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April 27, 2008
Contractions continued every 2-3 minutes all night long. They weren't little ones, either. They were going all the way up on that little chart. I just knew stuff was happening. We were getting closer. I squatted with every contraction for about 4 hours straight while listening to Lil Wayne. The hubs and I walked the halls for hours. I showered again. (And put my face back on for the 3rd time)
2:00 PM - When the nurse referred to my cervix as Fort Knox, I knew I would cringe at the results.
I gave in and let them give me pitocin. But no pain meds. No freakin way. I was holding my ground. Wearing my little black dress.
Contractions were kicked up a notch with that stuff. Every 1-1 1/2 minutes will make a girl crazy, ya know? But I held on. For 6 more hours. Walking. Showering. Dancing like I knew how.
7:00 PM - I was
I was so excited. I knew I was still so far away, but this was the most I had progressed at all! The pain was getting miserable though. The hubs got sick from seeing me hurt and slept for a little while in the car. Men. Such suckers.
8:00 PM I wanted to push. I felt so ready for the counting, face turn purple, he-he-hooooooo breathing. But when the nurse checked, she gave me awful news.
Hello, body! Wrong direction!
9:30 PM My doctor was on vacation in Napa and had just arrived at the hospital. He told me I could keep trying, or I could have a c-section. After 39 hours of trying, I knew I had given it my all, and gave up my little black dress for a hospital gown. Oh, the relief when I felt the bottom half of my body go completely numb. Ahhhh.
I did grill my Doctor about being drunk on the way in. He was in Napa, ya know. Then I asked for a nip and tuck while he was in there, and he said no. Jerk.
10:26 PM Cooper William was born.
The Doctor lifted him up to show me and he peed right over the curtain and on my face. Such a sweetheart.
Even though the labor and delivery didn't go anything like I had planned, (I was wearing that AWFUL gown!) my little man came into the world healthy and safe. And I've been in love since that very moment.
Happy 2nd Birthday to the sweetest little man ever.
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Couple bought $2.25m lottery ticket in Conway
By DAN SEUFERT
Sunday News Correspondent | October 19. 2013 8:46PM
But the 1130 Eastman Road store is also known as a hot spot for lottery scratch tickets. About two months ago, the store sold a winning scratch ticket worth $250,000, and several years ago, a $30,000 scratch ticket was sold, Mark Keenan said.
"For 20 years, our motto was, 'We're due,'" Keenan said.
The couple claimed the prize under the Rocky Mountain King Revocable Trust and the Rocky Mountain Queen Revocable Trust.
The winners chose the cash option payout with a lump sum worth about $1.2 million before taxes.
The winning numbers were 20-21-28-33-35, with the MegaBall 6.
Keenan said he knows the couple well, but he, too, wouldn't divulge their names.
Keenan got word that his store sold the winning ticket while fishing in his boat on a small pond in Maine. The store receives $22,500 for selling the ticket, according to lottery officials.
The Keenans will give some of the money to local charities and some to the store's five employees during the holidays, he said.
"I'm also going to put down a new floor," he said.
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Since the Federal Trade Commission merely suggests guidelines for environmental marketing, product claims for "pure and natural" eclipse a real consumer understanding of what's legitimately sustainable. The green movement's pervasiveness has been a blessing and a curse. Clever product marketers have bloated the bandwagon and made everything "green," even when there are real differences in sourcing and manufacturing practices. The same spectrum exists in architecture; even the most common standard of "green" in architecture, the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification program, is assessed within a range of silver, gold, and platinum—which says nothing of the projects that aren't even put up for certification.
Where does this leave the "consumer"—the clients looking to work with an architect on their home? Residential architects have a larger burden than ever before; they form the front line between industry definitions of sustainability and public perception. Because so much residential work comes from referrals, it's perception that matters.
"Clients have become more educated in the last decade. In the old days, people would rip out beautiful pictures from magazines and ask for it. But, today, there is so much more access to good design ideas," says David Andreozzi, AIA, a Barrington, R.I.–based architect and a member of the Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN). Andreozzi points to websites like pinterest.com and flickr.com that his clients use to find what they want their homes to look like.
Beyond looks, though, the websites also allow Andreozzi to help clients identify sustainable materials. Mark Demerly, AIA, an Indianapolis-based architect and chair of CRAN, agrees. "We are looking for products that are reclaimed—especially for finishes," he reports, "and we want our clients to be able to afford that material. But we also want things that have some integrity." Demerly often uses woods from razed barns or lakebeds, which are then milled locally. "I've got a project now where we're using snow fencing from Wyoming, which has this wonderful patina that our clients love and can see being put back into use."
CRAN, which has been an AIA Knowledge Community for over a year now, claims members from every region in the United States—all of which are greening their architectural practices and defining a local spectrum of sustainable options for their clients. "The premise of CRAN is that we need to judge architecture based on commodity, firmness, and delight," explains Andreozzi. "That's a stylistic issue, but it's also about adapting vernacular local methods, materials, and labor."
Since most of CRAN's members are sole practitioners or run a small firm, local labor is hugely important; the ability to secure the right team of contractors and manufacturers is critical. "There's a deep sense of sustainability in retaining artisans, too," Demerly points out. "Bringing in skilled local labor early benefits the project immensely." In recent years, Demerly has incorporated "urban logging" into his projects, which involves finding uprooted city trees, milling them, and using them for flooring or countertops.
"We have an opportunity to teach as we work," says Demerly, "because residential design calls for craft in every way, in every corner of the project." In the end, he adds, "Good design never goes bad and is always relevant. That's probably the most important baseline for sustainability as far as any architect should be concerned."
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We have stayed at the Creekstone Lodge in Hollywood, AL for approximately three hunting seasons because we liked the boat garages and the location. We did not care for the sparcely appointed rooms, the floors which had no carpet on them nor the lumpy beds, poor chest of drawers and the tiny TV's which often did not work. The towels in the bath Rooms were also the source of some funny conversation.
Effective in December of 2011 the Creekstone Lodge now Charges a Pet Fee of $25.00 for any duck hunters that bring their retriever to stay at the facility. This is in addition to the normal day rate they charge per person or per room.
This was the straw that broke the camel's back for us as it clearly sent the message they don't want our business and we bolted. Took a couple hours but we found better accomodations at a lower price nearby and no fees for dogs.


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I just ordered Andy Williams' first xmas album online.
I just ordered Andy Williams' first xmas album online.
Just some extra lights for the balcony..
Actually, I will get them, as soon as I leave office this afternoon..
And so, as Tiny Tim observed, "God Bless us!! Everyone!!''
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (1843)
I bought douglas fir scented ScentSicles, they hang on your artificial tree and make it smell like a live tree
I splurged yesterday on a new candy cane rope light. My front door needed a little something extra.
The ScentSicles sound great!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
4 very old Christmas ornaments and 3 Christmas dishes from a Thrift Store and 4 Christmas Mugs and poinsettia garland from Family Dollar .....
One can never have too many Christmas decorations
Got one more rope light yesterday. My wife doesn't know yet though. :(
It hasn't arrived yet, but I bought my parents a leg lamp for Christmas. It should arrive this week. It is supposed to be a full size exact replica of the one in the movie. It's my dad's favorite movie of all time so I know he'll like it. It is probably the most I have ever spent on a Christmas decoration, and it isn't even for me.


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'"I think we are all going to watch what happens in games," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "But when you've got six or seven weeks left in the season, if you are going to put the onus on every game, every night, I think we will all go off the deep end."'
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Milton students carry donations to food pantry
By JOHN QUINN
Union Leader Correspondent | October 17. 2013 8:32PM
Student teacher Chelsea Wood walks along Charles Street with her kindergarten class Thursday afternoon as students and staff from Milton Elementary School drop off cans and non-perishable donations to the local food pantry, operated by Community Action Partnership of Strafford County. (JOHN QUINN/Union Leader Correspondent)
As part of an annual tradition, a stream of about 200 students, teachers and school officials took a walk around the block to drop off donations to volunteers from the local food pantry, operated by Community Action Partnership of Strafford County. The pantry relocated from Charles Street to its new location at 55 Industrial Way.
"It's a great way to give back to the community," Tursi said.
"It's always good to help," Welch said. The pantry volunteers collect the donations from the students who then continue their walk back to school.
Magoon, who remembers when her daughter took part in the walk in the past, hopes this will encourage more donations as the holiday season approaches.
Fire Chief Nick Marique said firefighters will continue to accept donations through November at the main fire station along White Mountain Highway, Route 125, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. or "whenever the light is on."
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So after trying to die my girth I finally lost it and went down to my neighborhood paint store. I brought a color so they could match it correctly and bought a LATEX stain to die it with. It worked amazing and its so much easier and it does'nt rub off on your flightsuit. So heres what I did
First I get my paint roller liner, stain and girth ready to die.
Then I pour the stain in the liner and begin to soak the girth untill its obsorbed enough stain so theres no white showing. Make sure you force it in with your fingers and hands.
Then once you have it soaked with stain your gona want to ring out the excess stain so it can dry quicker.
Your going to want to hang it up so it can dry but while its hanging get a rag and blot out as much excess stain as you can. Make sure you don't rub it or it will fray, only blot it. Then when thats done just let it air dry for about 24 to 48 hours and your all set. The key thing is to only get latex stain because all other stains will eat and corrode your girth. A pint of stain costs about thirty bucks but it saves you all the headaches that come along with dyes. A pint will dye two girths so if your doing more then that I suggest to buy a gallon. I have only done this in ROTJ color but they can match any color you like.


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I don't want to hear any excuses either. Your behavior as a seller is contrary to what any buyer would want and should expect. It is definetly not of the best interest of what I have become to know from members of the TDH or any prop or costuming board for that matter. I've sold hundreds of items on other boards with no issue and your behavior is an unfortunate growing trend here with non-delivery of goods and poor communications. I know I am not alone with my frustrations with you over a deal as I have recieved several PM's from others regarding similar issues.
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Jefferson City, Mo. — Secretary of State Jason Kander today announced that his office has approved the form of an initiative petition amending Section 302 of the Missouri Revised Statutes, and the initiative petition is now open for public comment. The petition (2014-036) was submitted by Tammy O'Meara. Missourians can provide public comment at http://www.sos.mo.gov/.
The five-day public comment period allows Missourians to offer their observations on the submitted proposal online or by mail or phone. The office has 10 days after the form of the petition is approved to draft the ballot summary language, during which time the office will review all comments.
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'"The first period was obviously our best," said Drury, who has captained Buffalo to its first back-to-back 50 win seasons in franchise history. "It got pretty sloppy after that. But at the end of the day it's still a "W" and it's better than getting on the plane with a loss."'
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(Cleveland) - A Pennsylvania anesthesiologist has been indicted for the attempted murder of a Cleveland Heights man.
A Cuyahoga County Grand Jury Wednesday indicted Dr. Georges J. Bensimhon of Allentown, PA., for the attempted murder of his daughter's estranged husband.
The grand jury indicted the 66-year-old Bensimhon on one count of attempted aggravated murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of felonious assault.
According to evidence gathered by the Cleveland Heights Police Department, Bensimhon was masked and hiding outside the back door of Dr. Seth Hoffer's Dellwood Road home on the morning of September 4. When the 39-year-old Hoffer, a neurosurgeon at University Hospitals in Cleveland, went outside just before 6:00 a.m., the defendant attacked him with a pry bar and struck him repeatedly in the head.
Hoffer was bleeding profusely, but still managed to fend off his attacker and pin him to the ground. Then he yelled out for neighbors to call police. When officers arrived, they arrested Bensimhon and found a cache of injectable sedatives and spinal syringes in his possession.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty says Bensimhon appeared in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court on September 5 and was released on $500,000 bond. He also surrendered his U.S. and Israeli passports.
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Re: Composition in Gold
I think this would also work really well toward the side of the shirt. Long designs work well off-center.
Re: To Be Lucky
This is ridiculous, I always look through derby designs and some of them I vote for before pulling up the page.
And then I do.
And it's one of your works/designs.
Keep up the fantastic stuff!
Re: Flight of the Golden Fish
golden + gorgeous
Re: Famous Apples
Can you name all the famous apples?
Re: 14 Karat Gold
Looks great! Hope it wins!
Re: Tree of Life
Not a fan of the bigger stars, they look a little odd on the shirt because of the size... But I love the trees and how they're on opposite sides of what looks like water
Re: Everything is Golden
One of the few shirts I actually like being in a rectangle/square in the middle of the shirt. I love that you made the golden ratio into an awesome design as well. Hope it wins *crosses fingers*
Re: Heart of Gold on Navy
I agree, smaller would be better. It's a little too big for the shirt.
Re: Golden Rule
and definitely the good ending ^_^
I have to say, I really really want this one to go to print. I'll nab it right away, it's so lovely!
Super adorable! That gold ink is going to look amazing on this if it wins :D
Thanks for the support, everyone! Not sure how the new derby black magic will treat this one, but I appreciate all the comments just the same.
Re: Molten Phoenix
+1. Voted on both because I love this so much, but it does look more "molten" and less like paint without the brush in the picture.
Amazing work! I really hope this gets printed!
viridiancat wrote:Can you name all the famous apples?
Umm... Son of man, Snow White's poison apple, Adam and Eve apple, NY the big apple, Sir Issac Newton's falling apple, and of course the golden apple.
Nicely done
ChronoSquall14 wrote:You have outdone yourself, Kharma. Best of luck.
thanks a lot Chronos,time will say :-))
Re: Fairy Treasure
i really really like this!!! its nice not having some cute animal or pop culture reference every now and then and instead just have some really nice art!!! thank you and i hope this makes it's way into the fog and gets printed.
What? No Olympics yet? No Voyager records?
Re: Gold-ilocks and the three Ber's
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Heh, nice design ramy, I like it Made me chuckle :P
Re: Gold Fever
Totally relevant to the marketplace. YGMV!
Anyone else notice that San Francisco is spelled wrong?
Re: Dead Pirate's Gold
Thanks everyone! It's a drawing from about a year ago that I completely redrew. I thought the gold theme (and metallic gold ink) was a good excuse to add other elements like the coins.
Nice design! Love the colors - nice blend! Good Luck! Hope it wins so I can buy 2 - 1 for me & 1 for my daughter
best use of gold so far - serves the richness of the design without overpowering
oubliette wrote:What am I looking at here?
Its a minecraft block of gold ore. The words are obviously a play on the idea of mining in Minecraft and (as Im sure you knew) Gollum.
morris1009 wrote:Anyone else notice that San Francisco is spelled wrong?
Not until you pointed it out. No :P
hcschmidt wrote:Umm... Son of man, Snow White's poison apple, Adam and Eve apple, NY the big apple, Sir Issac Newton's falling apple, and of course the golden apple.
Nicely done
LOL! You got all of them right except Son of Sam ;-) Try thinking a little less macabre and more toward an artist...
Hopefully there are some Spongebob fans in the house that will understand this.
I like you. :>
lobsturh wrote:This is ridiculous, I always look through derby designs and some of them I vote for before pulling up the page.
And then I do.
And it's one of your works/designs.
Keep up the fantastic stuff!
orabbit wrote:Can you post a link to a bigger version? I'd love to see the detail better.
Here you go! I'll be posting a bigger view of the with text version too.....
The majority of the text seems practically unreadable on that shirt color, but I caught the reference and had a loud chuckle as I heart the falsetto "PLATIIIIIIC" in my brain, so, points. ;D
Re: Protected Gold
Here is a bigger version for details. Thanks for looking.
Re: Golden Shower
... I dont even... why would anyone wear this? I can only assume the artist knows precisely what a golden shower is and I am very confused that anyone would feel that this is what they want to say about themselves to the world on a tshirt.
On another note, if you don't know what a golden shower is... don't google it >.> It is not something that should be seen by innocent eyes
This is lazy and sloppy, even for you. Bland design, very flat, and the arm of the largest "Ber" is intersecting over the line of the back itself. Three days to come up with this, and it's just sloppy.
Are you the same person who did the lucky golden poo? Really? This place obviously isn't for you. This will be rejected come Monday, I'm sure.
Re: Lucky Golden Poo
I see this getting rejected, right along with Mr. Golden Shower.
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Posted on: 22 June, 2011
Eleven East Central University students or recent graduates have been accepted into medical and professional schools. Ten are from ECU's Biology Department and one is a graduate of the Physics Program. Ten additional students have been selected to participate in prestigious summer internship programs.
The students were recognized by Dr. Nicholas Cheper, chair of ECU's Biology Department, at the College of Health and Sciences Awards Ceremony.
Posted on: 17 June, 2011
Posted on: 08 June, 2011
Susan Ingram of Ada has been awarded the first Dr. Marvin Kroeker Annual Best Historical Research Paper Award at East Central University.
Kroeker, a retired ECU professor of history, established the $300 cash award last year to be presented annually to the ECU student who prepares the best paper in history and/or Native American studies.
Posted on: 06 June, 2011
Posted on: 03 June, 2011
Persons interested in earning a bachelor of social work degree from East Central University can attend an informational meeting at 6 p.m. June 21 [Tuesday] in Room 111 at the Eastern Oklahoma State College campus in McAlester.
The social work program offers opportunities for students interested in working in child welfare and those who wish to work with older adults.
ECU professors will teach three beginning-level courses for the BSW degree this fall at McAlester.
Posted on: 03 June, 2011
Students with high academic performance during the spring 2011 semester have been listed on the President's and Deans' Honor Rolls at East Central University.
The President's Honor Roll is reserved for students who earned A's in all their courses for a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The Deans' Honor Roll lists students who have at least a 3.33 grade point average with no grade lower than a C. At least 12 credit hours must be completed successfully during the semester to be included on either honor roll.
Posted on: 27 May, 2011
The Brandon Whitten Institute for Addiction & Recovery officially opened at East Central University Friday [MAY 27] with a ribbon cutting by the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce. The institute works to educate ECU students, as well as community agencies, schools and individuals, about substance abuse and recovery issues.
Posted on: 26 May, 2011
Enrollment is now open for master artist Nel Dorn Byrd's watercolor workshop Aug. 3-5 at East Central University. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.


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NASHVILLE, TENN. - Second-ranked North Carolina jumped out to a 12-0, first-half lead and cruised to a 20-5 win at Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in the Tar Heels' final regular season game of the 2013 season. Senior Kara Cannizzaro totaled a career-high seven points on three goals and four assists to lead UNC, which improved to 13-2 with the win.
The Tar Heels won for the 13th time in their last 14 outings. Carolina improved to 17-1 all-time against Vanderbilt, won for the ninth time in a row over the Commodores and moved to 9-0 all-time against Vandy in Nashville.
UNC dominated from the start, scoring eight times in just over 10 minutes at one point while jumping out to a 12-0 lead in the first 23:35 of action. The Commodores managed one goal in the first half as Carolina led, 12-1, at the break.
If there was any question after halftime, back-to-back goals from Jessica Griffin and Emily Garrity in the first six-plus minutes of the second half sealed the deal and made it 14-1. The Tar Heels eventually built an 18-2 lead with 11:51 left to play before Vanderbilt outscored UNC 3-2 down the stretch once the game was well out of reach.
Seven Carolina players scored at least two goals in a balanced offensive attack. Cannizzaro led the way with three goals and a career-high-tying four assists. Abbey Friend had three goals and one assist, and Brittney Coppa tallied three goals. Aly Messinger totaled two goals and one assist, while Griffin, Garrity and Taylor George all scored twice. Paige Hanson, Morgan Rubin and Kate Martino each scored one goal.
Vanderbilt got two goals from Emma Dagres and one each from Courtney Kirk, Mallory Schonk and Carly Linthicum. Amanda Lockwood had one assist.
Freshman Megan Ward made her first career start in goal for Carolina, playing the first half and tallying four saves in improving to 2-1 in the cage this year. Senior Lauren Maksym played the second half and also made a save.
Carolina will return to action on Friday April 26 at approximately 3 p.m. in the second of two Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals that afternoon at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill. UNC is the No. 2 seed and has a bye to Friday's semis against the winner of Thursday's game between No. 3 seed Boston College and No. 6 seed Virginia Tech.
The Tar Heels will host both the ACC Men's and Women's Lacrosse Tournaments next week. The women's tournament will include two first-round games on Thursday afternoon, two semifinals on Friday afternoon and the title game at 5 p.m. on Sunday. Visit the GoHeels Ticket Center to purchase tickets.


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First Federal Savings Bank announced the sale of its Jefferson County locations this morning.
Coupled with a previously announced sale of its Indiana branches, the deals provide $44 million in equity to help meet financial assurances required by a consent decree with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
The deals also return First Federal's concentration to its historic core markets. When the agreements close later this year, the Elizabethtown-based company will retain 13 locations in five adjacent counties. The sales will leave the bank with $875 million in total assets and deposits of more than $761 million.
The four Louisville area branches are being purchased by First Security Inc. of Owensboro, which is expanding into the Jefferson County market. The sale is expected to be complete by the third quarter of 2012 and is contingent on regulatory approval.
"This transaction is another positive step toward addressing our company's capital needs," said Greg Schreacke, president of First Financial Service Corp., the bank's holding company.
The Louisville sales announcement was shared Tuesday afternoon with employees at the branches. The formal announcement was released at 8 a.m. today in a statement timed to precede the opening of U.S. stock markets.
First Financial Service Corp. is traded publicly under the symbol FFKY on the NASDAQ exchange. Trading as low as $I per share in the past year, it opened today at $3.29. After climbing to $3.40 per share, the stock price closed 4 cents lower at $3.25.
In addition to selling its Louisville locations, First Financial previously announced the sale of four Indiana branches to First Savings Bank, a subsidiary of First Savings Financial Group Inc., which is headquartered in Clarksville, Ind. That deal is expected to close in July, Schreacke said.
The company has no further plans to sell off branches, Schreacke said. These sales are designed to increase equity without diluting current investors' stake through new stock offerings.
In a separate statement today, the holding company's first quarter financial statement showed a net loss of $251,000 or 5 cents per share. Despite First Financial's deficit, Schreacke noted that First Federal's banking operations recorded a quarterly profit for the period ending March 31. It was the first time in two years that the bank recorded a quarterly profit.
For more details regarding First Federal's sales, check Thursday's print edition of The News-Enterprise.
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Candice Coats, a second-year law student at Wayne State University, helped startup business RegainGo apply for a patent for some of the firm's technology.
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Anubis Star thank you for all the additional information. I am soaking it all up. The class was set to start on the 3rd so we wouldn't have a couple of weeks of treatment under our belt but good idea to call the ER and ask questions. I am on good terms with all of them after so much time there in the last month with our last dog. (RIP, Cassie)
How cool that you have a favorite parasite to look at! I can relate because as a native gardener, I feel that way about certain bugs in the garden.
And yes, I am lucky that this is the worst of it. She had a bit of a raspiness in her trach so we are still treating that with doxy as well.
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Or even ANY vet if yours is closed, you can call emergency vets in your area and they should be able to tell you over the phone if a dog is safe for group contact 2-3 weeks after being treated with panacur for giardia and metronidazole.
BTW, I am a little jealous of your vet's office. Trichuris is one of my favorite parasites (or rather, parasite EGG) to see under the microscope, and we see it so rarely here in Colorado
Giardia is endemic in many parts of the country. Here in Colorado it is estimated that roughly 10% of dogs are chronically infected with Giardia but show no clinical signs because their body simply learns to handle it. Zeke had a severe case of Giardia when he was a puppy, it was simply treated with Metronidazole and cleared up fine.
Both the whip worm and giardia are easily treated, so I would be happy if those were the ONLY problems an adopted shelter pet had
BTW, Panacur is the brand name for Fenbendazole (which someone else recommended). it is just a good de-wormer that is very effective against both Whip Worms and Giardia. The normal treatment for panacur is 3-5 days of treatment which kills the ADULT whip worms, and then usually you dose again in two weeks to make sure you kill off any worms that may of been eggs and hatched after the treatment. Sometimes it is recommended to even treat again 2-3 months down the line, because dosing to the large intestine can be difficult. That ensures that all worms are killed.
It does take a whip worm 6-12 weeks to become mature enough to produce eggs and therefor become "contagious", so theoretically you should be safe after the first treatment as long as feces are kept picked up. However I've never specifically had a client with your concern and therefor don't know, so a simple phone call to your vet should do. Or even ANY vet if yours is closed, you can call emergency vets in your area and they should be able to tell you over the phone if a dog is safe for group contact 2-3 weeks after being treated with panacur for giardia and metronidazole. Both the clinics I work at would have no problem giving you that information over the phone.
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|I was in a class with a dog that had it...he missed a couple classes but came back about 2 weeks into his treatment. They informed us and it wasn't an issue with anybody.
Yes, I'm glad it is treatable. The vet started her on Pancur (sp?)
Doc, thank you!
GSdraven - yikes on the whip worm. We scoop as soon as she goes.
The vet said to keep her away from other dogs because it was contagious but I forgot, at the time, to ask him about the class. Now they're closed for the holidays. Actually I'll call the place where they are holding the classes (our trainer works out of the local humane society) and see. Maybe she can still go. I hope so.
|Seems like we had a family when I worked in lab they keep coming up pos for giardia, I think they figured out it was caused by their lizard! Can be transmitted to humans!
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She was going to start obedience classes after New Year's but I've had to cancel that.
I love her so much already and know we'll get her fixed up but I'm also a little sad that we will have to keep her out of class for what sounds like 3-4 months while we get this under control.
How old is she?
I've dealt with whip worm several times. Important thing to remember is that it is impossible to get out of the ground so clean up right after she goes. Also, the meds can make her unable to hold it for a couple of days.
|SafeGuard Dewormer for Goats (10% suspension fenbendazole) will get rid of Giardia. You can buy it at your local farm store. Treat for 3 to 5 days.
|the bright side is that this is treatable.
Zoey passed the blood test but flunked fecal
Zoey's first vet visit yesterday was great. She charmed everyone in the office and they were very impressed with how well-mannered she was. They said most of the GSD they have come in are big babies about everything. Zoey was visiting with all the people, taking treats, being her happy self.
He said her hips, as well as he could check without being sedated, looked good. She had nice muscle on her thighs and she was carrying herself normally. If we ever have to have her sedated for anything else we'll have them xrayed.
As a stray the pound said they had to clean out a bunch of foxtails and we thought maybe one was still in there because she is really rubbing one ear every chance she gets but he said they both look wonderful and clean. We'll watch that over the next week and see how things go.
The vet, bless his heart, called me this morning with all the test results so we didn't have to wait until after the holidays. All the blood work came back 100% terrific. Heartworm was negative. yay!
That was the good news. The bad news is that she has whip worm and Giardia. He just called in a prescription for her so we'll get her started on that right away and I'm about to read through the forums on how to deal with it. It's my first experience with Giardia.
She was going to start obedience classes after New Year's but I've had to cancel that.
I love her so much already and know we'll get her fixed up but I'm also a little sad that we will have to keep her out of class for what sounds like 3-4 months while we get this under control.
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Would it be ethical to feed the bees old sugary fruit during a time of nectar dearth and call the resulting product "watermelon honey" or "honeydew melon honey" or "strawberry honey?" I would use old produce from the supermarket, especially high-sugar fruits such as strawberries, melons, and the like. This wouldn't be like selling sugar syrup as honey, but could i really call this honey or not? Thanks,justgojumpit
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Neil and Bernice Mitchell
Guys Forrest, Burrowye, Walwa, Victoria
The Mitchell family have been farming in this upper Murray area for over three generations. The property where they now live at Guys Forrest has a family history of over 80 years.
They originally owned where the Mitta and the Murray joined but lost that country when the Hume weir was built in 1926.
Bernice and Neil are keen to pass the land on to their children. They have approximately 4000 acres in various sized pockets, some with Murray River frontage and some inherited from Bernice's side of the family.
The price of land in this area is inflated above the land's farm income capacity. In further developing the family farms, they have to borrow from the banks to buy land, which puts the family under huge financial pressure.
The wild dog population has always been a big problem in this area of country and Neil is one of the few farmers still running sheep. Foxes and especially wild dogs that have harbour in some of the large local pine plantations often cause maiming and havoc within sheep flocks if their numbers are not controlled. Shooting, trapping and fencing are all methods being used to control wild dogs from impacting dangerously on stocking numbers.
Primarily farming pure Merino wethers and pure Hereford cows and calves the Mitchell's are fiercely independent of any government involvement in their work, supporting each other through catastrophes and windfalls that are a day-to-day occurrence in their farming year.
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My grandfather took a mortgage on the place, my father went there and lived there when he was 19 and we've had it, ah well I don't know how many years, but probably be 80 odd I suppose.
You've got your freedom, like when your cows are calving you've got to check them. In my case I'm only a grazier, so it's like I've just had two days at tennis. But at the present moment the only thing I'm really doing, is doing the weeds.
A lot of people want this alternative lifestyle and there's hundreds of thousands of people that seem to have a hundred grand or find a hundred grand and they come out and buy 50-100 acres or whatever and build a house and have a weekender, and that's just kicking the land prices up all around us and now we've got a government that's backing the bloody pine trees.
Pine trees are a weed as far as farming goes.
So get out into the bush or country and instead of making the rules from the city, get out and let some of the country people help make the rules.
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2thFairy wrote:Nice!
Shigwarm wrote:I really like the color combo.
Thank you. I love your shirt too. :-)
Re: CURRRLING
I LOVE this one....SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Funny!!!!!
Seems some don't get it????????????
Re: FonzEhhhh!
I tend to agree that Cho is a wonderful artist, but I would never wear this shirt. It's clever and funny, yes, but there are dozens of sites on the internet where you can get clever and funny shirts. Woot should be unique every single week with the derby winners. And just to reiterate, I do think a lot of these designs are great work. But not on shirts.
Re: Rorschach's Canada
i just might have to get this for my 2 canadian friends.... strange how fiercly loyal canadians are
Re: lil' canada
I live in St Petersburg, Florida and I swear there are more Ontario license plates this time of year then there are Florida license plates.
Re: What'd you say?
I would totally wear this shirt every day. Great job on the stamp effect too!
highgrassfarm wrote:This is the National flag of Canada. The maple leaf has been used since the early days of Canada to symbolize the land and it's people. The maple leaf was first proposed to be the emblem of Canada in 1834. The maple leaf was for many years the symbol of the Canadian Armed Forces and was used by Canada in both world wars. The maple leaf wasn't used on the Canadian flag until 1965. The maple leaf is fun to draw!
Red and white were approved as Canada's official colors in 1921.
No way this is going to fly as PG-13. Remember the pot leaf that was used as a Canadian Flag in the Line Art derby?
Re: Canadian Periodic Table
Great work! Original, Informative, and Hilarious...
Re: Lake Ontario Sunset
Love the shirt! Finally a good derby entry that is near the top!
Re: Maple Print
nice colors and design with the leaves...for some reason i just don't like the big picture though...too cluttered? i'm not sure. A for effort : )
I love Cho in the derby, please continue submitting stuff.
Though I would also love to see Wednesdays as "Derby contestants - Non-derby art" days, for consistantly talented derby folks like Cho, Tgentry, Jimiyo, mwm8180, fablefire, jadenkale, etc..."
I know we get their art already in the dailies sometimes (noting the pirate that arrived in my mail yesterday), but a set derby-stable day would be awesome.
That would make Wednesdays as much a day to look forward to as any derby winner day!
this shirt is something I would actually wear. I cant say that about most of these
Re: Fireweed - Flower of the Yukon
way feminine, but i might buy one if it wins anyways...you get my vote regardless. i like the contrast with the black background alot. the pink glow on the preview gives it an overpowering girly aura, something you might want to be careful with your next submission.
daedalusknight wrote:No way this is going to fly as PG-13. Remember the pot leaf that was used as a Canadian Flag in the Line Art derby?
i think that's the point... same artist
another hilarious entry and description, HGF
Re: Wraparound Flag
Not exactly a wraparound but the best I could do with the size limitations. Inspired by favorite comic as a kid -- Alpha Flight.
Hmm, maybe this is obvious, but if you follow the lines on one thermometer across to the other, you get the equivalent temperature in the other units. The catch-22 is that the Canadian thermometer doesn't go high enough for short-sleeve weather, but if you don't say anything about that, I won't either.
Re: Maple Leaves
Don't drink the kool aid little girl!
longhorn22 wrote:Love the shirt! Finally a good derby entry that is near the top!
Thanks so much! I'm so happy that my shirt's in sixth place... that's the highest I've ever charted. I have no idea if it has what it takes to make it to the fog (or, dare I hope it, to printing) but I am really happy to see so many people choosing it. Thanks again!
I hate getting knocked out of the fog by someone I like... now how am I supposed to complain, huh?!?!
quicksilver88 wrote:way feminine, but i might buy one if it wins anyways...you get my vote regardless. i like the contrast with the black background alot. the pink glow on the preview gives it an overpowering girly aura, something you might want to be careful with your next submission.
Thanks. I'll take that into consideration. The ink itself should be more purple than pink when printed, if that helps win any guys over.
derekfilley wrote:I hate getting knocked out of the fog by someone I like... now how am I supposed to complain, huh?!?!
It's only because I love you, Derek. ;)
Re: Spirit Island, Alberta
Wow! This must have taken ages to create. Looks great!
This is really quite lovely! Well thought out and a great design. Definitely different than the bulk of the entries so far!
lunartan wrote:i think that's the point... same artist
another hilarious entry and description, HGF
Oh... sorry... did I spoil the joke? It sometimes takes me a while to catch on to deadpan. :-)
Re: Got Tuque Eh?
Weird that this one stalled. Woot voters... I can't figure 'em out.
Re: Take Off, Eh.
It pretty much my favorite quote from the movie "Strange Brew" eh.
cdncarlie wrote:Nous avons besoin de plusieurs tee-shirts comme ça à mon avis !
J'suis d'accord... allez, au boulot!
mihalis aya wrote:It's only because I love you, Derek. ;)
Well, if I have to be beat, i'm glad it's by you ;-)
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Matey - that be the finest shirt I ever sawrrrrrrrr.
daedalusknight wrote:Oh... sorry... did I spoil the joke? It sometimes takes me a while to catch on to deadpan. :-)
This is at least the 3rd derby he's entered his "maple leaf" in as a design. It'll probably get rejected again and again until Joel gets sick of him not taking the hint and probate or ban him.
Re: Joe Boxmoose
Hey, I used to have one these! It was awesome! Man, I remember taking boxmoose to the park like every Saturday; we'd just kick a ball around or graze or whatever. Then when the weather was bad, he'd let us use him as a doorstop. That guy was crazy! One time, we snuck him into a mall and he ate like every power tool he could find. I have so many fond memories of boxmoose. The sad thing is, one night he fell asleep smoking and burned himself down. Aww, I miss boxmoose. I hope this wins!
Re: Mmmm, Candian bacon, TASTY!
It's not just bacon, it's Canadian. It's from the tummy, it's yummy and downright tasty. Please let me know what you think and how I could improve. I noticed a slight difference between the shirt template file color and the template Senor Jack posted, but anyway, the shirt is Navy, the graphics are vector, 6 colors. Good luck everyone,
Re: Be a Mountie
Thanks for all the votes, everyone! Here's a large version of the print, which will be printed as large as wootable:
Go Large!
Re: God Bless NORTH America!
Ummm... considering Mexico is part of North America, it certainly deserves a section. Check out the flag for NAFTA at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAFTA
Really clever and well thought out! GMV for sure.
Love it.
derekfilley wrote:Don't drink the kool aid little girl!
I see what you did!
i didn't know flowers could grow in the yukon, and besides, it's only a territory.
Very cool design!
"In this inkblot I can see a whale, and it's blowing water out of it's blowhole."
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Bad dizzy
Looks like the Dizzy went bad; dropped in another one I had sitting around and it ran again. Had to clean plugs as they were absolutely black; likely from the constant stop/starts in testing the dizzy. jeez.
Ordered a pertronix unit to replace bad dizzy.
Bad tidings
Ok, got some problems, something went south and not sure what that is yet. Need some help here.
Started up the engine today to verify my new tach and AFT gauge installation and to describe that it ran terrible is an understatement.
I have made NO changes (other than these gauges) since last time it ran, which was excellent.
* First could not start it at all; could only get it to run for a little bit using ether. tapping the accelerator to give it gas was having no effect and eventually was just causing it to flood.
* We finally got it going, roughly, but then she ran rough and at very high RPM's of 1600-2000 (compared to where I left which was 850). Playing with the idle has eratic results; it either goes really high (2000) or stalls out.
* when it was running really high I dialed down the idle to get it to come down and then I got lots of backfiring and engine would stall around 1100.
* a very heavy fuel smell around the engine
* and the oddest of all, when I look at my timing light, which was hooked up and in RPM mode, it would every once in a while go to all zeros; which means no signal. So I think that means I'm not getting a spark to plug 1 (I only see all zeroes when I turn off the engine so this is definitely odd).
* fuel pressure gauge stayed where expected; between 6 and 8.
The last point makes me think my distributor went south but maybe the cylinder is flooded to the point where the spark plug can't fire?
I verified everything just to be sure (wires correct, no vacuum leaks, etc) and I disconnected all newly installed gauges to make sure there was nothing they were doing to interfere. What gets me is that nothing was changed since the last run otherwise I would focus on that area.
I do have my old distributor so I will be putting that one in to eliminate any potential distributor problem.
Any help and/or troubleshooting tips are much appreciated
Skip White HEI distributor with tuned springs, plates and plate stop. Maybe $50 in it total. Pretty easy to prevent advance below 1200rpms with a spring change and new plates.
Ok, Thanks for the clarification; truck was running on the road great at 18 so I will continue working with 24 and keep an eye out for detonation under load.
Cobalt327, are you saying that even though I have a mechanical advance stop that stops it at 36 degrees I can still get detonation?
Thanks Gents, I have some work ahead of myself.
F-BIRD'88, Quickfuel sells air bleeds in every size so I will just get one of their assortment kits at summit for $50, they come with every size from 36 up to 75. With items that small and precise I don't really trust myself to get them correct.
Don't know what cam brand is in there; it came with the motor and I'm trying to work with it.
My torque converter is 10", I purchased it new from a local reputable racing transmission shop because I wanted a good one.
How do you know a power valve is fluctuating at idle?
Also, I'm running 94 octane sunoco fuel so that will allow me some detonation headroom.
F-BIRD'88, Idle timing is rock solid. Interesting about the vacuum, i thought that was odd but attributed it to the cam and low idle RPM; I will have to review the cylinders if any are missing; not sure. (i'm rather hard of hearing so I need to use alternate methods to investigate those types of things, any suggestions?). I did check for vacuum leaks with propane and none were found. I will hookup the wideband AFR this weekend.
Using a Quickfuel SS 680VS with pri and sec idle air bleeds changed from stock 70's to 74's. (as recommended by quickfuel when I provided them with the engine specs). The high speed air bleeds were left alone and are 28/28.
Everything else on Quickfuel was also left alone (primary main jet 68, Secondary jet 78, pri nozzle 31, needle and seat 110, power valve 6.5). As I got through my carb dialin I will be reviewing each of these to ensure they are the correct setup for my application.
I actually bought a wideband AFR electronic setup that I have not yet hooked up. Was planning to get basics on engine done then go back over the setup with it on. Never used one before so need to learn how.
cobalt327, I understand; At the beginning of this timing exercise I started at 18 degrees initial with an advance stop of 18 degrees (which was working well) but I decided to go higher to see how that would look. Hence my original question as I was trying to understand the reasoning for why we set initial timing where we do and why we stop where we do. I did increase the timing 2 degrees at a time from there, every time checking for starter issues or detonation and found none all the way to 24. I stopped there for no reason other than I was worried about going higher. Also, keep in mind that I have not been able to take the truck for a drive as I have no windshield in it yet (and its 20 below out here) so my only load testing has been with my foot on the brake and with a chock block on the wheels.
Vacuum can is the stock MSD one, it has a vacuum advance stop plate installed and set to 13 degrees; with the vacuum hooked up, at idle my timing was 30 (so +6 from initial) and at all in (3000 rpm) it ran at 42. Keep in mind that was at idle and not under load.
Mine is a GM HEI so the article you note is very relevant and, yes, I did read it thorougly.
I do plan on adjusting the idle mixture screws; that is the plan this weekend; I just wanted to get timing done before going there. (but I do understand it sometimes is not a linear exercise; you think everything is set, take it for a drive and end up re-adjusting everything ) but that's the fun part.
As has been said already, use as much timing as the engine wants. The upper limit is determined by how it starts up, if it pings at throttle tip in (this will become more evident when the vacuum advance is brought on-line). But using the absolute maximum amount of initial timing isn't necessarily the best way to go about it. It is my opinion that using a medium amount of initial timing (which gives a broader amount of mechanical timing) should give better control of the spark timing over a broader range of engine rpm.
An example of this thinking is seen here, where Demon carbs recommend 14-16 degrees BTDC for your engine/cam/carb size as a safe starting point. I'd recommend you work upwards 2 degrees at a time from there.
When it comes time to set up the vacuum advance, if for some reason you end up using 24-plus degrees initial, you may find using ported vacuum better than manifold vacuum. Generally speaking, you won't need more than 10-12 degrees of vacuum advance.
More on timing is here. The page is on GM HEI, but the timing info is relevant regardless of the distributor.
DO NOT be hesitant to readjust the idle mixture screws! They should be readjusted after just about any change made to the engine perimeters (timing, idle speed, plug heat range, idle air bleeds, etc.), and as long as the engine is fully up to temperature (fully- as in after a drive or a long warm up if still undriveable), you cannot go wrong readjusting them as needed.
Initial timing
Wow, lots of discussion.
Let me answer some comments/questions:
1. Mousefink, My initial timing is 24 degrees; Mechanical advance curve is set to come in at 1200 and be all in at 2800; I have verified this with a good timing light. Timing did not budge at all until we hit approx 1200 then started to go up. My idle is set at 800 and is stable. I use an MSD 8365 with custom stop advance bushing (14 degrees). And, yes, it starts just fine with 24 degrees initial timing, actually on the first turn of the key.
2. F'bird-88, don't know LSA for sure; tag on the engine said 450 lift, 224 duration, 206 lobe centre but I think the 206 is wrong? (maybe 106?, it was hard to read that part of the tag clearly)
Manifold vacuum at idle is 8-12 (bounces fast between that range) at 800 rpm; I could not find my notes with the readings in gear, will redo that next run, likely thursday night.
Have not got as far as idle screws yet, they are, however, set at 1.5 turns out on all 4 corners from the factory (I verified). I would hope they would be active as otherwise that means my transfer slot is too exposed. (which I initially set to 0.025)
3. TommyK, thanks, I'll put that on my list. I do have a mini starter with rather high torque capability and I have the headers closest to the starter wrapped. Went through 2 GM starters in 1 year before I learned that one; no issues now in 2 years.
4. I was told that the reason the recommendation for high performance engines to be set to 1100-1200 idle is to ensure proper oil splash and cooling on the cam. I prefer to keep mind a little lower at 800-900 but that is not yet set in stone; we'll see where she settles when I'm all done.
Also, keep in mind that I have larger idle air bleeds installed in the carb so that will also affect 'stock' thinking. This was a recommendation by Quickfuel to smooth out my idle and makes sense to me.
Thanks for the continued assistance;
|I say, stop trying to confuse people. The one that started this topic noted he has an MSD distributor. He can very well have 22 degrees initial. Mine is set at 34 degrees weather its at 600 RPM or 6000 RPM. I'm done here.
Engine Timing 101:
Regular production distributors have timing advance that starts at 700-900 RPM. The timing advance in distributors used in high performance engines starts at 1100-1200 RPM.
1.) Engines equipped with some high performance camshafts will not idle below 700 RPM.
2.) Since the centrifugal advance in a stock distributor starts at 700 RPM, you cannot set the initial timing.
3.) In order to lock down the initial timing in a engine e/w a high performance camshaft, you must have a distributor that starts the centrifugal (mechanical) advance at 1100-1200 RPM.
A distributor with a higher RPM centrifugal advance mechanism will allow you to turn the engine idle speed low enough so you can set the initial timing before the centrifugal advance starts. After the initial timing is locked by the distributor bolt, you can then turn the idle speed above 1100 RPM and observe the initial timing plus the centrifugal advance.
If your timing is 22 degrees BTDC, the initial timing is 12 degrees BTDC with 10 degrees timing advance in by 1200 RPM. .
|Just as F-Bird said, engines will start with 22 degrees without problems. I have mine set at 34 degrees (locked) and have no issues at all. Now, if the advance in a distributor does not start to move until 1200 RPM, why would it matter to have the engine idle at 'a must' 650-700? Would make sense that it would be fine at 1000 as well since the advance will not start until 1200. Right?
"Initial travel" and "initial advance" is a incorrect description. "Initial timing" is where the timing is before the distributor centrifugal (mechanical) advance starts. There is no such thing as "initial advance" or "initial travel". "Timing advance" starts between 700 and 1200 RPM, depending how it is built into the distributor. Aftermarket performance distributors are designed to have the "timing advance" start at a higher RPM for use with high performance camshafts that must idle at a higher RPM due to longer valve duration and increased valve overlap and low vacuum. .
GM did the same thing to their so-called "stock" distributors.
For example:
A "stock" Pontiac Ram Air IV distributor centrifugal advance mechanism and the mechanical advance on a "stock" Chevrolet K66 transistor ignition starts at 1100 RPM.
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