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Crane Creek Country Club At-A-Glance
|Year Opened: 1963
Locations: Boise, Idaho
Superintendent: Adam Bagwell
Holes: 18
Turf: 007 bentgrass on the greens; bentgrass fairways; back nine tees are a bent poa mix and the front nine tees are ryegrass; the rough areas are a little bit of everything
Equipment: Jacobsen® all-electric ECLIPSE® 322 riding greens mowers (2); Jacobsen hybrid ECLIPSE 322 (1); Jacobsen ECLIPSE2 walking greens mowers (4), Jacobsen ECLIPSE 122F walking greens mowers (4); Jacobsen LF550 fairway mowers (3); Jacobsen TR-3 trim mower (1); Cushman® Turf Truckster® utility vehicles (3)
In an age where communication is easier and faster than ever, it can be a struggle to distinguish valuable information from all the noise. Superintendent Adam Bagwell of Crane Creek Country Club has struck an impeccable balance with his staff and members by delivering valuable data to create a unique understanding amongst the community.
After growing up on a farm in Pennsylvania, Bagwell attended college at Penn State with the intention of becoming an engineer. After just one year, Bagwell quickly realized that he wanted to pursue a career that would mirror his outdoor upbringing. This realization led him into Penn State's turf management program where Bagwell completed his undergraduate degree and then later went on to receive his Masters of Professional Studies in Turf Management.
Although Bagwell was beginning his new career in the turf industry, he didn't stray far from his farming roots.
"In 1999, my grandfather passed away and my grandmother offered me the ability to run the operation of the farm in Pennsylvania. Shortly after, I ended up growing the farm from 200 to 1500 acres," says Bagwell. "That same year, I obtained my first superintendent position where I completed a full grow-in."
During this time, Bagwell was working about 100 hours per week between the farm and the golf course. This overwhelming work load continued up until 2007, when he moved to Idaho and became the superintendent at Crane Creek Country Club.
Crane Creek Country Club is a private 18-hole golf course outside of Boise, Idaho. The course gets approximately 27,000 rounds of golf per year, only closing an average of three weeks (depending on snowfall).
"I have 15 full-time staff on my crew, but we get up to about 35 in the summer months," says Bagwell. "They're a really great group to work with. My biggest goal for my team is to teach them to be more detail-oriented around the course."
Although his work week had become more manageable since his days of farming, Bagwell's new endeavor did not come without its own set of challenges.
"My biggest initial challenge when I first started here was irrigation," says Bagwell. "There was no satellite communication within the system and we had a well that was failing. In the first year alone there were 41 lateral breaks."
In addition to challenges with irrigation, Bagwell also faced a massive course construction project that began last September.
"Last fall, we closed the front 9 holes in order to kill the greens and begin new construction," explains Bagwell. "The mandate was to maintain the general character of the greens, but soften the slope to help with obtaining desired green speed."
Working at an incredibly fast pace, the greens were cored, restored and sodded within one month in addition to rebuilding all the surrounding bunkers. Following the completion, Bagwell went on to finish renovation on the tees by the first week in November.
"After seeding in November, we blanketed everything and, despite a cold spell, it all survived through the winter," says Bagwell. "In the spring, we came back to a lot of bare dirt, but miraculously, after a lot of hard work, we opened May 15th."
In addition to the improvements made on the course, Crane Creek Country Club also went through major renovations to their tennis courts, patio area, parking lots and landscaping.
"Overall we have an incredibly supportive membership here, but after so much construction around the club and on the course, they were ready for it to be over," says Bagwell. "It's been difficult to get to the smaller details on the course with the staff numbers I have and the larger projects going on. I'm trying to help the members understand our prioritization when it comes to things like weeding when we're still trying to finish the grow-in."
While Bagwell and his crew continue to finish the first half of course renovations, they are also beginning to plan the back nine construction.
Bagwell has found communication with his members to not only be effective when renovations are happening at the club, but also for sharing quantifiable data that can show members what goes into keeping the course at ideal conditions.
"When I first arrived here, green speed was a huge issue with our members," explains Bagwell. "I thought the best way to educate our members on green speed was to make it scientific, because our members understand data."
Putting his Masters degree to good use, Bagwell used the technology he had on hand, Google Forms on his phone, to begin a green speed log. Each day, Bagwell and his crew will record the green speed and firmness on each green and compare it with the maintenance done on the green that day. Bagwell also gathers data through wireless in-ground sensors that send more detailed information on moisture and firmness.
"We distributed a survey to our members to try and figure out what they wanted in green speed," says Bagwell. "We classified speeds as slow, medium or fast to understand member expectations and try to work toward them."
A large part of his green speed project was based on the performance of his all-electric Jacobsen ECLIPSE 322 riding greens mower. Bagwell was also a test pilot for the ECLIPSE mowers before they debuted in 2007.
"We have two all-electric ECLIPSE 322s, four ECLIPSE 122Fs, and four ECLIPSE2s at Crane Creek," says Bagwell. "We actually had two of the first all-electric ECLIPSE 322s that came off the manufacturing line at Jacobsen."
In addition to the ECLIPSE mowers, Bagwell also has three LF550 large area reel mowers for the fairways, TR-3 trim mowers and Cushman Turf Trucksters. For some of the harder to reach areas of the course, every couple of years Bagwell will rent 500 goats and fence them into the natural grass areas to let them eat.
Bagwell takes the data he collects throughout the year and sends it out to the membership in a report. The report includes data surrounding what different maintenance practices occur such as mowing, rolling and FOC and how that data corresponds to green speed on any given day.
"By sending all of this data to our membership it legitimizes what we do," says Bagwell. "It also takes some pressure off of me because when I present people with scientific facts, it promotes better understanding of the challenges we face."


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I'm currently running 35 front 38 in the rear, but I'm looking to increase the front pressure to run Square all around
Problem is, even at 35 front, things can get a little jiggly over rough roads. Plus I'm at about 10,000 miles, which means the tires are beginning to harden and are less compliant.
Although both my BMWs recommended 32/35, I have been running them at 35 square without any problems. Tires last longer and the ride is well controlled and precise. So, being used to this kind of ride, I have also been running the ATS at the same pressures without problems. Yeah, it might be riding a little stiffer than at the recommended pressures, but I feel there are two benefits that override the occasional jitteriness: 1) More precise handling, 2) Better tire wear.
BTW, on my 325, the right rear tire wore out faster than the other tires. Guys at Tires Choice told me the reason was that with my rear wheel drive, the initial power/traction is directed to that wheel and thus it gets more use???
If by some coincidence you kept accelerating hard and the rear passenger side tire was always spinning, then yes it could happen faster. But first I'd make sure everything else in the alignment was ok, the tire was inflated properly, and there were no structural issues with the tire.
First Ride: Burning rubber in the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
Does anyone here know what the stock wheels offsets are for the 19" OEM wheels are? Thx
It might be to soon, I have not seen any on a car yet. The 2014's on our lot are all plated chrome 18.
Changing tire pressure is not really a good way to "tune" the handling of a car, particularly for normal street driving. There is really only one proper tire pressure for street driving under 100 mph and that is primarily determined by the load (weight) on the tire. Too much pressure makes the tread bulge out in the middle, the contact patch gets smaller and you wear out the center of the tire. Too little pressure doesn't support the tread enough and the weight of the car rides on the edges of the tire, wearing that part out. You do get a bigger contact patch though, which is why off-roaders "air down" their tires when they leave the highway. If you are carrying a full load of passengers and baggage, you need to add air pressure because the weight the tire must support has increased. That is why the tire pressure placard on the door has multiple pressures listed. Too little pressure for a given load on the tire can cause it to dangerously overheat as well due to over-flexing of the carcass. Having the proper air pressure for a given load means the tread evenly supports the weight of the car across the whole width of the tire, giving you an optimum contact patch.
The sharpness of the handling, as affected by the tires, is primarily determined by the sidewall stiffness that's built into the carcass of the tire. "Sport" tires have stiff sidewalls and quick handling, even jittery, "touring" tires have soft sidewalls for a good ride but "mushy" handling.
Thanks for the input.


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by Dan Brekke, Lisa Pickoff-White, Jon Brooks, Lisa Aliferis
Read BART strike day three coverage here.
Update 7:45 p.m. Now that the evening commute is largely winding down, we're going to sign off until 7 a.m. tomorrow.
But we leave you with a quick recap of the issues in this strike, from KQED's Bryan Goebel.
Like many labor/management disagreements, "it boils down to a dispute over a pay raise and contributions to health and pension plans," he says. In this case, the unions want a 23 percent pay raise, and BART initially countered with 4 percent increase, then doubled that to an 8 percent offer over the weekend. BART also says it reduced the amount they had wanted workers to contribute to their pension and health benefits.
But Goebel also talked to transit advocates including TransForm and Public Advocates. They said part of the problem is bigger than wages and benefits. "They point the finger at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for funding BART extensions, instead of focusing on improving the existing system," Goebel says. "They point to big capital projects like extensions to the Oakland Airport and to Livermore, things they contend BART can't really afford." Advocates say these big projects have soaked up money that could have been used to update systems and service.
The last BART strike in 1997 lasted 6 days.
Update 6:15pm: We're now getting reports in from people who have actually arrived home, and it's not pretty out there. In our non-scientific survey of riders waiting for a casual carpool ride, ferry, bus or even combination of the three, it was significantly harder to get home tonight than to get in this morning.
KQED's Isabel Angell lives in Richmond. She came in via casual carpool this morning and her commute took about an hour. But going home, she took Muni to an Oakland ferry and then AC Transit. It was a three-hour trip. "I shudder to think what I would do if AC Transit goes on strike," she says.
Meanwhile, at the casual carpool pickup point at Beale and Howard, Gracia Schepp of Pleasant Hill has been waiting more than 90 minutes for a ride home and no one has stopped. She finally called her husband to come get her. KQED's Chase Thomas says people who live in Richmond and Vallejo seem to have the most ride offers. Oakland, Berkeley and perhaps Pleasant Hill have the fewest.
Andrea Short of Oakland (who was quoted in this blog earlier today saying that traffic on the approach to the Bay Bridge was the worst she'd ever seen) took Muni to the ferry to a free shuttle. She could have waited for an AC Transit bus for the last leg home, but said she was "tired of waiting around for transportation at this point." She is currently walking two miles, uphill, to her apartment building. It's been two hours, 15 minutes and counting.
Update 4:30pm: KQED's Chase Thomas is at the casual carpool pick-up spot at Beale and Howard in San Francisco. He talked to Eric Gonzalez of Richmond who commutes by casual carpool every day. Generally, Gonzalez says there are just a handful of people in line who need a ride. Today there are more than 50 people, and, "I don't see many drivers," says Gonzalez. The morning commute, he said, generally takes 20 minutes or so. Today, it was closer to two hours.
Kaitlyn Swack is trying to get home to El Sobrante from her job in San Francisco's Financial District. She told Thomas she normally BARTs, and it takes about 30 minutes. Coming in wasn't too bad, she said. But "this is looking like a mess," she said, in reference to the crowd. She's anticipating a long trip home.
Update 3:45 p.m. KQED's Dan Brekke is making his way home to the East Bay on a ferry. He reports it's "by far the most crowded I have ever seen the Transbay ferries — every seat taken and scores of passengers, including me, standing."
But he may be one of the lucky ones. Earlier, the line to get on the boat was doubled back on itself. "Definitely the longest line for the ferry I've ever seen," he said.
Many passengers were anticipating they may be in for a wait of an hour or more.
Brekke also notes the Coast Guard is "out in force" and keeping watch on water traffic in and out at the Ferry Building.
There has been no apparent movement today in terms of labor negotiations. "Unfortunately, we do not have any further information on when negotiations will resume or how long the strike may last," BART said in a statement today.
So one more time …. here's our resource page for BART alternatives.
Update 3 p.m. As we head into the afternoon commute, the post-mortem on this morning's debut time-of-BARTlessness is pretty much in the "bad-but-could've-been worse" category. From AP:
(M)orning rush hour did not come to a standstill as feared, and some travelers who used carpool lanes and other options added relatively little time to their commutes.
"It's been an absolute nightmare for some commuters, but we didn't see total gridlock," said Stuart Cohen, executive director of TransForm, an Oakland-based nonprofit organization focused on public transportation and walkable communities. "Everybody got so worried about potential congestion they found an alternative,"
Of course, whether you think the term "chaos" should have been applied, as the Merc did in its story today, is sort of like use of the word "depression" as opposed to "recession." It's a depression if you are personally out of a job, a recession if you're not.
So call it "chaos" if it's taking you like twice as long to get where you're going, and just an awful inconvenience if you're doing better than that.
Update 12:45 p.m. Anyone who thought one morning of chaos might move the parties closer together …. not quite yet.
"The District has informed the mediators that we are hoping they can schedule talks very soon," BART said in a statement this afternoon.
"Unfortunately, we do not have any further information on when negotiations will resume or how long the strike may last."
Update 11 a.m.
BART workers went on strike for the first time in 16 years this morning, leaving around 200,000 people looking for another way to get to work or school or the airport or wherever.
Today's strike came after the contract with two of BART's unions expired at midnight without a new deal in place. Union chief negotiator Josie Mooney, of SEIU Local 1021, blames management: "Clearly, BART management never intended to negotiate a contract with us fairly and squarely. They have created a terrible situation for the riding public and for our members."
A statement from BART says the unions walked away from the table after reaching tentative agreement on 11 items.
Meanwhile, ferries filled up and traffic was slow on the Bay Bridge. The San Francisco Chronicle reported "bumper-to-bumper traffic," made worse by several crashes. Commuter Andrea Short said she's never seen traffic so bad on the approach to the bridge. KQED News intern Chase Thomas said it took him two hours to drive to San Francisco from his house in Martinez, about double the usual time. The San Jose Mercury News reported that CHP has "advised filling up gas tanks and bringing along plenty of water in case of long waits in traffic."
On the positive side, AC Transit workers did not go on strike. The Oakland-based bus agency and its drivers announced last night they're continuing to negotiate and employees will stay on the job. The agency handles about 190,000 passenger trips each weekday, mostly in Oakland and Berkeley.
Shuttle buses, carpools, ferries
KQED's Francesca Segre said people seemed to be figuring out the shuttle bus system that's been set up to get people from the station to the airport — although she did run into one passenger at dawn who said she "hadn't gotten the memo" about today's strike.
More people headed to the casual carpool this morning as an alternative to BART. At the North Berkeley BART station, between eight to 12 cars were waiting at any given time to pick up carpoolers and take them to the Financial District of San Francisco, said KQED's Deborah Svoboda.
About 100 people were waiting for the ferry to Oakland. However, the line is not as long as staff expected.
Doris Johnson from San Francisco was escorted to the Ferry Building by her husband. "He's here this morning because he's trying to protect me. He thinks it's unsafe for me to be out this early in the morning alone," she said. "We walked from where we live at Leavenworth and Turk to the Civic Center to get to the 5 … and now we're here at the East Bay Terminal trying to get a bus to Oakland to 19th and Harrison."
Michelle Crow from Fremont usually takes the 7 a.m. BART from Union City, but this morning she got up at 4 a.m. and took the 5 a.m. ferry to San Francisco. "[I'm] kind of pissed off. It's just tiring. I'm just dreading what it's going to be like in the afternoon. I'm expecting the worst," she said. "I do have workers' compensation, so I do understand the plight of the BART workers, but on the other hand I just think maybe they're asking for a little bit much."
Margaret Creelman usually takes the ferry to work in San Francisco. She told KQED's Aarti Shahani that "it was a lot more crowded than normal. A lot more people. A lot more sitting around. … Normally, everybody is pretty quiet in the morning. There's a lot more bodies and a lot more chatter."
Meanwhile, ride-sharing services Sidecar, Uber and Lyft all said they were increasing drivers on the road to meet the extra demand.
BART said this afternoon it is hoping to schedule talks "very soon," but that "we do not have any further information on when negotiations will resume or how long the strike may last."
According to BART management before talks broke down, a tentative agreement was reached on 11 items. But on KQED radio's Forum program this morning, Randy Rentschler, director of legislation and public affairs for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), said that on the main issues — compensation and health and pension contributions — the two sides are far apart.
"Over time, public agencies have sought to protect their workers from increasing health care costs that have really snarled our economy for decades," he said. "I think that both sides are really stuck in this kind of national issue of rising health care costs, pensions that are difficult; and you can see that those are the two sticking points. …. Whether or not the two sides can find a middle ground on that subject is still an open question."
Alicia Trost, spokeswoman for BART, said the agency is "trying to figure out a balance between investing in our employees and investing in our system." Trost said that BART doubled its wage-increase proposal" yesterday, but that the union did not come back with a "more reasonable" offer. "We're hoping the strike allows our employees to let off some steam. Maybe that'll help get us back to the table and come up with a reasonable compromise," she said.
Mooney, chief negotiator for SEIU 1021, disputed the characterization that the unions had left the negotiations She said that what BART is characterizing as an offer of a wage increase really amounts to no net benefit for workers.
"If I give you a quarter in Paragraph 1 and then I take it away in Paragraph 2, that still amounts to zero," she said. "So while BART management has put a 5 percent raise on Page 1 … they've taken it away on Page 4." Mooney said that means the gains in salary that workers would win under BART's proposal would be effectively nullified by a requirement that workers contribute an equivalent amount to their pensions. Citing "millions of dollars of surplus," Mooney said that BART's offer does not acknowledge that "the system is in great shape" and that "ridership is up."
BART's Alicia Trost, however, said, "We don't have a surplus. We have a tremendous unfunded capital need." She said in coming years, BART wants to buy 1,000 new train cars and a new train-control system, costs to which the agency will have to contribute 25 percent.


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WALLTITE and "spraying blindly"
I have a circa 1930's home in the cold northeast that lacks virtually all insulation. The walls are lath and plaster so insulating from the inside is almost a show stopper, there is also no outside house wrap.
One thing that intrigues me is the spray insulations like WALLTITE, however I am unsure if you can essentially "spray blindly" since it would be applied in the wall gaps.
If possible this seems more effective than blown cellulose since it creates a seal, and also acts as a vapor barrier. I am just unsure if this is really a viable option in my case.
Vapor barrier recommendations are dependent on location.
CC SPF is a better air seal and will serve as a vapor barrier (class 2 at 2" in most cases)
The SPF will require a bunch more demo to get to everything whereas the cellulose will allow you to dense pack via more surgical installation locations.
If you are doing and exterior cladding change out, the insulation schedule changes dramatically as does the interior demo.
What are you going to do to the home?
Well still planning things out. Originally I wanted to dump the lath and plaster but it's in general very good shape being 80+ years old. The amount of demo that would need to be done to take it out would likely be staggering.
The goal is to change out some things on the home, while keeping the character and the quality of the house. For instance I would not put in vinyl siding just to cut costs, I'll replace old/damaged clapboards with new ones. Same with windows, either a refurb of the current counter-weighted wood windows or replacement wood windows.
However a big concern right now is it looks like I will be spending $400/mo on oil fired forced air heat and hot water. The hot water tank is pretty mizerly, and sipped through ~50 gallons of oil in from April (when we bought the house) till October. However now that it's getting cold and the heat is on, the lack of any real insulation in the house, combined with it being oil, is sticking me with $400+ month oil bills. The tank is new, and the forced hot air heater is pretty new and efficient. So my goal is to swap out with gas and insulate where possible.
Thanks to a bonus room in the attic, getting the roof insulated looks to be a real challenge, so I was thinking the spray insulation like WALLTITE. The walls though look to be an even bigger challenge so I was wondering if blown cellulose would be the best application for that, or if things like the lack of a vapor barrier, combined with likely poor sealing around gaps would make blown cellulose less attractive to shoot for.
Air seal and insulated first. That will be your biggest return on investment.
but, if you have some friends (or hire good helpers), it will go A LOT faster and easier. if you could muster 10 good helpers, and have things preplanned = place to put the waist, buckets, hammers, etc. 1000sf house, walls and ceilings could be done easily in one day. ask me how i know this.
do it on a windy summer day.
Any other tips if I were to rip out the old lath and plaster?
check you ceiling joists = are they flat enough ? perhaps you will need to sister new ones. ask me how i know this.
its not hard, just a lot of work. i didn't want to do it myself. i was only going to do the outside walls, for the insulation. but these guys talked me into doing all of it. and i did new windows. in the end, i KNOW i will be MUCH happier doing it this way. and the value of the house has gone way up.
oh, and here is a BIG ONE = hope and find out if you have metal lathe in the wall. this makes it tougher, in my experience.
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You don't have to read "Outrageous Fortune" to know that the relationship is broken between America's theaters and America's playwrights, if you're a playwright. But to understand how this situation came to be we have to step outside of the theater swirl. The fact is, America's relationship with writers is broken. And, as a result, America's relationship with ideas is broken.
Two factors brought this about. I'm not going to offer judgment on the situation so much as point out what seems obvious to me. The offensive against writers was conducted on two fronts. The first was Hollywood, where the denigration of writers is a given in the movie world. Writers are hacks who have their pathetic efforts saved by The Director and The Actor.
The second place the offensive against writers took place was on university campuses. There the idea the Dead White Male Writers are the problem with our culture was promulgated by the MLA and others. In an effort to expand the horizon of students to include voices not from the perceived ruling elite, it became accepted wisdom that writers who had been held up for years as exemplary practitioners of the craft of writing were politically incorrect and irrelevant in a just world.
These ideas spread beyond the rarefied confines of Hollywood studios and the universities to the "culture" at large. Writers are obsolete. Everyone who owns a computer and starts a blog is a writer. Citizen journalists are better than those of the MSM. Writers are a bunch of losers who want to get paid. How dare they? Anybody can write.
The result of this concerted effort to knock writers off of any and all pedestals is that original ideas are no longer important. A car chase will keep you entertained and engrossed much more than a discussion between Wally Shawn and Andre Gregory, and there are serious dollar numbers to back that up. And, dollars, since the Reagan years, are all that count in American society.
How do we make writers important again? Make ideas important again.
That is a lot easier said than done.
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Because of the Fourth Amendment's protections, courts presume that searches and seizures inside a home without a warrant are unreasonable. And evidence police officers obtain after illegally entering a home is inadmissible in court.
But if an occupant consents to the police searching a home, the search may be valid. It's a relatively easy question when the owner of a home agrees to the police searching the premises—the search is, in all likelihood, legal.
Even occupants who have less than full rights over the premises can, through consent, provide legal justification for officers searching parts of the house. For example, a roommate can give consent that allows the police to search her room, the living room, and the kitchen. But since she doesn't have access to or control over her roommate's separate bedroom, she can't provide proper authorization for the police to search it. (For more, see Where the Police Can Look When Your Roommate Consents to a Search.)
So, what happens when a houseguest tells the cops that they can search a home?
If the owner of a home authorizes a third party to allow the police to look around, that third party's consent will justify a search. And a person who doesn't live in a home but who uses and has joint access to or control over parts of it can authorize the police to search those parts.
But someone who is a mere guest generally doesn't have authority to let the police snoop around. The question is whether police officers reasonably believe that someone who provides consent has normal access to and use of the parts of the house to be searched. Even if that person turns out to be a guest without any such access or control, the officers' reasonable but mistaken belief otherwise legitimizes a search.
For more on searches pursuant to a guest's agreement, including those where the primary residents are present, see Ignorance Isn't Bliss: When Police Search a Home With Only a Guest's Consent.


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Rangers' Kreider makes leap from college to NHL
The development cost of the wicked shot that Chris Kreider has brought to the New York Rangers was paid by Boston College for repairs made to university property.
"Chris would come early to practice to shoot pucks," BC coach Jerry York said, "which I thought was a great idea, but once a week he would break a pane of plexiglass and stall my practice. I said, 'Go ahead and practice, but it's got to be on the net.' "
Kreider, 21, is no longer breaking glass panels, but he is breaking ground by jumping directly from college hockey to being a significant contributor on a team competing in the Eastern Conference final. He has four goals, including two game-winners, in 14 NHL games.
On April 8, he was helping Boston College win the Frozen Four, college hockey's national championship and eight days later he was playing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
"To me, this is almost like a baseball player playing in the college World Series and stepping into the real World Series," York said.
Kreider is the second player in NHL history to score four playoff goals before he has played a regular-season game. The other is Eddie Mazur, who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the early 1950s.
Kreider is the third player to register six playoff points before playing a regular-season game, joining Mazur and former Rangers player George McPhee, now the Washington Capitals general manager.
"I don't know if you can prepare yourself enough, because it's a big leap (to the NHL)," Kreider said.
He is the first Ranger rookie to have two playoff game-winners since Mike Allison 31 years ago.
"He has surprised me, even though I knew he had a lot of talent," said Rangers forward Brian Boyle said. "The way he handles himself is impressive. It's not easy coming into a dressing room in this situation. He has helped us win games."
Kreider hasn't even permanently moved to New York. He's living out of his suitcase. "But it's a big suitcase," he said.
At 6-3, 230, Kreider might be the best U.S.-born power winger prospect since the days of Keith Tkachuk and Bill Guerin.
"He went from a raw, great skater to a player that has picked up the offensive instincts of the game — finding open ice, anticipating play and using his speed as a means of creating offense and backing off opponents," said USA Hockey's Jim Johannson.
Johannson selected him to play for the U.S. national team with NHL players while Kreider was in college.
"He has a football player's physique," York said. "If he grew up in Florida, he would have been a running back."
Kreider was drafted in 2009, and after his freshman and sophomore seasons, he could have signed with the Rangers, but chose to stay in school.
"Chris felt he had more to accomplish at BC in terms of getting closer to graduation and winning another national championship," said his agent, Matt Keator. "His education and loyalty to his teammates are huge priorities to him."
He is four classes short of a communications degree, and he said he plans to finish his degree work within a couple of years.
"We always have said we want our players to leave BC with a (championship) ring in one hand and a diploma in the other," York said. "If he achieves his graduation, and he could also add a Stanley Cup ring, that would be something."
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Thinking of getting a catless DP and hooking that up to my stock exhaust.
What size is the stock STi exhaust?
For those of you who have done this, how does it sound? Much louder than stock?
If I have just a DP can I run cobb stage 2 without getting a cat-back?


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Mark A. Aronchick '74 Joins Board of Councilors of Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Mark Aronckick was recently appointed to the The Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Board of Councilors at the society's annual general meeting in November.
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In 1996, Mr. Aronchick became the first person to serve simultaneously as president of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation and vice chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He also served as treasurer of the Philadelphia Bar Association and was a member of its Board of Governors in addition to co-chairing its Trial Advocacy Course. Mr. Aronchick served as a member of the Civil Rules Committee and as a member of the Disciplinary Board, both of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Judicial Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and as a member of the Bench Bar Relations Task Force of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Aronchick has also served as chair of the Board of Ethics of the City of Philadelphia, as a federal and state court appointed arbitrator or mediator, and as a Judge Pro Tem of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.
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A new post-convention survey shows Republican delegates were highly offended by an inflammatory flier that used an image of an LDS temple and popular Mormon phrases to disparage Sen. Bob Bennett.
GOP delegates saw the use of the religious symbols as inappropriate and the direct-mail piece -- purporting to support Senate candidate Mike Lee -- may have been among the factors that cost Lee his front-runner status at the Utah Republican Convention earlier this month, according to a survey by Brigham Young University's Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy.
"It was very offensive to most who received it and most who heard about it," said Ryan McCoy, who was Lee's campaign manager.
The mailer, which arrived in delegates' mailboxes on the eve of the convention, showed Lee's picture above the LDS Temple and Bennett's above the U.S. Capitol and asked, "Which Candidate Really Has Utah Values?"
More than a third believed, at least initially, that the flier came from the Lee campaign. Delegates -- 90 percent of whom identified themselves as Mormon -- told Lee volunteers it was disgusting that the campaign would send out such material, McCoy said.
"We literally had hundreds of people at convention asking about it," he said. "I spent probably a solid 10 minutes with the mayor of Ogden trying to convince him that we didn't send it out."
The blowback may have been one of several factors that hurt Lee's performance at convention, said Kelly Patterson, director of the BYU center.
"It may have spattered some mud on the Lee campaign," he said. "It wouldn't be the cause of them not voting for Mike Lee, but may have been one more reason to begin to look more seriously at Tim Bridgewater."
A preconvention survey showed Lee riding high and the favorite to come out on top. But he finished behind Bridgewater on the final ballot. The two will square off in a June 22 primary.
Patterson said the postconvention poll also showed that Bridgewater's speech impressed delegates and may have played a part in the outcome, as well.
Bridgewater and Lee had similar approval ratings, which Patterson said could mean that delegates viewed them as basically interchangeable.
The tea party dominated the convention, according to the preconvention survey, with 85 percent of delegates viewing the movement favorably (43 percent saw themselves as active supporters and 61 percent had attended a rally or meeting).
That survey found 97 percent of the GOP delegates believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, a figure that astounded Patterson and made it a tough fight for Bennett.
"This is a very hard campaign for an incumbent to win," Patterson said, "when you talk about 97 percent of the delegates think the nation is off on the wrong track."
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In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea
The history of a town on the northern bank of the St. George River, as told by representatives from Thomaston Historical Society, Thomaston Public Library, Montpelier: the General Henry Knox Museum, and students from Georges Valley High School. Architecture, General Knox, the Civil War, the Great Depression, and the state prison are some of the topics covered.


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Species: Alouatta Belzebul Animals in the Phylum of Chordata all have something called a Notochord.
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Animals in the class of Mammalia all have 3 middle ear bones. The also have hair and can also produce milk. Habitat Red-Handed Howler Monkeys are usually found in mixed forests in the Brazilian Amazon. Reproduction The Red-Handed Howler Monkey reproduces sexually. Adaptations The male Red-Handed Howler Monkeys often howl to assess and intimidate. Behavior Red-Handed Howler Monkeys sleep most of the day. When they are awake, they are usually eating or hunting food. They have strong enough tails to hold their body weight but they rarely us them. When they do use their tails, they are hanging of tree branches. Diet Red-Handed Howler Monkeys are herbivores. They usually eat leaves, tree bark, fruit, stems, and flowers. Pictures Bibliography http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Alouatta_belzebul.html All done!
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Anheuser-Busch is the most likely buyer for state-owned Czech brewer, Budejovicky Budvar, if the latter is privatised, according to two sector bankers.
Heineken of the Netherlands is also likely to make an offer for Budejovicky Budvar, both bankers said, but would probably not accept the same high multiples as A-B would on a deal.
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Indestructible Noise Command were a poor man's Megadeth in thrash metal's boom years; upon reuniting in 2010, the band shifted focus and are now a poor man's Pantera. But there is still value in their power-groove thrash: For every embarrassing moment of overgrown teen angst (see "God Loves Violence"), there is awesome, hysterically fast riffing, like in the middle section of "Swallowed," which suggests Sacred Reich at their most unholy. Really, whenever the band kicks up the speed, it's pure thrashing power; it's the mid-tempo grooves that are stale. And one unfortunate old INC trademark remains: The songs are too long. GREG PRATT
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Did You Spot Daniel Craig's Cameo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
Daniel Craig apparently behind one of the stormtrooper masks.
Daniel Craig apparently behind one of the stormtrooper masks.
Kissing scenes shortened to ease lower certification grade -- hilarity ensues.
Apparently talks are going well.
Burger Fiction clocks 193 different gizmos and spy tools used by 007 across all the films (well, except Spectre) in this superb supercut, including this questionable crocodile disguise. Which is your favourite Bond gadget? See more >>
Spend a few minutes gawking at photos of this incredible, clearly-very-expensive villa. It feels like the awesome pad of a real-life Spectre villain but this Swiss hideaway is the home of VistaJet CEO Thomas Flore. Read more >>
Xbox One title Halo 5: Guardians, has smashed Spectre at the UK box office, bringing in £7.7 million on day one, compared to Bond's £6.3 million. Suck on that, somebody.
An interactive map made by the Guardian plots all of the 146 visits James Bond makes across the globe, spanning 49 countries. 007 clearly gets about at bit, in more ways than one.
We're keen to see what you think.
As your mates bemoan the price of popcorn at the cinema while you wait to see Spectre, keep them sweet (not salty) with these little-known facts about 007.
Spectre seems like an awkward attempt to lighten the franchise and harken back to the hijinks of earlier Bond.
Just how many people has James Bond killed throughout the film saga? This excellent video counts every single hit, as well as clocking up all of 007's pun-tastic moments. Watch it now >>
We got up close and personal with some of cinema's coolest vehicles.
Bond is back! 007's next outing, Spectre, will premiere on Monday 26th October in the UK...and hit cinemas nationwide the very same night. US spy flick fans will be left shaken, not stirred – they'll have to wait until November 6th to see Daniel Craig put his tux back on. [007.com]
Do take care of that blaster, 007. They don't grow on trees.
007 actor to try his hand at saving the world from landmines.
Weapon-trained youth, military gadget advisor, toy developer, and all sorts in between – Ralph Osterhous has lived a crazy life creating some very cool tech for real-life warzones and beyond.


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Howdy from Texas.
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Welcome from Texas!
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Welcome from another Buckeye. Born and raised in Akron also.
Welcome -
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God bless our troops!
Greetings & welcome aboard.
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I am neither an attorney-at-law nor I do play one on television or on the internet. No one should assumes my opinion is legal advice.
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tiling shower wall
The walls on the side of our shower are the lath and plaster we have taken the old tile off and don't know if we should put up the backer board or try to repair the walls with plaster what is the best way? We are giong back with tile
remove the plaster, install 1/2 cement backer board, tape seams , waterproof coating , then tile
Do you have any suggestions on how to remove the plaster
You don't want that plaster in a wet area. It would be best to remove it. You can cut the edges very carefully with a keyhole saw to define the edges and then wreck it with a hammer and a pry bar. Remove the lath and plaster.
Shim the studs as necessary with wood strips to apply 1/2" backerboard flush with the face of the adjoining plaster. Use backerboard screws. Then tape and thinset the backerboard seams, and waterproof it with RedGuard or Kerdi. Then hang tile with thinset mixed from a bag (pre-mixed isn't great for showers).
The Tile Council of North America has some pretty good installation practices on their website.
It sounds like this is not in the shower. The tile application you describe is an odd one. Older homes with tile were done in a mud job. The only plaster was above the tile. The fact that you got the tile off without destroying the plaster entirely is amazing. Sounds like it was put on by a homeowner after the initial installation.
Definitely remove the plaster and lath. If it's wood lath, take the plaster off first by hammering the walls from the bottom up. This will break the keys and it will fall to the floor. After all the plaster is all cleaned up, remove the wood lath.
These walls will not be plumb. The framing might not be even close to being on the same plane. You might have to shim the wall to get it close to plumb. Install the concrete board to just below the tile level if you're not going all the way to the ceiling. Use a mold free sheet good product for the rest of the way up. Tape all seams
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> I would like your thoughts on adding mbmon to allow monitoring of
> volts/fans/temps of system boards.
> It will add 39k for the binary, and a few lines of code to add it to the
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Sounds nice! If it works on a reasonable set of hardware (i.e. on at least one of the common
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Design by Montro
Different versions for different seasons!
The more I look at this, the more I like it, though I get the persistent feeling there's something wrong with it, but I don't know what...maybe make the waves of the heart a wider variety of multicoloured, even if that's not totally scientifically accurate? Oh well. I'd buy it as it is, there's just that nagging feeling...
this is a heart tee i can actually get behind!
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what lemonalle said!
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LOVE the summer one, way to go the extra mile and come up with a heart shirt that doesn't make me wanna projectile vomit dude!
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love the blue one.
Really cool idea! Love both the colour options.
i love the way it is.
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Exploring the role of public health and the use of population health information in e-health's next decade
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Grant Details
Amount Awarded $140,000.00
Awarded on: 12/14/2012
Time frame: 12/15/2012 - 12/31/2013
Grant Number: 70598
Task Force for Global Health, Inc.
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We've bridged the gap between what was once a separate forum and website, so that both entities are completely contained in one nice package.
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If you haven't checked us out lately, stop by and see what Mandalorian costumers are doing all over the world.
I'd like to thank TDH for keeping us linked up, and for all the great people here. It would be much harder to continue to run such a large outfit like Mercs has become without the support of great places like TDH!


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This story featured in the March 2012 issue.
By Eugene Buchanan
At this October's World Rafting Championship, teams from 34 countries descended on Costa Rica's upper Pacuare River for four days of racing, camping, bull-riding and reveling with like-minded kin from the world over. Their goal? A world title crowned after six-man sprint, head-to-head, slalom, and downriver raft-racing events. Me? I was just your everyday C&K correspondent/dirtbag safety kayaker along for the ride. Here's what I learned, should you ever find yourself in my booties—paddling in distant lands, or caught in the testosterone vortex of international competition.
Know your Derecho (straight) from your Derecha (left): After the first day's sprint race, the teams practiced for the downriver race on the Class V lower gorge. I followed in my kayak and was quickly left behind, leaving me to paddle the section solo. Luckily, I came upon a Tico safety kayaker who frantically pointed me derecho at the first horizon line. I headed left, running the drop blind, then eddied out to pair up with my new amigo.
Wave the Flag: Carry your country's banner, because somebody has to keep those darn Slovenian fans in check, with their green "2010 World Champs" T-shirts and obnoxious vuvuzela soccer horns. And polish up on recognizing ensigns of others; nothing says uneducated moron like not knowing a team from the flag on its bibs.
Bring Everything but a Kayak: Follow this down to the nose plugs, removable hip pads and breakdown paddle. It spells freedom. And carry some straps in your stern; being nimble is key, especially dealing with the chaotic cattle-truck shuttle rides.
Don't be Afraid to Paddle a Pink Boat: That's what I got stuck with—a fuchsia Jackson Rocker. But beggars can't be choosers. And at least it was Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the boat matched my toenails (painted pink by my daughter's soccer team).
Hone your Circus Tricks: Francis from the Canadian men's team is a real-life circus performer, and when he began shimmying up a pole one-handed and vaulting over a real-live bull, other competitors had to join in the fun. Which is how Francis' teammate Phillipe, got himself gored.
Practice your Spanish (and 33 Other Languages): At the very least, bring a phrase book. It goes a long way with locals and fellow competitors if you can ask for more than a beer and a bathroom in their own lingo.
Pucker Up: It's the custom with the mujeres to plant a peck on the cheek. Don't be a gomer and just stand there. (Note: it's an air kiss, no contact.)
Hire the Zip-line Guy to Handle Logistics: The event's raft-shuttling tasks went to organizer Rafael Gallo's brother, Victor, whose company builds zip lines. It was the perfect hire. His giant zip line shuttled rafts across the river like a scene from Star Wars, and his tree-mounted, hanging cable system towed them back upstream.
Stretch Like the Japanese: The Japanese men won, and they stretch. You do the math. "They're stretching all the time and they don't drink beer," a German team member noted.
Feel the River: The Colombian team's Juan Gabriel is blind. But he heard commands better than anyone else on his raft. Dressed in shades, a Rasta cap and a colorful shawl, he also held his own at the nightly parties.
Cheer on the Dancing Indonesians: When the drummers and belly dancers, clad in gold skirts and bikini tops, came out for some nighttime entertainment, the Indonesians gyrated right alongside them (of course, they also had more energy, having been eliminated in the head-to-head event's first round).
Don't Dis the Family: The Chilean men's team—comprised of brothers and cousins who all work for the same rafting company on the Maipo River—took first in the head-to-head event and third overall, turning sibling rivalry into a well-oiled machine. "We work pretty well together," says the team's Tomas Astorga. "We're together all the time."
Realize a Rafting Event can Save a River: It worked when Project RAFT came to the Pacuare in 1991, which helped defeat the Dos Montanas Dam. Gallo hopes this event will do the same for another proposed project on the upper canyon. "Hopefully putting the Pacuare on the international map will help," he says.
Don't Rely on GPS: An hour below the downriver finish, after everyone else was long gone, the Hungarian team paddled furiously by me shouting, "Where's the finish?" They weren't looking for their Finnish colleagues; they were lost.
But Reward Chivalry: It turns out they had pulled over to help the Argentine women, who had flipped, and then got hung up afterward. When they finally reached the finish line, someone had already taken the banner away. But their gallantry showcases the event's true river-running roots and good-natured spirit of competition. The altruistic Hungarians were honored that night at the awards party.
Savor the National Anthem: You'll never feel more national pride from rafters than at the awards ceremonies, where the winning teams' anthems played each night. (There was no Star-Spangled Banner; the U.S. men's and women's teams both finished seventh overall.) "We did pretty well considering there were 29 men's teams," U.S. men's captain Chris Reeder says. "But there's definitely some stiff competition out there."
Give the Shirt off your Back: At the final awards party, competitors swap T-shirts as readily as war stories. I ended up with a smelly muscle shirt from Australian captain Graham MacFreddie (thanks, mate), while U.S. team member Seth Mason squeezed into a shirt from the Danish women's team.
Save Energy for the Final Party: It's a rager like no other in paddlesports (sorry, Gauley Fest, you don't have dancing Brazilians), with nearly 50 different teams all swirling in a gigantic, multi-national boating bash. Beers, bands, more bull rides and world-class whitewater have a way of breaking down any lingering language barriers.
Make Plans to Return: That is, to both the 2013 Worlds (in either Serbia, New Zealand or Japan) and to kayak more of Costa Rica. Two tips to trust me on: Hire a shuttle driver to meet you at each takeout, and do an overnight at the Rios Tropicales lodge on the lower Pacuare.
Catch a Ride out to San Jose with the Venezuelan Women's Team: 'Nuff said.


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Just about every week there is a report concerning an "increase" in actions by white power groups in Europe or the United States. A new Expo Foundation study reveals there are 39 different white power groups in Sweden and they are responsible for about 1,946 "actions" whatever that means. It is not too difficult to become upset, aroused or even fearful because twenty young white men march down a street shouting words of hate and anger. They enjoy the sense of freedom and power arising from being the object of angry remarks from crowds and there is always a moment when a "leader" steps up and shouts some words or throws his arm in the air to give a Nazi salute. But, is this simply much ado about nothing? These so-called white "power" groups have no apparent ability to gain power in the legislature, let alone in any area of society. They are fringe shouters who make some noise and are quickly ignored by passerbys.
I doubt if anyone of these white "power" groups will ever gain power to make changes in our daily lives. They will live out their lives living in the shadow of aloneness. At their death, a few men will gather for a moment, utter a few words and then head for the nearest saloon to drink beer and pretend their pot-bellied bodies are capable of doing something that will attract attention.


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Ex-chancellor Schmidt stuns Germans admitting extra-marital affair
By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN (Reuters) - Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, a personification of probity for many Germans, has admitted at the age of 96 that he had an extra-marital affair many decades ago.
Schmidt, who ruled during a turbulent era from 1974 to 1982, said in a new book that his wife Loki offered to step aside for his mistress, but he turned down that option.
His confession was a stunning relegation considering he often publicly professed his love for his wife, who was a popular botanist and author. She died in 2010 at 91 after 68 years of marriage.
"I had a relationship with another woman," Schmidt is quoted saying in Stern magazine in excerpts from his new book "Was ich noch sagen wollte" (What I still wanted to say). Schmidt did not reveal many details about the affair other than to say:
"It was in the late '60s or early '70s that Loki offered to separate over it," he said, adding he was flabbergasted by her suggestion they break apart so he could be with the other woman.
"There's no way I can leave you," he said he told his wife. "That's a completely absurd idea."
Schmidt said he stayed in contact with the other woman and attended her funeral two years ago.
Schmidt took power after his Social Democrat (SPD) ally Willy Brandt was forced to resign as chancellor when a close aide was unmasked as an East German spy. Continued...


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Another method that I guess qualifies, as scouting is to go fishing on Old Hickory and listen for them to gobble while you work a prime springtime bank. Judge Durham and I have killed a bird or two that way. Of course, unless you can walk on water, it does help to have a boat. Just be sure you are not on private property. Many birds on that river. It is a lot more fun when you can combine a turkey hunt and a fishing trip. I have had a beautiful morning or two doing that. If you dont succeed at one, you might at the other.
Big Bird Campbell looks for droppings but that does not hold much appeal for me. One thing that will tell you is if there are turkeys currently around. I guess you might also look for dusting places like old roads through the woods. Gobblers like those places and you can usually find their dusting spots provided it has not rained so much there is no dust.
There is a pleasant type of scouting. I am not opposed to a walk in the woods just at daylight, stopping often to listen for gobbling on some ridge. Even if you dont hear one, it is a good way to spend some time. I love the smell of the spring woods.
The season opens for the young sportsmen, ages 10-16, March 24-25. For the rest of us it opens March 31 and runs through May 13. During that period, you will hear the hunters talking about the gobblers being all henned up, just not gobbling, or not gobbling once they fly down and all sorts of things like that. I dont really know what all that means. I know you are allowed one bearded bird per day not to exceed four per season and if you are shooting a shotgun, you must have number four shot or smaller. But I dont get all excited about turkey hunting. Truth is I spend most of my time chasing smallmouth.
The two places I deer hunt around here are covered up with turkeys. I expect I might ease out and try to kill one but I really dont know why. I do not like turkey in terms of eating, either wild or tame. So I would have to give the meat away. I can do that. I do get some enjoyment out of calling one in but not so much I would pass up a fishing trip or go when it is raining. That brings up another thought.
Every time it rains, especially a soft, gentle rain, my yard is full of turkeys. I guess they come to eat the worms that come out. I have seen as many as 100 in my yard at the same time. I cannot shoot those because a woman that lives behind me feeds the darn things and that might technically be hunting over bait. Ill have to check that out.
Anyhow, no matter how you scout, now is the time to be doing it. In a little over three weeks, you can go try and kill one. If it is a nice morning, I just may, too.
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