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Metromint water
18 Recommendations
Alyson's recommendation
Metro Mint lives at the flavor midpoint between peppermint tea and Scope: strong but not too strong. I just discovered it this winter and can't wait to have some on an August Sunday in the backyard while lying out (slathered in SPF 30, natch). It will, I expect, lower my core temperature immediately upon contact with my innards. Graphic, perhaps, but this is powerful stuff.
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I finally had a chance to try Metromint water & I am totally hooked. Love the new chocolate (but all the others are great also)
- meggy08
analerario's recommendation
Itâs delicious!
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oO's recommendation
I bought a metro mint in berkeley last weekend, and I love the taste, minty, but without any added sugar, this is as if I dropped a altoids in a bottle of water (not quite as spectacular as the mentos + diet coke combination, but tastes a lot better) From a design point of view the bottle is graphics is clean, but doesn't really transcend anything
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luv the taste
- audiopodvic1
seantimberlake's recommendation
Metromint makes me a happy, happy man. Sure, it kinda tastes like regular water while you're chewing Dentyne, but in a good way. The only problem is that I end up drinking it too fast to keep that minty buzz going, and then feel bloated after.
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katjenlilly's recommendation
This is some really tasty water. I love the spearmint flavor too.
mugirl's recommendation
Very refreshing, minty and cool tasting!! No sugar...
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saltimbanca's recommendation
I like designer water way too much. This, however, is slightly different. It's unsweetened purified water with just a hint of mint extract. Cool, refreshing, and easy to drink. Perfect for a hot day or an afternoon jog.
GregWA's recommendation
I LOVE this water. It's refreshing and clean. No sugar and no citric acid. Just water and mint. I prefer the slightly sweet spearmint but the strong peppermint is delicious too. Orange and lemon are new flavors in testing and they're both yummy. If you stumble across a bottle, give it a whirl.
ltfitch's recommendation
So fresh!
rayko's recommendation
I love water. Especially sparkling water..When I'm detoxing from the former I drink MetroMint. MetroMint offers offers a bit of refreshing flave to your life.
FitnessKitty's recommendation
MetroMint is delicious and so refreshing. Whenever I find this at the grocery store I stock up. It is perfect to drink after a workout makes you feel refreshed and recharged. At least it does for me.
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Parnell's recommendation
My all-time favorite bottled water. It is minty fresh, like a mojito without the alcohol, and tastes like something you'd get at a spa. All that's in it is mint and water, so no "extras" to add calories or scary chemicals to your water intake.
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Snowflake's recommendation
Other bottle waters leaving a bad taste in your mouth? Try out these yummy flavored waters by Metromint.
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jooxi's recommendation
As a water connoisseur, I am always turned off by flavored water with their artificial sweeteners and organic-chemistry like ingredients. I was itching to get my hands on some MetroMint, as I heard it was different. I finally did, and can report: It's great! It tastes very much like a good peppermint tea without the tea part. This gives it a crisp, refreshing flavor. It's great after working out or on a hot summer day. It's really quite good and has (essentially) 0 calories. The ingredients are: 1. Filtered water (nothing minerally, just good tap) 2. Mint essence That's all! It is also certified kosher and comes in a cool looking bottle. I could get addicted to this...
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Mamirosa's recommendation
The metromint flavor is my favorite! The chocolate mint isn't bad either.
JMichelle's recommendation
I like the orange mint. Of course be careful after that recall that was made not long ago. I like water and I like a good flavored water, too. (Also works as a great way to freshen your breath too, lol)
paperheartmummy's recommendation
So, normally I'm a big Diet Coke fiend, but i picked up the Chocolate Mint variety at my local Sunflower Market, and it was delicious. The first note that falls on you is a rich milk chocolate followed by a pow of mint, that really hits the back of your throat even after it has been swallowed. Wholly refreshing and totally indulgent without the calories!
zoewscott's recommendation
I started drinking Metromint this past semester and have really enjoyed it. It my mouth starts to feel kind of gross in class, I no longer need to chomp on gum to freshen my breath. Simply sipping on Metromint is enough to keep my breath a-ok. Additionally, I really enjoyed it at the gym because the mint is so refreshing. My favorite is the spearmint.
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Around two weeks ago I submitted all my required paperwork fo a Connecticut permit. Since then, I put a deposit on a shotgun at Hoffman's and started my 14 day wait.
I went there this morning to pick the gun up. The salesmen called to confirm me, then gave me the phone.
According to whomever I was speaking too, their I have a "fugitive from justice" alert on me. I was told they couldn't tell what is was, but it didn't seem bad.
They gave me a phone number and a reference number to call in Mass. to clear it up.
The only thing that ever happened to me in Mass., was I got pulled over for a traffic violation and and some registration problem and then they let me go. I'm assuming there was something with this.
I'm not really sure, it was around 15 years ago.
I'm going to call first thing Monday morning and hopefully straighten this out.
My question is with my permit background check. Will the local police get a detailed report showing that this was some sort of traffic court violation, or is this going to be something that's going to put a monkey wrech in the permit.
Sorry this is so loI get a hold of someone Monday, itwill all be sorted up.
Arghh, the 8 + weeks seemed long enough, now it's probably going to longer.
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I've recently become impressed with the potential for making money from a website by selling text link ads. During May I generated over $250 USD from selling text links on my blogs just from the brokerage service provided by Text-Link-Ads.com. It's not a huge amount of money but it's cash I didn't have before. If you are aiming to become a full time blogger then any extra sources of income helps, so you may want to try selling text links yourself.
John Webster from AdBrite Guide contacted me about his new website aimed at helping publishers and advertisers maximize their return from another text link broker, AdBrite.com. AdBrite offers a similar service to Text-Link-Ads.com, brokering deals between website publishers and advertisers. As a blog publisher this means you can leave the selling of your advertising inventory to companies like AdBrite while you just work on making the best blog you can. All you have to do is add your site to their system, place some code on your site, then watch the money roll in (theoritically at least!).
Of course factors such as how much traffic you have, what industry your site is in, your site's PageRank (What is PageRank?) and where you place the add code will determine how much you make, but as I said, anything is better than nothing, so it's worth a try.
John kindly offered a list of tips for me to publish to help you get the most out of AdBrite as a publisher and an advertiser. I'm posting the tips for AdBrite publishers (those wanting to make money from text links) here. The AdBrite advertiser tips (those wanting to generate traffic from buying links) are posted on my other blog, Small Business Branding.
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[…] John kindly offered a list of tips for me to publish to help you get the most out of AdBrite as a publisher and an advertiser. I'm posting the tips for AdBrite advertisers (those wanting to generate traffic from buying links) here. Tips for AdBrite publishers (those wanting to make money from selling text links) are posted on my other blog, Entrepreneur's Journey. […]
Interesting points. I've never had a lot of success with Adbrite personally, but like you am having a lot of success with TLA.
I've been a TextLink affiliate for awhile, however have never joined their publisher program. I'm about to dive into it though, cheers for the info Yaro.
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Yaro… just a quick comment to let people know that there is another, even more full-featured alternative to either text-link-ads or adbrite. It's called SponsorWorks.net.
I'll admit I am a principle with the company (just in case anyone's wondering), but I can truly say we offer more ways to make money with a site via text links (and in many more forms) than any other service.
The Basic service plan is free to use, there's also a 2-tier affiliate program, and visitors to entrepreneurs-journey.com can use promotion code "ejourney" to receive a substantial discount for a Professional subscription plan.
Check us out and see for yourself.
Jim – Thanks for dropping by and letting us know about your service. I must admit I have never heard of your website before.
Perhaps some of my readers may try it out and report back a comparison of Text Link Ads vs AdBrite vs SponsorWorks – would make for a good pillar article.
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Apologies, apologies, apologies !!!
Our host (1and1) decided to swap out servers on us (without warning) which caused the site to act completely crazy for most of May 29th and June 1st.
They're done now and it's back up.
Again, sorry for any inconvenience and please don't judge us by this unfortunate incident.
Fo you think it's worth putting a site with low traffic on adbrite?
I haven't had much success with AdBrite, but I that's probably more due to poor placement than the service. Thanks for the tips.
If you haven't got much traffic on your site you can still test services like adbrite and text-link-ads, just don't expect much, if anything. Afterall you are not providing much value to those buying the links so you shouldn't expect much in return.
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[…] Entrepreneurs-journey.com: I've recently become impressed with the potential for making money from a website by selling text link ads. During May I generated over $250 USD from selling text links on my blogs just from the brokerage service provided by Text-Link-Ads.com. It's not a huge amount of money but it's cash I didn't have before. If you are aiming to become a full time blogger then any extra sources of income helps, so you may want to try selling text links yourself. […]
You inspired me to had adbrite on my site.
I will give them a try.
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i have also use abrite to promote links on my website. I have generate about 500 plus amount selling links.
I have my site up and running but can't seem to get any traffic going. Suggestions?
This is a useful article. Thanks.
So are services such as AdBrite and TLA CPC models?
Or one gets paid just displaying the ads, i.e. flat rate payments?
You can have some success with AdBrite even if you have low traffic but if your audience is very trageted.
Very good article! I"ll look into Adbrite later but right now i need to start making money with the current affliates i have, mainly CJ 😀
Any suggestion to grow up my website traffic ?
Please tell me, thanks
While AdBrite may bring you lots of "traffic" do not expect conversions or any ROI. Their manner of listings is borderline fraudulent… Yes, they will show you a huge very detailed report tracking each any every site you paid for but you'll find no customer revenue or site sales from any of them. Lack of customer support and service only compound the issues. If you are looking to actually generate revenue for your business (as opposed to just paying lots of money for NOTHING) save your money and avoid AdBrite.
hi your site is worthable contents added. I'm from india aiming to become a fame enterpreneur. i hope your site is more helpful doing that
i have been involved in adsense for over 1yr… its really bit slower.. but recently i joined to Adbrite and i feel is that they even pay for ur reader's visit.. in short period i could feel some changes… i have no idea whether we are supposed to put ADSENSE and ADBRITE ads on same page.. any one who knww's abt it can guide me.. here is ma webpage on ADSENSE: http://ritemail-adsense.blogspot.com
nice article.. I'm using adsense on my blog at the moment, and was looking for a good alternative. . Glad I found this article.
My advice would be not to do business with adbrite at all. They pay the industry's lowest commission,have misleading terms (which they change at will) . One month I made 5500 the next I made 1200. That's pretty strange when all my numbers were the same.
They recently fired half their staff and seem to be circling the drain. Doesn't the logo colors remind you of a cleaning product for sinks?In the publishers terms they quote as saying money you make in march will be paid in may. The truth is it will be paid somewhere in June. Net 60+ 1/3 month. They are also among the slowest most infrequent payers.
Adbrite lost it's shine a long time ago you can see it by the ever declining number of webmasters that use it. When I pull my site they will have to reduce their claim on impressions by 30,000,000. and bigger guys than I am leaving soon.
I run a site for a non-profit in my spare time and have been using Yahoo for ad serving. But, I've been very disappointed with the revenue. Now, YPN is shutting down (as of April 30 2010) which forces me to go elsewhere.
I can't qualify for AdSense because I already have an AdSense account for personal use and can't have a second that would be dedicated to this non-profit. Also, the non-profit uses a PO box rather than a street address, which is not permitted according to Adsense terms.
I think AdBrite is the place for me to go. Thanks for the tips.
AdBrite * seems * to be a good alternative for AdSense if for some reason you cannot use AdSense in a particular site.
In the last few weeks I have checked out several affiliate programs (other than AdSense) and I think AdBrite is one of the very few legitimate ones. Balance in many of the other affiliates would not take off from 0.00 in weeks, no matter what. At least AdBrite generated 25 cents in one day (which is still better than a big fat zero).
While I am a Publisher and have never been an Advertiser, I still think I could suggest Advertisers to try to make their sites more effective to capture visitors in order to turn them into conversions. I seem to have this problem at CJ. I send lots of people to merchants but they don't convert because many of the merchants make it too hard for visitors to join in the first place. Be concise and precise, most visitors will not stay longer than 7 seconds in a site if they can't figure out what is it all about in that brief time. If you are selling something in your sites, try to make visitors bookmark your site or something. Include them into some newsletter if possible. Or some other tactics. At least if they don't buy now they might at a later time. Again I could be wrong, but I think this at least partially applies to some sites.
I have never thought about this idea before even though I had been using Adbrite just to brighten up my blog. I guess I didn't even know this.
after i was banned by Adsense because of a stupid reason, i started using Adbrite for my 3 months old site http://www.sholod.com.
I have around 500 unique views per day and making between $0.01 to $0.20 per day. I know it is not too much money, but if you compare with Adsense for 500 unique views, I am really happy with AdBrite. I am sure it will be more when I start marketing my site.


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GIZA, Egypt (Reuters) - The pharaohs of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty knew what they were doing. As soon as they ascended the throne, they began building a pyramid that would not only see them through to the afterlife, but also give work and purpose to an unsettled nation.
In a way they still provided for modern Egypt 4,500 years later, their pyramids attracting the tourists who accounted for 10 percent of its national income and one in eight jobs. By contrast, Egypt's rulers of the last 2-1/2 years have failed utterly to provide for a nation that is once again unsettled.
Before 2011 the pyramids of Giza, which stand on a desert plateau overlooking modern Cairo, and the Great Sphinx that guards them below drew thousands of visitors a day, most bringing foreign currency with them.
But on one day last week two armored vehicles stood at the gates and a bus park easily big enough for 100 tourist coaches lay empty. In the burial chamber deep inside the 136-metre (448-foot) Pyramid of Khafre, a Reuters reporter had only the pharaoh's granite sarcophagus for company.
The army's overthrow two months ago of Islamist Mohamed Mursi, Egypt's first freely-elected president, is just the latest in a series of upheavals since the autocrat Hosni Mubarak fell in a popular uprising in January 2011.
Tourists have increasingly stayed away since then, put off by hundreds of thousands or even millions taking to the streets every few months, to say nothing of the killing of hundreds since July when security forces cleared Islamist protest camps.
In Cairo, only 17 percent of hotel beds were occupied in July, according to the hotel research firm STR Global, compared with 53 percent a year earlier and 70 percent in July 2010.
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Washington • President Barack Obama's decision to scrap his Asia trip is a setback for his much-advertised pledge to shift the focus of foreign policy to the Pacific and a boost for China's attempt to gain influence in the region.
By staying home because of the government shutdown, Obama hands new Chinese leader Xi Jinping a chance to fill the void at two Asian summits Obama had planned to attend. It's the third time since 2010 that Obama has canceled an Asia trip, all because of domestic political crises.
Washington's budget crisis has reached the point where the White House felt compelled to skip Asia, giving Obama room to work with Congress on reopening the government. Had Obama left to attend the meetings, it would have given weight to critics who have said he's more willing to negotiate with foreign leaders than the speaker of the House.
Secretary of State John Kerry will represent him at the summits in Indonesia and Brunei.
Budget strains had already put a damper on the Pentagon's push to assert itself in the Pacific, and administration officials had begun casting the shift in policy more in terms of expanding diplomatic efforts, creating more trade and economic ties and just showing up in Asia more often.
Now the showing up part has taken a hit.
The Syria crisis is only the latest example of how Obama's foreign policy is still drawn to the Middle East. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was in Asia last month when Washington was drawn to the brink of military intervention before Syria agreed to give up its chemical weapons arsenal, diverting Hagel's attention.
The situation works for China, which is rapidly modernizing its armed forces and boosting its regional influence. Xi has been visiting Indonesia and Malaysia this week to improve Beijing's reputation at a time when its aggressive stance on territorial issues has strained ties with some southeast Asian nations. Washington's acute political paralysis gives Xi a freer hand to be the big presence in the room.
"It shows that China has a functional government and America doesn't at the moment," said Kerry Brown, a China expert at the University of Sydney in Australia. "It's just another sign that America is kind of losing its luster, losing its status."
In announcing Obama's decision Thursday, White House press secretary Jay Carney said the government shutdown is "setting back our ability to create jobs through promotion of U.S. exports and advance U.S. leadership and interests in the largest emerging region in the world."
Even so, he said, Obama is committed "to the rebalancing of our policy" toward the Asia-Pacific and looks forward to going at another time. Obama has made five trips to Asia as president.
In Indonesia earlier this week, lawmakers applauded after Xi became the first foreign leader to address Parliament this in a country where Obama lived as a child. Xi's call for greater cooperation began with an informal greeting in the local Bahasa Indonesian language a rare display of oratorical skill for a Chinese leader.
Then Xi went to Malaysia, where he and his wife met Prime Minister Najib Razak and received a ceremonial welcome at Parliament on Friday that included a military honor guard and 21-gun salute.
In Indonesia, Xi signed deals worth billions of dollars, while in Malaysia, he agreed to boost military cooperation and training to fight transnational crime and terrorism.
Experts in Asia said Obama's no-show weakens U.S. leadership globally.
"If they can furlough jobs, cease government services and risk a downgrade in the country's credit rating, American politicians may start finding it tough to be consistent in their political reassurances about U.S. commitment toward faraway Asia," wrote Simon Tay, chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs.
Retired U.S. Adm. Dennis Blair, a former head of U.S. Pacific Command, played down the impact of Obama's cancellation and said the visit could wait until Obama can give the region his full attention.
"The United States has been here in this region in a major economic, diplomatic, military and influential way ever since 1944 and that situation has not changed," he said.


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In my Java class we are currently learning about Dynamic Arrays, but the problem is that the lesson does not teach you how to use them, or the syntax, or anything like that. It tells you what you MIGHT use it for, then it throws you into an example program that is (in my opinion) way too complex for where the class is at right now.
So, what exactly is a Dynamic Array and how do I use it?
Everytime I Google it, it returns something about ArrayList, which is not was I need.
Dynamic Arrays?
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Branislav Lazic
· February 28, 2015
ArrayList is actually what you need! ArrayList is one of implementation of generic List interface.
List is a collection that takes multiple objects (instances) of same type (it can contain duplicates). It cannot contain objects of different type. I.e.
To add new object call "add" method:
To iterate over list you may use "for each" loop:
or "forEach" method (only Java 8):
You may convert it to "stream" to filter results i.e.:
Returns list where students age is greater then 18.
Austin Elliott
· March 1, 2015
See, when I first Googled it, that's what everybody was saying. But ArrayList is not mentioned at all in the lesson, and it's not used in the example code either.
Branislav Lazic
· March 1, 2015
Ok, then give us that "example code".
Austin Elliott
· March 1, 2015
My apologies:
In a different class:
Branislav Lazic
· March 1, 2015
That's not dynamic array!
So basically, you are declaring "data" array of integers that has size of 1 (can have hold 1 integer primitive value).
Then in method "put", you are creating new array called "newData" with new size and you are assigning that array to "data" array.
It's just one array that mutates.
I never in my life used that practice! Yes yes.. List can hold only objects while array can hold primitives too. But that unnecessary amount of verbosity is simply not worth of it.
It's like... using regular "for" loop to iterate over collection of 10 million objects instead of "for each" loop to process your data 0.03 seconds faster!
Plus, in Java 10, collections that take primitives as type argument should arrive. So you will be able to declare your List as:
Austin Elliott
· March 1, 2015
Oh, my teacher as well as the lesson called it a Dynamic Array.
But anyway, thank you so much! :]
H. P. Lovecraft
· March 1, 2015
@Branislav Lazic, how is that not a dynamic array?
The example code is an array that grows when more space is needed and It only allows random access (you have to specify which element you want to access 0,1,2 etc.). I would say that the given example definitely satisfies the requirements of a dynamic array.
I agree that ArrayList is a dynamic array, BUT it is also acts as a list. It's more of a hybrid thingy. Which makes it pretty useful, but I think that for Austin Elliott's class they want the students to implement their own data structures.
Branislav Lazic
· March 1, 2015
Ok ok. He can use that solution. But it's quite practical.
Austin Elliott
· March 1, 2015
I have another question. In the assignment, we're supposed to print out the first 20 numbers in the Fibonacci Sequence. I slowed down and was able to understand how to use dynamic arrays, but I'm having trouble tying it into the Fibonacci Sequence. This is what I have, but it's not working:
It's giving me an ArrayIndexOutOfBounds exception.
Austin Elliott
· March 1, 2015
I don't know what happened but it didn't copy correctly. Anyway:
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When University of Northern Colorado Dietetics major Torie Christensen couldn't find any cookbooks that included both traditional and allergen-free recipes, instead of getting frustrated she got busy and started working on her own.
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The 142-page book contains 98 recipes, 83 of which are adaptable to one or more special diets for those sensitive to gluten, dairy, eggs or nuts. Christensen, who is sensitive to gluten, dairy, eggs and soy, collected the recipes from family and friends, figured out how to adapt them for food sensitivities and then tested each one before including it in the book.
She also designed the book, took the photographs for it and learned the software program required by the commercial printer to make it "press-ready."
"It was a huge learning process," said Christensen, who's a member of UNC's President's Leadership Program. "I worked on the book whenever I needed a break from studying and spent most semester breaks working on it."
The book's subtitle - "A Family Cookbook with a Mix of Traditional and Allergen Free Recipes for Pleasure and Health" – reflects Christensen's philosophy on food, as does her inclusion of recipes for desserts and snacks, as well as breakfasts and dinners.
"I really enjoy eating good-tasting things," she said. "I wanted to share that passion with others with the goal of showing them that everyone can have the pleasure of enjoying healthful and delicious food together."
Christensen, from Steamboat Springs, grew up helping her mother and grandmother in the kitchen, and has attended several cooking schools, including a class in France on chocolate. After she graduates in December, she'll serve the dietetics internship required to become a licensed dietitian and hopes to become a food nutrition counselor and teach cooking classes for those with food limitations.
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Generations of children have fallen in love with Amelia Bedelia, the housekeeper so literal-minded that she puts sponges in her sponge cake and pitches a tent by throwing it into the woods.
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By the late 19th and early 20th century, public interest in history and antique objects had grown enough to inspire a steady supply of text-heavy books on the subject, with titles like "Furniture of the Olden Time" or "The Practical Book of Chinaware." Terry Kovel's earliest price guide, "The Complete Antiques Price List" was printed in 1967, and became the first book to be compiled with the aid of emerging computer technology.
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I've been following TDH on Facebook for a few months now. Well, I've gone and done it. I've decided to take the plunge and try my hand at costuming and Boba Fett. Now I know what many will say:
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I understand this and in all honesty, it scares me to pieces. I don't have tons of artistic talent (Thankfully, I have tons of friends that do and are all about helping me.) I want to do a partial self build and purchase the other pieces. Money isn't really an issue for me as my original plan was for Vader, which is also an expensive build. But, I'm a Mandalorian at heart so I switched gears. I guess my questions are as follows:
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2) Reputable vs. disreputable? I'm going to assume that the sellers on TDH are all in the reputable category.
3) I'm tall (6'5") and pretty big (270 lbs.). Will this make things tougher for me to have done correctly?
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After months of allegations and scandals on undisclosed severance pay and untoward expense claims, Alberta's Progressive Conservatives were granted a little ammunition for a counter-attack this week.
Last week, Global Television reported the province's opposition Wildrose Party contracted RackNine to conduct several robocalls dating as early as 2011 that were judged to be in contravention of CRTC rules.
The party has paid a $90,000 fine as a result; it said it was ignorant of the regulations and has since fully complied with the CRTC's investigation. The
$85,000 for improper calls placed by the same vendor, who has also been named and cleared in connection to attempts to misdirect voters during the 2011 federal election.
One can hardly fault Alberta's besieged Progressive Conservatives for trying to squeeze the ruling for all it's worth. On Tuesday, Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths issued a letter asking the province's chief electoral officer to investigate whether any of the robocalls swayed the outcome of Alberta's most recent election.
This is petty tit for tat.
No one in the PC party can seriously believe the calls had a substantive impact on the last election. Mr. Griffith's letter tries to draw a unsubtle parallel between the Wildrose case and the federal case, in which robocalls were used to mislead non-Conservative voters about the location of polling booths.
Yet even the judge who ruled the misdeeds tantamount to "fraud" said they did not impact the election enough to warrant throwing out the results in the implicated ridings. And he cleared the Conservative party of involvement, finding no evidence party officials knew of, or participated, in the campaign.
By comparison, Wildrose was fined for failing to properly identify its polling firm in the pre-recorded preamble of its annoying teleresearch calls. Considering that every Albertan with a landline and a pulse was besieged with calls from all parties, it seems improbable Wildrose's operation would have had a substantive impact on the results. That said, Wildrose now has 90,000 reasons to raise its game for the next election cycle. It's just good sense to identify one's party upfront in all campaign material, written or recorded; Don't put anything in a robocall that you wouldn't want associated with your politics.
Wildrose has given the government very little to attack; something Premier Alison Redford might want to remember the next time she's totally not awarding government contracts to friends or family
That includes the equally dubious push polls that Wildrose — and others — came to employ during the election. Push polls, which spread spin about political opponents under the guise of an opinion poll, are deceptive and annoying. Far be it from us to lament negative advertising in politics, but at least be honorable enough to let voters know who's on the blunt side of the sharp and pointy sticks.
Unlike some Canadian politicos — we mean you Rob Ford — it's hard to fault the opposition's handling of its cock-up. Wildrose admitted its mistake, paid the fine and, on Wednesday, offered to release scripts and vendor details to the province's chief electoral officer, should the matter be investigated.
This has given the government very little to attack; something Premier Alison Redford might want to remember the next time she's totally not awarding government contracts to friends or family.
While the ruling Progressive Conservatives have every right to savour the situation and come down hard on the opposition party of high preachers, they also might want to be wary about throwing stones from glass houses.
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Once a celiac always a celiac.
The separation of prolamins in cereal grains is still carried out by classical methods of solvent extraction and the various gliadins are separated by a variety of methods involving chromatography and electrophoresis. Recently methods have been developed in several laboratories (in the U.S. as well as a number of other countries) for the estimation of gliadins in wheat flour as well as various other grain and gluten-free flours.
Ciclitira and Lennox, by using a radio immunoassay for the estimation of alpha- and beta-gliadins in wheat flour, found the content of the two gliadins to vary from 1.2 to 3.3% of the dry matter. The sensitivity of the method was 1mg of alpha- or beta-gliadin. The data suggest that there may be considerable variation in the gluten content of GF flours. Further work suggests that the sensitive radioimmunoassay could be used to define standards for the suitability of GF products based on wheat starch tests for patients with CD. The authors note that small amount of gliadin found in nominally GF foods may be important in very sensitive patients with CD when consumed on a regular basis.
Meir, et al, using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) found that the gliadin content of a crust of crust and crumb was only 0.5-40% of the content of the original flour! McKillop, et al, developed three types of immunoassay. They found that the relative activity in their methods was for wheat flour 5.7, oats 0.047. GF foods, with and without wheat products were similar to oats and corn.
Skerrit and co-workers, in a series of papers, developed a test for promalins based on the used of monoclonal antibodies to cereal proteins. The antibodies detected prolamins in bread wheat, durum wheat, and rye most strongly, followed by barley then oats; detection in rice was weak. The authors state that the selectivity appears suitable for a test for prolamins toxic to patients with CD. The sensitivity (reported to be about 1 in 10,000 parts) seems adequate to assess the gluten content of GF foods. Further development of these methods should aid in clarifying the clinical significance of low levels of prolamins for celiac patients.
Variation in Response. Variations between individuals in their response to a GF diet or to a gluten challenge have been recorded by many workers. In testing the response of children recovered from CD and given daily doses of 2.25g wheat gluten, Hamilton and McNeill found in a series of 12 patients that symptoms of CD reappeared over a period of 1-15 months. Baker and Read reported that 6 to 10 patients challenged with oats developed toxic effects, suggestion that these cereals are not uniformly toxic in all patients. On unrestricted wheat gluten intake, McNicholl, et al, found in a series of 40 children that reversion of the treated mucosa to the flat state may take as long as 35 months and in a few cases 3-4 years. In 36 children, the range was 4 to 35 months.
In testing the effect of various cereals on recovered celiac patients, Anand, et al, found that with barley, although all patients remained symptom-free, there was fall in disaccharidase activity. When rye was given to 2 patients one remained symptom-free but there was mucosal damage and a fall in disaccharidase activity in both patients. They also note that the degree of mucosal damage varied from one patient to another although all were consuming the same amount of the particular cereal. They suggest that there is an inherent variability among celiac subjects which may be responsible for the wide variation in the sensitivity of the illness of the subjects when they consume a diet containing gluten. Variation in patient response may also explain part of the difference on the effect of oats on patients with CS observed by different authors and researchers.
In subjects given a gluten challenge mucosal damage usually appears before intestinal symptoms. Anand, et al, concluded that intestinal symptoms may be a poor guide to the damaging effect of cereals. The same group found histological damage to occur a few hours after challenge. On the other hand, Ciclitira, et al, found no measurable effect on mucosal morphology in 10 patients fed wheat starch flour, but 4 had significant intestinal symptoms. The difference in these findings may be a reflection of variation in response between individuals or of the effect of the amount of gluten in the challenge.
Dose-Time Response. Several attempts have been made to determine the level at which gluten or gliadin is toxic. Dissanayke, et al, made a dietary reassessment of 38 patients with confirmed CD. All had been prescribed a gluten-free diet. Patients were placed in 3 categories according to their assessed gluten intake as gluten-free, small amounts of gluten, or large amounts (0.5g/day) of gluten. Results: patients in the gluten-free group were all symptom-free whereas those consuming large amounts of gluten showed little or no improvement in mucosal structure although most were clinically improved when taken off the regular diet containing about 7g gluten/day.
Hamilton and McNeill gave a slice of bread to 12 children with CD and a GF diet and found that symptoms returned in all patients, but in varying periods of time.
On the basis of the limited data available, it may be concluded that intakes of 1-2mg gliadin per day are toxic. As would be expected, the toxicity of gliadin is related both to the size of dose and length of time administered. Both of these facts need to be taken into consideration in assessing the acceptability of foods and food constituents. Both of these facts need to be considered by the celiac patient when new foods with new combinations of ingredients are introduced into the diet.
GF Diet for Life. The necessity of a lifelong GF diet has been emphasized by many workers. Hamilton and McNeill in a study of 23 children with proven CD failed to detect a single case of CD in which tolerance to wheat gluten was transient. They concluded that the deleterious effect of wheat gluten is long-standing, regardless of the onset or nature of the original disease. Douglas reviewing the work of Mortimer, et al, concluded that a celiac is always a celiac and that the requirement for a GF diet in true CD is lifelong. Similarly, McNeish stated that because there are no means to predict future responses to gluten, the safest advice to patients with CD must be to adhere to a GF diet indefinitely.
CSA Library Series is a collection of articles that pertain to celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. Most of these articles have appeared in CSA's quarterly newsletter, Lifeline, which all CSA members receive. Historic articles included in these resources may or may not include updated notes. Updated information indicated in red type. Articles represent the work of the author.


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Marketa DeQuine, a former Trojan team captain and four-year letter winner who helped lead USC to some of its top seasons ever, enters her fourth season as assistant coach with the USC rowing program in 2010-11.
In 2010, DeQuine helped lead USC to one of its best seasons in school history. The Trojans, which sent all three boats to the NCAA Championships for the fourth time and for the second year in a row, qualified two boats in the NCAA Grand Finals for the first time. USC's Varsity Eight took sixth while the Varsity Four was fourth.
Dequine rowed for USC from 1999-2003 and brings a wealth of experience to a surging USC program. Her main duties include coaching the novice rowers and assisting with the Varsity Four.
DeQuine came to USC from the Everett Rowing Association in Everett, Wash. where she served as the Women's Head Coach, guiding the crew to its most successful season in club history. Under her direction, the crew captured the overall points trophy at the 2007 Brentwood Regatta in Brentwood Shores, Canada, and they became the only Junior Women's Team at Junior Nationals to return to the varsity eight final for three consecutive years.
Developing a special winter conditioning program for both the men's and women's crews, her system put twenty-three young women in the U.S. High School Rowing National Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio, qualifying the most female athletes of any women's rowing team at the 2007 Junior Nationals.
Her coaching senses made DeQuine the perfect choice as a volunteer novice coach with the USC program in 2003, following the expiration of her student-athlete eligibility. That season, the USC Novice Eight qualified for the Pac-10 Championship Grand Final for only second time in program history. In the fall of 2004, DeQuine went from USC to coaching the Junior Women's Crew for a year at the Newport Beach Aquatic Center.
DeQuine was a four-year letterwinner on the USC rowing team and rowed with the Varsity Eight from the No. 4 seat in each of her four seasons. Among her highlights as a Trojan, she served as team captain in 2003 when the Varsity Eight finished sixth at the NCAA Championships and was twice named to the Pac-10 All-Academic team in 2002 and 2003.
Although she sat out the 2000 season with a stress fracture in her vertebrae, she recovered well enough to be a major factor in USC's success in 2001. That season, she helped lead the Varsity Eight to a then program-high fourth place finish at the NCAA Championships and also helped the Trojans capture their first Jessop-Whittier Cup Championship at the San Diego Crew Classic. As a freshman, she placed sixth in the world and second among collegiate rowers at the 1999 C.R.A.S.H. B Indoor Rowing Championships in Boston, Mass.
In 1996, she was named the Best Rower of the Czech Republic as a four-year member of the Czech Women's National Team and a three-year Junior National Team member. Throughout her rowing career, she competed at the Junior World Championships in Scotland (1998) and Belgium (1997) as well as the World Rowing Championships in Germany (1998) and the World Indoor Rowing Championships (1998, 1999). DeQuine was a ten-time Czech National Champion.
Born June 19, 1979, she is a native of Trebon, Czech Republic. Her father, Vaclav Vochoska, won two Olympic medals in rowing: a bronze at the 1976 Montreal games in the quadruple sculls and a bronze at the 1980 Olympic games in Moscow in the double sculls.
While at USC, she was a German language major at and is fluent in English, Czech, German and Russian. Her expertise in languages landed her at the General Consulate of the Czech Republic where she worked under the Consular Department Officer. She currently resides in Hermosa Beach, Calif.


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JordanDecomp bomb.
Has anyone else had difficulty with the program JordanDecomposition,
which newly appeared with Mma version 2.1? On my PC running under Windows
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5Yr-Old Fights The Westerboro Baptist Church With Peace, Love And Lemonade
What happens when a little girl decides to set up a lemonade stand for peace outside the Westboro Baptist Church headquarters in Kansas? Members of the community step out in droves to show support, even as the hate group tries to quash it.
Five-year-old Jayden, the daughter of Jon Sink, founder of the philanthropic arts group FRESHCASSETTE - Creative Compassion, decided to set up a stand selling pink lemonade at The Equality House on Friday afternoon. The Equality House is a rainbow-colored building directly across the street from Westboro's Topeka compound. The house, which was painted the colors of the pride flag in March, was bought by Aaron Jackson, one of the founders of Planting Peace, a multi-pronged nonprofit set up in 2004 and aimed at spreading goodwill and equality around the globe.
This is the Westboro Response to Jayden's movement.
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Oakland, California (rushPRnews) 04/28/12 — The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment (The MADE) will kick off its 24-Hour gameplay marathon this afternoon to help complete its Level 2 fundraising goal of $20,000. The funds raised will pay for operation of the MADE for six months.
As a non-profit video game museum, the MADE will use these funds to continue its free programming classes for kids, and to keep the lights on for the Museum's events, lectures and tournaments.. The game-beating marathon will begin on Friday afternoon, 5 PM pacific time, April 27 at the Museum in Oakland. Volunteers have signed up to beat their favorite games during an at least 24 hour period into Saturday, April 28. The marathon will begin with Final Fantasy Mystic Quest and Super Metroid on Super Nintendo, and Paper Mario on N64 for the overnight shift.
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The game-beating marathon has a goal of raising $1,000 per game defeated, with the ultimate goal being $20,000. Any additional funds raised will keep the marathon going until 1 game has been defeated for every $1,000 raised. The event will be video streamed, live, on The MADE's Website. "We hope that enthusiastic donors commit enough cash to keep us playing games for week," said Alex Handy, founder and director of the MADE. "But we'll be extremely satisfied if we can meet our goal. All of the funds raised will be used to pay for rent, utilities, insurance and Internet for our facility. In turn, we provide a safe place to learn about programming, and to socialize for Oakland's youth, and to the preservation of our video game heritage." The MADE is a 501c(3) non-profit video game museum dedicated to the preservation of videogames, and the presentation of games as art.
The MADE raised its initial $20,000 on crowd-funding site Kickstarter.com, and has used those funds to pay for rent, Internet and insurance at its facilities in downtown Oakland. "In the seven months since we opened the doors of the MADE, we've accomplished every goal we set. Our free classes in Python and Scratch are overflowing with kids, our attendees are playing significant games across many systems, and our community has grown to support talks, tournaments and co-working days," said Alex Handy, director of The MADE. "Indie developers are working on their games at The MADE, and we hosted the Oakland chapter of the recent MolyJam global game jam. Now, we just need to ensure the MADE's continued operation through tax-deductible financial contributions."
Henry Lowood, Curator for History of Science & Technology Collections at Stanford University Libraries and founding member of The MADE's board of directors, said that "Digital games without a doubt have become one of the central creative media available for entertainment, art and other forms of expression. So much so that contemporary cultural history is difficult to talk about without including digital games. As a result, not only will the history of this medium be lost if we do not preserve the history of digital games, but there is more at stake: we will be unable to provide a complete cultural history of our times."
Donors interested in supporting the MADE can donate at http://www.themade.org/node/84 via PayPal.
About The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment (MADE)
Founded in 2010, The MADE is an all volunteer organization created by Alex Handy, a video game journalist and technological archaeologist based in Oakland, California. In 2008 Mr. Handy unearthed an 25-year-old parcel of long lost Atari 2600 and Colecovision games at a flea market in that city, spurring his creation of the Museum. The MADE is an IRS recognized 501c(3) not-for-profit organization. It's EIN number is 26-4570976 . The MADE is 100% volunteer operated.
The MADE 610 16th St. Suite 230 (Second floor) Oakland, CA 94612 Dial #0230 to be buzzed in 510-788-5702
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Fire Destroys Home, Kills Two Dogs
KNOXVILLE, Md.- The frame of the main entrance at 19803 Norstar Lane is all that remains after a fire burned the house completely to the ground.
"Upon arrival firefighters discovered a fire fully engulfed, already breaching through the roof," said Senior Deputy Oliver Alkire, Maryland State Fire Marshal.
The fire occurred just before 3 a.m. Saturday.
"Fire departments took about 90 minutes to control," Alkire said. "Unfortunately, two dogs perished. Currently the fire is under investigation at this time."
The family, two adults and their four children were inside the house when the fire occurred. The homeowner said he actually built the house himself. He and his family had been living there for about seven years. Fortunately, they were all able to make it out safely. The family said they heard glass breaking which woke them up.
"The owners actually thought that someone was breaking inside their house," Alkire said. "When the male homeowner walked out he discovered it was a fire and he alerted both his wife and all children."
Officials say the cause of the fire does not appear to be suspicious.


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Forever Young a letter from the Editor!
ou know, it takes just one question to determine if you're over the hill or not... "Do you think the music is a little loud in here?" I turned 40 this year and by some standards I'm still a spring chicken but to be perfectly honest folks, things ain't like they used to be! I'm stuck in this in-between stage where my kids don't quite need me as much as they used to and grandkids are a fuzzy distant thought. It seems slightly unsettling and gets me thinking about things I've yet to do; like it's time to get down to the business of living before any more time slips away. I have learned that everyone has their own Fountain of Youth; you've just got to tap in to it. Whether it's regular exercise (yuck!) and eating right or doing one of those fancy new injectables, we all do what works for us. For my mother it's hanging out with the grandkids. There's nothing that makes a grandma feel younger than being shoved into the front seat of a sled and slingshot down the hill with the grandkids hanging on for dear life as they're dragged behind. It's got all of the important components; hanging out with those younger than you, exercise and laughing until you can't breathe. Statistics' show that the number one aging factor continues to be stress in our life; of course I think there's no better way to de-stress than a good road trip. For a new spin on traveling the roads, check out our article on caravan road trips for some fresh ideas for new adventures. And while you're at it, be sure and cancel all guilt trips! They're not much fun and you never get anywhere. In this month's featured Connections! you'll meet Mike and Angie from Paducka, KY. You can spend about 5 minutes with them and you'll feel like a kid again. They're just plain ol' cheerful folks. Mike's only question when he picked up the new coach was how to turn the bidet on remotely. We're not sure why he wanted to know that but if his mischievous grin was any indication, Angie better watch out for her
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backside (literally)! Which brings me to my next lesson; surround yourself with cheerful people who make you laugh often, long, and loud. Now there's one thing for sure that can send me south; a bad number! Whether it's on the scale, a vision chart or one of those nasty cholesterol checks…. we all want good numbers, don't we! I know Nelson has got to the point that his arms aren't long enough to correct his vision. He's still wearing those Walgreen's glasses because it seems a bit less permanent than a doctor's visit! But eventually I fear Walgreen's will run out of options for him…which brings me to the next piece of advice. Ignore all nonessential numbers, let the doctors worry about them!
Life is not measured by the breaths we take,
I have to admit that we have had a lot of fun putting this magazine together for you. "Our Finicky-est Friends section is my personal favorite; Cuddles interview was tres' magnifique! I'm always so interested in what our furry friends have to say about their parents. Our kids and pets always have a way of spilling the beans on mom and dad. But don't worry; it happens to the best of us. And like any good Kindergarten teacher, we know how to keep it under wraps (your secrets are with us). Despite it all, our pets really do give us unconditional love and the real important lesson here is; whether it's pets, grandkids or your favorite hobby, surround yourself with what you love! You'll notice in upcoming issues that we'll be adding some additional features from you, our favorite readers! This month we've brought you an exciting road trip from one of our owners as well as some great advice from Dr. Wes Borgmen, our resident Veterinarian. He's an expert on helping us to keep our pets healthy as they travel. We hope you enjoy the new expanded format of our magazine. Our goal is to be a great source of information for you as you continue to enjoy the Millennium lifestyle and luxury travel! Much love and safe travels,
Evelyn Figueroa Editor, Chief Cook & Bottle Washer!
but by the moments that take our breath away.
Road Trip!
ach October, one of the world's most unique and fascinating wildlife events occurs on the banks of the Hudson Bay when scores of Polar Bears gather along the shore just outside Churchill, Manitoba longing to begin their annual migration for the winter feeding. Recently, Millennium owners Terri and El decided to leave the well traveled roads behind and take off in search of these magnificent creatures. Heading off into arctic wilds could seem a bit daunting to the faint of heart but what better way to visit an unfamiliar area than a guided tour with an RV caravan! RV caravanning is an experience unmatched by any other type of group travel. It gives you the freedom and independence to enjoy the sites and activities while affording the luxury of a professional travel planner handling the details. Terri and El chose the well known Adventure Caravans as their guide. "They make all of the arrangements and reservations so you can just enjoy" said Terri "there was such peace of mind in knowing that they were going to make sure we didn't miss the good stuff!" Since many travelers have taken these roads before, the Wagonmasters know all of the potential problems and all of the "don't miss" spots. "While we were on another tour
with Adventure Caravans, in New Brunswick, our tour guide made arrangements for us to share a potluck meal with a small Russian community", said Terri. "The children performed native dances and the food was so authentic!" It's these special moments that create trips of a lifetime. The 2011 Polar Bear Migration Tour begins in Rugby, North Dakota and travels throughout the Province of Manitoba to Thompson where you'll board a train to spend 3 nights in the far northern reaches of Churchill. You'll get up close and personal with the polar bears through the use of a specially designed Tundra Buggy ®. With lots of local culture, museums and even a wildlife tour, this is a wonderful journey for the adventurous, nature enthusiasts and for those who want something unique. With itineraries that span several countries with literally thousands of activities there's something for everyone. Trips can be as short as 10 days to as many as 78 days depending on the location. "Our guests constantly tell us there is no possible
way they would see or do as much as they did had they attempted one of our trips on their own," says Brian Fearon of Adventure Caravans. For those who like a little independence, you're welcome to travel alone and rendezvous with the group in the evenings. El really likes the fact that there is an experienced Wagonmaster leading the way and a Tailgunner bringing up the rear should anyone need mechanical assistance while enroute. "They were really flexible and went out of their way to make it an exceptional trip" said Terri. "We had picked up a brochure about a local paper mill in New Zealand that looked interesting, when we showed it to our guide; he made a few calls and quickly added it to the agenda!" Now that's flexible travel! Adventure Caravans will be offering special pricing on the 2011 Polar Bear Migration Tour for our readers. Originally $6795, it's now being offered at $6245 through August 31, 2011. For other
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Connections! Many of you have been following along as we completed a custom built Millennium triple slide H-3 45 for Mike and Angie. If you've checked out the web site lately you've seen that Angie did a spectacular job selecting the interior of their Millennium! We thought you'd like to get to know the newest addition to the Millennium family.
Mike & Angie
Mike and Angie call Paducah, Kentucky home. A place where folks still smile and say "hi" as they meet up at the local diner and often leave the front door unlocked and the keys hanging in the ignition (hopefully not in their new Millennium!) And if you haven't had the pleasure of meeting them yet, you'll know them by their southern drawl & hospitality and that they can use the word "fixin" as a noun or verb.
Mike and Angie have been RV'ing for over 15 years. "Our first motor home was an American Tradition and we just kept trading up the ranks" recalls Mike, "we liked the lifestyle so much we decided to move up to a Prevost. After owning a few different conversions we decided to custom build a Millennium!" "We became interested in Millennium when we saw the great service and support that our friends, Larry and Terri Jones received as Millennium owners. We also loved Millennium's interior design and of course Nelson and Evelyn," Mike explained. Work began on their new coach last October when we sat down in the design center and started looking at fabrics. "It didn't take long at all to pick the colors and design for our coach," says Angie. "We choose what we wanted and realized it was just like our home! Even the A/C systems, the operating systems and the iPad all function exactly like our home in Kentucky. We enjoyed the experience of custom building our coach and the end results were even better than we expected. We were also impressed that what were "add -ons" in our other coaches are standard in our Millennium. "There was nothing that we needed to add" Mike noted. Mike and Angie always hit the road towing their 28 ft stacker trailer with a custom paint job so they could "fill it up with toys"……6 motorcycles (check), 2 Boss Hoss (check) 1 Golf Cart (check) and matching boots and helmets (priceless)! On board you'll also find their girls Carly (Black Lab) and Lucy (Yellow Lab) two rescue Labs who love the extra room that the triple slide gives so that they can stretch out and chew on a good bone. We asked if they had big plans for the summer in their new home on wheels and Angie exclaimed, "We can't wait to get on the road in our new coach and go to our ultimate favorite place….Sturgis!! We love all the great riding out there!" Mike added "We also like to go to Daytona Beach twice a year for the NASCAR races and Biktoberfest (and of course the Millennium Rally!) We know everyone likes to keep the skeletons in the closet but we love to hear about memorable trips and Mike and Angie didn't disappoint. When asked about trips they'd never forget they shared this with us….."We were heading to Aspen for a ski trip and didn't want our dog to have to fly so we decided to take the coach so he'd be more comfortable (we love those pets!) So we're heading into Aspen and that darned lady on the GPS kept saying "Turn Right!" so finally we gave up and made a right turn. We quickly realized that we'd made a Big Mistake but couldn't get turned around! Once we finally found a safe place to pull over and get out Mike proceeded to get buried chest deep in snow! We quickly decided that we were literally in over our heads and called for help. After some serious maneuvering we ended up heading back down the mountain with a semi tow truck hooked to the rear of our rig. He helped "lower" us down the mountain and kept us from careening out of control on the icy roads." Needless to say sometimes you just have to tell that gal in GPS to mind her own business! Mike and Angie, welcome to the Millennium family!
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After a year of hard work, we're pleased to announce that we have finally completed extensive renovations of our new facility and recently celebrated our long overdue Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with friends, family and local celebrities!
This luxury resort is nestled in a peaceful and gated 104 acre community, 35% of which consists of green areas. Surrounded by 3 canals, the resort has 645 large lots that are all exclusively available to the class A motorcoach. The lush tropical landscape design offers maximum privacy to all residents.
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Aztec RV resort is ideally located minutes from the beautiful beaches, this jewel will satisfy the most selective motorcoach owner. With world class shopping and dining only a short drive away.
Aztec RV Resort 1-A Aztec Blvd. (Sundial Circle) Margate, Florida 33068 Tel: 954-975-6411 Toll Free: 1-888-493-2856 firstname.lastname@example.com www.aztecrvresort.com
Luxury and Comfort awaits you!
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2010 Millennium H3-S3 #1163
2008 Millennium H3-S2 #517
2008 Marathon H3-S2 #0942
2003 Royale XLII S1 #7916 877-322-0190
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AGM versus Lithium, the Battery Power Struggle
ver the past few months I've received several calls and emails asking for an opinion on the new Lithium battery technology versus the traditional AGM battery, which is part of the valve-regulated lead-acid Nelson Figueroa, President battery family typically used in a motorhome application. Batteries are the real workhorse of any auxiliary electrical system and there's no room for lightweights. AGM batteries were developed in 1985 for use in Military aircraft and then introduced to the civilian aviation, marine and RV industry around 1992. Replacing the common flooded lead acid and gel cell batteries, they were specifically designed to combine the best power, weight and safety standards available at that time. They have continued to develop over the years with advancements in their efficiency and safety ratings and continue to become lighter and sleeker. AGM batteries offer a low internal resistance and rapid migration of the acid into the glass matt plate. Simply stated, AGM batteries deliver and absorb higher rates of amperage. This is important in the RV industry because of the
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constantly changing environmental conditions as well as the unique power demands of each user. From Maine to Arizona, 0 to 120 degrees they perform well in a variety of temperatures. With unregulated charge and discharge rates, we're not limited to how much power we can pull or how quickly we re-charge. This comes in handy when you're making a quick pit stop for lunch on a 105 degree day. We can pull enough power to run four A/C units and the coach without having to kick on the generator and then when we hit the road again, initiate a rapid charge cycle to power them back up. In contrast, the Lithium-ion battery starts degrading as soon as it leaves the factory and only lasting two or three years from the date of manufacture, whether you use them or not. When exposed to heat, lithium-ion battery packs begin to degrade much faster than they normally would. If you've ever held a cell phone to your ear for too long or held a computer on your lap, you know that heat is a natural byproduct of most batteries, but especially lithium batteries. Highly sensitive to charge and discharge rate, it's necessary to have an onboard computer to manage the charging cycles and limit amount of power output as well as how quickly they regenerate to full capacity. You'd be limited to an A/C or two on that same pit stop and would need an extended period to recharge. If a
Lithium-ion battery becomes completely discharged, it's ruined. There is also the concept of Thermal Runaway which is a condition in which a Lithion-ion battery pack fails and has the potential to burst into flames. With the sensitivity to temperature and charging rates and higher potential for safety issues, they're just not a good match for the RV market. Green Car Advisor notes that the FAA has recorded six fires onboard passenger and cargo jets linked to lithium-based batteries since March of last year and it's apparent that legislation will be drafted in the near future regulating the use or shipment of Lithium-ion batteries on airplanes. The FAA has denied the request from some airplane manufactures requesting to use Lithiumion batteries citing, "The battery does not contain the additional safety standards that the administration considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards." The strength and durability of your electrical charging system lies in your choice of batteries. An AGM battery is like a workhorse while a Lithium-Ion battery is like a Unicorn. If you want to power your cell phone your best bet is to use a Lithium-ion battery, if you want to power your motor home there is no better battery technology than the AGM. Unless you believe in Unicorns!
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Happy Tails on Your Happy Trails
"Our Finicky-est Friends!"
by Dr. Wes Borgman
raveling with pets can take some extra planning but the benefits of having your four legged friend with you makes it worth the extra effort. Important considerations include protection from parasites and diseases that may not be prevalent at your home base, precautions if your pet gets lost, and quick ideas to keep your pet comfortable.
Many people don't realize that recommendations for preventative immunizations and medications vary depending on how and where you are traveling. Before your big trip, take your pet to your veterinarian to be sure immunizations are up to date and let your veterinarian know where you will be traveling. There may be parasites where you are headed that are different from where you live. Many parts of the country may be infested with heart worms, intestinal parasites, fleas and ticks but other areas are not, so veterinarians may not routinely consider these for patients. If your pet does not have a microchip it is a good idea to get one before you travel. Make sure this chip has up-todate registration including all of your current contact information. Also be sure dogs have a collar with current contact information such as your cell phone. If traveling across state lines you should bring along your pet's rabies
vaccination record. Your veterinarian can also write a heath certificate for travel over state lines. When packing for your pet include an ample supply of your pet's food. Don't rely on stopping along the way to pick up their food or picking it up at your final destination. Their particular brand of food may not be readily available and it is not advisable to introduce your pet to a new brand of food while traveling. Packing or giving your pet bottled water is usually unnecessary. If your pet suffers from motion sickness ask your veterinarian about new medications that last for 24 hrs to prevent vomiting. We wish you many Happy Tails and Happy Trails! Dr. Wes Borgman was voted Best Veterinarian in Sanford for 2009. He frequently writes for the Orlando Sentinel and has been featured on local news networks for his great advice on caring for our pets.
Seminole Animal Hospital 2515 HE Thomas Pkwy, Sanford, FL 32771 www.wesborgman.com, 407-330-PETS (7387)
"Bonjour" (Pardon my French)…. my name is Cuddles. I usually don't tell my age, that's something a lady just doesn't do, but in this case I'll make an exception…. I am 10 years old. I know what you're thinking, I hear it all the time, "how could she be 10, she doesn't look a day over 5 years old." Well, I must give all the credit to my Mum, Cindy! She makes sure that I stay on a healthy diet and daily exercise. I am in such great shape that I can still to this day jump from chair to chair with ease. Ron, my Papa (or father as you would say in English) takes my Mum and me to only the finest places. We travel to Petoskey, Michigan and then head south to Naples, Florida and of course make our stop in Sanford, Florida at Millennium. I'm in heaven when we go to Millennium Luxury Coaches! Millennium has the cutest service men! I just love a man in uniform. I must admit, I think they are so cute that I kiss them every chance I get. And even though I love our home in Clarklake, Michigan, I just can't wait to take our annual trips to see all of our friends. Oh, and talk about traveling, our Millennium is simply to die for!! I can sit on the back of the sofa and from a bird's eye view I can see everything; even people and their pets that have the nerve to walk by our coach! I get so upset that I bark at them in French! When I'm not visiting with friends and neighbors, I love to take a good afternoon nap. Not because I'm old mind you, but because I need my beauty rest, and I love my little leopard print princess bed in my Millennium! Au Revior!
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