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It's always a challenge to find something new and informative to share for the various holidays, so I thought I'd pass along some of what I "knew" as a child, and add what little more I know today. Thanksgiving as a national holiday represents a day to be appreciative of what we have achieved and what we have survived. Traditionally, it was a day to give thanks for the bounty of the harvest that would carry the people through the coming winter and into the new growing season, and had been celebrated on various dates in the different states until 1863, when Abraham Lincoln, prompted by Sarah Josepha Hale, settled on the last Thursday in November for a national celebration, although, due to the ongoing Civil War, the date was not recognized in parts of the South until the 1870s. Franklin D. Roosevelt shifted the date to the fourth Thursday in November to provide an economic boost (that is, extra time for Christmas shopping).
To a child of the 1950s, the holiday seemed centered on the Pilgrims of Plymouth celebrating a decent harvest with their Native American neighbors. Little girls were dressed up in white bodice collars and caps with long black dresses. Boys had tall black hats and buckle shoes. Dried flint corn and paper turkeys decorated the tables, and we remembered the early European settlers to this country.
Of course, it was only later that I realized that there were plenty of other early European settlers. There was a Dutch settlement on the Hudson River near Albany, New York in 1614. The English already had a settlement in Jamestown, Virginia that had been established in 1607. The earlier Roanoke Colony in North Carolina was settled in 1585, but the colonists disappeared by 1587. The French established several short-lived outposts in South Carolina, Florida and Texas, but the oldest European colony in the United States is Saint Augustine, Florida, established in 1565. And, of course, there were also many other people already here, with cities and towns already thoroughly established.
So this year, remind everyone to celebrate Thanksgiving and share the stories of the making of this melting pot.
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Well after a great job by Tom after some issues with not being able to log in to my account I am now reinstated.
Judy and I spent 9 years plus in the country by the lake, as nice as it was the long distance driving for anything food supplies you name it, we finally decided to move back to Edmonton.
My model of Macton has not fared well although it is salvageable, and I have begun the task of seeing what I can reuse in a couple of slightly smaller boards.
the first task was to remove all the warped and damaged card and paper.
Next the track was lifted
One possibility
and the foreground section needed to get a new trim I had some 1/4 inch pine
This is the first time that I have had to revisit the Macton locomotive works, and I think that I will start a Macton II in modelling matters. rather than add to the old Macton, which I did enjoy building, last night I went through the whole log to refresh my memory of how it had evolved.


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The Tuesday before the race, I ran Yasso 800's. They predicted a 3:08 marathon time and it was on a terribly windy day, with actual barricades that had been blown on to the track that were too heavy for me to move as I sprinted past.
Thursday, I went on a hill run for nearly two hours with SR. When we returned my calf and right hip were killing me. This meant I needed two things: at least one class of Bikram yoga and a wicked massage on the knot in my right calf. I managed to find time for both on Friday. I am so happy to have found a talented sports massage therapist in Næstved - who not only dug really deep, but also used acupuncture needles to loosen the knot in my leg. Her quote "I have never seen a knot that big - in a leg!" I told her that SR and I had been worried the knot was an extra bone. She wasn't sure if I was joking. Neither was I.
The day of the race, SR still didn't know if he was going to go for a PR or run slow and pace me.
|SR in cold, wet, beachy parking lot, almost ready for race start.
It felt like we knew almost everyone there, that is until all of the runners of the half marathon, quarter marathon, 5k and kids race started showing up. Well over 500 runners in all.
A good friend of ours from Næstved, Morten Pihlsbech, said he was planning on running at 3:10 pace and wanted to pace me. He said his friend Mikkel wanted to help. Our plan was to run at 4.:35 min/mile all the way. Great! This was exactly what I needed on this terribly windy day.
At the startline, another woman, Louise, asked if she could run with us. I asked what her goal time was. She said 3:26. I've never been one to feign well, anything, so I simpy said we'd be running at 3:10 pace and she was welcome to run along.
Soon we were off into the head wind and I hid the whole of my existence in the small of Morten's back. Louise on the other hand did not seem much for the drafting idea. Right around 1km she dropped back. I was carefully eyeing my watch and we were doing 4:15 min per km. It felt okay, but then again, this was breakneck speed for an entire marathon. I couldn't do this, even if it meant saying good bye to my pacers after only 3km. I let go as soon as we were out of the headwind. At this point, SR was still right ahead of me and I simply imagined he was starting out easy, taking time to devise a plan. I do wish he'd start out fast from the start! It makes me so nervous when he does that!
The rest of my race went basically like this: (the route is 1 quarter marathon run 4 times)
Loop 1: 46:40
Loop 2 (half marathon): 1:34:06 (figured I was right on track for a 3:10 marathon here)
Loop 3: oh my lord, let the rain come down - and the wind!! How can there be so much rain and wind at once?! (this is the Danish Afteryear in it's full glory - afteryear/efterår does mean Fall or course). There was not a soul I could draft off of and there was still a woman (not Louise) just minutes behind me. Can't remember my time on this loop...
Loop 4: I'm not sure if it was pain in my right leg that was holding me back or just extreme stiffness. My pace was slowing. I think I am pretty good at ignoring those pain signals from my leg, but it was like the legt just wasn't working right.
Then - with 3km left to go - I TOOK A WRONG TURN. This was the 4th time I had run the route and yet I still took a wrong turn. I pretty quickly realized, but knew that what had looked to be a huge PR was now a PR in jeopardy! I could not afford to make any more mistakes now.
Finish Line Phenomenon
I am sure a lot of you have heard of the phenonmenon of athletes seeing the finish line and then collapsing before crossing it. (this famously happened to Brian Morrisson who was about to win Western States but collapsed on the track). I was rounding the corner to the finish with ½km to go and I lost control of the muscles in my neck. My head whipped back and I blacked out. I propped my head up with my hands and I could see light again. I was terrified, yet I knew I could not fall over now. I held my head up with my hands all the way across the finish line. And my time was 3:16:20. What a weird way to set a PR.
|I still had the wherewithall to try to take my hand away from my neck for the camera as I neared the finish line.
|Here I am with Tanja from Germany (2nd) and Louise (3rd). I won a 600 kr. gift certificate to Ski&Run!
All in all, a wonderful morning. We were among friends and had a chance to run a race together, which we always really enjoy.
In other news, we are as ever attempting to plan our future. SR got this in an email yesterday and I had to share.


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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Lots of photos!
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Kid pics!
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Kidding Season is here!
Just a quick note to say kidding season has started here. Yesterday Wheezee - one of our spotted Nubian does - kidded to a big healthy single buckling who is brown/white spotted. Then a few hours later our big paint Boer doe kidded to another single spotted (blonde/white/black) buckling. Both are out of our spotted Nubian boy from last year - Heartbreaker.
What a way to start kidding season - 2 single boys? Hopefully this isn't a representation of what the rest of the year holds ;). But they were both super easy kiddings and everyone is healthy... I'll take that any day.
Pictures later, Lord willing!
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Sad News
I have not blogged for a long time, I know, I'm sorry. Life has been busy as usual. All the does are bred, and kidding should start February 1st. In the meantime, we are enjoying a little "vacation" with chores being so easy - we only have 5 does in milk that we are milking once a day, there are no kids to bottle and feeding is a pretty easy chore. I am enjoying my sleep-in time while it lasts, because the kidding chart is filled which means lots of fun and not much rest in just a few short weeks :).
Today I have some sad news to share with you though. If you have been a follower of my blog I am sure you have seen posts about a little goat named Trauma. She was a single kid born in March of 2012, who was born with a deformity - a crooked neck. From the moment she was born her sweet little face made her so hard to not fall in love with. We named her Trauma, I gave her lots of loving care. She learned how to walk and would come to her name like a puppy. She acted more like a dog than a goat, and was always in the milk room during milking time.
She lived with not too much trouble considering her crooked neck, but always seemed to have a little trouble breathing because of the way her neck was shaped and very often had a runny nose - which was fixed with a little tissue ;). The past few weeks tho she has seemed to not be doing too well. I did what I could but last night I knew it was time for her to go and she passed away laying in the fluffy straw she slept in every night.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Goat Wormers
I was asked to type up the many different types of wormers that can be used on goats. So, here we go.
My personal favorites as far as how well they work are the injectable Tramisole (levamisole) and Cydectin Pour-On (given orally to goats). Tramisole is unfortunately not on the market anymore to my knowledge - thankfully I have a large bottle given to me by an old time breeder. I only use the Tramisole sparingly due to this, and usually use Cydectin with good success.
No goat rearing is going to be successful and worm free, especially here in the wet south, without proper feed, watering, minerals and worming - all on a good, consistent schedule. One way to help keep worms under control is by copper bolusing. Copper bolus' help keep the worm population under control, especially in the cases of bottle jaw. Goats should be copped bolused 3-4 times a year.
Another great way, and really the only way to tell which kind of wormer you should use on your herd, is by doing fecal testing. Many people do this on their own with their own microscope. If you do not know how to do that, ask your vet. Most vets only charge $10-$15 for a fecal sampling.
Disclaimer: I am not a vet. Use these dosages at your own risk. These are the dosages that have worked for many years for many goat breeders. Always use medication with caution and correctly weigh your animal.
Goats metabolize wormers differently than other animals - drugs clear their system faster. As a result, goats require higher doses of wormers for effective treatment. Most of the wormers available for use on livestock are not labeled for us in goats and so are not labeled with the correct dose for goats. For a treatment to be effective, you need to use the correct dose. Please not that most of the doses given for goats on this site are "extra label" (Extra label means that the dosage given for goats differs from that found on the bottle and/or the FDA has not cleared their use in goats).
These are the name brands and then the class of wormer. There are other wormers on the market, but these are the most commonly used and most effective in goats.
Ivomec - Ivermectin
Treatment & control of: Lungworms, gastrointestinal roundworms, larvae, lice, mange mites & cattle grubs. External parasites.
Given orally to goats, at the rate of 1 cc per 50 lbs. Lately, many breeders have been using a higher dosage at the rate of 1 cc per 34 lbs with great success.
Safe for use in pregnant does.
Valbazen - Albendazole
Treatment & control of: Lungworms, gastrointestinal roundworms, stomach worms, tapeworms, intestinal worms & liver flukes (adult).
Dosage: 1 cc per 10 lbs, given orally.
Do not give this to pregnant does during the first 45 days of gestation. To play it safe, do not give to pregnant does at all.
Safeguard, Panacur, Benzelmin - Fenbendazole
Treatment & control of: Lungworms, gastrointestinal roundworms, stomach worms, tapeworms, intestinal worms, bankrup worms & nodular worms, liver flukes (adult).
Using the dosage on the bottle of the horse/cattle kind, give the goat 4x the dose - according to your goats weight. For example, if your goat weighed 100 lbs, give her the amount of wormer for a 400 lb horse.
There is now a goat version. Use the goat dose on the label.
Safe for use in pregnant does.
Tramisole, Levasol, Prohibit - Levamisole
Treatment & control of: Lungworms, roundworms & gastrointestinal parasites.
Tramisole injectable 13.5% is given subQ at the rate of 1 cc per 50 lbs.
Oral sheep tablets are given at the rate of 1 tablet per 50 lbs.
Prohibit powder - follow the directions on the package for mixing it with water. Once mixed, dose it orally at the rate of 1 cc per 20 lbs.
Safe for pregnant animals.
Do not overdose this wormer. There have been reports of toxicity if overdosed.
Personal note: I highly recommend the injectable version of this wormer. It works wonders. I am not sure that it is on the market though due to some regulations.
Cydectin Pour-On - Moxidectin
Treatment & control of: Lungworms, gastrointestinal roundworms, larvae, lice, mange mites.
Dosage: given orally at the rate of 1 cc per 20-25 lbs. Do not pour-on goats.
Not sure if this is safe for use in pregnant does, so just avoid during pregnancy.
Personal note: Another favorite wormer in the south. One of the only wormers left that actually works.
Some of the information on this page was gotten from years of goat rearing, and Fias Co Farm's page on various goat wormers. Her page is somewhat outdated, which is why I retyped it here with new information.
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COVER- Picture this!: Festival of the photograph comes into focus
When the Hook last left photographer Michael "Nick" Nichols, in 2004, he was relaxing in a camp chair by the Moorman's River, discussing an elaborate book project documenting his trans-Africa trek with ecologist J. Michael Fay, and describing his next National Geographic assignment to the Grand Canyon. As he looked across the water, Nichols also mused that someday he'd like to start a festival of the photograph in Charlottesville.
Three years later, that Grand Canyon assignment has not only appeared inside the yellow bordered monthly but also arrived on bookshelves as The Last Place on Earth. And now Nichols, elbows resting on his kitchen table, is leaning forward with a phone at his ear and studying an open laptop computer. If all goes according to plan, his musings will come to life as "Look 3: Festival of the Photograph" transforms downtown Charlottesville into an ode to the still image.
The seed that sprouted into what Nichols says will be "three days of peace, love, and photography" (June 7-9) lies in Nichols' tradition of holding open-mic-style slideshows in his backyard. As a young photographer, he started hosting the gatherings in his Berkeley, California, apartment. He and his wife, Reba Peck, shifted the parties outside after moving to Charlottesville in 1989.
"Every time it was great because you'd have the really famous photographers and some up-and-coming photographers," he says. "And then out would come the baby pictures and vacation shots."
Such an egalitarian approach occasionally had its downside– like one year's "painful" spectacle of slide after slide of dripping water. Also, because invitation was by word-of-mouth, every year the party expanded— to the point where Nichols and his friends began fund-raising just to finance it. At Nichols' last slideshow in 2005, approximately 500 people turned up on his doorstep.
Local photographer Jon Golden, who offered technical support to the last few backyard bashes, urged Nichols to consider using the party's momentum to create something similar to "Visa pour l'Image," a two-week-long photojournalism festival held in Perpignan, France.
But Nichols resisted. He knew he lacked the business acumen, and he feared such an undertaking would distract from his own photographic pursuits. "It was so much work to have that party that to think of taking it to a formal state was just too scary," says Nichols.
Enter SNL co-founder Jessica Nagle, who was one of the guests at Nichols' 2005 slideshow. Although not a photographer, she was wowed by what she found in his backyard. "What appealed to me was the sharing of the work," she says, "the fact that there was a give and take among all these artists."
When Nichols learned of Nagle's interest, the two met and soon put together a tentative budget for a festival. They approached Virginia National Bank for seed money. "When they said yes," Nagle recalls, "I said, 'Uh-oh, here we go.' And then it went to mach speed, and everything cranked up."
A year and a half later, Nichols says, "We're on the home stretch enough to know we're actually going to pull this off."
When June 7-9 finally arrives, Look3's planners hope to have turned downtown Charlottesville into a "living image." Nichols' wildlife photographs will loom in the trees, giant images will flash on the sides of buildings, and storefront windows will light up from dusk to late night with photographs from publications around the world.
The Festival of the Photograph's major gallery shows— William Albert Allard's "Five Decades" retrospective at Les Yeux du Monde, Sally Mann's "The Given: Studio Work" at Second Street Gallery, and Eugene Richards' "Thirteen Books" at the McGuffey Art Center— will open June 1, along with peripheral exhibitions by Steve McCurry (he who snapped National Geographic's immortal photo of a young Afghan girl) at the Charlottesville Transit Center, and by Rebecca Norris Webb at the Charlottesville Community Design Center. In addition, Lynn Johnson's poignant photos exploring hate crimes will hang in one of the downtown parks.
Supplementing these public events, Look3 pass and ticket holders will have access to successive evenings of interviews with Allard, Mann, and Richards, conducted by NPR's Alex Chadwick in the Paramount Theater. The Festival will also offer master classes, video screenings, and other midday events. Plus a venue entitled "YourSpace" will allow those who feel creative to upload, print, and display their own work (provided it addresses the unofficial festival theme, "serendipity"), continuing the anybody-can-show spirit of Nichols' backyard parties.
On June 8, the Ix Building will host "Shots," a "mammoth screening/bash" presenting the work of selected emerging photographers. And the Festival will conclude Saturday night at the Pavilion with "Works," showcasing cutting-edge international photographers and featuring music by the Hackensaw Boys.
For his part, Nichols is exhausted and says, in the future, "I think we have to accomplish things with about 90 percent less energy and angst." But then he smiles, noting, "Compromise can lead to mediocrity. We're making something that's worthy of the town.
"If we can come out of it with everybody feeling like there was a moment of time there in Charlottesville where we all came together," he says, "it will all be worth it."
For more information about Look3: Festival of the Photograph and/or to purchase tickets or festival passes, visit festivalofthephotograph.org.
Festival of the Photograph Board of Advisors David Griffin (Director of Photography National Geographic), Kathy Ryan (Photo Editor NY Times Sunday Magazine),and Melissa Harris (Editor Aperture magazine)meeting in Charlottesville October 2006.
Photo by Ian Nichols
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Due to a run-on sentence I wrote with a lack of key punctuation, in editing the two-volume THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH became conflated with the National Geographic article about the Grand Canyon, "The Unexpected Canyon." They are two completely separate project. THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH deals strictly with Fay's and Nichols' African Megatransect. Again, I am sorry for the confusing writing that led to the mistake.


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Our research indicates that Bishop Hill Guest House was built in 1850 or earlier. We believe this home was built by a Mr. Barnes and later was transfered to William S. Turner. It stayed in the Turner family until April, 1992 when George I. Todd purchased it from Mary Cardillo, a direct descendant of William S. Turnner. We purchased it from George I. Todd in 1996. In 2006 we began restoration of the original home and completed the restoration in 2008.
Welcome to our Bishop Hill Guest House.
Melding the old with the new, this Pre-Civil War home awaits you with a quiet and peaceful setting.
Located high atop one of southern Indiana's scenic ridges, Bishop Hill Guest House provides a panoramic view and over looks the Indian-Kentuck River which meanders through the valley below. It is beautiful in every season of the year as you can see by viewing our slideshow on the "Kitchen and Views" page of this website.


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http://tmblr.co/ZbdYayzJy77EI WANT CHESPIN x)
From my stranger friends on Twitter, it has become apparent that Fennekin's final evolution was designed BY furries FOR furries.
who's lonely and asks you to lend him a lowbie Pokemon. Post game, you see a pokeball in his house and a letter. Simple, yet kinda poignant.
http://imgur.com/a/NncyO?galleryAwesome artist draws first evo pokemon wearing a hoodie of their next evos!The results are adorable.
I'm honestly stumped as to the massive appeal of the Pokemon games, I got good old Red back when I was a kid capable of putting hundreds of hours into tedious level grinding and even then couldn't bring myself to stick to the end. These days every time I get the chance to play a bit of Pokemon I get instantly bored and put it down. I suppose its the "gotta catch them all" mechanic that appeals to the many OCD gamers. Its massive popularity has to come from somewhere, so I'm probably in the minority here.


text: There are ways to make fewer visits to the pump -- and pay less when you do go. By Cameron Huddleston, Former Online Editor April 21, 2011 With gasoline prices at $3.84 per gallon, on average, and likely to hit $4 by summer (see our outlook), you're probably feeling the pain at the pump. However, there are ways to keep gas costs under control. Chris Faulkner, CEO of Texas-based Breitling Oil and Gas Co., offers these ten tips: 1. Download a gas app to find cheaper prices. You can use your smart phone to comparison shop for the lowest gas prices in your zip code with a free app such as GasBuddy. If you don't have a smart phone, visit GasBuddy.com or gasprices.mapquest.com before you leave home or the office to check gas prices online. Sponsored Content 2. Don't buy gas near the highway. People like convenience, but gas stations near the highway charge 10 cents to 15 cents a gallon more, Faulkner says. Drive a little farther from the interchange to find a better deal (this is where the GasBuddy app is handy). If you're traveling, gas up in a rural town rather than a large city because prices will be lower. 3. Use a discount gift card. Discount gift card sites, such as Plastic Jungle and Gift Card Granny, sell cards at less than face value for gas stations, such as BP and Shell. They go quickly, though, so sign up for e-mail alerts to be notified when they're in stock. Also look for discounted gift cards for Walmart or grocery stores that have gas stations. Advertisement 4. Keep car windows closed on the highway because open windows add drag and reduce your car's gas mileage by as much as 10%. In stop-and-go traffic, lower your windows to reduce air-conditioning use, which will drain your gas tank. 5. Develop good driving habits. You can improve a vehicle's gas mileage by up to 5% by avoiding quick starts and stops. Gas mileage also decreases as you accelerate beyond 55 mph. 6. Don't carry unnecessary items in your car. Every 200 pounds to 250 pounds lowers your car's fuel efficiency by 1 mile per gallon. 7. Keep your tires properly inflated. Faulkner says he tested this with his mother's car. She added 7% to her gas mileage by keeping her tires properly inflated. Advertisement 8. Fill 'er up with regular. Most cars don't need the premium-grade gasoline, which cost 24 cents a gallon more, on average, than regular grade gas the week of April 18, according to the Energy Information Administration. 9. Combine errands with other driving you're going to do so you aren't making multiple trips and using more gas. 10. Don't overfill your tank. If you top off, you're just wasting money on the gas that inevitably sloshes out of the tank. Follow me on Twitter


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Spain's opposition leader has called on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign and allow another person to lead the government in the wake of an alleged corruption scandal that has engulfed the ruling Popular Party.
Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said Sunday that serious doubts have been cast on Rajoy's credibility following media allegations that he and other senior members of his party had received under-the-table payments.
On Saturday, Rajoy denied wrongdoing and promised to publicly disclose his personal accounts. However, public disquiet led to impromptu demonstrations in several cities with protesters calling on Rajoy to resign.
Esteban Gonzalez Pons, one of Rajoy's senior political allies, rapidly came to the government's defense, saying that "Spain needs help, not more punishment."


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Wild Card: Side Bets - Part 2
If you're following our walkthrough, you'll want to leave Nellis Air Force Base once you've convinced them to help you out, one way or another, when you need assistance during New Vegas' endgame. Your next destination should be the New Vegas Strip. You've undoubtedly been there multiple times already, so simply quick-travel to the front gate and head on through. Immediately upon entering, you'll be just about where you need to be. The Gomorrah is a large casino on your right. It's controlled by a group called the Omertas. Your run-through their casino and the events therein will help bring Gommorah's clan into your fold during the endgame, if you so desire their help. If you do, you can find more specific details by visiting the specific Side Quests entitled Bye Bye Love and How Little We Know, both of which being highly relevant to the events at the Gomorrah.
The other crew you'll want to visit on the Strip, once you're done with the Omertas at Gomorrah, is the White Glove Society. The White Glove Society solely controls the stately-looking casino on the New Vegas Strip, the one with the white façade and gigantic fountain in front of it called the Ultra-Luxe Casino. When you head there, you'll be able to undertake one Side Quest in particular called Beyond the Beef , though another Side Quest, Pheeble Will , also plays an important role in the events of your mission at the Ultra-Luxe. Be sure to consult the Side Quests section of our guide for more information if needed. Again, you'll want to try to finish that side quest so that the White Glove Society will be dealt with in the best way possible (according to your own preferences) during the end-game of Fallout: New Vegas.
When you're done with the White Glove Society, we recommend that you next move on to deal with another faction, the Great Khans. Hopefully you haven't been too rough on these guys, because if you have a bad enough reputation with them that they'll attack you on sight, you won't be able to enlist their help. The idea with them is to convince them that their alliance with the Legion isn't good for them, which will allow you to navigate through the Side Quest known as Oh My Papa . Red Rock Canyon, which is where the Great Khans call home, is on the far western edge of the map. Getting there isn't easy, so expect to have an arduous journey through some mountainous terrain to ultimately land at that location. It's due south of the Remnants Bunker, and southeast of the Super Mutant-controlled Jacobstown.
The fifth and final place you'll want to head (if you're following our walkthrough, anyway) is the Hidden Valley, which is a sandstorm-ridden location near the western edge of the map. It's surrounded by Neil's Shack to the north, Scorpion Gulch to the right, the REPCONN Test Site to the south, and the Powder Ganger Camp to the north. There, at one of the bunkers in the Hidden Valley, you'll find a hideout filled with the Brotherhood of Steel. If you're a Fallout 3 veteran, then you no doubt remember the Brotherhood of Steel, since they were everywhere in the Capital Wasteland. Here, out west, things aren't quite the same. The Brotherhood quarrels with the NCR fairly regularly, and have been hiding for awhile, as you'll find out in the Side Quest entitled Still in the Dark . Completing that side quest is a pre-requisite for bringing the Brotherhood of Steel into the fold for the endgame, if you want their help. It's a hell of a lengthy side quest, though, so consult the Side Quests section of this guide for more information on it.
No matter the decisions you made with each group, the only important thing in terms of concluding this mission is that you successfully made contact with all five groups mentioned earlier. Once you've done so, you can return to Lucky 38 Casino at the New Vegas Strip. If you're following our walkthrough, then Yes Man would have already been installed in lieu of letting House continue to run the show. Speak to Yes Man at his gigantic computer terminal, and give him an update on all five groups, letting him know what you've decided with each of them. Once that's out of the way, this mission will conclude. If you're following our particular playthrough to a tee, then you should expect to receive two new missions -- Wild Card: Finishing Touches and You'll Know It When It Happens -- from Yes Man. While you can conquer them in any order you choose, we recommend you move on to Wild Card: Finishing Touches next.


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Jonah Hill Apologizes For Homophobic Slurby Maggie Malach | PopCrush
Jonah Hill faced scrutiny after reportedly directing a homophobic term at a photographer last weekend. Earlier today (June 3), the Oscar-nominated actor sat down with 'The Howard Stern Show' to apologize for his actions.
TMZ released the video of Jonah responding to paparazzi who were goading him. One photographer reportedly told Jonah, "I like the shorts though, bro. They are pretty sexy," but it wasn't until the paparazzo began to walk away that Jonah spoke. "Suck my d–k, you f—-t," he said.
Speaking to Howard Stern, Jonah addressed the "heartbreaking situation." He explained that after the photographer had been following him around all day, attacking his family, Jonah lost his cool.
"In that moment I said a disgusting word that does not at all reflect how I feel about any group of people," he said." … I'm not at all defending my choice of words. I'm happy to be the poster boy for thinking about what you say. Those words … are rooted in hate, and that's bulls—."
The actor continued, admitting that as a gay rights activist, his word choice is upsetting for him.
"I'm happy to take the heat for using this disgusting word," he said. "It would break my heart is for anyone to think, especially after all the work I've done, and all the loved ones I have, that I'd be against anyone for their sexuality."
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Wyoming Game & Fish Trapping Wolves And Grizzly Bears
PINEDALE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has begun trapping wolves and grizzly bears in western Wyoming.
The idea behind the trapping is to help monitor the wolves and bears.
The agency is trapping wolves this summer in the northern Wind River Mountains and Gros Ventre (groh-VAWNT') Mountains north of Pinedale and east of Bondurant.
Grizzly bears are being trapped north and west of Pinedale.
Areas where trapping is being done are marked with warning signs.
Officials say monitoring the number, distribution and other activities of gray wolves and grizzly bears is vital to their ongoing recovery.


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If you are in the US and live close to a Micro Center location, there are some outstanding CPU/Motherboard bundle deals available to you.
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US pop god Bleu will be making his first visit to the UK in October to support the release of his new album "Four". Released in Europe on Lojinx and, following his hugely successful (495%!) Kickstarter campaign, his very own "The Major Label" in the US.
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20 Oct 10 The Regal Room, London
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Help with accounts online
Advice and guidance on how you can help those left behind in the future and also some guidance for those who are trying to manage online assets and accounts following a death of a loved one.
Increasingly we live and manage our lives online and many of us are accumulating a wealth of personal online assets and accounts. But what happens to our online assets when we're no longer here?
We carried out research which shows that 94%* of people hold online accounts and assets but 75%* say their loved ones are not fully aware of the online accounts and assets that they hold. Around one tenth (14%) of the people we surveyed would also like an online memorial to be set up in their memory following their death, but there's uncertainty about how to do this.
This guide offers some advice and guidance on how you can help loved ones in the future and also some guidance for those who are trying to manage a loved one's online assets and accounts following their death.
Technology and our lives 'online' continues to change and develop faster than the legal framework that exists to protect consumers who spend time online. However, there are some simple steps you can take to protect loved ones in the future.
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- RFID access control for our room and the building
- Amateur Radio use at the space (aka Ham Radio)
- MAME Cabinet ('nuff said)
- Digital Badges - Achievement unlocked!
Potential projects
- build a RepRap
- obtain/repair a laser etcher/cutter
- other group projects?
- build a LittleFe cluster, introduce it to area secondary schools.
- LittleFe is a small educational cluster made of low-powered boards, intended to be portable and able to demonstrate how a small cluster is built and operated. Used in high schools to teach computers and clustering.
- see http://littlefe.net/
- M. Standish at IU is leading this project (I thought I would pitch the idea here in his behalf, hope he agrees)
- already have possible leads on funding
- build a word clock


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Our Custom Made Ken Lawrence Custom Explorer for sale
Items Ken Lawrence Custom Explorer for sale Body Wood Mehogany Neck Wood Mahogany Construction Set-in Fingerboard Rosewood / Ebony Inlays Flaming Sun Inlays Scale Length 24.75" Frets 22 Pickups 2 Humbuckers Controls
1 Volume 1 Tone,3-Way Toggle Switch
Bridge T-O-M and Stop Tailpiece Finish
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String D'Addario Hardware Black Hardware
The Ken Lawrence Explorer Guitar owner: James Hetfield
James Hetfiled is the rhythm guitarist, co-founder, main composer and lead singer in the heavy metal band Metallica. Metallica was set up in Oct 1981, since that time, Metallica has won 9 Grammy Awards, and released 9 studio albums, three live albums, four extensive plays and twenty-four singles. In 2009, Hetfield was recorded No. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists, and rated No. twenty four in the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists after beating Parader. James favors Explorer guitar so much that he has employed Explorer guitars from Gibson to ESP successively, and he has been the primary endorser for ESP since 1980. James' main custom-made guitar is the Explorer specifically manufactured by Ken Lawrence.
Ken Lawrence Explorer Guitar Maker: Ken Lawrence
Ken Lawrence Musical Instruments was established by Ken Lawrence in 1986 for bass and guitar custom design business. Except remaining as a luthier, Ken Lawrence is also a bassist, he commenced building electric guitar in Moonstone Guitars in 1981 and 5 years later he setup his personal business. Ken Lawrence primarily hand crafts instruments, so the handling usually takes him one full year to accomplish an instrument, and the yearly producing quantity is 20 to 25, so the cost is fairly high-priced. And he also custom makes guitars for Hetfield and his band mates from American music band Metallica. What he made for James is fundamentally based upon ESP explorer, but the headstock and fingerboard inlays differ somehow.
Features of Our Ken Lawrence Custom Explorer for sale
Over years many buyers consulted the Ken Lawrence Explorer with us, maybe because it's truly hard to find, and the period to customize one is too long or possibly the price is too large. Anyway, we then commenced to study and copy this instrument. We even bought a utilized Ken Larence explorer at a high price, so we've got all precise specs and measurements of this unique guitar! The largest problem to replicate this instrument lies at some specific woods which we make contact with numerous wood providers and finally found some hard woods of tropical rain forest. Our replicated Ken Lawrence Custom Explorer for sale was made of rosewood fretboard, mahogany neck and body.
(Please refer to the above specs-sheet, we know that the original Ken Lawrence is featured ebony fretboard. But now our replicated Ken Lawrence featured rosewood fretboard. Honestly, our ebony fretboard is darker than the original. We found that on the visual design side, the rosewood fretboard is much closer to the original guitar. However, you have the freedom to choose which kind of wood you think will suit your taste better. With our previous production and sale experience, lots of our customers prefer to rosewood fretboard, which definitely gives them a warmer tone and incredible sustain. Of course, ebony fretboard is also populared by lots of people. All in all, It is only a matter of taste. If you would like the original ebony fretboard, we can also meet your need. )
James acquired this guitar from luthier Ken Lawrence sometime between 2003-2006. It featured Flaming Sun fingerboard inlays. Our replicated Ken Lawrence Custom Explorer for sale strictly follows the original one.
We bought professional drawings and meticulously studied this electric guitar, thus we can grasp every details of processing technique. Besides, they are absolutely 100% hand-mades, strictly adhere to the original.
Some customers come here complaining about other sellers' ken lawrence guitars, due to they do not enquire and ask for detail pictures carefully before they order the items. However, it's too late to repent after recieve the guitar. Here, we just emphasize two important points. One is about the headstock shape, Compared to other sellers, our Ken Lawrence explorer is the first and the only correct replica. Their headstock is twice larger than ours,that is to say, their headstock is twice larger than the original, let alone other aspects.
The other is about processing method. Most cheaper guitars out there use a veneer technology, which would save lots of time and cost. What that means is that instead of an actual substantial piece, they cut the wood very thin. This gives the guitar a nice appearance, but it won't have the tonal impact of an actual top!!! A veneer is a real piece, just cut very thin for cost purposes. The best way to tell if it is veneered is to follow the grain from a flat surface, like the top, to an adjoining surface, like the edge. If the edge shows the end grain from the top, it is solid. If not, likely veneered.
But it is different with the original guitar, which features a mahogany body with a quilted top. What we use is exactly the same with the original guitar. According to my knowledge, we are the only and the first manufacturer to adopt this top technology. It needs an exquisite level of craftsmanship.
EMG is typically used, EMG-81 in bridge and EMG-60 in neck. However we offer far more selections on pickups selection, except the actual EMG pick-ups which we also bought for your requirements, Wilkinson pick-ups is exactly what we strongly recommended because of its high quality and inexpensive price. It can save you a lot funds!! The Wilkinson pickups with the same specifications as EMG pickups are considerably less expensive than the latter!!
Ken Lawrence Explorer Guitar Vs ESP Explorer
Similarity: Mahogany body and neck, 22 frets, Black hardware (tune-o-matic bridge and stop wiring board and tuners), one volume control.
Difference: Ken Lawrence Explorer is one of James Hetfield's Favorite guitars. Most oftenly used live for ballad songs and ocassionally Master Of Puppets. You'll be able to find the James Hetfield Ken Lawrence explorer in video Cunning Stunts. In fact, James Hetfield utilized this instrument in a lot of audio, like Mashup Denny's Playlist. Some people think ESP crafted the Ken Lawrence Explorer, but in fact it was produced by Ken Lawrence. It has the ESP Mx body shape ,but the cool 3+3 headstock is designed by Ken Lawrence himself.
Only the finest woods and hardware go into this masterpiece. We comply with Ken Lawrence explorer specs strictly. So our replicated Ken Lawrence Custom Explorer for sale are nearly the same with the original one. All in all, our guitars are quality assured and cost-effective and can save much money for you.
This guitar has some truly great features for the right price. It will satisfy a lot of musicians' desires. If you are interested in our Ken Lawrence Custom Explorer for sale, please don't hesitate to contact us. Pictures in our website are limited, and a lot of high-definition pictures will be provided if you email us.
NOTE: We also provided customization of several LEFT-HANDED MX-220, MX-250, left-handed guitar lovers please pay close attention to our LEFT-HANDED GUITARS COLUMN. Furthermore, we can customize some other guitars of James Hetfield as well. Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have and we'll be more than happy to answer them for you.
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"Democracy delivers rough and tumble debates all the time – all citizens, especially politicians, need to be a little more thick skinned," Professor Anton Harber of the Wits journalism school told the Mail & Guardian on Tuesday.
An ad promoting a fast food outlet was due to be aired on the public broadcaster's channels on Monday night, and was meant to be aired until February, but it was pulled just two hours before it was scheduled to be flighted, the Star reported on Tuesday.
The animated commercial begins with the words "Dinner time at Nkandla" appearing over a picture of a mansion.
The next frame is indoors. A woman, seated at one end of an extremely long dining room table lined with children and several other women on both sides, says in isiZulu: "Oh Zuzulicious, we're having fish and chips from Shabba today."
The huge family enjoys the fish and chips dinner.
An animated Zuma responds: "Eat up honeybunch, there is a lot of good food here. It's from the Fish and Chip Company. There are many of you in this house, at only R25 even Pravin will approve this.
Harber added the SABC had a "sense of humour failure" and were being "oversensitive".
His stance is mirrored by Stiwe Chireka, communication specialist at the International Data Corporation, who believes the SABC were being "too politically correct".
"You can't control the media. Unfortunately, mass communication like this can go viral very quickly," Chireka told the M&G.
The video was aired on several social media platforms and by late Tuesday morning received over 3 000 views.
"The SABC forgot about the other platforms that will immediately see that this goes viral," Chireka added.
By midday on Tuesday the SABC had not officially stated their reasons for not flighting the advert.
"We are going to be issuing a statement soon. Until then I can't help you," SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago told the M&G.
But, Harber said the SABC must give reasons for censoring the advert.
"They are obliged to show the processes they followed in making this decision, and the onus is on them to explain their reasons for not airing it," he added.
'Good taste and decency'
The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (Asasa) governs the suitability of adverts for broadcast in South African media – but no complaint was formally made to them about the advert.
Clause two in section II of the advertising code states: "No advertising may offend against good taste or decency or be offensive to public or sectoral values and sensitivities, unless the advertising is reasonable and justifiable in an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom."
Furthermore, clause 11 in the same section of the code aims to protect the rights of individuals.
"Advertisements should not, except in the circumstances noted in 11.2, portray or refer to, by whatever means, any living persons unless their express prior permission has been obtained. Advertisers should also take care not to offend the religious or other susceptibilities of those connected in any way with deceased persons depicted or referred to in any advertisement," it reads.
"If the ad didn't flight, our hands are tied," Leon Grobler, manager of dispute resolution at Asasa told the M&G.
"We would only invoke an order or undertake an investigation when there is a complaint – but there was none. I can only guess the broadcaster made their own decision not to air it based on its content."
Later on Tuesday, the SABC released a statement, saying it "reserves the right to exercise editorial control over all content …"
Kganyago said, "We are of the view that the advert implied an endorsement of the product sold by the Fish and Chip Company." He said that all advertisements must be received five working days before broadcast to allow the SABC to do quality checks but this ad was received late.


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Instead of being able to see and read my Sent messages I am getting a heading above the header with the subject, the sender and time. In the Header I see From:, Subject: and Date: with nothing displayed in Date:
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Fashion Design Student Competes in 48-Hour Outdoor Wear Design Competition
Outdoor Retailer celebrates 10th cycle of design competition with an impressive group of student competitors
Jillian Miranda, a senior fashion design student from Kent State University's School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, was recently chosen to compete in tradeshow organizer Outdoor Retailer's signature design competition from Jan. 23 – 26 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Only five talented student designers from state universities across the country were chosen to participate in Project OR - Cycle 10, an event that promises to be the tradeshow's most historic and vibrant student design competition to date. The outdoor industry's original 48-hour concept-to-prototype design competition, Project OR - Cycle 10, will be held concurrently with the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.
"These five students join an exclusive group of top-level product designers invited to go head-to-head in front of the entire outdoor industry," says Kenji Haroutunian, vice president at Nielsen Expositions and Outdoor Retailer show director.
Miranda, from Chardon, Ohio, is a former competitive aerial skier with a passion for outerwear and travel. Most recently, Miranda completed a summer internship with 686, an innovative, fashionable outerwear and technical apparel company located in Los Angeles, Calif.
"Last year, I was runner-up for the 686 Reclaim Project at SnowSports Industry America. I was given an internship with 686, which I completed this past summer," Miranda says. "It also gave me the tools to design and create my senior collection, which is a men's ready-to-wear line specific for bike commuters."
"Jillian has a passion for that segment of the industry," says Associate Professor Sherry Schofield, who also is associate director of Kent State's School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. "Her senior collection, which will be showcased in the annual fashion show in April, will be a great collection highlighting functional men's garments, which go from bike to boardroom."
On the opening morning of the show, the five competitors will be given a design brief from which they will make initial sketches, source materials from the fabric and garment component manufacturers on the show floor, and race the clock to build a prototype before the 48-hour time limit expires. The final prototypes will be judged by a panel of Outdoor Retailer-selected design, supplier and manufacturer industry professionals that will carefully review each stage of the contestants' work. The winner of Project OR Cycle 10 will be declared the afternoon of day three after each designer has given a final presentation. Project OR is possible through support from the outdoor and textile industries. Past sponsors include Hyperbola, Cordura, GE/eVent, Invista, Rogers Corp, Schoeller, YKK and media partners, Textile Insight and WGSN. Project OR is directed by Eric Steele of Steele Media and guided by academic liaison Kathlyn Swantko of Fabriclink.
"Five years after the inception of our signature design competition, the industry continues to be inspired by and actively employ the young designers who have braved the gauntlet of Project OR," Haroutunian says.
The prize for the winning design includes a profile in Techstyle Insight Magazine, as well as an all-expense paid trip to Outdoor Retailer's Summer Market in August 2013 to serve as a mentor to the chosen competitors.
Webisodes of past Project OR competitions can be found on www.outdoorretailer.com. Extended student biographies are also available here.
The other four Winter Market 2013 student competitors hail from Middle Tennessee State University, California State University Long Beach, University of Delaware and Missouri State University.
Outdoor Retailer brings together retailers, manufacturers, industry advocates and media to conduct the business of outdoor recreation through tradeshows, product demo events and Web-based business solutions. Produced by Nielsen Expositions and based in San Juan Capistrano, California, Outdoor Retailer also provides and promotes retailer education, advocacy, responsibility and critical face-to-face business initiatives within the outdoor industry.


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Tour Name : Flores Rinca Sulawesi Cruise 05 Days 04 Nights
Rate : (Direct Booking Only)
Bunk Class : USD 800/person/twin share
Participant : Minimum 04 person for guarantee departure and max 8 person onboard
Duration : 05 Days 04 Nights
Flores Rinca Sulawesi Cruise 05 Days 04 Nights
Adventures Trips from Labuan bajo to Kanawa Island, Rinca Island Komodo Dragon Trekking, Sabolon Island, Takabonerate Atoll, Selayar and Ending in Bira Beach of South Sulawesi Indonesia.
This trip only available from Oct to November and 03 times a month and total of 06 cruises, We are the only company that serve on this area and we will take you the the third biggest atoll in the World and explore the beauty underwater of Takabonerate Atoll and Selayar Island in South Sulawesi in 06 Days 05 Nights One Way Trip.
The Itinerary below:
Day 01: Labuan Bajo-Kanawa Island-Rinca Island-Kalong Island
Pick you up at the airport or your hotel in Labuan Bajo, sail to Kanawa island before lunch and snorkeling or just beach combing in Kanawa Island, afternoon sail to Rinca Island and trek to search for Komodo Dragons and other wildlife.
Return to your boat and sail to Kalong island to see thousands of Fruit Bats on Mangrove island. overnight. ( Lunch and Dinner )
Day 02: KALONG ISLAND-SEBAYUR ISLAND-SABOLON ISLAND-JAMPEA ISLAND
Wake up by the sunrise, after breakfast, leave Kalong island and sail to Sebayur island for snorkeling, we spend until lunch time and sail to Sabolon island. before sunset, we will have long night sail to Jampea Island. Overnight ( Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner )
Day 03: JAMPEA ISLAND-LATINGIANG TAKABONERATE ATOLL
Arrive in Jampean before lunch time, visit the fishing village of Jampea, This ub=nique village located inside the logoon. After lunch sail to Latingiang Island, one of the island in Takabonerate Atoll. Overnight. ( Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner )
Day 04: TAKABONERATE ATOLL INCLUDING JINATO-TINABO ISLANDS-SELAYAR
Spend the whole day in the atoll, snorkeling on loneyly one of the lonely island and explore the reefs. Afternoon sail to Selayar island. Overnight ( Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner )
Day 05: SELAYAR ISLAND WALL SNORKELING-LIUKANG ISLAND-BIRA BEACH SOUTH SULAWESI
Explore the reefs of Selayar island, enjoy the snorkeling on eastern coast of Pulau Selayar and in the evening sail to Liukang island on the north of Selayar and transfer to Bira Beach and check in at the hotel you book or we help you to book. End of Services ( Breakfast and Lunch)
Price included:
All meals, snorkeling gear, all land tours and trekking, mineral drinking water, entrance fees, guide fees on the island, ranger fees, pick up and transfer in Lombok and Labuan Bajo, English speaking guide, conservation fees in Gili Island, Satonda Island and Komodo National Park in total is : USD 75/person ( included )
Price excluded:
Alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks, return air tickets, Crew Tipping, Camera taxes, gratuities for crews, accommodation on land.


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Cowin plans to run the eleven-race IHRA Hooters Drag Racing Series and will run a limited NHRA POWERade tour as well. This provides a triumphant return to the sport for the son of Australian drag racing legend Graeme Cowin. Most recently the father/son duo campaigned a dragster in the United States.
Cowin is excited with the potential of this program.
"I am so excited about this that I can't sleep at all," Cowin said. "I was supposed to marry my girlfriend Jenny in the Fiji Islands and it was going to be a big deal. Now I guess we'll be bringing the entourage to North Carolina instead. This is an answer to my prayers."
Griffin, the founder of the industry-leading Atlantic Claims, Inc. http://www.atlanticclaims.com, is no stranger to the racing community having raced in the Top Dragster and Super Comp divisions. He is also a past Roy Hill's Drag Racing School instructor. When he decided to field a Top Fueler, he looked no further than Carrier for advice.
"Mark Carrier is first class," Griffin said. "He helped me to assemble the right team. Having the right personnel is the most important part of any program and I am confident that we have assembled a young and energetic team. This is a team of young players wise beyond their years."
Carrier first met Griffin about five years ago and admits he's been impressed with his professionalism. He will serve as the team's advisor and plans to align the Carrier Brothers team with the upstart operation for the years to come.
'I am very happy for these guys," Carrier said. "This is a team filled with youth and enthusiasm. When you interject a healthy dose of young players into any sport, it bodes well for the future. I see a lot of good things coming forth from this program."
Keith Stewart, most recently with David Baca, will complete the next generation movement. In fact, Stewart is the oldest among the key figures of the team. At 32, he's a year older than Griffin and six over Cowin.
Stewart has worked with Cowin during his stints as driver for the Darrell Gwynn New York Yankees car as well as the Cowin family dragster.
"They will grow together," Carrier adds. "That is what happens when you have a team that is very goal-oriented and they spend time together working toward it. I have the utmost of confidence they will do the right things. He is good for the sport."
Joining in the team for their marketing and media relations will be Ryan Beadle. Beadle is the son of multi-time World Champion Raymond Beadle. Following the lead of Griffin, Cowin and Stewart, Beadle is only 25.
Like his teammates, Beadle admits, "I've been around this stuff all of my life."
Cowin will be racing with familiar company when it comes to working in association with Carrier. A life-threatening, non-racing accident is all that separated Cowin from the Carrier Boys team two-years ago. He has since made a full recovery and looks forward to the reunion.
"This will be a lot of fun and I am looking to being a part of this team," Cowin said. "It's one thing to be a team of also-rans, but this one has the potential to win it all. That excites me."
Cowin held the IHRA Top Fuel record for nearly a year until the mark was bettered by Clay Millican during the final event of the 2005 IHRA Hooters Drag Racing season. Ironically, Stewart was a member of Cowin's team when the record was established.
The team plans a rigorous pre-season test schedule that will begin in January. For more information, visit the team's website at http://www.scottgriffinmotorsports.com.


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Ray's Take It's that time when people start looking forward to summer vacations. Unfortunately, all too often, the aftermath of those vacations turns out to be more than just wonderful memories – a blown budget and burdensome debt.
This year, develop a vacation budget now to help avoid the impulsive spending that comes with thinking, "It's OK – I'm on vacation."
Every vacation breaks down into three major cost areas: transportation, lodging and activities. Think about what type of vacation you want – beach time, foreign exploration, family visits, etc. – and determine which area is going to take the most of your budget and how you can reduce expenses in other areas. Different people value each part differently. There's no "right" or "wrong" amounts to spend, unless they add up to more than you can afford.
For example, you can save in New York City by seeing museums instead of musicals. Or, instead of a fancy beach resort, search online for apartment rentals. They are sometimes less expensive than hotel rooms, and give you extra living space plus a kitchen. You can usually substantially reduce meal expenses by opting for local restaurants than eating at a hotel, and enjoy a more authentic dining experience.
However, often the biggest budget buster in a vacation is not the cost of getting there or lodging – that's typically determined by you in advance. The problem is the "Why not?" factor once you arrive. Fancier meals, extra beverages and loads of souvenirs – all these purchases add up quickly. We hold the line on this through all-inclusive resorts like Club Med or group trips with Road Scholar. The up-front price tag looks a bit daunting, but it usually works out better than "a la carte." Others find setting a daily budget and sticking to it helps – when the day's money is spent, that's it. Either approach can keep things from spiraling out of control.
Dana's Take Family vacations are such a big-ticket budget item that family harmony is important to maximizing return on investment. For every moment of sulking on a trip, Mom and Dad see dollars flying out the window. Improve buy-in before the trip by including kids in planning the itinerary.
Ask kids to research activities in your chosen city. Trip Advisor, Cruise Critic (even if you're not cruising), Virtual Tourist and Fodor's are a good start.
Allow each child to propose activities, including cost estimates. When you work out the itinerary, balance kid-chosen outings with parent choices. Insert plenty of downtime—good family time is more about quality than quantity.
Once on the trip, the kids will look forward to their portions of the trip and hopefully be more patient with Mom and Dad's plans. Including the kids in planning will pump up the value for your holiday, resulting in a more enjoyable and less stressful experience for everyone.


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Boulder County residents can get free pickup loads of mulch from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday from the county's Debris Management Site at 2815 Jay Road.
If You Go
What: Boulder County is giving away pickup loads of mulch created from woody flood debris
When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 20
Where: Boulder County Debris Management Site, 2815 Jay Road, Boulder
The county created the mulch from woody debris and vegetation its contractors removed from creek beds and drainage ways after last September's floods. It's for personal use only and is not available for resale or commercial use.
County residents interested in getting the free mulch should drive pickup trucks to the Debris Management Site, which can be accessed off 28th Street near its intersection with Violet Avenue in the city of Boulder.
There, they will check in with Boulder County staff near the entrance to the site in order to sign a waiver — excusing the county from any liability risks associated with such potential contaminants as molds, fungus and insects that the mulch may contain.
People will then be directed to the mulch pile where their trucks will be loaded by the county staff using a skid-steer loader.
Boulder County Transportation Department spokesman Andrew Barth said about 2,980 truckloads of high-hazard vegetative flood debris — about 29,074 cubic yards, or 2,100 tons — have been hauled from the county's creeks and drainage areas to the Debris Management Site since March.
Another 18,303 cubic yards, or about 1,091 tons of debris were hauled there from roadside collections by the county's contractors.
Boulder County is asking people getting the free mulch to use it safely and mitigate fire risks on and around their properties because the material can easily be ignited by sparks and fire.
Tips for mitigating those risks and preparing for possible wildfires will be provided at the Debris Management Site and also are available by visiting BoulderCounty.org/Wildfire Mitigation or by calling Ryan Ludlow the county's outreach forester, at 720-564-2641.
Contact Times-Call staff writer John Fryar at 303-684-5211 or email@example.com


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Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui: Superbly located along Chaweng, Koh Samui's finest beach, offers first class Thai hospitality. Enjoy the exceptional facilities of this award winning deluxe resort which combines the spirit and culture of the island with tranquil ambience and sheer beauty.
Recently refurbished the resort offering the highest level of comfort including 203 rooms, meeting facilities with extensive beachfront and landscaped gardens and provides an ideal venue for outdoor dining and hospitality events.
Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui has successfully achieved the prestigious EarthCheck Silver Status Certification. To earn this, we had to report our environmental footprint to independent auditors and adhere to internationally recognized standard of Best Practice. Securing a highly ranked benchmarking result requires a strong commitment across all levels of the organization and the imbedding of sustainability principles into all policies and procedures.
During the process, Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui was also required to submit a year's worth of operational data which was benchmarked against industry Best Practice. The data was then measured against a number of key indicators such as energy and water consumption, total waste production, and community commitment.
For economies reliant on travel and tourism, EarthCheck's benchmarking data provides the only historical record of the global environmental impacts of the industry over the past 12 years. More importantly, it rates the effectiveness of industry efforts to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG) and conserve natural resources at a project-by-project level.
In order to achieve this award, the key is to accelerate staff awareness and everyone's involvement for their specific green actions in the daily operations. With this great achievement for Benchmarking, Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui will continue to strengthen its commitment to environmental and social issues in an effective, efficient and sustainable way.


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HOLLYWOOD - Sofia Vergara, who plays a sensuously lascivious trophy wife on the hit sitcom Modern Family has just been named as the highest paid actress on television.
The 41-year-old buxom babe, whose bra size is a stunning 32-F recently said on The Viagra View that she gets an average of four movie scripts per week.
Ms. Vergara revealed that she makes $30 million a year. She said that she gets offers to do all kinds of advertisements for everything from feminine hygiene products to automobiles.
The Colombian-born bombshell stated that she just learned that her Sofia Vergara Inflatable Doll has just become the biggest selling inflatable doll in the history of inflatable dolls.
She giggled when she said that she was given 20 of the dolls by the manufacturer and she will be giving them out as Christmas presents to her close friends.
She pointed out that her Sofia Vergara Bobblehead Doll literally flies off the shelves as soon as they are stocked.
And she proudly added that her Sofia Vergara Action Figure Doll is the number one doll on the entire European continent as well as in Asia and of course South America.
SIDENOTE: Sofia is currently negotiating with a company in Beverly Hills that will be manufacturing her very own Sofia Vergara Big Mamacita Bras.


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On a world where nearly every girl is a princess, not every princess is going to sing to birds or go off looking for her one true love. Princess Christi, the star of Brian McLachlan's The Princess Planet decides to trade in her ball gown for a spandex suit. With her snowman companion, Princess Christi travels her world to find all sorts of adventures amidst monsters, mythical creatures, sorcerers, and rogues. But she fights not with a double-edge blade than with double entendres—of the kid-friendly variety.
If I were to sum up The Princess Planet in a single sentence, I'd describe it as the all-ages answer to Oglaf (NSFW), with more eclectic fantasy tastes. In her travels across the planet, Princess Christi meets Medusa, wizards, a legendary hero named Smirkulees, a genie who loves adding a twist to her wishes, a robot, Frankenstein's monster, and plenty of other characters from the genre grab-bag. No one ever seems particular surprised to encounter even the strangest creature on the Princess Planet, least of all Princess Christi, who is just as likely to brunch with a beastie as hit it over the head.
The defining characteristic of The Princess Planet, though, is its humor. McLachlan is a master of the cheesy joke, and this comic is exclusively for lovers of puns and gags. McLachlan riffs on medieval heraldry (Christi's royal parents never can decide on a sigil for their kingdom), Medusa's hair (That snakeskin shedding? That's her dandruff.), and whether Pinocchio or Frankenstein's monster has it worse. These are the sorts of jokes where you half-expect the other characters to do a flip-take at the punchline. But even though these comics clearly fall into "dumb joke" territory, they're cleverly executed, with plenty of running gags, jokes that build upon jokes, and puns that show how thoroughly McLachlan has overthought fantasy and science fiction tropes. It's easy to binge on the comic's several hundred strip archive and never grow tired of McLachlan's G-rated goofballery.
As the comic goes on, eventually Christi and her fellow princesses engage in brief story arcs, where their challenges are solved over the course of multiple comics. But even in the course of these arcs, each strip ends with a joke and each problem is solved with a bit of fantasy logic or a brilliantly silly gag.
The top image comes from a series of images for an imagined Princess Planet game. Prints are available from Society6.


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The impending 3.8% tax on investment income scheduled to become effective in 2013 may have your upper-middle-class clients scrambling to find ways to reinvest their funds. While withdrawals from Roth IRAs will be exempt, clients who will become subject to the new taxes generally aren't eligible to contribute directly to a Roth IRA. Since the 3.8% tax applies only to taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes over $200,000, investing directly in a Roth won't work because of the income limits currently applicable to Roth contributions.
Luckily, there is a way around these limits—you can reduce tax liability for your high-income clients while simultaneously increasing their investments in tax-preferred vehicles by advising these clients to invest in an Overfunded Roth.
What Is a Nondeductible IRA?
Even clients who cannot directly invest in a Roth IRA may be able to add funds indirectly through a nondeductible IRA contribution. Nondeductible IRA funds are contributed into the same type of account as traditional contributions. A traditional IRA can hold both deductible and nondeductible funds, and the account owner is tasked with maintaining records of whether the contributions were deductible.
A taxpayer may make nondeductible contributions to an IRA when his or her adjusted gross income is too high to qualify for a tax deduction. Many of your clients will be subject to these income rules—in 2012, a single person who participates in another employer-sponsored plan won't be able to deduct IRA contributions if his or her income exceeds $68,000 (the limit is $112,000 for married individuals if both spouses may participate in another plan or $183,000 if only one spouse has the participation option).
Investing in a Roth account is similarly limited—individuals must earn less than $125,000 in 2012 to contribute to a Roth IRA, and married couples must earn under $183,000 combined.
This is where nondeductible IRA contributions become attractive: there are no income limits. Your higher income clients are eligible to contribute up to $5,000 ($10,000 per married couple) annually to an IRA, but the contribution is not tax deductible. The annual amounts are increased to $6,000 ($12,000 per married couple) for taxpayers 50 and older.
These nondeductible contributions are allowed as long as the taxpayer is younger than 70 ½ years old and has earned income at least equal to the contribution.
How Does the Conversion Work?
In 2010, income limitations on converting a traditional IRA account into a Roth IRA were eliminated. This allows your upper middle class clients to indirectly contribute to a Roth account that would otherwise be off-limits. As mentioned, the client can contribute $5,000 (or $6,000 if he or she is 50 or older) to a traditional IRA account, foregoing the tax deduction because of income limits. He or she can then convert the funds into a Roth IRA. This process can be repeated each year—allowing your clients to accumulate substantial funds over time.
The account growth between the time that the funds are originally contributed to the nondeductible IRA and the time that the account is converted into a Roth is taxed as ordinary income. When the funds are eventually withdrawn from the Roth IRA, they won't be subject to income tax or the 3.8% tax on investment income scheduled to take effect next year.
Potential Pitfalls
This system of indirectly funneling funds into a Roth IRA will not be effective for clients who already have substantial amounts invested in a traditional IRA because of the "pro rata rule." This rule requires a taxpayer to include all IRA assets when determining the taxes due on a Roth conversion.
For example, if the client has $95,000 in a traditional IRA and converts $5,000 to a Roth via a nondeductible contribution, the converted amount would be 95% taxable because the traditional IRA is counted as well. There are ways of getting around this—for example, the traditional IRA funds can be rolled into a 401(k)—but the options aren't appropriate for all clients.
Additionally, if your client needs to access the converted funds he or she will have to pay a 10% penalty if the funds are withdrawn within five years of the conversion (unless the client is 59 ½ or older).
To conclude, while investing in an Overfunded Roth IRA isn't appropriate for all clients, it may provide a viable option to those upper middle class clients who are otherwise unable to contribute to a Roth. These clients can then enjoy the usual benefits of investing in a Roth—tax-free withdrawals later in life, for example—and also invest in an account that will be exempt from the 3.8% investment income tax scheduled to take effect next year.
For additional coverage of this issue and similar ones, we invite you to sign up with AdvisorOne's Summit Business Media partner, National Underwriter Advanced Markets, for a free trial.
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