text:
Wow! I can't believe it's been a month since my last post! I am sooooo sorry. Yes, things happen, and I have been a little busy, but I honestly don't know where the month went.I'm going to blame it on the weather – yeah, that's right. It's all mother nature's fault. No seriously, the blame is all mine and I promise to never let it happen again. So where were we? … Oh, yeah, the summer top. Well, if you started the top, don't fret. I will have the full pattern written up and on the blog, along with a few pics of the finished product this weekend. Needless to say, another lesson learned with this one. That is – KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid! If you look back at my posts about the top, you'll see that while the finished product looks like a very intricate piece of work, it's really a very simply constructed piece. One that as a matter of fact, was too simple. I am certain that someone took some liberties with the finished product (butterfly clips in the back on the pictures) to give the appearance of more shape than the finished garment really had. The cowl on the garment is actually an ingeniously simple idea though, and my kudos go to the designer.
So in order to make the piece look like the actual picture, I decided to follow the design of the cowl (2 large rectangles attached strategically at the waist and along the side seam) but give the tank top underneath a little shaping to flatter the figure of the person wearing it. As you know, I have a model that I am customizing the fit for so that it will hug her curves to a 't', but unfortunately I can't do that for everyone so the finished pattern will be a generic shaped tank in S, M. L, and XL. I will finish explaining how I did the shaping however so that you may do the same if you want to. Again, look for that on the weekend – maybe with a post about how it's coming along before then.It will still be finished in time for you to enjoy this piece this summer, and into the early fall. Unlike the original piece, I think you can use almost any light weight fiber and make a practical and functional piece without giving up and of the elegance. The first one I'm making is using a DK weight silk/wool blend and the second a lace weight weight pure merino wool that I will double.
As for what's on the needles after that, well, you'll have to stay tuned to see. There's lots going on in this head of mine and yarn is being used up from my stash if you can believe that! It's getting smaller right now. I might have to do something about that. Okay, I'm off to enjoy the rest of what's turned out to be a beautiful summer day!
2 Responses to "Yikes!"
Have you written up the pattern yet? Of so, where do I find it? I am almost up to the armpits and wonder if I should just wing it or if there is a pattern to follow. Thanks.
Hi Kathy, the pattern will be up within 24 hours. If you send me your sizing information I can send you one customized for you.


text:
TPWD Print-Friendly Page: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/releases/print.phtml?req=20130219e
Editors: Images associated with this news release are available on the TPWD Web site (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/news_images/).
General Media Contact: Business Hours, 512-389-4406
Additional Contacts: Bryan Frazier, Texas State Parks, (512) 826-8703, firstname.lastname@example.com
TPWD Website: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us
TPWD News Release — Feb. 19, 2013
AUSTIN—Elected officials and numerous students from around Texas packed the State Capitol of Texas rotunda to honor Caprock Canyons State Park and its ongoing efforts to preserve the Texas State Bison Herd, as park superintendent Donald Beard received the Service of Achievement Merit Award on this the 167th anniversary of Texas' statehood.
State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance (STAR) Foundation President Dennis Kulvicki of Presidio, TX, presented the award to Beard and TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith in front of State Senator Jose Rodriguez of El Paso, Texas General Land Office Commissioner Jerry Patterson, dozens of students from Midland's San Jacinto Junior High School and Weimar Middle School, as well as numerous onlookers on Tuesday, paying tribute to Caprock's ongoing conservation efforts to save the last remnant herd of Southern Plains Bison.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
2810 Morriss Rd
Flower Mound,TX 75028
Most Fridays during the school year – See Dates Below
LISD Campus Support Services partnered with Communities for Kidz in 2007-2008 to host the totally awesome youth program, Friday Nite Live, at Forestwood Middle School in Flower Mound.
Students in grades 3-8 are welcome to enjoy a stream of non-stop entertainment, while their parents have a night out for themselves. Student activities include live DJ, light show, dance contests, gym activities and games, giant inflatables, treasure hunts, fear factor games, face painting, obstacle courses and celebrity appearances. There is a police officer on site.
The nightly cost is $10 and food and concessions are available to purchase.
2012-13 Dates (Subject to change; Visit link to verify)
Nov: 30
Dec: 7, 14
Jan: 11, 18, 25
Feb: 8, 15
Mar: 1, 22
Apr: 5, 19, 26
May: 3, 10, 17, 31
Check it out at:
Questions: Contact Elva at 972-880-6699


text:
im wondering if theres other juicers that are easier to clean
i have the breville 800jexl and its not overly complicated but if i can find something that is easier and quicker to clean then i might switch
+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 6 of 6
Thread: Easiest juicer to clean?
Raw Food Talk is a friendly forum brought to you by Alissa Cohen. You can find various living & raw food diet merchandise such as her new book or CD on her website at www.alissacohen.com. The Raw Food Talk forum is a great place to meet friends, share raw recipes, find advice and more. The forum is broken into different categories. The "Raw & Living Foods Discussion" is for general chat about the raw diet. The Recipes and Food Preparation is where you can discuss and exchange vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes, & other raw recipes. "Exercise and Fitness While Raw" is for advice, tips, training and more while you are on a raw diet. "Juicing, Sprouting, and Organic Gardening" is for discussion related to juicing & juicers, sprouting, organic gardening & wild edible foods. "Raw Events and Classifieds" is for posting events, products, and advertisements. These are just some of the different topics you will find being discussed in the Raw Food Talk forum. Come on in and meet some new friends.


text:
This site is no longer maintained. It contains historical data.
For current information about the NASA Astrobiology Institute, please visit http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/nai/
A violent collision with a space rock, like the one that doomed the dinosaurs, may have also caused our planet's greatest mass extinction 250 million years ago.
New findings provide evidence that Earth's most severe mass extinction - an event 250 million years ago that wiped out 90 percent of the life on Earth - was triggered by a collision with a comet or asteroid.
Over 90 percent of all marine species and 70 percent of land vertebrates perished as a result, according to the NASA-funded research team, led by Dr. Luann Becker of the University of Washington (UW), Seattle. The team's findings will be published in today's issue of the journal Science.
The collision wasn't directly responsible for the extinction, but rather triggered a series of events, such as massive volcanism and changes in ocean oxygen, sea level and climate. That in turn led to extinctions on a wholesale level, according to the team.
"If the species cannot adjust, they perish. It's a survival-of-the-fittest sort of thing," said Becker. "To knock out 90 percent of organisms, you've got to attack them on more than one front."
Scientists don't know the site of the impact 250 million years ago, when all Earth's land formed a supercontinent called Pangea. However, the space body left a calling card - complex carbon molecules called buckminsterfullerenes, or Buckyballs, with the noble gases helium and argon trapped inside the caged structure. Fullerenes, which contain at least 60 carbon atoms and have a structure resembling a soccer ball or a geodesic dome, are named for Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome.
The researchers know these particular Buckyballs are extraterrestrial because the noble gases trapped inside have an unusual ratio of isotopes, atoms whose nuclei have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. Terrestrial helium is mostly helium-4 (two neutrons and two protons), while extraterrestrial helium is enriched with helium-3 (one neutron and two protons).
"These things form in carbon stars. That's what's exciting about finding fullerenes as a tracer," Becker said. The extreme temperatures and gas pressures in carbon stars are perhaps the only way extraterrestrial noble gases could be forced inside a fullerene, she explained.
These gas-laden fullerenes were formed outside the Solar System, and their concentration in the sedimentary layer at the boundary of the Permian and Triassic periods means they were delivered by comets or asteroids. The researchers estimate the comet or asteroid was roughly 6 to 12 kilometers across, or about the same size as the asteroid believed responsible for wiping out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
The telltale fullerenes containing helium and argon were extracted from sites where the Permian-Triassic boundary layer had been exposed in Japan, China and Hungary. The evidence was not as strong from the Hungary site, but the China and Japan samples bear strong evidence, Becker said.
The team's work was made more difficult because there are few 250 million-year-old rocks left on Earth. Most rocks that old have been recycled through the planet's tectonic processes. "It took us two years to do this research, to try to narrow it down enough so that we could see this fullerene signature," Becker said. Scientists have long known of the mass extinction 250 million years ago, since many fossils below the boundary - such as trilobites, which once numbered more than 15,000 species - diminish sharply close to the boundary and are not found above it. There also is strong evidence suggesting the extinction happened very rapidly, on the order of 8,000 to 100,000 years, which the latest research supports.
Previously, scientists thought that any asteroid or comet collision would leave strong evidence of the element iridium, the signal found in the sedimentary layer from the time of the dinosaur extinction. Iridium was found at the Permian-Triassic boundary, but not nearly in the concentration as from the dinosaur extinction. Becker believes that difference is because the two space bodies that slammed into Earth had different compositions.
Members of the research team are Becker; Robert Poreda and Andrew Hunt from the University of Rochester, NY; Ted Bunch of the NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA; and Michael Rampino of New York University and NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Sciences, New York. Funding for the research was provided by NASA's Astrobiology and Cosmochemistry programs and the National Science Foundation.
Related Web Pages
Audio Supplement: Michael Meyer of NASA HQ comments on these findings. Near-Earth Asteroid TrackingWeb site for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory project that keeps an eye on asteroids that pass close to the Earth Potentially Hazardous Asteroidsinformation on the 289 asteroids considered to pose a threat to Earth. A Close Encounter with a Space RockA half-km asteroid passes by the Earth. Trick or Treat: It's ToutatisNASA scientists are monitoring a large near-Earth asteroid that tumbled past our planet on Halloween 2000.
NASA Official: Wendy Dolci + Comments and Questions+ Stay Updated with RSS Feeds


text:
Boards Home | East | Downtown | Northeast | Northwest | West | Southeast | Southwest
West Board Members
Mindy Black Position: Local Business Representative Term: Second Term expires: April 4, 2015 | ||
A long time resident of Queen Anne, and professional working in the South Lake Union neighborhood – areas covered by the Queen Anne Board – Mindy is a Senior Associate and Project Manager with Weber Thompson, where she has worked since 1999. Before moving to Seattle, Mindy served on the Telluride, Colorado Historic and Architectural Review Commission where she helped write Telluride's "Design Guidelines." She has been Weber Thompson's representative to the Master Builders of King County since 2002 and remains active in preservation issues through Historic Seattle and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Mindy is a graduate of the University Of Oregon School Of Architecture where she was awarded a travel scholarship to Croatia. | ||
Jill Kurfirst Position: Community Representative Term: Second Term expires: April 4, 2014 | ||
Jill has 29 years of experience in creating commercial and multifamily residential developments with companies such as Stratford, Triad, Intracorp and as an architect for firms such as DKA, RTKL and Callison. She has strong communication skills, excellent analytical abilities, and a thorough knowledge of what it takes to meet challenging urban issues. She builds consensus among stakeholders so we can work towards meeting common goals. As an Architect, Developer and LEED Accredited Professional she makes environmentally sensible solutions a real priority. She served on DPD's ad hoc committee to determine how to best incorporate greener building standards into density incentives as part of the rezoning of Seattle's downtown. She worked closely with the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association to effectively organize city council, mayoral, and Sound Transit committee support to meet their goal to have the light rail station located on the 12th Ave NE corridor. For the last 4 years, she has participated with the International Sustainable Solutions to travel to other cities with developers and City planners, council members, and transportation staff to experience and bring back ideas to improve Seattle's sustainability as a world class city. She has a Master of Architecture from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science from MIT. | ||
Katherine Idziorek Position: Design Professional Representative Term: First Term expires: April 4, 2015 | ||
Katie works in planning and urban design at VIA Architecture in Seattle. She has Masters degrees in both architecture and urban planning from the University of Washington. She is described by colleagues as bringing a breadth of design and planning expertise to the Seattle scene from having experienced living and working in urban environments as diverse as Copenhagen and Shanghai. Her professional focus to date has been on public projects, an essential part of which is citizen engagement and public participation. Katie is co-president of the Uptown Alliance and is an active volunteer member of the Uptown Alliance Urban Design Framework Committee. She has also served as co-chair of the AIA Seattle Historic Resources Committee. She is a five-year resident of the Queen Anne/ Uptown Neighborhood. | ||
Boyd Pickrell Position: Development Representative Term: First Term expires: April 4, 2015 | ||
Boyd has 17 years of experience working both as a designer and real estate developer, most of those years spent in Seattle. He is a principal at Nicholson Kovalchick Architects and has previously worked at the firm of Weber+Thompson. Representing a variety of clients, he has appeared before various Seattle Design Review Boards on numerous occasions. Boyd also has ample experience as a real estate developer, working on a variety of projects in Seattle and elsewhere. Besides working for Alder Development and Western Front Development in Seattle, he has done work for Levy Design Partners and City Core Development in San Francisco. Boyd graduated with a degree in Architecture from Washington University in Saint Louis, is a licensed architect in the State of Washington and a LEED accredited professional. He was one of the founders of the Hillman City Neighborhood Alliance and past chair of the Southeast District Council. Currently he resides on Capitol Hill, is a member of AIA, Seattle, the Urban Land Institute, the Native Plant Society and the Cascade Bicycle Club. | ||
Janet Stephenson | ||
Janet currently works at Innovate Washington and previously had her own management consulting firm, Accent Consulting. She comes to that work from a strong background in Arts Administration as well as marketing and sustainability and a career that has seen firsthand experience in private, governmental and non-profit organizations. A native of the UK, she worked as Marketing Director of the architectural firm NBBJ in Los Angeles and Marketing and Global Sustainability Task Force Coordinator for the global engineering firm ARUP, also in Los Angeles. In 2004, she moved to Seattle where she has worked as Marketing Director for EDAW, an international design, planning and environmental consulting firm. In June 2006, Janet came to work for the City of Seattle's Green Building program, and from there went on to direct the AIA Seattle's program to infuse a progressive stance on sustainability issues throughout its membership. From there she went on to become Director of Marketing and Communications for Sellen Sustainability, prior to founding her own consulting firm in May 2012. Janet is a Board member of Arcade, the pre-eminent journal for the contemporary Northwest design community, and devotes much of her time to maintaining ties with Seattle's diverse arts scene. She resides in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood. | ||
Magdalena Hogness | ||
Magdalena Hogness is a practicing landscape architectural staff professional at Berger Partnership. She is a member of the AIA Practice and Ethics Committee and holds a Master of Architecture and a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Washington. She is passionate about design which facilitates the interaction between individuals and place and supports community needs. Her professional work combines her interests for ecology, collaborative research, and community design. |
April 3, 2013


text:
Best Match
Pets for Sale with Spayed
(1 - 15 of 219)-
$100 siamese/himalayan 1 yr old male cat-neutered
Himalayan · Seminole, FL -
$750 Westie - 5 mos - Female/Spayed
West Highland White Terrier · Atlanta, GA -
$1,200 Gorgeous F6 Savannah Spayed Kitten- Glitter
Las Vegas, NV -
$15 Longhaired Tuxedo Cat-Male/Neutered/Front Declawed
Seminole, FL -
$400 Spayed Sealed brindle boxer
Boxer · Parker, COSpayed female boxer. She is 2 yrs old, house trained, crate trained, up to date on shots, great with other dogs and children. A real love... -
$150 Female German Shepherd 2 yrs old ( spayed )
German Shepherd · Warren, OH -
$100 Miniature Pinscher female spayed
Miniature Pinscher · Indianapolis, IN -
Free Poodle-Shih Tzu mixed dog looking for good home
Poodle · New Orleans, LA -
$150 4 yr old pom-poo uses doggie door, spayed and good with cats, dogs and smart
Grand Marsh, WI -
Free free 1 year old yellow tiger striped neutered toms
Siamese · Long Grove, IA -
$170 Baby Ferret-Neutered & Descented
Alexandria, MN -
Free Free Spayed 4 year old queen to a good home
Eldridge, IA -
Adopt #27 Italian Pit Bull neutered male a Pit Bull Terrier
American Pit Bull Terrier · Ithaca, MIWe have an Italian Pitbull Terrier neutered male named Karma. He is very friendly. Karma is a very attractive dog. He is 4 yrs old. He we...#27 Italian Pit Bull neutered male ·7 hours ago on Petfinder.comTools- XTools
- Adopt #27 Italian Pit ...
- Respond
- Stop Fraud
- Report
- Learn More
Free FREE: Persian Cat 2 1/2 year old spayed female. Shots
Persian · Great Falls, MTFREE: Persian Cat 2 1/two year old spayed female. Shots. Needs a nice home! Call 466-XXXX.Marketplace User ·8 hours ago on Great Falls TribuneTools- XTools
- FREE: Persian Cat 2 1/... for Free
- Respond
- Stop Fraud
- Report
- Learn More
$1,500 Gabriel
Coton De Tulear · Buhl, ID… is an all white spayed female Coton de Tulear who is expected to weigh 10-twelve pounds adult. Her parents are not related and sh...Marketplace User ·21 hours ago on PuppyFindTools- XTools
- Gabriel for $1,500
- Respond
- Stop Fraud
- Report
- Learn More
More on Oodle Marketplace
Oodle Marketplace is a great place to find used cars, used motorcycles, used RVs, used boats, apartments for rent, homes for sale, job listings, and local businesses. Athens Pets | Austin Pets | Washington Pets | Greenville Pets | Jacksonville Pets | Los Angeles Pets | Madison Pets | Oklahoma City Pets | Omaha Pets | Anaheim Pets | Riverside Pets | San Antonio Pets | Seattle Pets | Trenton Pets | Tucson Pets.
Safety Tips
Safety Tips
- Meet the seller and pet in person
- Don't wire money or take advance payments.
- Only pay for shipping if you know the seller.
To learn more, visit the Safety Center. Report suspicious listings by clicking on .


text:
NBA: Heat end Knicks' season with Game 5 win
MIAMI — LeBron James decided not to play in New York two summers ago. He won't be playing there any more this season, either.
The Knicks have been put away, and the Miami Heat are headed to the second round of the NBA playoffs.
James had 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade both scored 19 points and the Heat ousted the Knicks 106-94 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday night.
Miami won the series 4-1, and will meet Indiana in the East semifinals starting Sunday in Miami.
"We will savor this win tonight," James said. "And then we get to work and get ready for Indiana."
Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points for the Knicks, including a spinning jumper over James at the end of the third quarter that pulled New York within 81-67.
It wasn't enough to stave off an all-too-familiar playoff result for Anthony, who was chosen two spots behind James and immediately ahead of Bosh and Wade in the 2003 NBA draft. Anthony has been in 11 postseason series, winning just two, the won-lost record of his teams in those games a mere 17-37.
Amare Stoudemire scored 14 points before fouling out, Landry Fields and J.R. Smith both scored 12 and Tyson Chandler grabbed 11 rebounds for New York.
Stoudemire fouled out with 4:48 left, and the Knicks put together one more run with hopes of saving the season. New York cut the margin to 11 points four times in a 2-minute span, and Miami answered every time, the last of those a 3-pointer by Shane Battier with 54 seconds left.
That sent the white seat covers flying in all corners of the arena, the fans knowing it was finally over. After the final horn, James and Anthony shared an embrace, like many other players. Continued...
"It was fun, man," James said. "He's one of the most competitive players I've ever played against in a playoff series."
The first game day salvo came eight hours before tipoff, when Wade sent a verbal jab toward former teammate Mike Bibby.
"I know Mike has made more shots in this series than he made all last year. I know that. Send that to Mike," Wade said, laughing.
Bibby averaged 0.5 points in first-quarter appearances this season. That was before scoring eight in the opening minutes of Game 5, including a jumper over Wade that gave New York a quick 14-8 lead.
It was one of New York's few moments to enjoy. James had 13 points on only six field-goal attempts by halftime, Wade shook off a scoreless first quarter with 12 in the second, and Miami went into the break leading 55-44.
The margin was less than 10 points for only 90 seconds of the third quarter. Stoudemire went to the bench with his fifth foul with 6:41 left in the third, and Miami went on an 11-2 spurt not long after that all but sealed the outcome. It was 67-58 when Fields made two free throws with 4:49 left in the quarter — and then the Heat's "Big Three" needed just 3 minutes to blow the game open.
Bosh and Wade combined for six points in that flurry, James the other five, including a 21-footer with 1:29 left to put Miami up 78-60.
For the Knicks, it was the 12th straight season without a playoff-series victory, extending the second-longest drought in franchise history. The last time New York advanced in the postseason came at Miami's expense in 2000 in the East semifinals.
Of the now five Heat-Knicks playoff matchups, this was the first not to be decided in an ultimate game.
New York's season started with great expectations. Not long after the lockout ended the Knicks acquired Chandler from Dallas, a move made possible by using the amnesty clause on Chauncey Billups. Continued...
Those moves were expected. Just about everything else that happened was not.
From the firing of coach Mike D'Antoni to the emergence of Jeremy Lin before he was sidelined after knee surgery, the Knicks had a roller-coaster ride. Interim coach Mike Woodson went 18-6 down the stretch of the regular season, giving the Knicks plenty of hope for pulling off a playoff upset.
Didn't happen. The Knicks wound up ending what was an NBA-record 13-game playoff losing streak by taking Game 4, and that was about it.
Rookie guard Iman Shumpert was lost in the third quarter of Game 1 to a torn knee ligament, Stoudemire sliced his left hand after taking out his frustrations on a metal-and-glass fire extinguisher case after a Game 2 loss, and Baron Davis shredded his knee so badly in Game 4 that he is expected to be out a year — at least.
Notes: Miami went 7-1 against the Knicks this season, including playoffs. The Heat won three of four games against Indiana this season. ... James had seven points, five assists and zero field goals in the first quarter. Only two other players (Billups in 2007 and Jerryd Bayless in 2011, both in fourth quarters) had done that in any quarter since James entered the league, according to STATS LLC. ... Bibby played more than half a game for only the fourth time this season. ... Rapper Rick Ross was among those courtside.
Comments are held for review before posting, per our Online Comments Policy. If you believe your comment was wrongly removed or not approved, email firstname.lastname@example.com
comments powered by DisqusSee inaccurate information in a story? Other feedback and/or ideas for us to consider? Tell us here.
What should we investigate? Have a tip you want us to look into? Tell us here.
Connecticut Region Sports By Bleacher Report
Local Guide
Business Name
Location, ST | website.com
Social Wire
National Sports Videos
Sports Updates
Get relevant news delivered to your inbox.
Top Sports Stories
- CAMPS, CLINICS AND TRYOUTS (Updated May 9)
- FISHING REPORT: May 12 is 'Free Fishing Day'
- YOUR SPORTS: Connecticut charity golf tournaments
- YOUR SPORTS: 2012 New Haven-area holes-in-one
- YOUR SPORTS: Connecticut Road Races 2012
- SCSU SOFTBALL: Word that assistant coach Paul Raccio will not be retained comes out on eve of first trip to Super Regionals
- BASKETBALL: National champ John Calipari of Kentucky Wildcats visits state champ St. Joseph Cadets (videos)
Recent Activity on Facebook
Blog Center
New Haven 200 at 200
Looking at the top 200 stories over the past 200 years in sports to celebrate Register's 200th anniversary.
Ramblings From The Runway
Follow Jim Fuller's Ramblings from the Runway for coverage of Paul Pasqualoni's UConn Huskies.
UConn Men's Hoops
Register beat writer Dave Borges gives you a closer look at the UConn men's team and Coach Calhoun.
UConn Women's Hoops
Jim Fuller's Elm City to Eagleville provides coverage of Geno's crew from recruiting to pre-season to the quest for another NCAA title.
Portal 31
Beat writer Chris Hunn covers the world of Ivy League football with a focus on the Yale Bulldogs.
On Campus
Bill Cloutier covers all sports for all the colleges in the New Haven area - Yale, Quinnipiac, Southern Connecticut State, University of New Haven and Albertus Magnus.


text:
Mother McAuley tops Loyola again
Updated: January 30, 2013 10:50PM
RIVER FOREST — The Mother McAuley girls basketball team nearly lost a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter Wednesday, but the No. 24-ranked Mighty Macs found a way to beat Loyola for a second time this season. This time they earned a trip to the GCAC Red championship game with the 59-54 win.
Senior guard Alyssa Siwek, the conference's player of the year, scored a team-high 22 points, going 7-for-8 on free throws in the fourth quarter.
"I usually put them in," said Siwek, whose team beat the Ramblers 60-57 on Jan. 18. "Sometimes, the pressure gets to you, but it's the easiest way to get points, so why not practice them."
Loyola sophomore guard Tyra Mills' 3-pointer capped an 8-0 run that got the Ramblers within two, 47-45, with 5:00 remaining in the game. But that was as close as they came the rest of the way.
Mother McAuley junior guard Elizabeth Nye connected on two free throws with 30.3 seconds left that closed the door on the comeback and sent the team to Saturday's title game against No. 5 Trinity (21-3).
"They are a good team, and they execute well," Loyola coach Jeremy Schoenecker said. "When we needed some stops, we didn't get them. But they attack the basket well."
The Mighty Macs (19-5) took control of the contest in the second quarter and led 31-23 at the half. Siwek then scored a basket and made one free throw late in the third quarter to help Mother McAuley to a 45-35 advantage going into the fourth.
"My senior year has been a rush," Siwek said. "This is a great feeling."
Nye finished with 15 points for the Mighty Macs, and junior forward Lauren Carlson contributed 12 in the win.
Loyola senior guard Anna Schueler led all scorers with 25 points. The Ramblers (18-7) play Resurrection (18-10) for third place Saturday.


text:
From Zelda Wiki, the Zelda encyclopedia
- This article is about the dungeon in the original Legend of Zelda. For other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation).
The labyrinth's symbol and internal form | |
Location(s) | Hyrule Graveyard |
Game(s) | The Legend of Zelda |
Main Item | Magic Rod Stepladder |
Mini-boss(es) | Gleeok Manhandla |
Boss(es) | Gohma |
Quest Reward(s) | Triforce Fragment Heart Container |
Dragon, also known as Level 6, is the sixth dungeon in The Legend of Zelda.
Contents |
The Dungeon Entrance
In the First Quest, the Dragon dungeon is located a few screens after crossing the Graveyard; therefore, this is the closest dungeon to the whereabouts of Ganon. In the Second Quest, it's instead located in the southeastern portion of the Graveyard, but it will appear only through the sweet music of the recorder.
First Quest
Like the fourth dungeon (Snake), it's yellow-colored, but it's significantly more difficult because it introduces the Wizzrobes, both in red and in blue varieties. A three-headed Gleeok is featured as a mini-boss in this dungeon, being more difficult to beat than the two-headed variation that served as the boss of the Snake labyrinth. The dungeon as a whole is often considered the most difficult level in the game aside from Ganon's own Death Mountain Labyrinth, especially if Link does not yet possess the Magical Sword.
The dungeon item is the Magic Rod, an enigmatic device that can shoot energy waves not unlike those of the Wizzrobes, which makes defeating them much easier than with the sword. The boss is Gohma, which makes its debut in the Zelda series in this dungeon.
Second Quest
In the Second Quest, the labyrinth has a similar architecture, the bricks are once again yellow-colored, and the same enemy catalogue is expected. It is the first dungeon in the Second Quest not shaped like a letter. The dungeon houses the Stepladder, and it's slightly easier than its First Quest counterpart because of its reduced size. The boss is a blue Gohma (meaning that Link will have to have collected the Bow from the Lizard dungeon to retrieve the sixth fragment of the Triforce), which takes more shots from Link's arrows to die than a normal Gohma.
Minor Enemies and Traps (both versions)
Names in Other Regions | ||
Language | Name | |
Japanese | ドラゴン (Doragon) |
Dungeons in The Legend of Zelda Series


text:
No, not marriage. Money. Some couples have trouble discussing money, not because they don't do it, but because of how they do it. Whether you're a comfortable, well-established couple or new lovebirds, you might appreciate some tips to keep your financial conversations calm and strategic, instead of emotional and reactive.
Unpack Your Baggage
Attitudes about money are deeply ingrained from childhood onward. As with other traits, opposites often attract, so it's no surprise that financial issues can cause contention in relationships. But if you can each describe what money means to you personally, you'll both gain valuable insight. The purpose of this conversation isn't to decide who is right or wrong, or to persuade the other person to change. The objective is for each person to understand the other person's perspective so you can decide how best to move forward. If you haven't unpacked that emotional baggage yet, take time to do so soon.
Once attitudes are out in the open, get specific. Discuss what each of you earns and how much you owe. Both partners should understand the details of your finances—including each other's assets and debts. Debt ranks high among the reasons why couples fight, so if either one of you has a serious amount of debt, discuss your plan for eliminating it. Then spell out or re-visit your joint financial goals, prioritize them, and estimate how much you'll need to reach them. Taking this business-like approach can help avoid trouble down the road.
Consider Compromise
Spending is another sore spot for many couples. Sometimes one partner is singled out as the "spender," but that may be a matter of perception. For example, one partner may handle the household's daily expenses, while the other purchases large items like cars or electronics.
Still, if one of you wants to save every extra dollar and the other wants to spend every cent, you'll simply have to compromise. Choose a realistic amount to put toward your goals, and then set aside some money to spend on yourselves. "Spenders" are more likely to stick with a savings plan that doesn't leave them feeling deprived, while "savers" may learn that there is enough money left at the end of the month to spend on something fun.
Investing may also require negotiation, because it's hard to change how someone feels about risk. If one person is an aggressive investor while the other wants to preserve principal at all costs, finding an investment mix acceptable to both could be a challenge. Ask your financial professional for an objective assessment, but if you can't reach a compromise you may want to consider separate investment portfolios. The conservative partner can stick with fixed-income and cash investments, while the partner who's comfortable with risk can concentrate on equity investments.
Specialize, but Cross-Train
You've reviewed your attitudes and goals, your spending and investments. Now examine who's doing what on a day-to-day basis—paying bills, tracking spending, and so forth. You may each specialize in certain tasks, but make sure both of you are able to take over if necessary. And be sure to share information so that you both know the account numbers, passwords, and whatever else is necessary to locate and secure your assets in an emergency.
Keep Talking
As your relationship evolves, so do your finances. Continue talking and updating your plans and goals. Sit down together regularly to review your budgets, investments, and objectives. Frequent communication about money, when it's clear and supportive, will help you identify and solve minor problems before they become major. That's a sound financial goal for any couple.


text:
Jan.7, 2013
German RepRap GmbH announces the availability of a powerful stepper motor driver board. The Powerlolu board can drive stepper motors up to 500 Watts, drawing currents up to 10 Amps.
The existing Pololus boards found in common RepRap 3D printers are at their limits when driving the 2 Nema17 z-axis stepper motors in parallel. Continuous z-axis movement can cause the board to overheat. These boards hardly drive stepper motors bigger than a Nema17. To avoid overheating or to drive larger motors a more powerful driver board is needed.
The Powerlolu board enables the use of bigger stepper motors for a wide range of uses. This could be the conversion of manual milling machines into computer controlled milling machines (CNC-Machines) using the affordable electronics such as Arduino and RAMPS. Building 3D printers with a larger print volume or with larger extruders would be possible.
Technical specifications:
- Fully Assembled PCB
- 3-wire control with DIR, STEP, Enable-signal, compatible to the Pololu board
- Supply voltage of the stepper motor from 12V to 50V
- Adjustable stepping via SMD-jumper, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/16 (default) steps
- Precision pot to adjust the current limiter
- No extra heat sink required due to passive cooling
- Molex snap-on connector for connecting the RAMPS board to the Powerlolu
- Dimensions of the PCB: 75.5mm x 65mm
To test the design, the GermanRepRap lab connected a Nema43 stepper motor by Nanotec Electronic (capable of 6.6 Amps per coil, Torque 2000Ncm, Weight 8,4kg) to a Powerlolu attached to a 3D printer's RAMPS X-port.
Watch below a short video of the new driver. After two hours of motor usage the Powerlolu board only got luke warm.
Developed by Alfred Bauer, an investor and consultant to GermanRepRap GmbH, the schematics for the Powerlolu driver are freely available at Github.
The fully assembled Powerlolu board is available for preorder for 39.90 Euros without tax at German RepRap shop, shipment starting in calendar week 6, 2013.
Posted in 3D Printer Accessories
Maybe you also like:
- All-in-one open-source electronics board RUMBA for 3D printer
- Kickstarter ViKi LCD - control panel interface for your 3D printer
- BrainWave board: 3D printing bot board
- DIY a Ultimaker control unit with an old tablet
- RepRap fan cooler alternative: water-cooled hot end
- RA 3D printer controller crowdfunding on Kickstarter
- 3D Printing plus Sugru


text:
I finally got up my most important audio, unfortunately I had to add a video to do it! While creating the video you will hear a man "humming" and just before the humm you see in the bottom right hand corner movment right thru my wall! none of this was expected or tried for! The original audio you are listening for is near the end of the video at around 20 seconds. Please Tell me what you think.
I wish i could have/should have changed the name of the video simply because I wanted ppl to draw their own conclusions to what was said, but I was so excited that somthing like that slipped my mind. I have it in my computer as this so I can keep track of what is said/caught, using dates don't help me much. So to everyone please draw your own conclusion and forget my title!!!
wow that was great what you caught on video and you can clearly hear humming some talking, I believe I heard get out!
> Display Your Text Link Ad Here
© 2013 Created by Phillip Brunelle.
© Copyright Haunted Society Paranormal Network || Terms of Service || Report Website Issues || Email Webmaster


text:
Local weather alerts from the National Weather Service will now be incorporated into the My Friends' Weather application from The Weather Channel, as a new extension to the app launched Wednesday.
My Friends' Weather
Mediabistro Event
Build a Social Business with the Digital Producer at Anderson Cooper 360°
We're kicking off our upcoming Social Media Marketing Boot Camp with a special keynote presentation by Ella Chick (left), the digital producer at Anderson Cooper 360°. She'll discuss how the network uses social media for breaking news and leverages social media to draw attention to organizations and causes. Learn more about our program and register here.Facebook Open Graph Powers The Weather Channel's My Friends' Weather App
Basic-cable network The Weather Channel is testing out Facebook's open graph climate, teaming up with insurance firm The Travelers Cos. on the My Friends' Weather application.


text:
60 months is just a goal in my state
Welfare Moms - Should we be supporting moms so they can stay at home with their children? - Page 32
- kitteh
- Trader Feedback: 0
- offline
- 1,020 Posts. Joined 6/2009
- Location: Santa Monica
- Select All Posts By This User
no I'm not and you mustn't know states do have flexibility
IIRC, Serenbat's definition of "public assistance" includes TANF, food stamps, WIC, Medicaid, use of a food pantry, unemployment, and even not having health insurance. Serenbat, please do correct me if I've misunderstood...
To answer pek64's question, my definition of "temporary" would be "as long as the recipient is in school, working, actively looking for work, or has custody of a minor child." I know that's a lot broader than some other people's definitions.
Having no safety net will not encourage people to work. If you have no food or safe place to sleep, you end up devoting a fair amount of time to finding food and finding a safe place to sleep. This would only be compounded with children.
Take a look at Maslov's Pyramid:
Food and sleep are more important that finding a job. People only move up the pyramid when lower levels have been met.
IIRC, Serenbat's definition of "public assistance" includes TANF, food stamps, WIC, Medicaid, use of a food pantry, unemployment, and even not having health insurance. Serenbat, please do correct me if I've misunderstood...
To answer pek64's question, my definition of "temporary" would be "as long as the recipient is in school, working, actively looking for work, or has custody of a minor child." I know that's a lot broader than some other people's definitions.
That would mean 'temporary' could be 18 or more years. That's how long a child is a minor.
If it goes beyond 10 years, is that temporary, or a lifestyle choice?
- mamazee
- Trader Feedback: 0
- Editorial Moderator
- offline
- 6,902 Posts. Joined 1/2003
- Location: US midwest
- Select All Posts By This User
Maybe there is something between temporary and lifestyle choice?
There are so many people on welfare (particularly those who are not new to welfare) that have no idea on how to find or keep a job. They don't have the the clothes, the bus tickets, the daycare in place to look for work, the computer to apply for things on, some don't have phones, they do not have job experience or skills, they do not have many role models on people who escaped the poverty cycle….it is hard (and maybe impossible) to find and keep a job in these circumstances. I am all for programs that help remove barriers to employment so people can work - but I think there needs to be some acknowledgment that people who are on welfare long term are not alway on it by choice….It is a culture they are born into and it is very hard to get out of.
This is an international board, so I get programs vary from area to area.
I would say that in Canada at the moment, I suspect most provinces do a poor job at helping people to move out of generational welfare. There should be more assistance in removing barriers. It almost seems like the government is happy to give them just enough (or perhaps just less than enough) to feed and cloth people, and forget about them. I don't know if it is a penny wise but pound foolish move (which is what I suspect) or if people who are generationally poor are actually seen as unemployable, thus the government makes little effort…I just don't know.
Pek, "temporary" means "having a defined end point", doesn't it? I think my answer defined four different end points. Is there something else I can do to help clarify?
I was discussing this thread with my spouse, who made an interesting point - most public assistance / social welfare programs were created not to help the poor, but to protect the rich from getting carted off in tumbrels. What would our society look like if we *didn't* have these programs? (Sure, you could live in a gated community with all the weapons you could stockpile - and then you could hire Tyler Durden as your security guard, I guess...)
Just something for people who want to place more limits on government assistance to think about.
OT but interesting.
These stats on the working poor are staggering:
For the past little bit, I have been trying (and perhaps failing) to figure out why people seem to lack compassion for the generational poor.
I do think being working poor might actually be harder than welfare poor, so, yeah, I might be ticked off if I were working my butt off for meagre pay and other people were bringing in similar amounts of money (perhaps a little less, but they did not work as hard as me) without working.
I think anger at generational poor is sometimes misplaced, though. Be ticked off at the government for its poor policies.
In addition to needing more programs to help people move out of the poverty cycle, we also need:
-universal healthcare (OK, I am Canadian, I have it, i love it, USA should get it!!!)
-decent minimum wage or low income supplement so people who do work really do earn a fair bit more than people on welfare.
With regard to clothing: In order to move into the type of job that pays enough for self-sufficiency, one must project a certain image. Thrift store stuff is fine, but it really must fit, be in good repair, and be contemporary (though not necessarily cutting-edge trendy). Hair matters too.
I have been fortunate enough to find a few things at a local women's organization donation place, but a lot of it has been obviously dated and/or in poor repair. Where I live, self-sufficiency begins in the 40-50000/year range for a single parent with a couple of kids, and I'm not going to land a job making that if I'm wearing ill-fitting clothing that isn't in excellent shape and I haven't got a decent pair of shoes and a tidy hair cut.
Pek, "temporary" means "having a defined end point", doesn't it? I think my answer defined four different end points. Is there something else I can do to help clarify?
I was discussing this thread with my spouse, who made an interesting point - most public assistance / social welfare programs were created not to help the poor, but to protect the rich from getting carted off in tumbrels. What would our society look like if we *didn't* have these programs? (Sure, you could live in a gated community with all the weapons you could stockpile - and then you could hire Tyler Durden as your security guard, I guess...)
Just something for people who want to place more limits on government assistance to think about.
I am certainly not suggesting gated communities. That would not solve any of the problems mentioned throughout the thread.
I *am* asking clarifying questions to see if we are more in sync than the words and emotions imply.
I want to know if your definition of temporary assistance includes the child's whole lifetime, or if you hadn't thought about that.
There is no judgment or implying a right answer in my motives. I am gathering information that I hope can lead to a more respectful discussion.
I think it's probably neither. Most people don't freely choose to live in poverty their whole life. It's not like they have a set of wonderful choices available to them. They are choosing between welfare and homelessness, starvation, sickness, and death. What kind of choice is that?
And I guess I don't really feel that welfare needs to be temporary, though in most cases it does end up being short-term.
I'd define temporary as: as long as it takes a family to get back on their feet. For some that is a few months or a year or two while they're between jobs or dealing with medical/mental/family issues. For others it will be 3, 5, maybe even 10+ years while their children are young. And yes, maybe even 18+ years. Some might need 5-10 years while they go back to school and find a better-paying job. Some might need 20+ years of help before they are capable of rebuilding their lives. Even then though, they'd still have a good 30 years of being in the workforce. Temporary by definition means "not permanent." (You could have a "temp" job that lasts years & years, or a "temporary" foster child placement that lasts 'til the child is 18.) It doesn't necessarily mean "short-term," just "not permanent." So as long as someone eventually gets off welfare, I'd say it's temporary. And I trust people to know what they need and do their best to get it.
There is a subset of people on welfare who may never get off it. They may be facing generational poverty, poor support, insufficient resources, and/or a lack of education. They may have physical challenges, mental challenges, or psychological issues. For them, welfare can't really be temporary. They need, and will likely always need, long-term/permanent assistance. And I have absolutely no problem with that -- well, aside from hoping that we as a society can do more to help and support them than just toss a few dollars on an EBT card at them once a month. The permanence of their need doesn't make them any less deserving of that aid. It may be a failing of the system that we're not able to provide more for them, but it's not "fraud" or a "lifestyle choice" for these people to accept help that they simply can't live without.
Yes, I think temporary assistance should continue throughout childhood (I'm assuming you didn't mean an entire lifetime of 60-100 years...) ;)
This would be so the *child* is not punished for the situation she was born into. HTH!Helping the generational poor is a complex issue. I think what is causing some concern is a *new* group of generational poor. Folks receiving assistance without caring to better their situation, and possibly teaching their children to do the same.
Are all receiving assistance guilty of not trying to make their lives better? Certainly NOT! I think, if we can put aside the emotions this discussion has raised, we might agree that, while assistance is needed, some abuse the system.
I think our main difference is how many we each believe may be abusing the system. I think another difference is whether or not the abuses are enough to take a critical look at the system to see if corrections can be made. And the biggest difference is probably that the assistance available is different for each of us, because we live in different places.
You understood my meaning. Thanks for the clarification.
No matter how well I think I've worded something, it seems there is always room for misunderstanding. Ah, well.
- mamaofthree
- Trader Feedback: 0
- offline
- 4,283 Posts. Joined 6/2002
- Location: Tempe, AZ
- Select All Posts By This User
i want to point out something(s):
1.) depending on what you see in your life, it can color your view of the whole picture. serenat has apparently seen LOADS of people abusing the "welfare" system and it has colored her view of all the people who use it. when i worked in hospitals i swear i thought old ages was a miserable. nasty, slow spiral into death with lots of pain and suffering; because honestly healthy people tend to NOT go to the hospital. and a lot of people in the hospital are old. it wasn't until i stepped away that i saw that HEY old age doesn't have to equal endless suffering. you can actually be healthy, strong,mentally there and be 90 years old.
2.) although it isn't always true... a large majority of generational poor are minorities. whether we like it or not, here in america there is a big problem with our history and our treatment of people who where not white. it can be hard to pull yourself out of your history. i mean how many of us here on mothering.com are working on our own person history? trying to over come abuse,bad choices our parents made, learning and growing and being better parents even though our history is not so hot. now imagine on top of that abuse by our government, that really was just dealt with about a generation ago. (and we expect the next generation to just be over it and just move on)
- kitteh
- Trader Feedback: 0
- offline
- 1,020 Posts. Joined 6/2009
- Location: Santa Monica
- Select All Posts By This User
I assumed you were in Florida because earlier in this thread when you were complaining about the rampant abuse of welfare in your state, you linked to several stories about food stamp fraud in Florida.
I do realize that states have some flexibility when it comes to administering the federally-capped 60-month time limit on funds. States have their own, state-funded programs that may cover welfare recipients after they have exhausted their 60 months under the federally-funded program. The social workers also have the ability to grant exemptions and extensions to the 60-month mandate, but this is on a case-by-case basis. Extensions are shorter periods of continued benefits, but if an exemption is granted it can last much longer--depending upon the condition for which the exemption was granted. Exemptions are typically granted for reasons such as having to care for an ill or incapacitated family member, being the victim off domestic violence, being a minor parent (typically these parents have to be enrolled in school or a GED program to receive extensions.) Some states grant extensions to parents with newborn children, but CA can grant an extension to someone caring for a child 24 months old or younger! Most generous state of all of them, most of the others only grant extensions for caregivers of children 1-3 months old.) Extensions are only considered for something like 20% of welfare recipients.
Still, I don't see how anyone could think that the majority of welfare recipients are just riding the gravy train for 15+ years. That simply does not seem possible for the vast majority of recipients.
Additionally, many states have Family Capping policies, which "prevent or limit an increase in a family's benefit when another child is born. In these states, the benefit increase an assistance unit would otherwise receive for adding another member to the unit will be limited. Some states provide a percentage of the increase to the unit, while others provide no additional funds to the unit for the addition of a child." This is supposed to prevent the phenomenon that serenbat has referred to, in which welfare recipients who are nearing the end of their eligibility choose to have another child in order to extend their benefits.
OK, I have a question about this story. Was your fiancé married to this woman for most of the years her children were growing up? Did she have a lot of education before she married and chose to stay home 17 years ago? When you say "chooses to live on stamps and assistance," to what extent are her choices in the present determined by her past choice to marry and have four children when she was younger? (I'm assuming this person is your boyfriend's ex-spouse, but maybe not.)
Because, see, I have a graduate degree and I've been having a hard time finding a full-time job. I'm doing the WAHM thing and just about making ends meet with a home business and a lot of part-time contract work. Are there lots of jobs for women who haven't been in the workforce for most of their lives? Can this woman "choose" to leave public housing and go buy a house somewhere? I'm just curious, since you're so intimately involved with this one. Is she really "choosing" to live on food stamps? (I'm assuming she's not receiving TANF if she isn't working because TANF has a work requirement.)
no he was married for 2 years to the children's mother before realizing it was not going to work due to her lack of wanting to work. he is only the father of the 9 and 10 year old.No education, dropped out of high school at 16 while pregnant, went back and did get her GED, but dose not wish to work, and she has said it herself, not just me assuming it. When I say chooses i mean chooses, she dose not want to work, her mother received assistance and such while she was growing up and she followed her suit.
I believe any one can choose to leave low income housing but you have to make the choice to make your life better. If you do not have the education already go to school while on assistance. In Michigan you can do this, but a lot do not.
Again yes she chooses to live on stamps she dose not want to work and has said so.
I also have 3 degrees, I have a daughter of my own, 2 step daughters that I care very much for, a house I pay for, food I pay for, bills I pay. I work a full time job and go to school to complete my bachelors degree. I have worked since i was 16 years old and paid and earned all that I have. My parents both worked when I was growing up and even though they were not with me every day all day I learned everyone has to work if they want a better life, if not you are where you are. But everyone can change their life and situation, you just have to do so.
Having worked for housing authority, I respectfully disagree. A great many of the clients I saw were genuinely disabled and either unable to work at all or unable to earn sufficient income to support themselves outside of subsidized housing. Not everyone lives close to a university or community college, and not everyone is capable of earning a higher education degree.
Subsidized housing is not pleasant and disability is not sufficient income for living well.
I agree that it is possible to move from subsidized housing and other benefits, but I disagree that anyone can.
- Welfare Moms - Should we be supporting moms so they can stay at home with their children?
Recent Discussions
- › Please Help! Need advice to control gestational hypertension... 5 minutes ago
- › IVF Graduates thread!! 13 minutes ago
- › What are you craving? 22 minutes ago
- › Spring/Summer 2013 Pregnant Bajingos - Having #1 in our 30s 24 minutes ago
- › Did anyone not have gestational diabetes during a previous... 32 minutes ago
- › I DID IT!!! YAY....... or NOT :( 38 minutes ago
- › A Saner TTC-The Pink Moon 58 minutes ago
- › genetic testing 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
- › Do Cesareans limit your family size? 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
- › Taking The Scenic Route to a BFP - Winter/Spring 2013 Edition 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
Recent Reviews
- › The First Years Breastflow BPA Free Bottle, 5 Ounce by KaliShanti
- › Simple Wishes Hands-Free Breastpump Bra, XS/S/M by KaliShanti
- › Seal N Go Breast Milk Freezer Disposable Liners - 25 / Pack by KaliShanti
- › Medela Quick Clean Micro-Steam Bags by KaliShanti
- › Lansinoh 20435 Breastmilk Storage Bags, 25-Count Boxes (Pack of 3) by KaliShanti
- › Medela Pump and Save Storage Bags- 20-count by KaliShanti
- › Philips AVENT ISIS Manual Breast Pump, White by KaliShanti
- › Ameda Purely Yours Ultra Breast Pump by KaliShanti
- › Philips AVENT BPA Free Natural Polypropylene Bottles by KaliShanti
- › Gilligan & O'Malley® Womens Full Sling Long Nursing Tank by KaliShanti
New Articles
- › My Heart Growing Fonder by VKHarberRYT
- › Happy Simple Baby Love by Melanie Mayo
- › Buying Pot for my 11-Year-Old by momofnatasha
- › Making the Grade by Melanie Mayo
- › Homeopathy -- A Lifesaver For Your Summer... by Melanie Mayo
- › Relax. Parenting Is Supposed to Be Messy,... by Brian Leaf
- › Managing Mom Stress: Sharing Tips and Trying... by Melanie Mayo
- › Who Wants to Sleep Alone? by Cynthia Mosher
- › Should I Train My Child....Like a Dog?! by Sarah Clark
- › Mothering Articles by Melanie Mayo
About Mothering | Join the Community | Advertise
© 2013 Mothering is powered by Huddler Families | FAQ | Support | Privacy/TOS | Site Map


text:
E-mail this story
Pack It Up! Simple Tips To Pack Your Luggage
From the beach to your family's favorite theme-park and even international flights across the pond, there are easy ways to pack the perfect bag. Travel Expert Anne McAlpin will challenge John and Suki to pack the perfect back in 30 seconds. She then gave them tips to packing the perfect bag.


text:
- January 18, 2013
- 8:09 a.m.
- Suggest removal
- Reply to this post
jumby92 writes:
Good luck coach! Thanks for making ORHS football interesting again. Hopefully the admin won't pull a "UT" and hire a Derek Dooley to sink the ship you righted.
Share your thoughts
Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.


text: The Concord Inn & Suites offers affordable variety accommodations at very competitive prices in the area for the smart and frugal visitors to the East Bay San Francisco Bay Area. The hotel is centrally located for business and leisure activites with easy access and transportation to all your destinations. Fine to casual dining nearby and choices are abundant. San Francisco downtown approx. Easy Access to BART and freeways.


text:
Posted: November 21, 2012 at 5 a.m.
An Independence, Mo., man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a 13-year-old girl.
This story is only available from our archives.
« Previous Story
Child Found Dead
Family members and strangers gathered Tuesday night to mourn a 6-year-old girl whose body was found that morni... Read »
Next Story »
Committee OKs 2013 Budget
Benton County's Budget Committee approved a 2013 budget Tuesday that leaves about $20,000 in projected revenue unspent. Read »
To report abuse or misuse of this area please hit the "Suggest Removal" link in the comment to alert our online managers. Please read our comment policy.
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Registration is required to make comments. Click here to LOGIN.
You can register for FREE to post comments and receive alerts.


text:
We're looking for festive new ways to get our greens: the chards, kales, mustard greens, and all their leafy cousins. Shave them into raw salad; sauté, roast, or gratinée them; make them shine. This contest will be the first in a new project for Food52 -- see here for more details.
These are not your usual contests. We have a slightly nutty system but it works. Together, the Food52 community has created two cookbooks this way -- there's no stopping us now. Read about it
Read about it »
How you eat is how you live.
Let's eat well together.
Sign up for our useful and inspiring emails.
Get a $10 credit at Provisions,
our new kitchen and home shop, launching soon!
Well played.
You deserve a cookie.
We'll email you about claiming your credit.
Or you can get early access and earn more credit if you:
Claim Your Credit Now


text:
CFG Community Bank is a locally owned full-service commercial bank devoted to meeting the needs of small and middle-market businesses and professionals and executives.
How are we different? We are financially sound and in a position to lend. Our seasoned bankers have the ability to listen to your needs and craft solutions not just for you today, but for the future. We don't have customers, we have relationships. We work one-on-one with you to achieve your goals, and we have made it our mission to enrich the community in which we live and work.
So if you are looking for a bank that is financially sound, supports your community and can help you borrow or maximize your cash...
CFG Community Bank is the right choice.


text:
Home › Academics & Activities › Learning Activities
Connect Food and Literature
Connecting food with literature is a delicious way to engage your fourth- and fifth-grader's language art skills.
By Miriam Myers , GreatSchools Staff
Make a recipe with your child to go along with a book he has read.
What you'll need:
- A book your child has read
- Ingredients for a recipe
Here's How To Do It
Have your child choose a book he has recently read. Ask him what kind of food he thinks one of the characters would eat and why.
For example, if your child has read the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, a suggested recipe could be shepherd's pie or Yorkshire pudding.
Have your child support his ideas from parts of the book. If he is not sure what kinds of food are eaten in that part of the world or during that time period, have him look in an encyclopedia or do research online. Then find a recipe for the food, make it with your child and enjoy.


text:
Group Child Care Center Policies
What to Ask About
If you are considering a group child care arrangement, ask for a complete written list of policies. Ask questions if all of your answers are not answered by documentation. You will need to know basic facts about the center as well as details about safety, rules, activities, and what's expected of the parents.
General operations
- Payment, including amount, due date, and reasons why extra fees might be charged
- Hours of operation and holiday closures
- Security procedures, such as sign in/sign out of children
- When a child must be kept home or sent home
- Notice requirements for ending arrangement
Emergency procedures
- Fire
- Medical emergency
- Bad weather
- Severe contagious illness (such as meningitis)
- Staff training: First aid and CPR
Food preparation
- Is any food prepared on-site? If so, in what area?
- Are meals and snacks nutritious?
- Are there restrictions on what food can be brought in?
Hygiene practices
- Hand-washing
- Diapering
- How often are toilets, sinks, and countertops disinfected?
- How often are floors and carpets cleaned?
- How often are toys disinfected?
Rules for children
- Are there behavior policies and rules in place? If so, what are they?
- How are children disciplined? How is physical aggression handled?
- Are toys from home allowed?
Other information
- Record-keeping: Are the children's records kept in a private but easy-to-access place?
- Parent involvement and expectations: Are parents invited to be on committees or on the governing body of the child care center?
For examples of questions to ask, see:
- Cleanliness and Hygiene Standards for Group Child Care Facilities.
- Emergency Procedures for Group Child Care Facilities.
- Food Handling and Preparation in a Child Care Setting.
- Health and Safety Policies in a Child Care Facility.
- Rules of Conduct for Children in a Group Child Care Facility.
Related Information
By | Healthwise Staff |
Primary Medical Reviewer | Susan C. Kim, MD - Pediatrics |
Specialist Medical Reviewer | John Pope, MD - Pediatrics |
Last Revised | September 14, 2012 |
By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: September 14, 2012 |
Medical Review: | Susan C. Kim, MD - Pediatrics John Pope, MD - Pediatrics | |
© 1995-, Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated. This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use. How this information was developed to help you make better health decisions. |


text:
Iggy Azalea performs "Pu$$y" @ SOBs 5.17.12
Posted by: kymmiceelive | 394 days agoNo Comment
XXL's freshman Iggy Azalea turned SOBs all the way up last Thursday with a sold out crowd while Azaleans all over SOBs mouthed off to her every lyric. Comedian Lil Duval made a special appearance with Breakfast Club's Charlamagne Tha God too. Check it out.
Shot by: Kymmi Cee Live
Edited by: Scott Phillips


text:
The items shown on this website
are updated as often as time allows as treasures are arriving and
departing our showroom daily. They are indicative of the items you will find at
Encore Decor.
Many more items NOT listed on this website may be available at our showroom
located at
24 Ronald Reagan Blvd. Warwick, NY or
contact us
for more information.
For website issues contact TnTnAnC |


text:
The health-care sector is booming. So why are nurses having trouble finding jobs?
If you're looking for a new job, as more Americans are these days, there couldn't be a surer bet than the health-care sector. Of the 665,000 jobs the economy added in 2012, 158,000 of them have been in health care. Even when the economy was shedding huge numbers of jobs in 2008 and 2009, the sector was still growing:
The health-care sector keeps getting bigger largely because our health-care needs keep growing: Americans are getting older. At the same time, study after study finds there aren't enough doctors to care for them. This all should make a field such as nursing a pretty certain slam dunk, right?
Wrong: David Glenn, a nursing student at University of Maryland who blogs at Notes on Nursing, flags a new study showing that nearly a third of recent nursing graduates are having trouble finding jobs.
The National Student Nurses Association surveyed 3,733 nursing students in September 2011, about four months after their graduation. Among them, 36 percent said they were not yet employed. It wasn't for lack of effort: 26 percent reported difficulty getting a job in their preferred specialty, while 55 percent couldn't find employment in a preferred geographic area.
A lot of this could have to do with older nurses staying, during a tough economy, longer than had been expected. A separate survey, this one of nurses' employers, found that the majority of institutions that hire nurses have a pretty low vacancy rate, less than 5 percent. "The vacancy rate for bedside nurses continues to be lower than typical and is a clear indication that nurses are binding themselves to the workforce with many delaying retirement," the report from Nursing Solutions, Inc. found.
A lot of it also has to do with geography. As mentioned earlier, more than half of the unemployed nursing school graduates said they couldn't find a job in the geographic region they preferred. In health reform, there's a lot of talk about impending doctor and nurse "shortages." But some would argue our problem is less of a shortage and more of a poor distribution of resources: Health-care professionals end up concentrated in metropolitan areas, with few to serve those in rural communities.
That seems to be true for nurses. About 83 percent live in large metropolitan areas, according to the Health Resources and Service Administration. Graduates may encounter more demand looking in more rural areas, such as Nevada, which has 604 nurses for every 100,000 people (one of the country's lowest rates). The nursing jobs may be available, but not necessarily where they're desired by recent nursing graduates.
- Spam
- Obscene
- Duplicate
Blog Contributors
Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein is the editor of Wonkblog and a columnist at the Washington Post, as well as a contributor to MSNBC and Bloomberg. His work focuses on domestic and economic policymaking, as well as the political system that's constantly screwing it up. He really likes graphs, and is on Twitter, Google+ and Facebook. E-mail him here.
Neil Irwin
Neil Irwin is a Washington Post columnist and the economics editor of Wonkblog. Each weekday morning his Econ Agenda column reports and explains the latest trends in economics, finance, and the policies that shape both. He is the author of "The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire." Follow him on Twitter here. Email him here.
Sarah Kliff
Sarah Kliff covers health policy, focusing on Medicare, Medicaid and the health reform law. She tries to fit in some reproductive health and education policy coverage, too, alongside an occasional hockey reference. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, Politico, and the BBC. She is on Twitter and Facebook.
Brad Plumer
Brad Plumer is a reporter focusing on energy and environmental issues. He was previously an associate editor at The New Republic. Follow him on Twitter. Email him here.
Dylan Matthews
Dylan Matthews covers taxes, poverty, campaign finance, higher education, and all things data. He has also written for The New Republic, Salon, Slate, and The American Prospect. Follow him on Twitter here. Email him here.


text:
i got to thinking about all the laffs men's rights activists have brought to us on tumblr and i thought i'd give back a little. so i made this for them. stay strong, straight white males!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! u shall ovrcome
- alexher likes this
grimaugury reblogged this from grimaugury and added:
thought this deserved a reblog
- jewcats likes this
- laureneli likes this
- condorave likes this
- nothingatoll likes this
- etnoxfactaest reblogged this from grimaugury
- etnoxfactaest likes this
- mintarr said: I like its tiny hat.
- grimaugury posted this


text:
Locations Marked: 70949 | Rooms Tracked: 12132 | Rooms with Climate/Terrain Data: 8682
Welcome to GS4 Room Data. Using this system you can find and mark locations for foragables in GS4, the MMORPG online roleplaying game by Simutronics. Also you can view more room details such as Climate & Terrain as well as more herb details. Anyone can add an herb location, but only registered rangers can add climate & terrain data. If you're a ranger and would like to register please email me at virilneus@ this website. Thanks to Tsoran for the maps.
Buy My Stuff: | Awesome Wiz/Sorc Enhancives: All Levels, Scripted, Non-Crumbly +5 MIU Anklet 300k. +5 EMC bracelet (wear two) 350k. +5 Arcane Symbols anklet 400k. +5 Demonology wristcuff (wear two - helps with balefire) 400k. +5 Necromancy bangle (wear two) 400k. Enhancive Gloves Enhance Spell Aiming & Weapon Skills. Increase your AS without using up a prime slot. Noncrumbly, rechargable. Spell Aiming Two Handers Edged Weapons Brawling Thrown Ranged |
Some game formulas, such as the mana return formula, give bonuses to the tune of counting your highest trained mana control fully, and next highest trained one at half. This balances out TP costs and rewards between hybrid pures and pure pures. It is a fair and equitable way to do things. Other formulas do not, and need to be fixed. ...read more |
TOWNS: | Icemule Trace | Mist Harbor | River's Rest | Ta'Illistim | Ta'Vaalor | Teras Isle | Vornavis | Wehnimer's Landing | Zul Logoth | |
MAPS: | homes1 | homes2 | WL-broken | WL-cliffs | WL-catacombs | WL-darkstone | WL-danjirland | WL-cavernhold | WL-gates | WL-graveyard | WL-lysierian | WL-mineroad | WL-spidertemple | WL-stronghold | WL-trollfang | WL-wehnimers | WL-wehntoph | |
Environments: | |
Add / Search: |


text:
Freedom of Information
Seeing Like a Citizen: How Activists Are Making State Laws Legible
"The Open Government Foundation announced Friday that it had released MarylandCode.org, a web-friendly and restriction free publication of the Maryland Code of Public Laws. Prior to the new website, state law was only available in PDF documents on the Maryland Legislature website and through Lexis Nexis. Anyone trying to access the laws through Lexis Nexis has to agree to an almost 5,000 word Terms of Service agreement, and the laws published through the service are subject to copyright restrictions, according to the press release. The new platform makes the legal code available to developers through an API and in XML format published on GitHub. For regular users, the website, built with free, open-source software, offers the legal code in what the Open Government Foundation calls a searchable, user-friendly format. In addition, users are invited to share their ideas for projects or improvements building and expanding on the provided legal code."
http://techpresident.com/news/23867/new-web-platform-publishes-maryland-code-public-laws http://marylandcode.org/
DATA Act discussion draft emerges
"Close to a week after the White House unveiled its open data policy, a congressman has released a new discussion draft of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013, which would unlock and standardize federal spending data. Released by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the new document is the culmination of months-long discussions between Issa and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.). The two are expected to soon formally reintroduce the bill, according to the Data Transparency Coalition."
Public Policy
Subpoena of AP Phone Records Said to Damage Press Freedom
"The government seizure of Associated Press telephone records in the course of a leak investigation undermined freedom of the press in the United States, congressional critics said yesterday."
Intellectual Property
German online copyright law to take effect in August
"A German online copyright law that will give publishers the exclusive right to the commercial use of their publications on the Internet will come into effect on Aug. 1. The law was published in Germany's Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) on Tuesday. After a law is published in the gazette, it will come into effect, a spokeswoman said. The new rule is a toned down version of a controversial online copyright bill that aimed to give publishers the right to charge search engines like Google for republishing short text snippets of the kind used in Google News. The law as published does not extend to news snippets though. It states that publishers have the exclusive right to commercialize their products or parts thereof, except in the case of single words or very small text snippets. This change has made the impact of the new law on search engines and publishers unclear."
Please feel free to pass along in part or in its entirety.
The Intersect Alert is a newsletter of the Government Relations Committee, San Francisco Bay Region Chapter, Special Libraries Association.


text:
The REI Member Dividend
The REI dividend is a unique benefit of membership in the REI co-op. It's comprised of your member refund—typically 10% back on eligible purchases—and/or your REI Visa® card rebates.
Each March, active REI members and REI Visa cardholders who earned a rebate receive a refund in the form of an annual dividend notice.
Only active members receive annual dividend notices. To maintain your active status as an REI member, you need to make net merchandise or shipping purchases of at least $10 per year, unless you joined that year. Member numbers are issued in one name and only that person receives the member refund. Your number can be used by others in your family, but it cannot be transferred to someone else.
Questions? Call us at 1-800-426-4840 for more about your dividend or its redemption.
Item 830737
Spend $100 or more, Earn a $20 Member Bonus Card
Offer good June 21-30.
Single-use bonus card must be redeemed July 3-15. Details
Get it only at REI through 12/31/13
Specification |
| |||||||||||
Best use |
| |||||||||||
Footwear height | ||||||||||||
Footwear closure | ||||||||||||
Waterproof | ||||||||||||
Upper | ||||||||||||
Lining | ||||||||||||
Midsole | ||||||||||||
Support | ||||||||||||
Outsole | ||||||||||||
Average footwear weight (pair) | ||||||||||||
Gender |
by PowerReviewsPros
Best Uses
Feels full size too small | ||
Feels half size too small | ||
Feels true to size | 58% (7 reviews) | |
Feels half size too big | ||
Feels full size too big |
Feels too narrow | ||
Feels true to width | 100% (11 reviews) | |
Feels too wide |
Reviewed by 13 customers
Sort by
Displaying reviews 1-10
Previous | Next »
Best Uses
Comments about Asolo Fission GV Hiking Boots - Women's:
I wanted a pair of hiking boots that supported my weak ankles and that had good traction on local trails. The trails have gopher holes, rocks and generally uneven surfaces. These boots were very stable and supportive making hiking much easier.
Best Uses
Comments about Asolo Fission GV Hiking Boots - Women's:
These boots are the most comfortable I have used with no break in time and perfect on the islands or in the mountains. I took them for their first hike, nine miles over rough terrain. The were awesome and I was the only one without tired feet later after climbing rocks, rocky edges, creek crossing sand, gravel and even blacktop later in the day. I highly recommend them. I only had a light 30 litre pack on but have since carried a 40 lb pack to the islands with these boots on. I wear one thin sock and one good solid hiking sock. I wear a woman's size 7 regular and purchased these in a 7.5. I think they are perfect. I hate cramped toes, and had none with this fit. I waited a year to buy these, trying on at least six other brands. None even compared to these. Thanks REI and Asolo. I love these boots.
Best Uses
Comments about Asolo Fission GV Hiking Boots - Women's:
This boot meets the the superb quality that I expect from Asolo. I own Asolo's mountaineer boots and heavy duty leather hiking boots. They are made for my wide feet and abuse. I love this lighter boot and plan to wear them on the John Muir Trail 223 miles in Aug 2013.
Best Uses
Comments about Asolo Fission GV Hiking Boots - Women's:
I've been wearing these for a year as my non-mountaineering hiking boots. So far they have held up well to my heavy use. I do a mix of on-off trail and have even done some rock climbing in them! They breathe reasonably well. I did break them in for a few days before using them on the trail and I have had a few blisters here and there, but overall, I think they are breaking in well as I have noticed fewer blisters over time. AKA, the fit isn't the perfection other reviewers found, but it's good enough given the other pluses of this boot. The insoles provided aren't very comfortable after a few miles, but with a pair of $50 superfeet that's all better. I have crossed streams up to my ankle in them- never a wet foot unless the water comes in the top. The black decorative thingy at the ankle lace bracket is peeling off on booth boots now, but otherwise they look great- and I've put a LOT of miles on them!
Best Uses
Comments about Asolo Fission GV Hiking Boots - Women's:
A woman recommended these boots to me in the store. She said these were top of the line, indestructible, reliable, excellent boots. She's had hers for 12 years and they're still going strong. I haven't had mine that long, but I think she was absolutely right. There was some break-in, but not bad at all. I love the toe guard. They were definitely worth the money in my opinion. I expect to have these boots for a long time.
Best Uses
Comments about Asolo Fission GV Hiking Boots - Women's:
I had a pair of Asolos that I bought over 10 years ago that I loved. I finally retired them this year, and started looking for a new pair of boots. I tried on a few different brands, but the Asolos fit me the best. They feel a lot like my old boots, but I did get a 1/2 size smaller. It seems like these boots run a little bigger than the others I tried on. My feet are on the narrow side, and the Asolos work well for me. Other brands, like Keen are too wide and never fit right.
I have gone on a few hikes with them, and so far so good. They are light, required no breaking in, and seem to be good in wet conditions. I had to do multiple stream crossings, and at one point my toe went in pretty deep. My feet stayed dry the whole time. I tend to do longer hikes (6+ miles) on rocky terrain, and these boots should give me the support and durability I need.
Best Uses
Comments about Asolo Fission GV Hiking Boots - Women's:
I bought these for a 5 day backpacking trip. I walked about 15 miles in them over several shorter hikes and walks to break them in before the trip. I'm the first to admit that I didn't do enough to break them in before I took them out hiking, I waited too long to replace an old pair of boots and planned a slightly last minute trip. When I took them out for a 4 mile break-in hike, I got small blisters on my heels (wearing SmartWool trekking socks). I took them for a few more break -in walks, and thought I had solved the problem by wearing newer socks, but I made the mistake of sticking to level terrain.
I have very narrow feet (AA width in some shoes), especially in the heels. I was initially very happy with these boots because they were narrower and lighter than my previous Vasques which made me feel like I had better control over my foot placement and didn't have cinder blocks attached to my feet. Once I started climbing the continental divide on my backpacking trip, I realized that the heels were not quite narrow enough. This combined with how stiff the shoes are and how hard the interior of the boots are meant that even though my heel was probably only moving about 1-2mm per step I took, after 6 miles of uphill I had blisters the size of silver dollars on both of my heels. (I was then approached by a bear while trying to drain my blisters, but that's another story...) I ended up having to reduce the mileage of my trip and do some of my hiking Tevas because the blisters became so unbearable.
I really wanted these boots to work because they otherwise fit well, seem very durable, and are very light for the amount of support they provide. For people trying these shoes, keep in mind that the soles are very stiff and the heels have basically no padding, so if your feet move in the shoes AT ALL when you go uphill, you will probably get terrible blisters. I have tried again to take these on shorter hikes and walks, and I can still feel the same problem. I have finally given up on them working and will be returning them.
Best Uses
Comments about Asolo Fission GV Hiking Boots - Women's:
This boot has great promise, but did not work well for my feet.
I put 75 miles on this boot and will be returning it to REI. 25/75 miles were day hikes in the Cascades, 50/75 miles were in the backcountry of the Olympics, on snow, rock and trail. I experienced severe blisters, ankle chaffing, general foot discomfort and numbness.
-Sturdy construction well-suited for kicking steps in snow
-Great traction on snow, shale, slippery rocks and in streams
-Very water-resistant
-Runs big:
-Most of my problems are likely due to the improper sizing of
the boot
-I am usually a size 8-8.5, and I purchased size 8 boots
-I probably needed a size 7.5
-See above for note on sizing, but I used sock liners, heavy
wool socks, moleskin and tape every time I wore the boot, and
got severe heel blisters each time without exception
-Great for alpine country, not great when your trek includes many
miles gaining elevation below the tree-line
-I experienced persistent numbness in my toes and balls of feet
after my longer trek that took a few days post-trip to subside
-Difficult laces
-The tongue of the boot wrinkles easily and chaffed the front
of my ankles and left sores
-It was difficult to achieve the right secure lacing in the ankle
I will be returning this boot. I may try a smaller size of the Fission, or may try a new boot altogether.
Best Uses
Comments about Asolo Fission GV Hiking Boots - Women's:
I have been shopping for a sturdy, comfortable hiking boot for over six months. The search has been exhaustive and exhausting. My husband and I planned a hiking trip in Yosemite. These are the boots I am taking with me. We plan to day hike everyday of our trip and have even procured a permit to hike the summit of Half Dome. I need a reliable boot and I believe this is it ... FINALLY. I've taken them on rugged day hikes ranging in length from 4 to 11 miles in the southern Appalachians to break them in, although I don't think they needed much of a "break-in". They were comfortable right out of the box and they are a great looking boot! I don't much care what boots look like if they fit but what a perk it is. The lacing system is good. I do make some adjustments from ascent to descent but that's pretty standard. The upper material is very water resistant. Even when I rinsed them off after a hike, water rolled right off the surface. The traction is outstanding. But the final two BEST points for me to make are 1) I didn't get any blisters! And I always get blisters. 2) These boots work on my VERY narrow feet and heels. Every other boot I've tried for this trip was too wide somewhere, somehow. The only complaint I have is I wish there was a little more cushioning in the forefoot area, but I do have extremely sensitive feet. Those with less sensitive feet shouldn't have any problem. I hope to report back with another gleaming review of this boot after our trip to Yosemite. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping these do the job.
Best Uses
Comments about Asolo Fission GV Hiking Boots - Women's:
I absolutely love these boot. They are so comfortable and absolutely no break in period.
Displaying reviews 1-10
Previous | Next »
How are we doing? Give us feedback on this page.


text:
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 7:00 p.m. CDT at
The Blue Note in Columbia, US |
Sell for this event
Important event information
Compare tickets from these sellers
Dierks Bentley Tickets, Thursday, June 13, 2013, 7:00 p.m. CDT
Your listings will no longer be selected
You cannot select listings on multiple pages. If you continue,
your selections will be cleared.
We don't have seating information for this venue just yet.


text:
- Local every day in
The Most Affordable Rentals in Woburn
Need a place to stay? Take a look at this list of affordable spaces for rent in the city.
Looking for a place to stay? There are several affordable rentals in the city of Woburn.
Take a look at this list of some of the least expensive places to rent in Woburn:
- Inwood Drive: A one-bed, one-bath Inwood West apartment — $900/month (Update: According to a reader comment, the Inwood Drive apartment price is $1,500 and not $900 which is what was reported onthis link.)
- 2 Fairview Road, Unit 2A: A townhouse that was recently renovated in 2009 located near central square — $950/month
- 7 Kimball Court: A one-bed, one-bath apartment at Kimball Court — $1,211/month
- 2 Westgate Drive, Apt. 204: A one-bed, one-bath space within a single family home — $1,150/month
- Pine Street: This two-bed, one-bath apartment is located on the second floor — $1,200/month
For more information on these listings, or to see other affordable rentals in Woburn, click here.
10:52 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
The $900 price tag on Inwood West isn't true. I live there and pay almost $1,600 for a 1 bedroom and garage. I called the office to see if that price was correct (because I would break my lease and move to a different apartment') I was told its not. They have 1 bedrooms for $1,500.
Danielle Masterson
12:19 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012
Thanks, Tracy! According to the information provided to Zillow, a leading real estate site for rentals and sales, it does say $900. Not sure why then! Thanks for the clarification! :)
2:40 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012
Housing is probably the largest single expense item for most people, followed by food and utilities, everything is so expensive nowadays.....it isn't even funny!!


text:
UAW calls out Romney on bailout stance
Bob King on Mitt Romney: "He's trying to rewrite history and attack President Obama and the UAW for successfully saving the auto industry." |
Sponsored by |
» | ||
» | ||
» | ||
» | ||
» |
DETROIT -- The UAW today took aim at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for opposing the government bailout of Chrysler and General Motors in 2009.
Romney, campaigning this week for the Feb. 28 Michigan primary election, said he supported a "managed" private sector bankruptcy reorganization for Chrysler and GM. Experts on the bailout -- including former Obama auto czar Steven Rattner -- have criticized Romney's position, saying no private funding for bankruptcy reorganization existed at the time, and such an effort essentially would have led to the liquidation of the two automakers.
UAW President Bob King, in a statement today, said Romney is "misleading voters" when it comes to the bailouts.
"He's trying to rewrite history and attack President Obama and the UAW for successfully saving the auto industry," King said.
The UAW said it has made concessions since 2005, giving up pay increases, overtime pay and holidays and agreeing to a reduced pay and benefit structure for new hires.
As a result, more than 1.4 million jobs and $96 billion in personal income nationwide were saved, according to a November 2010 report by the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich.
King said the rescue loans helped the auto industry survive "the darkest hour of its history," citing workers from Chrysler's Sterling Heights, Mich., assembly plant who faced a plant closing before Chrysler received its loans.
The plant builds the Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger for the United States, as well as the European version of the 200, the Lancia Flavia.
Jeff Klayo, a member of UAW Local 1700 at the plant, said in the UAW statement that Romney's remarks were "an attack on American workers."
"If the company's successful, we can be successful," he said. "If the company takes a downturn, we take a downturn with it."
A Romney spokeswoman said it was no surprise that the UAW would oppose "Romney's proposals to help turn around the automotive industry."
"Under Mitt Romney, the restructuring would have succeeded while protecting the taxpayers and the principles of free enterprise, not the union bosses at the UAW," Amanda Henneberg, a Romney campaign spokeswoman, said in an e-mail to Automotive News.
'Suicidal course'
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, gave his official endorsement to the fellow Michigan native Romney on Thursday, despite differing opinions on the industry bailout.
In 2008, Romney campaigned for president in Michigan sympathizing with those who lost jobs in the industry and blaming Washington for the problem.
Ten months later, he suggested that the government should let GM and Chrysler go bankrupt rather than extend a federal bailout, a report by Bloomberg notes.
Shortly after Arizona Sen. John McCain lost the 2008 presidential election to President Obama, Romney wrote an op-ed in The New York Times that the government should deny the Detroit automakers' request for a bailout. With the bailout, he warned, "the automakers will stay the course -- the suicidal course of declining market shares, insurmountable labor and retiree burdens, technology atrophy, product inferiority and never-ending job losses."
Santorum's suggestion
One of Romney's opponents seeking the GOP presidential nomination, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, also has opposed the industry bailout.
At a Detroit Economic Club luncheon Thursday, Santorum said GM and Chrysler would have been "alive and equally as well, or better off, than they are now" without bailouts, multiple media reports have noted.
Santorum said he blamed former President George W. Bush more than President Obama for the bailout, and that "the markets would have reacted to restructure it to be more competitive."
King's statement pointed to GM's status as the world's largest automaker and the company's profit in 2011 as examples of why the bailouts worked.
"The auto industry added more than 200,000 jobs in the last two-and-a-half years, and 2011 was the strongest year of industry job growth since 1994," he said. "Added shifts and new facilities mean jobs for thousands more workers in Michigan, Ohio and other places across the country."
On Thursday, GM reported its net profit for 2011 at $7.6 billion, driven largely by stronger pricing and increased sales in North America. The profits for GM meant profit-sharing bonuses of as much as $7,000 for 47,500 eligible UAW members and was up an average of $4,300 for the company's U.S. union workers last year.
Bloomberg and Mike Colias contributed to this report.
PRESS RELEASE: Autoworkers react to Romney statements on auto loans
DETROIT ¬- UAW members reacted strongly to Mitt Romney's claim that "we should have let Detroit go bankrupt," when the economy and the auto industry were about to collapse.
"He's trying to rewrite history and attack President Obama and the UAW for successfully saving the auto industry," said UAW President Bob King. "He is misleading voters about the president's bold and decisive rescue of the auto industry and about sacrifices made by workers. But voters deserve the truth."
Even prior to the emergency rescue loans, UAW members made deep sacrifices beginning in 2005 to save the company, giving up pay increases, overtime pay, holidays, agreeing to a reduced pay and benefit structure for new hires, and other concessions. President Obama demanded additional concessions and shared sacrifice from both labor and management in exchange for the loans.
In return, America's carmakers retooled to create the energy-efficient cars of the future and repaid their outstanding loans years ahead of schedule.
Rescuing the auto industry saved more than 1.4 million jobs up and down the supply chain.
"There's not a person in Michigan who doesn't have a sister or brother or cousin or friend who is tied to the auto industry," said Stacie Steward, a UAW Local 1700 member and an electrician from Chrysler's Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) in Sterling Heights, Mich. "Every Michigan citizen should be appalled by what Mitt Romney said."
"It's an attack on American workers," said Jeff Klayo, also of Local 1700 and from SHAP, which was scheduled to close before Chrysler received the loans. "We're out there trying to get the American dream. We're trying to keep our jobs, for a good wage for our family, put food on our table, pay our taxes, continue to work for the company and get the rewards.
"If the company's successful, we can be successful. If the company takes a downturn, we take a downturn with it," he added.
"The president's rescue loans helped the auto industry survive the darkest hour of its history and return to thriving operations today," said King. "These workers from SHAP are evidence. They, along with hundreds of thousands other workers who depend on the auto industry for jobs, were facing a very uncertain future, but today, they are making the Chrysler 200, one of Detroit's new, hot-selling models. UAW members completed negotiations with the domestic automakers this fall with a strategy to make the company successful and to share in its success. And that strategy paid off."
"Americans deserve to know the truth," King added. "The emergency loans worked. GM is once again the world's top carmaker. Its 2011 profit was its largest ever. The auto industry added more than 200,000 jobs in the last two-and-a-half years, and 2011 was the strongest year of industry job growth since 1994. Demand for their cars is going up, so GM, Ford and Chrysler are starting to run three production shifts a day at many plants. Added shifts and new facilities mean jobs for thousands more workers in Michigan, Ohio and other places across the country."
A video statement from UAW members is available for use and can be downloaded here.