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The Exodus from Egypt Seder Plate
Made in Israel in the workshop of the world renowned artist, Yair Emanuel. This hand painted glass seder plate with six small matching bowls colorfully depicts the scene of the exodus from Egypt. Seder Plate is 14 1/2".


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" Genre: Crime / Thriller / Author: Ed McBain / Edition: New Ed / Paperback / 141 Pages / Book is published 1975-06-20 by Pan Books "
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Axe is one of the shorter 87th Precint novels and another of the earlier entries in the extensive series written by the late, great Ed Mc Bain; a pseudonym for Evan Hunter.
It begins with Steve Carella and Cotton Hawes attending the crime scene of a man killed in the basement of the apartment building he worked in; his head caved in with an axe. Investigation into his background reveals he used to organise an illegal craps game but this is the only lead the Detectives have to work on and even with the aid of stool pigeon and 87th Precint regular Danny Gimp, everything they discover seems to lead them further down a dead-end alley. With time running out, can the pair crack the case before the killer strikes again?
This is perhaps one of the weaker entries in the series but is enjoyable nonetheless for all that. Once again, we get plenty of background into, what was then, state-of-the-art forensics and it is always good to catch up with the good ol' boys from the 87, even in their early days. Everything that made this series so great is here from the easy-to-follow narrative through to the steady progression of the case through to the true-to-life style of investigation that follows proper established police techniques then in practice.
Mc Bain remains one of the most successful police procedural writers of all time and it is easy to see why even when the story isn't quite as strong as you might ordinarily expect. Every series has its weak moments but even when the standard isn't quite up to par, such as here, the 87th Precint novels still manage to impress and much of this is down to the strong and established characterisation! One of the things I love best about this series is that you KNOW these characters and any entry into their hectic and often dangerous lives is a welcome addition.
Axe then is an okay read, average at best, and recommended as part of the series as a whole but as an individual novel is slightly below par and probably only one for the true die-hard 87th Precint fans obsessed with reading all of the books in the collection.


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A Boise man is behind bars, charged with using a fire extinguisher as a weapon.
Police were called out Wednesday to a residence on the 8500 block of West Fairview Avenue. That's where an adult male victim, a home health care provider, told police that the suspect intentionally broke a lamp, and when he was being escorted back to his residence, the suspect then used a fire extinguisher to strike the victim. The suspect also allegedly kicked and hit the victim several more times. The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital.
Bradin Bulen, 22, is charged with a felony count of aggravated battery and malicious injury to property.
Police were also called out early this morning to a parking lot on the 1800 block of West Main Street. That's where multiple witnesses said a man who appeared to be very intoxicated backed his vehicle into a parked car. Police said the suspect failed several field sobriety tests and blew a 0.24 blood alcohol content. A check through Boise City Records indicated the suspect had prior DUI convictions.
Jammison Griffin, 40, of Boise is charged with a felony count of DUI.


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Art Lovers Group - Jupiter Artland
Sunday Brunch Club
Sunday, 5 August 2012 at 11:00 (BST)
Who's Going
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Join us at the popular Sunday Brunch Club Art Lovers Group. We usually meet on the first Sunday of each month.
Enjoy a leisurely Sunday afternoon visiting a gallery, seeing an exhibition and then enjoying coffee and cake in the gallery cafe.
This month we're visiting the modern sculpture garden at Jupiter Artland...
Jupiter Artland
This will be our third visit to Jupiter Artland. It's fantastic. You can read about our last visit on our blog here.
"Jupiter Artland is a contemporary sculpture garden in the private gounds of Bonnington House on the western fringes of Edinbugh. Works by many of today's leading artists, sculptors and land artists have been commissioned and then constructed in situ.
The relationship of each artwork with its specific topographical location is a crucial feature of the artland, that is, art within the landscape.
The garden is a garden of discovery - an earthwork here, a copse of cradled rocks there, the entrance to a fathomless burrow right before your feet. We provide a map but no set routes. There are pathways, in places, but no path. Come and discover, contemplate and delight."
Meeting point
11am outside The Dome on George Street for car-share. Stephanie and Vivienne will be there to meet you.
Or meet us at Jupiter Artland ticket desk at 11.30am
Directions please check the directions link as apparently satnav will take you into a nearby field!
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Letter: Disagrees with St. Croix County DA
Dear Editor,
The DA of St. Croix County is living on cloud nine. His law credentials have generated so much power that it has gone to his head. It is time for him to go. Mr. Johnson has decided to join the anti-second amendment crowd, not for gun control but for a total gun ban. Mr. Johnson, you keep your advice, I'll keep my guns.
Have you been struck by amnesia? Do you realize how overly regulated we are already by the federal and state governments? In Wisconsin, Chapter 941 subchapter 3 and 175.35-37, and ACT 35 are full of regulations. Enforce existing federal and state gun laws. By the way armor piercing bullets are already banned in Wisconsin under 941.296.
Guns have never been a free for all. Their sale is regulated to law abiding citizens after a NCIS and Wisconsin DOJ background check. Wisconsin has so far rejected 4,000 applications for conceal to carrying and revoked 900. And why shouldn't they be free for all? Vehicles are, and they kill when a drunk or a druggie under the influence or a mentally unstable person gets behind the wheel. We don't check until they run people over.
Banning "high capacity" magazines is akin to banning vehicles to limit our choice of not being able to buy a Lamborghini. Like existing gun laws a Lamborghini's speed is regulated too and it will still kill at 60 mph. So limiting gun capacity will not lower crime. Law abiders don't kill people. Criminals do.
Gun control only leads to increase in crimes by other means: Eliminate the 4th and 5th amendments. It will make your job easier. The country got rid of the Bible, devalued human life via abortion and euthanasia, embraced Hollywood and video game violence and we have problems.


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Solitaire + Friends
Finally a Solitaire game that lets you share the fun with friends! I mean who doesn't think social when they hear the word Solitaire? After winning a game on your own, send the winning deck to a friend to see if they can beat it and top your score. Solitaire + Friends injects the fun of friendly competition into this highly polished version of the classic Klondike game. Whether you play for a minute or an hour, it is still one of the most addictive games ever created.Plus we have added an extremely intuitive swipe feature! Toss the cards onto piles without having to move your finger all over the screen. You won't go back to traditional Solitaire interfaces after using it!Key Features♠ Single player or new social version of the classic game♣ Turn based social game, so no need to be online simultaneously with friends♥ Connect with your friends through Game Center, Facebook, or email♦ Play with random opponents ♠ Optional push notifications to let you know when you have been challenged♣ Use your same account on any iOS device♥ Achievement system through Game Center♦ Leaderboards to track how well you do♠ Innovative swipe mechanic for ease of play♣ Beautiful piano score that layers in instruments as your score increases♥ Or play your own music from your library♦ Intuitive scoring system to keep track of your progress♠ 3-card or 1-card draw♣ Left or Right handed play screens♥ Auto complete♦ Beautiful art with subtle music and sound effects♠ Retina and HD graphics on iPhone 4/4S and iPad♣ Supports portrait and landscape mode (of course!)♥ Unlimited undo♦ Help-line for Solitaire addicts (just kidding but some people could use it)Solitaire + Friends is ad-supported. Ads can be removed by upgrading should you wish.


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by Dan Wiener | January 19, 2012 2:26 pm
Vanguard has delayed the introduction of its two new international bond index funds and ETFs, a move that harkens back to their decision almost exactly one year ago to delay the introduction of the three municipal bond index funds and ETFs. That decision, made as the muni bond market was being roiled, was said to be due, in part, to the fact that fund outflows were rising — Vanguard said it preferred to wait for the market to stabilize.
With 20/20 hindsight, it turns out Vanguard's move was a pretty poor bit of market timing as investors quickly swept past the negative predictions about muni bonds and bought with gusto. In addition, their purchases of all manner of bond funds and bond ETFs meant Vanguard missed a big opportunity to show how ignoring short-term market noise could lead to long-term investment gains. Vanguard never caught up and, to this date, the municipal bond index funds and ETFs are still, apparently, on hold.
Why the delay for the international bond funds? Vanguard's not saying.
But the move is strange given Vanguard's stated belief that "a strategic allocation to hedged international bonds in the range of 20% to 40% of the fixed income portion of a portfolio represents a reasonable starting point to improve diversification."
If there's one thing you can say about Vanguard, it's that it loves to preach the gospel of diversification as well as ignoring short-term noise in the markets. Unfortunately, in this case, it is saying one thing while doing another.
The "old" Vanguard, led by founder Jack Bogle, didn't let a little short-term market noise get in the way of fund introductions it thought were necessary. I can just see Bogle, with his nautical allusions at the fore, screaming, "Damn the torpedoes — introduce 'em!"
Take a step back to February 1994. This is when the Fed began its long campaign to raise interest rates, with their first hike of 0.25% on Feb. 4 — by the time they were done, the fed funds rate had gone from 3.25% to 6%. Vanguard didn't flinch and introduced its first three bond index funds just weeks later, in March 1994. Vanguard knew the time was right for bond index funds, and it went against the grain of the market and put them on the market.
While the short-term and intermediate-term funds quickly gained assets (the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Fund (NYSE:BIV[1]) broke the billion-dollar barrier in September 1998), it wasn't until almost a decade later that the Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index (MUTF:VBLTX[2]) grew to more than $1 billion.
Is the "new" Vanguard risk-averse? I think investors would love to get their hands on (and their money into) both municipal bond index funds and foreign bond funds run in the traditional, plain-vanilla, low-cost Vanguard style.
What's the hold-up?
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No more late-night sourdough melts for Lubbockites.
The Jack in the Box at Fourth Street was the first to close, quickly followed by the three other Lubbock locations Tuesday.
According to a spokesman for Jack in the Box's corporate office in San Diego, the corporate office asked Lubbock's Jack in the Box franchise operator on Monday to close the remaining restaurants immediately, with no plans to open the stores in the future.
"The franchise has been noncompliant with the terms of their franchise agreement for quite some time," said Brian Luscomb, a spokesman for Jack in the Box's corporate office.
He declined to discuss the nature of the noncompliance issue and said corporate officials would follow up with the franchise operator.
A restaurant manager and spokeswoman for Jack in the Box's West Texas stores on Tuesday afternoon told A-J Media the remaining stores were open and had no plans to close.
Lawrence Hernandez, general manager of the restaurant at 98th Street and Slide Road, dismissed media reports Tuesday that Lubbock's Jack in the Box restaurants were being closed immediately. He declined further comment. Employees sitting outside the restaurant Tuesday night said they could not comment.
Trisha Villalobos, a spokeswoman for Jack in the Box's stores in Lubbock and the Permian Basin, said she had not been contacted by anyone with the corporate office regarding closures.
"As far as I know they're open now and they'll be open tomorrow," Villalobos said. "I would hope they'd have the courtesy to tell me if they were closing our stores."
Tuesday's call from the A-J was the first she'd heard about the potential closure, she said.
Villalobos did not return follow-up calls after the A-J spoke with Luscomb.
The franchise owner closed the Fourth Street store May 21, Luscomb said. He did not know why it was closed.
Luscomb referred the A-J to Mo-Jack LLC., the franchise owner. He would not provide contact information. Lubbock Central Appraisal District records show Mo-Jack is based in Westlake, a suburb of Dallas. The address listed for Mo-Jack is occupied by Falcon Holdings LLC, a franchise operator for Church's Chicken. A representative of Falcon Holdings said Mo-Jack is no longer affiliated with Falcon.
Luscomb said there are no immediate plans to reopen the Jack in the Box stores in Lubbock, adding it's possible Jack in the Box could return in the future.
"Closing a restaurant is the last thing we want to see happen," he said. "It's very regrettable and we sincerely apologize to our guests and employees."
Lubbock's first Jack in the Box in recent years opened in December 2010 at 50th Street and Quaker Avenue.
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Theaters around the Ogden and Salt Lake area are producing various of shows this week, including...
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here's a look at non-holiday events to check out, including comedy shows, dance performances, hockey and more.
Looking for live music around Northern Utah? Here's a look at the live shows happening near Ogden, including Talia Keys, Penrose, Northern Utah Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestras and more.
Theaters around the Ogden and Salt Lake area are producing various of shows this week, including "Noises Off," "Star Ward Christmas," "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" and more.
Bookworms and bargain hunters alike will be happy to know the Davis County Library System's North Branch is hosting a basement book sale on Nov. 18.
This winter's live music lineup offers local and touring acts from various genres including the blues, funk, Americana, folk, country, soul and more.
Odyssey Dance Theatre is bringing its unique version of a holiday classic to Ogden and the Standard-Examiner is offering a special chance to win free tickets.
Monday brought closure of 25th Street between Lincoln Avenue and Wall Avenue as filming of a TV series called Yellowstone was underway.
The "Indian Princess" won a Facebook gallery Halloween costume but drew ire from after Native Americans and others.
Ogden Downtown Alliance asks for community support to win funds for a free outdoor live music series in 2018. Supporters can vote online till Nov. 20.
Theaters around the Ogden and Salt Lake area are putting on a variety of shows this week, including "Cinderella, A British Panto," "Where Words Once were," "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" and more.


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Mechanisms of Tunneling IPv6 in IPv4 networks
In IpV4 major requirement is that all the IP networks should have unique network number, even if they are or if they are not connected with the internet, which results in the consumption of more addresses, due to this consumption IP addresses in IPV4, are becoming exhausted. Secondly the structure of IPV4 is of classes which had address spaces with different size and studied independently. To manage this problem internet experts focus on the use of Classless Inter Domain Routing (CIDR) and Dynamic Host Configuration protocol (DHCP) to manage the address space. But due to the growth in usage of internet CIDR and DHCP are not working properly as an alternative.
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The last thing the offence-starved Blue Jays can afford right now is to lose any of their run producers.
But it's probably going to be two or three days before Frank Menechino, the owner of the only Blue Jays home run in the past 10 games, is able to play again.
Menechino started yesterday's game as he does against most left-handers as the Jays designated hitter. But in his only at bat of the afternoon, Menechino took a Scott Kazmir fastball off the side of his left knee.
"That's the worst spot I've ever been hit," Menechino said, still unable to put much weight on it after the game. "There's not a lot of meat right there. It's all tendons and it really hurt."
Menechino took his base and stayed upright but it was a struggle.
"I'm just glad he didn't throw over there because I probably would have fallen down trying to get back to the bag."
Adding insult to injury is the fact that the Jays will be facing another left-hander today in Baltimore's Bruce Chen, a start Menechino would get were he healthy.
The prospect of facing the Tampa Bay Devil Rays is rarely cause for too much concern, but Jays manager John Gibbons suggested that might change in the near future. Teams have always hated dealing with the Rays team speed that can be a defensive nightmare, but there was always the subpar pitching to counter-balance that.
Having seen Seth McClung and Scott Kazmir perform this weekend, Gibbons doesn't believe the Devil Rays are far away from changing that perception.
"You get Kazmir and McClung cranking, I'll tell you what, if they get their starting rotation in order, they're a dangerous club," Gibbons said.
Just call him Hardluck Bush. The Jays have been beaten 1-0 on two occasions this year. Both times David Bush has been the pitcher to take the loss. Both losses have come since Bush returned from a two-month stint in the minors. Since his return, Bush is 4-3 with a 3.23 ERA ... Reliever Jason Frasor has now struck out 13 batters over his past six outings.


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Peace Through Face Sitting
A 29-year-old Brooklyn native has started a movement in Union Square, where everyday from 2 to 6 p.m., he will let you sit on his face, all in the name of world peace.
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Water trust head honoured for efficient services
The head of the Riverland's largest water trust has been honoured on Australia Day for his contribution to the irrigation industry.
Jeff Parish from the Central Irrigation Trust was awarded an Order of Australia Medal on Saturday.
The medal recognises his efforts in developing and implementing water delivery services and contribution to efficient resource management.
Mr Parish says he has been working in the industry for 42 years.
"We're a very high tech business and that's been the big thing in our business... the development of that technology," he said.
"I'm very lucky to have had very good people to help put all that together and there's no doubt that our customers enjoy it.
"It does help but it doesn't help as much as you'd like when you've got very, very little rainfall."
An Australian Fire Service medal was also awarded to Glossop-based volunteer firefighter, Raoul De Grancy.
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Mayor Richard M. Daley today introduced an ordinance to authorize funding for renovations to Dunbar Park located at 300 E. 31st St. in the Douglas Park Community Area.
"Developing additional parks is part of our commitment to providing open space and recreational opportunities to neighborhoods across the City," Mayor Richard M. Daley said. "Green space and open parkland is an important part of our commitment to the quality of life for all of Chicago's residents."
The Douglas Park Community Area continues to grow; the outdated park facility is increasingly used by neighborhood residents. The Department of Zoning and Planning is seeking authority to transfer $1,000,000 in funding allocated through the Bronzeville Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to facilitate improvements to Dunbar Park.
Renovations to the 20-acre park site will include remodeled ball fields, a new playground, landscaped formal gardens and walking trails for residents.
The ordinance authorizing the TIF funding will provide the Chicago Park District with the matching funds to complete the park project.
The Chicago Park District will contribute an additional $1,000,000 to costs associated with the Dunbar Park improvement project.
The park renovation furthers the goal of the CitySpace Plan which is dedicated to preserving and expanding park recreational opportunities within underserved communities. The CitySpace Plan was adopted in 1998.


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" Brand: Anadin / Contents/Size: 32 Caplets / Type: Aches & Pains "
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One thing that I get through rather alot of is paracetamol. I suffer with a lot of back and arm pain so they are something that I buy often. Usually I buy in cheap ones and wouldn't normally go for Anadin as I think they are rather pricey compared to what I normally buy however last week I got hit by a really nasty bug, got dehydrated, low blood pressure and not only was I vomiting etc I also had a headache that I just couldn't shift. I couldn't get out to get any shopping as I was so ill but I did need to go to the Doctors then into a chemist to collect a prescription afterwards and that's when I bought these and I felt it was worth paying more out as I really did need some results!
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The tablets come in blister packs and in a bright yellow box and on the front we are clearly told that they are Anadin and contain Aspirin & Caffeine and on my box I am told I have 32 tablets within it and then on the back of the box other information given includes being told what you can use them for, dosage advice is given, warnings, ingredients and contact details for the manufacturer are all stated.
The Tablets:
The tablets are white, dry to the touch and quite long. They can be used for Headaches, Period pains, Dental pains, Migraines, Joint swellings, Muscular aches, Rheumatic pains, Neuralgia, Cold and flu symptoms, Sore throats, Feverishness, Strains, Sprains, Stiffness, Sciatica, Lumbago and Fibrositis so in my opinion these are great addition to most medicine cabinets!
The dosage advice given is very clear and concise and easy to understand. For adults and children over 16 years of age you should take 1 or 2 tablets with a drink of water and you can repeat every four hours as required but consume no more tablets than 12 in any 24 hour period.
I did take them for the bug I had, for the headache and for the sweats and although they didn't completely stop my headache or sweats they certainly helped. I took them regularly and eventually after a few doses the headache did go as did the sweating subside but whether that is die to these tablets or that I was simply getting better over time I'm not sure!
I have also since taken these for period pain, which they didn't help with even with repeat dosage but then to be fair to these nothing does help me with that and I simply have to wait for it to go off. Where I do find them to help is with my back and arm ache. I suffer with Sciatica and although the base of my back still hurt me, up towards the top of my back and neck they did get rid of the pain from and that was muscular cos I was stuck in bed cramped up! Again they never cured the pain in my arm but did help and so for taking 2 tablets every few hours I was made more comfortable and I didn't expect miracles to be fair anyway.
They are simple to take, you do need a good glug of liquid with them as they are quite large though you could easily snap them in half if you wanted to and all in all I think these are rather good and they exceeded my expectations. As I have been getting better I have had an alcoholic beverage (or 3!) and did wake up with the mother of all hangovers and this is where they really excelled! I took only two, went back to bed and the headache from the hangover was completely gone thanks to these really quickly so me, yep I will be buying these in the future without a shadow of a doubt!
I paid almost £3.00 for my large box of these and they are widely available in all good chemists and supermarkets.
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Anadin Original are pain killers that work because they have got aspirin and caffeine in them. It says they are for headaches on the box but they work for other pains as well as long as they are not too serious.
I do not take Anadin very often because they are only effective on light pains and even if my pain is not very bad they still sometimes do not work. I like the shape of them because they are easy to swallow. If I take them for a headache they work quite quick but I always think the pain never goes completely and I have a niggle headache then instead of the real pain and that is nearly as bad.
When I take 2 Anadin the effects do not last very often and that is bad because you can only take 2 every 4 hours and they do not stop my pain for that long. I take them sometimes when I have got menstrual cramps but I take paracetamol also then because Anadin on their own aren't so effective.
A lot of people can not take aspirin if they have things wrong with them so you have to check that you are not one of the people who have got any of the illnesses that they list on the box before you take them.
I buy a box of Anadin that contains 16 tablets for about £1 and you can buy them from any shop that sells paracetamol and pain killers.
4 Dooyoo Stars.
Anadin Original are pain relief tablets that contain aspirin and caffeine. It says this on the front of the box and the main reason I actually bought these caplets was for headaches. The word headache is written on the top of the box so I assume they are to target this particular typ eof pain although on the back of the box it says these caplets can also be used for a number of different ailments such as period pain, dental pain, cold and flu symptoms and stiffness to name but a few. Well, we all know what caffeine does but what exactly is aspirin?
Well, according to an article I read, "Aspirin (USAN), also known as acetylsalicylic acid (/əˌsɛtəlˌsælɨˈsɪlɨk/ ə-set-əl-sal-i-sil-ik; abbreviated ASA), is asalicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti-inflammatory medication. Aspirin was first isolated by Felix Hoffmann, a chemist with the German company Bayer in 1897." Each tablets contains a lot more aspirin (325mg) than caffeine (15mg) so I don't really find that the caffeine affects me much and definitely does not keep me awake if I take these tablets last thing at night.
For me aspirin is a very effective pain reliever and works very well, especially for my headaches which sometimes are quite strong and blinding so I always like to have a box of these Aspirin original around the house just in case. The caplets are oblong shape and quite easy to swallow, I find them easier than round tablets for some reason. They each come individually packaged in a foil blister packet with a paper top cover to them so they are ok for adults to get into but harder for children to get into which is great.
The dosage is written on the back of the box and it says that as an adult you can take 1 or 2 tablets with a drink of water and repeat every 4 hours as required but that you must not take more than 12 tablets in any 24 hours which is quite a lot so you should be fine with that. Like I've said above these work well on any pains I have especially headaches. I find they are quite fast working and don't wear off quickly though which is nice.
Obviously as these are a medicine I recommend talking to your doctor first before you start a course of tablets.
For when you need a pain reliever that gets to work fast, dual action Anadin Original tablets contain a combination of pain relieving ingredients and gives you effective relief from headaches and aches and pains.


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Taken yesterday at the Marin trail on its second ride.
Taken yesterday at the Marin trail on its second ride.
My 5 spot in near final build, got a Monarch Plus RC3 coming tomorrow and thats it finally done. Upgradeitis is a killer for your bank balance.
My 5 spot in near final build, got a Monarch Plus RC3 coming tomorrow and thats it finally done.
What are you on about? You need to go 1x11, lose the FD, Reverb lever upside down on non-drive side, gain the downtube routing for a Reverb Stealth, neat hole under the rocker link for the hose.
It'd look way better, pound or so lighter, easier to clean, better lever position.
Get on with it
Upside down reverb lever really does make sense, they're a bit fragile and very expensive to fix so getting them out of the way is a good idea...
1 x 11 done, look closer
Northwind, you are not wrong, i will do when i destroy this one but it seems to be indestructable. It has taken a right battering with my clumsy riding and just wont die
Another Hemlock, decided that its better with 120mm rear rather than the 150mm
I can never decide. Mine is still 150, might flip it back to 120 when I rebuild it onto the new front triangle. I think I like how it rides more at 120, but it actually rides better at 150
It#'s being dragged kicking and screaming into 2014 with new Pikes, carbon rims and a Murdered Out Colourway
I think that perhaps the stock Fox Float is tuned for the 120 so I will have to either stick some spacers inside the air can for the 150 or go for a coil shock tuned for the 150.
Next on the upgrade list for mine is RS Lyrik MiCo & rebound damper, as I stuck some cheap 1.5 steerer two step air Lyriks on that I changed to coil u-turn instead.
Have to say Saint's on Hope rotors make for some eyeball popping braking.
This my bouncy / AM / Enduro thing -
I appear to be a bit late to the party but hey ho, my new toy...
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Update (dropped into low/slack mode and Magic Mary up front):
Just incredible, can't see how it could be better.
(It's a Banshee Spitfire with the 2014 stealth black finish - gloss black decals on anodised matt black frame).
Do monster trucks count?
Abigales bike now built up, 35mm stem fitted, steerer to cut down and Roval Traversee wheels with Butcher/Purgatory tyres still to fit
It's gotta be said there is some seriously nice bikeage in this thread!
And some goppingly ugly stuff in equal measure!
I think she qualifies being an evo decends well (needs the 2014 dampener in the forks thou) and weighing a slender 26lb climbs aswell.
im hoping to do some endures later this year/ next year once I gain some fitness again
Replacement for the stolen 5 Spot (apologies for poor mobile photo content)
50mm stem to fit.
Mondraker Dune XR, 28.5ibs 650b.
My new frame should be here in a few weeks, can't wait! Ion 16 650b, Pikes, CCDBA cs, Mavic Crossmax Enduro wheels, its gonna be sweet!
Awesome bike
Added an MRP AMG chain guide/bash
Just finished building this up last night.....
only a vanity colour change for the stickers on the white brothers fork to go now.
Edit: and shorten tge front hose by the looks of it - strange how you notice stuff in a photo but not in real life.
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You're right, you did. Sorry.
Not that I understand why that's relevant, as I'm talking about replaying favorite classes with multiple builds. I can assure you that a LOT of people did that in D2.
Inferno is another matter altogether, and you don't need to play it for max level. But Diablo 3 late-game is pretty bland in many ways, so I wouldn't use it as the standard for how many people reach max level in the genre.
Sure - a lot of people didn't play D2 exhaustively - but then again, a lot of people did.
The primary difference between the D3 design and the D2 design - is that in D3, there's no reason to ever come back and play the same class again.
That's what people did with D2. They maxed out a character and played for a month or two - and then put it aside. Much like they've done in D3.
But in D2 - there was a reason to come back and play your favorite classes again. In D3 - there isn't.
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DAKAR, Senegal, March 14 (UPI) -- Sudan and Chad have signed an agreement focused on ending five years of tension between the African countries.
Chad President Idriss Deby and Sudan President Omar al-Bashi this week agreed to enforce past unsuccessful peace agreements at a summit in Dakar, Senegal, the BBC reported Friday.
The new agreement reportedly calls for the creation of a group of foreign ministers from several African countries that would gather monthly to confirm whether the peace pact had been violated.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Passion of the Passion Fruit
This is a half of a passion fruit. They grow all over here, and are considered a delicacy. They are somewhat expensive (about 100yen each) and they look a lot like a big ripe plum on the outside. They are a beautiful deep purple color, but they are hard unlike the look alike plum. It feels light and kind of fuzzy and smells a bit like sour feet when uncut.
Sol my friend Kim gave this one to me yesterday as a gift, she has lived here a long time and is a great friend! We decided to cut it up and have it for dessert lastnight. Once we cut it open, it was apparent that this is no ordinary fruit. The outer shell is hard and was a bit like cutting into a gourd as far as texture goes. Once opened, the yellow/green juice oozed out along with a few of the seeds. The inside is just that, the fruit coated seeds all of which is edible, just not the pink along the inside. The taste results: a big ole NO in our house. While very pretty and wonderfully fragrant when opened, it is deceptively sour! Like SOUR! There is a bit of sweetness in there but it's mostly sour! The black seeds are crunchy and add a different texture and the yellow/green coating is a bit slimy but not to a gross point. We all agreed that is should be used sparingly as a flavor agent, as in passion fruit flavored...scones or something, but not eaten alone. It is also a bit acidic so if you have a sore tooth, might want to wait this one out! I recommend trying them as our tastes are not the end all be all, they can be purchased around this time of year in specialty produce sections at most stores. Have fun and, Don't say you don't like it until you have tried it!
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From the outside, the old Rossonian Hotel building looks like Denver's latest economic-development success story. The former jazz mecca, an historic and architectural landmark in the city's Five Points neighborhood, is nearing completion after a publicly funded makeover that has cost more than $2 million. What was until recently a boarded-up wreck has been reincarnated as a brand-new office building. The top two stories are fully leased to the Denver Housing Authority, and plans are afoot to install an upscale nightclub on the ground floor. If those plans pan out, live music will emanate from the grand old hotel for the first time in a generation. For Denver city officials, who have been trying to resuscitate the Rossonian for years, it's a dream come true.
From the inside, however, rough edges are beginning to show in the ambitious city-sponsored venture.
Tom Yates, the 47-year-old developer who has headed up the Rossonian initiative since its inception four years ago, seems to have spent much of his recent business career on the edge of a financial precipice. He presided over the demise of an insurance company now being liquidated by Colorado regulators and, according to court documents, deliberately misled state attorneys who took over American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company when it went into receivership. And he's had problems paying taxes. In 1991 the Internal Revenue Service slapped a lien on his house for nonpayment of federal taxes (records show that the taxes have since been paid and the lien has been released). State regulators say that in 1992 Yates used a company bank account to pay off a six-year-old personal tax debt to the Colorado Department of Revenue.
A nonprofit group formed last December at the insistence of regulators is supposed to be watching over the Rossonian's progress. But two of that group's five directors have already resigned from the board. Of the remaining three directors, two were unavailable for comment. The other boardmember is Tom Yates.
There are questions about whether a nightclub--the type of business venture that would be inherently risky even with massive financial support and a prime location--should be the focal point of a project being backed by taxpayers. And the city's past track record on Rossonian redevelopment also isn't encouraging. In 1986 the Mayor's Office of Economic Development (MOED)--controlled at the time by former mayor Federico Pena--loaned $378,000 to the then-owners of the building, who hoped to redevelop the structure. They used the money to buy a nearby lot for off-street parking as well as for architectural drawings and other "soft costs." A year later the group defaulted on the loan, and the city wound up owning the property.
But Bill Lysaught, deputy director of MOED and point man on the Rossonian for the administration of Mayor Wellington Webb, says the public has no cause to worry about the project. Anyone concerned about the Rossonian just has to walk a few blocks north on Welton Street, he says, and look at Five Points Plaza, a small shopping center Yates developed with a MOED loan in the Eighties. The plaza, now fully leased and successfully servicing the debt on the $1.5 million city loan, is a "magnificent achievement," Lysaught says, especially considering business conditions in this blighted part of the city.
"I would give him, on a scale of one to ten, a `ten' on his management of Five Points Plaza," Lysaught says of Yates. "I'm confident every penny [that went into the Rossonian] is going to come back."
In 1939, when he was still a teenager, Denver resident Shelley Rhym moved with his mother to an apartment at 2630 Welton Street, two doors down from the Rossonian Hotel. His bedroom was perched above a pawn shop; to Rhym, an aspiring drummer, it was the best seat in the house.
Every night, it seemed, great music came to Rhym through the window from bands playing the Ex-Servicemen's Club across the street. And the biggest names in black music--among them Duke Ellington, Count Basey, Fats Domino and Ella Fitzgerald--could be seen regularly at the Rossonian, where they stayed while passing through Denver on their way to Kansas City or the West Coast.
"It inspired me to play," says the seventy-year-old Rhym, who went on to have a long career as a jazz musician. "It couldn't have been a better environment."
Then, as now, Five Points was the center of activity for Denver's black community--home, it was said, to more black-owned businesses than any American neighborhood outside of Harlem. And the Rossonian was Five Points' natural hub: It was one of the largest buildings on Welton Street and actually stood at the five-cornered intersection that gives the commercial district its name. "The Rossonian represents the cultural history of the African-American renaissance," says Denver City Councilman Hiawatha Davis. "It's a very, very important piece of property."
Over the last thirty years, however, both the neighborhood and the hotel have suffered a long, steady decline. Five Points has become synonymous with crime, drugs and urban decay. The Rossonian lost its jazz lounge in the Sixties, served as a strip joint for a while and later shut down completely. Since then it has been a home only to pigeons and transients.
But city officials maintain that the neighborhood has started to come back--thanks in large part to public investment in the area. Yates opened Five Points Plaza in 1988; a Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles office serves as its anchor tenant. Since then, two banks have set up branch offices in the neighborhood, and a hardware store went in. Just last month, KBDI-TV, one of the metro area's two public-television stations, moved into a new $2.5 million media center at Welton and 29th streets. The media center, too, was partially financed with city economic-development loans. And this fall the Regional Transportation District is scheduled to start up its new, $116 million light-rail line, which will link Welton Street's restaurants and other businesses to thousands of potential customers in downtown Denver.
For Lysaught, the use of public money for the Rossonian project is a no-brainer. He's seen what good economic-development loans can do, he says, ticking off a quick list of MOED projects: The Mayan Theater, the Imperial Chinese Seafood Restaurant on Broadway, La Coupole Cafe in lower downtown. None of them, he says, would have been possible without the city's help.
Neither would the Rossonian. "No private developer would have done this," says Lysaught. "But we think that it's money well spent." And since 1990, Denver has loaned corporations Yates controls almost $2.2 million to buy and refurbish the property--including a $715,000 loan approved just this spring by the city council. The building and a few surrounding parcels are the city's only collateral and have a market value far less than what Yates has already put into the project.
The Rossonian, meanwhile, isn't even finished, though Yates initially set a target date of May 1993. The DHA moved in on the second and third floors in December, but the ground floor remains little more than a shell. Lysaught says it might take another $500,000 in city loans to convince a private nightclub operator to refurbish the space and open for business.
Predicting whether economic-development projects will be boons or boondoggles is often impossible, says Richard Bingham, a professor of urban studies at Cleveland State University in Ohio. "You just never know until after it's over whether these things will work," adds Bingham, founder of the journal Economic Development Quarterly.
But Bingham says the Rossonian and projects like it should be judged over the long term, with consideration given to how much private development they generate in the surrounding area--even if they initially lose money. "You have to look at more than just the building," he says. "You have to look at it in a reasonable time perspective--three to five years--and look at what happens in the neighborhood."
Lysaught says that, compared to other city development projects, the Rossonian is a safe bet. The DHA has signed a five-year lease that brings in almost $12,000 a month in rent, enough at least to service the building's current MOED loans. And because DHA is a government agency that relies on taxpayers for its funds, there's no danger it will miss payments or go out of business. "The Rossonian is far less risky than our average deal--far less," Lysaught says. "I'd put it in the upper 10 percent" of MOED projects.
It wasn't until he actually walked through the inside of the Rossonian that Tom Yates realized what he was getting into. The year was 1990, and Yates, a real estate developer and insurance executive, was thinking of buying the historic building from the City of Denver. But his tour of the structure showed him just how ambitious the project would be.
Hundreds of pigeons were roosting on the third floor, coming and going as they pleased through holes in the roof. Bird droppings had piled up ankle-high in some places. Down on the second floor, fires lit by vagrants had badly seared the floor, the walls and the woodwork. Where the old jazz lounge had been there was a large collection of bottles discarded by winos.
"There were some people who said, `You're better off tearing this thing down,'" Yates recalls. "It looked like a building you ought to push over, inside and out. It was kind of like a haunted house."
American Woodmen's and the city worked out a deal whereby Yates would acquire the building and surrounding parcels with a $350,000 MOED loan. Using money from additional city loans of $1.8 million, Yates then hired controversial Denver contractor King Harris to do the construction work on the project. Last year MOED raised eyebrows when it agreed to sell the politically connected Harris a two-story building next door to the Rossonian--the building that Shelley Rhym used to live in--for only $8,000.
City councilman Ted Hackworth says he was uncomfortable with what he considered an abnormally low price. "I thought it was a giveaway," he says. Lysaught and Yates, however, defend the sale and suggest that the cost of renovating the structure would counter any conceivable increase in value due to its proximity to the newly remodeled Rossonian. Harris, who in the past has said he does not speak to members of the press, did not return a phone call from Westword.
The controversy over the sale to Harris didn't interfere with construction work on the Rossonian. Today the hotel has been transformed. Workers gutted the interior and installed all-new plumbing, electricity, walls and carpeting. An elevator and two stairwells were added. Because the space proved too small for Yates's plans, he also used city loan money to buy a one-story liquor store next door. Yates added two stories on top and then incorporated the whole thing into the Rossonian project.
Unexpected problems cropped up continually, driving costs skyward. A large section of the Rossonian's rooftop cornice toppled over in a rainstorm, and Yates had to have it refabricated with stucco-covered Styrofoam. Windows ordered for the building had to be returned because they didn't satisfy federal guidelines for historic structures. Workers discovered a pile of asbestos insulation hidden in a pit in the basement, and Yates had to pay someone to get rid of it. "That ran the budget up $30,000 right there," Yates says. "Asbestos removal is a bear."
Today only the Rossonian's ground floor remains empty. Yates says his dream is to find a tenant who will put an upscale jazz supper club in the space, a facility of the type he believes would draw Denverites to Welton Street and conjure up a bit of the Rossonian's colorful past. "People past a certain age have a Rossonian story to tell," Yates says. "We want them to come back down here."
Yates himself is a native of Kansas City, where he worked as a janitor at two insurance companies while still in high school and later got hired at one of them selling policies. In 1973, after a stint in the Air Force, he was recruited to Denver to work as an assistant to the president of American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company, one of only a few dozen black-owned insurers in the country. He rose quickly through the ranks, becoming executive vice president in 1979. The company's progress was less impressive: It fell into a steady financial decline and in 1988 was forced into receivership, the insurance equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Yates became president of American Woodmen's in 1991 and fought to keep the company alive. He was unsuccessful. Last August the company officially went belly up when Denver District Judge R. Michael Mullins ruled that American Woodmen's had no chance of regaining solid fiscal footing and ordered the state to liquidate its assets.
Yates says that despite the company's failure, his tenure at American Woodmen's is a source of professional pride. The company was in a difficult financial position when he came on board back in the Seventies, he says, and he was able to help keep it afloat for close to twenty years. "If people really understood everything we went through, I think the prudent man would say, `God, these folks hung on a long time and they did well with what they had to work with,'" Yates says. "When the judge slammed down the gavel for the last time, I was still trying to put together deals to save the company. I wanted to fight until the fat lady sang."
Public records related to the company's demise show that in the years leading up to the liquidation order, Yates desperately tried to shore up American Woodmen's finances. He formed a subsidiary in an unsuccessful effort to lease business equipment to government agencies. He took the company into the real estate market, purchasing the Rossonian and Five Points Plaza, along with a number of other properties. It didn't work, and as cash flow dwindled to a trickle, Yates even laid off the company janitor and began cleaning up the company headquarters on Downing Street himself, vacuuming the rugs and emptying trash cans after work. "I can't think of anything he didn't do to save that company," says Thomas Frank, an attorney for the state Division of Insurance. "He moved heaven and earth."
But last August, shortly after the liquidation order was entered, insurance division officials made an alarming discovery. While picking through American Woodmen's books they ran across an account at Norwest Bank, called Woodmen's Trust, that Yates had never told them about.
Further investigation revealed that Yates had "misused" the account, according to pleadings written by Frank and filed in the American Woodmen's liquidation case. Insurance premiums from policyholders had gone into the account, Frank discovered, but Yates had used it to pay at least one personal debt and other expenditures not directly related to the operation of the financially beleaguered company.
In October 1992, for instance, Yates had written a Woodmen's Trust check for more than $3,000 to the Colorado Department of Revenue to pay a personal income tax debt dating back six years. Yates had also used "WT," as he called the account, for political contributions, charitable donations, gifts for friends and other miscellaneous expenses.
Questioned by insurance regulators last October, Yates justified his personal use of Woodmen's Trust by pointing out that he had loaned the insurance company $10,000 of his own money during a period of financial crisis in the spring of 1992. Yates had borrowed the money from a business associate, he said, and pumped it into American Woodmen's so the insurer wouldn't go broke.
Yates says the controversy over the Woodmen's Trust account was largely due to personality conflicts with state regulators he felt were trying to take American Woodmen's down. "There were times I was very, very combative with these people," he says. "I thought they did some things that precluded my saving the company." The account was inconsequential, he says, but things "got ugly" because regulators were frustrated with the way he'd been dealing with them. "This was like payback time," he adds.
As for his delinquent tax debt to the state, Yates says he was unaware he was in arrears until receiving a notice from the Department of Revenue in 1992. "That was the first time I'd seen it," he says. "I didn't have the energy to fight it." And there was nothing wrong with paying the $3,000 debt with money from Woodmen's Trust, he says, because he'd loaned American Woodmen's much more than that earlier that year. "My commitment [to the company] was clear," he says. "I don't think anybody would question that."
After a review of the matter, Frank and other officials accepted Yates's explanation. "We were satisfied there was no criminal or even imprudent handling of that account," says Frank. "He put more money in than he took out."
However, court records indicate that regulators were sufficiently concerned about the account last year to order that the Rossonian and Five Points Plaza be taken from American Woodmen's and placed under the control of a nonprofit corporation. (Even though the state regulators' job technically was to distribute American Woodmen's assets to creditors, the two Welton Street properties were so heavily encumbered by city loans that they had taken on a negative value.)
Yates asked that the two properties instead be given to a former American Woodmen's subsidiary called AWL Financial, and that the company be allowed to court investors and begin operating as a new, for-profit real estate company. State officials refused. Instead, they formed the Five Points Community Development Corporation. The nonprofit now owns Five Points Plaza outright and is the general partner in a new entity called the Rossonian Limited Partnership, which in turns owns the Rossonian. Bank One, which invested in the Rossonian in return for $287,000 in federal tax credits, is the nonprofit's limited partner in the venture.
Yates now serves on the board of the Five Points Community Development Corporation. Last September he was given a one-year contract that pays him an annual management fee of between $35,000 and $40,000 for his ongoing work on the Rossonian project. That money is taken out of the MOED loans.
But how much control the nonprofit actually exercises over the development is unclear. One director, Anne Job, of the Downtown Denver Partnership, resigned earlier this year only a few months after her appointment. Job says she agreed to serve on the board after a request from John Huggins, former director of the MOED. But when she couldn't decipher what the board's duties were, she says, she decided to step down. "I didn't feel comfortable being on a board when I didn't know what the purpose was," says Job.
Another boardmember, Denver Housing Authority attorney Cynthia Jones, has also resigned. Jones did not return calls, but DHA spokeswoman Phyllis Searles says Jones "just couldn't commit the time to it." The other two boardmembers--Lisa Peterson, of the Five Points Business Association, and Elmer Jackson, a Denver accountant--couldn't be reached for comment.
Today Yates and the City of Denver are actively seeking a tenant willing to open a jazz club on the Rossonian's first floor and finish out the project. MOED's Lysaught argues that the city is in a "perfect situation" now that the DHA has moved in and is making payments on the existing Rossonian debt.
"We're in a position to offer the right operators a deal they can't refuse," Lysaught says, referring to the availability of the $500,000 in additional loan funds. "We can take our time and make a good selection of the investment team to bring back the [Rossonian] club."
Denverites with experience in the music business say the nightclub phase of the Rossonian project may be the riskiest phase of all, especially since any operator will ultimately be required to pay the substantial start-up costs whether the loan comes from the city or from a bank.
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"I wouldn't put a ton of money into that place," says Allan Roth, co-owner of the Denver rock club Herman's Hideaway. "It would be tough to get it out of there." Others agree. "During the week, they'll be lucky if they make a dime," says Jerry Krantz, owner of the El Chapultepec jazz club on Market Street. "Denver is a weekend town. It's going to be very, very, very hard."
Lysaught and Yates say they know that nightclubs and restaurants are among the toughest of all business ventures. But with a low-interest loan from the city, they say, it should be possible to find a club that will succeed. "There will be risk," Lysaught admits. "But not knowing who's going to do it, it would be hard to say how large a risk it's going to be."
Yates, meanwhile, says he's entertaining two serious proposals for the club right now. He says he will be "ecstatic" if the club opens by Christmas, shortly after the light-rail line starts running past the Rossonian from downtown. He's giving the club concept two years, he adds. If he can't find a solid tenant by then, he'll begin looking at other ideas for developing the first-floor space. The important thing, he says, is to get the building finished, because no matter how much progress the rest of Five Points makes, the neighborhood won't have arrived until the former hotel's redevelopment is complete.
"It was the most prominent building on Welton Street," Yates says. "Just given its history and its reputation, Five Points is not really on its way until the Rossonian gets done.


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Re: [ancient_waterways_society] M Lewis episode
- Clark is reported to have written, " "I fear the weight of his mind has overcome him,"On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Ted Sojka <tedsojka@...> wrote:
Good points it is always good to have someone who knows the law. Still, I had never heard that Merriweather Lewis had committed suicide by shooting himself "twice".The fellow who led the expedition up the Red River or Arkansas while Lewis and Clark were going up the Missouri had lots of shady characters working for him and was also accused of high treason. Maybe Lewis had evidence that were in the missing pages of in his diary.Anybody know if Clark wrote anything about the death of Lewis on the Natchez Trace?tedOn Feb 27, 2013, at 9:40 PM, David S Brody wrote:
I had hoped you would have some insights on this, Rick, thanks!
I will add my 2 cents also and say that, as a real estate lawyer, I found the argument that the act of the Welsh making a land claim would somehow invalidate U.S. legal title to the Louisiana Purchase lands to be totally unfounded. It is simply wrong—the treaty signed with the British after the Revolutionary War made clear that our claims vis a vis Britain (including Wales) were valid. Having said that, I do recognize that there may have been political/cultural/religious reasons, especially with the specter of renewed hostilities with the British (the War of 1812) looming, to call into question whether our pioneers were the first Europeans to explore these lands. This climate could have been tied to Lewis's death. The episode raised some interesting questions, but I thought the answers it supplied to those questions were flawed.
Dave Brody
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Subject: [ancient_waterways_society] Re: America unearthed - the Desert Cross
Scott's "expert" failed him on the research of Coelbren. There are at
least 2 "dark ages" engraved stones using that alphabet. Oddly, one of
them mentions Artorius Rex - a Latinized Brut name written in Colbren.
--- In email@example.com, Susan English
> He spends a lot of time in the summer diving for agates at Copper
Harbor. The weekend of our informal symposium there he was, walking to
his vehicle carrying the largest (two-handed) agate I have seen. I
believe he has a book out about Lake Superior agates. Agate-picking is
a past-time one can spend hours doing on the beach up there.
> If we ever do another 'cheap' AWS resort gathering up in the Copper
Country off-season like we did when Lee Pennington was doing some early,
pre-foliage filming for his Copper Culture video, I will let you and
this group know well ahead. I live five or six hours south in Wausau,
Wisconsin, too, and have provided couch/bed/floor space for those
driving to and from that area, if anyone needs it.
> Speaking of Dr. Pennington, he is in the following "Motive for Murder"
episode of America Unearthed talking about the ancient Welsh in America.
I don't know if this episode furthers the death nail on the Brandenburg
Stone in KY, which is stated to be an early 1800's hoax according to one
of the H2 investigators....
> Below is the free History Channel link as well as one other (which are
never online long...says 'for educational purposes only' ), because I
cannot seem to get this H2 episode. Motive for Murder gives a
provocative account of freemason Merriweather Lewis' (Lewis & Clark)
suicide (or possible murder). Thanks for the reply, Karla.
> http://vimeo.com/60091539
> or,
> Susan English -- sent from my iPad
> On Feb 26, 2013, at 5:37 PM, Karla Akins kkakins@...
> > That's my favorite show. I love Scott Wolter. Great guy.
> > Karla Akins
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> > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Susan beldingenglish@... wrote:
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> >> As some of you who were there may recall, Scott Wolter (and diving
compansions) drove over to speak two evemimgs in a row at an Ancient
Waterways Society 3 or 4 night gathering I set up at an inexpensive
resort (cabins) on Lake Superior near Copper Harbor, Michigan in 2008.
Seven or eight others from tis group also gave talks, we cooked famiy
style meals and kept things very low cost.
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> >> For those, as I, who do not subscribe to H2/ Histiry Channel2, here
is America Unearthed,-The Desert Cross, from an Arizona setting.
Some here might enjoy the geology. Since tjis link comes va the
Histiry Channel, free, it contains a few 30 second ads i did not know
how to bypass.
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Following the tragic events in Haiti in early January, the IBA has launched an appeal to rebuild the country's judicial infrastructure.
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How to prepare a car for a long road trip
A long trip is a serious test for your car and even a small problem such as a worn windshield wiper, out-of-balance tire can cause a lot of troubles. We have prepared a few simple tips on how to prepare your vehicle for a trip. However, this checklist does not include many other important items such as brakes and suspension components that may only be inspected by a mechanic in a garage with the car on the lift. Book an appointment with your dealer or mechanic well before your trip. Ask for one of those maintenance packages with an oil change, tire rotation and mechanical inspection. Don't leave it for the last moment, do it few days before your trip.• Check the owner's manual
• Under the hood:
- Engine oil
- Transmission fluid
- Engine coolant
- Battery
- Air filter
- Other items under the hood
• Lights and mirrors
• Windshield wipers
• Tires
• Steering, suspension and drivetrain components
• Spare tire, wheel wrench and the jack
• Basic emergency kit
Check your car owner's manual
Have a look in your vehicle's owner's manual and don't forget to keep it in your glove box. The owner's manual contains plenty of useful information from how to tow a trailer to how to change the flat tire and where the jack is located. If you need to top up the engine oil or other fluids, your owner's manual has the instructions. You can also find the information on how to jump-start the car if the battery dies, what to do if the engine overheats, or how to change a headlight bulb. If you don't have an owner's manual, many car manufacturers offer to download an electronic copy of the owner's manual. You can order the printed version from your local dealer.
Under the hood:
First, check under the hood. Are there any leaks? Are the battery terminals clean? Does the drive belt look worn out? If the belt appears cracked or glazed, have it replaced before the trip. Check all the fluids. Start with the engine oil:
Check engine oil
To check the engine oil, park the car on a level spot, warm up and stop the engine. Wait for a minute to allow the oil to drain down the oil pan. Pull the engine oil dipstick out, wipe it with a clean rag or a paper towel and insert it back fully. Pull it out again and check the level - it should be close to the "FULL" mark on the dipstick.
Check the automatic transmission fluid
A long trip with a full load will be another exam for your automatic transmission. If your transmission fluid change is due soon, do it before a trip.
Here is how to check the transmission fluid if your car has a transmission dipstick (some cars don't have a dipstick):
Warm the car up. Place the car on a level surface. Set the hand brake. With the transmission in "Park" position and the engine idling (this procedure may vary on certain cars, refer to the owner's manual) pull the automatic transmission fluid dipstick, wipe it off with a lint-free paper or cloth and insert it back fully. Pull it out again and check the fluid level and condition. A conventional transmission fluid has a red or pinkish-red color when it's new (the lower picture). Over the time under high temperature and load, the transmission fluid loses its qualities and oxidizes becoming more brownish. If the transmission fluid appears too dark, it's better to change it, especially if you are going to tow a trailer. If the trailer is heavy, consider installing an additional transmission fluid cooler.
Visually check engine coolant (antifreeze) in the overflow tank
Visually check the engine coolant level in the overflow tank. Your owner's manual has the directions. The level should be between "Low" and "Full" marks.
(Don't open the radiator cap or the pressurized overflow tank cap when the engine is hot!)
If the coolant level is just a bit low, you can top it up using recommended type of coolant mixed with water. Again, your owner's manual has the proper way to do it. If the coolant level is well below the "Low" mark, have your cooling system checked for leaks. Any leaks should be fixed before a trip, as lack of coolant on the road may cause the engine to overheat which may result in serious damage.
Check the battery condition visually. If you see any acid leaks, cracks or other damage, the battery must be replaced.
Make sure the battery terminals are tight and not corroded. Corroded terminals will cause troubles.
Unfortunately, there is no way to tell when the battery will die; sometimes it happens unexpectedly with no prior signs. However, if you feel that when you are starting the car, the engine cranks slower than normally, the battery is probably close to its end. Usually a new battery may last from 3 to 6 years, so if your battery is 4-5 year old, it's a good idea to have it tested before a trip.
Air filter
If it's been a long time since you changed your air filter, it might be a good idea to change it before a trip. A dirty air filter will cause lack of power. If you want to change it yourself, your owner's manual has the directions.
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July 20, 2007
Busy week for us!!
This is my 3 year old daughter~ THREE!!!! (insert shocked face here!!!)
Her friend turned 5, and wanted a Hannah Montana (spelling???) Birthday at LibbyLu~ So, here is my 3 year old having her hair and make up done!!!
I think she's a natural-
Check her out with the mike!!
Her hair is as long as the wig, and she wasn't all that fond of the scratchy wig, so that was shed immediately upon departure of the store!
Well, we wound our week of VBS up today, and my sons Cub Scouts camp is having it's closing ceremonies tonight as well, so our exceptionally busy week is close to an end!!!
And on that note, I will be busy entertaining my son and 8 of his friends tomorrow night for his 8th birthday!! Laser Tag, and then a big sleepover! The weather here is usually at its hottest this time of year, and we are having some really poor weather this week- So it is a game of indoor flashlight tag in the dark, a pillow fight, and maybe movie and popcorn.
Wish me luck!!! If I don't surface again in a few days, you'll know why! Pin It Now!
3 comments:
- Heather said...
Oh my goodness, she is just the cutest little girl!! :) My DD just turned 2 in May and I'm still trying to figure out how that happened since I still remember being pregnant with her. :) They grow too fast...
Good luck with your sons birthday... Hopefully everything went well and you survived your night with 9 little boys!! :)
- 13:02
- Lois said...
Your kids are so cute! Hope all the parties where fun! I dubbed you a Rockin Girl Blogger because you rock! http://papercraftingfun.blogspot.com/2007/07/rockin-girl-blogger.html
- 07:23
- Teresa said...
Oh my! She soooo reminds me of my little big girl! Too cute!!! ;)
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Well, this cake was quite an adventure! Too much going on at once and everything ended up taking longer than it should have. It's the second cake I've made from The Cake Bible. With Anne and Julie's great advice I got the buttercream made on Wednesday- it's heavenly! I thought getting that done would free up some time to work on my piping. I've been seeing these gorgeous henna tattoo inspired cakes online and thought I'd give it a go.
Today was the first time I've used magi-strips. I also picked up the Wilton spray cake release. I thought it would be like baker's joy, which I haven't seen here. So, the FIRST mistake I made was not flouring the sides after spraying the pan. Then I got distracted and mixed the egg/cocoa mixture in with the butter instead of the cocoa I was supposed to mix in. I ran the mixer longer hoping it would still work. Not so much. It came out about 1 1/4# tall. I kept it and will do something with it. I had time today though, so I started over.
The final cake was moist and very chocolatey. I love, love, love the frosting. I love the cake. I don't think I love the frosting and the cake together. My main issue is that the cake kind of overpowered the frosting, or the flavors just blended too much.. The next time I make this cake, I'll do a raspberry or strawberry buttercream. I think I'll try the frosting with a butter cake.
I used quick-tempered "seized" chocolate for the piping. I ended up printing out clip art and taping it to the counter. I laid parchment over it and piped the design. After it firmed up I transferred it to the cake. I need to work on my piping!!