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Nephrology residents become proficient in the diagnosis and management of patients with renal disease, both acute and chronic. University Hospital's large hemodialysis population, with hundreds of patients under treatment, offers ample opportunity to learn the principles and practice of peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis and renal transplantation.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods was stuck in neutral through the first three rounds of the Honda Classic, struggling to back-to-back-to-back even-par 70s.
In the final round Sunday he went in reverse.
GALLERY: Tiger's weird third round
A double bogey on No. 6 at PGA National, followed by a bogey at No. 7, erased an early birdie and crashed any chances Woods could make a final-round charge.
Woods did close out with an eagle to finish out his round of 4-over 74.
LEADERBOARD: Honda Classic
"I just made too many penalties this week," Woods said. "Today is a perfect example, I didn't play that poorly. I had two water balls and a lost ball. Take those away, and I missed two short birdie putts, and it was actually a decent score. So just got to clean up my rounds.
" … I had a lost ball today and two water balls and shot 4 over. The penalty shots certainly added up my score and it was a round that I felt like I should have shot probably even par or maybe 1 or 2 under."
"I feel good with what I did, though," Woods said. "It's just penalty shots."
He began the day eight shots behind co-leaders Michael Thompson and Michael Thompson and Luke Guthrie. A year earlier, Woods fired a final round 62 to put some pressure on eventual winner Rory McIlroy.
"I passed 62 somewhere on 12," Woods said with a smile. Actually, he passed 62 with the third of three putts on the par-3 15th.
Woods had all sorts of trouble with water, and lost balls, throughout the week:
Round 1: He hit into the water on the par-4 No. 6 but was able to play the shot and make par.
Round 2: He drove ball into water again on No. 6. He made bogey.
Round 3: He lost a ball off the tee at No. 17, a par-3. He had to go back to the tee and ended up with double bogey.
Round 4: He lost a ball at No. 6 and had to go back to the tee. He made double bogey.
Round 4: He hit his second shot into the water at No. 11, a par-4. He made double bogey.
Round 4: He drove into water at No. 16, a par-4. He made bogey.
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ApHogee Treatment for Damaged Hair 4 oz.
- Overview
- Ingredients
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- ApHogee products are scientifically formulated using the highest quality ingredients
- Restores seriously damaged hair to healthy condition
- Formulated with magnesium and modified proteins which fuse into the hair with the application of heat
- The result is that breakage is drastically reduced
- Treatment is a salon service product unlike any product available for at-home use
- ApHogee treatment hardens into the hair, dramatic evidence that something special is occurring
- Gently cleanse hair with ApHogee Shampoo. Rinse thoroughly & towel blot day.
- Apply enough ApHogee Treatment to thoroughly saturate hair and comb blend for even distribution.
- Leave hair uncovered. Do not use a plastic cap, and seat client under medium heat dryer. (Alternatively, a hand dryer may be used, but hair should not be agitated while drying.)
- Note: When ApHogee Treatment is dried into the hair, the hair becomes extremely hard. Do not comb or brush hair while ApHOGEE Treatment is dried and in the hair.
- Re-wet and gently rinse thoroughly with warm water.
- Apply ApHogee Balancing Moisturizer (P8173) to hair & scalp. Leave for 2 minutes, then rinse thoroughly.
- Proceed to next service or style as usual.
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ApHogee Treatment for Damaged Hair stops hair breakage and rebuilds hair structure for six weeks. Ideal for permed, tinted or relaxed hair.
Deionized Water, Hydrolyzed Animal Protein, Magnesium Sulfate, Citric Acid,Ethylene Urea, Dimethylol Urea, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Magnesium Carbonate,DMDM Hydantoin, Fragrance.
Shake well before use!
Bleaching & lifting tint: Wash hair, rinse and towel blot dry.Bleach or lift tint in usual way and rinse. Follow general directions for applying ApHOGEE Treatment.
Depositing tint: Wash hair, rinse and towel blot dry. Follow general directions for applying ApHOGEE Treatment. After ApHOGEE is rinsed out, towel dry and apply depositing tint in usual way. Place a plastic cap over hair and check every 2 1/2 minutes. A warm dryer may be used. When tint is complete,shampoo thoroughly from hair. Apply ApHOGEE Moisturizer to help restore natural moisture balance to hair. Rinse and proceed with next service or style as usual.
Permanent waves: Process perm as directed. When curl pattern is set and rinsing complete, towel blot hair on each rod. Apply ApHOGEE Treatment to each rod and dry under warm dryer. Do not use a plastic cap. Apply neutralizer and leave on hair for manufacturers suggested length of time. Removes rods without stretching hair and gently massage the neutralizer into hair and scalp.Rinse thoroughly. Apply ApHOGEE Moisturizer to restore shine and luster to hair.Rinse and style as usual.
ApHogee repairs damaged locks, restoring hair to its natural beauty. Features hair care and styling products for hair types ranging from over-processed and over-colored to ethnic, these products tend to all forms of breakage and damage.
Mom's HairI used this on my Mother's hair, I followed all the steps and it brought her hair back to life, she had terrible breakage from a bad relaxer experience and the hair salon and I told her to purchase this and I would treat her hair. It's much stronger, no more breakage instantly from the first application. Now I have to use cause the hair dresser used a 20 volume on my hair which it too strong and my hair is starting to shed! Beauty Hurts!May 17, 2010CebHAIR TYPEChemically Treated Hair
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This Is A Great Productanyone who says this product doesnt work must not have any breakage or damaged hair at all!!!! or u may not be using it right....i love it ....this was my first week using it and man....its like my hair is not shedding anymore...i had terrible damage from relaxers and flat irons but now my hair is so much stronger and silky...im so pleased with the product...one of the people who made a review said they used the product once a week for six weeks....NO WONDER YOUR HAIR DIDNT COME OUT RIGHT...READ THE INSTRUCTIONS or if you cant read have someone do it for you...i recommend this product to anyone who suffers from breakage and damaged hair of all racesApr 12, 2010CandaceHAIR TYPEChemically Treated Hair
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It Really Worksi actually thought this product was fantastic it actually should be more hyped than it already is. A few people I know who have difficult hair like i do use this and i decided to give it a try and although i recently tried it for the first time it really helped a lot and i will definitely continue to use it :-)Mar 25, 2010Heather
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Follow The Instructions And It's Awesome!First of all, my hair was mushy and literally falling apart when wet (or dry)after multiple 40 volume bleaching jobs. If you use it properly your hair WILL stop breaking! Seriously. It works on all hair types. I am Caucasian but it also works great on African American and Asian hair. It works but you MUST follow the directions exactly. Saturate the hair, using wide tooth comb to spread through evenly. Heat (uncovered!) hair with medium heat. DO NOT touch or move your hair at all during this process! It takes a while. Your hair will be hard. DO NOT comb. Next, rinse out slowly. I recommend soaking your hair for a minute or two to loosen and wet the dried protein. Now gently towel dry hair (pat it, don't twist it or squeeze it!). Finally, use the Aphogee Balancing Moisturizer that they suggest to go along with the 2 step treatment. YOU MUST use this Balancing Moisturizer afterwards to restore moisture to your hair. If you don't your hair will be dry. It is two step process. You MUST use both products right after another for the result you want! Additionally, it doesn't smell that bad! If your hair is as damaged as mine was, the temporary smell is a small price to pay for repaired hair. My hair did not smell bad at all after it dried and it really worked. Just remember to FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY and USE the Aphogee Balancing Moisturizer that they recommend for fabulous results!Mar 4, 2010Erin Leigh Fisher
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AmazingI love this prouct it is so amazing. I would definetly recommend using the whole line of aphogee products. It has transformed my hair in just a month since i have been using these products.Feb 7, 2010Latoya / Ontario, Ca
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BadMy hair has been falling out even more and my scalp is super-itchy. Maybe it's just not right for my hairFeb 7, 2010Cp
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Hands-down, The Best ReconstructorI have never had great hair. I have lots of it, but it's very fine, and it tends to fry under any sort of processing. I found this product after first reading about a similar, $200+ salon process. One of the comments there from a stylist mentioned Aphogee at a fraction of the cost - and they were right! I think my photos speak for themselves - my hair is longer since almost 6 months passed between photos. But the first photo is what sent me looking for a serious reconstructor - and the second photo shows both the volume and shine I finally got from 3 applications of Aphogee, each about a month apart. I use 2 oz to cover all my hair. I dry it most of the way with a hair drier (while surfing the web!) and then let it finish drying naturally - then wash out. I wear a black bathrobe, and then launder the bathrobe later - couldn't be easier, and quite the spa experience - pour yourself some wine or tea while it's drying! ;) I use the gentlest products I can on my hair, as natural as possible - but only this product finally gave me good-looking hair - even better than I had in high school! It does smell a bit like a wet sweater when you apply it, but it totally rinses out, and any decent smelling conditioner will disguise any remaining scent. Be sure to follow the directions exactly, and take your time. You will have success!Jan 26, 2010Julia / Los Angeles, CA USA
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Love It! Natural HairI was prepared for a stinky mess. Mess yes, BUT it worked!!! Before I did it I had a medium ball of hair that was combed out from my hair and then I did it and followed with the moisturizer and 2 minute. I put my regular leave in and moisturizer in and detangled, then twisted 1 STRAND PEOPLE 1 STRAND OF MY KINKY 4A HAIR!!!!! OMG SOOOOO IN LOVE!!!!! As for the smell you have to sniff really hard to even smell it and why sniff it, it's for your hair not body spray. I used some hair pomade for my twist and all was well.Jan 9, 2010La / Texas
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Happy With The ResultsI have to say I didn�t expect to be writing a review about this product. My hair was shedding daily about 30 strands or so. My hair even shed when I wasn't combing it. I used Aphogee as directed at home. I have a hooded dryer but was to lazy to take it out the closet so I used the hand held dryer. I kept the product in my hair for about 25 mins. I washed the product out and followed up as directed with the moisturizer. It�s been a few weeks since I�ve used the product and my hair still sheds but it�s about a 5 strands or so compared to 30 strands. My plan is to continue using the product every 6wks. In between I use the green tea spray and reconstructor. I�m very happy with Aphogee products!Jan 6, 2010Erica / Hayward, CA USA
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Great For Missing Edges!I have tried everything to get my edges to grow back. I have hidden my sides by wearing wigs for the longest.A friend of mine told me about this product and after about 2 weeks after using this product my edges are starting to grow back in!Oct 16, 2009Angela
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Corelle Livingware Country Cottage Curry Bowl 2 Pcs
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* Color: White & Green
* Made with break and scratch resistant patented Vitrelle glass technology
* Stack ability for cupboard space efficiency Uses 60 Percent less space than traditional ceramic
* Lightweight and thin, yet extremely durable
* Microwave, dishwasher, and oven safe patterns wonot wash, wear, or scratch off
* Vitrelle Glass Dinnerware is made in the USA and comes with a 1 Year Warranty
* Style: Contemporary
* Curry Bowl Capacity: 828 ml
* Quantity: 2 Pieces (2 Curry Bowls)
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Corelle USPCorelle Vitrelle 3-Layer Glass Technology The original break and chip resistant glass dinnerware. Its non-porous, thin and light for easy storage and handling, but trust that it can stand up to the rigors of everyday life and still look great. We back Vitrelle glass with a 1-year replacement warranty against breaking and chipping.
Made in Corning, New York USACorelle takes pride in its manufacturing excellence. Vitrelle glass is made and thoroughly quality tested in the USA in Corning, New York. Corelle is manufactured with nearly 70 percent of recycled glass. Additionally the design pigments used are food safe and FDA approved.
Corelle Glass Dinnerware Delivers the Following AdvantagesBreak and Chip Resistant Vitrelle is a unique, tempered glass that is resistant against breaks & chips. The special glass makes versatile Corelle dinnerware as thin and translucent as fine china, yet dramatically stronger.
Patented Vitrelle 3 Layer GlassThe 3 layers of glass are thermally bonded together by laminating a top and bottom layer of clear skin glass to a core center layer, which creates dinnerware that's lightweight but strong, thin but nonporous.
SPACE SAVINGVitrelle is lightweight and thinner than typical ceramic plates, when stacked, Corelle takes up less space in cabinets than conventional ceramic plates and bowls.
Non-Porous and Microwave SafeVitrelle is non-porous for easy cleaning, microwave safe and even safe for oven use up to 350 degrees.
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* Coffee or tea discoloration can be removed by cleaning with baking soda or mild cleanser. Water with high iron content can stain dishes. To remove iron stains, use a mild cleanser.
* Do not heat an empty dish in a microwave oven. It may become too hot to handle, crack or break. Do not use to microwave popcorn, hold or support popcorn bags, or microwave convenience foods with special browning wrappers, etc. Some convenience food packaging is designed to heat rapidly in a microwave oven and may cause breakage.
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CYCLONE SOCCER PREVIEW: Starter losses no problem
Ask a coach who has lost 80 percent of his players to graduation what he expects for the new season.
Most will talk about rebuilding, looking for new leaders to emerge, or maybe even about retiring.
Rex Harriman is not like most coaches.
The Cyclones head boys soccer coach did, in fact, "lose" 16 of 21 starters to graduation.
And his 2012 team did finish as co-South Central League champions, scoring 70 goals while surrendering only 11 goals.
But the man who has made a living as a soccer pioneer couldn't be more excited for the new season.
"I played on the first Pueblo Rangers soccer team," Harriman said.
"I played on the first East High School soccer team. I played on the first USC (now CSU-P) soccer team. I coached the first CSU-P women's soccer team.
"And I coached the first Pueblo West boys and girls soccer teams.
"This is what I do!"
It is no coincidence that all of these programs are successful.
Harriman says it's because of high expectations, exceptional athletes and a proven system.
"By no means are we starting over or rebuilding," he said.
"We have all of these elements — and more — with this year's team. To a man, our 50 players expect to win. They are very athletic. And they believe in our system."
The Cyclones system includes a rigorous summer strength and conditioning program, soccer specific skills development and 3-on-3 league competitions.
Harriman also believes strongly in teaching age-appropriate soccer and keeping it simple.
"We focus on playing our game," he said. "Simple, physical and smart."
The five returning Cyclone starters are certainly believers in Harriman's system.
The Baxter brothers, Sami and Jake, Jaydon Moreschini, Austin Archuleta and William Do Santos look forward to carrying the torch, and continuing the eight year run of consecutive playoff appearances.
They will be tested early in non-conference games against perennial powers Cheyenne Mountain, Palmer Ridge and Air Academy.
The Cyclones raised a lot of eyebrows last season when they pushed all of these teams to the wire.
Harriman wouldn't have it any other way.
"We love challenges," he said. "We learn as a team when we are pushed. We see where we need to be to compete with the very best."
The Cyclones season opener is Saturday at Palmer Ridge. Their home opener is Sept. 3 against Pueblo Centennial.
Assistant coach Tim Decker expects the Cyclones to be able to field three full teams this season, including a "C Team" which will compete primarily against non-conference teams.


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1) Dig a hole 6" deep and wide enough to accommodate the roots of each of your field grown divisions.
2) Carefully remove each plant from the package and hold it in the hole, gently spreading its root with your fingers. The crown (the point where the roots join together just below the leaves) should be 2" below the soil surface.
3) Carefully fill in the soil around the roots, filling the hole up to 1" above the crown. (The rest of the hole should be filled with soil after the leaves have grown a bit.)
4) Poppies require at least 1" of rain (or equivalent watering) each week until established. After they are established they will be drought tolerant. A 2 to 3" layer of mulch will help conserve moisture and keep beds free of weeds. It will also maintain an even soil temperature.
Apply plant food at a rate of 5 lbs per 100 sq. ft. of garden. It is also for use on seeded plantings. After the seeds have emerged, broadcast general purpose over the desired area at above rate and incorporate into the soil.
You can even start your winter mulch upon transplanting. As a mulched bed retains moisture and also helps keep down the weeds. A 2-4" layer of shredded bark or compost is ideal for this and will also maintain soil temperature.
Keep the area around your plants free of weeds. Weeds compete with all plants for food, water and light. Walk around the garden periodically and pull weeds, including the roots as soon as you see them. Mulch also assists in keeping weeds down.
Remove spent blooms and clip off unsightly or dead growth to maintain the vine in good form and shape. Flowering starts in the summer on new growth. Prune in the spring to within 1' of the ground. This encourages more new growth for summer through fall bloom.
Add 1 tablespoon to soil in hole and mix thoroughly before planting the transplant. Scratch fertilizer at above rate into surface once they start flowering/fruiting. For existing garden, broadcast around existing plants and incorporate into soil at the above rate. Apply at the beginning of growing season and again when plants start to bear vegetables. Every four to six years you can divide your poppies and replant them to make more beds or to share with friends. The best time to do this is in the summer after they go dormant.


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"Words and images are my tools for fighting injustice."
The world's youngest Ph.D. at 20 when she returned home from Germany in 1932, Ruth Gruber earned her doctorate as an IIE grantee. The multilingual Gruber became a foreign correspondent and photojournalist, and traveled around the world covering stories of rescue and survival. She was the first foreign journalist to report from the Soviet Arctic, interviewing prisoners in Stalin's Gulag. In 1944, while Holocaust raged, Gruber was sent to Europe at President Roosevelt's request, to bring 1,000 refugees from war-torn Italy to haven in Oswego, New York as part of a top-secret U.S. government rescue. With her knowledge of Europe and its languages, Gruber was well equipped for the daring journey, and successfully lobbied Congress and President Truman on the refugees' behalf for their right to remain in America after the war.
Among those she saved were Dr. Alex Margulies, who helped develop the CAT-scan and the MRI, and Karl and Recha Kaufman, the uncle and aunt of IIE's longtime Chairman of the Board, Henry Kaufman. Three years later, Gruber was the only journalist allowed to cover the voyage of 4,500 Jewish refugees on the "Exodus 1947." Her exclusive photographs and interviews later became part of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Long Way Home." Gruber has written 17 books, acted as a guardian for Korean orphans coming to the United States, and inspired a four-hour CBS miniseries called "Haven." Gruber currently lives in New York City, speaks to audiences all over the world, and remains a symbol of hope for all refugees.
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The Iraq war veteran indicted in the murders of four homeless men and two others during a three-month killing spree told an Anaheim detective after his arrest in January that he joined the Marine Corps to be become a killer, according to court documents obtained by The Orange County Register.
But Itzcoatl "Izzy" Ocampo, 23, said he was disappointed when he did not see any combat during a six-month tour of duty in Iraq when he "became a truck driver instead of a killer," according to a transcript of a secret hearing of the Orange County grand jury.
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"He felt in order to become a real Marine, he needed to kill," testified Detective Daron Wyatt, a lead detective on the serial killer task force who took Ocampo's confession a few hours after he was arrested following the stabbing death Jan. 13 of the fourth homeless man outside a Carl's Jr. fast-food restaurant in Anaheim.
Ocampo told Wyatt that he had planned to continue killing people and hoped to build a kill list with 16 names before he was finished, according to the transcript.
"He said he needed to keep killing," Wyatt told the grand jury. "And he actually had predesigned that he was going to select 16 victims. ... He told me that Charles Whitman (the Texas Tower killer) had killed 16 people. ... And that Charles Whitman had been a Marine."
Wyatt was the last of six witnesses called to the stand during the secret grand jury proceeding Feb. 16.
Grand jurors then deliberated for a short time after listening to a passionate summation by Deputy District Attorney Susan Price. The panel quickly returned an indictment charging Ocampo, 23, of Yorba Linda, with the unprovoked stabbing deaths of the four homeless men and the stabbing deaths of a Yorba Linda woman and her adult son on Oct. 25, 2011, an attack that was initially blamed on the woman's youngest son.
Ocampo was also charged with the special circumstances of committing multiple murders and committing murders by lying in wait. If convicted, those penalty-enhancing allegations will result in a minimum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The District Attorney's Office could decide later to seek the death penalty.
Ocampo, who was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2010, has pleaded not guilty to all charges. His trial is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 10 before Superior Court Judge Francisco Briseno.
The grand jury transcript reveals that Ocampo confessed to all six killings and said he deserves the death penalty.
Ocampo told Wyatt during one lengthy interrogation after he waived his right to remain silent that he killed the four homeless men because "he felt that he was somewhat doing a service to the community, because the homeless population had become a blight to the community."
Wyatt also testified that Ocampo said he chose his victims "because they were available and vulnerable."
Brea police detective Phillip Rodriguez testified before the grand jury that Ocampo also confessed to stabbing Raquel Estrada, 54, and her oldest son Juan Carlos Herrera, 34, to death in their home in Yorba Linda in October because they were disrespectful to him, according to the transcript.
Ocampo acknowledged that he had been longtime friends with Eder Herrera, Estrada's youngest son, until a few months before the Oct. 25, 2011, slayings and had been to the Herrera house on occasion. Ocampo told Rodriguez that Estrada and Herrera sometimes wouldn't greet him and "seemed to have an attitude," according to the transcript.
Rodriquez also testified that Ocampo was upset when his friendship with Eder Herrera ended, and he "decided he was going to kill them" – including Eder Herrera. The detective said Ocampo told him he planned to make it look like Eder Herrera was the killer who later committed suicide.
But Eder Herrera left the house on the night Ocampo committed to his plan.
Eder Herrera was arrested the next morning and charged with murdering his mother and brother after detectives reported he was acting strangely. Eder Herrera was released from custody in mid-February after Ocampo was indicted. An investigation into Eder Herrera's possible involvement in the slayings is ongoing.
The grand jury transcript also reveals:
• Ocampo described how "he could feel the life come out of (the victims)," according to Wyatt's testimony. "And on a couple of occasions when he had stabbed them in the throat, (he) actually heard their breath leaving their bodies," Wyatt testified.
• Wyatt testified that Ocampo told him that prior to all of the attacks "he would look at Penthouse magazine to pump himself up."
• Ocampo also claimed that he did not necessarily feel bad about the killings, although "he wished that they rested in peace," Wyatt testified. "He did say that he felt it had to be done."
• Wyatt described how Ocampo claimed he studied the human anatomy to find out the best way to kill. "He said he specifically targeted the throat to kill people, to sever the esophagus," Wyatt testified. "That he (also) targeted the head, because he had seen in the movie 'Terminator 2' that it was a quick kill."
• Ocampo claimed that his family knew nothing of his involvement in the serial killings, although his mother "had actually joked with him before he was caught that maybe he was the murderer," Wyatt testified.
• Ocampo was also "interested in murder in general," Wyatt told the grand jury. "There were some documents seized from his house about notorious killers," Wyatt testified. "And he also talked about Lee Harvey Oswald and some other murder ... suspects."
Wyatt also told the grand jury that he noticed that as Ocampo was describing each of the murders during the interrogation, his demeanor would change.
"He seemed to get excited when he was talking about the actual kill," Wyatt testified. "So, I asked him if he was aroused by the act of killing."
Ocampo at first questioned the word arousal, according to the transcript, but then added, "my balls felt like they were going to explode, and I knew that I had the killer gene."
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Skip to comments.Cheating scandal: Feds say teachers hired stand-in to take their certification tests
Posted on 11/25/2012 8:18:34 PM PST by Calamari
It was a brazen and surprisingly long-lived scheme, authorities said, to help aspiring public school teachers cheat on the tests they must pass to prove they are qualified to lead their classrooms.
For 15 years, teachers in three Southern states paid Clarence Mumford Sr. himself a longtime educator to send someone else to take the tests in their place, authorities said. Each time, Mumford received a fee of between $1,500 and $3,000 to send one of his test ringers with fake identification to the Praxis exam. In return, his customers got a passing grade and began their careers as cheaters, according to federal prosecutors in Memphis.
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It was all part of Clarence's "No Hack Left Behind" program.
Makes one wonder how they got through college.
Why, he was just using his own form of affirmative action.
Almost certainly, this scandal will have a "disparate impact".
Sorry for such speculation...but you just know...
Ya know, while I'd suspect that's so, on the other hand I'd sure like to see how these cheating teachers' classes panned out (if the teachers didn't in turn engineer cheating for the classes, that is). It would be funny to find that, say, 5 years into the job there wasn't any discernable difference in the competence of the classes led by these teachers. Meaning the tests were largely irrelevant hooey, and that the degrees from schools of education meant enough.
Yeah, I say a pox on all their houses....
Yes, he was affirmatively enhancing his bank account.
They cheated.
Affirmative action.
Hey, if Ted Kennedy can do it, then why not teachers?
This sounds like state bar exams.
Test Question Number 1: List a 7 letter word that starts with "c", and
is an anagram of "teacher".
cheater... lol!
Not thinking much of it, I met with some of the other new graduates at a reception. People were talking about how hard the exams were, how they didn't know if they'd ever pass and I'd say at least 60% of the people there thought the exams were hard and/or did poorly. I was shocked.
Fast forward and one of those teachers is hired by my children's school and my daughter is put into her class. I went to the school and said I want a different teacher for my child for that subject. The school said that they didn't do teacher requests. I said I know she scored 40% on her first try on the subject area test and yet loves having the power to fail 13 year olds in the same subject. The class was changed.
I worked in education for a while and later left and started a business with my husband. I'm probably especially annoying to my children's school administrators because they know I know probably about 40% of teachers shouldn't even be in the profession for a variety of reasons. And I can pick them out from a mile away.
Anyway, I could have made some serious cash taking these exams for these people! I wasn't going to show anyone my results until all of the new teachers that had taken the exams started saying "She must have failed that's why she won't tell us." That's when I got out my paperwork, and slammed it on the desk and showed them I had aced every one of them. One person said I was a genius. No, I'm not! I don't even think you'd need an education degree to pass these exams!
I was in my mid-30s. Had no schooling after high-school. Lady friend across the street came into my house one afternoon, handed me a piece of paper. Said take this test. She timed me, I took the test. I took 3.5 minutes to answer all the q's on both sides. She graded it. I got 100%.
THEN she told me that this was the test currently being given to qualify teachers. They had 2 hours to take it and only needed 50% to pass.
The teachers state-wide were in a huge ruckus because the test was SO hard.
I have to wonder if Clarence reportd this income on his Taxes. I'm betting the answer is no.
Liberal Arts. Nuff said..
How come I'm not surprised by these shenanigans by these Obama voters?
Certainly far from the old picture of the educated schoolmarm. She'd have been aghast to see such an easy test and learn that her posterity was having such trouble. Sounds like any reasonably educated person would do well on it.
Really, someone ought to come up with a laundered version of the test (same logic, but different answers) and publish it, free, to the entire world on the web. Just to show the whole world how easy it really is.
Thanks for your account! Police and Fire exams in many major cities have been dumbed down to fulfill racial (actually racist) quota system so why not teachers exams. I laugh when they puff up their chests and call themselves educators. Back in my public school days they called themselves teachers but were real educators, far superior to the breed we have today
Wait until you see what happens with medical training.
Not a problem. Well just do what Britain did when faced with the same problem. Import doctors from the third world and strip their medical system bare of professionals.
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" Import doctors from the third world and strip their medical system bare of professionals."
Already underway. So glad I spent most of my youth training..
I've thought about what advice to give my child about career choices, and have come to the conclusion that an important consideration is whether or not a chosen career is likely to have government intervention, or has government dependency. If so, think twice.
works at the voting booth too.
Just go to a local VA hospital and your fears will be confirmed.
check out this comment relating to importing doctors for 0-care to fill in the gaps. My point is there are many 3rd worlders who would love to be wage-slave doctors under 0-Care. Accepting compensation and working conditions our older American doctors would find insulting and will walk out on or retire >>>>>>
Rich K
This is true,especially up in Canada. My friend lives in BC and the wait for a simple visit is 90 days minimum,no exceptions. And all or most of the docs are Indies. And the best part is most speak sh_t English so getting understood is even a problem. Start practicing your Hindi folks.
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Shaw initially declined but, after meeting the teacher who needed the test taken, agreed to take the test for $1000. Shaw took approximately twelve to fifteen tests and was paid approximately $8,000," according to a statement issued by Stanton's office.
Yup, pretty much what I'd expect from public schoolteachers.
Public schoolteachers are, by and large, complete morons. Thank you for posting your experience, and I'm not surprised by it at all!
Remember that old ditty; "Those who can do, those who can't teach!"
That is sad. I took the Praxis Exam and passed on my first shot and I am not an Einstein by any means. Truly if people have to hire someone to take that exam than I don't know how they passed their classes in college.
This is another reason why I am so ademately against on-line college courses. How do we know it isn't some wife or husband doing the course work for their spouse? I would ban all on-line classes if I were in charge. I know it is an easy money maker but I bet 99 percent of the student are big fat cheaters!!!!
Why are the feds involved?
Is this one of those charges that involves the ever creeping fed rule?
I think they should go to a more online based model. Do the course work online and go to the campus for testing. If you are interested in learning the material you could do that free online but any certification you have to physically go to the campus and get tested and pay for that.
Social Security and mail fraud.
Probably interstate??
I took a Praxis exam several years ago to qualify as a substitute teacher.
I scored 192/200.
It's not a particularly difficult test.
The idiots in the classroom are the teachers; teaching their pupils to be idiots. Or Socialists. Same thing.
Yep, that's exactly what I tell libs when they say what's wrong with Obamacare? and I say two words "VA Hospitals" and somehow they get it.
He probably hasn't filed for taxes in years.
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So after watching the Naruto Shippuuden Konoha Gakuen Special, I got a big thought in my mind. I've always really wondered why Hinata was always portayed as the silent girl who for no reason at all was in love with Naruto. Now that Konoha is under attack, reason being Pain wanting Naruto, my question to everyone is, will Hinata play a big role in this situation.
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For the uninitiated, the man in the picture is Damien Cox of the Toronto Star. He does a weekly mailbag where he answers his most obsequious readers' questions. We don't have enough readers here to run our own mailbag so we'll borrow Cox's questions. I'm sure he won't mind. He'll be glad to know that I don't bother reading his answers to these questions. If you're interested, you can read his answers here. Mine are over the jump.
Hi Damien, I really enjoyed your blog, 'Leafs can't win for winning'. It brought this question to mind.
Glenn Healy made a big gaff while commenting during the Leafs/Habs game. He had a chart on the TV screen showing how Edmonton has the most turnovers in the league and Toronto was second. He said, "you can understand Edmonton having those turnovers, their a young team".
What, did I hear that right ? With Aulie in the lineup and Lebda out the Leafs are the youngest in the league.
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Well John, you did hear correctly. Glenn Healy is a horrible analyst. In this case his lack of preparation really shone through. Edmonton has definitely chosen the rebuilding fashion that conventional wisdom decrees is the way to go about the process. Of course, they found religion after a couple of years of trying to win resulted in laughably bad results.
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The Maple Leafs are the most expensive team to see in the NHL. A decent seat is well over $100, but I hear you can go to a game in Tampa for $8. My friend actually priced out going to see the Leafs when the played in Florida recently. The whole trip for two games was less than a pair of Platinums at the ACC. How can this be? Are we subsidizing these teams through equalization payments? Are Leaf fans the biggest suckers in the world?
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Hey Damien,
Really enjoyed your blog on the youth hockey charity you covered. Have a website or link that I could donate to over the holidays?
On to my hockey related question, I know his contract is ugly, but would the Leafs have any interest in going after Vinny Lecavalier? Experienced centreman who could provide some stability and leadership up front for the young players.
Frank Elia, Mississauga
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As for Lecavalier, a quick look at his CapGeek page reveals two things: his cap hit is $7.7M for nine more seasons and his production is falling off. The Maple Leafs already have an albatros deal with Mike Komisarek and his three remaining seasons at $4.5M. Imagine having a bad contract three times as long and for almost twice as much money. In short, this is a terrible, terrible idea.
Damien, Love the blog and your insights. One area that has caught my eye in the past number of Leaf games, is the number of goals scored by all the teams using a wrist shot vrs the slap shot. So far my count is 34 wrist vrs 7 slap. It is obvious that the control of the accuracy is far greater with a wrist shot but I don't know how much power is lost. It seems some players ( especally Kaberle ) would not get their shots blocked so often if they snapped off a quick wrist shot rather than telegraph a slow wind up to a slap shot. Your thoughts??
Bob Mayhew, Lindsay
There's a good discussion on wrist shots versus slap shots in this post. Slap shots have their place but like you pointed out they are much easier to block or deflect. New composite sticks have made wrist and snap shots faster than ever which means the shooting area that comprises "unstoppable shots" has grown.
Hi Damien, firstly I love to read your blogs and your topics are very interesting. I saw The Reporters on TSN this sunday and it looked like you are most probably going to vote for Sidney Crosby for Lou Marsh Award this year. But don't you think this year winner should be an Olympic athlete like Christine Nesbitt? As Steve Simmons said she has dominated her sport for 2010. For Crosby 2010 was good only when it came to Olympics not for NHL although he has been good this year in NHL but he still has 52 games left to prove his point! Plus he won the award last year so I would really like to see somebody other than him win it. I would also like to point out Meagan Agosta as other nominee as women's hockey is rarely recognized in Canada which I find very surprising. One more olympian would be Jon Montgomery as this year has been pretty fantastic for him as well. After pointing out these facts would you still choose Crosby as your vote. One more question what is your favourite NHL team?
Nidhi Patel, Toronto
Sidney Crosby is the best player in a massive sport. A vote for him would not have been wasted. Duane Rollins had a good piece on how the Lou Marsh is awarded during Olympic years. This year's winner was Joey Votto who was more than deserving of the award.
Hi, Damien:
I have a couple questions. First, Carl Gunnarsson seems to be struggling this year (his second pro season) just like Luke Schenn was struggling last season (his second pro season). I also note that Gunnarsson this year is getting about the same amount of icetime that Schenn got last year. Do you think Gunnarsson has gradually been improving and do you see him eventually breaking out of his struggles as Schenn did by the end of last season?
Second, this past August, Burke said that he had four plus "legitimate" offers (whatever that means) for Kaberle, but in the end decided to keep him. Do you think the offers were not "legitimate," the offers never existed, or that Kaberle agreed to a limited waiver of his no trade clause to keep from being traded to a team where he did not want to play? I am having a hard time believing that Burke would resign him, but I am also having a hard time believing that he would let him go at the end of this season for nothing, even if means the Leafs get to hoard more cap space.
John Hunt, Harvard, Massachusetts
Gunnarsson hasn't had that bad of a year. He's come back a bit as expected for a player that benefitted a lot from the percentages last year. This year his PDO is .960 whereas last year he was over 1.000. He's scoring at even strength at the same rate as Dion Phaneuf and just behind Luke Schenn and Tomas Kaberle. He just isn't playing as many minutes this year and has been a healthy scratch on occasion because the bottom pairing is so interchangeable.
He has been the best defenceman on the team in terms of finishing shifts in the offensive zone. He starts 50.8% of his shifts in the offensive zone but ends 55.9% of them in the offensive zone. He's the only Leafs defenceman that is over 50% by that metric. I think I'd chalk up his decreased production to a decrease in opportunity as much as the struggles of a young defenceman. He's only played 65 games as a professional. I think you can probably assign some of the blame for Gunnarsson's 'regression' to overhyped expectations.
As for Kaberle, I have no idea what will happen with him. I don't think Burke is a liar but I do think that 'legitimate' might have some caveats attached to it. I've been assuming that the Kaberle saga will just end in tears. I hope I'm wrong but I think Burke's mishandled it from the beginning. Only time will tell of course.
Hey Damien,
I'm wondering why Burke hasn't gone out and got a 4th line center man that is a defensive specialist. I think the last attempt was JFJ picking up Jamal Mayers and that experiment didn't turn out so well, but since the leafs are horrible on taking draws and even Brent isn't that great defensively and doesn't put himself in the way of the shot often. I know Ryan Johnson's out there but I suspect he is pretty beat up after last year. Can't hurt the penalty kill and it helps to have that faceoff man in the dying minutes of a lead (if the leafs ever can get one).
Also wondering about Clarke MacArthur. He is scoring and adds some grit, but can be questionable defensively. He's worth 1.1 million, but is he worth the 3-4 million he will be asking at the end of the season considering he doesn't exactly play inspired hockey? I'd love to keep him and trade Grabo, but I don't see anyone picking up his salary and someone has to be moved if we ever get that big top 6 forward.
Andrew Pawlowski, Toronto
Brian Burke definitely did not do enough to ensure that he had a centreman able to win draws and eat tough minutes. Mikhail Grabovski has done well in every other facet but he's still not good at winning face-offs. Ryan Johnson would have been an interesting signing if only to see Don Cherry pump his tires every Saturday night.
"Doesn't exactly play inspired hockey'? Add that to your desire to see Grabovski traded and I question your hockey knowledge. Frankly, a GM that wouldn't be willing to trade for Grabovski at $2.9M is likely a terrible GM. MacArthur's next contract is a tough call. He is an RFA so the Leafs can use that leverage to get him another below market deal so that they can see if this season is a flash in the pan or if he is legitimately a top six forward. As for moving someone, let's cross that bridge when we come to it.
Hi Damien,
First off I just wanted to mention that I enjoy the mailbag each week and to keep up the great work. My issue surrounds the play of Leaf rookie Nazem Kadri since his call-up from the Marlies a number of weeks back. My understanding at the time was that this was done out of necessity due to injuries on the big club and not necessarily due to his stellar play or progress in the minors. I have really tried to watch Kadri specifically when the Leafs are on TV and I have to admit that what I see on the ice leads me to believe he needs more time in the minors for a number of reasons. He is still quite weak defensively in his own zone, most notably when they play him at centre. He also seems to coast a lot on his back checks especially towards the end of a shift (I know he isn't the only one but as a rookie you'd think the effort would be there 100% of the time). But the biggest reason I feel he needs to go back down to the AHL is that he is far too easy to knock off the puck. Countless times each game he has the puck in the corners or crossing the blue line, and defenders simply challenge him and physically remove him from the play almost effortlessly. Some more time in the minors and another off-season dedicated to getting stronger is required in order for him to be any sort of consistent threat at the NHL level. I know there are much smaller players that have had solid careers but they usually are very strong in their legs and difficult to knock off the puck (ie: Martin St Louis), both are attributes that Kadri seems to be lacking at this point in his career. I'd like to get your take on this and how you think the rest of this year will go for him.
Matt Kalagian, St Catharines
Nazem Kadri obviously is far from the finished article. His call-up was definitely more a result of the team needing to shake things up than a result of him outgrowing the AHL. The defensive issues you've raised are the same ones that Ron Wilson harps on. It's funny that fans will admit it but when Wilson brings it up he'll get pilloried. Kadri is a rookie and the plays where he is losing the puck tend to be junior-style plays. Kadri has made some progress and shown a willingness to improve so I have a lot of hope that he'll make the adjustments that are necessary.
December 20 2010, 02:33PM
"Glenn Healy is a horrible analyst but an amazing lover"
I won't say he's the best I've had.. but certianly not the worst.
On a different note however, I can say though that Mr. Pension Plan Puppets is a horrible writer and really wonder why I just wasted my time skimming through this and without finding any man on man love references.
December 20 2010, 04:51PM
Yah, the guy who played 15 NHL seasons...437 regular season games, is horrible? Or is the anonymous blogger they call "Pension Plan Puppets", who hails from "Centre of the Universe ", the expert? Yes, I am exhibiting classic Western small man syndrome. Can you blame me?
December 20 2010, 08:53PM
"Glenn Healy is a horrible analyst but an amazing lover"
I won't say he's the best I've had.. but certianly not the worst.
On a different note however, I can say though that Mr. Pension Plan Puppets is a horrible writer and really wonder why I just wasted my time skimming through this and without finding any man on man love references.
While I respect your right to have a different "view" on life, I highly doubt this is the proper forum for such discussion. Please keep future comments focused on the article to which you are commenting and not used as a way to divulge to us the intimacies of your love life. Thank you.


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My little girl just turned 7 months old and has exclusively breastfed until recently, when I began to introduce solid foods to her diet. She cosleeps with my husband and I and has always had "sleep issues". She never liked to be put down as a newborn, and would immediately wake up if we tried to. At around 2 months we got her to sleep near our bed in a bouncer in a pack-n-play (after nursing down of course). She slept relatively well there - waking only 1x between 2 and 3am most nights. When she started to get too big for the chair around 4-5 months we started to cosleep again. Since then, she has gotten progressively worse with night feedings. I am losing sleep (and so is my husband) and wonder if anyone has suggestions to help reduce night feedings with cosleepers? I usuaaly let her cry it out the first awakening as it has only been 1-3 hrs since last feeding. After that, I worry that she might actually be hungry as she has always been a big eater. Help!!!!!!
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Babies who co-sleep with mom usually eat more often. I mean, if you slept with a box of cookies next to you, wouldn't you want to munch through the night? Hahaha!
My little one is 8 months old and sleeps with me in bed too. I feel the same way. If he wants to eat, I don't want to risk not feeding him in case he's hungry. But more and more, I can tell he's only nibbling to fall back asleep. So sweet, but not great for sleep, right? So I started this new thing to teach him to fall back asleep without tears.
When he bats me with his arms, I first try to shoosh him or pat him back to sleep. Yeah, I know. This doesn't always work, but if you do it often enough, one day your baby will surprise you. If that doesn't comfort him, I then offer him my breast. When I see that he's just nibbling, I let him do it for a few minutes, then I insert my finger in his mouth and gently pop him off. If he protests, I give it back to him and try a few minutes later.
The result? Well after a couple of weeks, he removes himself as soon as he feels my finger touch his lips and falls asleep on his own. And quite often now, the shooshing is enough to help go back to sleep. And he's sleeping for longer too.
Hope this helps you and your loved one!
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You may want to feed her the first time she wakes up. I assume you may not be in bed yet or just getting to bed. This is very common actually and may help her fall asleep deeper later in the night. I don't think letting her 'cry it out' is a good technique to convince her to want you less at night and may encourage her to feel less secure at night time.
I love this link at Kellymom- please read it- http://www.kellymom.com/bf/weaning/w...t.html#methods
Do you nurse her laying down? Can you fall asleep while nursing? Do me a favor and write down a typical night...when she falls asleep, when you lay down, what times she wakes and what you do as a result.
I have three children and the baby is 7m also. she nurses about 4-5 times a night and cosleeps in on my arm cuddled in. This is less then my other two at this point. My second had dairy allergies I was getting a hold of and his nursing style did not let me nurse him and sleep at the same time. My first was a frequent night nurser but gentle so I could occasionally nurse him ans sleep at the same time.
I assume that this is your first baby and you are home with her? If that is the case try to sleep when she naps during the day. This REALLY helps and I wish I could but I can't leave an unattended non-naping 3 yr old milling around the house!
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This scene takes place in Bonnard's apartment in Antibes, where he often stayed during the 1910s. The Mediterranean glints through the window. Although he scribbled a drink for the cat on the bottom of the painting this image conveys far more than a woman preparing a meal for a pet. In fact, the mood seems less of a still life inside an apartment and more a presentation of a visionary interior world. This is probably Marthe, who travelled widely with Bonnard during the years of the First World War, especially to the Mediterranean coast and to spa towns, for the sake of her health.
Bonnard was in his early fifties when he painted this psychologically disturbing image. It was a time of growing affluence and commercial success, but his lifestyle did not change. He spent most of his time with Marthe in rural France, looking inwards to his domestic environment. The rooms in which he lived contained his subject matter.
Bonnard was a painter of sentiment as well as place. Each painting begun in the memory of a specific visual experience was transmuted through nostalgia into a depiction of an earthly paradise. He wanted to capture nature, not describe it.
In this work his relationship with Marthe is hinted at. She seems to be cold, remote, unattainable, and yet in complete control. Even the cat has to wait for its milk.
Bonnard wrote about nearness as a component of his vision:
"I stand in a corner of the room, near to this table bathed in sunlight. The eye sees distant masses as having an almost linear aspect, without relief, without depth. But near objects rise up towards it. The sides trail away and these shifts are sometimes rectilinear – for what is distant – sometimes curved — for planes that are near. The vision of distant things is a flat vision. It is the near planes which give the idea of the universe as the human eye sees it, of a universe that is rolling or convex or concave"


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Friday, July 18, 2008
Off the grid micro home progress report July 18 2008 by Walt Barrett
Progress Report:
We finally got all of the sheathing screwed on yesterday and we cut the ceiling joists to length and angled the ends so that they will match the 45 degree angle of the roof rafters. We hope to have time over the next couple of days between customers etc. to cut the roof rafters and start the installation of them. We would like to get the roof on ASAP and seal it up.
We will install the ceiling joists and sleeping loft today including framing off the entrance hatch opening. Personally I would use the loft for clothing storage etc, and sleep on the first level.
Most of the studs have already been pre-drilled for the wiring. We did it on a mini assembly line we set up to cut the studs to length. We will wire for 120 volts and will use a solar inverter along with LED lighting. We have located a 30" new shower stall that will be installed in the mini bathroom.
Things are moving along as well as can be expected with all the other work we have to do daily in our sales department.
Another point I would like to mention is that we have an associate that is doing an excellent job on the building plans.
We hope to have new photos to post by tomorrow.
Stay tuned,
This is a very interesting blog if you are considering a Micro Home or green living. Please check it out.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Micro Home Progress Report July 15th 2008 by Walt Barrett
I'm telling you one thing, this is the last building I will ever do stick built!
We could have dome it all in three days on an assembly line easily. It's so hard to keep everything square and get the proper fits. At least for me anyway. At 75 I'm not exactly Mr. Super Carpenter. I never did it for a living. My gig is designing and selling things. I have been a production line guy all my life, Working with metal, and it's the only way to go! Anyway, I am posting the photos for better or for worse.
We welcome your comments.
Micro Home Report
I will try to post the latest photos this afternoon.
Monday, July 14, 2008
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
About building the off grid micro home by Walt Barrett
I have included some photos of our 1 kw wind turbine kit that can be used to provide additional power to our micro homes.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Erecting The Micro Home Walls by Walt Barrett
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Micro Home Construction Update by Walt Barrett
Today I will build the final wall with the front door and window openings in it. I will try to get some photos posted this afternoon. I'm looking forward to the next step when we erect the four walls and start on the floor of the loft space.
We have located some space in an abandoned textile mill nearby so that if we do decide to go into production with this tiny home and some larger models we will be able to jump right into production. It certainly will be a lot easier than stick building! These tiny homes will employ a solar electric system, passive solar heating, and solar hot water heating and shower. Toilets will be of the composting type unless otherwise specified. Various options and sizes will be offered. The model we are currently building is for a maximum of two people.
Personally, I see these tiny micro homes as a housing solution for people whom would normally never get a shot at owning their own home, or who may be homeless currently. I like the idea that they provide most of their own green energy. I have noticed that several cities on the west coast have changed their zoning to allow these micro homes to be built in the back yards of existing homes in order to help alleviate the existing low income housing shortages. Several people have commented to me that they could not possibly live in a home that small, and my response has been "That's because you are currently not living in a cardboard box, or sleeping in a shelter, or under a bridge!" That could make a difference in your thinking! We are trying to make them attractive looking, because many we have seen are just plain ugly boxes.
Please stay tuned and please tell your friends about our project. We will be seeking dealers as soon as we get a handle on all of the costs. We expect to have the lowest prices in the country. With us, it's not about the money! We need to provide jobs and housing in our area.
Friday, July 04, 2008
Solar Micro Home project by Walt Barrett
There is a 75 year old micro home in the background (lower photos) on the left that was built by my grandfather. They just called them cabins then. it is where he retired on very little money. He lived there until he died in 1948. I used to spend a lot of time there in the thirties and forties. It had oil lamps and outdoor plumbing. We used to play cards and checkers by the lamp light. Those were better times! We plan to renovate it completely. It is 12' x 20' and we plan to put it to good use in the near future. It needs a total rehab now! It's full of antiques.
The Micro Home As An Alternate Lifestyle by Walt Barrett
This morning when I turned on the news I heard that our local electric utility that our government allowed a foreign company to purchase has requested a twenty-one percent rate increase. At age seventy-five I have long since lost my idealistic beliefs in the honesty of our politicians on every level. We have been sold out! Many people that I speak with in my daily process of doing business feel betrayed and trapped by a system that has definitely spun out of control. They feel powerless to do anything to correct the problem because the politicians in both political parties appear to be corrupt, bought and paid for, or just plain stupid. It is obvious that any system allowing campaign donations is just a legal form of bribery that allows the big money guys to hold our congress and us all captive. We should make them stop!
Having said all that, I believe that one of the best ways that we can beat this situation where we are all slaves to the large energy companies is to keep finding ways to use as little fuel and electricity as possible. You don't need to have a lot of money to accomplish this. As a matter of fact you can save money by fighting back. Every time a light bulb blows out simply replace it with an energy saving bulb that uses a fraction of the watts (power), and if you shop carefully you can find them at the large box stores on bargain specials. Of course, you can save the most money by simply turning all unnecessary lights and appliances off. Many appliances are now power on all the time type which is very wasteful. There are power strips available that you can plug several items into and then shut them all off at once. I am now always shutting off or putting my computer on sleep mode when not using it. Mostly I shut it off.
One of the biggest wastes of fuel I have ever seen is that many of the people I know seem to look for reasons to hop in the car and run to the store etc. with no planning, rhyme, or reason. It is a known fact that the fuel business is a supply and demand business and even a ten percent drop in fuel usage would affect the prices.
I have oil hot water heat in my home and I found that my service man had the water temperature cranked up to 200 degrees F. Wintertime water temp is usually 180 degrees F. I have also turned the temp down to 125 degrees for the summer because the only reason the boiler is running for is to make hot water. It is saving a great deal of oil but running the boiler in the summer is very wasteful. We cannot have a solar hot water heater because we are on a heavily treed north slope. Our entire lot is shaded by our neighbor's trees and he is not about to cut them down. I can't say that I blame him and I would not even ask!
I'm seriously considering building a new all solar off the grid micro home elsewhere for myself. Our town is so poorly managed, or should I say mismanaged that we are being literally taxed out of existence. Any normal retiree can no longer afford to live in the town. If we ran our businesses the way they run this town we would be broke in a month!
Elderly people are leaving the town in droves to move into the elderly housing (brick prison cells) in the nearby cities.
All of the above is the reason that we have embarked on this off the grid micro home project. If we receive enough positive response, we will set up an assembly line to mass-produce them. It is definitely an alternate life style. Personally, I was raised in a micro sized home with no utilities for many years until we got power and indoor plumbing. Power and plumbing are no longer a problem. We have been involved in solar for over thirty-five years, and on a micro sized basis it's relatively cheap. We have a person in Utah (link on our blog) that is spending only $200.00 a year to heat and power his micro home. Unless you are really quite well of you should seriously consider downsizing. My own particular daydream is to have a micro home in a rural low tax town in Maine for the summer and another one in a warm climate for the winter. We could actually move the solar electric modules back and forth if we wanted to go to the bother. Thanks to the Internet, we can run our business anywhere, as will many of you. With a micro home you can just kick back and live more easily on your pension. We know it's not for everyone, but for many, there may not be any choice. It's a good thing to think about anyway. It's never too soon to plan for your future. If you don't, who will?
Please take our survey in the previous Blog below, and also please comment back to us. We need your inputs
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Micro Home Project Work Day Six by Walt Barrett
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Off Grid Solar Micro Home Survey by Walt Barrett
We think that the Micro Homes that are currently on the market are greatly over priced. We are fully prepared to start mass producing off the grid solar micro homes if we see enough interest in the market place. If you have an opinion or comment we are interested. We have a list of concerns to comment on below. Our prices will start below $10,000.00
We are a New England based corporation currently building a prototype model of a micro home. Our unit is designed to be totally off the power grid with the electricity and hot water to be supplied by solar energy with a tiny propane or wood backup if necessary. These homes are much lower in cost, and the energy bills are a fraction of full size conventional homes. Energy costs by current micro home dwellers are reported to be as low as $200.00 a year. Some of our models sell for under $10,000.00, less than a new automobile. You must provide your own lot and fresh water supply. We view them as excellent for singles or couples, and retirees who may reside up north in the summer and down south or the desert for the winter. They are a very economical way to live if you can appreciate the life style. We also view these homes as possibly the only alternative for many people to ever own a home in this hostile economy, and seniors whom can no longer pay the ridiculous property taxes in most cities and towns.
If you are interest in this life style you could help us by answering just a few short questions.
Thank you
1.Would you ever consider owning a very low cost but very attractive Micro Home?
2.With some Micro Homes on the market starting at the extremely small size of 64 square feet plus a sleeping or storage loft of 50 square feet.
What is the smallest number of square feet you would consider living in? 64 square feet = 8 feet X 8 feet
3. Can you live without a home laundry if necessary due to space considerations?
4. Can you live with just a shower and no tub?
5. Would you consider using a 100% odor free composting toilet?
6. Would you use a space saving sleeping loft with windows at either end for ventilation and safety, or do you need extra space for a bed on the main floor? (Lofts not recommended for seniors.)
7. Can you find a space to place this micro home if you wanted one?
8.Do you need a full foundation or just concrete blocks to set the unit on?
9. Do you think the micro home is a good idea for low income and retired people, or just plain stupid?
10. How many people would occupy your micro home if you had one?
11. If the models varied in size from 8 x 8, 8 x 10, 8 x 12, 8 x 14, 8 x 16, or 8x20' is there a size that you would prefer realizing that the 8' x 20' is most likely to be nearly triple the cost of that 8 x8' model, and the energy bills would also be higher?
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We will be happy to answer any questions pertaining to these homes
Thank you,
Walt Barrett President
A to Z global marketing Inc
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Building The Low Cost Micro Home Work Day Four By Walt Barrett
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Micro Home Floor Platform Working Day Three by Walt Barrett
In spite of the extremely bad weather we managed to set up the foundation platform for the micro cube home today. Tomorrow we will put in the blocking between the floor joists to keep them from twisting and then we will glue and screw the floor down. We are very excited about the project and the progress we are making in spite of the very bad weather. We will probably get the four walls and the roof up over the weekend. We used all pressure treated 2 x 6 lumber for the base platform. We are going first class quality all the way! Imagine how much easier it will be on our new assembly line! This is just a stick build test project.
John And i can only spare a few hours a day because
http://www.chinadepot.com/ keeps us very busy. We hope to create a lot of jobs in our community by building these homes here in the USA.
We are very interested in your comments, good or bad, and your suggestions or ideas.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Micro Home Site Prep II by Walt Barrett
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Micro Home Progress - Site Preperation by Walt Barrett


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A grasshopper is made with crème de menthe. My White Chocolate Grasshopper is made with crème de menthe and white chocolate ganache. Crème de menthe is a mint-flavored liqueur. Its flavor is typically made with Corsican mint. It is available colorless and, most typically green. Both varieties have similar flavors and can be used interchangeably.
Crème de menthe is the main ingredient in several cocktails such as a Stinger or Grasshopper. It can also be served as an after-dinner drink. Some people use it in food recipes as a flavoring.
The Grasshopper is a sweet, mint-flavored, after-dinner drink. The name of the drink is derived from its green color, which is provided by the crème de menthe. The drink originated at Tujague's, the 2nd oldest restaurant in New Orleans located in the heart of the French Quarter, facing the historic French Market. The Grasshopper gained popularity during the 1950s and 1960s throughout the American South.
So how did we improve on the best? I added a little white chocolate ganache to the recipe. Our white chocolate ganache has several uses in our Valentine's Day recipes. If you have the White Chocolate Ganache, made it only takes about 5 minutes to make this drink. So make enough ganache to make sure you can try it in everything. Be creative and see what you can come up with. I'd love to hear some of your creative ideas.
Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cool Time: 2 hours
Ready In: 40 minutes
Yield: 4 drinks
For the White Chocolate Ganache:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup light corn syrup (Karo Syrup)
1/4 teaspoon table salt
1 pound Choclatique Snowy White Chocolate Pastilles
2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For the White Chocolate Grasshopper:
3 oz crème de menthe
3 oz crème de cacao
1/2 cup white chocolate ganache
6 generous scoops vanilla bean ice cream
1 tablespoon Choclatique White or Dark Chocolate Curls
For the White Chocolate Ganache:
- In a large, heavy saucepan, bring the cream, Karo Syrup and salt to a boil over medium-high heat. Whisk until blended. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Immediately add the chocolate and the vanilla to the pan and whisk until smooth. Set aside for about 2 hours to cool completely, whisking every 15 minutes or so to keep the ganache in emulsion.
- When cool, transfer the ganache to a rigid plastic or glass container, cover, date and refrigerate overnight before using.
For the Grasshopper:
- Combine the crème de menthe, crème de cacao, white chocolate ganache and ice cream in a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Garnish with the white chocolate curls.
ChefSecret: You can make your own Crème de Menthe by steeping dried peppermint leaves in grain alcohol for two or three weeks; filter it 3 times using coffee filers; add simple sugar to taste.