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My review of the new Heli-Max Black Hawk is now live on our sister site RCGroups.com, check it out at the link below!
The new Black Hawk from Heli-Max is a great looking 1/43 scale representation of the famous UH-60 military helicopter. It boasts many fine details, usually only associated in plastic model kits, but of course this version actually flies. Powered by a brushless motor, with a torque tube driven raised tail, and a variable pitch four blade main rotor head, the Black Hawk also has the power to perform aerobatic flight.
The Black Hawk is available in a ready to fly package, and a transmitter ready package (TxR) that is compatible with any SLT transmitter. The TxR version is the subject of this review, using a Tactic TTX650 transmitter.
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Debbi, our new hostess for The Secret Recipe Club is on the ball, and sent out our assignments the weekend after our reveal. This month I am getting to know Sara who blogs over at Cook With Sara. Sara cooks with everyday ingredients which means we are very similar in our approach to our kitchens. I browsed through Sara's recipe index before deciding to make an adaptation of her Southwestern Potpie as I have black beans that I need to make use of more often. Dave is not really into my black beans as they change the colour of the food but he will just have to get used to that as I sill have quite a lot of them left. I adapted the recipe only because I had leftover buttermilk pastry that I wanted to use up. This was a very moreish recipe and we took the leftovers to work for lunch the next day.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 chicken pieces
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper for seasoning
- 10g butter
- 5 spring onions, sliced
- 1 large carrot, halved and sliced
- ½ teaspoon crushed chillies
- ½ cup black beans – I used raw beans which I soaked overnight in one cup of water
- 250mls chicken stock
- ½ cup of fresh corn, off the cob
- 1 teaspoon arrow root
- Pastry of your choice
- Heat the oil in a casserole dish
- Season and brown the chicken
- Set aside and add the butter
- Sauté the spring onions and carrots until the onions are soft
- Add the chillies, the beans and the stock
- Return the chicken to the pot and cover and simmer for 30 minutes
- Remove the chicken and allow to cool slightly so that you can shred it off the bone
- Add the corn and arrow root
- Leave the lid off and allow to simmer while you Preheat the oven to 160° Celsius
- Layer the chicken, vegetables and gravy into an overnproof dish
- Top with pastry – I used buttermilk pastry
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes
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Dept. of Labor issues warning about Pine Ridge 'bank'
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PIERRE (AP) The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation is warning people that a bank operating on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is not licensed, chartered or regulated by the Division of Banking.
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Pretty Little Liars Season 3B: Troian Bellisario on Why Spencer Is So Devastated (VIDEO)
One of the upsides of the Toby (Keegan Allen)-is-"A" plotline on Pretty Little Liars Season 3 is that it's giving the uber-talented Troian Bellisario (Spencer) a chance to shine, as Spencer deals with the biggest betrayal of her life. Troian recently spoke to After Ellen about her character's journey this season, and why she's so thrilled to play it.
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"[This plot] was such a gift, and so much fun," Troian gushed. "I'm so excited for the fans to see it, because I don't think that they've ever seen Spencer like this.
Troian revealed one thing we can expect is to see Spencer beat herself up over her failure to recognize the warning signs earlier.
"I think that truly is one of the biggest heartbreaks for Spencer, because she has so much pride in her intelligence," Troian explained. "And you see that with Mona [Janel Parrish], too. Her devastation is not that this person was torturing her, but that she didn't figure it out ... And I think it's the same thing that happens all over again with Toby."
For much more from Troian, check out the full interview at After Ellen.
Find more Pretty Little Liars spoilers here.
Catch the next episode of Pretty Little Liars on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.
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Inter named their squad for the away match against Cagliari, including Diego Milito.
The Serie A fixture is played at the Stadio Nereo Rocco in Trieste at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT) on Sunday. Click here for a preview.
Javier Zanetti, Cristian Chivu, Juan Pablo Carrizo, Gaby Mudingayi, Patrick Olsen and MacDonald Mariga miss out, but Milito is again present.
Inter squad for Cagliari: Handanovic, Castellazzi, Maniero; Jonathan, Juan Jesus, Andreolli, Campagnaro, Wallace, Ranocchia, Samuel, Pereira, Rolando, Nagatomo; Kovacic, Alvarez, Guarin, Kuzmanovic, Cambiasso, Taider; Belfodil, Palacio, Milito, Icardi
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Link: Estevan Oriol: Portraiture of Los Angeles | Le Journal de la Photographie
Back in '93, Estevan Oriol was tour manager for House of Pain. His father, a photographer, Eriberto Oriol gave his son a camera, told him to take pictures. Oriol remembers feeling weird about it. "Most people with cameras were paparazzi or tourists. They take out the camera for everything and nothing. I don't want to look like that. Even now I sorta feel weird taking it out," he reveals.


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The Mighty Eggplant
I love how the same food cooked in different ways can transport us to different parts around the world. The simple, beautiful eggplant can be featured in Italian caponata, French ratatouille, Mediterranean baba ganoush, or in this Indian dish I … Continue reading
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Can Sustainable Farming Provide Sustainable Incomes?
New Entry Intern, Rachel Baras has contributed another item for discussion as she wonders what it would take for the small farmer to become economically sustainable: Most of us reading this blog would have to agree that small-scale farmers deserve … Continue reading
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Try This Refreshing Summer Vegetable
If you didn't already know, the Lowell Farmer's Market features four New Entry Farmers. I like to hang out and learn about the different ethnic produce grown, harvested, and sold by them. Not only do they get customers who are … Continue reading
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I Don't Want Summer to End
My summer is over. Labor day is right around the corner, meaning that all across the country parents of school-aged children are stocking up on school supplies, college students are gearing up for the new academic year, and I have … Continue reading
Article in the Boston Globe
Hello friends, There was a great article in the Boston Globe yesterday discussing how immigrant farmers have been able to take their training from the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project to grow crops from their native countries and find a … Continue reading
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Some thoughts on the 2008 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
I'm pleased to share with you a guest post from another intern here at New Entry. A senior at Brookline High School, Rachel Baras heads the hunger committee for SAJE — Student Action for Justice and Education. And as an … Continue reading
I Heard It On the Radio
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Report from New Entry's Annual Farm Tour
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Black Diamond Tempest 2 Person Tent
The Black Diamond Tempest Tent is a versatile and lightweight four-season tent that offers unbeatable protection for two. This Black Diamond tent features weatherproof vents at the top of each vestibule for efficient ventilation, four internal aluminum poles for maximum strength in harsh conditions, and four interior mesh pockets to store and organize mountaineering gear. Like all Black Diamond gear, the Tempest tent is built to provide kick ass performance, safety and protection during the most demanding mountaineering endeavors.
FEATURES of the Black Diamond Tempest Tent
- 2-person, 2 doors, 2 built-in vestibules
- Weatherproof vents at the top of each vestibule
- 4 internal aluminum poles for maximum strength
- 4 interior mesh pockets
- ToddTex single-wall fabric
- Optional ground cloth available
SPECIFICATIONS of the Black Diamond Tempest Tent
- Capacity: 2 Person
- Season: 4
- Doors: 2
- Average Packaged Weight: 7 lbs 3 oz / 3.26 kg
- Minimum Weight: 6 lbs 4 oz / 2.84 kg
- Dimension: (L x W1 x W2 x H): 87 x 58 x 47 x 44.5" / 221 x 147 x 119 x 113 cm
- Area: 32.25 square feet / 3 square meter
- Vestibule Area: 12 + 2 square feet / 1.1 + 0.19 square meter
- Packed Size: 7 x 19" / 18 x 48 cm
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bombproof tent after you seamseal it yourself of course. Wasn't sold on the internal pole design at first but after setting up in few high wind situations I definately see the genius. Very stable tent, the fitzroy may be stronger but not by too much with less weight and with a built in vesty I chose the tempest and so far have not regretted it.
Took this tent to Patagonia and it withstood the biggest winds. Great in a deluge, too. Be sure to set aside enough time to seam seal the tent, which will take you 10 days, of doing it every day, because you have to do each seam in four places and it's worky to spread the tent out so the seams are exposed. Tip when you're done, store the applicator and sealer in the freezer. That way, the sealer won't clog up your tip.
I am glad to make comment on this tent now. This tent is for my friend whose hobby is taking picture in mountain. He should stay at some spot for long tme for good pictures, so I recomand him this tent. Warm enough as we expected. But difficult to set up. Heavier than we thought. If your party is more than three, please buy it. But if you are solo, Well...


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A corncob is the central core of a maize (Zea mays ssp. mays L.) ear. It is the part of the ear on which the kernels grow. The corn plant's ear is also considered a "cob" or "pole" but it is not fully a "pole" until the ear is shucked, or removed from the plant material around the ear.
Young ears, also called baby corn, can be consumed raw, but as the plant matures the cob becomes tougher until only the kernels are edible.
When harvesting corn, the corncob may be collected as part of the ear or may be left as part of the corn stover in the field.
The innermost part of the cob is white and has a consistency similar to foam plastic.
Corncobs find use in the following applications:
- Industrial source of the chemical furfural
- Fiber in fodder for ruminant livestock (despite low nutritional value)
- Water in which corncobs have been boiled contains thickeners and can be added to soup stock or made into traditional sweetened corncob jelly.
- Livestock bedding - cobs absorb moisture and provide a compliant surface
- A mild abrasive for cleaning building surfaces, when coarsely ground
- Raw material for bowls of corncob pipes
- Fuel - corncobs may be burned to provide heat
- Charcoal production
Corncobs are also commonly used as bedding for rodents used as subjects in research experiments, usually supplemented with other types of bedding like cotton fiber intended to reduce respiratory problems blamed in turn on all-corncob bedding and bacterial growth.
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I used onions instead of shallots, canned tomatoes instead of fresh, added some green olives and instead of cream used 1 cup of skim milk w/2 TBS of flour. Outstanding! Will definately make ag...
Very good. I used two cans of diced tomatoes instead of fresh and added oregano, basil and crushed red pepper. I will definately make this again.
WOW! A Big hit!! THis dish is easy to make and very tasty! I used spicy pepperoni for extra kick..My boyfriend thought it was the best pasta dish he has ever had! A+


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Ljubljana's Chairsby: Emily Goligoski
It would be easy to be blue about the lack of eye-catching public design in many city centers if it weren't for gems like Slovenian design consultancy Asobi's outdoor chairs placed along the main street of the city of Ljubljana. The Slovenska Street revitalization project features transformable orange benches and chairs that were designed to be light but durable. The ARPRO material the chairs were created from is completely recyclable and has been used in everything from Volvo cars to baby car seats. Another approach to introducing seating space and blocking local traffic may not have received the same public welcome, which has encouraged the chairs to be made available for sale on the modular furniture site Movisi.
iPhone Game: Gowallaby: Emily Goligoski
If a vintage suitcase featuring city stickers, a scavenger hunt, and an iPhone 3G were combined, the result would be location-based travel game Gowalla. The recently launched game from Texas-based "digital collectibles" company AlamoFire invites users to collect virtual stamps at the places they visit, hide icons for friends to find, and earn pins of glory, the granddaddy of Gowalla achievements awarded for completed trips. Austintonians and San Franciscans are currently the only app purchasers who can participate in the full experience, but other cities nationwide are being added and partially guided by the recommendations of user-added hot spots. Who doesn't want to be rewarded for visiting extraordinary and everyday places with phone in hand?
New Soap, Old Bottleby: Emily Goligoski
The minds behind New Soap, Old Bottle are marketing multifuncionality in the form of new liquid soap sold in reused plastic and glass bottles. After being sanitized, the former Coke and Heineken bottles are filled with home or car cleaner, topped with child safe caps, and sold at $4 a pop. "Big companies aren't going to do this on their own. So we'll do it for them," said Scott Amron, designer, electrical engineer and founding principal of New York's Amron Exprimental. "We buy brand name liquid soap by the barrel and package it in old bottles here in America." Recessionistas and green thumbs rejoice"" we love this work.
Can anyone guess the bottles above? First one is pretty easy…
Desiree Holman: Burqa and Bikinisby: Emily Goligoski
At first glance, interdisciplinary Oakland-based artist Desirée Holman's burqa and bikini wearing women bear little resemblance to the pencil-drawn character wearing a Liza Minelli-esque mask that opens Holman's website, so much so that you may wonder if they were created by the same person. Alas, the work is all Holman's: the former sculpture student has received nationwide acclaim after getting early attention from the University of California at Berkeley's creative Eisner Awards in both video and photography. She says she's primarily influenced by sociology and psychology, fantasy-based cultures, online gaming, and music videos. Elements of each can be seen as her newest work, the drawing and video series "Reborn," opens at San Francisco's Silverman Gallery this Friday night.
Geoffrey Ellis: Sadkidsby: Emily Goligoski
San Francisco-based photographer Geoffrey Ellis' photo journal blog Sadkids is aptly named: its coverage can be as blue (with posts entitled "Sometimes, progress can suck it" and "Burn Santa burn") as it can be lighthearted and youthful ("Easter valley of the sun" and "Hawaii + Halloween = Hawaiiloween" come to mind). But no matter the mood, the imagery featured has the same lovingly cluttered, colorful aesthetic as Ellis' self-published photo zine of the same name, now in its fifth edition. The winner of the Bay Area's Phelan Award in Photography, Ellis chose the name for his photo collections as a tribute to 1960s paintings featuring large-eyed kids, cats and dogs in the style of Walter and Margaret Keane. When asked how he chooses where to point his lens, the photographer said he likes to shoot "old signs, antique shops, junk shops, flea markets, bars and record stores (unpolished America). My wife [author Sarah Lacy] doesn't let me bring junk home anymore, so I have to photograph it instead. It's a good compromise. She'd much rather see a photo than a bunch of crap on the dining room floor."
Virgance Equinox Eventby: Emily Goligoski
Today's Equinox Event at San Francisco's 111 Minna will be the most recent SF Beta event and program from Virgance, the for-profit activism campaign management company whose primary tool for encouraging change is online networking. They're the brains behind 1 Block Off the Grid, a community effort to make solar power available in bulk to neighborhoods, and consumer network Carrotmob, which invites people to reward companies that make socially responsible purchasing decisions. Promoted as "the biggest beta ever," today's Equinox Event is co-sponsored by cloud hosting company GoGrid and GOOD Magazine, and promises cocktails with entrepreneurs and activists to celebrate Virgance's upcoming first anniversary.
Vinyl Frontier Journalsby: Emily Goligoski
Vince Pacheco's work isn't easily mistaken for anyone else's. The Bay Area record collector's stack of cheesecake, kitsch and classic country records were becoming too much to deal with. Then he, along with his crafty girlfriend, got the brilliant idea to turn them into spiral journals. After receiving positive feedback during his first craft season, Pacheco, who sells his wares as Etsy's Vinyl Frontier, now searches thrift stores for materials after burning through his personal collection. Journals featuring popular artists and musicals go quickly (including Dolly Parton, Sound of Music, and the Beatles), although there are requests of all kinds (Steely Dan and Barbara Mandrell among them). The frontier man doesn't only rescue and reuse board games and library books. Many of his journals contain recycled paper and all can be sent back and refilled for a small fee. Sounds sustainable and chic.
Willo O'Brienby: Emily Goligoski
Meeting artist and self-proclaimed "geekyfantastic" entrepreneur Willo O'Brien becomes a run down of phases that start with "I like your""¦ angel wing earrings (she makes them by hand), "Eat. Sleep. Rock. Repeat." T-shirt (she sells them on the WilloToons shop online, laptop bag (reviewed in one of her recent blog posts), and the list goes on. The San Francisco-based illustrator and graphic designer said she was tired of making pretty things for other people and wanted to put her creativity and illustrations on her own products when she opened up shop two years ago. O'Brien's baby onesies and adult t-shirts featuring octopi and rocker squirrels have been a hit. The line should transition to 100% organic later this year and will be selling "Don't you know who I am?" apparel until then.
San Francisco Ballet's Nights Outby: Emily Goligoski
The San Francisco Ballet is facing many of the same issues confronting cultural and arts organizations all over the country: aging audiences, global recession, pricey tickets. To counter act these trends, they introduced some great programs to build community interest. The Fridays at the Ballet evening performances are aimed at young professionals and the Nite Out series is for members of the LGBT community. They start with pre-show talks with choreographers and company members and close with cocktails at the War Memorial Opera House. The evening's presentation of three brief works ensure that even if you don't love one of the pieces, you and your friends are bound to find something that makes you want to do fouettés on your way home. Next Friday will be no exception with Jerome Robbins's West Side Story Suite and Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour, one of the hits presented for the Ballet's 75th anniversary. Looks like everything old is new again.
Mira Nameth's New Printsby: Emily Goligoski
The lovely new website celebrating artist Mira Nameth's creations covers a broad range of illustrations and images broken down by prints, commercial, personal, fashion, vector, and hand-drawn work. (And you thought you had a lot on your "to do" list.) In addition to Rorschach flowers and "florafauna" commissions for Coke, Nameth's imaginative contributions include charcoal-colored dresses with shoulder and chest armor (armor being the operative word "" many of the details on the clothing are actually created with silk folds). The rust and deep gold colors of her new clothing line reflects her admitted "restrained, or at least concise, color palette."
When asked to reflect on why she's passionate about her work across mediums and continents, Nameth said, "A lot of the work feels sculptural and flat at the same time to me, and crafting that is very fulfilling. I like to surprise the person looking at a piece with something a bit unexpected, like the wing growing out of the multi-species plant or the peacock, where I wanted to create a new kind of peacock drawing with elements integrated into the tail." The former print can be yours through Etsy.
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RECENTLY I was accused of making mountains out of molehills. This prompted me to ask:
Which molehill am I making a mountain out of?
Is it the player discipline, molehill?
Or is it the players being played out of position, molehill?
Or is it the having to slow down practice due to the poor/late teaching curve, molehill?
Or is it the 3 installations of the Defensive scheme during OTA's, molehill?
Or is it the Connor Barwin saying he already figured out how to stop Chip Kelly's vaunted offensive system, molehill?
Or is it the team's top QB, WR, and RB, showing less than full confidence in the current coach molehill?
I'm sorry, to which molehill were you referring?
As none of these are issues from last year, I thought is was a good place to begin a discussion of the CURRENT coaching regime.
Half the time I mention Kelly on here, the response is "Reid, dot dot dot" . If you want to talk Reid, fine. Make it a separate discussion. I'm all about the now and the future. I post about the now and the future. I want to discuss where we're going, not where we've been. But between us and the 'New World' are some serious problems that have been dismissed by some as "molehills".
The reality is all those "molehills" aren't molehills at all, they're leaks. They're leaks in a ship that seems to be taking on water by the bucket right now. And until we plug those leaks, we can forget about sailing this ship to the New World.
Two concerns and one of them (Peters) is nothing to be overly concerned about. The rest is just molehills. What teams haven't had some kind of QB controversy surrounding them? Not a big deal at all when looking at the QBs on this team. Evan Mathis taking a picture of himself urinating on an IRS building (he claims he didn't actually pee on it)? Immature, absolutely...world stopping...NO! Cary Williams not showing up to VOLUNTARY OTAs? Bothersome, sure but let's see who doesn't show up to next years before we get too worked up about it. It isn't just that flip. You want to ignore the fact you wouldn't be blowing these situations up if this were Reid coaching and there is proof...you never did it before. Eazy pointed out that with some SERIOUS situations coming out of training camp last year you had the Eagles set up as a Mortal Lock to win the division...this year you give a rookie head coach no leeway for mistakes at all. You also have exaggerated some of the situations you discuss and definitely are trying to make them seem as bad as possible. Just tonight you typed "another arrest this year" when in fact there has been one ARREST of Eagle players and you also tried making it seem like Jackson was angling for a trade when nothing was ever reported on that at all. Spin it, flip. Do what you do on here most nights anymore. Tell us this is your stance and it isn't going to change.
Those leaks in the ship can be easily fixed when that ship is still being built and hasn't even been launched yet. You're calling for the captain to go down with the ship when it hasn't even set sail yet.
Regardless, I've said what I've said.
(I'll respond to the last bit, since you didn't ramble there.) I'm not calling for him to go down with the ship (if by this you mean be fired). I fully expect Lurie to give him at least 3 years regardless of how he does in 2013 and 2014.
It was just a return play on your words. I didn't mean you are calling for him to be fired. No doubt though that 4 months in you give him no chance at all to be successful. Hoping you are about as right as your predictions when discussing the Eagles needs or picks leading up to the draft (although you did have a good one in Russell Wilson last year...shame Seattle struck first or that the Eagles didn't use the Curry pick on him), on Reid getting fired this year, McNabb getting traded in 2009, Herremans moving back to guard this year and I'm hoping that I can add another when Earl Wolff shows us what he can do (and of course your Mortal lock that we all questioned).
You keep a running tally of when a fan is right and wrong about what he thinks a team may do? Everyone needs a hobby I guess.
So I guess you have no opinion on the defense having to be installed 3 times in 3 weeks.
Good memory when it comes to some trivial things, flip. a few story makers on here that love to pat themselves on the back and I don't mind reminding them that they just may not be as knowledgeable as they claim.
How many times do you need to be reminded that this is Kelly's first year, Billy Davis' first year? There is nothing wrong with trying something over and over and changing it up if things don't seem right...especially in the coaching staffs first year working with pros that mostly have never run the type of system they are installing. Just more of you expecting perfection in a year that will not even be close to that.
Barwin didn't say they "changed it up". He said "We installed the defense. Then we installed it again. Then we installed it again."
"IT" signifies a SINGULAR subject or object. "AGAIN" signifies REPETITION. You cannot repeat something if you "changed it up".
Installed IT AGAIN. Those are Connor Barwin's words, not mine.
Good sign having to do it three times? Barwin didn't seem to think so.
Even better then, flip. They kept working on the defense but I would guess if they installed it again it was because something wasn't right and they wanted to improve it...where's the issue with that in a new regime's first year? The problem is you.
I'M the problem? I'M the reason they had to install the Defense THREE times? LOL!
Now, now. I know you didn't think I meant that. When you look at something and just about all you find are problems you need to take a look at yourself because you are the problem. The issue isn't with the Eagles (listen to the radio, read what the media has to type...plenty of it IS good and MOST fans are excited about the change) it's with what you expect in year one of a new coach's regime.
Chip Kelly and his coaching staff chose to use OTAs as a teaching tool. Well find out if it works. One thing is for sure it can't be any worse than Dennis Allen's first season with the Raiders. He was awful and so was his team.
It's going to be better this year because flip, Allen and McKenzie said so. Damn the guides and the media who may not believe, the odds makers and every Raider fan that may still be a doubter...Raider Nation. Damn, lost myself in the moment.
Sure it can be worse than Coach's first year.
The Chiefs only won 2 games last year. A couple years ago the Lions became the FIRST team to 0-16. If Kelly wins fewer than 4 games it WOULD be worse than Coach's first year.
But you had a baby when I wrote 7-9 would be an improvement. So then if Chip ties Reid would you give him a break?
Give him a break? I'm just a fan! Even if Kelly goes 0-16 I will still root for the Eagles to win until he either quits, retires, or is fired. He doesn't NEED a break.
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Borgnine, who died late Sunday at 95, worked to the end. One of his final roles was a bit part as a CIA records-keeper in 2011's action comedy "Red" – fittingly for his age, a story of retired spies who show that it's never too late to remain in the game when they're pulled back into action.
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So now with fabric and pattern in hand for this intended project, I started thinking about the modifications I'd have to make to the pattern to get it to work.
here and here, but because there is a gathered bust on this dress I thought it wise to also consult my mum for advice.
Now I'm not offended by this, just rather surprised and it has made me think about the dress a little more. It certainly isn't the style of dress that I normally wear, but I thought it would be cute and floaty. I'm not curvy or busty, but I thought think might give me a little more shape. I thought the gathers at the bust might help me a little, but Mum thinks not. Although I did read the Selfish Seamstresses post here about Colette patterns for people with boyish figures like me, I thought I'd still give it a try.
However, now I'm starting to second guess my plans. My mum does know me rather well, she really knows my style and I inherited my less than shapely body from her (except she has boobs). The modifications I'd like to make are quite significant, especially to the front yoke and bust. I'd definitely have to make a toile to check everything, which adds time and effort to a make. I also have a lot of other sewing to do right now - Christmas presents, clothes for gifts, clothes for orders, bonnets for My Messy Room (which sold out in a few days - yay!!).
So what would you do? Do you think I should persevere or should I change plans?
I've begun looking online at alternatives all are quite floaty. I like bodice G from New Look 6773 with the flared skirt option. I love the sweet little ruffles on the shoulders, but am concerned about them looking a little too cutesy. Alternatively the D bodice will be nice and clean and fitted.
I also like option B from New Look 6805 with the sash, but worry that it might not be summery enough. Although maybe it will be because the fabric is so light.
Lastly, I also like bodice D and E from New Look 6774. This dress doesn't have a full skirt like the other which I was hoping to try, but I think it's definitely more me and very wearable.
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Has anyone tried tattooing eyebrows?
Getting your eyebrows tatooed is great. Pick a color that is close to your natural eyebrow color. You need to draw them on with a eyebrow pencil for the tatoo artist. Make sure the artist has had positive feed back or recommendations.
I never tried tattooing as i don't like it.
Some of my posts on here are 7 years ago!!!!! I used and still use Heidi Worman, she is the best.
I just posted on the makeup forum, its full of new people promoting some not great work.
Heidi does the towie girls, and loads of celebs, I would go to someone trusted if I was you, whoever you go to, they must have lots of history, not just cheap.
i did my tattoos in Portugal, it was painful but worth while, as i had no eyebrows, but 2 wks later i had a verruca coming out right in middle of th tatoo and its growing.
Heidi carried out mine some time back, she is the best.
I must agree with you Kimmy, this forum was really good years ago, but now all is I see is fake goods, passports and silly links selling stuff, what a shame.
Karen xxx
tattooing is great, if it is done well. So it is very important to choose the right specialist and salon. http://www.pissedconsumer.com/browse-reviews/beauty-salons.html
She is the best, mine were carried out some time back, her number is 07707 122000.
Yes I have had mine tattooed for the last 20 years. Because the skin regenerates more quickly on the face, you do need to have them redone about every 2 years, but so worth it. My lady is very reasonable and great. She is based in Southampton. PM me if anyone wants her number xx
Know how to keep your skin does not.There are a lot of skin care products.
All Is I see on here now is stuff for sale, creams and other stuff just web links to spam, ive been posting 5 years, what a shame its gone like this x
never tried till now but want to try it out once ... i tried sleeves .. well thats for whole body or hands :PP
+1 I have had Heidi Worman carry eyebrows out as well, very nice lady, she is the best at permanent makeup IMO in the UK.
Hi Me and my friends have all had it done by a girl called jillian, she is really good, she also done 2 of my pals eyeliner and they love it her phone number is 07901654110
This used to be a good forum, now people just come on here and paste a link talking about something that has nothing to do with the original post.
Yes eyebrow tattooing is good if done right xx
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Keeley, this is really bad advice and I hope that people dont listen to you, as a nurse this is what I used to deal with all day, you should never go to a tattooist, for eyebrows, the reasons are this.
The depth of the needle is nothing like the same, migration and depth in this area will cause a blue black look, why do you think there is so many problems?
people see blue black eyebrows and they are stuck with them, laser is the only way to remove them.
The amount of carbon in the pigment is not correct for facial work, permanent makeup is safe, you are pushing people into something that is wrong for facial use.
Semi permanent makeup is excellent if carried out by the right person, no decent body tattooist would work on the brows.
This is the worst advise I have seen in my life.
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Thank you all for the good advice, I made the trip to see Heidi Worman last month, she's lovely.
Uber pleased with my new eyebrows now!, they are looking great.
Thanks x
Maybe it is bad advice but how can anyone justify the price of a beautician doing semi permanent tattooing when you have to go back every year or two but with me every few weeks. I have been to three different beauticians and my eyebrows have come out the same. They should not be allowed to charge this much and the worst part is I did not get some of my money back or apology they just wanted to keep charging me to get it done again. I agree it is not a good idea to go to a proper tattooist but when there is people like me out there who is not happy and desperate then they going to think about it. I been told what would be done if I go a head even though I told them I just want a thin line so it gives me a guide to putting my eyebrow pencil on. I have been ripped of so many times by beauticians and this unjustifying price in this semi permanent make up even proper tattooist thinks it is not right and said women are being ripped of even though it is a different way. They think beautician should not be allowed to charge that much and I agree. I apologise for saying go for a proper tattoo and my advice is don't do it at all. I have not had it done but I am thinking about as I am so unhappy and depressed but it does not mean anyone else should follow suit as this process is something that as to be thought about and also the very last resort. U need to try other things first.
I am glad you are not going to a tattooist, I think it's hard to judge the cost as there is cheap equipment and cheap training, I have had my makup done by Heidi Worman, there is lots of people on here going back 5 or 6 years who have used her, she is not a beautician. I know that the training can be 10 to 15 thousand, and a lot of people go on upgraded training every year, the best machines are 4000, that is without any products! I looked into doing this many years ago, but was put off by this, there was cheaper stuff but it's not good. You would then need special insurance, licences from the council, products, marketing, rent, electric, I am sure someone could spend 30,000 on this, the lasers we use are 80,000 to buy, we can rent these.
I will have to have a re touch every 12-18 months, but I like a soft nice look so I'm prepared for this, Heidi Worman is superb, but I have seen other work over the years, it does not come close.
My Botox clients pay around 300/350 for three areas, they will only get 3/4 months out of this, it's the correct way it is, if you want something sometimes you have to maintain it, I hope this helps keeley.
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This year Alpha Phi Omega brings to you its annual fundraiser the Run-A-Thon. All proceeds from this event will go towards the Knox County Child Advocacy Center in hopes of bettering the lives of the children there and presenting them with new opportunities. The Knox County Child Advocacy Center is an agency that provides services to abused and neglected children who lack most of the opportunities we take for granted in our day to day lives.
The event will be held on May 18-19, beginning on the outdoor track and moving into the T. Fleming Fieldhouse. APO would appreciate it if Faculty and Staff could attend this event and it would be even more exciting if you could organize yourselves into various teams and sign up for the run (for instance Team Old Main, Team SMC or Team GDH to say a few). The theme of the event this year is "A Blast From the Past." Run dressed in some retro gear or whatever you feel comfortable running in. It costs $8 per person registered within a team. If, however, you are not able to make a team we would still greatly appreciate your turnout and whatever form of donations you see fit to give us for the event. Invite your family and friends from the community to participate as well. There will be lots and lots of fun activities going on for children and adults alike.
Sign-ups will be held in the Seymour Gallery during lunch and dinner hours until Friday, May 18.
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Commencing in 2002, the amounts that can pass free of transfer tax gradually increase and the top tax rate gradually decreases. The amounts sheltered from estate and GST taxes are the same and increase from $1 million (in 2002) to $3.5 million (in 2009). The shelter from gift tax, on the other hand, is frozen at $1 million beginning next year. The gift tax is retained notwithstanding the repeal of the estate and GST taxes in 2010, supposedly to deter taxpayers from shifting income to family members in lower income tax brackets. The table below provides a summary of the changes.
As you can see, one immediate benefit of the Act is the increase of the exemption equivalent amount (the value of transfers sheltered from tax) to $1 million in 2002, for both gift and estate tax purposes. The increase would allow each taxpayer who has not yet made gifts in excess of the current exemption equivalent amount of $675,000 to make additional tax-free gifts of $325,000. Individuals who have already paid gift tax will not be able to use the full $325,000 on a tax-free basis, but will be able to make additional gifts at a reduced gift tax cost. Although it may not be advisable to make large taxable gifts in view of the scheduled repeal of the estate and GST taxes, taxpayers should review the benefits of making additional gifts on a tax-free basis. Moreover, estate planning transactions that would permit the additional transfer of future estate appreciation, particularly those that permit transfers on a discounted basis, should be considered in view of the possibility that repeal of the estate and GST taxes may not be permanent.
Many estate planning instruments are drafted on a formula basis to take maximum advantage of the exemption from estate tax available in a particular year. Each individual should consider whether the shifting of assets under his or her estate plan as a result of the increasing exemption is appropriate. This shifting of benefits would be of particular concern, for example, in estate plans where the exemption equivalent goes to different beneficiaries than the remainder of the estate.
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In 2005, the state death tax credit is replaced by a deduction for death taxes actually paid to the State (or States) involved. When the credit converts to a deduction, States will need legislation to preserve their share of the death tax revenue. Under current law, certain States, including Florida, may not be able to enact their own estate tax, and will thus suffer a significant loss in revenue.
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Under current law, if an estate owns a substantial interest (more than 35% of the adjusted gross estate) in a closely held business (as defined in the statute) that engages in a trade or business, the personal representative may elect to defer payment of the estate tax attributable to such business until the fifth anniversary of the initial due date for the tax, and then pay the tax in 10 annual installments. Effective for decedents dying after 2001, the Act increases from 15 to 45 the number of partners or shareholders that can have an interest in a closely held business eligible for this deferred tax payment privilege.
Expansion of Estate Tax Rule for Conservation Easements
Under current law, an estate may elect to exclude from the gross estate up to 40% of the value of land (but not in excess of $400,000 in 2001 or $500,000 in 2002 and thereafter) that is subject to a qualified conservation easement. A qualified conservation easement is a grant of a qualified interest in real property to specified types of charitable organizations, including public charities and governmental units, for enumerated conservation purposes. Under prior law, to qualify, the real property must have been owned by the decedent or members of the decedent's family during the 3-year period preceding the decedent's death and have been located within a certain number of miles from a metropolitan area, national park or urban National Forest. The Act eliminates these distance limitations. Accordingly, a decedent, a member of the decedent's family, the personal representative of a decedent's estate or the trustee of a trust that owns qualifying real property can now grant a conservation easement in land no matter where it is situated in the United States, and thereby obtain a valuable exclusion from the decedent's gross estate. This change is effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2000.
Qualified Family Owned Business Interests
The Act repeals the deduction for qualified family owned businesses effective for decedent's dying after December 31, 2003.
GST Tax Revisions
GST tax generally applies when property passes from grandparent to grandchild. Each individual has a lifetime exemption from the application of the tax as set forth in the chart above. The Act contains a number of technical changes to the GST tax rules, described next, most favorable to the taxpayer. These changes apply to transfers subject to estate or gift tax made after 2000.
In order to assist taxpayers who inadvertently lose opportunities to take advantage of their GST exemption, the Act provides a new system of automatic allocation to lifetime transfers. The Act generally provides that an individual's GST exemption is automatically allocated to transfers to a trust from which there is likely to be a generation-skipping transfer in the future. The Act establishes rules that would exclude certain trusts from automatic allocation. For example, if more than 25% of the trust corpus must be distributed to one or more individuals who are not skip persons for GST purposes (for example, children) before the non-skip persons attain age 46, then no automatic allocation would take place.
The automatic allocation rules under the Act will have significance for any transfer to an irrevocable trust for descendants, particularly those to which lifetime contributions continue to be made on a regular basis, such as a life insurance trust or an annual exclusion gift trust for children or grandchildren. If automatic allocation is not desired, a gift tax return must be filed.
The Act also permits a retroactive allocation of the GST exemption in the event of an unnatural order of deaths within the transferor's family. For example, the Act would permit allocation of GST exemption to a trust upon the death of a child of the transferor prior to the transferor's death, and the allocation would take effect as if it had taken place at the time of the original transfer to the trust, and at its original value.
The Act also permits a qualified severance of a trust on a fractional basis to create two separate trusts, provided the terms of the two trusts, in the aggregate, provide for the same succession of interests. In addition, a trust that is only partially exempt for GST purposes may be divided to create a wholly exempt trust and a wholly taxable trust. Even if the governing instrument or local law does not permit severance, courts are likely to be receptive to an application for severance for GST purposes as it would permit more tax efficient administration of the trust.
The Act also liberalizes the rules governing applications for taxpayer relief when an allocation of GST exemption should have been, but is not, made, or is made, but not in full compliance with proper procedures.
The Transfer Tax Laws - 2010 and Beyond
As a corollary to the repeal of the estate tax, the Act repeals the basis step-up rules at death, and substitutes in their place a carryover basis regime. As previously mentioned, gifts during life will continue to be taxable, subject to a $1 million exemption equivalent. In addition, the estate tax will continue to apply to certain transfers made prior to 2010 for which tax deferral was obtained.
Carryover Basis
Under the Act, effective for decedents dying after 2009, property acquired from a decedent will no longer have an income tax basis equal to the property's estate tax value (a "stepped up" basis). Instead such property will have a basis in the hands of the recipient equal to the lesser of the decedent's cost basis in the property or the fair market value of the property at the decedent's death. Property will be deemed to be acquired from a decedent if it passes gratuitously by bequest, devise, inheritance or in any other manner by reason of the decedent's death. Information returns will be required for estates in excess of $1.3 million ($60,000 for non-resident aliens who have U.S. tangible property or leave property to U.S. persons). Accordingly, individual taxpayers should commence immediately keeping accurate records of their basis in property. As in the case of other provisions of the Act, the carryover basis regime will cease and the step up rule will be reinstated in 2011 when the estate tax is restored.
The Act permits the allocation of a limited basis increase to property owned by the decedent at death. The basis increase is initially $1.3 million, indexed for inflation. An additional basis increase is permitted for capital loss carryovers and NOLs that, but for the decedent's death, would have been carried over from the decedent's last taxable year to a later year, and for section 165 losses that would have been allowable to the decedent upon a sale immediately prior to death. Lastly, the basis of property passing to a surviving spouse outright or in a so-called QTIP Trust may be increased by an additional $3 million.
Gratuitous transfers received by a decedent within 3 years of death are not eligible for a basis increase, unless received from a spouse who did not acquire the property by gratuitous transfer within that 3-year period. The basis increase may not be allocated to property that is income in respect of a decedent, such as salary or retirement benefits. Stock of a foreign personal holding company or PFIC is also not eligible for a basis increase. The basis of a decedent's property may not be increased over its fair market value in the hands of the decedent on the date of the decedent's death.
Dealing with the allocation of the various basis increases will be a complex task not only for the draftsperson of estate planning documents, but also for the fiduciaries of a decedent's estate. Beneficiaries of the estate may not agree about the optimal allocation. It is unclear whether family member fiduciaries can participate in basis allocations without gift tax consequences.
The Act also provides for certain other modifications to the income tax law. A decedent's $250,000 exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence will apply to property sold by the decedent's estate, the person to whom the decedent leaves the residence or the decedent's revocable trust. Carryover basis does not apply to transfers at death to a non-resident alien, instead gain will be recognized. If appreciated, carryover basis property is used by reason of a decedent's death to satisfy a pecuniary devise or gift under a trust, gain will be recognized only to the extent the fair market value of the property received exceeds it date of death value.
Post-2009 Gift Tax
Generally, gifts will continue to be subject to gift tax. The maximum gift tax rate will be 35%.
The Act creates a new rule with respect to transfers in trust. Any transfer in trust will be treated as a taxable gift, unless the trust is treated as wholly owned by the donor or the donor's spouse for income tax purposes, in other words, as a wholly grantor trust. It is not clear under the Act what effect the termination of grantor trust status will have. One possibility is that a taxable gift occurs at the time grantor trust status terminates. Termination of grantor trust status would typically occur on the death of the grantor, but may occur sooner. In addition, it is not clear whether it will continue to be possible to make completed gifts to a wholly grantor trust. This ability would continue to be important for purposes of allowing transfers of property and its future appreciation to family members in excess of the exemption equivalent without current income or gift taxation.
Certain Estate Tax Rules Continuing after 2009
If estate tax repeal actually occurs and remains in effect past 2010, certain estate taxes nevertheless will continue to be payable. If a pre-2009 estate elected to pay the estate tax in installments, any installments due after 2009 will remain payable. Principal distributions to a non-citizen surviving spouse from a marital trust established to defer estate taxes would continue to be subject to estate tax during the life of the surviving spouse until 2022.
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Hi Everyone,
I'm underway on my build in Adelaide, Australia, but am starting to feel a little overwhelmed with the reams of information available on this site. I have read through the FB plans several times as well as Russell Jeavon's book. Like many others, these two documents have inspired me but also created more questions than answers.
I am somewhat fortunate in that I had an existing slab from a tank stand to build on, although in hind sight this may have been more trouble than it was worth. It was nowhere near level (up to 75mm out) but it has had a 10 year history of supporting 5 tonnes of water with no cracking which gives me some confidence. After lots of messing around I finally got the first course of besser blocks level and have now completed the stand including the slab. Pic attached. The stand measures 1560mm x 1750mm which by my calculations will allow me to build approx a 1000mm (40") Pompeii style oven.
So now I have reached the design stage of the oven and having trouble getting started. I have secured a pile of clay pavers which have passed the sledge hammer test but am trying to work out the best method for insulating the floor and the best materials for the floor itself. At this stage I am thinking that the ceramic fibre board option will be best. I have a selection of decent flat faced 65mm thick clay pavers that I can use for the floor but am not sure if these are suitable. Russell's book would suggest that they are but I am also considering 25mm tiles as supplied by Thermal ceramics in Adelaide. There are also varying reports on what type of mortar material to use.
So many questions! After reading Russell's book it all seemed so easy and simple but the more I read, the harder it gets. Any suggestions will be appreciated, especially from other like minded Adelaideans.
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Welcome Justin :)
The "O" feeling lived at our house too ;)
We chose to go with the pompeii oven plans because the design has been proven over time to produce an efficient and versatile oven. The modern adaptations made to the fornobravo plans make it a bulletproof plan. A design proven to lend itself to pizza, breads, slow cooking and more.
Rigid insulation in the floor is one of the modern tweaks to the traditional oven design adopted in the FB.com plans. A good choice.
Look for an expert to give some advice about the clay pavers. If the pavers contain some alumina, then it is a good possibility they would work. If you don't get expert input about that in this thread, try posting a question in the oven construction area. Personally, I'd go with some kind of firebrick if I could afford it.
Good Luck on your journey :)
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Ive got 40mm refractory pavers and they have cracked from loading the oven.
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welcome JT, you and i are both at a similar stage, although i have most of the idea of what i'm doing under control....i'm mostly wingin it though :p
Good luck, take your time, and investigate whats on offer. The best thing i found very helpful with planning is to watch & look at all the oven builds from members from here, nearly every one of them will give you some kind of inspiration & ideas..a very talented bunch here.
Anyway, i cant give too much advice, because i'm a learner also.
Remember...."you build, we watch"...lots of pics of your process.
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Hi Justin (I'm assuming that this is your christian name),
and welcome aboard.
We have quite a few members here in Adelaide, around 40 odd and another few in SA so you plenty of local advice available to you.
Russell's book is a bit light on technical detail but his ovens work and work well without problems and without an expensive price tag.
Refractory materials are quite expensive here in Australia, more so in SA, so go with the pavers that were fired at 1200˚C. Russell's restaurant had 2 layers of 2" pavers on the hearth, you can see the pics in his restaurant pics:
Where abouts in Adelaide are you located?
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Hi Everyone,
Thanks for your responses and advice. I'm located in Panorama. I've made some progress since my last post - not so much on the build side, but more so on design and sourcing of materials. I picked up some vermiculite insulating board from Morgan Thermal Ceramics in Beverley, along with a roll of superwool insulating blanket. Total cost just under $150 which I thought wasn't bad. May need one more sheet of board ($27.50 each).
I'm going to use the clay pavers for the floor and lay them inside the dome so that they can be replaced if I have trouble later. Mortar is the next question. I am thinking just standard mortar as Russell suggests - I love the quote "remember, it is a brick oven, not a mortar oven". Does anyone have any suggestions regarding mortar or any good reason to go for a more top shelf brew?
Should make a bit of progress this weekend, so I'll post some pics as I go.
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In my opinion, there is only one mortar to use, the cheapest and the one that seems to have no or less cracking, - the poor man's mortar!
3 part brickie sand, 1 part portland cement, 1 part fireclay and 1 part quicklime.
Do a search to confirm this and you might be surprised how many members use it.
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Thanks Neil. I'm all for the poor man's mortar. But do you know where I can source fireclay in Adelaide? I assume that its a specialty product.
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I got mine from Thermal Ceramics in Beverley but I have 2 bags here and you will need less than one bag.
I'm just south of you at Flagstaff Hill.
You are welcome to come around and have a good talk and check out my build, give me a personal email for the details.
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Hi Again,
Finally started building yetserday and laying a few bricks - slow and steady!
I have noticed today that my mortar seems to have hairline cracks in quite a few places where it meets the bricks. Is this to be expected? I've attached some pics. I'm using the "poor man's mortar" as recommended by Neil as follows:
1 part Portland Cement (I'm using Cement Australia Builders Cement Type GB (mix of Portland Cement and contains 25% Flyash)
1 part Lime (I'm using Adelaide Brighton Hydrated Lime)
1 part Fireclay (I'm using Monolithics Moral Clay purchased from Thermal Ceramics)
3 parts Brick Sand (Pre-bagged Cement Australia Mortar Mix without the cement & lime. Packet says that it is "Brick sand")
I'm wondering whether one or more of these components isn't quite right? I bought the closest materials that I could find at the hardware store. It mixes into a sticky, pliable mortar which is really nice to work with - especially when compared to a normal sand/cement mix.
Any help or encouragement would be much appreciated.
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