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Tinytag Plus Radio
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Rugged, industrial/outdoor very low temperature radio data logger for use with two PT1000 probes
-200 to +100°C (x2)Requires PT1000 Probes
This data logger uses two of the Tinytag PT1000 probes for very low temperature monitoring. PT1000 probes monitor from -200 to +100°C, making this a versatile solution for freezers and cryogenic applications. The logger is waterproof and suitable for outdoor, industrial and warehousing applications. It sends information via USB or LAN receiver to the computer managing the system.
This logger is a component part of the Tinytag Radio data logging system which operates using wireless connectivity. The system requires a receiver and Tinytag Explorer Radio software. To wire your own probe/sensor to this logger you can get the 5-Pin Plug (ACS-9703).
Please note: this product is only for sale in the EU and Australia.
Introduction to the Tinytag Radio System
The system is easy to set-up: it consists of a receiver connected to a computer or LAN and a number of radio loggers which self-configure to form a robust mesh network.
Radio loggers work together to send information to the receiver. They are able to receive, log, store and transmit data. If a logger is out of range and cannot send the data directly to the receiver, it will re-route it via other loggers. If a logger has lost all connections and is unable to find a way of sending the data to the receiver, it stores it locally until communications are restored. Alarm warnings can be sent via email or SMS enabling corrective action to be initiated.
Tinytag PT1000 Low Temperature Probes
Suitable for very low temperature applications such as freezer and cryogenic monitoring, PT1000 probes monitor from -80 to +100, or -200 to 200°C (depending on the model) and are waterproof to IP68.
Calibration Certificates
You have the option of purchasing calibration certificates with our loggers. Standard measurement points are 0 and 30°C for temperature, 20 and 80 % RH (at 25°C) unless specified otherwise. If you don't order calibration, we guarantee the accuracy figures on our datasheets at the point of purchase.
- Uses two PT1000 probes
- Robust data network
- Local recording
- Easy to install
- Remote alarm signalling
- 200m typical range (line of sight)
- High accuracy and reading resolution
- User-replaceable battery
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Hunger Games: Katniss by daekazuWatch
©2012-2017 daekazu
If you ask me to relate Katniss to a video game character, I would probs say either Zelda from The Legends of Zelda or Scout from The Flame in the Flood... Probs Scout more though.
Very lovely
omg she looks just like katniss
Wow, love it
Your facial expressions are all very precise!
I like her eyes and all of she!
Beautiful pic!!
your version is 1000 times better ^^
I like it how you did her eyes.
omg!! sooo pretty!
Wonderful! Hop, Fav' ^^
I did not like this film. but the drawing is nice
How on Earth do you manage to draw this good??? You are the best drawer EVER!!!
How on Earth do you manage to draw this good??? You are the best drawer EVER!!!
nice job, i love her face
why did you decide to make her movie like when i think she would be even more amazing if you would make her based on the books and your imagination.. although i looove your works!
KATNISS!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing work!!!
beautiful...looks just like her.
It's really pretty, but take into account that she really isn't this white-skinned. The way her skin color is described in the books she sounds a bit like a Latina, little darker.
She's described as having olive coloured skin in the book, if I remember rightly... So perhaps not too dark. But you're very right
Not to mention the fact that her father knew of different plants and their medicinal uses and pasted the knowledge on to his daughter and also his wife (her being a nurse and all with sweet Prim being her little helper) Native americans are very intune with nature and the ways of getting what they need from it weather it be making medicine from plants or hunting for food (He knew how to hunt thus providing for his family) and he pasted that on to his daughter as well.
Also Katniss and Prim both were their hair in braids most of the time (Braids are commonly the favorite hair style of native amerian females)
No, It's more likely she's more native american looking. Based on the way she is described in the books. Plus both her and her sister's names being earthy names (after flowers)native americans love showing homage to the earth in that way and even furthermore their last name isn't of latina hertiage, and lastly the location of district twelve all make it more possible.
You're 100% correct, but I think she borrowed the colors directly from the pictures of Jennifer Lawrence from the EW shoot, which would explain why she was so light skinned.
Which is not a good thing, since Katniss as a character was whitewashed due to the casting of Jennifer Lawrence. As much as I love Jenny L., I don't think she quite suits the way the character was supposed to look. By the way, daekazu got the skin color spot on in some other pictures that she did..
my god, katniss looks so pretty!
she looks astonishing, well done
amazing job, i really love it
simply awesome, with a hint of jennifer lawrence. beautiful!
nice work!... likeness of Jennifer Lawrence is amazing!..."happy hunger games and may they all be ever in your favour" .. catching fire nxt
This is amazing! What talent you have.
One of the best I've seen. Very nice job
Love it.

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Supersize Sugary Drinks Law
New York City is asking the state's highest court to take up the city's effort to stop restaurants from selling super-sized, sugary drinks. A lower-court ruling struck down the measure last week. The North Carolina general assembly recently passed a measure prohbiting local governments in our state from passing similar laws.


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PEORIA, Ill. — Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced that three long-time vice presidents, Steve Fisher, Steve Larson and Bill Rohner, have elected to retire. Choosing from a mix of veteran company leaders and executives with outside expertise and experience, the Board of Directors of the company has appointed four new vice presidents, and the company is also changing responsibilities for other vice presidents. These moves align with Caterpillar's strategy and will add to the depth of Caterpillar's executive leadership ranks.
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Master of Biological Sciences
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Level | Graduate/Master's
Credits | 30 minimum
Degree Requirements | Plan B or Plan C Options
Admission | October 15 for spring; March 15 for fall
The Master of Biological Sciences (MBS) is a unique, individualized graduate program designed to meet the needs of working adults seeking to advance their expertise in a particular area of modern biology. The degree provides students with relevant, marketable skills to facilitate a change of professional focus or bring added value to their current job.
Why Choose the MBS?
The MBS is:
- Flexible—You can pursue your degree on either a part-time or full-time basis. Both Plan B (research project) and Plan C (coursework only) program options are offered.
- Multidisciplinary—You can select among courses offered by multiple colleges within the University, including the College of Biological Sciences, the Academic Health Center, the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences, and the College of Continuing Education.
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- master a body of knowledge in the biosciences and have a thorough understanding of the scientific method and its application
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The Soapbox: On Ann Romney & Women "Marrying Up"
Another day, another bombastically link-baity piece on the Internet to get everyone's feathers ruffled!
Today's linkbait comes courtesy of The New York Daily News op-ed page, in which writer S.E. Cupp hammers away at Democratic consultant Hilary Rosen for a foot-in-mouth comment she made on "Anderson Cooper 360″ last week, that stay-at-home mother (SAHM) of five Ann Romney "never worked a day in her life." Rosen later clarified that she meant Ann shouldn't be her millionaire husband's earpiece for issues on women and the economy; alas, her point was lost by inelegant phrasing.
The rudeness of Rosen's comments were chastised by everyone from First Lady Michelle Obama, members of the president's staff, and feminists such as myself. But that fact has been conveniently ignored by S.E. Cupp. Instead, she wants to pat Ann Romney on the back for "marrying up," writing:
[W]hile liberal women may praise Ann for (at least) getting herself an education, where is the praise for Ann's best decision of all — to marry well?
Progressives … would presumably prefer women to be dependent on the state for health care and housing . But by marrying wealthy, Ann made a truly empowering decision that allowed her the freedom to do whatever she wanted. And she did it, by all accounts, without sacrificing the really important stuff, marrying someone she loved. And what a catch she found in Mitt Romney, a good, churchgoing guy who worked hard to achieve huge success. But don't hold your breath for the choruses of 'You go, girl!' from the feminists. Apparently, picking a good provider is only okay in political mates, not domestic ones. But why is that? Women want safety and dependability, especially today, with such a volatile economy. And President Obama knows this, which is why his appeals to women include paternalistic language and fear-mongering about the Republicans.
Pardon me while I wipe all the dust off myself after rolling around laughing at the suggestion that it's the Obama administration — not the abortion-banning/birth control-messing-with Republicans — who are "paternalistic" and "fear mongering."
Alas, it's too bad a larger point about Ann Romney gets lost in a hit piece on feminists and progressives. Because I'm a feminist and a progressive and guess what? I want to be a SAHM someday, too. So, I am in agreement with Cupp on her observation that marrying someone who could financially provide for the family was a wise decision on Ann Romney's part (if she did indeed plan to be a SAHM her whole life … none of us have intimate knowledge of Ann and Mitt's marital discussions on this subject). In a defense of SAHM-dom using Ann Romney's fortuitous marriage as an example, Cupp writes:
Because of whom she married, Ann was able to stay at home and raise her family the way she wanted. She was able to support her husband's ambitions. She was able to afford lifesaving care when she was diagnosed with both multiple sclerosis and breast cancer. And she was able to devote her time to charity.
Of course, Cupp neglects to mention that Ann Romney was lucky, supremely lucky, to never be forced back into the workforce due to her husband's death, unemployment, or other financial hardship. It's no secret that it isn't easy for women who've taken time off to have children to transition back into the workforce; that reality perhaps would have been doubly so, given the lack of paid employment on Ann's resume. Had Mitt Romney not been a millionaire and had he, say, suddenly been hit by a truck and killed, Ann would never have been able to "raise her family the way she wanted," which throws a wrench in Cupp's claim that "marrying wealthy" was a "truly empowering decision."
All that being said, Cupp is right about one thing: "Why shouldn't women also feel compelled to consider how their future husbands will take care of them?" I dislike the phrasing of the sentence — "takes care of them" — because it's my view that a partnership takes care of each other, regardless of who is the financial breadwinner. However, Cupp's question is nevertheless a question that I explored myself a few years ago. With a heapful of Hilary Rosen-esque ineloquency, I wrote about how I want to become a SAHM for at least a portion of my future children's youth and therefore I logically need to consider a partner's earning potential when I shack up and make babies. (Get outraged here! And here!)
I fully understand why using as "man as a financial plan" is ill-advised for anyone but Donald Trump's wives. It it ridiculous for anyone to suggest the 99 percent could solve all their problems if, duh, they had only thought to marry up! First of all, there aren't that many rich folks to go around. Second of all, refer to my previous point about the unreliableness of the breadwinner's paycheck.
At the same time, it's just realistic to acknowledge that if you are not independently wealthy (hey, what's up!) and you truly desire to be a stay-at-home parent with every fiber of your being, you need to marry/partner with someone who can financially support the family unit. That's just accounting, folks. Of course, it takes an enormous amount of class privilege to be able to have that choice. Yet I'm uncomfortable with the tone that sometimes arises during this discussion, including from my fellow feminists, that anyone who aspires for this future partnership-and-parenthood setup in some way is a "goldigger" or entitled sell-out.
I got torn a new asshole when I wrote about wanting to partner/procreate with someone who is down with my SAHM aspirations, specifically from feminist blogger Jill Filipovic, who suggested on Feministe that I had an "immature" "princess fantasy." That stung, in part, because I think planning parenthood is actually admirably mature. One of the things to take into account when planning parenthood is how are you going to feed, clothe and shelter the freakin' kid. Yet it seems to me to be this thing that feminists aren't supposed to talk about because it perhaps wades too deep into class issues that people are afraid of being perceived as being "on the wrong side of." (Which I also find weird because intersectionality on issues is usually a big thing for most feminists, and one can be a SAHM but also support things like paid maternity leave, pay equity, and other gender/labor issues. I certainly do.) People should be able to have honest conversations about their family/parenting ideals — even if they are only in the realm of fantasy for some — and not to be judgey-wudgey about people's personal choices that affect no one other than themselves. It is to our detriment to ignore or shame the desire to be a SAHM (or SAHD, for that reason) because the desire does exist. It may not be a choice everyone would choose. It certainly isn't a choice everyone can choose. But if someone wants to choose it, it should be treated with respect.
Of course, this is personal to me — as most of the issues I write about pertaining to feminism are. Since girlhood, I have always wanted to have a large family someday. I also want to take time off from full-time paid employment to be a stay-at-home mother. I always intend to work as a writer throughout my life — that's just in my blood — but I would prefer to not juggle a 9-to-5 and children if that's an option available to me. In order to stay in, or near, this city — which is close to my much-loved family and the hub of my career — I need to have children with someone who can financially support us for the SAH period of time. Of course, the dude I eventually build a family with will be on board with this. I will try my best to have kids with the one I love who can also provide me and our future kiddos with the lives we all want. Obviously I don't see that as "gold-digging"; I see that as two partners coming together with similar goals and acknowledging the reality of those goals. And I've dated guys more broke than I am and I've dated guys considerably more wealthy. It's noteworthy to me that none of those dudes, regardless of their income, turned up their nose at my future SAHM ambitions.
Discussions about stay-at-home moms, women and the economy, work-life balance, and the troubles of working parents are not going to go away anytime soon. It's a shame that during this election cycle, a lot of them will be pegged to millionaire wife Ann Romney instead of, say, Ms. Main Street With Two Kids, A Mortgage And Credit Card Debt. It's my sincere hope that when we have these discussions we can remember to be nuanced in our arguments.
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As part of an interview between Peter Molyneux and Ian Livingstone in this month's games™– in which the two interview each other – Molyneux discusses whether he'll ever make another console game.
Peter Molyneux reveals his favourite game and tells us why he loves influential PS2 platformer ICO
With 3 days left to go on 22cans' Project Godus Kickstarter, Peter Molyneux discusses life after Lionhead, reinventing the god game and the future of Curiosity.
Outspoken developer Peter Molyneux talks to games™ about his Kickstarter Project Godus and the issues he's faced overcoming assumptions
"An executive decision was made to put everything behind Fable at the expense of BC", says original Intrepid Games designer
Twitter has quickly become a soapbox for some of the industry's most talented individuals to discuss everything from publisher woes, development tips and what pants they are currently wearing. Here's 10 you should be following…
Peter Molyneux is leaving Lionhead Studios and Microsoft and talks to games™ about his future as a creative.


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The New York Giants got great news this week when star defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul came off the physically unable to perform (PUP) list and returned to practice for the first time since having to undergo back surgery to repair a herniated disc.
Without JPP being able to play, it would have truly diminished the chance of the defensive line to really have success, as it would have shortened the depth and taken away the lack of options the Giants and defensive coordinator Perry Fewell would have if he weren't on the field. The team has been without him for the preseason, but most fans knew this going in that he wouldn't be available and if it meant getting him back for the regular season, then him not playing in the preseason was no big deal.
But one player who was very glad to see his teammate return to the team and practice was veteran Mathias Kiwanuka, who shifted back from outside linebacker to defensive end in wake of JPP's injury earlier in the summer. With JPP back in the fold, it gives the team a lot of pass-rushing options at defensive end like JPP, Kiwanuka, Justin Tuck, Damontre Moore. Plus, the Giants shored up the middle of the line by adding in major names like Cullen Jenkins to go with Shaun Rogers and Linval Joseph and drafted Johnathan Hankins.
While all of those names are expected to contribute to the team in 2013. Kiwanuka told Dave Hutchinson of the Newark-Star Ledger that they could do more than just contribute and feel that they are some of the best talent assembled.
"Up front, I think we have the ability to take this to the Super Bowl," he said. "We have all the ability we've had in years part. We just have to put it together."
Last season the pass-rush struggled to generate any kind of pressure to get to the quarterback and late in the season, the defense really struggled to stop the run, which was another reason why the Giants and their 31st ranked defense from a year ago had to make changes. Thus far, the Giants have improved in their run defense; as they held the New York Jets on Saturday to 18 rushing yards on 12 carries; which was a 1.5 yard average. The previous week against the Indianapolis Colts, the Giants held them to 2.7 yards per carry.
The only thing that has been missing in the summer is the premier pass rusher, but as Kiwanuka said, with JPP now back on the field and potentially on target to return for the regular season opener on September 8, everything should fall into place now.
"When we have all of our pass rushers on the field, teams have to make a decision on who they're going to leave single-blocked," Kiwanuka said. "We always feel like that one individual who gets that single should win."
If the Giants decide to hold out JPP for the preseason finale against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night, Kiwanuka will likely get the start again in his place like he has for the first three preseason games this summer.
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Nearly a decade ago the state spent $183,000 for a short-term fix to ease traffic jams for eastbound Interstate 10 traffic leaving the Mississippi River bridge. That may be it for another decade.
Sherri LeBas, secretary for the state Department of Transportation and Development, announced on Nov. 9 that the state was dropping its latest bid to find a fix.
LeBas cited costs of the project, which could easily be $500 million at a time when the state already has a $12.1 billion backlog of road and bridge projects, and little relief on the way.
She also could have cited huge political problems associated with any push to widen Interstate 10 between the bridge and the I-10/12 split.
And so any thought of widening I-10 near the bridge takes its place along other remote ideas — building a loop tops that list — that are buried under financial and political problems. Yet how traffic flows now, for all of its problems, was not supposed to be permanent.
In 2003 state officials spent two weekends trying to ease backups.
They spent $183,000 on paint, signs and labor.
Officials crafted two full lanes off the bridge, which is used by nearly 86,000 vehicles per day.
One is headed for I-10 east — the point where a coast-to-coast highway narrows to a single lane. The other lane is headed to nearby Washington Street.
Workers also trimmed I-110 south downtown from three lanes to two near the 9th Street exit to the 9th Street on-ramp. They also narrowed I-110 south from three lanes to two near the westbound entry to the Mississippi River bridge. That meant there would be two lanes headed to the bridge, not one.
State transportation officials said eastbound traffic off the bridge got some relief at the expense of travelers on I-110 south traveling through downtown. However, downtown workers complained that the narrower I-110 south was difficult to get on.
Once on, they said, motorists have to zip across two lanes of traffic to avoid an unwanted trip across the bridge.
Meanwhile, eastbound traffic remains the site of nearly daily traffic backups, especially between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Much of the traffic leaving the bridge, for whatever reason, tries to wedge its way toward the center and left lane of I-10.
Motorists headed for the Washington Street exit are going the opposite direction, and usually into cars and trucks leaving the bridge.
Some simply stop their vehicles — a no-no on any interstate — put on their blinkers and wait for an opening to exit.
What that does is boost chances for a pileup, much like the infamous chain reaction over the Atchafalaya Basin years ago that sparked lower speed limits on that route.
LeBas originally hoped that a $1.2 million study would offer solutions for eastbound motorists leaving the bridge.
Now the focus, she said, will be on upgrading high-volume surface streets, which is what travelers seek when massive interstate backups cause them to bail off of I-10 or I-12.
Any significant injection of state highway aid appears at least three or four years away.
Even federal aid, long the lifeline for many high-profile projects, will be flat for the next few years.
For now, motorists headed east off the bridge will have to be content with a paint and sign job from 2003.
Will Sentell covers state transportation issues for The Advocate's Capitol news bureau. His email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Lindsay Lohan's Stained Fingers in NYC
"FlexFuel" means she can run on either coke OR meth?
Gross spotty tan. Between her and Tanning mom hopefully they will put the tan look to rest already. If they are going to be the top models for tanning and cigarettes then there shouldn't be anyone left that will tan and smoke!
Oh, Octomom's redheaded first cousin looks kind of sad today.
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Jennifer Aniston: Who To Do Next?
Jennifer Aniston has had many a studly star — Tate Donovan, Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, and Vince Vaughn, just to name a few. While every girl gets the breakup blues, we all know you have to get right back up on the horse and ride — and by horse we mean a new Hollywood hottie. So, now that Jennifer and John Mayer are over, we're wondering who is a girl to do? We decided to explore her options…
If She Wants Romance: John Cusack
The only thing Jennifer loves more than a good sappy role in a romantic comedy is dating her co-star. And no one makes a cuter leading man than Lloyd Dobbler, aka John Cusack, who would lift a heavy '80s boom box above his head just to play you some Peter Gabriel. Now they just have to make a chick flick together and let love take its natural course. Plus, Joan Cusack would totally make an awesome sister-in-law!
If She Wants Another Bad Boy Rock Star: Adam Levine
Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine is a heartbreaker. He dumped Jessica Simpson via text, dated Paris Hilton, toyed with Jessica Biel, then slummed it with a regular mortal — Becky Ginos — and that was just in 2006! So if Jennifer wants another man who plays instruments and the ladies, Adam's almost over-qualified. Better yet, Levine is the perfect rebound because he's in the same genre as Mayer, and that would ensure that John feels like just another one of Jennifer's cheap musician flings.
If She Wants To Take The Confirmed Bachelor Challenge: Jeremy Piven
Smooth talking star Jeremy Piven is a real ladies man. And we know Jennifer can't resist that type of charmer! He's like Vince Vaughn with a better career, but just as much attitude. You know the hippie in her will melt for a man drives a hybrid car. Take him for a test drive, girl.
If She Wants Her Mind Screwed As Much As Her Body: Owen Wilson
Going back to an ex (the two briefly dated earlier this year while filming Marley & Me) is always a trip, especially when he's kind of a head case already. But sometimes the comfort of a place you've been before is what you need to move on. Besides, when it comes to helping a friend through a hard time, Owen Wilson owes her one.
If She Wants Another Distinguished Actor: Joaquin Phoenix
Her ex-hubby Brad Pitt is as sexy as he is talented — but you could easily say that about Joaquin Phoenix. He's a hot serial monogamist who gets good roles and makes them great. Homebody Phoenix rises above the Hollywood scene and stays out of the tabloids. Sounds like marriage material!
If She Wants To Be Trendy And Go Lezzy: Drew Barrymore
They've both had hot, heavy, and very public relationships that recently burned out. Drew is open about being bisexual and we bet she's just the kind of scissor sister Jennifer needs right now. They've both been divorced, love beachy hair, musiciansmaking romantic comedies, and were born in California. Match made in Sapphic heaven!


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We are in the midst of a zombie epidemic that shows no signs of slowing. During the second half of July, the volume of spam e-mails containing variations on the Storm worm increased tenfold. The result? A zombie network estimated by IT security company SecureWorks at more than 1.7 million PCs -- big enough to do serious damage to the Net.
"On one hand, the hackers are definitely out there, they are very creative, and there is significant financial gain available to them," Rosenkrantz says. "On the other hand, you have decent control over that. If you don't randomly download files onto your system, have a full security solution on your desktop, and keep your browser and your OS updated, the risk is probably a 3 on a scale of 5. If you don't do any of that, your risk is probably closer to a 5."
In the case of Storm, the solution is relatively straightforward. Because the zombies connect to one another via a P2P network, IT managers can mitigate damage by blocking each PC's ability to use p-to-p networking.
In short, be careful out there.
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Pack your bags for the holiday and Getaway to Wisconsin to a holiday vacation rental that you and your guests may never want to leave!!!
This 6 bedroom Estate located in Green Lake County at the rivers end exclusively nestled between Montello and Green Lake on Lake Puckaway with over 300 feet of channel frontage and surrounded by beautifully landscaped property privately owned and managed.
You and up to 11 guests will thoroughly enjoy all that this unique Estate has to offer from the first floor full service kitchen and separate dining area; leading to the large game room designed with fun in mind with pool table, 20 foot custom made bar, piano, slot machine, pinball machine and a huge stone fireplace.
A large staircase leads to the second floor where you and your guest will be treated to very comfortable sleeping accommodations and a great room to sit back and relax next to a very large stone fireplace and be amused by the 10 foot tall mounted Grizzly Bear, a Bison Head, Walrus and dozens of other wall mounts.
Accommodations & Amenities
- Central Air Conditioning and Heating
- 6 Bedrooms - 2.5 baths
- 3 Stone Fireplaces
- Full Kitchen and Coffee Maker
- Breakfast and Dining Areas
- Large Bar w/ Multiple Coolers (Ice Maker*)
- Game Room with Tuned Piano
- Pool Table and Pinball Machine
- Stereo System and Juke Box
- Dance Pole and Fireman Pole
- Linens Provided (Laundry Facilities*)
- Private Pier & Dock with Lake access
- Outdoor DVD Theater
- Outdoor Fire Pit and Gas Grill
- Ground and 2nd floor porches with swings
Adeline's House of Cool is truly a getaway desitation for any day and in very way.
Offering you and your guests privacy with comfortable accommodations, lots of amenities and spacious grounds to enjoy and nearby towns to explore, there surely isn't any shortages of activities.
Plenty to do outside
- Lake Puckaway encompasses 5433 acres of water and is an excellent recreation lake, with activities including fishing, swimming, boating and duck hunting, as well as jet and water skiing.
- Located on the shores of Montello in Marquette County and Green Lake Co. WI, Lake Puckaway is home to a variety of fish species making this the area for some of the best year round fishing in Wisconsin.
- Buffalo Lake Elkhart, Lake Fox River, Green Lake, Lake Winnebago, Little Green Lake and Spring Lake are nearby.
- Antiquing | Art Shows | Boating | Fishing | Flea Markets | Golf | Hiking | Houseback Riding | Hunting | Swimming | Water & Jet Skiing
- Ice Fishing | Cross Country Skiing | Downhill Skiing | Snowboarding | Snowmobiling | Sledding | Snowshoeing Tubing
Places to Visit
- Grand River Marsh Wildlife Area - Grand River Marsh Wildlife Area is a 7,000 acre property located in southwest Green Lake County and southeast Marquette County near Lake Puckaway
- Green Lake - Stroll downtown through our unique shops or walk around in one or all eight of our parks.
- Ripon - Six miles east of Green Lake on Hwy. 23. Visit the Little White School House, birthplace of the Republican Party, wildlife zoo, Larson's Clydsdale Ranch, Ripon College campus, and the Ripon Good Cookie Outlet Store.
- Princeton A short 8 miles west of Green Lake on Hwy 23, Princeton boasts the largest Flea Market in the area, held every Saturday, May to October. The area is also home to several unique shops and restaurants, and an array of recreation activities on The Fox River.
- Berlin - Located nine miles north of Green Lake on Hwy. 49, Berlin is the Fur and Leather Capital and boasts a variety of unique shops, and antique malls. You can also contact the Berlin Chamber for a guided tour of the beautiful historic homes district.
- Oshkosh - From Green Lake take highway 23 to Ripon, turn left at the second stoplight to pick up Hwy. 44 to Oshkosh. A scenic 25-mile drive allows you to visit the Experimental Aircraft Association Museum and Annual Fly-in, shop at the outlet mall, visit UW-Oshkosh campus, Grand Opera House, and Paine Art Center.
- Westfield A drive on Hwy 23 to Hwy. 51 North takes you 35 miles west of Green Lake to Westfield, home of the Marquette County Historical Museum. Take a tour of the DNR Fish Hatchery, and enjoy shopping, fishing, and camping.
- Waupun - 24 miles southeast of Green Lake...take Hwy. 23 east to Ripon, then Hwy 49 south to Waupun. Waupun offers spectacular Spring and Fall Canadian geese migrations at the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, and several walking trails.
- Kingston-Dalton Area - Situated 25 miles southwest of Green Lake, take Hwy 23 west to Hwy. 73, then south to Hwy 44. Explore the Spring and Fall Canadian geese migrations at the 7,000-acre Grand River Marsh Wildlife Area, and don't forget to stop by the Amish Country Store and craft shops in the area.
We can provide a Bartender, Cocktail Waitress, Bar Stocking Service, Airport Pickup and Tall Paul's Limousine services to help with your occasion.
Should you plan on a lengthy stay, we offer Food Shopping Services, Maid Cleaning Services and even Child Care. Our Concierge Services can make arrangements for RV Rentals and Boats Rentals as well as Hunting Guides, Fishing Guides, Fishing Lessons, Horse Back Riding and Water Ski Boat & Captain.
We plan to come back
Brian!nWe're on our way home, and had such a great time!! Thank u so much.. The house was incredible and we were amazed by all of ur collections! I love treasure hunting, too, so i was completely jealous of how many fun things u have. Tom was great and helpful. He mentioned something about sending u pix.. We have some good ones... Let me know. We plan to come back again if u keep allowing renter guests. Thanks again.
House totally blew us away
Hi Brian, We had an amazing time. Your house totally blew us away :) It definitely felt like the retreat we were looking for! Out of curiosity, what are your summer rates like? I have a lot of friends that have been asking me when I tell them about it. I have not uploaded my photos yet, but I will send you some once I do! Thank you again so much! It was really nice to find this slice of heaven only 2 hours from Milwaukee!
Absolute perfect weekend
Hi Brian, It was an absolute perfect weekend, THANKS!!! The house definitely kept us talking, everywhere we looked, we found something new. Its spacious and was wonderful for our group. Loved the fire place, bar and the property, once again … we ALL had a great time! We've already discuss a second annual trip back, can we get penciled in for next year Super Bowl Weekend? Thanks AGAIN, Paul
Montello Wisconsin
Montello was founded in 1848 for its location on the Fox River, but it is perhaps best known for the quality of its granite, quarried here from 1880 until the 1960s.
Granite is among the most durable stone in the world, used for the sarcophagi of President and Mrs. U.S. Grant at Riverside Park, New York.
Today, Montello sports a definite recreational flavor with canoeing and kayaking on the Fox River, as well as fishing and a community of vacation homes on Buffalo Lake, a ten-mile widening of the river south of town
source: TravelWisconsin.com


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With Wednesday's 5-4 win over Houston, the Rangers swept the three game series against the Astros and finally capitalized on a quality start from Derek Holland. This season we have seen Holland reach a level of consistency any team would love to have from their number two pitcher. Holland has a 2.65 ERA in his last 10 starts. In six of those games, he allowed two runs or fewer and even pitched a shutout against Oakland. The sad stat hidden in Hollands beautiful outings is that he is 3-2 and the team is only 6-4 during that stretch. For whatever reason, this season, the Rangers don't seem to be able to come through for Holland like they do for some of the other guys in the rotation. From the bullpen to the lineup, Holland seems to be on his own most nights. When Texas lost to Seattle last Friday, it was the club's eighth blown save of the year. It was also the fourth failed save on a night Holland was the starter. Entering last Friday's game, Texas had the fewest blown save in the majors with seven. Over the course of the season, Hollands has provided Texas with eight opportunities to earn a save and the Rangers have blown it four times. That's half of the teams blown save total. Holland didn't give up an earned run in Texas 3-1 loss against Seattle last Friday. Against the Yankees on July 25, Holland allowed two runs and the Rangers lost 2-0. Holland gave up three runs against Baltimore on July 19, and Texas lost 3-1. Finally, he allowed two runs against the Mariners back on July 3, and the Rangers managed to lost 2-4. Texas has surged to the top of the American League West in the recent weeks and its offense is providing runs support consistently. Hopefully that means Texas can find ways to support Holland, much like they did Wednesday night. The post Bad Luck Derek Can't Catch a Break appeared first on The Dallas Sports Rant.
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Due to the Hyatt Family concentrating all their efforts to FIGHT BACK and WIN Against the Elected City Officials of Plantation Florida for their Merit-Less Lawsuit and also Due to the Hard Work involved in POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING to have Mark elected as your newest Plantation City Councilman there has been limited time to Plan, Build and Construct our full display. Therefore the display is a bit smaller this year and will only be enjoyed from outside of the gates.
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Justice Has Prevailed!!!!
My Family and I are gratified by the wise ruling made by Judge Marina Garcia-Wood which vindicated our family. She sat patiently for four days and heard testimony about how no one has ever been injured while attending our holiday display. We have had thousands of people, including hundreds of plantation families come and celebrate the Joy of the Holiday Season with us. Judge Garcia-Wood sent a strong message to the Mayor and my Opponent that this meritless action should have never been filed … [read more]
Plantation Florida files a lawsuit to shut down a massive Christmas light show; Jesse Watters investigates on 'The O'Reilly Factor'
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Discussion of BMW's 4th generation E65/E66 7 Series flagship. The E65 generated much controversy, due to its radical styling and iDrive user difficulties. Nonetheless, the E65 broke records to become the best-selling 7-series iteration ever, especially after its 2005 facelift.
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my local bmw dealership is saying my 7 needs a universal joint. I took it in today complaining of rough shifting up/down in low gears and late shifting (high rpms). Orginally they said hey couldn't find anything wrong and now their saying a Universal Joint. Where is the UJ??
two questions: does this sound right, and how much should this cost me?
I have a warranty that covers these things....
Transmission: All internal Lubricated parts in: Transmission Case, Torque Converter, Bell Housing
Differential: All internal Lubricated partins in: Differential Housing, Transfer case, Differential Cover
My 6 year factory warranty ran out in late June, I went on vacation to Europe for July, then in August/September I was shopping around for extended warranty from a couple dealers. I came across a local dealer that offered me a good price on the extended warranty, but they said we have to pass an inspection that was $150. After negotiating we decided they should waive the inspection fee if we passed and sell us the warranty. If we failed, however, they would be unable to sell us the warranty and therefore we had to pay for the inspection.
We left the car at the dealer, and in the morning we get a phone call. I was asleep, my dad picked it up, they said we had failed, and 2 things were broken, and one was a grand and the other was 2 grand. Right there on the phone he asked my dad if he should "go ahead and fix those." Obviously we said no, let us at least drive over and come see the car before we pay you 3 grand to fix something that we were ****faced to find out were supposedly "broken"
Anyway, one of the broken parts was the "drive axle joint" which I believe is the same thing as the "U joint" and that was around $950 or so
There can only be one of 3 conclusions:
1) After 6 years of driving the car, some completely random and unbelievably unfortunate set of luck caused two very expensive and unrelated parts (the other part had to do with rear suspension) to break within the month or two (a big chunk of which was spent out of the country not driving my car) that we had been out of our 6 year warranty (the car had only 43k miles, mind you)
2) In the last months of my factory warranty I had taken the car in I think 3 times to fix certain things and check everything off before the warranty ended...so the dealer lied or covered up one or both of those broken parts so they won't have to fix it for free
3) This second dealer was lying about the broken parts just to get $150 off us. My uncle, a very experienced mechanic tells me there's no way these things are broken, he lifted the car up and looked
2003 BMW 745i Sport package Alpine White with Black roof || Black Sport wheels || ACS roof and trunk spoilers || 2 tone creme/black interior || HID foglights || full tint|| black grill || 12V 295/345Hz twin import Horns(my fav)
1988 BMW 325e Alpine White under major facelift and construction
The dealership called the warranty company which agreed to fix the U-Joint and pay 75 dollars of the labor rate. The Labor rate is $120. My total with 100 deductable is 234$
When I spoke to the dealership earlier that day they said they would reset my transmission driving adaptation??? (i.e. shifting habits) for free if I had the U-Joint replaced. That would be 1 hour labor. Now when I called to approve the repair the dealership is changing their story. They are saying that since the warranty company will not cover the cost of the computer reset they wont do it for me. Basically lying to my face (ole bait and switch). The guy said "You should have told me you had an extended warranty before hand because we have nothing but problems with them). I said you're getting paid either way so what do you care? You said you'd fix it for free when it was coming out of my pocket and now that you're upset you have to deal with a warranty company you change your story. Either way we argued for a little while after he insulted me several times to the extent of "my guys dont work for free, I dont care if you go somewhere else or not etc. etc.) Obviously they have a monoply going on so what choice do I have....Their trying to rip me off. They don't even know if the U-Joint is 100% the issue. After they got approval for the reapir they had already started breaking things down. So even though I was considering NOT going with the BMW dealship what choice do i have now.... I had a indy dealership look at the tranny a month ago and they said everything was fine (but i know that's not the case at all). Point is you can't trust anyone these days when it comes to cars. You need to know your stuff...cause you can only trust yourself. Wish me LUCK!!!! Hopefully the tech isn't as retarded as the desk prick.
Don't deal with Grayson BMW in Knoxville TN.
Last edited by fearziz; 01-26-2010 at 12:47 PM.
I know when I get my warranty I'm going to get one that allows me to take it to my indy and pays them for the job, rather than restricting me to the dealer and therefore putting myself in a monopoly situation.
Anyway, BEST of luck to you, I know how annoying this situation can be, and I hope it works out for the best. Keep us updated
2003 BMW 745i Sport package Alpine White with Black roof || Black Sport wheels || ACS roof and trunk spoilers || 2 tone creme/black interior || HID foglights || full tint|| black grill || 12V 295/345Hz twin import Horns(my fav)
1988 BMW 325e Alpine White under major facelift and construction
I can go to the indy I bought the car from but since they had already started breaking my car down I felt like I had my hands tied. I don't want them to slap it back togethor when they already had the part. If they hadn't already started breaking things down before I approved I would have told the guy to go to *** and went back to the indy. I also want them to reset the tranny history in the computer so hopefully they will honor their word but i doubt it. They picked the wrong guy...i wont go down without a fight
2003 BMW 745i Sport package Alpine White with Black roof || Black Sport wheels || ACS roof and trunk spoilers || 2 tone creme/black interior || HID foglights || full tint|| black grill || 12V 295/345Hz twin import Horns(my fav)
1988 BMW 325e Alpine White under major facelift and construction
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Reservations only accepted by calling Menger Hotel at 210-223-4361 and reference the 2013 STEM Conference. Hotel is located at 204 Alamo Plaza and the website is www.mengerhotel.com.
Hotel Maps: http://mengerhotel.com/contact-us/index.cfm
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Karen Watson, Texas A&M Provost (Friday luncheon); Chad Harper, Academic and Sports Xcellence President/Founder (Saturday luncheon)


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X-windows GUI for AWK
Michael Sanders demos an X-windows GUI for AWK.
Michael Sanders demos an X-windows GUI for AWK.
Awk100#24: A. Lahm and E. de Rinaldis' patent search, in AWK
Tim Menzies asks this community to write an AWK cookbook.
Arnold Robbins announces a new debugger for GAWK.
Awk100#23: Premysl Janouch offers a IRC bot, In AWK
Updated: the AWK FAQ
Tim Menzies offers a tiny content management system, in Awk.
Comment system added to awk.info. For example, see discussion bottom of ?keys2awk
Martin Cohen shows that Gawk can handle massively long strings (300 million characters).
The AWK FAQ is being updated. For comments/ corrections/ extensions, please mail email@example.com
Martin Cohen finds Awk on the Android platform.
Aleksey Cheusov released a new version of runawk.
Hirofumi Saito contributes a candidate Awk mascot.
Michael Sanders shows how to quickly build an AWK GUI for windows.
Hyung-Hwan Chung offers QSE, an embeddable Awk Interpreter.
Grant Coady implements network monitoring, in Awk.
Michael Sanders shows how to do ROT-13 in awk.
Arnold Robbins asks this community to comment on different methods to implement file inclusion in Gawk.
Michael Sanders implements a web server, in very few lines, using Gawk.
Ed Morton and Kenny McCormack show us Awk's equivalent to VI's "J" command.
Dan Nielsen shows us how to draw Sierpinski Triangles.
Peter Ivanyi and Roman Putanowicz generate Latex doco from program comments.
Debbie Forbes quickly sorts arrays.
Tim Menzies offers an ultra-simple RSS reader.
Panos Papadopoulos ports SPAWK (SQL+AWK) to SuSE Linux.
Arnold Robbins announces the roadmap for the next planned updates to Gawk.
Wim van Blitterswijk announces XMLgawk for Windows.
Awk.info now a top-20 website
Praveen Puri offers a Zork-clone, in Awk.
Ed Morton sorts out everything (using Awk)
Is this the smartest (smallest) formatter ever written?
Gregory Grefenstette implements Norvig's spell checker.
Pierre Gaston calculates the edit distance between strings.
Scott McCoy builds an Info Bot clone, in Awk.
Grant Coady calculate resistor pair values
Aleksey Cheusov releases Runawk018
Hermann Peifer shows that WHINY_USERS really does slow Awk.
Zazzle.com is selling their new "I love Awk" mug.
Bredan O'Conner reports that, for at least one task, Mawk runs faster than C, C++, Java, Perl, Ruby,...
J. Mellander shows how to run Mawk, 20 times faster.
John David Duncan describes a parallel Awk implementation.
John Fry proves Zipf's Law, in two lines of Awk.
Ed Morton simplifies sed with awk (68 times).
New section: Sys Admin and Awk
Scott McCoy shows a simple Awk-to-MySql interface.
Brian Jones tells all Sys Admins: Awk is your friend.
M0J0 simplifies sys log processing.
Arnold Robbins updates the Gawk reference card (to v3.17).
Ed Morton contributes a Gawk reference card (v3.16).
Aleksey Cheusov releases Runawk 0.17
Jim Hart releases Awk++ (version 21)
Panos Papadopoulos offers a new Awk Mascot (very scary)
Awk for Ethiopian multiplication
Ed Morton reveals all about WHINY_USERS
Ted Davis generalizes his bitmap tools.
TAWK= TinyAwk or a fast++ compiled Awk
Interview with Aharon Robbins.
Panos Papadopoulos has moved Spawk (SQL+AWK) to GoogleCode.
Ed Morton shows how to print ranges within an input file.
Janis Papanagnou shows how to use header names to reference column data.
Tibor Palinkas shows how to embed Awk inside "C".
Arnold Robbins announces patch #7 to GNU Awk 3.1.
Carlo Strozzi describes his NoSQL system.
Ted Davis processes bitmaps in Gawk.
New section: Awk and Databases
New section: program verification and Awk
Mikhail Auguston (and friends) offer an Awk debugger and assertion checker.
Gerard Holzmann verifies programs using Awk
Erich Neuwirth uses Awk (and TEX) for Quick and Dirty Databases.
Panos Papadopoulos adds SQL to AWK.
Jesus Galan updates his Markdown system.
Dick L. proposes a new Awk mascot: 'AWK-eye the hard working dwarf.
Victor Alvarado uses standard Awk for databases.
Wm Miller's finite state machine generator (in Awk).
Bakar and Janowski use Awk for automated result verification.
How to seed random numbers in Gawk
Russ Cox explains why regular expressions are so much faster in Awk.
Steve Coile's XML parser (uses off-the-shelf Awk).
Landauer and Hirakaw use Awk for Programming-by-Demonstration
Bob Orlando's date manipulation routines.
New section: Awk and Music
Awk100#22: Stephen Jungels' music player
David Huron's Humdrum music analysis toolkit
XML: dealing with DTDs.
New section: Awk for engineering
David Leo's mechanical engineering library.
Eiso Ab's chemical engineering library.
Tim Menzies' fast random shuffle of array contents.
Pulling out data from an XML file.
Yasumasa Someya's tools for natural language analysis.
Tim Menzies' not-so-Naive Bayes Classifier
Awk100#21: Jawk = Awk in Java
XML outline generator.
Martin Fink's UML diagram generator
Aaron Hawley's checkers program
New in Awk: fast array loading
Spread sheet access in Awk
Template-driven programming in Awk
Terry D. Boldt's QTawk tool
Aaron Hawley's Tic-Tac-Toe code.
Tim Sherwood's code for computing correlation
New in Awk: constant folding
Steve Calfee: how to win at MasterMind
Steve Johnson's Brainfuck to "C" translator (written in Awk).
Mark Bannister's "dumpXML" tool.
XML: checking for well-formedness
New section: OO tools in Awk
Awk100#20: Awk + Ansi-C = 00
Awk100#19: Ladd and and J. Christopher Raming's Awk-based language lab.
Added: a list of page tags.
Added: a table of contents
New section: XML processing
Jan Weber's "getXML" tool.
Tim Menzies' generic array printer.
Awk100#18: Henry Spencer's Amazing Awk Syntax Language
New section: operating systems and Awk.
Dongyoung Kim (and friends) use Awk for intrusion alerts.
Sally Floyd (and friends)'s congestion control for Unicast applications.
Awk100#17 XML+ gawk = XMLgawk.
New section: Awk games.
Henry Spencer's classic essay: "Awk as a systems programming language".
Labels: fall
New section: interpreters.
D. Ladd and J.C. Raming's Awk-based language lab.
Awk100#16: Henry Spencer's Amazing Awk Assembler
Tim Menzies generates random email signatures.
How Awk geeks hide their email signature.
YSA's mastermind implementation, in Awk
David Long's ultra-simple quicksort.
Awk100#15: Ronald Loui's AI teaching lab (the soccer simulator).
Ronald Loui classic article "In Praise of Scripting"
Phillip Brown's shell script formatter.
Venkatesan Satish's new mascot for Awk.
New section: postscript tricks in awk.
Arnold Robbins prints particular postscript pages.
Arnold Robbins prints postscript pages in reverse order.
Tell "Eliza" your problems.
Aleksey Cheusov's latest version of RunAwk.
New section: sed-clones (written in Awk).
James Lyons' sed to awk translator
Labels: new
New section: word processing in Awk
Arnold Robbins: using Awk to move files.
Walter Ferlazzo: fun with UNIX's calendar command.
Claude Shannon's classic mind-reading machine.
Labels: new
Awk100#14: Henry Spencer's amazing Awk formatter.
New section: advanced mail filtering, with Awk.
Steven Hauser's spam killer.
Arnold Robbins sorts out his mail, with Gawk.
Alan Linton's Towers of Hanoi
Arnold Robbins recommends better ways to drink 99 bottles of beer.
Awk100#13: Yung-Pin Cheng's Awk-Linux courseware for teaching operating systems.
Writing science fiction with Awk.
New section: macro pre-processors
William Ward's M5 macro processor.
Awk100#12: Jon Bentley's m1 (a micro macro processor).
Super-for loops: useful with indirect functions?
Brian Kernighan bequeaths to Awk.Info the code from original Awk book
New section on text mining.
Tim Menzies and Andrian Marcus mine issue reports (with Awk)
Lothar Schmitt and Kiel Christianson's text mining tools
Awk100#11: Arnold Robbins and Nelson Beebe's classic spell checker.
Scott Pakin explores sex, with Awk
Donald McCarthy solves the Monty Hall problem
Donald McCarthy compares text munging in Awk vs XYZ
Awk100#9: YAWK = Wolfgan Zekoi's wiki tool
Labels: fall
Generating ascii data plots
New section on domain-specific languages
AWKLISP: Darius Bacon's LISP in AWK tool.
AWKWORDS: self-documenting code
New section on project management tools.
FUNKY: Functional programming with Gawk 3.1.7
Added: Eric Pement's handy one-liners.
RSS feed added.
Awk100#5: Get YouTube Vids by Peteris Krumins
Part four of Peteris Krumins' Awk one-liners tutorial.
Chris Johnson offers new awk icon.
Launch of awk.info web site.
Robbins' latest Gawk devel patch includes support for indirect functions.
New feature- pretty print of awk code enabled on this site.
New feature- auto-report generation from comp.lang.awk: top 10 subjects and posters.
Robbins proposes an API for C/C++ extensions to Gawk.
Hirofumi Saito and Morimoto Tetsuya present xgawk at OSC'08.


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Northern Marianas: Saipan Baseball League
IBAF introduces new Format of International Tournaments
IBAF introduces new Format of International Tournaments
During the XXVI IBAF Ordinary Congress in Dallas, Texas on December 3, 2012 the International Baseball Federation approved and introduced a new format of the international tournaments calendar, which includes new events and modifications to age groups.
The IBAF will sanction two brand new tournaments: the 21U Baseball World Championship in 2014 and the IBAF Premier 12 in 2015 (a senior tournament involving the 12 best teams of the world). The 21U, 15U and 12U Baseball World Championships, the 18U World Baseball Classic and the Women's Baseball World Cup will be played every other year, while the Premier 12 every fourth year.
2012 Competitions organized by IBAF:
V Women's Baseball World Cup
- 8 Teams participating
- August 10-19, 2012
- Edmonton, Canada
- Tournament Info Page
I 15U Baseball World Championship
- 16 Teams participating
- August 16-26, 2012
- Chihuahua, Mexico
- Tournament Invitation Letter
XV 18U Baseball World Championship
- 12 Teams participating
- August 30 – September 8, 2012
- Seoul, Korea
- Tournament Info Page
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From Dallas Makerspace
At the beginning of 2014, a group of makers set forth to rework a $500 car for race competition.
Our first race was March 1st and 2nd of 2014. It was a life experience for all involved.
Chuck tells a great story and recounted the initial effort : The Great Race
(gallery to be added)
LeMons Recap-Eagles Canyon 2014
- Build a safe and race worthy vehicle based on a $500 used car
- Take said vehicle to the track and race it
- Continue to race said vehicle
Core Members
- Chuck Graf (project leader)
- Brandon Green
- Brett Cotton
- James Koffeman
- Ed Koffeman
- Allen Wan
- Benjamin Groves
Special Recognition
- Ed was hell of an engineer with many of our diagnosis, and kept us from packing up on Friday (let alone Saturday)
- James manhandled some shit - He got in there and did some nasty stuff like bench pressing a transmission, and projecting our racing highlights on the next team's trailer
- Ed and James, who provided us a with a moving house to coordinate ourselves in
- Brett did a great job organizing our finances, too bad the judge didn't care about spreadsheets
- Reece, who took on re-welding our roll cage at the last minute
- Michael Lass, who was able to acquire us a real tow truck to haul the car around on occasion
- Pearce, who helped prepare stickers while we were asleep
- Allen, who collected rare and exotic clutch parts in Dallas and brought them to us
- Ray, who mopped up the car mess after we all fled Sunday
- (project leading up to this date to be added)
- 02/28/2014 - Open track day and Safety Inspection - The transmission decided to eat itself
- 03/01/2014 - Race Day One - 2 hours of fine racing followed by fuel system problems
- 03/02/2014 - Race Day Two - 3 hours of fine racing followed by hauling the car home in an ice-storm
Next Steps
- Wash Car
- Put Car into storage
- (list of future work an maintenance on the car, "Edward" to be listed here)
- North Dallas Hooptie - March 1st and 2nd 2014 - Eagle's Canyon Raceway, Decatur Texas
- The Great Race, by Chuck Graf
- 1995 Nissan 240SX with "minor problems"
- 2001 Mercury Sable - donated to the space, cleaned up, sold to help fund the team


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(¸.•´ (¸Welcome to my store! Herbal alchemy, hair accessories, and other creations, you'll find them all here. Mystical, natural and often inspired by literature and folklore, I hope you'll find a something delights and entrances you.
All designs are by copyrighted and are the creative and intellectual property of NightBlooming.
Please keep in mind I never post discount codes in my Shop Announcement. Follow our blog or, Twitter, or Instagram to get them!
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(¸.•´ (¸Welcome to my store! Herbal alchemy, hair accessories, and other creations, you'll find them all here. Mystical, natural and often inspired by literature and folklore, I hope you'll find a something delights and entrances you.
All designs are by copyrighted and are the creative and intellectual property of NightBlooming.
Please keep in mind I never post discount codes in my Shop Announcement. Follow our blog or, Twitter, or Instagram to get them!
Carleigh on Jul 25, 2017
Holy cow, does this smell good!!!! Yum!! I may have to buy 50 more! :-) Love your oils!
LOVE you oils! This particular scent is a new favorite!
This smells SOOO good, I think I might be part cat?
Great idea for the packaging! Love the products, love the great service!
As always...I LOVE these products!!!
Growing a NightBlooming Garden
In a world of short, trendy hair cuts, loads of chemical dyes, and a culture in which mainstream fashion dictates constant change to meet shifting changes in what constitutes "beauty," reaching a market of men and women who wanted natural hair care products and hair decorations that were as non-damaging as they were beautiful was proving tough. Etsy gave me the platform to bring this unique product set to those that wanted it.
My passion for art manifested in hair sticks, forks and combs that can hold up yards of hair without damage. My passion for writing has turned into e-books on rehabilitating damage hair, herbal hair color and more. And my passion for herbal, natural hair care has let me become the natural alchemist I've always wanted to be, mixing powders and herbs and oils into products that deliver on quality, effectiveness and cost.
We also are pleased to announce that we keep our own bees! Our bees are Minnesota Hygienic Italian bees living chemical-free and in top-bar apiaries made to the Golden Mean. We're proud to help bolster the bee population and only take what the bees themselves don't use, harvesting only when they fill their hive and run out of room, or in the spring when they prefer fresh nectar to their overwintered honey.
The garden is growing, but we have a lot of room to expand yet. I hope you'll join us and see what blooms.
Shop members
Melissa Herold
Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator, Owner, Designer & Herbal Alchemist
I've always been interested in art and botany, and my store allows me to express my love for both. Wearable art and herbal concoctions come together in my store in a way that allows me to be part artist, part botanist, and part businesswoman.
Honey Bees
NightBlooming's bees live in our garden. They're Minnesota Hygienic Italian bees living chemical-free and in top-bar apiaries made to the Golden Mean. We're proud to help bolster the bee population and only take what the bees themselves don't use.
Tsavo became our mascot when Etsy helped us raise enough money to make this blind Bengal kitten see! You can read more about him here: http://nightbloominggarden.blogspot.com/search/label/Tsavo
Shop policies
~Sakyong Mipham
I strive to offer my customers the absolute highest level of customer service. Everything I do, I do with the mindset of what I would like to have done for me. Every effort is made to notify you of each step, from payment received to when your item is shipped.
If you ever have any questions, or suggestions on how I can improve, please don't hesitate to send me a Convo!
Accepted payment methods
- Accepts Etsy Gift Cards and Etsy Credits
(¸.•´ (¸When is payment due?
Payment is expected within 5 days of checking out. Items not paid for within this time frame will be relisted for someone else to buy, and the initial sale canceled.
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(¸.•´ (¸What methods of Payment do you accept?
I prefer PayPal as it is the fastest method of payment and allows me to ship your items as soon as possible! If online payment is not an option, I also accept money orders, but keep in mind that I cannot ship your item until the money order arrives, thus delaying the shipping of your item. I do not accept personal checks or cash.
(¸.•´ (¸Do you ship internationally?
Yes! I am happy to offer worldwide shipping via First Class Global. Please note that this level of shipping cannot be insured. If you would like insurance, the shipping has to be Global Priority, and it will start at $20 compared to the $8 for First Class Global. If you are interested in upgrading your shipping method, please contact me. I reserve the right to upgrade to Global Priority with insurance if the value of the package is very high. If you have any specific instructions for customs forms please let me know.
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(¸.•´ (¸How and when are packages shipped?
All sticks are shipped in soft Flannel bags inside boxes, although necklaces and other jewelry may be shipped in boxes within padded envelopes. All packages are shipped First Class USPS. Packages are NOT insured unless you convo me to add this as an option. First Class International Mail cannot be insured and will require an upgrade to Global Priority Mail. If you live in the US and need the package faster, convo me and we can discuss shipping it via UPS overnight or 2 Day for an additional fee.
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(¸.•´ (¸What is included in shipping costs?
My shipping prices are set to cover the cost of shipping, packaging materials, and a portion of the Etsy and PayPal fees incurred with each transaction.
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(¸.•´ (¸How fast do you ship?
Barring extraordinary circumstances I ship within two business days of receiving your order, though most often it is the next day. You will be notified when your package has been shipped, and will also be told in advance if your package will take more than two business days to ship. Delays such as postal holidays do not merit special delay notification.
Refunds and Exchanges
(¸.•´ (¸Refunds & Exchanges
Unless there is proof that a listing was made in error (i.e. the wrong length of a stick or necklace was portrayed in the listing) I do not accept refunds or exchanges, all sales are final. I take great care to make sure my photos are a color-accurate as possible, but variations in monitors may make colors slightly different on your screen than mine. Posted photos are always with and without flash, so if you have any doubts as to which photograph is most true to real life, just ask!
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(¸.•´ (¸Repairs
If an item is in need of repair you may mail it back to me and I will fix it and send it back. Returned repaired items are sent First Class without insurance. Insurance on the return trip requires an additional fee.
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(¸.•´ (¸Lost Packages
I am not responsible for lost packages. If your package is lost let me know and I will file an insurance claim on it if you paid for insurance. Keep in mind that First Class International packages are NOT insured and may take up to 3 months to arrive if they are waylaid in Customs. Normally this is not the case, but it can happen. If you choose not to insure a package, please keep in mind that once I send it I have no way to recover your losses if it never arrives or is very delayed. If you are concerned about this, please upgrade to International Priority Mail. I reserve the right to upgrade to this shipping method (which can have insurance) if the value of the package is very high.
Additional policies and FAQs
(¸.•´ (¸Custom Order Guidelines.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*´¨)
These rules go into effect on August 1st, 2010 when I will start accepting customer requests again!! The reasons for these new rules are many, but you can get the condensed version in this Letter to my Customers that I posted back in January (copy/paste the link!):
At its worst point, my Custon Order list had 238 items on it and I felt that this made the wait far too long for my customers. Below are the revised Custom Order Guidelines. At a later date I may revise these to again include production of unique Customs Designs.
Many thanks for reading these! I deeply appreciate the patronage of my customers, and hope that this policy proves fair and beneficial to all involved!
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(¸.•´ (¸Terminology
Just so everyone is on the same page, here's how I define some of the words I use most often in relation to custom orders:
• Custom Order- Any special request from a customer, this can be a recreation or a custom design.
• Recreation- This is a recreation of a listing I've done in the past. You can see them all in my Sold Items:
Most times I can recreate something exactly and will happily do so along with whatever minor changes a customer wants. Minor changes include: altering metal color, changing stick material/length, adding/subtracting a dangle, or anything that doesn't take away from the core idea/design of the stick
• Custom Design- These are new designs that are worked on in collaboration with a customer. Often times this entails a back-and-forth process that varies in length and complexity. Due to the amount of time these designs take, I am not currently doing custom designs, but hope to in the eventual future.
Custom Order Procedure
You may use the Request a Custom Item link, or you may send me a Convo to begin discussing a custom order ( I tend to prefer a Convo), and at this point I'll add your name to the Custom Order List. After we've settled on a design then I'll give you a quote, and once a 50% payment is received I'll start working.
Once everything is done I'll put your item up as a custom listing on Etsy and will send you the link. From there, you can check out with your custom and any other items you wish to purchase. I'll invoice you for the remainder of the cost and then will mark your item as paid.
If a custom order is not claimed after 10 days, I reserve the right to relist it in the store for general sale. Being that the Custom Order List is generally done from top to bottom, you will know when your item is nearing the top and will be able to budget the quoted funds in advance to ensure prompt payment. Please contact me if there are special circumstances that prevent you from paying for your item promptly, I'm a very understanding person and I'm sure we can work something out :)
Custom Order FAQs
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(¸.•´ (¸ (¸How many custom orders can I request at a time?
You may request one custom item at a time, more specifically, your may only be on the Custom Order List once at any given time. Once your item on the list has been checked out and paid for, you may add your name and the item of your choice back on the list. The only "set" items (e.g. necklace, hairstick and matching earings, or special trio of sticks) allowed on the list are ones I have done in the past that were not Custom Designs, otherwise the listing is limited to one solo stick, one matching pair, or one brooch/barrette/spiral/etc. I may make small exceptions for things like a pair of matching earrings for a stick under the $30 value, or for earrings that need to be made on sterling silver and therefore incur a small cost rather than being entirely free with an order. Custom Herbal blend requests are not subject to this rule, and may be requested at any time, or in addition to a custom order.
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(¸.•´ (¸ (¸When do I pay for my custom order?
Once you have signed up for an item and I quote you a price, a 50% payment is expected before work can begin. This helps to cover the cost of sourcing/special ordering any materials and helps create a shared investment in the project. I will invoice you for the remainder of the cost after checkout and will manually mark your item as Paid.
Custom orders not claimed within 6 weeks after me listing it and contacting you will result in it being put up for general sale and you forfeit any deposits made on it.
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(¸.•´ (¸ (¸Can I cancel/change my custom order?
You may cancel your item at any time before I start working on it. Once I have begun to purchase materials (if needed) or assembling, I expect my customers to honor their end of the agreement and purchase the custom order. You may also change what item you would like to have made, again, up until the point I have begun sourcing materials or assembling the order. Please keep in mind that I try to order materials well in advance so I'm not waiting on them by the time an order is at the top of the list. If you cancel your order and later want to be placed back on the list, your name will be added at the bottom.
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(¸.•´ (¸Is there an additional fee for custom orders or recreations?
Yes. In order to be fair to both myself and my customers (as a high volume of custom orders means that I often have less to purchase off the digital shelf), NightBlooming has implemented a sliding custom order fee. This fee varies with the complexity of the assignment; most times it will be between $5-$10 and will be added to the final price of the item. This fee helps to cover the time spent developing a custom request, responding to Convos, taking photos of ideas, sourcing and ordering special materials, and reworking the design to meet my customers' approval. As always, I will be upfront about the cost of custom items during the design process (if I forget, please ask!).
I reserve the right to waive the fee for a recreation of a sold item, or a recreation with minimal changes (such as "I would like X stick, but on stainless steel rather than wood") would not incur the custom order fee. The application or waiving is utterly at my discretion based on the number of changes/time discussing the specifics of the stick.
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(¸.•´ (¸I saw a sold order I liked. Can you recreate it for me?
That depends. If it was something that I created, yes, I will happily make another to your specifications, providing I have the materials. If it was a custom design made in collaboration with another customer, maybe: I can ask the customer who owns the design if it can be recreated as custom orders belong to the person that contracted them. Keep in mind they have every right to refuse, but we could work together to design something similar, just not an exact replication. If you are unsure if an item can be recreated for you, please contact me!
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(¸.•´ (¸Can I be banned from custom orders?
Yes. Sadly, there have been instances where customers chronically will not purchase their custom items, fail to respond to Convos or emails, or whose demands I feel I simply cannot meet in a way that makes both the customer and I happy. In cases such as these, I reserve the right not to make customs for, or in severe cases, not sell to these customers entirely.


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As a nursing student at Messiah College, you will develop an increasing ability to make clinical judgments in a variety of settings while you are learning the roles of the beginning professional nurse. You will learn about the professional values of nursing and how your increasing nursing knowledge is supported by the liberal and applied sciences.
During your first two years of study
- Your first and second year of study includes QuEST and prerequisite courses.
- If you are interested in studying abroad for a semester, the fall semester of your sophomore year is the only semester for this opportunity. Careful planning begins during your first year. Open communication with your academic advisor is essential. The course, Historical &
Conceptual Basis for Nursing, is the first nursing course taken in the nursing major. For those studying abroad, Historical & Conceptual Basis for Nursing will be taken during the January-Term, and for those studying on-campus, the course will be taken during the fall semester. For study abroad opportunities, view the Intercultural Office website.
- Your first clinical nursing courses, Health
Assessment and Foundations of Nursing Practice are taken in the spring semester of your sophomore year. In these courses you will have your
first experience in our patient simulation laboratories, as well as local long-term care facilities. Pathophysiology serves as a co-requisite to your clinical courses.
Your third year of study
- As you progress through your junior year, nursing care will focus on patients across the lifespan. Nursing courses include the
childbearing family, adult and older adult nursing and pediatric
nursing. Our patient simulation laboratories will be used for each
clinical nursing course, and you will experience nursing in various local
hospitals and community settings. Co-requisite nursing courses include
Pharmacology and Nursing Research I.
Your final year of study
- The focus is on nursing care in complex health care delivery environments and preparation for the professional role transition. Nursing courses include critical care nursing, psychiatric/mental health nursing, community health nursing and nursing leadership. Additional nursing courses include Nursing Research II, focusing on evidence-based practice, and Senior Seminar, a nursing seminar course on professional nursing topics. Our patient simulation laboratories will be used for each clinical nursing course, and you will experience nursing in various local hospitals and community settings.
- A highlight of your senior year will be the January-Term preceptor course or international option. If you choose the preceptor course, you will be matched with a staff nurse preceptor in a clinical area of your choice, and you will work the full-time schedule of your preceptor to refine and solidify your nursing skills. If you choose an international option, you will learn about nursing from a different perspective and practice nursing in a different culture either in Zambia or Thailand. Read more.....
- Preparations for your licensure exam (NCLEX-RN®) occur across the curriculum with secure online computerized testing formats and integrated testing programs in the nursing courses. In your last semester, additional focus on NCLEX-RN® preparation occurs in the Senior Seminar course along with an NCLEX-RN® review course after graduation.
- Upon completion of the nursing curriculum, you will be well versed in being a provider of nursing care, a coordinator/manager/designer of nursing care, as well as being a member of the nursing profession.
- For a complete list of courses in the nursing major view our 8-semester plan.
For more details on the curriculum requirements and the types of courses you would be taking as an Nursing Major, visit our Online Course Catalog.
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