Bergamo, Italy; Museo degli Strumenti musicali del Castello Sforzesco, Milan, Italy; Museo Archeologico, Milan, Italy; and the Museum Etnografico, Alessandria, Italy.
When asked about being included as a model program, curator of educator June Leary said, "We are so honored to be recognized as an important contributor in this field. The program is being enjoyed by approximately 50 people monthly, and we have heard it is improving quality of life for the participants in terms of elevated mood and ability to converse.
Here and Now is sponsored by the Alfred Z. Solomon Foundation and the South Glens Falls Education Foundation. For more information, contact June Leary at 518-792-1761, ext. 327 or email@example.com.


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Discussion in 'Member Garages' started by PolishSilverado, Oct 21, 2012.
The monster :: 2000 chevrolet Silverado (2012-10-21 18:02:24)
nice lookin truck man!
Thank you its a work in progress
Looks good, like the "push-bar" with the lights on it. Nice.
Thanks i wanna add more like on a roof rack or something but i cant find one
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Lester Franklin Wilbur Netley
Lester Franklin Wilbur Netley, 87, of Pine River, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Good Samaritan Society, Pine River.
He was born June 13, 1925, in Lawton, Iowa. Lester served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a machinist mate in Hawaii. He was a longtime honorary member of the Cuyuna Rock, Gem and Mineral Society. He worked at FMC (formally North Ordinance/Northern Pump or BAE Systems) in Minneapolis for 36 years, retiring in 1988. Lester loved his job and spoke highly of the people he worked with. He attended Central Lakes College for approximately 20 years after retiring, studying welding, engine repair and showing students antique engines.
Lester was preceded in death by his sister, Louise Netley; and brothers, Robert, Albert, Carl and Arthur.
He is survived by nieces, nephews and special friend, Linda Rasinski.
A prayer service was at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at Kline Funeral Home, Pine River. Visitation was one hour prior to the service. Arrangements were with Kline Funeral Home, Pine River.


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New kind of vital health monitoring puts patients in driver's seat
Brainerd lakes area resident Maxine Lathrop likes to spend a little time on her touchpad each morning. At first glance, you might think she's checking email or playing a game. But actually, she is taking her blood pressure. A wireless cuff sends a signal to the touchpad, which then relays the reading to a home care nurse to check every day.
Lathrop didn't even know such a device existed until a recent hospital stay for a little trouble with her left foot. Since then, home care nurses have been recording her vitals via her touchpad each day and then communicating them with her doctor. The end result has been changes in medication to help aide in her journey back to good health.
Good Samaritan Society-Home Care nurse Andrea Lange said this new way of monitoring wellness is really putting people in the driver's seat and making them more aware of their own health issues and how to manage them.
"I like the idea that I am being proactive," said Lathrop. "I don't have to rely on a nurse to come or make a visit to the doctor. I can check any of my vitals, whenever I want, to keep track of what changes in activity, diet and medication are doing. And, it is great peace of mind knowing someone else is helping me keep track of any changes or issues seven days a week."
Lange said the ability to help people monitor and control their health via non-invasive, wireless options makes maintaining wellness more accessible for people.
"Oftentimes folks believe they are relatively healthy until there is an illness or injury. It isn't until there is a need to dig a little a deeper that there becomes opportunity for prevention and realization we could all use tools like this to maintain and improve our wellness," she said.
The wireless touchpad system not only monitors vitals, but can be programmed to remind patients of appointments and ask specific questions related to a patient's health issues to help them better understand when they are experiencing subtle warning signs. A nurse is then able to coach them how to manage signs and symptoms so they don't result in a trip to the hospital.
Lathrop shakes her head and laughs at the idea of a touchpad being one of her new partners in health. Lange agrees.
"If you would have told me the concept for a cell phone 25 years ago, I wouldn't have believed it possible, or that everyone would have one. But, it is the same idea. We are improving health through technology, and eventually it will really catch on," she said.


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"When you win first place at a science fair, nobody's rushing the field or dumping Gatorade over your head," said President Barack Obama, speaking to a room full of young science scholars. But he believes that achievement in science should be celebrated more. "In many ways, our future depends on what happens in those contests," he said. That's why he invited the middle and high-school winners of science, technology, engineering and math contests to show their work at the White House Science Fair on Monday.
Award-winning projects at the fair included a robot that plays soccer and a device to discourage texting while driving. There was a special wheelchair designed to help a classmate, and a "smart toilet" that cuts back on water use. The President was intrigued by a test of whether foam is the best material to pad safety helmets. Obama asked seventh-graders Jonathan Berman, Benjamin Kotzubei and Austin Veseliza, from Los Angeles, California, to explain their investigation. They revealed their findings: foam isn't the best material. A gel liner is better, but more expensive.
The President spent almost an hour viewing the 11 projects that were on display in the State Dining Room. He had questions, and congratulations, for the presenters. "It's hard to describe just how impressive these young people are," he said.
Let's Get Serious About Science
Obama says the United States is being outpaced by the achievements of other countries in science and math. He challenged American students to move from the middle to the top in these important subjects. The White House Science Fair began a full week of events aimed at getting people excited about science.
"We can think of Einstein, Edison, Franklin, Tesla, and the founders of Google and Apple and Microsoft," Obama said. "But now we've got some other people to think about, like Mikayla Nelson, who's here today. . . She and her classmates built a solar-powered car that won the design award in the National Science Bowl. . . There's no doubt we can expect great things from her."
The President announced that he will appear in an episode of Mythbusters, a Discovery Channel science show. Obama will test the myth that Greek scientist Archimedes set fire to an invading Roman fleet using mirrors to reflect the sun. The episode will air on December 8.


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Dalila Beaded Crystal Chandelier
- Overview
Hundreds of clear glass beads wrap the frame of our chandelier, giving it the frosty look of winter branches.
- Glass beads hang from a filigreed steel frame with an antique-bronze finish.
- UL-listed.
- Hardwire; professional installation recommended.
- Dimensions & Care
- Overall: 14" diameter, 13.25" high
- Hanging Height: 13.25" minimum; 86.25" maximum
- Canopy: 5" diameter, 1" high
- Chain: 6' long
- Cord: 10.5' long
- Bulbs (2): 60 watts, type B (not included)
- Weight: 8.5 pounds
- Wipe clean using a soft, dry cloth.
- Avoid using harsh chemicals and abrasives as they may damage the finish.
- Do not exceed specified wattage.
- Shipping & Return Info
UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 4-5 business days.
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We can arrange for next day delivery to most destinations within the contiguous 48 states, for an extra charge of $17.50 per address. If we receive your order by 6pm PT Monday through Friday, you'll receive your order the next business day; orders placed on Friday after 6pm PT through Sunday will arrive on Tuesday. Note: Next Day Delivery service is not available for some oversized items, White Glove Delivery, out of stock items, personalized items or for items shipped directly from the manufacturer.
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Regional Residential Heating Oil Prices
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One of the first places where consumers are feeling the impact of this winter's market pressures is in home heating oil prices. This chart shows prices through February 28, the most recent EIA data available.
The general level of heating oil prices each year is largely a function of crude oil prices, and the price range over the course of the heating season is typically about 10 cents per gallon. Exceptions occur in unusual circumstances, such as very cold weather, large changes in crude oil prices, or supply problems.
Heating oil prices for East Coast consumers started this winter at just over $1 per gallon, but rising crude oil prices drove them up nearly 21 cents through mid-January. With the continuing upward pressure from crude oil markets, magnified by a regional shortfall of heating oil supplies, residential prices jumped significantly from January 17 through February 7.
The problem is basically limited to the Northeast. From January 17 to February 7, New England prices rose well over 78 cents per gallon and the Mid-Atlantic rose over 76 cents per gallon, while the South Atlantic increased about 26 cents and the Midwest only increased about 10 cents.
Residential prices for February 14 showed drops of about 35 cents per gallon in both the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions, while prices rose about 2 cents in the South Atlantic and Midwest. Smaller drops have followed through February 28.
Note:New England includes: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont. Mid-Atlantic includes: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.


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Tarter Terrain Tough ATV 8-Blade Disc Harrow
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The Tarter® Terrain Tough™ ATV 8-Blade Disc Harrow is a great implement to start with on new ground. This heavy duty disc harrow cuts and breaks even the most compacted soil. Disc angles are adjustable from 0° to 20° and the depth control is just as easily adjustable. The eight 16" scalloped blades provide a 42" to 44" cutting width, depending on the angle you set. Disc features 13" 4-ply tubeless tires and a tubular steel frame. Wheel assembly facilitates towing along paths or roadways and rotates out of the way when tilling. Utilizes a 1-7/8'' hitch ball mount.
- Heavy-duty construction
- Adjustable disc angle
- Adjustable depth control
- Cutting width: 42" to 44"
- Utilizes a 1-7/8" hitch ball mount
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