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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:22 pm
Post subject: Lawn Aerator/Scarifier from Lidl
Does anyone have any knowledge/experience of the upcoming offer from Lidl
I usually hire a commercial type scarifier from a local plant hire for €25 per half day. It's bigger than the Lidl one but doesn't have an aerator.
Based upon using it once a year it would pay for itself in four years.
Any thoughts?
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:46 pm
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In fairness to Lidl they certainly do offer the cost alternative, in relation to problems afterwards, how are u fixed, thats the only question I'd have
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:46 pm
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I was considering this special from Aldi too but don't think it would do the job for me. I have a badly compacted lawn, very wet with lots of moss. From what I read it would appear that I should use a hollow tined aerator that would actually remove a plug of soil, leaving the hole to be filled with sandy loam.
This Aldi one looks like it has solid tines that simply pushes a hole into the ground, not really helping an already compacted soil.
The scarifier part probably would work fine but how deep can you go with the blades? I suspect the commercial ones would offer greater adjustment on depth? This might not be a concern on a reasonably maintained lawn that just needs an annual clean up.
I'm interested in your experience of the hire unit, do they do a good job in cleaing out well established moss and thatch? Do you need the lawn to dry out first or can you use them when ground still wet?
ALDI/LIDL do great bargains on garden and power tools but I've mixed views on their long term value. I bought one of these cordless trimmers a few years ago thinking it would be very useful around the garden.
But it turned out to be practically useless and I returned to an old hand clippers and good secuteurs. I bought one of their shiney chrome forks too which the prongs twisted on after a bit of heavy digging (in our clay soil!). I would have been better to pay twice the price for a forged True Temper fork.
But since I haven't used either a scarifier or aerator yet I'm probably not best placed to comment!!
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:42 pm
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... in relation to problems afterwards, how are u fixed, thats the only question I'd have
If you mean breakdowns/repairs etc. I and many others can vouch for their after-sales service. They sell top brand telescopes at Christmas. I know a few people who had problems with theirs, tracking etc. problems with computer motors. A quick phone call to Lidl always had either the required part or full replacement scope sent out free of charge, yet that telescope bought elswhere would set you back around 250 euro, Lidl charge 160 euro!
They actually do care for their own reputation, which can't be said about many larger more expensive chains. I would bet a pound to your penny if one of their cheap plants failed in your garen, they wouldn't hesitate in shipping you out a replacement. Understandably, many people feel they can't complain about failures because it's so cheap to begin with. With Lidl, you couldn't be more wrong. No point them offering you all that stuff, then it being so bad you never go back. OK you get what you pay for, but often you get more.
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:59 am
Post subject: scarified for life
At 100 euros (about £90uk) its a snip. Best prices in UK for a similar start at 125 squids and climb rapidly to 200+.
However 100euros spent is 100euros gone on a tool you will only use at most once a year. Rest of the time it's in storage and unless you clean it scrupulously before you store it, it'll be manky next year. Over the years I found that anything you don't use once a month you don't need. And anything your neighbour borrows once a month you won't have shortly. The bottom line question is have you a satisfactory result on your lawn with the hired tool? Other questions for the pot. Will the cost of hire be €50 a half-day next year? Have you a free space to store your own machine all year? Can you hide it from your neighbour?
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:14 pm
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I have used a scarifier ( spelling doesn't look right) which I hired, over the past ten years to clear the lawn of moss before the summer mowing. I achieved the best results in may as the moss was dryer and there was less volume of moss to be brought to the recycling centre as a result. I agree with the point about
this machine as you will use it about
a year. Let someone else store and maintain it is my idea. The hired model is a big brute of a thing which leaves your lawn looking the worst for wear for about a week but thereafter you reap the benefits as it will be much easier to mow. On the quality of Lidl/Aldi and after sales service; as has been said I have found them second to none. I have an electric chainsaw and a power hedge trimmer. I have had to have the hedgetrimmer repaired. Once I produced the receipt though it was plain sailing after that.
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Well if the after sales service is that good, they have a new customer, I've always held back because of the issues I've had in the past with buying cheap and finding no aftersales service. Thanx for the tip
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Lawn Aerator/Scarifier from Lidl
[quote="Yorky"]Does anyone have any knowledge/experience of the upcoming offer from Lidl
Well having seen this topic (and we have a serious moss problem) we decided it was worth speculating €100 as we would need a hired one for more than half a day. We laid this lawn three and a half years ago and have never scarified or aeriated it. We went and purchased one on Thursday morning. We can't believe how good it is! It is quite light and easy to use and it lifted so much moss from our lawn. We gave up using the box after a short time because it filled up too quickly. We raked it up with a lawn rake and filled it into a wheelbarrow. We took 50 full barrows of moss (it is a large lawn) and that was just with the aeriator! We will let it rest for about a week and then scarify it. We did it over two days and we now have the machine to do it again when it needs doing. Definitely a good investment.
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Julian Bond, civil rights activist and "Eyes on the Prize" narrator, has died at 75. Bond was present at the start of the civil rights movement during the 1960s as a co-founder and communications director of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He participated in many early campaigns and voter registration drives in rural Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. He entered politics in his twenties and was elected to four terms as a Representative in Georgia, and later served six terms in the Georgia Senate. He was also chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1998 to 2010 and was the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
Julian Bond was the narrator of the series Eyes on the Prize for all fourteen episodes. After Henry Hampton's death Bond was a champion of Hampton's work and the Film & Media Archive where all the materials that went into making Eyes on the Prize are housed. When the Film Archive opened to the public in 2002, Bond delivered the keynote address and spoke about Hampton's original plan to have an onscreen narrator,
I was to be the on-screen narrator, describing movement scenes for a viewing audience as archival film and interviews with participants carried the story forward. And so we went to Montgomery, Alabama, and Henry poised me in the balcony of the Holt Street Baptist Church, where on December 5, 1955, at the first meeting of the Montgomery bus boycott, Martin Luther King made his first-ever civil rights speech. And we traveled to Selma, and in the early morning mist, I stood at the apex of the Edmund Pettus Bridge and intoned, in my best and deepest television voice, the words Henry had given me. And then we went to Money, Mississippi, and I stood on the Tallahatchie River banks at the spot where Emmett Till's body had been discovered, and I did a stand-up in front of the store where young Till had sealed his fate by saying "Bye, baby" to the wife of the storekeeper. And as I stood there, my back to the road, pickup trucks with shotguns in their windows rolled slowly by and the little hairs on the back of my neck stood up. But I remember thinking, "This is going to be great. And I'm going to be the person that introduces viewers to all this drama. I'm going to be the person who serves as master of ceremonies on the great stage where twentieth century America's greatest and most exciting dramas will unfold. Everybody's going to see me." Well, that project didn't succeed. –Julian Bond, Keynote Address, September 20, 2002 – Washington University
After the initial project fell through, Hampton re-grouped and the next time he approached Bond about being the narrator,
He told me the on-screen narration did not work. The on-screen narrator would intrude between the viewer and the images and the sounds. It would be the narrator's story, and not the story of the women and men who made the movie. And he knew exactly how to get me to agree. He told me that I often appeared in some of the archival film that they'd rescued from the basements and wastebaskets of television stations, but as the narrator I couldn't appear both on-screen and off-screen. Instead, I'd have to be an off-screen presence and my image would never appear. And Henry told me I had a choice. I could have my image appear for fleeting seconds in one or two of the hours of the series or I could have my voice appear in all. Well, it was easy to agree. And of course he was right. No one could have appeared on-screen in this series without serving as a major distraction from the story, because for Henry the story was paramount. —-Julian Bond, Keynote Address, September 20, 2002 – Washington University
Bond and Hampton continued a collaboration which culminated in a series that went on to be seen by over 20 million viewers and is considered the definitive work on the civil rights movement. Washington University Libraries Film & Archive was honored to have Julian Bond commemorate the opening and to hear him speak about his experiences of working with Henry Hampton on Eyes on the Prize.


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LANGKAWI: The Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) has issued a list of fares for taxi drivers here, which must be complied by them.
Its chief executive, Tan Sri Khalid Ramli said the list covered fares for over 30 destinations.
"The list is important to ensure that tourists know the actual fare for each destination. This is an effort to improve the quality of public transport services in Langkawi," he told reporters after launching the sticker for rented cars and the list of fares today.
Pulau Langkawi currently has more than 1,000 taxis. "We hope all taxi drivers will comply with the fares listed for the convenience of tourists," he said.
Lada held a discussion with taxi drivers before the list was issued, he added. -- BERNAMA


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How to backup or restore a Plesk database?
How to restore Plesk database from backup/dump?
Plesk for Linux:
Automatic Plesk database dumps are stored in the directory defined by the
DUMP_D variable value in the file
There are two types of automatic dumps:
Daily dumps that are created every night, together with running of the
statisticsutility. Dump files have names like
mysql.daily.dump.1.gzlocated in
/var/lib/psa/dumps/by default and each file includes a dump of the following databases:
- psa
- horde (if installed)
- mysql
- roundcubemail (if installed)
- sitebuilder5 (if installed)
- phpmyadmin
Pre-upgrade dumps that are made when the Plesk package update is run. Dump file names look like
mysql.preupgrade.<version and time stamp>.dump.gz, and each file includes a dump of:
- mysql
- psa
- apsc
- horde
Connect to the server using SSH and use the command below to perform a database backup manually:
DATABASE_NAME should be substituted either with
psa or
# MYSQL_PWD=`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow` mysqldump -u admin DATABASE_NAME > /full/path/to/BACKUP_FILE_NAME.sql
Since Plesk 12.5 the shortcut command is available for backup creation:
# plesk db dump DATABASE_NAME > /full/path/to/BACKUP_FILE_NAME.sql
The example below shows how to restore Plesk databases from the daily dump located in
# cd /var/lib/psa/dumps/
# MYSQL_PWD=`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow` mysql -u admin psa <
The following example shows how to restore '
PSA ' database from the pre-upgrade backup file:
# MYSQL_PWD=`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow` mysql -u admin -e"DROP DATABASE psa;"
# zcat /var/lib/psa/dumps/mysql.preupgrade.<version and time stamp>.dump.gz | sed -n '/-- Current Database: `psa`/,/-- Current Database:*/p' | MYSQL_PWD=`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow` mysql -f -uadmin
In case restoring all of three databases, delete them before restoration using the
DROP DATABASE SQL command.
Plesk for Windows:
Automatic Plesk database dumps are stored in the
%plesk_dir%\Mysql\Backup directory.
Connect to the server using RDP and use the command below (run Windows command prompt as Administrator) to perform a database backup manually:
C:\> "%plesk_dir%\Mysql\bin\mysqldump.exe" -uadmin -p<plesk_admin_password> -P8306 DATABASE_NAME > C:\FULL\PATH\TO\FILE_NAME.sql
Since Plesk 12.5 the shortcut command is available for backup creation:
C:\> plesk db dump DATABASE_NAME > C:\FULL\PATH\TO\FILE_NAME.sql
The following example shows how to restore the
%plesk_dir%MySQL\Backup\psa-20131202194200.sql backup file:
C:\> "%plesk_dir%\Mysql\bin\mysql.exe" -uadmin -p<plesk_admin_password> -P8306 psa < "%plesk_dir%\Mysql\Backup\psa-20131207194200.sql"


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- Amir Khan v Danny Garcia
Garcia: Khan fights hand-picked opponents
WBC light-welterweight champion Danny Garcia feels his next opponent Amir Khan has only ever appeared in carefully chosen fights, designed to make him appear better than he actually is.
Khan will attempt to win the WBC crown - as well as the vacant WBA title - against Garcia when they meet in Las Vegas on July 14, in what will be the Brit's final appearance at 140lbs.
Khan's reputation seemed to take a huge dent when he was beaten by Lamont Peterson late last year, but the American's victory has been discredited after it emerged he failed a drug test.
Former Olympian Khan is once again being discussed in elevated company, with a meeting with Floyd Mayweather Jr being mooted - but Garcia insists he is not worthy of such lucrative contests.
"I know that I'm going to hurt him in this fight. He never fought anyone like me. All of his other fights were set-up fights to make him look good. This fight right here, he is going to have his hands full," Garcia told The Boxing Lab.
"Everybody says he's fast and all that, but he reaches a lot with his punches and I think that's where he goes wrong. I'm a great counter-puncher, so if he comes in and he wants to reach, then he has to pay. If he wants to fight then we can fight. If he wants to box then we could box. Whatever he wants to do, I'm going to adapt in there and make a exciting fight and win."


text: ROSELAND -- Dorothy and David Snyder are still in charge in Roseland. After an early-morning vote Tuesday, Dorothy Snyder is president of the town council, and David Snyder is vice president. Council member Charley Shields sued last year in an effort to have the July 20 election of a new council president deemed illegal. That lawsuit may be moot after the Tuesday meeting. The husband and wife convened Tuesday for their first official town council meeting of the year and nominated each other for the posts. The meeting lasted all of about 15 minutes. Shields did not attend the 7:30 a.m. meeting, nor did any of the Roseland faithful. The two council officers took some time on a soapbox "for the benefit of those in the room," which consisted of the Snyders, Clerk/Treasurer Cheryl Gridley and a member of the news media. Dorothy Snyder said the town's ordinance regarding election of officers is ambiguous because it says officers should be elected during the council's first annual meeting. But, she said, the ordinance has never been followed. She went on to say that the "kneejerk" reaction to sue has not been beneficial for Roseland because it takes changing the ordinance out of public discussion and into the courts so that it cannot be changed. Dorothy Snyder said the July meeting, during which she was elected president of the council last year, was "perfectly legal." She further said, it's unfortunate there are people "who like to damage the town and cost the town money and acrimony. "We have ordinances to benefit the town, and if they don't benefit the town then they should be changed." David Snyder joined in his wife's speech, saying that the litigation Charley Shields has pending against the town regarding his ouster as board president last year has cost the town more than $5,000. Also, David Snyder said, more than $10,000 has been drained from the town for litigation over "spite" and "petty anger." The couple then listed items the town could have bought had it not had to spend money on litigation, such as equipment for police cars and items to help beautify the town. Dorothy Snyder called taxpayer money "precious" because it comes out of peoples' pockets before all other necessities of life. Also Tuesday, the board appointed Pat Klopfenstein to the park board to replace Phil Haney.Staff writer Jennifer Ochstein: email@example.com (574) 235-6187


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Why does our culture treat pirates as kid-friendly characters? They're violent criminals with notoriously bad hygiene.
At least classic children's literature such as "Treasure Island" and "Peter Pan" had the decency to portray them as bad guys. But at some point they kind of became glorified.
Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise (both the ride and the films) is probably the worst offender, but I'm sure they weren't the first. I guess it's not that much different from the way outlaws in the Wild West became beloved legends, and kids are definitely notorious for imitating them.
Still, it's hard to connect with the characters in "The Pirates! Band of Misfits" when we recognize that they're such bad role models for an animated kids' movie.
Most of the pirates in the film aren't given names, they are simply listed in the credits under vague descriptions ("Pirate With a Scarf" etc.). Pirate Captain (voiced by Hugh Grant) is the crew's charismatic leader, inspiring loyalty and high spirits despite his chronic inability to procure treasure.
Taking the admiration of his crew for granted, Pirate Captain aspires to win the prestigious Pirate of the Year award, thus validating his career choice. At least the award will make him less of a laughing stock amongst his fellow pirates like Cutlass Liz (voiced by Salma Hayek) and Black Bellamy (voiced by Jeremy Piven, a distracting casting choice for a film where the other actors are primarily from the United Kingdom).
After a series of botched robberies, fortune smiles on Pirate Captain when he tries to rob Charles Darwin (voiced by David Tennant). Darwin has little of value, but it turns out that Pirate Captain has something valuable to Darwin. He recognizes Polly, the ship's mascot, to be not a parrot, but in fact a dodo bird, long thought to be extinct. Darwin can use Polly to win England's Scientist of the Year Award, which Pirate Captain can then steal and use to win Pirate of the Year. It's a dodgy plan to begin with, and he has to do it all under the nose of Queen Victoria (voiced by Imelda Staunton), who goes out of her way to hate pirates. Also, she has nefarious reasons for liking dodo birds.
The film is a lot of fun, probably much more than I've implied up to this point. Grant's voice performance is spirited, there are cute details around every corner, and even in an animated movie you can't go wrong dressing up a monkey in a uniform. Most of all I liked the film's action sequences, especially one set in Darwin's house filled with knickknacks from his travels. Animated comedies have this way of coming up with ridiculous uses for common objects and of course they laugh in the face of physics. And then I laugh at them for laughing in the face of physics.
"The Pirates! Band of Misfits" would have been a better film if I had found the pirates more likeable. And to its credit, the film tries to make them that way. Pirate Captain is a charming buffoon and the rest of the crew is similarly fun-loving.
There are times where it seems that all any of them want out of life is to eat ham (lots and lots of ham, unhealthy quantities of ham) with their best mates. But there are a few scenes that just negate all of their endearing qualities. It's not brought up often, but there's no doubt that the pirates have murdered people, sometimes just for fun.
This, in turn, makes Queen Victoria less antagonistic of a villain because you can't blame her for wanting to rid the world of them. If "The Pirates! Band of Misfits" had gone to greater lengths to make the pirates less morally reprehensible, I would have spent more time enjoying the film and less time wondering who to root for.
Two and a Half Stars out of Five.
"The Pirates: Band of Misfits" is rated PG for mild action, rude humor, and some offensive language. Its running time is 88 minutes.
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FONTANA, Calif. (KABC) --A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after slamming his SUV into a home in Fontana, injuring an adult couple.
Fontana police said they responded to multiple calls about the crash, which happened about 3:15 a.m. in the 7700 block of Alder Avenue, near Miller Avenue.
It appeared a Chevrolet Tahoe crashed through the north wall of the residence, which officials said is a bedroom where the injured parents and their children sleep.
Witnesses and officials said the father was partially trapped underneath the SUV but was soon rescued by San Bernardino County fire officials. The man and the woman were transported to a nearby hospital and were expected to be OK. Officials said their children were staying with family members and were not home at the time.
Police said the suspect in the Tahoe remained at the scene and was later arrested on suspicion of DUI. His identity was not released.


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mid thirties Hispanic investigator from high-seat
An investigator of Hispanic decent. He had a fairly illustrious career on High-seat. He works directly under Henry Ibsen. Will works for the High-seat smuggling ring and has been using misdirection to keep Henry off the case. additionally, he has been having "relations" with Ibsen's wife during the entirety of their marriage.


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Oct. 2, 2009, 7:03 a.m. CST
by Cobra--Kai
This one isn't about a dominatrix?<p> Why's it called WHIP IT?
Oct. 2, 2009, 7:12 a.m. CST
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
A great show that AICN ignored.
Oct. 2, 2009, 7:12 a.m. CST
by ominus
if not i could care less about these women starring in a feminist movie version of the american dream.
Oct. 2, 2009, 7:15 a.m. CST
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Come on AICN, YOU CAN DO IT!
Oct. 2, 2009, 7:16 a.m. CST
by Mel Garga
Someone get Linda Blair and the guy from The Warriors on the phone, NOW!
Oct. 2, 2009, 7:48 a.m. CST
by Drsambeckett1984
AICN should be reviewing? Who gives a shit?
Oct. 2, 2009, 7:55 a.m. CST
by Marxeffect
...coming out for this movie. I might have to give it a look see!
Oct. 2, 2009, 8:09 a.m. CST
by Series7
So since the headline starts off with a lie I can only guess that the review is full of them as well.
Oct. 2, 2009, 8:11 a.m. CST
by Series7
Wasn't that her last known movie?
Oct. 2, 2009, 8:13 a.m. CST
by Series7
yep more lies.
Oct. 2, 2009, 8:16 a.m. CST
by Series7
Again with the LIES! There is no BEST THING on SNL right now.
Oct. 2, 2009, 8:28 a.m. CST
by FlickaPoo
...the theater seats would have to insert a cattle prod in your anus to get this to stop being fun. There's nothing here to hate folks. Move on.
Oct. 2, 2009, 8:30 a.m. CST
by Series7
Of when J.K. Simmons is not available.
Oct. 2, 2009, 8:35 a.m. CST
by Series7
Because they aren't funny. They are like the Kristen Wiig of comedy in Canada.
Oct. 2, 2009, 8:41 a.m. CST
by haggardatbest
Let's see if Bob's keeping the pool clean.
Oct. 2, 2009, 8:57 a.m. CST
by the new transported man
That's some righteous casting. Take his demeanor from the 1st half of The Visitor & put it in as the dude collects blood, dumps a body, bungles another draining, & ultimately accepts his fate. Richard Jenkins is the man for the job.
Oct. 2, 2009, 9:07 a.m. CST
by cookylamoo
The greatest roller derby movie ever made?
Oct. 2, 2009, 9:19 a.m. CST
by kafka07
I was going to see Moore's new movie this weekend, but I think I will pass on the ranting fat man for now, and favor the cute roller girls beating each other up.
Oct. 2, 2009, 9:41 a.m. CST
by tomcruise1
Juno on skates?? I'm still down, see you there!! Reviews at http://sickpicks.blogspot.com/ Check every week for new reviews!!
Oct. 2, 2009, 9:44 a.m. CST
by Eternal Watcher
I saw this movie in the Saturday preview (free t-shirt included), and Drew has a knack for directing. There's one shot of Ellen wearing her glasses at the track you won't forget. Also, look for Alia Shawkat, who has matured since her days on "Arrested Development."
Oct. 2, 2009, 10:37 a.m. CST
by darthvedder81
She just has a snotty pretentious look about her. Oh and she made me want to throw my TV off a building when I saw her in "The Mist." Plus, what kind of name is "Marcia Gay Harden".
Oct. 2, 2009, 11:02 a.m. CST
by greyspecter
always sounded like a gay porn actor's name or something
Can't imagine too many gays getting hard over her, but apparently Mr Gay-Harden is like catnip for queers.
Oct. 2, 2009, 11:34 a.m. CST
by gun_will_travel
Was, is, and likely always will be Ellen Page's best role
Oct. 2, 2009, 11:38 a.m. CST
by Crawfish
I remember a couple years ago they had a big press conference here in Canada how Ivan Reitman would be Exec Producing their first movie and how they would give it a big push in the states, but then when it came out it was only in Canadian theatres. Those fuckers really dropped the ball on that one.
Oct. 2, 2009, 12:04 p.m. CST
by Series7
Thats because that movie sucked balls and Reitman is a fucking retard now who doesn't know what funny is. And lets his son piss away all his money with his shit films. And Harold Ramis looks like he wants to drag his name through the dirt with one of the worst movies ever made, Year One.
Oct. 2, 2009, 12:21 p.m. CST
by Disney_Retcond_my_STD
Oct. 2, 2009, 1:04 p.m. CST
by skimn
and it made Artie Lange's BeerLeague look like the Citizen Kane of comedies.
Oct. 2, 2009, 1:18 p.m. CST
by Disco_sucks
Not unless this film features motorcycles, multiple murders, blowing up trees at social events and badass 70's moustaches.<p>Let's face it, the original Rollerball set the bar pretty high.
Oct. 2, 2009, 1:43 p.m. CST
by Cajunsblues
you are missing out. The movie was fun. saw it with a bunch of Rat City Rollergirls in Seattle. Yeah no where near perfect but fun
Oct. 2, 2009, 1:50 p.m. CST
by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLO0D
Did anyone see the footage they showed on Monday's Conan O'Brien? Ms. Barrymore took some SERIOUS hits while making this movie. That girl is one tough cookie. :) Heart you, Drew!
Oct. 2, 2009, 2:14 p.m. CST
by lockesbrokenleg
Why any man would enjoy this Lifetime movie is beyond me.
Oct. 2, 2009, 2:23 p.m. CST
by HarryCalder
money out of my pocket. Don't care how "Lifetime" this movie is... want it, bad.
Oct. 2, 2009, 2:51 p.m. CST
by Series7
Are just like Rugby girls....dikes.
Oct. 2, 2009, 3:16 p.m. CST
by Royston Lodge
Them's fightin' words!!!<p> Put 'em up! Put 'em up!!!!
Oct. 2, 2009, 3:18 p.m. CST
by Royston Lodge
...the best times I've had watching Trailer Park Boys was when I was watching with people from Nova Scotia. Every two minutes, "hey, I got high behind that convenience store! That place makes the BEST pizza! Oh crap, I was arrested in front of that grocery store..."
Oct. 2, 2009, 5:27 p.m. CST
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Fuck off.
Oct. 2, 2009, 5:50 p.m. CST
by SubliminalJones
When pigs fly. Get it? Seriously, he should have his agent beaten senseless for allowing him to go out on auditions with that name.
Oct. 2, 2009, 7:26 p.m. CST
by Nerd_Rage_Retard_Strength
i like drew though
Oct. 3, 2009, 2:32 a.m. CST
by MacReady452
Trailer Park Boys is funny as hell. Thank God that came up so I can tell who the humorless pseudo-intellectuals are on here. Your opinions will be noted and disregarded as drivel. Steve Martin might still put that arrow through his head again so you can all have a nice belly laugh.
Oct. 3, 2009, 11 a.m. CST
by John Maddening
...they're just saying they're gay because they're not interested in you.
Oct. 3, 2009, 1:47 p.m. CST
by Skyway Moaters
I know, fuck me too.
Oct. 3, 2009, 1:52 p.m. CST
by Skyway Moaters
...you don't hate out of hand jus to be contrary? Name one thing you joyless dipshit...
Oct. 3, 2009, 5:20 p.m. CST
by lockesbrokenleg
Oct. 4, 2009, 2:51 a.m. CST
by thelordofhell
Jesus, I want to punch that guy in the face for that Coffeeshop song.....I think that maybe I'm, possibly punching you in the face.
Oct. 4, 2009, 11:20 p.m. CST
by critch
It only cost around 20 million to make, which it made more than just in 3 days. It's going to have great legs throughout this month, and is getting great reviews and word of mouth. Only here are movies like that seen as a failure or disliked. Choke on the 400 million dollars that TF2 got, haters.
Oct. 5, 2009, 10:09 a.m. CST
by hippolyta
Replace derby with rowing, boxing, wrestling, joining a band, underground exploring...could have been anything. It's a great coming-of-age film. The derby part just makes it even better.
Oct. 5, 2009, 10:14 a.m. CST
by hippolyta
but FoxSearchlight used the derby leagues across North America to promote the film and thousands of derby girls saw it for free rather than buying a ticket.
Oct. 5, 2009, 11:15 a.m. CST
by Series7
I enjoy many a thing. I've never seen you around before so I'm guessing you are just a big fan of whipe it and can't stand anyone hating on it.


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William J. Wolf, 80, of Baden, was called to heaven on Sunday, October 25, 2009, in his residence, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born May 14, 1929, in Millvale, PA, a son of the late Christian and Marie Rieger Wolf. He served two years in the U.S. Navy, worked for 19 years at Dixmont State Hospital in the Recreational Department, and eight years at Woodville State Hospital in long term care. He was a Christian by faith, and loved going to flea markets and taking care of his yard. He also enjoyed wrestling and football. He was known as "Avon Man" around Baden and Ambridge helping his wife for 30 years with her business. He was a loving father and grandfather.
Surviving are his loving wife, Helen Wolf of Baden; two sons, William Wolf Jr. of Lawrenceville, and John Klipstein of Frederick, MD; two daughters, Mary Louise Venanzio of Rochester, and Sandra Murray of Herndon, PA; four grandchildren, Curtis Wolf of Millvale, Christopher Klipstein of Rochester, Heather Murray of New Brighton, and Lisa Murray of Oakland; a sister, Henrietta Smith of White Bear Lake, MN, and two brothers, Christopher Wolf of Millvale, and Ralph Wolf of West Mifflin.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Clarence and Robert Wolf, and three sisters, Alberta, Clara and Dorothy.
Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the JOHN SYKA FUNERAL HOME INC., 833 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. A brief prayer will be held on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home.
The Beaver County Special Unit will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home to provide full military honors.
Interment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, where a service will be conducted by Pastor Richard Gelfand of the Sewickley Lighthouse Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Sewickley Lighthouse Baptist Church, Missions Fund, 301 Beaver St., Sewickley, PA 15143.
The family wishes to thank Liberty Dialysis in Baden for the special care and love they gave to William during his last two years and also to Forbes Hospice for their immediate care and attention.


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"I hope Rasul Guliyev [ex-speaker of Azerbaijan, also chairman of the Azerbaijan Democratic party] will be made answerable after returning to his motherland and will participate in the forthcoming parliamentary elections," Lord Rassel-Johnson, the ex-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), a ember of PACE, told a conference on �Elections and Democratic Reforms' held in Baku on Monday.
He noted that the democratic society can be formed only in case the citizens have a free right to elect the government. He in particular noted the importance of independent court instances. Johnson appraised the proposals use of marking ink during the parliamentary elections, stressing the acceptability of such variant in Azerbaijan.
Touching upon the formation of the elections commission the PACE member said that bodies should function throughout efforts of the opposition and authorities. In the end Lord Rassel Johnson stressed the necessity for transparent media coverage and respect to opposition.
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Many people have been collecting vintage sewing machines for some years. Their primary interest has been in collectability… rarity of model, visual condition, etc. Lately, particularly with the establishing of the Treadle On list, there has been increased interest in putting old machines, especially treadles, into regular service as primary sewing machines. This has rather changed the emphasis on what to look for. This page should help you in the search for a machine that will give good results in regular service. Some of the recommendations here may raise objections from a purely collector's viewpoint… please remember, our aim is use.
This discussion will not be a substitute for joining the collector lists and learning to identify the old machines in all their variations, but it will give you a good running start.
What are We Looking For?
In looking for a machine for use, concerns should be the amount of work needed to restore the machine to good working condition, availability of parts or parts machines, the machine's suitability for the kind of sewing we do (clothing… quilting… ?), ability to accept special purpose feet, convenience features like reverse and lowering feed dogs, and the degree of aesthetic satisfaction we feel we must derive from whatever we are sewing on.
Answers… From Easy to Difficult
The easiest answer to all of the above is to look for later model Singer treadles. The Singer Model 15-88 was the last machine they designed specifically for treadle use. It was supplied in a somewhat modern looking treadle with steel or occasionally wood sides, a bit smaller than the older ornate treadles. It was equipped with built in lever stitch length regulation and reverse, plus lowering feed dogs. The Class 15 action is a good strong one. This machine uses standard needles and standard low shank feet, and will accept all of the modern piecing , even feed and darning feet. If you can find one, you have virtually the best of all possible worlds from a treadle user's standpoint.
So, what are the disadvantages of a 15-88… basically only aesthetic… they are the typical plain black Singer, and the treadle is quite simple in appearance. They were marketed from the early 1930's into the 1950's. If your interest is in sewing on something substantially older, then you are going to have to look for and consider a lot more machines, and of many different brands.
It is possible to buy a new 15-88 treadle. Singer is having treadles made in China and importing them. Currently, they run about $300. I do not recommend them. The machine's decoration is rather garish. The decals are traditional to machines older than the 15-88, but the colors are "off" by the standards we are used to… rather like the colors you see in Chinese advertising, understandably. More importantly, the machines are simply not as well machined as the old ones… they run rougher. The cabinets are chip board rather than real wood, and the treadle stand is cast out of very brittle metal that has already acquired a bad reputation for breaking. Generally, an old treadle can be found for in the vicinity of $150 or less, and will provide a much better machine.
Singer Models You Might Find
Older Singer treadles found in the United States include a fair variety of models. The oldest commonly encountered are the Model 12 or New Family machines. These are from the period 1865 to 1880. They are easily recognized by their low arms, fiddle shaped bases and the fact that their shuttles move right to left, rather than front to back. These are fascinating old machines, but I do not recommend them for someone who is looking for a treadle for regular use. While there are people who do use them regularly, they are generally a bit too far back on the development curve for trouble free regular service.
The next development you will encounter is the Singer Vibrating Shuttle machines. These came out in the 1880's with the VS #2, which later became the Model 27, then the Model 127. This model continued in production until WW II. The mechanism type was continued in a 3/4 size electric version called the 128 until 1959! This is pretty much your standard old shuttle bobbin treadle… many folks remember grandma using them. They will give still give excellent service today, and many, many are in use all over the world. Parts are readily available in the form of machines that are being parted out to keep others running. Since there are literally millions of them, this isn't a problem. These machines will take standard feet and needles.
The next common type of Singer is the Model 15, introduced in the 1880's and continuing into production today. The Model 15 series features a removable round bobbin in a bobbin case mounted under the needle vertically… quite different from the shuttle bobbin machines. The oldest version commonly found is the 15-30. It has a lever stitch length control, but no reverse. This is a somewhat better built machine than the shuttle bobbin models… it was more expensive in it's day. They are a fine machine to use. Again, they take standard feet and needles.
One of the most common of all Singer treadles is the Model 66. This model was introduced in 1902 and discontinued in 1960… a long life indeed. You can tell a Model 66 by the bobbin… it is a round bobbin that just drops in to the left of the needle… no bobbin case. This was Singers middle of the line machine, and many, many millions of them were sold. The latest models, after WW II, had a reverse lever called a "back tacker". Again, standard low shank feet and needles work. This machine is often encountered in a very ornate red and gold decoration called a "Red Eye" model… you can see two red ovals, like eyes, on the arm. Once caution… pre-1920 versions may have a non-standard foot, with a clamping screw on the back instead of on the side. These will not accept modern feet. Not a major problem, but a consideration. Many pre-1920 machines were converted to the more modern side clamping foot in later years, and actually this can still be done.
There is one other Singer treadle model that should be mentioned, that is the 201-3 or 201K. The 201 machines were introduced in 1936 and are generally regarded as the best machine Singer ever designed. They are a full rotary, fully geared and ball bearing equipped version of the Class 66 movement. The vast majority are electric, but they are occasionally found in treadles. If you find one, don't pass it up!
Special mention should be made of the fact that Singer produced some late model treadles in the 400 and 500 series that had provision to be treadled. Not all of these series had this provision... but some did. The most common one that turns up seems to be the 411G, which is simply a 401 with the treadle provision. If you find a machine with this plug, you have a Singer treadle with zig zag and selective decorative stitches (by virtue of using insertable cams) that can be put in a treadle. These special models had a "knockout plug" in front of the pillar. You knock out this plug and a path is provided to feed a treadle belt through. Here is a drawing of such a plug:
This is a picture of a top view of a 400 series Singer. Note "B", which is the knockout plug mentioned above. You punch this plug out and feed the treadle belt over the groove in the hand wheel, going down through the hole in the back of the machine and out through "A" and down through "B" to the treadle's drive wheel. My experience is that the fit is pretty tight and some belts that are a bit thick may rub.
A Word About Cabinets and Treadles.
I always advise people looking for Singer treadles to "buy the cabinet". The reality of the sewing machine world is that many, many treadle cabinets have been destroyed to make tables that somehow appeal to people who will pay more for a table made out of a treadle than they would for the whole treadle sewing machine in perfect shape. Sad but true. Anyway, what this means is that there are many old Singer sewing machine heads floating around. If you find a treadle in good condition, it is not difficult to find a better head to put in the cabinet.
In judging a cabinet, look at the veneer… is it chipped, cracked, bubbling? Are pieces missing. Are all the drawers present? Do they have their brass pulls if they had them? How is the finish… dried and cracked, water stained, sun faded? How much refinishing work do you want to do? Are you anxious to "get treadling" or patient and willing to look for something in really attractive shape? Is cost a significant factor? You can do a lot to restore a finish with a minimum amount of work, short of actually refinishing… see the page on "Restoring a Finish" on this web site.
I have, more than once, bought a treadle very cheaply that had a cabinet that was virtually fit only to salvage hinges and drawers from. These I either pirate for parts, or put whole new top boards on. As you will see from some comments later, this can be very advantageous if you have a machine head for which you cannot find a correct treadle, so don't dismiss a treadle cabinet in bad condition if you can get it cheaply.
Machines Other Than Singer
OK, I admit I overemphasize Singers… It's like teasing your sister... it's so easy! They are good, and there are so many of them that it is pretty safe to recommend them to folks who want to try treadle sewing. However, there are many, many non-Singer machines out there, and most are pretty good. What are the advantages/disadvantages? Primarily, the issues are parts availability and the need to use non-standard feet and/or needles.
The second most common brand found is White. Whites come in two varieties of treadle model… the VS, which is their variation of the Vibrating Shuttle machine, and the Family Rotary. The White VS is a very good machine, also a very lovely one. It's main disadvantage, and it can be a big one, is that it uses a very unique bobbin/shuttle. This shuttle has a center pin, and the bobbins have a hollow core. If you find one of these machines, make very certain that the bobbin is with it and that there are at least several bobbins. If you have the shuttle and bobbins, assuming good condition, you have a good treadle machine.
The White Family Rotary, or FR, is one of my three favoritest machines. It was much ahead of it's time when first brought out. They are really well made and a pleasure to use, also very attractive. There are a lot of them, and parts are generally not a problem to find. They use standard needles but use the older style top clamping feet, so you can't fit piecing, walking or darning feet. Grandma couldn't either, and she still did all of her sewing and quilting on these things, so that isn't the end of the world. I have and use two lovely White FR's regularly. They are one of the strongest of the old treadles. If you find one, give it very serious consideration… you won't be sorry.
After Singer and White, you get into a whole range of odd brand name machines. It can be very confusing. The truth is, about six different companies made machines for anyone who wanted them, and would put your company's name on them. Hence, the National Sewing Machine Co. made machines with something over 600 "badge names" on them. You can find a National machine with their name, or any of these other names on it. This is also true of the New Home, Davis, Standard, Free, Mason and White companies. White tended to keep to the large department store chains, like Sears and Montgomery Ward, and many White FR machines are found with names like Franklin, Willard, etc. They can be instantly recognized by the full rotary actions, the larger diameter bobbins and the bobbin case, which is shaped like a tear drop. New Home and National were bigger companies and their machines are more commonly encountered than the others, which makes it easier to find parts machines.
Any of these other brand machines, if found whole with the treadle, can be fine sewing machines. Just remember to look at condition carefully. You are not going to have the luxury that you have with Singers of saying, "Well, the cabinet is nice, I can always find another machine that will fit right into it…" All of these different brands mounted into their cabinets differently, so they are not interchangeable. Even within a brand, the design of casting would vary, so that one model might not fit into another model's cabinet, even though they are the same brand. I am fortunate in having a National (badge named "New Belvidere") that was a family piece, but we only had the head. I spent two years looking for a National treadle that would fit it. I finally found a parlor treadle with a machine called an "Occident" in it. I recognized it as identical to my New Belvidere, bought the unit and put my machine in it. (for more details on this, see the page on Restoration of Finish on this web site… the cabinet used as an example is this parlor cabinet.)
Another factor in selecting any of these non-Singer or White machines is to be sure you have the necessaries to use them. Be sure the shuttle or bobbin case is there… are there spare bobbins, they all seem to use slightly different bobbin sizes… is the bobbin case there if it is a round bobbin machine… what about attachments, are there any? You are not going to be able to use modern attachments on most of these machines, so finding a good selection is a big plus. Many of these machines shared the use of the top clamping accessory feet, often made by the Griest company. These are often found in complete sets at garage sales, etc. Standard used top clamping feet, but a different thickness… these can be hard to find.
Doing Dastardly Things to Create a Working Treadle Where There Wasn't One Before…
If you are a purist collector, you may want to leave the room at this point…
Let me begin by saying that most of the old companies treated the sale of a treadle unit as two sales… the machine and the cabinet. There is nothing sacred about which model of machine went into which model of cabinet. The same cabinet may be found today with any of several different models of machine in it. Not uncommonly, someone would buy a cabinet and machine and later put an upgraded machine into that cabinet. I also know of instances in which someone liked a machine and bought a new cabinet for it. So I don't feel too badly today if I find a nice old Singer coffin top treadle with a perhaps ratty Model 27 shuttle bobbin head in it, and take it home and put a nice Model 15 head in it to use. You shouldn't either. As I said earlier, buy for the cabinet, at least with Singer.
As I mentioned earlier, I have taken quite a number of old treadle frames and put new tops on them. I often use a 2' x 4' piece of Apple Ply craft grade plywood to create a large table surface much favored by quilters. One nice thing about this approach is that when doing this, you can put any brand or model of treadle sewing machine head onto any brand or model of treadle frame. This can be the answer if you have perhaps an old Davis head you found or someone gave you, and you encounter maybe a Standard treadle frame alone or with a trashed cabinet… put them together and get treadling! I hope soon to add a page to the web site specifically dealing with fitting new tops or putting heads into treadles they weren't originally designed for. Meantime, just know that it can be done. You can study the situation and figure it out for yourself or email me to discuss it.
Here is an example of the above… kind of as it evolved. I am a pretty big guy. I find the standard Singer treadle a little narrow for my taste. I actually prefer the White treadle, which is much wider. The Singer treadle has a foot pedal that is centered on the whole machine, which means that I kind of get to feeling that I am sewing a little off center sometimes, as the needle is slightly to my left. The White treadle is centered on the needle. I found a White treadle with a trash cabinet. I also found an oak dining room table. I took the top off of the table and put it on the treadle frame. I cut a Singer pattern hole in the table top and installed a Singer 201K in the resulting treadle. This was my main machine for a couple of years, and a very satisfactory one. I have it in storage now because I am playing with some other machines, but it shows what can be done.
I have even played with building a treadle top that would have interchangeable drop-in boards… I could make a board for each odd machine I wanted to try but for which I didn't have a treadle.
Another possibility I have helped several people with is putting a Brand A machine into a Brand B treadle. Sometimes this works, sometimes not. In concept, it isn't too difficult. You have to either change the shape of the cutout slightly and change the location of the hinge pins, or perhaps remove the top board the cutout is in and make a new one with a cutout for the new machine. However, with a little ingenuity and woodworking skill, it can be done. One factor that sometimes comes up is that the new machine won't lower into the cabinet… no big deal. Sew up a nice quilted machine cover and just use it as if it were one of the old coffin top machines that didn't lower. So, if you find a treadle head you like, don't despair.. you can get it into a treadle.
Converting an Electric Machine from Electric to Treadle
There is a major page on this web site devoted to this. For now, it is sufficient that I tell you that there are electric machines that can be converted to treadle… quite readily. The major factor in treadling is that the hand wheel should be a little heavier than for an electric. For many models, especially the 1930 to 1960 Singers, it is not at all difficult to remove the motor and light, change the existing hand wheel to a heavier, larger diameter hand wheel, adjust the bobbin winder, and put the machine into a treadle. This can be readily done with any of the external motor Singers. I especially favor the Model 15-90 for this. The 15-90 is simply an electric version of the 15-88, mentioned above. I never pass one of these up, but grab them and convert them to treadle or hand crank. Be aware that the internal motor models, like the 201-2 and 15-91, cannot be so converted. Basically, if the machine has a motor that drives it with a belt, it is convertible.
You will encounter a lot of old electric machines with friction drive motors… no belt or belt groove. These cannot be converted to treadle. Also, you will find a number of very nice little 3/4 size Model 99 and 28/128 Singers. These 3/4 size machines seem to be very rare as treadles in the US. They do occur, but don't buy one and think to find a treadle to fit. When they did occur, they came on a special small size treadle that is very uncommon. There is a way around this. I once bought a nice little 99 in a cabinet. I happened to have one of the late model steel frame treadle frames with no cabinet. I disassembled the 99's cabinet and mounted the top, with the flip up cover, on the treadle frame. I had to cut two holes for the treadle belt to go through, but it made a really great little treadle.
This has been a long piece for a web page. Actually, it barely scratches the surface, but I hope it helps you. By all means, if you become a treadler, do join us on Treadle On… you will be amazed at how much you learn, and how quickly. You will find a page devoted to instructions for subscribing by going back to the index.


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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00006181
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 21, 2000
Last Update Posted : January 7, 2014
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Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Alternative Models' Effects (PHLAME) is a research study to evaluate and compare two ways to promote healthy behaviors, (regular physical activity, less than 30% calories from fat, 5 or more servings of fruits plus vegetables each day and maintain a healthy weight). Unhealthy nutrition practices and sedentary (inactive) lifestyles are the two most common harmful behaviors in the United States. Our two health promotion methods are 1) a team-based approach and 2) a one-on-one approach involving meetings with a health counselor. A third group only receives the same evaluation and their results and is the control group. Study participants are firefighters from 36 fire stations in Oregon and Washington.
The goals of the study are increased physical activity and fitness, improved nutrition, and improved energy balance (reduced body fat). Changes in these factors can help lower risks for heart disease, some types of cancer, diabetes, hypertension and musculoskeletal injuries. Results from PHLAME will provide information on how best to help adults achieve and maintain healthy lifestyles.
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|Behavioral: Team-based intervention Behavioral: One-on-one intervention
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This is a randomized, controlled trial to implement and prospectively assess and compare the usefulness of two means to promote healthy behaviors. Subjects are fire fighters who are assigned to one of two interventions or the control condition using a balanced randomization by fire station. The two health promotion interventions are 1) a team-based intervention and 2) a one-on-one intervention with a health counselor. The team intervention is based on social-learning theory, with all members of the social unit simultaneously participating. The one-on-one intervention uses a transtheoretical model and motivational interviewing techniques at the individual level.
The targeted outcomes are increased physical activity and fitness, improved nutrition (more than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables and less than 30 percent of calories as fat), and improved energy balance (healthy body weight). Secondary outcomes include increased measures of endurance, strength, flexibility, and back fitness; reduced LDL levels; decreased abdominal obesity; and enhanced quality of life. Changes in these outcome measures can help lower risks for heart disease, some types of cancer, diabetes, hypertension and musculoskeletal injuries.
We will assess program effects at the station and individual level. We will analyze the hierarchical data (fire fighters nested at fire stations) using linear modeling and use latent growth modeling to examine change over time. In addition, we will use covariance structure models to identify constructs and latent paths among constructs that affect outcomes. Our large data set, nested study design, and prospective longitudinal assessment make these newer modeling techniques well suited for our data analysis. Results from PHLAME will provide information on health behavior change and health promotion for adults.
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- Fire fighters who are planning on leaving employment within 1 year.
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|Oregon Health & Science University
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97201
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|January 7, 2014
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|March 2003
Keywords provided by Diane Elliot, Oregon Health and Science University:
Health behavior change
Motivational interviewing
Motivational enhancement
Health counseling
Team intervention
One-on-one intervention
Physical activity
Health assessments
Percent body fat
Social-learning theory
Fire fighters
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Cardiovascular diseases
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Cattleya, "the classic orchid"
The showy "corsage orchid" has ruffled blossoms in luminous colors and a rich, heady, hint-of-vanilla scent. For this, it requires 5 to 6 hours of light per day. Move it outside in the summer and water copiously.
Oncidium, "the dancing lady orchid"
Easy-to-grow oncidium bears sprays that sway like dancing ballerinas. These fast-growing, fanciful flowers appear in every size, shape, and color that you can imagine. It needs filtered light 5 to 8 hours a day.
Phalaenopsis, "the moth orchid"
The best choice for beginners, this is easy to tend and fast-growing, producing lavish sprays of white, pink, yellow, red, spotted, or striped blossoms that last for 3 to 6 weeks. It's very cold sensitive and needs a lot of humidity. Feed it well.
Cymbidium, "the buttonhole orchid"
Expect intricate, arching sprays with double rows of big (3- to 5-inch) bold blossoms in colors from pastel to primary. Native in many parts of Asia, cool-loving cymbidiums are really outdoor orchids; in southern California, they're ideal garden plants. Cymbidiums are often fragrant, especially those with green flowers.
Paphiopedilum, "the slipper orchid"
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Dendrobium, "orchid of many faces"
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On the Friday before a long holiday weekend, the White House issued a statement admitting that President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel arranged for former President Bill Clinton to ask Representative Joe Sestak if he would consider dropping out of Pennsylvania's Democratic Senate primary. Mention was made in their discussion of Sestak's possible appointment to a prominent, but unpaid, government advisory position if he did decide to drop out.
The apologists for the Obama administration will argue that Clinton did not have the authority to offer – much less promise – a position in the executive branch as an inducement for Sestak to drop out of the Pennsylvania Democratic primary. At most, they will argue, there was just a quick feeler from a private citizen, albeit an ex-President.
However, the key question was what was promised, if anything, and under whose authority.
Emanuel, as a government employee, may have committed a felony under 18 U.S.C. 600 if, through his emissary Bill Clinton, Emanuel communicated a promise of an appointment in the executive branch if Sestak agreed to drop out of the Senate primary and not challenge the Democratic Party establishment's choice, Arlen Specter:
Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment, position, compensation, contract, appointment, or other benefit, provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress, or any special consideration in obtaining any such benefit, to any person as consideration, favor, or reward for any political activity or for the support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in connection with any general or special election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus held to select candidates for any political office, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Here we have President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel:
(1) " directly or indirectly" – through his buddy Bill Clinton – communicating to Sestak
(2) a "promise" of a "position," " appointment" or "other benefit" [i.e., an appointment to a high level presidential advisory board] or, at the very least, "special consideration in obtaining any such benefit"
(3) as a "reward" for "the support of any candidate or any political party in connection with any primary election" [i.e., Sestak would get the appointment if he clears the field for the Democratic Party establishment's choice Arlen Specter and give up his primary challenge].
At the very least a Special Prosecutor should be appointed to look into what really happened. So far all we have is the self-serving statement of Obama's chief counsel that nothing inappropriate happened.
Bill Clinton may also have committed a felony by serving as Emanuel's emissary, but at this point he is of far less concern than the current President. The American people have the right to know what President Obama knew about this incident and when he knew it to determine whether an impeachable offense may have been committed.