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With Cumberland high and staying high, I was wondering if anyone around Louisville knew of any place to catch trout during the winter? I was thinking about Brookville and didn't know if anyone had been fishing there lately or not. I thought that since it is a tail water it would stay warmer than most streams but I checked the gauge and it said the stream was only four degrees Celsius!
The link below is a good site to check if you are planning on fishing Brookville. Be sure to read the forum.
Brookville can be tough on a good day. I've fished there in teh winter a couple times and had mixed results (but I've fished in warmer weather and had mixed results too so take it with a grain of salt).
Normally, the stream has some decent hold over tourt, but I'm not sure how many are there now. Summer of 2009, they were doing some work on the dam and the stream got very low and very warm (close to 80 degrees) for about 2-3 weeks. It killed off a lot of the trout and there was some broohaha between some of the local residents and Central Indiana Trout Unlimited over some proposed stream regulation changes. Rumor is that what the warm water didn't kill, some of the fishermen from the town decided it was in their best interest to keep and eat every trout they caught.
I've heard the stream is rebounding and Indiana did a good job of stockig it this spring. This summer there were more normal flows and water temps so I would imagine there are still some trout in the stream.
I didn't get a chance to fish it this spring / summer but a couple guys I know siad they did pretty good there a few times over the year which is about normal.
If you go, midges (18-22 or smaller if you can see to tie them on), sow bugs, and BWO's have always worked well for me there.
Ceck the water gauge on the website you mentioned. If it's over about 3.8' the current is pretty swift. If it's over 4' it's really not safe to wade, especially in cold weather. There are some ledges and holes in the stream and if you can't see the bottom, don't go in that area. In the summer, not as big of a deal because even the deep holes aren't that deep and if you go in, it's easy enough to sit on the shore and dry off. In witner, it can be an entirely different matter getting back to your car wet and freezing.
If you get up there, I'd like to hear the report on how you did.
Sorry if I was not clear in my post. I fish Brookville fairly often just had not in a month or so. Hopefully all the info you took the time to post is read by someone who hasn't fished there before. I did do very well a couple of days there this summer and even managed a couple browns over twenty inches there. Do you know when they stock Brookville?
Cool. Maybe next summer we'll meet on the stream.
Stocking times vary somewhat. I believe it was mid April this year. I think most years it's sometime in April or early May if my aging memory is serving me well this evening.
I fished quite a bit in Laughery Creek for bass, long ear sunfish and blueill this summer before things started getting too dry.
I hope to get to Brookville several times next year. There should be some decent hold overs there by then.
Guess that means I'll be tying some small stuff this winter.
Another fly that I've done pretty good with is something I think they call a Klinkhammer. The way I tie it is on a #20 or #18 scud hook. I like red thread for the body and grizzly hackle tied parachute style. I tied some with red thread as a tag and gray dubbing up to where the hackle was tied in. I couldn't tell the fish cared one way or the other and it's a lot easier to just use thread for the main body so that's what I do. The way the fly floats, the body is below the surface film and the hackle keeps it floating. I guess they think it's a midge of some sort hatching.
Also, in late summer (August / September) I've done pretty good with hoppers.
Any more news/updates for Brookville?
I was thinking of checking it out this week, turns out I can get there in an hour from work and then an hour and a half home; that makes it a better "after work" opportunity than the Mad River.
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Today, President Barack Obama addressed the situation in Libya. The President said:
"Good afternoon, everybody. Secretary Clinton and I just concluded a meeting that focused on the ongoing situation in Libya. Over the last few days, my national security team has been working around the clock to monitor the situation there and to coordinate with our international partners about a way forward.
"First, we are doing everything we can to protect American citizens. That is my highest priority. In Libya, we've urged our people to leave the country and the State Department is assisting those in need of support. Meanwhile, I think all Americans should give thanks to the heroic work that's being done by our Foreign Service Officers and the men and women serving in our embassies and consulates around the world. They represent the very best of our country and its values.
"Now, throughout this period of unrest and upheaval across the region the United States has maintained a set of core principles which guide our approach. These principles apply to the situation in Libya. As I said last week, we strongly condemn the use of violence in Libya.
"The American people extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all who've been killed and injured. The suffering and bloodshed is outrageous and it is unacceptable. So are threats and orders to shoot peaceful protesters and further punish the people of Libya. These actions violate international norms and every standard of common decency. This violence must stop.
"The United States also strongly supports the universal rights of the Libyan people. That includes the rights of peaceful assembly, free speech, and the ability of the Libyan people to determine their own destiny. These are human rights. They are not negotiable. They must be respected in every country. And they cannot be denied through violence or suppression.
"In a volatile situation like this one, it is imperative that the nations and peoples of the world speak with one voice, and that has been our focus. Yesterday a unanimous U.N. Security Council sent a clear message that it condemns the violence in Libya, supports accountability for the perpetrators, and stands with the Libyan people.
"This same message, by the way, has been delivered by the European Union, the Arab League, the African Union, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and many individual nations. North and south, east and west, voices are being raised together to oppose suppression and support the rights of the Libyan people.
"I've also asked my administration to prepare the full range of options that we have to respond to this crisis. This includes those actions we may take and those we will coordinate with our allies and partners, or those that we'll carry out through multilateral institutions.
"Like all governments, the Libyan government has a responsibility to refrain from violence, to allow humanitarian assistance to reach those in need, and to respect the rights of its people. It must be held accountable for its failure to meet those responsibilities, and face the cost of continued violations of human rights.
"This is not simply a concern of the United States. The entire world is watching, and we will coordinate our assistance and accountability measures with the international community. To that end, Secretary Clinton and I have asked Bill Burns, our Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, to make several stops in Europe and the region to intensify our consultations with allies and partners about the situation in Libya.
"I've also asked Secretary Clinton to travel to Geneva on Monday, where a number of foreign ministers will convene for a session of the Human Rights Council. There she'll hold consultations with her counterparts on events throughout the region and continue to ensure that we join with the international community to speak with one voice to the government and the people of Libya.
And even as we are focused on the urgent situation in Libya, let me just say that our efforts continue to address the events taking place elsewhere, including how the international community can most effectively support the peaceful transition to democracy in both Tunisia and in Egypt.
"So let me be clear. The change that is taking place across the region is being driven by the people of the region. This change doesn't represent the work of the United States or any foreign power. It represents the aspirations of people who are seeking a better life.
"As one Libyan said, 'We just want to be able to live like human beings.' We just want to be able to live like human beings. It is the most basic of aspirations that is driving this change. And throughout this time of transition, the United States will continue to stand up for freedom, stand up for justice, and stand up for the dignity of all people.
"Thank you very much."
Joseph M. in Oregon writes:
Madam Secretary,
The U.S., EU and UN needs to act immediately, with respect to intervening in Libya, the level of violence is horrifying. Have we already forgotten so soon the lessons gained from the 1990's, that we all lived through, in referencing the mass killings occurring in; Bosnia Herzegovina, Rwanda and more recently in Darfur Sudan?
We should be very concerned in supporting the democratic movements that have taken hold in Northern Africa and in the Arab nations recently impacting multiple nations. The United States has a strategic interest and a moral obligation to react in a proactive manner. We have a unfettered commitment in supporting democratic reforms as these circumstances unfold and not stand by idling as the people's movements in each country develops, regardless if those populations decide and vote for a parliamentary government that may include Islamic representation. We want to be on the right side of democracy and freedom, as revolutionary changes are occurring throughout the region.
Whether in Egypt, Libya or in Yemen, our role is to support the raise of democratic change and to support the people's wishes for each country individually. It is not the business of the U.S. or of the international community to decide in each individual country, what a future government may look like or is likely to emerge--the will of the people should be represented and respected by achieving democratic reforms. I personally am very pleased in witnessing the historical significance of the collapsing of decades of authoritarian and autocratic ruling, experienced by many Arab nations oppressing their people during my lifetime.
That said, as we well know, the reports and circumstances coming from Libya are extremely alarming to the entire international community. Reports out of Western Libya are becoming even more disturbing, the level of violence, shootings and large-scale human rights violations are escalating greatly, especially in Tripoli and in Western Libya. The sign held by one demonstrator from Tripoli reads: "Benghazi We Are With You", Where is the joint effort needed by the UN and international community in the form of crisis intervention?---"Game Over Qaddafi!"
The U.S. and the EU needs to address this humanitarian disaster occurring in Libya, immediately at the scheduled conference in Geneva. Qaddafi and the brutal Czarist thugs responsible for the mass killings need to be held accountable, indicted by the International War Tribunal (ICC), in saying the least.
W.W. writes:
Evacuate everyone not only U.S. citizen if seats available
Militar force around israel please
we stand for life
S. writes:
International community is United along with the americans in fighting the False phrophet ISLAM.
International community will NOT WORSHIP The Violent Beast called ISLAM
International Community will not longer believe ISLAM as a peacefull movement.
T. writes:
according to the latest news - revolt has a leader - as reported at beginning Islamic extremism beyond population
Pam in West Virginia writes:
We need to be supportive of the people of Libya.
Rebecca in California writes:
I dont typically approve of the United States meddling in foreign affairs but I believe that somebody needs to help stall this massive phase, and protect the people in the middle east fighting for their freedom.


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It's not enough to merely receive the warnings of your conscience. You've got to act on those warnings and deal decisively and thoroughly with the sin your conscience uncovers.
As Paul said in Romans 8:13, believers must always be "putting to death the deeds of the body." The King James translation uses more picturesque language, exhorting us to "mortify" our sin. But what does it mean to truly kill your sin?
Mortifying your sin involves the cultivation of new habits of godliness, combined with the elimination of old sinful habits from your behavior. It is a constant warfare that takes place within the believer. Although we should expect our triumph over sin to be ever increasing, our mortification can never be wholly complete before we are glorified. We are to remain perpetually committed to the task. We must see sin as a sworn enemy, and commit ourselves to slaying it wherever and whenever it rears its head.
Scripture offers several practical means whereby believers can mortify their sin. Our growth in grace depends on our obedience to these duties. None of them are fleshly or mechanical formulas. They are not religious activities or rituals.
But sin cannot be annihilated through legalism, monasticism, pietism, asceticism, pharisaism, celibacy, self‑flagellation, confessional booths, rosary beads, Hail Marys, or any other external means. The instrument of mortification is the Holy Spirit, and His power is the energy that works in us to carry out the process. All the means of mortification are simple commands of Scripture that we are to obey. I want to highlight some of the key ones.
Abstain from fleshly lusts. Peter wrote, "Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul" (1 Peter 2:11). In other words, stop lusting. Abstain from it. Stay away from it. "Flee immorality" (1 Corinthians 6:18). What could be more direct?
Do you want to put to death the lusts in your heart? Then stop entertaining them. Peter does not prescribe a program of therapy. He does not suggest that it be treated as an addiction. He simply says abstain. Quit doing it. There is no point waiting for some heavenly power to erase this sin automatically from your life. You are to stop it, and stop it immediately.
Here is perhaps the most straightforward, obvious means of mortifying our sin: stop doing it. Too many people think they must wait for an extraordinary experience, a miracle from heaven, a sign from the Lord, or whatever. They think divine intervention is necessary to free them from a sinful practice or pattern of thinking. No, that is precisely the error Romans 6 refutes. You are free from sin; now stop doing it. "Abstain." Reckon yourself dead to sin and don't do it anymore. "Resist the devil and he will flee from you" (James 4:7). It really is as simple as that.
Make no provision for the flesh. In Romans 13:14 Paul writes, "Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts." In other words, simply refuse to accommodate fleshly lusts. If you struggle with gluttony, don't load up on junk food when you shop at the market. If you are tempted with sexual desire, don't fill your mind with images that feed your lust. If you don't want to fall, don't walk where it is slippery. Refuse to furnish your mind with the means to entertain evil thoughts. Make no preparations for the possibility of sin. Thus you can slay sin before it breeds.
Fix your heart on Christ. The apostle John wrote, "We know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is. And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure" (1 John 3:2-3).
As we fix our hearts on Christ, we discover our worship has the effect of conforming us to His image: "But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit" (2 Corinthians 3:18).
Meditate on God's Word. The psalmist wrote, "Thy word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against Thee" (Psalm 119:11). The Lord told Joshua, "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success" (Joshua 1:8). Do you want to have success in the battle against sin? Familiarize yourself with the Word of God. Meditate on it "day and night" (cf. Psalm 1:2). Let it be a lamp to your feet and a light to your path (Psalm 119:105). As the truth begins to penetrate our hearts and minds, it will confront and attack our sin.
Jesus prayed, "Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth" (John 17:17). The truth of God's Word is the medium the Holy Spirit uses in our sanctification. Load your mind with it. Fill your heart with it. Ponder it carefully and let it direct your walk. "Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you" (Colossians 3:16). You will discover that "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (Ephesians 6:17), is the most effective weapon for hacking the flesh to pieces.
We'll pause and pick it up there tomorrow.
(Adapted from The Vanishing Conscience.)
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God's Righteousness Revealed in Sanctification - Romans 6:1-23. Most appropriete a blog since last month I started teaching at Acton Rehabilitation Center in Acton CA on this very topic. It is a question that comes up often in Prison Ministry. How is it that I was saved some time ago but here I am again in jail? They need to know that if our profession of faith does not match our practice of faith then our profession is false. Too many have been mislead by someone based simply on that person saying I believe in Jesus. There needs to be a fleshing out of that belief.
We must move from Justification of that individual to a life of Sanctification, or more directly Mortification of sin in our lives. Oh, that marvelous word from the Puritans, a word that is not found in most churches today. How we need today to learn from those who have gone on before us. Just how true the quote from C. H. Spurgeon is "That if we do not use the minds of others then we will not use our own minds".
If only Pastors and Preachers and Biblical Teachers today would learn to glean from the pages of those great divines of old those marvelous Doctrines of Grace!
If only they would spend the time focusing on the majors of pure religion instead of playing with the minors!
If only they would fill their bookshelves with authors like John Owen, John Knox, John Calvin, Jeremiah Burroughs, Thomas Watson, Charles H. Spurgeon and so many more.
I am so thankful to God that first He saved me, even from the darknes of a prison cell. I am thankful that the Lord Jesus put me into service in Prison Ministry over 30 years ago. Man gave me a 5 year sentence, but God gave me a life sentence.
I am thankful that God lead me to Grace Community Church under the leadership of Pastor John MacArthur back in 1980, it seems like just yesterday. I am looking forward to the next 30 plus years to be able to serve the Lord from GCC should I live into my 90's. And I'm very thankful for GTY under the leadership of Phil Johnson who has by his many sacrifices blessed so many people.
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Hi GTY, i am a Filipina single mom and a friend of mine introduced me to John's teachings. I thank the Lord for that as I am immensely blessed by it and i even share it with my daughter. It is so sad that it seemed this country (the Philippines) have a lot of false teachers (local and foreign alike) and the church have unconsciously embraced them all. It is extremely difficult to find a church that teaches the Truth of the Word of God. I am not a bible teacher or a theologian or a pastor, i can not dissect the Bible verses into words so as to fully understand them. Sadly, i may be taking in false teachings without me realizing it. Even more sad is that i may be taking in false doctrines for years for all i know. I don't know where to go and what to believe. It scares me to think how many christians in this country are in the same predicament as i am. But, thanks be to God, i came to know a friend, who, like what i've said, introduced me to John's teachings. It is still difficult not having anyone whom i can ask questions to if there are items in the sermon i don't understand, so i just hang on to what the Bible said in James 1:5 " If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him" I have been in the "dark" for years and now that the Lord brought me to the light, I am so hungry for His word that has the power to change my life, and renew me each and everyday.
I pray that the Lord raise men in this country who will stand in the truth and teach people the same. There's going to be massive work that needs to be done for the Filipino Christian church to "unlearn" and "unteach" what has been taught and learned for decades, but i truly believe that it can be done by the power of God.
I pray that the Lord richly bless Grace Church and Pastor John MacArthur as God continue to use your ministry to awaken the christians who have long been deceived and enslaved by false beliefs and doctrines which only resulted to carnal lives, which, sadly, is believed to be christian life.
To God be the glory
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living in the flesh and living in christ is always a battle for the mind, at least in my life either the flesh wants to dominate of the spirit of christ, im finally starting to learn the importance of having the word of god open my mind to his spirit and close the door to the flesh, i can say that it is the hardest thing to do and at the same time i see that there is no other way of winning this war on sin within.
I love how John flat out says stop, and how it really is that simple. Christ has freed us from sin, and we can choose to glorify God now, so we should. The series of blogs you have been writing lately have been very encouraging and uplifting to me, and I am greatly appreciative for them and for the Lord using you. God bless you! A brother in Christ, Seth.
Hi this is in response to Radziwill Delfie Lazier's comment on this blog.She said she dont know any qualified church in the Philippines.There are a lot of churches that will help u grow spiritually.Please check Reformed Baptist churches in the Philippines and choose which place you are near.Try to contact any person there by email or by phone to have some information.
GTY I'm really thankful to find this site.May God continue to use you in His glory.
God Bless you all!
Dear Radziwill,
I'm so glad to hear of your love for God's Word, and I join you in praising the Lord for how He has helped you find and discern trustworthy teaching. Below is a link to the church locator page on the website of The Master's Seminary, where John MacArthur serves as president. There are three graduates of the seminary serving in the Philippines. Let me encourage you to contact them as a resource to find a strong, Bible-teaching church in your area.
Hi Toni,
Thank you so much for the response to my comment. On top of my head, i am absolutely sure that there's no Reformed Baptist Church close to where i live. I will not stop, however, until i find one. God bless you more and more!
Hi Jeremiah,
Thank you so much for the link that you gave. I checked it out and the one closest to me is in Manila, which is like 3 hours away from where i live. N0netheless, i will contact them and ask for information. I can never be thankful enough for you help. May the Lord bless you richly!
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Fell Running at Its Finest
Yorkshire's iconic Three Peaks Race celebrates 60 years
Rob Jebb running the Yorkshire Dales in the Three Peaks Race, one of Britain's greatest trail challenges. Photo by Steve Thomas.
Epitomizing Britain's rough-cut, northern fell-running culture, Yorkshire's Three Peaks Race is one of the country's oldest and toughest trail-running races. 2014 will mark the event's 60th year.
When people think of England, it's often London and the "beautiful south" that spring to mind. In truth, that manicured and decorated southern corner of the country is little more than its fine trimming. To get to the guts of England, head for the green and grey, craggy landscapes of the northern counties, of which Yorkshire is the biggest. Mountains you find in Yorkshire—but, here, it's also used to describe the area's abundant high grazing pastures. In some form or another, fell running has existed in Britain since before the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Its hard-cut traditions and popularity lie firmly rooted in the fells.
In British terms, Yorkshire is a huge expanse. Had it been its own country, it would have featured well inside the top 10 in the London Olympics medal table, which offers some insight into the sporting heritage and pride of this great "shire."
Barren moorland and mountains, known as dales and fells, compose a huge part of West Yorkshire. The word "fell" originated from Scandinavia, where it referred to the kind of windswept between West Yorkshire and its neighbor, the Lake District.
The Three Peaks Race officially began in 1954, with just six runners taking part. Today, this classic sees some 700 runners compete annually. A true test of Yorkshire grit, the 23-mile course takes in 5250 feet of climbing over steep, boggy and rocky Dales terrain, ascending the region's famous three peaks: Pen-y-Ghent (1590 feet), Whernside (1502 feet) and Ingleborough (1553 feet.)


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Here's how RW members rated this race (289 votes).
In short: Great, well organised race. Will be back for more of those hills next year.Date of review: February 7, 2016
In short: Another good event by the BV LionsIn full: An excellent event considering it is not organised by a running club. My only real criticism is the start. Having to stop 100 yards into the race to squeeze through the gate is very frustrating. I know it only effects overall time by a few seconds but this could easily be rectified by starting in the road and having a longer finish in the field. Date of review: February 5, 2015
In short: Good first half-marathon of the year In full: All on-road. A little undulating, with a 'nice' hill for last 1k.Just water in plastic cups en-route. Marshals fine, cotton t-shirt, no showers, toilets - just enough. Roads are as quiet as you can expect, civilised start time.Date of review: February 1, 2015
In short: Tough, hilly, windy at times but one I'll always remember as my First Half Marathon :-) Date of review: February 1, 2015
In short: Hilly and fun with fantastic marshalls around the course!In full: A fairly well organised race, would not recommend it to someone who hasn't been to an organised running event before as we were sometimes unsure where to go and what times to start but luckily there was a few who had been to these events before so roughly knew what to expect. Massive queues for the toilets so go early!! Great fun and the last uphill bit soon wakes you up. Would be nice to have a quirky medal which shows you'd completed 'The Hilly One' Marshalls do a great job around the course!!Date of review: January 3, 2015
In short: Hilly for sure, but in lovely surroundings!In full: This was my second BVHM and I didn't remember that massive hill in the middle. This was the first race I've ever thought of giving up on - but that was more due to my bad pacing than the course itself. The parking is literally 50 metres from the start/finish and there's a kids play area that overlooks the finish which kept our boy amused! Sucker for punishment so i'll be back next year!Date of review: February 5, 2014
In short: Best half marathon on the South West!In full: Excellent course with hills that were challenging but not ridiculous. Organisation was fantastic. Friendly and excellent value,Date of review: February 3, 2014
In short: A wonderful race, thanks to all the marshals, superb organisationDate of review: February 2, 2014
In short: super organisation, pleasant route.In full: 2nd time doing this race. I remembered the long steady hill in the middle but it didn't seem as bad this time. Really well organised; well signed to the car parking, marshallers to cross the road, simple collection of numbers, great route marking and water stops throughout race, plenty of marshallers. Very well done! A pleasant route with good variation incline/decline/flat.Date of review: February 2, 2014
In short: Perfect first run of yearIn full: Plenty of ups and downs - but not ridiculous hills.Marshals and all of the officials friendly and efficient - the Car-parking team are fantastic.Lots of lovely cake (and bacon sandwiches) availablePlenty of water-stationsNot much trafficGreat value, good cause and a tee-shirt.In an ideal world there would be showers and bag storage....but I can live without them.All in all a charming and worthwhile Sunday morning - a very civilised Start time as well.Date of review: February 2, 2014
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City Council OKs firefighter contract
A new firefighters contract was approved by the Fort Dodge City Council on Monday.
The firefighters will receive raises of 4.5 percent in the first two years of the three-year deal and a 4 percent raise in the final year. They will also begin paying 8 percent of the premium costs for the standard health insurance program.
There was no debate on the contract with International Association of Firefighters Local 622.
Council members Kim Alstott, Andy Fritz, Robert "Barney" Patterson, Mark Taylor and Don Wilson, who participated in the meeting by phone from Florida, voted for the agreement.
Councilman Dean Hill, whose son, Jeff, is a Fire Department lieutenant, abstained.
Councilman Dave Flattery was absent.
The union has already approved the contract, which goes into effect July 1.
Firefighters will receive 4.5 percent raises on Jan. 1, 2014, and Jan. 1, 2015, plus a 4 percent raise on Jan. 1, 2016.
Under the contract, firefighters will pay 8 percent of the premium on the current health care plan. Union President Tom Peart has said the firefighters are the first city employees to pay a percentage of their insurance costs.
The firefighters will also have the option of signing up for a high deductible health insurance plan with a health savings account.
The union represents 27 people including captains, lieutenants and firefighters.
In other business, the council approved an option which would give the city government the chance to buy some property at the corner of 10th Avenue North and 16th Street for a potential intersection realignment project.
The option would enable the city to buy the property at 1602 10th Ave. N. for $75,000 from David and Lisa Wilson, of Fort Dodge. City Attorney Mark Crimmins said the option locks in the purchase price and gives the local government the first chance to buy the property.
The street in that area will be torn up this summer for a sanitary sewer project, and city leaders are considering the possibility of realigning the intersection there while the sewer job is under way.
City Engineer Chad Schaeffer said it would cost about $200,000 to buy all the needed property and demolish the buildings for an intersection realignment.
Alstott, Fritz, Patterson, Taylor and Wilson voted to secure the option. Hill voted no.
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(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) As the 2013 National Championships quickly approach, we talked with two USA Boxing National Championships veterans, super heavyweight Cam F. Awesome (Lenexa, KS) and middleweight Franchon Crews (Baltimore, Md.) to learn more about their past experiences and pass along some advice for the newcomers to the event.
Awesome began participating in the USA Boxing National Championships in 2007. He has won the event twice, along with the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, three National PAL and two Golden Gloves Championships. Awesome highlighted a key advantage of the new tournament location in Spokane, Wash. In past years, he needed to arrive in Colorado Springs several weeks prior to the tournament to adjust to the high altitude. Now that the tournament is in Spokane, boxers will no longer have to adapt to the significant elevation change.
He also pointed out one of the distinct benefits of the USA Boxing National Championships – athletes are selected to be part of Team USA for international travel. The champions will be invited to training camps at the Olympic Training Center with renowned International Teaching Coach Pedro Roque. Most importantly, the gold medalists will represent Team USA in international travel for the year and gain valuable experience in preparation for future Olympic Games.
When preparing for a bout, Awesome follows this formula: 85% confidence, 5% skill, and 10% endurance. He has seen a lot of athletes come into the tournament with incredible skill but without the confidence needed to succeed. Awesome encourages all boxers to acknowledge their mistakes and learn from them. Becoming a national champion is a major accomplishment, but it only comes with hard work and conscious, continuous improvement.
Crews has also enjoyed strong showings at past USA Boxing National Championships. She has been a National Champion six times since 2005, most recently in 2011 and 2012. One of Crews' favorite parts of the tournament is being able to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. She also enjoys seeing how everyone has progressed since the prior year. "It is a plateau for everyone to show their crafts off," she said.
Crews, who is now 25, has been boxing since the age of 17. She has seen many great boxers come and go and watched the impressive progression of women's boxing in recent years. Crews affirmed that female boxers are definitely a force to be reckoned with. "Sometimes you can't tell if they are men and women. It is just good boxing," she said.
Crews has simple, yet important advice for this year's participants. "Do what you do. Give your best and have fun. It is a serious tournament, but you need to have fun," she advised. Crews has dedicated this year's tournament to her mom and will be ready to defend her title come April 1.
Registration for the 2013 National Championships ends this Friday, March 22. Event details and online registration can be accessed here. Stay connected to USA Boxing via social media for updates before, during, and after the tournament. We will be posting regularly on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.
Awesome and Crews will also be sharing their USA Boxing National Championships experiences through social media. You can follow them on Twitter at @Plantbasedboxer (Awesome) and @TheHHDiva (Crews).


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The Boys are bringing it tonight or what!?!
This has been fun to watch.
Joey Russell is next!
Thanks for the CBC link!
I loved Liam's performance.
Good for Balde.
Lots of Patrick Chan's influence seen in young Canadian skaters already. Quite evident in Liam Firus.
OMG the link is working for me in the US!!! Thanks so much! (is this a new thing???). Does anyone know who is commentating?
Russell's score is 69.41, which leaves him in 1st place.
Thanks for correcting me, lol! Somehow I got their names mixed up while I was typing it. I can't believe I made that mistake! *facepalm*
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This 2009 Spanish film shares the tale of a group of women (a sweet old lady, her religious niece, her servant and the latter's disabled mother), all so generous and selfless that they almost compete with one another as ferocious rivals to see who can help most and make the greatest sacrifice for the others' well-being. And we all know the well-known saying: 'The road to hell is paved with good intentions'.
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We have used this dough for a long time, primarily when we were baking pizzas in our kitchen oven. Now we are doing it in our Weber/PizzaKettle with much higher temperatures. Before we prebaked our crusts, then topped them and finished. This gave a thinner, but not cracker, crust with some nice structure.
When we moved to the hotter Weber, we started getting much more rise out of the dough. We did one thing different with the dough though. We allowed it to rise overnight in the refrigerator. It doubled in size.
Our Dough Recipe:
1 envelope active dry yeast - approx. 2 1/2 tsp
1 cup warm water
1 1/2 tsp sugar
2 1/2 cup AP flour
2 tbsp olive oil (we often substitute local palm oil)
1 tsp salt
Normally we make a poolish a few hours before. We did not for the last one, allowing the slow rise in the refrigerator to add more flavor, which it seemed to do. We expect to do at least a short poolish before mixing the dough, and to keep the overnight in refrigerator rise.
Poolish = 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 tsp yeast.
Assemble the dough by adding remaining ingredients to poolish. We used to knead by hand, but with a new KA stand mixer available, we are letting it do most of the work. We added extra flour, about 1/4 cup per batch. We are at 5000 feet elevation, but usually with a fairly high humidity - 80% to 95% most of the time. Flour is usually the local AP variety, since it is always repackaged, impossible to know the manufacturer/miller. High end flour here is Gold Medal AP. For 3 pizzas, we do a double batch of this recipe.
Forming the initial pie is done by rolling. We don't have tossing or hand stretching techniques down, but would love to see demos on you-tube recommendations. Currently we are stretching on a stainless prep table, not the ideal surface. I hope to get a small slab of polished marble to use for stretching in the future. Suggestions for something portable and easy to store for stretching would be greatly welcomed.
I really wanted to go for a Neapolitan or New York style pizza. Our dough is puffing up much more than those, but given my long term preference for thinner pizzas, the crust was actually pretty good, not doughy or thick, but with some nice structure. The crust was spotted and crispy for the most part, the interior of the pie was softer. Any substitution recipes for dough - along the Neapolitan/New York line, or American pizza crust would be great.
I will, as time permits, try to learn the dough analyzer and become adept enough to give percentages in the future. But I'd like to come up with something that has a nice flavor and gives me a good cornice but is fold-able for eating.
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Drop the sugar and the oil and, possibly, up the hydration and you will be good.
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Thanks, Tscarborough ... I'll give that a try. We did a second run last night on the Weber/KettlePizza setup. Overall, it went quite well. I have a small bag of semolina flour I use on the peel to help the pizza slide off the peel. But it is way too expensive here in the Philippines to use it as an ingredient in the pizza dough. We followed the regular procedures, using a 6 hour poolish, plus an overnight slow rise in the refrigerator.
The dough structure was good, nice and airy, but without much flavor. I had a friend over and he commented on two things that need improvement with the Weber/KettlePizza and my current recipes. First was the dough's flavor. He suggested adding herbs or something to kick it up a bit. I will look at that down the road, but I really want to get as much flavor as possible from my crust on its own. Since I make my own "microwave mozzarella", I checking into using the whey from that to use in the dough, replacing some of the water, to see if that will add some depth of flavor.
The second thing he mentioned was more heat on the top. We got the mozzarella to melt nicely, but I have plans to add more heat than available from the convection of the hot air traveling over the pizza. If I get it working' I'll post on that in a different thread.
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This page provides information for businesses seeking guidance on how to comply with the federal toy safety standard, ASTM F963-11.
Specific Testing Questions
All toys intended for use by children 12 years of age and under must be third party tested and be certified in a Children's Product Certificate as compliant to the federal toy safety standard enacted by Congress, and to other applicable requirements as well. Please see our Business Guidance Page. Also, please see guidance pages for other common requirements for children's products: lead, lead in paint, phthalates, small parts, and tracking labels.
The toy safety standard refers to ASTM F 963-11 and to ASTM F 963-07ε1 for toy chests.
ASTM F 963-11, The Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety is a very comprehensive standard that addresses numerous hazards that have been identified with toys. Previous versions of ASTM F963 were voluntary industry consensus standards that represented the collective work of industry, consumer groups, the government, and others to provide adequate industry-wide standards for toys. In 2008, the CPSIA mandated that the voluntary toy safety standard then in effect become a nationwide mandatory children's product safety rule.
You may view a summary and purchase the toy safety standard in its entirety from ASTM International's website. On ASTM's website, you can view a brief description of the toy safety standard, a table of contents of the standard's sections, and a list of products that are not covered by the toy safety standard (although some of those products, such as bicycles, are covered by another mandatory standard). In order to view the full standard, you must purchase the standard from ASTM because it is protected by copyright laws. You are urged to review the toy safety standard and to consider which sections of the standard may be applicable to your product.
A manufacturer or importer is responsible for identifying the sections of the toy standard that apply to their product(s). Once you have identified the applicable requirements for your product, you must use a CPSC-accepted laboratory to perform the testing. To facilitate the testing of your product, you should contact a CPSC-accepted laboratory to discuss your product and to secure an estimate. The estimate should provide you with an itemized listing of which sections of the standard the laboratory proposes to test your product for conformity. (As a consumer of these laboratory services, you may want to secure an estimate from more than one laboratory, as you likely would do with any major purchase.)
Yes. Third-party testing and certification is required for those toys designed or intended primarily for children 12 and under.
No. The toy safety standard is a lengthy document that contains provisions for many different types and classes of toys. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to the toy standard. Different sections of the toy standard apply to different toys. Many of the standard's sections may not apply to a particular product, but there are likely to be many sections that do apply.
For example, if your toy does not produce any sound, it would not need to comply with the section of the toy standard that tests how loud a sound the toy makes, but there are still many other provisions of the toy standard that may apply to your toy. Because different toys have different characteristics, materials, and functions, every toy needs to be reviewed individually to determine what sections of the toy safety standard are applicable. There are too many possible combinations of applicable sections of the toy safety standard to review all of them here.
You should review the standard carefully. As a manufacturer or importer, it is your responsibility to review the toy safety standard and to consider which sections of the standard may be applicable to your product. (You may review the table of contents free of charge.) Ultimately, however, you will likely need to have your product tested by a CPSC-accepted laboratory. You should contact at least one CPSC-accepted laboratory to discuss your product and to secure an estimate. The estimate should provide you with an itemized listing of which sections of the toy safety standard the laboratory proposes to test your product for conformity. Please review these helpful questions to ask the laboratory.
Please see this helpful chart on ASTM F963-11 that breaks down the different sections of the toy standard into generally applicable requirements and toy specific requirements.
Do all sections of the toy safety standard require third party testing?
No, only certain provisions of the toy safety standard outlined in 16 CFR §1112.15(b)(32), and also detailed in this chart require third party testing. The sections of the toy safety standard that require third party testing are as follows:
ASTM F 963-07ε1
Section 4.27 - Toy Chests (except labeling and/or instructional literature requirements)
The sections of the toy safety standard that DO NOT require third party testing are as follows:
Yes. Although certain sections of the toy safety standard are exempted from third party testing, toys must be certified, in a Children's Product Certificate, as being fully compliant with all applicable sections of the toy safety standard. For the applicable sections of the toy safety standard that are exempt from third party testing, manufacturers are expected to test each product or ensure that the product has been subjected to a reasonable testing program. (For convenience, some manufacturers may choose to have laboratories test the toy for compliance with those exempted sections, although it is not a requirement that they do so.)
Some sections on labeling and technical requirements, discussed above, cannot be tested and, therefore, testing is not required.
The specific sections that require testing at a CPSC-accepted testing laboratory are listed at 16 CFR §1112.15(b)(32).
Toys intended or designed primarily for children 12 years of age and younger must be subjected to third party testing and certification in a Children's Product Certificate at CPSC-accepted laboratories.
Although ASTM F 963-11 technically applies to toys intended for use by children under 14 years of age, the third party testing requirement only pertains to toys intended or designed primarily for children 12 years of age or younger. In other words:
For those toys for which third party testing is required, the testing must be conducted by a CPSC-accepted laboratory.
No. In addition, the sections of ASTM F963-11 that involve assessments conducted by the unaided eye and without any sort of tool or device do not require testing by a CPSC-accepted laboratory. See the complete list of sections that require third party testing described in the table above. If a section from ASTM F963-11 is not listed there, then third party testing is not required.
No. Congress did not include flammability requirements and third party testing for flammability of toys when it made the toy safety standard mandatory in 2008.
However, a children's toy—during its customary and reasonably foreseeable handling or use—must not be a hazardous substance that may cause substantial personal injury or substantial illness during, or as a proximate result of, being a highly flammable or extremely flammable solid. This requirement, which is from the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, does not require premarket, third party testing from a CPSC-accepted laboratory.
To sell such a product, a manufacturer should have a basis for the decision to test or not test a product for flammability characteristics. The basis may be the expected pattern of "customary and reasonably foreseeable handling or use." Or, the basis may be pre-existing knowledge that the materials used in a product are known not to be particularly flammable based on testing done under similar standards, such as the listing of certain materials in the wearing apparel flammability standard (16 C.F.R. § 1610.1(d)), such as polyester, which do not require testing due to experience gained from years of testing in accordance with the standard.
If a manufacturer is uncertain, or wishes to test the product to be certain it is not highly flammable, 16 C.F.R. § 1500.44 is an appropriate test method to use, and the test method provided in Annex A5 of ASTM F963-11 is also another appropriate test method.
Not necessarily. While Section 18.104.22.168(1) of ASTM F963-11 says that the accessible substrates and all small parts must be tested for total lead and eight soluble heavy elements, the term "accessible" is defined in 18.104.22.168(1)(a), and it is very important to determine whether your toy is subject to this additional requirement.
First, "accessible" is defined in section 3.1.2 of ASTM F963-11, and a toy must be examined for accessible parts both before and after age-appropriate use and abuse testing.
Second, for the purpose of the definition in section 3.1.2, and as stated in section 184.108.40.206, only toys or the parts of toys that can be sucked, mouthed, or ingested - both before and after age-appropriate use and abuse testing - need to be tested for the eight soluble heavy elements . This means that toys or parts of toys that, due to their inaccessibility, size, mass, function, or other characteristics, cannot be sucked, mouthed, or ingested are not required to be tested for the soluble elements listed above. However, compliance with total lead content limits for such items still may be required under the CPSIA, if they are accessible to touch.
The following criteria are considered reasonable for the classification of toys that are likely to be sucked, mouthed, or ingested: (1) all toy parts intended to be mouthed or contact food or drink, components of toys which are cosmetics, and components or writing instruments categorized as toys; (2) toys intended for children less than 6 years of age, where there is a probability that the parts or components of the toy would come into contact with the mouth. See Note 3 of Section 188.8.131.52(1)(a).
Therefore, if your product is age-graded as intended for use for children age 6 years and above, and is not likely to be sucked, mouthed, or ingested, it does not need to be tested for the eight metals. Remember that regardless of this analysis, the CPSIA requires that all accessible components of children's products meet the lead content requirement of 100 ppm. Please review our lead guidance page.
Section 18.104.22.168(1) states that the accessible substrates in toys (including accessible glass, metal, and ceramic toys or small parts of toys) are subject to the limits set forth in Table 1 of F963-11, which specifies, among other requirements, a limit of 75 parts per million of soluble cadmium content (or 50 parts per million for modeling clays that are part of toys). Yet, Section 184.108.40.206(2)(c) states that the soluble cadmium content limit is 200µg.
What is the difference between these two requirements? The test procedure for the requirement in section 220.127.116.11(1) is based on a 2-hour extraction period. Section 22.214.171.124(2)(c) specifically states that the section is in addition to the limits in Table 1 but only for metallic toys or metallic toy components that are small parts. That class of toys cannot exceed a value of 200 µg for total cadmium extracted from an item within a 24-hour period when tested per section 126.96.36.199(3). The section does note, however, that "Compliance with all of the above requirements may be established by a screen of total element content as specified in 8.3.1."
Heavy Elements in Substrate Materials
The primary changes in the 2011 version of ASTM F963 include adding limits for the soluble amount of eight elements (antimony, arsenic, lead, barium, cadmium, chromium, mercury, and selenium) permitted in toy substrates. This requirement is in addition to the limits that already exist for surface coatings on toys and the specific limits on total lead content and lead in paint and other surface coatings. The new requirement is based on the soluble limits of eight metals (listed above) after a solubility test in diluted acid.
Screening Test for Heavy Elements in Substrate Materials
In addition, the new standard provides an optional screening test procedure that is based on the total concentration of those elements in a single test. Most CPSC-accepted laboratories will test a toy for the heavy elements using the screening test and only conduct additional testing for heavy elements if the screening test indicates a failing component or a need for further testing to resolve an ambiguous result. The screening test uses methods based on CPSC-approved test methods for lead content. If the screening test shows passing results for the various elements in a predetermined range, the results may be relied upon, in certain circumstances, without further testing for solubility of the elements.
Bath Toys
Another major addition to the 2011 version of ASTM F963 are the requirements for bath toys that are intended to address the potential puncture or other hazards that may be presented by vertical, or nearly vertical, rigid projections on bath toys.
Finally, there are many other revisions to existing sections of ASTM F963, such as changes made on the use of cords, the requirements for squeeze toys attached to rings, yo-yo tether balls, straps and elastics, jaw entrapment, toys with spherical ends, and the stability of ride-on toys.
When ASTM International notifies the Commission of proposed revision(s) to ASTM F-963, the Commission has 90 days from the date of notification to inform ASTM International if it determines that the proposed revision(s) does not improve the safety of the consumer product covered by the standard. If the Commission does inform ASTM International of its determination that the proposed revision(s) does not improve safety, the existing ASTM F963 standard continues in effect as a consumer product safety rule, regardless of the proposed revision(s). If the Commission does not respond to ASTM International within 90 days regarding the proposed revision(s) to ASTM F963, 90 days later (180 days total after notification by ASTM International), the proposed revision(s) becomes effective as a consumer product safety rule.
This communication has been prepared for general informational purposes only and is based upon the facts and information presented. This communication does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice and has not been reviewed or approved by the Commission, and does not necessarily represent their views. Any views expressed in this communication may be changed or superseded by the Commission.
The CPSIA of 2008 authorized a variety of new regulations and testing requirements for children's products and some non-children's products. If you are a manufacturer, importer, distributor, or retailer of consumer goods, all of your products must comply with the CPSIA and other laws enforced by the CPSC.
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In the course of their education, medical students must learn about the care of all patients — from prenatal checks of an unborn child to newborns, infants, toddlers, children and adults of all ages. At each age, the way in which one approaches a patient will vary. This is especially important when dealing with infants and toddlers who are in the early stages of their personal development and generally are unable to articulate what ails them.
To aid students in learning the skills required to do a physical exam of an infant or toddler, the second-year clinical examination course holds an "Infant and Toddler Workshop," in which pediatric physicians from Einstein affiliates Montefiore Medical Center and Jacobi Medical Center demonstrate how to approach and engage patients who are between one week and eighteen months old.
"The particular focus of the workshop is to teach medical students the power of observation in approaching a child for physical assessment. Students can gain a great deal of information about the child's overall health by mere observation. In particular, the students are taught to focus on the child's developmental behaviors and determine through observation or parental report if the child's behavior is characteristic for their chronological age," explained Mimi McEvoy, co-course director for the "Introduction to Clinical Medicine" in the second year.
Since each stage of infancy and childhood is marked by some specific characteristic, such as being able to sit up for an infant or responding to verbal cues for a toddler, it's helpful for students to observe these stages and how to engage children who are at different stages of development.
"It's fascinating to observe the babies and toddlers, and to see the vast range in their abilities and how differently one must approach each," said second-year student Fa'iz Bayo-Awoyemi during a break in the demonstrations.
To help make sure there are enough infants and toddlers for students to observe, it has become a tradition at Einstein to invite students who have young children to volunteer their infants and toddlers as participants in the workshop. Approximately a dozen infants, babies and toddlers, with parents in tow, served as model patients during the one-hour workshop. Depending on the child's age and temperament, medical students occasionally had the opportunity to attempt the skills they have observed.
"As a medical student who is a parent, I've seen the changes in my child's development," said Michael Kurin, whose 15-month old daughter was among the young volunteers. "So I know how helpful being able to observe children at different stages of development can be as we learn these important skills."
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Crew Re-signs Tchani
The Columbus Dispatch - December 07, 2012 01:03 PM
The Crew has resigned midfielder Tony Tchani in advance of today's re-entry draft.
In his first full season with the club, Tchani had two goals and two assists in 22 appearances including 14 starts. However, he was one of seven players not to have his option for 2013 exercised by the club and was initially eligible for the two-stage re-entry draft, which starts today. According to the MLS Players Union, Tchani had a guaranteed salary of $209,000 last season.
Contract specifics were not released, but Tchani likely signed for a more cap-friendly number.
After starting in 11 of 12 games during a stretch from late April until mid-July, Tchani started only two more games the rest of the season and did not see action in six of nine games. However, it was his first fully healthy season for the Crew since being acquired at the midpoint of the 2011 season.
"Hopefully next year it's going to be the same thing," he said after the final game of the season.
He also missed an offseason Generation Adidas trip when he came down with a flu-like bug.
"(It's a big offseason) for sure," he said. "I'll try to stay healthy. I'm not choosing to get sick. If it happens, it happens, but I'm going to be praying every time that I don't get sick."
In addition, midfielder Chris Birchall has tweeted that he opted out of the re-entry draft after initially appearing on the list of available players when his option was not exercised by the Crew. On Twitter, Birchall said he is likely staying in his native England because he felt moving back and forth was unfair to his family. The Crew signed him mid-season and he finished with one goal and two assists in 18 appearances (17 starts) but he fell out of favor with head coach Robert Warzycha and saw his playing time diminish in the final weeks of the season.
The Crew is not expected to be active in today's stage of the draft, wherein teams must pick up players for the price of their declined 2013 option. Team who select players in phase two, which will be next Friday, can then renegotiate a new salary rate. Last year, the Crew picked defender Carlos Mendes in the first round of the draft.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (40 votes).
In full: my first time at swindon and Ill be back next year.everything went like clockwork.A medium sized event which is sometimes best.Not the easiest course but not too troubling well done swindonDate of review: October 17, 2011
In short: Save enough energy for the hill at 11 mile!Date of review: October 11, 2011
In short: Fantastic organisation, a challenging course and great atmosphereDate of review: October 10, 2011
In short: very well organised and well supported half marathonIn full: really impressed with everything, from toilets, showers, baggage area close to finish. excellent organisation, marshalling and drinks stations, fruit and chocs at finish, nice medal and t shirt. well done, really impressed with this raceDate of review: October 10, 2011
In short: Challenging especially with the winds but lovely scenery to distractIn full: Definately a challenge, especially with the wind. After finishing i thought "never again" although having woken up the next day i think "maybe" if i want a challenge but not for a pb. My main complaint is that they were giving out kitkats at the end however as i got there the box was empty and a marshall wouldnt let me wait while the cadets opened the next box. I was really looking forward to that kitkat after battling the winds for the last 3 miles. On the plus side, well organised, easy to park, seemed to be enough toilets, baggage storage well organised. Maybe more signs from j16 to car park.Date of review: October 10, 2011
In short: Done it before and I'll do it againDate of review: October 10, 2011
In short: Another excellent event - this year the organisers managed to add strong winds to the challengeeDate of review: October 10, 2011
In short: an excellent race a bit hilly lots of toilets nice medal and a banana see you next yearDate of review: October 9, 2011
In short: Fantastic scenery over looking Swindon...You have to run up some very long hills to se it tho!In full: Fantasic but challenging half. Well organised, plenty of toilets, parking etc. Lots of spectators at the start/finish, but also loads out in the rural towns. Can get a tad windy high up on the "mountains"Date of review: October 9, 2011
In short: Hilly and today windy. So not first choice for a fast race. In full: Very well organised, deserves top marks for that aspect. Loved the pacers. The wind today was a real struggle. If you are looking for a PB this is too hilly for that. Date of review: October 9, 2011
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Sweeping Changes
It's been way too long since I have posted. One day it's Spring and the next, Winter. I want to get re-acquainted with posting and may go out a bit on a tangent writing tbis time. I hope the following makes some sense, some internal logic with within what I write. Call it theorectical, expository writing.
Man on man, we are only into the first few days of December and I cannot wait to sprout the heirloom tomato seeds. There are some really cool looking tomatoes we want to grow this coming season. This past season was a major dissappointment with a 99.9% loss of all our tomatoes. By the way, if you happen to grow any Brandywines, I cannot recommend highly enough giving them an extra week to develop, from when you think they are ripe. When we first grew them, the Brandywine seemed not overly impressive. It was good but not as good as our Black From Tulas. Then I let some ripen for a further week on the vine to see what might happen. After about that extra week, the Brandywine was superb. It was quite a change. I intend to offer many heirlooms at such stage of development, i.e., very ripe. Why? Because the tomatoes are that much better when really ripe. It is why one buys an heirloom tomato, organic no less. A well composted soil, grown in a hoophouse for extra loving comfort, fertilized with compost teas and ripend to perfection. Ya Boy. You should eat them this way. In fact, I really hope some who read this will take head and buy the very ripe heirlooms just because it is how it should be. It is how and why there is an organic farm. If you do not buy them, they cannot be grown and that would be a terrible thing. Your decisions, in a very real way, seal the fate of such foods. If no one wants to eat the epitome of a perfect tomato, such a method of growing, and eating, will become extinct. I sincerely hope this does not happen.
What is the impetus for farming organic? Why did I make the choice to grow in such a manner? What does it mean, besides the certification and name? Is there some essence behind an organic farm aside from the physical aspects? And, for what reasons would someone buy from an organic source as oppsoed to the ubiquitious factory farnmed meats and vegetables? What is the dynamics behind such a radical(?) move, especially in a society bent on standardization and homegenization?
Fisrt off, to strive to produce the best meats available, as well as heirloom vegetables, just about requires organic production methods. When you buy say, a pork chop from the farm, you are buying a great deal of time; in terms of hours of growth, labor, aging etc. How is this so?
To start off with, we raise Large Black pigs, a pig rarer than the Great Panda. Their meat quality is on par with the top meat pigs, i.e., Berkshire, Red Wattle or Ossawba. The Large Black is a pig which grows slower than standard meat pigs. Raise an animal too fast, if its genetics will allow such growth, and quality degrades, not allowing enough time for the pasture to vitalize the meat and the normal maturing process to enhance the flavor.
Next comes the slaughtering. Our pigs are often slaughtered on-farm by us. We follow a strict system designed to promote quality, especially relative to cleanliness. We do not rush the pig out of existece but rather end its life in a tottaly relaxed and peacefuil manner. Slaughter houses have no time for time. But we do. The processing goes the same way. We hand trim all meat with small scale commercial equipment. We see evrything there is to see and trim accordingly. This is especially important when making sausage or other salumni products.
Finally againg. Our cured meats gain flavor from doing nothing but lying around getting old. The flavors which develop cannot be matched via factory modified, time starved, systems based on various chemical agents and flavorings. The taste difference is immediate and quite thorough.
Time, pure and simple, and its extended use, is, perhaps, unique to the organic farm. Today it may seem one is a luddite, if one does not eschew the time intensive nature of such activities.
Added to the use of time but, not far removed, there is labor. Organics is a hog when it comes to labor. Yes, we use machines when we can to help in many tasks. But, hand labor, used for weeding, planting, trimming etc, etc, is in full use on the farm. Machines are at present, dead, un-conscious essambleges of matter. They cannot impart discernemnt, or any type of energetic consciousness upon the farm. And, if there is one other thing which marks an orgainc as opposed to a coventional/factory farm, it is consciousness/spirit. Handling a seedling, wishing it well, carressing it while planting it out in the field, is a humanist activity. A human consciousness spends time with the farm, and imparts its onw life energy onto the farm via his/her consciousness. The farm absorbs it member's consciousness into the fabric of its goods. It may appear somewhat odd to say the physical task of labor is also filled with a conscious energy. Yet, where else would the consciousness come from? Tha necessary task needing to be completed via work on the farm ensures the conscious energy of a person gets transferred to the farm. I am sure the process is deeper and more complicaated than that. But, perhaps that is the gist of the matter. Matter accommpanies thought. Though, when focused as in prayer/meditation, creates in a way a material thing, the object, i.e., the outcome of thought. By the way, this stuff here is being explored in the world of subatomic particles via the Large Hadron Collider. The collider is trying to, in part, find the so called God particle whereby the particles of matter can no lonegr be broken down further and, as such represent at such a point a type of energy pattern, a prerequiste to matter, without any form. So, such talk is not just hypothetical but, reality based and scientifically discoverable; one way or another.
Anyway, what I have been trying to develop, is namely, why one should want to grow/buy organic. The conscious decision to eat any quality food results in, perhaps its own energy exerting a force upon the world. The seemingly innoculous choice to eat organic creates an energy which opposes the overwhelming physical pressence of typical factory farming and the energy it has and creates. This world can be sculpted into which ever way we please. Our thoughts, choices, actions, whatever kind of world they are focused on, create just that reality. It is why the act of choosing to eat well, to eat organically, is more than just a choice of physically eating. It is a choice of creating in a certain way. A way which believes we need to eat heirloom tomatoes just because they are so good and because the world is a better place because of the heirloom tomato. It ultimately is to choose what we are to become.
Thanks for the read.


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Two PBS programs focus on Blues and the Jazz Age
September 29, 2011. Posted by Brandy Wood.Add new comment | Filed under: blues, bruce fretts, great performances, hugh laurie, jazz, jazz age, Jazz Alive, jazz88, ken burns, lynn novick, new orleans, pbs, prohibition, wbgo, WBGO Journal
PBS has two programs in the coming week that focus on New Orleans Blues and the Jazz Age. This Friday, September 30 at 9pm (Eastern), British actor Hugh Laurie showcases his musical side in a Great Performances episode filmed in New Orleans. October 2-4, 8-10pm nightly, brings Ken Burns' and Lynn Novick's Prohibition, about the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution and its effect on (or creation of) the Jazz Age.
Laurie says he finds his greatest satisfaction and inspiration from the mixture of blues and jazz that grew out of New Orleans at the beginning of the last century. This Great Performances, "Let Them Talk," includes documentary and interview segments during Laurie's travels around the city. The program features his performances with blues legends Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas, as well as a fellow countryman Sir Tom Jones. With concert sequences filmed at the historic Latrobe's building in the French Quarter, the musical selections include New Orleans blues standards along with some forgotten and neglected gems.
On Friday at 6:30pm, tune into WBGO for the WBGO Journal as TV Guide's Bruce Fretts stops by to preview Prohibition. Ken Burns will also be a guest on Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio on WBGO Jazz88.3FM on Monday, October 3 at 6:30pm.


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North vs South Scenario Oct. 8th Greenville SC
Posted 18 August 2011 - 12:13 AM
On October 8th2011, The South will rise again or will the North Prevail??
Paintball CentralGreenville's long running North vs. South Scenario series will be October 8th2011, this year. Whatever your play style, this 50 acre venue has some area forit. There will be missions and props for points, (for teams that run missions)there will also be various locations on the field worth points as well for somehard core playing. There will also be many random firefights threw-out this awesome field, I'm sure
Mark it on your calendar andbe ready for a great time of paintball fun!!
Look for more info here as it becomes available
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In order to help everyone out , Paintball central has dropped the price a little
25$ per player if registered before sept. 26th
30$ per player if registered sept 26th-oct 2nd at 5pm
35$ per player if registered from oct 3rd-Oct7th
This includes all day air
Posted 20 September 2011 - 09:45 AM
Check us out at Retribution Sports!
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we came, we saw, we got beat by the north....
hope you had fun
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here they are enjoy
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Pets Ahoy Photo Contest is over -- but now the Judges are Tallying the Results!
April 7, 2014
Spring has sprung! And to celebrate the chance to get back out on the water, we launched the Hurricane Pets Ahoy Photo Contest during the month of April! The contest is over now, but stay tuned for the results as our judges are busy looking at all of the entries we received!
One lucky winner will receive a $50 gift card to the Hurricane Gear Store and a full summer of bragging rights!
The top 3 photos with the most Facebook votes were handed over to our illustrious panel of judges who will determine the final winner based on these five key criteria: 1) Creativity 2) Inspiring to other boaters 3) How well photo depicts boat brand 4) Quality of photo 5) Representation of contest theme.
Stay tuned- as we will soon reveal the top 3 winners!