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Oskaloosa City Band Set To Perform At Sweet Corn Serenade
The Oskaloosa City Band will perform on Thursday at 8 pm as the closing act for this year's Sweet Corn Serenade. The Oskaloosa High School Cheer Squad will help kick off the concert as the band plays Oskaloosa's Fight Song.
The youngest members of the audience will recognize one of their current favorite songs from the recent Disney Motion Picture, Frozen. Andrea Dursky will join the band on another Disney classic, Highlights from The Little Mermaid.
This promises to be a lively concert with other favorites such as Sweet Caroline, Za-Ga-Zig's Iowa Corn Song, and The Magnificent Seven. The band will also play a gallop by Henry Fillmore and 2 marches by John Phillip Sousa.
Each week this summer, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Oskaloosa City Band, there will be prizes including: gift certificates to local businesses and Oskaloosa City Band t-shirts. For more information on the Oskaloosa City Band, "like" their page on Facebook (Oskaloosa City Band Fan Page).


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Good take on the disaster in Japan and the affect on the GDP and the global economy…
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Good take on the disaster in Japan and the affect on the GDP and the global economy…
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I had heard on Fox news from one of their financial whizzes that July was the tell all month. So we have a little over two months till the hammer hits our heads.
So I guess I will have a little time to get some Bayer to get rid of the headache the hammer will give me.
Prep on soldiers. Even when it get's worse keep doing as much as your finances will allow. Do not stop till you can't do any more.
I wish I had visibility to see if that Fox 'financial whiz' had any preps any order. I'd bet half my food storage he hasn't done a thing other than "diversify his assets into commodities, energy stocks, international stocks, and government bonds".
And knowing this, I let out a small sigh of relief knowing that even though it's coming, it will be after July…
Awesome then in June I'm going to get a platnum credit card and run it up and buy a ferarri with no intentions of paying for it!! No not really before the herd jumps on me.
Pretty ballsy calling the date of the end
what's teh saying… pride cometh before the fall?
I don't think he's setting a date for any end. Seems to me he's just saying that our economy SHOULD hold together until July and after that a collapse is likely. He knows a whole lot more about it than I do so I'm going to take his advice and prepare as best I can for as long as it holds together. If the economy doesn't fail, and that's a big IF, I'll have most of the things that I'll be needing anyway for a long time to come.
We also have QE II ending on June 30th, I think. With the monetary stimulation stopped, the stock market was going to tank anyway, so the Japanese Effect will just add to the uncertainty in the markets. Corporate profits, given that corporations are flush with cash, might not sink the market in and of itself, but the culmination of all these headwinds could cause a collapse. When I think about oil and food prices, and the inflation that is to come, I am very nervous. One thing you can be sure of, QE III will be instituted very soon after these events manifest themselves. Look for a quick tanking of the dollar, and a massive increase in prices, in the range of 20-25%, before the government intervenes with price controls. Then all bets are off. This is how I see it unfolding. I could be wrong, I hope and pray I'm wrong, but the prudent should prepare for what is inevitable given the political situation in our country. May God bless us all, and may God bless America.
Completely concur with your assessment, sir. May God have mercy on us all.
Lint, there is one more possible scenario, but the chances of it occurring are very slim. If the Fed could keep interest rates low after QE II, and the economy was to take off, there is a small window of opportunity for the air to go out of the monetary bubble very slowly, and thus a soft landing. This would require a lot of luck and some smooth political moves by Obama and the Congress. Oil prices would have to settle into the $80 range, food prices would have to fall due to bumper crops worldwide, demand for treasuries would have to hold steady, and the US economy would have to take off and grow in the 5-6% range for the second half of the year.
If the Congress and the President agreed to real budget reform, and the deficit was cut significantly, and if regulations were loosened to provide for maximum energy production in the US, there is a chance. The Gulf would have to be opened fully, Alaska would have to be opened up also, and regulations for coal production and use would have to be loosened. Other countries would spend money on these projects as well, and we would see a boom. Add in the corporate cash(over $1 trillion) now sitting on the sidelines, and we might just live to fight another day. But I think there is too much luck and too much good will necessary in this scenario, and it is highly unlikely, maybe a 5% chance. I do have a tiny bit of hope, but very little confidence that we could come through this.
I suspect inflation will be up 10 to 20% by July, and if things go badly we will see the added 20 -25% increase. We live in NW Florida , two retirees, so our eating habits are very predictable.
We can shop at Wal-Mart, Sams Club, Winn-Dixie, Publix and the two military commisaries. Since our diet is predictable and I am good with remembering numbers I can tell you that canned goods, grain products and coffee have all gone up. We are being nickeled and dimed, but the constant trend for the last three months has been up.
Our neighbors, both on strict diets per the doctors complained to me last week that what once averaged about 97.00 a trip was now at 108.00., and this was since Christmas.
We are doing a food inventory tomorrow and Friday for anything we may be short of for our 6 month supply and will probably add another month of non perishables to our pantry this Saturday.
Canned goods have got a tad scary here… Was at Costco and a tin of corn or peas worked out to $0.29 each. 100 miles north where I live, the same tin is now $2.29 at the grocery store!
Right on the money.
Maybe, we'll see. Living in southern CA we could have THE BIG ONE today or any day and being as prepared as one can only makes sense. I have been preparing and will continue…………..I may not have until July.
Ok, now what do we do. Continue on or ramp up the prepping schedule?
Sounds like a good plan to me.
Shy III
Just continue on. It's far better not to prep with stress as a motivating factor but to keep cool and keep on keepin' on. The stress could cause you to do things you would never think you could, which may not be a pretty scenario overall or when all is said and done. A happy prepper is also a happy camper. You need to break out the marshmallows and build a fire, kick up your heels and enjoy those golden brown delights. If you're diabetic, just don't eat them.
Wouldn't there be some blow-out going-out-of-business sales?
Will gold and silver take a dip like they did the last time the market crashed or will they explode in price as investors look for somewhere to park their profits?
And I thought last year was the Mother of All Garage Sales, this year might even be bigger.
Michael Ruppert is a former LAPD officer and a conspiracy theorist.
i think he may have some decent street credibility as a cop and journalist. i just think he, and everyone else in the entire world, are crazy to try to predict and make specific date or time frame claims.
"Conspiracy Theorist", NO, Conspiracy Realist!
Get your head out of the sand.
Sheeple_no_more said "Ok, now what do we do. Continue on or ramp up the prepping schedule?"
There have been a lot of predictions (Y2K, etc.) that have not come true over the years (decades, millennia, etc.).
You have to use your own judgement of the local/national/international conditions and your own financial position, but, if you don't have the basics, ramp it up so you have at least 3 months worth of food, ability to obtain & purify water, a fallback shelter (friends, relatives, RV, cabin in the woods, etc.), and the basic 4 weapons (shotgun, centerfire rifle, centerfire pistol, .22 lr) with adequate ammo.
charles said "Michael Ruppert is a former LAPD officer and a conspiracy theorist."
I think most cops (who are honest with themselves) are conspiracy theorists. Because we've all seen how corrupt the justice system is, and how power corrupts even the best of men. "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" I'd say that if you were in the LAPD or NYPD or the Chicago, Miami, or Philly PD you definitely know corruption and conspiracy.
You don't have to be a big-city cop to see corruption. Sad to say that it's everywhere.
This doesn't sound like a conspiracy. This sounds like pretty well thought through financial information. Certainly excellent food for thought.
No matter what, I don't see how things would or could be BETTER in July. Bailouts are happening all over the globe. By the end of this year the United States will be operating with the largest deficit in the world. Oil is going up & up. Food is going up. Japan's economy is toast. Wages are static or declining or disappearing. All of our manufacturing jobs are in India or China. The USA is in THREE wars now. The middle east is falling apart. The BRICS nations have a big conference later this week, they are smelling blood & smiling in delight. Our borders are so porous I swear a nuclear missle could be walked across the border in broad daylight. Riots are everywhere – including here in America where our govt workers & unions are rioting & protesting to keep their bloated salaries, benefits & pensions. And to top it all off, we are being led by total and complete idiots in Washington DC!!!!
I'm just going to keep prepping as I have been though I might speed it up a little bit now. I've been putting off getting some solar panels. I guess I need to do that now. More ammunition too. Some extra clothes for my growing son. I'm already out of the stock market. All our funds are in guaranteed options or money markets. I might pull out a bit more cash to have on hand – though it probably won't do me much good.
If I owned a Toyota or a Honda, I'd be taking my car in for service before all the parts are totally gone. Just sayin'.
I agree with you GA Mom….but you forgot about all this crazy weather we've been having….I think that just gives them another reason to raise the price of oil…..we have a farm in south GA and just trying to get a crop in the ground I have already spend several thousands of dollars for fuel just in the past month……I, too, am already out the stock market. Not really sure anything is "guarenteed" at this point but would like to know what you have put your funds into…………..
GAdixie. We've got our money spread out pretty well. We have a checking account that gives us 2 1/2% interest. We've got lots of precious metals (most bought a while back so our return is great so far). We have all of our retirement plans diverted into money market or "savings" type accounts in case the market tanks. We own some property but not in a good bug out location. Our kids 529 plans were moved into the guaranteed option. We do still have some stock but the company is in bed with the current administration – they will be the last to fall.
I am wanting to buy some land in Georgia. I think land is a great place to shelter your money.
As you said, nothing is guaranteed but I know that if the stock market crashes we'll fare much better than most.
And our best investment so far (other than gold/silver) is our food & prep storage. With inflation rising it is money in the bank!
I hope you can get your farm going. You'll have to raise your prices to recoup your cost. You'll be one of many doing it. It may end up being cheaper some day very soon to farm & plow with people & animals. Sad but true.
I wouldn't be too worried about your northern porous border… truly we only want to come in the middle of winter and then Florida and Arizona are the primary destinations. For too many years your dollar was too high for us to stay too long and now that we are at par, we still can't afford it. But if you keep on producing those Extreme Couponing shows we may all be tempted! Are those types of deals really available?!
Lake Lili. Our northern border is not a concern its the one to the south that (rumor has it) has middle easterners sneaking across. You are welcome but you must make a stop in Georgia some time. Try Savannah. It's warm almost year round & beautiful. They have a beach too.
Extreme couponing is a good show. I can't imagine being able to do that well more than once or twice a year (i.e. saving up your coupons for one big trip).
The one thing that drives me crazy about that show is they don't tell us where they get their coupons from. Our Sunday paper only has a few. I'd have to buy 25 Sunday papers to get the multiple coupons those folks always seem to have.
And, I do find it odd when they buy diapers or antacid and then announce that they don't have kids of don't need the antacid. Why pay anything for it then? It's more hoarding than saving in that case – LOL!
According to one of those coupon ladies, she gets free newspapers from the delivery service. Apparently the delivery service doesn't want to spend the fuel to take their excess papers to the recycler so the lady takes them, cuts out the coupons, and then recycles the newspapers herself. Good deal if you can work it out.
As for the diapers and other stuff those people don't use, I think they trade or give away a lot of their stuff. It's more like a hobby than a necessity for some of them. Good show, though, and I am glad it's only on for a few weeks – seems it would get boring after awhile.
Love your way with words, GA mom. I feel ya'.
Jumbo.I would not listen to him for any economic information.
Why not? Because he's a former LAPD cop? Or because you disagree with him politically? You don't have to agree with anybody or anything, but that doesn't mean economic collapse is not coming. Even the progressives believe it's coming – because they are doing everything they can to force it to come so they can rebuild the world the way they want it to be.
Wake up and smell the coffee – the coming economic collapse has been planned for a long time and Japan's problems only sped it up. But, hey, don't listen to anybody here – just keep drinking the Kool-Aid.
I just finished watching all 12 of his videos on YouTube. He said some things that I find troublesome, but I tend to agree with his general viewpoint.
1)Last summer he predicted 5-10 million people would have to leave the Gulf Coast due to the PB oil spill. That didn't happen.
2)In a later video last summer, he claimed that he predicted 2-5 million people on the Gulf Coast would have to leave the area. This is half of what he predicted only a few weeks earlier. I find his failure to admit his change in numbers a blow to his credibility.
3)He predicted that the East Coast of the USA would be rendered inhabitable due to the Gulf Oil Spill. Of course that is not true.
4)Last summer he predicted that the federal government would end unemployment payments. That didn't happen.
5)He predicted last year that Hurricane Earl would devastate Long Island. That didn't happen.
He said he lives in Sebastopol. I am fairly familiar with that NoCal town and am aware that it is a haven for anti-nuke progressives. Another thing I find troubling about him
He attended the Harmony Festival (Santa Rosa, CA) which is another venue for progressives to get together and smoke a little pot, talk about green energy, and feel smug in their superiority. His attendance at that event is further damage to his credibility, IMO.
Michael Ruppert claims to be a journalist. Never heard of him before. He is now CEO of CollapseNet.com, which appears to be a subscription website.
This dude likes to make predictions. Anybody who makes several predictions is likely to get one right from time to time. Even a blind pig gets lucky sometimes. So he may be right in his prediction of economic collapse, but he's been wrong about all the other predictions he's made. Just my assessment. YMMV.
There's another guy who likes to make predictions. He runs that other survival website. He's always bragging about his preditions being correct, but he fails to mention the times he's wrong. Such is the human ego, I suppose.
I predict that those who make lots of predictions will be wrong more often than they are right. 😉
Years ago our local newspaper would print a full page of predictions from Jean Dixon sometime during the first week of the year. I always read the predictions, usually for the humor, and then tacked the page to my office wall. As the predictions came true I would highlight them. She never failed to get less than 20 or 25, but when you look at the trends and list 200+ predictions, statistics alone would give you that number on a coin toss. Like Lint said, the predictions that came to pass were hyped, while conveniently ignoring all of the others. I already made an event in my calendar to remind me in August to check on his credibility. I'm betting he's wrong.
That is the main reason I don't get into a lot of the what if and collapse predictions in my posts, because I don't know what will be the trigger point that will push us over the edge or the exact date. Wish I did.
My primary plan is shelter in place, with secondary to BO to one of my local group (or them coming here), and finally to our boonies retreat. The boonies retreat is remote and some distance and not really completely ready for occupancy by those other than the current caretaker. Obviously anything but the SIP option means more work and less stuff with you at the destination. What this lead in is all about is the trigger event. I just recently had a discussion with one of the local group about which events would cause us to do what, and while it's probably one of the more important things we should have determined, it is the one with the most variables an therefore the hardest to pin down. Opinions on "likely" trigger events might make another good topic, because at this point, we're still looking at it.
Charles needs to return to the regular programming on his television, and hoist another cold one.
Is he a conspiracy theorists?
Or is he a conspiracy factualist?
A conspiracy factualist is only concerned with the facts, as I recall.
I don't know about the man, never heard of him, the facts on the other hand, those I have heard of before.
The way some People act, it's as if there's no such thing as conspiracy and they never happen or that unrelated individuals and groups don't behave in a similar way to achieve a desired outcome.
At least it'll be warm when things come apart. Get your guns now.
Bad for 95+ degree Georgia 🙁
Also bad because more crime happens when things are warm – at least around us.
'Conspiracy theories' used to be what we call 'facts' or 'actualities' today.
Even reading science fiction from fifty- or more- years ago, some would consider them 'conspiracy fiction'. Like Orwell's 1984. Some may call it 'conspiracy'. I prefer calling it 'truth' now. There is no science fiction that can be written that would be more bizarre than how events are shaping up in the world of today.
Shy III
We shall see ….
1. This worldwide economic train is so huge that for to it halt suddenly as Ruppert claims is …. idiotic at best. Hell, they couldn't stop the Titanic from hitting the iceberg!
2. From 1960-2005 there was a company called Clark Foam who literally controlled over 90% of the market for manufacturing surfboard foam (the interior product that causes surfboards to float called "blanks"). That company produced over 350,000 blanks annually.
In Dec of 2005 that company – WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER – ABSOLUTELY NONE, permanently closed their doors which, crippled the surfboard industry … temporarily. To make matters worse, they crushed all of their injection molds – ALL of them.
Very few others made blanks or could ramp up to meet the demand. What happened? It took less than a 6 months to readjust, use different products & combine the "mom & pops" to start filling in the gaps. Eighteen months later, everything was back on queue & the prices rolled back. Today, the industry is healthy & fantastic inventions came of it.
Point being, Japan is not the only manufacturer of cars & computer chips in the world. China, Korea, Taiwan, India, Mexico, America and on and on will fill in those gaps & hey guess what? They will be hiring.
Remember, necessity is the mother of invention.
3. The economy has no place to go but implode? Please, this guy has no clue how things work. He is a sensationalist nutcase & will like to see how he spins it come June & July.
There is a documentary called "Collapse" in which he is the subject. Chris Smith, the film director said:
"What I hoped to reveal was … that his obsession with the collapse of industrial civilization has led to the collapse of his life. In the end, it is a character study about his obsession."
That about sums my opinion about Ruppert. Thank God I am not a caveman…..
Jason said,
1. "This worldwide economic train is so huge that for to it halt suddenly as Ruppert claims is …. idiotic at best…"
It's been a slow motion train wreck since 2000-2004, it seems like it's got to stop at some point. The growth was never sustainable or built upon solid fundamentals. Or do you suppose it will go on forever?
2. "…Japan is not the only manufacturer of cars & computer chips in the world. China, Korea, Taiwan, India, Mexico, America and on and on will fill in those gaps…"
Do contracts affect this, or limit things? Tooling up time? Quality? Price? Patents? Not just any ole body can produce certain chips.
3. "The economy has no place to go but implode? Please,…"
Ok, so what then? What's your take? From bonds to monitization many People say there is no where else to go except, pop!
If it weren't for the Socialization of The Fed and the other shenanigans such as T.A.R.P. the whole thing would have corrected then. There is no way to avoid the correction, it can only be postponed.
Many People say we're just one black swan away from the house of cards coming down. And that's a good thing, the correction needs to happen to get rid of the deadwood so a better base can be established and the rebuilding can occur.
Of course the mainstream media is going to do a hatchet job on anyone who doesn't spew the government line, it's their job. Or didn't you know?
Or is there something else you wanted to add?
Bookmark this page & let's revisit this subject & see how much life has changed come this Aug 1st.
It'll be real interesting, bordering upon humorous, to see how Ruppert spins things at that point.
Gee, wonder why Celente has not responded in like …..
Speaking with an authoritative voice on a YouTube video doesn't make you an expert. I think he tries to pick a few points from an extremely complex situation and assert a definitive answer. I think we're in for a rough ride on a long rocky trail, but I don't see anyone just turning the switch in July.
While 1 and 3 are partially opinion based, I would definitely have to agree with your second point.
There are plenty of other manufacturers around. Will prices go up and will there be part shortages? Absolutely. Is it likely to engineer the collapse of that portion of the manufacturing industry and link into the rest of the worldwide economy? You'd have to show some hard empirical data for me to follow that logic.
Look at the reaction to the devastation to Japan's economy after the earthquake: worldwide markets dropped in the wake of the disaster for a few days, but quickly recovered to their (current) standard levels. I find it difficult to believe that a shortage of parts and manufacturing capabilities would have such a widespread effect in such a short amount of time, such as July.
Gotta agree with Matt from Oklahoma: pretty ballsy to attempt to call the date.
Hey Jason, Nice comments. I don't know much about Ruppert, but it seems like a lot of guys who have trouble balancing their checkbooks or keeping themselves out of bankruptcy seem to believe they have some amazing ability to understand and project the world economy.
By the way do those of you who are so sure about a collapse in the next few months (including Ruppert), know that you could leverage yourselves, and sell the market short on margin? You could make a huge amount of money when the market goes down. Then you could take all that money and put it into ammo, gold, or silver that many seem to favor around here. Really, for everyone who is so sure about these things you could put your money where your mouth is and find yourselves sitting very pretty. But, if the market goes up you would probably be wiped out. Hmmm…
Folks "the economy" that so many seem to consider a piece of fragile bone china, is just a summary of the overall actions of billions of human beings. As long as some portion of the population has some intelligence, some liberty, some creativity, and some self-preservation (self-interest) we will keep rebuilding all the collapses. Surfboard core manufacturing disappears – someone will take over and make some nice cash. Japan can't make the auto parts – I know thousands of trained, out-of-work, folks in Detroit who'd like to get in on that action. Of course war and a totalitarian government can do a good job killing such natural human ingenuity, but come on folks do we all have such a poor view of our fellow man?
I mean that as a serious question for the folks here at survival blog. What percentage of your fellow human beings (lets keep it in your home country) do you believe have enough intelligence and creativity to pitch in rather than tear down in a challenging (great-depression-like) economy?
Mike, you are a breath of sane air – thank you.
What I find alarming & amusing at the same time and believe you were alluding to is the global economic problems are not linear, nor are the solutions – yet so many try to jam that oversized square peg into whatever round hole that materializes & fits a particular bend.
As a hobby, I am an inventor & a bit of a mathematician (yea, I know – strange hobby but got to keep my mind active until death do us part). I've invented many things, several that have gone to market and discovered very early on that there are boxes which contain beliefs & there is an infinite number of possibilities that reside just outside of those walls.
However, most sit within the seeming comfort of that box & care not to have their world rocked by any exposure from any possibilities because, change can be quite fearful. So those residents have no choice but to keep running in circles, scooping up as much information as available within those walls to justify their life beliefs in order to TRY to keep stable – are they right? If only life was not a highly fluid process ….
Forty years ago if I handed you an electronic device the size of a pack of cigarettes with 1/4 the thickness & told you that you could compose letters, send them around the world in seconds, take a picture or movie & do the same, find information about any subject by pressing a couple of buttons, compose complex math etc. you would have fitted me with a long white coat with belts on the sleeves. Today we don't think twice about such a thing.
Point being things are not static & wrapped up into a nice, neat & predictable package.
Now here we have Michael Ruppert, zooming somewhere out in la-la land and quite frankly, that scares me that he is unleashed to the public & some actually believe he is lucid. I guarantee you, 50 years ago he would have been banished to a remote island for our protection if he spoke only 1/2 in the same manner & conviction as he does here.
Please don't believe me, watch the "Collapse" movie & read a couple of his books and draw your own conclusions.
How in the hell did we ever get here to actually consider this to be normal? Unfortunately, this is the new normal.
@ Mike
"What percentage of your fellow human beings (lets keep it in your home country) do you believe have enough intelligence and creativity to pitch in rather than tear down in a challenging (great-depression-like) economy?"
I'm hoping quiet a few actually. If they are all as dumb as me, a guy who lost his house when his wife lost her job and who does "struggle to balance his checkbook" sometimes, we will be in real trouble.
One thing I see happening is as things worsen is that preppers, survivalist or whatever title you use, are getting rather mean with each other. Folks we will never all agree but we are in this together so take an easy on each other a little, ok?
Take a jab but don't smash the throat!
Looks like I put my foot in my mouth – again. Yep, I'm feeling about 12″ tall.
Just so you know, when I said "it seems like a lot of guys who have trouble balancing their checkbooks …[can] project the world economy". I was taking a shot at the people like Ruppert who set themselves up as the experts with websites, video lessons, books, foundations, etc.
When I said people who have trouble balancing their checkbooks – I really meant doing the math, not taking a shot at normal folks who are struggling. Well… I've never been the great communicator type.
Jason I agree with you about Ruppert's obsession leading to the collapse of his life. I watched his doc. Collapse and he was on the verge of being homeless. I don't think he has much credibility either.
My question is who financed his big recovery up to Sebastapo
on 2 acres of land . I would be curious to know who his partners are.
Who financed his recovery? Unfortunately, delusional people are more pervasive than we realize.
Here is a small group that got exposed a bit too late. By the way, this is NOT a fictional story –
Here's a real beauty from their leader in the mid 90's –
Yes, sometimes fact is stranger than fiction ~
This is the first time I've watched any of Collapsenet's videos. I'll be looking for others and watching them.
Around the 1st of May, the commies are planning a protest. Look for the start of rioting with it. Then May 5th will see some protests by illegal aliens. From then on, it will be a summer of riots as food and gas prices escalate and food and gas shortages occur all around the world. The coming economic collapse will bring about hardships that haven't been faced by mankind since the Dark Ages.
And then there's that pesky 2nd amendment.
May is the month many events will launch.
*The unions plan to take down the stock market.
*The unions plan to take down JP Morgan/Chase & go after banks in general.
*The teachers unions in California are planning HUGE protests. (here's a link to their hideous plan. Pay attention to the list of things they plan to do. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/calif-teachers-union-gives-shocking-protest-instructions-harass-legislators-shut-down-roads-co-opt-fire-drills/)
*A new flotilla incident is being planned by Ayers & Company
Intentional provocation, intentional agitation….part of the New World Disorder.
What a pity when fools play with an M-80 but that's what those Unions and Commies are doing.
Be watching in May also when Iran is supposed to bring Bushir (sp) on line again. I think they have the stutnex worm under control now, hope not but… Russia this week has started helping them with it again. Also the leftard/pinko flotilla is supposed to be poking Israel as they float into Gaza. That could turn out VERY badly. Also the UN is waiting to find out when Obummer is going to indorse Palestine as an independent state. PA only wants to push Israel back to it's 1967 property lines. Middle East is not done yet. That's also going to impact us in a very real way. I went this evening and got 24 cans of green beans, peas, corn, peaches, pears, raviolio's (kids like em), oil, chili and kidney beans and black beans. 25 more pounds of rice too. Making another trip to the lds cannery next month also just to top things off. The question I do have is… Does anyone have a berkey filter and do u use it now or just store it for tshtf situation? I still gotta get one of those.
I have a Berkey and we use it now because our water at home contains arsenic. I had planned on buying extra black filters, but I've heard the wait now for a Berkey is 3-4 months due to the catastrophe in Japan. If anyone finds out different, please post as I would love to have extra filters on hand.
Contact Jeff at http://www.directive21.com/ he should have what you need.
Lint picker. My oldest son will turn 21 on may the fifth also.He will be protesting with another beer.I know things look bad . Steve
Steve, a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your son. I'll be drinking a beer (not a cerveza) on his birthday in celebration of May 5th(not Cinco de Mayo). God bless America.
Have you seen today's headline news? Unemployment claims spiked up and inflation is rising (duh). We are living with rising inflation yet wages are going down. I don't know if anyone whose gotten a cost of living increase at their job. Instead their commissions & bonuses have been slashed. Or they are working less hours. Or they are unemplolyed. If they own their own business, profits are down or they are close to closing down.
This financial crisis is intentional. The Progressives/Radicals have very dark & underhanded plans for the USA. Plans I believe they have been working on for YEARS. They hope for & are planning for social chaos, riots & unrest. They are planning to go after banks & the stock market. They are pushing our government to spend more & more, knowing that bankruptcy or QEIII are the end game. Either way, we lose. There is no way out.
Something is brewing. It may not happen in July. But is is coming. Our lives are changing – and not for the better.
Right you are. The irony is that the very players haven't yet figured they'll be part of the suffering. But don't tell them that their elitist-ideology won't save 'em. I'd rather watch 'em suffer. Slowly.
You wrote, "Either way, we lose. There is no way out." We do not lose! Our lives will be redefined and reordered but this is why we prepare for upcoming problems and catastrophic events.
Never succumb. Never give in. WE are the way out!
I just don't understand why. Why would anyone (except foreign entities) want to destroy this amazing country? Why, why, why???????? Is it class envy? Greed? What? I just frigging don't understand. Soros, Piven,BO and the rest of them. Why? Can someone please answer this….. God it's so frustrating…..
It's disgusting isn't it?
Here's why:
Entertainment (on the part of Soros). Just because he can.
New World Order.
Power. (listed twice because I believe that is what's behind it)
Cathy, what you have to understand is that many in the World don't see the USA as you do. This country is standing in the way of the Islamists(The Caliphate nutballs), the Communists, the enviro-global warming nutjobs, the strongmen/dictators like Chavez, and any number of others who want more power and control. They now have us tied down with wars in three Arab/Muslim countries, and seek to bankrupt us through war and economic attacks. The sad thing is that they have so many allies in the US, including most of the Democratic Party, many Republicans, and any number of other fringe groups.
Now, they do have a problem. The US is well-armed, both as a nation and as a people. So scumbags like George Soros are trying with much success to destroy the dollar, and disarm us, especially nuclear weapons, but light weapons in the hands of citizens as well. His thoughts are that a superpower that has been economically destroyed might just lash out at the people who did the destroying. Duh!
But Soros has other plans. He wants to feast(make billions) on the carcass of a dead United States, and he wants to be among those who will make untold riches selling the resources of this country. Think trillions, yes trillions, of dollars of oil, shale oil, natural gas, shale gas, coal, rare-earth minerals, gold, silver, copper, uranium, and the richest agricultural land on the planet. I think it is greed, jealousy, and hate that drives these people, and power. Think of the thousands of nuclear weapons which could be cut loose from real security if we had a complete collapse. I hate to even contemplate such a thing, but I'm forced to by reality. Interesting times, aren't they?
It's just hard for me to understand how an American can want total chaos in this country. What do college "professors" gain by enciting young kids to rise up and rage against the nation? and that's what they are preaching and teaching.
Templar, you have given me something to think about regarding the untold natural riches of this land. I think you are on to something. 🙁
Templar, that was one of the best summaries of what is happening that I've ever seen. Thanks for that and I agree.
Cathy, we have won the equivalent of an evolutionary lottery. If you have been born in the US, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, or New Zealand after WWII, you have it made. No where else on earth do you have as much to eat, as much to drink, as many rights, freedoms, education, opportunity, access to medicine… do I need to go on? We have been so blessed and we have extended a hand to so many to offer them the same. But the truth is that some one has had to pay the piper. We can't take in everyone, which means that some don't get in and frustration turns so easily to hate. When you are at the top of the heap, and your government borrows money to keep you there, eventually the day will come when the debt is called in. When other governments can't give their people what you have, then you have to become the target. If we have cheap goods it is because someone else made them and got paid almost nothing to do so. The bigger question is what are you willing to pay to continue to have it all?
They aren't going to destroy this wonderful country, they do not have enough power besides, there is far more at stake – globally, to allow this country fail. I don't care if the financial debt clock runs at a million dollars a minute – it simply can't fail. It'll reorganize, recreate, innovate & become something leaner & better.
Think about it, there is nothing that by allowing the failing of this country can contribute. Remember, things are generally profit driven & as THE largest consumer based country & economy in the world by a million miles, we have an impenetrable value. Do you really think it is beneficial to allow it all to be flushed down the toilet?
IF & I mean a gigantic big IF, it does fail, there is not enough prepping in the world that will not save us because it will be the end of civilization.
Jason, WITWCT, Steve or whatever troll name you are going by now. You have to be one of the dumbest, brainwashed sheeple to ever walk on two feet.
We are too big to fail, it can't happen here, they won't let it fail man you are a dumbass for sure. They (the government) have been notorious at screwing things up, look at the history of this country. Contrary to what you have been led to believe they can not control what happens anymore than Russia could before their fall.
It seems that every one of your comments starts off with some line of bull about how you were involved in or done whatever, apparently in an attempt to give yourself some credibility. You sound like some poor pathetic loser whose wife left for another man, now your mad at the world. Get a life.
Thanks for the peasant thoughts & you made a perfect name choice for yourself.
I apologize if you have issues with my abilities & capabilities of doing more than working at WalMart.
I happen to think the world & America is a pretty great place, especially since my wife decided joined forces with you.
Ah, the sweet taste of freedom – bless you my friend.
Dude, I do wonder how many different names a certain person is allowed to use here. The use of multiple screen names on one blog is known as Online Borderline Personality Disorder. Nuff said.
I pray that you are right…..
The end is near. Where have I heard that before? We will survive, maybe not as nicely as before, but that is life after all.
The video is a good reminder that at any time something could happen and we should be prepared and ready for it. A world wide collapse can happen but so can a world wide earth quake. Why listen to some man or woman predict an/the end and be left with wondering what to do when life routinely dishes out endings. Endings of one's financial stability on the home front, endings of one's savings due to a fire or health problem, endings due to auto or personal repairs and endings to buildings and structures due to disasters. Endings are normal and natural but those who do not see that have not been lucky enough to know it. What is prepping all about? Survival. Surviving what? Times of hardship in some form. They may revolve around the homefront, surrounding one's place of employment, within their government, within their community or in any number of places. I would rather live with the mentality that something can happen on any front than to live my life falsely believing that I am always going to be safe and never undergo a hardship. Currently, the USGS and other entities have arrived and they are taking many people's homes from them. Many of them were not ready, not financially nor mentally, so you can imagine how they may likely be surviving right now. Although I have not been able to verify it, I have learned that the taking of all of those acres of land may have something to do with our government. What is more disturbing is that no matter how long the red and white signs stay up which state "Stop taking our homes (or land)", the entities still continue to do what they have intended. Now I can see what the bible meant when it said that their land would be taken from them NO MORE once everything is done and said. It's happening in many states and if the government takes every square inch of land then where are people going to go? Will there be so many wandering that when they are caught, because there is nowhere to put them, they are shot on site and/or eaten because their is a lack of food? I'm glad that I don't have to pinch myself any more to find out if I am awake.
Almost forgot about this, but lets keep in mind what some of our politicians are doing right now. Cutting wasteful spending in order to save our land from the destruction that our president and his cohorts have committed their hearts and minds to accomplishing. If enough waste is cut and our headmaster does not continue BEING out of control then we may just stay afloat. All of us should cut our budgets, put away what we can and prepare for a rainy day just like this day that our great leader, with a swollen (never mind), has created and provided for us and for the future of our generations. I think Whitney Houston had it right, the children are our future because when we are old and can't take care of ourselves anymore, because the government won't be able to do it either, all that will be available to us are the young ones. I say that we vote for those people that are working to save our country right now. Thank God that there are budget cutters.
A good friend who is a financial advisor, a very savvy person, told me that the economy will still be bad for at least two more years, and of course, the MSM isn't telling folks the truth because people would be very frightened if they knew it. No surprise to those of us who read this blog. Listening to the news on a local Los Angeles radio station, the commentator said more and more people are getting into 'food storage' long term.
One more interesting item that caught my eye earlier today, posted on CNBC via Reuters:
US Spending Cuts Fall Short of $38 Billion: Budget Office
Published: Thursday, 14 Apr 2011 | 12:58 PM ET Text Size By: Reuters
A U.S. budget deal that includes $38 billion in spending cuts actually would reduce government spending by only $20 billion to $25 billion in the coming 10 years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said ahead of a vote in the House of Representatives.
Many of the cuts included in the budget deal would have little or no effect on how much money the government actually spends, the CBO said, because they come from programs that normally lie beyond the reach of the annual budget cycle.
Obama is using smoke and mirrors with the "budget cuts" and the Republicans are too dumb to see that. Or maybe both parties are working together to bring the "little people" down? All I know is, I don't trust any smiling, hand-shaking politician from either party. I'd vote for Rand Paul (not his goofy dad) in a heartbeat if he ran for Prez in 2012. He's got more experience than Obama did when he ran for prez in 2008.
LP: I have more experience that BO, and you probably do, too. The man is a bad joke that was played on this country, and a lot of people fell for it. I cannot watch videos, on a land line connection, so have not commented on it. I do believe there will be an economic collapse, worldwide, in the near future, so I prep accordingly. Only God can get us through this, so I will pray for the good people to survive.
When I was a young lad around 11 or 12 years old…( 1961-1962) there was a newspaper article about some guy saying the world is going to end on this one particular date.
I asked my Mother about this in great despair ,,,she answered … " look at the Obituaries part of the same newspaper" .. I did just that , I then asked my Mother,, Well now what ?.. she answered " who has passed away ? " I mentioned one fellow's name my Mother said.. " For that Man,, the World came to an End on that Day for Him" ! My Mother …God Bless her Soul ! … taught me to be a God Fearing Man,, and to put my faith in God's hands Only ! I have done so through out my 61 years now,,, seems to work for me ! Yes…, THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE GLOBALLY these days as it has since the League of Nations decided long ago about forming the One World Order so a small amount of people can rule the globe . I believe this and I can see this happening only,,, tee- hee -giggle- giggle – roar…! , God has His hands on what the TRUE Ending will be ! So Hype or no Hype,, I just keep humble on my knees praying and thanking the Good Lord's blessings he has blessed me with and have been preparing for any disasters that may occur .
( never was a Boy Scout but I like their motto " Always be Prepared")
But,,, my life ,,, ( I can not speak of all you other folk's ) is in God's hands and when he calls me home,,, I will know that I have done my best to be ready for a natural or governmental disaster. I have hardly any money… some food,,, and other items for survival needs that may be incurred to my best abilities . All we can do is PREPARE,,, and be Quiet and HUMBLE ! and most of all,,, FEAR GOD's WRATH !!!!!
America's morals , principles, and standards have decreased so much through out the years that I can see God taking WRATH on America !
I am a Viet Nam Veteran and did Three tours of Combat duty for God and Country as well.
I know I sound like a " Nut – Bucket" but after reading though all these posts,,, I just had to put my" two cents" in" lol lol !!!
Just make it a Great One,,, and Keep the Faith !
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If you miss dairy and whipped cream on your Paleo diet, then we've got a serious treat for you! This Coconut Whipped Cream recipe is a healthy and Paleo version of whipped cream, that can be used anywhere that you would use traditional dairy whipped cream. Enjoy our Coconut Whipped Cream recipe on fresh sliced fruit or berries, atop Paleo Pumpkin Pie at Thanksgiving, in your Paleo Hot Cocoa, or as a topping for any another Paleo dessert!
Be sure to refrigerate your can of coconut milk overnight so you can easily separate the coconut cream from the coconut water (you'll be using the cream only for this recipe). For more delicious and Paleo dessert recipes (and hundreds of other FREE Paleo recipes), visit our Paleo Plan recipe center!
- Refrigerate can of coconut milk for at least 2 hours (best if refrigerated over night).
- Open the can and scoop out thickened coconut cream on top into a medium bowl. Drink the coconut water at the bottom, or save it for a smoothie.
- Add cinnamon and vanilla if desired, and whip coconut cream with a wire whisk until it begins to thicken.
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Anyone tried this? How does it come out? After whipping the coconut milk, could you add honey, agave nectar, or maple syrup to give it a little more sweetness?
I'm thinking I'll try this for a whipped cream topping on the Paleo Pumpkin Pie this week…
Whipped coconut cream is sooo good. I add a splash of honey or pure maple syrup to mine and some vanilla, sometimes cinnamon also. This is amazing stuff! Use on top of a chcolate or coconut cream pie, in any desert, dip for berries, over pancakes, etc. We make banana crepes (2 eggs + 1 banana blended) and top with vanilla cinnamon vanilla cream and chopped strawberries. Heavenly stuff.
This truly is excellent. To the base recipe, I add a teaspoon (or two depending upon how sweet you want it) of erythritol. Sweetens it up in a natural and paleo-compliant way! Top some berries with this and a bit of shaved dark chocolate and you're in business!!
I made the best thing ever with this recipe,
One can coconut milk(cream and water)
1/4 c unsweetened coco powder
100% maple syrup to taste
Whip up in mixer. So yummie!!!
Mine didn't whip up very well at all….it was very soupy. I only had the coconut milk in the fridge for four hours or so….maybe that was the issue. I used vanilla and 100% maple syrup. The taste was great…just soupy.
Is there a difference between the coconut milk in a half gallon and a can. I bought coconut milk in a half gallon and it didn't come out good at all
This didn't work for me. My canned coconut milk didn't seperate after refrigeration. I find that sometimes it seperates and sometime it doesn't. It was very watery since the coconut water didn't seperate.
You have to make sure not to shake up the cans and just scrape the thick cream off the top leaving the more watery stuff at the bottom. I have made it successfully many times but I just tried to sweeten it with coconut sugar and once I added it, it got all curdled! I had to throw it out. : ( I think I may have used stevia in the past. Next time I will try honey or maple syrup. Anything maple makes me very happy.
Absolutely loved this! It was my first time making a paleo brownies and I wanted something to cut through the dark chocolate taste. This whipped cream was perfect. I made the mistake of shaking the first can of coconut milk so it didn't set up right in the fridge. I think this might be a problem for some of the people trying this recipe and it coming out with a liquidy consistency. If you leave a can (unshaken) in the fridge overnight it will separate into a solid and a liquid. You don't get a lot out of each can but it was enough for what I needed! with a little bit of honey the taste was spot on with homemade whipped cream, personally I think it tasted better. The kids loved it, even my friends who are sometimes picky eaters loved it. The texture was just right too, the only thing is I wish it had a higher melting point. It doesn't last long as a stiff whipped cream for a long time at room temperature but I'd definitely make it again.
Wondering if I can top my cupcakes the night before or if this is best done at the last minute?
For those of you that are having problems with it being soupy…
-Some cans are "lite" make sure that you get full fat.
-Try all the brands that you can find. some just don't whip up for some reason.
-Don't shake the can
– My favorite brand is "Native Forest". It is a bit pricier, but worth it in my opinion.
Amy MacKay- I would think you could frost the night before and then put in the fridge. Try one out and see what happens, then you will know for next time :)
Should you stop eating at 8p.m.
I have tried this recipe twice now, and it still becomes soupy. Are you hand whisking or using a electric?
Can you store this in the fridge for several days, or do you have to use it immediately?
Has anyone ever tried this in a cream whipper with N2O??
I use the Thai organic one. I put the can upside down in the freezer for 30 mins. Take it out and put it in the refrigerator upside down. The next day open it and the liquid is on the top. Pour out the liquid and the coconut milk will be thick on the bottom. Scoop out with a spoon.. Enjoy.
Ladies, he states to just use the pasty coconut and leave the coconut water out.. I made this and it turned out pretty good!
Made coconut whipped cream many times. Coconut milks vary, from my experience. You never know what you will get. even from the same brand. some are great and some are too thin. Just tried thai kitchen, and was very firm, ..I thought it would be perfect!! but added sugar and it curdled. First time that has ever happened, too.
We love it with Cacao, a dash sea salt, and frozen blueberries which then freezes the cream.
We love it with cacao, a dash sea salt, and frozen blueberries that then freezes the cream.
This only works when you use the solid part of the canned coconut (do not mix with the water at the bottton of can or it will be soupy) scoop up the solid part only- so yum!
It's really helpful to put your bowl and beaters in the freezer for a bit before mixing.


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Start using the Sony Xperia S for everyday phone duties and it copes admirably, providing clear audio on all fronts when making a call. Messaging is also a cinch thanks to Android's great messaging app, the phone's large responsive touchscreen and Sony's slightly customised keyboard.
Email, similarly is as good as we've come to expect from Android. It's quick and easy to navigate your emails and graphically rich HTML emails look great on the large high-res screen.
When it comes to contacts management, Sony has added Facebook but not Twitter, which is a strange omission. You don't even get the Twitter apps preinstalled, with a quick trip to the app store required. The integration lets you browse a contact's interests, photos and updates from within their contacts page. It's somewhat useful though nothing revolutionary.
Move onto web browsing and things only get better. We already mentioned how the superb screen makes viewing the world wide web a wonderous experience but there's also the easy interface and of course support for flash video, for a truly full web experience.
Multimedia is well catered for with easy to use apps for music, FM radio and photo viewing, while a quick download of a third party video player will have the phone playing back just about any video you care to try – and they'll both look and sound great. We found 720p mkvs would play back with no bother.
Sadly that most crucial of multimedia features, the camera, isn't as good as we'd expected. In good lighting you can just about notice extra detail over an 8MP model but pictures are incredibly grainy with loads of compression noise when blown up. We also found low light performance particularly poor with the phone both struggling to judge the correct exposure and having a weaker-than-usual flash.
On the flipside, speed is excellent. The Sony Xperia S is able to rattle off six shots in ten seconds. You also have the advantage of a proper camera button for getting to the camera app quickly (you can jump straight to the camera from standby and even have it take a photo straight away) and making it easy for self portraits or any other shots where it's difficult to see the screen to press the capture button.
You also get the nifty panorama mode and 3D panorama mode (not that you can watch the latter on the phone) and a decent selection of scenes and modes. Nonetheless, we can't help but feel disappointed.
Overall detail is good in the grand scheme of things, but disappointing for a 12MP camera. Compare it to the iPhone 4S below.
The panorama mode is useful though.
Low light performance is very poor.
Thankfully battery life isn't something to be too concerned about. While the Sony Xperia S doesn't set new records, it passes the basic test of being able to go for a day and a half or so. Our only wish is that this apparently acceptable average were raised a little – even if it meant thicker handsets.
With an HD screen, 12MP camera and a few quirky extras, the Sony Xperia S should be right up there with the best of the rest, but it doesn't quite come together. The screen isn't quite as good as we'd hope and the camera is well below expectations. Meanwhile the design, although quite nice, doesn't really wow us. It is still an decent high-end phone, just not the barnstormer it could've been.
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Are you trying to make me feel ancient? "The first phone in the UK to bear the Sony brand"
I don't think so, not unless alzheimer's is kicking in.
True, I remember Sony handsets being sold in the UK over a decade ago. The J5 with its natty jog-wheel interface was a highlight.
"The first SMARTphone in the UK to bear the Sony brand", perhaps?
" (instant TV playback is go.. once you buy a microHDMI cable)"
Mine came with one in the box (& a screen protector).
Drop in price already ? Wasn't it £450 on release ?
I have to echo some the conclusions of the review with regards to the screen - The viewing angles are very poor. Colour and contrast shift dramatically if viewed even slightly off centre.
However, I believe that it actually has a sharper screen than the 4S in terms of DPI (342 vs 326 of the IPhone)
Don't really understand why not having expandable storage is such an issue? This seems to be a recurring theme with TR's smartphone reviews.
This phone has 32Gb RAM internally, connectivity and syncing to Googles cloud services + third party cloud sources. Would someone with a phone as advanced as this one, really miss the use use memory cards or am I missing something?
Sony Xperia S seems nice to me overall.Except some silly problems.its light and handy but now its time to watch out samsung galaxy s3 nothing is gonna compare with this.You should check out all updates about this.Thank you.
hiya, i just got my Sony Xperia S as an upgrade on Tmobile. have been using the phone the last couple of days. i know it was mentioned in the review about the fit and finish of the phone and there were slight panel gaps. to be honest they arent that bad and it doesnt detract from the quality feel of the handset. the screen is outstanding and even though the review claims the Xperia is slightly on the heavy side i actually feel it has a nice weight to it and sits comfortably in the hand. mine also came with a bundled HDMI cable and a screen protector. so far the phone is very responsive and doesnt lag running multiple apps or playing HD content. 32GB is plenty of space and i am not missing the micro SDHC slot at all. the touch screen responsiveness is very good and the colour reproduction of the screen is lovely. photos and videos really pop on this screen. ill need to use it for more time to find out if it has any quirks but so far its a solid 9/10 from me. a great handset and you wont regret getting it. :)
At first you will be impressed by this phone, however after
having it just a short while I started to find problems arising everywhere. Let
me categorise -
- The Camera, although being 12MP is awful at taking a
picture with a lot of depth/distance. The detail quality lacks significantly.
It is brilliant however for close-up shots. They advertise a quick start up for
the camera, though I never experienced such a luxury, it takes more around a
minute. Focussing this camera is a huge pain.
- The battery, due to the immense power all the buggy
features consume, this phone will not even last a day. Even if left in standby
in your pocket, the battery will drain far too quickly. Another HUGE drawback
is that the battery is not replaceable… At least not without removing half the
phone and exposing all its inner workings.
- The design is uncomfortably big. Texting is awkward and although
the corners are rounded they still poke into your hands and eventually that can
start to hurt. There are very VERY few cases available for this phone so in
terms of extra protection to save one breaking the massive screen, it's quite
difficult. Plus the addition of a case makes the phone even bigger than it
needs to be.
- The touch screen sensitivity is poorly calibrated. Before
you think it, it's not because I'm trying to use it wrong, it's just very
uneven and doesn't respond well, especially at certain angles I've found with
- Phone often cuts of mid-call. Sometimes refuses to let me
call someone.
- The gallery and the text messages often open saying there
is nothing in them, and take around a minute (depending on how much is in
there) to actually make your pictures or messages appear.
- A REALLY ANNOYING ISSUE is the back of the phone
CONSTANTLY falls off. Considering there is nothing you can do under that cover
except put your sim card in, it comes of stupidly easily. I can simply pick the
phone up off the table and the back will fall off etc.
- Certain apps and a lot of games overload this phone. The
Dual-Core is nothing special at all and almost everything that requires any
type of decent graphical processing crashes or lags badly. Often the simplest
programs crash such as internet, Instagram. IT WILL OFTEN CLOSE SOMETHING MID
- With headphones, the phone sometimes decides to play music
from the speaker instead which is awkward if you are in a public place. And
then you'll rush to silence it and it'll freeze up so you'll end up sitting on
it or snapping it in half with rage.
OVERALL I would highly recommend you look elsewhere for a
phone regardless of what you may think, this phone will cause more problems for
you than you could imagine. There are more problems I could name right now but
I think I've said enough for you to realise the truth about the performance of
this phone.
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Extension > Agriculture > Crops > Soybean > Soybean cyst nematode management guide > What is the soybean cyst nematode? What is its life cycle?
What is the soybean cyst nematode? What is its life cycle?
The soybean cyst nematode is a microscopic roundworm that attacks roots of soybean and a number of other host plants. The life cycle of SCN includes the egg, four juvenile stages, and adult stage (Fig. 3).
The first-stage juvenile develops within the egg and molts to form a second-stage juvenile (J2). The J2 hatches from the egg, moves through soil pores in the film of water surrounding soil particles, is attracted to actively growing roots, and infects by penetrating the host plant root, usually near the root tip. After penetrating the root, the nematode establishes a feeding site in the vascular tissue, where it becomes sedentary. It then enlarges to become sausage-shaped, and molts three more times before becoming an adult.
The adult female is lemon-shaped. When fully developed, the female's body protrudes outside of the root and is visible without magnification. The adult male undergoes a metamorphosis during the last molt to become a slender, motile worm. The mature male stops feeding and exits the root.
A pheromone released by the female attracts the male for mating. The female exudes a gelatinous matrix from the posterior portion of its body into which it deposits a small portion of the total eggs that it will produce. The gelatinous matrix containing eggs is referred to as an egg mass. Eggs in the egg mass hatch, and the resulting juveniles infect soybean roots the same year they are produced.
Several hundred additional eggs are retained inside the female body. As the female ages, its body changes color from white to yellow. When the female dies, the body (now referred to as the cyst) changes color to a dark brown. The cyst protects the eggs from damage by environmental stresses and serves as the over-wintering and long-term survival structure for the nematode eggs. In addition to the protection afforded by the cyst, the egg itself is durable and resistant. Some eggs within the cyst have been shown, under laboratory conditions, to be able to survive for more than 9 years before hatching.
The length of the SCN life cycle is typically about 4 weeks depending on geographic location, soil temperature, and nutritional conditions. Optimal soil temperatures are 75 °F for egg hatch, 82 °F for root penetration, and 82-89 °F for juvenile and adult development. Little or no development takes place either below 59 °F or above 95 °F.
In southern Minnesota, SCN can complete three to four generations during a soybean-growing season. In central to northern Minnesota, the nematode probably completes only three generations.
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Vienna, 5 October 2011 – "When I campaign in the fight against human rights violations world-wide in my capacity of Foreign Minister, the problems and sufferings endured by the people of our immediate neighbourhood in Central Europe not long ago sometimes appear altogether inconceivable to us today", Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Spindelegger said when summarising the achievements of former Czech dissident and President Václav Havel on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
"Vaclav Havel put fear into a totalitarian system by his own fearlessness", Spindelegger said. And he admired the conciliatory attitude with which Havel – first as President of Czechoslovakia and then of the Czech Republic – faced those who lacked his ability to oppose suffocation through the system.
"Austria owes Václav Havel thanks above all for giving us the opportunity to re-establish a true and profound relationship with our northern neighbours that had been enjoyed by both countries for centuries both at the political and personal level and had linked them tightly to each other. I wish him strength and good health. May he continue to be a beacon of courage in Europe for many years to come."
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I vividly recall how the end of World War II led to the discharge of millions of men and women who had fought for their country. They were greeted in New York City by local neighborhood block parties and when applying for jobs met nothing but praise and a desire to hire them. Alas, that was then, now is now. A recent study reveals a high percentage of employers hesitate to hire a veteran. Although they acknowledge those who served may possess leadership skills and good discipline, they are put off by evidence of mental issues and possible future deployment.
There is something rotten in the state of this nation when those who serve encounter such problems in securing meaningful work after discharge. First, there must be an END TO RENEWED DEPLOYMENTS! Second, let us return to a draft and make everyone eligible to serve. Third, we need an Affirmative Action program that protects the rights of veterans.
Employers cited lack of creative thinking as a factor in not hiring those who were in the military. Huh? Anyone who served in Iraq or Afghanistan spent their months engaged in creative thinking of how to survive!


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UNH degree played a part in Oscar-winning movie
By MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Union Leader | March 29. 2014 7:56PM
"Frozen" director Jennifer Lee, right, shares a laugh with co-director Chris Buck, left, and visual development artist Lisa Keene. (Araya Diaz/Disney)
Winning an Academy Award, she has found, carries certain privileges.
"The funny thing about it for me, though, having this opportunity, I joke, has allowed me to meet every single crush I ever had in Hollywood," Lee said from her studio office in Burbank, Calif.
For those wondering, the Los Angeles-area resident hasn't found a permanent landing spot for her Oscar statue. "It's funny; right now, he just comes around with me occasionally," she said.
Lee grew up loving Cinderella because "I just related to this sort of dare-to-dream attitude she had" and also acted out scenes from "The Jungle Book" film with her sister.
She never expected to be tapped to deliver UNH's commencement address in Durham May 17.
"I'm a little bit like: Am I old enough? Have I done enough in my life?" she said. "It's such an honor. How could I miss the opportunity to be there, and I hope I can bring something meaningful."
"I have just a big pile of notes, and it's just like how I write a script," Lee said. "I write about 40 pages of ideas and outlines and then hone it down."
When a test audience screened "Frozen" a year ago, the response exceeded the expectation of filmmakers, who still had their doubts.
"The key is we didn't know if people would come to it," Lee said. "We were taking some risks with the film, doing a grand musical again with two female leads, and so we just said, 'Well, we'll be fearless and try it and see what happens,' so we were pleasantly surprised, of course."
"Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey - teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven - to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter," explained Disney's website. "Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom."
And 3,100 customers on Amazon.com gave the movie an average 4.6 rating out of 5.
"Those who know me and know how easily I stain my clothes and speak too fast and mess up a lot can agree," Lee said.
Making the movie involved "upwards of 600 to 650 people," including around 70 lighting people and 70-plus animators, she said.
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It certainly deserves a spot on the list of Top 10 Geneva Motor Show cars. Many would also agree it also deserves the last possible spot. And so here it is, the Bentley EXP 9 F concept.
Rather than a Continental GT styled swoopy looking crossover, Bentley's SUV concept is big, bold and brutish, taking styling from the brand's flagship Mulsanne, including a massive flat-fronted prow and some of the largest fog lights ever fitted to a vehicle.
Still, there's little doubt that it's excellently crafted and by all accounts appears near to production. Regardless of what it looks like, it's what it is that makes the EXP so important. If Bentley is to grow as a brand, especially in emerging markets, an SUV is what it needs.
Despite criticism, don't look for major changes to a production model. We overheard Bentley reps surveying numerous VIP guests about the car and all responded that they'd buy one right away.
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11.45am Wetherby in shock move to introduce Flat racing
Tony Paley: Wetherby is investigating the possibility of staging summer Flat racing. A trial meeting is being organised for June with a provisional fixture pencilled in for April 2015 to possibly replace the jumps meeting rescheduled this year due to a revamp of the National Hunt season.
Should the trial be successful, Yorkshire's sole jumps-only venue could be staging several fixtures on the Flat during the summer months.
"We are looking at it and having a trial in June, but we are from being concerned about where National Hunt racing will be in 25 years," said clerk of the course Jonjo Sanderson.
"As a business, we are constantly trying to grow our business and attract new customers. To do that as a racecourse you need to have more racing fixtures and how many more racing fixtures could Wetherby stage during the winter? Probably not that many so you look at the summer end.
"We've got a wonderful track here, which we believe would be fantastic for Flat racing, and if we are to acquire new fixtures in our close season which is June, July and August, then Flat racing is really the route we want to go down and not summer jumping.
"Obviously we've got some fantastic facilities here as well which are not being used in the summer. That is fundamentally the reason we are looking at it. We've looked at it before and have now come to progress that further.
"The British Horseracing Authority came to us last year and told us we had to move off our Sunday at the end of April. In fairness to them, when I mooted the idea they were very accommodating and I floated the idea of Flat racing here.
"They said yes, provisionally they said we could have our Sunday back for that at the end of the month and provisionally allocate us a Flat fixture in 2015.
"Of course, we have to satisfy the necessary racecourse department regulations. We need to make sure the course is right for Flat racing, so at the end of this current National Hunt season we will stage this Flat trial in June on a date yet to be decided. We hope things go well on that day and we can move to the next stage.
"It's very much an experiment from Wetherby's perspective. It's about moving forward."
Sanderson has already secured the help of a number of trainers and Wetherby plan to trial a variety of distances.
"I'd have had a chat with a few trainers who are more than happy to bring some horses down for the trial," said Sanderson. We'll gallop some over a shorter distance. We won't have a five-furlong straight. It's more five and a half furlongs round the bend, starting in the back corner.
"We'll gallop some over a mile, a mile and a quarter and some over a longer distance over the full circuit and see how the bends are at both ends of the straight and make sure everything is OK.
"We had the track surveyed this week and all seems well, but until you put these things into practice you don't know. That is what a trial is all about. The starts will be surveyed as part of this process. I think five and a half furlongs is one distance we could race over, six would probably be too tight, so we might have seven and eight furlongs, 10, then a mile and five or six, two miles and two and a half miles.
"That is the range we might look at, but what the programme potentially will be, we don't know yet. We've got a lot of things to overcome before we get that far. This is very much about supplementing what we do now and not changing what we do now.
"Jumps racing will at the forefront of Wetherby's mind for years and years to come. This will only be an addition to that."
10.30am Amazing Maria on course for 1,000 Guineas
Amazing Maria has been declared on course for next week's Qipco 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket following a pleasing workout on the Rowley Mile track on Friday morning.
The filly was iput through her paces by leading French jockey Olivier Peslier and trainer Ed Dunlop has expressed his satisfaction.
Dunlop said: "All went well, it was her first time on the Rowley Mile and Olivier was pleased with her.
"All going well in the meantime, we'll look forward to next weekend with her. It's finally raining in Newmarket, for the first time in about three weeks, and that certainly won't do her chances any harm."
Also bound for the Newmarket Guineas meeting is dual Doncaster Cup winner Times Up after he also pleased in work on Friday.
"He's fine and the plan is for him to run in the mile-and-a-half race at Newmarket next Saturday, the Jockey Club Stakes," said Dunlop.
"He's a year older and he'll probably need a run. All my horses have been needing a run as we've been avoiding the grass gallops for the last few weeks because they've been quite quick. He's in the Yorkshire Cup a couple of weeks down the line and that will come under consideration [after Newmarket]."
Friday's best bets, by Chris Cook
I find myself lining up behind the early favourites at Sandown today, which is probably a good reason for you all to buy total SPs on the spreads. In particular, I find Western Hymn (3.15) hard to resist in the Classic Trial, in which his trainer, the massively in-form J Gosden, seeks a third win from seven runnings.
The worry with this beast is that this may come a bit soon after his second career outing, a fortnight ago at Newbury. But he already looks the best of this bunch and none of his rivals have his scope for improvement.
He even has the soft ground to help him, which is a definite plus for this son of High Chaparral who is more boat than motorbike.
Brian Ellison told me on Thursday that Top Notch Tonto (2.45) will improve for today's reappearance run but is ready to run a good race and I feel that that should be enough. He is one of a number that Ellison inherited from Ian McInnes, who got banned in midsummer, and Ellison worked wonders with him.
For McInnes, Top Notch Tonto was stuffed off a mark of 89. For Ellison, he won three and was second twice in five starts and is now rated 118, having chased home Olympic Glory in the QEII.
It will be fascinating to see whether Ellison can get him to improve again, having had him for the entire winter. Plenty of give is no problem for him and he just looks better than today's rivals, much as I like Montiridge and Garswood. The 11-4 looks fine to me.
It is no surprise to see connections entering caveats for Telescope ahead of his reappearance in the Gordon Richards. Few classy four-year-olds are brought to their peak in time for April races, so I dare say he will come on for this run but Sir Michael Stoute has won this race three times in six years and I tend to think Telescope will be straight enough to do himself justice.
Still, I can let him go unbacked today, with Sky Hunter in opposition, making his first start for Saeed Bin Suroor after leaving Andre Fabre, for whom his only defeat was when third in the French Derby.
In search of something at a better price, I turn to Desert Ace (3.50) from the in-form Clive Cox yard. He won his maiden over this course and distance last year and impressed on his reappearance until fading, possibly because the run was needed or the sixth furlong was too much or a combination thereof. He can outrun odds of 7-1.
Tipping competition, day four
Our winners so far:
Monday - not included
Divine Intavention 9-2
Zaru 4-1
Sir Mike 3-1
Sennockian Star 12-1
Music In The Rain 7-2
Lamboro Lad 5-1
Hit The Jackpot 14-1
Majala 10-1
Aurelia Cotta 7-1
And our leader is:
paragoncup +15
... who was one of only two to find Hit The Jackpot (14-1), the other being piggers5 (+11), now second. No one got Majala. Only Pek1983, Blitzwing and wilkesb had Aurelia Cotta.
For today's thrilling climax, we'd like your tips, please, for these races: 2.45 Sandown, 3.50 Sandown, 4.10 Perth.
This week, we offer a second chance to win a copy of the RFO Flat Racing Guide 2014, packed with insights into the summer game from experts like Steve Mellish, Steffan Edwards and Richard Birch, plus a list of suggested horses to follow and detailed results from last season. It retails for £8.99 and, if you don't win, you can buy it here.
As ever, our champion will be the tipster who returns the best profit to notional level stakes of £1 at starting price on our nominated races, of which there will be three each day up until Friday. Non-runners count as losers. If you have not joined in so far this week, you are welcome to do so today but you will start on -9.
In the event of a tie at the end of the week, the winner will be the tipster who, from among those tied on the highest score, posted their tips earliest on the final day (TODAY).
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CSI at the Dan Tel Aviv
Stars of the popular television series CSI booked into the luxury Dan Tel Aviv at 29/5 for a four day visit.
Among the most prominent actors staying at the hotel are Jonathan Frederick Togo and Omar Benson Miller, who play in CSI Miami together with Alan John Buckley and Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo (with his partner, Vanessa Marcil) who star in CSI-NY.
The actors who are here as part of the Ministry of Tourism's initiative to promote tourism to Israel, were delighted on their arrival with the hotel's entrance and the warm welcome they received from the staff.


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A well-traveled Paducah intersection, identified as one of the eight most dangerous railroad crossings in Kentucky, will soon be more safe.
Using state railway safety funds, crossing gates will be installed on Pines Road at the intersection of North 34th Street.
City Engineer Rick Murphy has been working with representatives of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Canadian National Railroad and HMB Professional Engineers Inc. to make the crossing less risky for motorists.
"The purpose is to improve safety at these intersections," said HMB design engineer Wes Mattingly. "Although you have a light there, it doesn't stop people from crossing."
According to Mattingly, two plans were reviewed. Both were presented to the Paducah City Commission on Tuesday.
The first plan was to install gates on Pines and North 34th. Because the gate on North 34th would be too far away from the tracks, engineers worried a school bus or other vehicle could get stuck between the lowered gate and railroad crossing, causing the driver to panic and attempt to cross the tracks in the path of an oncoming train.
The second plan, which the group recommended, was to close North 34th Street at Pines Road.
A guard rail will be installed, making it a dead-end street.
"This is a high speed and frequent crossing of rail traffic," Murphy said. "This is the best answer. Not necessarily the most convenient, but it is the best answer."
Mayor Gayle Kaler asked if emergency vehicles and school buses would be able to turn around easily on the dead-end road.
As a part of the project, Mattingly explained, a large turnaround space would be added on North 34th, which would allow for greater mobility by larger vehicles.
Construction is scheduled for fall and is expected to last about a month. The total project is estimated at $85,000, which is divided between the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Railway Safety Fund, which assumes 90 percent of the cost, and the railroad, which funds 10 percent.
The city has no funding obligation. The turnaround will become city property once constructed.
In other matters:
* John Hodges, executive director of the Paducah-McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency, briefed the commission about an $.08 per 1,000 gallon rate increase. Consumers will pay $4.43 per 1,000 gallon usage, compared to the current rate of $4.35.
The average homeowner uses 5,000 gallons a month, Hodges stated, and therefore will see a $.40 increase on the bill. As required by Kentucky Revised Statutes, all rate adjustments must be presented to the city commission and county fiscal court.
* The city introduced ordinances for the following items: the 2015 budget totaling $67.85 million; a $134,673 payment for repairs on one of seven pumps in Floodwall Pump Station 2; and a contract with the Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau for the marketing and promotion of American Quilter's Society Quilt Week in the amount of $25,000.
The city will vote on each of the ordinances on Tuesday, June 24.
Contact Carrie Dillard, a Paducah Sun staff writer, at 270-575-8657.
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The influence of Gil Kane on artists that followed him - especially at Marvel - seems to be vastly underrated. Look at Jim Starlin's Captain Marvel run of the 1970's, after Kane's short stint on the title and the introduction of the nega bands. Look at Frank Miller's Daredevil, the classic 1980's run. Both heavily influenced by Kane's layouts and anatomical stylisation. When Kane drew Spider-man those stories always fired up my artistic desires. He was one of the best. Ever.
Gil Kane, Mister Cover Artist, unsung genius
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Re: Export tiff problems
Possible hint - I also have problems with Export. In many cases,
an ImageResolution setting other than screen (i.e., 72) causes the
problem. Better is to use ImageSize, making it very big on your screen but
often coming out ok in Export. FullGraphics can be helpful, too.
Export["name.tif", FullGraphics@yourgraphic, ImageSize -> 15*72]
Finally, when all else fails, export as PDF, then open in photoshop to do
rasterizing, and then save as TIFF from photoshop.
I'd put most of above in the category of "Mathematica bugs", but perhaps
an expert will explain why "Mathematica is in fact operating as designed"
for all of these apparent problems with Rasterize[] and Export[] on
On Sat, 8 Aug 2009, Joerg wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a graph I want to export as a tiff image.
> However, the resulting tiff-image is completely
> screwed up with the legends all over the place and so on.
> Exporting as png gives the image I see in the notebook.
> The image in Mathematica is a combination of various
> graphs using the Show[] command and I also have an Epilog
> in it. Is that problematic?
> Thanks,
> jordi


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Can anyone help me with my tree tracing, Mary Jane Turrell (nee Smith was my grand mother born in 1896, my grand dad William Henry Turrell, they came from around Bromley Kent area.
the marrage broke up between William and Mary, sadly my nanna Mary passed away on the 05/08/1968, in Dorchester,
can anyone help with any info on either??
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. –With a new NCAA rule in place the Northern Arizona men's basketball team will begin its official practice this Saturday, about two weeks earlier than in the past. The Lumberjacks will hit the hardwood at 8:30 a.m. at the Rolle Activity Center as they continue to prepare for the 2013-14 season, their second under head coach Jack Murphy.
With the new rule change that took place in April, the NCAA now allows teams to have 30 days of practice in the 42 days before their first regular season game. The Lumberjacks open the season on the road at UTSA on Nov. 9.
NAU returns three starters and five lettermen led by sophomore DeWayne Russell, senior Max Jacobsen and junior Gaellan Bewernick. The Lumberjacks have added 11 newcomers to their roster.


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Submitted to: Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/22/2006
Publication Date: 3/1/2007
Citation: Burns, S.N., Vander Meer, R.K., Teal, P.E. 2007. Mating flight activity as dealation factors for fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, female alates. Annuals of the Entomological Society of America. 100(2):257-264. Interpretive Summary: Fire ants are noted for their high reproductive capabilities, where each colony may produce 5,000 female and male sexuals a year. When weather conditions are right the sexuals take flight and mate 400-600 feet in the air. The newly mated fire ant queens fly to the ground and almost immediately break off their wings (dealate) and search for a suitable place to dig a nuptial chamber, where she will start a new colony. While waiting in the parent colony for mating flight weather conditions the colony queen releases a chemical that that prevents the sexuals from losing their wings. If the colony queen is removed the female sexuals lose their wings within three to four days. Understanding what factors govern wing loss when the queen is removed and after a mating flight is important and could lead to novel control methods. Scientists at the Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL, and the Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL have investigated the influence of several mating flight activities on female sexual wing loss. We conclude that the actual mating process is responsible for the rapid wing loss observed after mating flights. These results provide important information that could lead to methods that induce premature wing loss and decrease the fire ant's high reproductive capability.
Technical Abstract: The fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) queen produces a primer pheromone that prevents dealation (wing removal) of cohabiting female alates by presumably suppressing endogenous titers of juvenile hormone (JH). Alates are released from the effects of this primer pheromone when they are separated from the queen by mating flights or death of the queen. In the former situation dealation occurs within 1h of the mating flight, whereas in the latter dealation may take several days. We investigated why the time to dealation was so different for the two conditions. A previous study showed that the dimensions of the corpora allata (CA, the source of JH) were not significantly different for newly-eclosed, mature alates, or uninseminated dealates, suggesting that size of CA do not correlate with JH production, or JH level is not a factor in dealation. No single pre-mating behavior or combination of behaviors associated with nuptial flights induced dealation rates comparable to that of newly-mated queens. Therefore, mating alone or in combination with other behavioral and/or environmental signals appears to be critical in stimulating rapid dealation in newly-inseminated alates. Dealation in the two contexts, within the colony and after mating flights, appears to occur via separate mechanisms.


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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Shares of Blount International Inc. tumbled Thursday after the yard-care equipment maker announced a fourth-quarter profit that fell short of Wall Street predictions.
For the quarter ended Dec. 31, the Portland, Ore.-based company earned $9 million, or 18 cents per share, down 5 percent from $9.5 million, or 19 cents per share, in the same quarter the year before.
Analysts, on average, expected profit of 23 cents per share, according to FactSet.
Revenue fell 3 percent to $229.6 million. Sales at the company's forestry, law and garden business were flat at $165.9 million; farm, ranching and agriculture business fell 13 percent to $57.2 million.
For all of 2012, the company earned $39.6 million, or 79 cents per share, down from $49.7 million, or $1.01 per share, in 2011. Revenue rose to $927.6 million from $831.6 million the year before.
Blount said demand from European and North American markets slowed during 2012, partially as a result of economic uncertainty. The company expects a modest increase in overall demand for 2013, projecting revenue of $930 million to $980 million for the year.
In afternoon trading Blount shares fell $1.39, or 8.9 percent, to $14.16, after dropping as low as $13.38 earlier in the day. Over the past 52 weeks, the company's shares have traded between $12.46 and $17.49.


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Check-in feature lets patients tell ED they're on their way
Patients who are coming to a MultiCare Emergency Department can now let the facility know they are on their way with the "Tell Us You're Coming" button through iTriage.
The service allows the patient to notify the Emergency Department of their imminent arrival, enabling the Emergency Department (ED) to anticipate and prepare for the patient's needs. Anyone can complete the short form on the iTriage app or through the MultiCare website and receive peace of mind knowing the ED is anticipating his or her arrival.
What is iTriage?
iTriage is a free consumer health care application and website, designed to help consumers make the most appropriate decision about their health care needs. Created by two ER physicians, iTriage helps people answer the two most common medical questions: What could be wrong? and Where can I go for treatment? iTriage has information on thousands of symptoms, diseases and medical procedures.
How does iTriage work?
Let's say your child comes down with acute abdominal pain. Once you have downloaded iTriage on your mobile device, or accessed the website at www.iTriageHealth.com, you can search under "symptoms" for abdominal pain. iTriage will then populate a list of possible causes. From there, you can click on the procedures typically used by medical professionals to diagnose this particular condition, so that you can better explain to your child what to expect.
Based on your specific medical problem, the iTriage software will direct you to the most appropriate provider. Based on your GPS location, IP address or zip code, the iTriage app populates the provider list based on distance from your exact location.
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Full Report: Yanez wins debut!
By Jeff Zimmerman at ringside / Photos: Robert Hughes
2008 U.S. Olympian, Luis "The Latin Legend" Yanez (1-0) made is long awaited pro debut on Friday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, with a majority decision over San Antonio's Julio Valdez (3-3), 40-36, 39-37, 38-38. In what became a one punch and hold affair, neither fighter could establish a flow to the fight. Valdez tried to turn the fight into a brawl to overcome the speed and quickness of Yanez, but in the end Yanez did just enough to escape with his first professional win.
Expectations have been set high for the charismatic Yanez, as the event was dubbed "Grand Entrance" as part of the buildup to his first fight. This was not your ordinary pro debut, even for a fighter as decorated as Yanez with over 300 amateur fights and several national and world championships including last summer's Olympic experience. Not only was he the main event in his first pro fight in his hometown, but he had Fox Sports Southwest airing the fight live and former 2-time world champion and local hero Paulie Ayala serving as analyst. And if that wasn't enough, Dallas Cowboy greats, Deion Sanders and Darren Woodson were sitting ringside.
Valdez, who was celebrating his 20th birthday, was not fazed by the more ballyhooed Yanez. In fact, at times, he imposed his will and tried to rough up the smaller Yanez. Valdez received two warnings in the first round alone from Referee Laurence Cole for hitting on the break and attempting to lift Yanez off the ground during a tie up. In the fourth round, with the fight still up for grabs, Yanez came out the aggressor and landed a right lead to the head of Valdez and some tough shots to the body. Yanez passed the first test of his pro career against the very game Valdez. Yanez is scheduled in April at the same venue.
Beltran vs. Salinas
Junior Welterweight, Hector Beltran (12-1-1) outclassed the awkward but durable Gilbert Salinas (12-11-4) in an 8 round affair. Beltran showed power in both hands constantly switching his stance to confuse Salinas. Beltran looked like he would make it an early night when he unleashed a combination on Salinas in the first round. Salinas survived the round but continued to be target practice for the accomplished Beltran. Finally in the 7th round Beltran unloaded a left hook that put Salinas on the canvas. Salinas was up quickly and was able to go the distance. The final scores were 80-71 on all cards.
Lara vs. Valdez
In the fight of the night and one of the best all out brawls you will see anywhere, Jesse Lara (16-1-1) finally TKO'd Bobby Joe Valdez (9-6-2) at 1:54 of the 6th round. From the opening bell, these guys were dropping bombs on each other all over the ring. Valdez was the naturally bigger guy and he used this to get Lara into the corner throughout the fight where he was able to land his big shots. Lara did his best work in the middle of the ring, where he was clearly the more skilled boxer. But this fight was less about skill than it was about will, as each fighter survived tremendous blows in a classic slugfest. Valdez, who at times looked out on his feet, finally succumbed to a brutal combination that finally put a halt to the fight.