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Frequently Asked Questions
- Sponsorship, Donations, Professional Staff
- Miscellaneous Product Information
- Inventions
- Career Opportunities
- Becoming a Dealer
Sponsorship, Donations, Professional Staff
Does Stren provide sponsorship for individuals?
Thank you for your interest in sponsorship and desire to support the Stren brand. Our pro staff is fully booked and we are not adding any new sponsorships at this time. We wish you well with your fishing endeavors and appreciate your brand loyalty.
Does Stren provide donations for events?
We receive thousands of requests for donations every year. It is not possible for us to assist with all of them. If you wish to submit a request for a product donation, please complete the online application found at purefishing.com/donation-request-application/. Your application must be submitted through this form in order to be considered. If you have not received a response within two weeks of your event this means we were not able to offer support at this time. As you submit your request, please include the following information:
- Event Sponsor/Organizer
- A main contact for the donation with their title, phone number, e-mail, & shipping address
- A brief explanation of the event along with its purpose
- Event date
- How the donation will be used
- Who will be attending the event (Ex. Adults, children, students, families, etc.)
- How many attendees are expected?
- How will the donation be used?
Miscellaneous Product Information
Does Stren have any current Special Offers?
Individual promotions and rebates can be found on the Rebates & Promotions page.
How do I find out the status of my rebate?
If you have questions about your rebate, please visit www.reward-central.com/stren or call (855) 806-3227, Monday-Friday, 8 AM – 7 PM CST.
Can I receive a Stren product catalog?
The Stren product catalog is available exclusively online as an e-catalog for your convenience.
Does Stren have Decals/Stickers/Patches/Apparel?
Thank you for your interest in our products and proudly displaying our logo. We do not currently offer these products but hope to have some available in the near future.
Why is my item not shown on the web site?
Every year Stren manufactures many different varieties of line. We work closely with our retail partners to provide exclusive items sold only through their retail and online storefronts. These exclusive items are not listed on the Stren website but can generally be found on the sites belonging to our customers. Many of the exclusive brand products are very similar to an item on the Stren website but only those products that are available nationwide throughout all retailers are listed on the website. In addition, if a product is discontinued, it may no longer be visible on the website.
How do I submit an idea or invention to Stren for consideration?
Thank you for your interest in sharing an invention idea with Stren. Occasionally we are contacted regarding products and inventions which the submitter hopes may be of value to our business. While some submissions are made without thought of compensation, in other instances the submitter believes their submission will result in Stren having an obligation to provide payment of some kind. We want such persons to protect their interests. At the same time, we must also protect our interests. We maintain a large research staff and various outside consultants to find ways to improve our products and to develop new ones. Thus, it is quite possible one of our own employees or consultants has already conceived of the same or similar idea as that which you wish to submit, or that we have already noted the idea in various trade and scientific publications.
We have found it necessary, therefore, to adopt a uniform policy for the consideration of all ideas, products, and inventions submitted to us by persons outside of our organization. Under this policy, we can consider only those suggestions for which a copy of our Submission Form has been completed. If the terms herein are acceptable to you, please check the appropriate box, sign, and return the form to us by mail or fax along with a description of your idea, product, or invention. Upon receipt, we will then be able to send your input to the appropriate department for consideration. After we have studied your idea and/or proposal, we will contact you if we have interest in pursuing further discussions regarding its commercialization. Please note that we are unable to accept non-patented ideas for which the submitter expects compensation.
Invention Submission Forms can be sent to the following address:
Invention Submission c/o Marketing
7 Science Court
Columbia, SC 29203
Career Opportunities
How do I find out more about career opportunities?
Please visit the Career Section of the Pure Fishing website for information on career opportunities.
Becoming a Dealer
My business is located in the Americas. How do I become a retailer/dealer for Stren?
If you are interested in becoming a dealer or retailer of our products and are located in the Americas (South, North, or Central America), contact us at email@example.com with the following information:
- Name & brief description of the business
- Contact name, phone number, e-mail & address (including country)
- Type of Business
- Retailer (physical building)
- E-commerce (internet store)
- Both retailer & E-commerce
- Do you have someone at your company that is English speaking?
- Length of time as an operational business
- Expected annual sales
- Percentage of annual sales that are currently fishing tackle
- A listing of fishing tackle brands currently sold by your business
My business is located outside of the Americas. How do I become a retailer/dealer?
If you are interested in becoming a retailer/dealer of Stren products outside of the Americas, please contact the appropriate office listed here.


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This third international festival for clean water is a multi-country fundraising event involving over 70 cultural events in 24 cities in Germany, Switzerland and Spain from 11-22 November 2011.
German NGO Viva con Agua is organising the event in collaboration with Welthungerhilfe, Helvetas and Acción contra el Hambre.
Events in Germany will raise funds for a rural water and sanitation project in Amhara, Ethiopia, implemented by Welthungerhilfe and supported by the German NGO Viva con Agua. Besides concerts and football tournaments, there will be a WASH Social Art Festival in Hamburg.

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The Villa Rica Main Street Program is committed to making the most of our community's unique sense of place by harnessing local economic opportunities and creating a supportive business environment that helps our small business owners and entrepreneurs build on their dreams by expanding economic opportunities.
Finding money to start or expand a business is very difficult and the Main Street Program wants to help make the process a little easier. The BOOST Program is designed to award financial assistance to Downtown Villa Rica business owners and entrepreneurs. Assistance granted through the BOOST program does not have to be repaid. For application: Click Here


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Cossacks (Ukrainian: Козаки) are a group of people in the southern land of Ukraine and Russia. They are famous for their sense of being free. They are also well known for their military skill, mostly the way they ride horses.
The name Cossack means "free man". The term was first used in the year 1395. The most well known Cossacks are the Ukrainian Cossacks from Zaporizhie and the Russian Cossacks from Don, Terek, Kuban and Ural areas. They started after the Mongols attacked Kievan Rus. Eventually Russian Cossacks guarded land for the Russian government. Cossacks were in the Russian army in some wars throughout the 1800s and 1900s. In the Russian Civil War they fought on both sides. In Soviet times, the Cossacks' life was subject to a lot of Bolshevik attacks and Cossack lands survived several times when no one had food. Cossack armies fought in the Second World War. In Russia today, Cossacks are ethnic descendants or are in the Cossack army and often both. There are 150,000 Cossacks in the Cossack army today and many millions of Cossack children.


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March 14 is a special day in Japan. It's White Day. On White Day, men are supposed to give chocolates to the women who gave them chocolate on Valentine's Day. But why give chocolate when you can make a gummy version of yourself?
As website Spoon & Tamago points out, Shibuya's FabCafe is doing a follow up to its Valentine's Day event during which women scanned their faces onto chocolate truffles. This time around, men can scan their bodies to make gummy bear versions of themselves.
It costs ¥6,000 (US$64) to participate in the event. You might think that's a lot of money, but nothing quite says love like letting people chew off your head. Nothing.
ホワイトデー3Dワークショップ "男グミ" [FabCafe via Spoon & Tamago]
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Letter, T. H. Cunningham to [Edward Everett] Hale
Author: Cunningham, T. H.
Date: June 16, 1854
Cunningham, writing from Boston, Massachusetts, offered his opinion to Edward Everett Hale on the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company. Cunningham wrote of his doubts about the potential success of the company and expressed strong opposition to abolitionism.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: New England Emigrant Aid Company Collection, #624, Box 1, Folder 3
Item Number: 100369 Number of images: 3
Keywords: Abolitionists; Cunningham, T. H.; Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909; Massachusetts; Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company; New England Emigrant Aid Company
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Sioux Falls Senior Wins Covenant Award for Excellence
Joe Coppock, a senior from Sioux Falls, is the recipient of the Augustana Covenant Award for Excellence. Coppock has pursued a double major—chemistry (ACS) and biology—and will graduate cum laude on May 24.
KSFY: Augustana Senior Art Show
It's an event that features the 14 graduating seniors in the Augie art department. At the show, you will find everything from classic or traditional styles of work to more contemporary styles.
Moorhead Junior Elected President of the Augustana Congregation
Beth Singleton has served on the Campus Ministry staff for the past three years as an ambassador and as a coordinator of Outreach Ministries. As president, she will chair meetings of the Campus Ministry staff during the 2009-2010 academic year.
Donnelly and Puthoff Named FCA Honor Athletes
Augustana senior student-athletes Jason Donnelly (Elk Point, SD) and Amy Puthoff (Hartford, SD) swept the college awards at the 38th annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Honor Athlete Luncheon.
Sophomore Published in Physics Journal
Bethany Jochim, a sophomore physics major from Pierre, SD, is the lead author of an article published in the Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, published by the Institute of Physics.
Andrea Krogstad Chosen to Attend Student Congress
Andrea Krogstad, a junior from Baltic, SD, has been chosen to represent South Dakota at the second annual Student Congress June 20-27 in Lexington, KY, on the campuses of Transylvania and the University of Kentucky.
Augustana Senior Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Augustana senior Dan Day (Vermillion, SD) has won a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Day will study life sciences and computational biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Omaha World Herald: 2003 Alumna Debuts New Musical
Amanda Miller, class of 2003, is the playwright behind a new musical in Omaha. A project Miller started back in 2004, "Fat Girlfriend, the Musical" opened Thursday, April 16 at the Shelterbelt Theatre.
Nursing Professor to Assist in Facilitating National Project
Pamela Schroeder, assistant professor of Nursing at Augustana, has been invited to serve as a Quality and Safety Education for Nurses facilitator for phase III of the national QSEN project.
Alumnae Honored in YWCA Tribute to Women
Three Augustana graduates were awarded the top honor in their field at the 2009 YWCA Tribute to Women.


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Joseki wrote:What would be the point of this couple? Both in Ha and Q Asuka has been a secondary character heavily hinted as has a romance option for Shinji. We never had any hit of her (or Mari) being bi or lesbian. Mari herself seems to be aware of Asuka's feelings for Shinji and she tried to get them closer.
After the events of Q it wouldn't even be a shock for Shinji since he expects to not be loved by anyone, so I can't really see what would be the purpose of them being together.
Because Shinji isn't the only character, it's been years, and people move on. Nothing he did in 2.0 or 3.0 gives Asuka any reason to be romantically interested in him anyway, and certainly not enough for her to carry a torch for him for a decade and a half. Giving her a relationship with Mari would not only give a good opportunity to develop Mari as a character without taking screentime away from the rest of the cast, but would also give Asuka more of an inner life and generally make it feel less like the Rebuild cast is a series of cardboard cutouts whose lives revolve completely around an impotent lead.
We never had any hit of her (or Mari) being bi or lesbian.
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In Boulder County, the arrival of summer marks the beginning of peak skydiving season. For some, skydiving is a thrilling adventure. But for those of us who live here and spend time outdoors, skydiving brings non-stop, inescapable and excessive airplane noise.
Skydiving operations create a unique noise impact in our community. Unlike planes that are travelling somewhere, the jump planes circle constantly around north Boulder County, aggressively gaining altitude in preparation for the jump. The powerful and very loud planes climb to jump altitude, gaining as much as 13,000 vertical feet in minutes, then return to pick up the next group and repeat.
The largest company, Mile-Hi Skydiving, operates from the Longmont Municipal Airport. Their fleet includes four jump planes, including the purple Twin Otter, which has a distinctive reverberating drone that can be heard from miles away. On weekends they operate several planes concurrently for up to 12 hours per day.
According to their web site:
"Mile-Hi Skydiving's new Twin Otter is one of the lightest, fastest and cleanest skydiving jump ships in the country! It hauls 23 jumpers to full altitude in 10 minutes …Go higher…Go faster…Do you have the need for speed? We'll elevate you to jump altitude faster than anyone else in the state (as in just 8-10 minutes)."
A second company, Independent Skydive, is based at the Boulder Municipal Airport.
Should these companies be allowed to operate with complete disregard for their noise impact to the community? We think not. For more information about our efforts to address this important quality of life issue, please contact us at email@example.com or visit us on Facebook.
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- Yield
- Makes 6 servings
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 large eggs
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 cup finely chopped tangerine peel (cut from 3 large tangerines with vegetable peeler)
- 1 cup fresh tangerine juice
- 2 pink grapefruits
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Bring 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water to boil in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush. Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup is deep amber color, swirling pan occasionally, about 7 minutes. Pour caramel syrup into 8-inch-diameter cake pan with 1 1/2-inch-high sides; quickly rotate pan so syrup covers bottom.
- Whisk eggs, yolks, honey, vanilla, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Bring cream, condensed milk, and tangerine peel to simmer in medium saucepan. Slowly whisk hot cream mixture into egg mixture. Whisk in tangerine juice. Strain custard into caramel-lined pan. Place pan into 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Pour enough hot water into baking pan to come halfway up sides of cake pan.
- Bake flan until set in center when cake pan is slightly moved, about 40 minutes. Remove from water; cool 30 minutes. Chill flan uncovered until very cold and firm, at least 6 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep chilled.)
- Cut all peel and pith from each grapefruit. Working over medium bowl, cut between membranes, releasing segments. Chill until ready to use.
- Cut around flan in pan. Place plate on top of pan and invert, releasing flan. Cut into wedges; serve with grapefruit.


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Academics . Foundation . Courses
Drawing: Style Context
Course No. DRG 423 Credits: 3.0
Faculty Amber Kempthorn | Anthony Ingrisano
Students explore diverse disciplines in, and develop a wide range of, visual linguistics and technical skills. Traditional and unconventional mediums and materials are explored and verified through application. An infinite range of resource information is utilized from direct observation, photo documentation, and introspective insights. Projects are student driven with an emphasis on working with the student to develop their ideas through research, exploration, and experimentation with different drawing media. Using critique as a format for class interaction, work will be presented for both formal and interpretive analysis during several stages in its production. Museum and gallery excursions and visiting artists are regularly scheduled to expose students to historical and contemporary artwork and practice. Formerly DRG 323-423.
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"Let all things be done decently and in order." (1 Cor. 14:40 KJV)
The word liturgy means "order of worship." It comes from a Greek word meaning "public work," especially as rendered in a religious service. All churches have a liturgy. Some have thought more about what an "order of worship" should be than others have. In all cases, an order of worship guides us as to how we are to do the public work of giving God the glory that is due to his name.
Those in the Reformed and Presbyterian tradition see the order of worship as a dialogue between God and man. Isaiah 6:1ff. provides the pattern for this understanding. God is present and he is praised. The prophet humbles himself and pleads for forgiveness of his sins. God graciously grants forgiveness. Then God speaks to Isaiah, giving him his commission as a prophet. Isaiah responds in faith and obedience. Those are the essential elements of all worshippersonal, family, and corporate.
In our "liturgy" (order of worship), note that the dialogue pattern is the reason for the specific elements and their order. God speaks and we respond in praise and confession. We ask God to bless us in this particular service. We minister to one another and confess our sins. God promises us forgiveness by his word. We respond in thanksgiving and giving! (We give out of thanks for God's goodness to us.) We hear God's word read and ask for the Spirit's work to prepare us as it is preached. In preaching, Christ himself speaks to us by his minister who opens the Word of God faithfully. We respond in faith, obedience, and appropriate praise. We go forth with the promise of God's blessing.
What a privilege it is to have God speak to us through his minister. And what a privilege it is for us to respond to him as a congregation (not just individually or as a family). Prepare yourself for your holy dialogue with God through your worship service.
The author is pastor of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Franklin Square, New York. Reprinted from New Horizons, March 2006. First article in series. Next article. Index.


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1) On September 21st, city residents across the country returned parking spaces to the people. From parkingday.org:
Conceived by REBAR, a San Francisco-based art collective, PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, global event centered in San Francisco where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform parking spots into "PARK(ing)" spaces: temporary public parks.
StreetFilms posted a couple of videos:
Park(ing) Day, NYC
Park(ing) Day, San Fran
2) Sprawl counteracts fuel efficiency gains. From the Detroit Free Press:
An expected 59% increase in the number of miles Americans drive between 2005 and 2030 will outpace any reduction in greenhouse gases from better fuel efficiency of cars and trucks, said a report issued Thursday.
If there is any hope of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, a key component of greenhouse gases, the nation needs to slow sprawl and build more compact housing, such as lofts atop commercial buildings in downtowns and taller buildings on less land, the report said. It was compiled by the Urban Land Institute and issued by the Michigan Environmental Council.
Smart Growth America has the full report.
And on a related note…
3) A new study by the APTA finds that:
…when compared to other household actions that limit carbon dioxide (CO2,), taking public transportation can be more than ten times greater in reducing this harmful greenhouse gas.
The research points out that due to increases in vehicle miles traveled, the problem of pollution from vehicle emissions is accelerating. Greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources have grown 27 percent from 1990 to 2004. Autos and light duty trucks represent about 61 percent of the total mobile source of greenhouse gas emissions. The report says single occupancy drivers switching their work commute to public transportation is one of the more effective ways to reduce the nation's vehicle miles traveled while reducing harmful carbon dioxide.
Speaking of work commutes…
Tomorrow I'm going to try out the Connector. It doesn't stop anywhere that's convenient for me (and plus, I'm happy with my current bus commute), but I want to see what it's all about. I'll report back.


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In the following guide I'll be taking apart a Gateway P-series laptop.
In my case I'm taking apart a Gateway P-6825 but the guide should work for the entire P-series line.
If it fits any other Gateway model, please mention the model number in comments after this post.
First of all, turn it off, disconnect AC adapter and remove battery.
Many major internal components can be accessed if you remove two covers from the bottom.
There are five screws securing the fan/RAM cover and four screws securing the hard drive cover.
Under the fan/RAM cover you'll find both memory (RAM) modules, wireless card, cooling fan and processor (mounted under the heat sink).
Removing this cover will not allow you to replace the cooling fan, but you'll be able to clean it. I suggest using compressed air for cleaning the cooling fan and heat sink.
Also, removing this cover gives you access to both memory modules and makes it very easy to replace/upgrade memory.
Under the hard drive cover you'll find two hard drive bays.
In my case I had only one hard drive installed.
In order to remove the hard drive, slide the entire hard drive assembly in the direction shown by the yellow arrow.
In my case I had to use some force because the hard drive was fitted very tightly.
When the hard drive assembly removed, you can remove four screws securing the hard drive to the caddy.
After that separate the hard drive from the caddy. Now you can replace the hard drive with a new one.
Using a sharp object remove the rubber cover located on the right side of the hard drive bay.
This cover hides a screw securing the DVD drive. Remove the screw.
Now you can slide the DVD drive to the right and remove it.
The DVD drive has been removed.
In the following 10 steps I explain how to remove the keyboard.
It's not necessary to follow all previous steps in order to remove the keyboard.
Remove two screws securing the power button cover in the battery bay.
Carefully lift up the right side of the power button cover.
Continue removing the power button cover.
Be very careful. There are two cables connecting power/media boards to the motherboard. Do not lift up the cover too high.
On the following picture you can see two cables.
Try not to disconnect them from the motherboard or power/media board.
Ideally, these cables remain connected after you remove the cover.
Remove five screws securing the keyboard above the function keys.
Lift up the top side of the keyboard and move it towards the display.
Now you can access the cable connector.
Before you remove the cable, you have to unlock the connector.
Flip the right side of the brown clip up so it opens at a 90 degree angle.
After the connector is unlocked, you can release the cable.
Finally, remove the keyboard and replace it with a new one if needed.


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Brad Treliving wasted no time getting into the Stampede spirit.
He grabbed the reins. And pulled. Very hard.
Ensuring that there will be no runaways on his watch, the Calgary Flames' new general manager is clamping down tightly on expectations.
No matter that a packed house at WinSport's Ice Complex had just witnessed dominating performances by Nos. 53 and 63 — Johnny Gaudreau and Sam Bennett — at Monday morning's scrimmage.
Treliving — not surprisingly — was in full whoa-mode.
"Great to see them," said Treliving, "but in a week's time, it will all be forgotten. We'll wait till training camp — that'll be a better barometer of where everyone's at. You get a little flavour for what guys can do in their game.
"Let's not get too excited in the first week of July."
Well, if there is citywide anticipation, blame Messrs. Bennett and Gaudreau who, in this game, were frequently linemates and always noticeable.
"It is exciting to see those guys," said Treliving. "A lot has been talked about Johnny, with what he did in college, with what he did at the world championship. So it's nice for fans to get a little glimpse of them.
"We are excited about these players, but also let's just keep it in context of what time of the year it is."
Encircled by reporters, Bennett did his part, too, to pooh-pooh any grand assumptions.
"It's a little early to say that," the slender centreman said when asked about being an integral piece of the Flames' future. "I haven't even got to the actual training camp yet. I guess I'll take that (proclamation) as an honour, but I've still got a lot of work to do."
But, certainly, the duo gave followers something to slobber over.
Gaudreau, already a household name in Calgary, made it look ridiculously easy.
The tiny left-winger, who played every shift with the puck on his stick, orchestrated Bennett's power play strike — a quick feed followed by a clinical finish.
"Unbelievable player," Bennett said of Gaudreau. "Any chance I get to play with a player of that calibre, it's pretty special. Unbelievable vision and he's a smart hockey player. His skill set, it blows me away."
Gaudreau, with a heads-up pass, was also responsible Brandon Denham's goal in the 2-0 contest. But it was Tim Harrison who had been lucky enough to take most of his spins on the right flank with Bennett and Gaudreau.
"Two dynamic guys," said Harrison. "(Gaudreau) slows the game down so easily. He just stops the puck and it's a walk in the park for him. Then he just picks and chooses whenever he wants to give the puck. Incredible."
From Bennett, drafted fourth overall last week in Philadelphia, there had also been plenty to admire.
He claimed that he needed a feeling-out period. Not that anyone noticed.
"Actually, the first couple shifts, I was amazed by the speed of the game," said the Holland Landing, Ont., native. "I'm not used to it being that fast. It took me a couple shifts to get comfortable out there. Once I did, I felt pretty . . . confident."
It showed.
Bennett had the educated put-away on his goal — a rising hard-to-parry snapshot.
Then, during the post-game shootout, the 18-year-old outlasted goalie Cole Huggins with a deep and cheeky toe-drag. "Definitely one of my favourite (moves)." That conversion had drawn hoots of approval from the pews.
A self-proclaimed 185-pounder, Bennett also shoved aside Keegan Kanzig, six foot six and 248 pounds, in a race for the puck behind the net.
"I just hope I showed (observers) my skill set and my compete level," said Bennett. "I definitely think that there's a lot more to my game that I can still bring. I still hope to show a lot more."
For Gaudreau, there is nearly nothing left to show. At least at this level.
A standout once again — at, yes, his fourth summer camp — the Carneys Point, N.J., native took advantage of his morning's soapbox to rave about his fair-haired friend.
"Smart on the ice — he knows where everyone's at," Gaudreau, who turns 21 next month, said of Bennett. "He makes plays. Great shot. Great speed. Great vision. I can see why the Flames drafted him — he's a great hockey player. And an even better guy off the ice. You can tell he's going to be a great teammate from the second you meet him.
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Let's assume that I have two identical pans, with equal amounts of oil in each, and two practically identical slices of tofu (or whatever else, but I'm referring to items that would be more spongiform like tempeh, seitan, etc). Further, I would like a crisply browned, non-oily filet to come off the pan.
In this experiment, the independent variable is that one is heated to medium (a generally specified temperature for frying tofu), and one is nice and heated up for searing;
- If I apply the tofu to both pans and let each one stay on the heat for as long as it takes to brown equally, will one absorb more oil than the other?
For further detail;
- Does the moisture level impact oil-aversion?
- If so, will a wetter block cause less oil absorption?
- Would a dusting of flour or quick rub of salt benefit one or the other method?


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Account of a Tragedy
Following are excerpts of Brenda Pratt Shafer's presentation to National Right to Life Committee's NRLC '96. Before witnessing three "partial-birth" abortions while working at a Dayton, Ohio, abortion facility, Pratt Shafer, a registered nurse, considered herself "pro-choice." She is now an outspoken pro-life crusader.
Editor's note: The testimony below contains graphic descriptions of the partial-birth abortion procedure.
… This one particular lady didn't want the abortion. She had this Down syndrome baby; she was unmarried; her boyfriend didn't want the baby, and her parents didn't want the baby. She cried the whole [time] she was in there. So we did her first to get her over with. We brought her in, prepped her, started an [intravenous] of Valium to calm her down. We did not use a general anesthesia and knock her out.… We brought the ultrasound machine in and hooked it up to her stomach.…
I could see the baby. I could see the heartbeat. And the doctor wanted me to stand right beside him, because he wanted me to see everything there was about partial-birth abortion. So, I stood there. He went in guided by ultrasound. He took a pair of forceps and went in and turned the baby because it wasn't in this position at the time. He found a foot and he pulled the baby's foot down through the birth canal, bringing it down, and grabbed another foot and literally started pulling the baby out—breech position—feet first. And he kept pulling it down and I'm seeing this baby come, pulled out of the mommy, his butt, his chest, and then he delivered both these arms. And the lady's in stirrups, just like you have a baby or just like you're having an ob-gyn examination. And the baby, the only thing that was supporting the baby was the doctor was holding it in his two fingers, holding the neck in to where the head was just inside the mommy.
And the baby was kicking his feet, hanging there, moving his little fingers and his little arms. I couldn't believe—I don't know what I thought killed it (before the abortion procedure) in those three days, but he was moving, and I kept watching that baby move. And I kept thinking to myself, this isn't happening and I thought I was going to pass out. And I kept telling myself I'm a professional, I can handle this, you know, this is right, this is supposed to be, and I'm supposed to be able to handle this, I'm a nurse. He then took a pair of scissors and jammed them in the back of the baby's head. And the baby jerked out, like a static reflex, like a baby does if you throw him up a little bit and they jump. And then the baby was real rigid. He then opened up the scissors to make a hole. He took a high-powered suction machine with a catheter and stuck it in that hole and suctioned the baby's brains out. And the baby went completely limp.
And I have seen that in my mind a thousand or more times, of that baby, watching the life just drain out of it. And like I said before, I've seen babies die in my hands. I've had people die in my hands. But it wasn't anything like seeing that vision of watching it. And I almost threw up all over the floor. I was literally just breathing and saying "don't throw up, don't throw up, you're gonna be embarrassed if you do this." So I tried not to.
He pulled the head out, he cut the umbilical cord and threw it in a pan, and delivered the placenta and threw it in the same pan, he covered it up and took it out. Well, this mommy wanted to see her baby. And the doctor told us ahead of time, he said, "Try to discourage her from seeing the baby." He doesn't like that. But she had the right to see it. So they cleaned it up, and we cleaned her up, and we walked her out of the operating room, and took her to a room and handed her baby.
… She held that baby in her arms and she screamed and prayed to God … to forgive her, and for that baby to forgive her, and she held it and rocked it, and told him that she loved him. And I looked in that baby's face, and he had the most perfect, angelic face I've ever seen, and I just kept thinking he's an angel now, he's in heaven. And I couldn't take it. In all the years I've been a nurse, I lost it. And I pardoned myself and excused myself and I ran to the bathroom and I cried and I prayed.
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Share a Recipe and Win a Breakfast Giveaway Package
Including Groceries, Coffee & Maple Syrup
How does food bring your family together? Maybe you enjoy cooking with your kids, sharing family meals together, shopping for locally grown and/or produced foods, exchanging stories at the kitchen table… however it is that food interweaves into your family one thing is certain, food has a way of bringing families together both in the kitchen and around the table.
This maple harvest season Hilltown Families is inviting our readers to share their favorite breakfast recipes with us for a collection of recipes and stories we are putting together for a new project we're working on called Seasons at Our Table. Share your favorite recipe and be entered to win a fabulous package to get your family in the kitchen cooking breakfast or brunch together (details below)!
Are there recipes that have been passed down in your family that have a story that you share with your kids at the breakfast table? Maybe your mother had a Ukrainian Crepe recipe passed down from her grandmother, or your in-laws have taught you how to make Beignets you love to drench in local Maple Syrup. Or maybe there are new recipes you share with your kids that someday might be passed along to your grandkids? Maybe together you like to steam up a classic Boston Brown Bread for breakfast with a unique twist, Blueberry Buckle at the height of blueberry season with fresh whipped cream, or an Italian Frittata with eggs from your backyard flock for brunch… Whatever your morning breakfast or brunch fare might be, we invite you to share it with us here on Hilltown Families!
ENTER TO WIN: Share a recipe and be entered to win a fabulous package (valued at $185) to get your family in the kitchen cooking breakfast or brunch together! Hilltown Families has partnered with three local businesses to help make the morning breakfast hour easy and enjoyable with your family. Our giveaway package includes a gift certificate to shop at River Valley Market Co-Op in Northampton, an amazing gift box from Dean's Beans coffee, and maple syrup from Dufresne's Sugar House. Deadline to enter to win is Wednesday, March 28th by 7pm (EST).
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River Valley Market Cooperative (Northampton, MA)
River Valley Market is a cooperative grocery store in Northampton devoted to supporting local farmers and food producers! Open to the public daily from 8am-9pm with a great selection of fresh, local and organically grown foods from fresh produce and dairy to fresh meat and cheeses. Some of the special things you will discover in the aisles of this grocery store are friendly helpful staff, a fabulous selection of house made sausages, a deli with a salad and soup/hot foods bar that also serves up hot and cold sandwiches made to order, a natural supplements department, hundreds of foods in bulk, and fair trade chocolates and coffees. River Valley Market is located just off I-91 exit 21. www.rivervalleymarket.coop
GIVEAWAY: River Valley Market is offering Hilltown Families readers a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to shop local for your family meal! (Value: $50)
Dean's Beans (Orange, MA)
Social activism, ecological responsibility, and great coffee meet at Dean's Beans, a family-owned certified organic, fair trade coffee roaster. Offering fair priced, great tasting products that support peaceful social change, Dean's Beans is characterized by an unyielding commitment to ethical business practices, people-centered development, and sound ecological practices. The quality of their products is a reflection of the quality of life of our farm partners. The health and strength of their communities are integral to our success. We design and fund grassroots development projects in the villages where we buy our beans. To read about these projects please visit our website at www.deansbeans.com.
GIVEAWAY: Dean's Beans is offering an amazing gift box which includes a 12oz. bag of Moka Sumatra, a 12oz. bag of Peruvian French Roast Decaf, a Putumayo CD with music from the coffeelands, Javatrekker: Dispatches from the World of Fair Trade Coffee written by Dean Cycon, Dean's Bean Travel Mug, a Large Dean's Beans T-Shirt, a 12 oz. bag of Organic Hot Cocoa Mix, a 12 oz. bag of Organic Baking Cocoa, a 24 oz. bag of Organic Sugar, and a pound of Dark Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans. (Value: $85)
Dufresne's Sugar House (Williamsburg, MA)
Located in the beautiful hilltowns of Western Mass, Dufresne's Sugar House has been making award-winning maple syrup for four generations. That's over 100 years of sugaring experience! The Dufresne family works for the maple sugaring season all year round, practicing sustainable forest management, and harvesting their syrup with a smoke-free, wood-burning evaporator. They offer three grades of 100% pure and natural maple syrup, along with maple candy, maple cream, maple sugar block and Indian sugar. Their maple candy make great table/party favors and all maple products are available for both home and commercial use, shipping out daily to customers from MA to California. Find out more about Dufresne's Sugar House at www.berkshiremaple.com.
GIVEAWAY: Dufresne's Sugar House is offering 2 quarts of their finest maple syrup! (Value: $50)
Your chance to win a breakfast giveaway package (valued at $185), including a $50 gift certificate to shop at River Valley Market Co-Op in Northampton, a gift box from Dean's Beans coffee, and maple syrup from Dufresne's Sugar House, is as easy as 1-2-3 (4)! To win simply:
- CONSIDER INVITING YOUR FACEBOOK FRIENDS TO SHARE THEIR RECIPES TOO by selecting the Facebook icon below,
- SHARE YOUR FAVORITE RECIPE(S) YOU LIKE TO MAKE FOR/WITH YOUR FAMILY BREAKFAST/BRUNCH HOUR in the comment field below and be sure to tell us your
- FULL NAME (first/last), where you
- LIVE (TOWN/STATE) (must include your town to be eligible), and
- ACCURATE EMAIL (we never share your email address).
- From our favorite entries (so make them good!) we'll randomly draw a winner and share their name below.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE! — Deadline is Wednesday, March 28th by 7pm (EST).
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Jimi Hendrix Park Groundbreaking
Last Friday afternoon me and Jolene had the pleasure of covering and representing KISW at this small ceremony groundbreaking of the new future home of the Jimi Hendrix Park. Located at 2400 South Massachusetts Street in Seattle (at the Northwest African American Museum) off I-90, this phase one "Little Wing" ceremony was a great overview of what's happened in the planning process and the future vision for the park. Many guest speakers including Founder/Director Janie Hendrix, informal tables, great food and awesome music from Ayron Jones & The Way filled the 2-hr+ ceremony. For all the current info on the Jimi Hendrix Park download the brochure HERE or go to Facebook: www.facebook.com/JimiHendrixParkFoundation or the official website http://www.jimihendrixparkfoundation.org
The Jimi Hendrix Park Foundation Vision: Create a community space inspired by the electrifying music and story of Jimi Hendrix. To create a gathering place for individuals of diverse backgrounds and ages to celebrate cultural heritage, experience community pride, and enjoy innovative educational programming.
Remember to purchase the limited edition 2014 KISW/Jimi Hendrix Park t-shirts to help support the development of Jimi Hendrix Park. Proceeds from the sale of each shirt will go towards the construction efforts. CLICK HERE TO VIEW/BUY. For more ceremony photos go to KISW photos HERE and for complete photo coverage on my photo page HERE.


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Flight Attendant's Dad Books Seat On Each Plane She Worked Over Christmas
By RJ Johnson - @rickerthewriter
December 27, 2018
If you can't spend Christmas with your family because they're working, why not visit your family while they're at work?
That's what one dedicated father wanted to do when he found out his flight attendant daughter was working all through the Christmas holiday. With a little bit of luck, Hal Vaughn managed to book tickets on each of his daughter, Pierce Vaughn's Christmas Eve and Christmas Day flights, Fox 29 reported.
The pair began their journey in New Orleans to Detroit, and then Pierce worked three flights where Hal was a passenger from Detroit to Fort Myers, back to Detroit, until finally making it to Hartford, CT.
A passenger on one of Pierce's Delta flights shared the story to his Facebook page.
"I had the pleasure of sitting next to Hal on my flight back home," Mike Levy wrote on Facebook. "His daughter Pierce was our flight attendant who had to work over Christmas ☹. Hal decided he would spend the holiday with her. So, he is flying on each of her flights today and tomorrow around the country to spend time with his daughter for Christmas. 😊. What a fantastic father! Wish you both a very Merry Christmas!"
Pierce said her father didn't have any trouble making it to her flights and was even upgraded to first class between Fort Myers, Florida and Detroit.
"A special thanks to all of the patient, wonderful gate agents around the country and my perfect crew. He made it on every flight and even got first class RSW-DTW (Christmas miracle)."
It was a special flight for Hal as this was the first time he had flown on one of his daughter's flight, Vaughn told WXIA-TV. Pierce said her father was the one who pinned the wings on her uniform, but a few months after she started working, Hal broke his neck.
However, after months of physical therapy, Hal regained his mobility and was able to make the trip with his daughter.
Her father actually booked the flights for free since he was a flight attendant's parent and there was a spare seat on all the flights.
Pierce shared Levy's post on her page, thanking him for being a 'great first class passenger' and for helping them understand how "cool this actually is!"


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The price is right, but sometimes difficult to read
A quick survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communiciations has revealed that the average price of goods and services, excluding "fresh produce," since the consumption tax hike went into effect April 1 has increased 2.7 percent, which sounds about right since the hike itself was 3 percent. When the consumer price index is announced next month, the ministry projects that it will be 3 percent higher than it was a year ago, so everything is going as planned.
Of course, that's the word from on high. Here in the real world, meaning in the stores where we all shop, the situation isn't that clear-cut.
Some consumers will notice that prices have gone up much more than what they would perceive as 3 percent, while some prices have actually gone down, and many prices have stayed the same.


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BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, Fla., April 16 (UPI) -- A crash diet that uses a feeding tube to provide 800 calories a day is being used by brides to look "perfect," but a U.S. dietitian says it could cause illness.
Dr. Oliver Di Pietro of Bay Harbor Islands, Fla., told ABC News the K-E diet promises a loss of 20 pounds in 10 days by using a feeding tube that runs from the nose to the stomach and provides a constant slow drip of protein and fat, mixed with water and zero carbohydrates. The liquid is kept in a bag and held by the patient as if it were a purse.
"It is a hunger-free, effective way of dieting," Di Pietro told ABC. "Within a few hours your hunger and appetite go away completely, so patients are actually not hungry at all for the whole 10 days."
Di Pietro said patients are not hospitalized, but under a doctor's care. The diet, which costs $1,500 for the 10-day plan, has few side effects, Di Pietro said.
"The main side effects are bad breath; there is some constipation because there is no fiber in the food," Di Pietro said.
Suzy Weems, a professor at Baylor University and a former chair of a public policy committee for the American Dietetic Association, said the diet of about 800 calories a day has the potential to be even more harmful and less long-lasting than so-called liquid starvation diets of fewer than 1,000 calories a day.
"It seems very extreme because of its potential for infections and irritation," Weems said in a statement. "It seems to be illogical to do this for one fairy-tale day when most brides have plenty of time before their weddings to lose weight in a healthy way."


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My personal Zelda: Breath of the Wild review, experience (and scoring system thoughts)
Foreword: This is a bit of a personal post – I am currently on vacation and wanted to do some lighter, candid personal posts for this week. If this isn't quite your thing and you're looking for the usual virtual reality banter and gamedev, carry on and check back next week!
To Switch, or not to Switch?
To queue, or not to queue, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
A lack of outrageous #NintendoSwitch fortune.
While sleeping and waiting endlessly, what games may come?
With a only a lawnchair, who would this endure,
But for a hope of a neon joy-con after pre-order death?
– (written over Twitter with the help of @chaostheorem)
And so I turned to Twitter in a last minute decision: should I buy a Nintendo Switch? Should I just get Zelda? What shall I do, Internets?
To queue, or not to queue, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
A lack of outrageous #NintendoSwitch fortune.
— M. Lovecraft (@VRmyofDarkness) March 2, 2017
When I was growing up, Zelda: Ocarina of Time was one of those magical milestone memories I have as a gamer. I am lucky to have parents who humoured my hobby and got me the game for Christmas and playing Zelda titles (or Donkey Kong Country titles) became a holiday tradition. Now that these games are either not being made as frequently (or not being made at all), a part of that gaming equivalent to somewhat of an intense wanderlust has been lost… Until now, in the year 2017, when I reluctantly got my hands on a copy of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Wii U.
Before I dive into my experience with Breath of the Wild, there were already so many memories in the purchasing process:
- I was contemplating buying a Nintendo Switch and standing in line at midnight. However, I decided not to due to the hardware failure reports.
- I kid you not, my partner and I drove around director James Wootton for 2 hours frantically looking around for a copy of Breath of the Wild so he could play with his kids on the weekend.
- After finding out that Amiibos had an interesting role in Breath of the Wild, I searched far and wide for Amiibos – things that I swore against buying due to my KonMari process.
Driving around the entirety of the Lower Mainland made me wonder if my parents had to do the same when getting me my gift of Ocarina of Time and boy oh boy, as a non-parent, I absolutely lived vicariously through "the hunt", knowing that the joy I felt as a kid would be passed onto his children.
In either case, I bought a Wii U shortly after I returned from Ireland in the year 2013, anticipating for a new Zelda game. The Wind Waker HD was released. Then Twilight Princess HD. But after waiting and waiting, a new Zelda title never happened, and my Wii U wasn't being used at all, in favour of more interesting happenings on PC. What better way to say farewell to my Wii U than to get the latest and greatest Zelda, and also the last Wii U title? With Amazon Prime's 20% off, next day shipping, I couldn't resist: Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Wii U it is.
OK COOL KIDS WE ARE JOINING YOU #fam #lit #yolo #savage #killme pic.twitter.com/VrcvC3oGnF
— M. Lovecraft (@VRmyofDarkness) March 4, 2017
My vacation in Breath of the Wild's Hyrule
Playing Breath of the Wild was a vacation. A literal vacation for me because I literally had to take time off of work to finish it.
That's right: 94 hours and 23 minutes, and not even half of the game was complete at 47.09%.
But it was also a vacation because it was a complete escape, and regardless of what some people might think, a lot of memories in my personal gaming experience.
Breath of the Wild has officially ruined my productivity. RIP. Rekt. pic.twitter.com/cpK8B2nYet
— M. Lovecraft (@VRmyofDarkness) March 13, 2017
Over the years, I've lost my finesse as a console gamer shortly after the release of Nintendo 64. I admit it, I'm too dense to follow 3D worlds like Super Mario 64, and Ocarina of Time is the last game that I could play without getting completely lost. My dexterity with newer controllers just isn't the same as it is on a SNES. I traded in my intense console focus for APM in StarCraft and economy management. The reason why I am mentioning this is that my time and experience with Breath of the Wild wasn't a solo one – it was an experience I shared with my brother, and my partner.
What I mean by all this is that I wasn't able to do most of the driving – I found myself struggling with the combat, I found the damage to be very intense, I found some (okay, only some!) shrine puzzles to be difficult… Zelda: Breath of the Wild is not an easy game. It's challenging, not for beginners, not for the faint hearted. Remember the first time you encountered the Water Temple in Ocarina of Time? It was like that for me, but for the entire game. With that said, there was so many zen-like experiences, exploring Hyrule by climbing (when it wasn't raining), picking up ingredients, experimenting with food combinations, and generally screwing around:
- Talking to random people without your clothes on
- Setting things on fire
- Finding out that your weapons conduct electricity
- Experimenting with different approaches to literally everything
This game is whatever you make it to be, and it seems like everyone has a different play style that works for them, which is one of the beauties of the game.
With that said, I don't find Breath of the Wild to be a perfect game: the menu UI is a nuisance, the weapon durability is over the top (see: not durable at all), the world is too big at times, there's no easy way to store your recipes, the fetch quests are too travel intensive, and this game is probably a working completionist's nightmare (see: 900 Korok seeds vs 100 Golden Skulltulas in Ocarina of Time).
So, how am I supposed to score Breath of the Wild?
Interestingly enough, the recent mob mentality that Zelda: Breath of the Wild should be a 10/10 and nothing less was a bit terrifying to me. I understand undying passion – I practise it myself, but I don't think other people should be ridiculed for having a different opinion. This is one of the problems we are experiencing in the current, political climate as well: "you're either with us, or against us". There is no grey – only black and white – and I think this is a very dangerous way of thinking.
Saying that a game is absolutely perfect, flawless, is saying that there is no room for improvement. There is no need to explore any further, which to me means that we won't see improvements in future games, future titles. In general, I believe it's important to be critical – I personally strive to better my work, learn as much as I can, find ways to improve – and I apply this to games as well.
If anything less than 10/10 is considered to be "bad", then why don't we scrap the entire system of numbers, and use the YouTube rating system: thumbs up, or thumbs down?
We don't use this system because it's not flexible – it's one extreme to the next and doesn't allow for any meaningful critique. It's just fast, and lazy.
I really appreciate my brother's rating system because although it's not conventional, it makes a lot of sense to me:
- Very rarely is a something 0/10 or 10/10
- Every game starts at a 5
- The first 2 points (either negative or positive) is based on how far would you go to recommend it
- The expanded points are given based on the efforts, and enjoyments
So, based on this rating system, is Zelda: Breath of the Wild a 10/10?
No. It's an 8/10 for me, which is a really, really good score:
- I would wholly recommend this game to people
- I found the combat to be very experimental, refreshing, fun
- This game is a legitimate feat by the team – the world creation is huge
- The English voice acting leaves something to be desired, and often knocked me out of immersion
- The scope of the game required more quality of life changes with cooking as the game relies so much on it
- Oh man, I REALLY wanted a roll action for snappier movements
- I was wanting something a little more with the final battle
HOWEVER… Did I have fun? Will this go down as one of those archetypal great moments and memories for gaming for me personally? So. Much. Yes. I had 10/10 fun: all the irresponsible late nights staying up, the running around finding Amiibos and a copy for our friend Wootie, all the little moments of joy in small discoveries, thinking about the game all day at work and looking forward to playing with my two favourite people in the world… As a working adult who rarely has time for video games… This brought me back to my childhood, and for that, I'm so, so thankful for Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced that it has released $16.922 million in emergency funding to prevent the spread of European grapevine moth (EGVM) in California.
"With this additional funding, our critical work with our partners to protect California's grape, wine, stone fruit and other industries will continue without interruption in 2011," said Cindy Smith, APHIS administrator. " Our ongoing, intensive survey and regulatory activities in the state are reducing the spread of the pest and are preventing potentially extensive crop damage. We know that this issue is of great interest to the California Congressional delegation, and we appreciate the importance that they place on protecting U.S. agriculture from plant pest. "
APHIS, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), county officials, affected industry and the University of California Cooperative Extension are cooperating closely to conduct response activities. These efforts include outreach, surveys, quarantine enforcement and grower-led treatments. APHIS also provides scientific support by hosting international technical working groups to review the most current data and provide science-based recommendations for survey and treatment protocols.
EGVM ( Lobesia botrana) is a significant pest of grapes. The moth is found in Europe, the Mediterranean, southern Russia, Japan, the Middle East, Near East and northern and western Africa. Since 1986, surveys for this pest have been conducted throughout the United States without detections. However, in the fall of 2009, EGVM was found in California, its first detection both in the United States and North America. To date, APHIS and CDFA have established quarantine areas in all or portions of Fresno, Mendocino, Merced, Napa, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma counties to prevent the spread of EGVM.
More information about APHIS' EGVM program is available online at www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/eg_moth/index.shtml. In addition, www.hungrypests.com contains a wealth of information about EGVM.
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Effective Date: May 5, 2012


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Thursday 04/11/2013, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Skill LevelIntermediate
Class Hours3
TeacherLily Chin
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Phony Cables with Lily ChinWe love cables but sometimes don't like the interruption of actually doing a cable. Learn several ways of achieving a cable look without having to re-arrange the stitches. Try out several easier alternatives, including a 2-color faux cable and a trim. These are guaranteed to be unique and often much faster with similar results.
SuppliesAll homework, cable needles, circular and dpns appropriate for yarns.
Sharp scissors, notebook, pen or pencil with an eraser, stitch markers, blunt tapestry needles (large and small), flexible tape measure, small calculator, and needles & crochet hooks of various sizes.
HomeworkSwatch 1: Use two colors of the same weight yarn and appropriate needles to work the following:
First strip: With one color, cast on 9 sts. Rows 1 and 3 (WS): purl across. Row 2 (RS): Knit. *Row 4: K4, yo, k2tog, k3. Work 7 rows in established stockinette st.* Rep from * to * for 47 rows total, there should be 6 eyelet holes up this strip, bind off.
Second strip: With second color, cast on 9 sts. *Rows 1, 3, 5 and 7 (WS): Purl. Rows 2, 4 and 6 (RS): Knit. Row 8: K4, yo, k2tog, k3.* Rep from * to * for 47 rows total. There should be 5 eyelet holes up this strip, bind off.
Swatch 2: With any yarn and needles, make I-cord as follows: Cast on 3 or 4 sts on one double pointed needle (dpn). *With another dpn, knit across. DO NOT TURN WORK, always have RS or knit side facing you. Slide all sts to right-hand end of dpn. String strand of yarn across back of work and rep from * until cord measures about 10", bind off. Tug on cord slightly lengthwise. This cord is similar to that made by "knitting knobbies" and looks like small, circular tube. Make another 4 in same manner, with other colors if you can or choose to, then make another one for 18". If you really cannot do I-cord, bring either very thick yarn about the same thickness of I-cord or gather many strands of yarn together and twist them together to get the same thickness of I-cord.
Swatch 3: With #4 (worsted-weight) or heavier yarn and appropriate needles, cast on 20 sts. All Rows: K2, (k1, p1) 8 times, end K2. Work for about 1", leave stitches on needles or holder.
Swatch 4:With #4 (worsted-weight) or heavier yarn or heavier and appropriate needles, cast on 13 sts. Row 1 and all odd rows (WS): (K1, p3) 3 times, end k1. Row 2 and all even rows (RS): (P1, k3) 3 times, end p1. Work for about 1", end ready to work a RS row, leave stitches on needles or holder.
Swatch 5: With #4 (worsted-weight or heavier yarn and appropriate needles, cast on 10 sts. Row 1 and all odd rows (WS): Purl. Row 2 and any even other rows not listed (RS): Knit. Row 4: K6, ssk, yo, k2. Rows 10, 16, 22 and 28: K2, yo, k2tog, k2, ssk, yo, k2. Row 34: K2, yo, k2tog, k6. Bind off after Row 37.


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The Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland has developed an interactive exhibition called We Are All Photographers Now!, which hopes to respond to the rapidly changing world of photography in this digital age.
The show, which began on 2 February and will run until 20 May, is soliciting photographic submissions from people all over the world, and has currently received images from almost 7,500 photographers from 128 countries. Anyone who is interested can submit a photo online.
Each week a hundred images will be chosen at random by a computer and printed in archival quality. The selections will then be shown in the museum for 1 week before being replaced by the next selection. All photos included in the exhibition will be entered into the permanent archives of the Musée de l'Elysée. If your photo is selected, the museum will also send you an email with an installation view of your work as it was shown in the gallery.
For more information and their submission form click here.
Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne
18, Avenue de l�Elysée
CH�1014 Lausanne, Switzerland
tel. + 41 21 316 99 11
By Jonah Samson.
Originally posted by Tim Yu from Cool Hunting, ReBlogged by DB on Apr 16, 2007 at 07:33 PM
Originally posted on Eyebeam reBlog by Tim Yu


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Product Details
In this streamlined band, sculptural metal and discreet Cable detailing create a sensuous effect while elegantly symbolizing the union of two lives.
- Platinum
- Band, 2mm
- Cable interior
Style Number: WR2057 PL
Fit & Care
Metal: Use the provided polishing cloth to gently wipe this item clean, then remove any remaining tarnish with mild diluted soap. Rinse with warm water and dry the design thoroughly before storing in the provided jewelry pouch. Please note: styles featuring meteorite should not be exposed to water.