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Last week my parents stayed at a bed and breakfast in Amish country. We drove out there to meet them for lunch and it was such a nice change of pace. It was so quiet and calm there that when we came back to our small town it looked like we were entering a large city. While we were there we didn't just see horses. We took a wagon ride through a ranch and saw this majestic deer up close. I'm not sure what kind he is; he's not the white-tailed deer I'm used to seeing in Ohio.
Zen and the Craft of the Kitchen Witch
I need a new broom. I've been on a massive decluttering streak lately and when I decluttered my patio and swept it clean, I didn't want to bring the broom back inside and bring outdoor dirt into my kitchen. So I left it as an outside broom and now I need a new inside broom.
I thought of the fact that Deborah Blake has a recent book called The Witch's Broom. I thought of the group in town that sets up at the Strawberry Festival each year; they sell beautiful handcrafted besoms. The Strawberry Festival, though, is at the end of May and I need a broom sooner. I was thinking of the broom I'd get in the meantime and the symbols I might add to the handle, when I realized:
This is mindfulness.
Usually mindfulness is associated with Buddhism. I realized that Witchcraft is also about mindfulness. I could just add "broom" to the grocery list and grab whatever the store has at the time and never give it another thought. Or I could contemplate the broom and intentionally buy a certain color or style of broom and infuse the broom with my desire to cleanse the room of negativity as I sweep. Then, each time I use the broom, instead of a haphazard act, I can make it a spiritual act. I don't have to, but I can.
It was this kind of thing that made me call this blog "Mistress of the Hearth" in the first place. Making the mundane magical. Putting intention into the meal when I cook or blessing the checkbook when I pay bills. Instead of letting things be "just chores" that I rush through so I can get to the better parts of life, I can make each chore a meditation.
I don't do this with everything every time. Sometimes I rush through cooking dinner because we're hungry and sometimes I even resent that my celiac means I can't just randomly pick a restaurant and show up without studying their menu online and finding out if they have anything safe. But when I slow down and chop each vegetable with love and attention, it is a form a mindfulness that I call Kitchen Witchery.
The aesthetics differ — Witchcraft doesn't look like Zen. We all have to "chop wood, carry water." Underneath appearances, Zen and Kitchen Witchery both practice mindfulness while chopping the wood and carrying the water. Or sweeping the kitchen.
An announcement
I'm officially bloggging at Patheos now. Mistress of the Hearth isn't moving, and I'm not at the Pagan channel there. I actually have a new blog at the Hindu Channel called Gathering Nectar. I chose not to move any of the old posts over there (though I may rewrite some of them). I've always felt confused about what I was doing with Mistress of the Hearth. Now I have a clearer vision of how I'll write about Hinduism to my heart's content at Patheos and keep a personal blog here. Please stop by Patheos and say hi; there are always crickets on a brand new blog!
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi
Circle is cast
At Wiccan rituals, people are asked to remove watches, set aside cellphones, and step between the worlds. At Hindu rituals, not so much.
If you're used to delineating sacred space before you start ritual, you may be surprised to see how pujas take place right in the midst of life, with children playing, people coming in and out, and an iPod blaring a Sanskrit chant.
I can see the wisdom in both methods. There is a profound peace when you cast a circle and know that you won't be disturbed for the next hour. There is also practicality to inviting deity into your life as it actually is. Some people feel they don't have time for ritual when their kids are little, but children are not a hindrance to doing puja, even if they climb on your lap one minute and run out of the room the next.
When I go to Krishna Janmashtami, I don't usually spend much time listening to the talks. There are so many other things going on. This year I sat a long time — at least a few hours — listening to the speakers. I listened until I was distracted by my body telling me it couldn't sit on a metal folding chair any longer and demanded I walk around a bit.
Last week I went on a news fast for a few days because I'd been struggling with some depression and the state of the world right now is not helping. Sometimes the news has actionable stories, and I end up signing petitions or whatever. But when it's an onslaught of things you can't do anything about, like whether the Yazidis survive, it just adds to the feelings of hopelessness.
As I listened to the talks, I was surprised by how much the news crept in. Maybe I found it jarring because I'd been news fasting beforehand.
One story was about how Krishna killed the evil king Kamsa and installed a good king, but neighboring kings who had been friends with Kamsa were angry and started causing problems. They were like ISIS, we were told (he didn't pronounce the name of the terrorist group like the Greek name of the Egyptian goddess, he said, "eye ess eye ess").
Later in that story, another king worshiped the Sun (Surya), who bestowed on him a gem that has the power that no one in the kingdom will suffer pestilence. The speaker talked a little about Ebola and how many people have died and what it would be like to have a stone that kept Ebola from your land.
In a later talk, someone asked, "What does it mean to surrender to Krishna?" That speaker, a large black man, thought for a minute and said that it's not like what we think of as surrender. "It's not like if I surrender to the police so they won't shoot me. That's a bad kind of surrender."
My 16 yr old son said later that he'd appreciated how the talks incorporated current events that made it easier to understand and relate to the stories. I get that. But I also felt profoundly sad. Lately I've been feeling a sadness like a cloud around me. I can't see it but it permeates the air I breathe. I grew up in a town with a steel mill and there were occasional pollution warnings. It might look fine outside, but we were told it was better to stay inside as much as possible for a day or two. This depression that I've been struggling with feels like it's in the air like that. It might look like a bright sunny day, but I'm inhaling invisible despair.
Most people at Janmashtami had cellphones and a few people were using laptops. We take a camera that is not a phone, but this year we took a cellphone and we did check messages at one point. Earlier in the day my mom had told me that my dad was having shortness of breath and she thought it was because the doctor changed the dosage of his blood pressure meds. I wanted to make sure I didn't miss a call, like I did on Yule 2010, when I logged onto Facebook late in the day and there was a message from my aunt telling me that my mom had tried to call me earlier and that my dad had a heart attack. (This time, my dad not only felt better, but they took a trip to Amish country yesterday).
There has never been a time that I wished the celebrations at the Krishna House were conducted like a Wiccan ritual. My younger son isn't interested in sitting through six hours of spiritual stuff, and I like knowing that he's running around with other kids and checking in once in awhile. Contrary to casting a circle, the atmosphere not only allows children to be kids, but also allows adults to stop by without committing to a six-hour stay. It's more like the Christmas Eve parties my aunt held when I was little, at which my parents arrived at six and stayed until after midnight, but dozens of friends and family members and neighbors would pop in for a few minutes on their way to church or to another party.
Still, I feel the need for deep ritual work that doesn't involve iPod music or people coming and going, or swirling mists of this terrorist organization, that deadly outbreak, police militarization, and my dad's dwindling health. I want to step out of this worrisome time and into timelessness. I want to create sacred space and leave the phone and clock and WiFi connection outside of it. I want to step out of the cloud of depression and into the realm of possibility.
I want to protect the part of me that still believes in magic.
"The circle is cast, and we are between the worlds." Blessed be.
What to expect at Krishna Janmashtami
Suppose you want to attend the Krishna Janmashtami celebration in your city, but you're nervous. You've never been, and you don't know what to expect. Never fear — I'll walk you step-by-step through what you can expect. Details vary, but this a basic structure that I've observed. These are pictures my husband and I have taken over several years (when asking permission to take photos, we've always been enthusiastically encouraged to do so).
You arrive.
Someone will show you where to put your shoes. I hope you've gotten a pedicure if you're embarrassed by that sort of thing. You'll be barefoot for the next several hours.
Perhaps someone at the door will ask if you want tilak. Tilak is a symbolic language of forehead decoration. You're probably familiar with the "red dot" of kum kum a lot of women and goddess worshipers wear. This vertical line of sandalwood is for devotees of Vishnu.
Where I attend, there is kirtan going on continuously in the temple room (for six or more hours!) and other activities outdoors.
We're going to be inside a lot later, so we start by heading to the backyard.
There will be decorations and possibly a stage for performances.
If there is an important speaker, they may have a special chair set up.
This woman has spoken a few times at our local Krishna House, sometimes outdoors and other times indoors.
There may be hours of performances: song, dance, scripture recitals, stories about Krishna. They will be performed by anyone from local kids to traveling professionals.
One year, a man struck up a conversation with me in the hallway as I waited to use the restroom. He told me he'd just arrived from India and that his kids would be performing that evening. What he failed to mention was that he was the director of a school for the blind and that "his kids" were students at his school, who measure the stage before they start by walking its length and width and then put on an entire performance without being able to see one another.
When they perform Kolkali, a traditional dance that involves rhythmically striking the other dancers' sticks, this feat becomes especially impressive.
At some point in the evening, Abhishek will be announced.
Abhishek is a ritual in which panchamrita (5 nectars) is offered by pouring a mixture of milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, and rosewater over the murti. Someone will be ringing a bell the entire time, and there will be a conch shell blown like a horn and someone waving fan that keeps flies away from the deity.
You will be expected to use your right hand only. Don't worry about messing up because there will be priests there to guide you. Here is my younger son doing Abhishek when he was 10.
At some point the outdoor performances and stories will start to wind down and people will move into the temple room. A curtain will be drawn, hiding the deity murtis (because God is getting a costume change!), and everyone will sit on the floor chanting for hours.
Early on, people might start dancing, but as midnight approaches, it will be way too crowded.
At midnight, the curtain is drawn back, and everyone starts screaming when Krishna is revealed. It's a bit like a rock concert.
You will have a chance to participate in the ritual of aarti.
In aarti, a sacred flame is waved before the deities and then you can put your hands near the flame and wave the blessings toward your face (some people touch their hands to their eyes, while others wave their hands up their forehead to the top of the head).
The people in the front will have a chance to pray, and as they finish, they'll be ushered out so the people behind them can move forward and pray.
After you pray, you will go back outside and wait in line for food.
Some people have been fasting all day and they will be ushered to the front of the food line, but don't worry — there is always more than enough for everyone! There has been food available throughout the evening (as my teenagers can well attest) so only the people who've been fasting are in a hurry. This food is prasad, which means it has been offered to Krishna first and now you're receiving his blessings by sharing his food.
As you leave (around one or even two in the morning!), you will already be looking forward to coming back next year.
Jai Shree Krishna! Janmashtami Ki Jai! Happy Krishna Janmashtami!
Krishna Janmashtami
Don't believe those internet memes that float around claiming that Krishna and Jesus have oh-so-much in common. These bits of misinformation will claim that Krishna was born of a virgin named Mary on December 25 or some nonsense. Not true at all. The only part of the story that's similar is the king who wants to kill the new baby.
Krishna was born to Devaki and Vasudeva, who were imprisoned by Devaki's brother Kamsa, a power-hungry king who'd heard a prophecy that his sister's son would overthrow him. Each time Devaki gave birth, Kamsa killed the child. Until her 8th son was born 8 days after the full moon (ashtami means the 8th day and Krishna Paksha means during the waning moon, or dark half of the month) in the month of Shravana. This falls in late August or early September.
Meanwhile, in a small cowherding town, a woman named Yashoda gave birth to a baby girl, who was the Devi Durga in disguise. By the power of Durga (who is also called Vishnu Maya, or Vishnu's own power of illusion), Vasudeva was able to sneak out of prison and carry baby Krishna across the Yamuna River, to be fostered with Yashoda. He then carried the baby girl back to the prison before the guards awoke. When Kamsa tried to kill the baby, he was shocked that it turned into Durga herself and warned him that the baby he wanted to kill was not only born but out of his reach and that the prophecy was in motion.
In 2014, Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated tomorrow night: August 17, at midnight. Most temples start their celebrations hours beforehand, usually around 6 PM or even earlier. If you live anywhere near an ISKCON ("Hare Krishna") temple, you can show up for chanting and free food. In 2009, I read on someone's blog that you can just show up like that, and that's how our own family tradition of attending each year began. To double check, I had my husband call the temple and, sure enough, everyone is welcome and there will be free food. We've attended each year since.
Jai Shri Krishna!


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Listen in on my interview with the sassy Nicole Taylor for her very cool radio show "Hot Grease" on the Brooklyn-based Heritage Radio Network! We had a great conversation about misconceptions of Mexican food in America and essential Mexican ingredients…and some other things: listen on!
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"'Mexican home cooking is beautiful in its simplicity, tremendously convenient, and wholesome,' [Pati Jinich] says. Jinich accomplishes her goal and does an excellent job of inspiring home cooks to make dishes from her native country in her first cookbook. Alongside her recipes, which she says 'have come to my table from many paths,' she shares Mexican cook's tricks–lessons passed down from generation to generation in her family: for example, how to control chile heat. The book is filled with bright, fresh flavors and dishes that are wonderful in their simplicity…"
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"'Pati's Mexican Table' hit the air in April 2011. Its host was born and raised in Mexico City and has a master's degree in Latin American studies from Georgetown University. She switched gears to focus on research and share her knowledge about Mexican cuisine.
On the program, she introduces viewers to Mexican ingredients and cooking techniques. She also mixes in information about regional cultures and Mexican history and traditions.
The first episode I watched showed Jinich making Mexican wedding cookies, which is what we gringos call them, but they are known as polvorones in Mexico."
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Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE:FC) today announced that Dr. Stephen R. Covey, co-founder and a former vice-chairman and director of FranklinCovey, passed away peacefully this morning due to the residual effects of a bicycle accident he suffered this past April. He was in his 80th year. In his final hours, he was surrounded by his loving wife and each of his children and their spouses.
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I've built a few suicide spring perches, so I thought I'd share my technique. My spring perchs are based loosely on 1:1s that I've seen at various shows.
I start with 2 .040 styrene plates (these are approx 1/2" square) and drill a hole to fit the spreader bar. I also make a cut from the bottom to the drilled hole to be able to slip it over the spreader bar.
After measuring and marking the center of the bar and the width of the perch, I line up the plates accordingly.
And space them with the pieces I plan on using for the back and upper plate.
With everything clamped in place, I apply liberal amounts of Testors liquid cement to the side plate/spreader bar joint. After that joint dries, I cut a piece to use as the back plate and glue it in place.
After these joints have dried completely, I make the rough cuts to begin shaping the perch.
Find the center of the leaf spring and drill it out for a brass mounting pin.
Cut and drill another plate for the horizontal mounting plate. With everything taped down firmly to my bench, I glue the top plate in place.
In this pic, I had to add side plate extensions. Had I done it correctly, I would have left the excess side plate and not had to add extra peices.
After everything has dried completely, begin shaping the plastic to its final form. This can be tedious, but keep at it till its the shape you're looking for. I added the upper braces, because the perch seemed flimsy, and I wanted to make sure the suspension doesn't flex. I also added a strip of .010 styrene to the top and back to cover up glue joints and a misalignment of the back plate. The four extra holes in the top plate will be used for brass wire shackles, as seen in the last pic here (my 29 p/u)
The best advice I can give is to take it one step at a time, allowing each joint assembly time to dry thouroughly. If you do that, you don't have to deal with a previous joint flexing or moving. Be willing to use way more styrene than neccesary. You can see, from start to finish, just how much plastic was trimmed away. I also found it neccesary to have both front and rear axles completely built, since they were needed to assure the stance stayed as intended during this construction.
Enjoy... Hopefully there's something here that you can use...
Scratchbuilding a suicide spring perch
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Thanks Steve. Now I can't wait to give it a try


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She started to ignore me all of sudden, should I do the same?
There is a girl that seems interested but she started to ignore me all of sudden, should I do the same like she does?
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Nope, she's just passed the stage of "Hey, he's caught my eye, he's cute..." to FULL BLOWN CRUSH and she doesn't know what to do around you so she's freezing up. Strange as it seems, it's natural and human nature. She doesn't want you to see through her but she still wants you to pay attention to her!
That is, if everything was going okay, she was single and didn't say anything rude to you before she started ignoring you!
DO NOT TEASE HER! It will clam her up more and make her afraid of you. Start out with a simple question. "Hey did you see that crazy wreck on the way in to work/class?" or "So and so seems really angry today. Watch out for them. Do you know what might have happened?" Give her something easy to answer and ask you simple questions about back. (Even the most frightened girl can give a one word answer and at least look expectant, hoping you'll respond!) Try not to ask her too many direct questions about herself. She's feeling too self-conscious at the moment and even a question about where she got her new purse will have her staring at you like a deer in the headlights as if she did something wrong and then she'll mentally disect the question & her answer for the next couple days until she's SURE you don't like her and she'll vow to not embarrass herself and will ignore you even more.
As hard as it is, try not to let her shyness-driven ignoring bother you until she makes it CLEAR she wants you to leave her alone. This is where the majority of confusion comes from I think. You guys don't realize when we get to the level of developing a crush on you we suddenly tense up and go quiet when you're near. You'll know this is true if she seems to be fine with her friends, you hear of her saying hilarious things & joking around but she's a completely different person as soon as you appear. This is a GOOD SIGN! It also means she's shy deep down so be extra kind towards her. A gentle tone and kind expression that tells her you won't think anything she says is stupid will go a long way. :)
My crush got silent when I said whatever when she was hot on anther guy and said bye. Truthfully the whole place went silent and cold. But she lead me on. She was so love sick I fell in love. True I got tired and talked to others girls. But now what? I don't even exsist.
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Don't start ignoring her back! Like its been said before, it is sort of a test.
A lot of girls (including me), for whatever reason, think "if I start ignoring a guy I like, if he really likes me back he will go out of his way to talk to me more."
Maybe its just a thing we do to protect ourselves for getting hurt.
Because, if the guy doesn't approach you while your "playing hard to get" then in our head it must mean- he was never interested in the first place, and we saved our self from embarrassing rejection.
I don't know that's hard. I've been through a similar situation with a guy and then it kinda went no where because he seemed interested but started ignoring me, then I started ignoring him because I figured I'd play his game... and then we stopped talking completely... so in my opinion I'd try to talk to her about it and if your interested in her... Tell her.
stay away from games and just confront her or be friendly...maybe she thought you're not interested so now she's giving you the cold shoulder...it could be a misunderstanding...you just have to show interest too if you like her...
definitely don't ignore her back...itll get you nowhere and games are just useless.
Absolutely Not ! She probably is testing you.. If you were sure that she liked you and was interested in you, than she wouldn't all of the sudden and out of the bleu change her mind
(unless you did something wrong!)... Many girls (including Myself) prefer to test the guy before committing to him or even before going on a date with him... So she's probably playing hard to get and trying to see how far are you really willing to go for her... A lot of girls like the idea of being chased after and like to get the guy's attention and care... So keep shouwing her how interested you are in her... Eventually she will realize that you truly care about her ! :)
girls like you its done before it even gets started... 1. i have a fun life...2. i am very busy with my work and friends... 3. i don't have time for game and go to the next one that i like.
What Guys Said 2
I think games are a waste of time. So it's best to approach her. You got to be a detective so when you first talk to her observe her body language, see if she perks up, smiles, eyes widen, and turns her body towards you instead of her back turned to you, feel her energy, if she is warm with you or cold. Don't tell her that you like her but invite her to go out somewhere you both can get to know each other ( coffee shop, bookstore, park etc.). Stay away from the movies or any activities that keep you from verbal interaction. Usually the man initiates so take control of the situation. Listen to her and get a feel to see if she is the woman for you, if she is your type. Of course your attracted to her and if she is attracted to you then she will agree to go out with you. If she does not want to go out and closes other options to go out with you than I would suggest move on. If she likes you she will go out of her way to make things work. I hope this helps. I would like to know what happens.
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On June 2, 2014, Hastings Entertainment, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), issued a press release with respect to an Order Granting Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Setting Hearing on Request for a Preliminary Injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo Division, with respect to the potential merger transaction contemplated in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") entered into by the Company, Draw Another Circle, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Parent"), and Hendrix Acquisition Corp., a Texas corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"). Parent and Merger Sub are each wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, by Mr. Joel Weinshanker.
A copy of the press release is attached Exhibit 99.1.
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The HIV/AIDS epidemic is destroying families and entire cultures throughout Africa. But in Uganda, there is hope. This East African Republic long ago built a coalition of government, churches and schools that has worked to dramatically slow the spread of HIV/AIDS and offer relief to infected victims. More than a million people have died here since the disease began, leaving over 1.5 million children without parents. Though Ugandans have taken in more than 700,000 orphans as their own children, some 800,000 are left to care for themselves. Juna Amagara Ministries was founded in 2004 to help these children grow in Christ to become healthy, productive members of society. Juna Amagara means "Saving Life."


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Pretty Little Liars Burning Question: Is Spencer's PI Dead?
Toby (Keegan Allen) may be alive on Pretty Little Liars, but that doesn't mean all of the questions surrounding his "death" are cleared up. We still don't know who the "A" team tattooed to look like him (is it Jason?), and some fans also have questions about the first body, the one Emily (Shay Mitchell) saw in the morgue. More specifically, they're wondering if it's the private investigator Spencer (Troian Bellisario) hired to track down Toby in the middle of the season.
A number of fans think the face Emily saw in the morgue looks a heck of a lot like Spencer's PI, Miles Corwin, leading to the theory that Miles was killed for trying to track down Toby. Was that a subtle plot twist the writers threw in under the radar?
According to Pretty Little Liars writer Bryan Holdman, no, not at all.
When a fan asked Bryan if the person in the body bag was someone we've seen before, he replied, "No."
He went on to add that it was definitely not Miles, noting that the resemblance that has confused so many fans "is just a trick of the light."
It sounds to us like that first body was exactly what the state troopers said: A random, unrelated camper. Not every Rosewood death is orchestrated by the "A" team.
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Pretty Little Liars Season 4 premieres on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.
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Safee scoring the winning goal
Safee Sali has got himself a dream start in the Indonesian Super League with his new club Pelita Jaya after scoring the solitary winning goal on his debut against Sriwijaya FC. He started with the jersey number of 55 (5+5=10?) and got his scoring act at the 62nd minute after a melee in the edge of the penalty box when Ramirez tried to dribble past a Sriwijaya defender.Safee was fortunate when the ball bounced towards him and he quickly pounced the ball to beat the keeper.
Safee signing autographs for Pelita Jaya small fans...
Pelita Jaya had major changes in its line up when they roped in players from Holland; Ruben Wuarbanaran, Diego Michiels and Jhon van Beukering in which Rueben and Diego is in the process of obtaining Indonesian citizenship that would enabling them to play for the Indonesian national team.
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Pelita Jaya still at the bottom of the super league standing just ahead of the last-placed Bontang FC. Pelita Jaya is in dire needs to escape form the relegation zone, and the winning start on the start of the league's second round match should be a good head start.


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Valley City State baseball put up plenty of runs Monday but lost a pair of slugfests to finish their Tucson, Ariz. Spring Trip.
The Vikings fell 15-9 to Williams College early in the day and closed with a 16-15 loss to Luther College in the evening. VCSU's offense racked up 40 total hits and 24 runs on the day.
Valley City State is now 9-18 overall and returns with a 5-11 Arizona
record. Next up are four games at Dickinson State (4-18) this weekend with a 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, and a noon and 2 p.m. doubleheader on Sunday.
Kirin House, a Chinese buffet restaurant in Valley City, is set to open Friday, March 28. The restuarant will open at 11 a.m. and remain open until 9 or 9:30 p.m., which will be its regular hours seven days a week.
Kirin House, located in the old Pizza Hut building at 1155 West Main Street, is owned by Allen Chen, whose father, Yike Chen, owns Great Dragon in Jamestown.
Chen said his dad has a good reputation among both Jamestown and Valley City customers, and he wants to follow in his footsteps.
More in Wednesday's Times-Record.
Local residents have the chance to watch the premiere of FX series "Fargo," in Fargo, where former Valley City resident and an actor in the series, Tom Musgrave, will make an appearance.
A replica of an antique microphone was recently stolen from the Barnes County Historical Society Museum.
Not a real microphone, the replica is actually made of a coffee pot heating element and two sink drain plugs fashioned to make it look like a microphone. An NBC logo on the device is also a replica, according to Wes Anderson, museum curator.
"It is fake and has no monetary value," said Anderson. The device may have been missing for a week.
There's a pretty view of the Sheyenne River from the top floor of Brandon Nadeau's two-story home, where he lives with his wife and two kids.
But that view is getting more expensive for the Nadeaus, who pay $2,800 a year in flood insurance. That's up 17 percent from 2013, which came after a 14 percent jump in 2012.
The Barnes County Wildlife Federation is looking for a new location for an indoor archery range in Valley City. More in Tuesday's issue of the Times-Record.
Valley City's 5th-Grade Traveling Boys Basketball team took first place at Saturday's Jamestown Spring Shootout.
Team members include Jared Eggermont, Drew Zaun, Carson McGough, Jack Ingstad, Blake Triebold, Derrek Diegel, Alex Thornton and Peyton Zaun, coached by Kevin Eggermont and Jason Thornton.
Valley City State women's basketball coach Cathy Hanek has resigned, VCSU announced Monday.
Hanek, who took over the Vikings last summer following longtime head coach Jill DeVries's departure, steps down after coaching the Vikings for one season and compiling a 13-12 overall record. VCSU posted a third-place 3-5 record in North Star Athletic Association play.
A search for Hanek's replacement will begin immediately, VCSU athletic
director Jack Denholm said.
A six-run Viking first inning and a solid pitching performance led Valley City State baseball to a 12-2 victory over Middlebury College on Sunday in Tucson, Ariz.
The win salvaged a split day for the Vikings, who earlier dropped an 8-0 contest to Oberlin College. VCSU is now 9-16 overall and 5-9 in their Spring Trip.
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Chelsea Smith hasn't missed a day of school in 13 years.
The senior at Laurel Hill School is being recognized for the rare accomplishment of having perfect attendance since kindergarten.
"I love school. I don't know why," said Smith, who plans to attend Florida State in the fall. "I love learning. Call me crazy."
The 18-year-old has received a letter of commendation from Okaloosa County commissioners.
Smith said education and hard work were emphasized by her grandparents who have raised her.
"When I was little my grandpa never missed work, so we kind of had a little thing where if he didn't miss work, I wouldn't miss school," she said.
Smith's love of school has resulted in a well-rounded four-year resume, including everything from the student council, Future Farmers of America, garden club and National Beta Club to girls softball and basketball.
"She's pretty fabulous," said Lena Steele, a secondary math teacher at Laurel Hill who has worked extensively with Smith. "She's dependable. She's very bright."
Steele said Smith has worked as her aide for several years and has proven she has "a good work ethic."
"I'm going to miss her," Steele added. "I mean, she's always here. She's never late. She never checks out."
As the school year winds down, some of Smith's friends have joked about thwarting her plans for a perfect record.
"They told me they're going to barricade my road one day," she said with a laugh.
Smith, who participates in the district's dual enrollment program with Northwest Florida State College, will graduate in June with a high school diploma and an associate's degree.
She hopes to become a doctor specializing in neonatology.
"I'd say if you have goals … be (at school) as much as possible," Smith said. "It matters."
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When Tropical Storm Irene struck Vermont, rain-swollen waterways washed away homes, bridges, and roads. Amid the destruction, Vermonters found hope in one another.
The flood came to my Vermont town in waves. First came the water. Then came the neighbors, and hope.
Hurricane Irene was forecast to hit New York City and other parts of the East Coast on Sunday, August 28, 2011. The national news was crackling with warnings of mandatory evacuations in low-lying urban areas. In Vermont, we prepared ourselves for a major storm, something my Waterbury neighbors and I are accustomed to. Weather is life here. Blizzards, windstorms, torrential rains–it's all part of the rhythm of the seasons in these small towns that cling to the flanks of the northern mountains and valleys. We button up, check in on one another during the tempest, then clean up when the howling stops, often helping one another when the task is particularly tough. This is a routine as familiar as stacking wood in fall and sugaring in spring.
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Discussion in 'Spey Clave' started by Chris DeLeone, Aug 23, 2011.
That is what I have noticed....
Ok, I'm totally confused here..I've read other posts on this line and am assuming it's similar to steve G's scandi "punch" line...but from what I've read there isn't much similarity to a fall favorite, there is a 15' difference in line length..
What weight is your buddly looking for that wants the full line? The heads are where it's at but before they came out I got a full line...ten strips and your in the backing...and the running line is thick and the same color as the head..so you'll need a marker to find the rear taper...but I'll sell that dog cheap if he wants it?
Anyone know how low the grains go on these? I don't see using them on most of my rods, but I might have an application on a switch or shorter spey if they run light enough. A 30' head starts to make sense when the river is only 30' wide in spots...
The concept between both lines are essentially the same by super back loading the taper in a compact head to provide a ton of energy in the turn over, yes the FF 45 is 15' longer but it will essentially behave the same in tight quarters and windy situations.
He wants the 6/7 FF 45.
Chris, your points are fantastic and I fall in line with many of the reasons you have presented. Maybe when I have some skill to speak of a full line will be in my game plan. Until then I find the things that I can do while stripping beneficial and effective.
I've been following this thread for the past day and thought I would clear up a few questions. First, the name... It was originally going to be called the Skagit Float. We were flooded with so many calls from confused fly shops Tim Rajeff decided we needed to change the name. Try naming a fly line sometime, it's not as easy as you think! Next time we should have a contest on Washington Fly Fishing! -That said, I've come to like the name. As for the grain weights... 600gr. to 360gr. in 30 grain increments. Its not on the Rajeff website because we are working on a new website that will launch soon. The line hit fly shops last week and is available.
So where does this line fit into the world of Spey Lines? It's a floating head built for surface and near surface presentations. It works well on rods 13'9 down to 11'. If you like the feel of casting Skagit heads you will like it. If you are tired of fighting a Scandi head in the wind, you will like it. If you fish on rivers with limited backcasting room, you will like it. If you want a switch line that actually loads your rod, you will like it. If you're exclusively a long belly guy, you will hate it. To respond to the comment about stripping, while on the Dean recently, I hooked nine of my 40 some fish for the week on the strip. I don't mind stripping line but if you do, it's not your line. That said, the head length ranges from 32' on a 600gr down to 28' on the 360gr. So a 30' head with a 10' poly Leader (which I recommend) looped to 3' of tippet, plus the rod length gives you over 50' without shooting line. (Not including over-hang) Make no mistake, this line wasn't made for winning distance casting competitions. Not that a good caster can't jack with it... It fishes really well on the rivers I guide and like to fish. -Rivers that are typically windy and have limited back casting room. It does great with big foam skaters as well. If you're in the Scott Howell camp, life just got good. It will also handle a sinking poly leader and a small, unweighted fly for shallower rivers like the John Day. Don't try to rip big weighted intruders unless you pack your football helmet! Marabou tubes, go for it.
As for Skagit or Scandi style casting, it will do either. If you want the snappy "finesse" feel of a Scandi, go 60gr. lighter than your Skagit. Punch the bottom hand and let it rip. If you want a deeper load, go 30gr. lighter than your Skagit. Slow down, get all Ed Wardian and go. Some guys may even like lining full length two-handers equal to there Skagit but it didn't work for me. Most of my rods over 12' feel real groovy with 30 grains lighter than my Skagit Compact. However, Switch rods are a little different. I cast a 7110 switch with the Rage and it felt pretty good with the exact grain weight of my Skagit Switch. -450 gr. was money. Hope this helps and enjoy the line! -Tom Larimer
These lines started shipping the first of this week and will be on the shelves of many shop by this weekend.
Thanks Larimer...Stever G. built me a scandi punch, which sounds very similar but will take conventional tips to 100gr. though 85 works best...it will "punch" through the wind and is very nice to cast as it's neither a scandi or skagit but a betweener..
I've been bitching for awhile and I don't know why others weren't asking for this style line...I don't like cheaters for the hinge, but would prefer a 30+ foot head that can handle decent tips for actual winter fishing....Why I am now using the Tip version of the 45 fall fav. that simon made for me...excellent line and fishes in the wind well and takes 109 gr. tips on my 540 6/7 wt one...but I had to get simon to make it for me so not that readily available..
I'm more interested in why not make the same that will take conventional tips for winter time use as well...You might say there are enough lines for that, i.e. the steelhead scandi, extreme or tactical..but they IMHO are fine with lighter tips and smaller flies...but honestly suck in any strong wind!!! Guys who have told me they don't can't cast so it doesn't matter to them..how bout it???
Well, to be honest -Airflo had a longer head for sink-tip work (That jacked in the wind) at one time and it didn't sell. (Northwest Skagit) It didn't sell because most anglers struggled to cast it well. Actually, the Skagit Compact was born because I started over-lining the heads and cutting them down to the proper grain weight. The shorter heads fit my style of casting better and it worked WAY better for my clients. I'm not talking about new spey casters either. Most of my regulars are very good anglers. A number of folks that had cast my lines urged Tim Rajeff to check out what I was doing. Shortly after, Tim and I started working on the Skagit Compact.
So, to answer your question... The honest answer is there are so few anglers that would prefer a longer head for big sink-tip work it just doesn't pencil out to produce it. The sales of the Skagit Compact over the Northwest Skagit have been dramatic to say the least. Although the Tactical Steelhead does well with light tips, I can understand your frustration. You have developed a casting stroke that works for you and wish someone would make a line for your style. While I can pretty much guarantee we won't be making a longer sink-tip line in the future, we've been working on a solution to your problem. I will tell you it's not a new fly line -and at this point have no idea if the product will ever come to fruition -but I hope it does. That's all I can say. -Stay tuned!
LoL..yeah that doesn't surprise me...I still hoard a couple nw skagits...and that SA one that was 30' the taper wasn't to my liking but I got ya...The compact is a very sweet line and I got a bunch...I just get sick of it after the winter and keep going a bit longer each summer, then winter rolls around and I start bitching again...
I'll probably end up the lonely sole with a chopped carron that takes a tip LOL....
2 handers are kind of the xtreme of fly fishing. Ok, maybe not.
I get it Kerry. Extreme in some ways, but only in a nerdian kind of way. When I go to the Clave, I'm tempted to go all "blue face paint" and make it the Star Trek convention that it is...next year I'm getting the frikkin kilt out and doing her right. Nothing like busting a long one out with breeze kissing your balls. Long belly heaven.
Kudos and respect to Tom for weighing in. I appreciate real feedback on real lines, and of course Airflo has an impeccable reputation for good, and long lasting, lines.
If the line performs as expected, it could be called "The Testosterone Patch" as is appropriate, or whatever. If it's a good line, it could be called the Dick Extender for all I care, I'll rip the label off and fish the mofo.
No disrespect here of course, just good natured discourse on product names, etc.
I'd love to cast one and review it.
much appreciated for the information!! Can't wait to try some!
BTW, no worries about the name, if you name a line "bitching", I will still buy and fish them... with joy! : )
Sounds like a good nymphing line more than anything else.
I think it will be a lot more fun to say, "Listen honey, I'm going down to the CW to jack some Rage" than "Will you please let me go to Lewiston to spey some long belly?"
Tom, Thanks for the info. I'll make sure to swing by the Silver Bow and take a look.
Man, I gotta place for one of those...:thumb:
Where's my bead box anyways-:ray1:
Say what you want about beads and nymphing, this line rocks when your back is against the trees, just as Tom indicated. Need to slow down and compact the casting stroke, but when it's dialed in, it is effective. I often find myself fishing places without much backcasting room and the wind is usually blowing. I tried it today and it's a great line.
Good lord you guys are wack. Do any of you get paid to develop lines for one of the most respected line manufacturers in the game? Did you help change the face of two handed fly fishing by bringing out the compact skagit which is undoubtedly the most wildly popular spey line to ever hit the market? No you didn't. Tuck your tools up. Go fish.
On another note I'm picking one up soon seems like a great compromise between my chopped up scandi lines and my skagit floater combo should be great on some of the local riversooking forward to it, thanks for the info Tom!
Should be interesting comparing this line to the AFS.
As a foot note, just got back from 11 days camping on the Dean. The usual dry line was a 6/7 GPS for waked bugs but the river went out so went to tips for a day or two using a 460 AFS cut back around 4' or so. Launches 110 grain tips very nicley from my 7136 brownie. Just for shits and giggles, I took the sink tips off and went to a 12 then 15 foot floater and back to waked bugs. Handles wind with ease. Something different anyways, with not too much stripping ( didn't need to cast more than around 80' easpecially in the dirty water the fish were at our feet more or less).


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Imagine a spray can of degreaser with a chain bath fixed to the nozzle: that's The Trigger Chain Cleaning kit. The degreaser is good. The chain bath is a waste of money.
Call me cynical, but whenever I clap eyes on the marketing blurb for a new chain cleaning product my natural reaction is to think 'Magic chain cleaning fairies in a can? They're having a larf!' One day I'll be wrong. This is not that day.
The Trigger's premise is simple: attach chain bath to can, clip that over the chain, back-pedal three times while holding down the trigger, and watch as your chain turns from a gunky rope of sludge to a sparkly necklace fit for a future queen. That's the theory. In practice, holding down the trigger (which keeps the top of the cleaner snug on the chain) while pressing the top of the aerosol and simultaneously back-pedalling against the resistance generated by the cleaner is a tricky operation that requires considerable dexterity or a spare pair of hands.
So it's awkward to use, but does it actually do the job? No. The two skinny brushes in the chain bath, along with some rather weedy rubber baffles, simply aren't up to the task. The degreaser is pretty good, but the chain bath just shuffles the loosened dirt around a bit. If you want a truly clean chain you'll need to spend some extra time with a toothbrush and some kitchen roll, in which case you may as well just buy the Clean Streak degreaser and not bother with the clip-on chain bath at all.
As an experiment I tried the degreaser in conjunction with a sturdy Park Tools chain bath. This was easier to use and its brushes offered much more chain contact. Although the chain still needed to be wiped down, there was much less dirt and grot clinging to it.
The Clean Streak degreaser alone would get 8/10. I've based my scores on the whole Trigger Chain Cleaning kit package, whose chain bath doubles the price while adding very little of value.
The degreaser is bang on target but the Trigger misfires
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Make and model: White Lightning The Trigger Chain Cleaning kit
Size tested: n/a
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
"The Fast and Easy Chain Cleaning System
The power of Clean Streak™ plus the scrubbing action of a chain cleaner! Snap onto the chain, backpedal and pull the trigger
The Trigger is fast and EASY TO USE: just open the package, and you're ready to go. Place The Trigger over the chain, and close the lid of the chain cleaner with your trigger (index) finger. Spray Clean Streak through the chain cleaner and onto the chain while backpedaling for 3 chain revolutions. Stop spraying, but continue to turn the crank for several more rotations. You'll have a clean chain in under 20 seconds!"
Did you enjoy using the product? No - fiddly, awkward and ineffective
Would you consider buying the product? The degreaser, yes, but not the chain cleaner
Would you recommend the product to a friend? See above
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Age: 41
I usually ride: Kona Dew Drop My best bike is: Guess SC1 scandium
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: commuting, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, Audax and long distance solo rides
Yep, wasted my cash on this the other week. Thought it might be good for quick winter chain de-mucking in the house. The bath thing leaks and as mentioned in the article, the chain isn't that clean after using it.
Back to the white spirit soak technique for me.
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Gov. Chris Christie Monday announced a $190 million payroll tax cut he said is designed to provide a tax savings of $87 annually for working New Jersey families in 2012.
On July 1, Christie signed Democratic legislation into law authorizing the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development to calculate a new payroll-deduction rate to finance the Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) fund. For most workers next year, the revised formula means the amount of TDI payroll tax deducted from their paychecks will be reduced from $148 to $61 per year, for a savings of $87 per worker. The changes take effect on Jan. 1.
Christie made the announcement at a meeting with employees of Kearfott Guidance & Navigation, a Little Falls company with over 235 employees that manufactures guidance systems used in space shuttles, satellites, under sea oil exploration and radar equipment.
"By prioritizing economic growth and taking concrete steps to improve our state's climate for business growth and job creation, we are finally getting New Jersey back on the right track and creating Jersey jobs, while also providing critical tax relief for our state's overburdened families," Christie said. "$190 million in direct tax relief will go directly into the pockets of working families and back into our economy, further spurring growth and job creation around the state. Taken together with $57 million in payroll tax relief we provided this year in worker contributions to the Family Leave Insurance Program, this means we are delivering nearly $250 million in relief to New Jerseyans over the course of 2012."
The $87 savings will appear in paychecks over the course of 2012.
"New Jersey workers have been paying much more into the disability fund than what is needed to keep it solvent. This change is not only fairer to New Jersey workers, it also leaves people with more spending money to put back into our economy," Labor Commissioner Harold J. Wirths said.
Previously, the tax was based on a flat tax rate of one-half of one percent (0.5 percent) on each worker's taxable wages. With a taxable wage base of $29,600 in 2011, the worker maximum contribution was $148. The new rate for 2012, which will be adjusted on an annual basis, will be two tenths of one percent (0.2 percent) and is based on the provisions set forth in the recently signed legislation. With a taxable wage base of $30,300 in 2012, the worker maximum contribution will be $61.
The tax change was sponsored in the Senate by Senators Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) and Fred Madden (D-Camden).
"Even if we had to wait three months for the official announcement, it is still good news to see Governor Christie highlighting the payroll tax cut that Senator Madden and I sponsored," Turner said. "The governor's ability to tout ideas that were developed by others, including those from different political parties, is a positive sign that he is heeding our call to work on the economy.