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UPDATE: Support for equality grows daily: WAFST is now 118 organizations strong! List updated below.
Washington state's radical-right religious coalition is disorganized and rudderless. A fragment of this group, Referendum 71 backers, are sending out increasingly desperate pleas to their (paid) signature gatherers. Contrast that to Washington Families Standing Together, a coalition of over 110 organizations that is supported by over 40,000 Washingtonians dedicated to protecting domestic partnerships in Washington state.
People from All Walks of Life Stand Together to Protect Washington Families
SEATTLE, Wash. – Washington Families Standing Together (WAFST) announced today that in just eight weeks, tens of thousands of individuals and more than 110 organizations have joined together to protect Washington families from the threat posed by the attempted repeal of the state's domestic partnership law. Those opposed to domestic partnerships are trying to roll back the law by gathering signatures to put Referendum 71 on the November ballot. They have until July 25th to turn in the signatures. If Referendum 71 qualifies for the ballot, voters will have to vote to "approve" Referendum 71 in order to retain the law already passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
"People from all parts of our state want to support their friends and neighbors. They are very worried that families in their communities will lose important legal and financial protections if the law is repealed," said Josh Friedes of WAFST. "We have had over 40,000 Washingtonians, from every county in the state, pledge their support of the domestic partnership law and we have not sent a single piece of mail or done any advertising."
"And in only eight weeks, we've had over 110 organizations – faith-based groups, labor unions, seniors, communities of color, children's organizations, statewide and local groups – join together to form the WAFST coalition dedicated to preventing the domestic partnership law from being repealed." Friedes added. "It's quite powerful to see that groups who represent such a broad cross section of the state are all united in the common goal of saving the domestic partnership law."
Click here to read the rest of the WAFST press release. We won't know until this weekend whether referendum backers have collected enough signatures to submit to the Secretary of State. If they have, they'll face a unified and determined opposition.
Organizations in the WAFST Coalition Supporting the Domestic Partnership Law (as of 7-20-09)
1. Childhaven
2. Children's Alliance
3. Washington State Council of Firefighters
4. Senior Services
5. Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans
6. Washington State Senior Citizens Lobby
7. Associated Ministries of Pierce County
8. Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
9. Asian and Pacific Islander Women and Family Safety Center
10. Entre Hermanos
11. Jewish Family Service
12. Organization of Chinese Americans of Greater Seattle
13. Minority Executive Directors Coalition
14. Advisory Council on Aging and Disability Services Seattle/King
15. Washington State Psychological Association
16. Anti-Defamation League
17. NARAL Pro-Choice Washington
18. Washington Education Association
19. Japanese American Citizens League
20. Lutheran Public Policy Network of Washington State
21. One America
22. Congregation Kol Ami
23. Economic Opportunity Institute
24. Women's Funding Alliance
25. Planned Parenthood Votes! Washington
26. Unite Here Local 8
27. Central Washington Progress
28. YWCA Clark County
29. YWCA Kitsap County
30. SEIU Healthcare Local 775NW
31. Latino Political Action Committee
32. American Jewish Committee
33. National Association of Social Workers-Washington State Chapter
34. National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
35. Lake Washington Educational Association
36. Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of Washington State
37. Raising Our Asian Pacific American Representation
38. American Federation of Teachers
39. Compassion and Choices
40. Vancouver United Church of Christ
41. King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
42. New Americans Action Fund
43. Religious Coalition for Equality
44. Safe Schools Coalition
45. Teamsters Local 117
46. Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
47. UFCW Local 21
48. Vancouver Firefighters Union IAFF Local 452
49. Sahngnoksoo
50. Equal Rights Washington
51. American Civil Liberties Union
52. First United Methodist Church of Tacoma
53. Snohomish County Democrats
54. Inland Northwest Business Alliance
55. Micah Project – Tacoma
56. Pride Foundation
57. Seattle Men's Chorus
58. Seattle Women's Chorus
59. Seattle University Outlaws
60. Cedar River Clinics
61. Inland Northwest LGBT Center
62. People for Peace, Justice, and Healing
63. Pride at Work
64. Blue Mountain Heart to Heart
65. Inlaws & Outlaws
66. Queer Kidz
67. Tacoma Rainbow Center
68. CREDO Mobile
69. Morningside Academy
70. Out In Tacoma
71. QLaw
72. Tacoma Lesbian Concern
73. Inland Oasis
74. Puget Sound Chapter, OLOC
75. Ingersoll Gender Center
76. Legal Voice
77. Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane
78. PFLAG Bellevue/Eastside
79. PFLAG Bellingham
80. PFLAG Everett/Snohomish
81. PFLAG Friday Harbor
82. PFLAG Kitsap
83. PFLAG Lower Columbia
84. PFLAG Tacoma
85. PFLAG Olympia
86. PFLAG Seattle
87. PFLAG Skagit/Sedro-Woolley
88. PFLAG Southwest Washington
89. PFLAG Spokane
90. PFLAG Walla Walla
91. Seattle Out and Proud/Seattle Pride
92. Whatcom Human Rights Task Force
93. Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, Social Justice Committee
94. Seattle Metropolitan Elections Committee
95. Human Rights Campaign
96. Lambda Legal
97. El Centro de la Raza
98. Washington State Stonewall Democrats
99. Lifelong AIDS Alliance
100. Art With Heart
101. Kitsap County HIV AIDS Foundation
102. Organization for Research and Learning
103. Pinay Sa Seattle
104. Seattle Gay News
105. Greater Seattle Business Association
106. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
107. Pierce County AIDS Foundation
108. Green River Community College GSA
109. Washington Gender Alliance
110. American Friends Service Committee
111. Fuse
112. Join the Impact
113. Spokane GLBT Film Festival
114. Tacoma United for Fairness
115. Vista Youth Center
116. Temple Beth Am
117. Seattle Chapter of the National Organization for Women
118. National Women's Political Caucus of Washington
Join Washington Families Standing Together in their fight to defeat Referendum 71 by clicking on the graphics below.
Cross-posted at Washblog.


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HEBRON ESTATES - There was no joy in the Eagles' Nest on Friday as arch-rival Bullitt East swooped in and stole a pair of lopsided victories.
This was the first of two meetings this season between the county rivals. Because of a format change, these two games did not count toward the 24th District seeding standings. That will all change when the two schools meet again on Feb. 12 in Mount Washington.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Bullitt County has over $6 million in funding for capital projects that will spur economic recovery.
And members of the Bullitt County Economic Development Authority want to make sure those bond funds are utilized.
Members were concerned in November as they felt the application deadline for the bond issues would be at the end of December.
Board chairman Happy Cahoe said that date is actually at the end of December 2010.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Despite a snowfall ranging from three to six inches on Monday evening, few major disturbances were reported in Bullitt County.
Mike Phillips, director of emergency services, reported that dispatchers were fairly quiet even though it was one of the largest snowfalls in recent years.
There were several accidents on Interstate 65; however, Phillips said, the state, county and city road crews did an excellent job on the roadways and most were in good condition as of Tuesday afternoon.
NASHVILLE - When the Bullitt East cheerleading team went to Nashville, Tenn., to compete in the World Cheerleading Association Nationals competition on Dec. 27, the girls took little with them besides their bags, their coaches, their families and friends.
When they returned to Mount Washington two days later, they brought home a title.
MOUNT WASHINGTON - When Bullitt East head coach Troy Barr changed up his offensive scheme back over the summer, he credited the new look to what the North Oldham Mustangs were doing.
Well North Oldham got an up-close look at that offense on Tuesday as Bullitt East used it for a huge second half rally to beat the Mustangs 69-65 on the road.
The win was the fifth in a row for the Chargers since losing in the Louisville Invitational Tournament.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - The clock has run out on candidates wishing to run in the May primary.
As expected, few races will be unopposed in the fall and only a few are unopposed for party nominations in the spring.
While several races are large in number, none could match the jailer's race.
Eight Democrats will battle for the right to face Republican Paul Watkins to replace retiring jailer Danny Fackler.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - A Bardstown man who allegedly came back from Florida and made threats to harm a local judge will have his case waived to the grand jury.
Bullitt District Judge Jennifer Porter sent the case against Douglas Matthew Patterson to the grand jury for possible indictment.
Originally, defense attorney Stephen Wright was hoping to have his client released with a mental evaluation to be done prior to the probable cause hearing.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Very little has been decided heading into the final month of the regular season as it pertains to the seeding for the upcoming 24th District basketball tournaments.
That will all change this week as all five programs will be in action against each other either on Tuesday or Friday.
HEBRON ESTATES - Mayor Jerry Clark can sit and watch his window and observe drivers who don't know how to make a proper stop at the corner of Garden Drive and East Hebron Lane.
If he was watching at certain times over the past couple of months, he may have seen motorists receive citations.
Leroy Lerding, a sheriff's deputy who is contracted to provide extra police patrol in the city of Hebron Estates, told town board leaders that seven citations had been written over the past couple of months.
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After an order is placed, the engine block is tagged with the specifics of the build, as well as your name so that it can be machined to precise specifications.
Anchoring the foundation of the 582 BBC is a Dart Big "M" block, which contains three-splayed main caps, thicker-than-normal deck surfaces, and added material within the webbing. All is required for reliability and strength. Each block is honed specifically to the engine's intended use for the ultimate in ring seal and oil control. The 582 HHR (hot hydraulic roller version) being built here contains a final bore of 4.6-inches.
Beyond the honing process, the mains are line-honed to ensure that they are true. The Big M is a low deck (9.8-inch) piece with the same dimensions as a 396 BBC for a wide array of applications.
Once the block is prepped, it is fully cleaned, then painted to a color of your choice (black being the default color).
Here, the Calico-coated main bearings are installed and the mains torqued to 105 lb-ft. The main bearing bore is then checked via a bore scope. Beyond that, the Callies 4340 Dragonslayer 4.375-inch stroke crankshaft (which has already been balanced by SSRE) is measured to ensure consistency and to aid in achieving proper bearing clearance once installed into the block (.028-.030-inch).
Next, the Callies crank is installed and the mains once again torqued to 105 lb-ft. Beyond that, the crankshaft endplay is checked, (not shown) making sure that the proper specification of .006-.008-inch is achieved.
Once all is well, the Comp Cams custom SSRE hydraulic-roller camshaft is lubed and placed into the block, being careful not to nick any of the cam bearings. The camshaft checks in at approximately .600-inch lift and in the mid-240s for duration.
To continue with the rotating assembly, the Manley 6.535-inch H-beam rods with ARP2000 hardware are measured at the journal, to once again insure proper bearing clearance, which is .026-.028-inch.
Next, the JE/SSRE custom 10.5:1 forged-aluminum pistons are mated to the rod via the wristpin and fitted with the ring package. This particular customer will employ some nitrous, so the rings are being upgraded to Hellfire rings, which are ductile iron to handle heat and extreme cylinder pressure (having it your way). The top ring was gapped to .030-inch with the second at .032-inch to deter butting. A naturally aspirated engine would use a smaller gap, probably in the neighborhood of .022-inch.
Pictured here is the piston and rod package being installed via a ring compressor. The slugs are carefully tapped in with the end of a rubber hammer. All rod bolts are then torqued at 95 lb-ft., with rod-side clearance specified at .016-.020-inch.
Next the Cloyes Tru-Roller timing set is installed...
...and the camshaft is degreed to Shafiroff's precise specification (which we couldn't pry out of him-we tried).
Here the SSRE/Moroso custom-stroker oil pan with windage tray is prepped for installation. The 582 is also equipped with a Moroso high-volume oil pump containing a custom-welded and braced pickup.
Next the timing cover and the 8-inch degreed balancer is installed via a hydraulic installation tool.
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Crane Hi-Rev .842-inch hydraulic roller tie-bar lifters were employed for precise valve actuation.
Pictured is the completed long-block beyond the valve lash being properly adjusted.
An Edelbrock 454R intake manifold is used and, as seen here, SSRE was kind enough to tap the runners for the nitrous, which will be employed at a later date.
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Abstract: My first compound was a Several companies take credit at Ike Branthwaite and Steve GrafBear Whitetail Hunter that for popularizing the next big thing during the first year that they mar-
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y first compound was a Several companies take credit at Ike Branthwaite and Steve Graf
Bear Whitetail Hunter that for popularizing the next big thing during the first year that they mar-
I purchased with a sum- in arrow rests, but none was as keted the Whisker Biscuit. I remem-
mer's worth of lawn mowing money instrumental as Trophy Taker and ber laughing even at the name:
29 years ago. I shot six Easton 1918 Muzzy in the role of creating a mar- would I find it in the grocery aisle
arrows with white plastic vanes and ket for drop-away rests. Carolina next to the Pecan Sandies? No one's
no sight – Savora Super S broad- Archery Products was the leader in laughing now – except Ike and
heads. I can remember well the the role of creating a market for full Steve. In fact, everyone is scram-
bow's adhesive-backed Bear capture rests. bling to keep up with the amazing
Weatherest with its soft rubber fin- success that Carolina Archery
ger that usually held my arrow in Of course, conventional arrow Products is having with the latest
place - though sometimes I had to rests are still around, but the tide is versions of "The Biscuit". Back in
pick the Weatherest out of the grass definitely turning. Drop-away rests 2004, Ike and Steve made the bris-
and stick it back on. Even though I and full capture rests are where you tles softer on the top and sides so
was only in fifth grade, that seemed will find the greatest innovation. they would produce less damage to
a little odd to me. I knew there had That's where you will find the soft plastic vanes.
to be a better way. Unfortunately, at action.
the time there was little else on the The bristles on the bottom are
market from which to choose. CAPTURE RESTS still stiff enough to support the shaft
When it comes to arrow rests, we've I doubt I have to explain how properly. You can find the second
come a long ways! these rests work, so I'll skip right to generation Biscuit on all models in
the meat of the matter. The thing the line including the very popular
During the 29 years that sepa- people like about capture rests is side-loading Drop-Tine QS and the
rate me from my first big archery their ease of use. I recommend full Deluxe QS Camo.
purchase, the industry has seen capture rests to many of my friends
some incredible changes, starting and even my wife and children. Golden Key Futura: Golden
with the development of the first They are just so easy to use. The Key makes the Whisper Disk, which
spring-loaded two-prong launcher arrow doesn't fall off the rest – that's features a thin piece of closed cell
in the 70's by Freddie Troncoso at what they want. Anyone is a good foam with cutouts to permit the
Golden Key Futura. (the TM in TM candidate for a full capture rest – arrow's fletchings to pass through
Hunter stands for Target Master – heck, I often use a Whisker Biscuit cleanly. Like the Whisker Biscuit, it
one of history's most popular hunt- myself. However, full capture rests also has a side-loading feature. It is
ing rests had its roots in target are perfect for bowhunters with unaffected by rain or freezing con-
archery.) That single invention did novice to mid-level experience. ditions.
more to revolutionize arrow rests
than anything that came along in Carolina Archery Products may Golden Key also makes a few
the next decade. It was a major have popularized the full capture other capture rests. For example,
trendsetter in the arrow rest indus- rest, but they weren't the first to their Shoot-Out has been around
try. make one. In fact, the ArrowTamer for several years, at least as long as
from American Archery Products the Whisker Biscuit. It features
The next big trendsetters came and the Stalk-Master from Hunter's three Teflon tipped support arms
during the 90s. Rest makers real- Choice Products (neither company that all point to the center from 120
ized if they were serious about sell- remains in business) came out with degrees around the arrow to lock it
ing to bowhunters they must do two full capture rests a few years before in place once you have loaded it in
things well. First, they must prevent the arrival of the Biscuit. Both of the rest.
any possibility that the arrow might these rests held the arrow in place
fall off the rest. Second, today's best using three contact points at 120 Fuse: For 2006, Fuse added a
arrow rests – and those that are degree spacing around the arrow. capture rest that employs a Whisker
shaping the future, must permit Biscuit Quick Shot disk encircled
excellent arrow flight with small Carolina Archery Products: with trademark Fuse Shock Rod
diameter carbon arrows. Many people pointed and laughed Technology to soak up vibration.
by Bill Winke
You can argue that
the Whisker Biscuit
causes some fletching
wear and some slight
loss in arrow speed.
You can point out
that at longer ranges
it may not offer the
precision accuracy
a really good archer
wants. But hundreds
of thousands of
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is what they want on
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trouble free rest that
holds the arrow secure
no matter how far they
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Quik Tune 360 CaptureRest from New Archery Products uses brush-
es on the 2006 model. Reach the manufacturer at (800) 323-1279.
The mounting plate is shaped like a between the fletchings) to Whisper Disk is by
flint-napped arrowhead and is avail- lock the arrow in place. It Golden Key Futura,
able in either Realtree camo or can't fall out no matter how (800) 448-7378.
brown anodize. you tip the bow or how hard
New Archery Products: The the wind blows. The rest is
QuikTune 360 CaptureRest uses ideal for hunters who don't
three fingers (one for each gap want to have to worry
whether their
arrow is in place
Air Rest is being distributed and marketed
when they reach
by American Whitetail, which calls it the
full draw. With
"world's only touchless arrow rest." Get
the CaptureRest,
ordering information at (888) 233-1976.
they know it is. The the principles of magnetism. You
rest's framework is solid install a magnetic slug in the arrow in
and the adjustments are the form of a specially made insert that
simple and secure. adds only a minimal number of grains
to the weight of the arrow. When you
Air Rest: The new Air draw the bow back, the insert serves to
Rest was the talk of the repel the arrow from the magnets in
2006 ATA Show in Atlanta. the ring that encircles the arrow. Think
Everyone stopped by to of it in terms of a Whisker Biscuit with
see and everyone had an magnets instead of bristles to hold the
opinion. The rest works off arrow in the center. The magnetism
only kicks in during the last fraction of
an inch of draw so the bow must be set
up correctly and the archer must
maintain good form (no creeping) or
the rest won't properly center the
Of course, the payoff is the fact
that nothing touches the arrow dur-
ing its forward flight but air. I am
looking forward to testing the rest
some day so I have a better idea if it
produces the needed stability for
consistent arrow flight. If it does, the
Air Rest could take a big bite out of
the rest market.
Drop-away arrow rests are the
best choice for bowhunters using car-
bon arrows with a high degree of heli-
cal offset. It can be tough to tune
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wide launcher to cradle the arrow so
it won't fall off. The newest addition
is the Shakey Hunter Pronghorn.
The launcher is the only significant
change on this rest; it is not as wide
as the original Shakey Hunter's
launcher but is deep enough to cra-
dle the arrow very securely as soon
as you start to draw the bow. The rest
is ideal for bows with narrow rest
shelves that won't accommodate the
wider launcher.
Muzzy: The Original Zero Effect
The new Shakey Hunter Pronghorn Fall-Away (left) was introduced in 2006 to better fit is still in the line. It works through a
the bows that have narrow shelves on their risers. It's shown in the Slide Adjust version. linkage attached to the cable guard
The much wider launcher of the Shakey Hunter is shown at right, on the more economi-
slide that powers the large hook-
cal SL base. The Plains, Montana firm also builds a micro-adjust version of both of these
rests, as well as of "The Original" Fall Away, which has a much narrower launcher. For a shaped launcher up and down dur-
catalog or complete dealer kit, call Trophy Taker at (406) 826-0600. ing the shot. For 2006, Muzzy has
expanded the line to include new
these small diameter arrows with con- introduced the Zero Effect the same models ideally suited to the most
ventional rests because the launchers year. popular bows on the market. For
need to be set so close together to example, there is a model that has
hold the shaft that they create inter- Trophy Taker: Trophy Taker rests increased rest travel with short bows
ference with the fletching. Though are all very rugged and reliable. The having compact limbs, a model for
not as critical, aluminum arrow users Original is still in the line and selling Mathews bows with Roller Guard
will also find that drop-away rests can well. The Shakey Hunter is the most cable guards and a model for Hoyt
solve tough fletching contact prob- popular model because it features a bows with Tec series risers.
lems, as well. I've shot various styles
for four years now and have found
them to be reliable and easy to tune
with a well-made bow.
One of the great advantages of
drop-away rests is their potential
ability to hold an arrow solidly in
place until you release the string.
Because fletching clearance is not a
factor, these rests can offer the ulti-
mate in heavy-handed containment.
Though most drop-away rests don't
contain the arrow as well as a cap-
ture rest prior to draw (there are
exceptions), they do a great job as
soon as you start to draw.
Most drop-away rests follow a
similar design scheme. They are not
much different from conventional
rests with their springs reversed and
a cord attached between the launch-
er axle and the bow's harness sys-
tem. In fact, the first drop-away rest
I ever saw was on a target shooter's
bow and he made it exactly this way.
One of the first popular commercial-
ly available drop-away rests for
bowhunters also fit this mold. It was
the original Trophy Taker. Muzzy
Circle 70 on Response Card 43
Muzzy's reputation with dealers and
bowhunters and the considerable marketing
muscle it put behind the Muzzy Zero Effect
helped raise bowhunters' interest in drop away
rests. It didn't hurt that Muzzy also put a pair of
top shooters on the road to promote the accura-
cy possible with a well-designed drop away.
Muzzy has introduced variations of the Original
Zero Effect, including this version at right
designed for Mathews bows equipped with the
company's Roller Guard.
Contact Muzzy Products at (770) 387-9300.
New Archery Products: New
Archery Products (NAP) built its rep-
utation in the rest market on the
QuikTune series. The Illinois firm
offers several conventional and For 2006, NAP added the new
drop-away rests. The QuikTune 2000 QuikTune SmartRest. The rest fea-
and 4000 are the drop-away rests. tures a cord that attaches to the
They use a thin steel cable connect- bow's downward moving cable like
ed to the cable guard slide rather many other drop-away rests, but this
than a cord running to the bow's har- rest also features a cushioned
ness to lift the launcher. I have used launcher head to smooth out the up
the 4000 for a number of years and and down travel of the arrow before
have found it to be very functional. I it leaves the bow. Also, the rest
like the steel cable and the ease of allows the archer to fine-tune exactly
setup. when the launcher drops to give the
greatest amount of arrow guidance
The QuikTune 4000 at left remains in the 2006 line from New Archery Products, while a
new choice is the company's QuikTune Smart Rest at right. You can see all the arrow rests
from this industry veteran by calling (800) 323-1279.
44 Circle 11 on Response Card
possible before dropping out of the When you sell a cus-
way of the fletchings. tomer on the Ultra-
Rest from Quality
Archery Designs, they
Quality Archery Designs: The
won't dump an arrow
QAD Ultra-Rest has a launcher even if they have to
shaped like a tuning fork. It has a let down from full
deep throat that holds the arrow draw. The tuning-
snuggly in place. You simply flip it forked shaped
up until it engages and it will hold launcher arms stay in
the arrow perfectly in place until the the upright position,
shot. If you decide not to shoot and dropping only when
let the string down slowly, the rest you release a shot.
Find out more by call-
remains in the upright position
ing (434) 846-5839.
holding the arrow in place. It only
drops when the bow fires. When you
draw the bow, the cord attached to
the bow's harness pulls tight, disen-
gages the lock mechanism and acti-
vates the VDT mode (Velocity Drop-
Away Technology). Now, the rest will
fall quickly out of the way when you
fire the bow. An integrated arrow
holder finger above the arrow keeps
it from falling out of the cradle even
if you turn the bow upside down.
The new LD rest locks the
launcher in the down position when
the bow fires to prevent the launcher
from bouncing back up and interfer-
ing with the fletching.
Quality Archery Designs offers
an affordable version of the Ultra-
Rest called the Ultra-Rest Hunter
that retails for about half as much as
the original Ultra-Rest. It features
manual adjustments instead of the
full micro-adjustment capability
found on the original.
PSE: PSE's Top Gun Phantom is
another drop-away design that com-
pletely contains the arrow until it is
time to release the string. The arrow
lies in a hoop-shaped cradle that you
load through an opening at the top.
When you draw the string, a cord
attached to the rest's axle brings the
hoop upward under spring tension.
The hoop automatically centers the
arrow so you never have to worry
about its location. Then on release,
the rest flips down quickly and the
fletchings pass cleanly through the
hoop without any contact.
Doty Manufacturing: Doty has
been making rests for many years yet
Circle 154 on Response Card 45
The Top Gun line of accessories from PSE, (520) 884-9065), now
includes this Phantom model with enclosed springs and bearings and
a large hoop that contains the arrow unless your customer turns the
bow upside down.
At right, the Ripcord has been improved for 2006 but still offers the
total arrow containment that many bowhunters want. Reach the firm
at (406) 683-0100.
few people are aware they exist. draw. a built-in cradle to hold the rest until
Much of their work has been in sup- you draw the bow. When you draw
port of the industry, rather than in Ripcord: The Ripcord rest fea- the bow, the flared tips of the launch-
the front row. This year they have tures a tuning fork style launcher er then hold the arrow securely in
introduced a rest that is sure to gain that locks in the up position until place until you release the string.
them more attention. The new XPert you reach full draw at which time the For 2006, Copper John improved the
Drop-Away rest features a dual cord cord disengages the lock and the rest ScardyCAT to include easier adjust-
attachment system that permits the is free to drop when you fire the shot. ment and a factory installed felt cov-
cord to be attached either to the The system provides very secure ering to eliminate any sound during
cable guard slide or to the bow's containment before and during the the draw. Larry Wise tested many
downward traveling harness. shot so you always know where your drop-away rests for the Dealer
arrow is resting. For 2006, Ripcord Workbench column in this issue, and
HHA Sports: HHA is best known upgraded the rest to include easier said he was particularly impressed
for their great line of sights, but they installation, better resistance to cord with how easy the ScardyCAT was to
also make three rests. Two are very wear, lots of windage adjustment to set up and how well arrows flew from
economical shoot-through models fit all bows, a stronger spring and the it.
while the third is a drop-away same damped internal mechanisms
model. The TN-1000 is very rugged that have always made the rest quiet. Cobra: Cobra makes several
and easily adjustable. It has a V- rests but their most prominent
launcher to hold the arrow securely Copper John: The ScardyCAT hit model is the Diamondback Drop
in place as soon as you start the the market in 2005. This rest features Away. The rest has a launcher with a
large V-shaped arrow holder and
A Derringer Drop-a Way Rest is silent on the draw built-in cradle to hold the shaft
thanks to these molded Teflon holders, and has no securely before and during the shot.
cable or rod. The launcher is held in position by a
It operates off a cord attached to the
magnet embedded in the mounting bar. At
release the mini explosion of the shot breaks the downward traveling harness and is
magnetic connection and a torsion spring pulls it very rugged and easy to adjust. For
downward to clear the vanes or feathers. A quick 2006, the Diamondback Drop Away
flip of the thumb returns the arm back to its mag- Short Extension features a shorter
netic catch. Reach Savage attachment bracket so it fits on a
Systems at (800) 545-4868. wider range of top end bows.
Fuse: Fuse makes a version of
the NAP Smart rest called the Fuse
Smart Rest. The model features all
the characteristics that I discussed
above but it has a trademark Fuse
attachment plate in the shape of a
flint-napped arrowhead. The rest is
available in a film-dipped Realtree
The ScardyCAT models from Copper John include the ScardyCAT Pro
(above) with independent horizontal and vertical adjustments for
easier mounting. The ScardyCAT (right) rotates in the mounting base
for the vertical adjustment, slides in and out for the horizontal. If
your customers have one of the earlier AlleyCat models, you can
update it to the ScardyCAT's hunter friendly wide launcher style by
using the ScardyCAT Retro component at upper right. Reach Copper
John in New York at (315) 258-9269.
camouflage finish or in a anodized rests. They run the
brown finish. gamut from the affordable stream- ioned bumper. In between, you'll
lined TKO to the extravagant Power find rests such as the Hunter Elite,
Golden Key Futura: Golden Key Drop that falls away when the har- the Speed Drop, the Golden
makes a number of drop-away nesses slam into a rubber cush- Premier Fall Away, the Free Fall and
Circle 79 on Response Card 47
The TKO is from Golden Key-Futura.
Cobra's Diamondback Drop Away Short Extension model still has micro
adjustable prong height adjustments made through the socket head cap
screw just under the cord. But compared to the original Diamondback Drop
Away, the mounting arm is much shorter so it can fit on more bows, including
Hoyt's with their TEC risers. Reach Cobra at (800) 352-6272.
the Mirage. The Mirage serves to kick the rest out of the way
is unique in that it guar- long enough for the fletchings to
antees that the arrow will pass. The concept was designed
be centered when you after watching super slow motion
draw it – you don't have video footage of many arrow
The DropZone guide series models from Trophy Ridge to worry whether the launches. Bodoodle filed for bank-
micro adjust and come in black or this Match-Tec camo. arrow will be on the rest. ruptcy last year so it's uncertain
For information on all four models for 2006, reach the
Gravity pulls it into the whether this rest will continue to be
Montana firm at (866) 444-7483.
V-shaped cradle every available on the market.
Trophy Ridge: Most drop-away It's tempting to think of fall-
rests have launchers that pivot away rests as a trouble-free, fool-
from an axle, but not the DropZone proof accessory that eliminates the
from Trophy Ridge. These rests need to tune the rest to the bow.
drop straight down – the shortest Ads that emphasize total fletching
distance between two points. clearance help give that impres-
Therefore, the launcher of the sion. The truth is, these rests have
DropZone has the potential to get to be installed correctly so they
out of the way of the arrow faster support the arrow long enough to
than other rests. DropZone rests help stabilize it, then drop out of
come in four models. The most the way so they do indeed clear the
affordable is the Hunter model – a fletching, yet not drop so soon or so
no-frills design. The most evolved hard that they bounce back up and
is the Guide Series with camou- cause interference. If you're a full
• Easy, just aim • a rifle.
SHOOT EARLIER likeSHOOT LATER flage, vibration dampeners and full service archery retailer, you know
• Eliminates low-light
shooting issues.
micro-adjustability. this already, because you've proba-
bly seen plenty of owner set-up fall-
With rifle-like accuracy.
• Ensures proper and consistent
shooting form.
Bodoodle: The Game Dropper
is a drop-away rest of a different
away rests that were giving bad
arrow flight.
• Quickfieldtarget with
See on testers' results at sort. It balances from a pivot point To complement my review of
enhanced pin selection. and floats the arrow at a point this rest style, be sure to read the
• be used with Savage & Cobra pendulums.
Can CNC machined. where the rest is off the stoppers. Dealer Workbench column by Larry
• Dealer inquiries welcomed!
Patent Pending In other words, it is the spring ten- Wise that begins on page 48. It will
sion that is holding the arrow in a help you make some decisions on
consistent place rather than a what rests to stock and will help
mechanical stop. When you shoot you get the most out of any model
[email protected] - (618)526-4427 the bow, the arrow will invariably you're working with.
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Our hostel, a full renovated house with colonial architecture style, has all the facilities you need. A fully equipped kitchen,the nicest and cleanest rooms with warm duvets, comfortable mattresses also a cozy TV room with lots of movies and direct tv, also a big patio and a Bar where you can enjoy the best time with other fellow backpakers, enjoy any sport you like in on our big screen tv and dont miss a single game...
The hostel is located right in the middle of 'La Candelaria', Bogot�s historical center. From our street (Calle 11 with Carrera 1), you will be able to reach all the most important cultural spots, and a party area within just a few blocks. We are surrounded by 2 of the biggest universities in Colombia (Externado and La Salle), which keeps our area full of students always willing to interact with fellow travelers and makes the location safer as it�s up to the next door museums, theatres, famous restaurants and again the universities to keep it that way and 24/7.
Our commitment is to help you live the best experience in your travel around Colombia. We also have all the information to get to any of the famous or unknown places and activities that happen day by day in Bogota, and Colombia, and also discounts on many of the famous bars of the area as well Staff can organise bus tickets to most Colombian destinations on request.
Drinks are available from the bar which operates an honesty policy in the day until the evening when the bar is officially opened. The hostel frequently holds barbeques on the patio with their gas powered grill which is also free to use at anytime. Internet is fast, with skype accessories and the hostel runs a laundry service for 15000 COP per basket.
The DN hostel features include:
-Great view and location
- Food and drink specials.
-Lockers inside the rooms.
-24 hours reception
-Free maps, travel info & a wide collection of amazing photography books
-High Speed Internet Access & Free WI-FI with enough computers
-Free coffee all day
-Free local phone
-Free fully equipped Kitchen
-Free fresh towels, sheets and warm duvets supplied
-Free baggage storage
-Free security lockers at reception.
-Laundry service
-Newly renovated bathrooms with hot water 24Hs
-Comfortable lounge room with satellite TV
-Colonial Pub with budget drinks, snacks
The hostel also receive Credit and Debit Cards
No curfew, no lockout & the best staff waiting on you hand and foot.
So, choose what suits you best from the following:
From the International Airport - El Dorado.
Once you go out from the immigration area, cross the street and catch the bus number "299 Germania Centro". Ask the driver to tell you to get off at the round about at Calle 19 with Carrera 3rd.
Find the Carrera 4th and walk south on it towards Calle 11th where the library Luis Angel Arango is. Then walk up Two and a half blocks and you will find a purple and white building - the DN house - in the middle of the block on your left hand side. For more accurate indications you can get a map in our website.
Price: Around 1400 COP = 0.8 US
From the Central Bus terminal.
After getting out of the terminal, catch the bus number "C-23 Moralba Germania". Ask the driver to tell you to get off at Carrera 4th with Calle 11th at the Library Luis Angel Arango. Then walk up Two and a half blocks and you will find a purple and white building - the DN house - in the middle of the block on your left hand side. For more accurate indications you can get a map in our website.
Price: Around 1400 COP = 0.8 US
From the Transmilenio.
Get to the station "Las Aguas" or "Museo del Oro" and go to Avenida Jimenez with Carrera 4th. Then, walk south through Carrera 4th till you reach the corner with Calle 11th next to the library Luis Angel Arango. Then walk up Two and a half blocks and you will find a purple and white building - the DN house - in the middle of the block on your left hand side. For more accurate indications you can get a map in our website.
Price: Around 1700 COP = 0.95 US
If you decide to get a taxi from anywhere (bus terminal or aiport), write down the following suggestions about how to get to DN, show it to the dirver and make sure the he takes you along the fastest way:
Primera opción: Tomar la avenida El Dorado hacia Monserrate. Luego pasar derecho por toda la Circunvalar hasta llegar a la Calle 10 y bajar por esa. Finalmente, rodeando la universidad de La Salle por el costado Norte, Calle 11, bajar hasta llegar al hostel la Calle 11 # 1 - 38. The hostel has a black flag hanging outside.
Segunda Opción: Tomar la carrera avenida El Dorado hasta llegar a la carrera 5a. Seguir derecho buscando tomar la carrera 4a. hasta atravesar la Avenida Jimenez. Seguir por la carrera 4a hasta llegar a la calle 10. Subir hasta la carrera cero y bordear a la Universidad de la Salle. Luego encontrarán el hostel sobre el costado norte de la universidad junto al parqueadero del costado norte en la Calle 11 # 1 - 38. The hostel has a black flag hanging outside.
From the central bus terminal 10.000 till 14.500 (6 till 8 US)
From the Airport El Dorado: Between 20.000 and 25.000 (11 till 13 US). Remember that there is an extra fee for ordering a cab at night.
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Film (with rating): Hop (PG)
Studio: Universal Pictures
Summary: Fred, an out-of-work slacker, accidentally injures
E.B., the runaway Easter Bunny, and must take him in as he recovers. As Fred
struggles with the world's worst houseguest, both will learn what it takes to
finally grow up and do their jobs.
Review: It's Easter weekend, folks. While I originally
planned on writing up a piece on "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
(look for it next week), I figured it might not be the most appropriate family
film for the holiday. So please to enjoy "Hop."
This combination
animation/live-action flick is surprisingly charming. Perhaps it's the British
accents. But more likely it's the cute storyline and the likeable
characters…and the film's ability to know it's just plain silly. James Marsden
plays Fred, a lovable couch potato who accidentally injures a jellybean-pooping
rabbit named E.B. (perfectly voiced by Russell Brand), the future Easter Bunny.
E.B. ran away from his duties and destiny on Easter Island and ran smack into
Fred in Hollywood. What follows is a mix of life lessons learned, holidays that
must be saved, bad guys needing to be taken down a notch.
Despite the clichs
"Hop" is adorable. Both voice talent and live-action actors are
spot-on when it comes to delivering lines. Hank Azaria voices Carlos, a
power-mad chick and the elder Easter Bunny's right-hand man, with hysterical
skill. The film almost seems to rejoice in its silliness, and for that it
succeeds. I mean, we've got David Hasselhoff making an appearance here, folks!
Silliness! Director Tim Hill ("Alvin and the Chipmunks") somehow
found the sweet spot between stupid and adorable and set up camp.
As an added perk, Hill included
numerous stages of humor so the whole family can enjoy jokes on multiple
levels. Some of the humor touches on the toilet-humor variety, and yet other
segments reach a bit higher on the hilarity ladder. And it all works.
"Hop" is a great film to enjoy after succumbing to a Peep-induced
sugar coma on Sunday.
Extra highlight: You'll be too wound up on sugar to sit
still for any extras. Go do some pushups or run around the block.
What to serve for dinner: Stewed rabbit. Kidding! I'm
kidding! Go with a traditional Easter feast of baked ham and creamy au gratin
potatoes (allrecipes.com).
4 russet potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch slices
1 onion, sliced into rings
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 1-quart casserole
dish. Layer half of the potatoes into the bottom of the prepared casserole
dish. Top with the onion slices, and add the remaining potatoes. Season with
salt and pepper to taste. In a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium
heat. Mix in the flour and salt, and stir constantly with a whisk for one
minute. Stir in milk. Cook until mixture has thickened. Stir in cheese all at
once, and continue stirring until melted, about 30 to 60 seconds. Pour cheese
over the potatoes, and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
Bake 1.5 hours in the preheated oven.
What to talk about over dinner: What is your favorite Easter
memory? What does the holiday mean to you? What are your earliest memories of
the Easter Bunny? What is your favorite Easter candy? What's your opinion of
Peeps? Do you eat the tail or the ears first when it comes to chocolate
bunnies? When was the last time you went on an Easter egg hunt? What is your
favorite color to dye eggs? What did you think of the animation/live-action mix
of this film? What about the candy factory on Easter Island? Have you ever run
away from your responsibilities? What's your favorite jellybean flavor?


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A number of you could have seen this rugged machine rev past you and some of you could be contemplating buying it.
I am talking about the Jeep Cherokee. The 2003 Jeep Cherokee is a medium-size SUV originating from an American automaker, Chrysler, that made the first 4WD cars used in the Second World War. The car generally appears rugged in nature with the symbolic round headlamps of its predecessor, the first Jeep.
In countries like America, many fancy it for its luxurious interior (a Sports Limited has leather seats), ample leg room and storage facilities. But for an owner in Uganda, the Cherokee's standard 3.7 litre V6 petrol engine can be limiting at times. Of course such engine power comes with full throttle speeds (going uphill is no problem - you feel as though you are being 'pulled' up the hill.)
This powerful engine pushes the car through any mess of a road. I remember climbing a slippery, 40 degree gradient road while towing 900kgs in Bushenyi with the car carrying five of us. Amazingly, even with the little jerking from the rough course, none of us, the driver especially, seemed bothered.
However, the 3.7 litre comes at a cost. For Sarah Nantaba who owns one, commuting daily between Najjeera and Kamwokya for a week sets her back Shs 120,000 worth of petrol, yet someone with a 2.0l engine would consume half as much. But perhaps it's the pecks that come with the Cherokee that make that pinch at the fuel pump worthwhile.
This SUV comes with an on-board computer giving you information such as current kilometres per litre, distance until the next service, how long you want the headlights/interior light to stay on after you switch off the ignition, door and bonnet open, journey duration and many others.
It also comes with part-time and full-time 4WD with the option of locking the centre and rear differentials for the tyres to move uniformly in case of wheel spin in sticky situations.
Cruise control, another feature, helps you set the car to a certain speed letting you do only the steering and braking as it moves itself. This feature shouldn't perhaps be used on our Ugandan roads where a boda boda or cow could be the difference between life and death.
Besides the high fuel consumption, the car is serviced and maintained by highly trained experts, preferably those at Spear Motors. There is a newer version of the Jeep Cherokee that has been in production since 2010 available at Spear Motors.


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U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton to speak on campus
U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will visit campus and offer a special address to attendees of the Mid-Hudson Pattern for Progress 40th Anniversary Conference on May 26 in Studley Theater.
Her arrival on campus helps to kick off the two-day conference, titled "Change, Challenge, Charter: An Agenda for Our Future," where participants will look back at regional history, assess current challenges and develop a strategy for preserving and promoting the quality of life in the region.
Pattern for Progress, which held its first meeting on the New Paltz campus 40 years ago, is a leadership organization comprised of many of the region's top business, educational and civic leaders.
In addition, U.S. Rep. member Maurice D. Hinchey ('68) will be in attendance to introduce the senator, and New Paltz President Steven Poskanzer will offer brief remarks.
Because this is Clinton's first visit to the campus, she has asked to meet with a small group of the college's leadership for a 40-minute briefing on the college prior to speaking at the event.
Then on Thursday, Michael Gallis, who is widely considered as the country's leading expert in metro-region development strategies, will present his lecture, titled "The Hudson Valley in a Global Context."
As members of the Conference Committee, Deans Kurt Daw (Fine & Performing Arts) and Gerald Benjamin (Liberal Arts & Sciences), helped to develop the two-day agenda that includes an art display in the Dorsky Museum, an exhibit of Hudson Valley historical highlights in the Sojourner Truth Library, a jazz concert directed by New Paltz's own Mark Dziuba (Jazz Studies) and a slide montage of Hudson Valley photos.
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Obesity options expand under Obamacare
Federal health reform has given doctors a new prescription for weight loss — and a potential new business opportunity for everyone from gym owners to personal trainers.
Because of the Affordable Care Act, all new health plans in the nation must cover obesity screening and counseling at no cost to patients, an official with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed Wednesday.
That means overweight or obese people can get specialized counseling that may have cost them money in the past, in the form of copays or deductibles. The shift actually took place starting Jan. 1, but few consumers — and even a good number of health providers — haven't heard about the benefit.
"I suspect few doctors are aware of the availability of that coverage," said Dr. James Hay, a family practitioner in Encinitas.
It's also a benefit that has been available to Medicare recipients since 2011. Physicians can conduct body-mass screenings and refer those with an index score of 30 or higher for dietary assessments, intensive counseling and therapy that can include weekly visits with doctors and referral to specialists for additional work on nutrition and exercise.
Still unclear is whether the new weight-loss benefits brought about by the new law, also known as Obamacare, will mirror those already granted to those 65 or older through Medicare. Also unanswered is how many additional patients might be enticed to use the benefit, given that weight loss can often be a long and difficult process.
But those uncertainties haven't stopped the health and fitness industry from taking notice.
How fitness experts can fill the potential rise in demand for weight-management support was the topic of a talk Wednesday at the San Diego Convention Center, where more than 10,000 members and exhibitors of the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association launched the start of their four-day annual meeting.
Scott Goudeseune, chief executive of the San Diego-based American Council on Exercise, urged health club owners in the audience to immediately work on developing relationships with certified health coaches and other types of exercise professionals who might get referrals as a result of Obamacare's new anti-obesity benefits.
"We want the medical community to look at us, trust us, understand that we can really be a vital member of that team," Goudeseune said.
While the federal government has not said clearly that such workers will be eligible to receive doctor referrals, the executive said the window of opportunity is open for that to happen.
"I think we can impact many, many more lives than we are doing today, and we can actually be lucrative and rewarding in doing it," he said.
The vote is still out on whether and how the exercise world might end up working with the health-care industry to provide obesity treatment. It's in addition to the wellness services, including weight-control programs, sometimes offered by employer-based health plans.
The question of who will provide additional obesity services is largely left to individual insurance companies, said Ted Kyle, advocacy adviser for The Obesity Society, a national research organization that works to advance scientific understanding of obesity.


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The photo above shows a "snow rope" which developed on the back of a bench as the snow started to melt. The rope sagged until it broke after about a day and a half, and has not repeated itself in similar weather. How did it form? Significantly, perhaps, the area around the bench never gets direct sunlight.
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Intricate. Complicated or detailed.
Photographed by iPhone specifically for the challenge
Preparing Socks for Monkeys and the Front Porch Swing
The girls and I went to Aunt Lala's today. Uncle James was at work.
Aunt Lala did the girls hair.
Then we hung out with Penny the Golden Doodle on the front porch and the girls loved the porch swing.
Anna and Penny traded bandanas and headbands. We had a relaxing summer afternoon.
Trying to not think about my return to school on Tuesday.
I used Laura's sewing machine to stitch up the legs, arms and tails and now the two monkeys for Anna and her friend are ready to turn, stuff and stitch by hand. The socks were on Clearance for 93 cents at Target last year. I bought way too many thinking I would make a ton of monkeys.
A Repurposed Purse as a Camera Bag
(First of all I just reread the Psychology Today article on 8 Tips to Know if You're Being Boring by Gretchen Rubin of Happiness Project Blog ) but maybe someone has an old purse they can repurpose to hold a camera………………
What are they called in your part of the world? purse, handbag, pocketbook, tote, shoulder bag, carry-all ?
My DIL sent me a ton of links from ETSY and other places before Christmas as she knew I was looking for a cross body strap camera bag that didn't look like a camera bag.
And there were some nice ones she found. (thanks Erika)
Her mother sent me an article with a link to camera bags created with women in mind and they were nice, too. (thanks Marlene)
But nothing seemed just right and at an affordable price. The one I liked the best was about $325 so think again.
I have a big black padded and compartmentalized wheely backpack but it is just enormous and conspicuous. Barely fits into the overhead on a plane, too.
This old slouchy gray leather purse had the lining split around the top. I wasn't using it as a purse anymore but the leather still seemed good. I thought about relining it. I thought about it so much and it seemed so tedious, I never did it!
I should have taken a before shot. Didn't think about photographing it until it was all stitched up!
At the local craft/fabric store I found the answer and I came right home and slipped this extra thick batting into the purse between the ripped lining and bag and then I stitched up the lining around the top with strong black thread.
And now I have a padded camera bag. There is a zipper pocket inside which will hold camera cards or batteries nicely and there is room for a flash or an extra lens. And a top zipper is always a plus, which this bag has already. A friend suggested treating the bag with mink oil to help moisturize the leather. It is not slouchy anymore, that's for sure.
Now it stands up instead of slouches. Grandson Michael tested it as a makeshift pillow as we sat in the bleachers, too.
I don't know what brand the purse is originally, it has elephants all over the lining and says it was
Made in Italy.
My Artist Friend Joan and her Thread Collection
Joan has an array of thread colors and some are silky and some are shimmery.
So many different types of thread.
She makes beautiful fiber art,
and paints
and draws in ink.
Watch for her Female Martyr Series this summer.
You've seen Joan looking at Larimer School where she used to teach Art.
Even her pincushions are interesting.
An older photo of the thread collection
and Joan on her back porch. Her garden is so interesting. Will have to do a photo tour.
Joan grows the best rhubarb and puts up delicious apricot preserves.
My Grandmother Made This Too
Back home from Thanksgiving holiday break and thinking about being out of the traffic and home, safe, keeping warm.
Getting ready to start a new school week and wondering how it got to be December already.
If you have a doily or a piece of fine crochet, openwork, mounting it on a pillow is a good way to display it.
I thought this was a good follow-on to my post of my grandmother's afghan and quilt yesterday.
Downstairs, I have some samplers she made which I'll post another time.
I sewed this antimacassar onto the pillow top with tiny stitches all around. Click on the word to read about the origin.
Photographed at my sister's place in NYC. I don't remember but it looks like we used extra upholstery fabric to make the pillow itself.
If you want to read a new crochet blog, my blogging friend Stef just started it (you read her comments on this blog perhaps) Click the link
This may be an example of tapestry crochet but I am sure a reader will set me straight.
E.T. Phone Home
I just got off the phone with my sister in NYC. Good thing she has a landline. And not one that sits in an electric powered charger cradle. Just a plain old phone. She is still without power. We were talking about phones. The cancelled Halloween Parade in NYC. Our Pittsburgh Halloween postponed until Saturday due to the weather, residual hurricane effects.
I started thinking about the ET costume I made for Mark years ago. (There is a McCall's pattern 8311 on Ebay for 29.99, I just checked) Here he is in Germany(1983) with Matthew as Robin Hood. Yes, I made that too. Mark wore that when he was four in Clarion, PA Thinking about Halloweens past.
And then years later Laura wore the ET Costume. It had a Day-Glo finger that matched the heart appliqué on the chest. The date on this photo says 1996.
And here is the costume head in the dining room tonight. I painted the eyes. The head is lined with a piece of blanket. It looks like it did when I made it! When I put on the mask this past weekend, Penny the Goldendoodle (Laura and James' dog) growled and turned and left the room. My daughter-in-law made the ceramic jack-o-lantern in grade school and I saved it from the trash when she pitched it.
Slow Shutter and the Pink Sock Monkeys
When Anna was a baby I made her a sock monkey out of a pair of Rockford Red Heel Socks, just as I had done for her father when he was little. The sock monkey didn't get much playtime and I didn't make anymore for the other three grandchildren. At Christmas I noticed Anna using the sock monkey like a puppet with the other kids at breakfast. Everyone was laughing and she was enjoying playing with her(it is a girl and her name is Mrs. Sock Monkey) She asked me if I could make her a pink sock monkey. I said I didn't know how I could because I didn't know at the time you could buy PINK red heel socks.
Last weekend when I visited, the old sock monkey had not only a bed made from a Costco box, covered in blanket but there was a small basket added as a bunk with a junior sized sock monkey wrapped up in a hand knitted dishrag (the sock monkey was one of Murphy the Airedale's former toys!- every dog needs a sock monkey).
And to Anna and Maura's surprise, I showed up with two pairs of PINK red heel socks I found online. Laura brought over her portable sewing machine and I sat at the kitchen table stitching up the legs and arms. Anna helped stuff the limbs. The girls were really excited to watch the socks turn into monkeys. I embroidered the eyes and nostrils with some variegated cotton yarn I had as a knitting project.
The next morning as they were waiting to go to church, I had them open the front door to get some available light for a photo of them with their monkeys. Strawberry and Blueberry are their names. Blueberry has blue eyes like Maura and that's how they can tell them apart. I used a 1/5 shutter speed -handheld -which is really not a good idea. Too much camera shake.
The snow in the night added some reflected light but the winter morning was fairly gray. Murphy decided to come and see what was happening outside and Anna thought he would make a good horse for the monkeys. Murphy didn't even mind. He remained undisturbed even though Maura was squealing excitedly. Then Anna wrote sock monkey on the condensation inside the storm door glass. I love that all the fancy toys are ignored and the homemade bed out of box and a couple of pairs of socks, transformed into monkeys, delighted the girls. I told Anna how Aunt Mary and I went to the Sock Monkey Museum in Rockford, Illinois.
Fiber Artist's Palette- Like an Indoor Garden
Spools and spools of thread. Silk. Cotton. Metallic. All colors. Some shimmer. Rich colors. Waiting to be selected, a length cut and the needle threaded. The embroidery comes alive under the artist's fingers stitching. I had asked Joan B if I could photograph her thread as I have another photo from before but today the light was so nice. She made coffee in a French Press and homemade sticky buns, a Fiesta bowl full of fresh fruit cut up and mixed with yogurt and honey. An indoor garden of color! And the little cushioned chair holds the needles and pins.
Colors Create a Feeling
And these invite me
to think Spring.
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My case can be presented with photographs of the WIPs or UFOs lying around my sewing room. I'm not even sure this is all of them, just the really visible ones.
1. Denim Beignet skirt
To do: Sew buttons, button holes, hem and create and affix belt carriers
When: Hopefully I'll knock this one over tomorrow, so I can wear it to the Quilt Fair with mum on Thursday (yay! fun shopping day with mum!!)
2. Anthropologie inspired cushion cover
back in April and drafted the applique design not long after. I originally intended to offer a free bloggy tutorial, but now I can't really be bothered. Let me know if you really want it and I may find the time. I have piping fabric already cut and just need to finish.
To do: Affix binding, cushion back and insert cushion
When: Hopefully in the next week. I'll really try, there's no reason why this should take long.
3. Vintage Simplicity 5024 -Back wrap dress
admitted I'm not a super hero over this project and maybe it was a little silly to think that I could knock it over in a day. I'm not 100% on the bodice so far and have kinda lost my sew-jo a little. But I am determined to finish this.
To do: Cut and sew skirt, finish belt tie and hem sleeves
When: Maybe this will also get done tomorrow or maybe tomorrow night.
4. Liberty Tova
To do: Attach collar, make and set sleeves
When: Hopefully again I'll finish this within the week. Fingers crossed, but seriously, it is winter here and this top is better suited to spring weather.
5. Apron top for Adele
To do: Two buttons and holes - only! Why haven't I done this??
When: I will do this tomorrow. It should only take a few minutes and then I can rid my space of this project. Seriously, what's wrong with me?
6. The super late birthday present for a friend
To do: Make it all
When: Maybe in the next fortnight? She's on holidays for a week and a half, so maybe just shortly after then.
7. Simplicity 2215
To do: Attach lining (pictured in purple) and hem.
When: Well I feel like it's also far too summery to even look at right now. I also don't really like it and don't think I'll wear it, but all I need to do is attach the lining and hem it. Do I bother? or just dump?? Maybe something will happen and I'll just love it when it's finished. What would you do?
8. 'Knock off' Emmerson Made bell bottoms
short while ago, so I guess I'm happy that I've made a muslin for my design already. Don't you just love that striped drill? I can't believe I thought I could make clothes for the boys from it. This project has stalled as I've been unable to find nice denim to use to make them. Seriously, don't even bother going to Spotlight unless you want denim with printed love hearts on it. I'm hoping to make something wearable from Burda 8/2009 pattern 127. I've re-shaped the leg and am hoping to 'jeanify' them with mock flat felled seams and patch pockets.... we'll see though. This project will be a learning experience.
To do: Fully make
When: Within the next month?? Maybe?? I guess I need to get denim first.
9. Bonnets
To do: Clean up and attach tags
When: tomorrow
10. Dreaming about....
These two patterns are just screaming out for my attention. I even have the fabric for both, but need to address this list before I begin these.
So there's my list. I need to focus and address some of these project before I begin new ones. Even though I've spent an hour pulling this list together instead of working on it, now that it's all documented here, I know that I'll actually do something about it.
Isn't that one of the great benefits of blogging? Making public commitments that you then have to uphold?


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Beyond Coincidence by Martin Plimmer and Brian King, Icon, £12.99, ISBN 1840465344
THERE are two Wendy Grossmans who are journalists. Both are American, but one lives in London and the other in Houston, and both have written about academic plagiarism. What are the odds?
Pretty good, actually. Certainly a lot better than the odds of most of the coincidences in Martin Plimmer and Brian King's
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Roast and Toast
Today's my roast and toast day. If you have an opportunity, drop by.
There's always something of interest at: Amarinda Jones and Julia Barrett's. Link on right near bottom of page.
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Holy Cross Men's Rowing
Scoreboard: No team scores vs. Northeastern & Oregon State, Boston, Mass. 4/21
No team scores vs. Rutgers, Worcester, Mass., 4/22
Schedule: Sunday, April 29 vs. Bucknell, Worcester, Mass., 10:30 a.m.
- The Holy Cross men's rowing team will take on Bucknell on Lake Quinsigamond on Sunday, April 29 at 10:30 a.m. This will mark the conclusion of the 2011-2012 regular season. Last season the Crusaders won three races versus Bucknell with the varsity eight, second varsity eight and third varsity four all earning victories. Go here for the schedule.
- Seven out of the past nine teams the Crusaders' varsity eight have raced against during their spring season have been nationally ranked. The Crusaders faced No. 13 Columbia and No. 17 Dartmouth to open their spring season, followed by No. 6 Navy and No. 20 George Washington at George Washington Invitational. Holy Cross then took on No. 17 Georgetown before racing No. 10 Northeastern and No. 18 Oregon State on the Charles River. Bucknell will be the second straight unranked team the Crusaders have faced after the matchup against Rutgers on April 22.
- The second varsity eight has won three straight races including a victory against Rutgers. The Crusaders earned a first-place finish in three out of four races against the Scarlet Knights, as the varsity eight and the second freshman eight also won.
- The Crusaders will take a break from competition before returning to action at the Eastern Sprints (May 13) on Lake Quinsigamond as they will row against some of the best teams in the nation. Holy Cross will conclude the season pending qualification at the IRA National Championship (May 31-June 2) in Camden, N.J.


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Frigid temperatures follow heavy snow into Midwest
DES MOINES, Iowa Frigid temperatures iced the Upper Midwest as a storm that dumped more than a foot of snow in several states from Iowa to New England threatened another round on Thursday as it neared the end of its cross-country trek.
Commuters from Des Moines to Chicago were warned of morning temperatures reaching 10 degrees at best and icy roads. Wind chill values could dip as low as negative 25 in parts of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois, according to the National Weather Service.
Blizzard warnings covered parts of southwest Michigan where another 12 inches of snow was expected by Friday evening. Up to 18 inches could fall in parts of central and western New York, while wind gusts approaching 60 mph were reported near Buffalo.
But most of the Midwest was focused on digging out of the snow - up to 19 inches in some areas - and bracing for bitter-cold weather.
"It's already very cold across the entire region," said Casey Sullivan, a weather service meteorologist in Romeoville, Ill., adding that parts of northern Illinois may hit only 2 degrees. "Iowa's even colder."
Des Moines, which saw 16 inches of snow by Wednesday, could see a high near 9 degrees - but wind chill values could make temperatures feel like minus 25. In Madison, Wis., near where almost 19 inches of snow fell, the wind chill could hit minus 20, according to the weather service.
New England, also pounded by heavy snow and strong winds on Wednesday, expected more snow but temperatures to hover around freezing.
Wind gusts of nearly 60 mph may have contributed to a double-decker bus overturning Thursday on the New York State Thruway near Buffalo. The driver and eight of the 12 passengers were taken to hospitals, but none was seriously injured, state police said.
The storm was expected to move off the coast of Maine by Thursday night, having affected about two-thirds of the country since hitting California earlier this week, meteorologists predicted.
The storm was blamed for at least 17 deaths, most in traffic accidents. Hundreds of schools were closed, power was knocked out to thousands of people from Missouri to New York and hundreds of flights were canceled.
In northern New York, up to a foot fell on Wednesday and more than 3 feet was expected by the week's end. Areas in Maine and New Hampshire received up to a foot of snow. Up to 7 inches fell in northeast Pennsylvania.
The storm drenched California in rain, blanketed the mountain West in snow and shattered snowfall records in Flagstaff, Ariz. earlier this week. Wind gusts of up to 100 mph were reported in New Mexico, wind chills as low as minus 40 hit southern Montana, and heavy rain and flooding affected parts of the South, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm felt like a rude surprise after an unseasonably warm and dry November in parts of the Midwest. The massive system is the first major blast of wintry weather for many parts of the region.