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I'm new to Illinois and some of the regulations are fairly confusing. Perhaps someone on the forum can clarify things for me.
I bought a Water Usage Stamp for my canoe, but I am not certain how to attach it. I asked a few people at DNR, and they didn't know either. So far as I know, the stamp must be physically attached to the boat; however, it is not a sticker. How have other people attached theirs? I ended up zip-tying it to a thwart until I find out how other people have done it.
Another question is about the legal distance to hunt near structures.
Here's a quote from the regs: "It is unlawful to hunt or allow a dog to hunt within 300 yards of an inhabited dwelling without first obtaining permission of the owner or tenant of the dwelling. Except: A 100-yard restriction shall apply while trapping, hunting with bow and arrow, or hunting with shotgun using shotshells only, or on licensed game breeding and hunting preserve areas, on federally owned and managed lands, on DNR owned,-managed, -leased or -controlled lands and areas operated under a Waterfowl Hunting Area permit."
I read this to mean that when hunting with a rifle or a shotgun with slugs, you must be 300 or more yards from any inhabited building. Does this mean that you can legally use a shotgun with shotshells (as in field hunting for waterfowl) up to 100 yards from any inhabited structure (without specific permission), or does the 300-yard restriction still apply (assuming you have permission or legal access to the area you want to hunt in)? What is a working definition of an inhabited building? Do grain silos, cow barns, and so forth count, or does this refer to any building that is not vacant or abandoned? Different states have different rules about this, and the hunting regs for Illinois are pretty vague.
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A Blast from the Past: Borghese Fango Active MaskFriday, August 20, 2010
One of my favorite activities in high school was roaming the beauty section (ok, 2 aisles) at my local Meijer. If you're not from the midwest, Meijer is basically similar to a Super Walmart, but with better grocery. So, you could buy bulk gummy bears, get new tires for your car (really), a goldfish or you could obsess over the 10 different types of Noxema, which is what I usually did.
One day, I struck gold. Stuck on the top shelf of an end cap (super high up, where I could see it because I'm pretty tall, but I know the other trolling high school girls were too short to see it), hidden somewhat behind a tacky display of Designer Imposters, was a little bag of Borghese travel products. How this ended up at Meijer, I do not know. At the time, I could only find Borghese at my local Hudson's Department Store (truly dating myself here, they later merged with a few other department stores and are now part of Macy's.)
Anyways, I knew of the fabled Borghese Fango mask, I visited it at Hudson's and lusted after it, but alas, I could not afford it with my baby sitting and fudge maker budget. (True story, in high school I spent summers making fudge. I was the girl with the big marble slab. I could make good swirls and dip pretzels into chocolate with the best of them.) So, I found this little travel pack. I forget what else was in it, but it had a little tube of Fango. This beauty find made my month! I was so excited! For the bargain price of about $15, I could try Fango.
This little tube was treated with great reverence. I used a small amount of it on my t-zone, and only before special events. Dances qualified, and usually opening night of a play (I was in a lot of plays in high school, it was my way of torturing myself out of my shyness. It somewhat worked, though I'm still very shy in big groups to this day). My tube of Fango was my pride and joy. I used the last bit of it right before I left for college.
This year, Borghese is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Holy Grail worthy mud mask.
Just what is so great about this stuff? It is a mud mask that cleans out your pores, tightens and even provides a light amount of moisture, all without feeling like it is removing the outer layer of your skin.
It is a little bit thinner than other mud masks, which does make it easier to get out of the tube and also makes spreading a light, thin layer incredibly easy. As it dries, you can feel your skin tightening though note that it is not painful. I recommend washing it off slowly and using the residual mask as a scrub. Note that Borghese recommends leaving it on for 3-5 minutes and then rinsing off while still moist for the best results. I've done this and I've let it dry on my face fully (about 10-15 minutes) and both ways work well.
The end result of all this? Glowing skin, with smaller pores, fewer blackheads and all in about 15 minutes! Totally worth it.
(Also, I know the jar is a better price per ounce, but if you buy Fango I recommend getting the tube. Why? To prevent your germy fingers from contaminating the pricy jar time and again. As well, I think the tube is easier to keep fully sealed, and hence not dry out all of your precious Fango. In the long run the tubes will be better. But, I fully admit I love the look of the Fango jar.)
These days you can buy Fango from major department stores and atBorghese.com
Borghese Fango Active Mud Mask
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I have only had a chance to try the Borghese Fango mask once: it was one of the few masks that I ever used that didn't make me want to scratch my face. My face felt so refreshed and clean after using it.ReplyDelete
lol I remember my mom had a jar of this and I didn't know anything about makeup then, so I would only use it grudgingly when my mom persuaded me. Now that I know what it is, I'm quite glad she did...XDReplyDelete
I've never used a mask since before, because I was having problems with skin irritations. I hope I will have the chance to use this.ReplyDelete
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The Canisius College men's lacrosse team named its team captains for the 2014 season, announced by head coach Randy Mearns on Friday. Seniors Kevin Collins and DJ Giacobbo and juniors Adam Donner, Tim Edwards and Alex Govenettio are set to serve as captains for the 2014 campaign.
"Leadership is the key to any good team at this level," Mearns said. "The coaching staff is really excited with the five captains and what they will bring to make our team successful. The five all have valuable playing experience, having won a conference championship and advancing to an NCAA Tournament in their careers. They have the respect of their teammates and bring the work ethic, discipline and commitment - both on and off the field - that is essential for our program to succeed this season."
The team's long-stick midfielder, Collins has appeared in 25 games with the Griffs during his two seasons at Canisius. He has totaled 34 ground balls and eight caused turnovers to go along with three career tallies.
A fifth-year senior, Giacobbo has played in 32 career games with 13 starting assignments on defense. The Athabasca, Alberta native has collected 31 ground balls and nine caused turnovers during his collegiate tenure, including career highs with 15 ground balls and eight caused turnovers in eight games as a junior.
A second-team All-MAAC selection in 2013, Donner started all 13 games on defense for the Griffs last season. He led the team with 11 caused turnovers, while also collecting 18 ground balls. In 23 career games, Donner has totaled 28 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers.
Edwards is a two-time All-MAAC selection, including a first-team honoree as a sophomore, while also being named the conference's Rookie of the Year in 2012. The Jamesville, N.Y. native led the Griffs with 39 points, 20 goals and 19 assists last season and has totaled 71 points, 33 goals and 38 assists in his two years on campus. He also owns a .485 face-off winning percentage to go along with 51 career ground balls.
Govenettio has appeared in 19 career games in net with 12 starting assignments. The junior started 11 contests last season with a 12.16 goals against average and 83 total saves. The Derby, N.Y. native is entering his second season as the team's starting netminder in 2014.
All five players played a key role in helping the Griffs to their second MAAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2012. Canisius returns nine starters and 25 letterwinners from the 2013 squad.


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IBM is going to buy Sterling Commerce from AT&T for approximately $1.4 billion in cash. It is one of IBM's pricier acquisitions since it took over Cognos for $4.3 billion three years ago. IBM, which wants to double its earnings in the next five years, is currently on a software acquisition tear to build up its revenues.
The acquisition of Sterling, whose B2B wares include network- and cloud-based data storage and managed hosting as well as application and computing services, is supposed to help organizations create more intelligent and dynamic business networks by simplifying and automating the way they connect and communicate with customers, partners and suppliers both on-premise or through the cloud.
IBM figures Sterling, which is not core to AT&T, will give it more skills in integrating key business processes through the entire cross-channel solution lifecycle, from marketing and selling to order management and fulfillment.
It said these offerings also give clients the flexibility to manage their networks of business partners through public or private cloud computing environments.
Sterling currently claims 18,000 global customers and says it enables more than a billion business interactions a year for clients in financial services, retail, manufacturing, communications and distribution.
IBM sees these interactions growing dramatically due to the proliferation of electronic business transactions, from banks exchanging transaction data and manufacturers sourcing raw materials electronically, to retailers automating stock replenishment and managing orders online.
Sterling's widgetry apparently already complement IBM's middleware so IBM reckons it should be able to deliver new cross-channel solutions and get additional capabilities to boot. When the deal closes sometime in the second half, Sterling and its 2,500 people will be attached to IBM's WebSphere group.
SBC Communication brought Sterling in 2000 for $3.9 billion and then bought AT&T in 2005 and changed its name to AT&T.
A few weeks ago an Oraclesque IBM anticipated spending $20 billion on acquisitions over the next five years and figures that software will represent half its earnings by then.
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I've played World of Warcraft for more time than I like to admit. It was... scratch that. is the game almost every other MMO takes key from.
With the new expansion, Warlords of Draenor , they're going to be be updating the visuals of the game in an attempt to modernize it. The new models are looking great- on par with lots of today's new games that share a similar art style. But is that enough?
I don't think so.
Like I mentioned, the game is going to look good. Just looking at it, you're not going to think that it was released a decade ago. That's where the rejuvenation stops.
With no announced plans to modernize the actual gameplay, WoW is, at heart, the same game people have been playing for 10 years! It's the same gameplay that other developers have essentially been copying, tweaking, improving ever since.
Playing World of Warcraft: WoD looks to be the equivalent of a 20 year old playing with a shiny baby toy. They may pick it, give it a shake but then they realize it's a f*cking baby toy.
The gameplay in WoW can't even come close to comparing to the games that were spawned because of it. It may appeal to people who have never played a decent modern MMO but it's most likely not going to bring back old players or convert players who are already invested in another MMO.
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1992 animated television series(Redirected from X-Men: Animated Series)
X-Men: The Animated Series is a spinoff of the X-men comic book series.
Night of the Sentinels (Part 1)Edit
- [Gambit throws a handful of charged playing card at a Sentinel]
- Jubilee: How did you do that?
- Gambit: With style, petite. With style.
- [Jubilee tries to "save" Gambit from Wolverine when she sees them training and zaps him]
- [Storm, Beast and Morph enter the room]
- Storm: Is the child all right?
- Wolverine: Not for long!
- Wolverine: I go where I wanna go!
- [Beast is mixing chemicals while hanging upside down]
- Beast: It would be quite disconcerting if this were to detonate. . . disconcerting, yet provocative.
- [Morph, Beast, and Wolverine are sneaking up to a fence]
- Morph: Can you guys boost me over the fence, Beast?
- [Wolverine flashes Beast a thumbs-up, while Beast gives an OK sign. Suddenly Morph screams as he's flung over the fence]
- Wolverine: Looks like we can.
Night of the Sentinels (Part 2)Edit
- Rogue: You look as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
- Rogue: Come on boys, let's go for a little moonlight swim. Don't get a moonburn!
- Gambit: Huh huh, you wanna play wit Gambit? Here, take a card. House wins.
- Gambit: Life don't get much beddah dan dis!
- [Wolverine destroys Cyclops's car, and Jean walks in]
- Wolverine: Tell Cyclops, I made him a convertible.
Cold VengeanceEdit
- Wolverine: Let'em go, Sabretooth! I don't wanna fight you anymore! I don't care who started it. It's time to bury it.
1.4 - Deadly ReunionsEdit
- Wolverine: You always did like pushing around people smaller than you. Well I'm smaller; try pushing me!!
- Wolverine: You always were second best. And in this business bub (brandishing claws)...second best just don't cut it.
- Magneto: When I was a child, my people talked while others prepared for war! They used reason when others used tanks, and they were destroyed for their troubles. I won't stand by and watch it happen again, I WON'T!
Have Yourself a Morlock Little ChristmasEdit
- Jean Grey: You did what?!
- Gambit: I just gave da ham a little juicin' up.
- Jean Grey: I want this... this- this swamp-rat out of my kitchen! Now!
- [Cyclops zaps the broccoli while Jean Grey is throwing the broccoli at Gambit, and Rogue catches it]
- Cyclops: Stop it! You're both acting like children! This is Christmas Eve, remember?
- Gambit: What do you mean not eatin'?! Gambit has spent days on dis meal! My oyster loaf! My daube glace!
- Jean Grey: We can warm it up tomorrow.
- Gambit: Warm it up?! You do not warm up such a meal! Gambit does not make TV dinners.
2.6 - X-Ternally YoursEdit
- Wolverine': I don't care which Spirit Ladies did what to which Cajuns; I'm here to stop a wedding.
- Gambit: I'm not a thief, I'm not an assassin. I'm an X-Man; I am never coming back.
2.10 - Beauty and the BeastEdit
- Beast: Now that you see what my life is like, you'll understand what I have to tell you.
- Carly': Hank, please don't.
- Beast: We have to face it. I am a mutant in a world that fears and despises my kind. I thought for a moment we could live in that world together, but I know now that we cannot. Someday with work and hope the world will change. Until then if you care for me as much as I care for you, you will understand why we must part.
- Jubilee: Weird. Wolverine using his head, and Beast going berserk! What's the world coming to?
(More quotes coming soon)
3.7 - Phoenix Saga Part 5 Child of LightEdit
- D'Ken: No! You cannot contain the power of the crystal! You cannot! Noooooooo!
4.14 - Love in VainEdit
- Wolverine: Play time's over.
- Cody: Morning, sleepy head.
- Rogue: Mmmm... Morning. Did I sleep all night in the park?
- Rogue: I know this is sudden, Professor, but I need some of- uh... personal time off.
- Professor X: This isn't the back time, Rogue, Wolverine is in some sort of trouble!
- Beast: Rogue, is this gentleman your guest?
- Gambit: So that's Cody... Guest is what so personal?
- Rogue: It's none of your blame business, Mr. Ladies' Man! Or any of ya!
- Professor X: Rogue!
- Rogue: Stop being so mysterious.
- Cody: Oh you promise to let it be the surprise.
- Brood Queen: Remember, do not vanish them.
- Wolverine: Let him go, roach, or your head is shish-kabob.
- Storm: Be gone, hissing vermin!
- Rogue: You brought us here for them!
- Cody: They didn't tell me about the others. It's for the best, darling, you'll see!
- [Rogue suffers an agony]
- Cody: They need us, Rogue, just like I need you.
- Cody: We will be together!
- [Cody whips Wolverine with his tail after he turns into the brood roach alien]
- Wolverine: You wanna bet, pal?
- Rogue: Wolverine, don't hurt him!
- Wolverine: The ship's moving! They're leaving. Rogue, we gotta hustle! Out of my way, roaches!
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When a head coach of a big football school doesn't win he is replaced
Or a big company is losing money the CEO is fired
>A Romney Admin will reflect similar policies as we currently have with cronyism I have a hard time accepting anything you say about Romney after reading some of your other leftist comments about this and other subjects.Even if the cronyism you speak of were true, cronyism is not our only or most important thing going on in this country. Things like energy independence, foreign policy, SS, medicare and welfare reform and a host of other things need to be delt with and it is obvious the guy running things now has proved he is not capable of dealing with them.When a head coach of a big football school doesn't win he is replaced or a big company is loosing money the CEO is fired and that is in order here.There are no guaranties but we have got to try someone else.
And Grass I have done enough research on both candidates to know you would have to do alot of twisting to find any similarities in these two whether you like one or the other.
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Not sure on a number,but 25 percent of gdp is way too much. i would much rather see most of the programs returned to the states. And each state could determine what spending is needed and what programs are not needed on an individual basis. If Nebraska needs a bridge,ennsylvanians should not have to pay for it.If Nevada wants a cowboy Poet program,why should I pay?Read Coburns Wastebook 2012. It's just the tip of the iceberg.http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public//index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=b7b23f66-2d60-4d5a-8bc5-8522c7e1a40ePerhaps we should be asking how much is too much if they are borrowing 40 cents of every dollar they are spending.Even at revenue neutral,nothing goes to deficit reduction. A balanced budget just means revenues equal spending. Not necessarily is there any deficit reduction.
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I've just installed the servo from Manuel to my RF, but I'm having problems.
The RF just falls forward under it's own weight!!
Does anyone have a solution for this?
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I've just installed the servo from Manuel to my RF, but I'm having problems.
The RF just falls forward under it's own weight!!
Does anyone have a solution for this?
use a lighter RF :P
yeah, thanks!!
my RF isn't particularly heavy anyway
Hey Nobby bro, I will install the one I got tomorrow and see if I have the same issue and see if a solution can be found. Do you have any photos of how you did it?
Hi Rob,
I'll try and get some photo's taken tonight for you.
The only thing I can think of doing is putting felt or some other material that will cause friction, under the ear cap to rub against the RF pivot.
I just don't want to burn out the servo!
o.O or you could get a servo with a locking brake,their a bit bigger but you can lock it in place....
I mounted a screw to the servo using aircraft grade 2-part resin (much stronger than the likes of Araldite)
I then mounted the servo inside the lid with hot glue, using 4 screws to ensure a fully adjustable and perfect alignment.
The RF stalk goes over the screw which I then drilled completely though and inserted a metal pin through the lot (see diagram)
I just need to cut down the excess screw and sort out this business of the RF falling under its own weight!
The problem is more likely, the control circuit. How are you controlling / powering the servo?
Most servo set ups require a constant signal to stay in the same position, so the servo needs power even whilst staying still.
Yeah, think you may be right there.
The servo is only under power during travel. I think this is probably due to thae way that the switching is set up.
I'll have to ask manuel if modifications can be made to supply constant power.
Or if you don't want to go that route, use a couple of small neodymium magnets, one in the stalk and one in the ear, to hold it up.
Nobby, not got this done yet, but I had a good play with it today. The shaft on the servo seems real stiff, I can't see it falling forward, I can't wind it with my fingers. Are you usind an Ali stalk out of interest.


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CNN became at least the fourth news outlet to adopt the administration's preferred term "terrorist surveillance program" to describe President Bush's warrantless domestic surveillance program.
On February 11, CNN became the most recent news outlet -- following Fox News, The Washington Times editorial page, and the Associated Press -- to adopt the White House's terminology for its warrantless domestic surveillance program. In a report on CNN Live Saturday, correspondent Brian Todd referred to it as the "terrorist surveillance program" without noting that the term is one promoted by the Bush administration to cast the program in a way most likely to secure the public's support.
Further, in a February 13 article, the AP again used the term without qualification; and in his February 10 column, Washington Times columnist Greg Pierce referred to the "government's terrorist surveillance program."
Bush first used the term publicly in a January 23 speech at Kansas State University in which he defended his authorization of the National Security Agency (NSA) to intercept communications of U.S. residents without court warrants. He said of the NSA's activities, "It's what I would call a terrorist surveillance program." The White House's first use of the term, however, came on January 22 when its press office released a backgrounder on the NSA program, in which the label appeared 10 times in reference to the domestic eavesdropping. The term appears to have originated on December 22 with the right-wing news website NewsMax.com, as Media Matters for America has noted.
On the February 11 edition of CNN Live Saturday, Todd used the term as he wrapped up a report on a recent lawsuit filed by intelligence expert James Bamford in an effort to halt the NSA's unwarranted eavesdropping:
TODD: Contacted by CNN, a current NSA spokesman said the terrorist surveillance program is highly classified and discussing it would compromise its effectiveness. He also would not comment on James Bamford's litigation. We also contacted the major telecom companies to ask them about their level of cooperation with the NSA. Neither AT&T, Sprint, nor Verizon would comment.
In previous instances when CNN reporters have used the term "terrorist surveillance program," they have indicated to viewers that it is a label promoted by the administration. For example, on the February 6 edition of CNN's American Morning, national security correspondent David Ensor referred to the "domestic surveillance program, which the administration calls the terrorist surveillance program." On the January 25 edition of CNN's The Situation Room, White House correspondent Dana Bash noted the new "label that the White House is using for this program, calling it the terrorist surveillance program." On the January 24 edition of The Situation Room, host Wolf Blitzer even remarked that the new term represented "smart strategy":
BLITZER: It's no longer domestic spying, warrantless surveillance. Its official new name is the terrorist surveillance program. Pretty smart strategy. Who could oppose a terrorist surveillance program?
From AP staff writer Jeff Douglas's February 13 article, "Bond: Attention is hurting surveillance effort":
The terrorist surveillance program could be destroyed if investigations and discussion by the media continue, Sen. Kit Bond said Monday.
The Missouri Republican and Senate Intelligence Committee member said he felt it was time to speak out before more details of the National Security Agency's program are released, potentially compromising it.
From Pierce's February 10 "Inside Politics" column:
President Bush's campaign to convince Americans that the government's terrorist surveillance program is essential to national security has had an effect: Last month, people disapproved, 56 percent to 42 percent. Now it's basically tied.
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I know everyone and everywhere is different. But can you provide a rundown of your expenses feeding raw? Maybe include your dog's age and activity, the area you live, and if you get a good deal somewhere or just buy outright. I'm just curious and doing a bit of research :-)
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Eugene is 7 months old and eats roughly 2lbs (usually just a little over) a day.
We buy chubs from Blue Ridge Beef and feed them for breakfast ~ $1.60/lb depending on which meat you choose.
Dinner is always chicken quarters or thighs depending what's on sale ~ $0.99/lb.
I pick up whatever organs I can find at the grocery store - usually beef/chicken liver and beef kidney, I can't think of how much they cost off the top of my head but it's not much. I'm currently on the hunt for different organ sources.
I have only been feeding raw for a few months so I'm still looking for cheaper sources. This is the best I've found so far.
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Axel is 10 months old and also eats about 2 pounds of meat per day. I buy from a COOP here in Colorado. The most expensive meat we use is the 80/20 beef and that's about $2.50 per pound about the same for ground turkey. The turkey necks, chicken necks/backs/wings etc., are all approximately $1.50 per pound. I know there are less expensive ways to do this but I have to figure the convenience of placing an order and only driving to one location less than 10 miles away to pick up the meat. A typical order of approximately 100-120 pounds of meat will cost me $150 give or take and that will last for 3 months. I do buy organ meat at the grocery store, chicken livers or calves liver and those are both relatively inexpensive. I do add oatmeal or sweet potatoes to his meals with veggies and yogurt for dinner so another $25 a month. I know a lot of people say they don't need the veggies and or fruits but he loves them and I don't have to feed an additional meal of meat as the meat alone twice a day would not satisfy his appetite. The boy is a very lean 77 pounds, nice waistline, can feel his ribs but not see them and he moves all day long so this seems to work for us.
I found the COOP on Yahoo Groups - look for raw feeding or B.A.R.F.
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This is a huge help already!
I am in a co-op , I buy RAAW Energy chubs ..they are complete meal grinds . I also do some piece meal stuff here and there for bone crunching fun and variety. I get chicken liver , calf liver , etc at the supermarket for a few bucks a week..under $10. Then once a week I get chicken parts , bone in. Say , another 10 or 12 bucks. So for arguments sake say I spend $25 a week on extras. My chubs cost 30 bucks per 20 pound box. I need 180 pounds of those a months because I have 3 big dogs. 9 cases per month of that.
So basically I spend 270 per month on the grinds and another 100 extra on extras.
Keep in mind I am feeding a 130 pound Mastiff ( elderly , inactive , gets 2 pounds per day ) a 90 pound boxer mix ( 5 years old , medium activity gets 2 pounds per day ) , and a 10 month old GSD ( was 70 pounds a few weeks ago gets 2 pounds per day)
Figure about 123 bucks per month per dog.
Check out the yahoo groups , you may find a co-op and ways to save!
I buy from MyPetCarnivore. Ralphie is about 3 years old and I normally feed him a little over 2lbs per day. We're both normally pretty active in the warmer months, but since it's been so frigidly cold here, our activity levels have definitely decreased! Due to that, I'm feeding him a bit less - around 1.5lbs - since he's mostly napping these days anyway (I haven't seen any visual change in his body composition so what I'm giving him seems to be working out just fine).
The last order I placed, that I received December 7th, cost me $240 (plus a $10 transportation fee) for 110lbs of food:
- 30lbs of turkey necks
- 24lbs beef heart chunks
- 24lbs pork tongue chunks
- 8lbs ground whole lamb (green tripe included)
- 24lbs ground beef tripe supermix
This should last until the end of February.
As far as the good deals go, with MyPetCarnivore it depends on what kind of meat you want to get, but buying in bulk is cheaper - they lower the price per pound as the quantity you order goes up.
Lamb, goat, rabbit, etc. are more expensive than the more widely available chicken, beef, pork, turkey, etc. The ground beef tripe supermix is the cheapest thing per pound that I get (it consists of 50% green beef tripe, 40% beef muscle meat/bone/organ, 10% beef trachea and gullet).
My GSD is about to be 2 years old. She gets about 1.5 lbs a day. and my boy Cudi about to be 2 gets about 2 lbs per day. Activity is moderate nothing extreme.
I pay around $350 a month for their food. I know that is expensive, but their food are prepackaged. That consist of chicken, beef, beef heart, rabbit, turkey, sardines, pork, liver. It's from a local farm and I know their animals are grass fed and not juiced up with junk. Also, I am supporting a small american company. Friends of A Farmer is that company I buy from.
I used to feed my dogs Orijen so the price is not that much of a difference...
My dog is 3.5, female, low to moderate activity due to soft tissue injuries. We walk a little over an hour a day. She's 88lbs.
I use prepared frozen raw - $75-$85/month 5-8oz per day and dehydrated raw from the Honest Kitchen can vary depending on variety. Now we are on Zeal/fish 3/4 cup day about $35/month. so average $115/month.
My last 105 lb order
2 - 10 lb bags ground beef @ .35/lb =$7.00
2 - 10 lb bags chunked beef @ .35/lb = $7.00
2- 10 lb bags ground turkey @ .50/lb = $10.00
2- 5lb bag knuckle bones @ .25/lb = $2.50
2- 5lb bag rib bones @ .25/lb = $2.50
1- 10lb bag ground liver @ .35/lb = $3.50
1- 10lb bag chunked tripe @ .35/lb = $3.50
5- 1lb bags of ground spleen @ .45/lb = $2.25
Total $38.25....you can't even buy crappy dog food this cheap and the green tripe for 35 cents a lb is amazing.
My pooch is 16 months, active as the day is long and she resides in the Minneapolis metro area.
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Kotas led the Griffs with a career-best six points in a 13-7 win against Binghamton on Saturday. The junior matched a career high with four tallies to go along with two assists to lead the Canisius attack. She also added four ground balls and three draw controls in the winning effort.
Three games into the 2013 season, Kotas ranks second on the team with eight points and is tied for the team lead with five goals. A two-time selection to the All-MAAC Second Team, Kotas has totaled 60 points, 43 goals, 17 assists, 80 ground balls, 67 draw controls and 44 caused turnovers during her career at Canisius.
Morgan anchored a strong defensive showing for Canisius in the win against Binghamton, matching a school record with eight caused turnovers. Morgan was especially strong in the first half as the Griffs built a lead they would not relinquish. Canisius limited the Bearcats to just four shots in the opening 30 minutes with the Bearcats committing a turnover on 12-of-16 possessions, six forced by Morgan.
The senior midfielder now ranks 10th nationally with 2.67 caused turnovers per game. She has also added six points, four goals, two assists, six ground balls and five draw controls for the Griffs in 2013.
A two-time selection to the All-MAAC Team, including a first-team honoree last season, Morgan ranks ninth in school history with 87 career points and eighth with 69 career goals. She has also added 16 assists, 93 ground balls, 60 caused turnovers and 55 draw controls during her collegiate career.
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The Office of the President: Information about Lesley's past leaders
Edith Lesley Wolfard, 1909-1943
"Kindergarten Education in America will soon become established as a
permanent unit in national educational philosophy. I plan not merely to
set up another training school; I plan for us to be different; to
consider the individual of basic importance; to inculcate the ideal of
gracious living; and to foster the tradition of American democracy."
- Edith Lesley Wolfard
Marguerite R. Franklin, 1943-1944
"Be of good courage in the knowledge that educated teaching and informed
homemaking may well be your best contribution to War – or Peace."- Marguerite R. Franklin to the graduating class of 1944
The Leslyan, 1944
Trentwell Mason White, 1944-1959
"Teacher education is the most completely selfless of all possible
professional backgrounds since it instructs its students in learning to
develop someone else."- Trentwell Mason White
Commencement Address, Summer Session, August 16, 1957
Don Orton, 1960-1984
"Over the past two decades or so, I think Lesley has acquired its own
unique ethos, one that has placed high and appropriate emphasis upon
'experiential learning' as the centerpiece of its philosophy. Lesley had
and has a large number of risk takers. We value people and doing our
jobs well and our students are committed."- Don Orton
Furlong, Kathryn. "Recapping Twenty-Four Years of a College Presidency,"
The Lesley College Lantern, v. 11, n. 1 (Summer/Fall 1984): 1-2.
Margaret A. McKenna, 1985-2007
"I always remember that the students are at the heart of it, and I ask
myself, 'Will this make the lives of students better?' I want our
students to have an impact on the world, and I want to give them the
tools to do it."- Margaret A. McKenna
Handle, Louisa. "20 Years," Lesley Magazine, Fall (2005): 16-21.
In 1909 Edith Lesley [Wolfard] opened "The Lesley Normal School"
("normal" at the time designating teacher training schools) in her home
on Everett Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts to train young women to
become kindergarten and early elementary teachers.
Born on January 27, 1872 in what is now the country of Panama, Edith
was raised in Bangor, Maine where her family's circle of friends was
active in the new Kindergarten movement. Edith received her teacher
training at the Page Normal School in Boston, Massachusetts. In the late
1890s, she was working as a Kindergarten teacher in the Riverside and
Houghton Schools in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edith attended, as a
special student, Radcliffe College where she studied philosophy. When
she completed her studies at Radcliffe, she founded the Lesley Normal
The first day of classes began on September 18, 1909. Influenced by
the philosophy of German educator Friedrich Froebel, Lesley's two-year
curriculum stressed the importance of physical activity – singing,
dancing and gardening – and play, particularly with blocks and similar
objects. Edith Lesley also stressed the values of treating students as
individuals and the importance of 'gracious living.' Edith taught
philosophy, child study, and the theories and methods of Friederich
Froebel. Her sister, Olive, taught folk dancing, games and storytelling.
Eleven students graduated at the First Parish Church in Harvard Square
on June 10, 1911. In the following year classes in household arts were
added and in 1918 a department known first as Domestic Science, later
(1939-1940) as Home Economics, was established, offering a one- or
two-year program which prepared students to work in various public
institutions, including schools and hospitals.
By the 1920s the school, now "The Lesley School," had twenty-two
instructors, had acquired three buildings for dormitories and had built
Alumni Hall for assemblies and classes. Extra-curricular activities came
to play an important role, with Wednesday afternoons reserved for
musical or theatrical student performances. Later in the decade a
three-year kindergarten and early elementary program was offered in
addition to the two-year course of study.
Edith taught at the school until the 1930s and then remained active
in the administration of the school until the late 1940s. Beginning in
the late 1930s as her health began to decline, Edith appointed Gertrude
Malloch, who had joined the school as a teacher and administrator in its
first decade, as chief administrator. In 1939 the school, to that point
privately owned, became a non-profit institution through incorporation,
and during the academic year 1939-1940 it added a four-year
teacher-training program. In 1941, the first recorded meeting of the
Corporation and the Board of Trustees took place. Edith numbered among
the members of the Trustees, and her husband, Merl Wolfard, was named
vice president of the board. Gertrude Malloch was named Principal of the
Lesley School. The Corporation was charged with the task of taking over
the Lesley School in order to "run a school or college with all the
facilities incidental thereto."
The School was suffering a decline in both enrollment and financial
generation at this time so that in 1942, Edith Lesley loaned the school
$8,300. The School was then able to, in 1943, transition to Lesley
College with Marguerite Franklin as the first President. Edith retained
the titles of Founder and Director Emeritus but her influence by this
time had dwindled. She continued to live in the house at 29 Everett
Street with Merl until her death on May 16, 1953.
Marguerite R. Franklin
1943-1944 Marguerite Franklin was born in 1893 in Rhode
Island to Julie A. Franklin, a superintendent of a settlement house and
later a teacher, and Benjamin Franklin, a salesman. She graduated from
Wheelock College in 1917, and in 1930 was hired by Wheelock as the
Assistant Supervisor of Practice. For the next 11 years, Marguerite
served in a variety of positions at Wheelock, including Assistant in the
Department of Observation and Practice Theory, Dean of Child
Psychology, Student Personnel Director as well as working with the
Kindergarten Education Department.
Marguerite came to Lesley during a time of transition, marked by both
an excitement around the transition to a college and a serious concern
over a potential financial crisis. In December 1942, the school met all
the requirements to be approved by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to
grant degrees. However during this time the school was hobbled by
declining enrollments: only about 60 students were enrolled in
1942-1943. Due to a loss of cash flow, many of the buildings on campus
were in poor condition and the school was having difficulty paying off
its debts. The tensions of the period created stress among the trustees,
who were looking for a leader to make necessary changes.
In April 1943, the trustees appointed Marguerite, a teacher from
outside the Lesley community to bring about the changes necessary for
creating a college atmosphere. By November, Marguerite was making
recommendations, such as discontinuing the three-year course in teacher
training and concentrating on the four-year BS degree in Education;
creating standards of "prestige" and "teacher ability" when hiring
part-time teachers; and growing the library.
President Franklin's active administrative changes helped Lesley
transition into its status as a college. At the end of 1944, President
Franklin left Lesley to become a professor at the Massachusetts College
of Art.
Don Orton
After the unexpected death of Trentwell Mason White, Don Orton was
inaugurated on July 1, 1960. Don, born in 1918, earned his Bachelor's
degree in English from the University of Utah, a Master's degree in
Educational Administration from Ohio State University, and a Doctorate
in Education from Harvard University. Prior to joining Lesley, he was a
superintendent of schools in Utah, director of the University of Utah's
College of Education, and lecturer at Harvard University's Graduate
School of Education.
When Don arrived at Lesley, there were 631 undergraduate students. As
the 1960s progressed, enrollment continued to grow and the college
continued to offer a variety of student activities and clubs. During
this time, Lesley undertook its largest building project to date,
creating a quadrangle that encompassed the main section of the campus.
The new buildings included a new library, dormitory, and classroom space
to satisfy the needs of the growing student body.
During the 1970s, Lesley forged relationships with surrounding school
districts, which helped Lesley maintain an impressive 90 percent
placement rate for its newly-[graduated teachers. In the late 1970s, Don
helped to found the National Center for Economic Education at Lesley,
which sought to add the basics of economics into the elementary and high
school curriculum, and received national attention, including the
praise of President Carter.
The graduate school, under Don's tenure, increased its offerings to
include 18 different programs in the 70s, and added management degree
completion programs in the 80s. In 1981, Lesley initiated the School of
Programs in Management for Business and Industry (PMBI), which later
became the School of Management. By the mid-80s, the graduate school
enrollment was over 3,300, and, additionally, Lesley launched its first
off-campus program, the National Outreach program in Denver, Colorado.
In 1982, an academic and living-skills program for young adults with
learning disabilities was also founded, called the Threshold Program.
Don Orton stepped down as president of Lesley College in 1984.
Margaret McKenna
In 1985, Lesley College inaugurated Margaret McKenna. During her 22-year
tenure, Lesley College became Lesley University. Margaret led the
transformation of the institution from a small college with 2,000
students in 1985 to a 12,000-student university with a national
presence. Under her leadership, the university's endowment increased
from less than $1 million to more than $77 million; the number of
academic facilities doubled; the diversity of faculty, staff, and
students increased; and the national programs expanded from eight states
to 23, making Lesley one of the largest graduate schools in the nation.
Some of the largest growth happened in the undergraduate school with
the addition of the Art Institute of Boston in 1998 and the school
becoming co-ed in 2005.
Soon after Margaret's inauguration, the New England Association of
Schools and Colleges (NEASC) approved Lesley's first Ph.D. program. The
first Ph.D. students were admitted in the fall of 1990. In the 1990s,
Lesley continued to increase the size of its campus by purchasing the
old Sears building at Porter Square, renaming it Porter Exchange, which
doubled its classroom space. Lesley college also joined Division III of
the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association), distinguishing
itself as an institution that encourages both physical and intellectual
prowess. International programs increased, with offerings in Europe, the
Middle East, and Canada. In 1996, the Graduate School of Education was
officially established. In 1998, Lesley merged with the Art Institute of
The new millennium has proven to be one of success and distinction
for Lesley. In 2000, Lesley officially became a university, and its
undergraduate program was renamed Lesley College. In 2003, Princeton
Review named the University as one of the "Best Northeastern Colleges,"
and in 2004 Backpacker magazine named Lesley's Audubon Expedition
Institute as one of the "Top 5 Outdoor Education" programs. Lesley
College went co-ed in 2005, admitting men for the first time. In the
spring of 2006, President McKenna announced her retirement effective
June 30, 2007.
Prior to becoming President, Margaret McKenna served as vice
president of Radcliffe, deputy counsel in the White House and a civil
rights lawyer in the U.S. Department of Justice. She served on multiple
boards of directors for both non-profit and for-profit organizations and
has authored several publications on education policy and reform. She
has received numerous awards and honors from civic, educational and
civil rights organizations, and holds seven honorary degrees.
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TFPC for Beginners
TFPC stands for Trouble Free Pool Care. The TFPC method of taking care of your pool focuses on using simple techniques that don't cost too much and work reliably in nearly all situations. Using TFPC, you avoid putting anything in your water that you don't need and which may cause problems. This allows you to save money and spend your time swimming, instead of driving to the pool store to buy yet another expensive solution to a problem you didn't need to have in the first place.
The keys to a beautiful pool are consistency, testing, and chlorine. You need to be consistent. Spending just a couple of minutes every single day can save you hours and hours of work later on. You need to test the water so you know what is going on and can figure out what to do to keep everything in balance. And you need to use chlorine.
None of the alternatives to chlorine works reliably and consistently in outdoor pools. Almost every problem people have with chlorine comes from pools that are not properly maintained. If you keep a chlorine pool the right way, people will ask you what you are using instead of chlorine. Almost all of the problems people associate with chlorine are actually problems that come from bad pool maintenance.
The best investment you can make in your pool is a top quality water test kit. Accurate water test results will save you time and money again and again. The TF Test Kits TF100, Taylor K-2006, and Leslie's Chlorine FAS-DPD Service Test Kit are the current stand-out choices on the market. All three include the FAS-DPD chlorine test, and are based on Taylor chemistry.
Testing and Adjusting
Every day you should measure your chlorine and PH, and adjust each as needed, based on your test results. Get into a routine of testing and adjusting the water at the same time every day. The best time to test and adjust is in the evening, but if another time works better for you, go ahead and do that. Once you get used to this simple routine, it will only take a couple of minutes a day.
Once every week or two you should test and adjust total alkalinity (TA) and, if you don't have a vinyl pool, calcium hardness (CH).
At the start of the season, and any time there has been significant water replacement, you should measure and adjust cyanuric acid (CYA). If you are using salt or borates in your pool, you should measure them at this time as well.
To adjust a level, measure your current level and enter it into the Now column of Pool Math. Enter your desired level into the Goal column. Assuming your pool volume has been entered correctly, Pool Math will then show you how much chemical to add to adjust the level. In several cases, The Pool Math will offer more than one possible chemical. In those cases, follow the advice below under the individual water test factors for which chemical to use.
When adjusting levels, it is usually best to work your way up towards your goal, instead of making the change all at once. First add perhaps 2/3rds of the amount indicated, allow that to mix into the water with the pump running for an hour for liquids, two to four hours for most powders, and a week for CYA. Then test the water again and continue adjusting from there. Chlorine is an exception to this rule: go ahead and add the full amount of chlorine all at once.
Chlorine (FC and TC)
Chlorine sanitizes your pool, killing bacteria, germs, and algae. Chlorine is used up in the process of keeping your pool safe, and is also consumed by sunlight. You need to add new chlorine regularly to maintain appropriate levels.
Chlorine can be measured as free chlorine (FC) or total chlorine (TC). TC counts both FC and combined chlorine (CC). You always want CC to be zero, and usually it is, so normally the TC test can be used to measure FC. But when something goes wrong, CC can often be greater than zero, and then it becomes important to measure FC and CC separately.
The FC level you are aiming for depends on your cyanuric acid (CYA) level. You can use Pool Math to find the appropriate chlorine level to aim for, based on your current CYA level. Enter your CYA level in the Now column and then look at the blue Suggested FC Levels section towards the bottom for the normal range. Or, you can use the Chlorine / CYA Chart for the min and target numbers. Each of those gives you a range of chlorine levels that may be appropriate for your pool. You never want the chlorine level to go below the lower number.
Add chlorine to the pool with standard household bleach. Pour the bleach slowly into the water in front of a return jet. Look for unscented or "original scent" and note the percentage. Bleach is commonly sold at 6% strength but some discount brands are lower, occasionally much lower. Bleach is sodium hypochlorite, the exact same chemical that many commercial pools use to sanitize their pools.
It is also fine to use a salt water chlorine generator (SWG) to add chlorine to the pool instead of using bleach. All of the other possible sources of chlorine have problems, they add things to the water that you don't usually want, simply cost too much to be practical, or are too dangerous to work with. Dichlor and trichlor add CYA. Cal-hypo adds CH. Chlorine gas is hazardous to work with. And lithium-hypo tends to be very expensive. There are cases where you want to add CYA or CH to the water and so use of dichlor, trichlor, or cal-hypo may be justified for a limited time, but this is rare.
PH is a measure of how acidic or basic the water is. PH below 7.0 can damage the pool surface and many pool heaters as well as causing eye and skin irritation. PH above 8.0 can lead to metal stains, plaster scaling, as well as eye and skin irritation. PH should always be maintained between 7.2 and 7.8, ideally between 7.5 and 7.8.
PH can be raised by adding borax. Borax is best added by pre-dissolving it in a bucket of water and then pouring that slowly in front of a return. Borax is available at most grocery stores and places like WalMart and Target. Look for 20 Mule Team Borax, sold as a laundry booster, in a green box in the laundry aisle.
PH can be lowered with muriatic acid. Pour the muriatic acid slowly into the water in front of a return jet. Muriatic acid is sold at places like Home Depot, Lowes, and local hardware stores. It is often out near the pool supplies but sometimes is in the paint section. It is also possible to use dry acid to lower the PH. Dry acid is easier to work with than muriatic acid but costs more and should not be used with a SWG. Dry acid is sold by pool stores as PH Down, Lo-n-Slo, and PH Reducer.
Total Alkalinity (TA)
TA is a buffer that helps you maintain your current PH. The higher your TA is, the more difficult it will be to change the PH. However, higher TA levels combined with aeration will tend to raise the PH. The ideal TA level depends on your source of chlorine, and in many cases doesn't need to be at all exact. The usual range is between 60 and 90, though slightly lower and noticeably higher numbers are acceptable in some situations.
TA is raised with baking soda. Baking soda can be added by spreading it across the surface of the deep end of the pool. Look for Arm and Hammer baking soda, sold in grocery stores in the baking aisle. To lower TA, you bring the PH down to between 7.0 and 7.2 with acid and then aerate the pool to raise the PH back up. Aeration can come from from a waterfall, fountain, spa jets, kids splashing, SWG, rain, air compressor, or by pointing a return up to the surface so it breaks the surface. That cycle, acid and aeration, is then repeated as many times as is needed to lower TA to where you want it.
Calcium Hardness (CH)
CH is added to the water so that the water will not dissolve calcium out of your plaster or grout. CH can also help prevent foaming in spas. If you have plaster, pebble, stone, or tile in the water, CH should be kept around 200 to 400. Fiberglass pools and vinyl pools with a spa should keep CH around 220. Vinyl pools without a spa should keep CH anywhere under 300, which usually means you don't need to worry about it much at all.
CH is increased with calcium chloride or calcium chloride dihydrate. Distribute either form across the surface of the deep end of the pool. Calcium chloride is sold as an ice melter. Calcium chloride dihydrate is sold at pool stores as calcium increaser, Hardness Plus, and various similar names. To lower CH, you need to replace water, or if replacement water is extrememly expensive use a reverse osmosis water treatment.
Cyanuric Acid (CYA)
CYA protects chlorine from the effects of sunlight. The more CYA you have the less chlorine you will lose to sunlight each day. CYA also reduces the effective strength of the chlorine. At higher CYA levels you need more chlorine to maintain the same active chlorine level. If you have a SWG or get extreme amounts of direct sunlight on the pool, adjust CYA to between 60 and 80. Otherwise adjust CYA to between 30 and 50.
CYA can be increased by adding cyanuric acid, often sold as stabilizer or conditioner. Solid/granular cyanuric acid (CYA) should be placed in a sock and the sock put in the skimmer basket or suspended in front of a pool return. CYA is just about the only chemical you may need to go to a pool store to get although it is sometimes available at Lowe's or Home Depot. Check the label to be sure you are getting cyanuric acid since there are other products that use the words stabilizer and conditioner in their names. To lower CYA you must replace water, or if replacement water is extremely expensive use a reverse osmosis water treatment.
Salt is required by a SWG and can also be used without a SWG to improve the feel of the water. Salt can be dumped directly into the pool as long as you brush it around into a thin layer and leave the pump running for several hours. Use solar salt, sold for water softeners, to raise the salt level. Water softener salt is sold by places like Home Depot and Lowes. Look for salt crystals in the blue bags. Avoid iron fighter, rust remover, or any similar additives. You can use potassium chloride but it costs more to begin with and you need to use 17% more to get the same salt level.
Borates can optionally be added to the pool to help control algae, reduce chlorine usage, buffer PH, and improve the look and feel of the water. The process of adding borates to your pool is beyond the scope of this article.
Everything Else
There are many other pool chemicals sold: clarifier, flock, phosphate removers, enzyme treatments, metal sequestrant, non-chlorine shock, and many others. Most of these do have some use in very specific situations, but none of them are required in most pools. You should not use any of these chemicals unless you know that you are in a situation where they are required.
The leading cause of pool problems is simply ignoring the pool. Your pool is like a pet: it requires constant attention. The number two cause of problems is adding chemicals you didn't need and don't want. Not only do these extra chemicals tend to cost a lot but they can also cause problems.
Follow the TFPC method, spend just a couple of minutes a day taking care of your pool, and you can have a truly trouble free pool.


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