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Yews look just pawsome for the 4th! Lub your new layout on your page too!
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What a very beautiful Picture of you
LOVE this pic, the stars by your name, and your very kewl page!!! Well done! Luv, Tink
Happy 4th of July, Jez! I wanted to tell you that your page is just pawsome! I love those little falling fireworks! So cool!
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You look beautiful!
Ooh Jezebel you look just beautiful.
Cute photo have a safe day. Thank you for the firworks for my furrs pages that was very sweet of you guys.
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Re: Maine
Originally Posted by jhwelch View Post
If you go up to Bath be aware that the current there is very strong and time you arrival and departure accordingly.
South of Rockland there is Harbor Island, a sweet place to anchor, beach the dinghy, and walk along the trail. A bit south of there is a day stop at Eagle Island, Admiral Pery's summer home, which has been preserved as a museum. After visiting carry on to Harpswell Harbor and anchor for the night.
Re: Maine
If you go up to Bath be aware that the current there is very strong and time you arrival and departure accordingly.
South of Rockland there is Harbor Island, a sweet place to anchor, beach the dinghy, and walk along the trail. A bit south of there is a day stop at Eagle Island, Admiral Pery's summer home, which has been preserved as a museum. After visiting carry on to Harpswell Harbor and anchor for the night.
Re: Maine
Originally Posted by Don0190 View Post
Going from Salem next month and plan a straight shot to Rockland. I didn't have any real plan after that other than I know I need to be back. Hopefully this year the fog will lift early as I didn't crap last year other than the bow of the boat till around noon.
if anyone has sights worth seeing south of Rockland let me know. We like things other than just another pretty island. For example we liked Jewell Island with the Navy ruins etc.
Is Bath worth the trip up the river?
Re: Maine
Going from Salem next month and plan a straight shot to Rockland. I didn't have any real plan after that other than I know I need to be back. Hopefully this year the fog will lift early as I didn't crap last year other than the bow of the boat till around noon.
if anyone has sights worth seeing south of Rockland let me know. We like things other than just another pretty island. For example we liked Jewell Island with the Navy ruins etc.
Is Bath worth the trip up the river?
Re: Maine
We just returned from our trip to Maine - we had a wonderful time. I got a lot of information from this thread (and a few others), so I figured I'd add some of my experiences.
We left from Salem on Sunday, July 19, a bright sunny day, in a straight shot for Penobscot. Initially we had light southerly winds, but ran into a nasty thunderstorm at night. Wind went from southerly to about 30 knot on the nose, and then diminished again. At one point there were so many lightning bolts I could read a book during my watch.
We made landfall at Monhegan early Monday Morning, on my wife's watch, and continued on to Camden via the Muscle Ridge channel under foggy conditions. Fields of lobster traps in the channel. We stayed two nights in Camden at Wayfarer Marine to meet up with family. A nice, but expensive, marina with good facilities, where we were docked (dwarfed) between two mega-yachts. The marina provides launch service for their moorings.
Next stop was Castine, where we first picked up a mooring at Eaton's Boatyard they have a few, but no launch service. The current in the river was running strong (~ 4 knots), so we moved to the dock to make it easier for the kids to get to shore. Docking at Eaton's Boatyard is expensive and there are no facilities. Castine is a pleasant little town that time forgot. Very nice little farmers market on Thursdays. Bahs bakery is now MarKels bakery they still sell excellent pastries and quiches, but dont to breakfast to order anymore. We had the best steamers ever in the restaurant next to the marina.
Next stop was Pulpit Harbor, where we picked up a mooring - beautiful place but quite crowded. A number of vessels were anchored, but anchoring space seemed greatly reduced by the number of moorings in the harbor. Grocery store nearby.
The trip's highlight was Seal Bay, even though the weather wasn't great. Quiet, secluded, wonderful. Easy anchoring with good holding in muddy bottom. Great place for the kids to paddle around and look for wildlife.
The next day we sailed through the Fox Island thorofare to Tenants Harbor, where we stayed at the Lyman-Morse boatyard. Lyman-Morse has sold the facility and it is now called Tenants Harbor Boat Yard. All in all a very nice experience. The marina has limited but very clean facilities and the folks were very friendly and helpful. A short walk to town, where we had dinner at the German restaurant very good food.
Next stop was Boothbay Harbor, where we stayed at Tugboat Inn and Marina. Nice facilities, but bring quarters for your shower. Pretty much in downtown with a short walk to many restaurants. Enjoyed browsing in the bookstore and had dinner at the Lobster Dock a quintessential NE eatery with reasonable food.
Our second to last stop was in Portland, where we stayed at the Demillos. Excellent, but noisy, location in the old harbor district, very clean facilities. Lots of wake action because of the ferries, but well worth it for its proximity to the old town. Lots of excellent restaurants in Portland.
Our last stop was planned for Portsmouth, where we were hoping to stay at Wentworths Marina (based on recommendations in this thread). Unfortunately there was no space when we called in, and we diverted to Isles of Shoals instead. Picked up a mooring and enjoyed a spectacular sunset. Well protected from southerly winds. Apparently there is a very good anchorage with good holding across the pier to Smuttynose in case of northerlies. It was a long journey from Portland to Isles of Shoals with 15 knot winds about 15° of our bow. We tried sailing for a while, but motored most of the time to reach at a reasonable time.
Left Isles of Shoals around 5:30 am to reach Salem around 1pm, just ahead of a cold front with a line of squalls. Very nice close-haul/reach sailing once we rounded Cape Ann.
All in all a spectacular trip, well definitely go back. We saw whales, dolphins and seals. The weather was a mixed bag with lots of cloudy days, rain, fog, and some thunderstorms. We motored more than we expected, but that was in part due to some of the long distances we had to cover in single days (the bane of a schedule!). Since this was our first trip to Maine and our first extended stay on our PSC, we opted to stay at marinas most of the time. Next trip, Ill think more carefully about the itinerary and we will be anchoring a lot more in the islands. The towns are nice, but the islands and bays are glorious. Oh, and watch for the lobster traps we were careful but still managed to catch one with our prop. The fields of lobster traps are a bit of a nuisance, but its the single lobster traps that pop up out of nowhere that you really have to be alert for they go straight for the prop.
Re: Maine
Originally Posted by Minnewaska View Post
Thanks for the alternate Portsmouth referral. I might have otherwise truly gone out of my way to avoid the harbor next time.
As for being cold, we certainly anticipated. It wasn't finger numbing cold, just damp and piercing. I wore the following:
Ski thermal base layer
Ordinary long sleeve shirt
Barbour Storm sweater
Mid-weight foulie
Watch cap
I've been comfortably outdoors in the winter with nothing but that sweater and a t-shirt on. If anyone is unfamiliar, look them up. Classics. Worth every penny
I swore I was prepared. I did the 8pm to 10pm without issue, then slept in the cockpit. 12am to 2am ended with a dash below to shake off the damp cold. 4am through sunrise was just as tough.
Still, all worth it.
Re: Maine
We got to Freeport on the last trip. Very developed, but worth seeing. I recall a pretty good current up there, but we were tied to a Brewer's slip for that visit.
Re: Maine
I sailed "upper" Casco Bay of 29 years. Check out South Freeport (Harraseeket river), well sheltered. Also, the area behind "The Goslings" Depending on the wind, there are many islands you can duck behind for an overnight.
Re: Maine
The room to anchor is just NW to SE of that pier. To the north there is the jetty. I have seen boats anchor on the ocean side of that jetty. The holding there is excellent. I once watched a large yacht plunge on its anchor for at least a day during a storm (why they anchored on the wrong side of the jetty for that storm I did not understand).
Re: Maine
Originally Posted by jhwelch View Post
I have been working at the Isles of Shoals and running the launch for a little bit this year. In settled conditions there is an anchorage with adequate swinging room and holding in the NE corner of the harbor, close to the pier that juts out from Cedar Island. I've anchored there in the past when the harbor was full and my only problem once was another boat arriving late and anchoring too close and after we bumped in the night we rafted up so we all could go back to bed quickly.
Every weekend is going to be different out there. Last Friday was a beautiful day and boats only started to arrive very late in the afternoon. By Saturday morning the harbor was quite full, with several largish-rafts.
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After the devastating tsunami in 2011, DYIers in Japan built their own devices to detect radiation levels, then posted their finding on the Internet. Right now, thousands of people worldwide are tracking environmental conditions with monitoring devices they've built themselves. You can do it too!
This inspiring guide shows you how to use Arduino to create gadgets for measuring noise, weather, electromagnetic interference (EMI), water purity, and more. You'll also learn how to collect and share your own data, and you can experiment by creating your own variations of the gadgets covered in the book. If you're new to DIY electronics, the first chapter offers a primer on electronic circuits and Arduino programming.
Emily Gertz is a correspondent for OnEarth Magazine. She has been covering DIY environmental monitoring since 2004, when she interviewed engineer-artist Natalie Jeremijenko for Worldchanging.com. Her latest, on citizen radiation monitoring in Japan, was published by OnEarth Magazine in April 2011. She has been hands-on with internet technologies since 1994 as a web producer, community host, and content strategist. Her articles have appeared in Grist, Dwell, Scientific American, Popular Mechanics, and more.
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If you plan to use Arduino to monitor your environment then this book will save you a lot of time!Very understandable for beginners to Arduino.
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Good book for learning to use sensors
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Environmental Monitoring with Arduino by Emily Gertz and Patrick Di Justo is a nice primer to beginners interested in learning how to sense the environment. I've become a little more familiar with Arduino so I didn't really need this book but I got it more to see how it handled really beginner type information. For the most part, I think they did a pretty good job.It starts off by going through some really basic information that is fundamental to programming and engineering in general. Sometimes we engineers take that for granted and assume everyone will take those same steps. That's a nice little prelude to the rest of the book.The first chapter is titled "The World's Shortest Electronics Primer" and that pretty much sums it up and unfortunately, this is where there is the only real glaring mistake that I found in the entire book. The first example they step a reader through is blinking an LED, which is really the first thing anyone does with an Arduino. Without actually connecting up any hardware, it would be easy to run this sketch but instead, the authors try to help out the reader by explaining how to create their first circuit. I'm sure their intentions were good but they connected an LED from an output to ground without the use of a resistor.No, it won't burn up the Arduino and no it shouldn't burn up the LED in an instant but that's poor practice and might be construed as another way to connect an LED to a circuit. Later in the book the proper way to connect an LED is shown but with two conflicting examples, a novice would take the easier route by not using a resistor because "it worked for the first example so why not do it again?" It's bad practice and design.Aside from that issue, the rest of the book did an admirable job of teaching a novice how to connect up simple circuits and program the Arduino to make it do something with the circuit. Occasionally, there were a few somewhat related but not really relavent tangents that I thought could have been omitted from the book (e.g., save the whales from noise pollution) but that's more my opinion that it didn't belong more than anything else. Others may appreciate those tidbits.The "Things to Try" at the end of each chapter were nice exercises for the reader to try but there were a few that would really be difficult to do even for a more advanced programmer and designer (e.g., waterproofing a sound sensing circuit for underwater use). As nice as the idea sounds, actually executing the idea will be quite the difficult task, especially for a novice.One nice potential addition to the book would have been a full parts list up from or as an appendix that outlined all the parts used in the book and where to get each part. They do list out each part in the respective chapters but a consolidated list would be nice.Overall, I thought the book did a good job of outlining the basics of sensing the environment. It should be a good book worth looking at for anyone interested in sensors but only as a basic primer to sensing as there are a lot of other things to consider when setting up a sensing circuit.Disclaimer: This book was received as part of the O'Reilly Blogger Review Program. All comments represent my thoughts and opinions.
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Emily Gertz and Patrick Di Justo have put together a simple and concise guide to utilizing the Arduino family of products to do practical monitoring of environmental conditions. This helps take the Arduino product for many of us from a hobbyist toy to a practical and functional part of a geek's toolset.Emily and Patrick start off the journey by assuming that the reader has purchased the Arduino and now want to do more with it. There is a basic introduction to the capabilities of the tool, utilizing simple blinking LEDs to show how to interface and program the Arduino. This helps a novice user become less afraid of the device and at the same time allows a more experienced programmer to get a feeling for how the hardware device functions.Then the fun begins. Each chapter is dedicated to a specific project, whether it be creating a meter utilizing a series of LED lights to signify an event to more complex projects that measure EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) to measuring water conductivity and weather related conditions (temperature and dew point). In each case, no assumptions are made by the author and each step is outlined and explained in enough detail that the user understands what is going on.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the Arduino tool and interfacing it with real-world applications. The book is a quick read, the projects are simple enough to do and the possibilities that it introduces to the reader is limitless.
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This is a sophisticated and intelligent book describing interesting projects in a way that even newcomers to Arduino, electronics, and programming should be able to create and get running without problems.PROSNo need to have a lot of skill with electronics - the book uses prebuilt modulesNo need to know programming - the book provides working codeUp to date - written to use the recent Arduino 1.0 updateCONSNone that I have found"Environmental Monitoring with Arduino" explains how to use the Arduino to detect or monitor various physical conditions in the environment around you. It is an inexpensive, short, focused, project-oriented book that has a variety of interesting projects, some of which you may find useful as a permanent device. Unlike a certain project-oriented book I reviewed recently, there is no fluff.Some aspects are explained in a modular approach, allowing you to use ideas from the book for other projects you think of, but obviously it does not have as many "recipes" as a book like Arduino Cookbook, Second Edition.I think this book is reasonably well suited to someone with little or now experience with Arduino, programming, or electronics. It builds up the reader's understanding of various components, starting very simply and moving to an implementation of radition monitoring and sharing data on the Internet (all with Arduino) that was inspired by the work of individuals in Japan after the 2011 earthquake and resulting nuclear power plant problems.CONTENTS1. The World's Shortest Electronics Primer2. Project: Noise Monitor / LED Bar Output3. New Component: 4Char Display4. Detecting Electromagnetic Interference (and making bad music)5. Project: Water Conductivity / Numerical Output6. New Component: Ethernet Shield7. Project: Humidity, Temperature, and Dew Point / 4Char8. Real-Time, Geo-Tagged Data Sharing with Pachube9. Project: Radiation Counter / Sharing Data on the Internet10. Casing the GadgetThe book starts with a really short primer on electronics. You don't need much - most of the work will be done using inexpensive pre-built modules, and what you will be doing is mainly plugging a couple of components together, and the book tells you exactly how to do this. The down side is that for people who might prefer to make some pieces from scratch - say, the 4-digit display made of 7-segment LED displays used in Chapter 3. But this isn't a problem either: in most cases, the maker of the assembled device offers a schematic online if you want to build it yourself.It does NOT have a similar primer on programming, however all source code is provided to make the projects work. To modify from the original design, you may need to learn some programming, but there are plenty of other books and Web pages out there to help.Each of the other chapters has a similar design. It describes the purpose of the project and a little about the physics that are involved in detecting or measuring environmental conditions. It includes a description and explanation of the components of the project and how they work at a high level. It tells you what parts you need, explains new ones, and provides a wiring diagram usually involving an Arduino, a breadboard, and the various other parts. It shows you the code (but does not explain it). It tells you what you should see when you run it.You will also find interesting and relevant sidebar discussions, variations in the design, things to try, and helpful notes and warnings.Reasons to get the electronic version instead of the paper book1. It's less expensive2. Instant gratification - get it and read it NOW3. You can easily carry it anywhere and read it on any device that supports PDF (this is assuming you buy the PDF from O'Reilly's site)4. You can zoom in on tiny details such as the drawings, which can be difficult to view in the book5. References in the text to a figure have a hyperlink that brings you to the figure.6. When you find an interesting reference to a Web resource, just click it and you're there7. You can copy/paste code from the text into your IDE and run it - or you can download from the indicated link by clicking it8. Use Acrobat Reader's View>Read Out Loud feature to have the text read to you aloud
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EEEK! I am so happy that it's time to break out the fall decor. I just love all the earthy, harvesty colors! The product of this love of colors is the fall wreath you see before your very eyes. I take great delight in telling you this is easy! SHRIEK! I know!!!!
Supply list:
- Foam wreath- available at a craft store or supercenter
- 1 yard of patterned fabric
- Feathers
- Fabric scraps or worn out old clothes (I used both! The houndstooth is leftover from my Houndstooth Chair Makeover, and the other two are from old clothes.)
- Buttons and beads for embellishing
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun & sticks
First, you'll need to cut fabric strips 3 inches wide and a yard in length. I am shocked that these school scissors my son handed me worked better than adult scissors I couldn't find!
I cut 3 of the same size strips for my wreath, but I cut them one at a time after I glued each strip on. Can't waste this cute fabric people!
Glue one end of the fabric strip to the back of the wreath and wrap it around the wreath, covering the foam. Glue the other end to the back of the wreath. Repeat with fabric strips until complete. Mine took 3 (in case you missed me saying it before ;D).
Use your glue gun to attach your feather. You're going to hide the stem and label with rosette flowers, so just trim off the excess stem with wire cutters.
I added three little faux pearls onto this houndstooth rosette, and then attached it to the wreath, covering the stem and hot glue mess. See... easy!
I just added a few more rosettes that I made from old clothes, and a cute little metal button, and it was all finished!
I hung it on my front door for staging purposes. This cuteness is actually going in my entry hallway when I finish a makeshift mantel over a re-purposed TV console that has become a bench. I cannot wait to reveal the entire fall mantel!
Did you see the free Fall Favorites Printable I created that will be hanging as part of this fall mantle? I hope you can make it work in YOUR fall decor.
I incorporated both the wreath and the printable into my Fall mantle seen here:
Thanks for stopping by!
Linking up with Whipperberry, Funky Junk Interiors, Tatertots & Jello, House of Hepworths and Too Much Time On My Hands, Homestories A2Z.


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Monday, August 10, 2009
I'm Back!
Have you ever seen the Coen Bros. movie "The Man Who Wasn't There"? Well, Billy Bob Thornton plays an ennui-stricken barber, and there's a hilarious moment where he stares at a kid's head for a while as he's preparing to cut his hair and he says something like, "This hair. It just keeps...... growing."
That's kind of how queries feel sometimes when I come back into the office from time away.
Thanks so much to all of the awesome guest bloggers for keeping us all entertained and educated last week! Weren't they great? I think they were great.
More tomorrow.
38 comments:
- Margaret Yang said...
The guest bloggers weren't you, and yet they were entertaining and informative.
Welcome back.
- August 10, 2009 at 4:12 PM
I feel that same way about adverbs. "Must cut them out. They just keep ... growing."
- August 10, 2009 at 4:21 PM
- Kristi said...
Welcome back - I love the Coen brothers but haven't seen that one yet. This weekend, I finally saw "No Country for Old Men" by the Coens (well, and that McCarthy guy:) and I'll never look at air compressors the same way again.
- August 10, 2009 at 4:25 PM
- Steph Damore said...
Welcome back Nathan - and thanks again for the awesome guest bloggers!
I debated querying you over the weekend, and then I thought "am I nuts? The man's on vacation! I don't want to even see his inbox when he gets back."
- August 10, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- Chris Eldin said...
Welcome back!
I'll remember you when I watch that barber scene...Sounds hysterical!
- August 10, 2009 at 4:29 PM
- DebraLSchubert said...
Welcome back, Nathan. You've been sorely missed. Plow through the queries so you can bless us again with your wisdom , o mighty one...!
- August 10, 2009 at 4:37 PM
- Melanie Avila said...
Welcome back!
We got a puppy while you were gone (I'm sure you're excited to know that) and I feel the same way about certain bodily functions as Billy Bob did about the hair.
- August 10, 2009 at 4:38 PM
- Sarah said...
They really were Grrrr-8! Awesome film reference. Love it.
- August 10, 2009 at 4:42 PM
- PurpleClover said...
Glad you're back. Now stop leaving!
- August 10, 2009 at 4:51 PM
- Ink said...
I wanted to be able to tell you that the Sacramento Kings pulled off an amazing, league changing trade... but, well, they didn't.
- August 10, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- Yat-Yee said...
Nathan stare at the computer screen, muttering, "these queries, they multiply..." Then epiphany strikes. He laughs out loud, exclaims, "I will never leave again!"
- August 10, 2009 at 5:00 PM
- Dan said...
Seems like an excellent time to do QUERY STATS then!
*pounds fists on table* Query stats! Query stats!
- August 10, 2009 at 5:10 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Funny you should mention that. Last night around 9:30 when I was around query # 250 I thought... ah. Should have done query stats.
- August 10, 2009 at 5:12 PM
- Vacuum Queen said...
250??!!! So really now, do you have speed reading abilities? I'm being serious. It's crazy how much you read and how fast. I read like a play is running through my head...and that doesn't make for fast reading, never has. I had a tough time in college. :(
AND...do you have a point where you just stop reading? How many queries get read all the way through for you? Just curious about your brain more than anything.
BTW, thanks for having little contests. It makes me complete a writing assignment in a way that I enjoy. Not like the old days with too many restrictions. And I'm glad you don't grade them!
- August 10, 2009 at 5:20 PM
- Lydia Sharp said...
The guest bloggers were excellent, and I'm glad you're back.
- August 10, 2009 at 5:21 PM
- Kristin Laughtin said...
I think that's how everyone feels upon returning to work after a vacation, especially if you get a lot of email.
I feel like Thermocline about adverbs. Sometimes I just want to litter my first drafts with them, and then whenever I stop to take a breather, my eyes grow wide in horror.
- August 10, 2009 at 6:01 PM
- CKHB said...
I swear I'm no longer part of your query problem... I've been rejected and moved on.
- August 10, 2009 at 6:32 PM
- Brillig said...
Welcome back -- good luck with that query pile.
- August 10, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- Beth Terrell said...
Welcome back, Nathan. Thanks for leaving us in such good hands.
- August 10, 2009 at 7:04 PM
- Laurel said...
Little known fact about puppies. In defiance of logic and the laws of physics they actually produce more than they consume. Good luck.
Welcome back, Nathan!
- August 10, 2009 at 7:12 PM
- Tricia said...
Melanie Avila:
While Nathan was away I got a kitten and a cat. Do you think maybe we were channeling? Now I have four felines. Nathan, I can't keep this up.
Does this little known fact apply to cats as well? I sure would believe it if you said.
- August 10, 2009 at 7:32 PM
- Stephanie Faris said...
I once worked with a woman who handled all the permits for restaurants to serve liquor in the state of TN. She was the go-to girl if people had questions. I remember she'd take a vacation and when she'd come back, she'd spend three days just responding to voice mails that had been left during her week off. By the time she finished going through all those, she had about 70 more voice mails that had piled up in the meantime. Eventually, she just realized she couldn't even enjoy her vacation because it was too stressful to come back.
- August 10, 2009 at 7:37 PM
- Elaine 'still writing' Smith said...
I spent a little time on my finiky little re-edit - snuck over when I wasn't looking and it was like the, 'This agent. He just keeps ... going.'
Welcome back!
- August 10, 2009 at 8:31 PM
- nkrell said...
"The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough to get their work done." Thomas Carlyle
Have fun with those queries. Glad you're back!
- August 10, 2009 at 10:23 PM
- Laura Martone said...
I echo everyone else here when I say... Welcome back, Nathan! We missed you, though I do believe you left us in good hands. All useful guest posts - and The Hobbit query was so hilarious that I even read it to my hubby!
P.S. Good luck with your new puppy, Mel. Nothing like a furry poop machine to complete your life.
- August 10, 2009 at 11:01 PM
- Mira said...
Hey Nathan, welcome home! The guest blogs were fun, but it's good to have you back.
Nothing like coming back from a vacation to make you wish for....a vacation. 250+ queries! Wow.
- August 10, 2009 at 11:48 PM
- Chumplet - Sandra Cormier said...
Welcome back. I just dropped in to see if you'd checked out Jimmy Fallon's "The 7th Floor" videos. It's a funny take on The Hills. I thought you'd appreciate that :)
- August 11, 2009 at 12:56 AM
Welcome back, Nathan!
The guest-bloggers were great—and timely. From the villains of writing to assessing beta-readers, it all applied.
One fantastic thing about a pile of mail when you return: a job to return to. I keep checking work mail, yet I go days without anything in the inbox.
Crickets, only crickets.
- August 11, 2009 at 1:09 AM
- Newbee said...
That's the way I feel about my families wash when we get back from vacation. Mountains take days to become hills.
Thanks for the guest bloggers. Regina has been a huge help to me personally. She's keeping me honest and checking in with me daily. (I better get my act together!)
- August 11, 2009 at 1:32 AM
- Jen C said...
Gosh, while Nathan was away I finished up at my job, spent a week in my PJs doing pretty much nothing, started editing my book again, watched a lot of TV and then booked a holiday to the US! What a week!
- August 11, 2009 at 2:40 AM
- wendy said...
Welcome back, Nathan, and I hope your dream query is not too far away...and has my name on it. ;)
- August 11, 2009 at 6:42 AM
- Hat Man said...
I don't send query letters anymore, but when I did I remember how irritated I got when agents would comment on how many letters they would get and what a burden it was. If I were an agent, I would respond to every one and I would treasure every query letter I get, because like referrals, they mean business. Call me naive but aren't agents in the business of attracting new writers? After two agents did nothing for me, I'm working on getting my own stuff out there. I don't pretend I'll be the next Stephen King or Elmore Leonard, but I will be the next me. You can read my book for free at www.kearneymusicschoolmurders.blogspot.com
- August 11, 2009 at 7:45 AM
- Jen C said...
Pretty sure Nathan didn't say they were a burden - he just said there were a lot of them.
Word Veri: bookin... like I need more encouragement to talk like Pauly Shore, buddddddy
- August 11, 2009 at 7:59 AM
- Nathan Bransford said...
hat man-
I definitely wasn't saying they're a burden and I'm thankful for everyone who queries me. I've also already responded to everyone who queried me over the break.
- August 11, 2009 at 9:53 AM
That little, innocent "try me" in the home page is too darn tempting. You make it sound so feasible to intrigue you, it is easy to delude ourselves!! (I mean it as a compliment, you are one of the few agents out there who spend time being nice to everybody)
- August 11, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- bethanyintexas said...
Welcome back Nathan!
Hope you had fun on your vacation. The guest blogs were entertaining!
- August 11, 2009 at 10:55 AM
- Chuck H. said...
Sorry about the mess in your mailbox but it weren't none of my doin'. As someone else said, I've been rejected and moved on. Welcome back, though I did enjoy the guests.
Word Ver: recar. Isn't that a new government program?
- August 11, 2009 at 10:59 AM
- L. T. Host said...
Welcome back, Mr. Bransford!
The guest bloggers were wonderful but I always appreciate your advice.
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Fashion takes the stage at China's parliament meeting
By Ben Blanchard
BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - For some delegates, China's annual meeting of parliament is often as much about making a fashion statement as it is debating affairs of state.
The most colorful of the group are the ethnic minorities, who regularly get surrounded by reporters as keen to photograph them as to have pictures taken with them.
There are also actors, writers and entertainers, many of them finely turned out in the latest trends, bureaucrats, some in suits whose cuts and colors defy description, and other fashion faux pas that give the event a sort of carnival-like air.
All of China's 55 official minority groups are represented at the meeting of the largely rubber-stamp body, from Mongolians and Koreans to the Muslim Uighurs and shamanistic Oroqen, and almost all come dressed in traditional clothing.
That can take the shape of resplendent silk blouses, jingling silver headdresses, voluptuous fur hats or elegantly intricate embroidery -- not necessarily everyday wear for all, though.
"This is traditional Manchu clothing. I designed this outfit, though I only wear it for big meetings," said Na Hui, a Manchu from frigid Heilongjiang province, dressed in a bright red, figure-hugging silk dress patterned with sparkly green sequins.
But Liu Qiaoying, a Bouyei from southwestern Guizhou, said she was wearing her everyday outfit to parliament, whose session this year closes on Friday.
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Assembly Lube's, 4Jaw Chuck- I need your recipe!
I was hopeing to get the boards opinion on assembly lubes.
I see where my cam came with a small tube of moly grease, so that is what I plan on using on it.
But for the rest of the engine what do you guys recommend?
I have a rather large container of LubriPlate grease (kinda cream color), would that make a suitable assembly lube?
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I use STP for all engine assembly except for rings, straight 30wt for that. If you buy some moly powder you can make your own lube. Lubriplate is OK too but not for cams, I don't take chances with cams.
4JawChuck, I have a supply of Moly powder. How do you make your own?
I mix it with synthetic grease, the only difference between the "cam" grease and the moly bearing grease is the amount of moly in the mix. Being able to mix it with synthetic is a plus.
Do you have a recipe?
Nah! I just keep adding moly until it is a sticky mess. It's a good idea to wear rubber gloves when you do it, moly powder is impossible to get out of the pores of your skin. Those cam lubes are more of a paste so keep adding moly until you get a paste.
in case anybodies wondering, i was told i could use vaseline back in the 70's, i think it was my 392, and i did, and it worked fine on the main and rod bearings. it is petrolium after all. :eek:
I would be wary of the vaseline since although it is a petroleum grease, it isn't designed as a high duty lubricant. Hydrodynamic bearings that are all over an internal combustion engine and worst of all, camshaft lobe/lifter interface, all depend on a couple of molecules of lubricant to prevent metal to metal contact. If those molecules aren't specifically suited to the 2,000psi it will see in main and rod bearings (even higher in camshaft lobes), the pressures will collapse the lubrication film and bye bye bearings.
I've been using White Lube on all my engine re-bilds for YEARS, and haven't had any problems. I agree with 4-jaw on the cams. Don't vary from manufacturers specs on those.
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By Catherine Bosley
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - London concluded its 25th anniversary fashion week with characteristic eccentricity and fresh optimism about holding on to home-grown talent.
Bright colors and long dresses featured prominently on the catwalks at many of this year's spring/summer shows, with Roksanda Ilincic dreaming up a mermaid-like shimmering green gown and a black suit with oversized conical shoulders.
London's designers are considered among the world's most avant garde, though not always the most commercially successful, and without the backing of big design houses many emerging talents such as John Galliano of Dior, Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney decamped elsewhere to nurture their careers.
"I think the English are a little mad, and certainly very eccentric and fearless," Vogue editor Anna Wintour told Reuters. "There's less emphasis here on being commercial and selling."
Designers including Matthew Williamson and Christopher Bailey of Burberry, who in past seasons have showed in Milan, Paris or New York, returned to London for the anniversary.
"It's certainly not ruled out," said Williamson, who has designed a line for mass retailer H&M. "Let's just see how this collection is received. I would love to show here again."
Vivienne Westwood, who rose to prominence 30 years ago during Britain's punk era and who shows her Gold Label in Paris, said she too might possibly bring her top label back to England.
"London is special because it's an incredible clash between anarchy and establishment," said Hilary Alexander, fashion writer for the Telegraph newspaper. Continued...


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I am selling my 1991 850i V-12/6speed. Asking price is at 14,500.
There were only 7,232 of the E31 cars brought into the USA, only 4,194 were V-12s and only 847 were 6 speeds. There are lots of details and good information on 8coupe.com and other sites, so I will spare the model details.
I hate to sell it but my wife was in a wreck and I need to get her a new/newer car. Clean GA Title in my name, Carfax available from when I bought the car, no changes in the history. There is a very complete and extensive service history available on the car. The PO put in a new stereo MB Quarts speakers and Infinity powered sub, JVC HD head unit. Windows are tinted. Currently has a set of BBS by ASA 17 wheels with Goodyear F1 on steer and Michelin Pilot A/S on drive. I have a set of ASA 19s with General tires for an extra 700 dollars. The MID was just rebuilt and work with no dead pixels.
Serial Number WBAEG131XMCB42274
Mileage 118,xxx
The Good,
Car has just had extensive engine head work completed but a reputable local BMW shop. The heads were removed and a complete rework of the heads were completed (New guides, seals valve job etc.). The engine was completely resealed with all new gaskets, New head bolts, all new motor/trans mounts. New rubber though out ( all power steering hoses, radiator hoses, fuel hoses, Injector O-rings, Vacuum hoses PCV etc ) A new clutch was installed as well as rebuilding the shifter, new water pump, new throttle body etc 2 new interstate batterys Lots and lots of work was done and is still under warrantee. This was about 10K in work receipts included.
Other work that was just completed,
4/10 Control arm bushings replaced, new spark plug coils
4/09 New Fan clutch
7/07 new radiator
2005 complete re-spray with original color, all weather stripping replaced.
The Bad,
Intermediates check engine light. Code 1222, which could be a O2 sensor, I have not driven the car much in the last 6 months, The light comes and goes it does not affect the performance of the car.
Car needs to be aligned, when the shop pulled the engine they dropped the cradle, and that threw of the steering wheel, it is just off center.
AC does not have a charge; It would not pull a vacuum after they reinstalled the engine, so I did my part to save the environment. I was told it was just a slow leak, needs a seal or something. I was going to fix it later.
I also will be selling my other 1991 850i that you see in the background for about 7.5K, ask for details if you are interested.
More pictures can be found http://s1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc417/matttharp/
Might be interested in a trade for a E46 330/M3 convertible with manual trans.
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Top speed is ~186 roughly. Neat feature on the car is at 110 MPH or 120 MPH (I forget) if you have the windows down the automatically roll up. I am a pretty slow driver, so I hardly ever get into sixth gear.
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- RE van der Merwe 23
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- LRPL Taylor 1
- V Kohli 19*
- RJ Harris 0/25
- RP Singh 1/47
- A Symonds 1/15
- Jaskaran Singh 0/32
- PP Ojha 2/32
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Singh to Kallis, OUT, soft dismissal, Kallis will say; we had a fielder there, Deccan will say. a leg-stump half-volley, swinging in, Kallis flicks it, thinks it's four, and then he sees T Suman at short square leg take an easy catch. No. 20 for RP
JH Kallis c Suman b Singh 5 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 71.42
Symonds to van der Merwe, OUT, smart stumping from Gilchrist. van der Merwe looks for the slog again, is beaten by the extra bounce, the momentum into the shot carries his front foot outside, and Gilchrist is alert and removes the bails before he can come back in. An amusing little innings
RE van der Merwe st †Gilchrist b Symonds 23 (18b 3x4 1x6) SR: 127.77
Ojha to Dravid, OUT, caught in tow minds, is Dravid, this one is flighted, Dravid clears his leg, wants to slog-sweep, but at the last moment goes straight, gets a top-edge, and it is skied to long-off
R Dravid c Gibbs b Ojha 6 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66
Ojha to Taylor, OUT, RP takes a catch this time, Taylor tries his slog-sweep, he has been tied down all over, and he gets a top edge towards deep midwicket, where RP doesn't make a mistake
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July 7, 2009 — Two staff members from the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, Margaret Heubeck and Daman Irby, have been selected to participate in a three-week trip to Sri Lanka in August as part of a State Department effort to increase civic engagement in the fragile democracy.
The trip is a complement to the center's new Global Perspectives on Democracy initiative, launched in March.
Heubeck is the director of instruction for the center's Youth Leadership Initiative, and Irby is the center's director of operations and deputy director of instruction for the Youth Leadership Initiative.
"Teaching Sri Lankan citizens the value and promise of democracy is a crucial step toward moving their country beyond war," Heubeck said. "I am honored to be a part of such an important program and I am grateful for the support of the State Department, Relief International and our other partners."
Larry. J. Sabato, director of the Center for Politics, added his enthusiastic support for the initiative. "I believe that civic education holds real promise for citizens in every country," he said, "The mission of the Center for Politics has always been to show people that promise and make it a reality. This is one more step in that direction."
Funding for the trip will come from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, with Relief International implementing the Professional Exchange Program.
In Sri Lanka, the main partner is the Business for Peace Alliance, which leverages professional networks to promote peace in the war-torn country.
The trip to Sri Lanka is an offshoot of a four-day series of seminars with a Sri Lankan delegation of 17 young professionals working with marginalized groups, held at the University in late March.
"Our Sri Lankan guests were highly motivated and held a great desire to improve their nation's democracy," Irby said. "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to reunite with them and take our message of the importance of civic engagement to a broader Sri Lankan audience."
Sri Lanka is a south Asian island nation in the Indian Ocean, located southeast of India.
Tensions between Sri Lanka's Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983; the Tamil are the country's largest ethnic minority group. Tens of thousands of people from both sides died during the conflict.
After two decades of fighting, the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam formalized a cease-fire in February 2002. However, the violence re-intensified in 2006. In January 2008, the government officially withdrew from the 2002 ceasefire.
The Sri Lankan civil war finally came to an end in late May with the death of the Tamil Tigers' leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. The leadership of the Tigers admitted that their 26-year long fight had "reached its bitter end."
About the University of Virginia Center for Politics
Founded in 1998 by political analyst and politics professor Larry J. Sabato, the University of Virginia Center for Politics[link to: www.centerforpolitics.org] is a non-partisan institute that seeks to promote the value of politics, improve civics education, and increase civic participation through comprehensive research, pragmatic analysis and innovative educational programs.


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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Kentucky men's soccer team will open the 2013 season at home on Friday against Wright State, with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET at the UK Soccer Complex.
The Wildcats open the 2013 season with the Raiders on Friday, with UK then returning to action on Sunday with a 3 p.m. ET matchup with Georgia State.
UK competed in two exhibition games during the preseason against Dayton and at Northern Kentucky. UK tied the Flyers 0-0 on Aug. 20th, holding the No. 7 ranked scoring offense in 2012 scoreless. UK is most recently coming off a 1-1 tie at NKU in the preseason finale on Sunday in Highland Heights, Ky. UK got a 31st minute goal by senior forward Tyler Riggs off the pass from sophomore forward Caleb Richardson.
Kentucky will be facing the Raiders in the 2013 lidlifter, which is the first meeting with the Raiders since the 1996 season. In the last meeting Wright State won the game 1-0 and owns the all-time lead in the series at 0-2-2.
The Raiders posted a preseason 2-1 record with a 2-0 loss to Marquette and wins against Slippery Rock (1-0) and Duquesne (4-1). Junior midfielder Chris Dupont led scoring in the Raiders exhibition games with two goals, while sophomore midfielder Wesley Cain, sophomore forward Brett Elder and senior defender Greg Marchand each tallying a goal as well. Senior goalkeeper Craig Freehan recorded eight saves in the shutout against Slippery Rock.
UK head coach Johan Cedergren is coming off his first season at UK where the Wildcats posted a 10-9-2 record and made their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2003. UK returns several of its top players from the 2012 season including Tyler Riggs, UK's leading scorer for the last three years, along with first-team All-Conference USA and preseason All-Conference player Steven Perinovic, and keeper Jack Van Arsdale who brought home second-team honors in 2012.


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And please… Stop using that reverse psychology. Stop lowering yourself just to get sympathy. And for God sake, stop saying that I was the reason that you have been ignored! If only you knew how to be sensitive to other people, if only you knew how to consider my feelings before your actions, if only you knew how to NOT take advantage, you would not be ignored. You would still get the attention that you want and as far as I'm concern, I might be okay with it.
Even with you.
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- Coarse salt or pretzel salt, for sprinkling (see Note)
In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine the 3 3/4 cups of bread flour with the warm water, yeast, kosher salt and butter and knead at medium speed until the flour is evenly moistened, 2 minutes. Increase the speed to high and knead until a smooth, elastic dough forms around the hook, 8 minutes.
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Cover loosely with a dry kitchen towel and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces and form each one into a ball. Cover the dough balls with the towel and let rest for another 5 minutes.
On an unfloured surface, roll each ball of dough into an 18-inch-long rope, tapering them slightly at both ends. To shape each pretzel, form the rope into a U shape. Cross the ends over each other twice to form the twist, then bring the ends to the bottom of the U and press the tips onto it. Arrange the pretzels on 2 large baking sheets lined with parchment paper and let stand uncovered in a warm place for 45 minutes, or until slightly risen. Refrigerate the pretzels uncovered for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Preheat the oven to 400°. While wearing latex gloves, long sleeves and safety goggles, fill a large, deep ceramic, plastic or glass bowl with the lukewarm water. Carefully add the lye (always be sure to add lye to water, never the other way around) and, taking care not to splash, stir the solution occasionally until all the beads have fully dissolved, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spatula, gently lower a pretzel into the solution for 15 seconds. Carefully turn the pretzel over and soak it for another 15 seconds. With the spatula, remove the pretzel from the lye solution and return it to the baking sheets.
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Apple launched the new phone on 21 September, just as reports were breaking about users discovering embarrassing cartography in its new Maps app, which is included in the update of Apple'' operating system.
Errors included the total disappearance of Shakespeare's home town of Stratford-upon-Avon and Germany's capital city Berlin being relocated to Antarctica.
Apple's new Maps app is part of the iOS 6 upgrade and is being rolled out to replace Google Maps.
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The Dinner Horn (Blowing the Horn at Seaside), 1870, oil on canvas, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
In the late 1860s, Homer turned to life in rural and coastal America for his subject matter. His postwar work employs a brighter palette and freer brushwork, and shows his interest in the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere. The freshness of his touch is evident in the brilliant light and delicate coloration of The Dinner Horn (Blowing the Horn at Seaside. The young woman sounding the call to dinner appears in several other paintings and relates to one of Homer's favorite motifs throughout the 1870s: the solitary female figure, often absorbed in thought or work.


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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Ask Da'Sean Butler his thoughts about being on the cover of Athlon Magazine and he'll ask you if they used a good picture of him. That's because he says he hasn't seen it – and probably won't.
|Junior Da'Sean Butler appears on the cover of this year's Athlon Magazine.
Submitted photo
Butler isn't much for reading about himself or a Mountaineer basketball program that has consistently exceeded expectations each year he has been in Morgantown.
Two years ago, despite getting one of the top winners in the history of the college game in Bob Huggins, West Virginia was supposed to experience a drop off because the players didn't fit Huggins' system. West Virginia won 26 games, made it to the Big East tournament semifinals and reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the third time in the last four seasons.
This year, people are once again hedging their bets on West Virginia because the Mountaineers have been forced to go it alone without forward Joe Alexander.
No disrespecting Joe Alexander, but anyone who has studied West Virginia basketball closely understands that the Mountaineers have won several games in the past without big contributions from the high-flying forward, Butler says.
"If one person is not doing well somebody else will step in and fill that spot or the team will collectively do it together," Butler explained.
Bring up West Virginia's predicted middle-of-the-pack finish in the Big East this year and you get the usual roll of the eyes and the shrug of the shoulders from Butler.
"I don't pay attention to it," he says. "We haven't been picked to finish in the top five in the conference ever and we're never ranked. But we somehow find a way to get into the rankings or get into the top five (in the league). This year we plan on doing the same thing. Sooner or later, maybe when we graduate, they will start ranking us."
Butler points out that the veterans on the team are battled tested against a tough Big East Conference slate and the made-for-television non-conference schedule Huggins is known for putting together each year. This season the Mountaineers have games against Iowa, Kansas State or Kentucky, at Mississippi, at Ohio State and a real tooth-puller against Davidson in the Jimmy V Classic in New York City.
"It's very important to play against teams like that," Butler said. "There are certain games that people look at and they have an excuse for us winning the game. When we played UCLA my freshman year and we beat them it was like, 'Well it doesn't count because UCLA didn't have their point guard.' We beat Arizona and it was like, 'OK if they didn't have Joe (Alexander) they probably wouldn't have won the game.' The Duke game as well. There are a lot of buts but we still won the game."
Butler believes athletic junior Wellington Smith is capable of stepping into Alexander's spot and doing a solid job this season. And if everyone else plays to their ability Smith won't have to duplicate Alexander's production anyway.
"I would hope that everybody takes on Joe's role because he was a very important piece last year," Butler said. "If we have one person that steps up and assumes Joe's role that's cool and if it's a whole team effort that's fine, too. Since I've been watching West Virginia basketball when they started recruiting me everything has been like a well-balanced scoring team, from Alex (Ruoff) and even the people before Alex was here."
Butler, now a chisled 6-foot-7-inch, 225-pound forward, has been one of West Virginia's most consistent players, averaging double figures both years in the program. Last season Butler averaged 13 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while playing the second most minutes on the team.
The Newark, N.J., resident is also one of only three guys to start all 37 games last year. Ironically, Butler was one of the players some thought might have a tough time making the switch from John Beilein to Bob Huggins.
In the beginning Butler had his doubts, too.
"After our first scrimmage when we played Mountain State it was just not working," the junior admitted. "It was impossible and I didn't see it working for me. The defense … I know I play defense but you're so tired from playing defense that when you go down on offense you can barely do anything.
"It got overbearing that game and then we got to the next practice. Under Beilein the first guys really didn't practice after the games. Well the next day after Mountain State we had a full-blown, three-hour practice. It was like goodness. After a while your body gets used to it and gets accustomed to hurting."
The turning point for Butler came when he realized that Huggins was not going to give in to the players.
"Once you stopped crying and complaining about what hurts and just get focused on what you have to do which is play basketball and win games, that's when it clicked for me," Butler admitted.
Butler says it is when the players are tired and complaining that Huggins likes to remind them about their dreams of playing in the NBA. This isn't easy and the NBA isn't easy either, he says.
"Everybody has dreams of playing professional basketball and they play more than 40-45 games a year," Butler said. "That's just half the season. Your body is going to hurt and nobody wants to hear you complaining. You have to be better than your problems."
Despite returning five key contributors from last year's team Butler realizes that no jobs are safe because the coaching staff has recruited a talented cast of newcomers that is expected to make practices even more spirited and competitive this fall.
"It's going to be a battle every day," Butler said. "Devin (Ebanks) is unbelievably talented. He can handle the basketball, he can shoot it and he's good with scoring the basketball. Kevin (Jones) is one of the hardest workers I have ever seen. From the time we had our first workout he's always dead tired after we're done because he works so hard."
Butler says guard Truck Bryant will bring additional toughness to the backcourt.
"He's phenomenal when he has the ball in his hands," Butler mentioned. "Truck is working on things like his defense and he's getting accustomed to playing the guard game. I don't know any guards that work harder than Joe Mazzula and Joe is coming out of his head. Truck is holding his own against Joe and that says a lot."
Butler also believes West Virginia will more than hold its own once again this year.
"We just have to prove everybody wrong again and that's our plan," he said.


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Camp inside Space Center Houston!
We will be going to NASA on Saturday, April 26th, 2014, for a one night sleep over. This trip is for Bears and Webelos only
The cost will be $55 per person. You can pay online through Paypal.
When: Saturday April 26th
Time: Check-in at 5pm, Program starts promptly at 6pm (dinner provided).
Where: Space Center Houston / 1601 NASA Parkway/ Houston, TX 77058
Here is a link to NASA's page about the camp-ins:
- The Webelos will complete the essential components of the Scientist Badge as they design a protective spacesuit for a shuttle astronaut, discover the effects of air pressure, and conduct activities involving Bernoulli's Principle and Pascal's law.
- The Bears will complete Space Arrow Points as they discover the planets in our Solar System, make a star wheel chart, build and launch a basic rocket, and learn about the constellations in the night sky in our planetarium!!!
We have plenty of slots reserved, but we need to confirm how many scouts are going and pay by Monday March 1st. This is a hard deadline, please signup early if you are planning on going.
Please contact (Alan Hutcheson) at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.


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