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How is everyone doing?? :)
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I'm currently CD15 and got my + OPK yesterday, so this week is go time!!
Sorry to have been MIA... been having a little bit of a rough time lately!! with this being TTC Cylce#12... AND just found out my dad has to go back overseas for active duty (4th time... ugh) in the next few weeks I am having a rough time.
BUT - I am going on vacation to the Caribbean in T-Minus 4 days!! I can't WAIT!!! It's an 8 day cruise, and I feel that will help get rid of my stress during the TWW!! :) How are you all doing?
FX for you Kristen, it definitely sounds like you have a lot of your plate. I am sending tons of thoughts and prayers to your family with your Dad's deployment approaching.
Have a BLAST on that cruise! I'm sure that Caribbean sun and sand will help take some of your stress away.
AFM, DH has his reversal FINALLY scheduled. After many canceled appointments due to work things, doctor issues and EVERYTHING else getting in our way it seems, he will finally have the procedure in September. He told his boss that there is NOTHING that is allowed to cancel this appointment and is actually going to take 2 weeks off of work. After that, we have 3 weeks of recovery (TMI, but really, how in the world are we going to go 3 weeks without..you know!?).
As excited as we are (and trust me, we are CRAZY excited), we are also like of bummed lately. My sister is pregnant and is due on our anniversary. We are trying so hard to be excited about this, but we are so jealous, upset that it isn't us, I feel like of childish. We knew for about 3 weeks before she told everyone and it was much easier that way. Now everyone keeps asking how excited we are, how it will be fun, etc. And it WILL be fun, I know that. I adore my nephew and I am so excited to see him be a big brother! So, I've been occupying my time planning a GREAT baby shower for her!
Kristen--You're always in my thoughts and prayer so I'll be adding your Dad. I have a list of service men he'll for sure be included with. Enjoy your vacation, you certainly need some down time, I hope you can find it.
Jess--So glad it's finally in the books, speedy recovery for DH and FX for a quick TTC period!
AFM--Since it's our first session TTC and I had a minor freakout about it (DH joined me in a freakout session) we decided that we would just BD on my forcasted days and see what happens, no OPK's or anything. So today I am CD12. FF forcasts the 21st-23rd as fertile days so I told BD that Starting this past Saturday we would BD all week. Of course DH didn't complain about that. ;) I don't even think I am going to test (unless of course AF is late). We're starting off slow and just taking it one step at a time.
Kristen--You're in my prayers . Enjoy your vacation.
Jess--that great news to hear about you snd hubby's reverasal. FX that things will work out great once you guys start ttc. I know the feeling, everyone around me is pregnant.
Nicole- Stay strong and FX that it will happen sooner for you than some of us ladies.
AFM- im currently 4dpo...dreaded 2ww....this is my second round of clomid, 7th cycle trying since mc in december and hubby is taking fertility blend. praying that things work out for us soon...
@missjess - that is AMAZING news!!! I know how hard it is to be happy for others when you want a baby so bad yourself!! Two of my good friends are pregnant... and both of them started trying around the same time I did. I'm SO Happy for them, but it's still hard. Hang in there!!! Sending prayers your way for a fast recovery for him and quick TTC journey for you two!!
@nicole - You are such a sweetheart, thank you for any prayers/happy vibes you can send me sweetie! And you're doing the right thing, take it nice and slow the first TTC cycle and have some fun!! Sending prayers your way that your TTC journey is a short one!! <3
@june - Thank you :) I HATE the TWW... and stay positive that this will be the round for you!! Sending prayers your way sweetie for a BFP!!


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Respiratory Depression
Respiratory depression is the chief hazard of OPANA. Respiratory depression may occur more frequently in elderly or debilitated patients as well as in those suffering from conditions accompanied by hypoxia or hypercapnia, when even moderate therapeutic doses may dangerously decrease pulmonary ventilation.
Administer OPANA with extreme caution to patients with conditions accompanied by hypoxia, hypercapnia, or decreased respiratory reserve such as: asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cor pulmonale, severe obesity, sleep apnea syndrome, myxedema, kyphoscoliosis, CNS depression, or coma. In these patients, even usual therapeutic doses of oxymorphone may decrease respiratory drive while simultaneously increasing airway resistance to the point of apnea. Consider alternative non-opioid analgesics and use OPANA only under careful medical supervision at the lowest effective dose in such patients.
Misuse, Abuse, And Diversion Of Opioids
OPANA contains oxymorphone, a mu opioid agonist and a Schedule II controlled substance with an abuse liability similar to morphine. Opioid agonists are sought by drug abusers and people with addiction disorders and are subject to criminal diversion.
Oxymorphone can be abused in a manner similar to other opioid agonists, legal or illicit. This issue should be considered when prescribing or dispensing oxymorphone in situations where the physician or pharmacist is concerned about an increased risk of misuse, abuse, or diversion.
OPANA tablets may be abused by crushing, chewing, snorting, or injecting the product. These practices pose a significant risk to the abuser that could result in overdose and death [see Drug Abuse and Dependence].
OPANA may be targeted for theft and diversion. Healthcare professionals should contact their State Medical Board, State Board of Pharmacy, or State Control Board for information on how to detect or prevent diversion of this product, and security requirements for storing and handling of OPANA.
Healthcare professionals should advise patients to store OPANA in a secure place, preferably locked and out of the reach of children and other non-caregivers.
Concerns about abuse, misuse, diversion and addiction should not prevent the proper management of pain.
Additive CNS Depressant Effects
The concomitant use of other CNS depressants including other opioids, general anesthetics, phenothiazines, other tranquilizers, sedatives, hypnotics, and alcohol with oxymorphone may produce increased depressant effects including hypoventilation, hypotension, profound sedation, coma and death [see DRUG INTERACTIONS].
Use In Patients With Head Injury And Increased Intracranial Pressure
In the presence of head injury, intracranial lesions or a preexisting increase in intracranial pressure, the respiratory depressant effects of opioid analgesics and their potential to elevate cerebrospinal fluid pressure (resulting from vasodilation following CO2 retention) may be markedly exaggerated. Furthermore, opioid analgesics can produce effects on papillary response and consciousness, which may obscure neurologic signs of further increases in intracranial pressure in patients with head injuries.
Administer OPANA with extreme caution in patients who may be particularly susceptible to the intracranial effects of CO2 retention, such as those with evidence of increased intracranial pressure or impaired consciousness.
Opioids may obscure the clinical course of a patient with a head injury and should be used only if clinically warranted.
Hypotensive Effect
OPANA, like all opioid analgesics, may cause severe hypotension in a patient whose ability to maintain blood pressure has been compromised by a depleted blood volume, or after concurrent administration with drugs such as phenothiazines or other agents that compromise vasomotor tone. Administer OPANA with caution to patients in circulatory shock, since vasodilation produced by the drug may further reduce cardiac output and blood pressure.
Hepatic Impairment
A study of extended-release oxymorphone tablets in patients with hepatic disease indicated greater plasma concentrations than in those with normal hepatic function [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY]. Use OPANA with caution in patients with mild impairment, starting with the lowest dose and titrating slowly while carefully monitoring for side effects [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION]. OPANA is contraindicated in patients with moderate or severe hepatic impairment.
Special Risk Groups
Use OPANA with caution in the following conditions: adrenocortical insufficiency (e.g., Addison's disease), prostatic hypertrophy or urethral stricture, severe impairment of pulmonary or renal function, and toxic psychosis.
Opioids may aggravate convulsions in patients with convulsive disorders, and may induce or aggravate seizures in some clinical settings.
Gastrointestinal Effects
Opioids diminish propulsive peristaltic waves in the gastrointestinal tract. Monitor for decreased bowel motility in post-operative patients receiving opioids. The administration of OPANA may obscure the diagnosis or clinical course in patients with acute abdominal conditions. OPANA is contraindicated in patients with paralytic ileus.
Use In Pancreatic/Biliary Tract Disease
OPANA, like other opioids, may cause spasm of the sphincter of Oddi and should be used with caution in patients with biliary tract disease, including acute pancreatitis.
Driving And Operating Machinery
Opioid analgesics impair the mental and physical abilities needed to perform potentially hazardous activities such as driving a car or operating machinery.
Nonclinical Toxicology
Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment Of Fertility
Long-term studies have been completed to evaluate the carcinogenic potential of oxymorphone in both Sprague-Dawley rats and CD-1 mice. Oxymorphone was administered to Sprague-Dawley rats (2.5, 5, and 10 mg/kg/day in males and 5, 10, and 25 mg/kg/day in females) for 2 years by oral gavage. The systemic drug exposure (AUC ng•h/mL) at the 10 mg/kg/day dose in male rats was 0.34-fold and at the 25 mg/kg/day dose in female rats was 1.5fold the human exposure at a dose of 260 mg/day. No evidence of carcinogenic potential was observed in rats. Oxymorphone was administered to CD-1 mice (10, 25, 75 and 150 mg/kg/day) for 2 years by oral gavage. The systemic drug exposure (AUC ng•h/mL) at the 150 mg/kg/day dose in mice was 14.5-fold (in males) and 17.3-fold (in females) times the human exposure at a dose of 260 mg/day. No evidence of carcinogenic potential was observed in mice.
Oxymorphone hydrochloride was not mutagenic when tested in the in vitro bacterial reverse mutation assay (Ames test) at concentrations of ≤ 5270 ≤ g/plate, or in an in vitro mammalian cell chromosome aberration assay performed with human peripheral blood lymphocytes at concentrations ≤ 5000 ≤ g/ml with or without metabolic activation. Oxymorphone hydrochloride tested positive in both the rat and mouse in vivo micronucleus assays. An increase in micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes occurred in mice given doses of ≤ 250 mg/kg and in rats given doses of 20 and 40 mg/kg. A subsequent study demonstrated that oxymorphone hydrochloride was not aneugenic in mice following administration of up to 500 mg/kg. Additional studies indicate that the increased incidence of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes in rats may be secondary to increased body temperature following oxymorphone administration. Doses associated with increased micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes also produce a marked, rapid increase in body temperature. Pretreatment of animals with sodium salicylate minimized the increase in body temperature and prevented the increase in micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes after administration of 40 mg/kg oxymorphone.
Impairment Of fertility
Oxymorphone did not affect reproductive function or sperm parameters in male rats at any dose tested ( ≤ 50 mg/kg/day). In female rats, an increase in the length of the estrus cycle and decrease in the mean number of viable embryos, implantation sites and corpora lutea were observed at doses of oxymorphone ≤ 10 mg/kg/day. The dose of oxymorphone associated with reproductive findings in female rats is 0.8 times a total human daily dose of 120 mg based on a body surface area. The dose of oxymorphone that produced no adverse effects on reproductive findings in female rats (i.e., NOAEL) is 0.4-times a total human daily dose of 120 mg based on body surface area.
Use In Specific Populations
The safety of using oxymorphone in pregnancy has not been established with regard to possible adverse effects on fetal development. The use of OPANA in pregnancy, in nursing mothers, or in women of child-bearing potential requires that the possible benefits of the drug be weighted against the possible hazards to the mother and the child.
Teratogenic Effects
Pregnancy Category C
There are no adequate and well-controlled studies of oxymorphone in pregnant women. In animal studies, oxymorphone caused decreased fetal and pup weights, an increase in stillbirth, and a decrease in postnatal pup survival at maternal oxymorphone doses equivalent to 0.4 to 4 times the human daily dose of 120 mg (Based on body surface area). OPANA should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.
In embryo-fetal developmental toxicity studies, pregnant rats and rabbits received oxymorphone hydrochloride at doses up to about 2 times (rats) and 8 times (rabbits) total human daily dose of 120 mg (based on body surface area). No malformations occurred, but reduced fetal weights occurred at maternal doses of 0.8 (rat) and 4 (rabbit) times the total human daily dose of 120 mg (based on body surface area). There were no adverse developmental effects in rats that received 0.4 times or rabbits that received less than 4 times the total human dose. There were no effects of oxymorphone hydrochloride on intrauterine survival at doses in rats ≤ 2 times, or in rabbits at ≤ 8 times the human dose (see Non-teratogenic Effects, below). In a study conducted prior to the establishment of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and not according to current recommended methodology, a single subcutaneous injection of oxymorphone hydrochloride on gestation day 8 produced malformations in offspring of hamsters that received a dose equivalent to 10 times the total human daily dose of 120 mg (based on body surface area). This dose also produced 83% maternal lethality.
Non-teratogenic Effects
Oxymorphone hydrochloride administration to female rats during gestation in a pre- and postnatal developmental toxicity study reduced mean litter size (18%) at a dose of 25 mg/kg/day, attributed to an increase in the incidence of stillborn pups. An increase in neonatal death occurred at doses ≤ 5 mg/kg/day (0.4 times a total human daily dose of 120 mg, based on body surface area). Low pup birth weight, decreased post-natal weight gain, and reduced post-natal survival of pups occurred following treatment of the dams with 25 mg/kg/day (about 2 times a total human daily dose of 120 mg, based on body surface area).
Prolonged use of opioid analgesics during pregnancy may cause fetal-neonatal physical dependence. Neonatal withdrawal may occur. Symptoms usually appear during the first days of life and may include convulsions, irritability, excessive crying, tremors, hyperactive reflexes, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, sneezing, yawning, and increased respiratory rate.
Labor And Delivery
Opioids cross the placenta and may produce respiratory depression in neonates. OPANA is not recommended for use in women during and immediately prior to labor, when use of shorter acting analgesics or other analgesic techniques are more appropriate. Occasionally, opioid analgesics may prolong labor through actions which temporarily reduce the strength, duration, and frequency of uterine contractions. However this effect is not consistent and may be offset by an increased rate of cervical dilatation, which tends to shorten labor. Neonates whose mothers received opioid analgesics during labor should be observed closely for signs of respiratory depression. A specific opioid antagonist, such as naloxone or nalmefene, should be available for reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression in the neonate.
Nursing Mothers
It is not known whether oxymorphone is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs, including some opioids, are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when OPANA is administered to a nursing woman. Infants exposed to OPANA through breast milk should be monitored for excess sedation and respiratory depression. Withdrawal symptoms can occur in breast-fed infants when maternal administration of an opioid analgesic is stopped, or when breast-feeding is stopped.
Pediatric Use
Safety and effectiveness of OPANA in pediatric patients below the age of 18 years have not been established.
Geriatric Use
OPANA should be used with caution in elderly patients [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY].
Of the total number of subjects in clinical studies of OPANA, 31% were 65 and over, while 7% were 75 and over. No overall differences in effectiveness were observed between these subjects and younger subjects. There were several adverse events that were more frequently observed in subjects 65 and over compared to younger subjects. These adverse events included dizziness, somnolence, confusion, and nausea. In general, dose selection for elderly patients should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy
Hepatic Impairment
In a study of extended-release oxymorphone tablets, patients with mild hepatic impairment were shown to have an increase in bioavailability of 1.6 fold. OPANA should be used with caution in patients with mild impairment. These patients should be started with the lowest dose and titrated slowly while carefully monitoring for side effects. OPANA is contraindicated for patients with moderate and severe hepatic impairment [see CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, and DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION].
Renal Impairment
In a study of extended-release oxymorphone tablets, patients with moderate to severe renal impairment were shown to have an increase in bioavailability ranging from 57-65% [see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY]. Such patients should be started cautiously with lower doses of OPANA and titrated slowly while monitoring for side effects [see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION].This monograph has been modified to include the generic and brand name in many instances.
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It had been reported sometime back that director Rakesh Roshan had taken security quite seriously on the sets of his upcoming super-hero flick Krrish 3 and had also banned camera cell-phones on the sets to prevent pictures from going viral.
On his birthday, Hrithik Roshan, who will be seen playing a masked hero in the film, justified the extra measures taken to preserve his reel look and said, "I feel that the security is totally justified because when you create something, you want it to be presented in the way it is supposed to. I often get tired on the sets and if someone takes a picture of me relaxing on a chair with an exhausted expression on my face, it would destroy the feeling of a superhero, which we don't want."
Krrish 3 will also star Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Vivek Oberoi, who will be seen playing the antagonist.


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The Grow show is brought to you by The Harvest Group and is a regular podcast series focusing on the difficult issues and challenges contractors face day-to-day in their businesses. The Harvest Group includes Bill Arman, Ed Laflamme, Steve Cesare and Cindy Code.
This podcast is part two of a three-part series titled: How to make more money.
Here's what the series looks like:
- Part One: What is gross margin, and the basics of gross margins
- Part Two: How to increase your gross margin with job sequencing
- Part Three: Ten simple ways to increase gross margins
Introduction. What is gross margin and why is it important to your financial success? Most of the improvements that can be made to your financials, without raising your prices, is in the area of gross margin. Since raising prices is probably not high on the list of options, we will begin with how to manage your direct costs side or how to lower your direct costs.
Gross margin really is the "financial furnace" for the organization and provides the best opportunity to make more money for an organization.
Gross margin, defined for the maintenance business, is as follows:
Gross Margin = Revenue less direct costs
Direct Costs = Labor plus burden plus materials
Burden equals payroll taxes like unemployment insurance (both fed and state), FICA, Social Security and worker's compensation. Some contractors include general liability, health insurance and retirement. Other contractors don't include this because it is difficult to separate out. Smaller companies generally just include payroll taxes
Payroll taxes, FICA, SUI, FUI and WC usually amount to about 20 to 25 percent of payroll/ hourly rate. So, if you are paying a guy $10 per hour, he really costs you around $12.50 per hour.
Burden does not include vacations and holidays, unless you replace the people with substitutes when they are on vacation or holiday.
Burden also does not include equipment, gas or supervision. It does include labor (foremen and below) plus burden plus materials.
So this is what we are focusing on: gross margin = revenue minus direct costs.
Job sequencing step one: Dispatch
- Dispatch (getting out of the yard in 10 minutes or less)
- Get keys from key lock box; have numbered and spare keys in a separate box.
- Foremen should touch base with supervisor for any last minute directions.
- Minimize loading and unloading.
- All trucks should move only forward, if you have to back up, use a spotter.
- For larger crews/yards, use split departure times.
- Think about having locked down trailers vs. loading and unloading every day.
Job sequencing step two: Routing
- Get to the job in the most efficient way. Consider traffic patterns, requirements on the timing of service (like no noise levels before a certain time), etc.
- Usually the spoke method of going out the furthest and working your way back toward the yard works the best.
- Always try to sell jobs between two existing jobs to have maximum time on the job not on the road.
Job sequencing step three: Basic Job Sequencing
- Who does what and in what order? This is where most of the gross margin can be made.
- Use right-sized machines for the work. Equipment is a lot less expensive than labor. For example: 21- vs. 36-inch mower is two to three times faster.
- Do your guys have a set way of doing things, like this mower cuts in first or that mower mows first?
- Always try to have the largest mower mow as much as possible.
- Use a stick edger vs. weed eater.
Job sequencing step four: Getting Fuel
- Consider using a gas guy in the yard to fill up.
- Does the whole crew stop and get gas?
- Does the foreman drop the guys off and then go to gas up?
Job sequencing step five: Arrival Back at the Yard
- Avoid lines.
- Have two loading ramps one on each side of the dumpster.
- Consider adding a gas jockey.
- Get all equipment ready to go for the next morning's dispatch.
- Broken equipment dealt with and back up equipment distributed.
- Get sharpened blades put on mowers.
- Crew foreman and supervisor touch base to see what went on that day and what is planned for tomorrow.
Review of the main points:
- Dispatch
- Routing
- Basic job sequencing
- Getting gas
- Arrival back in yard
So, to improve gross margin at your company, follow and observe your guys from when they walk into the yard until they leave in the afternoon. See where you can shave time off.
Our next podcast will review 10 simple operational areas to improve your gross margin.


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|White Castle
|Monmouthshire, Wales
Gatehouse and curtain wall of the inner ward, from the outer ward
|51°50′43″N 2°54′10″W / 51.8454°N 2.9029°WCoordinates: 51°50′43″N 2°54′10″W / 51.8454°N 2.9029°W
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Listed Building – Grade I
|19 November 1953[1]
White Castle (Welsh: Castell Gwyn) is a medieval castle located 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Llantilio Crossenny in Monmouthshire, Wales, near the B4233 between Monmouth and Abergavenny.
Known as one of the "Three Castles" with Grosmont and Skenfrith, there has been a defensive structure at the site since the late eleventh century. The castle was originally called Llantilio Castle (recorded in the Pipe Rolls in 1186), after Llantilio Crossenny, the medieval manor of which it was a part. The name "White Castle" was first recorded in the thirteenth century, and was derived from the whitewash put on the stone walls. The castle ruins are Grade I listed as at 19 November 1953.[1]
History of "The Three Castles"[edit]
The term "The Three Castles" is used to collectively describe White Castle, Skenfrith Castle and Grosmont Castle. White Castle is located above the River Trothy, a tributary of the River Monnow in south Wales, in modern-day Monmouthshire; the castles at Skenfrith and Grosmont are in the Monnow valley..
The Monnow and Trothy valleys together formed an important route between Hereford and South Wales in medieval times, due to their position as an area of relatively open land, which provided a break between the river cliffs of the Wye Valley to the east, and the hills around Abergavenny to the west. The Three Castles are usually grouped together by historians because for almost their entire history they were part of a block of territory under the control of a single lord.
All three sites have evidence for early Norman earthworks, possibly built by William fitz Osbern, who was made Earl of Hereford by William the Conqueror a few months after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. From his castles at Monmouth and Chepstow, William was the first Norman lord to conquer central and eastern Monmouthshire, including the future sites for the Three Castles. The defences raised at this time would have been of earth and timber, probably in the classic Norman motte-and-bailey style.
Fitz Osbern died in 1071, and his lands were forfeited to the Crown after his son Roger de Breteuil was involved in a rebellion against King William in 1075. In order to prevent the rise of such a powerful magnate, the King divided up this strategically important territory – the only time in their active history that the Three Castles were owned separately. They were reunited by King Stephen before July 1137 and would remain a single lordship until the nineteenth century.
There is little evidence of building activity at any of the castles until the late twelfth century, when they were fortified by Ralph of Grosmont, a Royal official who supervised building work for the King in Hereford. Ralph was responsible for building the towering curtain wall around the inner ward in 1185–87. The castles were later completely overhauled by Hubert de Burgh, who was granted lordship of the Three Castles by King John in 1201. Control of the Three Castles was briefly granted to William de Braose in 1205, when Hubert was a prisoner of Philip Augustus, the King of France, but William de Braose quickly fell out of favour, and by 1207 King John had forced him into ruin. Hubert de Burgh returned to power, and was appointed Justiciar in 1215.
From his time fighting in France Hubert had a knowledge of the latest in military architecture, and in the years after 1219 he was a prosperous lord who had great influence with the young King Henry III. He rebuilt Skenfrith between 1219 and 1222 and Grosmont between 1224 and 1226 in stone, adding domestic apartments to both castles, so that they could be used as lordly residences. He held the Three Castles until 1239, although they were briefly taken from him after he fell out of Royal favour in 1232 (they were returned after his reconciliation to the King two years later). Hubert first added four round towers to the inner ward of White Castle in the period 1229 to 1232. One pair of these made the great gatehouse. After his return to royal favour in 1234 he added to the two great D-shaped towers to the inner ward and built the masonry outer ward. He was probably also responsible for demolishing the original square Norman tower keep. On the king resuming the castles in 1239 Hubert was said by Matthew Paris to have spent a small fortune on their building.
After Hubert de Burgh, the Three Castles were held in Royal hands, and in 1254 Henry III granted them to his eldest son, the future Edward I. In the 1260s the southern March was threatened by the Welsh prince Llewelyn ap Gruffudd, who annexed the lordship of Brecon, and attacked nearby Abergavenny. Gilbert Talbot was appointed Constable of the Three Castles, and ordered to garrison them 'at whatever cost'. Although Llewelyn's attack on Abergavenny failed, the Treaty of Montgomery in 1267 recognized his southern conquests, and he was considered a significant threat.
1267 saw the Three Castles being granted to Edward's younger brother Edmund, Earl of Lancaster. Although the Welsh threat was soon subdued with the death of Llywelyn in 1282, the Three Castles were used as residences and centres for local authority. The castles passed down through the Earls of Lancaster until the death of Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster, whose daughter Blanche married John of Gaunt, son of Edward III. John of Gaunt was made Duke of Lancaster in 1364, and the Three Castles would remain part of the Duchy of Lancaster until 1825. John and Blanche's son, Henry of Bolingbroke, deposed Richard II in 1399 and became King as Henry IV, at which time the Three Castles also became Royal possessions once more.
Although the Three Castles briefly saw action during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr in 1404–05, they never again played a major role in military affairs. Henry VI carried out repairs to White Castle and Skenfrith Castle in the mid fifteenth century, but by 1538 the castles were abandoned, and ruinous. In 1825 the Duchy of Lancaster sold the castles to the duke of Beaufort, whose estate divided them and sold each to different local landowners in May 1902. White Castle and the lordship of the manor of Llantilio Crossenny was bought by Sir Henry Mather-Jackson, 3rd Baronet (1855-1942).[2] The Castle ruin was given to the State in 1922, followed by Grosmont in 1923. Skenfrith passed through several hands before being given to the National Trust. All three castles are now conserved and maintained by Cadw, and are open to the public.
The earliest castle at this site consisted of two earthworks – the pear shaped inner ward with a surrounding water-filled moat, and a crescent shaped outer bailey to the south known as the hornwork. To the north of the inner ward was a large area enclosed by a defensive bank, which may have been used for armies in the field to camp in safety, without fear of a surprise attack.
The earliest buildings and walls were almost certainly built of wood, although a square stone keep was added sometime before the stewardship of Ralph of Grosmont, who recorded an expenditure on "the dwelling in the tower of Llantilio" in the Pipe Rolls of 1186–87, implying that structure was already present. Further monies spent at the site were most likely for the construction of a stone curtain wall around the inner ward.
Like its fellow Monnow Valley strongholds, White Castle was significantly altered by Hubert de Burgh as has been described above. The orientation of the castle shifted, with entry no longer through the southern hornwork. Instead, a new twin-towered gatehouse was built at the northern end of the inner ward. Wooden drawbridges would have controlled access from both the north and the south of the castle. Within the inner ward there would have been residences, great hall, a chapel, kitchen and brewhouse. Hubert's work here can be compared to Montgomery Castle which he also held and helped design between 1223 and 1232.
The hornwork, now at the rear of the castle, was maintained as a defence for a small rear postern gate. The northern enclosure, previously defended by an earthwork, was built into a large outer bailey, with four projecting towers and a gatehouse on its eastern corner. Geophysical evidence suggests that there were small timber buildings within the walls of the outer ward, as well one large building, thought to be used as a barn.
White Castle was frequently visited and, apparently, painted by German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess during the period when he was held in Maindiff Court Military Hospital at Abergavenny, between 1942 and his trial in 1945.[3]
The castle today stands in partial ruin, although there have been few significant losses to time. The stone walls and towers of the inner and outer ward still stand, although their inner floors are missing, as are portions of the upper level of the walls. A modern wooden bridge [1] spans the moat between the inner and outer ward, and within one tower of the inner gatehouse the stairwell has been restored, allowing access to the top of the tower, and a commanding view of the surrounding countryside.
The castle is maintained by Cadw, and access is controlled during the summer months. The rest of the year the castle is an open site, and may be visited at any reasonable time of day.
See also[edit]
- Three Castles Walk Monmouthshire
- Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
- List of Cadw properties
- List of Scheduled Monuments in Monmouthshire
- List of castles in England
- ^ a b http://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-2079-white-castle-ruins-llantilio-crossenny
- ^ "Sale of the Duke of Beaufort′s estate". The Times (36782). London. 31 May 1902. p. 12.
- ^ BBC – WW2 People's War – Marjorie's War
Further reading[edit]
- Davies, R.R. Lordship and Society in the March of Wales 1282–1400 (Oxford, 1978)
- Davies, R.R. Conquest, Coexistence and Change: Wales 1063–1415 (Oxford, 1987); reprinted in paperback as, The Age of Conquest: Wales 1063–1415 (Oxford 1991)
- Knight, Jeremy K. "The Road to Harlech: Aspects of Some Early Thirteenth-Century Welsh Castles", in J.R. Kenyon and R. Avent, eds. Castles in Wales and the Marches (Cardiff, 1987), pp. 75–88
- Knight, Jeremy K. (2009). The Three Castles (2nd, revised ed.). Cadw. ISBN 978-1-85760-266-1.
- Renn, D.F. "Round Keeps of the Brecon Region", Archaeologica Cambrensis, 110 (1961), pp. 129–43
- Roderick, A.J. and Rees, W., "The Lordships of Abergavenny, Grosmont, Skenfrith and White Castle: Accounts of the Ministers for the year 1256–57", South Wales and Monmouth Record Society Publications, 2 (1953), pp. 68–125; 3 (1954), pp. 22–47
- Radford, C.A.R., White Castle (HMSO 1962)
- Remfry, P.M., White Castle, 1066 to 1438 (ISBN 1-899376-42-9)
External links[edit]
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Durbin: Of course premiums will still go up with ObamaCare
posted at 12:55 pm on March 10, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
Not exactly a shocker, but Dick Durbin gives the nuanced explanation that they're looking to slow down the rate of increases, not stop increases altogether. Unfortunately, that misrepresents what the CBO has already said about premiums under ObamaCare — and ignores what has already happened to premiums without it:
The truth is that premiums have gone up in part because of government intervention, not despite of it. Further government intervention will make the problem worse — and the CBO agreed in November. While some would see a price decrease, it would only be those who don't currently have insurance:
Individual insurance premiums would increase by an average of 10 percent or more, according to an analysis of the Senate healthcare bill.
The long-awaited report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) also concluded that subsidies provided by the legislation would make coverage cheaper for those who qualify. …
Though Republicans will seize on the projections that insurance premiums for individuals would increase, Democrats will highlight the conclusion that the legislation would lower premiums by 56 to 59 percent for those individuals who would receive subsidies to buy insurance on the exchange created by the legislation. Of those who participate in the exchange, 57 percent would be eligible for subsidies. The subsidy would cover about two-thirds of their premiums, the report says.
This exchange, open to individuals and small-business employees, would provide coverage to just 17 percent of the marketplace, the report notes.
Meanwhile, Alan Reynolds at Cato looked last week at government data on medical premiums, and found out that the market has already reduced their costs (via Newsalert):
If President Obama really wanted to find out how quickly typical health insurance premiums have been increasing, he could have a staffer call the Bureau of Labor Statistics and ask for Table 3A of the "Consumer Price Index Detailed Report Tables Annual Averages 2009." It turns out the consumer price index for health insurance premiums fell by 3.2% in 2009.
Maybe Durbin should pay more attention to the data, too.
Update: Tom Elia wonders whether anyone's trying to keep stories straight any more:
Durbin Admits Premiums Will Go Up If Health Care Bill Is Passed
Sen. Dick Durbin, March 10, 2010: "Anyone who would stand before you and say 'well, if you pass health care reform next year's health care premiums are going down,' I don't think is telling the truth. I think it is likely they would go up."
Obama Says Health Premiums Will Go Down
President Obama, March 8, 2010: "Our cost-cutting measures mirror most of the proposals in the current Senate bill, which reduces most people's premiums."
Update II: Moe Lane says that Durbin's message to Obama is, "You lie!"
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Do you ever have weird dreams?
I do.
All. The. Time.
When I'm pregnant they are REALLY messed up…but last night was a doozy too.
I thought I'd share.
This will be over-sharing.
What can I say…sharing means caring…and I care.
A lot.
This dream starred the following people…
Not the whole group, just the ones my arrows are pointing to.
Except for my pesky brother-in-law Tim.
He was not in my dream, he is just there in the photo.
I just wanted to point out that Ree is not the only one with a pesky brother in law Tim.
And I bet mine is even peskier!
No really. He is.
I also wanted to point out my super cool "peace" belt, that I no longer have…I am sad about that.
Ok, so on to my dream.
It started out with Sara, Melissa and I sitting in lounge chairs outside of our old high school. Okay, so that is weird anyway, right? I haven't been in high school for over 10 years, and I NEVER sat outside it on a lounge chair.
Side note-I was wearing this really awesomely cute dress made out of white ruffle fabric…it kind of looked like a flapper dress…I want to make it someday, because it was seriously cute.
Well we were sitting there in our lounge chairs, me in a cute dress and this guy that went to our high school came up and asked me to dance.
Side note-This guy, let's call him Berek, since that is not at all like his real name ;), went to our school, hung out in our same circle of friends and stuff…but none of my friends ever dated him or even crushed on him that I can remember…and it's not that he wasn't cute…he just dated other girls outside of the before mentioned circle I guess. He just wasn't a big part of my life, didn't leave a real lasting impression on me or anything.
I guess we are Facebook friends now that I look into it. But that's about as deep as our friendship really is.
In my dream, I really wanted to dance in my cute dress-but I didn't want to high school dance-I wanted to Tango. So we tangoed. It was funny. Even in my dream, we were just being silly.
But we weren't half bad.
Side note-In real life-I dance like Elaine on Seinfeld
After we danced our awesome tango, I realized he had metal stitches and tape on his face and kind of looked like this guy, but only on one side of his face.
I asked him why, and he said he just got dental work done.
Oh, well that makes sense then.
Oh yes, this pretty lady here, Suzanne, also made a cameo in my dream.
She came over to me after our dance and said "I am glad I decided not to be a judge on So You Think You Can Dance, because I would have had to kick you off after that number."
Rude huh?
She really isn't rude at all, she actually is a lovely person.
Side note-Although she is an accomplished musician, pianist and vocalist…as much as she might want to…I really don't think they would ask her to be a judge on that show. Sorry Z, just saying.
While I was trying to plead my case to her that we were just being silly, and that if she saw Chad and I dance for real, she would change her mind…
Sara, the one with the long red hair with my pesky brother in law Tim up there, stormed up to me and started biting my head off.
Not really.
That would have been REALLY weird!
She was yelling though at me about dancing with 'Berek', and that I knew that she liked him, and that I was the worst friend in the whole wide world.
I felt really bad.
Because suddenly in my dream I knew that she did like Berek.
I tried to say sorry, and that I had forgotten.
Then she said, "Well we kissed after 7th period last week."
And I said, "I know."
And then she turned to Melissa and yelled at her, "YOU TOLD HER!"
Then they started fighting.
So I walked over to the punch bowl and had some punch.
Then I heard my 3 year old telling me he had to go potty.
That wasn't part of the dream, but that is what got me out of that place.
How about you…anyone had any really weird dreams lately? Anyone want to take a shot at analyzing that one? I would love to hear your take on it! 🙂
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The province's chief negotiator in the teachers' dispute says exam marks, extra-curricular activities or grad celebrations won't be affected with a recent lockout notice.
Teachers union president Jim Iker is worried grad, exam grades and summer school prep would be held up if teachers are locked out next week and at the end of June.
Chief government negotiator Peter Cameron admits those problems will be "tweaked."
Cameron says the important thing was to respond to the union's move toward rotating strikes.
"We will do nothing that interferes with the marking of exams in a timely way and nothing we've done affects the actual conduct of exams."
He says the same for grad and other extra-curriculars.
In terms of teachers not being allowed to talk to kids at lunch during the partial lockout, Cameron says they can do so in the brief period allowed before or after school.


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In a world where security threats seem to rise up every day, protecting vital business data is more important than ever before. Stories of large corporations suffering from security breaches seem to be a common sight in the headlines now. It's something every company wishes to avoid, but finding ways to fight present and future attackers has proven challenging to say the least. For any business just starting out, in addition to providing quality products and excellent service, establishing effective network security is a must. Without it, the chances of losing customer data increases dramatically. Network security is the route to choose if you want a safe, dependable enterprise with a focus on growth for the future.
To better understand how network security can be beneficial for your business, it's first important to know how it works in general terms. Network security essentially encompasses any activity, equipment, or strategy designed to offer protection for your network. That might mean making sure the data on your network is safe, or it could mean taking measures to ensure the reliability of your equipment. Usability and integrity are important components of a secure network as well, but they should all be designed with the same goal in mind: detecting and eliminating any potential threats before they're able to permeate the network and infect your systems. These threats can include things like viruses, worms, spyware, hacker attacks, zero-hour attacks, data interception, and identity theft.
In order to accomplish the goal of protection, network security is usually composed of multiple layers of software security, basically creating multiple security options designed to function should the other layers fail. Network security systems are made up of several different components that function well together when maintained properly. The components include antivirus and antispyware software, firewalls, virtual private networks, and intrusion prevention systems. IT personnel will need to keep the software for these systems constantly upgraded to protect a business's network from future threats.
So with that understood, what exactly are the business benefits of maintaining network security? First and likely most important of all, effective network security ensures that not only your business data is protected but your customers' data as well. Needless to say, your customers' information is of vital importance. They like knowing that their data is being protected by every measure possible. That increases their trust in the company, thereby fostering more loyalty. With clients protected, that also protects a business from possible legal action. Companies that lose that kind of private data can easily face lawsuits by angry customers. Proper network security avoids that. Protecting data also protects your business's reputation. Companies that suffer from security breaches often have to work extra hard to reestablish trust among the public.
Another major benefit from adopting network security is the better performance it encourages. In today's business world, nearly everything is done through computers, networks, wireless devices, and other equipment that needs to be secured from outside attacks. Hacker attacks and malware infiltration can shut down an entire network. Just think of what that could do to your business. A disruption of your business operations can be severely detrimental to success. Even if an attack doesn't shut down the network entirely, severe lag can take a real toll on productivity. That's not to mention the amount of money it can take to get a network up and running at peak efficiency once again.
In addition to these benefits, network security can give new levels of access to employees depending on what computers are connected to the network. That includes determining which computers will have access to the more vital data that could be at risk for theft. This option gives companies a lot more control over who accesses what information and from where. By doing this, businesses will be able to mitigate the risks associated with connecting to a network. Some companies may even choose to make some networks private, which effectively closes it off from the internet, protecting it from outside attacks.
These are only a handful of the benefits associated with network security. However a business chooses to implement it, network security should be a priority as a way to protect a company and its customers. With proper adoption, businesses will feel safer and more confident as they look to attract more customers and grow.


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Enjoy dining at one of 2 onsite restaurants including L Albufera, which specializes in Spanish cuisine. Savor a meal from the privacy of your room with 24-hour room service, or get a pick-me-up at the 2 coffee shops/cafés. For your convenience, a full breakfast is served for a fee each morning from 7 AM to 10 AM.
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Meliá Castilla features an outdoor pool and a health club. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at one of the 2 coffee shops/cafés. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
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Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
24-hour room service is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a health club.
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HONG KONG, Sept. 21 -- Savage fighting between rival Maoist factions in Kwangsi in the first half of 1968 cost the lives of more than 50,000 people on one side alone, according to Tachun Pao, a newspaper of the April 22 Kwangsi Faction, which was published in Canton in July.
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I no longer lurk. I am now one of you all. I've learned a lot by reading the posts and am glad to now have joined.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I no longer lurk. I am now one of you all. I've learned a lot by reading the posts and am glad to now have joined.
We all lurked. Welcome from beautiful western NC. Are you closer to Chitown or to Milwaukee? Or some other city?
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After 3 Months Fort Calhoun Ends Nuclear Event? Anyone who doesn't think this was a close-call needs to see the photos
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Re: After 3 Months Fort Calhoun Ends Nuclear Event? Anyone who doesn't think this was a close-call needs to see the photos
[link to enformable.com]Quoting: thebluestlight
The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located on 660 acres (270 ha) between Fort Calhoun, and Blair, Nebraska adjacent to the Missouri River between mile markers 645.6 and 646.0. The utility has an easement for another 580 acres (230 ha) which is maintained in a natural state. The power plant is owned and operated by the Omaha Public Power District of Omaha, Nebraska and accounts for 25 percent of OPPD's net generation capabilities.
Fort Calhoun houses spent fuel rods in a 40 foot deep spent fuel pool next to the reactor, and when the pool had nearly reached capacity in 2006, OPPD began to store spent fuel rods above ground in dry cask storage as well. In total, the Ft. Calhoun reactor has 600,000 to 800,000 pounds of high level nuclear waste. The storage was not designed to house spent fuel permanently, but when plans for Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository were terminated, OPPD stated that they are "prepared to safely store material on-site as long as necessary".
A flood assessment performed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2010 indicated that the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station, "did not have adequate procedures to protect the intake structure and auxiliary building against external flooding events."
The assessment also indicated that the facility was not adequately prepared for a "worst-case" flooding scenario. A number of potential flood water penetration points were discovered that could have impacted the raw feed water supply to the cooling system, the auxiliary water supply and main switchgear (electrical) room. By early 2011, corrective measures had been implemented.
In 2009 the NRC did a flood risk assessment which found that the protection measures were only designed to handle floods to 1,009 feet (308 m) above sea level which was below the NRC mandated elevation of 1,014 feet (309 m) for the plant. The risk assessment stated that at 1,010 feet (310 m), flooding would have "led to a 100 percent chance of a fuel damage if the emergency gasoline pumps didn't work."
Via ENFORMABLE.COM: [link to enformable.com]
Photos are great
I still think there should be more info coming out about this plant.
...side note, I thought you were done with posting on forums Luke?
|Fort Calhoun nuclear facility deputy director under congressional investigation for downplaying incident and worrying about "political fallout"
|Alexander Higgins: "What They're Covering Up at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant: 10 mile evacuation of civilians ordered!!!"
|Alarming** Declared a Level 4 Emergency**cooling System Stopped Working For Hours... Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant
|Level 4!!?? News Blackout!! Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station a hidden disaster...
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The Tipping Point of Absolute Moral Authority
November 22, 2005
The Tipping Point of Absolute Moral Authority
Casey Morris, Democracy Cell Project
Since last Friday when Congressman John Murtha (D-PA) made his historic call for redeployment of troops from Iraq, people have been wondering why his statement has garnered such attention.
Russ Feingold made a proposal earlier this year. Dennis Kucinich has been calling for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq since the beginning of the war.
Why is John Murtha different?
If you ask Congressman Murtha, he will tell you that even he doesn't know for sure, but he thinks that people know we are losing this war, and they are thirsting for a solution.
That may be close, but I don't think that is quite right.
I think John Murtha has become the tipping point for the moderate Republicans who supported Iraq War for the same reason that Cindy Sheehan became the tipping point for the centrist Democrats who supported the Iraq War. They both have absolute moral authority.
Cindy Sheehan's absolute moral authority arose from her's son Casey's death on April 4, 2004, moving her forever from motherhood to iconic peace activist. She became the voice of all parents in America who question the government's moral authority to send our children to war for a cause that cannot, to this day, be enunciated.
But something was still missing from the fight against the War In Iraq.
Enter Valerie Plame and Patrick Fitzgerald. The Valerie Plame investigation had the ability to go nowhere, except for the diligent leadership of one man in full moral character, Patrick Fitzgerald.
Patrick Fitzgerald gained his absolute legal moral authority from his history of prosecuting democrats and terrorists, and being appointed by a Republican acting US Attorney General, James Comey. His moral authority was further conferred on him by no less that the President of the United States himself, George Bush.
In the process of investigating the White House leak of Valerie Plame's CIA identity, Fitzgerald uncovered a warren of sub-strata political dealings to advance the dubious and factually challenged causus belli by an increasingly large number of White House staff and officials acting under the color of Presidential and Vice-Presidential authority.
Because of his moral authority, Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation has been imbued with a deeply felt sense that this is a man who has been able to uncover a truth that had been heretofore unknown.
But something was still missing from the fight against the War in Iraq.
Enter Jack Murtha, Democratic hawk, decorated war hero (in two wars), retired Marine Colonel of 38 years experience, and fifteen term Congressman from the blue collar district of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Jack Murtha's moral authority derives from his standing both as a long-time Marine, and long-time supporter of the Military in Congress. He is well-known and well-liked by both sides of the aisle, and he is the best friend a soldier in the field could hope for.
But there is something more to Jack Murtha. He visits troops every week in the hospital. Every week. He drives by Arlington National Cemetary every day on his way to work in Congress. Every day. Those two experiences, combined with his battlefield decorations, give Jack Murtha's voice on the subject of war the distinct "ring of truth".
We all know the truth when we hear it.
The truth is something that enter your body through your gut, not your ears. Your ears hear words. Your soul hears truth.
The truth has an absolute moral authority of its own.
Cindy Sheehan speaks truth.
Patrick Fitzgerald speaks truth.
Jack Murtha speaks truth.
When you combine the absolute moral authority of truth with the absolute moral authority of Cindy Sheehan's maternal grief, Patrick Fitzgerald's righteous pursuit of the Rule of Law, and Jack Murtha's hardened courage, you have exceeded the tipping point.
The Iraq War is over.
The only question remaining is how many more will die before our government realizes what the people have decided.
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This soap box rhetoric is but one small flicker of a much bigger flame, sometimes called
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interior inspection
i'm assuming that before a race they do a full inspection of your ride, outside and in
so my question is about my seat, some of you might know about the foam in the 05-07s. needless to say, mine was one of the ones that sucked after warranty [slap]
it's torn so that a metal brace is unprotected on the back support part of the seat, i know this is unsafe. i'm working on getting new seats, i just wanna know if i'm going to be able to race opening day with how it is now?
if not, i'm gonna really have to cut back on the budget to get the seats sooner.
p.s. i really want new seats and was planning on getting them anyway, so no fixing these or getting another oem. thanks again.
Might not be an issue. Most race seats are a welded aluminum tub with a thin pad for "comfort". The idea is to keep the driver in place. Padding and comfort are optional.
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Both events I have been too they don't inspect the car that thoroughly.
Duct tape it up, done.
duct tape has lasted a total of 4 days.. it could be a temp fix i suppose for opening day..
Whenever I do tech inspections, I just look for loose items, and check the pedals. I wouldn't turn someone away for their seat not being comfortable.
don't you guys tape all of the doors (like glove box I mean) shut as well?
I've never seen anyone do that, we don't enforce any taping in our club unless its to keep the numbers on the side of your car.
ah ok. I just saw someone's video that had some stuff up top taped up
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Hi everyone. I'm currently working / starting the Meghan Jones "Radiant" pattern (web link: http://petitepurls.com/winter10/winter2010_p_radiant.html). I think I understand how to do the w&t but what I don't understand is do I go and pick up those wrapped stitches even if the pattern doesn't call for it?or is it a given that you pick them up the next row? Also the pattern is telling me to w&t at the end of the row do I just keep knitting once I've turned my work? Once you copy and paste the link provided above, my question may make more sense. Thanks in advance for your help. Trying knit for my nice while I'm in hospital and have time to kill.
It actually does tell you to pick them up on Row 17. It just doesn't say it in the pattern notes because it's only a description of the w&t itself.
Cute sweater!
When you w&t, you'll leave some sts unworked on the left hand needle. Just do the w&t and then go on to the directions for the next row, the purl row. Hope this makes your time in the hospital fly by and you're out soon!
Hi ladies thanks for your responses, they did help. Thanks for pointing out that they do tell you to pick up the stitches on line 17. I may come back and ask you about how to do that. How do i pick them up if they are on another row. And thank you for also pointing out that you end up with stitches at the end of the rows that end up untouched that confirmed that i was doing it right. Anyway, THANKS again for your help with it i can continue to keep busy at the hospital so thanks a buch
Once you do it you should be able to see the wrap unless your yarn is very fluffy or multi color. You can put a locking marker or safety pin right on it if you think it won't be visible.
The amazing part of these short rows is that the wrapped sts won't be in another row. They'll be on the left needle, in the same final row as you knit across.
Your wrapped stitches are going to look like they're wearing turtle neck sweaters. You will work the knit stitches on the knit row and pick up each in turn. Insert the tip of your right needle into the wrap and place it on your left needle. Stretch this wrapped stitch out and lift it over the other stitch. Knit these two stitches together. Do this right down the line for all the wrapped knit stitches. Turn the work. Do the same on the purl side but purl the two stitches together. Sometimes it's easier to work if you pick those wrapped purl stitches up from the knit side.
Thanks ladies your explanations totally made sense to me. So much so that I was able to identify that I had made an error. I've now gone back and fixed the problem. In doing this, a question turned up. When doing this wrap & turn do you wrap around the last stitch called for or the one after. For example on row9, the pattern tells you to k54, then w&t. So do I k53 sts and wrap between the 53 rd and 54th st, or do I k54 and wrap between the 54th and 55th sts?
My thinking is that you would knit 54 stitches, and then wrap the 55th stitch, return the 55th stitch to your left-hand needle and then turn your work.
I agree.
Yes, wrap the stitch after Kx so you knit 54, wrap and turn on the next one.


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Beck recognized for work with youths
Barbara Beck, the Working Together Coalition's Be Inspiring recipient for February, has been a youth advocate, involved community leader and a smart, vivacious member on numerous committees for years. Many of her jobs and positions revolve around youth.
"I have seen what drug and alcohol problems can do to individuals and families and want to do all I can to prevent any of our youth from going down that path, if at all possible," Beck said, noting that is why youth are so important to her. "Our youth are our future and we owe them all the support we can offer them to be the best individuals they can be."
Beck recently took a job with the Rural Renewable Energy Alliance as office manager. But in her heart, she will always be a teacher.
Beck has been part of the Pine River-Backus community for 13 years. She's originally from Illinois with a 15-year stopover in Maryland.
As a child, Beck had a lot of positive adult mentors in her life, including her parents, an aunt and her third-grade teacher.
As a substitute teacher with the PR-B district, she also worked with the youth at the Village, an afterschool and summer program to enrich youth lives.
Later, Beck worked at Happy Dancing Turtle as an education coordinator teaching environmental awareness and sustainable practices.
Beck has been an outstanding member of the Working Together Coalition, helping with a number of projects, including assisting with Teens Leading the Way activities. She has also had a one-to-one opportunity to inspire as a Kinship Partner.
Youth have been at the center of all of Beck's career choices.
Asked how you build a healthy child, Beck said she would start by instilling the values of respect, honesty, integrity, responsibility and a good work ethic. You also need to provide avenues to build good social skills and the skills to make good choices throughout their lives.
Beck sees the challenges in the community, including setting a positive example for youth. The community needs to make sure families are getting the tools they need to provide a positive home environment.
Adults in the community need to be aware of the potential assets we have in our youth and the need to use respect in our interactions. Youth need to be mindful of our community laws and, as adults, it is our job to be active in supporting these laws with our youth.
Beck has had her share of obstacles as a youth along with physical challenges as an adult. Her personal skill set allows her to take these setbacks and turn them into teachable moments and opportunities to grow personally.
Beck recently posted on Facebook that she had a "Clean Report" from her oncologist and there were 76 "likes" next to her post. What a tribute and demonstration of how many people love and care about her.
Be Inspiring is a new, monthly campaign from the Working Together Coalition to recognize those in the community who have had an inspiring, positive impact on youth. Whether it's through volunteering or just being there, each nominee has done his or her best to create a caring, friendly environment for all youth.
Nominations are being accepted for future Be Inspiring recipients. Submit a nomination to Kelly Felton at 218-330-8129 or by visiting www.workingtogethercoalition.org.


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EU May Reconsider Labels for "Biotech" Meat, Eggs
Date: 06-Feb-07
Country: BELGIUM
Author: Jeremy Smith
The European Union has thresholds for how much GMO material may be present in foods and animal feed before being labelled as biotech. But those rules, which came into force in 2004, do not apply to meat and dairy products coming from a GMO-fed animal.
For green groups opposed to biotechnology, this exemption is a glaring hole in the EU's labyrinthine laws on GMO foods. For the biotech and animal feed industry, on the other hand, it would be unthinkable and unacceptable to change the status quo.
"There is a loophole in the legislation," said Marco Contiero, GMO campaigner at Greenpeace's European unit.
"Millions of tonnes of genetically modified crops are entering the European market every year and they are used in animal feed. But consumers are not informed," he said. "The right to know is a fundamental right of citizens in the EU."
Contiero was speaking while he handed over a petition to EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou that was signed by one million EU citizens demanding special labels for milk, meat, eggs and other products where the animals had eaten GMO feed.
Green groups have long complained about the issue, saying the key is what consumers know and want. Europe's shoppers are known for their wariness towards biotech foods, with opposition polled at slightly over 70 percent.
In the past, the European Commission, the EU's executive arm that drafts new legislation for national governments to debate and endorse, has said there are no plans to tighten GMO labelling rules. And to do so "would be disproportionate".
That view, backed by the international biotech industry -- which insists that its products are perfectly safe in any case -- may now be changing, if Kyprianou's comments to Greenpeace while receiving the petition are anything to go by.
"A petition supported by one million citizens shows strong interest in this issue. We will look into the matter again," he said. "We will look into the science ... to see if what is asked of us would be justified."
The bulk of EU feed imports, mainly soybeans and maize, comes from countries like the United States where GMO crops are common through the crop supply chain. Around 90 percent of the EU's imports of GMO grain and oilseeds are used as animal feed.
More than 90 percent of the EU's imports of foods produced from GMO crops are soy and maize that ends up in animal feed.
Based on an assumption that the average feed composition for farm animals in the EU was up to 30 percent biotech, this meant that some 20 million tonnes of GMO material entered the bloc's food chain every year, Greenpeace said.
EU feed manufacturers say the constant need to import high-protein feed materials makes it impossible to supply non-GMO feed on a large scale.
However, there have been some tentative moves by EU meat producers towards voluntary schemes to guarantee non-GMO feed.


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What is FBSS?Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS), also called failed back syndrome, is a general term that doctors use to describe the chronic pain that can appear in the aftermath of any back surgery that fails to relieve a preexisting pain-causing condition. A number of different risk factors can contribute to the onset of this condition. Fortunately, treatments have been found to be effective in treating patients with failed back surgery syndrome.
Back Surgery Basics
Back surgery is sometimes used as a treatment for people who have herniated spinal discs, compressed spinal nerves, forms of harmful spinal curvature called kyphosis and scoliosis, spinal fractures related to the advancing effects of osteoporosis or spinal fractures that stem from an accident or other type of traumatic injury. Your doctor may also recommend back surgery for any back pain that doesn't respond to a range of nonsurgical treatments. Procedures used to treat back-related ailments include a partial removal of spinal bone called a laminectomy, a whole or partial spinal disc removal called a discectomy, a bone-stabilizing cement injection called a vertebroplasty and a spine-stabilizing technique called a spinal fusion.


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Get discounted wares tomorrow for National Thrift Store Day
Here's a handy map to find thrift stores all over New York City so you can stock up on doubly discounted clothing and merchandise this Saturday.
Fri Aug 16 2013
Weekend shoppers, get ready—tomorrow is National Thrift Store Day, and to commemorate the occasion, secondhand shops in all five boroughs will be offering discounts on their already cheaply priced goods. The steepest deductions will be happening at the various Salvation Army outlets across the city, with the long-established charity vendor offering 25% off all wares.
To help you scope out the deals, check out this comprehensive map from ReuseNYC. And if you like to scout secondhand goods—holiday or not—consult our roundup of the best vintage stores and thrift shops in New York.
We'll leave you with a video of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's "Thrift Shop," just because we love this song so much.
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