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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 21, 2011) – In 2005, two 18-year old men, one outside hitter and one middle blocker walked into a gym after being selected to compete on the U.S. Boys' Youth National Volleyball Team.
Six years and 13 teams (nine together) later, Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.), the outside, and Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio), the middle, have again been traveling the world with the U.S. World League team.
The final home U.S. stop of the 2011 FIVB World League tournament finds the U.S. Men's National Team in Long Beach, Calif., just 26 miles from its Anaheim training facility at the American Sports Centers, for the battle between the United States and Puerto Rico on July 1-2.
Both matches are slated for 7 p.m. and tickets are still available by visiting the Long Beach State athletics web site.
In April, the U.S. Men's National Team players began returning from their individual international professional careers to train together, marking the third season both Anderson and Holt returned to the team's roster, an annual courtside reunion that has become a tradition since their 2005 USAV debut.
Photo: Courtesy of the FIVB Since that debut, both have been teammates on the 2006 U.S. Men's Junior National Team that won the silver medal at the NORCECA Men's Junior Continental Championship, the 2008 Penn State Nittany Lion NCAA Championship Team and the 2009 Pan American Cup gold-medal U.S. Men's National A2 Team. On a national level, they have been a part of the 2010 U.S. Men's National Team that competed in the FIVB World Championships and in World League and most recently, the 2011 U.S. Men's National Team competing in the FIVB World League.
"Every trip that we have been on so far with USAV we have been roommates," Holt said. "We know each other's personalities and how to react when the other person is struggling on or off the court. We have a constant dialogue that involves sincere feedback on our individual playing performances."
"Max and I have been playing together since we were with the youth team," Anderson said. "But playing at Penn State together turned us into great friends."
State College, Pa., also known as Happy Valley, lent itself as a short-term home for both Anderson and Holt for an outstanding three years that created an incontestable chemistry that would stay with Penn State volleyball fans for a long time.
"When two people spend as much time together as those two did and still get along as well as they did it creates a solid foundation for a relationship," Penn State Men's Volleyball Head Coach Mark Pavlik said.
"They both have a mutual understanding that this is their line of work and that they have the ability to make each other better and use their friendship as an advantage."
Both enrolled at Penn State in 2005 and competed in the 2006 volleyball season where each made appearances in all 30 matches of that freshman season. Holt was named to EIVA All-Championship team and First Team All-East, tallying 129 blocks, good for 13th on Penn State's single-season record list. As sophomores they both excelled with mirroring accomplishments, being named First Team All-EIVA and EIVA Championship All-Tournament Team.
Their junior year in 2008 would be unforgettable and arguably their most outstanding season to date as a pair leading the Nittany Lions to their first NCAA Volleyball National Championship title in since 1994.
A Tri-captain Anderson was named EIVA Player of the Year, AVCA Co-Player of the Year and Most Outstanding Player of the 2008 NCAA Championship. He and Holt were both named AVCA First Team All-American and First-Team All-EIVA.
"We just know each other's games so well," Holt said. "I know exactly where he is going to be on the court and exactly what he is going to do."
Coach Pavlik agreed.
"The longer teammates play together the more comfortable they become with the intangibles," Pavlik said. "They anticipate the other's speed, their quickness, their next move and their overall technical and athletic ability."
Prior to their senior season at Penn State, their paths diverged as Anderson left to play for the Hyundai Capital Skywalkers, a professional team in South Korea, playing there during the 2008-09 season and then again in the winter of 2009 until joining the Italian Serie A league team Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia in 2010-11.
Holt and the Nittany Lions returned to the NCAA semifinal match in 2009, but the team was unable reach the Championship match falling to USC. Holt's performance was good for his second AVCA Division II All American honor and the EIVA Player of the Year while ranking first in the nation in aces per game and hitting percentage.
Holt graduated from Penn State in 2009 with a degree in journalism before joining Anderson in the Italian professional volleyball circuit playing for his own Italian Serie A League team, Bluvolley Verona during the winter of 2009-10. He then moved on to play for the Italian team Copra Morpho Piacenza.
More than 6,000 miles away from their U.S. National Team training facility, Anderson and Holt's paths crossed once again, but for the first time on opposite sides of the net.
On March 20, 2011 in Piacenza, Italy, the pair became opponents where Anderson and his team Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia swept Holt and his Italian Copra Morpho Piacenza squad. There were no hard feelings between friends, just quality competition between athletes.
"His [Anderson's] team beat us both times we played, so he's got bragging rights for a year until we meet again," Holt said. "Having said that, it was really fun but also a really weird experience. Ever since we've known each other Matty and I have been on the same side of the court."
"I always thought of Max as a great player and to be playing against each other in arguably the best league, just shows that both of us can compete with the best," Anderson said. "It was also nice to get both those wins."
The conclusion of the 2010-11 winter season abroad came to a close and planes were booked back home, where a familiar jersey was waiting for Anderson and Holt.
The 2011 FIVB World League marks the sixth year the pair has represented the United States on the volleyball court with the Long Beach homecoming in July marking the end of pool play of the tournament. The team has already traveled to Poland, Brazil and Puerto Rico, tallying a 4-2 record in those countries as part of the FIVB World League Pool A matches.
Since then, the team has played Poland in Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Brazil in Tulsa, Okla., going 1-1 against each team.
Only one of the teammates, Anderson, has made the U.S. 14-man roster for Long Beach. But Holt will be there to cheer him on.
"It should be fun," Anderson said. "Hopefully we can get a great crowd and make the matches fun for us and for the fans."
The U.S. matches versus Puerto Rico could mean a possible ticket into the FIVB World League Final Round putting more importance on winning the contests. The four pool winners and the top three second-place finishers join host Poland in the Final Round held July 6-10.
It has been six years since those two young boys walked into the gym to slip into their first USA Volleyball uniforms. Over the course of time their athletic ability has advanced exponentially, paralleling the growth of their friendship.

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As some of you are aware, Fantastic 4/ACT (Apple Crumble Team) were picked for the final round of The Star's Drive For Food. The two teams comprising of the four of us; Jackson, Precious Pea, Teckiee and myself had earlier won RM100 each for our video submission in the first round. We have not spent time longer than a few meals together (that's the truth!) and decided to throw caution to the wind at the possibility of spending so much time together and losing our sanity when we travel together. Hahaha.....Well came 3rd Nov, we started our fantastic journey from Kuala Lumpur to Penang with an overnight stay. As it turned out, we not only enjoyed the journey but became closer friends than before. The four of us worked well together and I'm indeed proud to be part of such a wonderful team.
The Star will be posting up the 10 teams video for voting and this contributes 20% of the total points to be awarded. Teams were required to come up with a 3 minute travelogue video - The task was to recommend places to eat (and some places to visit) to a friend who would like to take a leisurely 8 hour drive from KL to Penang. So, with that in mind and a Canon DVD camcorder in hand, we took off at 8:20 am on Saturday from Menara Star with great excitement.
I only have random snapshots of the places we went to and food we ate as we were simply too busy to be taking pictures for our blog and were racing against time. Some we took as backup material whereas after clocking in into our hotel, we had some time to take more photos of our dinner in New Lane, Penang (hence more pics from there). We barely ate enough as it was really a touch and go situation and were hungry most of the time though we made quite a number of food/snacks stops. So, here's a very summarised post on our journey to Penang and my longest post yet (lots of pics!).
Our first stop was at Pan Heong Restaurant in Batu Caves. Read Precious Pea's earlier visit to this place HERE. Pan Heong Restaurant is located at No. 2, Jalan Medan Batu Caves 2, Medan Batu Caves. Contact No : 03-6187 7430. Opening Hours 8.00 am - 3.30 pm.
At this point, my settings on the camera were wrong and some pics became overexposed. Anyway, one of the stops we made was for Yik Mun's Tanjung Malim pau (steam buns with a variety of fillings). Check out Rasa Rasa's article on this place HERE, located at 6043, Jalan Slim River, 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak. Contact No : 05-459 6006, Opening Hours : 9.00 am - 9.00pm.
We had also made a stop at Aun Kheng Lim on the way but I didn't take photos then. The salt baked chicken from Aun Kheng Lim was simply delicious, the four of us actually devoured the one we ordered on Saturday on the spot! Actually, we were hungry (yet again) at that time too...we were like piranhas and we cleaned the meat off in minutes! The following pics were taken the next day on Sunday when we collected our orders (of course, we just had to get more of these delicious birdies!) on the way back to Kuala Lumpur.
Arriving in Ipoh on the way back on Sunday almost near to closing time, the folks there were still busy packing away orders.
The large modified ovens for baking the chicken, wrapped in layered of what seems to be like tracing paper to me and buried under grains of coarse salt. I'm getting hungry as I'm writing this! hahaha....
You want these birdies? You know the number to call. Aun Kheng Lim is located
at No. 24, Jalan Theater off Jalan Raja Musa Aziz (Anderson Road), Ipoh. Check out a pic of the birdie and other Ipoh goodies from Masak-Masak's post HERE.
Or chien "Oyster Omelette". Hmmm...I think Oprah would love this double O dish, haha...Well, the oysters here were huge and fresh and the eggs were tasty, a true delight!
Now, this plate of Char Kway Teow (fried flat noodles) may look good with the big prawns and that bit of crabmeat but my tastebuds didn't agree. It lacked the wok hei and tasted rather ordinary, almost unworthy of being tagged as "Penang" Char Kway Teow.
We all enjoyed this mixed plate of Penang Lobak. A mixture of deep fried prawn fritters and meat rolls and century egg; rather tasty eaten with a chilli sauce dip. I recall seeing contestants on Fear Factor USA recoiling in horror as they had their first taste of century egg...LOL! That challenge would have been so easy peasy on us!
Grilled Chicken Wings - if you like it sweet, you'll love this. I quite like this :o)
Popiah - Fresh Spring Rolls with a difference. These beauties were served in a plate soaked with the some clear gravy which I think it's from the cooked turnips; the main ingredient used as a filling. Moist and juicy, we enjoyed each bite of this.
Tomorrow is a holiday, looking forward to more rest :o). To my readers who are celebrating Deepavali, may you all have a joyous celebration!
You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job. ~ Laurence J. Peter


text: When it comes to picking between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in Tuesday's presidential election who will be best for the economy going forward is a huge part of the decision-making process for most casting their vote. And it's hard to argue against the notion that it's who's sitting in the White House next year who will have the greatest impact on business and the economy overall. But there is more on state and local ballots to be decided that also affects business. We've identified three city and state measures, as well as two races for elected office whose outcomes are likely to affect startups, some very large tech companies and the future of free speech on the internet. When the voting is all done, we'll let you know how it turns out. Photo: Ho John Lee/FlickrCalifornia's 30th Congressional District After a bipartisan committee redrew the boundaries of California's 30th Congressional District in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, incumbent Democratic U.S. Reps. Howard Berman and Brad Sherman were forced to race against one another to see who would keep his job. The race has turned into one of the country's nastiest, and a key issue at stake is both candidates' support for the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. Widely reviled by techies but heavily backed by Hollywood, the bill to protect digital content was co-sponsored by both Berman and Sherman along with Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith. Sherman has since said SOPA was poorly written. Berman has raked Sherman for his dissent and says he remains committed to SOPA's original mission. A Berman victory in particular could mean bills like SOPA would still have a strong voice of support in the House, though it remains to be seen if Sherman could withstand pressure from his movie industry constituents to give up the fight. Photo: Charlie Kaijo/FlickrWashington State's Referendum 74 Voters in Washington state will decide Tuesday whether to legalize same-sex marriage. Key backers of Referendum 74 in favor of same-sex marriage include the state's twin titans of technology and their spouses. Bill and Melinda Gates donated $600,000 to support the measure, while Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie have given $2.5 million. Bezos donated in support of one of Amazon's earliest employees, gay marriage advocate Jennifer Cast. For Amazon, Microsoft, and other companies in Washington looking to recruit in-demand workers, supporting the measure could make good business sense. After all, if you're a code jockey and you want to marry your partner, would you choose a job in California (where same-sex marriage remains illegal) or a state that supported your rights? In the war for tech talent, companies need every incentive they can fit in their arsenals. Photo: NeitherFanboy/FlickrSan Francisco's Measure E If passed, Measure E would replace San Francisco's unusual and contentious payroll tax with a gross receipt tax. In English, that means startups and larger companies alike would pay taxes on their revenues rather than an employee's earnings. In the startup-heavy city, many businesses do not pay any taxes because their payroll comes in under the $250,000 minimum set by the current law. But once they start growing, the tax kicks in, which Measure E supporters, including politically connected angel investor Ron Conway, say discourages startups from hiring. The move to overhaul the current system started when it came to light last year that the city considered stock options part of taxable payroll. Mayor Ed Lee promised Twitter an exemption from the tax on options in a deal to keep the company from moving to Silicon Valley. Other San Francisco tech companies, including Zynga, pushed to get in on the deal, and city lawmakers eventually placed a moratorium on taxing options. San Francisco is the only major California city to rely on a payroll tax rather than a revenue tax for businesses. Backers of Measure E believe the initiative can secure San Francisco's reputation not just as one of the country's most liberal cities but also one of the most business-friendly. Photo: spotreporting/FlickrCalifornia's Proposition 30 Proposition 30 is California Governor Jerry Brown's legacy-defining attempt to secure more funding for K-12 education in budget-ravaged California. The measure includes a temporary quarter-percent sales tax increase. More significant to Silicon Valley is the temporary income tax increase on those who make at least $250,000 per year — also known as star Google engineers, Palo Alto venture capitalists, and other top players in Silicon Valley's workforce. If Proposition 30 passes, four new tax brackets will be created for Californians who consistently earn $250,000 or more annually. At the low end, those with take-home pay of $250,000 to $300,00 will pay 10 percent income tax (up from 9 percent now). Those that make more than $1 million each year would get a 29 percent hike, from 10 percent to 13 percent. The higher rates would last for 7 years. Photo: bright strangely/FlickrBarack Obama In the most important race of the year, support of small businesses and innovation have figured prominently in the rhetoric of both campaigns. Obama supporters point to the passage of the JOBS Act and the creation of the White House's Startup America initiative as signals of the president's support for tech startups. Obama is also a firm believer that government intervention can help lift people out of poverty and become the next great entrepreneur. "We believe the little girl who's offered an escape from poverty by a great teacher or a grant for college could become the next Steve Jobs, or the scientist who cures cancer or the president of the United States," he has said. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/APMitt Romney Thanks in large part to Romney's prior business experience, many small business owners have lined up behind Romney's pledges of lower taxes and smaller government. Though Romney might have hurt himself by comparing thriving electric car company Tesla with failed solar company Solyndra. During the first presidential debate Romney told Obama "You put $90 billion — like 50 years' worth of breaks — into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1. I mean, I had a friend who said, you don't just pick the winners and losers; you pick the losers." Tesla CEO Elon Musk would disagree that his company is a failure. On the side of technology regulation, Romney and his democrat counterpart are unsurprisingly divided. Obama has shown support for net neutrality — whether or not internet service providers can charge different rates to different users based on what and how much data they move. 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Buzzfeed has produced a terrific list of books to read this year before their corresponding movies come out.
I'm a huge proponent of movies based on books because I think it helps to get kids reading.
I call them "book extensions." There are many other "book extensions," including video games, websites and games based on books. Whatever will bring a kid back to the original book is great, as far as I'm concerned.
Harry Potter and Hunger Games are excellent examples of books that have gotten many kids turned on to reading.
The Buzzfeed list includes some adult-oriented films, but a few noteworthy Young Adult (YA) books including the very popular Vampire Academy series and the Divergent series.
Here's Buzzfeed's list of books to read.


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Counter-terrorism agencies and the Police are taken by surprise when terrorists strike for the first time using a new modus operandi (MO). This is natural. We had seen this happen in Mumbai in March,1993, in the US on 9/11, in Madrid in 2004, in London in 2005 and some other places.
2. In other countries after such surprises, the Police and other investigating agencies manage to do a thorough investigation, reconstruct the crime, identify deficiencies that facilitated the successful terrorist strikes and strengthen preventive measures to see that similar strikes are not repeated.
3. India is a country where the terrorists manage to strike again and again using the same MO and often similar material without the police being able to prevent this happening. Since 1993, when Ramzi Yousef tried to blow up the New York World Trade Centre with a truckload of ammonium nitrate, a commonly used fertiliser, terrorists in different parts of the world started using ammonium nitrate as the explosive base if they are not able to lay hand on military-grade explosives. Instances of such use of ammonium nitrate have been considerably prevented in other countries through an effective regulatory mechanism to control the sale of ammonium nitrate and its pilferage from the stocks of agriculturists authorised to buy them.
4. Even though terrorists in India have also been repeatedly using ammonium nitrate mixed with fuel oil in their improvised explosive devices (IEDs), our police and counter-terrorism agencies have not so far been able to put in place an effective regulatory mechanism to prevent the use of ammonium nitrate for acts of terrorism. According to media reports, ammonium nitrate was the explosive base used in the Pune blasts of August 1,2012.
5. Many of our terrorist strikes remain inadequately investigated and unsuccessfully prosecuted. The two major exceptions to this were the March 1993 serial explosions in Mumbai and the 26/11 terrorist strikes in Mumbai. The arrests of some members of the Memon family when they returned to India from Karachi and their interrogation contributed to the successful investigation and prosecution of the Indian perpetrators of the March 1993 explosions. The capture of Ajmal Kasab, one of the Pakistani perpetrators of the 26/11 strikes, led to the successful detection and prosecution. If Kasab had also been killed, it is doubtful whether there would have been a successful prosecution.
6. The so-called Indian Mujahideen (IM) has carried out a number of strikes using IEDs at least since 2007, if not earlier, in different cities of India. None of these cases has so far led to a successful prosecution though many arrests were made. An alibi often advanced by our police and agencies for the inadequate investigation of these cases is that the three leaders of the IM operate from sanctuaries in Pakistan.
7.This alibi does not explain why we are not able to investigate thoroughly and completely what has been happening in our territory. The fact that the leaders operate from sanctuaries in Pakistan can explain our not being able to collect information and evidence about their activities and their contacts with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LET). But, this cannot explain our inability to collect details regarding their foot jihadis in India, their accomplices, their sleeper cells and their sources of material required for IEDs.
8. The IM has often been using the MO of planting the IEDs in bicycles. All we are able to find out is wherefrom they procured the cycles, which is easy to find out and does not require special investigative skills. But we seem to be still in the dark about their sources of procurement of detonators, which can normally be procured only from quarries, mines and construction companies and the storage depots of the security forces which stock detonators for professional use.
9. There have been very few instances of an IM perpetrator being caught red-handed as Kasab was. Most of our reconstruction is, therefore, based on statements of suspects arrested and interrogated after the commission of an act of terrorism.Their interrogation is apparently not able to provide a continuous and unbroken narrative of how the terrorist strike was planned and executed, resulting in inadequate detection and prosecution.
10. These deficiencies in our counter-terrorism preventive and investigation machinery cannot be removed merely by setting-up the proposed National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC). There is a need for a determined attempt to improve the investigation skills of the Police in terrorism-related cases in the States. ( 3-8-12)
( The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Associate, Chennai Centre For China Studies. E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com . Twitter: @SORBONNE75 )


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I am honored to have been a part of this illustrious group of homeschooling mom bloggers.
My blog ended up being #100 out of a total of 219 blogs that were nominated!!
I want to thank all of you. You are the reason I was even there at all.
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Drone War Creating More Enemies Than it Destroys23/10/2012 21:41
Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
The New American
Part of President Obama's daily briefing must include the report of the number of "suspected militants" killed by his drones. That is, it would be part of the briefing but hereportedly doesn't count the casualties.
In the pre-dawn hours Thursday Hellfire missiles fired from a U.S. drone turned a farmhouse in rural Yemen into a smoldering heap of charred wood that served as a bier for at least eight of those "suspected militants."
For President Obama and those pulling the triggers on the joysticks guiding the missiles toward their human targets, "suspected militant" means (presumably) "all military-age males in a strike zone." For those of us more concerned with the Constitution and with the rule of law than the President, "suspected militant" means nothing other than a person not charged with any crime, not afforded even the most perfunctory due process protections, but summarily executed upon order of the president anyway.
The president's lexicon is apparently shared by some of his functionaries, as well. Harold Koh was sent by the president to make a pitch to the United Nations for the United States to maintain its seat on the U.N.'s Human Rights Council (HRC). During a brief question and answer period after Koh's presentation, a reporter from Inner City Press asked Koh if the United States would use its position on the HRC to investigate the use of drones in executions. Koh's answer was faithful to the party line:
He said that killings by drone "in the course of armed conflict or in self defense is consistent with international law." He cited Al Qaeda, the Taliban and "associated forces" — presumably including Al Shabab in Somalia and forces in norther Mali or Azawad — and said it is "not illegal to target an individual who is leader of an opposing force."
Was Abdulrahman al-Awlaki a "leader of an opposing force"? No. He was a 16-year-old American citizen searching for his father in Yemen. He and some relatives with whom he was eating supper were killed nonetheless by a U.S. drone. Presumably that's because his cousins were old enough to be considered by the president terrorists by default.
That question is crucial, but this pretext for the killings brings up another question: When did militancy become a crime? If it is a crime, moreover, where is it defined? How can anyone know if he is guilty of militancy if such a crime is not defined? Could one hypothetically be a militant without knowing it, given that the crime is nowhere defined?
Reuters reports the scene in the southern Yemeni town of Jaar where the hiss of incoming missiles and the explosions that follow shattered the stillness of the dawn:
The farmhouse just west of Jaar, one of two southern towns that Yemen's army took back from rebel control this summer, was hit by three separate missile strikes at dawn, they said.
The residents said they found six charred bodies and the scattered remains of three other people, including Nader al-Shaddadi, a senior al Qaeda militant in the southern Abyan province who led the group that occupied Jaar.
The security source confirmed that Shaddadi was among the dead and that four others were from the town of Jaar.
A "senior al Qaeda militant" was reportedly found among the dead — thus qualifying one-ninth of the victims for execution by the president — but what of the others? News Track India reports:
Some of the dead were believed to be foreign fighters, but the security sources did not know where they were from.
"The identities of the terrorists killed in the aerial attack were not immediately clear. Some of the dead were foreigners," the source said.
According to data published by Long War Journal, since 2002, 358 people have died in Yemen in U.S. drone strikes.
That tally is low when compared to Pakistan, but the number has spiked significantly since the inauguration of Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.
Although U.S. officials typically do not comment on this or any other drone strike in Yemen or elsewhere, Hadi isn't quite so close-mouthed about the arrangement between the two "allies."
In a statement made to the Washington Post in an interview published September 29, President Hadi said he "personally approves every U.S. drone strike in his country."
Hadi's praise for the Predators continued during a speech delivered at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. "They [drones] pinpoint the target and have zero margin of error, if you know what target you're aiming at," Hadi said, according to the New York Times.
As the Washington Post rightly posits, it is likely this personal interest in promoting President Obama's drone war that has influenced U.S. officials to consider Hadi "one of the United States' staunchest counterterrorism allies."
While Hadi's self-identification as the decider of drone strikes is likely designed to cement his support among voters in Yemen, there is evidence that his decision to close the blinds of his office when the drones go airborne is alienating many of his countrymen who see this as a surrender of sovereignty. On October 17, Reuters reported:
Bashraheel Hesham Bashraheel, chairman of the al-Ayyam newspaper group, said Hadi had won short-term respect from some Yemenis for being more open about drones than Saleh.
"He wants to make a clear distinction, he wants to say I approved every raid. It gives the impression he is in control and not the Americans," Bashraheel said. "It impressed people and earned him some respect. He's not lying like Saleh used to."
However, with public anger rising, politicians are becoming more vocal in their opposition to U.S. operations.
The Shi'ite Islamist Houthi movement and influential Sunni cleric Abdul-Majeed al-Zindani — on a U.S. terrorism list — have stepped up criticism of drones in the past month.
"At first people didn't talk, but after Radaa, things have changed, said Ali Abd-Rabbu al-Qadi, a parliamentarian from Maareb where many attacks have taken place. "These air strikes prepare the ground for al Qaeda and terrorism."
Yemenis complain the U.S. focus on militants is a violation of sovereignty that is driving many towards al Qaeda and diverting attention from other pressing issues such as unemployment, corruption, water depletion and economic revival.
Beyond the effect the winnowing of the president's kill list is having on domestic politics in Yemen, there is a larger threat to security from blowback.
Blowback is defined as violent counter-attacks carried out as revenge for covert operations.
After a drone attack killed 13 Yemenis by "mistake" in September, relatives of those killed in the strike spoke with the clarity and carelessness that comes from the mixture of mourning with rage.
"You want us to stay quiet while our wives and brothers are being killed for no reason. This attack is the real terrorism," said Mansoor al-Maweri, whom CNN reports as being "near the scene of the strike."
Then there was this from "an activist" who lives near the site of the September massacre:
"I would not be surprised if a hundred tribesmen joined the lines of al Qaeda as a result of the latest drone mistake," said Nasr Abdullah. "This part of Yemen takes revenge very seriously."
Reuters explains that "Western diplomats in Sanaa say al Qaeda is a threat to Yemen and the rest of the world." An argument can be made that a bigger threat to the world is the United States' daily drone attacks that destroy our own dedication to the rule of law and serve as effective recruiting tool for those seeking revenge for the killing.
The former CIA Pakistan station chief agrees. Speaking of the rapid expansion of the drone war in Yemen, Robert Grenier told theGuardian (U.K.):
That brings you to a place where young men, who are typically armed, are in the same area and may hold these militants in a certain form of high regard. If you strike them indiscriminately you are running the risk of creating a terrific amount of popular anger. They have tribes and clans and large families. Now all of a sudden you have a big problem…. I am very concerned about the creation of a larger terrorist safe haven in Yemen.
We have gone a long way down the road of creating a situation where we are creating more enemies than we are removing from the battlefield. We are already there with regards to Pakistan and Afghanistan.


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Tired of fiddling with tiny garlic cloves that are difficult to peel and taste indifferent? Like to get your hands on some serious garlic? From our farm at the foot of the Cawdor Hills in the Highlands of Scotland, we are the only UK growers of Porcelain garlic. It took us three years to complete growing trials and settle on a strain of really garlicky garlic that's locally produced and offers a string of powerful flavour, texture and health benefits. Gilli is a 'Leiths' trained cook; Glen is a farmer, committed to supplying high quality produce to Gilli's exacting standards. This partnership is the starting point for an exciting and authentic product that makes a potent difference to the huge number of dishes that require garlic. Closely related to wild garlic, Porcelain garlic packs a sweet garlicky punch, keeps you healthy and doesn't drive you mad in the kitchen.
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Millions are planning to purchase the new iPhone 5. Families however should be cautious! New smartphone devices, while cool and exciting to play with, can be targets for hackers and unprotected information can be vulnerable to thieves.
ProtectMyID has 7 tips to help improve your odds against smartphone hackers once you have that fun, new iPhone in your hands. Here are four:
1. When you first buy your phone, password protect it with a unique password. Use different passwords for each online account.
2. When you finished downloading and testing all those cool applications, log out of them- especially those that automatically access payment information.
3. Only use trusted Wi-Fi networks. With 4G and faster mobile networks, you should reduce the need for Wi-Fi hotspot access, but stay clear of open Wi-Fi networks as they are a perfect spot for malware traps.
4. Learn what your specific mobile device needs to make it secure and actively manage that security. Security apps will depend on the operating system, personal preference and budget.


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Beverly from Flamingo Toes
Anthropologie Inspired Highland Hot Air Balloon{Handmade Ornament No. 18}
Hello! I'm so excited to be here at Under the Table and Dreaming for this week of Handmade Ornaments!!
It's got some fun detail in a tiny package -it's about 5″ from top to bottom not including the hanging cord.
{Photo Credit: Anthropologie}
• Small Scraps of Fabric for the basket
• Buttons and beads for decorations
• Stuffing
• Pompom
• Jingle Bells
• Bendable Wire (about 12″ total)
• Cording or Yarn for Balloon Strings and hanger
• 1 Bead for Hanger
• Glue
• Thread
The wider the middle, the wider your ball will be.
Cut out three of this shape from each fabric.
Thank you Beverly! This hot air balloon is the cutest ever and the details are amazing! The beading is beautiful!
The next guest blogger will be posted shortly ~ in the meantime hop on over to Flamingo Toes and say 'hi' to Beverly!
Beverly is the Anthropologie Knock Off queen ~ I seriously want every single piece of jewelry she creates. A few of my favorites are the Anthropologie "Into the Woods" Necklace, Anthropologie Paisley Rebirth Necklace, Anthropologie Willy Nilly Bracelet Tutorial, and the Anthropologie Limitless Strands Necklace.
Her crafting is stellar too! {yes, I want all these as well} Taste-Test Recipe Binder, Chalkboard Placemats, Retro Ric Rac Apron, Ballard Knockoff Spool Side Table
If you missed any ornaments in this series you can view them all by clicking the button above. There is much more to share ~ Enjoy!


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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Staring down a three-game sweep at the hands of its fiercest rival, No. 10 Duke was tough enough to fight its way through to the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship game.
Tricia Liston scored 17 points and Ka'lia Johnson hit the go-ahead free throws with 44.1 seconds left to help the Blue Devils rally late to beat No. 13 North Carolina 66-61 in Saturday's semifinals.
Johnson's two free throws broke a 60-all tie for the second-seeded Blue Devils (27-5), who played with veteran poise late to hold off freshman star Diamond DeShields and the sixth-seeded Tar Heels (24-9).
Now, despite being down four point guards from the start of the season -- including former league player of the year Chelsea Gray -- the Blue Devils are within a win of their ninth ACC title.
"We've gone through a lot as a team and it hasn't really, I don't think, worn us down emotionally," senior Haley Peters said. "It's just made us really become a closer team and really, we just want to be as good as we can be. ... We've been energized by it, I think."
Duke, which used just eight players, faces No. 2 Notre Dame in Sunday's final. The unbeaten Fighting Irish beat the Blue Devils by a combined 32 points in the regular-season meetings.
"It's a great opportunity for us, a really great opportunity for us because they're very, very good," Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie said. "They're definitely picked to beat us, obviously. They're ahead of us, they have been all year. And that's just the way it is."
At the end, it was lesser-known players like Johnson and Oderah Chidom stepping up to the foul line to cap Duke's comeback and put away the Tar Heels. Johnson was shooting 67.6 percent from the line and Chidom 55.1, but they made six straight free throws in the final minute.
DeShields scored 25 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead the Tar Heels, with four of those coming after halftime. But she missed a 3 for the tie with about 10 seconds left after Chidom hit two free throws to make it 64-61.
"I thought it was going in," DeShields said. "I wanted it. I wanted the ball. Actually, I knew it was going in. It came in and came out."
DeShields also committed a technical foul for taunting Peters after hitting a jaw-dropping step-back 3 with 8:08 left, one of a series of small mistakes that proved costly when Duke pushed ahead late.
UNC made just 2 of 7 free throws in the final 6:14, including reserve N'Dea Bryant making 1 of 2 after being fouled on a jumper after Johnson's go-ahead free throws. The Tar Heels also somehow managed to have the wrong people taking shots at key moments, with Latifah Coleman missing a driving basket as the shot clock wound down in a tie game and Bryant being bailed out on her quick jumper by drawing Elizabeth Williams' fifth foul.
"We made some mistakes down in the end we'd like to be able to replay," UNC associate head coach Andrew Calder said. "But you don't get to do that, so we'll learn from that and we'll drive on."
The Tar Heels won the first meeting in Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium 89-78, their first win in the building since 2008. DeShields went for 30 points in that game, then went for 18 in last weekend's 64-60 home win to close the regular season.
North Carolina was poised to add another win against Duke, with DeShields knocking down three 3s and fellow freshman Allisha Gray one of her own to break a 31-all halftime tie and give UNC a 43-35 lead with 16:42 left.
But Duke slowly climbed back in it. Liston made just two shots after halftime, but the second was a huge 3-pointer at the 2:02 mark to cut the Tar Heels' lead to 59-58. Then Williams scored on a stickback to tie the game at 60 with 1:18 left.
Williams finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, including a big one on Stephanie Mavunga's stickback attempt on Coleman's missed drive. Mavunga fouled Johnson on the scramble for the rebound to set up the go-ahead free throws.
Chidom hit the final two free throws with 9.2 seconds left after DeShields' last miss to seal Duke's trip to the final.


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i need to edit some lines of a class inside a jar file but i cant find the proper tools to do it. Im looking something that decompiles, allows me to edit the decompiled file and then compile it back correctly. I currently use Java Decompiler for decompiling but i dont know how reliable is. Can you please recommend me a good option for this?
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Manu has strong all-round skills and a professional approach with lots of patience in difficult situations. He is easy to work with in a team and contributes from his experience when needed.
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"Chye-yean" (菜燕),Chinese (Hokkien?) for agar-agar. However, I have only ever heard the term 'agar-agar'. The first thing that pops into my mind are the colourful agar agar jellies from my primary school tuckshop. Baking Mum has some exquisite versions of the traditional layered agar agar dessert here and here.
Most interesting to me is the strong historical Malayan connection to this seaweed-derived product, which is evidenced by the fact that its international name today is the Malay word 'agar'. The entry on SinglishDictionary.com lists fascinating colonial references to agar in Malaya from 1813, 1820 and 1894 and opens a little window on how this Southeast Asian item made its way further afield.
While some equate agar agar with Japanese kanten, this information says that in Japan, kanten and agar-agar refer to separate products made from different kinds of seaweed and have different textures. The additional details here suggest that outside of Japan, this distinction may not be so important and the term 'agar-agar' is used in a broad fashion to denote a whole family of seaweed products.
Agar has the advantage of not melting, which is very handy in our tropical weather. It can even set without refrigeration.
Another wonderful thing about agar agar is that you can use it to gelatinise (is there such a word?) almost any liquid, except vinegar and foods high in oxalic acid, which includes spinach, chocolate and rhubarb (read more in this article).
Agar agar comes in two forms — long strips and powder. I assume that back in grandmother's time, they didn't have agar agar processed into easily-spoonable powder and packaged in handy single-use sachets that we use today :), so this most likely refers to the strips.
To use agar strips, rinse in cold water first and leave them to soak until softened. Then boil in the required amount of liquid until it melts.
I have no idea why there are two sets of quantities for the Chye Yean with one being twice as diluted as the other. The amount of liquid used affects the hardness of the agar jelly when it sets, so make it less dilute if you like a 'crunchy' texture.
Tahils and katis ("K." in the recipe notes )are such nostalgic measures of weight :), bringing to mind vivid memories of following grandmother to the wet market as a young child. See this conversion table for katis (cattys) and tahils to metric or imperial measurements.


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I read an interesting editorial from Leonard Pitts Jr. at the Miami Herald about Twitter. It's interesting because I thought I was the only one avoiding that service. I'm glad to see that someone else also finds it less than appealing.
Most of Mr. Pitts' confusion at the popularity mirrors my own. Why anyone would want to stab at the air in that fashion, releasing esoteric one-sentence notes about where they're sitting in a meeting … well, it escapes me.
But there is a lot of the Internet that escapes me. Blogging is a perfect example. Why anyone would care or want to sift through the dreck I post here is confusing too. It's kind of you to visit, and kind of you to leave a note, but beyond that nothing is really gained. I have no insights or expertise to share, and no credentials to otherwise bolster my content.
I could make a list — a long list, really — of popular things on the Internet that I just don't understand. MySpace would be on it. Facebook, the MySpace for over-18-year-olds, would be there too. And so forth.
I have no solution to all the aimless and pointless (in my opinion) blather that coats the Internet nowadays. I have my own ways of slicing through it. I think on the whole though, things like Twitter and Facebook and so forth will be filed away into my own junk drawer. Use it if you must, but don't look for me there.


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In life, Margaret Thatcher inspired dozens and dozens of angry songs, from The English Beat's "Stand Down Margaret" to Morrissey's "Margaret On The Guillotine." In death, though, Thatcher is still inspiring musicians. For example, the social media response to her demise has put three different versions of The Wizard Of Oz's "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" on the U.K.'s top 200 singles chart, including ones by Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald.
Anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba has been anticipating Thatcher's death for years. In 2005, the group pre-sold an EP called In Memoriam: Margaret Thatcher that would be digitally delivered upon the former Prime Minister's death. It showed up in purchasers' inboxes this week, along with an intense screed from the band about how Thatcher's "got a one-way ticket to hell" and saying her death is "a cause to celebrate, to party, to stamp the dirt down." The record also features a track supposedly sung by Augusto Pinochet, the murderous Chilean dictator Thatcher so publicly supported.
The EP is streaming over at YouTube as well, lest anyone not have had the foresight to purchase it back in 2005.


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Describing a town or vicinity outside a major, metropolitan area. Rural areas have low population density. Most people in rural areas work in urban or suburban areas, but some still work in agricultural or energy producing industries. In the United States, living in a rural area can qualify one for some forms of government assistance, such as a USDA mortgage.
Concerning the country. Contrast with urban or suburban.


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Snap o' the day: First sign o' spring?
Outdoor tables and chairs appeared over the weekend in front of Mudhouse. A portent spring is around the corner– or that rebricking has turned the corner on the west end of the Downtown Mall?
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Did you know that the Olympics are just one big Hitler fest? No, really. The torch relay, the interlocked rings, the wings, all Hitler's personal creations. You know, Adolf Hitler. The guy who, to the best of my knowledge, never killed a single Jew in his life, let alone a Gypsy, but has taken the blame for the killing of millions of Jews, Gypsys, and other folks too. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT THE MASSIVE CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN THE U.S.A. ARE NOT ALLOWED TO EXTERMINATE US INSIDE OF THEM. BUY GUNS! BUY AMMO!
the author is an idiot!
Finally someone in the media with enough fortitude to take a correct approach to this nonsense that is Becky Hammon. All of these apologists who guise their contempt for America under the umbrella of capitalization claiming Comrade Hammon represents the American Dream only further highlights the divide between true American patriotism and what many individuals in our country have become: narcissists driven by simple self gratification.
1. Patriot: a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
2. Devotion: Ardent, often selfless affection and dedication, as to a person or principle.
So you tell me, did Becky Hammon love, support, and defend the USA with selfless affection and dedication? I think it is pretty obvious see did not. I just finished watching the Gold Medal ceremony. Becky looked great in bronze. Hey Becky, do me a favor, learn the Russian national anthem, I don't want you repeating ours: WE ARE AMERICANS.
Personal achievements trump national pride. Hogwash!!!!!! I'll bet the blame america for everything crowd loves her and people like her though.


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Creating a Source List Report in RootsMagic 5
I guess, that since he named be as part of a challenge, I thought I better reply. Afterall, I have committed to myself, in 2012, to clean up all of my Sources (488) and Citations to get them into the Family Tree Maker, Evidence Explained! Template format.
I have been working on the clean up and I have blogged about this in that past. I take a few "extra" steps when I create the Source Template. What I did, was to break down, so that I could understand, what comes from the Source Template Fields, and what information comes from the Citation Detail, and what comes from the Citation Text to create the EndNote or Reference Note.
Looking at the report for Randy's challenge that little extra step really helped.
Note: I keep the term SOURCE as one thing, while CITATION is something else. I have a number of Sources, without Citations. I have NO Citations without a source. Together the Source and Citation information makes up the Reference Note or EndNotes as they are created in a genealogy report.
The Publish Workspace has a Source Collection of Reports. The first one I am going to select is the Source Bibliography. That will give me a list of my Sources.
This will generate a list of all of my Sources. I will be able to tell which Sources are in the Template Format and which are not. I will use one of my 1940 U.S. Federal Census Record Sources for an example:
The data in the Yellow hi-light is text from the Comments field for that Source. That is my first indication that this Source is in the Template format. Reason: I added the information that will be needed in the Citation Detail, and the Citation Text. The items in brackets are "fill in the blank" reminders for me, what data do I get from the Source for the Citation Detail. then some text, etc.
For example: [ civil division ] is what I need to pull from the 1940 Census, like the Town Name. That is followed by "enumeration district" followed by [ _-_ ] which is taking from the the Census Sheet.
In this template example, that is all of the data that is required for the Reference Note, so nothing in the Citation Text box will be used. I enter "Record for ......", and naming the Head of Household into that field, but do NOT put a check mark in the Show in Reference Note. That is information that I want to see easily. That is already in the [ person of interest ] household entry in the Details.
From this report, on this Source, I see that I have forgotten, actually want to go back an add, the "accessed: dd mmm yyyy" in the Citation Details field, at the end of the information in the Citation Detail screen. I can get that date from the date on the Census Record, media file, linked to this citation.
There may be additional information that I will enter, IF I have the data, like Microfilm Number. My 1940 Census Records all came from BEFORE they were indexed, so some of that data was not available.
That is the Sources Report. Now for the Citations.
Publish Workspace, but Source Usage Report.
I selected Show Facts, and Show Citations, as the report was being generated. I had selected a number of pieces of information from each Census Year. I have a blank census form, with the data hi-lited, for what facts I want to capture. This will help be review that as well.
The Citation now reflects what was put into the Citation Detail field, and the Citation Text field as well as the facts. Remembering that the Citation Text should not be shown. But the Citation here is as it should be, minus the Date Accessed.
Since I know what information I want in the Citation is in the Source Comments field, I can tell that this Citation is good. Because the order of the report would be in the Source Order, followed by the Citation Order, I found that I can get through these pretty quickly because of the pattern of data that I am looking for.
I can see when I forgot to uncheck the Include in the Reference Note, for a Census Record.
It is very obvious, in these two reports, when I haven't transitioned a Source to a Template. I am only doing this review AFTER the Source and it's citations are in the new format.
Lots of work yet to do, but these two reports are helping me clean up my Sources and Citations.
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Item #5019
Basil lovers, this is for you-the most productive sweet basil boasting leaves nearly as big as your hand! The light green leaves are more sweet than spicy, and full of flavor and aroma; ideal for pesto, lettuce alternative in wraps, on burger or sandwiches, or in a beautiful caprese salad. Crinkled leaves hold dressings or marinades better than smooth types in your culinary creations. Very slow to bolt.
This packet sows up to 20 ft.
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16"-18" tall
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When to sow outside: 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost, and when soil temperature is at least 60°F, ideally 65°-85°F. Basil is very sensitive to frost.
When to start inside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before transplanting outside. Transplant when nighttime temperatures are above 50°F.
Harvesting: Basil is typically harvested before the plant flowers. Flavor is best when harvested in the morning. The young, top leaves taste the best and should be used fresh; the older leaves may be used for vinegar and pesto. Cut a few stems at a time, but never harvest more than 1/3 of the plant if you want it to keep producing. If there is any chance of temperatures dropping to 32°F, harvest crop immediately; basil is very frost sensitive.
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I am seriously planning to keep up to my promise of blogging regularly.
Glass paintings are popular artifacts. It involves the use of vibrant synthetic colors on glass as a base. The overall appeal of glass and semi-transparent paints together provide an ethereal look. Glass painting is a drawing painted on the inside surface of transparent glass, executed with oil and hard resin or with watercolor and gum on glass sheets. The effect is one of stunning clarity and rich color ideally serving as a connoisseur's delight.
I have made these paintings few years back and these are hung in my corridor.


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Saturn Yellow Feeders, 3 and 15 lb
Simple top flow feeders for chicks to adult birds. Bright color draws in the flock for feeding.
Preferred feeder for small to mid-size poultry farms. Our birds love these!
|Saturn 3
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|15 lb
|Suited For
|Number Fed*
8" Pan Diameter
1" Pan Depth
16" Pan Diameter
3" Pan Depth
|Grill Option
|Can It Hang
*Number Fed is determined by capacity multiplied by 4 oz (amount of feed the average adult chicken eats per day). Crumbles, wheat, barley and cracked corn can be used in these feeders.
- Comes complete with base, tower and lid
- Saturn 15 features an adjustable base design allows for up to 4 flow levels
- Top lip around base helps prevent feed waste
- Has a small rain hat that allows it to be used in light rain
- Hang the feeder just above the bedding to reduce feed spoilage
How to Use
Use a Chick Stand to lift the Saturn 3 above the litter, resulting in cleaner feed.
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TurboScoop, smallItem #938360 -
Has a front-facing handle so it's uniquely easy to use and kind to wrists. Strong aluminum holds up to years of use without breaking or rusting.$16.00
Buckets and Troughs
TurboScoop, largeItem #938361 -
Has a front-facing handle so it's uniquely easy to use and kind to wrists. Strong aluminum holds up to years of use without breaking or rusting.$18.00
Buckets and Troughs
TurboScoopItem #938351 -
5 lb capacity scoop with forward facing handle. Useful for scooping feed out of bags or narrow containers.$9.00
Grit and Feed
Chick Starter, MedicatedItem #540363 -
Medicated feed for the development of active immunity to Coccidiosis in young chickens and other poultry.$6.50
Grit and Feed
Organic Chick Starter CrumblesItem #540364 -
Complete feed for chicks. Non-GMO. Non-medicated. 5 lb bag.$12.00
Grinders and Shellers
Bravo Feed GrinderItem #530080 -
Grind corn and other grains for your livestock at home with this 110v hammermill grinder. 1.2 HP motor. Also produces coarsely ground flour for baking.$566.00
Brooder Panels
Reusable Brooder Panel, eachItem #530155 -
Build a safe, secure chick brooder using modular brooder panels. Quick to assemble with disposable and reusable options.$3.90
Brooder Panels
Disposable Brooder Panel, eachItem #530150 -
Build a safe, secure chick brooder using modular brooder panels. Quick to assemble with disposable and reusable options.$1.87
Waterers and Accessories
Chick StandItem #540043 -
Lifts poultry feeders and waterers away from the bedding in chick brooder pens.$19.00
Heat Lamp and Accessories
Prima Heat Lamp®Item #557100 -
Rugged and reliable heat lamp used to warm lambs, goat kids, chickens or for any animal that is sick or cold. Uses standard or infrared heat bulbs.$39.00
Heat Lamp and Accessories
Heat Lamp Bulbs, smooth glass, 175 watt, clear, package of 2Item #557030 -
Smooth glass (PAR) infrared bulbs that can be used in heat lamps.$13.00
Heat Lamp and Accessories
Heat Lamp StandItem #557200 -
For hanging heat lamps above brooders. Adjustable height allows user to control the surface temperature of the brooder floor.$40.00
Handling Equipment
Snap Clip, Zinc PlatedItem #965405 -
Use to connect wire panels and hang poultry waterers and feeders.$2.70
Handling Equipment
Snap Clip, Stainless SteelItem #965406 -
Use to connect wire panels and hang poultry waterers and feeders.$7.60
Wire Panels and Accessories
Braided Cord, 8 ftItem #965410 -
Useful length of cord for having around the farm. Hang poultry waterers and feeders. Attach wire panels and gates.$1.50
Waterers and Accessories
Plastic Slider for Cord AdjustmentItem #54001803 -
Use to adjust the height of poultry waterers and feeders.$0.32
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Thomas L from Oregon
Main thing I really like about this feeder is the very pronounced dome on the inside which ensures that ALL the feed runs out into the feeding areas.
The typical galvanized feeder at the feed stores is much flatter at the bottom and there could be a half inch or more of feed that doesn't filter out without shaking or rattling the feeder around.
I'm using the Saturn 15 with 13 Cornish Cross ( 3 weeks old currently ) and it's working well.
The "Flock Raiser" feed runs through it nicely
Pamela M from Ohio
Fabulous! No more waste! Love it.
Kristen R from Tennessee
I have purchased several Saturn feeders, of both the 3s and the 15s. This is my go-to feeder of choice for my bantams because it restricts how much food can get into the base at any time. My bantams are very adept at wasting food, and until I bought these feeders they would "bill out" over half the food they were eating. Now that they have Saturn feeders, they are pretty good at getting just enough feed in the base to take care of themselves without the waste. The Saturn 3 I use to feed up to 6 bantams at a time and it works great for that. I use it as a hanging feeder.
That said, every feeder has its drawbacks. One complaint I have with the Saturn 3 is the lid. When you hang the Saturn 3, the weight of the feeder is concentrated on the 4 tabs that connect the lid to the body of the feeder. This is because the lid is the portion that hangs, and then you twist the body onto the tabs. When the feeder is full, this is a lot of weight for these four tiny plastic tabs to support and when it gets cold they will sometimes get brittle and catch or snap, especially when you are twisting the base either on or off . Then you cannot use it as a hanging feeder anymore. The feeder does not dispense food as well when it is not hanging, so I typically will convert it to a chick-only feeder at that point.
Now the Saturn 15 is a different story. The larger design is better (but it takes up a lot of space, so make sure you have room for it)! The lid on the larger feeder is simply that - a lid. It shields the feed from chickens roosting and pooping into the feeder and serves its purpose well. It fits over a central hanging unit that is attached to the body of the feeder and juts up through the central hole in the lid. This is a much better design than using the lid for suspension as is done in the Saturn 3. The Saturn 15 also has a very deep and wide trough with a lip and grid cover that adequately prevents too much feed from going into the lower trough. Very effective for reducing feed waste.
Both the Saturn 3 and the Saturn 15 have one more potential problem, however...cleaning the trough area is difficult in both. The very design that is so effective at preventing feed from leaving the trough is also effective at preventing anything else from leaving the trough area. My chickens are constantly scratching around in deep bedding and even when the feeder is properly hung at their back height they will manage to get shavings into the base. Shavings will accumulate in the trough and I will try to remove them but it is hard to get my fingers in between the grid to scoop them out. I have to let the feeders run out of feed in order to dump the shavings out in between feedings. This is a very minor drawback, however, and it may not even be an issue for people that don't use deep shavings as bedding. Overall this is still my favorite feeder design for my flock.
Calvin R from Texas
Have used these 15 lbs Saturn feeders for several years and they are the only type that reduce crumble spillage. I currently have 7 and use them in all of my grow-out pens for chickens, bantams, turkeys, guineas, peafowl, and pheasant. I place 4"x4" blocks next to the hanging feeder so smaller birds can reach the feed. I would not recommend them for waterfowl. I wouldn't use anything else for juvenile birds. (For adults, I use 50 lbs feeders made from plywood.)
Vickie A from Iowa
I have a total of five of the Saturn 15 lbs. feeders. I use 2 feeders for my 50 meat bird chicks and 3 feeders for my 48 full grown hens. Minimal crumble waste if any. Of the 4 different styles of feeders I've tried, this one is the best.


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John Curtis Griffin was indicted Feb. 13 in the Northern District of Texas' Amarillo Division stemming from a Nov. 25 traffic stop on Interstate 40 East, records said. Texas and New Mexico state troopers were patrolling the area that morning when one of the troopers saw a silver 2004 Ford F-150 make multiple lane changes with delayed turn signals, documents said.
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