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Game from Farm to Table
Venison, antelope, American elk, boar, pheasant, and other game animals are now farm raised in the United States. For an increasing number of restaurants and home diners, game meats are becoming more commonplace. States require restaurants to serve only game that has been slaughtered and dressed under inspection. This can be accomplished under voluntary USDA FSIS inspection or equivalent foreign inspection. The Hotline receives inquiries about these food animal species. Included here are answers to questions about game animals.
What is game?
Game are wild animals and birds. Farm-raised game are originally wild species of animals and birds that are now being raised domestically for sale under voluntary USDA inspection. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has jurisdiction over imported game. Large native game animals living in America include antelope, buffalo, bear, caribou, deer, elk, moose, reindeer, and wild boar. Elsewhere in the world, even rarer varieties eaten by humans are camel, elephant, kangaroo, wild goats, wild sheep, zebra, and other species.
Small game animals include alligator, rabbit, squirrel, beaver, muskrat, opossum, raccoon, armadillo, porcupine, and other species.
Game birds include grouse, guineafowl, partridge, squab (young pigeon), quail, pheasant, ratites (emu, ostrich, and rhea), wild ducks, wild geese, wild turkey, and other species. Rock Cornish hens — thought by many consumers to be game birds — are actually young domesticated chickens. Ratites and squabs are now under mandatory USDA inspection.
NOTE: Game species raised on farms under appropriate regulations can be sold. Wild game species that can be legally hunted under Federal or State regulatory authority cannot be sold but can be harvested for personal consumption. If you have questions about the harvest of wild game species, contact your State fish and wildlife agencies, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Federal regulations on migratory species.
Background on "Venison" Game Animals
In culinary terms, "venison" can be meat from deer, elk, moose, caribou, antelope, and pronghorn. However, when this meat is offered for sale, the name of the specific animal must be specified on the package label.
Deer live in woodlands all over Europe, Asia, northern Africa and America. There are many deer species of various sizes but all the males grow antlers. The meat is lean and has a gamey flavor that can be made milder if soaked overnight.
Elk meat tastes like mild (almost sweet) beef, with only a very faint venison flavor. Elk can be substituted equally for venison in most standard venison recipes. Elk are from North America, Europe, and Asia.
Moose is the largest member of the venison family standing about 6 1/2 feet at the shoulder. It's native to North America. The meat is similar to elk.
Caribou (reindeer) are slightly larger than white-tailed deer. Both males and females have antlers. The meat is somewhat sweeter than other venison. They live primarily in North America and Siberia.
Antelope are currently farmed in Texas, where black buck and nilgai antelope, native to Africa, are allowed to roam on huge preserves. Males are called bucks, bulls, or stags; females, does or cows; and unweaned young are fawns or calves. Antelope meat is leaner, but similar in taste, to that of deer.
Pronghorn (once classified as "antelope") is the last survivor of a species native to North America, with the largest herd in Wyoming. Pronghorn meat is leaner, but similar in taste, to that of deer.
Other Game Animals
Bison (buffalo) is native to North America. Once about 60 million in number, bison were hunted almost to extinction by the 1890's. Currently there are more than 150,000 animals being raised across North America today. Bison is said to have a sweeter, richer flavor than beef.
Musk-ox is a heavy-set, shaggy-coated wild ox that lives in northern North America, the Arctic islands, and Greenland. The meat tastes similar to buffalo.
Collared Peccary (javelina) is a hoofed animal native to parts of Mexico, South America, and the southwest U.S. A substitute is fresh pork.
Rabbits sold for consumption in the U.S. are not North American cottontails, but are usually either crosses between New Zealand and Belgian varieties, Chinese rabbits, or Scottish hares.
Wild boars , along with feral (wild) hogs, are found in 23 states in the U.S. and are estimated to number over 2 million. Like our domestic swine, these animals are not native to North America, but were originally brought over from other continents. Originally domesticated and then released into the wild, these animals are now hybrids.
While some states have limited hunting seasons, most states consider them a nuisance and encourage hunting them for personal consumption.
Game Birds
The game bird industry in the U.S. raises millions of birds for sale to restaurants and direct to consumers. These include up to 10 million pheasants, 37 million quail (including 12 million Bobwhite), 4 million Chukar partridges, 1 million Mallard ducks, 200,000 wild turkeys, and several other bird species.
Wild Ducks - The Chinese were the first to raise wild ducks domestically for food. Today's domestic wild ducks are descendants of either the Muscovy or Mallard species. America's Long Island ducks are offspring of Peking ducks (a variety of Mallard) brought from China in the late 1800's. A young duck or duckling (usually under 8 weeks of age) has dark, tender meat and weighs about 3 1/2 to 5 pounds. A mature duck is usually over 6 months of age and has tougher meat.
Goose - Geese were farm-raised in ancient Egypt, China, and India. Today's goose weighs between 5 and 18 pounds. A young bird of either sex ("goose" is the female of the species; "gander," the male) has tender meat, while a mature goose of either sex has tougher meat.
Guineafowl - This relative of the chicken and partridge, sometimes called a guinea hen or African pheasant, was thought to originate in Guinea, West Africa. A young guineafowl, about 11 weeks old, has tender meat, while a mature bird has tougher meat. Female guinea fowl are more tender than males. The meat is light red and slightly dry with a mild gamey flavor. Due to their small size - about 2 to 3 pounds, including giblets, guinea fowl are usually sold whole.
Partridge - There are no native partridge species in the United States. Most partridge in the market are from European or African varieties. The Grey partridge, a European species, was imported from Hungary and raised in England. Found as far away as the Middle East, this variety is sometimes called Hungarian partridge. Chukar is a partridge species from India.
Pheasant - Originally from Asia, the female of this medium-size game bird (weighing about 3 pounds) has more tender, plump, and juicy meat than the male, which weighs about 5 pounds. Young birds can be roasted, but older birds need moist heat because their flesh is drier and leaner.
Quail - American quail are known regionally by various names: Bobwhite, partridge, and quail (blue, California, mountain and Montezuma). American quail nest on the ground and are not related to the European quail of the partridge family. A ready-to-cook quail weighs about 3 to 7 ounces, including the giblets. Due to their small size, they are usually roasted and served whole. The meat is dark, but mild flavored.
Ratites - This family of flightless birds has small wings and flat breastbones. Ostrich, emu ("E-mew") and rhea ("REE-ah") are members of this family. Ostrich is native to Africa; emu, to Australia; and rhea, to South America — particularly the grasslands of Argentina. The meat looks like beef and the flavor is similar but a little sweeter.
Squab or Pigeon - This species originated in the Middle East and Asia, and is one of the oldest birds known to man. A squab is a young, immature pigeon about 4 weeks old. Because it is too young to fly, the meat is very tender. Squabs usually weigh about 12 to 16 ounces, including giblets, and have dark, delicately flavored meat. They are usually stuffed whole and roasted. A pigeon has been allowed to mature and has tougher meat than a squab.
Wild Turkeys - Turkey is one of North America's native birds. The name "turkey" was originally applied to an African bird, now known as the guineafowl, which was believed to have originated in Turkey. When the Europeans came upon the American turkey, they thought it was the same bird as the African guinea fowl, and so gave it the name turkey, although the two species are quite distinct. Compared to their domestic counterparts, wild turkeys are leaner, less meaty, not as tender, and have a stronger flavor.
Are game animals inspected by USDA?
Some game animals are inspected by USDA and others by the FDA. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has mandatory inspection authority over all food products from cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas, ratites (emu, ostrich, and rhea), and squab. This includes processed products containing more than 3 percent raw meat or 2 percent or more cooked poultry meat.
Additionally, FSIS does voluntary inspection of reindeer, elk, deer, antelope, water buffalo, bison, migratory water fowl (birds that swim such as ducks and geese), game birds, and rabbits.
FDA has jurisdiction over imported game not covered by the Federal meat and poultry inspection laws. Meat and poultry exported from another country must meet all safety standards applied to foods produced in the United States, and this must be verified annually.
How are game farm raised?
Game animals are either raised on farms or ranches. If ranch raised, the animals are allowed to roam at will over hundreds of acres, foraging off foliage. Farm-raised game live in more confined outdoor areas and are fed grains such as wheat, alfalfa, or corn. What the animal eats can affect the taste of the meat.
Game bird species are raised separately from each other. Some birds consider birds from other species as intruders and will kill them.
The chicks need a clean, healthy environment, free of predators and parasites, with lots of clean, fresh water, fresh air, and feed. They are kept in warm buildings with floors covered with litter made of pine shavings, rice or peanut hulls, sugarcane fiber, and ground corncobs. Game birds are fed a diet similar to domestic poultry, typically a low-fat mix which is higher in protein than that fed to chickens. The feed may contain corn, alfalfa meal, wheat, soybean, meat bone scrap, whey, fish meal, and a vitamin-mineral mix. The FDA regulates animal feed.
When they are a few weeks old, game birds may be transferred to flight cages, typically 130-feet long, 12-feet wide, and 6-feet high, with a floor cover of natural vegetation. There they must be protected from weather extremes, predators, people, and themselves. Access to a shed protects them from the elements.
Are hormones and antibiotics used in game animal production?
Hormones are not used in raising game birds or game animals; however, antibiotics may be used.
Wild birds and waterfowl are susceptible to many diseases and parasites, especially where large numbers are being raised in relatively small areas. The FDA approves medications that can be used to treat food animals. Very few drugs have been approved for game birds. Those approved are administered in their feed or water. The drugs are either antibiotics or anti-parasitics.
The FDA has strict guidelines for the use of drugs in animal production. If a drug is given, it must be used according to its labeling. Almost all these drugs require a "withdrawal" period — usually up to 5 days — from the time it is administered until it is legal to slaughter the animal or bird. This is so residues will not be in the meat. FSIS randomly samples the meat at slaughter and tests for any drug residues.
What foodborne bacteria are associated with game?
As with any perishable meat, poultry, or fish, harmful bacteria, such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7, can be found on raw or undercooked game. They live in the intestinal tracts of game, livestock, poultry, dogs, cats, and other warm-blooded animals, and must be eaten to cause illness.
There are about 2,000 serotypes of Salmonella bacteria; they are found in all game — both warm- and cold-blooded — including birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.
E. coli (including E. coli O157:H7 and other serotypes) can colonize in the intestines of animals, which can contaminate muscle meat at slaughter. E. coli O157:H7 is a rare strain found in ruminants, including deer. The enterohemorrhagic E. coli produce a "Shiga toxin" that causes cell damage and may lead to Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), which can cause kidney failure in the very young. A similar illness, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), may occur in adults.
Bacteria multiply rapidly in the "Danger Zone" — temperatures between 40 and 140 °F. Cross-contamination can occur if raw meat or its juices come in contact with cooked foods or foods that will be eaten raw, such as salad. Freezing does not kill bacteria. Cooking to 160 °F kills bacteria.
How does game meat differ from domestic meat?
Because their diets and activity levels are not the same as that of domestic animals and poultry, the meat of farm-raised game animals has a different flavor — stronger than domesticated species and milder than wild game. The factors that determine the meat's quality include the age of the animal (younger animals are more tender), the animal's diet, and the time of year the animal was harvested. (The best is in the fall, after a plentiful spring and summer feeding.)
Equally important is how the animal was handled in the field. The animal should be eviscerated within an hour of harvest, and the meat refrigerated within a few hours. Meat is damaged (and sometimes ruined) if it is not dressed, transported, and chilled properly.
In general, wild game is less tender than meat from domestic animals because the wild animals get more exercise and have less fat. Any fat is generally bad tasting and should be removed. For maximum tenderness, most game meat should be cooked slowly and not overdone. It can be cooked with moist heat by braising or with dry heat by roasting. Ways to keep game moist include basting, larding, or barding (see "Cooking Methods").
Are game "red" or "white" meat?
Game birds are poultry and considered "white" meat. Because they are birds of flight, however, the breast meat is darker than domestic chicken and turkey (which stand a lot, but do little, if any, flying). This is because more oxygen is needed by muscles doing work, and the oxygen is delivered to those muscles by the red cells in the blood.
All game mammals are "red" meat. One of the proteins in meat, myoglobin, holds the oxygen in the muscle, and gives the meat a darker color.
What does "natural" mean?
All fresh meat can qualify as "natural."
Products labeled "natural" cannot contain any artificial flavor or flavoring, coloring ingredient, chemical preservative, or any other artificial or synthetic ingredient. The product and its ingredients cannot be more than minimally processed (ground, for example). All products claiming to be "natural" should be accompanied by a brief statement explaining what is meant by the term "natural."
Food Product Dating
Product dating is not required by Federal regulations except for infant formula and most baby food. However, many stores and processors may voluntarily date packages of raw game or processed game products. If a calendar date is shown, there must be a phrase explaining the meaning of the date. It's not important if a date expires after freezing game because all foods stay safe while properly frozen.
How is game handled safely?
FRESH GAME. Because the demand is not as high as for domestic meats, game is usually sold frozen in supermarkets. However, fresh game is sometimes available. Always select the meat just before checking out at the register. Put fresh game in a disposable plastic bag (if available) to contain any leakage that could cross-contaminate cooked foods or produce. Make the grocery store your last stop before going home.
At home, refrigerate game immediately at 40 °F or below. Cook or freeze (0 °F) game birds and ground game within 1 or 2 days; game animals, within 3 to 5 days. If kept frozen continuously, it will be safe indefinitely.
READY-PREPARED GAME. If picking up cooked game or other fully-cooked product from a restaurant or other foodservice outlet, be sure it is either hot or cold when you pick it up. Use hot food within 2 hours or cut it into several pieces and refrigerate in shallow, covered containers. Eat either cold or reheated to 165 °F. It is safe to freeze ready-prepared game. For recommended storage times, see the chart.
Quantity to Buy
When buying large whole game birds, allow about 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of raw product per person. For small game birds, such as quail, two whole birds per serving may be necessary. Raw boneless meat yields about 3 servings per pound after cooking. Estimate 3 to 4 ounces per person for fully-cooked products.
How do you reduce the "gamey" flavor?
The distinct game flavor of either birds or animals will be milder after soaking the meat overnight in the refrigerator in either a salt or vinegar solution.
- Salt solution - one tablespoon per quart of cold water
- Vinegar solution - one cup per quart of cold water
Use enough solution to cover the game completely. Discard the solution after soaking.
You can also marinate game to give it a savory flavor or to tenderize it. Always marinate it in the refrigerator (1 to 2 days for birds; 3 to 5 days for game animals). Boil used marinade before basting meat as it cooks or using as a sauce on the cooked meat. Discard any uncooked leftover marinade.
Cooking Methods
The tenderness of a particular cut of game is similar to the corresponding cut of domestically-raised meat or poultry. For example, a "chuck roast" is less tender than the "tenderloin." All game tends to be leaner than that of domesticated animals, which have been bred for tenderness and fat marbling. Overcooking can toughen game. You can use moist heat, basting, and larding or barding (inserting slivers of fat or wrapping in bacon) to help keep the meat tender during cooking. Fast searing over high heat can also work for smaller cuts, such as tenderloin medallions or rib chops.
Safe Thawing
There are three safe ways to thaw frozen game: in the refrigerator, in cold water, and in the microwave. Never thaw on the counter. Whole birds or ground meat may take 1 to 2 days or longer to thaw in the refrigerator; roasts, several days. Once the meat thaws, it will be safe in the refrigerator an additional day or two before cooking. Meat and poultry thawed in the refrigerator may be safely refrozen without cooking it first.
To thaw game in cold water, do not remove store packaging. Be sure the packaging is airtight or put it in a leakproof bag. Submerge the product in cold water, changing the water every 30 minutes. A whole game bird (3 to 4 pounds) or package of parts should defrost in 2 to 3 hours; larger amounts of game may take 4 to 6 hours.
When microwave-defrosting game, plan to cook it immediately after thawing because some areas of the meat may become warm and begin to cook during microwaving. Holding partially cooked food is not recommended because any bacteria present would not have been destroyed.
Foods defrosted in the microwave or by the cold water method should be cooked before refreezing.
Partial Cooking
Never brown or partially cook game to refrigerate and finish cooking later because any bacteria present would not have been destroyed. It is safe to partially pre-cook or microwave game immediately before transferring it to a hot grill or other cooking appliance to finish cooking.
Can safely cooked game be pink?
Cooked muscle meats can be pink even when the meat has reached a safe internal temperature. If fresh game has reached 160 °F throughout, even though it may still be pink in the center, it should be safe. The pink color can be due to the cooking method, smoking, or added ingredients such as marinades. Cook ground meats and other cuts of game meat such as chops, steaks, and roasts to 160 °F to ensure destruction of foodborne bacteria and parasites. For tenderness, tough meats should be held at 160 °F longer or even cooked to higher temperatures. This will melt the tough connective tissue (collagen) producing fork-tender meats.
Approximate Game Cooking Times
Whole game birds should be cooked to a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 °F as measured with a food thermometer. Check the internal temperature in the innermost part of the thigh and wing and the thickest part of the breast. For reasons of personal preference, consumers may choose to cook poultry to higher temperatures. Approximate cooking times for use in meal planning are given on the chart.
|Approximate Game Cooking Times
Direct heat
Indirect heat*
In liquid; covered
|Whole bird, 4 to 6 lbs. (Do not stuff.)
30 to 35 min./lb.
|Not preferred
|2½ hours
|Not preferred
|Breast or parts
1 to 1¼ hrs.
|20 to 40 min.
|2 hours
|60 to 75 min.
|Whole small birds
45 min.
|30 min.
|1 to 1½ hrs.
|45 to 60 min.
|Rib Roast, bone in
4 to 6 lbs.
27 to 30 min./lb.
|Not recom- mended
|Not recom- mended
|Not recom- mended
|Rib Roast, boneless rolled
4 to 6 lbs.
|32 to 38 min./lb.
|Not recom- mended
|Not recom- mended
|Not recom- mended
|Chuck Roast, Brisket
3 to 4 lbs.
|Not recom- mended
|Not recom- mended
|Several hours
2 to 3 hours
|Round or Rump Roast
2½ to 4 lbs.
35 to 40 min./lb.
|18 to 25 min./lb.
|2½ to 3 hours
2 to 3 hours
|Whole leg (boar, deer)
6 to 8 lbs.
2 hours
|Not recom- mended
|3 to 4 hours
|Not recom- mended
whole, 4 to 6 lbs.
45 to 60 min. total
|12 to 15 min./side
|Not recom- mended
|Not recom- mended
half, 2 to 3 lbs.
45 to 60 min. total
|10 to 12 min./side
|Not recom- mended
|Not recom- mended
|Steaks, ¾ inch thick
|Not recom- mended
|6 to 7 min./side
|Not recom- mended
|Not recom- mended
|Ground meat patties
|Not recom- mended
|6 to 8 min./side
|Not recom- mended
|Not applicable
|Meat loaf, 1 to 2 lbs.
60 to 90 min.
|Not recom- mended
|Not recom- mended
|Not applicable
|Stew or Shank Cross Cuts
1 to 1½ inch thick
|Not recom- mended.
|Not recom- mended
|Not recom- mended
|Cover with liquid; simmer 2 to 3 hours
|Ribs, 4 inches
20 min.
|8 to 10 min./side
|Not recom- mended
|Parboil 1 hour; then grill or roast
|Home Storage of Game
|Fresh game birds
|1 to 2 days
|6 months
|Fresh game animal meat
|3 to 5 days
|6 to 9 months
|Fresh organ meat (liver, heart, kidney, or tongue)
|1 to 2 days
|6 months
|Cooked game; soups, stews, or casseroles containing them
|3 to 4 days
|2 to 3 months
|Leftover takeout or restaurant food
|3 to 4 days
|2 to 3 months
|Smoked game, Vacuum-sealed
|2 weeks (or 1 week after "Use-By" date)
|1 to 2 months
|After opening
|7 days
|1 to 2 months
|Canned game products ( , soup, stew, etc.)
Before opening, 2 to 5 years in pantry.
|3 to 4 days after opening
|2 to 3 months after opening


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Junc, like I was telling you all last week, the Jets are a laughing stock. Today, the Dolphins laughed all over them to a blowout win.
Junc, like I was telling you all last week, the Jets are a laughing stock. Today, the Dolphins laughed all over them to a blowout win.
He comes on here every week talking **** about our team, trolling the hell out of everyone, and all he does is write a simple congrats guys and half the board gives him a thumbs up and a pat on the back.
Dont be a total sucker for this troll. Get real people. Youre just welcoming him to troll this **** out of you if we lose a playoff game with stupid bull**** about how the Jests win in the playoffs and we dont. Stop that ****. Its going to take a lot more than his meaningless, unsincere, OP in this thread to make up for all the **** he has been talking. **** NYJunc.
Bill Belichick on "putting the tape on"
That was "Mr Passive." "Mr Aggressive" shows up tomorrow.
Let me put this as delicately as I can. The Jets sucked. They stunk up the place today!
Just win Phin baby!
STFU! Go to GangGreen dude leave this board you are a loser! You and your team suck so stop coming here go dwell in your misery over there bro for the next 2 weeks. 30-9! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAAHAAAA Biatch!!!
Alternately, maybe he will change his mind and claim that he never posted that on TGG in any of the various "fire Rex" threads.
Take that spinmeister!

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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz met with media July 24 in the Pentagon to share his thoughts about his nearly 40 years of military service in the Air Force and four years as the Air Force's senior uniformed leader.
"When former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates spoke at my Chief of Staff welcoming ceremony in August of 2008, he quipped that he and I had something in common, that both of us were planning to retire," Schwartz said. "Indeed when he asked me to continue to serve, those earlier retirement plans were put on hold. Today, however, I do plan to retire and am preparing to hang up my blue uniform for the final time."
As the Air Force Chief of Staff, Schwartz has led approximately 680,000 active-duty, National Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and around the world. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he functions as a military advisor to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and the President.
Schwartz rose through the ranks as a special operations pilot who also succeeded in staff and joint assignments.
He took the job as chief "at a particularly turbulent time in our Air Force," said Brig. Gen. Les A. Kodlick in his introduction of Schwartz to the media. However, Schwartz, together with Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, has had "a profound impact on the Air Force.
"Quite frankly they have made the Air Force a better service and fighting force," Kodlick said.
During his tenure, Schwartz introduced the phrase "All In" when he spoke to Airmen around the world about how the Air Force is a crucial part of the joint service team committed to winning today's fight. In addition, he implemented a series of programs designed to improve the quality of life, care and services for Airmen and their families.
Despite the strides since 2008, Schwartz said he is leaving the position during another challenging period as the Air Force contends with fewer available resources, and an increasingly complex geopolitical and security environment.
Nonetheless, Schwartz said he remains confident the Air Force will continue to thrive because of America's Airmen.
"(Airmen) are talented," he said. "They are dedicated and they will handle today's challenges and tomorrow's contingencies in the manner that has earned America's and the Joint team's trust over the years.
"Our Airmen have reinvigorated the nuclear enterprise, institutionalized remotely piloted aircraft capabilities into our service, strengthened our support and our care for one another and for our families, clearly demonstrated our committed to the joint fight and established a program of record for the long-range strike family of systems."
A retirement ceremony for the general will be held Aug. 10 at Joint Base Andrews.
He concluded comments about his 40-year career of service saying, "As Suzie and I now prepare to enjoy life after this career of service, we feel truly privileged to have found a home in the United States Air Force, the greatest Air Force in the world. I will always be proud – always be proud to consider myself an American Airman."


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Hi There! joysann here. Barbara's off being a lady of leisure somewhere and has asked me to post the book blurbs this week. I find this is that awkward time of year when I can't decide whether to read only holiday books or indulge in a variety of reading pleasures. Fortunately, this week's blurbs provide several terrific choices. There goes any dents in my TBR pile… not that I'm complaining. Happy reading!
Iced Chiffon: A Consignment Shop Mystery by Duffy Brown
Read by Joan
Savannah raised and recently divorced, Reagan Summerside is left with only Cherry House, a Victorian fix-it-upper, and a pile of mounting bills. Her ex and his good-looking attorney, Walker Boone, took everything else. In order to survive she has been selling off her furniture, and without trying, Reagan has started a consignment store that her aunt names the Prissy Fox. Without telling her ex, she and Aunt Kiki borrow his Lexus to move a water fountain she sold, and they find the ex's girlfriend dead in the trunk. Determined to hang onto her home and not wanting to pay Walker Boone's excessive attorney fees, Reagan knows she will have to find the killer before he does.
This is a new mystery series that I have been looking forward to reading, and I really did like Iced Chiffon. The fact that the author actually works at a consignment shop peaked my curiosity even more. I cannot wait for the next book to come out in 2013; I do wonder if Reagan will fall for Boone.
Werewolf in Denver: Wild About You Series by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Read by Heidi
Stillman Lodge in Estes Park near Denver is a private hotel, the perfect place for a conference where werewolves can meet, be themselves and work together. Were blogger Kate Stillman agrees to debate political "bad boy" Duncan MacDowell about werewolf segregation. Kate and Duncan are delayed getting to the conference by a huge blizzard and are stuck in a remote cabin, where their attraction to each other is conflicts with their beliefs and loyalties to their organizations. But as the conference continues, they need to decide whose side is the best, while keeping their feelings aside for the good of all.
Even though this isn't a holiday book, it certainly put me in some holiday spirit: with the blizzard, the fight of opposing sides, all wrapped up in a beautiful lodge. I thought this book would be super serious, but there were so many enjoyable funny sides to this book, that it really went full circle for me. I am looking forward to the next installment of the Wild About You Series: Werewolf in Alaska.
Queen's Ransom: A Sofie Metroplis Novel by Tori Carrington
Read by Kym Lucas
Sofie Metropolis is having a hard time finding the holiday spirit. First, one of her suitors has been deported and the other is playing "now you see me, now you don't." Next, she's somehow managed to acquire yet another lost animal case. Oh, sure, finding Rudolph the reindeer should be easy enough, but when a Greek tycoon tasks the frappe'-gulping PI with finding his kidnapped daughter, Sofie discovers it will take more than iced coffee to get through Christmas alive.
Because I'm a big fan of — okay, sucker for — holiday tales, and also have met Lori and Tony Karayianni (the couple who together write as Tori Carrington), I welcomed the opportunity to read this, their sixth Metropolis novel. As usual, the pair made me long for an ice-cold frappe' despite the chilly weather. In Queen's Ransom, the Karyaiannis have gifted us with a holiday tale that's light on the tinsel, but rich in fun. Now, where did I put that frappe' recipe?
Charming Freaks by Koko Brown
Read by joysann
This fun title holds two erotic novellas:
Charmed – Chloe enjoys the most amazingly realistic erotic dreams starring a handsome Tristan Smythe, only to discover she isn't dreaming. She has married Tristan during a whirlwind Las Vegas vacation, and now finds herself wondering if his vampiric intimations indicate he's crazy or she's crazy, or if her choices were somehow magically influenced.
Nerds Are Freaks Too – Computer nerd Leo has kept his feelings for his best friend Roxanne under wraps for years, but when she hints that she's looking for something a little less vanilla in her sex-life, Leo knows he can give her what she needs, and more. Now he just has to convince her.
Both of these erotic stories are titillating, but I have a fondness for those beta-male types that sneak up in nerd stories and end up so appealing. Those guys are never quite what you expect them to be. Koko has delivered some sexy fun fantasies.
His Mistletoe Bride by Vanessa Kelly
Read by Heidi
When her long-estranged grandfather asks her to leave her Quaker background and return to England, Phoebe Linville made the brave decision to leave America and return by ship, knowing that things will be different. When she arrives, she is met with an unusual request from her grandfather; to marry Major Lucas Stanton. Lucas is handsome and irresistible to Phoebe, and she isn't sure the marriage is the best idea, but caught in a compromising position, they don't have a choice. Their stubbornness could cause them not to find true love, especially during the holidays.
This historical brings all the traditional feelings of the holidays, along with family beliefs both from England and America. I found Phoebe delightful with her headstrong ways that had her standing up against her stubborn husband, as well as her seductiveness with him too. The entire book felt full of love, laughter, family, elegance, and happiness, all while dreaming of fancy clothes and sparkling jewelry. A perfect holiday treat to read.
Rescue My Heart: an Animal Magnetism Novel by Jill Shalvis
Read by Joan
Adam Connelly was always in trouble growing up and, after a tragic accident, he enlists in the National Guard. He leaves behind a broken-hearted Holly Reid, who tries to move on, but makes some unfortunate choices until returning to run her father's ranch in Sunshine, Idaho. Adam Connelly has also returned after his years of military service, specializing in search and rescue. Adam still suffers some PTSD from his time in the military, but with the help of therapy, his family and current work training and working with search and rescue dogs, he is doing better. When Holly's father goes missing she reaches out to Adam to help her find him before a huge snow storm hits the mountains.
This is the third book in Jill Shalvis' Animal Magnetism series. Though I have not read the previous two books, Animal Magnetism and Animal Attraction, I felt I did not need to have read them to enjoy this story. I enjoyed this book as it deals with what our soldiers can go through and how animals can be a comfort and great therapy for them or anyone.
A Cowboy for Christmas: A Jubilee, Texas Novel by Lori Wilde
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Lissette Moncrief is facing more loss than she cares to think about. Her husband dies in Afghanistan and leaves all his benefits to his half-brother Rafferty Jones, a man she never knew about. Now, she learns her little boy Kyle is slowly going deaf, and she has no extra money for his health care. As she feels her world crumbling, she runs her car right into Rafferty's pickup truck. Rafferty is in town to offer help, and she wants none of it, no matter how attractive Rafferty the cowboy is.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It put me in such a holiday mood, even with the seriousness of loss and love of a sick child. I admired Lissy's character so much. She shows so much strength, love and drive to help her little boy. The secondary story line of Lissy's mother-in-law Claudia not only creates conflict, but shows the strength in Lissy. This book has motivated me to read more from Jubilee.
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You'll get a reprieve this week from me spouting 500 words about my family life.
This week, I want to keep you informed on what's going on in our newsroom at the CNA. For almost two years, I've covered county government for this paper. That time spent in meetings opened my eyes to the workings of government and the relationship between the public and its elected officials.
However, in recent months, I have not been able to cover the county supervisors beat with the amount of depth I used to mostly because I've focused more on morning pagination of our front page.
So, moving forward, CNA reporter Jake Waddingham will be covering county supervisors. If you missed it, Jake — who was an intern/part-time employee with us in 2008 — returned to the CNA last month after graduating from University of Texas Tyler with degrees in journalism and political science.
Personally, I'm glad to have him back at our newspaper because he's a good friend of mine (he was a groomsman in my wedding). And, from a professional standpoint, he has an incredible work ethic, and I'm more than confident he will dig into the issues of county government.
So what will I be doing now?
I will now cover city government. My first meeting will be tonight. I've always been interested in city happenings, too, as they sometimes overlap with county business. The reporters who covered city government before me always enjoyed it, mostly because the meetings do not take very long. They'd come back on Wednesday mornings and tell me the meeting only lasted 15 or 20 minutes. A long meeting would be an hour.
I question how can this be? Shouldn't the monthly business of an entire city take longer? Creston School Board meetings are monthly and they average about three hours. County supervisors meet weekly and their business takes at minimum 90 minutes.
I recently attended two city council meetings in Osceola and each of them lasted more than 90 minutes. I don't know exactly why Creston City Council meetings are so short, but I'm sure someone will explain it to me soon.
I'm like most everyone else, and sad that Dr. Matt Thompson, dean of students at Southwestern Community College, and his family are leaving Creston. Matt is taking a vice presidency position at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa.
He's been such a positive person and leader in our community.
I still remember one of the first times we met. It was an interview for a recreation section we were doing at the CNA. I set up an interview with him to discuss a proposed disc golf course being installed on SWCC's campus.
When I showed up, he had a Gator all-terrain vehicle waiting and we went on a tour whereby he showed me where every tee pad and basket was planned. His extra effort impressed me, but overtime I learned to expect that from Matt. He goes above and beyond. That's just Matt.
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What is your opinion on the New Teaching Manifesto? Can it be implemented in a school/college?
Education is learning by doing!
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The New Teaching Manifesto a scalable template to quickly implement Multiple Intelligences and Bloom's Taxonomy in the classroom. It is a framework for improving critical thinking and creativity in schools. It hopes to reform an education system based on textbooks that tell us how things should ideally work but does not let us try it out until the 'student is ready for it'or for fear of failure or a need for seeking perfection before getting started! The NTM aims to change this by encouraging students to think critically about the challenges we face today by exposing them to real-life, real world challenges for a comprehensive, well-rounded understanding of our world based on multiple perspectives and literally crate and build solutions to check their understanding.
All the education imparted through the NTM can be personalized and contextualized in such a way that the students discover their own self through the activities they do, the things they build, through their interaction with other students, with their parents and family members and the community. All of these enriching experiences based on observation or imitation would be accounted for in their grades and assessment or at least an individual project portfolio to begin with.
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Apr 3 2013: Chetan, NTMs appear all of the time. When I went to school we had rote memory ... then came select math and we had to memorize theorems ... each time a new doctorial candidate come up with a new thought we go into a test bed. The tools are not new .. Blooms has been the foundation for syllabus and testing since the 50's ... the idea of application versus multiple guess has been in vogue since Singapore kicked all of the world butts in PISA exams ... what is being addressed is the "ownership" of education by the textbook publishers and the test writers. If we go one step further and get the feds (USA) out of education and return states rights we will again leap forward. When the gov is involved we hear what they want us to.
I often propose that we design a map from K - 12 in each subject area comprised of modules that define a goal. Each student works at their own speed and must demonstrate "compentency" to advance to the next module. Thus called "compentent / non-competent training / education. Hand and hand is the admission that college is not necessary for everyone ... thus two tier syllabi .. 1) college prep and 2) manual trades / arts. By doing this you take the onus off of the teachers and onto the students as they are doing what they enjoy are show a talent for.
A true benefit of this system is that students could advance academically while staying with their peers for social development. Under the current system we place a 12 year old "freak" into college with 20 somethings where only the mind matches.
Can it be implemented .... yep. Should it be ... only time will tell if that was the right decision. The system has learned to protect itself and the nest makers are careful about changes that would desturb the nest.
It is my opinion that schools are no longer about the student but about money at all levels. Scary .. huh. Do you think that is true?
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I wish you well. Bob.Mar 29 2013: My manifesto is at http://vulpeculox.net/12 Actually it is about outcomes for a full education rather than techniques.
Apr 3 2013: Will check it out!Mar 27 2013: Here's the link to the manifesto- http://eduprentice.blogspot.com/p/new-teaching-manifesto_8.html
Here's a link to the pdf- Click to view and download as PDF-
Copy paste this- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5tlDedA8HA5S1p1X3BZZ2dYeEE/edit?usp=sharingMar 27 2013: That's pity I couldn't open the complete Manifesto website link to know more about what u mentioned:The New Teaching Manifesto(NTM) in detail.
That's true'Education is learning in doing'.We are doing education refrom in my place.It is a really hard job to do.We know what are the so called:good education.But we just don't follow it.Maybe it also means we are on the way to get good education.Mar 26 2013: Thanks. Will look into it. This document is a work in progress. Dan Pink and all the rest of the people dealing with motivation et al are being considered.
I'd be really happy if you could point at least one thing that's good.
Mar 26 2013: It would help you if you would reply to the questioner (that opens a box under the comment where you can reply) rather than go to the big open box that does not send me an e-mail telling me that you have replied.
But to answer your question. I loved the introduction. I was getting excited until I saw the implementation. At that point, my mind filled with awareness of all that you are NOT teaching - which, by the way, is an essential life skill (seeing or hearing what is not being shown or said).
Mar 26 2013: OK. I'd love to hear about better suggestions for implementation. That's the very purpose of this discussion
Mar 26 2013: I highly encourage you to watch the following TED video - the winner of the 2013 TED prize. When you are done, please go to the next link to download the toolkit.
I will send you an email detailing how I (inadvertently) taught EQ skills to a group of 8-10 year olds. I will do that through the email address listed in your web post.
Hope this helps.Mar 26 2013: I read the Manifesto, and I don't see the improvement. It is wrapped around the same systemic flaw that is at the core of our current broken system. It still devalues the individual and promotes an unspoken agenda that offends me.
For example, you bring in a police officer (that you call police "men") to have "him" talk about the importance of law and order. But you never bring in the expert that demonstrates how to avoid needing police in the first place. (http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html - as only one example - nor does it bring in those who have become adept at deliberately manifesting their own realities, which would remove them from the slavery of our money system.)
You never bring in the expert that talks about the role of emotions in a life experience, and never show that thoughts precede emotions and that emotions accompany mistakes in the belief system (where beliefs are thought constructs). You never quite get around to showing the student how to develop EQ and how to recognize the belief that is causing the emotions that cause the crime or bad behavior.
You leave out ideas like: http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html, which is most unfortunate, because your Manifesto doesn't even acknowledge its legitimacy. It is still a money-centered ideal that exists to support commerce rather than the student - too many of whom will not fit into your model.
You are stressing the importance of the student's role as a cog in a bigger wheel, but you never stress the importance of a student's responsibility to self. Community will not fall apart if high EQ people follow their passions. And though passion is suggested or alluded to, it is dimmed because the indoctrination says that a "good" person will apply that passion to community and not follow a passion for the sheer pleasure.
It's too incomplete and biased. (Though much of what you talk about is already being done in the US)
Mar 27 2013: I think it's better to recognize the intent more than the presentation of the manifesto. I think could easily be edited to be more politically correct...the problem is a lot of the ideas are already being done. I do absolutely think it's important to integrate community, roles, and to work with "experts", I don't really see the agenda, I do see something that's more appropriate for early elementary. In Georgia we have a Pre K standard: "SS 1 c Becomes aware of the roles, responsibilities and services provided by community workers" Students spend 8 hours at school, that leaves plenty of room in the curriculum for concepts that focus on the individual as well as the whole community...and yeah, dancers, artists, and actors are part of that community and should be added to the "experts" list.
I like the ideas...manifesto is just a strong word to use though. After a certain age group the concepts and ideas get stickier and people get more up in arms about what and how things are being taught.


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Renkus-Heinz is more than just a loudspeaker company incorporating technology, they're a technology company focused on loudspeakers. They have made it their quest to not merely adapt to new technologies, but to be among the first to embrace them, harnessing their power in ways others have yet to dream of. From innovations like their Complex Conic and CoEntrant topologies to some of the first integrated self-powered loudspeaker systems, Renkus-Heinz has set the standard for others to follow.
Revolabs, Inc. delivers innovative wireless audio products for both enterprise collaboration and professional audio applications. The company's products are used throughout the world and across a wide range of industries including houses of worship, corporations, financial systems, education, medical, legal and more. Revolabs Wireless Microphone Systems provide superior audio performance for video- and audio-conference calls, distance learning, webcasts, and other audio applications. the revolabs products facilitate natural mobility by allowing participants to move around with no wires to worry about. Revolabs Wireless Microphones are securem rechargable, and flexible and most are impervious to GSM noise.
Roland Professional A/V is a member of the worldwide group of Roland companies. Roland Professional A/V provides a unique combination of support, sales, and marketing services for Roland's professional line of professional audio and video products. Through the development and support of video and audio products, Roland Professional A/V is committed to improving workflow and maximize creative possibilities in a variety of markets including broadcast, education, legal, live production, sports, theater, theme park, videography, visual performance, and worship.
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Soundsphere® omnidirectional speakers and speaker systems feature hemispherical dispersion and full-range sound, creating solutions for a multitude of applications and environments. From offices to ice arenas, from conference rooms to convention centers, there is a broad coverage solution from Soundsphere, the leader in omnidirectional speaker technology since 1976.
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Tannoy Professional
Today, few audio brands enjoy the reputation and extensive heritage for innovation, with the Tannoy name found not only in the homes of discerning hi-fi enthusiasts across the globe, but in some of the most prestigious audio installations throughout the world.
TOA manufactures and markets an extensive line of audio products including microphones, amplifiers, speakers, mixers, digital processors and network audio. Founded in Kobe, Japan in 1934, TOA created the world's first transistor-based megaphone and Japan's first reflex horn speakers in response to the post-war democracy movement and active election campaigns. These products represent the foundations of the company's present success that's strengthened by their reputation for precision design and fabrication and proven track record of product reliability and longevity.
Turbosound is a leading designer and manufacturer of professional loudspeaker systems - proven by the vast number of endorsements of major international artistes and prestigious permanent installations around the world. In the late 1970s Turbosound, then a PA rental company, realised that the route to providing great quality sound at large scale live music events was to design their own loudspeakers rather than buy someone else's. Turbosound's fledgling manufacturing operation emerged with a small portfolio of ground-breaking products: the first modular full-range PA cabinets with real midrange, the TMS-3.
Vision is a leading brand of installation products in Europe. Vision's range includes the popular 'Techconnect' modular cable and faceplate family of products, 'Techconnect' wireless and cabled HDMI extenders, the 'Techmount' range of bracket products, and the 'Techaudio' range of Amplifiers and speakers.
Vivitek® is a leading manufacturer of visual display and presentation products. Their parent company is a leading OEM / ODM company headquartered in Taiwan. With more than 10 years of design and engineering experience, the parent company manufactures a variety of single-chip, dual-lamp and 3-chip digital projectors, as well as lamp-free LED model. The company is ranked as a Top 3 manufacturer in terms of volume of projectors produced and sold on a worldwide basis.
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Williams Sound® is a global leader in wireless hearing assistance technology whose Mission is Helping People Hear. Founded in 1976 and based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA, Williams Sound® products are used to meet accessibility requirements in public spaces and anywhere that background noise, room acoustics, or distance from the sound source presents a listening challenge. In addition to helping people overcome hearing loss, Williams Sound® products are also used to help people hear in noisy factory tours and to help people hear the language they understand in conferences and meetings. The company designs and manufactures a full range of wireless communications products, incorporating FM, Infrared, Induction Loop, Digital, and WiFi technologies. Williams Sound® products offer unique, market-leading features like DSP, network control, Dante compatibility and mobile Apps.
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I was in Malibu for the weekend and i stumbled upon an impromptu meeting of some high end exotics. I was talking to one of the guys and he mentioned that they had just come from Super Car Sunday somewhere in the valley. While they were catching some lunch, i was snapping a bunch of photos. I didnt happen to bring my good camera but these are what i got.« Back to Paradise Cove, Malibu - Car Show


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Time: May 26, 2012 from 8pm to 10pm
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Incubus remains at The Joint at Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas for a second of two shows over Memorial Day Weekend!
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My tickets for Saturday are still for sale - I'll sell them for however much you want to pay. Please let me know asap - private message me and post on this wall.
2 tickets for Saturday. I can't go and I don't want them to go to waste.
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Selling 2 tickets for Saturday night show. I'll take any reasonable offer for the pair, I really need to sell them.
Selling 2 tickets for this show. email me at firstname.lastname@example.com So disappointed I'm not gonna get to go to this.
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Hi! Unfortunately, I can't make it to the show on Saturday, so if anyone's interested or needs two tickets, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I saw them a few months ago at the same venue and it's totally worth the trip.
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Hello Everyone, I got the MYF Meet N Greet for the vegas show on may 26th. I'm going by myself and I wanted to know if anyone would be interested in splitting it with me? I'm just asking for half the cost of what I paid for it... I did the meet N greet last time at the joint and it was an amazing experience, if your interested send me a email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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"....if there is activity in the ball prior to the rubbing action....
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"You may think that you are some kind of god to these people. But we both know what you really are."
"What's that? A criminal?"
"Worse. A politician."
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Are there actually people of a certain political ideology who need to go into the fantasy world of movies and television to find great men making great speeches? That's as funny, and dumbed down, as tuning into the Daily Show for the news.
Im somewhat disappointed that more African Americans dont think for themselves and just go with whatever theyre supposed to say and think."
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Dick Vitale compared Arian Foster to a prostitute last night and apologized for it this morning.
@GreggDoyelCBS When they put their hand out like a prostitute & take it they don't say a word - moaning yrs later = SAD!— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) September 20, 2013
@MrJDV21 How else can u define it ? Players know the rules & if u take cash u r selling ur body - end of story.— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) September 20, 2013
It's obviously a stupid thing to say. If Foster is a prostitute, Vitale and his colleagues are the pimps. Dickie V. owes his entire lifestyle to selling amateur athletes, kids—up top is picture of college students literally supporting Dick Vitale—for huge profits enjoyed by many. And while seemingly everyone else pockets gobs of money, the ones being sold can barely take care of themselves. So they look for help from the unseemly elements in their lives and, yeah, maybe they take money for doing something they shouldn't. Maybe Vitale shouldn't have apologized.
But is Dick Vitale a pimp? No. Dick Vitale is an old dude who still thinks college kids should play for the team, school and love for the game. He's entitled to his quaint worldview and opinions, but it'd be nice if he remembered who made those opinions relevant.


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Nanny McPhee Returns (Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang)
Family, Comedy
In the latest installment, Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green, who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But, once she's arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs. Green's children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in and refuse to leave. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant who turns up in the oddest places, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.
Cast: Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson, Ralph Fiennes
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I am new to this Forum, but see a lot of good information. I am really curious to find out what guys are painting their projects with. I just finished 150' of railing for some town home balcony rails and am looking for a good paint. I have used automotive paints as well as the good ole rustoleum. I would like to find out what everyone is having the best luck with.
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Powder coat if its indoors. Oil base paint (Valspar) from the TSC farm store if its for outside or too big to powder coat. I found that here in NE Ohio the powder coat dosen't hold up well or the powder doesn't get back between my scrolls or twisted metal and shows rust pretty soon. I have better luck with the paint. I have 3 projects one powder coated one sprayed with oil base and one with water base. And the one that has held up the best was painted with Rustoleum water base paint. The powder coated one rusted bad at ground level and chipped bad on the corners of the square bar. Just my thoughts...BobBob Wright, Grandson of Tee Nee Boat Trailer Founder
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I also use rustoleum. Spray it with my paint gun. The key to a long lasting job is prepping it before painting. It must be clean. I always wire brush & scrape if needed then wipe it down with lacquer thinner right before I paint. One coat primer then topcoat following the instructions on the can. When painting don't skimp on the paint when you lay it on. Make sure you don't miss any areas or have thin spots. It is a protective coating more than anything.
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Ive been using the TSC red primer and gloss black implement paint through a cheap spray gun. Works very well and is pretty cost effective, just make sure to get the metal clean and ready for paint and shoot away. I keep both guns filled and use a couple of 1/4 nuts in the resevoir to agitate the sprayer just before I use it. If I dont plan on painting for a while I empty the paint and fill the guns with mineral spirits or lacquer thinner and call it good.


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Creston Waste Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Jim Bristow appeared before Creston City Council Tuesday to clarify Ferrara Candy Company's sewer rates based on a statement he made to the council previously, when he said Ferrara only pays approximately $6,000 in sewer rates annually.
"Ferrara pays sewer rates based on usage like everybody else," said Bristow. "The rate I was talking about was our industrial user fees, which are charged for the extra BODs (biochemical oxygen demand) and suspended solids."
Bristow clarified by saying Ferrara Candy Company actually pays sewer fees of approximately $142,000 annually and $9,900 in sewer tax based on 4.3 million cubic feet of water.
According to Bristow, results of two tests performed at Creston's waste water treatment facility were presented to management at Ferrara and the meetings are "going good."
A solution will be presented to the council once Bristow and Ferrara management have had time to assess possible options.
New role
The council voted to appoint Creston City Administrator Mike Taylor as public information officer (PIO) for the City of Creston.
"I think he deserves it," said Councilwoman Marsha Wilson. "I think he has the right connections."
The role of PIO, which is an additional role for Taylor, is to serve as a main point of contact between the city and the public in the event of a disaster.
A rezoning request at 1405 E. Howard St. was approved by the council to change the location from a R-1 single family to I-2 heavy industrial by Farmers Cooperative as recommended by the planning and zoning commission.
"We have purchased the north Novak property across from the feed mill," said Farmers Cooperative General Manager Jim Schendt.
Schendt said approximately 80 trucks travel in and out of its current facility on East Mills Street on an average day.
"What we'd like to do, across the street, put up an additional scale, office and grain facility," said Schendt. "That would keep a lot of traffic on Osage and off of Howard, and limit or reduce the amount of traffic we have going in to our 1000 E. Mills St. location."
In other city business, the council:
• Held a public hearing to amend fiscal year 2013 budget.
• Approved an amendment to the current city budget for fiscal year ending June, 30, 2013 to reflect increases in revenue in the areas of local option sales tax, hotel/motel tax and increase in expenses of fire and police retirement funding and to adjust expenses as a result of a failed grant for sewer repairs.
• Approved a motion to check Sept. 3 on the progress of house repairs for a house located at 500 N. Vine St.
• Held a public hearing for an easement request to place a fence in the city right of way at 500 N. Cedar St.
• Approved an easement request to place a fence in the city right of way at 500 N. Cedar St.
• Held a public hearing for an easement request to place geothermal piping onto city property at 1503 N. Elm St., then approved the request.
• Approved a funding request of $3,685 by Crest Area Theatre to be paid out of hotel/motel funds to cover the cost of a summer production, which will help promote tourism in Creston.
• Approved the hiring of Mark Williams as full-time dispatcher.
• Approved the hiring of Bethany Madison as public works administrative assistant.
• Accepted an offer of funding from the Iowa Department of Transportation for the replacement of the Adams Street bridge over McKinley Lake.
• Authorized Mayor Warren Woods to sign a preliminary jurisdictional determination for the proposed Cottonwood Subdivision development droject and associated sanitary sewer line project adjacent to hurley creek.
• Approved a development agreement amendment with Union County Development Association to extend the end date of the agreement to be consistent with the end date of the neighborhood stabilization project funding contract.
• Appointed BrendaLee Lyell-Keate to the planning and zoning commission.
• Reviewed an airport hangar lease agreement draft.
• Scheduled a public hearing 6 p.m. May 21 regarding the lease of city land for airport hangars at the Creston Municipal Airport.
• Approved a request by Burlington Northern Santa Fe employees to place benches on city property.


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Every time Rita Ora smiles, an angel gets its wings. The blonde songstress' captivating countenance doesn't really cause such a heavenly act to take place, but a look in her direction when she's beaming feels like that -- or anything as far-fetched -- is actually possible. Just like the movie that phrase comes from -- "


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En español | Buried in that kitchen table paperwork or beneath the floor mats of the car, you could be accumulating some surprising savings — and not even know! Here are eight possible cash stashes to mine around your home and workplace:
1. Credit card points and loyalty programs. Most people save credit card points for travel, but you can earn valuable day-to-day items, even without a big balance. Every program differs, but for fewer than 10,000 points one major company currently offers DVDs, dining gift cards, cameras, computer speakers, energy-efficient light bulbs, vacuum cleaners and even that video game your grandson wants for his birthday — all with free shipping and returns.
Occasional sales give you more bang for your digital buck. Check your card's policy to determine how you can more quickly qualify for merchandise.
2. Loyalty programs. Revisit those dusty loyalty programs to which you belong — grocery stores, pet stores, rental cars. Remember that hotel loyalty program you signed up for in the lobby last year as your husband dragged in the luggage? You might have a free night waiting for you.
3. Extra change. Car floor mats, glove compartments, dresser drawers and your spouse's pockets or purse may not yield much at first, but be patient, and you'd be surprised how quickly these coins add up.
Your bank may have a machine that automatically counts coins and gives you full value for them. Many grocery stores have coin-counting machines that let you choose between a voucher (minus a 9.5 percent fee) to use in that store only, and a gift card (no fee) for Starbucks, CVS, Amazon and dozens of other vendors and charities.
4. Silver and gold, silver and gold... Yes, you can get cash for those out-of-style earrings and the ugly place setting you inherited from Great Aunt Betty. Sold by weight, they'll fetch you a percentage of that day's market value (silver was about $30 an ounce at the time of writing), minus a percentage for the buyer (expect around 20-25 percent).
Skip the "we'll send you an envelope" companies and "one-day-only" hotel events. Instead, visit only reputable jewelers for examination and weighing that you can monitor.


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Circa 1890
An antique brass, wheel-cut and frosted glass pendant with tiers of hanging crystals.
Current height: 179 cm
Minimum height: 161 cm
Overall: 36 cm diameter
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