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What are we, as Masons, thinking of in this day and age which will give us a better way of life?
Do we challenge ourselves with thoughts which broaden our outlook of mankind and of ourselves, or are we stagnated with quests for greater attendance, letter perfect ritual, candidates for concordant bodies, or the cost of fuel oil?
Freemasonry of the 18th century was pregnant with ideas which underscored the history of that century. While Freemasonry even then had its share of candidates who were only curious and those who were status seekers, it provided a congenial atmosphere to bring men together to seek out the developing ideas of the century.
The German dramatist and critic, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, born January 22, 1729, and died February 15, 1781, who has been called the Martin Luther of 18th century Germany, was drawn to Masonry by its profession in the universal brotherhood of man. It is a sad note that Lessing felt disillusioned in the Craft because of his initiation, and because of the actions of its members generally.
The Craft enjoyed a reputation which was not lived up to in practice. Gotthold Lessing was known to the Masons of the second quarter of this century, for the grand lodge names in his honour, in Czechoslovakia. The Grand Lodge Lessing of the Three Rings was formed by thirty-one German speaking lodges in Czechoslovakia after the disintegration of the Hapsburg Monarchy following World War I.
This Grand Lodge went into darkness when it was crushed by Hitler's Nazis following the appeasement which was supposed to bring peace to the world.
The purpose of this blog is to share with you a part of one of his writings which has been called perhaps on the of the noblest pleas for toleration ever written. The play, or rather dramatic poem "Nathan the Wise" was written in 1778-9, seven years after Lessing was made a Mason at the residence of Baron von Rosenberg in Hamburg, Germany.
"Nathan the Wise" is set in Jerusalem during the reign of Saladin, from 1187 to 1193. The three main characters are Nathan, a rich Jewish merchant of Jerusalem, the Sultan Saladin, and a young Templar whose life has been spared by Saladin after his capture during the fourth Crusade.
These three main characters represent the three great religions of the world – Jewish, Moslem and Christian. Further, with Nathan and Saladin we have a confrontation between a man of wisdom and toleration of the ages, and a man whose temporal powers could be limited only by his death.
Lessing's story of the three rings was not original with him, but rather was taken form the "Decameron," written by the Italian Giovani Boccaccio, 1348 – 1353. The story briefly is that Saladin needs money for more wars, and he seeks to trick the Jewish merchant out of his great wealth. The Jew is called upon to tell which of the three great religions he considers the true one. If he names his own, he offends the Sultan; but if he names another, he denies his own. His response after due deliberation is the priceless story of three rings, the seeking of the difference between true and false religion.
Lessing's pleas for toleration as expressed by the Judge in the story is but another term for brotherly love, the first tenet of the profession as Masons.
"By the exercise of Brotherly Love, we are taught to regard the whole human species as one family-the high and low, rich and poor who, as created by one Almighty parent, and inhabitants of the same planet, are to aid, support and protect each other. On this principle, Masonry unites men of every country, sect and opinion, and conciliates true friendship among those who might otherwise remain at a perpetual distance."
Here we have the foundation on which Masonry can exist, bring together all men, and truly be a brotherhood of man! The virtue of toleration, however, is not easily attainted. It must grow out of the successful resolution of conflicts. If we can have true brotherly love for those whose religious beliefs of existence and eternal salvation deny our own, then what other differences could be insurmountable?
I give you Nathan's story as an oasis at which you may stop and rest from your daily toil. May its ideas be the waters which will refresh you. May you continue on to the east, using our gift of thought so that your way of life will make you a better man. The prologue of the story shows Saladin trying to set a trap for Nathan.
SALADIN – Since so great your wisdom, I pray you tell me what belief, what law has most commended itself to you.
NATHAN – Sultan, I am a Jew.
SALADIN – And I a Mussulman. Between us is the Christian. Now, but one of all these three religions can be true. A man like you stands not where accident of birth has cast him. If he so remain, it is from judgment, reason, choice of best. Impart to me your judgment; let me hear the reasons I've no time to seek myself.
[Saladin then gives Nathan a few hurried moments to contemplate on this question along. After a soliloqhy by Nathan, Saladin returns to be told this story.]
NATHAN – In gray antiquity there lived a man in Eastern lands who had received a ring of priceless worth from a beloved hand. Its stone, an opal, flashed a hundred colors, and had the secret power of giving favor, in sight of Good and man, to him who wore it with a believing heart. What wonder then this Eastern man would never put the ring from off his finger, and should so provide that to his house it be preserved forever? Such was the case. Unto the best beloved among his sons he left the ring, enjoining that he in turn bequeath it to the son who should be dearest; and the dearest ever, in virtue of the ring, without regard to birth, be of the house the prince and head. You understand me, Sultan?
SALADIN – Yes; go on!
NATHAN – From son to son the ring descending, came to one, the sire of three; of whom all three were equally obedient; whom all three he therefore must with equal love regards. And yet from time to time now this, now that, and now the third, – as each alone was buy, the others not dividing his fond heart, appeared to him the worthiest of the ring; which then, with loving weakness, he would promise to each in turn. Thus it continued long. Be he must die; and then the loving father was sore perplexed. It grieved him thus to wound two faithful sons who trusted in his word; but what to do? In secrecy he calls an artist to him, and commands of him two other rings, the pattern of his own; and bids him neither cost nor pains to spare to make them like, precisely like to that. The artist's skill succeeds. He brings the ring, and e'en the father cannot tell his own. Relieved and joyful, summons he his sons, each by himself; to each one by himself he gives his blessing, and his ring – and dies. You listen, Sultan?
SALADIN – (who, somewhat perplexed, has turned away) – Yes; I hear, I hear. But bring your story to an end.
NATHAN – 'Tis ended; For what remains would tell itself. The father was scarely dead when each brings forth his ring, and claims the headship. Questioning ensues, strife, and appeal to law; but all in vain. The genuine ring was not to be distinguished; – (after a pause, in which he awaits the Sultan's answer) As undistinguishable as with us the true religion.
SALADIN – That you answer to me?
NATHAN – But my apology for not presuming between the rings to judge, which with design the father ordered undistinguishable.
SALADIN – The rings? You trifle with me. The religions I named to you are plain to be distinguished – e'en in the dress, e'en in the food and drink.
NATHAN – In all except the grounds on which they rest. Are they not all founded on history, traditional or written? History can be accepted only upon trust. Whom now are we the least inclined to doubt? Not our own people – out own blood; not those who from our childhood up have proved their love; ne'er disappointed, save when disappointment was wholesome to us? Shall my ancestors receive less faith from me, than yours from you? Reverse it; Can I ask you to belie your fathers, and transfer your father to mine? Or yet, again, holds not the same as Christians?
SALADIN – (By heavens, the man is right! I've naught to answer.)
NATHAN – Return we to our rings. As I have said, the sons appealed to law, and each took oath before the judge that from his father's hand he had the ring, – as we indeed the truth; and had received his promise long before, one day the ring, with all its privileges, should be his own, – as was not less the truth. The father could not have been false to him each one maintained; and rather than allow upon the memory of so dear a father such stain to rest, he must against his brothers, though gladly he would nothing but the best believe of them, bring charge of treachery; means would he find the traitors to expose, and be revenged on them.
SALADIN – And now the judge? I long to hear what words you give the judge. Go on!
NATHAN – Thus spoke the judge: Produce your father at once before me, else from my tribunal do I dismiss you. Think you I am hear to guess your riddles? Either would you wait until the genuine ring shall speak? – But hold! A magic power in the true ring resides, as I am told, to make its wearer loved – pleasing to God and man. Let that decide. For in the false can no such virtue lie. Which one among you, then, do two love best? Speak! Are you silent? Work the rings but backward, not outward? Loves each one himself the best? Then cheated cheats are all of you! The rings all three are false. The genuine ring was lost; and to conceal, supply the lost, the father made three in place of one.
SALADIN – Oh, excellent!
NATHAN – Go, therefore, said the judge, unless my counsel you'd have in place of sentence. IT were this: accept the case exactly as it stands. Had each his ring directly from his father, let each believe his own genuine. 'Tis possible your father would no longer his house to one ring's tyranny subject; and certain that all three of you he loved, loved equally, since two he would not humble, that one might be exalted. Let each one to his unbought, impartial love aspire; each with the others vie to bring to light the virtue of the stone within his ring; Let gentleness, a hearty love pf peace, benefiance, and perfect trust in God, come to its help. Then if the jewel's power among your children's children be revealed, I bid you in a thousand, thousand years again before this bar. A wise man than I shall occupy this seat, and speak. Go! – Thus the modest judge dismissed them.
SALADIN – God!
NATHAN – If therefore, Saladin, you feel yourself that promised, wiser man –
SALADIN – (rushing to him, and seizing his hand, which he holds to the end). I? Dust! – I? Naught! Oh God!
NATHAN – What moves you, Sultan?
SALADIN – Nathan, Nathan! Not ended are the thousand, thousand years your judge foretold; not mine to claim his seat. Go, go! – But be my friend.
Brethren, so mote it be!
This essay was originally presented by Wor. Bro. Richard L. Rhoda at the March 16, 1981 meeting of the Maine Lodge of Research and served as his inspiration for the year long consideration of religious toleration by The Maine Lodge of Research through its several non-masonic guest speakers.


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The words French and lingerie are so often seen together that it's easy to overlook the heritage of English lace in the lingerie making process. But enter Ayten Gasson, who uses Nottingham lace and new English lace to highlight "the traditional skills which the UK was once celebrated for."
The mission of Gasson's lingerie line is twofold: to create beautiful, luxurious lingerie pieces and to provide unwavering support to the UK fashion industry. With every piece produced in small production units in the UK, and an undeniably pretty autumn / winter 2012 collection, it seems she's succeeding on both counts.
The autumn collection has an understated kind of appeal. Pieces are detailed with panels of lace, printed in floral silk, or trimmed with the odd little bow. But it's not dripping in frills or overreaching on the glamour factor. The word rustic springs to mind, but that could be as much about the warmth of the campaign images – shot by Richard Bridge – as it is about the organic silks and English lace trims.
Starring model Rosanna Dimmick, you can view the full autumn / winter 2012 set of images from Ayten Gasson (aytengasson.com) by clicking on the thumbnails.
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Makers are people who apply practical, hands-on skills to come up with unique new applications, and they exist in places you might not expect. In fact, you'll find some of the most inspiring makers in the world where creativity is essential–like the biggest garbage dump in Asunción, Paraguay. That's where people support themselves by sorting through trash to find materials worth recycling.
About 1,000 gancheros live and work in the area surrounding the landfill. Their nickname comes from the hooks, ganchos, they use. It's also where an inspiring, and somewhat unusual, youth orchestra also hails from. In Asunción, the young people can't afford instruments. In fact, a violin is more expensive than a house. When a music program started up there it became necessary to use items salvaged from the dump to make instruments.
An upcoming documentary, Landfill Harmonic, will introduce us to musicians like Juan Manuel Chavez whose cello is made from an oil barrel, meat tenderizer, and gnocchi maker. He plays it with authority and precision. Chavez is a member of the Cateura Orchestra of Recycled Instruments. They play classical music, Paraguayan folk tunes, even pieces by the Beatles. The orchestra has gained acclaim and has toured South America and Europe as well as participating in the Forum on Social Entrepreneurship and Rio+20.
"My life would be worthless without music," a girl says in the film's trailer. She walks to practice with an instrument on her back, proving that a child's dreams can come true anywhere.
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Feeding Baby Solid Foods
I still get a lot of questions about starting solid foods in a baby. The recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics is somewhat confusing as the latest recommendation is that mother's should exclusively breast feed for the first 6 months of life...which means you do not start solid foods until 6 months. But, the recommendation for formula fed infants is to begin introduction of solid foods between 4-6 months of age.
I recommend that parents routinely wait until their baby (whether breast or bottle fed) is about 5 1/2 months old to begin solid foods.. For a first baby, parents are really anxious to start cereal as they think it will, "make them sleep all night", or want to try out all of those spoons people gave them as gifts. Those cute grand parents perpetuate the idea that cereal=sleep. Again, a myth, the majority of children are sleeping by 4 months of age whether breast or bottle fed, and no cereal. Cereal is less calorie dense than milk! If we all drank breast milk or formula all day long we would definitely have weight problems, but for the first 4-6 months of life milk is all the baby needs.
Whether you start your baby on solid foods at 4 or 6 months, it is important that you do give your child infant cereal. Whether you want to use rice cereal, oatmeal or mixed grains, baby cereal is iron and zinc fortified. The amount of iron and zinc in fruits, vegetables and even baby food meats is actually very low. Baby cereals also provide vitamin B and other vitamins that are important for a baby's nutrition.
So, for parents who want to make their own baby food fruits, vegies and meats I am all for that. Did you know that there is more iron in pureed cooked meats than in infant prepared jar meats? But not all parents cook and some are uncomfortable in pureeing food at home.
At the same time, I encourage families to continue baby cereals for as long as they can. For first children that may be until they are even 15-18 months of age. They don't "know" that there are other cereals out there. Mixing in some fruit will make that baby cereal just taste great as well as increase the absorption of iron. Those toddlers will learn that we have Cheerios and Corn Flakes, and if it is your 2nd, 3 rd or even 4th child, they know about Cocoa Puffs and Fruit Loops by the age of one and are reaching for their siblings Captain Crunch.
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Community Engagement
Giving Back
As a land-grant institution Montana State University has, from inception, been committed to giving back to the people of Montana. Community engagement is one of the many ways that MSU students, faculty, staff and alumni accomplish this part of the institutional mission.
Extensive Community Programs
From volunteer work with nonprofits to training for elected officials or partnerships with rural communities to enhance wellbeing, MSU's breadth and depth of community outreach programs and resources help communities thrive. MSU's community outreach efforts extend well beyond Bozeman and have helped strengthen communities all over the state and beyond.
Nationally Recognized for Service
In 2011 MSU was awarded The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's engagement classification, which recognizes MSU's commitment to teaching that encourages volunteer service in communities and the spreading of knowledge that benefits the public.
MSU Extension Food and Nutrition and 4-H, and MSU's Department of Psychology received a $1.5 million four-year grant from the USDA to design, conduct and assess a healthy-living program that offers information and opportunities for improving physical activity, nutrition and body image to parents in rural areas. http://www.montana.edu/hhd/4health.htm
Center for Health and Safety Culture
The Center for Health and Safety Culture is an interdisciplinary center serving communities and organizations through research, training, and support services to cultivate healthy and safe cultures. The Center is dedicated to applying research to develop sustainable solutions to complex social problems. Our Positive Culture Framework (PCF) provides a process to guide researchers, practitioners, and community leaders to improve health and safety. http://www.chsculture.org
Center for Native Health Partnerships
The Center for Native Health Partnerships was developed in response to Native American community members' interest in starting community-based participatory research (CBPR) projects in their communities and in response to researchers who approached the center to learn how to work successfully with Native communities. http://cnhp.montana.edu/
Citizen Board Workshops
MSU Extension offers a number of different workshops for citizens who serve on public boards such as Planning Boards or Conservation Districts. The Board Handbook presents information for citizens, local government officials or board members. The Handbook includes information on Montana's Open Meetings Law, Code of Ethics, membership liability and Robert's Rules of Order in addition to a list and description of the major county boards, commissions, councils and districts in the state. To date, 80 workshops have been delivered to over 1750 Montana citizens. Evaluations show changes in knowledge and behavior related to board meeting planning, process, and outcome. http://www.msuextension.org/communitydevelopment/publications.html
Community Design Center (CDC)
The CDC fosters a collaborative interdisciplinary community/university partnership approach to research and design of the built environment that serves the people of Montana. The goals are to assist community groups and non-profit organizations representing underserved areas or under funded projects and to work with State agencies, city departments, and other regional governmental entities.
The CDC operates as a cooperative design studio utilizing students from the School of Architecture and is administered by a faculty member who is a registered architect. Faculty members from the School of Architecture and other disciplines in the university are often involved as design advisors on individual projects. http://www.arch.montana.edu/pages/outreach/outreach.php
Community Profiling
Want to understand how different trends influence your community? Let us help by creating a community profile. We can design maps, graphs or tables using social, economic, and demographic data to better explain your community's past, present and potential future direction. http://www.msuextension.org/communitydevelopment/profiles.html
Early Childhood Education Distance Partnership Program (ECEDP)
The Early Childhood Education Distance Partnership Program (ECEDP) is a unique distance learning program that helps Head Start teachers and Early Childhood Educators complete bachelor's degrees in Early Childhood Education from Montana State University in Bozeman. http://www.montana.edu/ecedp/
Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders at Montana State University (EWB-MSU) in Bozeman, MT is a student volunteer-driven chapter of a national 501c3 non-profit, Engineers Without Borders-USA. EWB-MSU is one of EWB-USA's oldest and most successful chapters.
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
For 40 years the EFNEP has assisted limited resource audiences in acquiring knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary for nutritionally sound diets. Ultimately, the goal is to contribute to personal development and improvement of the total family diet and nutritional well-being. EFNEP targets youth and limited-resource adults with children under the age of 19, and reaches individuals through a series of sessions and demonstrations. http://www.msuextension.org/nep/
Focus Groups / Facilitator Training
We offer trainings on how to form and conduct focus groups with an emphasis on developing a discussion guide, analyzing information and reporting findings. Our Facilitator Training program presents the basics of facilitating meetings, covering the importance of ground rules, how to draft an agenda, managing difficult group dynamics, and the many decision-making tools available to facilitators and participants. http://msuextension.org/publications/BusinessandCommunities/MT200807HR.pdf
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Montana State University Extension teamed up with AARP and several other state agencies and organizations to offer support groups and information for grandparents who are faced with the challenges associated with raising their grandchildren.http://www.montanagrandparents.org/
Human Development Clinic
A unit of the Department of Health and Human Development's Counseling program, the Human Development Clinic serves as a training facility for graduate students in marriage and family counseling and mental health counseling. All graduate student counselors are supervised by university faculty who are licensed mental health professionals. It also provides low-cost mental health services to the adults and children of the Gallatin Valley, Big Sky, and West Yellowstone. http://www.montana.edu/hhd/humandevelopmentclinic.htm
Licensed Addiction Counselor program
The Licensed Addiction Counselor program is an online program that certifies students who want to become addiction counselors. http://www.montana.edu/hhd/graduate/lac/index.htm
Local Government Center
The MSU Local Government Center was created in 1985 to assist counties and municipalities
with the Voter Review process whereby citizens vote to evaluate and change local government's
operation. In 1993, the Montana State Legislature formally established the LGC's mission
in the Montana Code Annotated: The Center's purpose is to strengthen the capacities
of Montana's local governmental units to deliver essential services efficiently and
to provide training, technical assistance, and research to local officials (MCA 20-25-237).
The LGC provides annual educational and certification workshops for elected and appointed
public officials, including the Mayors Academy, Municipal Officials Training, County
Commissioner Certification, Montana Municipal Institute for Clerks, Montana Municipal
Elected Officials Training, Montana County Treasurers Certification School, Certification
Program for Clerks of District Court, Citizen Board Leadership Program and Ethics
More information: http://www.msulocalgov.org
Montana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
Montana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP), a center affiliated with the Western Transportation Institute, works to foster a safe, efficient, environmentally sound transportation system by improving skills and knowledge of local transportation providers through training, technical assistance and technology transfer. Montana has over 70,000 miles of roads in cities, counties and highway districts. Montana LTAP's focus is on assisting state and county road offices and city street departments in road and bridge maintenance and repair. By sharing technical information and improving the distribution of this information, the program promotes efficient use of local transportation agencies' scarce resources. Two particularly successful means for promoting ongoing skills at the local and tribal levels are the Roads Scholar and Roads Master programs, which provide training on critical topics such as road fundamentals, safety, drainage, and snow and ice removal. http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/centers/ltap/
Montana Horizons Program
Horizons is a community leadership program aimed at reducing poverty in rural communities experiencing significant decline or demographic change. The program's goal is to help communities understand poverty, help them commit to action to reduce it and bring about lasting positive change in their community. It is funded by the Northwest Area Foundation and delivered by Montana State University Extension. 35 Montana communities have completed the 18-month program that included study circles, leadership development through LeadershipPlenty, community visioning, and community coaching and action planning. More information: http://www.horizonsmt.org
Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity (NAPA)
A statewide project to prevent and control obesity in Montana through healthful eating and physical activity. To accomplish this goal, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services partners with Montana State University to continue and expand the Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity Program (NAPA). The goals of the program are to: increase physical activity; increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables; decrease the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages; increase breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity; reduce the consumption of high energy dense foods; and decrease television viewing.
Montana Team Nutrition
The nutrition education and training component for School Nutrition Programs of the Montana. A major focus is directed to training school food service professionals in the preparation and service of healthy meals and snacks, recess before lunch scheduling, as well as food safety. They also work on "farm to school" projects to help connect children to their food source and support local food procurement. http://opi.mt.gov/Programs/SchoolPrograms/School_Nutrition/index.html
Montana University System (MUS) Wellness Programs
MUS Wellness programs are housed in the Department of Health and Human Development, and are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for MUS employees, retirees, and spouses who are covered on the MUS health insurance plan. http://www.montana.edu/ehhd/hhd/
Office for Activities and Engagement
Through MSU's Office for of Activities and Engagement, MSU students identify and commit
to provide thousands of hours in co-curricular and/or extra-curricular service assisting
to not-for-profit organizations, schools and government organizations across the state
of Montana, the nation and the world.
More information: http://www.montana.edu/engagement
Public Officials Training
For individuals who are newly-elected to office or those who have been serving for many terms, we collaborate with the Local Government Center at Montana State University to deliver many programs to municipal and county officials and employees. For example, our Mayors Academy/Forum has an average attendance of 50 mayors; our Municipal Officials Training was recently attended by 329 officials representing 68 cities and towns; Our Code of Ethics Training was delivered to over 600 employees, elected officials and board members in the City of Bozeman. We also offer a number of publications including Governing Montana at the Grassroots. http://www.msuextension.org/store/Products/Governing-Montana-at-the-Grass-Roots--Local-Government-Structure--Process-and-Politcs--Third-Edition__EB0192.aspx
Public Lands Workshops
We developed the 2010 Montana Public Lands Guide in partnership with the Local Government Center and the Montana Association of Counties. This publication presents information on the political and economic implications of public lands in Montana. The publication is used in classrooms, by legislators and local government officials. http://www.msuextension.org/store/Products/The-2010-Montana-Public-Lands-Guide__EB0199.aspx
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education (SNAP-Ed)
SNAP-Ed participants are Montana families with children, youth, seniors, singles, and individuals with developmental disabilities throughout the state. A series of lessons or single demonstrations are presented with practical information and skill-building tips for choosing healthier foods, preparing meals, learning appropriate food safety practices, modeling good food choices for family members, and incorporating ways to be more physically active. http://www.msuextension.org/nep/
Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems degree program
This major entails a great deal of service learning and internships that involve students in many communities and food and farm enterprises throughout the state. Locally, the Towne's Harvest Garden provides thousands of pounds of produce each summer to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank as well as to its Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members and buyers at the local farmers markets. http://sfbs.montana.edu/
Towne's Harvest Garden
Towne's Harvest Garden was initiated by the MSU Friends of Local Foods, a student organization committed to raising awareness about local foods and encouraging sustainable lifestyles on campus and in the community. Since the first year of production in 2006, Towne's Harvest has increasingly become integrated into the curriculum at MSU. Additionally, Towne's Harvest operates as a Community Supported Farm, distributing produce to members, Gallatin Valley Food Bank clients, and Bozeman farmers' market customers. The mission of Towne's Harvest is to be a source of locally, sustainably, and educationally grown food for the campus and members of the surrounding community. http://townesharvest.montana.edu/newsletter.htm
Weatherization Training Center
The goal of weatherization is to reduce energy costs, particularly for low-income families, the elderly, people with disabilities, and children, by improving the energy efficiency of their homes while ensuring their health and safety. The Weatherization Training Center aims to train the professionals who are on the ground weatherizing homes every day. Working closely with Montana's Human Resource Development Councils and our Tribal associates, the center focuses on safe, efficient, cutting-edge techniques to address the health, safety, and energy efficiency issues present in low-income housing. http://www.weatherization.org/


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My black lab's favorite game is Hide-and-Seek. We hide. And he points his nose, holds his tail high, and finds you instantly. It's somewhat entertaining for us, it's an amazing game for him.
And that game reminded me of Intel's latest press release on the new Intel Itanium 9300 processor. In the release there's a performance claim with a footnote on HP SPEC CPU results. But here's the catch. The actual results are hiding. Missing. Not there. And you can't get to the results on the SPEC website yet and for awhile because they were just submitted. What would be the reason to hide these results?
When IBM announces new systems, such as the POWER7 systems earlier this week, the actual results of the benchmarks are highlighted. You can find them here. And here. And here.
Even my lab with his amazing nose couldn't find these Intel/HP results.
Source: http://www.spec.org; Results current as of 02/10/10.
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AUSTIN — The Texas Animal Health Commission, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have issued a summer and early fall alert for ranchers, hunters and anyone who may be going afield in Texas. One case of anthrax has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer herd on a game ranch in Uvalde County, which is in an area of South Texas endemic to anthrax. Although humans are also susceptible, no cases have been reported to date, and simple precautions can effectively reduce the risks of humans contracting the disease.
Anthrax is a bacterial disease of sheep, goats, cattle, horses, deer and other animals. The bacteria which cause anthrax can remain dormant in the soil for many years. A period of drought followed by heavy rains frequently occurs just before the appearance of anthrax in livestock and deer. Animals that eat the rapidly growing grasses also consume soil that contains the bacteria. Currently, soil conditions are right to produce more outbreaks around the triangular geographic area bounded by Uvalde, Ozona and Eagle Pass, which cover portions of Crockett, Val Verde, Sutton, Edwards, Kinney, and Maverick counties.
Transmission of anthrax to humans can occur whether an affected animal is alive or has died from the disease. Simple precautions can greatly reduce the risk of contracting the disease from these animals. Carcasses of dead livestock and deer should not be cut open to allow blood to escape. Under no circumstances should the hide, hair, skulls, or horns of an animal suspected of having anthrax be salvaged, nor should the meat of these animals be eaten.
During an anthrax outbreak, hunters in the affected areas are discouraged from taking feral hogs because they consume the meat of dead animals and could be carrying the bacteria. Fortunately, by the time deer hunting season starts, cool weather usually puts an end to the often seasonal anthrax outbreak. At minimum, hunters should harvest only healthy-looking deer and other hoof stock. If a deer has ingested anthrax bacteria, within hours, it will stagger, tremble or exhibit convulsions, and death is inevitable.
When an area experiences an anthrax outbreak, ranchers should wear long sleeves and gloves when handling or vaccinating livestock. Afterward, good sanitation measures should be followed, including hand washing and laundering of clothing. This aids in preventing contact with the anthrax bacteria which may have been picked up on the hides of animals. Do not pick up bones, horns or shed antlers, and pets and children should be kept away from dead animals. Healthy animals also should be moved from a contaminated pasture during an outbreak, but must remain on the premise and not hauled down the road to another pasture.
To prevent additional soil contamination, Texas Animal Health Commission regulations require that anthrax affected animal carcasses must be burned, until thoroughly consumed, along with any associated bedding and manure. This practice prevents wild pigs, coyotes, dogs or other predators from dragging carcasses (and the accompanying anthrax bacteria) from one pasture to another, and spilling out the anthrax spores.
TAHC regulations also require that livestock on infected premises be quarantined for at least 10 days after all the livestock have been vaccinated against the disease. During this time, anthrax-exposed animals may still die from the disease, while healthy, vaccinated animals will develop immunity.
All anthrax cases — suspected or laboratory confirmed — must be reported to the TAHC. The regulatory agency operates a 24-hour hotline at 1-800-550-8242, with state or federal regulatory veterinarians available at all times to take calls and work with private veterinary practitioners and producers.
More information about anthrax is available by contacting the TPWD Wildlife Division at (512) 389-4505, The Texas Animal Health Commission at (512) 719-0710, or the Zoonosis Control Division, Texas Department of State Health Services, at (512) 458-7255.
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- 4-1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed, divided
- 1 cup unsweetened apple juice
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
- 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 cups (16 ounces) plain yogurt
- Fresh mint leaves
- In a large saucepan, combine 4 cups blueberries, apple juice, orange juice, honey, ginger, orange peel, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly.
- In a blender, process blueberry mixture and yogurt in batches until smooth. Refrigerate until chilled. Just before serving, garnish with mint and remaining blueberries. Yield: 8 servings.
Originally published as Chilled Summer Berry Bisque in Country Woman June/July 2010, p45
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Reviewed Jul. 21, 2013
"this recipe is much better without the ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. The spices completely overpowered the dish and made it taste like something at Thanksgiving. I will make again but will omit the spices"
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"Probably will make this again. I have 3 other fruit soup recipes I want to try. It was overly orangey for me. Also, I used Ceylon cinnamon."


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Thanks for putting this forum out there. Good reading so far!
Hello Clay, welcome to the forum!
Welcome from Iowa!
Hi and welcome
Welcome to the site!
WELCOME,,to the site. enjoy!!
Originally Posted by Frijoli
Hello everyone!
Thanks for putting this forum out there. Good reading so far!
I can't tell if you are new to just the forum or new to gun ownership, so I am going to assume the later b/c there are alot of those type "new" folks coming here. My apologies if I assume wrong. Anyway, although with a hearty welcome I am imploring newbies to get active in pro-2A advocacy quickly. Our 2A are under assault and we need every last bit of effort we can muster. Join at least one, preferably multiple, 2A advocacy groups. DO NOT blow off the entreaties you get from these groups or from your fellow gun owners to email and write your elected representatives, from federal to local. Sign petitions. Do not allow that apathetic gun owner that you know (and we all know 'em!) to sit back. Buy them a beer or something to get them to do the same as you. Try to do everything you can that can help preserve our gun rights from this dangerous assault from a re-invigorated anti-2A movement. Thank you for listening.
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Fox & Friends Bashes Obama Over Popular Tax Proposal
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Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade accused President Obama of "threatening tax hikes for everyone in order to get what he wants" over his proposal to let income taxes on the top 2 percent of earners rise to their 1990s levels. That is a completely misleading way to describe a popular proposal that maintains current income tax rates for 98 percent of families -- a proposal that Obama successfully campaigned on.
Furthermore, the Senate has already passed legislation extending the middle-class cuts, but the Republican leadership refuses to allow a vote on it in the House. (House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has said she will try to force a vote if Republicans continue to refuse to move the legislation forward.)
On January 1, the tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 are scheduled to expire, and tax rates will rise for all workers. This increase will cost the average middle-class family about $2,000 and represents a substantial portion of the budget changes set to kick in next year that economists warn will induce a new recession.
Obama's proposal has broad support among the population. A recent Washington Post/ABC poll found that 60 percent of Americans "back higher taxes on higher incomes," a result that exactly matches the figures from Election Day exit polling. A poll from United Press International found that "[m]ost U.S. voters say they believe the wealthy should be taxed more" and that support for higher taxes on the wealthy "sweeps across gender, education, race, and region."
During the December 3 edition of Fox & Friends, New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin helped Kilmeade push this specious narrative. Goodwin falsely claimed that Obama "wants Congress to give him the power to raise taxes now on the top 2 percent of income and put off entitlement reform and spending reductions until later."
Obama has actually signed over $1.5 trillion in spending cuts into law and has proposed $360 billion in specific cuts to Medicare. He also signed the Affordable Care Act, which reduced unnecessary Medicare expenses by hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Choral Pax
1st Synthesizer. Composed by Matt Sklar. Arranged by Andy Beck. Instructional. Part. 2 pages. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0015388_SYN1).
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One of the last of the good guys...........
No one on this forum has any doubt about how I feel about Leftists. If you do have doubts about my feelings on this matter then you are not paying attention or this is your first time logged on. The following link should show some of you why I feel the way I do. If you don't mind the people shown in this link to rule over you there is something badly amiss between the crown of your head and the crowns in your mouth.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305760/Margaret-Thatcher-death-party-The-Lefts-chorus-hatred-Champagne-streets.htmlIf the people shown here can get this worked up over the natural death of a feeble, sick, weak old woman who can do them no harm, just think how worked up they can get if y'all don't toe their party's line, or if you insist on thinking for yourself. Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin, Idi Amin, and even Mussolini were all Liberal Progressives and all were out to fundamentally change society. Thank about it. Are the rampantly ignorant hooligans shown in this link the rampantly ignorant hooligans that you want making the big decisions in you life? You do have a choice.
A truly inspiring woman who was a great friend to Ronald Reagan. Together they were a major force in winning the cold war. Both inherited wrecked economies, led their countries to prosperity and hated communism.
Really? Here's how Wikipedia describes the consequences of Reagan's economic policies: ...
you would be able to find communist lurking in the background, inciting and giving direction
Can you believe that our Government is not sending a representative to the funeral?
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Hello folks.. since i am a person who really likes to have stuff on a visual level before starting a project i thought i would make a visual representation of
Terminal fettlers Humbrol paintjob as seen in his thread http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f23/o...int-job-30707/ .
Doing that i have used one of Rafalfett's images from his Boba Fett ESB Helmet Stencils thread http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f23/b...tencils-41899/ .
This image can be used in conjunction with Rafalfett's Stencils to quickly see what Humbrol color goes where.
If i have missed something please leave a reply.
All credit goes to Terminal fettler and Rafalfett (sorry that i molested your image) .
Okay so i looked around and and put together this one and i am pretty sure that its at least 75% ESB accurate
please give me your comments and critique.
(instead of using 78 painted over 76 a better option might just be to mix 78 and 76 1:1) Have a look at Darth Voorhees ESB Armor re-paint up for refrences
Again i have used the supreme stencils by Rafalfett and color info compiled from snippets around TDH
Rafalfett's decals : http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f25/a...-decals-42537/
Rafalfett's armor stencils : http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f25/b...tencils-42095/
Heres the v1 non -wip of the ROTJ Paintup
This Paintjob can be considered more intens than the ESB one in my opinion, take a look at the ROTJ paint threads before starting and study the ROTJ images in the Gallery !
This one was compiled from Jayvee's ROTJ paintup as-well as Terminal Fettler's color list.
The Image was borrowed from Rafalfett's ROTJ Stencils.
Thanks to everyone who contributed on this especially when trying to located the right Red humbrol combo for the mandibles.
Leave a reply if you have any questions or just comments on this !
EDIT XX-JAN-2014 : I am still unsure about the coloring of the dent, maybe someone could enlighten me. <-- Please message me if you have some insight on this!
EDIT 06-JAN-2014 : Updated the first post with the superior image.
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"This year has been very successful for our teams - athletically, academically and in terms of the impact they've had on our community," UNC Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham said. "This event gave us the opportunity to celebrate those successes."
The evening incorporated the awards formerly announced at the All-Sports Banquet and added new honorees in a variety of categories. The winners were announced in an awards-show-style program that included student presenters, videos, and performances by Benton Moss, a sophomore on the baseball team who played the piano and guitar; Marisa Dobbins, a senior on the track and field team, who sang; and Indi Cowie, a freshman on the women's soccer team who performed tricks with a soccer ball.
The award winners were:
The award recognizes senior student-athletes, one male and one female, who demonstrate excellence in athletics, scholarship and service to the community.
Recipients were Chris Munnelly (baseball) and Katie Nolan (swimming)
The award recognizes a student-athlete who best exemplifies the spirit of the late John Lotz, who served as UNC's Assistant Athletic Director of Campus and Community Relations and also was an assistant basketball coach for the Tar Heels. Winners have succeeded under adverse circumstances, overcoming difficulties while maintaining a positive attitude.
Recipients were Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (women's basketball), Gina Suarez-Malaguti (women's tennis) and Sylvester Williams (football)
ACC Senior Scholar Award
The award goes to one male and one female student-athlete from each ACC school who demonstrate the highest excellence in academics and athletics.
Recipients were Pete Mangum (football) and Jackie Rudolph (swimming)
ACC Top Six for Service Awards
The awards are presented to six student-athletes or teams at each ACC school who demonstrate dedication and commitment to community service and outreach programs.
Recipients were Zoe Skinner (women's lacrosse), Breada Farrell (women's lacrosse) and Tristine Johnson (women's track and field), as well as three teams: men's lacrosse, rowing and gymnastics.
For the first time, Rammy Awards were given to student-athletes in several categories. Winners were:
Male Athlete of the Year: Jonathan Cooper, football
Female Athlete of the Year: Crystal Dunn, women's soccer
Outstanding Male Newcomer: Skye Bolt, baseball
Outstanding Female Newcomer: Hanna Gardner, soccer, and Whitney Kay, tennis
Outstanding Championship Performance: Kealia Ohai, women's soccer
Breakthrough Male Athlete: P.J. Hairston, basketball
Breakthrough Female Athlete: Gina Suarez-Malaguti
Best Upset: Women's Tennis, which won the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in February
Most Outstanding Team: Women's Soccer, the 2012 NCAA Champion
Best Play: Giovani Bernard, football, for his 74-yard punt return vs. NC State
Record-Breaking Performance: Scott Goodwin, men's soccer
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"This was a great evening for our student-athletes and a really special night for everyone who attended," Cunningham said. "We made some changes to our year-end event to give it more of an awards show feel, and I thought it went really well. A special thanks to Benton Moss, Indi Cowie, and Marisa Dobbins for sharing their talents on stage tonight."


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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:31 pm
Post subject: My second day mock
Here's my opinion on state of play in retrospect of seeing the first round!
33. Rams select Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia
Hill was a surprise faller. They would love to find a deep ball guy for Bradford. Hill has the most upside of any receiver in this draft.
34. Colts select Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford
A lot of mocks had them trading up for him, so they'll be delighted when he's available at 34.
35. Ravens select Cordy Glenn, OL, Georgia
They'll love the value here. Glenn can replace Ben Grubbs before sliding outside when McKinnie leaves.
36. Broncos select Devon Still, DT, Penn State
My number 2 player that made it out of 1 after Cordy Glenn, and he fills the biggest need.
37. Browns select Rueben Randle, WR, LSU
You've got to think it will be a receiver here, they'd love Stephen Hill to fall.
38. Jaguars select Courtney Upshaw, DE, Alabama
Not quite the speed freak they're looking for but this represents dench value.
39. Rams select Lamar Miller, RB, Miami
At very least they must complement Jackson. Miller makes a lot of sense.
40. Panthers select Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan State
They whiffed in round one. This has to be best available defensive line or cornerback.
41. Bills select Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford
Surprising slide. Buffalo would love this to play out.
42. Dolphins select Alshon Jeffrey, WR, South Carolina
This came down to Jeffrey or Vinny Curry, but I think ultimately they'll make the pick that best supports Ryan Tannehill.
43. Seahawks select Dale Moss, WR, South Dakota State
Every year some hipster team takes a workout warrior projected undrafted in the second round. Seattle's front office has already proven to not have half a brain, so why not give them this year's equivalent?
44. Chiefs select Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama
Scott Pioli takes a gamble and ends the slide.
45. Rams select Josh Robinson, CB, Central Florida
Sleeper pick.
46. Eagles select LaVonte David, OLB, Nebraska
Suddenly quite a dench looking LB core.
47. Jets select Mohammed Sanu, WR, Rutgers
They need to find some help for Sanchez and Tebow.
48. Patriots select Vinny Curry, OLB, Marshall
And suddenly their 4 linebackers are among the best group in the league.
49. Chargers select Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State
BPA pick.
50. Bears select Marvin McNutt, WR, Iowa
I have a feeling McNutt goes earlier than expected.
51. Eagles select Kirk Cousins, QB, Michigan State
They always like a development prospect.
52. Titans select Kendall Reyes, DT, Connecticut
Can run stuff and collapse the pocket.
53. Bengals select Chris Givens, WR, Wake Forest
They love this great route runner opposite AJ Green.
54. Lions select Casey Hayward, CB, Vanderbilt
Imperative they land a corner tonight.
55. Falcons select Brandon Thompson, DT, Clemson
They need that presence inside.
56. Steelers select Bobby Massie, T, Ole Miss
Don't be surprised if they double dip on that OL.
57. Broncos select Jared Crick, DT, Nebraska
Denver gets two DT's.
58. Texans select Mitchell Schwartz, T, California
To replace Eric Winston.
59. Packers select Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin
Somebody has to epic fall.
60. Ravens select Mychal Kendricks, LB, California
Missed out on Hightower earlier.
61. 49ers select Amini Silatolu, G, Midwestern State
They were rumoured to love him in the first.
62. Patriots select Markelle Martin, S, Oklahoma State
63. Giants select Dwayne Allen, TE, Clemson
They passed on Fleener because they love this kid's blocking.
64. Colts select CB Jayron Hosley
65. Rams select G Brandon Washington
66. Vikings select WR Marvin Jones
67. Browns select CB Josh Norman
68. Buccaneers CB Brandon Boykin
69. Redskins select G Kelechi Osemele
70. Jaguars select CB Leonard Johnson
71. Bills select WR Brian Quick
72. Dolphins select DE Andre Branch
73. Dolphins select OT Jeff Allen
74. Chiefs select QB Brock Osweiler
75. Seahawks select WR Juron Criner
76. Texans select WR Nick Toon
77. Jets select RB Lamichael James
78. Chargers select WR Joe Adams
79. Bears select G Brandon Brooks
80. Cardinals select OT Zebrie Sanders
81. Cowboys select S George Iloka
82. Titans select CB Ron Brooks
83. Bengals select S Antonio Allen
84. Falcons select Jack Crawford, DE, Penn State
85. Lions select C Ben Jones
86. Steelers select NT Alameda Ta'amu
87. Broncos select RB Robert Turbin
88. Eagles select CB Trumaine Johnson
89. Saints select DT Derek Wolfe
90. Packers select DE Billy Winn
91. Ravens select RB Isaiah Pead
92. 49ers select CB Ryan Steed
93. Bengals select TE Michael Egnew
94. Giants select T Andrew Datko
95. Raiders select DT Mike Martin
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Isn't CJ Anderson one of those dudes that replaced Terrell Davis? If so top 5 RB of all time.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:18 pm
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not bad at all. vinny curry also possible in the second
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:23 pm
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I don't like Kirk Cousins, I don't think he is a future starting QB in the nfl, we should wait for next season to get our guy.
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Anna Kendricks are always nice.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:30 pm
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I can almost guarantee that the Browns will go Offensive line and Wide Receiver.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:47 pm
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I'd prefer Konz in the 2nd and then Ta'amu in the 3rd.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:59 pm
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paul-mac wrote:
48. Patriots select Vinny Curry, OLB, Marshall
And suddenly their 4 linebackers are among the best group in the league.
61. 49ers select Amini Silatolu, G, Midwestern State
They were rumoured to love him in the first.
62. Patriots select Markelle Martin, S, Oklahoma State
82. Titans select CB Ron Brooks
I wouldnt take another OLB. Jones in our 3-4 is an OLB as HIghtower should be. I'd take Silatolu. He can develop behind Waters and start next yr.
I don't like Martin at all. I"d rather take Ron Brooks there. Trumaine Johnson is another possibility. Belichick/McDaniels are supposed high on Johnson and Brooks.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:37 pm
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Please be right....
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Provo • Given how the first 15 games of the basketball season went for the BYU Cougars, a victory on Saturday night over a slightly above-average West Coast Conference team on the road would have seemed unimaginable, under these circumstances.
Consider that All-WCC pick Brandon Davies scored just six points on 2-for-8 shooting and played just 17 minutes due to recurring foul problems, and that league-leading scorer Tyler Haws missed 11 shots and the front end of two free-throw opportunities in crunch time and also committed a curious turnover late in the game.
That happened Saturday night at intimate War Memorial Gymnasium, but the Cougars' other three starters Matt Carlino, Josh Sharp and Brock Zylstra carried the team to an 80-76 win over hard-luck San Francisco.
The Cougars learned a lot about themselves before an evenly split crowd of 2,132 on a rainy night in the heart of San Francisco, said Haws, who still chipped in 22 points on 9-for-20 shooting despite struggling in areas in which he usually excels.
"This was a great experience for our team, and definitely gives us confidence going into our next games in league," Haws said.
Coach Dave Rose concurred, saying the Cougars grew up a lot after trailing by as many as 12 points in the first half.
"We won a game with a lot of the other guys pitching in, so that's good for our team to grow on," Rose said. "Every win is a great win, but sometimes when you gut it out, you find different ways for the team to shine, and that will really help you down the road. So hopefully this will."
BYU coaches seemed especially pleased with Carlino's performance.
His confidence is obviously soaring after a rough stretch of games to start the season in Brooklyn briefly cost him his starting job. That was evident in San Francisco as the much-maligned sophomore point guard made clutch play after clutch play in the final 10 minutes as the Cougars listed without one of their top two scoring options inside.
Carlino's stat line: season-high 22 points, career-high (tie) seven rebounds, career-high five steals and four assists.
"You gotta give all the credit to Matt," Haws said. "He's coming ready to play, and his confidence is definitely building. We are a lot better team when he is playing like that."
Perhaps sensing that the Cougars were in trouble with their star senior on the bench, Zylstra played one of the best halves of basketball in his career in the first half, going 4-for-4 for 11 points, including 3-for-3 from 3-point range. He finished with a season-high 16 points.
"We were having a hard time scoring in the first half, and Brock stepped up and hit some big shots for us," Rose said.
The Cougars will host Pepperdine on Thursday at the Marriott Center (7 p.m., BYUtv) before traveling back to the Bay Area to face Santa Clara on Saturday. +
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Once you get this problem 'fixed' and know your tank is full, take dowel rod and stick it down into the filler vent until it hits bottom - it makes a pretty good accurate guage of when the tank is full. Keep track of engine hours and such and you can put additional marks on it to let you know how much fuel you really have.
I'm not mathmatically inclined, but other owners have Gemini's have calculated that one inch of fuel in either of our tanks (18 gallons each, 11.25 inches sq on the base) comes out to .625 gallons per inch on the dip stick - that's a whole lot more accurate than a needle waving from 1/4 to 1/2 tank.
|I would highly recommend moving the vent hose to the tank if you can. Where it is now is a PITA and not a great solution IMHO.
The vent hose appears to be tapped off the fill hose and when the fuel backs up because of the "dip" in the fill hose it vents the deisel.
I just have to fill very slowly or get the dip out of the fill hose
Here's another crazy idea...if the vent hose has a belly in it that could hold some fuel, the pressure of filling the tank could cause the simultaneous symptoms you are experiencing. But this would only be for a brief moment until the 'belly' flushes its contents. You still need to do something to address this if it's true, because you'll spew deisel every time you fill up until the belly clears itself out.
This would be a recurring problem if the dip in the vent hose was low enough to 'refill' itself when you tack or get in a seaway.
Hope this helps.
Just to add some confusion to the thread....why are there only 3 hoses? Doesn't the engine have a return hose back to the tank for the diesel overflow? If you're boat is equipped with a 'lift pump', meaning it's not feeding fuel to the engine via gravity, but rather, it's assisted by a low pressure electric pump plumbed in line between the tank and the engine (typically between the primary and secondary filters) ...well if it has one of those try this...When the key is on and the engine is not running...listen carefully to the tank....do you hear fuel dribling back into it? If you do, it's coming from a 4th hose to the tank.
Now this may have nothing to do with the problem on the surface, but it may suggest you need to take a much closer look at the plumbing to get a deeper understanding...in hopes of improving your diagnosis.
Good luck.
|You both are correct. The fuel line dips a bit below the tank and then routes to the top. Apparently I just need to fill it VERY slowly as the fuel will just spew out the vent.
|My guess is a blocked vent line...either with an insect next (wasps seem to love them) or with fuel collecting in a low point in the vent line and blocking the air. Disconnect the vent line at the tank and try to blow it out...If that is it...trace the line to eliminate low loops and future problems. If the tank air can't escape as you are filling it creates surges backup the fill line and gives the impression that the tank is overflowing.
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New boat and my first fill up. Good point about the fast fill although we were trying to fill slowly. Question: Where is the vent line connected. Is it the fill ine or the furl tank? I think my first note could be wrong that the thiord line on the tank id a "return" line and not the vent which means the vent line may be tapped off the fill line.
The return line is for excess fuel that the fuel injection system does not use, so it gets pumped back to the tank from the injectors. You should be able to trace that line fairly easily. There should also be a fourth line, for fuel delivery coming from the tank to the fuel filter/pump. It will look much like the return line.
Now that I know this boat is new to you, and assuming you weren't using a high-speed pump, my hunch is that you have a low-point in the fuel fill line. Go down to the tank and see if the fuel fill line dips down a bit below the fitting where it attaches to the tank. If so, that is the culprit and you can try to fix it or live with it by pumping slowly. Sometimes there's no way to route that fill line without it taking a little dip before it gets to the tank.
The tank is definitely not full. I'm going down there today to track the vent hose.
If the tank has an inspection hatch, loosen it a little and watch for fuel squirting past the seal. If it does not squirt past the seal, take it off and have a look inside. If it squirts past the seal, the tank is full right into the filler hose.
If it's not full, have a friend fill the tank from the filler line and have a wee look in to see if the fuel is entering the tank OK.
I fitted a quick-release inspection hatch to the tank top, and I fill from there, in the cabin. Personally, filling right to the deck fitting can give an old tank a hard time as it raises the average pressure in the tank by about 1.5 psi (4ft head diesel), and 1.5 psi over the top area of the tank... maybe 4 x 4 ft, that's (2304 square inch).... will be a fair old load on there, close to 1.5 tons, on the roof of the tank, and probably the floor too.
Very few boat owners would park a 1.5 ton automobile on the roof of the tank, but plenty of them use 1.5 tons to try to lift the roof off the tank, or blow the floor out of it. All they have to do is fill their 4x4 ft tank right to the deck filler entry, 4 ft above the tank top.
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|Today she's hounding me for cookies and is having a pretty good day. They are so resilient. And so strong and stoic. We are thinking of you and Lennox too. Take care.
|I would not put a dog down as long as they are happy, eating and not in a lot of pain. There are ways to manage difficulties with walking, there are so many tools available. With the raw diet the stools are hard and not difficult to manage.
|I am sure she enjoyed the comfort of your touch. Although we did not have rain here my husband laid with Lennox all night on the chaise that has been Lennox's bed since he was a puppy. Yesterday he had a good day. We spent a lot of time with him outside etc. His walking seems to get alittle worse every day. The affects DM is affecting Lennox quickly. I will keep you and your girl in my thoughts and prayers.
|Thinking of you and Lennox today. Storms here last night...my girl can't get on the bed anymore, but glued herself to the side of it right next to me, and I slept with my hand on her the rest of the night. Wishing you strength and peace.
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I can't tell you what to do either
From my experience, all my dogs have passed from old age related things, their minds were still there, their bodies weren't I think it's harder to decide when the 'mind' and 'will' is still there, but the body isn't..I know it's made me feel guilty most times, but I felt when the time was right atleast they still had their dignity..
So I can't answer for you, only to say, I'm sorry, it's not an easy thing, and there were times I just "knew" ..
I found these forums a year ago while researching Canine degenerative myelopathyouple that my 12 year old GSD Libby seemed to have.
It had seemed to come on really fast,I came from work and Her backlegs just seemed to stop working.My Vet said give Her a week or two and see if it improves.
Luckly She did recover some what,I was able to help her go down the short flight of stairs at our house.I still had to lift Her in the car when we went for dog walks.
While She never really ran much after ,she still wanted to go for Her walk.
Futher after that She lost Her hearing and eye site in one Eye.
She did still enjoyed Her chow and would show flashes of Her former self.
After Christmas She really started to slow down and would not show the same interest in going for walks.She spent most of time sleeping.
I'm March She was having great difficulty get up and walking and finally She stopped eating.
I found a lot of good answers and advice here.
Libby was almost 13 ,would come up to me and give my that look that it was time to let Her go.
I took Her back to the vet and we agreed it would be the Kindest thing I could do for Her.
My girl Libby was a month short of Her 13 th Birthday
And it was the hardest thing I have ever had to do.
I stayed with Her to the very end,She went very peacefully.
I still feel like ****,but I was thinking of Her ,because of Her total love and devotion to me for all those years.
You can only do what's right for them,if your Vet agrees that the quality of Life
Is not there then it's time to start thing about it.
My heart goes out to you to make a heart breaking decision when it comes.
|I will not say either way. I know it would be so much easier for you to get help with deciding so I can only tell you about our childhood GSD. She didn't have any diseases. She had 3 strokes, each time my mom worried but then the next day she would be up in the yard playing. After 18 years and 3 strokes we opened the garage door one day (the dogs slept in the heated garage with beds at that point as our family had grown so much and my brother had life threatening asthma and allergies) and Cheyenne was lying at the bottom of the steps. She was lying in a puddle of her own urine and the look in her eyes was one of shame, humiliation, and pain. I'll never EVER forget that look in her eyes. She was begging us to forgive her, when there was no forgiveness required. Look into your dogs eyes. You will see it. At least that's what I'm counting on when my time comes to make that decision since Cheyenne told us.
There is no right or wrong here, it's going to be your call only you can decide what's best for your dog!
I had to put my baby girl (Struddell White Boxer) to sleep 24 months after she could no walk. Nov of last year. DM is rampant in Boxers, the primary requirement is time and patience, your life will change! Pretty much someone has to be with her 24/7. Bowel movements and #2 will have to be dealt with using potty pads and sanitary napkins and tissue paper. A wheelchair "if" he will/can use one will be necessary and with a GSD most likely a lifting harness will be necessary.
Tons of info on the two links below and sadly I have first hand experience with a DM dog!. Struddell could no longer use her wheel chair after about three months. I think I got it to late for her to much time passed and I just couldn't think straight!
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Sorry to hear about your dog. That is is tough situation. All the previous posts are good advice.
We put our 15.5 year old shepherd down last year. She had DM and could no longer control her bowels. When we had to pick her back end up to get her up and outside we knew it was time, She was fine in the head but she knew it was time too.
Its super hard to do, the hardest, but be strong when the time comes, which may be very soon. When you know your dog isn't going to get better, then its time. It gotta be all about dog, not the people.
Plan it with your vet now so you are ready when you need to be.
Just be there for your dog as he passes, it will be ok.
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I think you should have waited to see who makes it out of CO Sectionals to Challenge first?
Post-Challenge results would take the challenge out of this!!
I'm gonna guess Najarro based on the results of last year and the year before, although I have not seen Chartrand skate.
I love that this poll for the bronze medal is multiple choice. Canadians is going to be Salt Lake City all over again!!!
I would amend this poll to Silver and Bronze. Assuming too much methinks...
The skater to watch out for is Chartrand. While many of our ladies are improving, I'm seeing big changes in her, all coming quickly. 3Z/3T in the short and has 7 triples in her long including two lutzes, two loops and a 3/3 sequence. She's slightly awkward looking a la Brittany Jones with long arms and her fingers look like they are fused together, but she's slowly rectifying all that while her speed and attack are greatly improving.
She's getting mid 5's on JGP which ain't that bad for PCS. She could TES her way to second place in my mind as early as this year if Amelie brings same ol same ol
I'm not sold on Chartrand. Her flip is very outside edge-y, I don't know if she's gotten called on it on the JGP but it's clearly visible on videos. She's also very gangly and junior-esque to me, trying big tricks but not getting the rotation, and her jumps aren't very big.
I am quite impressed with Daleman though, she's got much more power in her skating than Chartrand and her jumps are bigger and more impressive. She's improved tons since winning her jr title.
Najarro is a bit of a mystery at this point. She had surgery on her knee and withdrew from any competitions she was scheduled to be at this year. I believe sectionals will be her debut- it will be interesting to see where she is.
Charbonneau is interesting too. She has potential but needs to put it together.
I'm not a fan of Descantis this year. She appears to be stagnating or regressing. I saw her at Thornhill Summerskate and she was so slooooww. But then again, it was early in the season and she could very well pick up steam for Nationals.
It's too early to tell at this point. Last year Kaetlyn Osmond didn't start knocking it out of the park until sectionals. It's really wide open this year so whoever skates well will place. Maybe we'll get some surprises
Daleman is gaining on Chartrand in the poll - probably due to her 52 point short program at the JGP in Germany - with a fall.
Yes, and I believe she had the highest PCS mark for the short.
Daleman was second in PCS behind Leah Keiser (US). From the comments on another forum, this was not a greatly skated event. 52 with a fall on the 3F seems a bit high to me.
Daleman scored 86 in the Free. 138 Total. 3 falls. She has a bye through COS, will be interesting to see her at Challenge.
Excuse me if I've missed something, but since when is Alexe Gilles skating for Canada?
She's registered in COS sectionals in senior women, and not apparently as a guest skater. Does that mean she intends to skate for Canada? I don't know. There have been guest skaters at other sectional competitions in the past who were not representing Canada (eg. Bela Papp in BC), but I think it indicated that they were guest skaters in the skater list.
Perhaps someone else who knows the Skate Canada system can answer this question more adequately.
Piper and Alexe have a Canadian grandmother (maybe grandfather, too) on their mother's side. Their mother is obtaining Canadian citizenship through her own mother, which will then give Piper an expedited process for her own citizenship. It seems like Alexe may intend to follow the same path and compete for Canada, since the ladies' field is more open in Canada than the US.
If Osmond can beat Lacoste at Skate Canada Inernational, I think that will make her the leader going into Nationals. Najarro and Desanctis did not skate Octoberfest. Charbonneau didn't have a great placing there. Chartrand maybe trying the most difficult Technical program, but she is having issues with it. At what point do she change to a more comfortable program? I think she has competed in 7 events this year. Nationals maybe her 10th of the year. Maybe some time training instead of all the competitions.
My prediction, based on JGP, Senior B, and summer competitions are:
1) Osmond
2) Lacoste
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Re: Average Person Award
i think this would make more sense if it were not a blue ribbon. doesn't blue usually mean 1st place?
Re: Unexpected Guest
Very cute~~
Wow that's is a awesome idea!
@cpresti I will purchase this shirt no matter where it goes, just let me know ;)
Siax wrote:Wow that's is a awesome idea!
@cpresti I will purchase this shirt no matter where it goes, just let me know ;)
Will do!
Re: I have never needed a shirt more than this. Epic Hairball
cpresti wrote:I like it! But if 2nd place is average I'm waaaay below average! :P
Thanks! I think you are too modest.
PixelPants wrote:A special edition 'smog' version could be printed using grey ink for 'extreme' breathers such as yourself Narfcake.
This suggestion is brilliant.
Also, the "in" arrow on the right should point to the left (to mirror the other side) imho.
cufamtx wrote:If this glowed in the dark that would be epic.
That would be so epic!
Re: Lauwiliwilinukunukuoioi
What a great design! The State of Hawaii is in your debt!
As a personal preference, the fish/name itself would have been awesome too.
excellent work! Precisely the kind of design I had in mind (and was hoping for) after reading the theme announcement.
There is unfortunately no universally recognized Hall of Fame for Awesomeness in Avarian Acrobatics. Cause this would be in it. It would also be in the Hall of Fame for Feats of Folicular Fancy, but that is a separate conversation altogether.
Dolemite wrote:I love this because it reminds me of a propaganda recruitment poster.
Yes! I like this shirt
It's adorable (as usual) and clever - but I was going "what does a cardinal have to do with life?!" Then I read the comments. Perhaps if it had a little less crest, I wouldn't have to worry about explaining it to everyone... Ah well. Cute as usual Ramyb.
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