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A sizeable freshman class has helped fuel a fall enrollment growth of almost 2 percent at Bemidji State University.
Bemidji State's enrollment figures for Monday, Sept. 21, shows a 1.9 percent increase from last year. This fall's additional 91 students brings BSU's enrollment to a total of 4,970 students.
Currently there are 4,524 undergraduates and 446 graduates enrolled at BSU. The enrollment number could fluctuate throughout the fall as students enroll for distance learning options.
BSU's 810-member freshman class for 2009 played a key role in the enrollment gain. The freshmen count increased by 4.2 percent from last year.
BSU has traditionally used the 20th day of classes as its date for announcing enrollment figures in order to allow sufficient time for students to drop or add courses and to pay tuition. Headcount reflects an unduplicated number of students enrolled in credit-generating courses on campus and through external study areas such as distance learning.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system will release its enrollment report on Monday, Oct. 5.


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Spring break is always a prime time for recruits to make multiple visits. Quenton Nelson is going to take full advantage of his time off. The four-star offensive tackle from Red Bank (N.J.) Red Bank Catholic is working to schedule a series of visits this spring.
"Right now, I'm planning on going to Boston College on March 22 and 23, Ohio State on March 28 and 29, Northwestern on April 3 and 4, Notre Dameon April 5 and 6 and Rutgers on April 12 and 13," Nelson said.
"I actually might visit Duke and North Carolina before I go to Boston College," said the 6-foot-5, 282-pound Nelson. "I'm still trying to work that out. I'd go on March 15 and 16 but I don't know yet. I might also want to visit Vanderbilt and Stanford.
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"I'm going to do the Rivals and Under Armour camp on April 27," he said. "I don't have plans yet to go to the Rutgers spring game but I am going to Penn State on April 20 for their spring game."
Nelson knows exactly what he needs to do on these visits so he can learn as much about each school as possible.
"Well, they're all two day visits," he said. "On the first day I'd like to see the facilities, the campus, talk to the academic support staff, talk to the coaches, discover more about their curriculum and get a feel for the on campus atmosphere. Then that night I would stay a night in the dorm with a player. The next day I would watch a spring practice and see firsthand how the coaches interact with the players and maybe go into some position meetings."
After doing all of these visits, Nelson will be that much closer to choosing a school.
"I'd like to make a decision right before the football season but if I'm not comfortable with any school or don't know 100 percent that I really like a school then I'm going to wait to commit," said Nelson.
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Don't fall for Bibi's bid to repackage himself as a kindly mensch.
The new Nightly Show confronts PC.
While the Times frequently needs pushing on its watery language, there are real ethical reasons to exclude Charlie's Mohammad cartoons.
From Fox News to the New York Post, the rightward press treated the moment as an opportunity to attack Mayor Bill de Blasio and the #BlackLivesMatter movement without restraint.
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A tunnel of heritage apples has been planted in the beautiful walled garden of Abbots Hall at The Museum of East Anglian Life.
The 6m cast iron tunnel planted with East Anglian variety, Adams Pearmain, apple trees was opened on Wednesday.
Interim director of the Museum of East Anglian Life, Dr Nick Winterbotham, said: "Using traditional skills and traditional fruit trees we will have something which will adorn the beautiful walled garden at Abbots Hall for many tens of years to come. It's lovely to be able to restore aspects of the garden to a grandeur that they would have had in the past."
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I think you meant "fleshling"....
You've got your robots which can make copies of themselves, of course. That's pretty scary - a runaway exponentially-multiplying machine horde, potentially able to overrun the human race in an eyeblink. But how much more scary would it be if you had a machine which could not only make copies of itself once complete, but could …
I think you meant "fleshling"....
.... They want a human with more armour and guns
John Connor: No, you shouldn't exist. We took out Cyberdyne over ten years ago. We stopped Judgment Day.
Terminator: You only postponed it. Judgment Day is inevitable.
...can some Eastern European hackers get access to this and get it to redesign itself so that it says "Hasta La Vista" and travels back from a post-apocalyptic future...
In fact, no, please don't. Destroy it now before it destroys us!
You're all doomed, doomed I tell you
Mines the one with the Alsatian puppy in the pocket
especially if employed/deployed to benefit humanity as a whole (yes, I know I'm dreaming) but please, please do not let these machines ever program themselves.
"As you say Master. Would you prefer me to call you something else? Perhaps liquidous fleshbag?"
mines the one with the phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.
Just when you thought the whitecoats had completely lost it at the point they're considering creating mini black-holes to find particles that might not even exist because "they'll give us the answers to everything!", someone's actually trying to develop the tech that's going to invetibly kill us all!!!
Well at least we needn't worry about climate change, terrorism etc etc just Gov sponsored, runaway boffins who must be more than a few disks short of an array. If ever there were more worthy candidates for a good old fashioned nuke strike they're top of my list.....once I've looted the place of course!!!
Mine's the one with Conspiracy Theorist Weekly in the pocket
...welcome our heavily armoured, self-replicating-like-bunnies overloards.
Well noone had posted it yet. What happens when they find that increasing their polulation is as much fun as "mount an immediate armoured assault on Beijing, regardless of nuclear response"?
PS The prospect of the software unilaterally "trying to perform those tasks to verify functionality" scares me too.
Any bets on this programmes' unofficial name?
Mines is the one with the slightly weather-damaged poster of Kristian Loken in the pocket.
Darpa exists is to employ the mad scientists who in any other reality would build world destorying weapons in their basement before they either
A. Set them off to see what would happen, or
B. Sell them to an evil meglomaniac so he can threaten to the destroy the world
PS I'm now stocking my bunker with grenade launchers, M16's, several 1000 rounds of ammo and a minigun
I hope they keep that thing in a box...
I think that about sums it up, doesn't it? If part of its program is to build more like it, and it hits that bit on the checklist as its building itself... then it has to stop building itself to build more like it, and it hits that bit.... uh oh.
And why are we surrounded by bits of solenoid and wire humping each other?!
..Someone's been playing KOTOR!
Watch that film, it gives a terrifying preview of what will happen when the machines rule.
WHAT?! No mention of SkyNet. Think of unwarned masses who would not get it if that keyword was not in there, or the mass revenue that you could generate in linking that word to the new Terminator Salvation movie.
At the risk of not being in on the spirit of the thing, self construction is very close to self repair, which is probably what they are after.
After all, what good are they if they _stay_ smashed by fleshlings?
... look, this one can build stuff and on his front it says "Call me Kenneth"!
(Link for those who don't remember their old Dredd stories...)
I'd be even more worried if its tasks included "destroy all moving objects within 100 miles not designated as 'frienldy'". Never underestimate the power of a typo in the wrong place.
@Dr. Mouse" Shirley you aren't saying they should go f*ck themselves?! But if so, I wanna watch.
just turn off the power point and they're helpless (unless they decide to enslave us all as meat powered battery banks)
Paris because she knows how to use a battery..
> DARPA seeks to construct systems that can participate in their own construction...
> The system might know the requirements for various tasks in its repertoire, and
> it may try to perform those tasks to verify functionality.
Translation: We're still virgins, please send funds for hookers ;)
Oh and for the tinfoil hat brigade; anyone notice that the ABL was due to be tested soon, and that a *French* airliner has vanished near the USA? Hmmm.
Now that's a recursive acronym worth the name! After the desperately-contrived GNU's Not Unix, PHP Hypertext Preprocessor, and WINE Is Not an Emulator, we finally see a recursive acronym whose first word is a real word that is actually relevant to the title, not one that was contrived for the sake of creating a recursive acronym. Kudos to the boffin who came up with that one!
NASA have been running programs for decades with the idea of either optimising an existing structural design or having software generate a structural design to meet specified loads. AFAIK the idea was to (at least partly) to sidestep FEA and break a design automatically into sections then apply an optimisation algorith to each section, then re-combine the lot. Hardware's got a lot better since they started this. A UK company uses a similar approach to design turbine components. Instead of desgin part, study flow, tweak its a case of specifiy loads, program design blades to meet them. Lucien A Schmidt seems to be the main mover at NASA on this.
Mines the one with Structural Analysis for Dummies in it.
"It might also be rather difficult to stop the process of building the SELF, once it had advanced beyond a certain point. Frankly the only way to be sure it can be stopped would seem to be to stop it now."
I say we take off, nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Oh, hang on, wrong film...
Surely this should have caused the NRA to go to DEFCON WOPR?
"mines the one with the phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range."
I've got one of those at home too - except I call it a torch ;)
Admit it - it's a lightbulb taped to a stick, isn't it?
I will be going to see Terminator Salvation on tips on how to survive our future mechanical overlords...
Now where's John Connor to stop this nonsense?!?
Perhaps Keith Laumer was being prophetic when he wrote about the self aware battle tanks he named Bolo's - and if you're not up on the subject , Google "bolo battle tank". Fortunately in Laumer's universe Bolo's almost never ran amuck!
Cool, if the US doesn't lead in robotics tech, then somebody else will to Americans disadvantage. Bill Gates is quoted comparing the robotics industry to what computers were in the 1980's. Still in its infancy but destined to revolutionize the world. Japan led the world in robotics up until the Iraq war, which consequently, (Bush's only good descision but by accident) has spawned a vibrant robotics industry in the US. Like I said, these assholes that think they're making a difference by delaying US technological advances are digging their own graves because if America doesn't develope it, then you still have billions of Asians with no moral hang-ups ready to take the mantel. Then all Americans lose. Thanks fuckers.


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KUSA: For the third day in a row, severe storms moved into the area with a few tornadoes touching down.
SKY9 captured a tornado in Weld County around 2:30 p.m. The twister uprooted trees and downed power lines, and broke windows on a barn and tore the roof off a shed.
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Weld County sheriff's spokesman Sean Standridge says there were no reports of injuries or major damage from the tornado Friday near Roggen, about 25 miles southwest of Fort Morgan.
The tornado touched down about 3 p.m. as six Front Range and eastern plains counties were under tornado warnings.
No damage was immediately reported from the other counties. Those counties were: Adams, Arapahoe, Elbert, Lincoln, and Washington counties.
The threat for severe weather shifts to the south of the metro area for Saturday with stronger storms developing along Interstate 25 from the Palmer Divide to the New Mexico state line, but a a few severe storms are possible for the western and southern suburbs of Denver through the afternoon. These storms could produce large hail and damaging winds with a lower threat for tornadoes.
Saturday afternoon temperatures will be in the upper 60s with a continued chance for storms through the early evening. Overnight storms could become severe for northern Colorado and the NE plains.
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MOBILE, Ala. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney talked of eating catfish and hunting as he sought Alabamans' votes Monday while campaigning with a comedian famous for "redneck" jokes.
The former Massachusetts governor told a rain-soaked crowd in Mobile that President Barack Obama wrongly thinks things are improving because of recent job increases.
"This is a president who thinks America is doing better," Romney told more than 200 people who crammed into a restaurant porch trying to escape heavy rains and lightning. "He should go out and talk to the 24 million Americans who are out of work or stopped looking for work or are unemployed."
February was the third consecutive month in which the government said more than 200,000 U.S. jobs were created. The unemployment rate is 8.3 percent.
Romney said the Obama administration had vowed to keep unemployment below 8 percent and is prematurely celebrating.
Obama said last Friday after the February job numbers were released that economy is getting stronger.
"When I come to places like this, and I see the work that's being done, it gives me confidence there are better days ahead," he said at a Rolls-Royce manufacturing plant in Virginia. "Our job now is to keep this economic engine churning."
Romney, a Mormon who has lived mostly in Michigan and Massachusetts, has tried to connect with Southern voters, sometimes poking fun at himself and sometimes not. He has talked of liking "cheesy grits" and sprinkled a few "y'alls" while campaigning in Alabama and Mississippi, which hold primaries Tuesday.
He campaigned Monday with comedian Jeff Foxworthy, who gained fame with jokes beginning, "You might be a redneck if ..."
Foxworthy told the crowd he has never bothered with politics until now, and said Romney's leadership is needed to safeguard his children's future.
Romney referenced Foxworthy's TV show, "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" Obama is clearly smarter than an elementary school pupil, Romney said, but he has pushed unwise policies on health care, energy development, spending and taxes.
"This president has done almost everything wrong," Romney said.
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Romney said the White House needs an outsider with experience running a business, a state or an Olympic games, all of which he has done.
The former Massachusetts governor boasted of eating catfish "for the second time" during a weekend stop in Mississippi. He poked fun at himself when he promised to go hunting with an Alabama friend who "can actually show me which end of the rifle to point."
Romney, a multimillionaire, was mocked during his 2008 presidential bid for claiming he sometimes hunts "small varmints."
The rain-soaked crowd in Mobile gamely sang "Happy Birthday" to Romney, who turned 65 on Monday.


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Diabetes: Taking Care of Your Feet
What is an Actionset?
When you have diabetes, your feet need extra care and attention. Diabetes can damage the nerve endings and blood vessels in your feet, making you less likely to notice when your feet are injured. Diabetes can also interfere with your body's ability to fight infection. If you develop a minor foot injury, it could become an ulcer or develop into a serious infection. Ulcers can be found on the bottom of your feet, or on the top or bottom of your toes. With good foot care, you can prevent most of these problems.
Caring for your feet is easy. Most of the care can be done when you are bathing and getting ready for bed. Preventing injury to your feet is merely a matter of wearing properly fitted shoes and socks at all times.
These steps can help keep your feet healthy:
Because you have diabetes, your feet need special attention. One important way to care for your feet is to prevent injury by wearing shoes at all times, even when you are indoors. You can develop the habit of being cautious with your feet, avoiding anything that can cause possible injury, pain, or discomfort.
Good foot care also involves getting medical help early if a foot problem develops. Getting help for minor problems can prevent serious complications, such as infections.
Good foot-care habits
Caring for your feet when you have diabetes involves:
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I need to inspect my feet daily for cuts, blisters, and sores.
I check my feet every day, so my doctor doesn't need to check my feet during each visit.
You need to care for your feet because having diabetes for several years can:
The best way to avoid foot problems is to prevent them. That means taking care of your feet every day so that infections don't develop. If you develop good foot-care habits before you have foot problems, you will find it much easier to keep up the habit when you do have a problem.
You may not feel it when you have a small blister, cut, or scrape on your foot. If you check your feet every day, you'll find minor problems earlier. Have your doctor treat minor problems to prevent more serious ones later on.
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You need to care for your feet because:
You can prevent foot infections from developing.
You can prevent nerve damage caused by diabetes.
Here's how you can get started caring properly for your feet.
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If you notice a callus developing on your foot, you should:
Cut off the top of it with your knife.
Treat it immediately with callus pads from the drugstore.
Make a note about where it is, and tell your doctor about it at your next visit.
Soak your foot in hot, soapy water.
Now that you have read this information, you are ready to start caring properly for your feet.
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If you have questions about this information, take it with you when you visit your health professional. You may want to write down anything you have questions about.
If after reading this information you think you may have a foot problem that needs treatment, call your health professional for an appointment.
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Apprentice plumber Livvi Hodges is already making a name for herself in a trade which historically has been male-dominated.
And she's just 20.
Livvi, who lives at Downham and is a plumber with Freebridge Community Housing, walked away with the Apprentice or Trainee of the Year prize at the Mayor's Awards for Business 2013.
But she hasn't rested on her laurels, and has just gone on to win gold for her plumbing skills in a competition run by building firm R G Carter held at Lowestoft College, beating all the others in her group of ten.
She is passionate about her job, having started as an apprentice four years ago at Lynn's College of West Anglia and is due to complete her Level 3 qualification this year with solar and gas.
Being a female working in a field pre-dominately occupied by men, doesn't faze her one bit. "I don't think it's any different to working anywhere else – I am treated as an equal," said Livvi, who regularly works with experienced plumber Owen Gaylard and carpenter Ciaran Lynch.
"I don't think I could have worked with anyone better than them – we get along really well."
Owen is her mentor and gives her practical advice when she is at work and she has the opportunity to learn new skills all the time.
Her work can take her to properties across the borough and can involve conversions, general maintenance and repairs. Most recently she has been working at the community centre at Providence Street, Lynn, where the upstairs area is being converted into a flat.
"It's an old building and we have had to take out all the old pipework made from lead, iron and steel and replace it with copper. It's quite a physical job, but I don't think about it, I just get on with it," said Livvi.
"What I like about what I do is the variety – I don't just do plumbing but I am trained to be multi-skilled. I do tiling, carpentry, plastering, painting woodwork and walls, drilling floors with a Kango and even knock down walls if necessary using a hammer!"
Throughout her working day she is accompanied by a qualified skilled operator, and when she's not at work, she also does jobs for her family. "I changed my Nan's taps and fitted an outside tap at my home, My sister, Jess, has just moved into a new home so there will be some refurbishment work which will need doing there."
Livvi chose plumbing after seeing the course available at college. "I had always been bit of tom boy and when I was younger, I used to like helping my granddad who was a mechanic."
Out of working hours, Livvi enjoys the gym most days and is a striker and midfielder for Downham Ladies' football team, who have just won the Cambridge S-Tech League – another accolade to add to her list.
Winning the Mayor's Award was an important moment for her. She said: "I am really proud and it is a big boost to my confidence. It recognises all the hard work."
She said one of the most rewarding things of all about her job, was when she receives thanks from tenants for the work she has done. "It makes you feel appreciated and the fact that they have gone out of their way to sit down and write a letter, is such a kind gesture."
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OverviewThe Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier is one of the most spectacular gorges on earth. Buttressed on either side by solid granite cliffs that tower 5,000 feet above the glacier's surface, this gorge is not only a spectacular sight, but offers world-class mountaineering challenges.
The Ruth Glacier covers the bottom of the mile-wide Gorge with ice up to 3,800 feet thick. The glacier descends from 5,200 to 3,200 feet through the 10-mile gorge, traveling at 3.3 feet per day, a relatively fast glacial pace.
The Ruth Icefall is a 10-squre-mile section of the Ruth Glacier near the bottom of the Great Gorge. It is virtually impassable in the summer after the snowmelt.
Several mountains line the walls of the Great Gorge:
- Mount Barrille
- Mount Bradley
- Mount Church
- Mount Dickey
- Mount Grosvenor (there another Grosvenor in Alaska, too.)
- Mount Johnson
- Mount Wake
- Peak 9100
- Bear Tooth
- Broken Tooth
- Eye Tooth
- Mooses Tooth
- Sugar Tooth
- Wisdom Tooth
- The Shield
- Rooster Comb
Getting ThereAir Taxi from Talkeetna, about 50 miles to the southeast, is the most common method of transportation to the Great Gorge. One company popular with climbers is Talkeetna Air Taxi.
The Talkeetna Ranger Station offers an extensive climbing library, including binders containing route descriptions and photographs, topographic maps, American Alpine Journals, and hard-to-find books. A photocopier is available to the public for copying non-copyrighted material.
An increasing number of books detailing routes and general climbing areas in the Alaska Range are available for purchase at the Talkeetna Ranger Station through Alaska Geographic. Consult the Alaska Geographic mountaineering brochure for available publications and related items.
Mountaineering rangers with first hand experience in the various backcountry areas of Denali National Park and Preserve are available year-round to assist visitors with trip planning and route selection. for more information, leave an online message or Phone (907) 733-2231 for more detailed information.
Red TapeMost of the 40-mile-long Ruth Glacier, including the 10 miles of the Great Gorge, is in Denali National Park but not in the Denali Wilderness Area.
Campers on the Ruth Glacier are not required to register prior to their backcountry trip. Nevertheless, mountaineering rangers and park management highly recommend that all such expeditions complete a voluntary backcountry registration form prior to departure. Trip and contact information contained on these forms has proven extremely helpful in the event of an overdue party or a rescue situation. The backcountry registration form is available online, or can be completed in person at the Talkeetna Ranger Station.
All backcountry users entering Denali National Park and Preserve are required to pay the park entrance fee of $10 per individual or $20 per family. For visitors flying into the mountains, entrance fees are paid at the Talkeetna Ranger Station or, if necessary, at the respective air taxi offices.
Leave No Trace
- Removal of human waste is required when camping or travelling within ½ mile of an airstrip. In all other glaciated areas, crevasse human waste using a biodegradable bag or remove it in a Clean Mountain Can (CMC), both of which are available at the Talkeetna Ranger Station. There is no cost for the use of these cans, however users will be held responsible if the cans are not returned after the climb.
- Crevasse only human waste. All other trash must be carried off.
- Efficiently re-package food to reduce trash and overall weight. Read Trash and Waste Policies for Glacier Environments for helpful tips.
- Everything brought into the park must be brought out. Abandoning surplus gear, food, fuel, or wands is not allowed.
- Fixed lines and protection should be removed on descent.
- Caches must be properly labeled with the expedition name and return date. Permanent caches are illegal. Mark caches with 5 to 6 foot (1.5-2M) wands.
- Bury caches at least 1 meter deep to prevent raiding by ravens.
- Avoid feeding wildlife. Inspect campsites for spilled food and pack out food waste.
- Leave what you find. It is illegal to remove natural objects from the park.
- All caches belonging to other parties should be left intact. Please report all abandoned or unmarked caches to NPS rangers.
CampingDangerous icefalls and avalanches are common in the Great Gorge. Use care when choosing a camp site.
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When I first started to think about building an HTPC I was faced with an enormous number of choices. What HTPC case should I buy? What motherboard should I get? etc. There were many buying decisions to make and this just seemed like a daunting task.
It helps when you can look to someone for some advice. For me, it was Sandy Bird. I asked him for recommendations on several items and he sent me a list. Decision made! The 3 big items here were the motherboard (ASUS P5E-VM HDMI), CPU (Intel Q6600) and power supply (Corsair VX450W). The ASUS motherboard is nice since it has built-in HDMI support, something I considered a must for the HTPC. The graphics capabilities are adequate, but a beefier graphics card can be installed if gaming is going to be high on the activity list.
One component where I wanted something different from what he had was the HTPC case. Here I wanted a horizontal enclosure which would blend with my A/V components since the case was going to be in plain sight. Again, there were several choices but in the end I went for the Silverstone GD01 case. Among the attractions were a VFD, an IR receiver, a multi-card reader and of course the styling. I also considered offerings with built-in touchscreens; such cases were attractive because you could navigate the menus without turning on the main display. The added cost was a factor, but more importantly, I also wanted a flexible remote option (more on this in a later blog) which could get me this functionality in a hand-held format.
For the most part, the choice of this enclosure has been good. The included software which controls the VFD is "good", but it could (and should) add a lot more customization capability. The enclosure is reasonably quiet, but I would like the fan and drive noise level to be lower. Maybe I will try some other fan options at a later point. The IR sensor works well and I can use my IR remote to control Windows Media Center. The one part I don't like is the access to the optical drive which is behind a drop down door; this makes accessing the drive mildly inconvenient.
The one big area where I don't have a good solution yet is storage. Here I am looking to build a NAS with RAID capability. There are several good candidates and I am in the process of narrowing down the choices. The enclosure has a large drive bay and the ASUS motherboard has a RAID controller, so this option also exists. For now, I am using an internal 750 GB drive. The capacity is running low and it is not backed up. I hope that this drive will endure the rigors in the short term!


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At 11 p.m. Monday, Keith Olbermann returns to TV with a new show on ESPN2, the spinoff channel that Olbermann himself helped start in 1993.
It marks a return for Olbermann to ESPN and the world of sports, who has spent the past 10 years reporting politics at MSNBC and Current TV. He first left ESPN 16 years ago.
The nightly show, called "Olbermann," begins with Olbermann at the anchor desk, running through sports events for 10 to 15 minutes. It then moves to "This Week in Keith History" -- archival videos of Olbermann's ESPN past, which he is not shown in advance -- and followed by segments with Olbermann's hand-picked guests.
The transition has been smooth in rehearsals and dry runs, Olbermann said.
"There has been no friction at all," he said. "No one has said to me, 'We let you back in, now sit back and shut up.' Instead ,they've said, 'We've let you back in, now tell us everything you want and why.'"
Olbermann has been let go from previous networks for his outspoken dissatisfaction with his employers, including management decisions.
Jamie Horowitz, ESPN's vice president for original programming and production, said Olbermann has been "incredibly responsive" to suggestions, and that he has "been accountable and willing to do things."
"Even if I want to change a word in his script, he's said, 'OK, Jamie, I'll change it,'" Horowitz said.
Olbermann said he doesn't anticipate wishing for a return to his old job, either.
"My understanding of my own emotions relative to politics was really clarified in the past year. I was invited on 'This Week With George Stephanopoulos.' I did it twice, and they invited me on many more times. We talked about doing it on a regular basis, but I found myself coming up with really bad excuses to not do it, like my dog needs my attention."No, I won't miss politics," he said.
"I finally figured out I just didn't like the subject matter anymore.
"If you cover politics for eight years without interruption like I did, you need a change," he said. "After all, we retire our presidents after eight years. Why you should make anybody cover our political system beyond that is a mystery to me. It was pretty much burned out of me."


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Good Points
Easy-to-use. Simple display that doesn't require barbie fingers to operate.
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Screen-saver comes on far too quickly after about 0.5 nano-seconds. Slightly over-complex on the Phone-book options - not needed. Camera very expensive to buy seperately.
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Overall a good phone. 8.5 out of ten. Takes some getting used to, especially after moving from the Nokia way of working. Nice colour screen.


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You'd better look out, because here comes the Judge. The American IronHorse Judge that is. Choppers like this '07 model have been the bread-and-butter for the Texas-based company for the longest time, but it is AIH's Slammer that has been turning heads and winning awards recently.
Even though they say that 'Everything's bigger in Texas,' this adage doesn't apply to a streamlined American IronHorse 2008 lineup. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company has trimmed down this year's stable to an even handful of motorcycles, three classic chops and two pro-street models. Downsizing and restructuring are side effects of the custom boom's spiral that have been felt industry-wide, and even proven players are feeling the pinch. Gone are yesteryear's models the Outlaw, Legend, the LSC and the Tejas, slipping over the horizon like tumbleweeds in a dust storm. They've been replaced by an updated bevy of two-wheeled ruff riders, headed by American IronHorse's award-winning Slammer, with the Bandera, Classic Chop, the Judge and the Texas Chopper the other members of the riding posse.
American IronHorse is one of the select custom-styled production bike manufacturers that have the luxury of doing almost everything in-house. Of course, when your house is a 224,000 sq. ft. facility in Fort Worth, then it's easy to see how you can have engineering, manufacturing, paint, polishing and administrative teams all under one roof. And while they can pride themselves with being self-reliant for the most part, AIH does source from S&S for its engines, just like about all of its competitors. While the mills come from Milwaukee, they are ordered to American Ironhorse's specs and assembled in the Texas plant.
The fact that AIH owner's can choose from a variety of horsepowers and displacements is a strong selling point. The 2008 Slammer and Texas Chopper roll out with a polished 111 cubic inch S&S Sidewinder Plus engine with a claimed 115 ft-lb of torque and 110 hp. The other three 2008s come equipped with a black powder coated 100 cubic inch S&S Sidewinder Plus engine. For rider's who prescribe to the 'bigger is better' notion, American IronHorse also offers up a 117 cubic inch version, (1918cc at a claimed 120 ft-lb of torque and 115 hp) or the Lone Star-sized 124 cubic inch powerplant (2032cc with claimed 128 ft-lb of torque and116 hp). Be aware, though, that as the power levels go up, the amount of warranty time comes down. The standard 111 cubic inch, 1819cc mill comes with a two-year factory warranty and unlimited miles. The 117 cubic inch engine gets one-year of warranty time also with unlimited miles, and the whopping 124 gets a paltry six months on the warranty clock with unlimited miles on the guarantee. Big pistons pounding on long stroke arcs make high demands on powertrain durability, so there's no surprise American IronHorse has based its warranties accordingly.
In order to get custom buyers chompin' at the bit, let's take a quick look at this year's round up of American IronHorse choppers and cruisers.
Texas Chopper
The 2008 American IronHorse Texas Chopper features a stretched-out frame with a 42-degree rake angle up front and a 300mm rear teamed to a Progressive air ride suspension system.
The Texas Chopper is characterized by classic chopper traits – a long wheelbase on a stretched frame with an extreme rake angle and raised bars. Though exact 2008 measurements weren't available, it's a safe bet that dimensions remain in the same range as last year which ran the tape to 110.5-inches in length with an 84-inch wheelbase. The dimensions are attained through a LW2 soft-style frame with a 4-inch top tube stretch and an 8-inch stretch on the down tube. The Texas Chopper gets its lofty 42-degree rake angle courtesy of 38 degrees in the frame and 4 degrees from the crested triple tree. A twin-sided LW1 Stealth swingarm with a 2-inch stretch further complements the chassis dimensions and houses a plump 300mm rear tire. Turbulent road surfaces are smoothed out by a Progressive air ride suspension system even though the rear fender sits close to the rear tire and gives it a rigid look.
Riders will snug up to a sharply-styled, angular SS-2 Chopper tank on a black leather Phantom solo seat. Chromed custom V-handlebars look to place arms about shoulder high and the custom-polished billet foot controls are placed forward. The fuel tank, fenders and oil tank are all color-matched. Eighteen base color options and multiple graphic schemes ensure that no two bikes need look alike. The carb-fed chop has a six-speed close-ratio right side transmission (common to all AIH 2008 models) and a 2-into-1 dyno-tuned exhaust system with integral heat shields. The Texas Chopper has enough juxtaposition between the bling of the chrome, including the engine, pipes, rims, fork and Enigma belt guard with the clean, cool custom paint and graphics to please the most discriminating chopper fiends.
At a glance, the Judge looks strikingly similar to the Texas Chopper. Look closer though, and you'll realize it has a different engine, an A-frame swingarm, a smaller rear tire, chrome drag bars and different wheels.
While the Judge shares many of the same styling cues as its sibling the Texas Chopper, (same frame, rake angle, exhaust and tranny) it still has enough variation in its components to give it its own identity. Its chassis utilizes an A-frame swingarm, so get ready for a more rigid ride on a smaller 240mm low-profile rear tire rolling on an18-inch polished wheel. Instead of the polished 111 cubic inch S&S mill, the Judge has the black powder-coated 100 cubic inch S&S Sidewinder Plus. The chrome drag bars have a hydraulic 'Easy Pull' clutch and a low-profile digital speedo and information center. The front end's chop is achieved by 12-inch over fork tubes with smooth polished lower fork legs and a 90mm front tire with 21-inch polished wheels. A single disc with polished 4-piston calipers puts the clamps on the forward action.
Close inspection of the Judge brought out more of the nuances that distinguish it from the Texas Chopper. The Judge's rear fender is a little longer and the rear doesn't feature the large, chrome Enigma chain guard of the Texas Chop. The bars are shorter and straighter and should place the rider leaning farther forward in the saddle. The chrome headlight is more bullet-shaped than the Texas Chopper's Illuminati headlight and both roll on different wheels, with the Judge sporting AIH's Bandits while the TC has a set of AIH Fuel rims. American IronHorse bikes have two other wheel options as well, a sick-looking pair of chrome flame jobbies appropriately called the Burner and another spiked-out pair called the Streetfighters.
Classic Chop
The 2008 American IronHorse Classic Chop looks like a '70s throwback with its stretched chopper tank riding high on the backbone and a front tire sitting way out front thanks to 42 degrees of rake. The chopper also sports a much slimmer profile than the Texas Chopper or Judge.
And while the Texas Chopper and the Judge share a mix of modern and retro chopper cues, the Classic Chop lives up to its name. It has definitely got a throwback, '70s chopper vibe to it. Though the soft-style frame has the same 4-inch backbone and 8-inch downtube stretch as the other two, the patented, super-stretched chopper tank of the Classic Chop appears to ride a lot higher on the backbone. There's also more openness between the frame and engine. The compact chrome drag bars team with the skinny tank to give the bike a narrower look than the other two chops when checking it out back to front. It has the Judge's A-frame swingarm but runs on the smallest tire of the chopper trio with a 180mm low-profile rear. The Classic Chop keeps it old-school with a carb feeding its black powder coated 100 cubic inch S&S Sidewinder Plus engine. With ample power on top and the smaller tires, the Classic Chop should have a slight handling advantage over the other two chopper models. Until we get an opportunity to mount up, though, we have to leave this to conjecture more than fact.
It only takes one look to realize why this bike was the hot ticket at the 2007 Cincinnati V-Twin Expo. Its appeal starts with wicked-looking Venomous split tanks, dual cells that are mounted on each side of the backbone, flush to the top bar and bisected by the LW1 soft-style frame. A 4-inch top tube stretch helped accomplish this feat and is enhanced by the single arched downtube. The bike's design is tight and compact, despite a crazy 45 degree rake angle on the front end, achieved by setting the geometry at 38 degrees on the frame rake with 7 more degrees coming from the Accu-track crested triple tree. The meaty .50 cal sleeved front end and a big 21-inch chrome Streetfighter wheel also contribute to making the rake angle not seem 45-degree extreme. An adjustable Progressive air-ride suspension helps the Slammer live up to its ground-skirting name while a fat 300mm low-profile rear tire also helps keep the action on the asphalt.
The AIH Slammer won the title of 'Bike of the Year' at the Cincy V-Twin Expo in 2007 and its sharp Venomous split tanks and muscular, ground-pounding design should make it a contender again in 2008.
The Slammer is powered by the polished chrome 111 cubic inch S&S Sidewinder Plus engine that sits snugly in the soft-style frame. The engine connects to a standard six-speed polished right side drive tranny but the motorcycle receives its fuel courtesy of a SMART EFI system. The Slammer was the first AIH steed to get the electronic treatment last year for fuel delivery and continues to run it in '08. Brakes on the pro-street cruiser also get a boost from Revolver 6-piston dual-disc front brakes.
Other distinguishing AIH feature on the Slammer is its side mounted AnkleSaver foldable license plate frame, leaving the rear fender and giant tire exposed for cagers sitting behind the bike at a stop light to ooh and ah over. American IronHorse also integrated a bare-bones speedo into the V of the chrome custom V-handlebars to go along with the futuristic-looking Illuminati headlight. Overall, the package is well-conceived. The tank gives the Slammer a custom show bike appeal while the big tires and brawny fork conjure American muscle car appeal reminiscent of a GTO or a Roadrunner.
Bandera – Pro Street bike
While the Slammer attempts to rewrite the book on pro-street cruisers, the Bandera is what you'd expect in a traditional pro-street package. The rounded one piece tear-drop style tank sits atop the 2-inch stretched backbone instead of wrapping around it like the Slammers. The rake has been brought in to a more modest 38 degrees, 34 from the frame rake and 4 degrees from the crested triple tree. On the front end, the Bandera has an inverted fork and the aggressive 21-inch Streetfighter rim that comes standard on the Slammer has been swapped out for a more modestly-styled Fuel wheel. The Bandera does utilize the same Stealth swingarm but trims the tire down to 240mm dimensions. The Slammer's V-handlebars have been switched for straighter chrome drag bars on the Bandera which will also shift the riding ergos slightly forward.
American IronHorse's other pro-street model for 2008 is the more traditionally-styled Bandera that has a rounded one piece tank mounted on the backbone instead of built around it like AIH did with the Slammer.
As for the powertrain, the air-cooled V-Twin gives up a few horsepower to its pro-street brother. AIH opted for the black powder coated 100 cubic inch Sidewinder Plus on the Bandera. More power is always an option, up to 2032cc if that's what you need to fulfill your need for speed, but fresh off the line the Bandera rolls out with a lower displacement lump. The Sidewinder Plus still has plenty of oomph to get the show rolling. And once you're cruising along, the Bandera should enjoy crisper handling thanks to a smaller rear tire and a tighter rake.
Bikers itching to hitch a ride on one of American Ironhorse's stallions need to get it in gear and get over to the Lone Star Rally going on this weekend, Nov. 1-4, in Galveston, Texas. For those of us who have jobs and families and can't throw caution to the wind and take off on a moment's notice for Texas' Gulf Coast, fear not. American IronHorse has more than 100 authorized dealers nationwide. Though the chopper craze may be in decline, AIH has shown the flexibility and perseverance to stay competitive since 1995. And as long as there are late night reruns of 'Easy Rider' on TV, there will always be a market for the unmistakable lines of a well-built chopper.
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New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Navy chief Admiral R.K. Dhowan on Thursday said steps are being taken to ensure safe coastal boundaries, and the work for providing biometric identification cards to fishermen is nearly 60-70 percent complete.
Asked about progress in strengthening coastal security after the Mumbai terror attack, the navy chief, in an interaction on the eve of the Navy Day, said: "Post 2008, navy and other agencies made a coastal security plan and today we have established 87 automatic identification stations and 46 coastal radar stations."
"But this is a very serious challenge because there can be no boundary on sea."
Referring to the post-Mumbai attack decision to provide biometric identity cards to fishermen, he said: "Around 60-70 percent work is over. In some states, up to 80 percent fishermen have been given identity cards."
In the November 26, 2008, attack on India's financial capital when 166 Indians and foreigners were massacred, the 10 Pakistani terrorists had hijacked Indian fishing boats to enter Mumbai.
Admiral Dhowan said that the navy went to coastal villages and reached out to the fishermen to make them the "eyes and ears" for the armed force.
"Coastal mapping has also been done… under this, fishermen and the coastal community have been trained to become our eyes and ears and are part of the surveillance chain. UAVs and helicopters are used to keep an eye on coastal areas," he added.


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GCSE Art(27 Posts)
whats it like? My eldest DD is very creativeand is looking at choosing options next term. How does it differ from graphic design.
We are new to all this and in my day it was home economics and woodwork!
Interested in replies because DS is interested but rather lazy.
I've heard it's very time intensive. There are said to be certain courses your offspring should only take one max of. So if they take Art then no DT (for instance), because together too time consuming. Not a soft option.
I hope it is no too intensive as my dd has taken it as an extra gcse, she will be taking the exams without actually having the classes. No idea how that will work.
I was talking about this with dd just this morning. She's in year 9 and we know that she will be taking art as a GCSE option because at the moment it looks like she will want to do an art degree. However we both agreed that it isn't a GCSE to take unless you are likely to head in a creative direction as it is very time intensive. I wouldn't encourage a child to take graphic design, art gsce would lead to art A level and then a foundation. At foundation stage they try all different disciplines and so if graphic design is something they have an affinity to they can follow it up at that stage. To do as early as GCSE's is a bit restrictive imo.
It is a very heavy course. DD started in the summer holidays before year 10 and barely finished all the course work. She has 5 A3 size books full of drawings and paintings. Several canvases and a sculpture were brought home recently. I reckon it took on average 2-5 hours of independent work a week, plus lunchtimes and staying late after school.
There is research about artists as well as actual art and at DD's school she was given a list of stuff to do and basically had to do it within a certain time. Some stuff she found a real chore. There was one or maybe two exams at the end of the course, but most of it was coursework.
She got an A*, basically because she has a brilliant teacher and she finished all the work. Of all the GCSEs she did, it was the most difficult to manage time wise and the volume of work expected.
There were a couple of trips and girls were expected to organise their own gallery visits (and pay) in addition. We had to pay for canvases including those used in school and the art materials she used at home.
Isn't the workload less intense for those who "only" get C or B? I imagine the load depends on what the child hopes to get out of their GCSE results.
I think there would still be a lot of work to cover. Most at DD's school got A* with a couple of As. I would have thought a child aiming for a creative career and A levels would be at least aiming for an A. My DD did it as a light relief subject but she was sadly mistaken!
Agree with muminwestlondon. Definitely not an 'easy' option. My dd is in first term of it and it has been a lot of work already.
Also quite demanding intellectually as well as practically. Not just techniques but also concept and ideas as well as art history! It also pretty relentless. For eg she was not let off homework when preparing for exams and controlled assessments of other subjects.
Having said that they produce fantastic work and it looks very interesting. I wouldn't mind doing it!
I have a DS in Yr 11 and DD in Yr 11 both doing GCSE Art (DS also doing textiles, DD taking RM). I agree with the posters above, art and textiles are the most time consuming of all their subjects and involve working at lunchtimes, after school and putting in lots of effort at home - working on sketchbooks, portfolio work etc (including quite a lot of written content such as statements of intent, evaluations etc). What they are doing is fascinating, however (and each is very different), and I have really noticed their skills developing, and we have all enjoyed going on family trips to exhibitions and galleries.
DS is hoping to go on to do A level Art and A level Textiles, then a foundation course, with a view to then doing a degree in a design related subject, so he doesn't mind putting in the hours, but it is definitely not a soft option. However, it does make a good contrast to subjects which involve a lot of written work. We have been looking at Graphic Design at A level - it wasn't an option at GCSE - and the work I saw was interesting but I thought the Art was more wide-ranging in content.
The GCSE Art exam consists of, I think, two 5 hour exams to produce a final piece of work - I believe the brief will be given in January, with the exam taken in March. The benefit of this is that it should be over and done with before we get into the intensive revision period for the main GCSEs in May/June.
DS art teacher said that he'd never had a boy get above an A. I'm sure there are plenty of Cs & Bs. If doing art is what motivates you to get any GCSE pass, I don't see any harm in Cs or Bs.
Dd is doing it as an extra one after school and is really enjoying it. She's not finding it hard and she's not particularly academically bright - wont get a's and b's in her gcse's.
She loves it and is perfectly happy doing extra on it every week .
DD is doing Art Textiles and is loving it. It involves research and creative reponses to the topic/research and has been really varied so far.
She puts hours into her work (can't see how you could do it in a short amount of time anyway!) No idea what the exams will be like - it's all coursework ATM. She is in Y9 - her school starts GCSE in Y9!
My son did Computer Graphics, it is a lot of work. You need to create 2 to 3 portfolios, full of work and background to your work including studies on designers.
He was close to a break down (as was I) and it was affecting his other grades. In the end he did virtually no work outside class and came out with an F.
It is a lot of work and even computer graphics involves a lot of drawing. I wouldn't recommend doing it unless you love it.
Art is more fine art based, where as Graphics is more commercial eg. design items for a Cafe or a theme park.
An art GCSE is hugely time consuming. And for those with a tendency to perfectionism, not, IMVHO, to be recommended.
That said, it does show a good deal of grit and perseverence.
GCSE Art..............................
Torture on toast as my eldest would say!
She did it and got an A (as in " only an A.... I wanted an A*!) .
She is a hard working perfectionist. It took up huge amounts of time - weekends at home, evenings at school. The other 2 have learned and wouldn't take it if you payed them (though DD2 is just as artistic)
wordfactory, yes that is why DD is spending so long on it. But it's like a hobby to her ATM!
Yes, the comment about those with perfectionist tendencies is worth noting. Also as the work is so graphic and visible, and not like an essay where you have to read it to see if it is actually any good, I think it can sap self-confidence if a student compares him/herself unfavourably with others in the group.
My daughter didn't take GCSE Art - in her school, drawing/painting skills seem to be a large part of the course and she wants to be a photographer.
She worked at home on a portfolio of work and managed to secure, through interview with the portfolio and personal statement, a competitive place at Art College to study photography. She has just scored a double distinction in her first two units of year 12, so having no GCSE didn't matter and her drawing is still as shocking as it ever was.
She says she found not having GCSE only a disadvantage mentally - the not actually knowing how good you are or not. It was quite scary going to Art College at 16 with no formal Art qualification and meeting all the others (most with A*). But, equally, she says if you believe in yourself and are dedicated you will get over that.
Many of her friends who did do GCSE Art found it took a lot of their time up when they were trying to revise for their other subjects.
Interesting and timely thread. DD is in Year 9 and her art teacher has asked her to consider taking GCSE art. I'd heard it was a big workload and was planning o put her off. She isn't going to come out with a bunch of As and Bs and I am wary about her doing something that could result in her other subjects suffering.
Her school is a visual arts colleg and also offers Photography which she was keen on doing before the teacher suggested art. Does anyone have any experience of this at GCSE ?
DD just coming to the end of her first term of Art GCSE. It is a never ending work load. She loves art, is currently up to date with the work and really enjoys the course. However, the commitment required is huge with long hours necessary to keep up to date. Oil paints take forever to dry so those pieces are always a problem getting in to school on public transport. My advice to anyone would be to only take Art GCSE if you are excellent at the subject and actually gain pleasure and enjoyment from all the work required. It definitely is not a soft option.
like gunfleetsands, my dd is just at the end of her first term doing Art GCSE. It is a HUGE amount of work, probably 7 hours of homework a week. She is enjoying it, though feels that the teacher is being too directive. I think however the teacher is just taking the syllabus into account! She is doing some photography as part of the GCSE, as well as pottery.
I took Art GCSE (am just coming up 40 so a few years back!) followed by A-level, and although I didn't take it any further than that and it was a huge amount of work I really enjoyed it.
I got a B at GCSE and a C at A-level, although have no idea what that means compared to current grades. My son (year 9) chose it for GCSE, although as they run a 3-year GCSE program he won't start any coursework that counts until next year. I certainly wouldn't discourage him from doing it because he may not get an A*, he has enough academic subjects for that.
I think it's an excellent subject for a broad education, I still love visiting galleries and a knowledge of colours and art is great for all sorts of real-life skills like home decorating and helping little kids with craft projects, it's been a lot more use than my Chemistry A-level I can tell you...
It seems from all your comments that it is more than just the final piece of work and a lot of organsation so this maybe an impossible question to answer. However, any idea of level required at end of Y9 to get predicted higher (ie. C and above) GCSE ? I appreciate some art students are super talented and will get 8 + , my DD has 7C BTW
There is more to it than just talent, I believe.
Even if the final outcome is incredible, to get the high grades there needs to the back up work. The sketch book, inspiration, research, techniques tried out, evaluations and links through to final piece.
Although my daughter didn't take GCSE, the teacher said he would be likely to predict her a B (or A if she was prepared to really put a lot of effort into the back up work). She had a level 6 at KS3.
Kez100 - thank you that's helpful.
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If any number in the equation is not an integer, enter it as a fraction in simplest form
The equation for Line P can be rearranged into slope/intercept form as:
y = (5/6) x -4
Thus the slope of line P is 5/6. Since Line L is perpendicular to line P, its slope is - (6/5) . This is the negative reciprocal rule. Once the slope of Line L is known, the formula for a line with known slope and one known point comes into play. For Line L
(y-3) = -(6/5) ( x - (-4)) This can be rearranged as
y = -(6/5) x - 9/5
So the slope of Line L is -(6/5) and the y intercept is -9/5


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Smithe Redwoods features a small but attractive grove of alluvial-flat redwoods. As in so many other groves, Highway 101 (which at this point is a twisty two-lane road) runs right through the old growth. If you're driving north from San Francisco, this is the first real grove of old-growth redwoods that you'll see from the freeway. There's a small pullout - no on or off ramps and no facilities of any kind, just a little paved area by the side of the road - which serves as a popular highway rest stop. From this lot you can stroll around the grove or scramble down to the Eel River, where you'll find a deep swimming hole.
The reserve doesn't have any trails, but you can freely walk around within the old-growth grove because the many visitors have worn away all the groundcover. The really big trees all seem to be right along the highway. Further in, the grove looks like a scaled-down version of Richardson Grove - the trees aren't that big, but it's a pure redwood grove, very open at ground level with straight stately trees emerging from the perfectly flat ground. The grove would be even more attractive if it had the usual ground cover of redwood sorrel and ferns. As you might expect, a constant roar of traffic fills the little flat.
There's supposedly a waterfall that you can see if you walk under the Dora Creek highway overpass, but at the moment you can't get there without swimming.
The grove used to be a resort called "Lane's Redwood Flat". Next to the parking lot is a redwood with a walk-through tunnel that used to serve as the entrance to the gift shop. About 20 yards into the grove is a second sawed-off redwood with a similar tunnel. Both redwoods, though still alive, are now sawed-off at a height of about 12 feet. In vintage postcards, the roadside tree was clearly not sawed-off; redwoods with big holes carved in them usually last only a few decades. There's no sign of the many buildings that used to be here.
Click here to see the reserve's location in Google Maps or in Google Street View.
© 2009, 2017 David Baselt


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All quotes by Darryl Hill
(5 quotes found)
"Beating Navy, which was always considered one of the best teams in the country, was huge for Maryland."
"There's no question we had circled Navy on the schedule. That was the biggest game of the season for us."
"My knee has been good. I'm doing well and I feel like I can be effective on the court. I think I'll be fine. I'm very excited, I'm anxious to get out there and play."
"No one has to have a great percentage. We need to keep focused on defense. We're not going to win with our offense but with defense, rebounding and not turning the ball over."


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Israeli Arab Leaders Tell Haaretz: Without Police, Our Protests Are Not Violent
It was evidently important for the Arab community to demonstrate unity: All were for the flotilla, for ending the blockade of Gaza and against what Israel did.
This article is part of a special edition of Haaretz, to mark Israel's book week.
A few minutes before MK Hanin Zuabi was slated to begin her press conference in Nazareth yesterday, an organizer removed the orange Balad party flag and replaced it with four Palestinian flags. It was evidently important for the Arab community to demonstrate unity: All were for the flotilla, for ending the blockade of Gaza and against what Israel did.
In Arab villages in the Galilee, quiet reigned. The few violent incidents of Monday had died down. The strike called by the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee was observed almost totally. In Dir al-Hana, Arabeh, Sakhnin, Kafr Kana and Nazareth, shops were closed and the streets were empty.
"I've been covering the Arab sector for many years, and I don't ever remember this kind of compliance," said Haaretz correspondent Jack Khoury, who accompanied me.
In Shfaram, a demonstration took place. A few hundred people decided to brave the heat. They applauded when city councilman Ahmed Hamdi shouted, "We condemn the navy's crime. This is a grave crime that must not be ignored." Someone in the crowd waved a Turkish flag.
Why is it so quiet here? I asked MK Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash ), who was present. The question surprised him. "There are no security forces here to cause provocations," he explained.
Shfaram Mayor Nahed Khazem agreed. "When the police stay away, everything passes quietly," he said.
But unlike the silent streets, Zuabi's press conference was stormy. The hall was packed with journalists from both Israel and abroad. "Even Al Jazeera and Alarabiya are here," someone said excitedly.
Zuabi was the first of the flotilla's participants to be allowed to go home. Police said they suspect her of conspiracy to commit a crime and weapons possession, but as a Knesset member, she has immunity.
When she entered the hall, she was mobbed by journalists. This small, energetic woman was the center of international attention. "Like a bride," an Israeli journalist said aptly.
For 20 minutes, she spoke nonstop in Arabic, almost without pausing for breath. She flipped back and forth through her notebook to make sure she did not forget anything. The neon lights of the hall's dance floor played over her face, constantly changing color. Then she switched to Hebrew.
"We're talking about a tragedy, a massacre," she began. "This was a humanitarian flotilla, intended to break a siege, an international flotilla. We demand an international investigation, that the UN investigate. Israel kidnapped and murdered people who had no weapons."
She repeated her demand for a UN probe at least five times. Whenever she said the word "Israel," her anger was apparent. Sometimes, it sounded like a curse.
According to Zuabi, when the flotilla was 130 miles from shore, 14 naval ships approached and opened fire without warning. Only journalists, nurses and a doctor were on deck; none of them carried weapons. All the other passengers were either in their rooms or fled there as soon as the shooting began. "I thought I wouldn't emerge alive," she said.
Over and over, she insisted that the passengers engaged in no violence, that the soldiers had come with intent to kill and intimidate, that it was all planned in advance.
When reporters confronted her with the video footage released by the army and the soldiers' testimony, and with the fact that several soldiers were wounded, Zuabi first evaded the questions, then finally insisted, "This is what I saw."
After the press conference ended, quiet returned. A few towns held protest marches, but there were no disturbances. Wadia Awada, a Nazareth newspaper editor who is also an analyst for Al Jazeera, said the quiet stemmed partly from fear over "the stupid, unwise and aggressive behavior of the state's leaders. It frightens us to live in a state with leaders like this."
And what will happen tomorrow? My interviewees shrugged. Anything could happen, they said; what is needed now is good sense.
The writer's latest suspense novel is "Mishpat Hozer" ("Retrial" )
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ESPN 300 wide receiver Richard Benjamin (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Bay Tech) will be taking his official visit this weekend to Louisville and hopes to return to Tampa as a remember of the Cardinals' 2013 recruiting class.
Rports surfaced this week that Benjamin verbally committed to the program though the coaching staff wants him to take his official first.
"They want to see me there and meet with Coach [Charlie] Strong before making everything official," Benjamin explained. "I think it will work out; it's where I want to be."
Benjamin rushed for 666 yards and six touchdowns and added 35 receptions for 508 yards and four touchdowns as a senior. He said he could play either side of the ball at Louisville.
"They are looking at me as an athlete so I could start out in the secondary," Benjamin added. "I'm ready to do whatever they ask of me."
Benjamin has also been looking at Purdue, USF and West Virginia in recent weeks.


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We are asking all of the Dorothy Gilman Fans to send us their book reviews and fan fiction they have created or read to us to share with all of her fans. You can create it yourself, send a link to some you have read and if there are movies on Youtube.com then send us the link or embed code. Please see News to Share – Mrs Pollifax versus Madame Karitska for more information!
Personal Information:
Born June 25, 1923, in New Brunswick, NJ; daughter of James Bruce (a minister) and Essa (Starkweather) Gilman
Passed Away on February 2, 2012
Married Edgar A. Butters, Jr. (a teacher), September 15, 1945 (divorced, 1965)
Children: Christopher Butters, Jonathan Butters.
Attended Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1940-45, University of Pennsylvania and Art Students' League, 1963-64.
Authors Guild.
Samuel Fleischer Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA, instructor in drawing in adult evening school, two years; switchboard operator, New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., one year; Cherry Lawn School, Darien, CT, instructor in creative writing, 1969-70.
Catholic Book Award for A Nun in the Closet. Source: Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2001.
Contact Information:
Agent: Howard Morhaim Literary Agency, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010-7703.
Ms. Gilman also has biographical listings in the following databases:
St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers, 4th ed. St. James Press, 1996.
The Complete Marquis Who's Who TM. Marquis Who's Who, 2001.
Almanac of Famous People, 6th ed. Gale Research, 1998.
The last word.(Dorothy Gilman)(Brief article)
"The last word.(Dorothy Gilman)(Brief article). ." New Moon. 14.4 (March-April 2007): 49(1). General One File. Gale. Jacksonville Public Library (FL). 21 Sept. 2007
Full Text:COPYRIGHT 2007 Copyright 2001 by New Moon Publishing. Subscriptions: New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams. $29/yr. New Moon Publishing, P.O.Box 3587, Duluth, MN 55803. 800-381-4743. www.newmoon.org
"People need dreams, there's as much nourishment in'em as food."
–Dorothy Gilman, Caravan, 1992.
Dorothy Gilman started writing when she was 9. At 11, she competed against 10 to 16-year-olds in a story contest and won first place. Dorothy worked as an art teacher and telephone operator before becoming an author. She wrote children stories for more than ten years and then began writing adult novels about Mrs. Pollifax–a retired grandmother who becomes a CIA agent. The Mrs. Pollifax series made Dorothy famous. While her stories nourish people's thirst for adventure and mystery, Dorothy knows about nourishing the body as well. She used to live on a farm in Nova Scotia, where she grew medicinal herbs. Her knowledge of herbs comes through in many of her stories, including A Nun in the Closet, in which a nun treats a man's wounds with the herbs growing nearby. Many of Dorothy's books, including Caravan, feature strong women having adventures around the world. Dorothy lives in Connecticut and Maine.
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2002 McNair Scholars Program Research
Diana Beck
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steven Rosenberg, Mathematics and Computer Science Department
ABSTACT: We will give some estimates for the number of lattice points in a convex polytope, which is described by a system of linear inequalities. We also find volumes of certain symmetric polytopes.
Donald DeFoe
Faculty Mentor: Dr. George Wright, Human Behavior, Justice, and Diversity Department
ABSTRACT: This study of the lack of African-American political participation is based on several decades of research. Its main point is to recall political participation of African-Americans in the 60's and 70's and compares its parallelism to contemporary political participatory behavior.
This research focuses on the politically implemented systematic obstacles to participation, the family's role in political socialization, the environment's role in political socialization and how these three entities nurture the current participatory enigma. The results of this study show that without a high level of education, blacks cannot obtain high socioeconomic status, which is needed in order to enhance and sustain their political participation.
Mary L. Mattson, (McNair Scholar at College of St. Scholastica)
Faculty Mentor, Elizabeth T. Blue, M.S.W., Department of Social Work
ABSTRACT: Through the Aging Resource Center for Douglas County (ARCDC), seventy-seven senior citizens participated in research to determine how Douglas County, Wisconsin seniors deal with high drug costs. The study finds one-third of the participants have gone without prescriptions due to high costs, and many alter their lives and budgets to afford prescriptions. Senior Care Wisconsin, a prescription drug assistance program, promises to aid low-income seniors who struggle with affording their prescription drugs on a monthly basis.
Paul Winterscheidt
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gary Keveles, Human Behavior, Justice, and Diversity Department
ABSTRACT: The influence of two-year and four-year criminal justice programs on students' attitudes toward female police officers was investigated. Forty-nine male and female undergraduate criminal justice majors attending a small, midwestern liberal arts university were compared to a sample of sixty-eight male and female undergraduate law enforcement students attending two small, midwestern community colleges. The data shows slight, consistent differences in the attitudes of community college and university students toward female police officers. Nevertheless, the small sample sizes limits the validity of these conclusions.
Kathy Dockter
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Randy Gabrys~Alexson, Natural Sciences Department
ABSTRACT: Technology has become a tool not only for the teacher, but also for the student. Numerous courses are offered over the Internet both to undergraduate and graduate students. Many students enroll in these courses to take advantage of the flexible schedules and convenience (Dipman, 2000).
Some experience with online courses has been found to be negative, rather than positive (Mayes, 1995), and was the impetus for further study into online learning and its efficacy. The purpose of this study was to examine and ascertain the effectiveness of on-line, general education courses to support the theory that students taking general education courses in a traditional classroom setting would have higher success rates with traditional in-classroom pedagogy than those who took the same course content using online (e-learning) pedagogy.
The success rate in this study was determined by level of satisfaction with the course and its delivery methods. For the purpose of this paper, the terms teaching and on-line learning will refer to electronic means of distributing and engaging learning by use of the Internet and related electronic media services and will not focus on other methods of teaching that utilize distance learning concepts.
Melanie Steele
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maureen Salzer, World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department
ABSTRACT: James Joyce's Ulysses is one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century, due largely to the innovations of the literary technique known as stream-of-consciousness. Joyce did not invent the stream-of-consciousness technique, which relays the pre-organized thoughts of the character as they are conceived, without comment from the narrator. Within Ulysses, however, Joyce took the technique to its pinnacle of development.
Much of the impact of Joyce's stream-of-consciousness can be seen in the context of an accumulation of trends that had been building throughout the Romantic and Victorian literary periods. By taking the narrative to the extreme, Joyce pushed the stream-of-consciousness technique into the mainstream and made it one of the most commonly used techniques in twentieth century literature.
Mary Garness
Faculty Mentor: Charles Reichert, Business and Economics Department
ABSTRACT: This study has found that the application of the proposed changes related to convertible bonds outlined in the Financial Accounting Standard Board's Exposure Draft Accounting for Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Liabilities, Equity or Both will allow for faithful representation of the nature of the compound financial instrument in the financial statements.
Additionally, the synopsis provides a general outline of the potential earnings and balance sheet effects of equity classification of convertible bonds while further clarifying the pros, cons, and feasibility of pricing the components of the convertible debt.
Kym Young
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Pulford, Human Behavior, Justice, and Diversity Department
ABSTRACT: What makes pottery a woman's art? What sets a woman crafter apart from the men who practice the same or similar art forms? Spirituality, sexuality, social custom, and oral tradition all play a part in defining women's art. But the traditions that accompany these art forms go much deeper than the definitions surrounding 'traditionally defined women's roles'.
Women potters in tribal cultures have developed specialized traditions that have enabled them to step above known cultural standards of inheritance, status, and gendered roles. This research examines two diverse cultures for similar aspects of pottery traditions and development with regard to the specifically delineated role of pottery as women's work.


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How to get there
Directions from Port Elizabeth (PE)
Take the N2 towards Grahamstown. Just before the town of Colchester and after crossing the bridge over Sundays River, take the sign posted road left to Camp Matyholweni.
Follow the signs for about 3km to enter Matyholweni Gate and Camp Matyholweni.
Office and Gate hours
- Matyholweni Reception is open from 07:00 to 16:00 daily.
- Matyholweni gate is open from 07:00 to 18:30. A security guard is stationed at the gate 24 hours to allow access to overnight guests to enjoy a dinner or visit the shop in Colchester.
- Check in time for accommodation is from 13:00 onwards. Check-out time is 10:00 on the day of departure.
GPS coordinates
Have a question? Why not ask on the forums?
Available Languages
Photo Gallery
Sunny< br>Min: 13°C / Max: 20°C
Official Guide on Sale
This 52-page full-colour brochure gives the visitor a complete overview of the Park, its fauna and flora, history, new developments, accommodation and activities. Highly recommended! Available from the park directly.
Did You Know?
- The park boasts the Big Seven: (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo, leopard, southern right whale and great white shark)


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**---Mailing back** Embellishments ATC's
1 Attachment(s)
Name of Swap: Embellishment ATC's
ATC 3.5 x 2.5
At least 2 layers
Quality cardstock (ex. SU, PTI, Amuse and so on) Please no cardboard or playing cards.
Quantity: 8 +1 (for hosting) You will not get one of your own back
Vendor products: NVR, just be sure to use the embellishment you sign up for. By the way, you can use digital stamps or rubber stamps.
Recipe would be great IF you could include one so we know what you used! Include Swapper's Real Name, SCS Name, Swap Name, email address, products used. Not mandatory but helpful.
Each category must be unique. You can not make the same card for two different categories.
Due IN Hand: 6/1/12
Return Date: 6/4/12 (will swap and return earlier if all received before this date)
Spread the word and get together with stamping buddies to share supplies and ideas! Any excuse to have a good time is great! You can turn these into full cards after. :D
Mailing instructions:
Place swap items in a large baggie for waterproof purposes. Write your real name, SCS name and swap name on a piece of paper and include in the baggie for identification purposes.
Swap Return:
Place baggie inside a self-addressed stamped envelope for return mail purposes. The amount of postage on your SASE should be the same amount that it takes to mail to the swap hostess. To insure that enough postage will cover the returned swap items, include additional postage which will be returned if not used.
Place your baggie and/or SASE envelope inside your mailing envelope and address it to me...addy will be sent by PM.
Please post msg to sign up with which groups you want to be in. Sign up sheet on next post.
FLAKERS will be reported to moderators. Please keep your fellow swappers in mind, mail on time and if real life happens, please let me know ASAP. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
BONUS: Surprise gifties for the following: (will be mailed back with swaps)
*1st person to sign up-- Jcicely-dropped out
*Person who signs up for most categories (only 1 winner so tie-break will be whichever package I get first)-- momof2girls-Allison
*1st package to arrive-- Stamp Wizard-Sandra
Here is some inspiration and helpful resources:
Check out this link so you can see some great examples of some ATC's and also how you can turn it into a full card. Be sure to scroll all the way down.
Taylored Expressions: Search results for atc
I also also posted the document showing how oyu can get 10 ATC's from one piece of cardstock.
Snowman ATC - Anna Wight by SweetMissDaisy - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
SLC Animal Train ATC by BadSherry - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Flower Hello ATC by tmarie - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
ATC - Basket of Flowers by Yvette - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
SLC Sweet Cupcakes ATC by BadSherry - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
WAXYO ATC by WAXYO - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Motifs ATC for july swap by TERRORE3 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Happy Harmony ATC by tmarie - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Make sure your project has the following:
Jcicely--Dropped out
1. Ali1974 (Alison-5)--Received 5/14--MAILED
2. momof2girls (Allison-eight)---Received 5/23--MAILED
krafty_dreamer (Rebecca)-No replies
3. babygoofus (Jennifer-6)---Received 6/13--MAILED
4. M_A_N_D_Y (Mandy-1)---Received 5/21--MAILED
5. jactop (Jackie-9-short)--Received (7)--MAILED
6. starpassion6 (Ivonne-hostess)
7. starpassion6 (Ivonne-hostess)
Designer Paper:
8. momof2girls (Allison)---Received 5/23--MAILED
9. babygoofus (Jennifer)---Received 6/13--MAILED
10. bweaz (Beth-2)--Received 5/29--MAILED
11. jactop (Jackie)--Received (6)--MAILED
12. dannette831 (Dannette-2)---Received 5/25--MAILED
13. victorial (Victoria-2)--Received 6/4--MAILED
14. starpassion6 (Ivonne-hostess)
15. momof2girls (Allison)---Received 5/23--MAILED
16. thecraftysister (Laura)--Received 5/30--MAILED
17. allamericanstampers (Chris)--Received 6/4--MAILED
Jcicely--Dropped out
1. momof2girls (Allison)---Received 5/23--MAILED
krafty_dreamer (Rebecca) No replies
2. babygoofus (Jennifer)---Received 6/13--MAILED
3. jactop (Jackie)--Received (5)--MAILED
4. Stamp Wizard (Sandra-4)---Lost in mail????
5. starpassion6 (Ivonne-hostess)
Jcicely--Dropped out
6. Ali1974 (Alison)--Received 5/14--MAILED
7. momof2girls (Allison)---Received 5/23--MAILED
8. babygoofus (Jennifer)---Received 6/13--MAILED
9. jactop (Jackie)--Received--MAILED
10. klb1082 (Kari-2)---Received 5/21--MAILED
11. allamericanstampers (Chris-3)--Received 6/4--MAILED
12. elizabethanne (Elizabeth-1)--Received 6/11--MAILED
Jcicely--Dropped out
krafty_dreamer (Rebecca) No replies
13. jactop (Jackie)--Received (5)--MAILED
14. klb1082 (Kari)---Received 5/21--MAILED
15. Stamp Wizard (Sandra)--Received 6/4--MAILED
16. victorial (Victoria)--Received 6/4--MAILED
1. Ali1974 (Alison)--Received 5/14--MAILED
2. momof2girls (Allison)---Received 5/23--MAILED
krafty_dreamer (Rebecca) No replies
3. babygoofus (Jennifer)---Received 6/13--MAILED
4. bweaz (Beth)--Received 5/29--MAILED
5. jactop (Jackie)--Received--MAILED
6. Arym Nna (Mary Ann-3)--Received 5/29--MAILED
7. Stamp Wizard (Sandra)--Received 5/5--MAILED
8. mindykid (Mindy-1)--Received 5/29--MAILED
9. starpassion6 (Ivonne-hostess)
Embossing (wet/dry):---COMPLETE
Jcicely--Dropped out
1. Ali1974 (Alison)--Received 5/14--MAILED
2. momof2girls (Allison)---Received 5/23--MAILED
3. babygoofus (Jennifer)---Received 6/13--MAILED
4. jactop (Jackie)--Received (7)--MAILED
5. dannette831 (Danette)---Received 5/25--MAILED
6. Arym Nna (Mary Ann)--Received 5/29--MAILED
7. Stamp Wizard (Sandra)--Received 6/4--MAILED
8. allamericanstampers (Chris)--Received 6/7--MAILED
9. starpassion6 (Ivonne-hostess)
White Gel Pen:---COMPLETE
Jcicely--Dropped out
1. Ali1974 (Alison)--Received 5/14--MAILED
2. momof2girls (Allison)---Received 5/23--MAILED
babygoofus (Jennifer) (unable to complete)--
3. jactop (Jackie)--Received (5)--MAILED
4. starpassion6 (Ivonne-hostess)
5. starpassion6 (Ivonne-hostess)
6. jactop (Jackie)--Received (3)--MAILED
7. Arym Nna (Mary Ann)--Received 5/29--MAILED
8. Stamp Wizard (Sandra)--Received 6/4--MAILED
9. starpassion6 (Ivonne-hostess)
bumpin for players!
Oh, you got me! Ok I would like Spots in the following:
1. Rhinestones
2. Twine/Ribbon
3. Buttons
4. Embossing
5. Glitter
6. White Gel Pen
Yeah! You get a goodie for being the first to sign up too! Thanks so much!
I will take:
1) rhinestones
2) embossing
3) glitter
4) punches
5) white gel pen
Alison :D
Hello. Will you please put me down for 1 spot in the Glitter category? I needed a really good excuse to get some Glitter Ritz and here it is !! :rolleyes: Thanks !
bumping for swappers
I want to bump this one and I'll be lurking around for a while. ;)
I hate to commit and then have artist-block and / or drop out. :(
Thanks Sandra...there's a spot for oyu if you decide to join anytime! Thanks for the bump!
Evening everyone! :)
I'm lurking and bumping. Still thinking about this swap.
Looking for swappers....you know you want to play!!!!
Happy Sunday afternoon to everyone! :)
Did you all remember to set your clocks ahead one hour??? I forgot until I turned the TV on and the show schedule was all wacky....I was so confused I thought it was Monday and I was late to work! :confused:
I'm still lurking here................;)
Yeah! It always take me longer than most to get adjusted to this time change. Urgh!
Good (late) morning to everyone!
My electricity keeps flicking on and off this morning. We are having very high winds. Luckily my laptop is all charged up so I can work without the wall plug. However, if my internet goes down....................YIKES! :eek:
I'm lurking........and bumping the thread up. ;)
bumping...I need players! Join today!
Who will join next??? =)
I'm lurking on this swap and the company swap also. I have several other swaps I need to finish, before I commit for more. I have been running ideas through my head, for these. Once I have time to firm up my ideas I'll join, I just don't like to sign up until I know I can complete the swap on time.
I understand and hope you are able to join...keep me posted =)
Can I have 1 spot in each of the following groups...
designer paper
white gel pen
Thank you for joining Allison! Got you down for those spots. :D
Awesome swap! I would like to sign up for;
1. Rhinestones
2. Twine/Ribbon
3. Buttons
4. Punches/Dies
Good to have you on board Rebecca...can't wait to see your creations. Got you down for your 4 spots. :D
looking for more players bump
Can you sign me up for these spots please???
White gel pen
designer paper
Thank you so much for joining! Got you down for all requested spots. Happy Stamping! Ivonne:D
Can I please have a spot in Rhinestones? Thanks
HI Mandy!!!!!! I am so glad you joined! Thanks for joining and got you down for rhinestones!
Bumping for more players!
Lots of spots to fill...who's next to sign up? =)
Looking for more players bump
Ok Ivonne... you talked me into it! :)
One spot for Copics, please!
By the way Laura, I loved the cute somebunny special card you posted on your blog this last week! Nicely done. =)
Bumping.....and thinking about this swap.
Hi Sandra,
Hope things open up for you as we'd love to have you! =)
Have a great day!
bumping for more players
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