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T8-t5 converters
I have a hood that only has a slot for 1 t8 bulb for my 29G tank, i know this isnt enouph for plants, but is there a a converting kit i can buy that will allow my hood to run t5s? Or if not t5s an adaptor that will allow me to place 2 t8s? It seems there would be enouph room in the light slot. The wattage is only 17 per t8 tube, but i also have one of those hidden marineland LED lights (dont know wattage) that brighten ups the tank alot when turned on with the t8.29 Gallon
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There are a lot of retro fit kits out there. If you search on websites that sell marine products you can find them (like the below)
The onlt draw-back is that you will not have a good reflector for your T5 bulb(s) which will limit the impact of converting to T5s. It might be best just to up-grade your lighting.If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
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IMO you are better off getting glass tops and an actual T5 fixture for the tank. Much easier that way.
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WSU's Tuel, Jacobson to play in All-Star game
PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State football seniors Wade Jacobson and Jeff Tuel have each been invited to play in the Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game, Jan. 11 at Kino Stadium in Tucson, Ariz.
Tuel was also selected to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, Jan. 19 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., the NFL Players Association announced recently. Kickoff is slated for 3 p.m. (PT) and will be televised on ESPN2. Practices will be televised by ESPNU, Jan. 17. Herm Edwards and Dick Vermeil will serve as the head coaches for the American and National teams.
Tuel played in 31 games during his WSU career, 26 as a starter, and completed 531 of 865 passes for 5,936 yards and 33 touchdowns. His completions are fifth-best all-time at WSU while he is sixth in attempts and seventh in yards and touchdowns. Tuel ended his Cougar career as the school's all-time leader in completion percentage (.614).
Jacobson appeared in 27 games, 25 as a starter during his three years at WSU after transferring from Gavilan College. In 2012, Jacobson appeared in 11 games and made 10 starts, including nine at right tackle.


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I was riding down the road this afternoon and the guy up the way, who runs a Pecan grove, was doing some land scape trimming on his property and discarding the waste on the side of the road for county pick-up. Well, I couldn't resist these pieces of Crepe Myrtle. Now my biggest problem is to decide how to cut them to the best advantage to get slabs with good grain figure, so, I guess it's "you pay your nickle and make your choice" time.
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In addition to their classes and various extracurricular activities, some Princeton University students are dedicating time to operate a 14,000-watt radio station that can be heard from Princeton to parts of New York City, Philadelphia and Wilmington, Del. This video gives an inside look at WPRB and a few of its dedicated staff members. Read more.
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LANCE LOUD: My name
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JEAN-PAUL: You're listening to
Jean-Paul on WPRB 103.3 FM.
ADOLEY AMMAH-TAGOE: The
experience working at WPRB and
getting to interface with
community members, getting to
interface with alums
is really unlike
anything else on campus.
On a day to day basis, I don't
know if I'm going to be
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1970, somebody who has never
gone to Princeton but has a
really cool job in Trenton.
Just really interacting with
people who wouldn't normally
see on campus and learning how
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environment, a social
environment in that way.
TERI NOEL TOWE: I celebrated
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The telephone calls start coming in to Byron Sparks' office during the fall, even before basketball season begins.
"What's the date for the state championship game? I'm trying to plan my vacation," they'll say to New Site's girls coach.
It drives him nuts … in a good way.
"I like to take them one game at a time," Sparks said. "I tell people, 'We've got to get there first!'
"They tell me, 'Oh, we're going to get there.'''
New Site's girls basketball has given its legion of fans a reason to think positive. This year's trip to the Big House marks the fifth consecutive season the Lady Royals have ventured from Prentiss County to Jackson.
New Site won its first girls state championship last season.
"We've spoiled everybody around here," Sparks said. "That's a good thing. We've had success and it has raised expectations.
"We're fine with that as a team. We expect to be there, too."
Folks inside the Mississippi Coliseum tonight will definitely see plenty of red when the Lady Royals rumble against Amite County in the 2A state tournament semifinal.
New Site fans filled the stands more than an hour before last Saturday's 2A North title game against Potts Camp.
"Our community supports us," Sparks said. "The kids know the fans are going to be there. Our fans feel a part of it and that's the way we want it."
The passion for girls basketball isn't confined to Prentiss County. Last week's 4A championship game at Pontotoc between the host Lady Warriors and North Pontotoc drew a packed house.
Lady Vikings coach Shane Montgomery, whose team lost 59-49 to Pontotoc, enjoyed the interest the matchup generated. Pontotoc is the defending state champion while North Pontotoc came in a 25-game winner.
"It brought back a lot of good memories for me, back before Hurricane, Thaxton and Ecru combined," said Montgomery, a 30-year coaching veteran who played high school ball for consolidated North Pontotoc. "It's a rich tradition and it feels good to see it coming back.
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Kirsten Powers: More Americans will be put in danger if the media doesn't start challenging the White House on Libya
posted at 6:41 pm on September 28, 2012 by Allahpundit
A few reporters have stepped up, of course. Eli Lake at Newsweek has done a bang-up job, CNN has stuck with the story all week, Tapper had a solid report last night about who knew what and when. But perhaps we're asking too much from the media generally; there are, after all, Romney gaffes to be covered. And if there's one thing that America wants and needs from its media right now, it's more navel-gazing horse-race election dreck.
Not KP, though. Good lord, I think she's gone rogue:
There are so many unanswered questions, not just about Libya, but also about Cairo. Who is it that Rice thinks "widely disseminated" this "movie"? Surely she can't believe that the Egyptian Coptic Christian who made the video had the capacity or even desire to put it in the hands of the people who did the inciting. Also, has the administration noticed that the mob in Cairo, so spontaneously upset about the video, just happened to be carrying an Islamist flag to hoist over our embassy? On 9/11. What a massive coincidence.
Also, where did Rice get her very detailed information about the attack in Libya? She referred to the attackers as "a small handful of heavily armed mobsters" who merely took advantage of a growing protest over the video, a protest that now appears never to have occurred, as was reported three days before her appearances. The administration is careful to point out that Rice couched everything she said as being the best assessment at the time. Fine. But where did that assessment come from and how could it have been so wrong, especially when all signs pointed to a terrorist attack?
We know now that before the attacks on 9/11 that killed 3,000 Americans, more attention should have been paid to attacks against the U.S. overseas. These were warnings of what was to come. They say curiosity killed the cat. In this case, lack of curiosity on the part of the American media very well may kill more Americans.
In a different political environment, if Congress wasn't back home campaigning for reelection and demands for answers from the top weren't fated to be met with screeching about how the GOP is "politicizing terror" before the big vote, I think the House would already be moving towards holding hearings about what the White House knew. As it is, I wouldn't expect them to pursue this even after election day; they'll be consumed with hashing out a compromise on the Bush tax cuts and the sequester. This seems fated to end up off the public's radar sooner rather than later. Like the man said, a bump in the road.
Here's KP on Wednesday's "Special Report" previewing her Newsweek op-ed today. Click the image to watch. Exit quotation from Mike Huckabee: "This White House has been discredited and its credibility, certainly the promises of transparency, have been completely decimated by their actions."
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The NPR newsroom has apparently lost the L, I, B, Y, and A keys on the computers they use to compose stories. This morning they even had a long interview with a reporter babe of theirs who is coming home after years covering the middle east, and throughout several long anecdotes about the changes there in recent history, neither she nor the host spoke the L-word, or the O-word. F-word them all.
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Fight Code Rhinos - Debrecen, Hungary: Live Results
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We'll be providing live results of today's Fight Code Rhinos event in Debrecen, Hungary. The show gets kicked off at 3PM EST/12PM PST. You can watch free on www.livefightcode.tv, all you have to do is sign up.
Kickboxing has been relatively slow lately in terms of events you can actually watch live so I recommend checking Fight Code out today. Chingiz Allazov and Philippe Salmon are some names to watch out for in the future. Vitaly Akhramenko is one of the most underrated heavyweights out there also and is working his way up the ladder of the division.
Prestige Fight: Chingiz Allazov vs Gabor Gorbics
Chingiz Allazov wins by TKO (Low Kicks). Allazov set the pace in the first round, slowly breaking down Gorbics. In the second, Allazov rocked Gorbics with a high kick and then put him down with a right hand. Gorbics got up but Allazov stormed him and low kicked him until the corner threw the towel.
Prestige Fight: Philippe Salmon vs Barna Szucs
Philippe Salmon wins by Decision over 3 rounds. Good, action packed fight.
Rhino Fight: Pacome Assi vs Luca Panto
Pacome Assi wins by Decision in an Extra Round. Close fight, Assi took over the extra round with his hands.
Rhino Fight: Vjekoslav Bajic vs Petr Vondracek
Petr Vondracek wins by Decision over 3 rounds. In Round 2, Bajic knocked Vondracek down but Vondracek came back at the end of the round and forced a standing 8 count on Bajic.
Rhino Fight: Mihail Tuterev vs Gyorgy Mihalik
Mihail Tuterev wins by TKO (Referee Stoppage) in an Extra Round. Tuterev knocked Mihalik down twice in the extra round and the fight was waved off.
Prestige Fight: Vitali Akhramenko vs Ivan Stanic
Vitali Akhramenko wins by Decision over 3 rounds. Akhramenko knocked Stanic down with a right cross in Round 2.


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UTSA to test Giant Voice outdoor notification system
By Tim Brownlee
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(July 8, 2009)--UTSA will test the outdoor mass notification system at the Main Campus at noon, Saturday, July 11. Called Giant Voice, the system features four outdoor speaker arrays that deliver recorded or live voice announcements that can be heard within 1,600 feet of each speaker array.
In a true emergency, the high-power speaker arrays will broadcast a siren alert followed by a live or recorded voice message tailored to the situation. The system has the capability to alert the entire Main Campus or smaller areas, depending upon the scope of the emergency.
To prepare the UTSA and surrounding communities for system testing, the university will work with apartment complexes, neighborhood associations, businesses, media outlets, the San Antonio Office of Emergency Management and others to provide information on the system and testing timetable.
"UTSA is building a rigorous, multi-layered and multifaceted notification system," said Donovan Agans, UTSA director of business continuity and emergency management, a component of the UTSA Police Department. "Our Reverse 911, Giant Voice, closed-circuit TV and the Internet are all facets of an intensive effort to ensure UTSA has multiple ways to inform students, faculty, staff and visitors of emergency situations. We are not relying on any one means to inform our community of a crisis. An informed and knowledgeable population will react better in an emergency."
For more information, visit the UTSA Police Department's Business Continuity and Emergency Management Web site or call (210) 458-6851.


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Thought provoking post, in fact without a doubt an area of ignorance (or denial) throughout civilization where our impact on our surroundings needs much more consideration.
One of the unrecognized causes of depletion of salmon and steelhead stocks is caused by what I have named "Sudden lethal toxic discharges syndrome" from municpal storm water drains which is caused by three principal factors: Increased urbanization, vechile traffic and prolonged periods of no preciptation. 170 hectres of urban pavement annually produces approximatly one metric ton of phospates, nitrates, heavy metals and carceogins.
During a prolonged dry spell the volume of these road toxins builds up. Rains comes, floats it off and down the storm drains into the local water bodies. If tide and time are right it kills off large amount of 'bait fish' eggs which are deposited on the gravel, rocks etc. just below the low tide mark. Smolt fishing, sea runs etc. arrieve to find their principal nutriment unavailable. In most areas water quality of creeks, rivers entering lagoons etc. is only measured twice a year and misses this sudden toxic discharge. (And why they predication rates of returns are frequently inexplicably not correct)
Vancouver, Canada for example, has 1750 storm drains draining directly into the Frazer River. The 'toxic flush' takes about four hours to wash several tons of toxins into the river.
Canada's Dept of Ocean and Fisheries is unaware of and does not monitor for this factor.
For severial years this massive area of pavement recieved heavy rains at a critical period in the smolt and returning salmon cycle.
In the UK one fly club recently discovered after years of trying to increase fish numbers and size, and having tried everything from stocking, shorter season, catch limits and gear restrictions, that the real culprit was a new overpass built nearby. When dry spells ended and washed the toxins into the drains it killed off the aquatic insect life and the fish were severly under nourhished. Correcting the problem with organic filters improved the fishery in short order.
Settlement tanks are not particular helpful as they do can not remove the toxins but they can inhibit, under certain conditions, the sudden entry of volume of the lethal dischare.
Breast cancer and storm drain discharges have been recognized as connected in Kingston, Ont, which has the second highest rate of breast cancer in North America, after Manhantan Island in New York state. Both these communities are down stream from literally tens of thousands of storm drains from up river sources.
Four years of trying to get this information out which I first noticed when fishing a lagoon at the end of long dry spell has hardly dented those employed or charged with monitoring and maintaining water quality. I have had some success in Victoria, BC, which is the first place to instal a storm drain filter system, however the principal salmon and steelhead rivers in BC still recieve these unrecognized lethal toxic discharges and usually at critical mirgration times.
Campbell River town drains two storm drains directly onto spawning salmon! They have refused to discuss the problem and I am having to pay for the water testing myself. Last year, during the Chinook run (what there was off it) the discharge from the storm drains was as black as oil.
Help get the word out. Its not a hard problem to fix but its a hard thing to get those in charge to pay attention to anything not in the manual. Example:
I was told by the Environmental Officer at a BC university after presenting the information,
"It can't be a problem or we would be testing for it".
Tight lines,
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Thanks Bro,
This sounds like an important event for us to monitor and/or attend during what is normally in-between on many rivers. Let's find out what the fee is and we'll try to cover you to attend c/o sponsorship perhaps (?)
Portland Conference
Held at the Double Tree Hotel Lloyd Center, Portland OR. A fee will be charged and regestration is needed. Web site is available / Salmon 2100 Project on your favorite search engine.
Salmon Conferences Scheduled
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Salmon 2100 Project - The Future of Wild Salmon
January 25, 2006 Portland Oregon
This conference is part of the E.P.A's (Enviromental Protection Agencey) Salmon 2100, Which is studying the idea that Wild Salmon Species in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and southern British Columbia are strugling to hang on as remnants of a once thriving species (rocket science?)
A host of individuals will attend and William Ruckleshaus will be key-note speaker.
Pacific Salmon Recovery Conference
Febuary 15-17, 2006 Seattle Washington
Sponsered by the NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) this conference is intended for Biologists, Ecologists, Planners, Tribal Representitives, Engineers, Non-Profits etc. and will focus on Policy, Science, Restoration, Monotoring etc.
There is a fee for attendance.
24th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
Febuary 22-25 Santa Barbra California
Rediscovering Urban Creeks - Creating Healthy Watersheds
A broad range of Salmon and Watershed Restoration topics will be discussed
It looks like the Portland conference will be the best bet for "regular folks" here in the NW to attend. I am going over to there site now and will pass on any more info I find out
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Stocks looked positioned to open lower with a number of companies reporting results.
Vertex (VRTX) is down nearly 9% after the Food and Drug Administration placed a partial clinical hold on a Vertex Phase 2 hepatitis C study in the U.S.
Zynga (ZNGA) is down nearly 17% after saying it won't buy a U.S. gambling business.
Expedia (EXPE) shares are down 23% after earnings and revenue trailed projections. Other online travel companies followed, but not to the same degree: Priceline.com (PCLN) is down nearly 3% and Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) is down nearly 6%.
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) is up nearly 14% after it agreed to buy most of Vivendi's stake in a deal valued at more than $8 billion in cash.
Amazon.com (AMZN) is down 1.5% after it reported a second-quarter loss and projected a loss for the third quarter.
Starbucks (SBUX) is up 7%; it reported earnings that beat estimates.
Gilead Sciences (GILD) is up 5% after it reported second-quarter earnings that beat estimates.
Halliburton (HAL) is up 5% a day after it was announced that it will plead guilty to one count of destruction of evidence related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. It will pay $200,000 fine and donate $55 million to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the government said. The Wall Street Journal's take here.


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By Sheena Barnett/NEMS Daily Journal
From Pamuk to Patmore: Join "Downton Abbey" fan Sheena Barnett on her blog, Scene Now, to further discuss the show and this story. Check it out at Scenenow.djournal.com.
TUPELO – "What is a weekend?"
For fans of "Downton Abbey," that's more than just a question. It's a famous piece of dialogue from a beloved English TV show that has drawn millions of viewers, not just in Britain, but in the United States.
"Downton Abbey" draws men and women, grandmothers and granddaughters, history professors and teenagers to PBS on Sunday nights to see the latest drama of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early 20th century.
That's quite a feat for a show that's a part of PBS's Masterpiece Classic series – a series that, until "Downton," had a reputation for being stuffy and for the AARP crowd. The acting, wit, drama, beautiful castle and stunning period costumes of "Downton Abbey" are just a few reasons why so many fans are returning to PBS.
"It draws folks from all generations, many different types of backgrounds, even different types of cultures, and I love that about 'Downton Abbey,'" said Margaret McPhillips, director of public relations at Mississippi Public Broadcasting. "It has a universal appeal that has helped get a lot of the excitement transcending generational lines."
Crazy about Crawleys
Downton Abbey is the fictional estate of Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) and his family, which employs a host of servants, including the head butler, Mr. Carson (Jim Carter).
The house is full of drama: There's the will-they-won't-they relationship of cousin Matthew and Lady Mary; Lady Sybil falls in love with the chauffeur; the valet, Bates, faces a murder trial; and, off in the distance, servants Thomas and O'Brien smoke and scheme ways to bring down anyone who crosses their paths.
History plays a big part in the show's plotlines: The family's heir dies on the Titanic in season one; the upstairs and downstairs men find common ground on the battlefields in World War I in season two; and season three focuses on the changing trends of the Roaring Twenties.
Ask fans their favorite part of the show, and it's almost unanimous: actress Maggie Smith, who stars as the snarky, smart family matriarch, Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham.
"I love Maggie Smith," said Matt Johnson, 40, an Oxford resident. "She's never been less than brilliant in anything she's ever done. This is probably her finest work, which is really saying something. The way she can just turn a phrase – she's brilliant."
An aristocratic woman's honest question – "What is a weekend?" – is one of the show's most famous lines.
"It's ingenious," said Laura Schulenberg, a 33-year-old graduate student at the University of Mississippi. "It's so appropriate for her."
For Roye Langford, 77, of Tupelo, it's the interweaving, true-to-life stories that bring her back season after season. She watched the entire first season on Christmas Day and has been hooked since.
"There's wonderful acting, and it's a good story. It's very interesting," she said. "It's hard to find something good to watch."
Jessica Nelson, 29, also of Tupelo, agreed.
"It's just really well-crafted historical fiction, and it's visually stunning," she said. "It's more stimulating than most of what's on TV these days."
The show is filmed at Highclere Castle in England, and it's that setting and the history that drew in Hatley resident David Murphy, 32.
"I like period dramas, and that time in history – the early 20th century has always fascinated me," he said. "The house on the show is beautiful."
As a history professor, Johnson finds the show particularly interesting.
"It's the beginning of the end of the old aristocratic order of England, and they're aware of it," he said.
He's hosted friends over for dinner and "Downton," so they can discuss the show.
"'Downton Abbey' is probably my favorite show on TV right now – probably my favorite show in several years," he said. "With other shows I've watched, my friends weren't watching it at the same time, so there's a community as 'Downton Abbey' viewers. Even if only for a few minutes, we'll slip 'Downton Abbey' into a conversation so we can talk about it."
Feeling the love
"Downton Abbey" has done well for bookstores, where books related to or inspired by the show are flying off shelves. It's also done well for tea shops, like Tea for T'Arts inside His Hers Antiques and Collectibles in Tupelo.
"We had two teenagers come in here last week and they said they wanted a British tea like on 'Downton Abbey,'" said owner Virginia Chambers. The shop also sells vintage clothing and hats, and '20s-era clothes are especially popular, she said. Chambers has even considered hosting teas and "Downton Abbey" chats for fans.
PBS is feeling the love, too – for many fans, "Downton" has brought them back to the station.
"This is the most PBS I've watched since 'Sesame Street,'" Schulenberg said.
MPB has hosted season two and three premiere screening events in Oxford; the season two premiere drew a small but interested crowd, while the season three premiere earlier this year, held at The Lyric Oxford, was like a party, with more than 200 fans dressed in 1920s-era fashions and other "Downton" costumes. Fans enjoyed a British tea and played "Dowton Abbey" trivia.
"It's been fun for us," McPhillips said. "It's the first time we've ever had a premiere screening for a Masterpiece program. Nothing compares to 'Downton Abbey.'"
Though none of the fans interviewed for this story said they'd donated to MPB, McPhillips said pledges were up.
"We've seen a lot of excitement from that end. We've been very thankful and pleased that our viewers have shown support by contributing," she said. "Viewer support really does make a difference in the types of programs we can air."
Mississippi cartoonist Marshall Ramsey's "Downton Abbey"-inspired cartoon about pledges has earned him his "15 minutes of fame," as he called it.
In the cartoon, which he published on Twitter after the season three finale, a PBS employee holds a gun to a "Downton Abbey" script and shouts, "Send in your pledge or another 'Downton Abbey' character dies!!" – a nod to the show's most recent season, which saw the deaths of two major characters.
Actor George Takei and author Anne Rice, neither affiliated with "Downton," saw the cartoon and shared it with fans, and the cartoon's success exploded from there.
"I just sent copies to the writer, the producer, the president of PBS, the producer of Masterpiece," Ramsey said. "The cast loved it, too. On my Facebook page alone it had 55,000 shares, and on George Takei's it had 50,000. On Twitter it went crazy."
Until season four airs in America on PBS in January 2014, that cartoon and the recently released season three DVD set may be all that fans have to tide them over.
Nelson can't wait for more smart television.
"It's not passive entertainment. It requires intellectual engagement on the viewer's part to understand the context," she said.
For Schulenberg, "Downton Abbey" is as much a state of mind as it is a TV show.
"You get transported to a different time and place," she said. "I love the era of dressing up, and I love the pomp and circumstance. I can turn it on and go to that place, and I don't have to think about anything else. It moves me to a different place."
"Downton Abbey" ended season three with a dramatic, shocking death, but fans are ready for season four.
"It'll be entertaining and interesting, no matter what," Langford said. "It's such good drama and acting, and there's so little out there today that fits in that class. I'd recommend it to anyone – and have."
Downtown Abbey
• Written and created by Julian Fellowes
• Cast includes Maggie Smith (Violet Crawley), Hugh Bonneville (Robert Crawley), Elizabeth McGovern (Cora Crawley), Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary Crawley), Dan Stevens (Matthew Crawley), Jim Carter (Carson), Allen Leech (Tom Branson), Jessica Brown Findlay (Lady Sybil Crawley), Phyllis Logan (Mrs. Hughes), Joanne Froggatt (Anna), Brendan Coyle (Bates), Lesley Nichol (Mrs. Patmore), Lady Edith (Laura
• "Downton Abbey" just wrapped a successful third season on PBS on Feb. 17, scoring 8.2 million viewers for its finale – twice as many as the season two finale. Fans sent nearly 80,000 "Downton Abbey"-related tweets on finale night, making it the second-most tweetedabout TV show that day.
•On Superbowl night it was the second most watched thing on TV, bringing in 6.6. million viewers.
• Season four begins next January on MPB Television.
• Watch full episodes and see behind-the-scenes footage of "Downton Abbey" at pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey. DVDs and more are available at shoppbs.org.


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The 2014 Pure Michigan advertising campaign kicked off last month with new national television ads and Pure Michigan-branded bus wraps. The launch continues with summer regional radio, television and billboards in local markets throughout the Great Lakes region.
Here's a look at billboards that can now be seen across the state (and beyond). Let us know what you think! We've also included links to the locations featured in the photography if you're interested in learning more or making a first-hand visit.
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Carillon concert series continues through Aug. 31
Posted June 24, 2003; 02:15 p.m.
Princeton's 11th annual Summer Carillon Series, which began June 22, continues each Sunday through Aug. 31 at Cleveland Tower on the Graduate College campus.
The 1 p.m. concerts feature acclaimed guest carillonneurs from across the nation and Europe. They perform on the University's renowned Class of 1892 Bells , the fifth largest carillon in the country and one of the top ten in size worldwide. These musicians of exceptional talent and passion represent diverse backgrounds from full-time recitalists to weekend performers, including a family physician, a retired corporate executive, a cancer researcher, a Yale University political science student and a psychologist and book author who is also a Princeton alumnus.
"While our backgrounds are often quite different, carillonneurs share a love for bells and the carillon's extraordinary 500-year history," said Princeton University Carillonneur Robin Austin. "Our guest carillonneurs always respond enthusiastically to our invitation to perform in the series because of Princeton's stature as the owner of one of the world's largest and finest carillons."
A list of dates and featured performers is available on the Web . More information also is available in a news release .
Contact: Ruth Stevens (609) 258-3601


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Adele's 21 has surpassed Eminem's Recovery to become the best-selling digital album of all time, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album, released on Feb. 22, became the second to sell more than 1 million downloads in the United States, the fastest set to achieve the feat, and the first by a female artist. Adele's 21 is also the year's best-selling album overall, with 2.6 million units sold to date. (7/15)


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Sorkin, Gensler to discuss banking regulations
Posted November 4, 2010; 10:26 a.m.
Andrew Ross Sorkin, chief mergers and acquisitions reporter and columnist for The New York Times, and Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will discuss "Banks, Shadow Banks and the New Face of Wall Street" at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, in Robertson Hall, Room 16. They will be joined by former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, the John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, who is leading the school's Financial Market Regulation lecture series. The event is hosted by the Woodrow Wilson School Office of Public and External Affairs, and is free and open to the public.


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Teek forgives you. Teek forgives all those who peresecute him.
Hmm, looks like you snuck in before me, Slea.
I still think the basic story of ROTS is solid; the novelization was quite good. It's just the execution was lacking--it needed to be the best Star Wars movie of all to carry the Prequel Trilogy, and it was horribly rushed (partly due to the more or less useless Grievous subplot not only taking about half the movie, but being better than the more important half).
There was absolutely no reason for the creation of the Rebellion to be relegated to deleted scenes. And after all the hype, the Kashyyk scenes were a complete letdown. No reason there shouldn't have been a post-Order 66 scene of Yoda, Chewie, and Tarfful wasting clones.
"I take orders from just one person - ME!"
Noa and his quest to bring oatmeal to the denizens of the Star Wars galaxy.
#1 - The Phantom Menace
#2 - Return Of The Jedi
#3 - Empire Strikes Back
#4 - Revenge Of The Sith
#5 - Attack Of The Clones
#6 - A New Hope
Though to be fair.... #3 and #4 may as well be tied for #3, since their position switches depends on mood.
AGENTS OF ATLAS - Returns in Early 2009.
Well, I made it to Target only 2 hours after it opened... and there were NO lithographs left. Oh well; I still saved $10 and have it now, rather than waiting for shipping.
I am currently looking through PT deleted/extended scenes. Nice. But weird seeing the mix-in of animated and storyboards mixed into live action.
I predict that the upcoming Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi film will include the word "and." Multiple times.
I loved seeing the AT-AT display at Wal-Mart, and the set-ups at Best Buy were also fantastic (Artoo and TIE Fighter).
I got the Target set with free lithos, then in the evening while at Wal-Mart I bought the Lego DVD and got a free poster with it...asked for a 2nd poster for a friend and the worker didn't care, he gave me an extra.
I didn't buy the Best Buy t-shirt but I did buy the trilogy posters for $5 each at Wal-Mart, not a bad deal. It will cost more to frame them.


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Mullen to deliver Scholars in the Nation's Service address
Posted October 17, 2012; 11:49 a.m.
Admiral Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, will be the featured speaker as part of the Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. The event is free but tickets are required. Tickets for students will be available at the Frist ticket office from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday. If seats remain, tickets will be available to the public at the door at 4 p.m. Thursday. Overflow seating will be available in Robertson Hall, Room 016.


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Hey guys! Well, I just purchased the game from a coworker whose son decided no to keep it. $25 for a $50 game is not a bad deal. The only thing that was open was the box. The shrink wrap was still on the cd case. :)
Anyway, I have a few questions before I install this puppy and lose all touch with reality.
Dialup seems to be working for some of you. Have you experienced any kind of problems?
Once I'm online, can I download the patches at work (highspeed network) and install them on my computer at home?
How large are the patches/downloads?
How much ram are most of you using, 256 or 512?
How many are in the SSG group and what server are you guys using again?


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Could human life end with an asteroid?
Asteroid impacts have played an enormous role in creating Earth and in altering the course of the evolution of life. It is most likely that an asteroid impact brought the end of the dinosaurs and many other lifeforms at the end of the Mesozoic. Could one asteroid do it again?
Asteroids are very small, rocky bodies that orbit the Sun. "Asteroid" means "star-like," and in a telescope, asteroids look like points of light, just like stars. Asteroids are irregularly shaped because they do not have enough gravity to become round. They are also too small to maintain an atmosphere, and without internal heat they are not geologically active (Figure below). Collisions with other bodies may break up the asteroid or create craters on its surface.
In 1991, Asteroid 951 Gaspra was the first asteroid photographed at close range. Gaspra is a medium-sized asteroid, measuring about 19 by 12 by 11 km (12 by 7.5 by 7 mi).
Asteroid impacts have had dramatic impacts on the shaping of the planets, including Earth. Early impacts caused the planets to grow as they cleared their portions of space. An impact with an asteroid about the size of Mars caused fragments of Earth to fly into space and ultimately create the Moon. Asteroid impacts are linked to mass extinctions throughout Earth's history.
The Asteroid Belt
Hundreds of thousands of asteroids have been discovered in our solar system. They are still being discovered at a rate of about 5,000 new asteroids per month. The majority of the asteroids are found in between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, in a region called the asteroid belt, as shown in Figure below. Although there are many thousands of asteroids in the asteroid belt, their total mass adds up to only about 4% of Earth's Moon.
The white dots in the figure are asteroids in the main asteroid belt. Other groups of asteroids closer to Jupiter are called the Hildas (orange), the Trojans (green), and the Greeks (also green).
Scientists think that the bodies in the asteroid belt formed during the formation of the solar system. The asteroids might have come together to make a single planet, but they were pulled apart by the intense gravity of Jupiter.
Near-Earth Asteroids
More than 4,500 asteroids cross Earth's orbit; they are near-Earth asteroids. Between 500 and 1,000 of these are over 1 km in diameter.
Any object whose orbit crosses Earth's can collide with Earth, and many asteroids do. On average, each year a rock about 5–10 m in diameter hits Earth (Figure below). Since past asteroid impacts have been implicated in mass extinctions, astronomers are always on the lookout for new asteroids, and follow the known near-Earth asteroids closely, so they can predict a possible collision as early as possible.
A painting of what an asteroid a few kilometers across might look like as it strikes Earth.
Asteroid Missions
Scientists are interested in asteroids because they are representatives of the earliest solar system (Figure below). Eventually asteroids could be mined for rare minerals or for construction projects in space. A few missions have studied asteroids directly. NASA's DAWN mission will be exploring asteroid Vesta in 2011 and 2012 and dwarf planet Ceres in 2015.
The NEAR Shoemaker probe took this photo as it was about to land on 433 Eros in 2001.
KQED: Asteroid Hunters
Thousands of objects, including comets and asteroids, are zooming around our solar system; some could be on a collision course with Earth. QUEST explores how these Near Earth Objects are being tracked and what scientists are saying should be done to prevent a deadly impact. Learn more at: http://science.kqed.org/quest/video/asteroid-hunters/.
- Asteroids are small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun and sometimes strike Earth.
- Most asteroids reside in the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter.
- Near-earth asteroids are the ones most likely to strike Earth, and scientists are always looking out for a large one that may impact our planet and cause problems.
Use these resources to answer the questions that follow.
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Go to the Asteroid Table.
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4. What has NEOWISE determined?
5. How many of the asteroids have been cataloged?
6. How are the asteroids detected?
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Okay, I'll admit it. My fiancée got me hooked on this series later on during the first run, and I've been following the new series religiously. (Yeah, I'm kinda ashamed, but at least it's not Joe Millionaire. ) Given the ratings, I can't be alone. Who else here is giving up too many hours a week to watch this prepackaged pop?
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"For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required." -- Luke 12:48
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Most of the field trial dogs I know of are not hunted much if at all.
They are down south for the winter so the competitors dont get a couple extra months of training over them.
Look at the amount of pros that are south for the winter durring hunting season.
Hunting the Chesapeake with Chesapeake's.
Captain Thor of the Chesapeake **, MH, WDQ
Captain Thor's Gracie girl **, MH, WDQ
Captain Thor's Lulu Belle **, MH, WDQ
Next project
Captain Thor's one shot one kill
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Brownstone's Harley- "Harley" 7/29/2009 (By CH Woodhull's Roger That)
Maple Hill's Ella Enchanted QAA- "Ella" 8/30/2011 (FC AFC Land Ahoy x Stella's Duck Delivery MH)
Good Idea's The Cutting Edge- "Edge" 9/29/2014 (Grady x Good Idea's Touch of Class)
I think it a good practice to follow for dogs that will see shorter marks and blinds also.
I think Mistakes I have made in the past verymuch included Hunting dogs before they were ready,,, and letting sloppy Basics become habit.
I think for Mortals its hard enough to keep standards high with a young dog, without adding the excitement, and distraction to the handler of a hunting trip..
Straight lines are a wonderful thing to watch.
It is far easier to spit on the work of others than it is to produce something better yourself.
Brynmoors Prairie Sage JH (Sage) Just a dang fool huntin Dawg
HRCH Calypso Seven Bales High SH (Bailey)
HR Calypso Zoomin Loosies Mad Hader (Maddi) We loved you baby. R.I.P.
HRCH FlatLanders Broken Pistol Ricochet MH (Flinch)
My Christian Name is Michael Baker..
I have gone by "Gooser" since I was a "gossling"
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Oh, the irony. I just seconds ago finished watching a film of John Olin with 2xNFC King Buck and Bill Cline with NFC Massie's Sassy Boots hunting ducks together in Stuttgart following the 1956 National Open.
It reminded me of this thread.
Kevin Walker
Drive is the manifestation of Desire, and measured in Style.
Thank you judges who score Style, you are preserving Desire!
No never hunt a field trial dog that is not what they are bred for.
I have learned I need these dogs much more than they need me. Tim Bockmon
What is everyone's idea of a field trial dog?
Are you talking about a dog that runs some Derby's and Q's or a dog that runs opens and Amateurs?
Also what is your idea of hunting the dog? 3-5 times a year or 10 to 40 times a year?
Hunting the Chesapeake with Chesapeake's.
Captain Thor of the Chesapeake **, MH, WDQ
Captain Thor's Gracie girl **, MH, WDQ
Captain Thor's Lulu Belle **, MH, WDQ
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Captain Thor's one shot one kill


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Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of the Elderly and Disabled
Report a senior or disabled adult who is in need of assistance due to cold weather this winter.
- What is Abuse?
- Who can Report Abuse?
- What Information Do I Have to Report?
- What Happens After I Make a Report?
- What about my rights?
- Adult Protective Services
- Related Links
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) investigates abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable individuals 60 and older and people with disabilities between 18 and 59. These individuals may live in the community or in long-term care facilities. Either way, they are unable to protect their own interests or adequately perform or obtain services necessary to meet their essential human needs (192.2400, RSMo).
Missouri's Adult Abuse and Neglect Hotline responds to reports of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. If you suspect someone is being abused, neglected or exploited, call the hotline at 800-392-0210. The hotline operates 365 days per year from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m. Hearing-impaired persons may call the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD), at 800-735-2466 or 800-735-2966 to utilize Relay Missouri. Due to the possible need for mandated reporters to report a concern to the Central Registry Unit (CRU) during the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. (when the hotline is not in operation), a Mandated Reporter Form is available for use.
What is Abuse?
Abuse happens to people of all ethnicities and income levels and can be physical, sexual or emotional in nature. For information on abuse statistics in Missouri, see Elder Abuse- It is a Crime.
- Abuse – the infliction of physical, sexual, or emotional injury or harm including financial exploitation by any person, firm, or corporation (192.2400, RSMo).
- Neglect – the failure to provide services to an eligible adult by any person, firm or corporation with a legal or contractual duty to do so, when such failure presents either an imminent danger to the health, safety, or welfare of the client or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result (192.2400, RSMo).
- Financial Exploitation - A person commits the crime of financial exploitation of an elderly or disabled person if such person knowingly and by deception, intimidation, or force obtains control over the elderly or disabled person's property with the intent to permanently deprive the elderly or disabled person of the use, benefit or possession of his or her property thereby benefiting such person or detrimentally affecting the elderly or disabled person (570.145, RSMo).
Who can Report Abuse?
Anyone who suspects someone is being abused, neglected, or exploited can make a report. Certain professionals, however, are mandated by law to report. A complete list of mandated reporters and mandated reporting laws is found in Elder Abuse- It is a Crime, page 1.
What Information Do I Have to Report?
See Elder Abuse-It is a Crime, page 1, for information on what to report.
What Happens After I Make a Report?
If the alleged victim lives in his or her own home or community, an investigator will help the alleged victim determine the services or interventions needed to stop or alleviate the abuse. The services may include:
- community supportive services, such as personal care, respite, or chore services;
- home-delivered nutrition services;
- financial or legal assistance and protections, such as representative payee, direct deposit, trusts, protective services, civil suit or criminal charges;
- counseling for the victim;
- referral to other community resources, and;
- when needed, guardianship proceedings or nursing home placement.
If the alleged victim lives in a long-term care facility, the department's Division of Regulation and Licensure staff conducts an investigation. Complaint investigations are handled in accordance with state statute. Reports or complaints are generally initiated within 24 hours. For more information, contact us or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
What about my rights?
A competent older person may refuse all services and interventions. No decisions are made about a competent adult without her or her involvement and consent.
A facility resident has the right to:
- be free from mental and physical abuse;
- be informed of their medical condition;
- select their own physician;
- participate in planning their care;
- refuse treatment;
- voice grievances;
- be treated with respect and dignity; and
- have treatments provided in privacy.
For adults participating in the Protective Services Program, consideration is given to the following inherent rights:
- self-determination
- protection
- confidentiality
- participate in care planning
- receive assistance
- refuse services
- refuse medical treatment
All programs stress the competent adult's right to make decisions regarding care.
Adult Protective Services
For community-dwelling adults and persons with disabilities, the Department of Health and Senior Services provides Adult Protective Services (APS). Protective services are provided on behalf of eligible adults who are unable to:
- manage their own affairs;
- carry out the activities of daily living; or,
- protect themselves from abuse, neglect, or exploitation which may result in harm or a hazard to themselves or others.
The purpose of Adult Protective Services is to:
- promote independence;
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MADISON, Wis. - A trial date has been set for the stepmother of a Mazomanie man who prosecutors say was killed by his half-brother.
Laura Robar is accused of hiding a corpse in addition to identity theft. Prosecutors said Robar abused Matthew Graville's disability support funds.
Robar stood silent in Dane County Circuit Court on Wednesday, and a not guilty plea was entered on her behalf. A trial date was set for February.
The body of Graville, who had Asperger's syndrome, was found in a shallow grave last month.
Authorities allege that Graville's half-brother, Jeffery Vogelsberg, tortured and killed Graville, freezing his body and burying it near Mazomanie in July.
Graville's body lay under the earth for four months before detectives finally discovered it last month, revealing what investigators said was a horrific case of abuse.
Vogelsberg is still awaiting extradition from Washington state on charges of first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse.
Prosecutors have also charged Vogelsberg's landlord, Robert McCumber, with helping bury Graville's body.


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Description Like many other flyingfishes, the Atlantic flyingfish has a cylindrical body, and large tail and pectoral fins that it uses for flight. To fly, the Atlantic flyingfish jumps out of the water, uses its pectoral fins to catch air currents and provide lift, and beats its tail back and forth to provide thrust. The longest recorded individual was 32 cm long, but most adults are roughly 25 cm long. Atlantic flyingfish are generally green to blue dorsally, and white or silver ventrally.
Dimensions Up to 12 3/4" (32 cm).
Habitat Ocean or bay shallows, Open ocean.
Range New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Florida.
Discussion After reaching a speed of 30 km/h, Atlantic flyingfish jump out of the water and can glide 3 to 12 m. This is presumably done to avoid ocean-going predators. Preyed upon by several species of larger fishes and seabirds, such as the Wahoo and Sooty tern. Young Atlantic flyingfish up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in length have transparent pectorals and often swim in harbors or bays.


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I think a realist goal for me (if I have to have one)
is to have a SOLID Master hunter,, and be able to seriously run aQual
I dont think She will be ready..
It will depend greatly as to what happens this next spring..
I will have a TON of water work to get under our belt..
She wont see Swim By till prolly April or may..
Will age out in Late november..
I also think It would be a HUGE thrill, to sit on a bucket next to Chris Jobman at the Grand,,, but againn thats alll perty lofty for Gooser.
So,, that All know I broke threw away my broken record...... GRHRCH,, MH,, QAA.... Hows that???
If that were to happpen,,, Gooser will have a HUGE head on his shoulders!!!
Don't think of your training as ending at the Q level. Think of the Q as only a mid level stepping stone to a finished retriever. The MH Q level might seem hard but it really isn't.
If you limit your aspirations to having a Q level dog, that's what you'll wind up with. Aspire to have an FC/AFC and train to that standard. It could very well be that your dog can only do Q level work but it won't be because it wasn't trained and held to a higher standard, it'll be because that's what the dog could do.
Believe me, when you finish your first all age it'll be damn near as good as sex and when you win one.... Well, not really better if I recall correctly.
Howard Niemi
You really gotta be careful about how high a pedestal you put your method, your accomplishments, your dog on. There's usually someone who's done more, somewhere. And they may have used a different method than you did! Chris Atkinson 2013
get your dog out and TRAIN! caryalsobrook 2013
Tom Rogers; Owned and Handled by AFC Al Capone's Magic Patriot Son - Riot
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My mother encouraged me to dream big and told me when I was very young that I could succeed at whatever I set my mind to accomplish. To my regret on some occasions, but mostly to my satisfaction, I believed what she taught me.
When I began my field trial career with Zowie (later FC/AFC Freeridin Wowie Zowie), I told my pro, Cherylon Loveland, that my goal was to be a finalist in the National Amateur.
At the time, I had yet to run my first derby, and I had never been to a National. I had no idea what I was aspiring to accomplish. Since then I have had two finalists in the National Amateur Retriever Championship.
My goal now is to win one.
Competition does not build character - It reveals it.
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[QUOTE=Wade;1038353]Many dogs are trained and handled to a qualifying 1st or 2nd by a pro.
Every time I think about entering a Qual I look and see the Pros entered and think why brother.
The biggest battle cry one constantly hears about FT's is "getting new/young people invloved". The 2 quotes above come from the original "What's the point" thread. In my opinion, the 2 quotes above say a lot about that "cry" for new blood.
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Gooser, I think I know what you need! You need a Chocolate Lab that understands YOU! I had one, Gator Point's Georgia Brown, that made ME look like a handler. At one hunt test I tried my best to get the dog to go a certain way until one of the judges said, "Leave the dog alone" and she picked up the bird. When I came to the water series that same judge said, "Why don't you let the dog shoot the gun too, she's done every thing else for you?" Those brown dogs have been good to me, try one some time, Chocolate is sweet. Bill
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Bake: 25 minutes
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Imagine filling the kitchen with wonderful aromas when you make this heavenly mixture of butter, brown sugar and pecans, sandwiched in cinnamon swirl bread, dipped in a custard and baked to make a mouthwatering breakfast treat.
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 loaf (16 ounces) Pepperidge Farm® Cinnamon Swirl Bread (16 slices)
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp. confectioners' sugar
Heat the oven to 350°F.
Heat the butter and brown sugar in a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat to a boil. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the pecans.
Lightly grease a baking sheet with additional butter. Place the bread slices onto the baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes or until the bread slices are lightly toasted on both sides.
Beat the milk, eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla extract in a medium bowl with a fork or whisk. Dip 8 bread slices into the milk mixture and place onto a baking sheet. Spread about 1 tablespoon pecan mixture onto each dipped bread slice. Dip the remaining bread slices into the milk mixture and place over the pecan mixture to form sandwiches.
Bake for 20 minutes or until the sandwiches are lightly browned. Sprinkle with the confectioners' sugar.
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So if you have this tweak installed and whilst in the Messages app and you put the phone face down on a table, will in ring the person you're texting?
Do you guys know if this would waste more battery? Seeing as the proximity sensor would be activated all the time while using messages?
Just curious..
A toggle on/off is a must... Doesn't seem to have one.
I "think" it was not only a feature on samsung phones, but a stock android 4.0 feature all together..... I "think".
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Woodcraft's new stainless steel ice cream scoop is sure to be a great addition to your kitchen utencils. Adding your design shape and material type to complement your kitchen is up to you! Woodcraft has a huge selection of exotic and domestic wood to choose from for this fun and easy project. We'll walk you through how you can make your very own ice cream scoop handle with just a few hours of your time. Woodcraft has all of the components you will need to build this ice cream scoop. Let's begin by purchasing the NEW Stainless Steel Ice Cream Scoop Kit, Woodcraft Item #153928. (Click on all photos for enlargement or additional information)
Next, I chose this NEW Curly Cherry Wood (2x2x6 block, Woodcraft Item #154466), which will arrive at your local Woodcraft stores and online in various sizes including pen blanks sometime in October 2012. I chose this wood because of the marbled grain and color details. Our Product Development Manager and wood guru, George Snyder brought this upcoming product to my attention, so I thought it would make a great choice coupled with the new scoop.
Finding the Centers
I marked my centers at each end of the wood block with the ZERO ZERO Center Finder from Woodcraft, Item #02J14 (which happens to be ON SALE July 1st through July 26th, 2012). I like this item because of the see-through visibility to easily find the center accurately by creating lines made from each of the wood block's 4 corners. I proceeded to punch the center by using an automatic center punch. Woodcraft has a different rendition of the one shown in the photo with the General Tools Heavy Duty Professional Automatic Center Punch, Model 78, Woodcraft Item #416181.
Now it's time to start creating some sawdust starting with the drill press. Using a machine tool centering bit, I drilled into the pre-punched center mark for the threaded rod hole to be drilled next.
After center drilling, it's over to the Powermatic Lathe for drilling out a 23/64″ diameter hole for the scoop's 3/8″-16 diameter threaded rod. You'll need the undersized diameter drill bit so that the scoop threads engage into the wood when gluing with a 2-part epoxy for later assembly. Another assembly choice is to use a threaded insert.
Lathe Setup
Pre-measure how much drill length you will need and give yourself another 1/4″-1/2″ depth so you do not bottom out during assembly later, by marking the drill bit (shown left above) with painters tape.
Insert the WoodRiver keyless chuck, Woodcraft Item #152678 (photo below left) loaded with the 23/64″ drill bit into the head stock.
Hold the block of wood (right) firmly against the WoodRiver 60 Degrees Ball Bearing Live Tailstock Center with #2 Morse Taper. Woodcraft Item #149168 (photo above right), located in the tailstock. Using approximately 250-300 RPM spindle speed, drill into the pre-drilled center hole of the wood block by controlling your wood block, fed into the drill bit with the tailstock spindle as your driving force into the drill bit at a slow pace.
After drilling to the pre-measured depth, replace the keyless chuck with a Sorby 7/8″ Diameter, #2 MT Drive Center, Woodcraft Item #145520,
Center the wood block non-drilled hole end to the drive center in the lathe head stock. Hold it firmly as you move the tailstock live cone center into the drilled hole end of the block until the wood is firmly held between the two centers. You are now ready for turning.
Rough Turning the Handle
I placed the tool rest at the correct height for using a spindle roughing gouge. Choose the one that you prefer as size is not critical. I started shaping the square form into the desired diameter.
Tenon Cutting & Ferrule Fit
Once I had the round completed, I began cutting the tenon for the ice cream scoop ferrule. Turning down to a press fit diameter is a slow and critical process with many stops and checks to be sure you get the right fit. Remember, once you take material off, you cannot add it back on! My turning tool of choice was the Mini Easy Wood Rougher, Woodcraft Item #845506.
As I got down to the correct diameter, I made sure to include extra material height to go beyond the live cone center, which will need to be cut off later.
A quick tip here. As you are getting down to the required diameter measured off of the inside diameter of the ferrule, create a slight taper on the tenon to use as a press fit as you slide the ferrule onto the tenon.
I temporarily removed the turned stock from the lathe and cut off the extra height with the Shinwa 301/S03.00 Bakuma American Slim Cut Hand Saw 300mm, Woodcraft Item #126312. At this point, press fit the ferrule onto the tenon without any adhesive, just in case a mistake is made going forward in completing the handle shape.
Finish Turning the Handle Design
The design shape is purely left to your ideas and imagination. I wanted something that would be a sculpted fit in my hand when using the scoop with a thumb press fit while scooping the ice cream. Once your conception is realized, you can draw it on paper and transfer it onto the wood or just wing it, as I did! I marked an approximate line as to a radius center for the thumb fit,as shown below.
Once again, I turned to the Mini Easy Wood Finisher, Woodcraft Item #845746.
I proceeded with sanding using the Mirka Abranet 2-3/4″ x 8″ Sanding Sheets, 8 piece, Woodcraft Item #150317. Working my way from 80 grit to 400 grit paper, these sheets allow for non-clogging smooth sanding, leaving you with a fine finish.
After sanding was complete, I used General Finishes Wood Turners Finish, about 8 to 10 coats, leaving a great finish. This stuff dries quickly and allows for repeated coats to be applied. Shine, are you kidding me! Seeing is believing and this stuff really works well!
Bottom Design – Drilling & Turning
We're not quite done yet! The handle end (left side) has left a center hole and surrounding marks in the wood where the drive center is positioned. I'll need to face it off or come up with a finish design for that end.
Rosewood Button Plug
Use your imagination for the bottom end design like a coin, marble insert, or perhaps a contrasting wood piece to accent or offset the darker lines in the cherry will give this handle just the right look. I decided on a contrasting piece by creating a Rosewood accent button plug. But first I needed to make the plug hole in the bottom of the handle. Using a 3/4″ diameter Forstner Bit, Woodcraft Item #147069.
I squared off the end with a Crown 3/8″ Spindle Gouge, followed by using a Crown Beading & Parting Tool to shape the button and separate it from the stock. Sand the button plug with the 8 different grit sheets of Mirka Abranet.
Gluing & Assembly
Glue the button plug to the handle bottom and the ferrule to the tenon using Titebond II Wood Glue, Woodcraft #Item #08L43 and press fit both ends with a vice, protecting both sides of the handle.
Three final steps; first applying the System Three 5 Minute Epoxy, 1/2 Pint, Woodcraft Item #124270, to the threads and ferrule area top and hole…
Second…adhere the scoop by threading into the finished handle until the scoop is tight to the ferrule.
I had previously commented about a sculpted fit for my hand. Here is the conception formed into reality.
The last step to perform, time for some ice cream!
Now that you know how to make this project, get to your local Woodcraft store or go online for your ice cream scoop and supplies. Have fun and be sure to share your ice cream scoop designs (and your favorite ice cream!) right here on the Woodcraft Adventures Blog & Gallery.
auf Wiedersehen..Frank!


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LiverKick Throwback: Ramon Dekkers and Rayen Simson Double Knockdown
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The world of kickboxing has a rich history to fall back upon so we here at LiverKick figure, why not? Why not give a glimpse into some of the fights from the past that have made up this wonderful sport and tie it all in to the present. The kids on the Instagram and Twitter like to call Thursdays "Throwback Thursdays," I'm just going to say that this is a LiverKick Throwback.
This week we head back to 1997 when "The Diamond" Ramon Dekkers was already over ten years into what would be one of the most storied careers of any Dutch Kickboxer and he went against the very tough Dutch fighter Rayen Simson. Simson was on the rise at this time, qualifying for the 1997 Shoot Boxing S-cup, which he went on to win after his bout with Dekkers, but that's neither here nor there. What we are talking about now is Dekkers vs. Simson.
This was a classic Dutch style fight with both men showcasing stylistic nuances that we see to this very day. Of course, it is no shock due to Ramon Dekkers training with Cor Hemmers for many years, but it's still interesting to note how his style has led to so many other fighters' utilizing a similar style to his and seeing great success. Most of this fight is Dekkers in control, but when things get wild, well, they get really wild. This fight is perhaps best known for the crazy double knockdown that happens, with Simson fighting to his feet first.
Dekkers was forced to stop fighting due to an eye injury and the corner stopping the bout, but damn, what a slugfest.


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I just think that if you include UDFAs it makes it more likely that someone wins outright rather than there being a tie (or even multiple ties). We have, what? Like eight or nine draft picks? Pretty small margin for error. It's not nearly as interesting if like four or five people guess three picks right and those are the winners.
But, it's not up to me.
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-work till we die (not my choice, i don't know about you...)
-manage to save at least $1.75 million before we retire (with SS we need half that much). This is my personal choice as that should be attainable.
-hit lotto
-become "takers" and be a burden to society.-Paul


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In 1999, NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter, pictured here, burned up as it passed through Mars' atmosphere. The satellite was programmed to orbit Mars at high altitude and gather climate data. Instead, the Orbiter flew too low and entered the red planet's atmosphere. Why did the Orbiter fly off course? The answer is human error. The flight system software on the Orbiter was written using scientific units of measurement, but the ground crew was entering data using common English units.
SI Units
The example of the Mars Climate Orbiter shows the importance of using a standard system of measurement in science and technology. The measurement system used by most scientists and engineers is the International System of Units, or SI. There are a total of seven basic SI units, including units for length (meter) and mass (kilogram). SI units are easy to use because they are based on the number 10. Basic units are multiplied or divided by powers of ten to arrive at bigger or smaller units. Prefixes are added to the names of the units to indicate the powers of ten, as shown in the Table below.
|Multiply Basic Unit ×
|Basic Unit of Length = Meter (m)
|kilo- (k)
|kilometer (km) = 1000 m
|deci- (d)
|decimeter (dm) = 0.1 m
|centi- (c)
|centimeter (cm) = 0.01 m
|milli- (m)
|millimeter (mm) = 0.001 m
|micro- (µ)
|micrometer (µm) = 0.000001 m
|nano- (n)
|nanometer (nm) = 0.000000001 m
Q: What is the name of the unit that is one-hundredth (0.01) of a meter?
A: The name of this unit is the centimeter.
Q: What fraction of a meter is a decimeter?
A: A decimeter is one-tenth (0.1) of a meter.
Unit Conversions
In the table below, two basic SI units are compared with their English system equivalents. You can use the information in the table to convert SI units to English units or vice versa. For example, from the table you know that 1 meter equals 39.37 inches. How many inches are there in 3 meters?
- 3 m = 3(39.37 in) = 118.11 in
|SI Unit
|English Unit Equivalent
|meter (m)
|1 m = 39.37 in
|kilogram (kg)
|1 kg = 2.20 lb
Q: Rod needs to buy a meter of wire for a science experiment, but the wire is sold only by the yard. If he buys a yard of wire, will he have enough? (Hint: There are 36 inches in a yard.)
A: Rod needs 39.37 inches (a meter) of wire, but a yard is only 36 inches, so if he buys a yard of wire he won't have enough.
- The measurement system used by most scientists and engineers is the International System of Units, or SI. There are seven basic SI units, including units for length and mass.
- If you know the English equivalents of SI units, you can convert SI units to English units or vice versa.
- SI: International System of Units, which is used by most scientists.
Do the interactive unit conversion quiz at this URL. You can check your answers online.
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