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Yampa Valley Regional Airport summer construction set
2nd baggage carousel won't be operational until winter 2011-12
March 23, 2010
Steamboat Springs — Construction is expected to begin this summer on the third phase of terminal expansion at Yampa Valley Regional Airport, but a new, second baggage carousel won't be ready in time for next ski season.
Airport Manager Dave Ruppel said Monday that the timetable already is growing too tight to undertake the carousel portion of the two-year project this summer and feel confident it will be completed in time to greet ski-season jets in December.
"We realized we couldn't expect a contractor to complete that portion without creating an impact on winter operations," Ruppel said during his regular weekly meeting with the Routt County Board of Commissioners.
As of the third week in January county officials still were planning on delivering the new carousel for the 2010-2011 ski season. But Ruppel said this week that bid packets wouldn't go out until April.
Engineering drawings are currently 40 percent complete, Ruppel said, and he hopes they reach 75 percent by the end of the week so that they can be submitted to the FAA within two weeks.
The estimated cost of the Phase 3 expansion of the airport terminal is $6.83 million. The 2010 phase of the work is expected to total $3.6 million to $3.8 million pending competitive bidding. However, as of this week, Congress has approved less than half that amount. The county learned this week that it had been approved for nearly $1.5 million in federal grants toward that total. The county's 5 percent match of the total amount is expected to be about $342,000, all of it coming from airport revenues. Ultimately, more local airport revenues than that could be used to complete the work.
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Commissioner Doug Monger said he and his fellow commissioners intend to move forward with the second portion of the work next year and will use their 2011 round of Federal Aviation Administration grants to complete the work.
The new carousel would be built in an open space just outside the current carousel area where the overflow of arriving passengers circulate until it's their turn at the carousel. Ruppel said his staff can make it through another winter without the new carousel, but if they were forced to wall off the unfinished construction area, losing the open space would be a greater hardship.
Yampa Valley Airport Commission member and Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. President and CEO Chris Diamond said he initially was concerned about deferring the carousel construction but after sitting down with Ruppel and the project architect, he was persuaded it was the best path to follow.
"The carousel is our biggest need in terms of service at the airport," Diamond said, "but (putting it off another year) makes all the sense in the world in terms of cost and construction phasing."
Construction this summer will focus on enclosing a cut-out on the north perimeter of the terminal. That will create additional space for passengers waiting for security screening, and bring the restaurant downstairs from its current second-floor location.
Tackling the carousel phase of the project in spring 2011 with the contractor and construction drawings in place will result in a better completed project, Ruppel said.
"Yes, we need the carousel, it's a key component," Ruppel said. "We don't have nearly the baggage capacity that we should have. But we still plan to complete the entire project within the original timeframe. And when it's done, we'll have a facility that will make it easier for passengers to use and feel like it's supposed to work."


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Here is a picture of something that I will NOT be eating for the next two weeks!
Holy crap, it has been 20 DAYS since I have posted. I'm still rollin' along, not so happily. I feel really great physically, the food just gets super boring. Or maybe it is just the feeling of restriction that gets old. It's sort of strange to even say that though because most of us really don't eat a huge variety of foods if you think about it. I mean, there are literally THOUSANDS of different combinations of beautiful fresh foods that are allowed on this detox. But somehow that is not enough. I miss sharing a meal and a drink with my friends. I miss going to a restaurant once in a while (even though I know that the food there is all crap any way. I still miss it).
That is why this area totally needs a hip raw food restaurant (that serves raw cocktails, of course). That is definitely a dream of mine, to own and operate a successful raw food restaurant. I of course, know nothing about the business and currently don't have the money to support that, but I can certainly dream.
So here I am on the morning of day 70. Yesterday I started a juice fast (it is part of the detox protocol). I have fasted of a couple of times before but never a juice fast. I am attempting to fast for 2 whole weeks. I may actually switch to a juice feast (which just includes more calories) in the second week if I feel that it is more appropriate at that time. But otherwise I am actually looking forward to not thinking about what my next meal will be for two weeks. In the third and last week of my detox experience I will just be gently coming off of the fast :)
As you will notice I am no longer going to list what I have been eating. It really didn't change much, promise!
Just dreaming of a huge fruit smoothieeee!!!! THREE MORE WEEKS!!!!!
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Creation is a physical activity, not a mental one. The body can create better and faster than the mind ever could. A camera responds better to the physical than it does to the cerebral. But then why do so many actors spend so much time working in their heads? It's how their "actor's process" works. Their actor's process entails a lot of analysis and takes a lot of time, and it's the number one reason most actors don't come across cinematic on camera. They're stuck in their heads, so they're not popping on screen.
Actors who know how to create physically, however, are going to create more memorable film work much more quickly and vividly, and it will be a lot more enjoyable, both for us and for them. With many actors, it doesn't look like they even enjoy being on camera. They look like they're working really, really hard. And if you're working really hard, imagine what that's like to watch?
Next time you're about to start working on a piece of material, before you do any analysis, try these tips.
1. Everyone, and so every character, is a product of their environment, a manifestation of it. So imagine the environment of the story. Imagine the lighting, the mood, the temperature, the noises, textures, and feel. Now create a human being that embodies the characteristics of that environment, is a product of it, and a reflection of it.
2. Now, take the character you just created based on their environment and, before you do any analysis, pick an action that best reflects the character you're creating. Carry that action through the scene delivering every line as though you're carrying out the action with the lines. Now your character has a cinematic spine.
3. Next, take the character and, as you play the scene, explore rhythms you think might capture the mood and tone of the material. Human beings operate rhythmically. Writers write dialogue rhythmically. Yet, most actors never think about rhythm when approaching a piece of material. Apply rhythm to the dialogue until the scene feel like it fits in a groove and has forward momentum, and you'll never have to worry about moments and line readings again. Your body will create all of them for you. The rhythm unleashes them. You just go along for the ride.
After you've done the above, do your scene analysis and your character analysis. You'll find it takes a lot less time, you'll get a lot more out of it, your performance will look and feel more cinematic, and no matter how much analysis you do, you'll never be stuck in your head again.
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That spot in the road, with increased traffic from Walgreens is going to need a light.
There is a light before and after Walgreens. Drivers should be slowing down for the light at Edmonds Way and 100th and not speeding through the area. Even if enough people requested that a light be installed right at the Walgreens/PCC driveway, the state would have to approve it since Edmonds Way is a state highway.
And with the proposed increased, high density, high-rise Westgate re-development plan, this crash scenario will become even more commonplace!
They should put a Bowling Alley there instead.
Good idea….LMFAO~
I think it's most likely that we'll see the challenges of the density and adapt to it, like we always do. I don't think that the term high density or high-rise accurately describes what we'll see built in Edmonds.
We already have high density Matt, and I don't see us adapting to it at all.I just see more traffic and less common courtesy. Just ask the lady that just HAD to get that parking spot at QFC yesterday, who cares who was waiting for it, or that she almost got hit..she got the spot!


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Anime Expo 2011 Presents Idea Factory's Kenta Sugano and Katsuyuki Hirano as Guests of Honor
LOS ANGELES (June 2, 2011) — Anime Expo, North America's largest anime and manga celebration, has announced two of video game company Idea Factory's major creative forces — Director Kenta Sugano and Lead Artist Katsuyuki Hirano — as Guests of Honor. Mr. Sugano and Mr. Hirano will participate in an attendee panel that explores the making of role-play video games (RPG) during Anime Expo, which takes place from July 1 – 4, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Founded in 1994, Idea Factory group (Idea Factory Co Ltd, Compile Heart Co Ltd and Design Factory Co Ltd) is a multi-platform Japanese video game developer and publisher. Recognized as one the leaders of the visual novel genre in Japan with widely acclaimed titles such as "Hakuoki" and "Hiiro no Kakera," Idea Factory is also well-known worldwide for developing hardcore RPG games with series such as "Spectral Souls," "Record of Agarest War," and "Hyperdimension Netpunia."
One of the most prolific game directors at Idea Factory/Compile Heart, Kenta Sugano is famous for epic simulation RPGs including "Spectral Souls," "Blazing Souls," the "Record of Agarest War" series, and the "Hyperdimension Neptunia" series. He is currently directing the highly anticipated "Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2." "I love to surprise and challenge players with deep and complex game mechanics," says Mr. Sugano. "I can't wait to meet with RPG fans at Anime Expo and share insights on the creation of our most popular series."
A life-long fan of heroic fantasies who grew up playing "Dragon Quest ®" and "Final Fantasy ®" and dreaming of making his own RPGs, Katsuyuki Hirano is today the Lead Artist at Idea Factory/Compile Heart. Mr. Hirano is most well-known for his character work on "Spectral Souls" and the "Record of Agarest War" series. "I am so excited about Anime Expo and hope to meet with fellow heroic fantasy and RPG fans from the US," says Mr. Hirano.
In addition to Mr. Sugano and Mr. Hirano, Anime Expo 2011 has announced a line-up of Guests of Honor that includes chart-topping Japanese pop trio Kalafina, Japanese TV Host and blogger Danny Choo, voice actress and singer Miyuki Sawashiro, voice actor Vic Mignogna and video game developer Sohei Niikawa, as well as Anime Expo's first ever Virtual Guest of Honor, Digital Pop Idol Hatsune Miku. Themed the "Year of the Fan," Anime Expo 2011 will fully immerse guests into the world of Japanese animation, manga (comic books), music and fashion. Anime Expo is a non-stop marathon of Japanese pop culture that's been likened to Halloween in July.
To stay updated on all of the latest Anime Expo 2011 news, follow us on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook and check us out on YouTube.
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Held annually in Los Angeles, Anime Expo is North America's largest anime and manga celebration. Anime Expo gives fans the rare opportunity to meet and hear from some of the most famous anime, manga and musical artists from Japan and get into the action through everything from costume play, karaoke and video competitions to exclusive screenings, non-stop video gaming competitions and the wildly popular Masquerade, in which fans transform themselves into their favorite characters through creative costuming, accessories and make-up and put on their own show before an audience of thousands. AX 2011 will be held July 1 – July 4, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. To register or for more information, please visit www.anime-expo.org.
About the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to popularize and educate the American public about anime and manga, as well as provide a forum to facilitate communication between professionals and fans. This organization is more popularly known by its entertainment property, Anime Expo®. For more information, please visit www.spja.org.
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A blend of experimental rock structures, punky energy, spoken-word melodies, and Judeo-Christian content characterizes the output of mewithoutYou, a Philadelphia-based band that formed in 2001. As the bandmembers looked forward to 2009, they began working on material that replaced their traditional post-hardcore flourishes with an emphasis on acoustic instrumentation and Neutral Milk Hotel-styled folk. The result was 2009's It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright, whose long-winded title modeled itself after the teachings of Sufi leader Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
Auctioneer's Craig Hendrix wears many hats on Philadelphia's music scene, as producer & keyboardist for Birdie Busch, multi-instrumentalist for Aderbat/Mammal of Paradise, founder & composer for The Agave Opera Company, and musical director of north Philly performance group Puppetyranny. For Auctioneer, his latest and most personal project, he draws on the venerable talents of drummer/producer Todd Schied, bassist Todd Erk (Hoots & Hellmouth), and vocalist/keyboardist Jesse Moore (Ladies Auxiliary). The band lives in a former insulation factory, neighbored by filmmakers and custom furniture designers, mummers, welders, DJs, karaoke enthusiasts, puppeteers and sports fans.
The debut EP from the group, due out digitally August 19 and physically October 6, is both contemplative and absolute, drawing on the freedom afforded through living and creating in crumbling, post-industrial North Philadelphia. Musically, the lilting gravity of the songs speak to Aucioneer's wide embrace of genre, from art-punk to chamber & choral music, from minimalism to afrobeat, samba & bossa nova.
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RENTON -- Tarvaris Jackson joins the Seahawks as the starting quarterback, coach Pete Carroll announced after the first of the team's two practices Saturday.
"To make it the most competitive for our team, Tarvaris needs to be our starter right now," Carroll said. "He comes in as our starter."
This constituted a surprise. Most had expected a competition between Jackson and Charlie Whitehurst for the starting position.
Carroll said that the lockout has created special circumstances, though, and Jackson's familiarity with Darrell Bevell means that he starts out with a better footing in the offense. Bevell, who was hired as Seattle's offensive coordinator this year, coached Jackson in Minnesota the previous five season.
So even though Jackson just signed with Seattle on Friday, and is not expected to practice until next Thursday, he will be the starting quarterback when the season begins.
"He's going to own that position until Charlie, and the next couple of fellows that are playing at the spot, get a chance to catch up," Carroll said. "Then the competition will begin from their end."So what does this say about Whitehurst then? After all, this was a quarterback the Seahawks acquired by giving up 20 spots of draft position in the second round of the 2010 draft and a third-round pick in 2011 just for the privilege of paying him a two-year contract.
He started two games last season, and Carroll pointed out Seattle's Week 17 victory over St. Louis as proof of Whitehurst's viability down the line. And now Whitehurst won't even be competing for the starting job against a player who was signed to a similar two-year contract and can't practice until next week. What has changed in the way Seattle sees Whitehurst's potential future?
"In my mind, nothing has changed," Carroll said. "This is just a competitive decision because of the time frame that we're dealing with. It's strictly that."
Update, 6:27 p.m.: After the evening practice, Whitehurst was asked for his reaction to Carroll's decision.
"I didn't know what to expect coming into camp with the quarterback situation," Whitehurst said. "I just wanted a chance, and I'm here, I've got a chance. It's not necessarily how I wanted to start out, but I respect the fact that he was direct with me and told me."
This is not a vote of confidence -- or lack thereof -- in Whitehurst's ability to start at some point this season. It's a statement that the team's best chance of winning Week 1 in San Francisco will come if Jackson is named the starter from the very beginning.
"We've got to get ready in a very condensed time frame," Carroll said. "So it doesn't allow it to be as purely open. I can't be that patient right now. The situation did not allow that."
So how did Whitehurst take the news? After all, he said Wednesday after the first on-field workout that he was approaching this season with the intention of establishing himself as the starter.
"He was awesome," Carroll said. "I've been so straight with Charlie from the moment we ever started talking, he knows what we're talking about. He gets it. He understands the competitive approach now is to take advantage of this opportunity while he gets all the reps, while he gets all of the focus time, to accelerate his process in learning all of his stuff."
Carroll held open the possibility of an open competition at some point later this season, but didn't put a timetable on it.
"Charlie, as soon as he can get caught up, I can say, 'OK, Charlie the competition is dead-on, let's go,' " Carroll said. " 'Let's see where you sit with this.' "
But right now, Whitehurst is looking up on the depth at a new teammate who won't be able to practice until next week.
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Luke Young accepts that Aston Villa have missed injured captain Martin Laursen in defence and attack.
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Luke Young accepts that Aston Villa have missed injured captain Martin Laursen in defence and attack.
Laursen is unlikely to play again this season after suffering the latest in a long line of knee problems in January.
Villa had been well placed to secure UEFA Champions League qualification at the start of 2009 but their challenge has faded after a poor run of results.
Martin O'Neill's men have not kept a clean sheet in their past eight matches and Young believes the absence of Laursen has been a major factor.
Young also feels Laursen is a threat at the other end of the pitch with his aerial prowess.
"Martin has been a big loss for us. He is one of those players, a little bit like a magnet in both penalty boxes," Young said of his fellow defender.
"He wins everything when we are defending and he goes up the other end of the pitch, he scores some vital goals - and players like that are vital.
"It relieves so much pressure when you see him going up and winning absolutely everything in the air. He is a big loss to us and fingers crossed he can get back."
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Young admits it would be dangerous to hurry Laursen back into action but he is confident the 31-year-old can eventually put his injury problems behind him.
"When you've got problems with your knees, you can't rush things," said Young.
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Villa have now slipped seven points behind Arsenal in the battle for fourth spot but Young is still aiming for a strong finish to the season.
He said: "The season we've had overall sort of gets overshadowed with the bad run we've been on.
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Hello there.
I have a wide screen LCD TV. When I playing (original 16:9) DVD using my DVD player,
black bands appears on the top and bottom of the screen.
-DVD Aspect ratio is 16:9
-LCD TV screen mode is 16:9
Could anyone know the reason why?
Note: When Playing animated movies I am not faceing this problem.
Thank you very much.
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because most movies are not filmed in a 1.77 aspect ratio, therefore you will see some black bars. Depending on the AR will determine how much black bar on the top and bottom you see. A lot of movies are shot in 2.35 and 2.40 AR and therefore will have black bars.
I have a Toshiba widescreen, and some movies have black bars. Check to see if your player or tv has zoom mode. My tv has 16:9 zoom, filling the entire screen with no quality loss. Aspect ratio is very confusing, it would be nice if manufacturers agree to one standard.
Tv manufacturers have nothing to do with it.
Different movies are filmed & presented in different aspect ratios.
Depending on the aspect ratio of any given film, by zooming it in to remove "black bars"
You are just cutting more of the movie out of view.
Peoples issues & phobia with "black bars" never ceases to amaze me 8)
Originally Posted by Noahtuck
I'll spare you all the details why ?
But for many years, manufacturers agreed to one standard 4:3, full tv viewing. But today, people don't have problems with 16:9 aspect, it's the variance in aspect ratio. One movie can have thin black bars, while others have large ones, reason lots of people are on here, trying to convert to full screen 16:9,.
So why not agree to one standard, it's simple. I have an Xbox 360 HD player, I never used. Money set on fire.
So, for most that have issues with black bars, it's the principal of let's agree to one standard.
Originally Posted by Illusionist
Or restrict your movie watching to HBO crop jobs.
What were those silly directors thinking by shooting in 2.39:1?
Originally Posted by MOVIEGEEK
Just don't watch movies. HD TV series are all 16:9. Watch those only.
Or restrict your movie watching to HBO crop jobs
HBO, no thanks ! I'd rather watch youtube, Lol !!!
Originally Posted by Illusionist
If you really hate black bars, then buy a front projector and display on a white wall in a very dark room. You'll never see any black bars....
Originally Posted by mrswla
Originally Posted by MOVIEGEEK
Those crazy @$$ B@$T@RDS!!!!!!
Because i sure know i want to see as little as possible when i watch a movie!!!!
Cut as much as possible off so it fills the screen!!!!
No matter what the ratio of the TV i am watching it on is !!!!!
Why so narrow? 2.89:1 (3:1) Cinerama rulled the 50's.
But I'll never forget seeing Kubrik's 2001: A Space Odyssey in Super Panavision 70mm 2.20:1 !
I saw 2001: A Space Odyssey the first Saturday it came out...I left the empty theater thinking "look at these poor slobs...they don't know what I just saw"...I didn't even try to describe it to my family...they were too busy ******* up
Originally Posted by edDV
So it fill's their entire screen on a 4:3 TV, they think something is missing because of the "black bars" on their tv!!
You know.... we've all seen it a 1000 times here!!!!!
And the devil isup to his old tricks if we see any black bars on our 16:9 tv's!!!!!
And the man screwed us because they cut out part of the viewable movie!!!!!!
By adding those damn black bars!!!!!!
Originally Posted by zoobie
All of them!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by Noahtucktgpo famous MAC commercial, You be the judge?
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Originally Posted by stiltman
Originally Posted by Illusionist
It's a mess. The solution is for TV's to provide a more versatile resizing of video to fit the screen - whatever size or aspect ratio it might be. So you can watch it with, or without, the black bars, whatever you prefer. Many DVD players already have this option, and TV manufacturers need to catch up.
Personally, I prefer 4:3 aspect ratio, and believe everything should be switched back to that standard. Make it a law, just like they killed analog TV broadcasting and switch to digital. Everything in future should be 4:3. I'm not kidding. This is the only solution to the mess.
Originally Posted by JohnnyBob
Am I missing something ? What the hell is the problem ? Why do people seem to believe that every pixel needs to be filled to get full value out of the screen ?
If everything was 4:3 there would be no Lawrence of Arabia, no The Good The Bad and The Ugly, No 2001. Hell, even when 1.33 was the standard it wasn't enough. The burning of Atlanta in Gone With The Wind was shot using a three camera process so that it could be projected across three screens to get the impact required. If aspect ratio is such a big problem for you people then restrict your viewing to television programs made between 1950 and 1985. Obviously anything else is far too challenging.Read my blog here.
Hope you enjoyed the spluttering indignation that your thread started - I certainly did.A tip of the hat to you.
Why is it so surprising that at a video enthusiast's site you find people wanting to view movies in their original aspect ratio, the way they were meant to be seen? Not zoomed, cropped, panned-and-scanned, stretched, or mangled in any other way.
There is a point to a 4:3 screen. You can achieve any aspect ratio with motorized masks that appear from the top or bottom of the screen.
Or you could go all electronic and make these masks appear on the screen itself. You could call this "letterboxing".
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Taken originally from Amazon reviews -
"I bought this DVD as a way to show off my new DVD player to my family. I had seen the movie several times in the theater, and knew its bright colors would be beautiful on my TV screen.
To my horror, I saw that Columbia had seen fit to alter a masterpiece. Yes, the film came complete with those horrific black bars at the top and bottom of my screen, which obscured about half of the picture. I've seen those bars on the "artsy" videos on TV, and I sometimes enjoy them. But this is a classic work of art! You don't try to make it "hip" and "relevant" with modern touches. It would be like adding a moustache to the Mona Lisa.
Until Columbia drops the act and releases "Lawrence of Arabia" without those bars, letting us see all of the picture, stay away."
It's the Video"Help" forum, not the Video Enthusiasts forum.
Too often a simple request for help becomes an excuse to foam at the mouth because someone has the temerity to ask a question that others don't care to hear.
That nonsense should be left to the Witchsmellers and Wiseacres at Doom9.
When the monitor screen is flecked with foam over such a trivial affair it's time to stop and laugh at it - that is if you can see past the futility of arguing over it.
Originally Posted by KBeee
Then there is Pan/Scan.
Originally Posted by KBeee
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As snowy and frigid winter storms continue to strike in the Chicago area, some municipalities are rationing their salt supplies, but Chicago officials say the city's salt supply is just fine.
The Chicago area has seen an exceptionally snowy season, recording one of the snowiest months on record and, following the region's deep freeze, road salt has become even more vital.
Naperville alerted residents Friday, ahead of a weekend snow storm, that the regional salt shortage prompted the city to implement a "salt conservation plan."
The Department of Public Works planned to supplement the salt supply by mixing in sand for secondary roadways.
Naperville receives its salt supply through the Illinois Joint Purchasing Program, and officials said the city has received only 4,600 of the 12,000 tons ordered.
To date, the City has responded to 31 winter events and spread 16,000 tons of salt. In comparison by the end of January 2013, the City had responded to seven winter events and spread 4,300 tons of salt.
Dan Breier from Ice Melt Chicago said Thursday that barges were stuck near Peoria and unable to get salt supplies to the Chicago area.
"They are trying to get salt barges into terminals as close to Chicago as possible, primarily in St. Louis and Iowa," he said, noting the cost of salt has risen because of the shortage.
The village of La Grange advised residents last week that it planned to modify salt operations to "conserve the remaining inventory of salt."
"The Village will be taking a stair step approach to salt conservation unless we are able to locate more salt for purchase," a press release from the village read. "The first step, which will be implemented with the next winter event, will be to salt arterial and collector streets and salt only intersections on residential side streets. The next step will be to mix sand with the salt to improve traction and to only apply deicing chemicals to main roadways."
But Mayor Rahm Emanuel, at a press event Saturday at McCormick Place, which houses the city's salt, met with commissioners on snow removal efforts and said the city has enough salt to keep roads safe.
IDOT spokeswoman Jae Miller said the department is not cutting back on salt spreading and that the amount of salt used to treat roads depends on the weather.
Miller also noted that "IDOT has an adequate supply of salt at this time and we have not problems with availability from vendors."


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Husband And Wife Scholars Honored With Endowed Chairs In School Of Social Work, Truett SeminaryApril 11, 2005
by Amanda Keys
Baylor University announced unrelated gifts from two separate anonymous donors on April 11 that will provide for the establishment of endowed chairs in the School of Social Work and George W. Truett Theological Seminary, in honor of Baylor husband and wife scholars Drs. Diana and David Garland.
The Diana R. Garland Endowed Chair in Child and Family Services was established to recognize the Baylor School of Social Work's growth and excellence under Diana's leadership. The David E. Garland Chair in Preaching acknowledges the leadership, vision and devotion to ministry that characterizes David's service in the pastorate and as a professor.
Under Diana Garland's leadership, the School of Social Work graduate program has grown 300 percent and was ranked 87th in the top 100 graduate schools in U.S. News and World Report, a significant achievement for a young program with a unique emphasis on integrating religion and spirituality in social work practice. Currently chair, Diana will become dean when the School of Social Work officially becomes a freestanding unit June 1.
"As the first dean of the School of Social Work, I am deeply honored by this gift and extremely grateful for the donor's generosity and commitment to the mission of this school," Diana said.
David Garland, associate dean of academic affairs at Truett Seminary, received the Christianity Today Award of Merit and a Silver Medallion last year for his commentary on 1 Corinthians. Though his specialty is in New Testament and he has published 12 books, he considers preaching to be the ultimate aim of biblical study, and has served as interim pastor of 15 churches in Kentucky, Indiana and Texas.
"We consider effectiveness in communicating God's word to today's world to be a major challenge and need in the life of the church and her mission," David said. "This extraordinary gift will allow Truett Seminary to push toward greater excellence in this vital area."
The School of Social Work and Truett Seminary will be raising money to fully fund the endowments for these chairs. For information about contributing to these endowed chairs, please contact Assistant Vice President Cindy Dougherty at (254) 710-2561 or 1-800-BAYLOR-U, option 4.
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ARLINGTON - A UT Arlington professor offers advice for organizations and individuals working to prevent teen dating violence and sexual assault in a recently released book.
Beverly Black, professor and director of the master's of science in social work program, along with co-author, Arlene Weisz of Wayne State University, provide a unique resource for effective teen dating violence prevention in their book "Programs to Reduce Teen Dating Violence and Sexual Assault."
The authors describe the core techniques that should be a part of any successful prevention program by drawing on existing research and wisdom from practitioners and educators.
"The most exciting programs are the ones that include interactive activities, such as discussion and experiential exercises or role-plays," Black said. "These activities are more likely to engage youth.
"Teens often hear many lectures about how they should behave, so they are likely to tune out anyone who lectures them." Black added, "We know for sure that effective prevention programs consist of several sessions. Youths' attitudes and behaviors do not change in a one hour lecture."
The co-authors interviewed 52 programs in 23 states, and then shared ideas spawned from those interviews in the book.
"Between 9 and 30 percent of high school students have been victims of teen dating violence and sexual assault," Black said. "Rates vary depending on how dating violence and sexual assault are defined."
She said a recent survey, commissioned by Liz Claiborne Inc. and the Family Violence Prevention Fund, found that 67 percent of teens whose families have experienced economic problems in the past year have experienced abuse in their own relationships.
Unfortunately, Black reported, the majority of teens tell nobody about the violence they experience, and if they do, they tell their friends, not parents or other adults.
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The Washington Municipal Band will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 20, in Central Park.
The musical selections will be Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (K.L. King), Aces of the Air (K. L. King), Brighton Beach (William Latham), Selections from Fiddler on the Roof (arr Bob Lowden), Radetzky March (Alfred Reed), Finlandia (Jean Sibelius), Prospect Hymn for Band (Pierre La Plante), Spoon River (Percy Grainger), and Fantasy on American Sailing Songs (Clare Grundman).


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Enable and Disable the Built-in Administrator Account
Updated: October 20, 2013
Applies To: Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
When manufacturing PCs, you can use the built-in Administrator account to run programs and apps before a user account is created.
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This account is used when you log into the system by using audit mode, or when you add scripts to the auditUser configuration pass.
You can enable the built-in Administrator account during unattended installations by setting the
AutoLogon setting to Administrator in the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup component. This will enable the built-in Administrator account, even if a password is not specified in the
AdministratorPassword setting.
You can create an answer file by using Windows® System Image Manager (Windows SIM).
The following sample answer file shows how to enable the Administrator account, specify an Administrator password, and automatically log on to the system.
Both the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\
Autologon section and the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\
AdministratorPassword section are needed for automatic logon in audit mode to work. The auditSystem configuration pass must include both these settings.
The following XML output shows how to set the appropriate values:
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <AutoLogon> <Password> <Value>SecurePasswd123</Value> <PlainText>true</PlainText> </Password> <Username>Administrator</Username> <Enabled>true</Enabled> <LogonCount>5</LogonCount> </AutoLogon> <UserAccounts> <AdministratorPassword> <Value>SecurePasswd123</Value> <PlainText>true</PlainText> </AdministratorPassword> </UserAccounts> </component>
To prevent having to enter a password for the built-in Administrator account after you complete the out-of-box experience, set Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\
AdministratorPassword in the oobeSystem configuration pass.
The following XML output shows how to set the appropriate values:
<UserAccounts> <AdministratorPassword> <Value>SecurePasswd123</Value> <PlainText>true</PlainText> </AdministratorPassword> </UserAccounts>
For Windows Server® 2012, the built-in Administrator password must be changed at first logon. This prevents the built-in Administrator account from having a blank password by default.
If the computer has not yet gone through Out-Of-Box Experience (OOBE), you can enter the built-in Administrator account by re-entering audit mode. For more information, see Boot Windows to Audit Mode or OOBE.
Change the properties of the Administrator account by using the Local Users and Groups Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
Open MMC, and then select Local Users and Groups.
Right-click the Administrator account, and then select Properties.
The Administrator Properties window appears.
On the General tab, clear the Account is Disabled check box.
Close MMC.
Administrator access is now enabled.
For new installations, after the end user creates a user account in OOBE, the built-in Administrator account is disabled.
For upgrade installations, the built-in Administrator account remains enabled when there is no other active local administrator on the computer, and when the computer is not joined to a domain.
Run the sysprep /generalize command
When you run the sysprep /generalize command, the next time that the computer starts, the built-in Administrator account will be disabled.
Use the net user command
Run the following command to disable the Administrator account:
net user administrator /active:no
You can run this command after you configure the computer and before you deliver the computer to a customer.
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and system builders are required to disable the built-in administrator account before delivering the computers to customers. To do this, you can use either of the following methods.
When you run the sysprep /generalize command on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the Sysprep tool resets the built-in Administrator account password. The Sysprep tool only clears the built-in Administrator account's password for server editions, not for client editions. The next time that the computer starts, Setup displays a prompt for a password.
Note In Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008, the default password policy requires a strong password for all user accounts. To configure a weak password, you can use an answer file that includes the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\
AdministratorPasswordsetting. You cannot configure a weak password, either manually or by using a script such as the net user command.
See Also
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Pirates pummel Rockets in Pheasant North duel
The Verndale Pirates avenged a season-ending loss to the Underwood Rockets last Friday as quarterback Dillon Card led a 44-13 rout at Mike Mahlen Field.
Chuck Ross and his Rockets ousted Verndale from the Section 4, Class Nine-man semifinals last year 26-16 after the Pirates had reeled off four straight wins and beaten Isle in the section quarterfinals.
But Verndale's grudge against the Rockets went beyond one playoff loss. Friday's victory ended a string of five straight Underwood victories against their Pheasant Conference rival.
Card had his second big game in a row scoring on runs of six, 40 and 50 yards and throwing touchdown passes of nine and 12 yards to Eric Blaha and Will Kramer.
Card amassed 198 yards on 30 rushing attempts. Backing up him up in Vendale's 342-yard rushing attack was Dakota Finck, who logged 41 yards on 14 carries and Andy Bounds, who picked up 33 yards on nine carries and scored on a four-yard run.
Card was extremely accurate with his passes as he converted on 10 of 11 attempts for 97 yards.
The Rockets got a 72-yard touchdown run from Noah Thompson in the first quarter, then had to wait until the fourth quarter to score again when Jacob Mattfeld went over from the five.
Kramer combined with James Kveton and Bradyn Sickels for 13 tackles. The Pirates also profited from four Underwood fumbles.
Underwood 7 0 0 6 - 13
Verndale 14 14 0 16 - 44
Underwood: Noah Thompson 72 yd run (PAT Leroy Hauge kick), Jacob Mattfeld 5 yd run (PAT failed)
Verndale: Dillon Card 50 yd run (PAT failed), Andy Bounds 6 yd run (PAT James Kveton pass from Card), Card 6 yd run (PAT Marcos Gomez run), Eric Blaha 9 yd pass from Card (PAT failed), Will Kramer 12 yd pass from Will Kramer (PAT Kveton pass from Card), Card 40 yd run (PAT Gomez run)
Vern. Und.
First Downs 13 3
Rushing Yards 342 177
Passing Yards 97 45
Passing 10-11 1-5
Total Yards 439 222
Penalties 7-50 4-35


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Dr. Holly L. Diehl
- B.S.: Elementary Education, West Virginia University
- M.A.: Curriculum and Instruction, Frostburg State University
- Certification in Administration and Supervision, Frostburg State University
- Ed.D.: Curriculum and Instruction, Emphasis: Literacy, West Virginia University
Dr. Diehl was an elementary teacher and principal for 18 years. She now supervises student teachers. She continues to consult with elementary teachers to fine-tune and improve their reading instruction. Additionally, she works with a group of colleagues to find ways to help elementary students become better readers. The group is working to secure grant funding to develop a website that elementary school students can access to help them understand what they read. Further, Dr. Diehl and a colleague are writing a book that will be printed in fall 2009, "More Than Mentoring: A Guide to Explicit Comprehension Instruction."
- Supervision of student teachers
Research Interests
- Finding ways to help students in grades 3-8 who have trouble with reading comprehension
Service Learning Projects
- Adviser for Student-Pennsylvania State Education Association, the student chapter of the Pennsylvania State Teachers Association
- Member of the National Road Heritage Council, which hired two student-teachers for the summer to help third-graders learn more about the National Road
Academic Department(s)
- Department of Childhood Education
Academic Program(s)
- M.E. Elementary Education (with certification)
- M.E. National Board Teacher Certification Preparation
- Grad. Cert. Elementary Education
- M.E. Elementary/Special Education Certification
- B.S. Education in Early Childhood/Middle Level Education Services
- A.S. Early Childhood Education
- B.S. Education in Middle Level (Grades 4-8) Education
- B.S. Education in Pre-K - 4 Education
Quotable"The best part of my job is having the opportunity to see the excitement in the student teachers as they finally get to do what they've been learning how to do: teach children! It is very rewarding to watch their passions develop - and to welcome them to the profession."
Related Links
- The School of Graduate Studies and Research
- College of Education and Human Services
- Department of Early, Middle and Special Education
- Master of Education in Elementary Education
- Master of Education in National Board Teacher Certification
- Master of Education in English as a Second Language
- Certificate in Early Childhood Education


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High-Stakes Report: Ivey Goes God-Mode, Kostritsyn Falls
No doubt about it, Phil Ivey is back.
No one has been more active in the high-stakes games than Ivey over the last week and no one has won as much.
Ivey is leading a group of four Germans in the weekly profits table.
At the other end of the spectrum Alexander Kostritsyn took a beating for what seems like the first time this year.
Kostritsyn Finds His Master
Phil Ivey is now 38 years old.
In online poker, that's positively ancient. However, with over $15 million in profits he's also still the biggest online winner of all time -- and that's despite him losing money since Black Friday.
In other words Ivey is still the champion of the nosebleed limits.
In November he has been showing his skills as an all-around player and demonstrated that he's still a force to be reckoned with. Even for those who seem untouchable.
One of these untouchables is Alexander Kostritsyn. The man from Moscow has had such an amazing run this year there seemed to be no stopping him.
He was nearing the $4m profit mark for 2014 as PostFlopAction, and as joiso he made another $1m. Kostritsyn finally met his match this week.
He lost almost $500k, most of which was at mixed-game tables with $1,500/$3,000 limits.
Ivey said he came back "bored" from Macau and that he was now looking for some real action. He was getting plenty of it in the last couple of days.
Last week, he took some of the money he won from Kostritsyn and paid a visit to the nosebleed NLHE tables.
This immediately attracted the sharks like Alexander IReadYrSoul Millar, Denoking and HelicopterBen82. They were not going to feed on him, though.
Instead it was Ivey who made a profit. $300k last week meant that Ivey might still make the plus zone for 2014.
Thuritz and The Cortster Drop
Ivey could have ended the week with a significantly larger profit if it hadn't been for nemesis Julius KagomeKagome Fleischer.
The German took a six-figure number from Phil Ivey at $2k/$4k Triple Draw and also finished the week with a nice profit.
Three players are chasing Ivey on the leaderboard ahead of Fleischer: SanIker, bbvisbadforme and Luke "lb121" Schwartz.
Cort Kibler-Melby was not able to follow this time. Missing a chance to overtake Kostritsyn and become the most profitable player of the year, he lost a little more than $100k.
Largest Pot of the Week
With an impressive 7,000 hands played, it is no surprise that Phil Ivey was also involved in the biggest online hand last week.
The biggest pot that wasn't split, that is. Because that $160k pot was shared between Ivey and Mikael Thuritz. But in the following hand, Ivey straight up lost a massive pot.
Phil Polarizing Ivey and Mikael punting-peddler Thuritz were playing $300/$600 PLO, a little higher than usual. Thuritz raised to $1,800 and Ivey 3-bet to $5,400. Thuritz called and the flop fell
Ivey took the lead and bet out $6,600, butThuritz raised it up to $19k. Ivey moved all-in and Thuritz called. Turn and river were dealt
and we were going to showdown.
Phil Ivey:
Mikael Thuritz:
Thuritz found a set on the flop, but Ivey had plenty of outs to a straight and even more to a flush on the turn.
Eventually Thuritz faded all the outs and won the full $129k pot. Unfortunately for him, that wasn't enough to turn his negative result for the week around.
Leaderboard and Loserboard
Biggest Winners of the Week
Phil Polarizing Ivey, $+314,189
bbvisbadforme: $+199,000
SanIker: $+156,354
lb6121: $+130,777
Julius KagomeKagome Fleischer: $+123,720
Biggest Losers of the Week
Alexander PostflopAction Kostritsyn: $-470,027
Mikael punting-peddler Thuritz (FT): $-290,952
Mikael ChaoRen160 Thuritz (PS): $-115,750
Cort thecortster Kibler-Melby: $-102,823
Exclusive: $-101,735
Biggest Winners in 2014
Alexander PostflopAction Kostritsyn: $+3,230,862
Cort thecortster Kibler-Melby: $+2,804,779
Dan jungleman12 Cates: $+2,807,509
Mikael Punting-Peddler Thuritz: $+2,280,283
Niklas Ragen70 Heinecker: $+1,773,557
Biggest Losers in 2014
Chun samrostan Lei Zhou: $-6,659,033
Gus Hansen: $-5,522,853
Phil Polarizing Ivey: $-2,070,589
Julius KagomeKagome Fleischer: $-1,826,885
Viktor Isildur1 Blom: $-1,395,340
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Sargent First Class Gerald "Wayne" Thomas, 67, U.S. Army (Ret.), of San Mateo, died Jan. 3, 2006, at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Lake City following an extended illness. He was born in Lake Wales, grew up in LaBelle and had been a resident of San Mateo for the past 25 years, coming from Germany. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and had owned and operated Thomas' Landscaping in San Mateo for many years and had worked at the Ocean Gallery Condominium in St. Augustine Beach for 12 years. He was a Baptist.
Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell with full military honors bestowed by the U.S. Army. The family will receive friends today at Masters Funeral Home of Palatka from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301.
Survivors: His wife of 33 years, Elfriede "Ella" Thomas, San Mateo; sons, Gary Thomas, Tracy Thomas and Keith Thomas, all of Fort Myers, and Stefan Thomas, San Mateo; brothers, Jimmy Thomas, Georgia, Harold Thomas, Immokalee, Gene Thomas, Okeechobee, and Ray Thomas, Wildwood; sisters, Jackie Wells and Kay Holton, both of Ocala, Glenda Russell, Winter Garden, and Sylvia Chancey, Wildwood; two grandchildren and numerous in-laws.
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Bonneville. Jessica Lange, Joan Allen and Kathy Bates hit the road in this story about three friends who come of age for a second time on a trip across the great American West. What begins as a simple trip will end up becoming a chance to rediscover themselves, their friendship and the importance of promises—and of letting go. South Coast Cinema, 162 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, (949) 497-1711; www.lagunaartmuseum.org. Thurs., March 20, 7 p.m. $20; Laguna Beach Film Society Members, free .
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady. Henry Fonda and Joanne Woodward star in this comedy western. All sorts of mayhem ensues when a high-stakes poker player drops dead at the table after betting everything he owns and his card-novice wife steps in to take his place. The Friday Film Forum will present a preshow program of shorts, cartoons and surprises. Long Beach School for Adults, 3701 E. Willow St., Long Beach, (562) 997-8000. Fri., 7 p.m. $1 materials fee.
Transformers. Shia LeBeouf stars in this nonstop action film from Michael Bay. Based on the cartoon, shape-shifting robots do battle on planet Earth while mankind trembles in the wake. Full of intense action and ridiculous plotlines, Transformers has some of the quickest cutting of any film released in 2007. Bring an aspirin and a short attention span. You're going to need them. San Clemente Library, 242 Ave. del Mar, San Clemente, (949) 492-3493; www.ocpl.org. Fri., 7 p.m. Free.
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1. Can you make CG bigger ?
2. Can you make CG bigger ?
3. Can you make CG bigger ?
Type: Posts; User: Stefan81
1. Can you make CG bigger ?
2. Can you make CG bigger ?
3. Can you make CG bigger ?
my list:
1 he-man
2 skeletor
3 teela
4 sorceress toy look
5 scare glow
6 laser light skeletor
7 laser power he-man
8 moss man
9 faker
I am a MOC collector. please no bags.
Fangman is a great figure. $27 is OK !
I want a full line in 2014 !
is the grandma pants problem fixed on the reissue adora?
only have the first run at home.
yes. I could not buy grizzlor after 6 orders! 6 is the magic number.
it`s no smart move to give a 15% discount for a new CG preorder.
it leaves a bad taste in my mouth, too - as someone above already wrote.
I´m not super angry, but still..
I cannot buy grizzlor!!
payment authorization failed.
my card is fine, TOD sorceress went through yesterday.
2x TOD Sorceress
Moss Man
Snout Spout
love the white sorceress !
1x CGM for me ! :-)
great voice and body for skeletor !
love the video.
come on guys make it happen!
and I would cancel my pre order, no thanks. the 4H know better. ;-)
I love the Teela vintage stuff in those red colors.
But why is the shield blue for Lyn.
The shield is a must-have for the vintage Teela figure, imo. ;-)
nice video as always, PD !
I never knew what the blue Teela shield was good for.
Go Dan Go Dan!!
only the PAYPAL invoice.
it shows in my order history.
and this exact invoice will be in the parcel.
863 dollars for 2 CG instead of 690 dollars!
I asked them to cancel and renew my order. don`t know if they do it.
Go Go Castle Grayskull !
yes, shipping is included, here. unfortunately.
would be ok otherwise. ;-)
what about the international fans?
we do have to pay the higher import fees anyway.
thats still quite unfair.
we need a new invoice.
only because I am a fan and ordered in the first minutes:
I have to pay 200 dollars more for 2x CG !
thats NOT fair.
thats why I try to cancel my order ! I want the cheaper deal.
+2 :-) ok the shipping is much, but it is CG !
I don`t need a filmation CG.
Happy with the B-Sheet the way it is. yes, great deal!
zero subs. (now 1x German retailer sub)
2x CGs for me. never had the vintage castle, unfortunatelly.
I will buy CG 100%!
Just thinking of getting 2 castles. mmmmhh lets see. :-)
I like this community, and that we do not always accept those silly mistakes.
ok many folks are ok with stinkor the way he is now. but TG should know, that he can`t make a fool out of us! ;-)
"pretty cool, huh?" (aaaaaahhhhrggggg)
I could really vom** hearing this. How could he say something like that?
give us a second run of corrected stinkors, please! that arm swapping can`t be a...
I support this petition
@ princeadam101:
so stinkor is no human, who cares?
I want him to be assembled as the 4H designed my favourite char!
He now looks like ****.
Im very frustrated about this figure and how TG is...
thank god there is he-man.org! love you guys.
I will ignore the 2 e-mails (star sisters renewal).
2013: no sub for me, please!
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You liquefied and purified the white spittle to feed all your children.
You strived and suffered to teach and educate all humans in the den.
I salute you on this very special day. I pay homage to you today.
You deserved all honors bestowed on you this Sunday of May.
You are quintessentially lovely, beautiful, dandy, and full of grace.
You are unequivocally classy and sexy. I reserved an exclusive place,
In my heart, for you. You're cleaner than a whistle; you are immaculate.
You gave birth to the innocent, to the guilty ones, and to the ingrate.
Beloved Black Mother Earth, on occasion, many ignorants disrespect you,
And countless racists ignore, shamefully disregard, and make fun of you.
They have a short and myopic memory; they forget where they came from,
And where they will end-up once their gasps and spits turn into foam.
That day, their carcasses will smell worse than a forty eight- hour thrash.
They will be worthless, and succumb to scums and germs. The birds will laugh;
The cows will smile; and the thunders will speak under the dark clouds.
The goons will be stripped of their false pride, their clouts, and their shrouds.
Beautiful Blacks, Blondes and Brunettes will become filthy dirt
That the trees, the plants, and the lily flowers will gleefully enjoy.
Beautiful petals of roses will be sprinkled in the air for gentlemen to flirt
With the enchanted ladies of spring, where everyone will be imbued with joy.
Beloved Beautiful Mother Earth, I salute you on this special day.
All your children wish to honor you on this beautiful Sunday of May.
We want to polish your cheeks with kisses filled-up with chocolate.
In our hearts, you are pure, perfect, divine, and indeed immaculate.


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Growth and change can sometimes create quite a stir in communities, especially in older and smaller towns.
Many homeowners who reside in or near Plainfield, Will County`s oldest community, are greeting developers like unwelcome guests. About 75 citizens turned out at a meeting Monday night when the Plainfield Village Board unanimously approved preliminary plans for a 62-home subdivision.


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I have a box turtle shell And I set it up on a shelf where I keep all sorts of skulls, bones, and teeth, ect. And there was a small leak in the tin roof above the shelf and it dripped on that shell for about 3 or 4 months. All that dripping caused the outer coloring to flake off, but it left the edges, and some of the side left firmly attached. I was wondering how I could take the rest of this off so that I could bleach the entire shell to make it pure white, for a good decoration piece.
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There are a few layers of scutes on each shell and the color from my limited experience with them is the color goes all the way through. You will never be able to bleach it any color than what it is. You can probably lighten it a small amount, but do not think it can be done.I could be wrong!
Well The layers that have flaked off left behind a white shell so Im guessing that I can get the rest of the flakes off and leave a white shell.
That ALL the scutes have over time flaked off as well and you are down to the bone, that may be why it sems white.
First off, there is only one layer of scutes - under them is the bone itself. What you did was allow the remaining tissue, generally holding the scutes on, to decompose by allowing water access to under the scutes and bacterial maceration occurred, resulting in the scutes falling off. What you need to do, in my opinion, is to allow the rest of the shell to macerate enough to free the rest of the scutes. Place the shell in a plastic bag with a small amount of water (maybe only a teaspoon) and close up tight. Wait a couple days to see if the scutes are loose yet, and if they are, remove them and proceed to the next step. If only a few are loose, remove them and allow it to "stew" a couple more days. There will be a lot of strong unpleasant odor coming from the bag - especially if the inside of the shell was not thoroughly clean to begin with. Repeat until all scutes are free, then immediately quit maceration. Any further maceration risks the individual parts of the shell to fall apart into individual pieces which can be very difficult to glue back together.
Place the freshly un-scuted shell into full strength grocery store ammonia for a few days, then change again and again every few days into fresh ammonia until color quits coming out and darkening the color of the fluid. At this point you can take out, rince it for a couple hours in water, and dry and see if it is light enough for you (it will dry whiter than what it looks when you remove it). If not, you can bleach it with hydrogen peroxide, or let it set in the windowsill and let the sun change the color. My guess is that since your shell already looks white under the scutes, it will be fine without the bleaching.
Beautiful shells can be made by removing the scutes and the variety of shapes and patterns make an attractive disply, beside being of use for scietists studying scute pattern versus underlying bone structure. I recently prepared a 24 inch Alligator Snapping Turtle with loose scutes. Because the scutes are quite thick, the complete shell makes a great 3-D jigzaw puzzle.
Thanks Alot For Your Info On The Shell, What Are You An Osteologist? Your Definitions sound so...so....PROFESSIONAL. Do You Know ALot About Bone And Skull Preservation, And Hide Tanning, Ect.? If You Do I'd Love To get Your Email Address So If I Have Any Questions On These Matters, I Can Ask You. Thaks.
As usual you are right on the money and i stand corrected. BUT! I do have a question for ya. I have two leopard tortoises here that I am preparing for somebody. The outer scutes already peeled off months ago when it was in their possesion. Since then i have already peeled off another set, and it appears after drying, that their remains one more layer to get to the bone of the shell. Are tortoises different. I have had the same thing happen on red-eared sliders?
They are chitenous - similar to fingernails. A fingernail is composed of one "layer", but can be split into various thicknesses, similar to a hoof of a deer or claws on a hawk. Captive animals operate different than in the wild and no fixed rule can be applied to them. Tortoises keep the same scutes throughout life and for many species are a fairly accurate method of aging the animals (again this applies to wild tortoises). Box Turtles for example, have been marked on the plastron with a dremal, the ridges on the scutes counted, then followed for many years, and the scutes re-counted to verify aging. This only works where there is a difference in growth at different times of the year due to environmental factors - i.e. warm and cold season, wet and dry season, or similar. There are areas where tree rings, or fish scales, or scutes aren't able to be used in aging.
My hypothesis on your leopard tortoises and Trachemys underwent some factor which caused this abnormality - disease?, traumatic event?, mineral deficiency, lack of sun or suitable replacement for fixation of minerals, etc.? I have seen some very sickly animals come from zoos where the underlying bone structure is almost non-existent.
Jeremy, post any questions you have here - assuming they are not already covered in the archives. Wetnwild or I ,or others will answer them for you and anyone else who would pose the question in the future.
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" Brand: Sainsbury's / Type: Barbecue "
I have bought this product a few times with mixed results!
If you have the right conditions then this product is great for spontaneous barbecues in the garden, that is, if the wind isn't blowing too hard! On a windy day then you are going to have problems lighting it and getting the entire sheet of flammable paper to light and stay alight which then gets the charcoal going. I spent one evening and a whole box of matches trying to get one to light, without success. I ended up grilling everything and bringing it out into the garden to eat! Not quite the same as a real barbecue!
However, I have also used this product to great success. On a clear day, with no wind then you cannot go wrong!
I would recommend this product because, when it works, it is great. Always handy to have one in the shed, or to pick one up after work for an ad hoc BBQ. However, when going for a planned barbecue and inviting friends over...I would always use the real thing to avoid disappointment!
It lights, it burns, it cooks. Our society today lives on 'throw-away' goods, from fast food to practically anything that we can use and dispose of, im not one that's going to go in to a lecture about the global issues and how these sort of things affect the environment, because quite frankly pollution and litter issues are already beyond our control and continue to get worse, but anyway don't feel to guilty if you leave your disposable in the middle of the field because the rest of the world does it too!!
Theirs nothing really too it, make sure you've got a couple of decent working lighters as these can be a pain to get going to start with, remove the packaging and spread the coal evenly, light the igniter paper and away you go. the fire starts to develop fully within around 10minutes giving a decent wind-flow.
One tray generates enough heat to cook several packs of meat in one go and can store a fair bit on at once also. Once they are done with simply extinguish and dispose of correctly ;)
You would look to pay £1-£2 for one of these but can normally get hold of a few for about £5.
Pro's - Easy to ignite, and easy to dispose of.
Con's - Can go out after a while so would have to re-light or use another unit where with a fixed B.B.Q additional coal and fire-lighter could be used therefore being more cost effective.
I brought this disposable BBQ, from Sainsbury's, as I was going on a picnic with my partner. I thought it would be a fun way for my picnic to actually cook bbq food, rather then just having basic sandwiches and snacks. I went along to my local Sainsbury's, and picked this disposable bbq up.
We droved out in the countryside. Once we had found a comfortable quiet spot, we lit the disposable BBQ. We used long matches to light it, however I think ordinary matches will work just as well. After 10 minutes the disposable bbq was heated and ready to cook the food.
Once the food was place on, everything was cooked really quickly within 10/15 minutes. We cooked burgers and sausages, and they cooked perfectly well on this. It carried on burning for one and a half hours, so if you wanted extra food there was time to do so.
I definitely recommend this product, it's great to use on picnics, or even in your own garden if you don't already own a BBQ. Overall it works great, cooks food really quickly, fits enough food for two people on it, and last long enough to put extra food on if you wish. You do need to be careful though as they do get pretty hot, be sure to use them in open air, and always make sure you give the allocated time on them to heat up before cooking the food.
Although it seems weird to be reviewing a disposable BBQ just after the nice weather has ended - it might help for next year! It's a summer staple for us and we always stock up for the season.
At about £2 each these are a great deal. Yes, you are only using them once, but the hassle element that gets removed by picking one of these up is great. One thing to remember is that if you are using them directly on grass (not recommended) then you are probably going to leave a scorch mark. You can avoid this with some bricks or the metal frame that sometimes comes with the BBQ (this seems to vary from year to year) or just by putting it on your patio. When you light it, it's going to take a little while to be ready to cook on, don't just plonk your burgers on straight away and wonder why they aren't cooking.
We've found that we can cook comfortably for about an hour once the BBQ has warmed up but that it does take ages to cool down. If you're going for a BBQ in the sticks somewhere, make sure you take something to put the BBQ out with otherwise you'll have a pickle on your hands. The best thing is that you won't have to do any hefty cleaning of it like you would a reusable BBQ!
The only issue we've encountered with these is that it can be difficult to get an even cook and sometimes fiddly to get it started. I'd highly recommend giving the BBQ a shake across a flat surface to spread the coals evenly, and grabbing some long matches to light the paper inside rather than using a lighter.
I actually haven't had the chance to buy any of these this year which is such a shame as I bought four last year and always had a good time when I was using them as I got them for picnics with friends where we would take a drive into the countryside and spend the day there. Unfortunately this year the weather just hasn't been reliable enough to plan days like this.
I bought the bbq's in packs of two and I thought they were good value as they were only £4.99 but they had a special offer on where I could buy the packs for only £2.99 so I bought two packs as I thought even if it took me a while to use them I would get around to it eventually. Luckily I used them up pretty quickly.
I was a little bit unsure if they would be much good at that price but I am glad to say that they were excellent and well worth buying.
To use the bbq's you just unwrap them and then you light the paper which is sat underneath the mesh top and it is as simple as that really. I never had a problem with the coals not lighting and never had to use anything else to get the coals lit other than the paper that came with the bbq's.
These bbq's are really too small for proper use but they are great for taking with you on picnics and I suppose if you are only planning to have a bbq very rarely then a couple of these would do. I have a proper bbq so I only bought these to take away on day trips with me.
Although small you can fit a surprising amount on them. I went for smaller foods just to make sure that there would be enough room. The first time I used them I also just used them basically for heating and flavouring pre cooked meats as I was a bit worried that the bbq wouldn't get hot enough to cook the meat. It did though and the second time I used them I had no worries about taking burgers and sausages with me to bbq.
You obviously need to be careful with this from a safety standpoint. It needs to be placed on a suitable surface and obviously not on one that could burn. I actually bought a fantastic little stand for disposable bbq's which is great and also meant that I could safely use it anywhere. It does take ages for the coals to completely burn out and go cold so don't just throw this in the bin otherwise it could set fire to something.
For the money I think these little bbq's are great and well worth buying. I wouldn't recommend them for replacing a proper bbq but for using on camping trips or days away they are brilliant.
I have used two of these disposable BBQs by Sainsburys in the last week. I bought them because they were on special offer for £2 each which is really cheap. I do not have a garden but have the beach just down the road.
They come wrapped up in plastic, and you need to remove the sheet of fireproof paper that has a picture of flames and what the product is before you light the BBQ. Its very light to pick up, and so this was one of the reasons I chose it because you can walk to the beach from my house and I didnt want to carry loads of heavy equipment.
Both BBQs were not great to be honest, they lit up fine, and the coals got reasonably hot, I got some of them to go white, and some stayed black. The heat in the black coals quickly went, and I was left with only a small space to cook food on that was actually hot. This was not good as I had quite a lot of meat to cook, and the first time luckily everything got cooked eventually.
I had to keep shuffling the hot coals around, and it was messy and annoying. The second time I pre cooked the chicken so it could crisp up on the BBQ. It did for a few pieces, then again it stopped giving out enough heat.
The heat was nothing compared to a real one and so it was a bit hit and miss cooking things like chicken or sausages that need a long time to cook.
The size is about a piece of paper, and it comes with the coals wrapped in a bag that you set alight, this is easy to do. There is a grill over the top, I suggest taking that off, lighting the bbq and then putting it back on again afterwards otherwise its a bit fiddly to light the paper with a lighter.
There are also not enough coals in the silver tray, and I think most of the coal has been treated with a firelighting substance that then dies off and then the coal does not turn white.
I can see why they were on sale, and am now thinking of investing in a bucket bbq instead.
I have always wanted a brick BBQ built into my garden as a feature. At the minute I don't have the cash, energy or space to build one so I decided to have a BBQ and got these disposable ones to try.
Sainsbury's were selling these off for £3 so I brought two. I managed to use one before it started raining again so I suppose I can save the second one until next year.
For £3 you get a portable BBQ that requires no cleaning - perfect!
+++How to use+++
It is really simple to get it going, I just lit 7 or 8 matches and threw them into the BBQ at different points. This eventually got the BBQ going and after a while, it was ready to cook on.
Follow the clear instructions on the back if you aren't sure when it is hot enough to cook, but make sure you have the right utensils. I saw somebody recently trying to flip his burgers with a plastic spatula over hot flames ... not ideal to say the least.
When the flames went out, I poured some water over it to cool it down then left it in a dry cool place for a few hours until it was completely cold. You wouldn't believe how hot these things can get.
+++How much food can you fit on the BBQ+++
We found that 4 big burgers pretty much covered the BBQ. This was perfect as there was only two of us but if there had been any more we would have needed another one at least.
We also managed to toast our buns but it was a squeeze and the outside edge wasn't toasted great.
You need to try and ensure that food is as close to the middle as it will get.
+++What you need+++
To have a successful BBQ with one of these you need the following:
- Disposable BBQ
- Metal cooking utensils.
- Some sort of fire, I recommend matches.
- Food!!
If you have the above, you can enjoy a BBQ wherever and whenever you like.
For an impulsive BBQ that does the job and requires no cleaning afterwards, this is the way forward. You may need more than 1 if there are a few people. A great way to enjoy a BBQ without having to spend a lot!
I'm not a big fan of disposable items because of the waste they create, but we don't have the garden for a proper BBQ and one evening when it was scorching hot indoors it made sense to sit out on our tiny patio and grill up some burgers and veggies.
Sainbury's disposable barbecue is a simple design of a foil bottom filled with charcoal, with a wire mesh over the top and a metal rack for putting food on. The charcoal has flammable material on it to make lighting the barbecue as easy as possible, and I admit that I let my partner do this bit but I did watch and it seemed very easy to get the BBQ going to me, which he did with an ordinary matchstick. Once the BBQ is smoking it does take a little while to get going, as you have to wait for the coals to get hot enough to cook food on. I don't think this is different to with other disposable BBQs though and there are always things to be getting ready in the meantime, food orders and cutlery etc.
We cooked with the BBQ on our small outside glass table but as it got hotter it became clear that it would leave a scorch mark on the table so my husband quickly shoved a paving slab underneath it. For the same reason you do not want to use a disposable BBQ on grass. This may be obvious to some of you but it can be tricky to follow instructions properly when you have a toddler running around wanting to help slice the veggies/light the fire etc..!
Sainbury's disposable barbecue is not massive in size but it does have a surface for a few burgers to cook at once and it does smoke enough to get all the cooking done for a couple of people. There were three of us and we were able to cook burgers and roast several kebab skewers on the BBQ easily. The BBQ stayed hot enough to cook on for about 40 minutes and the cooling down period was ideal for wrapping up fruit in foil and leaving it to gently cook, as the temperature of the BBQ wasn't too high and the apples we barbecued smoked away nicely.
You have to fuss about a bit when using this BBQ because some parts of it get hotter than others, which can result in having a half overcooked and half undercooked burger, for example. Our first batch turned out a bit like this but my husband was devoted to turning the food on the BBQ after that and everything else was cooked more evenly as a result. We also only cooked vegetarian food so we weren't too worried about it not being cooked thoroughly, which of course you do have to consider if you are cooking meat on this BBQ.
The disposable BBQ is a decent weight, not heavy but it won't easily be knocked over and it seems very safe due to the design, with no chance of being a fire hazard, though of course you should never leave it cooking unattended. At its peak use the BBQ did have quite high flames protruding from it but these went down quickly and were handy for getting a real roasted flavour into the burgers.
Sainsbury's disposable BBQs costs £2.99, but you can sometimes get them on offer in the summer. I don't think they cost more than other BBQs and the price seems reasonable to me, as we got a full meal's worth out of one disposable BBQ and it was a lovely evening. This product is designed for maximum convenience, and I do recommend it, but having had a proper BBQ in the past I will say that it can't beat cooking on a reusable BBQ, which has a lot more longevity, easily cooks food easily, and leaves a lot less waste at the end. So I am giving this product a fair 4 stars.
At the moment I live in a flat so we don't have the luxury of a private garden where I would love to have a patio with chairs and a large bbq. However our flats look like houses that have just been split in two so we have a bit of a garden at the front. Lovely weather always makes me want a bbq and when we had been shopping for a few bits in our local sainsburys, their disposable bbq caught my eye.
I paid £4 which if you bought regularly it would become expensive but every now and then is fine. You get a large tin foil tray with the charcoal already inside. On top you get some flammable card to ignite it and a wire mesh to place your food on. It explains how to use it if your not sure on top but it is pretty straightforward.
Once the flames had gone down we placed a couple of burgers on and a few sausages. I haven't cooked chicken on them so couldn't comment on whether it cooks them through but the burgers and sausages were cooked fine. The middle did cook a lot quicker than the outside leaving the middle slightly burned but they were fine to eat. I don't expect 5 star cooking when using a bbq anyway but if you are a disposable bbq isn't for you!
We cooked ours outside and put the tray onto the floor as we were sat at the door set. The tray did get really hot so I don't think it would be suitable to put on top of outside tables (if plastic etc).
It's common sense but do wait until the charcoal is completely cool before disposing as it could catch light again if its still slightly warm.
I bought these disposable BBQ's for a festival, but tried them out beforehand to make sure that they lit up, and to see how long they lasted, or how well they cooked my desired food.
The BBQ is generally very easy to light, because the coals are soaked in a lighter-fluid type substance. Along with this, the fire tends to spread across the coals quite quickly, also. It takes only a few minutes for the flames to die down, and the heat is instantly felt coming off of the BBQ, which is nice considering that it is quite a small object.
When using the BBQ to cook, the disposable BBQ is very effective, and cooks food at an efficient rate, but not too fast that it would leave parts of the food uncooked and inedible. The BBQ also has a handy mesh-like cover over the coals where you can place your food, which allows a safe distance from the heat, so that you don't have to use a separate device to keep your food at a distance.
The size of the disposable BBQ is a little bigger than an A4 sheet of paper, which is ideal for holding up to 6 burgers side by side, or around 12 sausages, leaving room for them to be turned around.
When using this product, I found that the heat lasts longer than the time it takes you to actually cook your BBQ food, which is always nice because you can then use the BBQ to give off heat if the weather isn't so nice.
Thankfully, the BBQ is very easy to dispose of, as the coals turn to ashes, and although the base of the BBQ is made of aluminium to keep in heat while using the BBQ, this is not so overpowering that you can't touch the BBQ when disposing of it, which is a nice feature because you are not forced to leave the BBQ for hours to cool down.
Overall, I think this BBQ was a great buy for it being so cheap (around £5 maximum), and it is very effective considering the size of it!
This is a fun item in my opinion. I would not buy it for a serious BBQ, but for an impromptu trip to the beach, I have found these to be superb, though the proximity to the ground does often get sand on the food, especially if it's a windy day.
They "fire- up" easily and get up to cooking temperature quickly. For the money perhaps I am being pedantic, but obviously they cook at one temperature- flat out, as the food sits so close to the heat. However, if you take the right food, it is cooked to perfection. I would not recommend it for thick burghers or chicken legs, as I have found they tend to burn on the outside and be under-cooked inside. However, thinner burghers and sausages cook to perfection. I have used them with bacon which they cooked beautifully.
Ideal to have a couple in the cupboard for that spur of the moment trip.
I don't know about you. But I love these mini barbeque boxes. In our party days me and my friends often didn't have much chance for the traditional house parties. It was often due to strict parents or inconvenient timings. Instead we hired (or borrowed) fields that were in nice secluded places. It wasn't til late in this that anyone perfected the art of making a decent fire and cooking over it. Until then we often had a large supply of disposable mini grills such as this one. Cooking of these proved to be much simpler than poisoning ourselves on the fruits of our badly constructed campfire. I may be past such days now (I still do festivals). These mini barbecues have still been a brilliant alternative to the giant expensive proper barbecue grills out there.
-The flamin hot-
The disposable mini BBQ grill is designed to be portable. They are very light nor to they take up a lot of space. There is also a plastic film around the rig to prevent the coals spilling around while in transit. It doesn't take very long to get up to cooking heat either. Once lit it takes only a few minuets for the flames to die down and bring you a fine cooking temperature. This last for about half an hour before it begins to die down past a decent cooking heat.
-The over crispy-
The main problem with these is lighting them. You have a special oil sheet that you need to light and place on the coals. To do that you need to unfold the foil tray and remove the grill. It it remarkably easy to burn yourself putting the grill back and folding the foil. Also because of the heat the foil tray can get very weak as well as hot so you need to leave it a long while before you can properly dispose of it. The grills tend to warp a little with heat also so you will have trouble keeping sausages on the tray. Lastly if your planning on doing a large party you will need to buy a lot of these. The half hour timing of these means some things will not have time too cook. Nor will you have the space to cook it all at once.
-the conclusion-
These little things are great for short get together or even countryside picnics. But nothing really more, they make a great alternative if you can't afford a full size BBQ but they will be more tedious to use. If your thinking of going on a camping trip. Personally I'd get a camping stove. The mini BBQ has its uses but it's one use nature limits it.
-safety note. Always use on a stone surface. Otherwise you risk melting/catching fire to the ground-
Sainsbury's Party Disposable BBQ
We use the Argos Kettle BBQ at home, and when we had booked for our summer holiday, we decided that we would make the use of the patio furniture that had been supplied with the caravan we hired, so we brought 2 Sainsbury's Party Disposable BBQ, as there was 3 adults and 1 child, and from previous experience we find the standard size too small.
=Price / Size=
I paid £4.99 for each of the BBQs, size this was the party size, I would say it was about 5in in depth, and was about twice the size of 2 standard BBQs, the nearest comparison I could think of would be a page of A3 sized paper.
=The Packaging=
Once you have removed the cardboard sleeve, the bottom of the BBQ is filled with charcoal and this has been pre-topped with a wire mesh, which is the cooking layer, this layer is securely fixed to the base of the unit.
=To Use=
We just gave the BBQ a quick tap on the side to even the charcoal out, then to light the BBQ you light the paper which is pre-lined into the BBQ and from here this works through the BBQ lighting it. Make sure that your cooking on a level surface and somewhere safe.
It took about 20 minutes for the flames and the smoke to dispense, the flames were more from the paper, at this stage the charcoal had turned from black to white and was ready to be used.
I was very impressed with the heat from the BBQ, it cooked the food through perfectly, we had Gammon, Pork steaks, Beef Burgers, Sausage, Bacon, Pineapple and my favourite the baked banana. Once we had cooked the main food we left the banana to warm through.
The food had the smoky feel which you get from a BBQ, and taste wise there was no difference than cooking on a traditional BBQ.
=Any problems=
There was a good amount of heat from the BBQ, although I did find the less fatty items like the bacon did stick on the mesh and I had to force them off, I had no BBQ tools so I was using 2 forks and a spatula.
=Cooling Off=
I needed to make sure that the BBQ was in a safe place to cool down, as even though the cooking heat has gone the residue heat was still there, I placed mine under a seat, outside the caravan and disposed of it next day with the rubbish.
=Would I recommend=
I would recommend this BBQ as it was a lot better than those that I have previously used, although they are not cost effective to use on a regular basis, but for a change on holiday it is a good family time.
Sometimes I cant be bothered to fire up my normal BBQ so I decided I would purchase myself one of these and see how well they perform and I was amazed at what you get out of it for the money you pay!
It's very well priced and I picked one up from the super market for around £6 which is a definite bargain! It is easy to light and doesn't take a lot of effort, once lit it cooks most things that you may want to cook on a BBQ such as sausages and burgers, it does what it should do which is cook these things properly and has a decent lifespan of a couple of hours which is what you would expect something of this price to do.
The BBQ itself has a foil bottom and contains charcoal which burns very well in this item and also a wire mesh is included over the top which functions as a grill for anything that needs to be cooked on it. It not only can be used for things such as family BBQ's but can also be taken to places such as camp sites or even a park where an outdoor event may take place such as a festival. The pack itself is very easily disposed of once it has cooked down and this is a very good advantage since it will therefore not require any sort of cleaning up which makes a change from cleaning out a normal sized BBQ after use!
To summarize the product as a whole, it is very reasonably priced and is 100% worth the money if you are looking for a disposable grill/BBQ which you will use once and then dispose of and it does its job very well and I have no doubt with it at all!
I bough this for my family during the summer as we wanted to have a BBQ but didn't have a proper one. They were reasonably priced, very portable and best of all - it worked! I have purchased similar versions of these BBq's in the past and have found that they havn't produced much heat but this one produced plenty enough to cook our sausages, burgers and kebabs. The bbq sustained it's heat for just under an hour which was plenty enough time to cook for 4. If there had been more of us, ie 6+, we may have struggled to cook everything on time. But a simple solution would be to puchase another unit. After we had finished it was a simple case of leaving the unit to cool over night and dispose of it in the general waste the next morning. Overall it was a great experience (i've brought a stash) and I highly recomend it!


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EMC's Greenplum division is introducing its own distributions of Hadoop with an all-open-source community edition and a ruggedized enterprise edition. These will be available as software and installed on the Greenplum HD Data Computing Appliance, which uses SATA drives in a JBOD configuration. However, since it's from EMC, it will certainly cost more than using Supermicro servers and Western digital drives from NewEgg.
NetApp is pitching the concept of shared DAS by SAS connecting the Engenio RAID arrays it just bought from LSI (now renamed the E-Series). NetApp is pushing the E2600 low-end array for Hadoop clusters.
The key to these announcements may be in Informatica CEO James Markarian's statement from a stage in the EMCworld pressroom that some companies are more willing to adopt new technologies like Hadoop if they can buy them from trusted suppliers such as EMC.
Personally, I'm not so sure. To get the full benefits of the Web 2.0 architecture, organizations may have to--for those applications where it's appropriate--adopt the whole Web 2.0 toolkit and design model. Hadoop's Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is designed to distribute data across multiple nodes so it can survive node failures without data or even data availability loss. This enables Web 2.0 site operators to use large clusters of very inexpensive nodes with SATA JBODs to store their data and process it at a very low cost per gigabyte.