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Financial Information Systems
The primary mission of the unit is to maintain all systems utilized within the areas of Finance & Planning with a concentration on the following:
- Train employees from all University functions to properly utilize the Financial Information system, Physical Plant system, Purchasing system and other cross- functional systems
- Continue to automate functions by research, testing, implementing, and supporting the decentralization of current central processes.
- Serve as liaison, team member and/or facilitator in all current and future projects related to technological improvements in the area of Finance and Planning.
Our Systems
Kronos is a web based time & attendance application used by non-instructional staff and students to capture leave time (i.e. sick days, vacation, leaves of absence, etc.) and to more efficiently enter time worked for the processing of semi-monthly payrolls. Users have the ability to review, change, or approve employees' time, as well as use the system to set schedules and generate reports.
Helpful Resources:
E-Procurement Marketplace
E-Procurement market place (SciQuest) is a web based application that allows users to purchase products/services from vendors. E-procurement provides faster handling of purchase orders with quick, simple access to contract or negotiated pricing through on-line catalogs that eliminates paper as well as the need to copy and file requisitions.
Special Payment Request and Independent Contractor Request Training Guides
E-Procurement Phoenix Training Guides
- New - E-Procurement Profile Setup
- New - E-Procurement - Copying Cart
- New - E-Procurement - Email Preferences
- New - E-Procurement - Creating a Hosted Catalog Purchase Order
- New - E-Procurement - Creating a Non-Catalog Purchase Order
- New - E-Procurement - Creating a Punch-Out Purchase Order
New Change Order Process Guides
- New - Quantity or Price Increase/Decrease
- New - Add a Line Item
- New - Remove a Line Item
- New - Cancel a Purchase Order
- New - Close PO - Vendor Paid - Return Balance to Line
Total Supplier Manager (TSM)
Three way match
Related links
Banner Finance
Banner finance is web based financial management system used to record and report financial transactions based on financial activity at the University. It is used by budget representatives and budget managers to obtain and gather information related to budgets, revenues and expenditures. Banner finance comes in two different flavors: Finance Self Service Banner (FSS) and Internet Native Banner (INB). Both options are accessible through the MyPace portal.
Training Guides
Business Card Program
The new Business Card Program includes a purchasing card, corporate travel card, fleet card and ghost card. The purchasing card is for everyday business expenses, the corporate travel card is for travel and entertainment expenses. The transportation department will utilize the fleet card for fuel and the ghost card is a card used for individual vendors.
The New Business Card program follows many of the same policies (retention of receipts, tax exempt purchases, etc.). Training on the new system is required for all card holders, as well as each card holder will be required to fill out a New Card Agreement.
Helpful Resources:
Chrome River
As part of the Accounts Payable initiative to go green, we're very excited to introduce the new Pace University Travel and Expense reimbursement system, Chrome River!
Chrome River brings simplicity and ease to the expense reimbursement process and will replace the current paper-based/Excel T&E process.
- Receipts will be scanned or take a picture with your mobile phone, submitted, and approved electronically
- Secure online paperless environment
- Approve T&E's from anywhere using your laptop, tablet, or mobile phone
- Monitor every step of the reimbursement process from your computer
What does this mean?
Paper T&E forms are no longer accepted for reimbursements.
Faculty and staff who currently complete T&E forms should only use the new electronic travel and expense reimbursement system - Chrome River.
Helpful Resources:
Contract Director
Tips Sheets:
|Please review our Policies and Procedures for additional information.
|Please review our Forms for additional information.
Our Staff
The Financial Information Systems Department is located in 100 Summit Lake Drive, 3rd Fl, Valhalla, NY 10595.
Primary email: firstname.lastname@example.com Primary extention: 22899
|Nicole Thompson -Williams
|AVP Financial Operations
|Ext: 22752
|Email: email@example.com
|Shuana Thompson
|Ext: 22751
|Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
|David Taylor
|Info Systems Manager (Fin)
|Ext: 22684
Email: email@example.com
|Anu George
|Programmer Analyst
|Ext: 22207
|Email: email@example.com
Primary links
- Budget & Planning Department
- Policies and Procedures
- Finance Forms
- Finance & Planning Org. Chart
- Office of Internal Audit
- Financial & Treasury Services
- Accounts Payable
- Audited Financial Statements
- Collections
- Cash Management
- Finance Calendar
- Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Financial Information Systems
- Grants Administration
- Investments
- Non-Student Accounts Receivable
- Preface to 2011 Financial Statements
- Payroll & Tax Compliance
- Purchasing & Contracts
- Blackboard Analytics
- Risk Management and Insurance


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Durham police charge two teens, 12-year-old with murder
Posted December 29, 2012
Durham, N.C. — Durham police have charged two teens and a 12-year-old girl with murder after the trio allegedly carjacked and killed a 35-year-old man on Firth Road in northern Durham on Friday night.
The 12-year-old girl accidentally shot herself in the stomach and leg while inside the victim's SUV, police said. She was treated and released from a local hospital, then placed in a Durham County juvenile facility. Police did not release her name but said she is from Raleigh.
Police say the 12-year-old girl, a 14-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy asked Johnny Danilo Villatoro, of Durham, for a ride shortly before 7 p.m. Friday night.
Villatoro – a father of three who is originally from Honduras – did not know the young people. He drove them to the 2900 block of Firth Street, where they carjacked and shot him, police said.
Officers found Villatoro lying in the street. He was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries and later died.
"He was a good man, a great daddy to my family, and I really miss him," his daughter, 10-year-old Nicole Villatoro, said.
She said her father's death has been devastating for her family. Nicole has a 7-year-old sister and a 3-month-old brother.
"He was really fun to be around," Nicole said. "Now, we can't be around him."
At about 7:30 p.m., officers found the 12-year-old suspect and the stolen SUV near an apartment building on Channing Avenue.
Officers also found the 16-year-old boy, Justino Navarette Maya, of 311 S. LaSalle St. in Durham. They arrested him Friday night and charged him with murder in the case. He was placed in the Durham County jail without bond.
The 14-year-old girl from Raleigh, whose name was not released, was arrested Saturday morning and placed in a Wake County juvenile facility.
Police released a mug shot of Maya, but not did not release pictures of the two girls.
Anyone with further information is asked to call Investigator S.M. Pate at 919-560-4440 ext. 29332 or Crime Stoppers at 919-683-1200. Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.


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'The Word Exchange': New novel blends suspense, philosophy
In "The Word Exchange" (Doubleday, 370 pages, $26.95), Alena Graedon imagines a near future in which a single company makes a play to control not only content, but meaning itself.
Graedon's debut novel blends plausible concerns about advances in technology and the purposes for which it might be exploited with a creatively executed narrative. The novel is built around philosophical arguments but Graedon also keeps the suspense ratcheted up.
The book opens with the disappearance of the editor of "North America Dictionary of the English Language." His daughter, Anana, sets out to find him, but soon is in the grips of "Word Flu," a mysterious illness that causes, among other symptoms, aphasia, which makes communication with others extremely difficult.
Anana narrates much of the book, but we also hear from Bart, who is secretly in love with her and is a devotee of her father and his work.
Graedon nimbly handles the technical difficulty of portraying the perniciousness of the loss of shared language without rendering her own narrative too difficult to follow. She also offers a warning against allowing our increasing powerful devices to do all of our thinking and remembering for us. This cautionary note sounded loud and clear each time I picked up my own device to check the definitions of a word in the text.
"The Word Exchange" is an impressive accomplishment, raising real-world concerns while providing a satisfying tale of resistance to seemingly overwhelming forces, both cultural and corporate.
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Basic Use: CEMEX Portland Cement is used in concrete, precast, and masonry products for a multitude of construction projects including high-rise office buildings, roadway bridges and pavements, residential foundations and driveways, water collection and treatment facilities, and airport structures.
Type I: General purpose cement suitable for all uses where the special properties of other types of portland cement are not required.
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The following standards apply to the use of CEMEX portland cement:
AASHTO M85, Standard Specification for Portland Cement
ASTM C150, Standard Specification for Portland Cement
Many CEMEX facilities produce portland cements that meet the optional chemical and physical requirements of ASTM C150 and AASHTO M85.


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"Adjust their (our) expectations? So I take a #$%$ part time retail job where the employer expects me to be on call 24/7 if they need me to come in, making it hard to schedule other job interviews (assuming I get one), or go to school to better myself, and then I get pigeonholed as someone who has no experience whatsoever, making it even harder to find a better job? No wonder so many people, like me, have pretty much given up on finding a decent job (you know, one where the employer respects your contributions and the work and the total job experience isn't completely degrading)."
My Pity Party Sense Is Tingling!It really is unfortunate that a staggering amount of people feel this way. So, today, I'm going to break this comment down into parts, tell you what I think about it overall, and let you in on some things you can do when you start diving into a pool of self pity.
Breaking Down Erik's Comment About Finding A Job
Adjust their (our) expectations? So I take a #$%$ part time retail job where the employer expects me to be on call 24/7 if they need me to come in, making it hard to schedule other job interviews (assuming I get one)...Absolutely! I've had to work in the middle of the night for minimum wage in the past. Don't get me wrong. I absolutely hated my job, I didn't feel like I made any money once I paid bills, and at times I felt like a monkey could do that menial tasks I was told to do; but you know what? Somehow the bills got paid! Any spare second I had, I found myself looking for other ways to make money. Eventually other openings came, and life just continued to get better. So yes, I agree with Holly, you may want to adjust your expectations.
...or go to school to better myself, and then I get pigeonholed as someone who has no experience whatsoever, making it even harder to find a better job?...Really? Pigeonholed? I know it can be hard to find a job with no experience, but everyone either has to do that or live off of government subsidies for the rest of their lives. By furthering your education, when you do start your career, you've got the upper hand on your competition. As a business owner...I'd much rather hire an educated prospect than someone without a degree.
...No wonder so many people, like me, have pretty much given up on finding a decent job (you know, one where the employer respects your contributions and the work and the total job experience isn't completely degrading).This is the part that really gets me...you've pretty much given up. Giving up doesn't mean that you were defeated. It means that you gave in, that you don't have the drive, the desire, the determination to make something of yourself. No matter where you are, or what your skills are, there are jobs out there for you. Sometimes you have to start at the bottom rung, work your way to the top; and do it all only to be kicked back down. It's hard, but you know what, if you work hard enough and keep a positive attitude; eventually you'll find yourself in a great, stable position.
What Have We Come To?We are citizens of the United States of America. We are blessed to live in a country known as the land of opportunity! You know, the land where people leave their families, risk their lives, and risk their freedom to live on in the hopes of living the American Dream! We're not the type of citizens that stay down when we're knocked down no matter how many times it happens. We're not the type of people that roll up into a ball and hope that all of our problems will end; and the world will be given to us on a silver platter! No, we're the type of people that find opportunity. When we can't find low hanging fruit, we climb the tree...heck, sometimes we climb the tree just to prove we can! We are strong, we are proud, and most of all, unlike many of our fellow human beings, we have the opportunity to make something of ourselves. So, if you ever find yourself in the midst of a pity party again, stiffen up your upper lip, dry your tears, and remind yourself that here in the United States, the only thing holding you back is you! Photo Credit
I know a few that have given up job searching. I actually tried unsuccessfully being a coach and let them know the free time should be used for something productive on the way to a new job. It's okay to have a pity party for a couple minutes cause that leads to acknowledging there is some problem. But, it's on our own that we stay there.
Hey Jason, thanks for swinging by. I know a few that have given up as well. I give them tons of crap about it in a playful way when we see each other. Maybe I'll be able to get them motivated one day. I also agree that short term pity parties are OK, but just completely giving up because it's hard and throwing a long term party just isn't a good idea! Thanks for your comment!
I loved this post of Holly's and couldn't agree more. I have no sympathy for complaints about jobs and the job market. There are jobs, the problem is that people don't want the jobs that are available. Sometimes you have to suck it up and do what you don't like until what you like becomes an opportunity. For me, it took 13 years to find something I liked. Until that point, I worked my butt off to support my family.
I couldn't agree more Shannon! Luckily, it didn't take me 13 years, but it did take years to find something I enjoy doing…blogging!
It makes me irate to hear that people literally think they shouldn't have to put in the work to get work or get themselves a better lot in life. I'm not bragging, but I work my ass off trying to get in a position where I can afford to be even just a little complacent. If only everyone didn't feel so entitled.
Ryan, I love this comment. It definitely gets under my skin when I see people that think they're entitled. We are all about the Pursuit of happiness, and it's a long one. But we have the opportunity to work for it! Thanks for swinging by!
Unfortunately this Erik fellow sounds like one of those guys who only apply's to jobs using those silly online applications. You gotta hustle if you want a good job!
Pity party, indeed.
And I know what you mean about reading blog posts for half a day! I've actually spent entire mornings bouncing around the blogosphere before!
I couldn't agree more Will. As far as reading half the day, although I'm rushed the other half, those tend to be my best days! Thanks for swinging by!
Two thoughts on this: first, let's just say you can't go on any job interviews or go back to school 24/7. If you bust your butt and show that you are a valuable employee, any smart employer is going to promote you or put you in a position that has more authority/less menial tasks. That job will most likely carry with it more standard hours that will allow you to go to school is you want. But even if it doesn't you are still showing other prospective employers that you are a valuable employee.
Second point, somewhere along the way, we forgot that we are granted life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The key in all of that is pursuit of happiness. Nothing is given to you. You have to work for it. You get to bust your butt and pursue happiness. I remember being a teenager and working jobs that absolutely sucked. My parents made me get a job as soon as I was legally allowed to. I even worked in a factory before college one summer that was awful. My Dad made me work there so I could see what my life would be like if I didn't get a good education. The point is, most of us work crap jobs. You just have to dig your heels in and push through it.
Jon, thanks so much for your comment…
"we forgot that we are granted life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
Isn't that the truth! The pursuit is what it's all about, if you're not willing to chase and take what you want and need to be happy, you're wasting this great gift our country has given us! Thanks for your comment!
This is great. Yeah, I obviously agree with you here. You have to hustle if you want it, and you might have to work in a crappy job at the beginning. But your bad attitude will not help you find a job, so you probably need to fix that first.
Thanks for the mention!
Hey Holly, I couldn't tell you how many crappy jobs I've had to work in the past. But, I'm happy now! Nothing like good ole work ethic!
This is what I was seeing when I worked as a retail manager for many years. My opinion, this is just my opinion. Some people just don't want to work. They want things handed to them and with this amount of pay. They come to an interview with I don't want to work nights nor work the weekends to retail.
Another thing, tons of people that work retail are able to schedule interviews for other jobs. This sounds like an excuse to me NOT to work. Schedules on retails are done 3-4 weeks in advance and you don't work 24/7. You can always request off or switch.
The bad attitude and the entitlement that some people have when looking for a job is the reason why they don't have a job.
I get a kick out of that too. I work as the owner of a marketing firm, blog, and more. When I see an applicant that limits time or abilities before even getting the job, it tells me they just don't want to work. I think your opinion is the same as many of us!
I remember being so upset when I read that comment originally on Holly's post. Entitlement really is the problem over here. Sometimes, you have to work a job you absolutely hate as a stepping stone to your dream job! But some people just don't want to be "inconvenienced" and would rather do nothing than do something that "sucks" but at least pays the bills and helps you gain experience.
Hey Lisa, I couldn't agree more. Some mindsets need to change. Inconvenience is part of life. That doesn't mean bills don't need to be paid! Thanks for your comment!
Wow…Just read Holly's post at Club Thrifty and yours Joshua and I couldn't agree more that you can't give up. You have to somehow find the motivation to keep trying. Granted, I've never been unemployed in my life so I can't relate but just thinking about giving up would make me mad. No one said life would be a bowl of cherries, sometimes you gotta do what you have to in order to survive. Sure, it might not be on your bucket list to be a barista at Starbucks but stop being so damned selfish and whiny and just do it. Does no one realize that if you take that part time job, do your awesomest at it, that it might make someone in corporate take a second look and boom there's your fancy corporate job you were waiting for? Or better yet, a customer walks in the door, is extremely pleased with how well you do that part time job and they either randomly pay it forward and hand you $500 or offer you a job. Why does no one think this way? There's too much doom and gloom out there and everyone has to stop riding that band wagon.


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Instant messaging advertising
On New Media Age (sub. req.) Sean Hargreave explores the state of the art of advertising on instant messaging services such as MSN or Yahoo! Messenger. If you want to target teenagers this seems to be the perfect channel to use. It's not just about placing a banner at the bottom of the application, but most of all about creating "skins" or branded theme packs to personalize the IM interface.
One interesting example of IM brand campaign comes from French Connection gave users of Yahoo! Messenger the possibility to browse FCUK 2005 collection and try on the latest fashions by customising their Yahoo! avatar or virtual identity.


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>>> On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 6:39 PM, in message <1193441976(dot)7624(dot)128(dot)camel(at)dogma(dot)ljc(dot)laika(dot)com>, Jeff Davis <pgsql(at)j-davis(dot)com> wrote: > On Fri, 2007-10-26 at 18:06 -0500, Kevin Grittner wrote: >> Hmmm... We would actually prefer to get the WAL file at the >> specified interval. We have software to ensure that the warm >> standby instances are not getting stale, and that's pretty simple >> with the current behavior. > > Another thought: when you say it's "pretty simple", what do you do now? > My monitoring scripts for this particular situation employ some pretty > ugly code. Here's our script: #! /bin/bash if [ "$1" == "" ] ; then savepwd=$PWD cd /var/pgsql/data/county/ find * -maxdepth 0 -type d | xargs -idirname $0 dirname cd $savepwd exit 0 fi for countyName ; do echo County: $countyName /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_controldata /var/pgsql/data/county/$countyName/data | grep -E '(Database cluster state|pg_control last modified)' /etc/init.d/postgresql-${countyName}-cc status grep basebackup /var/pgsql/data/county/$countyName/data/basebackup-of-this-instance echo '' done Here's an example of running it (although the opcenter usually runs it without a parameter, to get all counties): opcenter(at)PGBACKUP:~> sudo pgstatus.sh iowa County: iowa Database cluster state: in archive recovery pg_control last modified: Mon 29 Oct 2007 09:03:16 AM CDT pg_ctl: server is running (PID: 15902) /usr/local/pgsql-8.2.4/bin/postgres -D /var/pgsql/data/county/iowa/data basebackup cc-2007-10-26_190001 This gets parsed by a script in our monitor (python, I think) and winds up feeding a status display. It's probably a bit crude, but it has worked well for us, with very little time required to get it going. This thread has made me aware that it is dependent on the checkpoint frequency as well as the archive frequency. Our checkpoint_timeout setting is 30min and our archive_timeout is the default (one hour). The monitor shows red if the cluster state isn't "in archvie recovery" or pg_ctl doesn't report "server is running" or the last modified is older than 75 minutes. We are OK with a one hour archive interval because we have a separate application-oriented transaction stream (independent of the database product) coming back real-time, which we can replay to "top off" a database backup. -Kevin
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HP 'Master The Cloud' Event (Toronto) – Part 2
Here's an interesting parallel, one somewhat removed from the busy world of cloud computing. In the world of "people," social psychologists who specialize in generational issues are starting to refer to the most recent generation of kids coming-of-age as the Purell generation, since they are likely to be aware of every hand sanitizer bottle or station in their homes, schools, and favourite stores.
This thought came to me as I observed a breakout session on cloud security at the HP Master The Cloud conference, in which the presenter discussed the principle of practicing good IT hygiene. Good IT hygiene. That's a great term to help get the concept of cloud security across to executives and others who are not comfortable with standard IT terms.
While businesses and organizations wrestle with their fears of moving to the cloud, the security analysts at HP reminded the audience that last year 1773 Exabytes of data were transferred. An Exabyte is one quintillion bytes, or 1,000,000,000 gigabytes, or 1,000,000 terabytes. With all of that data zooming around, it is worrisome to learn that in too many cases, the number one threat to data security is a company's own internal employees, representing 60-70% of security threats, of which only half were accidental.
This is one of the biggest problems a company faces, but one that is not noticed as easily as the larger concepts such as moving to the cloud. When our presenter asked how many in his audience of 60 routinely encrypted their hard drives, less than half raised their hand.
This points to a contentious issue in cloud security. Simply integrating a new technology stream is not a full guarantee of safety and security when the people who use it do not understand or adhere to security proto
cols themselves. This is why HP is working hard at their cloud systems conference and beyond, to discuss the human factor: they want to help customers get their minds around the concepts of safety and prudence in action.
With demands on IT budgets growing disproportionately to the actual available money, HP emphasizes the importance of educating executives and companies as to best practices – IT hygiene – and this further s HP's mission of becoming a key outsourcing relationship partner.
To best describe the benefits of cloud solutions, HP says, it must be described to executives like insurance – fire insurance, for example, since insurance is one of those intangibles that cannot be seen, but which has achieved legitimacy in the budget cycle. Furthermore, they stress the importance of benchmarking and follow-up – showing executives what has worked, and what it has saved them in time, money and security.
They have come up with a consulting/customer care relationship that stresses building a community of purpose. I repeat that word: purpose: Conscious actions by people to achieve a goal. This helps build physical usage patterns that are a far cry from the rote actions that become the open door for security threats.
Assess, transform, manage, optimize. This is how the HP people move in and walk alongside their customers, ensuring that all technological change (such as data migration to the cloud), is matched with procedures and habits that ensure safety starts at its most vulnerable point – the end users themselves.
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A Place to Call Home: Couple Building Energy-Efficient
Straw Bale House
Nicholson, Blake. "A Place to Call Home: Couple Building Energy-Efficient Straw Bale House." Forum, 25 August 2001, sec. 8A.
From the top of a hill south of here, Brad Crabtree can see both his past and his future.
Volunteers help build a house made from used lumber and naturally expired Ponderosa Pine trees Friday in Kulm. The house also will have walls made from straw bales.
In a valley down below is the lake where he hunted duck as a youth. To his left is the farmstead he bought, where he is building what might be North Dakota's first straw bale house.
He and his wife Renee Gopal, and their 2-year-old daughter, Suria, plan to spend the rest of their lives here, relying on the sun and wind for power and their own inner strength to conquer the isolation of a rural area with no close neighbors.
For a couple who once lived in Sao Paulo, Brazil, one of the largest cities in the world, it will be an adjustment. But one they are eager to make.
"It was that experience (in Brazil) that taught us the importance of connection to place," Crabtree said Friday as he peered down from the hilltop at the volunteers working on his new home.
Construction revival
The idea of straw bale homes originated with European immigrants on the southern Great Plains who lacked lumber around the turn of the 20th century and turned to straw bale homes for shelter.
The construction method is experiencing a small revival, although it is more popular in the southwestern United States, said Pete Gang, a Petaluma, Calif., architect who is helping Crabtree and Gopal design and build their home.
While straw bale homes might not be cheaper than other forms of construction, they are friendlier to the environment because they use less wood, Gang and Crabtree said. They also are energy-efficient and have other attributes such as thick walls that absorb sound.
On Friday, friends and volunteers began preparing to stack the 700 square bales that will become the walls of the house, under Gang's direction. Gang, who specializes in the construction method, said it will be the first straw bale home in North Dakota that he is aware of.
"Nothing's really that complicated," he said. "It's a simple, low-tech process. That's one of the things I find appealing."
Crabtree needed to convince bankers who financed the house that it would withstand the harsh weather of the Plains, and would not be more subject to fire or damage from moisture and rodents than a typical house.
"We thought he was crazy," said Judy Holmgren, president of the First Southwest Bank branch in Ellendale. "But he's researched out everything possible. He's on the right track."
Kevin and Margaret Balfe of Washington, D.C., friends of Crabtree and Gopal who are helping with construction this weekend, were not surprised at all when the couple told them about the straw bale house.
"Renee and Brad are just so committed to this way of being and this lifestyle," Margaret Balfe said. "This is just the next step for them."
Sense of wholeness
Kim Christianson, a member of the North Dakota Division of Communnity Services, helps assemble a wooden sill that straw bales will sit on to form the house's walls.
The Bismarck couple hopes to move to the Dickey County farmstead by the end of the year. Crabtree, 32, will continue working for the North Dakota Consensus Council. He and Gopal, 36, also plan to raise sheep and cattle.
For Gopal, who has never before lived in the country, the rural lifestyle strikes her as both a little scary and exciting.
The couple will rely on cell phones, since no wires cross this area, will home school their daughter, and will rely on a tractor and snowplow to clear snow in the winter from the narrow, rutted trail that provides the only way in and out of the farmstead.
They also will enjoy the peace and solitude, Gopal said.
"There is a sense of wholeness I get out here that I don't get in the city," she said, peering at trees in the distance shrouded by early morning fog and mist. "It's a little bit risky, but it's different. You wake up to a day like this, it's like a different face of nature."
Reprinted by permission of The Forum.


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#WelcometotheWorld, the newest Prince of Cambridge! And many congratulations to proud parents Princess Catherine and Prince William! With the world spotlight shining on the newest mom of the moment, it can be easy to forget that despite her royal title and all the benefits that come with it, Princess Catherine is still a new mom. New motherhood is full of its own unique challenges and breathtaking, magical moments to which even Princess Catherine is entitled, just like any new mom.
As Princess Catherine (and the world!) gets to know her little Prince, here's my new mom advice for the new Royal Mama, from one new mom to another.
1. Get some privacy as a new family of three while you can.
Even though Princess Catherine may be surrounded by eager press, royal caretakers, and a rather large extended family, including new aunt and uncle Pippa and Harry, it's important to have that alone time with baby. This private time with their little one is especially vital since their child will grow up on an international stage. There's something really special about those quiet moments as a new mom, new dad, and brand new tiny baby together, whether you're royalty or not.
2. Take lots of photos… and video!
This one might be a little tricky, between formal royal photo sittings and British and international publications eager to get their first pics of the little prince – but it's an important piece of advice for any first time parent. Take the pictures now while you can, before you miss any opportunities to capture them when they're so tiny. They really do grow up so fast that you'd be amazed when they're one or two months old to look back at their newborn photos to see how much they've grown. And in the age of fabulous smartphones, take some video, too! It's one thing to see still pictures and remember; it's another to capture all those precious magical moments with baby on video.
3. Spend some time outdoors with baby.
William and Kate couldn't have timed the arrival of their little heir any better. While summers in England are typically warm, they're not usually unbearable. Summer babies enjoy the privilege of napping in a nice stroller (or pram in this case!) ride, as moms take advantage of the opportunity to get out of the house and enjoy some sunshine. Walks outside with baby do wonders for the new mama spirit.
4. Take it easy, Royal Mama!
As any new mom can tell you, labor and delivery are no walk in the park. No matter how a woman gives birth, your body has been through a lot and as much as you'd like it to, it just doesn't bounce back right away. According to news reports, Princess Catherine will put her official duties on hold through the end of the year; that's a pretty substantial maternity leave by American standards, so take advantage of the time to rest up when you can and let your body heal.
5. Remember that Prince William is new to parenthood, too!
Having your first child with someone is an amazing transformation that happens literally overnight. You are transformed into new people with a new distinct identity: for the rest of your life, you will always be Mom (or perhaps Mum) and William will always be Dad. New parenthood, even for a royal family, is messy, stressful, and overwhelming. But it's also beautiful, tender, surprising, and quite fun. And I have a feeling Kate, that, like any new mom, you're going to love watching William grow into new fatherhood. It's really a magical thing to behold.
What other advice do you have for the newest Royal Parents? Share your tips and well-wishes in the comments!
And to Princess Catherine and Prince William: Congrats again on your royal little one and enjoy every moment you can during these first few months… because they are going to fly by!
Photo by Carfax2 via Wikimedia Commons


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BEREA — Running back Jamal Lewis doesn't sound certain anymore.
Lewis, who strained his foot Oct. 7, said last week that he would play Sunday vs. the Rams, but on Friday he declared his status a gametime decision.
"It just depends on how I feel Sunday morning," he said before practice.
The Browns practiced inside — the Rams play in a dome — and Lewis took some snaps with the first-team offense in the portion of practice open to the media. He was limited in practice Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and was listed as questionable (50-50) on the injury report.
"I did just a little bit," Lewis said of practice Wednesday and Thursday. "I was trying to test it out. But I don't know.
"It's up to the coaches or whatever, see how I feel. That's all I can really say."
Lewis has 382 yards and a 5.0 average. He was injured on the first play vs. New England and didn't play Oct. 14 vs. Miami.
If he can't go, Jason Wright would get the start and Jerome Harrison would be the backup.
Peek performance
Outside linebacker Antwan Peek said the week off helped his foot strain, which he suffered in the opener Sept. 9.
"My legs feel a lot better," he said. "I'm ready to go."
Peek looked great in his first preseason with the Browns, but was significantly slowed after the injury. He has just 1½ sacks and 12 tackles.
"Anytime you're an edge rusher and you're slowed down a little bit, that's going to hurt your performance," defensive coordinator Todd Grantham said. "The key is being healthy and being able to use your speed off the edge."
Peek was signed as a free agent to work into a rotation with Kamerion Wimbley and Willie McGinest.
Wimbley stymied
Wimbley leads the team with three sacks, but he's been held without one in four of six games.
Wimbley has been double-teamed consistently, and Grantham said the onus falls on another pass rusher to take advantage of the attention paid to Wimbley.
"You can chip with a back or tight end, which basically can take the guy out of the game," Grantham said. "What happens is you have to win some one-on-one matchups somewhere else."
Tall tales
Browns quarterback Derek Anderson and Rams running back Steven Jackson were freshman roommates at Oregon State and text-message each other every week.
"Derek is a great guy. One of the reasons I decided to go to Oregon State was because of Derek," Jackson said on a conference call. "We were also great friends because we were two of the biggest guys on campus. We kinda looked like giants on campus."
Jackson (6-foot-2) sent Anderson (6-6) a text message after he was named the starter in Week 2.
"Make it hell on 'em to make a decision on when to bring the rookie up in there," Jackson said, referring to Brady Quinn.
Tough times
Grantham was asked how he's dealing with coaching the 32nd-ranked defense.
"Obviously, you always take responsibility for what you're doing and you want to be held accountable," he said. "As you look at our players, they play hard and they do want to improve. There have been times when we play well but we just have to be consistent.
"As far as me and Romeo (Crennel), everything has been fine. We're all on the same page."
Crennel is a former defensive coordinator, but said he'll leave the game-planning to Grantham.
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Vegan Iced Latte
There are many ways to start a day but one of my daughter's favorites happens to be a Vegan Iced Latte. It's one of the simplest recipes you'll find on my site and not too bad on the calories or cost either. Come to think of it, that makes it one of my favorite ways to start the day too!
I grew up in an economically challenged home. Said in plain english, we were poor. And I guess that's a relative term because no matter how poor you think you are, there can always be someone less fortunate. I guess the same can be true on the flipside as well.
But when you grow up poor it means you have to be industrious. As a result, the thing I heard most often from my mother was, "I can make it cheaper than that." That would oftentimes lead to me standing in a recently cut dress with arms extended and my mom looking like the Hellraiser's scary Pinhead creature with at least a thousand pins sticking out of her mouth mumbling at me, "Don't move!" As many pins were in her mouth, there were even more more poking into my skin so, believe me, moving was not on my preferred list of activities. In those moments I would remind myself in the future not to say how much I liked this or that dress to prevent any future homespun seamstress excursions.
And then something happened to me. I somehow became my mother. The words slip out of my mouth like the long, outstretched tongue of a tree frog snapping at a fly. No one tells the baby frog how to do that, it just happens. Or like the baby penguin that sees the vast ocean for the first time and hops right in. That's me. When my daughter shows her appreciation of an iced coffee beverage at the local shop and I see the register ring up for $3.27, I hear myself say "I can make it cheaper than that."
It's evolution, people. I can't fight that!
And do you know what? Make it cheaper I did.
Of course, I benefited from some good timing. Really good. Because just about the time I was uttering those words to my daughter, Silk was launching it's new Iced Latte soymilk. Of course, I could have done it all on my own, but why not enjoy the convenience when you can? Convenience can mean a lot…especially to a vegan!
So I know I grow more like my mom every day. Who doesn't? But at least I don't have pins sprouting from my mouth. There's something to be said for that, right?
Soy Iced Latte
- Soyatoo Rice Whipped Topping
- 1 cup Vanilla Soy Iced Latte
- 1 cup ice
- 1 tablespoon dark chocolate chips (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Vanilla Soy Iced Latte (optional)
- Begin by removing your Soyatoo Rice Whipped Topping from the fridge. It needs some time to warm up before you use it.
- Next combine the 1 cup of Vanilla Soy Iced Latte and 1 cup of ice in a blender. Use the ice crushing speed to blend the two ingredients together until you have a nice, slushy consistency without too many icy chunks to mix it up.
- While that settles and you're still waiting for the whipped topping to warm up, combine the chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons of soy iced latte milk in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat this for mabye 11 seconds or so. Remove from the microwave and stir. You'll be left with a nice, thick chocolate latte sauce for the top.
- By now your Rice Whipped Topping should be ready to be used. To make sure, shake the container back and forth vigorously. You should feel the contents inside the container move with your shaking. If so, you should be ready to use the container. If you press the button and all you get is air, shake it some more. When you're ready, cover the top of your iced coffee generously with the whipped topping.
- You can drizzle the sides of your glass with some of the chocolate sauce, then pour the iced latte mixture into the glass, top generously with whipped topping, and drizzle with more of the chocolate sauce.
- Get ready for a fabulous day!
All in all, this recipe will set you back about 150 calories. Not too shabby! And the cost isn't so bad either considering the soy milk and whipped topping together was about $10. You can make at least 7 iced lattes with these ingredients, and that amounts to less than $1.50 per beverage. Try finding a deal like that at your corner coffee shop! Or just give this one a try. You'll be glad you did!
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Since the Silk Latte product sadly disappeared, do you have a recipe for a Silk latte that starts from Silk soy milk?


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Astros sack Porter
HOUSTON (TSX) — The Houston Astros fired manager Bo Porter on Monday after a 59-79 record in his second season.
"This was not an easy decision to make. We wish Bo nothing but the best in the future," Astros owner Jim Crane said in a statement. "Jeff has my full support moving forward. Our goal to bring a championship to Houston remains."
Porter, 42, had been the Astros manager since the start of the 2013 season after being named to the position on Sept. 27, 2012 while serving as third base coach for the Washington Nationals. He compiled a 110-190 record (.367 winning percentage) in parts of two seasons as Astros manager.
Adam Everett will join the coaching staff, replacing Trembley as bench coach. The remaining coaches will continue in their current roles.
Lawless, who has close to 35 years of experience in baseball as a major league player, minor league manager and coach, had served as the manager for Triple-A Oklahoma City earlier this season while Tony DeFrancesco was on medical leave before returning to his role as a roving infield instructor.
"Bo's passion and energy are unparalleled, and his desire to win unquestioned," Luhnow said in a statement. "This decision was not made because of our current level of competitiveness in the Major Leagues. I recognize that our win-loss record is largely a product of an organizational strategy for which I am responsible. Rather, I made this decision because I believe we need a new direction in our clubhouse.


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AMD Radeon HD 7970 Review: 28nm And Graphics Core Next, Together As Oneby Ryan Smith on December 22, 2011 12:00 AM EST
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- Radeon
- Radeon HD 7000
Video & Movies: The Video Codec Engine, UVD3, & Steady Video 2.0
When Intel introduced the Sandy Bridge architecture one of their big additions was Quick Sync, their name for their hardware H.264 encoder. By combining a specialized fixed function encoder with some GPU-based processing Intel was able to create a small, highly efficient H.264 encoder that had quality that was as good as or better than AMD and NVIDIA's GPU based encoders that at the same time was 2x to 4x faster and consumed a fraction of the power. Quick Sync made real-time H.264 encoding practical on even low-power devices, and made GPU encoding redundant at the time. AMD of course isn't one to sit idle, and they have been hard at work at their own implementation of that technology: the Video Codec Engine (VCE).
The introduction of VCE brings up a very interesting point for discussing the organization of AMD. As both a CPU and a GPU company the line between the two divisions and their technologies often blurs, and Fusion has practically made this mandatory. When AMD wants to implement a feature, is it a GPU feature, a CPU feature, or perhaps it's both? Intel implemented Quick Sync as a CPU company, but does that mean hardware H.264 encoders are a CPU feature? AMD says no. Hardware H.264 encoders are a GPU feature.
As such VCE is being added to the mix from the GPU side, meaning it shows up first here on the Southern Islands series. Fundamentally VCE is very similar to Quick Sync – it's based on what you can accomplish with the addition of a fixed function encoder – but AMD takes the concept much further to take full advantage of what the compute side of GCN can do. In "Full Mode" VCE behaves exactly like Quick Sync, in which virtually every step of the H.264 encoding process is handled by fixed function hardware. Just like Quick Sync Full Mode is fast and energy efficient. But it doesn't make significant use of the rest of the GPU.
Hybrid Mode is where AMD takes things a step further, by throwing the compute resources of the GPU back into the mix. In Hybrid Mode only Entropy Encode is handled by fixed function hardware (this being a highly serial process that was ill suited to a GPU) with all the other steps being handled by the flexible hardware of the GPU. The end goal of Hybrid Mode is that as these other steps are well suited to being done on a GPU, Hybrid Mode will be much faster than even the highly optimized fixed function hardware of Full Mode. Full Mode is already faster than real time – Hybrid Mode should be faster yet.
With VCE AMD is also targeting Quick Sync's weaknesses regardless of the mode used. Quick Sync has limited tuning capabilities which impacts the quality of the resulting encode. AMD is going to offer more tuning capabilities to allow for a wider range of compression quality. We don't expect that it will be up to the quality standards of X264 and other pure-software encoders that can generate archival quality encodes, but if AMD is right it should be closer to archival quality than Quick Sync was.
The catch right now is that VCE is so new that we can't test it. The hardware is there and we're told it works, but the software support for it is lacking as none of AMD's partners have added support for it yet. On the positive side this means we'll be able to test it in-depth once the software is ready as opposed to quickly testing it in time for this review, however the downside is that we cannot comment on the speed or quality at this time. Though with the 7970 not launching until next year, there's time for software support to be worked out before the first Southern Islands card ever goes on sale.
Moving on, while encoding has been significantly overhauled decoding will remain largely the same. AMD doesn't refer to the Universal Video Decoder on Tahiti as UVD3, but the specifications match UVD3 as we've seen on Cayman so we believe it to be the same decoder. The quality may have been slightly improved as AMD is telling us they've scored 200 on HQV 2.0 – the last time we scored them they were at 197 – but HQV is a partially subjective benchmark.
Finally, with Southern Islands AMD is introducing Steady Video 2.0, thesuccessor to Steady Video that was introduced with the Llano APU last year. Steady Video 2.0 adds support for interlaced and letter/pillar boxed content, along with a general increase in the effectiveness of the steadying effect. What makes this particularly interesting is that Steady Video implements a new GCN architecture instruction, Quad Sum of Absolute Differences (QSAD), which combines regular SAD operations with alignment operations into a single instruction. As a result AMD can now execute SADs at a much higher rate so long as they can be organized into QSADs, which is one of the principle reasons that AMD was able to improve Steady Video as it's a SAD-heavy operation. QSAD extends to more than just Steady Video (AMD noted that it's also good for other image analysis operations), but Steady Video is going to be the premiere use for it.
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B3an - Thursday, December 22, 2011 - linkAnyone with half a brain should have worked out that being as this was going to be AMD's Fermi that it would not of had a massive increase for gaming, simply because many of those extra transistors are there for computing purposes. NOT for gaming. Just as with Fermi.
The performance of this card is pretty much exactly as i expected. Reply
Peichen - Friday, December 23, 2011 - linkAMD has been saying for ages that GPU computing is useless and CPU is the only way to go. I guess they just have a better PR department than Nvidia.
BTW, before suggesting I have suffered brain trauma, remember that Nvidia delivered on Fermi 2 and GK100 will be twice as powerful as GF110 Reply
CeriseCogburn - Thursday, March 08, 2012 - linkWell it was nice to see the amd fans with half a heart admit amd has accomplished something huge by abandoned gaming, as they couldn't get enough of screaming it against nvidia... even as the 580 smoked up the top line stretch so many times...
It's so entertaining... Reply
CeriseCogburn - Thursday, March 08, 2012 - linkAMD is the dumb company. Their dumb gpu shaders. Their x86 copying of intel. Now after a few years they've done enough stealing and corporate espionage to "clone" Nvidia architecture and come out with this 7k compute.
If they're lucky Nvidia will continue doing all software groundbreaking and carry the massive load by a factor of ten or forty to one working with game developers, porting open gl and open cl to workable programs and as amd fans have demanded giving them PhysX ported out to open source "for free", at which point it will suddenly be something no gamer should live without.
"Years behind" is the real story that should be told about amd and it's graphics - and it's cpu's as well.
Instead we are fed worthless half truths and lies... a "tesselator" in the HD2900 (while pathetic dx11 perf is still the amd norm)... the ddr5 "groundbreaker" ( never mentioned was the sorry bit width that made cheap 128 and 256 the reason for ddr5 needs)...
When you don't see the promised improvement, the radeonites see a red rocket shooting to the outer depths of the galaxy and beyond...
Just get ready to pay some more taxes for the amd bailout coming. Reply
durinbug - Thursday, December 22, 2011 - linkI was intrigued by the comment about driver command lists, somehow I missed all of that when it happened. I went searching and finally found this forum post from Ryan:
It would be nice to link to that from the mention of DCL for those of us not familiar with it... Reply
digitalzombie - Thursday, December 22, 2011 - linkI know I'm a minority, but I use Linux to crunch data and GPU would help a lot...
I was wondering if you guys can try to use these cards on Debian/Ubuntu or Fedora? And maybe report if 3d acceleration actually works? My current amd card have bad driver for Linux, shearing and glitches, which sucks when I try to number crunch and map stuff out graphically in 3d. Hell I try compiling the driver's source code and it doesn't work.
Thank you! Reply
WaltC - Thursday, December 22, 2011 - linkSomebody pinch me and tell me I didn't just read a review of a brand-new, high-end ATi card that apparently *forgot* Eyefinity is a feature the stock nVidia 580--the card the author singles out for direct comparison with the 7970--doesn't offer in any form. Please tell me it's my eyesight that is failing, because I missed the benchmark bar charts detailing the performance of the Eyefinity 6-monitor support in the 7970 (but I do recall seeing esoteric bar-chart benchmarks for *PCIe 3.0* performance comparisons, however. I tend to think that multi-monitor support, or the lack of it, is far more an important distinction than PCIe 3.0 support benchmarks at present.)
Oh, wait--nVidia's stock 580 doesn't do nVidia's "NV Surround triple display" and so there was no point in mentioning that "trivial fact" anywhere in the article? Why compare two cards so closely but fail to mention a major feature one of them supports that the other doesn't? Eh? Is it the author's opinion that multi-monitor gaming is not worth having on either gpu platform? If so, it would be nice to know that by way of the author's admission. Personally, I think that knowing whether a product will support multi monitors and *playable* resolutions up to 5760x1200 ROOB is *somewhat* important in a product review. (sarcasm/massive understatement)
Aside from that glaring oversight, I thought this review was just fair, honestly--and if the author had been less interested in apologizing for nVidia--we might even have seen a better one. Reading his hastily written apologies was kind of funny and amusing, though. But leaving out Eyefinity performance comparisons by pretending the feature isn't relative to the 7970, or that it isn't a feature worth commenting on relative to nVidia's stock 580? Very odd. The author also states: "The purpose of MST hubs was so that users could use several monitors with a regular Radeon card, rather than needing an exotic all-DisplayPort "Eyefinity edition" card as they need now," as if this is an industry-standard component that only ATi customers are "asking for," when it sure seems like nVidia customers could benefit from MST even more at present.
I seem to recall reading the following statement more than once in this review but please pardon me if it was only stated once: "... but it's NVIDIA that makes all the money." Sorry but even a dunce can see that nVidia doesn't now and never has "made all the money." Heh...;) If nVidia "made all the money," and AMD hadn't made any money at all (which would have to be the case if nVidia "made all the money") then we wouldn't see a 7970 at all, would we? It's possible, and likely, that the author meant "nVidia made more money," which is an independent declaration I'm not inclined to check, either way. But it's for certain that in saying "nVidia made all the money" the author was--obviously--wrong.
The 7970 is all the more impressive considering how much longer nVidia's had to shape up and polish its 580-ish driver sets. But I gather that simple observation was also too far fetched for the author to have seriously considered as pertinent. The 7970 is impressive, AFAIC, but this review is somewhat disappointing. Looks like it was thrown together in a big hurry. Reply
Finally - Friday, December 23, 2011 - linkOn AT you have to compensate for their over-steering while reading. Reply
Death666Angel - Thursday, December 22, 2011 - link"Intel implemented Quick Sync as a CPU company, but does that mean hardware H.264 encoders are a CPU feature?" << Why is that even a question. I cannot use the feature unless I am using the iGPU or use the dGPU with Lucid Virtu. As such, it is not a feature of the CPU in my book. Reply
Roald - Thursday, December 22, 2011 - linkI don't agree with the conclusion. I think it's much more of a perspective thing. Comming from the 6970 to the 7970 it's not a great win in the gaming deparment. However the same can be said from the change from 4870 to 5870 to 6970. The only real benefit the 5870 had over the 4870 was DX11 support, which didn't mean so much for the games at the time.
Now there is a new architechture that not only manages to increase FPS in current games, it also has growing potential and manages to excell in the compute field aswell at the same time.
The conclusion made in the Crysis warhead part of this review should therefore also have been highlighted as finals words.
Meanwhile it's interesting to note just how much progress we've made since the DX10 generation though; at 1920 the 7970 is 130% faster than the GTX 285 and 170% faster than the Radeon HD 4870. Existing users who skip a generation are a huge market for AMD and NVIDIA, and with this kind of performance they're in a good position to finally convince those users to make the jump to DX11.Reply


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"Castles and Myths" shows us along the Flensburg fjord, the cliffs of Angeln and the Bay of Kiel, the helicopter follows a route of ancient landmarks. Starting point of the series is the northern tip of Germany in Flensburg, home of the last rumtraders.
Even today, the steep coast of the Bay of Kiel is a valued landmark for skippers. At Thiessen pier in Kiel port, young and old people express their itchy feet in Tango Argentino sessions.
Luebeck, the Queen of the Hanse, is without doubt the most beautiful city along the German coast. The view from above reveals the island shape of the old town, which is marked by Gothic gables.
Every spring and autumn, thousands of migrating birds over the Western Pomeranian bodden landscape deliver one of the most breathtaking nature spectacles.
Discover Germany's most popular beach holiday destination Ruegen to the sea eagles last resort at Usedom. Early in the morning, when the sea is still foggy at Schaprode harbour, a chef carefully selects freshly caught fish, striving for Ruegen's first Michelin star.
A helicopter circles stunning Mons Klint, heads westwards where the big islands enclose the waters of Smalandshavet before moving on to Grenaa, Odense and Copenhagen
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The episode starts with a hovercraft patrol at the Gulf of Bothnia, leading to the world's biggest archipelago around Turku, to the vast lakes of Vaaksy and final leg to Kotka.
From the impressive Dome Hill of Tallinn via thousands of Estonian islands adorning the bay of Riga to the Latvian capital, where Rem Koolhaas forms a new city skyline.
Explore the coastline from Vistula Lagoon via Gdansk Bay to the sandy beaches and steep cliffs of Pomerania and West-Pomerania.
From Papenburg along the Ems River to Bremerhaven.
The Elbe River to Hamburg harbor; traveling by dog sleigh.
Heligoland and up the coast of North Frisia.
Islands in the Wadden Sea provide a summer idyll.
The 'sisters' on the German coast of the North Sea: islands Sylt, Foehr and Amrum.


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DOVER — City Manager Mike Joyal has received a letter from Dickinson Development regarding developer Mark Dickinson's plans for attracting investors to the project.
The letter comes following a meeting last week between Joyal and Dickinson, at which Dickinson detailed his plans to sell the residential portion of Dover Landing, Phase I. Joyal requested the letter as a follow-up.
In his letter, Dickinson states the goal of Dickinson Development is to get the proposed apartment community under way as soon as possible along with other components of the development. He also details the decision to scrap previously proposed single-family residences in favor of apartment complexes.
"After a lot of evaluation late last year, following discussions with many regional large apartment complex developers, we determined that the previously proposed single family homes were having a negative effect on investor interest," Dickinson wrote.
That plan was approved by the Cocheco Waterfront Development Advisory Committee in May.
Dickinson said that after meeting with investors, it became clear to him they had no interest in the commercial portion of the development, which Dickinson has said will be completed by Dickinson Development. Additionally, Dickinson noted those investors did not need him as a partner on the residential side of the project, "other than as an adviser and consultant through the end of the LDA Phase I required improvements," and those investors were not interested in buying the final property without final permits that Dickinson Development would obtain.
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Hi! I just purchased the Camille Rose Naturals Algae Renew Deep Conditioner from Target. All the reviews and pictures I've seen of this conditioner show a white product. When I opened my container I noticed that the conditioner has black specks all though out it. I apologize if this has been asked before or if it's a stupid question. I've just never seen the product look like this in any review.
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I believe thats supposed to be the Algae. Ive been using it over a year and thats how it has always looked.
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We operate a Bell helicopters consisting of 206B3/L4's, UH-1H and 212 models, under part 133/135/137, and contract to various government agencies for fire suppression and power line patrols. We also conduct charters all over California and possibly beyond.
We are looking for pilots, who would like to join a long term partnership rather than just for a season or two, and we are willing to invest in the development of the right individual. You will be required to relocate to Redding, California. Pay and benefit package commensurate with experience
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- Lefty attacks the family's lair with a huge chainsaw, demanding vengeance for his murdered nephew, while Drayton thinks he's an assassin sent by a rival catering company.
Lefty: I'm the Lord of the Harvest.Drayton: Who's that? Some new health food bunch?
- Throughout the film, Drayton complains that the small businessman always gets it in the ass. When Lefty shows up to avenge his loved ones, take a wild guess as to where Lefty's chainsaw goes first.
- It gets even funnier, because even though he's in agony, Drayton looks on the brightside as the chainsaw took care of his hemorrhoids.


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Backers say Referendum I will accomplish same goals for gay partners;
domestic partnership opponents fail to gather enough signatures for vote
DENVER One of two proposals that would allow same-sex couples to register as domestic partners was withdrawn from the November ballot Tuesday because backers said the other proposal would accomplish the same goal.
Coloradans for Fairness pulled Amendment 45, which would have changed the state Constitution to give registered domestic partners some of the same rights as married couples.
Still on the ballot is Referendum I, which would put domestic partnerships into state law, rather than into the constitution.
The referendum was placed on the ballot by the Legislature.
Coloradans for Fairness gathered signatures to place their proposal on the ballot partly to counter another measure that would have barred any government in Colorado from recognizing any relationship similar to marriage.
Backers of the anti-domestic partnership proposal failed to gather enough signatures to win a spot on the ballot.
"The simple question before voters this fall is whether we will provide basic legal rights for such things as hospital visitation, end-of-life decisions, inheritance of property," said Sean Duffy, executive director of Coloradans for Fairness, which gathered more than 140,000 signatures for its proposal. "That's the choice Referendum I gives us."
He said Coloradans for Fairness offered its proposal to show that Referendum I would not allow gay marriage but provide committed gay couples with legal rights they lack now.
The move leaves seven initiatives and seven referenda on the November ballot, including two dealing with same-sex relationships: Referendum I and Amendment 43, which would amend the constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
AIDS activist guilty in death of cabdriver
CHICAGO An AIDS activist and former Chicago city health department employee was convicted Monday in the death of a cabdriver who was run over by his own taxi.
A jury found Michael Jackson, 38, guilty of second-degree murder but acquitted him of first-degree murder and aggravated criminal hijacking.
Jackson was accused of running over Haroon Paryani, 62, last year during a dispute over an $8 fare. Witnesses said Jackson drove the cab over Paryani three times.
Jackson was a specialist with the city Department of Public Health's division on sexually transmitted diseases. He was also founder and former president of the Hearts Foundation, which raises money to help AIDS victims.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition, August 25, 2006.


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Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud was formed as part of the British reality TV show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002, and set records as the first all-girl group to debut at number one in the United Kingdom, and as the fastest group to hit number one after forming.
AppealAlthough critics might decry Girls Aloud's recent escapade into provocative fashions, there's no doubt that it has cranked up the girls' sexiness. With cleavage on display and midriffs exposed, the girls -- especially Kimberley, Cheryl and Sarah -- leave little to the imagination.
Yet Girls Aloud's flesh display can only take their appeal so far. For example, Nicola, at 17, remains jailbait, while the emotional and intellectual immaturity of her compatriots might be a turnoff for some. The group is sexy, but for the most part no more so than the thousands of other twenty-something club-hopping hotties out there.
SuccessGirls Aloud has certainly come a long way in a hurry. Auditioning for Popstars: The Rivals, each girl made the cut from over 10,000 hopefuls, and then managed to hang on as other contestants were voted off by the audience. Once together as a band, they beat out male rivals One True Voice in record time for the top spot on the UK singles chart in December 2002. This was unprecedented -- but whether it is simply the result of marketing hype remains to be seen.
As you would expect, Girls Aloud are very popular in the UK. For instance, when Nadine celebrated her 18th birthday this May, she was mobbed by crowds of admirers in her hometown of Derry, Ireland. Right now Girls Aloud is a hit -- apparently, even with Princes William and Harry. But fame in England may not cross the Atlantic. On the other side of the pond, we have our own bevy of prefabricated pop crooners to contend with.
Girls Aloud BiographyGirls Aloud consists of Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle, Cheryl Ann Tweedy, Sarah Nicole Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Jane Walsh. All five girls belong to large families from different parts of the British Isles.
introducing: the girls
Nadine was born June 15, 1985, in Derry, Northern Ireland, attended Thornhill College, and has two sisters. Cheryl was born June 30, 1983, in Newcastle, England. She went to Walker Comprehensive School and has three brothers and a sister. Sarah, born November 17, 1981, in Ascot, was schooled in Surrey and Manchester, and has one brother. A native of Stanford, Nicola was born on October 5, 1985, attended St. Chad's school in Runcorn, and has two brothers and one sister. Finally, Kimberley, born in Bradford on November 20, 1981, was raised and schooled there along with her brother and two sisters.
The girls appear to have had traditional upbringings. Cheryl, Sarah, Nicola, and Kimberley all worked as waitresses or barmaids; Kimberley also had experience as a drama teacher. Only Nicola and Sarah have been members of other bands, although these were unsuccessful. But each girl dreamed of singing professionally.
opportunity popped up
In 2002, Popstars, a reality TV series format used around the world to recruit young pop singers, was gearing up for its second series on the United Kingdom's ITV1. In this incarnation, dubbed Popstars: The Rivals, two bands -- one of girls, one of boys -- would be formed by audience votes, and the two groups would battle each other for the top Christmas single for that year.
When the new Popstars show was announced, Cheryl, Nadine, Sarah, Nicola, and Kimberley were among the 10,000 to audition. Judges cut that number to 120, then 30, and finally 20 -- after which the audience chose the winning five. On November 30, the boy band, One True Voice, and Girls Aloud were formed. On December 16, Girls Aloud released their single "Sound of the Underground/Stay Another Day." The single reached number one, selling 213,000 copies and setting records as the fastest debut to hit number one.
the many sides of fame
After their debut, the girls took time off to visit their families. They were back in early 2003 to record their first album, Sound of the Underground. Girls Aloud were scheduled to go on tour with One True Voice in March, but the tour was canceled due to poor ticket sales. Girls Aloud manager Louis Walsh blamed their counterparts. "Being associated with One True Voice was not doing them any favors," he said.
Nevertheless, Girls Aloud began touring on their own later in the spring, and released a new single, "No Good Advice," as well as their album Sound of the Underground, in May. Both debuted at number two on the British charts. "Life Got Cold," a track from the album, will be released as a single in mid-August.
But Girls Aloud's meteoric rise hasn't been without its difficult moments. On Christmas Day 2002, Girls Aloud's road manager John McMahon was killed when he crashed the Girls Aloud van into a telephone pole. Then, in January 2003, Cheryl allegedly assaulted 39-year-old toilet attendant and part-time law student, Sophie Amogbokpa, at a nightclub. Her case is still in court. Meanwhile, One True Voice accused the girls of faking their singing on Sound of the Underground, adding a sour note to their (admittedly staged) rivalry.
Despite these setbacks, the girls are carrying on. Cheryl, for one, has found love in an unexpected place: with bandmate Kimberley's brother, Adam. "We just clicked," she confessed, "and everything's going great."
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Lowland Leader Award Assessment
The Lowland Leader Award (LLA) is a nationally accredited award developed by MTUK (Mountain Training UK) and operated by the MTS, MTE, MTNI and MTW as part of a National Framework of awards for those leading and instructing in hill walking, climbing and mountaineering. The HML is also aimed at those who have already achieved training or accreditation through the wide range of local or organisational schemes available. The minimum age for entry onto the assessment is 18.
All MTUK awards are designed for those with a personal commitment to the activity and are centred on the belief that personal experience and understanding of the inherent risks of hill walking and climbing is the best way to maximise safety and good judgement.
Scope of the Scheme
The Lowland Leader award offers the opportunity to gain experience and demonstrate technical competence in leading groups on one day walks in lowland countryside and woodland in summer conditions. The terrain should fit ALL of the following criteria:
- In the UK and the Republic of Ireland
- Walks must not cross any hazardous terrain (eg. cliffs, very steep slopes, water hazards, etc).
- Throughout the walk the group should never generally be more than 3km away from a key access point such as a car park, lay-by or populated area. Any potential escape routes should also lie within the scope of the defined terrain for the Lowland Leader award
- Walks will require the ability to plan routes, use simple navigation skills using a map and compass to be self-sufficient.
- Walks must follow paths or tracks that are both marked on a map and clearly visible on the ground, and that do not do not require navigation across untracked areas.
- Walks must use bridges or other recognised water crossing points.
- Walks must only take place in summer conditions (ie. when there is no unavoidable snow or ice on any part of the route).
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Juventus champions as Roma lose
Relegation contenders Catania decided the final destination of the Serie A title with a 4-1 victory over Roma that confirmed Juventus as champions.
Rudi Garcia's second-placed Roma travelled to Sicily eight points behind Juve and knowing only victory here would maintain their slim hopes of denying the Turin giants their third straight championship.
Two first-half goals from Mariano Izco and later strikes from Gonzalo Bergessio and Pablo Barrientos sealed Roma's fate, while lifting Catania, who for the majority of their dismal campaign were rooted to the bottom of the table, to within three points of safety with two games remaining.
At the age of 37, Roma captain Francesco Totti did manage to score his first ever league goal against Catania, but his club's defeat allowed Juve to celebrate before they host Atalanta on Monday night.
Siamo noiiiiii siamo noiiiii I CAMPIONI DELL'ITALIA SIAMO NOI!!! #JuveX3 https://t.co/Kr3wWOl8pd
- JuventusFC (@juventusfc) May 4, 2014
AC Milan returned to the race for Europe by edging city rivals Inter Milan 1-0 in a dismal Derby della Madonnina encounter at the San Siro.
In better times the Milan showpiece has proved key to the destiny of the Serie A title, or to Champions League qualification, but Sunday night saw the two clubs scrapping for Europa League berths.
Nigel de Jong's header meant what little glory there was to take from the evening went to Milan, who climbed to eighth place where they lie three points and three places behind Inter with two games of the season remaining.
Three goals in 12 first-half minutes set Udinese on course for a 5-3 home rout of strugglers Livorno.
The visitors looked like they were going to have a good afternoon when Paulo Sergio Betanin put them ahead in the 13th minute. Udinese captain Antonio Di Natale missed an opportunity to equalise from the penalty spot but in the 19th minute he scored in open play.
Emmanuel Badu then put Udinese in front in the 21st minute only for Betanin to pull Livorno level before the half-hour mark. Udinese hit back as Roberto Pereyra, Gabriel and Di Natale all found the net before half-time. Djamel Mesbah cut the gap two minutes from time but Livorno fell to defeat and the foot of the table.
Parma's quest for European football is back on track after a 2-0 home victory over Sampdoria snapped a two-game losing streak.
Back-to-back defeats to fifth-placed Inter Milan and then Cagliari left the Gialloblu in real danger of missing out on Europa League football, with Torino capitalising to sneak into sixth. But goals from Antonio Cassano and Ezequiel Schelotto dragged Parma to within a single point of Torino before the two clubs meet at the Stadio Olimpico next weekend.
Gennaro Sardo's own goal handed Torino a narrow 1-0 victory at 10-man Chievo to move the Granata closer to Europa League football next season.
The luckless defender turned a Torino corner kick in the 54th minute past goalkeeper Michael Agazzi and into his own net. Chievo's hopes of finding an equaliser were hindered when substitute striker Sergio Pellissier was sent off for dissent with 24 minutes remaining.
Toro held on for a victory that has kept them in sixth place with two Serie A games left.
Bologna earned a valuable point in their battle to avoid the drop with a 0-0 draw at Genoa.
The visitors had the best chance of the match in the 87th minute when substitute Daniele Paponi's goal-bound attempt was palmed over the bar by Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin.
The outcome lifted Bologna, who are winless since March 23, out of the relegation zone and into 17th place. The Rossoblu are just one point clear of Sassuolo, who are 18th and take on Fiorentina on Tuesday.
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Greetings of His Beatitude Metropolitan Theodosius at the Beginning of the Ecclesiastical New Year
September 1, 2001
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
Revelation 1:8
Dearly Beloved in Christ:
It is with sincere gratitude for your love and prayers during my medical leave, that I embrace you as we enter a new Ecclesiastical Year.
Several months ago, my physicians informed me that I had suffered a series of mild strokes. They strongly recommended that I take a four-month medical leave as a precautionary measure and to rebuild my strength, leaving the final decision to me. To say the least, the decision to accept their recommendation was not an easy one, yet it was a decision that had to be made. And now, as my leave draws to a close and I return to my primatial duties, I fully appreciate the wisdom of their recommendation, and I rejoice in the opportunity to continue my ministry, renewed and refreshed in body and spirit. I also rejoice in the countless expressions of your love and unselfish concern during my leave, touched by countless cards and letters I received from our clergy and laity, and especially from the children and youth of our Church. And words cannot fully express my gratitude for the continuous prayers offered on my behalf. Surely, it is because of your prayers and love that Our Lord has granted me the strength to continue in service to Him and His Church with renewed vigor and strength. For all these blessings, I offer thanks to Our Lord, the Physician and Healer of our souls and bodies, and to you, my beloved sisters and brothers in Christ!
During my leave, I had the opportunity to spend many hours in quite reflection. It was during these quiet moments that I learned to fully appreciate the precious gift of time. As part of God's creation, time is blessed and sanctified, providing the context in which God and humanity interact and commune with each other.
Time has a beginning and an end. These two poles form the eternal and infinite boundaries to which human life is destined. From the "beginning" to the "end" the great acts of God unfold, culminating in the sending of His Son, born of a women [Galatians 4:4]. In the context of time God ceaselessly interacts with us. Even after the expulsion from paradise God remains faithful to His creation, His People, His desire to unite all things in Himself.
It is in time that we work out our salvation. Our personal histories are joined to the history of salvation—to the great acts of God in time and space. Thus, even though sin and death subjected the creation to futility (Romans 8:18-25), God offered us a living hope in the person of His only-begotten Son. Indeed, as the Holy Spirit worked through the Law, the patriarchs, and the prophets, the barrenness of fallen creation was being prepared to give birth to the universal Redeemer and Savior.
With its own "beginning" and "end" the Ecclesiastical New Year binds together the Church's liturgical cycle which draws us into sanctified time. In the context of sanctified time, the Church, as Christ's living body, offers the world the Passover from the temporal to eternal, from death to life. In the context of sanctified time, the past, the present, and the future are continuously filled with the eternity of the Kingdom of God and renewed and refreshed in the Holy Spirit.
As we enter this new Ecclesiastical New Year, I invite you to join me in reflecting on the precious gift of time and in offering thanks to God for the countless ways He has touched our temporal lives, even as He prepares us to receive the eternal life He so graciously offers us. Let us once again begin our journey to His Kingdom, renewed and refreshed, giving thanks in all things for the "beginnings" with which we have been blessed.
With love in Christ,
Archbishop of Washington
Metropolitan of All America and Canada


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Calling all kids in fourth, fifth and sixth grades! Use your creative skills to construct and deck out a gingerbread house at the Parkland Community Library from 5-6 p.m. Dec. 18.
Young builders can take their creations home and registration is required, according to the library's website.
A new Winter Reading Club for elementary school students from Kindergarten through fifth grade, beginning Dec. 17 and running through Jan. 5.


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Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook
Basic mold-making skills
Meant for prop builders in theater or film, this how-to book is the best overall guide for making molds and castings for any reason. Casting is a handy skill for any craftsperson — dollmaker, restorationist, Halloween fan, furniture maker, or handyman. This guide treats the many different modern substances you can use (about 30), educating you on what's good for what, and taking you through the particulars for each kind of casting process. The guide assumes an ease with general shop skills and a willingness to deal with messy chemicals (and clean up!). Once you are comfortable with making molds and casts, you'll find all kinds of creative problems can be solved with it. (Watch an episode of Mythbusters.)06/5/13
The mold-making materials include plaster, two kinds of alginate, two forms of silicone rubber, latex, and hot-melt rubber.
Moulage is a better molding material than plaster for this job because it is flexible. A hard plaster mold would most likely break -- either when you attempted to remove the original pattern, or when you tried to release the copies (also made from a hard material).
We added Plasticine, sculpting the pattern to make it look a little more like an oil lamp and a little less like a teapot. The addition of the pedestal to the finished casting will also help to convey this illusion.
Hot-melt glue (ethylene vinyl acetate or EVA) is a thermoplastic with qualities much like those of other hot melts: it becomes fluid when heated, and is ruggedly solid when it cools to room temperature. In fact, it has enough of the "right" characteristics to make it a useful casting material. We will demonstrate casting with hot glue as we construct a crown from scratch.
The filigree headband of this crown was made of a standard lamp part, called "brass banding." The finials are twenty repeated castings of EVA (hot-melt glue).
When you can use an authentic item as a vacuum forming mold, the thin plastic casting will be very realistic. This mold is a pattern of real roofing tiles, caulked with plaster.
The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook Thurston James 1989, 238 pages $16


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I would like some advice about pain management for lung cancer with secondaries in the brain causing headaches, vertigo, cold sweats and nausea.
By secondaries, I presume you are referring to metastases (spread) of lung cancer to the brain. The most effective treatment for metastases to the brain is radiation. In some very limited cases surgery is appropriate if the primary (lung) tumor is otherwise thought to be cured or curable, perhaps with surgery.
Your doctor should have many options available to manage the symptoms you describe, including narcotic and non-narcotic pain medications. The nausea and other symptoms can be treated with a variety of anti-nausea medications, mild sedative drugs, and steroids. Hypnosis and massage have been shown to help with these cancer-related symptoms as well. I recommend you talk to your doctor about a multi-disciplinary cancer pain management program that is available at many cancer centers.
Learn more in the Everyday Health Lung Cancer Center.


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The meaning of an array is almost same in all programming language but there could be different ways to define it. In simple words an array is used to logically store and sequence data. Basically it is a list of certain variables and these variables in the list can be referenced by unique index numbers starting at 0.[...] or associative. In PHP programming arrays are generally used for either to count the elements of an array or iterate through key-value pairs but in actual an array can do more then that.
An array take it's parameters separated by commas. i.e.
Syntax of defining array () in PHP
$arrayname = array ( "key" => "value", "key1" => "value1",...) and so on... A key can be either Integer or String type.
You can define array in both the ways...
Method 1.
$myArray[] = "Hi there!";
Method 2.
$numbers[0] = 49;
In method one you can see that we have not defined any key value to it. In such cases integer key is generated starting at 0 and increased by one for each value.
In this series of PHP tutorial we have talked about array, now lets take a small example to see how it actually works.
PHP Example: Creating an array in PHP
Fist of all lets see how to define an array..
Defining an array in php
$colors = array ();
In the above given code, we have initialize the array but there is no value defined in it or in other words the array is blank. We can assign some value to it and show it on the screen, look at the example to see how this work.
$colors = array( "Red", "Green", "Yellow", "Blue");
foreach ($colors as &$value) {
echo $value."<br>";
echo $colors;
Output of creating an array in PHP example
PHP Array
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Got nothin to lose but darkness and shadows...
Thank You Tropical Storm Danny
Looking for a little Lt. Dan action on the beach this weekend. Isn't camping great?
August 27, 2009
Happiness and Hangups
Got nothin to lose but darkness and shadows...
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August 5, 2009
Got Beetle?
Ahhh yes, the never ending fight against invasive insects. The Asian long-horned beetle is making it's way to our area. It can take a heavy toll on hardwoods, affecting forestry and other natural resource industries, and, of course, recreation, not to mention the ecological toll. If you're interested in learning about the insect and how to keep an eye out for it on your property or strolls through the woods, LGA and CCE are teaming up to give presentations next week;
Emily DeBolt from the Lake George Association and Laurel Gailor from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County will explain how to survey your land for forest pests, how to identify various forest insects, and what to do if you think you have found an Asian long-horned beetle.
They will be presenting a program in Lake George at the LGA office on Tuesday Aug. 11 at 7 pm and in Ticonderoga at the Town Hall on Wednesday Aug. 12 at 7 pm.
Laurel being a friend-of-the-family and one of the people who helped encourage me in pursuing the environmental field, it's always good to see her name pop up for things like this.
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August 4, 2009
Like to fish?
Bkill recounts a couple examples of fishing taking precedent over personal health and/or safety.
Not too long ago, I was recounting these stories to a colleague. Her response?
"So. You must really like to fish."
Yeah. You could say that.
You could also say hardcore, foolish, reckless, addicted, afflicted...
We've all done stupid/reckless/dangerous things and put off other obligations to go fishing.
We've all wasted vast sums of money (relative to income) and time chasing tail(fins).
I got up at 2 yesterday morning in order to get a couple hours in on the Salmon River (nothing worth mentioning caught), in what you might call less than prime season, "on the way to work".
Why not?
I think this falls into "shit other people won't ever fully grasp about fly fishing" category. We just belong out there.
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Cheesy mag-catch spring in my spiffy new Five-seveN was pulled loose by a bullet tip sticking out of a mag I chambered. The instant I ejected the mag, the catch and spring fell out with it, and could not be reinstalled without tools. The only way the gun could be fired was by holding the heel of the mag in by hand. To its credit, the gun still cycled flawlessly when the mag was held in with my pinky curled under the grip (just lame to shoot that way )
Was that en early model? I thought I remembering reading about that with some FiveseveNs. I have one thats been perfect but I havent shot it a whole bunch, to a reloader the 5.7x28mm ammo is expensive. And no I dont reload the 5.7x28mm round, too much work.
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