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Monday, May 25, 2009
Memorial Day: A Call to My Uncle Bill
Pictured: Uncle Bill, my brother Don Roberts, me, and my mother Madeline Moore Brinlee
My family and I did not go to any cemeteries or parades to day, but to honor the living veteran in my family I called my Uncle Bill. My younger daughter and I have interviewed him pretty extensively on his Navy service and I will write about that in future posts. To sum it up, he served in the Navy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Most of his service was on the USS Belle Grove, and this included stints observing atomic bomb tests in the Pacific.
Uncle Bill is doing pretty well, but suffers from emphysema and has to keep an oxygen tank close by. He and his wife Cheryl have quite a few cats on whom they dote, and a couple of the cats have had kittens recently. They found homes for all but one; they have become very fond of her and are going to keep her. They have vegetable plants started in their garden and are going to celebrate Memorial Day by grilling steaks.
One new piece of family information related to me by Uncle Bill was about how my father ended up with a larger than usual nose for the Brinlees: it was broken twice. I had never heard about this. The first time, according to Uncle Bill, my Dad wanted to ride the family horse to a party. The boys would usually get hold of the horse by grabbing its tail, which would cause it to stop. This time, however, the horse decided to kick Dad in the face.
The second break occurred when my father was driving across Texas and pulling a trailer behind his car. The last thing he remembered was stopping in Floydada to buy a candy bar and then some time after that crossing the train tracks. He apparently fell asleep shortly after that and crashed into a large truck, and the crash also caused the trailer to ram into his car. He spent the next two weeks unconscious in the hospital; his injuries included a broken nose.
Happy Memorial Day, Uncle Bill.
Posted by Greta Koehl at 4:57 PM
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It is especially nice to honour (Canadian spelling) the living veterans too.ReplyDelete
Don't you just love how these stories come out randomly. Hello people tell me all the good stuff, don't wait until I ask.
Thanks for coming by my sites. I have learned so much from other bloggers it makes my head spin.
I love how much we can learn from other bloggers; it really makes learning fun.ReplyDelete
I have definitely learned a lot that I didn't know about my Brinlee family from my Uncle Bill; he's a treasure.
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On Monday, August 20, 2012 FOX announced that Kevin Reilly has been promoted to Chairman of Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX), it was announced by Peter Rice, Chairman and CEO, Fox Networks Group. In his new role, Reilly will oversee all programming, scheduling, marketing, research, digital and business affairs at the network.
"Kevin is a uniquely gifted executive with the strong strategic vision and creative instincts to ensure that FOX continues to drive the future of our industry," said Rice. "We are incredibly fortunate to have him here and thrilled he will be with us for many more years."
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Throughout his career, Reilly has distinguished himself as one of television's most influential and forward-thinking leaders. Prior to joining FOX in 2007, Reilly served as President of Entertainment at NBC, where he introduced popular hits such as "The Office," "The Biggest Loser," "Heroes," "Friday Night Lights" and the multi-award-winning Tina Fey sitcom, "30 Rock." Reilly joined NBC from FX, where he served as President of Entertainment and was instrumental in successfully transforming it from a fledgling cable network into a profitable creative powerhouse. At FX, Reilly re-defined the basic cable business by branding the network with an aggressive slate of original quality programs, including seminal series "The Shield" and "Nip/Tuck." Within a year of Reilly's arrival, FX made cable history when "The Shield" broke cable ratings records and went on to receive a Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Series (2002) and an Emmy Award for lead actor Michael Chiklis (2002) – both firsts for basic cable.
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HAMPTON ROADS, VA - Zach King (Henrico, VA / Mills Godwin) advanced to the Semi-Finals of the "B" Singles West Champion bracket this weekend at the Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational. The field was filled with mostly NCAA Division I and Division II teams.
King lost his first match 2-6, 2-6 to an athlete from DI Drexel but rebounded to take down a player from D2 Chowan 8-5. In the semi-finals, he squared off against Greg Olesnycky from D1 Loyola but fell 4-8.
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The Ibis bird dips his pen in the ink as he stares at his reflection in the water and into the abyss below, waiting patiently for a fish to swim by so he can bridge the worlds if only for a brief moment.
Ordinarily, the veil of thoughts and the five senses draw the mind outside, to the external world, and obscure the awareness of the consciousness that is beyond the mind. Meditation brings peace to the mind, and develops the ability to silence it, thus enabling us to experience the "state" of nonduality. In this state of inner silence, one rises above the illusion of identification with the mind, thoughts and ego, gets beyond the illusion of separateness, and realizes the oneness with the One Spirit. With this kind of consciousness, we are able to allow the mind to be active or command it to be silent. It becomes our faithful servant, instead of being our master. We function very effectively in the outer world, yet our basis is in pure, calm and limitless consciousness, which is not attached to anything and not limited by anything. In this state, we live and view the world from the nonduality point of view. Though in our day-to-day life we refer to other people, as separate from us, this is only a mental viewpoint, convenient for functioning in our daily lives. From a higher state of consciousness, all are One, and the terms "I", "you", "he", "she" and "they" are not real.
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A 'cross bike without disc brakes? How very 2011!
Trek's Ion CX Pro is a race worthy bike that's perfect for anyone serious about trying cross racing. It's well thought out and executed, and comes complete with the right kit to hammer around a park for an hour. The added versatility of the mudguard and rack mounts is just a bonus.
With Trek's merging of the Gary Fischer brand into their own range, they've undoubtedly become a bigger player in the cyclocross market, an area in which they were conspicuously absent previously. These days, you'll find their frames being ridden to World cup victories under the likes of Katie Compton.
Splitting the difference between the carbon race-whippet Cronus (reviewed last year by road.cc) and the more commuter focused Crossrip, the Ion CX Pro promises the best of both worlds at a wallet friendly (-ish) price point. It's a bit more than you pay for some, but the CX Pro brings a slightly upgraded spec to the table, making it a more race worthy bike overall.
The Alpha aluminium frame comes with the exact same geometry as the top end Cronus, bolstering its race credentials. Trek haven't tried to reinvent the wheel here, with 73/72 degree seat and head tube angles (for the 58cm frame tested), and a bottom bracket drop of 6.2cm – all rather conventional. The press fit BB86 (86mm bottom bracket width) lops off some weight, as well as hiding those precious bearings away from all that mud and grit. Whether bearing life is actually improved is debatable, but I guess it can't hurt.
The biggest advantage of running a wider BB shell is the increased real estate space it affords the downtube and the two chain stays. The former is gargantuan – an squared off beast that barely tapers at all as it flows up into the head tube. The chain stays themselves are set very widely apart, wider than would be possible with a standard width BB, allowing extra tyre clearance should the going get muddy. The lack of a chainstay bridge or shelf behind the bottom bracket helps in this department too.
Up front, 1 1/8th to 1.5' inch headset diameters, the standard now for cross bikes, are used to boost steering stiffness and braking response. A fork mounted hanger is another nice touch which, in conjunction with the massive headtube, eliminates brake shudder altogether. It wasn't a case of messing around with the brake pads to achieve this either – there was no judder full stop. The fork is full carbon save for the aluminium dropouts, and provides bags of mud clearance around the front tyre.
The last piece in the monstrous front triangle puzzle is the top tube. As you've no doubt guessed by now, this is massively oversized too, though slightly flattened on the underside for (slightly more) comfortable shouldering.
The rear brake and derailleur cables run along the top of the top tube, whilst the front derailleur cable runs down the downtube. I'm always wary of this routing configuration as the plastic guide on the bottom bracket invariably gets clogged up with even the merest hint of grass. Unfortunately, front derailleur pulleys aren't without their drawbacks either, so until the big players come out with a top swing road front derailleur, compromises will have to be made in this area. Trek have run the cable itself quite close to the downtube, so the likelihood of catching your glove on it accidentally, when making a grab at the downtube is minimised. You end up just gripping both downtube and cable at the same time.
Whilst most of the focus seems to have been on making the Ion into a cross race machine, everyday practicality has not been forgotten. They may not be immediately noticeable, but the Ion comes with Trek's 'vanishing' mudguard mounts and even eyelets for a rear rack.
Moving onto the component spec, the Ion CX pro comes with Sram Rival for the shifty bits, Avid Shorty 6s for the stoppers, and Bontrager finishing kit and wheels.
For cyclocross use, Sram shifting is a bit like Marmite in that you either love it or hate it. Me, I'd have to say that I'm not particularly enamoured. Due to the complex cable routing in the shifter body, cable friction has always been a bit of an issue with Sram, with the company's Red flagship group coming stock with gore sealed cables to address this. Even on the very first ride, the lever action felt heavy and forced on the Ion and it only got worse from there on in.
After a few muddy races and power washes, the shifting became impossible to set up right without resorting to a cable change. A swap to some form of fully sealed (and slippery) cable should be the first item on the upgrade .
The Sram S300 cranks come with a cross specific 38/46 chainring combo which, combined with the 11-28 cassette out back, should be more than enough to tackle anything a cross course can dish out. This gearing can be a little too much for certain off road climbs where the effort required is more prolonged than a short burst of power. In that scenario, a more traditional 36 tooth inner ring would be a better option. Not a massive issue, but something to bear in mind if your idea of cross is of a more exploratory nature than laps of a muddy playing field.
Rolling stock comes courtesy of Bontrager's tubeless ready Race wheelset. At a claimed 1720g for the pair, they're decently light for a bike in this price range and certainly light enough to get stuck into some racing.
I didn't have the necessary Bontrager rim strips and valves to hand - you'll have to purchase them separately. That meant I wasn't able to test out the wheelset's tubeless performance, so that review will have to wait another day.
But all tyre models are compatible, from standard clincher to road tubeless models.
In keeping with the current trend for wider rims, the Race rims measure 23mm across the brake track. The advantage of this for cross comes from the improved tyre sidewall support this provides, making handling at lower pressures more predictable. The downside is that you'll have to re-adjust your brakes by a considerable amount if you were to swap a standard width rim back in there. This lack of compatibility may be an issue for those relying on a spare set of standard width wheels during a race.
But light weight and useful width is nothing if the wheel itself can't stand up to the abuse a cross bike is subjected to. One month into the test period, both rims have been knocked slightly out of true and the rear hub is beginning to show signs of play. Granted, the standard construction means that both these problems can be easily remedied, but I'd have expected them to fare better.
If there's one thing that hardcore 'crossers like to go on about, it's tyres. Here, the Ion shows its American provenance as the Bontrager CX0 team tyres are more suited to kicking up rooster tails on a dusty berm than tip-toeing around a slimy hairpin. For any serious racing, something knobblier is advised. As a tyre for exploration on the other hand, they fare better than expected – their high relative volume soaks up impacts well and the lack of centre tread helps them fly on the road.
Finishing kit is supplied by Bontrager too, though you won't see any carbon bits here – its sturdy aluminium all the way. The curvaceous bars immediately grab one's attention with their anatomic wiggle and widely flared drops. I've never been a fan of the whole anatomic shape, as I rarely find that my hands fit where they're supposed to. These bars haven't swayed me either, although riders with smaller hands may find them more to their liking.
The seatpost is a simple affair, with a one bolt seat clamp holding the saddle in place. Only it doesn't always. My first attempt at an on-the-fly remount ended up with the saddle pointing precariously upwards and I had to use an extra long Allen key (with an extra amount of heft) to get the torque required to stop this from happening. It's really a very poorly thought out design and should really be swapped for something more useful.
The Bontrager Evoke saddle looks well out of place on a race bike such as this, with its generous padding all round. This padding comes in handy on the occasion of a bodged remount, but I found that it felt too soft and saggy to really lay the power down.
And the stem... well, it's a stem.
As you'll no doubt be aware, the big thing in the cross market these days are disk brakes, and many buyers will rightly be wary of buying into technology that will be obsolete in a year or two. While the top European racers are still sticking to their trusted cantis, it seems almost inevitable that discs will replace them when Shimano and Sram jump into the fray with their own models.
As for the Avid Shorty 6s on the Ion, I can say that they're about as good as any cantilevered brake out there. Power is plentiful and controllable, and set up is much easier than typical. They do lose a lot in the wet, but I can't honestly say I've been held back in a race because of that (typically, the mud does the slowing down for you in that case). For bigger, rougher descents that you'd usually tackle on a mountain bike then there's no question – discs are the way to go.
Swing a leg over it, and the Ion immediately feels like a traditional cross bike – tall and short. The included 90mm stem exacerbates this feeling and I swapped it immediately for a 120mm length to put more weight on the front wheel. With this revised weight distribution, I felt that the Ion was more willing to turn round tight corners where front tyre grip is all important.
Part of the somewhat tipsy slow speed handling can be put down to the bars which are very wide, especially when in the drops. These slow down the steering noticeably as they require more input for the same rotation of the wheel. Where the bars and the bike in general come into their own, is on fast, slippery corners where the increased stability afforded boosts confidence. In races, I found myself making up ground on the more technical descents (read: steeper) where speeds were a little higher. In these scenarios, the weight distribution felt spot on whilst in the drops, giving me the confidence I needed to push it.
The solid front end should also take some credit here as the bike wasn't deflected off line by rocks and roots. The lack of brake shudder means that front wheel traction was always maintained even when pulling hard of the levers.
The stiffness of the stays and through the bottom bracket made accelerating out of corners feel quick and responsive, just as a cross bike should. The downside to this is a more jarring ride, but nothing that can't be solved by modulating tyre pressure.
Overall, after the longer stem swap and a bit of time to get used to the slow speed handling, the Ion felt right at home on the race course or equally, out on the local trails.
Well-equipped, well thought out cross racer with added versatility thanks to hidden mudguard and rack mounts
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Trek Ion CX Pro
Size tested: 58cm
About the bike
State the frame and fork material and method of construction. List the components used to build up the bike.
Trek White/True Blue/Trek Black
200 Series Alpha Aluminium, E2, press fit BB, mudguard & rack mounts, cantilever brake bosses
Trek carbon cross, E2
50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 61cm
Bontrager Race, Tubeless Ready
Bontrager CX0, 700x34c
SRAM Rival, 10-speed
Front derailleur
SRAM Rival, 34.9mm clamp
Rear derailleur
SRAM Rival
SRAM PG-1050 11-28, 10 speed
Bontrager Evoke 2, chromoly rails
Bontrager Race Lite, infinite tilt adjustment, 20mm offset
Bontrager Race Anatomic-C, 31.8mm
Bontrager Race Lite, 31.8mm, 7 degree
Integrated, cartridge bearings, sealed, aluminium, 1-1/8" top, 1.5" bottom
Avid Shorty 6 cantilever brakes w/SRAM Rival levers
Bontrager Gel Cork tape
Mudguard & rack mounts
Tell us what the bike is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about the bike?
The Ion CX Pro is aim squarely at the budding cyclocross racer looking for a race worthy frame. According to Trek, it "packs a race bike pedigree and loads of performance into an aluminium Cyclocross chassis. Ion is equally at home on the course or on the commute, in any conditions".
Frame and fork
Tell us about the build quality and finish of the frame and fork?
Nothing negative to report here. All the welds were neat and inconspicuous. No paint defects to be found.
Tell us about the materials used in the frame and fork?
Aluminium frame with a full carbon fork (minus dropouts).
Tell us about the geometry of the frame and fork?
Very standard for a cyclocross bike. 73/72 degree seat and heat tubes and 6cm of bottom bracket drop.
How was the bike in terms of height and reach? How did it compare to other bikes of the same stated size?
I found the frame size to be accurate, but the short 90mm stem made the cockpit feel cramped and didn't put enough weight on the front wheel for my liking. I swapped it with a 120mm length and that improved things a lot.
Riding the bike
Was the bike comfortable to ride? Tell us how you felt about the ride quality.
The Ion CX couldn't be described as comfortable, but then that's not really a priority in a cross bike.
Did the bike feel stiff in the right places? Did any part of the bike feel too stiff or too flexible?
Frame and fork stiffness is great.
How did the bike transfer power? Did it feel efficient?
Very stiff and responsive under power.
Was there any toe-clip overlap with the front wheel? If so, was it a problem?
Slight amount of toe overlap. This was never a problem when riding or racing.
How would you describe the steering? Was it lively, neutral or unresponsive? Neutral, but best at higher speeds
Tell us some more about the handling. How did the bike feel overall? Did it do particular things well or badly?
It took a while to get used to the width of the bars in slow speed corners, but they provided plenty of confidence for faster sections. Once I'd got used to the feel, I was able to feel comfortable on all terrains.
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's comfort? would you recommend any changes?
Tyres make this biggest difference here, and since I swapped the CX0s out almost immediately, I can't really comment here.
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's stiffness? would you recommend any changes?
The fork and frame are excellent.
Lighter wheels could have helped in this deparment.
Low speed handling took a while to get used to
The drivetrain
I found the Sram shifting to be heaving and unreliable
The components themselves should last, but you'll have to swap cable often.
Tell us some more about the drivetrain. Anything you particularly did or didn't like? Any components which didn't work well together?
The Sram shifting is a bit of a love/hate affair
Wheels and tyres
Wheels performed well but tyres are inapropriate for most UK racing.
The wheels have needed truing.
Ok at this price range.
High volume tyres softened the ride.
Your summary
Did you enjoy riding the bike? Yes.
Would you consider buying the bike? Yes.
Would you recommend the bike to a friend? Yes.
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Age: 20 Height: 190cm Weight: 70kg
I usually ride: Giant TCR Advanced 2 My best bike is: Canyon Ultimate CF7
I've been riding for: Under 5 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, sportives, mtb,
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So there I was driving along on the highway in my blue liberal progress state of Maryland and ahead of me was an suv driving very slowly with its hazards flashing. As I drove close the bile in my stomach pushed its way to the back of my throat. With six "jesus saves" flags sticking out of the windows and the most disgusting sign on the back window, I had to take a picture. In case you cant read it, it says "I used to be gay, but jesus saved me, meet my wife". I just don't know what to say. I'm sick of this. Sick of the homophopia bigotry bullshit that the christian right is pushing. I'm angry, I'm fed up. From here on out I'll focus less on the atheism and more on the anti-theism. There's a war a brewin, pick a side.
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I'm going to side with you on this one. The religious bullshit has got to stop. Its legal bigotry, and it has to end.
haha , it took you this long to focus more on the anti theism? Atheism is just a joke , anti theism is where the real fun is at :)
I've always thought of myself as both, but yeah this threw me over the edge.
Anti- theistic bad/stupid/anti-humanistic values is something I can sink my shark's teeth into. Anti-theism connotes intolerance of people who need to believe in some deity. We have to live with people like that, as neighbors, friends, acquaintances, politicians. The emphasis has to be on values that are harmful to living creatures.
It's the lesser of two evils? In this case their intolerance of LGBTs versus my intolerance of them. I choose my intolerance with pride.
And they demand that we respect their delusions. What makes it more annoying is that no other christians speak out against them. When Atheists do they scream foul as if we have done something wrong or are trampling on their rights. They are not good at doing christianity.
Luckily we don't see too much of this kind of shit in Maryland. But when you do, it's typically full on making an announcement to all as loudly as possible...
I wouldn't want to be him when he realizes he's still gay.
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If you are doing a mix of riding, freeride, freestyle - wakestyle then the bindings is a choice for you but for sure with cons and pros compare to regular straps.
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jumping high or doing kiteloops is a risk on bindings because if something goes wrong, bindings can rip your knee in no time, or if one of your foot come out
- In and out on bindings is harder than regular straps, so when starting or ending a session at the beach you need some time to get in and out and at the same time you need to keep the kite in the air safely.
- You loose on the ''surfy'' feeling of the straps
- Crashes are way harder
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Direct feeling with your board
Edge harder and you can keep more power down in overpowered conditions
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You can land more powered tricks even faster
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The Clippers' dominance on the glass was the key to their victory. Memphis only committed one more foul, and Blake Griffin fouled out with four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. The Grizzlies only committed 7 turnovers to the Clippers' 11. However, Los Angeles outrebounded Memphis 47-23, including a 14-4 advantage on the offensive boards.
"That's not acceptable," Gasol said about the rebounding difference. "Once we made a stop, they kept running in and getting offensive rebounds and second-chance points. We have to be better than that. The rebounds were the difference."
Clippers guards Chauncey Billups and Jamal Crawford combined for 27 points, including 10 points from Billups in the first half to help the Clippers gain a 57-51 lead at halftime.
Game 2 is Monday night at Staples Center.
"We've got to really, really step up and execute better," Gasol said. "They cannot outhustle us."
Griffin and Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph staged a wrestling match within the game. Griffin said his back, which had spasms in the regular-season finale on Wednesday, felt good.
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Randolph said: "It's not that big of a deal right now. We want to win the next one. If we can't win the next one, then it's a big deal."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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A versatile jacket for the ones that are looking into looking SHARP this fall. In our houndstooth version we shortened the whole thing, which is a great trick to make yourself appear taller. The two little pockets as well as the cuffs can be cut on bias. That creates an interesting look in geometric patterns and stripes.
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houndstooth, three buttons, some interfacing, some horsehair to make the collar fit well
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Oct 15, 2010, 07.59 PMby katzl
love the fabric, absolutely gorgeous, just wish you would have watched out for the pattern flow
Apr 12, 2010, 09.44 AMby surfjewels
I'm just about to start my project now, just about to cut out the fabric, hoping it turns out as nice as some of the others on here.
Oct 21, 2007, 11.52 AMby benedikta
We have those sewing sessions every Tuesday night from 6.30 till 8.30 in Brooklyn in the Etsy Labs. Let me know if you are interested and I can send you more info..
Oct 19, 2007, 05.17 PMby benedikta
Hi Ednaw, I actually meant, if I were your teacher I would love to teach you right away..We have a sewing lesson in Brooklyn every Tuesday, but that is obviously a bit far fetched. What I also meant is that we have many tutorials in the how to section that can help you if you ever do not understand something and the forums are here for you to ask questions to all your fellow members regarding sewing issues. I do think that as a first project it is a bit ambitious to make a jacket, since you may have to get used to the language and how to assemble things, but it won't be too long and you can pretty much do anything on this site..
Oct 19, 2007, 02.43 PMby ednaw
I tried to send this to you as a pm, but the system is doing some strange stuff, so I'll post here.
Thanks for your response about whether a beginner can sew this jacket. When you wrote, "We would love to teach you anytime how to do this jacket!", I was happy and a bit confused as to what exactly that means. I'm new to your site and I'm a little unclear as to all it has to offer. If you could clarify a few things for me, I'd be grateful.
I love this site! I'm completely new to sewing and I can't wait to make some of these pieces.
Thank you! Edna
Oct 18, 2007, 01.52 PMby burdastyle
Hi. We've posted a Tutorial for sewing the collar of the Eva jacket here. Can't wait to see everyone's Eva's!
Oct 17, 2007, 03.14 PMby benedikta
Glad to hear that you all like the model…. Ednaw, I would best ask your teacher of you are ready to do it. She will know by then if what your capabilities and your level of patience :) when it comes to sewing is…We would love to teach you anytime how to do this jacket!
Oct 16, 2007, 07.37 PMby ednaw
Okay, what are the chances of a new beginner being able to make this? I'm taking a class now where we're making an elastic waist skirt. I'll be taken a class in November where we'll make a structured skirt with a zipper. Any chance I can do this in December, or is it just a pipe dream?
Oct 16, 2007, 07.46 AMby squirrellypoo
ooh, I'm loving the jacket – the red buttons really bring out that red thread in the tartan. (and I think this model lady is my favourite of your recent ones, too!)
Oct 16, 2007, 01.45 AMby lilo
Love it, LOVE IT! This is definitely a MUST for my fall wardrobe, thanks a lot Benedikta ;)
Oct 15, 2007, 05.08 PMby olar
Beautiful, thank you very much! Zora: Elainemay has posted a tutorial that one can use to reduce a multisized pattern.
Oct 15, 2007, 04.02 PMby benediktaHorsehair is a woven material that you can find at better notion stores. It is either made out of real horse hair or a substitute and is put into the collar of the jacket and ironed on with interfacing. It makes the collar stand up nicely and helps to have crisp edges. It should not be confused with the plastic horsehair, that comes on a roll in different width which is diagonally woven. Best is to ask your local store for a material like horse hair that gives support to a collar in case they don't carry horse hair
Oct 15, 2007, 02.49 PMby pinkhibiscus
very nice!! yes please explain horsehair!! And, if possible, a tutorial on the sewing of the collar part would be very very much appreciated! I just finished a similar jacket and the collar did not turn out so well. :)
Oct 15, 2007, 12.49 PMby sabine
What is horsehair and what does it do?
Oct 15, 2007, 12.03 PMby stephanie-s
Love It Love It Love It! I already have the perfect fabrics for this adorable EVA blazer! Thanks BurdaStyle you have made my Monday once again!!!
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Employees worked in constant fear of losing their jobs unless they fraudulently inflated ridership numbers, and the former chairman of the board knew about it years ago, according to testimony heard Monday.
Both Strelish and Henderson, who are free on unsecured bond and remain suspended without pay, declined to comment following an all-day preliminary hearing held Monday before Magisterial District Judge David Judy. The hearing, which continues today, represents the first public testimony in the case.
Robert Turinski, former LCTA board chairman, testified on Monday that he suspected Strelish was inflating senior ridership numbers as far back as 2007.
"On several occasions, Mr. Strelish told me if the drivers don't continue to hit the button, there's going to be layoffs of drivers and mechanics," Turinski said, referring to the practice of drivers manually counting senior citizen passengers on their fare boxes. "Mr. Strelish tried to scare the bus drivers and the mechanics."
As the ridership numbers increased, so too did the state grant funding, he said.
"Every time ridership was going up, Mr. Strelish was always asking for a raise," Turinski testified, adding that the board almost invariably obliged.
Henderson's lawyer, former Luzerne County public defender Al Flora Jr., questioned why Turinski routinely approved Strelish's executive reports — which include ridership data — when he suspected they contained fraudulent numbers.
Flora also challenged Turinski on why he didn't bring his concerns to the other board members as they discussed a $25,000 raise as well as a new five-year contract for Strelish — items the board approved.
Turinski said he did finally raise the issue with Councilman Edd Brominski in 2012.
"And that was three years after you left the Luzerne County Transportation Authority?" Flora asked.
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"What took you so long?"
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The judge also heard testimony from two LCTA mechanics who claim Strelish talked to them about the need for maintaining high senior ridership numbers.
Mechanic Robert Christopher, who is Turinski's brother-in-law, testified that in 2011 Strelish passed him while he was buffing a floor and he asked Strelish how it was going. Strelish said it wasn't good, Christopher testified.
"I can't stress enough to these drivers about hitting the button," Christopher said Strelish told him, adding that "guys like me who are on the bottom would be facing layoffs if they didn't."
The mechanic said he didn't know what "hitting the button" meant but that he soon found out it meant counting senior riders after asking his union representative about it.
Flora questioned why Christopher didn't ask Strelish what the term meant or for more information about potential layoffs, prompting Christopher to say he was "kind of intimidated by him."
"I respect them both as bosses," he said.
Another mechanic, Jacob Francis Hassaj III of Hunlock Creek, testified that Strelish also talked to him about the importance of maintaining ridership numbers. Hassaj, who is vice president of the union representing bus drivers, said Strelish told him at one point that he had to "talk to your people about keeping those numbers up."
Inflating numbers has gone on for years at the LCTA, said Hassaj, who has worked there for more than 20 years, although "years ago, it was an unspoken thing." Under Strelish's command, it became an overt order, he said.
During the investigation, Henderson also revealed the practice was common as far back as his start date in 1997, saying it was a "known practice" for drivers to pump up their numbers to get more funding, testified Ryan King, a special investigator with the Office of Inspector General.
Although Henderson denied ordering drivers to "hit the button," he did acknowledge that new drivers were instructed layoffs could result if the ridership numbers fell, King said. While management claimed that delivering such a message did not amount to a threat, drivers took it that way, he said.
However it was construed, the message resulted in a significant departure in the reported data from video surveillance of riders entering LCTA buses.
Wade Lawrence White, a transportation planner with the Whitehouse Group who the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation hired to review the LCTA numbers, testified as an expert witness that his review showed some drivers documenting as many as 120 senior citizen passengers per hour.
"Just the timing and sheer physicality of that is almost impossible," White said, adding that video reviewed by PennDOT showed far fewer senior passengers actually boarding LCTA buses.
Strelish's attorney, Joshua Patrick Locke, spent an extensive period drawing attention to the fact that inflated numbers have continued at the LCTA since at least the 1990s, noting that Strelish only joined the authority in 2007 and might not have known the numbers he signed off on had been inflated.
"There is an historical pattern here of inflated numbers," Locke said.
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Beer spillage, Mike Pyke and Durders getting "owned"
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Former Canada international Mike Pyke celebrates with his Sydney Swans team-mates after beating Hawthorn in the 2012 AFL Grand Final © Getty Images
Welcome to the latest edition of The Sin Bin - our regular feature offering you some of the quirkier stories to emanate from the game we love.
There's not a ruck we will not delve into or a hospital pass we will avoid in a bid to bring you some of the more bizarre, humorous and downright daft stories, videos, pictures and soundbites from around the rugby globe. Got anything you think warrants a mention? Let us know.
The chances are that you're going to miss something if you nip off before half-time to beat the queues at the bar - but will everything miss you? Not if you are this unlucky gent trying to do a good turn for his friends during Harlequins' Premiership clash with Saracens at the weekend. Having negotiated the tunnel on his way back to the stand - with beers in hand - he looked up to locate his seat only to be hit on the head by the ball. The blow sent the beer flying and the man to the deck but brought a smile to his face. Re-live the drama below.
"It's a massive, massive story ... an unbelievable story"
The name Mike Pyke may be familiar to some due to his heroics against the All Blacks a few years back and his nonchalant celebration but he has long since turned his back on union in favour of another code - not rugby league but Aussie Rules. His rugby travels took him to Edinburgh and Montauban as well as the 2007 Rugby World Cup before a former Sydney Swans coach Paul Roos took a punt on his services in 2009. That gamble appears to have paid off after Pyke shared in the Swans' AFL Grand Final victory over Hawthorn with Roos hailing it as "a massive, massive story ... an unbelievable story." But we still remember him for this length-of-the-field try.
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The 'tackle' formed part of a coaching clinic from Kay and his fellow analyst Austin Healey which was educational and entertaining at the same time. And yes, they get paid to do this.
Dreams come true for Goosen
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South Africa fly-half Johan Goosen will line up opposite arguably the world's best fly-half on Saturday in the form of All Blacks playmaker Dan Carter - but it was not long ago he was just chasing autographs and dreaming of rubbing shoulders with the sport's biggest names.
This photo from South African rugby website 15.co.za shows an even fresher-faced Goosen posing for a picture with Springboks international Jean de Villiers. The date of the picture is unknown, although De Villiers made his Test bow in 2002, but the origin of the more recent image is a little clearer with Goosen having only made his international debut last month, completing the journey from fan to fully-fledged international player.
Dining with the enemy
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Dan Carter's Twitter feed can be a little hit and miss - "My favourite drink in South Africa, passionfruit & lemonade" Yawn - but there is the odd gem including this picture of the Kiwi playmaker and some of his team-mates dining out with Australia's Berrick Barnes ahead of the All Blacks' Rugby Championship clash with South Africa on Saturday.
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Washington, D.C. (January 8, 2010) – Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Senior Vice President Ken Johnson today released the following statement on health care reform:
"While we recognize the difficulty in reconciling differences between the Senate and House bills, we remain convinced that comprehensive health care reform – if done in a smart way and a fair way – will benefit patients, our economy and the future of our nation.
"But this well-intentioned effort will ultimately fail if it becomes a roadblock to medical progress in America. Innovative, cutting-edge medicines have dramatically increased life expectancy rates in the United States and have allowed patients with cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other devastating chronic diseases to live longer, healthier and more productive lives. Americans deserve the best health care possible.
"Since 1980, life expectancy rates for cancer patients have increased about three years, and 83 percent of those gains are attributable to new treatments, including medicines. Cardiovascular death rates fell a dramatic 26 percent between 1999 and 2005, according to the American Heart Association. And, HIV/AIDS deaths have dropped by more than 70 percent since the approval of the highly active anti-retroviral treatments, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Discovering and developing new life-saving medicines is an inherently risky and expensive undertaking, but private-sector R&D pays huge dividends to our health care system. Innovative medicines have improved the lives of millions of American patients and have helped to save billions of dollars by reducing avoidable hospitalizations, preventing unnecessary emergency room visits and improving productivity.
"After careful review, we believe the Senate bill provides the best blueprint for real reform. It offers the kind of change that will benefit patients today without putting medical progress at risk in the future.
"We are continuing to do our part to make health care reform a reality. Our commitment to patients is evident by our $80 billion pledge over 10 years to help pay for health care reform. To that end, our companies agreed back in June to help most eligible seniors and disabled Americans who hit the so-called 'donut hole' in Medicare Part D cut their out-of-pocket expenses on brand-name medications in half as part of the Senate's health care reform legislation. The remainder of our commitment will help the government expand health care coverage to millions of Americans.
"But this commitment comes at a big price for our industry. Since coverage expansions are not expected to generate a material upside, all of our companies are being forced to make some very difficult choices moving forward. Yet, early on in this process, we recognized that there had to be a shared sacrifice for health care reform to be successful. We believe our $80 billion agreement is fair and proportional to our share of health care spending in America.
"Unfortunately, the House bill, as passed, would have the unintended consequences of killing tens of thousands of jobs in our industry at a time when the U.S. economy is struggling and unemployment is hovering around 10 percent. This is absolutely the worst time to be putting additional strains on the economy with punishing job losses. Worst of all, it would have a chilling effect on critically important R&D in America, impacting patient care for generations.
"We are proud of our significant efforts to help move the health care reform debate forward, but, at the same time, offer a cautionary reminder: saving money is important but so is saving lives. Devastating chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease are the real problems facing our health care system today. That's why we strongly believe that everyone in America, including the tens of millions of people who are currently uninsured, should benefit from promising new advances in medical care. That's the kind of reform patients want and deserve."
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country's leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. PhRMA members alone invested an estimated $50.3 billion in 2008 in discovering and developing new medicines. Industry-wide research and investment reached a record $65.2 billion in 2008.
PhRMA Internet Address: www.phrma.org
For information on stories of hope and survival, visit: http://sharingmiracles.com/
PhRMA en Español: www.nuestraphrma.org
For information on how innovative medicines save lives, visit: www.innovation.org
For information on the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, visit: www.pparx.org
For more information on public health emergencies, visit: www.rxresponse.org
For information on the danger of imported drugs, visit: www.buysafedrugs.info


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From the first scene of All the King's Men (Columbia Pictures), you know you're in for a slog: Jude Law lies in bed, staring at a slow-moving ceiling fan, as we hear his Louisiana drawl on the soundtrack. Beware the literary adaptation—especially the Southern literary adaptation, with ceiling fans—that begins with a voice-over. Once you've started down that road, it's hard not to end up with a film as ponderous and turgid as a book report. This version of Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, written and directed by Steven Zaillian, is crammed with big-name stars and generously slathered with a score by James (Titanic) Horner. But it feels so fussed over, so concerned with mood and texture and setting, that the story gets bogged down in a tangle of Spanish moss.
Penn Warren's novel, and the Oscar-winning 1949 film based on it, never explicitly named the Southern state they took place in, but this version—executive-produced by Louisianan James Carville—locates the action in Louisiana, opening on a shot of the state seal on the floor of the Capitol building. The timing of this remake, not to mention the participation of Carville, had my mind racing to find parallels with current events. Was the subplot about dangerously shoddy public construction meant as a Katrina reference? Was Willie Stark supposed to remind us of Clinton (a charismatic, skirt-chasing populist) or Bush (a petty tyrant, sheltered from the truth by his team of handlers)? Maybe it's pointless to ask, in this age of remakes, what it is about a particular work of art that demands or deserves revisiting: Old movies and TV shows are remade simply because they're there, like great cultural rainforests waiting to be plundered. But this movie sets up its audience, dangling just enough similarities with the present day to seem vaguely smart, but never thinking through what those similarities might mean.
All the King's Men tells the story of a journalist, Jack Burden (Jude Law), who becomes a fixer for a dark-horse gubernatorial candidate, a self-taught hick named Willie Stark (Sean Penn). The plot hinges on our accepting the fact that, during the campaign, Stark discovers his political voice and grows into a great orator, but Penn's studied accent and strangely contorted diction sound more like someone campaigning for an Oscar than a governorship. After he's elected, Stark grows ever more corrupt and paranoid, and Jack finds himself forced, for reasons I won't reveal here, to betray everyone he loves: his stepfather (Anthony Hopkins), his best friend (Mark Ruffalo), and his true love (Kate Winslet). Meanwhile, Burden's fellow political operatives, Sadie Burke and Tiny Duffy (Patricia Clarkson and James Gandolfini) hustle behind the scenes to keep Stark outfitted in his emperor's new clothes.
With a cast like that, who can go wrong? Zaillian, best known as a screenwriter (Schindler's List, Gangs of New York) finds a way: He manages to make Ruffalo dull, Winslet plain, and Clarkson shrill. Jude Law, who rules when he's cast as a soulless pretty boy (Oscar Wilde's beloved in Wilde, a corporate shill in I [Heart] Huckabees), flounders as the tortured conscience at the center of this moral swamp. But he does struggle nobly with that tricky New Orleans accent. Gandolfini's glowering, cigarette-chomping Duffy is risibly evocative of his Tony Soprano—although, as Jesse Sheidlower pointed out in Slatelast year, some variants of New Orleans-speak do sound almost like Brooklynese. Hopkins is indestructibly and elegantly Hopkins, serving up every actor who crosses his path with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
But it's Zaillian's overdirection that cooks this whole mess into a flavorless gumbo. He never shows you something just once when he could show it twice and never leaves a point unhammered home. A shot toward the end of the movie, having to do with that Louisiana state seal, at first serves as a nice visual pun for the harm wrought by Stark's rotten administration. Then it appears again, and you realize it was actually kind of an obvious symbol. By the third variation, you're embarrassed for having ever tolerated the image in the first place. Zaillian had everything going for him: fabulous actors, a rollicking potboiler of a story, and even a tenuous allegory for events of the present day. But this All the King's Men is a textbook example of not knowing when to leave well enough alone.


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A retired police officer/chief and long-time agency employee and a certified tax auditor are going head-to-head for Lee County Tax Collector on Nov. 6.
James Chandler, who is unaffiliated, is challenging Republican Larry Hart, who was appointed in June to replace Catherine Curtis, who died in April.
* James Chandler
Age: 55
Residence: Cape Coral
Occupation: Tax auditor
James Chandler asks voters to consider his credentials and his belief the tax collector's office isn't running the way it should.
"I have accounting, finance and auditing experience. I know how to handle money," Chandler said. "I'm the most dedicated and honest candidate. I'm not conceited, just convinced. I wouldn't have spent $10,000 on my own campaign if I didn't think so."
Chandler said he has 30 years of auditing experience, including 20 years as a military auditor while in the Marine Corps, and part of the job includes customer service.
"The system is not conducive to the needs of the people. Someone needs to be there who knows the job, is honest and have his office help, not hinder, people by causing bottlenecks with calls to a number that doesn't transfer," Chandler said.
Chandler said another problem is that Lee is the only county in Florida where "bed" taxes - taxes paid by visitors on such things as hotel rooms - aren't collected by the tax collector, and that needs to change.
Chandler believes his background makes him better suited for the job.
"Larry Hart's experience is in the police field. He wants to manage, not be in accounting or finance," Chandler said. "The tax collector's function is to collect taxes. The office needs someone who is a leader and can lead by example."
* Larry Hart (I)
Age: 56
Residence: Fort Myers
Occupation: Lee County Tax Collector
Before Larry Hart was named Lee County Tax Collector in June, he spent 11 years as assistant tax collector. Before that, he spent 22 years with the Fort Myers Police Department, including six as its police chief.
He says regardless of his occupation, he has always worked to make revenue collection more efficient and less confrontational for the people of Lee County.
"I've been there 11 years as a day-to-day representative of the office, directing numerous changes that have improved efficiency and reduced the budget," Hart said. "We have done community education and outreach and want to be good stewards of the taxpayers' money."
Hart has made customer service and education the cornerstone of his candidacy.
"We have increased the level of customer service and continue to do so. We have 200 employees that come to work and do the best they can," Hart said. "We are entrusted to collect $1.2 billion and we have to educate the community and tell them what they need to do."
Hart says he's different from his opponent in that he's a true tax collector and he's a proven leader despite his brief time in the top office there.
"There's a difference between auditing and collecting. We collect money and our audits are performed by the state," Hart said. "I'm a proven leader. I understand and managed people and organizations. I know how to work with people and within a budget."


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OAKLAND — It seems that Jesse Chavez crossed a bridge back on June 13.
He was on his second tour of duty with the A's this season when he was asked to carry the team on his back for a while in what turned out to be an 18-inning, 3-2 win over the New York Yankees in Oakland.
A's manager Bob Melvin had gone through most of his bullpen when Hideki Okajima got in trouble in the 13th inning.
The Yankees opened with a double and a walk, and after Okajima got one out. Chavez was summoned from the bullpen.
His job? To keep the Yankees from scoring, because at that point of the game the A's offense had had just two base runners in the previous nine innings.
His reaction? To strike out Kevin Youkilis and Vernon Wells, keeping the game tied.
Chavez went on to throw 52/3 scoreless innings that afternoon. He allowed one hit, two walks and retired the final 13 batters he faced before Nate Freiman delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 18th.
It was that game as much as any other that enabled Chavez to feel like he was finally part of the scene in Oakland.
He'd been up in the final weeks of the 2012 season but hadn't pitched much and hadn't been particularly effective. And he'd been up in April, but he hadn't been able to make a case as to why the A's should keep him around.
He's made his case now. Since being called up for a second time on May 10, Chavez has pitched in 10 games (202/3 innings) with a 1-1 record and a 1.74 ERA.
Opponents are hitting just .151 off him in that stretch, and manager Bob Melvin is starting to go to him in more significant situations.
That's a major change for a journeyman starting pitcher who has been in the big leagues with Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Kansas City and Toronto before being purchased by the A's from the Blue Jays last Aug. 24.
"I'm starting to really get comfortable here," the 29-year-old right-hander said. "It's easier to go out on the mound and pitch when you also feel comfortable in the clubhouse. It's good to be loose and relaxed. They see my personality in the clubhouse now."
It wasn't always that way for Chavez.
Last year, after coming over from the Blue Jays, he first went to Sacramento, then got called up in September. Again in April after a good spring, he wasn't quite the pitcher he wanted to be.
Part of it was the fact that he'd been a starter in the minor leagues and now was being asked to be the long reliever if needed.
"This is the first time when I've been myself on the mound — calm, not rattled by anything," he said. "Before this, I was trying to do too much. Instead of aggressively attacking the strike zone, I was nibbling. It was hurting me.
"I guess you could say I tried to do too well. Now I'm out there just letting the results happen. And it's working."
The A's have been so impressed by what they've seen that they sent Okajima out after the 18-inning game just so they would be able to keep Chavez around.
He wasn't able to throw for two days after that, but he made a positive impression.
In his next game back, Chavez gave up a homer to the first batter he saw, Nelson Cruz of Texas, and took the loss, but that's been the anomaly in what has been perhaps the best series of games in his career.
And with Sunday's demotion of Dan Straily to Triple-A Sacramento, the A's now don't have a fifth starter.
They can bring Straily back when he's needed on July 6, but as an option they have Chavez, who is used to starting and who is starting to make a difference with the A's.


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Marion County Commission approved a storage contract with Cooperative Grain and Supply in Hillsboro.
The 4,800 square foot storage building in Hillsboro's industrial park would house a generator, command, tower, and small trailer and a pickup truck that was confiscated for evidence by Marion County Sheriff's Department. Rent for the agreement would cost $250. The commission is looking for a one-year commitment for the space, although the coop has to approve the deal.
Economic Development Director Teresa Huffman previously stored equipment in the building the county rented from the city of Marion. The commission approved an additional $75 a month for Huffman to use to find a convenient space for her equipment.
Neighborhood Revitalization
The commission approved neighborhood revitalization tax rebate for Charles Dannenfelser although his property on 90th Road, near the intersection of U.S. 50 and Sunflower, is not yet complete.
The commissioner concluded to have the rebate account for 75 percent completion of the construction job. Dannenfelser said he has already spent $200,000 on the project. Commissioner Randy Dallke added that the valuation of the property could increase but the rebate would not when the house was complete.
Dannenfesler applied for neighborhood revitalization in February 2010 and planned for construction to be completed by December 2010. He had an extension for the property to June 2011 but he said he ran into financial difficulties. He said he plans to live in the house on 90th Road by Thanksgiving.
In other business:
- Huffman discussed Rural Opportunity Zone funding with the commission. She said there are about 12 people on the waiting list to be approved by the state that want to move to Marion County. However, the commission did not express any desire to change the county's contribution to the program, $3,000, for the two people receiving student loan reimbursement.
- Health Department Director Diedre Serene discussed a contract with Cowley and Sumner County to share an administrator for the paper work for a grant. Marion County is receiving a Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant worth $14,828 it uses to pay for training, exercises, and evaluations for emergencies. A requirement of that grant is to write account reports, standard operating guide, and call lists. Cowley County Administrator David Brazil would take over the duties. The agreement is still in preliminary stages right now.
- The commission approved a chemical bid from Markley service for 50 gallons of Tordon 22k for $2,400. The other bid was from Ag Service for $2,500. Noxious Weed Department Director Rollin Schmidt said Tordon is one of the chemicals that could dramatically increase in price, about $3 a gallon, with an industry-induced shortage. With extra money in the noxious weed fund, Schmidt asked if commissioners wanted him to purchase more chemicals while prices were cheap. Dallke added it is always Schmidt's attitude to try save money by planning and told him to go ahead with purchases.