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For the first time in forever, I sat down and wrote something today. It's 400 words of . . . well, I'm not sure what. Maybe a picture book. It was nice to be creating something, to write something that wasn't comments on someone else's work. I like editing, but some days it gets depressing to read other people's ingenious writing and then have your cleverest thought of the day be, "does this sentence really need that adverb?" That's what it felt like yesterday when I spent 5, yes 5, hours plugging in copyedit changes into a layout. It took so long because it was a 300 page novel that had been reformatted so that the hardcopy that had been CEed didn't match the electronic copy I was trying to fix. I had to visually locate every sentence that needed changing. And there was one on nearly every page.
But writing today helped bring back my creative equilibrium. Still, even as I was typing away, I couldn't help but wonder to myself, what are you writing? I have that thesis I need to finish. I'm supposed to write a second Fergus picture book. I'm trying to develop a rhyming picture book about llamas for Regan. And instead I spend 45 minutes creating this quiet little 400 word picture book thing about a girl's search for the definition of a word and whether or not she wants to accept this word as a definition of herself. And I don't know what to do with it now. I couldn't even think of a title. If it were someone else, I would reccommend they take it to their critique group and then consider submitting to appropriate houses and/or agents. Perhaps someday I'll take my own advice.
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End of another fabulous week of RYA youth and adult sailing courses with an attempt at setting new World best for sailing on a Topper!
The weather was mixed; we had sun, we had rain, we had wind and we had none but we may have set a new World Best for numbers sailing a Topper – we managed 9 plus 2 instructors. If you think you have done better show us the photographic evidence!

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What is the fee structure for the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) decals?
- Motorized watercraft registered in Wyoming = $10 AIS decal (Can be purchased for 3 years for $30)
- Motorized watercraft registered in any other state = $30 AIS decal
- Non-motorized watercraft owned by a Wyoming resident = $5 AIS decal
- Non-motorized watercraft owned by a non-resident = $15 AIS decal
- Non-motorized inflatable watercraft ten feet in length and under are exempt from the decal requirement.
- You can purchase decals at the Conoco Gas Station in Lovell, WY.
What will the AIS decal fees be used for?
Fees collected for the AIS decals will fund the AIS program in Wyoming. These fees will pay for programs to educate the public about AIS, prevention efforts to keep AIS from being introduced into Wyoming such as watercraft inspections, enforcement, and implementation of AIS regulations.
Why are only boaters being charged for the AIS decal?
Watercraft are the primary means that AIS, especially zebra and quagga mussels, are transported and therefore are the greatest risk for spreading AIS to and within Wyoming. We do not yet have any confirmed waters with invasive mussels, but waters could have mussels in them before we can detect them. So, all watercraft present a risk for transporting AIS. It is very important for all boaters, even those only boating in Wyoming, to follow the Drain, Clean, and Dry protocol.
In addition, the Wyoming legislature appropriated $1.5 million in general fund monies to fund AIS prevention activities in 2010-this money is paid by all Wyoming residents to help protect our waters.
Where do I place the AIS decal on my watercraft?
For motorized watercraft, AIS decals shall be displayed on the starboard (right) side of the watercraft, six inches aft (back) of the watercraft registration number. For non-motorized watercraft AIS decals shall be displayed on the starboard (right) side of the bow. All AIS decals shall be displayed in a visible manner while the watercraft is underway.
Does the AIS decal indicate a watercraft has been inspected?
No, an AIS decal is not proof a watercraft has been inspected. The AIS decal is a funding mechanism for the AIS program.
Are AIS decals different colors for motorized versus non-motorized watercraft?
No, current year AIS decals are the same color as Wyoming watercraft registration decals.
Why are inflatable watercraft under 10' exempt from AIS decals?
These watercraft present a very low risk for transporting AIS because they typically do not hold or transport water, do not have hard surfaces for quagga and zebra mussels to attach to, and are not moored in the water long enough for quagga and zebra mussels to attach.
Will the AIS decals distinguish between resident and nonresident as well as motorized and non-motorized?
Yes, each AIS decal will specify if it is for motorized/non-motorized as well as resident/nonresident. These various classifications will be printed on each AIS decal.
When and where can I get an AIS decal?
AIS decals will be available on the WGFD website, and will be available from automated license selling agents across Wyoming. When purchasing the decal, either on the WGFD website or at a license agent, you will be given a receipt that will allow you to launch your watercraft in Wyoming for 10 business days. A permanent decal will be mailed to you within 10 business days.
What happens if I lose a decal?
If you lose a decal, you will be required to purchase a new decal. Duplicate decals will not be available.
How long are AIS decals valid for?
AIS decals are valid for the calendar year; they will expire on December 31 of year purchased unless a 3 year decal is purchased.
When will I have to have an AIS decal?
As of May 17, 2010, boaters have been required to have an AIS decal on your watercraft before launching on or entering into Wyoming waters.
Is it a violation not to have an AIS decal on a watercraft?
Yes, Wyoming Game and Fish Department Commission regulations require that all watercraft must have an AIS decal, prior to launching on or entering into the waters of the State. Watercraft which are inflatable and less than 10 feet in length are exempt from the AIS decal provision.
When a watercraft with a current AIS decal changes ownership, does the new owner need to buy another AIS decal?
No, the AIS decal remains attached to the watercraft and is valid for the remainder of the calendar year.


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Let me give you some background to my love-hate crazy thoughts about PCLinuxOS (PCLOS).
My linux experience dates back to 1999, when Linux as a desktop was not so much of a hoopla. We used RedHat 7 and Mandrake 5 or 6. My last Linux box was Fedora Core 6, until a lucky chance hit me, that's PCLinuxOS.
As DOS/Windows convert to Linux, I had much difficulties at the beginning. Because Linux just did not work the way I wanted it to, as it was oriented towards the developers and hobbyists, and for server purposes. But now the talk of the hour is Desktop OS and Desktop Linux for home users. In distrowatch everyday I find a dozen of desktop distros struggling to get better ranks. So far Ubuntu has been commanding the position at No. 1 and PCLinuxOS is a close second. But if there were a fairplay, there would have been a role reversal, i.e., Ubuntu in second position and PCLOS at first position. You might ask why, because much of the credit of Ubuntu owes to its Shipit program. Well, Ubuntu is also a great disto - cutting edge and stable. But my concern is a very usable and running-on-the-fly OS. And that's PCLinuxOS. Let's count the points why.
- Ease of Installation: I installed PCLinuxOS 2007 onto my PIV 2.66, VIA M24800 Motherboard, 512 MB RAM box in 10 minutes. Luckily enough the installation detected all the hardware and chips. Though later I had to configure it for my new Nvidia card.
- Fully Loaded Applications for Home Desktop Users: PCLOS installs almost 2GB of applications that home users will love to have. Its canon of apps are: OpenOffice 2.2, Gimp 2.2, Latest KDE apps+add-ons, Mplayer, Amarok, Kaffeine, DeVeDe, K3B, KTorrent, Frostwire, Samba, Firefox, Thunderbird and lot more.
- Proprietary Multimedia Support: I had no problem playing MP3 and DVD Video right away, though for some encrypted videos I needed libdvdcss2.
- Easy configuration: PCLinuxOS Control Center (PCC) is the most usable control panel I have ever come across in any OS (I mean all - windows, linux, Mac and BSD). It's often just a single click and you are done.
- A great repository of Software: The other day after installation of PCLinuxOS I wanted it to make a fully loaded system so that I can wipe out the blue devil - Win XP. Within 10 minutes I was able to install unrar, rar, win32codecs, ntfs-3g, xvidcap, xmms with wma codecs, libdvdcss2, pdfedit, wordnet, realplayer, avidemux, antiword, Vobcopy and VLC. Lo, I have it all - now I can play any DVD, copy any VCD (using vcdxrip that comes with VCDImager), dump lossless DVD using vobcopy, author video disks using Devede, encode any video using mencoder, look up words using wordnet, use ntfs disk drives using ntfs-3g, watch/listen any windows multimedia (as I have win32codecs installed), view/edit MS Office files using OpenOffice, even I can edit PDF files.
- Blazing speed: My PCLinuxOS had a moderate (in comparison to Windows) boot speed and application-response time. But after removing those Beryl+Compiz stuff and optimizing system services, it became a rocket. Now it boots in just 30 seconds.
PCLinuxOS Captured
I will discuss you about the full-story of PCLinuxOS home desktop tweaks later.


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Since the death of my dear sister Norma I still find it difficult to concentrate on writing, when I'm feeling sad I try to think of my Favourite things.... Of course this will bring to mind the wonderful scene in the movie of The Sound Of Music where the legendary Julie Andrews sang to the 'Von Trapp' children, whilst there was a fearsome thunderstorm......
singing to the children.
singing to the children.
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
Chloe my kitten cat sporting her gorgeous whiskers
Chloe my kitten cat sporting her gorgeous whiskers
Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens,
Brown paper packages tied up in string,
'These are a few of my favourite things'.
My favourite fireplace, where I sit in my comfy reclining chair, usually with Chloe Cat sitting on my lap, whilst I tap away on the keyboard.
The River Mersey Ferry.


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VANCOUVER, Canada — The handwriting wasn't exactly on the wall Sunday night for the Vancouver Grizzlies, who were in enough trouble already considering their last-place record and the arrival of the Lakers.
But this wasn't far off.
The story was on the wall.
An article in the Vancouver Province in which George Lynch ripped the Lakers, his team for three seasons before a trade sent him north, had been posted in the visitors' locker room at GM Place, in case anyone there didn't see the 20 or so copies that had been passed around. They came, they read, they conquered, using the comments as motivation for what became a 95-82 victory over the Grizzlies before 19,193 that included a personal-best 23 assists for Nick Van Exel.
"We took it and saw what he said," Eddie Jones said after scoring 21 points to help the Lakers win their sixth game in a row, their best run of the season. "That's something that really pushed us. It made us really aggressive."
Said Van Exel: "Everybody read it. We just wanted to come out and play hard. It's not like they're Houston or anything."


text: On Fri, Aug 11, 2006 at 02:17:29AM +0200, Luca Barbato wrote: > > Loren Merritt wrote: > > One branch (perfectly predictable) vs saving 224 integer additions when > > non-simd. Well, if you value simplicity of the code over speed in this > > less-common case (and I guess I do too, else I would've mmxed this > > loop), then I can remove it. > > > > At least on ppc the branchless version is slightly faster (better > average with lower deviation) This should be true on any sane cpu. Only exception might be shit with slow bit arithmetic, P4 anyone?? Rich


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(Reuters) - Canadian oil sands producer MEG Energy Corp (MEG.TO) reported a fourth-quarter operating profit, compared with a loss a year earlier, helped by an increase in bitumen sales and lower costs.
MEG's results were also helped by a 32 percent rise in average bitumen realization to C$50.48 ($40.30) per barrel.
Canadian crude prices have benefited due to increased crude-by-rail and capacity of pipelines, which have helped stop a glut of crude building up in Alberta.
In December, Enbridge Inc (ENB.TO) opened its 600,000 barrel-per-day Flanagan South pipeline, which links up with the Seaway Twin pipeline in Cushing, Oklahoma, to provide a direct route to the world's largest refining complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Cash operating netback, the net revenue received by MEG after adjusting for operating and transportation costs, rose to C$35.56 per barrel from C$23.78 per barrel.
Net operating costs averaged C$10.13 per barrel, compared with C$11.22 per barrel, helped by lower non-energy costs.
MEG, whose main operations are in the southern Athabasca oil sands region of Alberta, said its operating cash flow, a key indicator of its ability to fund new projects, rose to C$134 million ($107 million) in the quarter ended Dec. 31, from C$23 million a year earlier.
The company, which has committed capacity of up to 100,000 barrels-per-day on Enbridge's new Flanagan South pipeline, said bitumen sales almost doubled to 35, 990 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), compared with 70,116 boepd.
The company's net operating income was C$8 million, or 8 Canadian cents per share, in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of C$33 million, or 15 Canadian cents per share, a year earlier.
Revenue rose to 76 percent to C$615 million.
Reporting by Nia Williams in Calgary, Anet Josline Pinto and Anannya Pramanick in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel


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The Monroe County Region produced two individual champions and a team winner in Regional cross country action Saturday.
The Monroe County Region produced two individual champions and a team winner in Regional cross country action Saturday.
Erie Mason's boys took the Division 3 Regional at Lake Erie Metropark as Nick Raymond was the individual winner. Ida's Ashley Sorge dominated the Division 3 girls race.
Milan's boys finished second in Division 2 and qualified for the state meet for the first time in the history of the program. Jefferson was third and grabbed the last qualifying spot. It is the first time Jefferson's boys are making a trip to the state meet in 10 years.
Michigan International Speedway will host state meets in all divisions Saturday.
ROCKWOOD — Sorge ran 19:45 in soggy conditions and won the race by 45 seconds.
SMCC had 102 points to trail champion Ann Arbor Gabiiel Richard (64) and Allen Park Cabrini (87). Dundee was fifth with 114, Ida eighth with 164 and Flat Rock 10th with 261. Mason did not have a full team.
Dundee had state qualifiers in Amy Littlefield (fifth) and Brittany Slinker (seventh).
SMCC had Paula Burkardt 12th, Jessica Kapolnek 13th, Clarisse Hughes 18th, Nicole Ochs 29th and Claire Pioch 30th.
In the boys meet, Raymond's 16:52 was the best time as Mason had 83 points. Ida was second with 112, SMCC fourth with 143, Dundee seventh with 183 and Flat Rock 12th with 239.
Mason also put Andy McGarry 13th, Logan Griffin 16th, Lewis Flory 26th and Will Henkel 29th.
Ida's top five included Garrett Madden, eighth; Adam Faust, 10th; Jared Sawasky, 11th; Cody Dixon, 21st and Kevin Head, 63rd.
Dundee had two individual qualifiers in runner-up Zach Scheich and 15th-place Jeremy Clark. SMCC's Jared Masserant qualified with a seventh.
ROCKWOOD — Bedford's boys and girls both earned trips to the state meet by taking second place to Saline.
The boys scored 70 points with Adam Horace fifth, Ben Crane 10th, James Nelson 14th, Logan Smith 19th and Ben Wexler 22nd.
"We didn't have this year that big stud runner," Bedford coach Scott Earl said. "We just had a bunch of guys who ran together well."
Bedford's girls scored 60 points while Saline hit a perfect score of 15 by taking the first five spots.
"In past years, we've had the pressure of trying to run our best race at Regionals just to get out," Bedford coach Jeff Davis said. "This year, we knew we had a quality team."
Bedford's top four all made the All-Region team as Kourtney Osentoski was sixth, Kelsey Calhoun ninth, Anne Redd 13th and Lauren Bules 15th. Chloe Rick was just two spots away in 17th.
Monroe's girls were fourth with 148 led by Riley Delben (8th) and Lindsey Zawacki (20th). Derek Brodie's 16th-place finish led the boys, who were eighth.
ROCKWOOD — Milan's boys and girls teams, Jefferson's boys and New Boston Huron's girls all won trips to the state meet.
Dearborn Divine Child won both meets.
Ten of top 15 finishers in the girls meet were from Huron League schools. Divine Child won the meet with 34 points, Milan had 73 and Huron was third with 105. Jefferson just missed qualifying with a fourth-place 142, Airport was fifth (148) and Gibraltar Carlson 10th.
Milan's Tess Odegard took fifth, with Chabrielle Gollman 12th. The Big Reds had all of their five entries in the top 22, with Danielle Anderson 16th, Lucia Alfaro 18th and Xena Pennington 22nd.
Airport qualified two individually with Alex Belinky eighth and Katie Griffith 10th. Kelsey Lancina also ran well and was 25th. Huron's Carley Wolcott finished ninth and Brooke Johnson was 12th.
Carlson had no state qualifiers.
Divine Child won the boys meet with 51, Milan had 71, Jefferson was third with 76 and Airport seventh with 186.
Nathan Anderson and Ike Fink ran 3-4 for Milan. The Big Reds also put Frank Kurtz 18th, Carter Hayes 21st and Dylan Miller 29.
"We've had boys cross country for over 35 years and this is the first time we're going to the state meet," coach Steve Porter said.
Jefferson's Tony Morrow lost his shoe in the first mile but still placed sixth. Ryan Regan was ninth, Andrew Anderson 10th and Ryan Rhodes 15th for the Bears.
Carlson's Nick Headon qualified with an 11th-place finish. Airport's Shawn Haddix was 33rd and freshman Joe Abel was 37th.
WILLOW — Whiteford's girls put in a strong challenge, taking second at Willow Metropark with 64 points. Lutheran Westland was the winner with 60.
Rachel Fisher was third, Grace Hojnacki 10th and Ashley Daniels 13th for the Bobcats.
Lutheran South did not have any girls runners.
Whiteford's boys placed sixth with 137 points as Alexei Groff (13th) and Garrett Crozier (17th) qualified.
Nate Konkel qualified for Lutheran South with a ninth. The Saints finished fifth.


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The Brat
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She looked at the rotting, sun-blasted shack, the one room where they all lived, slept, made love, died. Looked at the dusty lawn where no grass grew. At the steaming swamp, at her tobacco-spitting mother. Saw the sly, lustful eyes of her father's friends. Then she looked at her own lush beauty. Get me out of here, she prayed. Oh, please get me out of here! I'll pay any price.
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- Publication date: Apr 1, 2012 |
- Language: English |
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There is a wide range of competitive personal loans online available from our leading lenders. With so many loans and loan companies to choose from it makes sense to carefully consider your options. Depending on your circumstances and whether or not you are a homeowner, you have a choice of two main categories of personal loans online – secured personal loans and unsecured personal loans. Secured loans require the borrower to provide the lender with some form of collateral, in this case your home. When the equity in your home is used to secure the loan, the lender is taking a fairly low risk lending you money and the result is lower interest rates. The risk for you and your home is that if you should fall into difficulties and default on your repayments you will eventually have your home repossessed.
It is vital that you make sure that you can comfortably afford the repayments on personal loans online before committing to a loan agreement. An option here is loan repayment protection, which can help you over a period when you are unable to meet your repayments. This however is an additional monthly cost. Secured loans make it possible for people who are self-employed and have an adverse or no credit history to get a loan. In the case of unsecured loans, the lender grants the loan without securities from the borrower.
Because the lending company is taking on a greater perceived risk, interest rates are higher for unsecured personal loans online. The borrower's credit history is also more important here since the lender needs to assess their ability to pay back the loan. Although unsecured loans take longer to get approved, they are generally processed much faster. Personal loans online can also be used to consolidate debts. If you have credit and store card debts on which you are paying a high rate of interest it could save you money taking out a debt consolidation loan at a lower interest rate and paying off the higher rate debts. If you decide on a secured debt consolidation loan you will get the lowest rate. When considering this type of loan, the first thing to do is to get a total figure for your debt, and remember to get settlement figures from your creditors so that any early redemption penalty charges are included. Then do an income and expenditure exercise so that you can set up a realistic monthly budget. Always include an amount for unforeseen expenses and make sure that you can afford the repayments on the loan before you offer your home as security. In addition to the amount you want to borrow you will be charged interest by the lending company, known as the Annual Percentage Rate (APR).
A repayment period or term will be agreed on and the loan will be repaid on a monthly basis. Even though lenders advertise typical interest rates for personal loans online, this is merely an indication of the rate you are likely to be offered. The exact interest rate you get will be determined on an individual basis and will depend on the size of the loan, the term and the lender's assessment on your ability to pay back the loan. You may find that you are offered a lower APR for the same loan from the same company when applying online as apposed to by telephone and this is because operating costs online are lower and this saving is passed on to you.
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text: Walking +353 98 28088 email@example.com The Westport area is a walkers paradise. We can recommend short walking tours around Westport Town or for the more energetic, we can recommend walks on rambling country lanes, loop walks on coastal paths, mountain treks and pilgrim routes . The views you'll get of the unspoilt countryside are breathtaking and the invigorating pure sea air direct from the Atlantic is an added bonus.Inishturk Island Loop Walks Inishturk is a small beautiful island, 5km x 2.5km, located 9 miles (14.5km) off the west coast of Mayo, between the islands of Inishbofin and Clare Island . It rises boldly from the wild North Atlantic in wall like-cliffs to the north-west and steep hills to the north on which stands the ruins of the old Napoleonic signal tower 688 ft above sea level.Letterkeen Loop WalkDirections Start from the town of Newport – on the N59 between Westport and Achill. Follow the N59 in the direction of Achill for just 1km before turning right at a signpost indicating Treenlaur Youth Hostel and Lough Furnace. After 1km go straight at a signpost for Lough Furnace, and continue along this road past Lough Feeagh (on your left). Pass Treenlaur Youth Hostel and Shramore Lodge, and then cross a small bridge over the Srahrevagh River . Almost immediately after the bridge turn left onto a forestry roadway (following the signposts for the Bangor Trail and the Western Way). Follow the forestry roadway for approx 1km – the trailhead is located at the stone bothy. Brackloon Walk LocationThe trailhead is located at the entrance to Brackloon Wood approximately 6km from Westport town.DirectionsFrom Westport, take N59 to Leenaun. After approximately 6km, turn right off N59 at sign for "Owenwee". The trail entrance is 250 m further further up on right. Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail The Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail extends from the town of Balla in central Mayo, to the village of Murrisk at the base of Mayo's holy mountain, Croagh Patrick. The trail is 61km in length and mainly at low level, but the walker should note that the trail does reach a high point of 310 metres around the foothills of Croagh Patrick.


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Reggae Yoga - celebrating music & movement, creating positive vibrations!
At the sessions expect to build strength, stretch & sweat whilst you lift your spirits to a roots reggae soundtrack.
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The name "McDonald's" might be synonymous with burgers and fries, but the fast-food chain rarely disappoints when it comes to dessert, either (unless the McFlurry machine is down). Their latest sweet treat just might be the best yet.
It's got cookies. It's got ice cream. It's seasonal and perfect for summer, but it's also a classic combination that relies on a ubiquitous McDonald's menu item.
Surprisingly, this new dessert item wasn't actually thought up at McDonald's HQ. It's not on the chain's national menu, either. Nor is it on any regional menus.
In true 21st-century fashion, the McFlurry Sandwich is a creation that was dreamed up by a fan, and then broadcast to McDonald's fans everywhere over—what else?—Twitter. You'll have to get a little crafty to throw the DIY dessert together, since it involves ordering and then deconstructing a few different menu items, but you'll likely be glad you did.
As Twitter user @nxthvniel_ explained in a tweet, he "got 'creative' with [his] hunger" when he decided to sandwich his Oreo McFlurry between two McDonald's chocolate chip cookies. And given the success of the tweet, which received over 19,000 retweets and 59,000 likes at the time of this article's posting, we're pretty sure he's not the only one who'll be enjoying the innovative dessert this summer.
Hundreds of Twitter users responded to his original tweet, lamenting their own lack of creativity. "Why haven't I ever thought of this," wrote user @TevinnJames, while @ozzy_apollo wrote, "I feel like you just discovered fire or [something]." @ayoreohead tweeted in bewilderment: "Like, it's Reallly [sic] been right there in plain sight this whole time."
Okay, so it's just an ice cream sandwich. But now that we think about it, why doesn't Mickey D's sell these things? Could this get onto the nationwide McDonald's menu sometime soon? If it gains enough traction online, there's always that possibility, though there is one obstacle in its path: Not every McDonald's restaurant sells the chocolate chip cookies.
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Hi everyone—so yesterday I didn't do much at all. I met with the Connect staff and got oriented to Cape Town and my new apartment and what not. The most exciting thing I did was venture to the grocery store, about a 15 minute walk from where I live. Within about 20 seconds on the street I was already asked for money by a woman who was pregnant and I felt terrible saying no. But I was advised to not give money this way because it encourages the begging, and additionally, there are much safer ways to give or help. The beggars seem to be much more assertive here than in Boston. Anyway, I got to the store and walked around aimlessly just trying to find some basic groceries to get me through the week, someone could have just as well stamped "foreigner" on my forehead and it wouldn't have been anymore obvious!
After grocery shopping, I went home and explored my new apartment building! It's amazing! My living room windows overlook Table Mountain (the landmark of Cape Town). Every time I walk past my living room, I have to just go stand by the window for a minute and look. I'll try to post some pictures soon! I can't wait to watch the sunrise and sunset from it! Also, on the roof there is a gym with glass walls, a sauna, and an outdoor pool that overlooks the city. It's breathtaking! Soon I'll post about my first day at the hospital!
<3 Cammy
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I decided to take my BCBGMAXAZRIA and M Missoni tops to the next level by combining them. I love how the combination has a funky edge to it ... It's not "safe" and is "almost off". It's one of my favorite rework projects.
I like to push it a little more by pairing the top with one of my French print clutches ... I added the Paris patches to both to punch up the slightly grunge feel of the clutches.


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The World Championship permutations
Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa go to Brazil this weekend to settle the World Championship with Hamilton needing to finish only fifth in order to win the title. Hamilton could therefore settle for a solid third place behind the Ferraris and there would be little that could be done about it.
However this would not be much use for McLaren's hopes of winning the Constructors' Championship as Ferrari has an 11-point lead and that means that the Woking team needs to go all out for a 1-2 victory if it is to have any chance of winning both titles. Ferrari remains the solid favourite, however, as Ferrari would still only need third and eighth to secure the championship.
"I don™t need to win the race, but that won™t stop me from going into the weekend looking to be as strong as possible," says Hamilton. "Shanghai was a good example of that: we hit the ground running on Friday morning and never looked back. Our aim wasn™t to push too hard, but we found ourselves in a position at the front and took it comfortably from there. That™s what I am hoping to achieve in Brazil - a straightforward weekend that allows me to just focus on my car and my driving."
Heikki Kovalainen will also be challenging for a win as there is no reason for him to hold back and he goes into the race with a brand new engine
"I want to be able to help the team and Lewis wherever necessary," he says, "but the easiest way to do that is to be running at the front. The team knows I will play my part, but we are also targeting the Constructors™ Championship."
Other battles to watch out for will be the fight for third in the Drivers' title between Robert Kubica (75 points) and Kimi Raikkonen (69), while Nick Heidfeld should be safe in fifth place with 60 points unless Fernando Alonso pulls off another miracle for Renault. Alonso (53) needs to watch out for Heikki Kovalainen (51) while there is also going to be a fight for eighth place between Sebastian Vettel and Jarno Trulli, both of whom have 30 points. It would take a major upset for them to be caught by Timo Glock (22).
The minor placings in the Constructors' title also provide for some interest with McLaren needing to be aware that BMW Sauber is only 10 points in arrears. Renault is a safe fourth and Toyota fifth but sixth place is a fight between Scuderia Toro Rosso (34), Red Bull Racing (29) and Williams (26).


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In a 1866 treaty made with the US government, (after the Confederacy lost the Civil War and slavery was abolished) the Cherokee granted their former slaves (the Freedmen) citizenship in the tribe, with rights to share equally in annuities and land settlements.
The Freedmen were Cherokee Nation citizens until the early 1980s. The Cherokee Nation amended membership rules to require direct descent from an ancestor listed in the Cherokee By Blood document and stripped descendants of Cherokee Freedmen of voting rights and citizenship unless they satisfied this new criterion.
In March 2006, the Cherokee Nation's Supreme Court ruled that the descendants of the Cherokee Freedmen were unjustly disenfranchised, and they were re-established as citizens of the Cherokee Nation.
In response, Principal Chief Chad "Corntassel" Smith called for an emergency election to amend the constitution. A petition for a vote to remove the Freedmen descendants was circulated and approved, and the Freedmen descendants were again removed from the Cherokee Nation tribal rolls.
Larry Echo Hawk is assistant secretary for Indian affairs in the US department of the interior. He writes that "The department's position is, and has been, that the 1866 treaty between the US and the Cherokee nation vested Cherokee freedmen with rights of citizenship in the nation, including the right of suffrage."
Echo Hawk's threat is that the US federal government will not recognise the outcome of the upcoming election, potentially leading to another constitutional crisis for the Cherokee nation (the last, in 1997, saw a near-coup followed by armed federal intervention). At the same time, the US department of housing and urban development froze $33m (£20.9m) of funds due to the tribe's refusal to reinstate its African American members.
It's all quite retro; archaic concepts like the tribe, blood quantum laws, and terms such as quadroon, octoroon, hexadecaroon; concepts that (we flatter ourselves) we'd put away long, long ago.
One way of looking at this is that the Federal government is attempting to impose its values on the Cherokee Nation. You could say the Feds (which is: you and me) are failing to respect the sovereignty of the Cherokee Nation. You might say we're (once again) ignoring their right to self-determination. The Federal response of withholding funds (that are due to the Nation) goes beyond sanctions; its an economic seizure that could be an Act of War.
Another way to look at this is that the Cherokee Nation is pursuing a program of racial purity (see the Godwin Rule). They're surely violating some sort of United Nations / European Union / New World Order standard of universal human rights. Would we interfere if they chose a policy of female circumcision? Would we interfere if they pursued polygamy?
Still another perspective is that this is a Civil War remnant - the Cherokee Nation aligned and fought with the Confederacy, and in fact the last Confederate general to surrender was a Cherokee general in charge of a Cherokee unit. Is this very different from the "it ain't over" crowd?
Can it be that once the Nation has secured federal benefits, natural gas assets, and casino revenue - that is to say, once the Nation has gotten some money and moved up a notch - that now they're forcing the Brothers out? Damn.
But this post is not about the Cherokee Freedmen; rather, it would focus on democracy's inability to deal with tribal structures.
- The Cherokee Nation is a tribe.
- The Jewish People can be tribal. (see New York, last week)
- The Palestinian conflict is tribal. (see New York, next week)
- Iraq, Iran, Pakistan: tribes.
Most of our problems are due to our inability to interact with tribes. Oh, for the days of nation-nation conflict; the good old days of World Wars.
I would suggest for your consideration that democratic systems, having abandoned the tribe in favor of other systems, have lost the ability to successfully interact, negotiate, and do business with tribes.
There's no retro-compatibility. We're running Windows 7, and we can't deal with that DOS-5 stuff. We can feign compatibility mode for a while, but it always crashes under duress. (Part of our problem may be that we view our process as evolved(!), advanced, and enlightened, and we see the tribal process as anachronistic, parochial, paternalistic, and intolerant.)
Whenever we need to interact with a tribe, we inevitably fall back on the only thing we're good at with tribes: we kill them, slaughter them, impose heavy-handed controls on the tribe, force them into a charade of our own system (farce democracy), and then intervene and impose our will whenever their faux-democracy goes in a direction we don't like. Because we never really thought of them as civilized, and we never really respected them as people.
Our situation is sustainable (although expensive and immoral) until the tribes have access to modern technology/weapons and adopt assymmetric techniques, or until we get tired of sending our kids to kill them, or until (gasp) they beat us.
Could it be that the tribal system is more effective? Could soccer be the answer? Could it be that maybe those Greek guys maybe didn't have the ultimate best idea?


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So let's begin by addressing the elephant in the room: by this point in Time, there is no such thing as true "occult" secrets. People have broken oaths, published the rituals of almost every magickal order, and made them readily available for public knowledge.
While many occult institutions like the OTO enforce the taking of oaths of obligation to secrecy regarding their inner teachings, and while we cannot deny that once an oath is taken it should NOT be broken--since a magickal oath is not some minor mundane thing but has repercussions on the Higher Planes--I want however to ask the following thought-provoking question:
If one has not taken an oath to secrecy in an occult order, and happens to purchase or find their "secret teachings" somewhere, then why aren't more "not oath-bound" people freely discussing these teachings. Like honestly, what is stopping you in any way?
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Madison nodded at Santa and then she noticed the man standing behind him. It couldn't be…could it? Joy leaped in her heart and brought tears of happiness and relief to her eyes. It really didn't matter how or why, only that he was here and safe!
"Daddy! Daddy!" She raced across the toy strewn floor and threw herself into his outstretched arms. "It's me, Maddy! Where have you been? Mommy is worried sick over you." Her words tumbled out in a jumble and she buried her face in his neck, inhaling the familiar scent of his aftershave.
"Hey, sweetheart. What are you doing here? How did you even manage to get here?" Dad unwound her arms from around his neck and sat down at a nearby table with her on his knee, just like when she was little.
"It's all kind of weird, Dad. I found Gibb in my closet and then we went spinning like crazy and ended up with a roomful of elves, well I think they were elves, and then he brought me here. Why are you here, Daddy? Mommy misses you so much, and so do I. Am I dreaming you…and all this?" Madison's eyes started to fill with tears and her lip trembled. What if she wasn't really here with Daddy, but really sleeping in her own bed trying not to hear Mommy crying in the next room?
"No, princess, I'm real and I'm glad it was Gibb who brought you. I've known Gibb for a very long time, he's one of my oldest friends." Dad kissed her forehead and wiped away the single tear that hovered on her lash.
"Why haven't you ever talked about him, Gibb I mean? And why are you here?" Madison persisted. She just couldn't understand why Daddy was here, wherever here was.
Santa sat down across the table from them and coughed and Madison tore her gaze from her dad to look at him. Merry blue eyes twinkled at her from beneath bushy white eyebrows that sort of lost themselves in the long curling white hair which blended with the thick beard that covered the lower part of the man's face. A thousand questions skittered around in her brain but she couldn't find the words to get any of them out of her mouth. Finally, she looked back at her dad who smiled encouragingly at her.
"How do you know Santa?" she managed to squeak out, turning her attention back to the heavy set man across from her.
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Madison nodded and waited for him to continue.
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On Thursday, he urged the wider hockey community to embrace the same philosophy.
Sheehy was among 13 high-profile minds from the hockey world at St. Paul's RiverCentre for a Player Safety Summit, held just before the state Class 2A tournament began across the skyway at Xcel Energy Center. The discussion was organized by the Herb Brooks Foundation. That the late coach was quoted frequently seemed appropriate, since they all kept coming back to Brooks's philosophy of doing right by the game they all love.
The check from behind that paralyzed Benilde-St. Margaret's forward Jack Jablonski -- and growing concern about concussions among young players -- have highlighted the issue of player safety. Some have responded defiantly, insisting there is nothing wrong with the game. Others cite pushy parents, the glorification of rough play and a win-at-all-costs mentality as evidence of problems that must be addressed.
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Thursday's panelists echoed Brooks' chief mission of emphasizing skill development in young players while keeping the game fun. To get back to that ideal, they said, everyone in the hockey web -- players, parents, coaches, officials, administrators and fans -- must take responsibility. All must respect each other and support a common goal of playing clean, well-executed hockey.
Jon Bittner, past president of the Minnesota Boys Hockey Coaches Association, stressed that it will take courage to change. He noted it is not impossible, citing the steps NASCAR has taken to improve driver safety despite criticism from old-school fans.
Ideas tossed around Thursday included modifying rinks and equipment, gathering data to help understand and prevent injuries, and providing more training for coaches and officials.
Still, most of the talk came back to the segment of the culture that exalts violent hits while undermining respect. Greg Shepherd, supervisor of officials for the WCHA, told how his son -- also a referee -- was once chased through a parking lot by a coach and parent angry that a player had been ejected for an illegal hit. Gophers coach Don Lucia recalled how one of his sons was criticized at a pee wee tryout for being a "skill player" when the coach wanted 12-year-old toughs.
McClellan said Brooks would have endorsed the discussion, though he pointed out that the coach probably would have advocated more forcefully for change. Before his death in 2003, Brooks spoke about the need to transform youth hockey, to seek bold solutions and challenge the status quo.
In examining the current state of the game, asking what Brooks would have done is a good start. So was the safety summit, which elevated a conversation that the state of hockey should not end any time soon.
-- Rachel Blount, Star Tribune staff writer


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Today we have some very talented women that want to share their watermelon crafts with you. So come do the Watermelon Crawl with us! You don't want to miss anything so the beginning of the hop will start at Pamela's Blog http://kraftykatstampstudio.blogspot.com
If you arrived from SHAWNEE , then you are on the right path!
We also have some wonderful Blog Hop Candy sponsored by Jennifer Fox. She will be giving away TWO dust covers ~ 1 for a Cricut Expression and 1 for a Silhouette Cameo!
To be eligible, you MUST do the following:
- go to everyone's blog and leave a comment
- go to Jennifer's business page on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/wunderscreations and like the page
- leave a comment on her Facebook page indicating which machine cover you want ~ either Cricut or Cameo
- Winner will be announced Tuesday, August 21 on the business page.
I used a Viva Decor Pearl pen to dab on the seeds to my watermelon.
Now you must crawl over to to see what is left on the vine.


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Spring time brings mild weather.
Mild weather is perfect for patio dining.
Patio dining is perfect to enjoy a locally breed beer.
Which... perfectly leads into today's image, a fresco of St. Arnold of Metz, the namesake of the local Saint Arnold's Brewery.
See what I did there?? Cheers.
Friday, March 30, 2012
Spring time brings mild weather.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Temple Beth Israel
The Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest Jewish congregation in Texas, its origins dating back to 1844. This building, built in 1925 was their temple until they moved to a new site in southwest Houston. Located on the corner of Austin and Holman streets it now acts as a performance theater for the Houston Community College system.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Stop and Smell the Flowers
Well... sorta.
This "bouquet" survived the drought and from the looks of it could withstand most of what Mother Nature can throw at it.
This unique piece can be found outside the Edgar Odell Lovett College on the campus of Rice University.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Not To Be Left Out
City of Houston Mounted Patrol & Canine Facility
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Spring Has Sprung...
Officially that is.
Located in front of the main entrance of the Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park, the Lillian Schnitzer fountain will soon be seeing a steady stream of visitors, I'm sure.
The sculpture itself is unnamed, but was created in Rome in 1875. Then, in 1964, the fountain was added to the sculpture and the entire piece was dedicated to the memory of Lillian Schnitzer.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Last year the Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance at Rice University, which offers a range of distinctive signature programs promoting religious tolerance, sponsored the Sacred Sites Quest. This entailed several high school students visiting 12 local religious sites of differing faiths and then under the guidance of the Museum of Cultural Arts Houston fashioned mural panels of their experience.
Several of them are now prominently displayed on the exterior walls of the Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston office located on Montrose.
Which FINALLY leads up to today's image which is one of those panels, and IF you look closely enough you might see a certain photographer in action.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Islamic Da'Wah Center
Now the Islamic Da'Wah Center, this building was originally the Houston National Bank built back in 1928. In 1994, local sports legend, Hakeem Olajuwon purchased the property in an effort to turn the building into an Islamic Educational Center. After years of extensive renovations the center finally opened to public in 2002. While not traditional in appearance, it is the only mosque in downtown Houston.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Dove - Part 2
Sense a theme?
Inspired by the lives of Abbie Dewees & Amy Friederichs, this is Beverly Paddleford's "With Hope" located in the Woodlands' Town Green Park.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Dove - Part 1
Monyo Mihailescu-Nasturel's "Woman With Dove" Fountain dedicated to honor Luz Stranahan Ruiz is located between the University of Texas Medical School and HAM-TMC Library in the Texas Medical Center allowing people a serene atmosphere to enjoy a nice break or maybe even their lunch.
Monday, March 5, 2012
The Test of Time
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Walk the Plank
Friday, March 2, 2012
From a Different Viewpoint
This cutout of Houston's Skyline shields the dog run within Market Square from the setting sun.
The little bits of mosaic tile you see on the ground are actual remnants from razed downtown buildings.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
March Theme Day – Electricity
This month's City Daily Photo Community theme is "Electricity".
Before it became Reliant Energy, Houston Lighting & Power Company supplied the city with its electricity, and this blast from the past is their 1948 Eastside sub-station, still displaying the original name.
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We keep stones. When I say we, I mean our church family. We celebrate answers to prayer by dropping stones in a jar or placing them at the foot of the cross at our church….
When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua,
"Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man,
and command them, saying, 'Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests' feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight.'" Joshua 4: 1-3
And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal.
And he said to the people of Israel, "When your children ask their fathers in times to come, 'What do these stones mean?'
then you shall let your children know, 'Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.'
For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over,
so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever." Joshua 4: 20-24
There is a stone for each of our children….when we passed court and were able to bring A & A home from Africa. There is a stone for our house that sold. There is a stone for Mike's job. There are stones for lives rescued and marriages saved. There will be stones for lessons learned in years to come…
Our children will grow up placing their own stones and adding to the monument of God's work in our community. These are our reminders. We tell the stories…often, and we praise the God who gives and takes away.


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Earlier than expected: the final blurb for Spotless #3, Crystal Whisperer is up on Goodreads, feast your eyes!
Sweet Jesus, this is it! Or maybe not.
Perpetually foiled romance heroine Island Chaptal and reformed cleaning expert March —or is it Mr. November?— are enjoying a pleasant break in South-Africa, after brushing death in the inhospitable and platypus-infested mountains of Liechtenstein…
That is, until a commercial flight disintegrates over the Atlantic, killing hundreds, and Island's supervillain dad makes the news as the mastermind behind the attack. Old Lion Dries is now on the run, and he calls upon his last ally —and favorite disciple— March.
From the streets of Venice to the turquoise waters of French Polynesia, March and Island embark on a deadly race against the clock to find out what secrets lie behind Dries's downfall, and stop the mysterious "Crystal Whisperer" before it's too late. This time, though, there might just be no winning against futuristic weapons, CIA agents, Roomba cats, (reluctantly) evil henchmen, and dads who won't let you get your groove on, dammit!
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I am so stoked! I would pre-order this baby in a heartbeat… Roomba cats… I must Google..
(I encourage you to watch roomba cats videos!)
CW will be available for pre-order on 4/29 (sorry, that's still a long way!)
WooHoo – can't wait!!
Thank you! It's encouraging me to wrap it as soon as possible!
I am sooo looking forward to going globetrotting (vicariously) once again with Island and March! And thank you, Camilla, for bringing back Dries – as an interesting character he has *such* potential. Oh, happy sigh, I can hardly wait!!!
Love everything about your series! Excited for each and every page – THANK YOU for writing!!! :o)
Thank you so much, Christine. What a boost to read comments like yours!


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so . . . our 2004 would run perfectly in the driveway for half an hour . . . but as soon as we tried to drive down the street . . . even slowly . . . it would begin to over-heat and boil over in less than three fourths of a mile . . . this photo shows cylinder #5 to be at odds ; but I can't find any obvious signs of damage on the head ; or gasket ; or liner . . . I took both heads to be checked and serviced by an engine shop ; but they've not yet started their evaluation . . . do you think that our engine components might be okay and that we just need a top end re-build . . . or do you think there may be some hidden issue with the block that I'm just not able to see ? I've "heard" lots of scary stories about the need for "top hat" liners and other expensive things . . . we love our truck; but we're not sure what to do.
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Have you done a compression test? Or leak down test before the heads being pulled?
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I spend more time fixing things than using them. My motto is " If it breaks.... F it I'll weld it"
IF you have a problem with the center cylinders, it is almost always due to block failure.
As much as I hate to say it,I don't think I'd even bother with the head job and I'd source a good used engine and just swap it as I suspect you'd be in the same boat shortly.
There are no coolant passages anywhere near that cylinder. Unless the engine got so hot as to perforate the inner corner of the valve seat recess in the head (which I have seen exactly ONE time) it is most likely a crack behind the cylinder sleeve that is allowing coolant to seep into the combustion chamber resulting in the steam-cleaned appearance of that piston.
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Math Game Freebie!
So happy that Kristin won my gift card giveaway to do some back to school schopping!!
I also wanted to do a little something for everyone who has stopped by, too!
Here is one of the games from my Super Simple Back to School Math Games on TPT. If you haven't gotten a copy...it's still on sale for one dollar for one more day!
Just click on one of the pictures to download it for FREE from TPT. :)
It's called Roll it to the Top and all you need to play is dice! (My favorite place to stock up on those is Dollar Tree...they usually have all different colors...packs of 6 for a dollar!)
It requires very little explanation and EVERYONE can play. This would be a great game to introduce playing with a partner for the first time. A lot of my kids choose to play this over LOTS of other games later in the year when we've learned new skills....because they just like it!
I hope your kids love it, too!
Happy teaching to you!
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2 comments:
- Carly Wizeman said...
Looks like a super fun game! :) Too bad I'm not teaching math this year!
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- August 14, 2012 at 9:25 PM
- Heather's Heart said...
Thank you so much for the sweetest email ever! You made my week!
This looks great! I have several of these that I have made. The ones I use at the beginning of the year have numbers they can trace.
I am happy to be your newest follower. You are off to a wonderful start and I know others will love your adorable blog too!
Thank you for adding me to your blog roll! I would love to have you as an official follower now that you have a blog. =)
If you ever need any help or items for a give away just let me know. =)
Hugs sweet friend!
Heather's Heart
- August 16, 2012 at 9:32 PM
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Today you can choose from a new generation of pellet-burning appliances, like a pellet stove, that are cleaner burning, more efficient, and powerful enough to heat many average-sized, modern homes. Pellet fuel appliances burn small pellets that measure 3/8 to 1 inch in length.
When choosing a pellet-burning appliance, it's important to select one that's properly sized for the space to be heated. When an appliance is too big, residents tend to burn fires at a low smolder to avoid overheating, which wastes fuel and is one of the biggest causes of air pollution. An under-sized unit will not provide sufficient heat. You should discuss your heating needs with a reputable dealer. A good rule-of-thumb is that a stove rated at 60,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) can heat a 2,000-square-foot home, while a stove rated at 42,000 BTU can heat a 1,300-square-foot space.
Pellets may be an economical and environmentally sound heating fuel choice.
Pellet fuel appliances are more convenient to operate than ordinary wood stoves or fireplaces, and some have much higher combustion and heating efficiencies. As a consequence of this, they produce very little air pollution. In fact, pellet stoves are the cleanest solid fuel, residential heating appliance. Pellet stoves that are certified by the EPA are likely to be in the 70% to 83% efficiency range. Pellet stoves have heating capacities that range between 8,000 and 90,000 BTU per hour. They are suitable for homes as well as apartments or condominiums.
Pellet appliances usually require refueling only once a day. However, because the fuel is compressed, the bagged pellets can be difficult to lift. Some models use bulk-filled storage systems and are fully automatic.
Most pellet appliance exteriors (except glass doors) stay relatively cool while operating, reducing the risk of accidental burns. Pellet stoves burn fuel so completely that very little creosote builds up in the flue, posing less of a fire hazard.
To keep your pellet-burning system operating efficiently and safely, you'll need to maintain it on a regular basis.
Every year, preferably before each heating season, have a chimney sweep certified by the Chimney Safety Institute of America inspect your pellet-burning system. In addition to cleaning the chimney, a certified chimney sweep should have the knowledge to help make sure your appliance, hearth, connecting pipe, air inlets, chimney, and all other components are functioning efficiently and safely.
Benefits of Pellet Stoves
Clean burning, cost-efficient heating for your home
No hassle: Among the many wood-burning stoves available, pellet stoves are the easiest to operate. You'll typically need to load these stoves with wood pellets just once every day or two—and loading the pellets is a simple matter of pulling out the hopper and pouring the pellets in.
Smoke free: Pellet stoves don't produce smoke. This means you'll never have to worry about "smoking out" a room, or dealing with the subsequent dry air and unpleasant smells.
Heat safe: With a pellet stove, there's virtually no external heat while it's operating. You can place a pellet stove as close as one inch away from a wall, and it will pose no fire hazard. It's the ideal heating choice for households with children and pets.
Environmental and cost advantages
Wood pellets used in pellet stoves are tightly condensed, which makes burning them a low-moisture, highly efficient process. There are less harmful gases released into the air through wood pellet burning than with regular wood-burning stoves.
In addition, wood pellets are not a primary product of the forestry industry. Rather, they are a byproduct made with recycled wood from sawmills—usually formed from compacted sawdust and wood shavings, or the unused tops of trees that are cut down for logging.
But the biggest advantage of pellet stoves is the fuel cost. You can purchase 40 pounds of wood pellets for around $3, which provides enough heat for two days or more. The typical home heating bill for fuel-heated homes is around $250 for the winter months. With a pellet stove, you'll spend $50 a month or less to heat your home all winter.
Disadvantages of pellet stoves
There are only a few disadvantages to using pellet stoves that you should be aware of, if you're considering investing in one for your home.
- Wood pellets are primarily manufactured in the Pacific Northwest and a few other colder areas of the country. They can often be found in other areas and online.
- While pellet stoves primarily burn fuel, they have internal components that need electricity to operate—though some models come with battery packs. You'll have around 100 KWH of monthly electricity use with a pellet stove.
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has banned the installation of pellet stoves in manufactured homes.
- The initial cost of purchasing a pellet stove is a significant investment, typically $1,400 to $3,000. However, regular use of a pellet stove pays for itself, often in just a few months.
On a personal note…I used a Pellet Stove last year in a Tri-Level home and it saved us $500 month in our heating cost. I spent $25 a week on pellets to keep our house warm. My son wore t-shirts and shorts and we were all very comfortable every day.


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KOCH Entertainment, the Canadian distributors for WWE Home Video, has announced release dates for a number of new DVD recordings.
Among the new titles are a couple compilations that will look back at past stars of World Wrestling Entertainment. The first of these will be the two-disc set, Road Warriors: The Life & Death of Wrestling's Most Dominant Tag Team. The recording includes a bevy of matches featuring Hawk and Animal in their days in the NWA, WWF, AWA and WCW. Also scheduled for release is a three-disc compilation dedicated to the stars of the 1980s. The title and content of this set is not known at this time. Both titles will be on sale in June.
Prior to these releases, a two-disc set dedicated to the Tough Enough series will hit store shelves. The recording will release this month.
KOCH also announced that four pay-per-view DVDs will be released shortly, including WrestleMania XXI. The two-disc set will also be available in video format, and is set to include foortagefrom the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, as well as the pre-'Mania Interpromotional Battle Royale.
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All is not lost however, and some work has been done on it, but I suppose I had better go back to the beginning of the week. You will be aware, regular reader, of the agonising decisions we have over what engine to allocate to the winch for Andrew's low load trailer, and the Wickham. The Petter PH1 in the Wickham is too small, the two and three pot Listers have advantages and disadvantages. On the basis that greater choice is no bad thing, this week we won another single-cylinder engine (ebay strikes again), this time a Lombardini with electric start. It's in transit with Palletline (I'm due to collect it, and wonder if they'll remember to tell me when it arrives) so by next week, if I can get to Sheffield through 10ft snowdrifts and Siberian blizzards, I'll show you what it looks like.
Since it has already appeared in Todays Railways UK, Andrew has told me that I can now report it here, and a part of the week was taken up with plans to move the 2-HAP.
The What?
Yes, when Andrew gets it into his head to acquire something, there's no stopping him, and when he attended the last open day at the Electric Railway Museum in Coventry, it was specifically with the 2-HAP in mind. At the time, this was reported to be going to the Blaenau & Trawsfynydd guys, but (and I don't want to get drawn into the politics and the who said whats) this deal was never seen through and some time later it was agreed that the 2-HAP would join his collection. Internally it has received considerable attention – externally it requires at little TLC and maybe a repaint. Southern green has been suggested but maybe now's the time for me start promoting my dreams of a 'Matlock Metro' livery.
OK, so maybe I haven't told you much about the 'what' part, and yes, a 2-HAP is a commuter 3rd rail emu from the south of England. But as a fairly dense-seated 2-carriage unit it has much to commend it as a low-cost train for the shoulder parts of the heritage railway season, and as it has 2 cabs and multiple control jumper cables, in essence it can first be utilised as a push-pull train interfacing with one of Andrew's locos, suitably equipped. This has been on the 'future plans' list for some time, coming up with a multiple-unit (mu) system that will enable certain locos to work together, or with a vehicle such as the PCV. Andrew remains committed at some point, that 14 901 and D9500 will work in multiple together, so this system will be common and use the same train line signals as the 2-HAP. Of course, the 2-HAP uses 70V for its control functions, (and has batteries aboard to run them) so we'll have to look at how to keep them charged, and isolate the 70V inputs from the 24V systems on the locos. We do so love a challenge.
Of course, there is every possibility of converting the 2-HAP from a 3rd rail emu into a self-propelled emu, but that might take a little longer. Given that the only other 2-HAP is in the NRM, it adds a little kudos to the collection – and some headaches. Most notable headache will it will take up a considerable proportion of our remaining free siding space at Darley Dale, but we'll live with that.
So anyway, it had been hoped, to minimise operational inconvenience, to combine its arrival with that of the Yorkshire 0-4-0DE from the Nene Valley, but the site at Coventry has suffered from too many low loaders going in at the wrong time of the year. On Wednesday our low loader arrived to find that yet again, it was mud, mud glorious mud. Not that they mind getting the lorries dirty, but bogged down and stuck is another matter so it was abandoned. A remedy for this is in prospect (maybe they're sending out for a chorus of hippos) so it will be back on the agenda soon.
Down at Castle Hedingham, 14 901 has been doing the occasional job since its return from Old Oak but was due an A exam, so we made an early start on Saturday morning for the 160 mile trip down, meeting up with one of the Trustees. While I started visiting all grease nipples with the pump, Andrew opened the casing doors and rapidly made a discovery that the air cleaner matrix did not seem to be in a healthy condition. For those who may not go back that far, up to 2011 14 901 had been running with a 'genset' air cleaner, which meant that air was being drawn from within the engine compartment and the matrix was inadequate for a locomotive in an open air, moving environment. When we thought about replacing it, we also found defective welds which meant that the filter was rendered ineffective anyway.
Fleetguard, now Cummins Filtration, sized up a suitable matrix and I designed an enclosure accommodate it, behind the grille where 14's normally have their air cleaners.
Paper air cleaners improve their performance with an initial amount of dirt, a sort of bedding in. Really I should have added a depression switch and linked it to the plc, but we were rushing to get the loco ready to go to the Gwili (one of their members asked this evening if there was any chance of getting it back again - 'a beautiful engine was your class 14 ') and that didn't happen.
There reached a point where I needed to get the wheels rotated so that I could get at some currently obscured grease nipples, and Andrew had sundry tests which needed air pressure, so he primed the oil and I attempted to start it. It cranked half a turn, then stopped, and nothing seemed to want to reset or crank again. So battery switch off and start again, to no avail. At this point the Trustee was telling us that this had happened before, that they'd gone away, had a cup of tea and on return it had condescended to start. Tempting though that was, we wanted to get through all this and get home, so instead we opened up the cabinet door, and staring us in the face was a wire off the internal batteries. We reconnected it, pressed the button and she cranked as normal and after a few seconds fired.
But it didn't sound right, and smoke was billowing out of casing doors, it was rough as though only firing on a few. Andrew told me to stop it but it didn't seem to respond (I'll have to look into that later) so I pulled out the run relay.
Andrew's view was that the air inlet was severely restricted, so he disconnected the clamps holding the air cleaner matrix and prised it out of the enclosure. To our astonishment, the back of the matrix had been pulled apart and some of the paper filter media was clamped into the air duct. So it was game over for the day – we wouldn't run the loco without an air cleaner and we must return with a new matrix and finish the A-exam then. Clearly, the matrix has gone past its 'Best Before' and certainly a depression switch would have been helpful in warning us earlier. It's another lesson learnt and one that will be added to the list of improvements when the loco comes back home.
So with a bit of time spare we wandered over to their class 307 which has arrived from the ERM at Coventry. The 307 is the basic component of the PCV, so we had a look around, especially at the driving cab, which as you'll see from the comparison photographs, is in rather better condition. Something to aspire towards.
I was down early this morning as I had found a buyer who was going to collect the 'old' Briddon van. He had inspected it, we'd haggled and agreed a price, he'd taken details to get its tax and insurance sorted and we'd settled a time to collect. No show. After 45 minutes I texted him, no response. Now everyone's entitled to change their mind I suppose, but not to have the decency to communicate that is, in my eyes, cowardly.
Anyway, I was bit and batting on odd jobs, a bit on the Wickham here, ticking off an odd item on a snag list there. (Would you believe the Petter PH1 it currently has has Whitworth bolts in various places? I thought Unified were universal on i.c. engines since the war.) We had a visitor in the afternoon (a former work colleague of Andrew's) which took up a fair amount of time, so major undertakings were not practical, but all this is frustrating Andrew who wants to get his teeth into something which gives him a feeling of progress, so he has announced tonight that Adolf will be started on next Saturday. That's assuming we can get down to the shed through the 30foot snow drifts and Arctic blizzards that are forecast for this week.
It seems as though Peak Rail is becoming a regular 'and finally' item on here and this week is no exception. One of the interesting letters is this one from the Peak Railway Association. I'm reproducing it (below) because I am not ashamed of it, and because it says more about Peak Rail than I ever could at much greater length. Notice that it has been sent by the Company Secretary, not the Membership Secretary. Notice too that it is declining a Renewal, not a new application. Have I committed some transgression? None that I am aware of; besides if I had there would surely be some disciplinary procedure that I would have been subjected to. And this membership renewal was a joint one of both me and Steph, so for 'I' read 'we'.
I have of course, registered formal protest and requested an explanation as to the grounds for this action and the powers under which the Directors have seen fit to take it. I was talking to someone only this evening who was explaining how then incumbent Trustees of the West Somerset Railway Association took similar action against their members who were campaigning for change. The then Trustees were subsequently brought before the Courts in Bristol. One of the members they had sought to expel is now the Chairman of the Trustees of the WSRA. I'll leave you to fill in the gaps.
Incidentally, no less than 5 days after the PRA AGM, - so presumably at the same Board meeting - they co-opted two new Directors, but no hint of this forthcoming action was made at the general meeting. Of course, co-opted Directors have to stand for election at the next AGM, so does this mean that the Board can fill its quota of re-elections without exposing so many long-standing Directors to the risk of being voted off?
What's on this week? I'm not sure really. There's this weather forecast that suggests we'll all have bitterly cold winds, 60ft snowdrifts and blizzards that'll look like your telly when you pull the aerial off. It could be a week for staying in. At least until Friday. But you may have to slake your curiosity by returning: that's if your internet connection hasn't succumbed to the snow.


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If you come another minute it might be too late
So, be on time because
Another minute you just might be too late
I been through the storms and the rain;
I've even experienced some heartache and pain
But as long as you remember to be on time and don't be late
I can see why another minute would make you late
I have a bus to catch, a train already delayed,
and a car that ain't going my way
Can you please understand that?
Another minute and you just might be too late!
I ain't flying off on a jet plane or even an airplane but
If you are not on time, you will be another one who was
Just a minute too late to catch up with me today!
I have passed the cruise ships on my way
And even waved at the naval base but they weren't
Going my way, so I just decided to walk through the town
I wasn't late but one more minute and you will be late!
Walking alone with a smile turned up sided down into a frown
I don't have time to stop, sit, or even stare because my plate is
Already full with someone not being there
When everyone could have been on time
But no one chose to be here;
So, why are you mad? ; when anyone
Could've walked off down the street with me!
So as I tell you again don't be late
Because a minute might already be too late!


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The Equality Act 2010 seeks to achieve equal opportunities in the work place and wider society. But what does it mean for churches?
Duties under the Act are placed on 'service providers', which include churches and the service they provide for worship and wider activities either in the church or a church hall.
The Act applies to all church premises including clergy housing.
Churches now have to take reasonable steps to change practice, policy, or procedure which makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult for a disabled person to make use of its services.
Use of premises by a disabled person must be anticipated and not left until the situation arises. It is important that all people are included in the provision of the service. For churches this could include considering access to the church, parts of the interior, use of WCs, noticeboards, churchyards and paths.
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