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1 ear corn on the cob, unhusked
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Actually, 4 minutes per ear (for 2 just double the time) is perfect and there is no need to flip. I have used this method for years and it works nicely.
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My Mom sent me a YouTube video of an older man making corn like this and I decided to try it and it works just like this recipe says. The only down side is that you do have to cut off one of the ends, which I like to use as my handle but at least I don't have to peel them anymore!
Wasn't completely sold on this idea of cleaning and shucking corn even though I had viewed the video.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6bv4Oe4&feature=share. The method does work. After I cut the end off the wide end of the corn, I held on to the silk end and shook a couple of times, and the corn slid right out of the husk, leaving behind one silk on one of the ears of corn. For two ears of corn, I cooked in the microwave for 8 minutes on High. I added butter and sea salt. Delicious - perfect for two people!
This will be my new go-to way to cook corn on the cob. Perfection. I love that there is no mess from the husks. I cooked 2 ears at once and cooked for 5 minutes. I opened one ear and thought that it needed another minute so I popped the other one back in and it was perfect. I think the length of time will depend on the number of ears you microwave at one time and the wattage of your microwave. Mine is a 950 watter.
This is my favorite way for sweet summer corn on the cob, unless is is so fresh I eat it raw off the cob. I serve mine w/fresh white bread, I like the Nature's Own Butter Top bread. You can use what ever, soft rolls work nicely too, main thing is the bread is fresh and soft. We spread the butter on a slice of the bread and once the corn is clean we wrap the bread around the hot corn and softly coat the corn w/the butter from the bread. While we let the corn cool for a minute or so we eat the bread w/the melted butter on it. It is some kinda good! The fresh bread is slightly heated from the corn and it has the salt on it...fabulous! My favorite is to use Jane's Crazy Salt.
Have been cookin the corn this way for many years. Full proof method. Recommend cooking each ear of corn for 4 mins so 3 ears would take 12 mins. No need to turn but I wouldn't cook more that 4 ears of corn at one time.
The method works excellent! I used the video Shearone showed me. It takes 8 minutes, according to the video, and that worked well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6bv4Oe4&feature=share
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The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is looking for a New Port Richey man in connection with a number of home burglaries.
Deputies need a little help locating a New Port Richey man who has been identified as a person of interest in a burglary ring that's been targeting homes in West Pasco. Aaron Lynn Vineyard, 36, is wanted in connection with the burglaries, according to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office media release. His last known address was 9808 Shultz St., jail records state. "He has an extensive criminal history in Pasco County including multiple DUI's, child abuse and possession of controlled substance arrests," wrote sheriff's office spokesman Doug Tobin. Tobin classified the burglary ring as "large" and said arrests have been made. Those arrested so far include: The Watsons are brothers. Tobin did not say how many burglaries have been connected to the…
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John Spezia: Where paths diverge
Monday, January 21, 2013
In a letter to the Steamboat Today by Mark Hartless titled "Both sides are wrong" (Jan. 16), it appears from the content of his letter that he also is wrong on some of the points he makes.
I agree with him that the east side of Rabbit Ears Pass is "overgrazed" and that more parking lots will not solve the problem, but expanding snowmobile terrain to the west to alleviate the problem is not the solution, either. With "overgrazing," the Forest Service reduces the number of cows or removes them from the area that is being negatively impacted. Snowmobiles aren't cows, but that comparison could be applied in looking for a solution.
At this point in his letter, our opinions diverge because his letter is full of divisive stereotypes, generalizations and factual myths that stir up knee-jerk reactions that winter enthusiasts from both sides have tried to avoid.
The idea that the west area of the pass is under-utilized because there are not ski or snowshoe tracks on every square foot of snow misses the point. In our hectic daily lives, people are looking for relief from a barrage of noise, fumes, advertising clutter and all the distractions of our civilization. This quiet, stress-free, peaceful and beautiful environment is their sanctuary. So, every square foot of this area is being utilized, but it does not have to feel the footprint of humans.
Skiers and snowshoers do not hate individuals who snowmobile. We have all worked together on the pass to reduce these conflicts and to set boundaries to avoid conflict. What skiers and snowshoers do not like is the noise, fumes, tracked-up ski slopes, the stress of conflicts and the few snowmobilers who go out of their way to harass them. These few individual snowmobilers who violate the agreed upon boundaries at the pass and undermine the agreement made by all users of the pass do an injustice to the American process of democracy.
Nonmotorized users are not on the offensive to reduce the terrain that motorized users want. Approximately 90 percent of public land is open to motorized users as long it does not negatively impact the public's land. The Forest Service has a responsibility to manage public land and develop restrictions with public input for preservation, watershed protection, air quality, water quality and quantity, wildlife, hunting, fishing and wildlife habitat.
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"non-motorized users are not on the offensive to reduce the terrain that motorized users want." ---John's words today
"I support the Friends of the Backcountry plan that will seperate the motorized users from the non-motorized users." ---John Spezia, in a letter to the USFS, 2010
The only way to do that is to "reduce the terrain" that is currently open to snowmobiles, no???
Now, the Friends of the Routt Backcountry document John said he supported also states: "Despite the uninvited addition of more than 30 Routt Powder Riders members at the North Routt Winter Travel Management meetings ..."
In other words, the collaboration and concensus-building is all well and good, as long as it went on behind the scenes, without input from snowmobilers. But once they show up "uninvited" it's another matter!
"I personally oppose the Routt Powder Rider Proposal because this proposal ... does not recognize Trilbey Flats and Hahns Peak as non-motorized areas." ---John Spezia to USFS, 2010
That's because those areas are NOT non-motorized, but many who do not know what they are talking about either think they are or want the rest of us to think they are.
"The proposal would... lead snowmobilers into Trilbey Flats which is a non-motorized area."
---John Spezia to USFS, 2010
Again, that area is NOT closed to snowmobiles, never has been.
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A few years ago, right about the time I learned my job was to be outsourced, I remember seeing a book in the bookstore titled My Job Went to India. I assumed it was a parody of sorts and decided to resist the urge to pick it up.
It wasn't until I read the introduction to The Passionate Programmer by Chad Fowler, that I realized it was the second edition of that same book, which had been subtitled "52 Ways to Save Your Job." The title change is a good one, as it does a much better job of crystallizing the goal of this book.
The focus of The Passionate Programmer is how to have an exceptional career as a developer. It is written as several short essays on specific tips for creating a career in programming you can be passionate about, each followed by one or more specific suggestions for activities to follow through on what you've just read. In essence, this is What Color Is Your Parachute? for people who already know they want to be programmers.
While the driving force may be passion, the topics are very pragmatic. Fowler suggests you choose your market, invest in your product, execute on your plans, and market yourself. This follows from the major thesis, that you must treat your career as a product in and of itself. The passion comes from the desire to create a great product, and do what is necessary to make that product, ultimately yourself, successful.
An important point that's treated as a side note – you have to want to be a great programmer. If you find that's not what you want, maybe you should find a career you can be passionate about.
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We went to Berowra Waters today, which required driving up the Pacific Highway. The last time I did this I wrote about the street trees. This time I wanted to see specifically what the differences were between the Pacific Highway & the sections of Princes Highway & Parramatta Road in Marrickville LGA.
There were a number of noteworthy differences. The Pacific Highway has thousands of street trees along its length. A significant number of these trees are Eucalypts. They cascade over the highway, many having branches which cross over 3 lanes & sometimes as far as the opposite side of the highway.
Bottle Brushes are not the dominant street tree, with most trees being of a taller growing species. Many of the street trees are 1/3 higher than the power poles & thick trunks are quite common.
Far less than 50% of the trees have trunks that are as thin as an upper arm. Many street trees were planted around 3 metres apart, which helped create a decent canopy. Most of the trees have a natural shape & I did not see a single tree in a cage even within the shopping strips
The street trees planted in shopping strips spilled out from under the awnings & loomed over the highway. Naturally to achieve this they did not have straight trunks & they have not removed because of this.
Much of the Pacific Highway has a grass verge with a narrow footpath. Only the shopping strips are paved or cemented. The grass verge serves to soften the environment, which is quite an achievement considering the Pacific Highway is one of the top 10 heavily trafficked roads in Australia. I watched the verge of the Highway for its length wondering how they were managing with far less cement. I noticed the footpaths were narrower than in the Inner West & many trees hung over the path requiring any pedestrians to either duck or weave their way around the tree. I actually saw this happen & it appeared to cause no difficulty for the pedestrian who was a woman over 50. So very different from here, where just last week a council worker took to our fence with a whipper-snipper to hack away 20 centimetres of errant camellia which protruded out from under the fence. Considering the footpath outside our fence is a wide one for the area, I thought this was overkill.
So do we sanitise & control nature more than they do on Sydney's North Shore? I think we do.
In direct opposition is our section of the Princes Highway & Parramatta Road, both of which are an eye-sore in my opinion. The Princes Highway cannot possibly get uglier & being so close to the airport, it is one of the gateways to Sydney. The roads directly surrounding the airport were heavily planted with street trees, shrubs & flowers for the 2000 Olympics. In the main, they still look good & are maintained by Botany Council. I doubt once the visitor leaves these roads & comes to the Princes Highway that they will have a favourable impression of the area. The Princes Highway is in the main a worship of cement. Soot stained, dirty cement. One can count the street trees & they are a sad, straggly lot. There is a gross lack of green infrastructure. This changes when the Princes Highway comes under the jurisdiction of City of Sydney Council at one end & Rockdale Council at the other. For a green council, Marrickville seems to be ignoring this stretch of highway.
The same can be said for Parramatta Road, which is stark in its lack of green infrastructure, though it is slightly less ugly than the Princes Highway because of the type of grey infrastructure (some may debate this). Again, Leichhardt Council & City of Sydney Council have planted threes where Parramatta Road comes under their control, though City of Sydney Council has done far more work & planted many more street trees. If City of Sydney, Rockdale & Leichhardt Councils can plant street trees along these main roads, why can't Marrickville Council?
Why do we need so much cement? Trees help the longevity of grey infrastructure like cement footpaths because their shade protects from the harsh sun. We also know that roofs, roads & footpaths cause the heat island effect & trees lower this. Temperatures can be 9 degrees cooler in the shade of a tree.
The North Shore is deemed classier. I think this is not because of the housing stock, but because of the plentiful tall trees & the significant green canopy. Friends have told me they moved to the North Shore because of the trees. Balmain & Paddington were built as working class suburbs as were those in Marrickville LGA, yet both these suburbs are regarded as better suburbs & their properties are generally worth more. Why? Is it the presence of water? Being close to the city? Perhaps, but Marrickville LGA is also close to the city & has its own beautiful Cooks River.
I think it is because of the trees. On the drive back from Hornsby, the closer you get to Marrickville the more you notice the trees thin out, get shorter, look less healthy & street tree after street tree have been severely hacked. The trees on the North Shore aren't hacked in this way.


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Today i want to ask a question that always puzzled me. I entered in IT field in interest of flash animation but mostly were i was job their is no any animation related works company get. So overall my responsibility was XHTML coding, Javascript etc etc basically responsibility of web designers jobs.
Now after 4years of Web designing experience i miss my one Eager hobby to create Animations, Now i am not in practice but i want to know if i want to become a animator on self practice basis. SO HOW can i achieve this goal.
I recently made this running chef animation: http://foodaddict.pk/search/ball.swfI WANT TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ANIMATION ARTIST .
This book is amazing and has loads of excellent advice:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Animators-Survival-Kit-Principles-Stop-motion/dp/0571202284Generally If you are going to self teach, I would suggest experimenting and animating as much as possible and study well known animators. Pick a style that you like and analyse every frame and see how people have achieved success in the past.
It also helps to draw a lot of sketches from life. I regularly study people around me and draw quick sketches documenting their movements.
Just for starters…
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In this week's player development feature, follow along with Haverford School (PA) boys lacrosse coach Travis Loving as he reveals goalie footwork drills and his go-to in-season warm-up. In addition to reinforcing proper technique and fundamentals, these drills will get your players adequately prepared to cover every angle of the cage.
Goalie Footwork Drills
We begin with a series of goalie footwork drills that place an emphasis on technique and will help players explode to the ball. Notice that all drills are performed with a lacrosse stick in hand.
Side to Side – Players hop from side to side with quick feet across a designated line on the field.
Right Foot Side to Side – The drill is the same as before but now players should only use their RIGHT foot.
Left Foot Side to Side – The drill is the same as before but now players should only use their LEFT foot.
Side to Side Mixed – Start with side to side both feet and then the coach will direct which foot to use from there.
Front to Back – This drill is similar to before, but now players will be going front to back with their steps instead of side to side.
Front to Back Left Foot – Now players should only use their LEFT foot.
Front to Back Right Foot – Now players should only use their RIGHT foot.
Figure Eight – Players should now jump with two feet in a figure eight pattern.
Figure Eight in Reverse – Now do figure eights in reverse order. Start at the back right.
Figure Eight on One Foot – Now do figure eights on just one foot.
Formal Warm-Up
Check out this formal goalie warm-up done every day at Haverford. A coach will start by shooting against the goalie in net from about 15 yards out. He will start with high shots on both sides of the net — stick-side high and off stick-side high. By doing this, the goalie doesn't know where the next shot is going. Also, the coach will always walk around the field and shoot from different spots to mix up the angle.
Overall, the coach won't make too many adjustments when it comes to positioning or corrections. Meanwhile, it's key to make sure the last three shots are on cage. From here, the coach will then shoot around the hips and go around the horn once again. It's critical that the goalie can't anticipate the shot on net before it's even released.
The previous clips can all be seen on Championship Productions' DVD "High School Coaching Academy: Training the Lacrosse Goalie." To check out more goaltender-oriented videos, simply visit our lacrosse library.
Watch as Ohio State head coach Nick Myers breaks down fundamental stickwork skills and drills that coaches can incorporate into practices to help their athletes become complete lacrosse players. Coach Myers starts by discussing some stick pocket basics before moving into the importance of triple threat positioning.
Stick Pocket Basics
When it comes to building a stick pocket for a lot of younger players, they are often building it with the wrong idea. The goal might be to get a harder shot or fancy fake. But when you are building your stick, you need to start with the basics: Throwing, catching, getting the ball in and out of your stick, and being able to build on that. Ultimately, becoming proficient in these areas will make you a better dodger, shooting, and feeder.
So what exactly makes a successful stick pocket? There should be a nice gradual progression. In other words, as you place your hand in your stick and roll it out, you don't want your lower strings to be too tight. You want your top string to be the tightest and the bottom string to be the loosest. This is crucial towards getting you to be able to do all of the key fundamentals (dodge, shoot and feed).
When you put a ball into your stick for the first time, you should have a nice groove where the ball sits down in your pocket. You should also have a legal stick that enables the ball to settle in nicely for a two-handed cradle and a one-handed cradle.
Catching & Throwing Tips
When catching and throwing with your stick, it's critical to avoid wasted motion. This is when your stick is down at the hip and when every catch and throw looks completely different. Instead, you want to build consistency with your catching and throwing.
Look to implement a skill cue called "11 to 1 Passing". If you were a clock, you'd want to go from 11 to 1 with your stick. Therefore, shorten your release and get off a quicker and snappier pass.
Another key is getting into your triple threat positioning. This is when you catch the ball and you're in a position to dodge, shoot, or feed. As you catch the ball, the stick should be going back towards the 11 o' clock position and then snapping it out to the 1 o' clock position. Even if you get a bad pass, you still want to bring the stick to 11 o' clock. When following through, crack your top wrist right at your target, and that top hand will force the ball to really snap out of your stick.
Soft Hands
When throwing back and forth, focus on catching the ball deep back by the ear. As the ball comes to you, receive it back by the ear and right into your 11 o' clock position. You can even pretend the ball is an egg, and if you have soft hands, the egg will not break.
The previous clips can be seen on Championship Productions' DVD "Explosive Skills & Drills for Offensive Lacrosse" featuring Nick Myers. You can check out dozens of other shooting videos by visiting our extensive lacrosse library.
Follow along with Johns Hopkins offensive coordinator Bobby Benson as he reveals three effective individual lacrosse drills focusing on shooting on the run. Coach Benson will first walk through each drill before having his team run through live simulations at game speed.
On the Move
This drill is a great way to practice shooting on the run while getting in some conditioning. Start with a pile of balls up top and have just one player go at a time. To begin, have the player dodge down one alley and shoot and then dodge down the other alley and shoot. If you're on a football field, stay inside the football hash marks when sprinting and shooting the ball. If you don't or have trouble getting your hips to the goal, you can always put cones down to run within.
The player should start each rep by splitting to the right before shooting the ball. After the shot, he/she should come back to the top and get the next ball. From here, the player will go down the left side alley, shoot it, come back, and then go to the right side. Go for 60 or 90 seconds for each player and look to implement this at least a few times a week in practice.
Shooting with Two Players
Now let's add two people to the drill to really increase the speed. This time, we will have one player go down the left side as the opposite player goes down the right side. Players go alternate back and forth for the duration of the drill. Meanwhile, it really forces players to pick up their speed of play and to get off hard shots on goal. Remember: This drill does you no good if you don't practice it at full speed!
Up the Hash
Finally, here's another great individual drill that simulates coming around the goal from behind. It also simulates those situations when a base defender comes sliding up the field in any kind of adjacent slide package.
A coach will stand with a pile of balls up at the top of the box. One at a time, players will sprint toward the coach from behind the goal (start at GLE on one side of the net). As the sprint toward the coach, they will catch a pass, turn the corner, and then finish the ball going towards the front of the cage. Coaches: Remind your players to catch it first, then turn the corner and get off an accurate shot. Also, it's critical to practice this on both the right and left sides.
The previous clips can be seen on Championship Productions' DVD "35 Championship Shooting Drills for Lacrosse" with Bobby Benson. To check out more shooting-oriented videos, head over to our lacrosse library.
For many lacrosse players across the country, mid-March means its preseason time, a period to get prepared and conditioned for the regular season. To work on that first step and improve your overall quickness this spring, look to implement these dynamic conditioning drills led by renowned fitness expert Rob Rose.
Ball Drops
The following drills focus on proper form and technique of a linear first step. You can eventually progress to angles and lateral movement from here, but the first drill we cover is a good launching point.
The goal: Be as efficient as you possibly can. If you can't do this on a hard surface like a basketball court, you probably won't be able to use hard balls and may have to go with using your hands. In terms of equipment, look to use two lacrosse balls.
Set 1: Ready Position
Start in a nice low ready position. Your feet should be side by side and wider than shoulder width. You should always be on the balls of your feet. Goal: Get the ball before it bounces twice. The goal for the coaches is to challenge the players. Make sure that the players don't step back when accelerating to catch the ball.
The coach should bounce the ball. As soon as he/she does, the players are off and getting to the ball quick. Accelerate out and go through. Do not step back. While it may seem quicker, it's inefficient. Instead, try a drop and push technique. As you get better at it, you will get quicker. Get a quick arm snap too.
Tip: Make your first step a small one. Otherwise, you will be off balance and won't have the power for your second.
Set 2: Rapid Fire
Now it's time to really challenge your players. When in ready position, have your players move their feet quickly (while in place) before accelerating to the ball.
Set 3: 180′s
Stay with the rapid fire, but now let's get into a 180 position. Every time the coach yells "TIME," the players will turn and do a 180. After doing it straight on, move into 180s at an angle.
Look to perform this drill at a distance of 5-7 yards
Tip: If you don't have any balls or a hard surface available, then make the goal for each player to get to the hand of the coach before the other player does. Go two players at a time.
The previous workouts are featured in Championship Productions' DVD "Complete Conditioning for Lacrosse" featuring Rob Rose. To check out more videos featuring lacrosse drills and exercises, click here.
With the 2013 lacrosse season getting ramped up, it's now a perfect time for players to focus on conditioning, strength training, and getting into game shape. Follow along with Syracuse University Strength & Conditioning Olympic Sports Director Veronica Dyer as she leads you through a variety of core exercises and conditioning tips that are particularly effective for lacrosse athletes.
Conditioning Tips
Lacrosse is a dynamic sport and you need to have a good base of aerobic and anaerobic conditioning. At the beginning of a season, it's important for athletes to establish a general base of fitness. At Syracuse, players are required to do some basic testing when they arrive on campus, including a mile run and three 300-yard shuttles within a certain amount of time.
Meanwhile at Syracuse, Dyer makes sure that early season training is geared toward conditioning so the players can focus on other strength and conditioning areas for the rest of the year. The training will begin general and then get more complex as the year goes on.
For instance, early training sessions may consist of longer runs and interval training. As the team gets more conditioned, the training staff will lower the time goals and implement shorter intervals and shorter rest time — all while increasing the speed to accomplish each one.
Closer to the beginning of the regular season, the staff typically knows that players are in game shape so it's not necessary to tax them too often. While some conditioning is still important, the bulk of work is now geared toward the games. In season, it's usually left up to the players to work on their conditioning.
Abs & Core Exercises
Core development is imperative in lacrosse. In these exercises, we will incorporate bars to simulate lacrosse sticks. Players start out with their backs on the floor, knees bent, and feet flat on the ground. The sticks are held out over the stomach/chest area.
1) Overhead Sit-up
Start with the bar straight up over your head. Crunch up and do a full sit-up, extend at the top, and then come back down. Keep your movements nice and controlled and keep your arms up. Make sure that your core area is engaged during each rep. Go for 10-15 reps.
2) Flutter Kick and Press
Start with your back on the floor and legs straight out. Get your arms up over the chest. While raising the bar up and down, make a flutter kick motion with the legs. Keep those legs straight and be sure that the motion is coming from the hips. Every time you press the bar, that's one rep.
3) Jackknife
Get one leg straight up in air. Meanwhile, hold the other leg straight out and just an inch or two off the ground. Your arms should be straight up. The goal here is to reach up to your top toe. Keep that leg straight. After 10-15 reps, switch legs.
4) Jillknife
Similar to the Jackknife, but this time the bar should be underneath the top leg. Reach for the bottom toe. Your other leg is just off the ground like before.
5) Superman
Put your chest on the ground and hold your arms and legs straight out. Contract lifting legs and arms off the ground with the bar. Get a nice and controlled motion going up and down. Look to hit between 15 and 20 reps and don't forget about your breathing techniques.
6) Extended Double Crunch
Get on your back to start. Crunch up, bring your knees to the chest, and bring the bar over top of the legs before extending back out. Keep your arms straight the entire time. Also, don't let your feet or arms touch the ground at any time.
The previous clips can be seen on Championship Productions' DVD "Agility Training and Conditioning for Women's Lacrosse" with Veronica Dyer. To find more videos offering lacrosse training and conditioning drills, click here.
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Friday, June 1st, 2012There are plenty of ways to cook up a fish but just remember, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
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Every 2nd Wednesday of each month, the MX-5 Club of WA Inc.'s monthly afterwork, sundowner, tech talk, social gathering, modification mambo, problem solve session, general car chat and movies.
Members arrive from 5:30pm onwards and it's also a good opportunity for potential members to come and have a chat in an informal setting and find out more about the club.
The venue is this month was Yacht Doctor, 34 Stockdale Road OConner. Bridgestone kindly gave a presentation regarding their tyres and a the club is having discussions with the Subiaco Bridgestone dealership to organise some discounted tyres for club members.
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Worthington Area YMCA to host Healthy Kids Day on Saturday
WORTHINGTON — With numerous activities scheduled, Saturday's Healthy Kids Day will provide fun-filled activities for area youths.By: Aaron Hagen, Worthington Daily Globe
WORTHINGTON — With numerous activities scheduled, Saturday's Healthy Kids Day will provide fun-filled activities for area youths.
"There are a lot of good activities going on, and it's free," said YMCA Health and Fitness Director Ryan Seykora. "It's for members and non-members, you don't have to be a member of the YMCA. We want family time, we want kids and parents to come together and do something together."
The event, which will be at the Worthington Area YMCA, is from 10 a.m. until noon.
"We want to provide free activities to teach healthy habits to kids and families and encourage active play and to be physically active," Seykora said.
The event is open to all boys and girls ages 4 and up.
"What we'll do is we'll give away 50 free shirts to the first kids in attendance," Seykora said. "At about 10:15 or 10:30, we'll be doing a free Zumba class for kids in our gym, and it will be about 30 minutes long."
Along with a Zumba class, many other activities are scheduled during the two-hour event.
The Worthington Police Department will bring in a police car for children, while D.A.R.E. officer Bob Fritz will be available to license bicycles.
"The Optimist Club will be giving away one free bicycle to a boy and one free bicycle for a girl," Seykora said. "What we'll do is we'll have people register when they get here. People don't have to be present to win; we'll draw after the event is over. The Optimist Club will also provide free apples and string cheese for everybody."
But that won't be all for food during the day.
Hy-Vee Registered Dietician Greta Farley will be on hand to provide a healthy snack for the kids.
"Greta has not told me what the snack is yet," Seykora said. "Last year, it was a healthy trail mix. What she was trying to do was something that's easy for kids to make at home and easy for parents to shop for. She's kind of changing it up. This year, it's another quick snack, and she started mentioning it to me, but I told her to surprise me."
All participants will have the chance to do some arts and crafts.
Staff from the library will be on hand to lead an activity.
"Last year, they did a little painting activity, which was very well received," Seykora said. "I don't know what they are going to do this year, but they are very creative."
The Worthington Montessori School is also going to provide a fun, interactive activity.
"It's something like a make your own bubbles type of thing," Seykora said. "It sounds like it's a pretty cool deal, and original."
In the kids' gym at the YMCA, the sportwall will be open to allow kids and parents to have some physical activity together.
"Our theme this year is, 'Take on Summer,'" Seykora said. "Summer is the time for kids to get up and move and get out and grow and experience new things. But sometimes when the school year ends, so does the children's exposure to activities that stimulate the body and the mind. Hopefully Healthy Kids Day and the activities and events provided will help inspire kids and families to take advantage of the summer and be active."
First State Bank Southwest, Minnesota West Community and Technical College and Sanford will all be on hand to talk about programs for youths, as well.
But the whole key for the day is to promote healthy living, as well as have some fun at the same time.
"We just want to make sure kids remain physically active," Seykora said. "That's one thing that's a big challenge."
Daily Globe Community Content Coordinator Aaron Hagen can be reached at 376-7323.
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U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns said getting congressional approval for money to repair the St. Mary Diversion is a priority.
"We're going to have to rebuild this whole thing," he said Friday in Havre, after flying over the diversion with Lt. Gov. Karl Ohs.
After viewing the aging structure from the air, Burns stopped in Havre and Glasgow to talk to people about the plan to repair it.
Ohs co-chairs a working group formed to secure funding to rebuild the nearly 100-year-old project, which supplies most of the water in the Milk River each year. The working group has a request before Congress for $9.5 million to pay for a study of the diversion and create a $5 million repair fund.
The working group will hold its next meeting Wednesday in Glasgow.
The Milk River Project's 1903 authorization requires irrigators in the Milk River Valley to pay for all maintenance and repair of the diversion. The rehabilitation of the diversion is estimated at $100 million.
Burns said Friday's trip was the first time he's inspected the diversion from the air, and the first time he has had someone with Ohs' understanding of the system to point out key problems.
Randy Reed, co-chair of the working group, told Burns during his Havre stopover that the $5 million reserve is crucial. If a key part of the diversion failed, the Milk River Valley would lose most of its water. Havre, Chinook, Harlem, and Fort Belknap Agency use the Milk for their water supply.
"This is the problem in the next few years - it could be this year - that could jeopardize the water supply," Reed said.
Burns, who chairs the Interior and Related Agencies subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said he can't say how much Congress would appropriate for the diversion.
"Anybody who can forecast that is a fool or a newcomer," he said.
He said the Interior subcommittee will take a close look at the funding request.
"It will be a high priority, very high," Burns said.
Ohs said the working group Wednesday will look at a proposal by the engineering firm of Thomas Dean & Hoskins of Great Falls to do a preliminary study of rebuilding the diversion. The study would be in preparation for the main study the congressional appropriation would fund.
The working group could approve the firm's proposal on Wednesday, Ohs said.
The state allocated $100,000 for the preliminary study, with an equal match from local sources required. Local governments and organizations including the Fresno Chapter of Walleyes Unlimited have made the match.
The diversion was one of the first projects the federal Bureau of Reclamation was authorized to build after it was created in 1902. Congress authorized the project to provide water for irrigation in the Milk River Valley.
Most of the diversion, which includes 29 miles of canals, two sets of metal siphons and concrete drop structures, was built between 1906 and 1921.
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Dairy Delite celebrates 25th anniversary
A tradition as well as an employer in the Village of Florida for many more years as well
Photo by Roger Gavan On Friday, July 27, local officials and representatives of the Village of Florida and the Florida Chamber of Commerce joined owner Dorothy ěDottieî Ehlers, members of her family, her staff and others to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dairy Delite. Seated from left are: employee Marie Heter; Vincent Ehlers, 3; owner Dorothy ěDottieî Ehlers; employee Denise Thibault; and Emily Cady, granddaughter of Village Trustee Brian Slattery. Standing from left are: Jim Mezzetti, president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce; Town of Warwick Deputy Supervisor James Gerstner,;Village of Florida Trustee Brian Slattery; Michelle and Glenn Ehlers, assistant building inspector, with their daughter Brooke, 3; property owners Jeff Rosenberg and Robin Cohen; and Village of Florida Historian J.R. Pillmeier. Owners Chuck and Eric Ehlers were not present for the photograph.
FLORIDA — They must be doing something right.
On Friday, July 27, local officials and representatives of the Village of Florida and the Florida Chamber of Commerce joined owner Dorothy "Dottie" Ehlers, members of her family, her staff and others to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Dairy Delite.
The soft serve stand, located at 186 North Main St. between Quick Chek and Provident Bank, has actually been on the same site since 1955. The original building under went a major renovation in 2009.
In 1955 John Seekamp, who still resides in the Village of Florida, leased the property from the late William and Viola Rosenberg. And the Florida Custard Stand, as it was then known, opened for business.
After Seekamp sold his business, it changed hands three different times up to 1986.
In that year, the late Robert Ehlers, a former Florida Police Chief, his wife, Dorothy, and two other partners leased the Custard Stand from William and Viola Rosenberg.
That first partnership ended in 1987. But renamed Dairy Delite, the business has been continuously owned and operated by the Ehlers Family for 25 years. The site is currently leased from Viola Real Estate LLC, owned by descendants of William and Viola Rosenberg.
Soft serve is a term used to describe a type of ice cream that is softer than regular ice cream. In addition to chocolate and vanilla, Dairy Delite also serves no-added-sugar and yogurt treats. The house special, however, is a Hot Fudge Nut Brown Sundae.
The stand also offers a light lunch selection of hamburgers, hot dogs, Philly steaks and the like.
"We have the best soft serve in Orange County," said Dottie Ehlers. "You tried the rest now try the best."
In addition to its full time employees, Dairy Delite also provides part-time employment for more than a dozen high school students from Florida, Warwick, Chester and Goshen.
The stand is open seven days from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
"It has been our pleasure to share so many memories with our wonderful patrons and we are looking forward to many more years of successful operation," said Ehlers. "As a tribute, we will be handing out 25 gift certificates for a free custard cone and 25 gift certificates for a free Mixed Berry Sundae, our latest creation, to our loyal customers. The Ehlers Family, friends, and the 'Dairy Delite Girls' all thank our regulars for their many years of patronage. And for those just joining our community or visiting, we thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you again soon."


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'Angel' Moves To Sundays
The WB revamps schedule, moving nearly every night around
"Angel" apparently wasn't doing well enough for The WB, which has prompted the network to move it to a new day beginning next season.
The move was announced during the network's Tuesday upfronts, where fall programming is revealed to begin the wheels spinning on advanced advertising sales.
The David Boreanaz-starring spinoff from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" will now air Sundays at 9 p.m. ET, right after "Gilmore Girls: Beginnings" and "Charmed." It's old timeslot on Mondays will be filled by the drama "Everwood."
The only night of programming that The WB didn't touch was Tuesday night's lineup of "Gilmore Girls" and "Smallville." Shows that were canceled included "Glory Days" and "Felicity."
Producers of "Angel" earlier commented that they didn't have to fear being canceled by The WB, as ratings were within what the network was looking for. Even if the show was canceled, UPN has a contract that obligates them to pick up the series for its network.
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Genetics, alopecia, bad diet; why do some people go from a full head of hair to thinning hair? Genes and stress might be the reason for some. Unfortunately there are times that stress will affect our hair and there is nothing we can do about it except to maintain a healthy diet to limit the affects of stress on our hair. There are many people, men and women included, who quite frankly may not realize that a poor diet is to blame for their thinning hair. Yes indeed there are studies out there that demonstrate that food and the lack of the right food can have a significant impact on whether a person has a full head of hair or not. Now, don't go crazy here folks, I know as well as you that genes do play a significant role and sometimes your path to a bald head is inevitable. Let me just add that if that is the case, please keep in mind that bald is beautiful too!
So genetics and stress, they most certainly matter and sometimes there's just not a dang thing we can do about it. I thought I should write a blog on one way to impact our hair. This may surprise you, many of you are simply unaware that food matters even when it comes to your hair. So let's ignore stress and genetics for a moment and talk about what kind of a diet will lead to a full head of hair or at least maintaining what you have. Well I'm sure you've all heard how important the B vitamins are for hair, skin and nails. Biotin, B12, yes; very, very important, so important many people take biotin supplements, but did you know in addition to the B vitamins here is the rest of the story. A daily dose of Omega-3′s, lean proteins, iron, silica and zinc. Let's make it easy, the following is a list of foods that your day should consist of for great hair maintenance. Obviously your day does not have to consist of the whole list but read the list below and ensure you are getting as much of it as possible.
- Fish
- Chicken
- Brewer's yeast
- Eggs
- Raw walnuts
- Raw almonds
- Beans
- Yogurt
- Kale
- Poultry
- Mussels
- Scalllops
- Oysters
- Bean sprouts
- Grapes
- Dandelion
- Dark leafy greens
- Cucumber skins
- Potatoes
- Sweet Potatoes
- Red and green peppers
Let me point out what you should be thinking now, aha foods rich in protein and low in "bad fats". Green leafy vegetables and bright vivid colors be aware of all of these foods and ensure that you are getting a daily dose of them.
If you're trying to maintain good hair, I do hate to break this to you, you may want to limit the following:
- Greasy foods
- Spicy foods
- Sugary foods
These can be taxing to the body which could in turn, tax your scalp.
Speaking of your scalp here's a tip I like to give often; aloe vera gel or extra virgin olive oil, massage into your scalp once in a while (not before a big date, obviously) your scalp will love you for the attention and the nutrients in these. Before I end this blog I would like to say I am not sure about all the herbs that are out there touting miracles for thinning hair, but I will tell you in my opinion; you could try saw palmetto or ginseng, these really are considered effective. One last thought; drink lots and lots of green tea, green tea is simply glorious for the hair and don't forget to nosh your way to good hair.


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A car was destroyed in Coupeville Monday evening after it caught fire in the Careage of Whidbey Parking lot.
The incident occurred at about 8 p.m. and was put out a short time later by Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue firefighters. According to Capt. Pat Kisch, what caused the 2002 Ford escape to catch fire is still unknown. However, the vehicle was likely damaged beyond repair.
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Hello everyone!
I wanted to put out a thread about tiger's curse saga:
Tiger's Curse (Tiger's Curse Series #1)
Tiger's Quest (Tiger's Curse Series #2)
Tiger's Voyage (Tiger's Curse Series #3)
By Colleen Houck
I haven't read everything(read#1,2)
But wanted to ask to those who have read at least one of the books:
Do you like Ren or Kishan better?
"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."
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IEEE's 802.1Q VLAN tagging is the industry standard. Inter-Switch Link (ISL) is a Cisco proprietary VLAN tagging protocol and if you have networking devices from different vendors, IEEE's 802.1Q VLAN tagging must be used for interoperability.
Inter-Switch Link (ISL) encapsulates an Ethernet Frame with ISL header and FCS but IEEE 802.1Q uses an internal tagging process by inserting the VLAN tagging information inside Ethernet Frame. This method of tagging is known as internal tagging.
802.1Q trunks support tagged and untagged frames. An untagged frame is a standard unaltered Ethernet frame. Untagged frames are usually used for native VLAN communication. If a switch receives untagged frames on a trunk port, they are considered as part of the native VLAN and frames from a native VLAN access port are not tagged when exiting the switch via a native VLAN trunk port.
In a tagged 802.1Q frame, a 4-byte field is inserted between the original Ethernet frame Source Address field and the Type or Length field. FCS is recomputed after the 4-byte tag is inserted. Following figure shows 802.1Q tagged Ethernet frame.
Following are the fields in an 802.1Q VLAN tag.
• TPID (Tag Protocol Identifier, 16 bits): TPID (Tag Protocol Identifier) is globally and always have a value of 0x8100 to signify an 802.1Q tag.
• Priority (3 bits): The Priority field is used by 802.1Q to implement Layer 2 quality of service (QoS).
• CFI (Canonical Format Identifier, 1 bit): The CFI (Canonical Format Identifier) bit is used for compatibility purposes between Ethernet and Token Ring.
• VLAN ID (12 bits): The VID field is used to distinguish between VLANs on the link.
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• What is Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)
• Advantages of VLAN
• VLAN Membership Types
• How to create and name static VLAN
• How to view VLAN information
• Types of VLAN connection links - Trunk Links and Access Links
• VLAN Frame Tagging
• Inter-Switch Link (ISL) VLAN Tagging
• How to configure VLAN trunk link and native VLAN
• How to configure and assign a switch access port to a VLAN
• What is VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
• What is VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) Domain
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text: INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Technical Analysis of Stocks andamp; Commodities magazine recently interviewed me for its June issue. The subject was exchange-traded fund (ETF) analysis. I've posted the full interview on my blog at www.ETFportfolios.net. Here are some of the topics that were covered in the interview.Topic 1 - ETF analysis compared to equity analysisFor market technicians, the analysis techniques are mostly the same. Chart pattern analysis works for both security types, and price-based indicators, such as moving averages, are also valid for both equities and ETFs. The real distinction comes in volume analysis. Technical indicators that use volume as an input need to be applied in a different way. That's because, unlike for stocks, the number of shares associated with an ETF can change from day to day.An ETF doesn't have to jump in price in order to complete a large buy order. Instead more shares can be created in order to fill the order. Because of this, it is better to analyze the volume of an ETF's holdings instead of the ETF itself.Topic 2 - Sector ETF rotation strategiesMy model, one that I use for client accounts, uses relative strength to switch into the strongest performing sectors. The model looks at six-month performance and then places more weight on recent activity. The strongest performing sectors are held. These relative strength rankings are published for free each weekend on the Analysis page of www.ETFtradingstrategies.com.I view sector rotation as a somewhat market independent strategy. I say "somewhat" because in almost every market environment there is a sector that does well. It is only in the most vicious bear markets that every sector goes down.Topic 3 - Inverse ETFsInverse ETFs move in the opposite direction to a particular index. For example, an inverse Sandamp;P 500 ETF will rise in value on a day that the market falls. While lawyers point to the small print and say these ETFs are working, most investors would disagree. Because of compounding, an inverse ETF can behave very differently from what one would expect over long holding periods.The inverse ETFs can be used, but only by traders who use a holding period of a few weeks or less. These are not good buy-and-hold ETFs.Topic 4 - DiversificationI cringe when I hear an advisor say to a client, "Don't worry, your portfolio is diversified." The problem is that securities move independently during bull markets, which is when diversification is not needed. Then a bear market arrives and all of a sudden securities start to move in lockstep. Just when diversification in needed, securities become highly correlated. I think of it as "diworsification."— David Vomund is an Incline Village-based fee-only money manager. Information is found at www.ETFportfolios.net or by calling 775-832-8555. Clients hold the positions mentioned in this article. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Consult your financial adviser before purchasing any security.


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Jungle Disk is an application that lets you store files and backup data securely to Amazon.com's S3 Storage Service. You can store an unlimited amount of data for only 15¢ per gigabyte with no monthly subscription fee, startup fee, or commitment.
Reviewing 2.61a (Sep 7, 2010)
Do not install Jungle Disk on your computer. It leaves a lot of junk behind that it impossible to remove. The little icons on your folders are impossible to remove. I've made several attempts to get this issue resolved with tech support but no one has been able to resolve the problem. This is junk. I can't believe Jungle Disk has this poor of customer service and technical support. I repeat. Save yourself a lot of headaches and do not install their junk software.
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Jungle Disk is one of the best tools for making backups to S3; but a new alternative is available in beta, called CloudBerry. There's a review comparing the two at: http://bit.ly/gkyS7
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By default restores every file and every folder ever deleted or renamed. Jungle Disk simply does not have the option to age deletions so they get purged out eventually. Instead either restore way more files than actually got deleted by mistake, or never get the chance to recover from deletions. Strangely they do handle versioning, so it baffles me why they could not implement deletion aging. You should also know that files restored lose their creation date, which is reset to the restore date, so it's harder to recuperate from the problem. Support was just awful and since I did not loose data, they were very insensitive to the hours lost and major mess caused. Took 3 weeks to diagnose problem and some 30 back and forths. 4 weeks for resolution. Did give $20 software price refund.
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I was surfing around and found this site on Jungle Disk. I listened to Leo Laporte's podcast talking about Jungle Disk and gave it a try. So far I love it, especially the peace of mind it provides. I also wrote my thoughts on it at www.macnwinblog.com. See what you think.
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@ Don Juan: JungleDisk != Amazon. JungleDisk won't bill anything except for the one time price of their software.
And btw.. You should read the pricing details. Storage and traffic are not bundled. You only pay for what you really use. Say you already have uploaded 100 MB and do not change anything, there is *no* traffic being billed, just the storage fee for the 100 MB (0,02 USD / mo.).
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Story by Matt Pangrac - Photos courtesy of FLW Outdoors Communications
Park Hill, OK – At the midway point of the 2012 FLW Tour Major season, it appeared to be smooth sailing for Oklahoma's Jason Christie who recording three consecutive top 25 finishes that included a 25th place finish on Lake Hartwell, 8th place finish on Table Rock, and 21st place finish on Beaver Lake.
Christie was leading the FLW Tour Angler Of the Year points race, and it seemed inevitable that the fifth year pro was headed towards another top five finish in the point standings after recording a career high 4th place finish in the final FLW Tour Major standings in 2011.
Add to that the fact that within the past year Christie had notched an FLW Tour Major victory, PAA All-Star Series win, four top 20 finishes in FLW Tour competition, and a top 10 finish in the Forrest Wood Cup, and few would argue that Christie was casting with confidence.
Then an anomaly happened. Christie, who hadn't finished in the triple digits in FLW Tour Major competition since a 102nd place finish on Guntersville in June of 2010, posted a 125th place finish on the Potomac River in mid May. A blip on the radar for sure, but the warning signals started sounding less than a month later when he finished 128th at Kentucky Lake and in the span of two tournaments went from leading the Angler Of the Year point standings to fighting for a berth in the 2012 Forrest Wood Cup on Georgia's Lake Lanier.
It was the first time that Christie had recorded back-to-back finishes lower than 100th place since his rookie season on the FLW Tour in 2008.
At the season finale on Lake Champlain, a herculean effort was needed just to have a chance at qualifying for his fourth consecutive Cup, and even then, there were no guarantees. "I was pretty aggravated after Kentucky Lake because I really put myself in position to be the first angler in professional bass fishing to lead the Angler Of the Year standings halfway through the season and not even make the championship," he said.
Christie finished in 11th place on Champlain, regaining his form just in the nick of time. With a total of 888 points, he finished in 39th place in the AOY standings and edged out another perennial Cup qualifier, Mark Rose, by a single point for the final spot in the 2012 Forrest Wood Cup. "I knew that I'd not only have to catch them at Champlain, but I'd also have to get a little lucky to get into the Cup as well," said Christie.
Making the Forrest Wood Cup each year is something that Christie, like all FLW Tour competitors, takes very seriously. "The more you fish, the more you take for granted fishing in the championship," he admitted. "I want to make the Forrest Wood Cup every single year, and long story short, I pride myself on making the Cup. You can't win a half-million dollars unless you're there, and it's not a good feeling when you're watching it or reading about it on the couch."
Decisions, Decisions
Looking back, Christie said that his two sub-par finishes on the Potomac River and Kentucky Lake were a combination of poor decision making and bad luck, but he learned from both.
"At the Potomac, I found an area where I thought I could win, so I stayed in there both days," he explained. "The wind ended up trashing the area. I've heard people say a million times that fishing isn't about catching fish, it's about the decisions that you make on the water. I mentally hit a concrete wall when we went to the Potomac River, and I got tunnel vision and didn't stay open minded."
While he may have hit a mental roadblock on the Potomac, he hit something else on the first day of competition at Kentucky Lake that cost him his entire day's catch. "I was heading in on the first day patting myself on the back for having a good sack and the next thing I knew, I was sitting in the middle of the lake with no lower unit. It was just a bone-headed decision on my part," he lamented.
"Early that morning, I ran to Paris and worked back down way too fast," continued Christie. "When I checked the clock, I had an hour-and-a-half left in the day. I usually fish in Lake Barkley, and I'd found one school that was about 20 miles from where I was.
"I made the run and culled everything in 30 minutes to have around 18 pounds. When I left the upper end of Barkley, I had two decisions to make. One option was to run the river channel, get back the weigh-in in plenty of time, and go to the scales with around 18 pounds. The other option was to take the shortcut across the flat on Barkley, gain another 15 minutes of fishing time, and possibly cull up to 20 or 21 pounds.
"I chose the second option and ended up hitting something on the flat and lost my lower unit. I was in the last flight and it was like a ghost town on Barkley – not even a ski boat came past and I missed the weigh-in and zeroed for the day."
Change in Mindset
Christie credited his success over the past several seasons on the FLW Tour, in part to a change in his mindset and how he approaches multiple day tournaments.
"A couple of years ago, FLW changed the format for a year to where the entire field fished three days before cutting to the top anglers on the final day. At the time, I hated it because my mindset was that if I wasn't catching them, I wanted to go home. I didn't want to go through the heartache and aggravation for another day," he explained.
A brief conversation with legendary angler, Larry Nixon, changed his approach.
"I mentioned that to Larry Nixon, and he looked at me and said, 'You've got to be crazy to think that way,'" remembered Christie. "He explained that the good fishermen will always come out at the end and get better each day. I'd never really looked at it that way until he said it. If you look at the really good fishermen – the Andy Morgan's and the David Dudley's and JT Kenney's – a lot of times they'll survive the first day and then really bust them on the second day. It's not about winning on the first day; it's about surviving and staying around so you have a chance to fish on the final day."
With the exception of Table Rock Lake, Christie's day two and day three weights during the 2012 season were always higher than his weight on the first day of the tournament.
Industry Support
With yet another Cup qualification in his back pocket, Christie, who ran the Diet Mountain Dew boat in 2011 and now has Rayovac Batteries as his title sponsor, said that being selected as the angler to represent a company is an enormous confidence boost.
"My first three years on tour, I pretty much paid for everything and was fortunate enough to do well enough to stay out there," he said. "In 2011, Mountain Dew came on as a sponsor and that gave me some support that they believed in me and wanted me to promote them. After I signed with them, I think that I won two tournaments in the next month.
"I really needed somebody to show that they believed in me, because I'm one of the worst at believing in myself. I've always been a 'glass is half empty' type of guy," Christie explained.
"Mountain Dew got out of fishing this year, which was simply a business decision, but some of my other sponsors that I got with have really helped me," Two sponsors in particular, Power-Pole and Lowrance, have completely changed the way that Christie fishes.
"This is not a sales pitch, but Power-Pole has made me a completely different fisherman," he stated. "I went from running the banks at 100 miles-per-hour, to really slowing down and milking a key area. Whenever I put those poles down, I honestly believe that I can catch every single fish that's in the area."
He also dedicated more time to studying and learning to locate winning fish with his electronics. "Now, if I don't see the fish on my graph, I rarely make a cast. I've spent more hours idling this year than ever before. When I go fun fishing on Lake Tenkiller (in Oklahoma), I'll put the boat in at first light and I may not make a cast until 10:00 because I haven't found the mother lode."
Spinning on Lanier
When the Forrest Wood Cup was held on Lake Lanier in 2010, Christie reached two milestones, one slightly more important than the other. It was his first top 10 finish in Cup competition, but it was also the first time in his life that he brought a bass to the weigh-in scales that he caught using a spinning rod.
Now, with the Cup less than a month away on the same Georgia fishery, he has a little bit more experience with the technique.
"I'm serious, it was the first time that I'd ever weighed-in a bass caught on a spinning rod," said Christie with a chuckle. "When I made the 2010 championship, I literally went to Falcon Rods and asked them for some spinning rods and then went and got some spinning reels. I'd used them crappie fishing before, but I didn't have a clue."
After getting the new equipment, Christie spent the better part of two weeks drop-shotting and finesse fishing on Lake Tenkiller in an attempt to gain a comfort level with spinning tackle. "That's exactly how I ended up catching them in the tournament," he said. "After the first day, one of the camera guys wanted to know where I was going to be fishing. I joked with him and told him that all he had to do was drive down the lake and look for a guy fishing with a spinning rod turned upside down and reeling backwards."


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I first heard this on a compilation called "Legally Stoned", which I'd highly recommend if you can find it, though I think it's out of print.
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