text: Front 18X zoom lens Angled view with zoom lens extended Back Top view with zoom lens extended With zoom lens and built-in tilting flash View larger Samsung WB250F 14.2-megapixel digital camera with 18X optical zoom and Wi-Fi® (Red) Item #: 305WB250FR 4 Reviews This item is no longer available. Original Price: $149.99 Shop all Point-and-shoot Cameras Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Ask an expert advisor No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff. Overview Reviews Details Accessories Articles & Videos by David Brown Stay close with powerful zoom and photo-sharing With its long-range zoom and wide-ranging photo sharing capabilities, the Samsung WB250F packs a powerful punch for such a compact camera. Its 14.2-megapixel sensor is backlit for better image quality in low-light settings, so vivid color and detail aren't dependent on bright sunlight or flashes. Zoom in close to capture your child's expression at her birthday party, or pull back and fit your extended family in the frame for a group shot. With the WB250F's wide-angle zoom lens, you'll have the flexibility to record all the great moments without having to be right on top of them. Email, upload, and back up directly from your camera Samsung has equipped the WB250F with an impressive array of wireless photo sharing options. The Direct Link button gives you easy instant access to your Wi-Fi network. Once connected, you can upload photos directly to social networking sites, email them to friends and family right from the camera, view them on a networked TV, or send them to your smartphone, tablet or PC for even more options. Worried about losing photos before you get around to backing them up? Then turn on AutoShare, which automatically sends photos to your Wi-Fi connected smartphone or tablet right after you snap the shot. Touchscreen display With the ability to email photos from the WB250F, you may wonder how long it would take to enter a long email address using the rear-panel navigation buttons. It would likely be tedious, which is why Samsung incorporated a touchscreen LCD into this camera's design. That way, you can enter email addresses just as you would on a smartphone. There are also traditional menu buttons as well as a shooting mode dial, letting you quickly choose between auto or manual exposure modes. Highlights:Specifications:14.2-megapixel effective recording backlit CMOS sensor18X optical zoom lens (4X digital zoom)records photos and video onto optional SD, SDHC, or SDXC memory cards3" LCD touchscreen (460,000 dots)35mm equivalent lens focal length: 24-432mmSpecial Features:built-in Wi-Fi for easy wireless sharing of photosemail photos and upload to social networking sites directly from the cameraoptical image stabilization minimizes blurhigh-definition movie mode (up to 1080p/30p resolution)Best Face uses facial recognition and a rapid burst of photos to let you choose a subject's best facial expression for your photo3" touchscreen display for intuitive nenu navigation and easy email address entryprogram auto, shutter-priority, aperture-priority, and manual exposure modessend images wirelessly to Smart TVs via DLNA or Wi-Fi DirectAutoShare automatically backs up your images wirelessly to a Wi-Fi connected smartphone or tabletbuilt-in tilting flashConnections and Dimensions:high-speed USB interface4-3/16"W x 2-1/2"H x 1-5/16"Dweight: 6.49 oz. (without battery and memory card)warranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guaranteeSupplied Accessories:rechargeable lithium ion battery and AC charging adapterUSB cablewrist strap Today's point-and-shoot cameras make great pictures easier than ever From baby's first steps, to that dream vacation in the islands, these cameras make it easy to capture life's greatest hits. Today's cameras have helpful automatic features, like face detection and scene recognition that make shooting more foolproof than ever. And they all have plenty of megapixels for detailed photos that stay sharp, even when you enlarge and print them. Samsung WB250F Reviews Average Customer Review: 4 reviews Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $350 rewards card Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. 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Now is have all the necessary info at my fingertip Was this review helpful? Yes No WB250F Megastar! Written By Bob T, Aberdare, Wales on Saturday, December 21, 2013 Brilliant clever camera. Wifi connection to smartphone is automatic with a simple one button press on the top of the camera. Wonderful remote through smartphone. Fully programmable shutter which is excellent. Fantastic value at less than £100! Well done Samsung for leading the way! Pros: Everything Cons: None Was this review helpful? Yes No Love this camera! Written By jbwalker328, Denver, CO on Monday, June 03, 2013 Great camera with great features. You can upload via wifi to SkyDrive (cloud storage), Picasa, Facebook, your computer, your smart phone - many many options. Takes some time to figure it all out but with a little poking around and experimenting you'll discover it does many things. Picture quality is perfect for the price, and the zoom is fantastic. The shots are pretty fast (shutter lag isn't an issue) but it can take a minute to process some pictures depending on the setting you're using.. If you can't really spend a whole lot (this was in the $200 range) then this is a great choice. It doesn't come with a hard copy manual which is a little annoying since I like to have instructions with me, but like I said - practice and experiment and you'll discover it's a great camera. Highly recommended. Pros: Many features, wifi connectivity to save pictures in a number of locations, lots of setting for different environments, sharp pictures, fast. Cons: I feel like it's fragile (may just be me), takes some time and patience to figure it all out, touch screen can cause problems (but you can easily turn the touch function off). 10 out of 10 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No not great product Written By tdnb00, W.Hartford on Sunday, March 17, 2013 The wi-fi has to be repeatedly set up, which is daunting. You can only upload pics to facebook and picasa, which is very limiting (no option to expand). I'm returning this camera. Pros: touch screen and looks Cons: wi-fi and social media options 5 out of 15 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Hands-on research Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes What's in the box? Download owner's manual Digital camera (red) SLB-10A Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (3.7V 1030mAh 3.81Wh) AD5055 AC adapter (DC output: 5V 550mA) 20" USB cable (Type A USB on one end and proprietary USB connector on other end) Wrist strap Quick Start Guide Samsung International Warranty Certificate Product Registration sheet Features and Specs General LCD Screen Size 3" Adjustable-angle LCD No Wi-Fi Built-in Touchscreen Yes Waterproof No GPS-enabled No Lens 35mm Equivalent 24-432mm Optical Zoom 18x Digital Zoom 5x Filter Diameter N/A Manual Focusing Yes Manual Exposure Yes Built-in Flash Yes HDMI Output No Memory Internal Memory 9.5MB Memory Media SD/SDHC/SDXC Image Effective Megapixel Count 14.2 Total Megapixels 16.4 Image Stabilization Optical Highest Resolution 4320 x 3240 HD Video Recording 1920 x 1080 Dimensions Width (inches) 4-3/16 Height (inches) 2-1/2 Depth (inches) 1-5/16 Weight With Battery (ounces) 7.3 Warranty Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Product Research Record Features Built-in Wi-Fi Play, Print, and Edit Features Connections Battery Information Supplied Software Record Features 3" LCD Touch Screen Monitor: The Samsung WB250F digital camera has a 3" color TFT LCD touch screen monitor with 460,000 dots. The monitor features the Hybrid Touch User Interface, which lets you navigate controls and menus, enter text, and sort through photos by touching and swiping the screen. The monitor's brightness can be set to Normal, Dark, Bright, or Auto. Recording Media: The Samsung WB250F digital camera can record still images and video onto SD cards (up to 2 GB) SDHC cards (up to 32 GB), or SDXC cards (up to 64 GB). Larger card sizes are not guaranteed by Samsung. No memory cards are included with the camera. In addition, the camera has a 9.5MB internal memory to store a few photos when the memory card is not inserted. Built-in Wi-Fi: The WB250F has built-in Wi-Fi, which lets you instantly share your photos wirelessly from your home network or a public Wi-Fi hotspot. You can also send photos or videos to your smartphone. For more details, see the section on Built-in Wi-Fi below. Image Recording Formats: The digital camera records still images in JPEG format. High Definition movies are recorded at 30 fps in MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) format with AAC audio. Image Sensor: The Samsung WB250F digital camera is equipped with a 1/2.33" BSI (Back Side Illuminated) CMOS image sensor with a total pixel count of approximately 16.4 megapixels and an effective pixel count of approximately 14.2 megapixels for high quality still images and video. Image Sizes: The camera can record JPEG still images in a 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, or 16:9 aspect ratio with three compression ratio settings (Super Fine, Fine, and Normal). HD and SD movies can be recorded in MPEG-4 (H.264) up to 20 minutes in length. The camera offers the following still image and movie sizes: Photo Size Resolution Aspect Ratio 14M 4320 x 3240 4:3 12M 4320 x 2880 3:2 10M 4320 x 2432 16:9 10M 3648 x 2736 4:3 8M 2832 x 2832 1:1 5M 2592 x 1944 4:3 3M 1984 x 1488 4:3 2M 1920 x 1080 16:9 1M 1024 x 768 4:3 Movie Size Resolution Aspect Ratio Full HD 1920 x 1080 16:9 HD 1280 x 720 16:9 VGA 640 x 480 4:3 QVGA 320 x 240 4:3 240 WEB 320 x 240 4:3 Lens: The WB250F digital camera features a 18x optical zoom Samsung lens with a focal length of 4.0 to 72.0 mm (35mm equivalent is 24-432mm). The f-stop range is f/3.2 (W) - 5.8 (T). Intelli Zoom: Beyond the optical zoom, the camera offers Intelli Zoom. Photo resolution varies according to the zoom rate, resulting in photos with less deterioration than Digital zoom. Using both the Optical and Intelli Zoom, you can zoom in up to 36x. Digital Zoom: In addition to the 18x optical zoom, the camera provides a 5x digital zoom for a total zoom of 90x for still picture shooting. Focus Modes: The Samsung WB250F offers the following focus modes and the focusing range: Normal: 31" to infinity (W), 11.5' to infinity (T) Macro: 2" to 31" (W), 5.92' to 11.5' (T) Auto Macro: 2" to infinity (W), 5.92' to infinity (T) Manual Focus: 2" to infinity (W), 5.92' to infinity (T) Focusing Area: You can select your preferred auto focus area: Center AF: the rectangular area in the center of the LCD monitor will be focused Multi AF: camera selects one or more of the 9 AF points Tracking AF: you can focus on your subject and track them as they move within the frame. Face Detection: With the Face Detection feature, the camera detects faces in a scene and then automatically focuses and optimizes the brightness of the face for beautiful portrait pictures. Using Face Detection, you can capture a self-portrait or a smile shot, or prevent closed eyes by using blink detection (automatically takes 2 additional photos). Best Face: The Best Face mode lets you capture multiple photos and replace faces to create the best possible image. In a group photo, you can use Best Face to select the best image for each individual in the photo. The camera captures 5 photos consecutively, and the first photo is set as the background image. Magic Plus: The Magic Plus feature lets you capture photos with various effects: My Magic Frame: You can make part of the photo transparent, then capture a new photo within the transparent area. Split Shot: Lets you capture several photos and arrange them with preset layouts. Motion Photo: Capture and combine a series of photos, then select an area to be animated to create a GIF animation. Photo Filter: Apply various filter effects to your photos to create unique images. Select from: Miniature, Vignetting, Ink Painting, Oil Painting, Cartoon, Cross Filter, Sketch, Soft Focus, Fish-eye, Classic, Retro, and Zooming shot. Movie Filter: Apply effects to your videos: Palette Effect 1-2-3-4, Miniature, Vignetting, Sketch, Fish-eye, Classic, and Retro. Drive Modes: The camera offers four drive modes to suit your shooting needs: Single: Takes one picture only. Timer: The camera takes a photo after a 2-second or 10-second delay. Burst Mode: You can capture up to 6 photos in succession in a burst mode, at either 8 fps or 3 fps. AE Bracket: Takes three pictures in a series with different exposure settings: normal exposure, underexposed, and overexposed. Recording Mode: The WB250F offers various recording modes to choose from to match your shooting preference: Smart Auto: The camera automatically chooses the appropriate camera settings based on a detected type of scene. It will automatically select one of the 20 scene modes which best suits the environment you are shooting in. Program: Select this mode to manual configure all functions of the camera, except the aperture value and shutter speed. Aperture Priority: The camera selects a shutter speed based on the aperture value you have set manually. Shutter Priority: The camera selects an aperture value based on the shutter speed you have set manually. Manual: Adjust various camera settings including shutter speed and aperture value. Movie Mode: While shooting a movie, you can customize the settings. Smart Mode: In Smart Mode, the camera automatically configures the optimal settings for a variety of shooting situations, including Beauty Face, Continuous Shot, Landscape, Macro, Action Freeze, Rich Tones, Panorama, Waterfall, Silhouette, Sunset, Low Light Shot, Fireworks, and Light Trace. Exposure Compensation: This camera automatically adjusts the exposure according the ambient light conditions. You can also select the exposure value from +2.0EV to -2.0EV in steps of 1/3EV. Metering Mode: If you cannot obtain suitable exposure conditions, you can change the camera's metering method to take brighter pictures. You can choose from 3 modes: Multi: Exposure will be calculated based on an average of the available light in the image area. This is suitable for general use. Spot: Only the rectangular area in the center of the LCD monitor will be metered for light. This is suitable when the subject in the center is exposed correctly, regardless of the back lighting. Center Weighted: Exposure will be calculated based on an average of the available light in the image area. However, the calculation will be biased towards the center of the image area. This is suitable for taking a picture of small objects like a flower or insects. Built-in Flash: The Samsung digital camera features a built-in flash with a variable range based on the auto focus mode. The flash has a range of 11.81" to 11.09' (W) and 19.69" to 4.95' (T). Recharging time is approximately 4 seconds. You can choose from the following flash modes: Smart Auto, Auto, Fill-in, Slow Sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Fix, and Flash Off. White Balance: The white balance control allows you to adjust the colors to appear more natural. The camera has seven white balance modes: Auto WB, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent H, Fluorescent L, Tungsten, Custom Set, and Color Temp. ISO Sensitivity: You can select the ISO sensitivity when taking pictures. The speed or specific light-sensitivity of a camera is rated by ISO numbers. A higher ISO setting allows for faster shutter speed, so you can take photos indoors or in low light without the need for a flash. The camera features the following ISO settings - Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, and 3200. Built-in Wi-Fi Instant Sharing: When you are connected to a WLAN, you can instantly upload photos and videos to photo or video sharing websites, social networks like Facebook, cloud-based services, such as Microsoft SkyDrive, or email them directly from the camera. AllShare Play: Samsung AllShare Play lets you seamlessly share your content across your DLNA-connected Samsung devices, without the need for a network, cables, or a connecting device. Auto Backup: The Auto Backup feature allows you to wirelessly transfer and store your photos and videos on your PC with the touch of a button. Once the files are backed up to your computer, you can delete them from the camera's memory card, and resume shooting. The built-in i-Launcher software (Windows OS only) must be installed on your PC in order to take advantage of this feature. Smart Camera App: The Samsung Smart Camera App for smart devices such as phones and tablets features three applications in one: Remote Viewfinder: With this feature, you can use your smartphone as a remote shutter release when connected via a WLAN. In addition to focusing and capturing the photo, you can control the flash, self-timer, photo size, saving location, and the zoom ratio. AutoShare: The AutoShare feature lets you immediately save a photo automatically to your smart device automatically via Wi-Fi. MobileLink: The MobileLink feature lets you select and transfer photos and videos from the camera to your smartphone. The files can be viewed and selected using the camera or the smartphone. Direct Link: The WB250F has a Direct Link hot key which enables the camera's built-in wireless functionality to allow you to upload photos to social networking sites, as well as sync your camera to other smart devices, such as TVs, phones, and tablets. You can also transfer your files to your computer using the Direct Link. Compatibility: Wi-Fi features, such as AutoShare, MobileLink, and Remote Viewfinder, are compatible with Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch running iOS 4.3 or higher, and with Android devices, including Galaxy series smart phones and Galaxy Tab models, runnning the Android 2.2 OS. The Samsung Smart Camera app should be installed on the above devices in order to use these features. The Smart Camera app is only compatible with Samsung camera models manufactured in 2013 or later. Play, Print, and Edit Features Quick View: If you enable the Quick View function before capturing an image, you can view the image you just captured on the camera's LCD monitor. Thumbnail Playback: You can view multiple pictures (12 or 24) on the LCD monitor at once. Using the zoom lever, you can increase or decrease the number of thumbnail images shown on the monitor at once. Slide Show: Images can be displayed continuously, at intervals of 1, 3, 5, or 10 seconds, with various slide-show effects on the camera's LCD monitor. The camera offer pre-recorded background music to play along with your still image slide show. Image Zoom: A single image can be zoomed in up to 14.4x (depending on the image size) for a closer look. Once the image is zoomed in, you can pan around to different areas of the image. Movie Playback: You can playback a movie clip on the camera's LCD monitor. The camera offers basic playback functions such as Play, Pause, Scan backward, and Scan Forward. Each time you touch the Scan Backward or Scan Forward icon, you change the scan speed from 2x to 4x to 8x. You can also adjust the volume level of the playback audio. Edit: The Samsung WB250F digital camera offers various editing features so you can manipulate your pictures right from the camera once they have been recorded. Resize: You can change the resolution (size) of a pictures taken to a smaller size. Crop Portraits: You can extract and save close-up portraits automatically from landscape shot. Image Rotation: You can rotate and image 360-degrees in 90-degree increments. Image Adjust: You can adjust the following elements of a recorded image: ACB (Auto Contrast Balance): You can automatically adjust the brightness of the dark area of a recorded image, caused by under exposure to the light source. Red-Eye Fix: The red-eye effect can be removed from a captured image. Face Retouch: You can make the skin in a recorded image appear more clear and beautiful. Brightness Contrast Saturation PictBridge (1.0) Printing Capability: Using the supplied USB cable, you can connect this camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer. PictBridge is a new standard that allows you to connect a PictBridge compliant camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer and make prints, regardless of brand. Connections A/V-USB: The Samsung WB250F features a single proprietary connection which allows you to connect the camera to your computer or your TV. Using the supplied USB cable, you can connect the camera to your computer to transfer photos and videos. To connect to your TV, you'll need an optional A/V cable. The video output can be set to NTSC or PAL. Battery Information Rechargeable Li-ion Battery: The Samsung WB250F comes supplied with a rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery (SLB-10A) which provides up to 300 still image shots, 150 minutes of still image recording, or 120 minutes of video recording. The supplied AC adapter and USB cable charges the Lithium-Ion battery in approximately 240 minutes. Charging via your computer's USB takes longer. Auto Power Off: This function switches the camera off after a set amount of time (of no operation) in order to prevent unnecessary battery drainage. The camera can be set to turn off after 1, 3, 5, or 10 minutes of no operation. Supplied Software File Transfer: You can connect the WB250F to your computer as a removable disk in order to transfer still image and video files from the camera to the computer. When the camera is first connected, the built-in i-Launcher software will launch. You can select the files you want to transfer and save them to the computer. i-Launcher is compatible with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP (SP2). When you connect the camera to a Mac computer (running OS 10.5 or later), it automatically recognizes the device, and lets you transfer files directly. i-Launcher: The i-Launcher software contains three programs that can be used with the camera: Multimedia Viewer, Firmware Upgrade, and PC Auto Backup. For Mac computers, only Firmware Upgrade and PC Auto Backup are available for use. Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team. They verify what's in the box, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Sorry, the Samsung WB250F is no longer available. Looking for a similar item? 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Cadmium, Blood
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
The toxicity of cadmium resembles the other heavy metals (arsenic, mercury, and lead) in that it attacks the kidney; renal dysfunction with proteinuria with slow onset (over a period of years) is the typical presentation.
Breathing the fumes of cadmium vapors leads to nasal epithelial deterioration and pulmonary congestion resembling chronic emphysema.
The most common source of chronic exposure comes from spray painting of organic-based paints without use of a protective breathing apparatus; auto repair mechanics represent a susceptible group for cadmium toxicity. In addition, another common source of cadmium exposure is tobacco smoke.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Detecting exposure to cadmium, a toxic heavy metal
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Normal blood cadmium is <5.0 ng/mL, with most results in the range of 0.5 to 2.0 ng/mL.
Acute toxicity will be observed when the blood level exceeds 50 ng/mL.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen cannot be collected for 96 hours.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
0.0-4.9 ng/mL
Reference values apply to all ages.
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Moreau T, Lellouch J, Juguet B, et al: Blood cadmium levels in a general population with special reference to smoking. Arch Environ Health 1983;38:163-167


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This team ****ing blows...
Sadly, I agree with Lebatard when he said today that the season is over...
**** this sorry ass team...high hopes with a low blow.
The Marlins have traded Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante to the Tigers for Jacob Turner, two other prospects and a swap in draft picks
It's all over folks
Good morning, Marlin fans!
If you're just waking up, you're probably just finding out that the Marlins have traded away Hanley Ramirez to the Dodgers and are currently taking offers for Josh Johnson!
Exciting times here!
Hanley needed to go sooner or later, and Anibal was an expiring contract, but still, it's the principle. The Marlins are having yet ANOTHER fire sale.
It's necessary moves, but it doesn't mean it isn't embarrassing.
Now the tax payers of Miami are on the hook for over a billion dollars.
Loria the owner is laughing to the bank as he trades big contracts for prospects.
Glad to see Hanley go to be honest. Crushed that they dealt Infante though. I wish we could've included Jim Leyland in the Detroit trade. Tigers are frickin' stacked now.
It wouldn't be so bad if Loria and Samson weren't the owners. Even if the rest of the baseball office is pretty good, they put a mark on the franchise. And it sucks that our farm system is awful. We need our own Trouts and Harpers to keep the fan base hopeful for the future instead of knowing that anyone that has success in this club will be traded away.


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"A supremely filling, hearty soup. I serve this on cold rainy days with a loaf of homemade bread. Hint: this is perfect for leftover rotisserie chicken or chicken you've pulled from the bone after making homemade chicken stock! This soup makes great leftovers, but you might want to thin it slightly with skim milk or water when reheating."
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chicken broth
2 cups
cooked, boneless chicken breast halves, shredded
1 (4.5 ounce) package
quick cooking long grain and wild rice with seasoning packet
1/2 teaspoon
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ground black pepper
3/4 cup
all-purpose flour
1/2 cup
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heavy cream
I've made this for years, and it's always excellent. I do now make some modifications to make it more healthy. First, I sautee about 1/2 c. onion with a couple of garlic cloves in a bit of olive oil, and add a 1/2 c. each carrot and celery and sautee it for a couple of minutes until softened before adding the broth, water and chicken. I also use 2 c. skim milk, and cut the butter to 6 tablespoons, and the flour to 1/2 c. It's still thick, creamy and delicious but cuts out a considerable amount of fat and calories, and adding vegetables gives it extra flavor and body. Perfect.
This recipe was a great base to add nearly any vegetable to it for more depth. I cut back on the amount of flour used in the recipe for the fear of the soup having a pasty taste to it. I used 1/4 cup, 1 can of cream of chicken soup and 1 1/2 cups of 2%milk, omitting the cream entirely. The soup turned out wonderfully, yet I needed a way to add veggies to my family's diet.
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To be honest, I did a number of things differently with this, so I guess this is a review of a VARIATION of this recipe. After reading through it I knew I wanted a heartier soup with more depth of flavor. I sauteed a few strips of bacon, then added chopped celery, onion, mushrooms and a big clove of garlic. Since I used a larger package of rice I decreased the amount of flour to 1/3 c. to allow for the added thickness the extra rice would provide, and I used 1 c. cream and 1 c. milk. I also added an extra chicken breast and, during the final simmering, a healthy splash of white wine, probably a good 1/2 cup. The result was positively outstanding!
This is an oustanding, restaurant quality soup with great flavor. You do not need to use heavy cream. I have made this with 1% milk several times with fantastic results and it is still plenty rich and thick. Make sure to add some carrots and celery, as the soup all by itself seems like its missing something.
I'd describe this soup as "comforting". The flavors and thickness turn a gray day into a great day. I read others' advice and recommend these changes: start by sautéing ½ cup each of diced onion, celery, and carrots plus 1-2 minced garlic cloves using 1 tablespoon of the ½ cup of butter. Then add the broth (5 cups), water (3 cups), and chicken. For the roux, cut the flour to ½ cup and use 1½ cup milk instead of heavy cream. Once it's smooth (not thick), add it to the broth/chicken/rice and add ¼ cup white wine if desired. A friend of mine, who is a restaurant connoisseur, declared the soup to be restaurant quality! What a compliment!
Spectacular! Will be making this often during the winter. I hunted high and low for a 4.5 oz package of the quick cooking rice with seasoning. Couldn't find it - had to use a 6.5 oz box with seasoning packet. I cooked the rice separately (didn't add seasoning packet) - it cooked for 25 min. While the rice was cooking I poached the chicken - both took 25 min. so they were finished together. Then I proceeded with the recipe but I left out the 2 cups of water since I was adding cooked rice. (the uncooked rice would have absorbed the 2 cups of water if I had used it). I used the seasoning packet as directed. I did find that 3/4 cup of flour was too much - I was slowly adding it so I was able to stop before it was too late - I used probably about 1/2 cup. Anyway - this was the creamiest, thickest soup I have ever tasted and the flavor was great - oh, I followed the suggestions of other reviewers and sauted some onion, carrots and celery and I am glad I did. It was much thicker the next day so I just thinned it a little with chicken broth - milk would have done the trick too. Thank you so much submitter.
Great recipe! My whole family could not get enough.
I did have a few minor changes. I added 1/2 cup carrots, 1/2 cup celery and 1/2 onion. I sauteed the vegetables in a little bit of olive oil and garlic. Like other reviewers, I also cut the cream in half and used milk as a replacement(I would recommend 1 or 2% and not skim). I would also recommend Uncle Bens wild rice. Great flavor!
Will make again!
WOW!!!! This is my new favorite allrecipes recipe and my new favorite soup. I ate the entire pot (save the one bowl my bf got) over the weekend. So, I made another pot today. I think it would've been fabulous with no changes made but naturally I couldn't help myself. Changes I made...used 3 cups homemade stock and 3 cups water/ chicken base (Minor's brand). Because I used chicken base I omitted the salt. I chopped a small onion and clove of garlic and cooked for a minute in butter/seasoning mixture before adding flour. I reduced flour to 1/2 cup. Used half and half instead of cream. For the chicken I used 1 giant chicken breast that I grilled on my foreman and used the allrecipes Cajun Chicken marinade. So the chicken was pretty heavily seasoned. The folks who said this is restaurant quality are totally spot on. Tonight I'm making bread bowls and serving it in that.
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Yes I know this question have been posted many many times. I have posted a reply in this thread and I never obtain answer because this post is to old.
These are my questions about this fitting and shorting the spoolgun
In what kind of situation the spoolgun can be shorted? Is it very dangerous ( for the pc board? Is it possible to protect the board?
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Adapting spoolmate 100 on a 175
I don't know how you'd short it unless the drive or trigger wires came into contact with each other or the actual weld circuit, but that could happen on any spoolgun. Very unlikely at best.
Personally I've never ever seen that happen
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I uderstand it is not very dangerous to break the pc board by a shortcut of the spoolgun.


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Faced with a matchup against one of the nation's best teams in numerous statistical categories, the ETSU men's basketball team's second half rally came up a little short as Conference USA member Southern Miss dropped the Buccaneers 64-60 in the first round of the Cancun Governor's Cup Wednesday afternoon inside the Poliforum Benito Juarez.
The Bucs, who trailed by 14 at halftime but were able to get within two points late in the second half, fell to 4-6 on the year. Meanwhile, Southern Miss - a preseason favorite in Conference USA - improved to 8-1. ETSU will now play Northeastern at noon (EST) on Thursday in the second round of the Cancun event.
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The Bucs had some significant positives in the game, such as outrebounding the Golden Eagles 37-35, as Southern Miss came into the game leading the nation in total rebounding. In addition, the Bucs outscored the Golden Eagles 41-31 in the second half.
Both teams struggled offensively over the first 13 minutes of the game, and ETSU ultimately trailed just 13-12 with 7:52 left before the break. However, at that point Southern Miss' LaShay Page scored eight straight points and helped the Golden Eagles outscore the Bucs 20-7 to build its 33-19 edge at the intermission.
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Unfortunately for the Bucs, Southern Miss answered at that point with a 6-0 run of its own to make it 54-43 with seven minutes left. ETSU did not go away, however, keeping the pressure on and going on a 10-2 run to make it 56-53 at the 1:27 mark.
Southern Miss got the advantage back out to 60-53 with just 44 seconds remaining, but the Bucs made one last run capped by a deep three from
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For ETSU, Williams led the way with 16 points, while Tubbs finished with 14 and senior guard
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I took a welding class at a local vocational school-- it was terrible because the instructor didn't care about the students progress. The class taught me what a welding machine looked like and where the tungsten goes and what an argon tank looked like, but that's about it.
Then I bought a book by Larry Jeffus: Welding Principles and Applications. I read it cover to cover and learned a lot of academic information about welding. I could pass written exams on welding, but wasn't very good at actually welding anything.
Then I bought a Lincoln Invertec V205 (similar to the Miller Dyn 200). A billion pieces of scrap aluminum later and my welds are decent these days. People who TIG for a living can definitely make prettier welds than I do, but my welds are plenty strong and pretty enough for my needs. But there is always more to learn and a better weld to strive for.
So I am 90% self-taught. Today I fabricate dozens of custom motorcycle racing parts for my race bikes, race trailer, etc. I trust my life with my aluminum TIG welds on my bikes.
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I got my start welding in my 9th grade shop class. I really did not have a mentor per se and was mostly self taught through experimentation/trial & error and the projects I worked on.
I went on to earn a BS in Welding Engineering Technology. I had several professors that were good mentors in both the theory and practical. One of them worked for NASA on the Apollo projects. I always held him in high regard.
After graduation, I was far from knowing it all. My first boss was a strong mentor on equipment interfacing and controls repair, as well as the finer points of spray arc vs. short arc MIG welding, and also multi-wire submerged arc welding.
OK here goes. I got out of the Army in April of 1970. I needed a job...not sure what....so I ended up getting a job with a small HVAC company. I'm sure at the time it would have just been a summer position and then I would be let go when business got slow. I was young and strong which was an asset to the work being done. I learned quickly and became a service tech within months
and he, the owner, decided to keep me. Story moves on. The guy who was to train me didn't know squat. So, I had to learn on my own. I spent a lot of nights after work to come home and study. We had needs for a welder but I could not convince the owner to buy one. The guy who was to train me had a good gift of gab and convinced the owner to get a stick 225 amp Lincoln to repair some metal tool boxes etc and promptly went to burn holes through the boxes and anything else he attempted. The boss was furious and parked the welder in the back. Finally I convinced him to let me try to correct the
projects the other guy had started and and screwed up... he agreed. I had never welded before. After a while and practice, I was welding everything thas was loose and falling apart. I really liked welding and on a sale at Sears
bought my own stick welder. Man, I made a bunch of stuff. Loved it. Once I discovered there was the MIG process I purchased a used Miller 90 amp Cricket XL. Wow, how neat is this?. After doing more projects of larger scale, I realized I needed a larger welder. I bought a new MM 150. COOL!!. A few years ago I bought a new Syncro 200 by Miller to learn tig and really wanted to do aluminum. COOL again. Also I sold the Sears stick and the Syncro more than picks up that part. I'm not a bad welder but I'm not a great welder but I'm getting better.
What I like about welding is you can take enough small parts, weld them together and come out with a big project.
I also like to machine. Take a big part and take away what you don't need to come up with the part. My goal........is to have a mode of transportation for every aspect. Cars/ vans, motorcycles for paved roads...........ATV for off road...Heli for the sky, Jet Ski for riding on the water. I think that's it. I don't
see a sub in the near future.
Last thought. Every weld for me is a mission. Is it good and how can I make it better. That is why I visit this forum every day. Lots of good info.
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i agree, some are gifted, ive done it for years and still have to earn every inch, the best welds ive seen comes from the ladies, small hands, very flexible ect
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Theirs a vessal shop about 15 miles from my house were both grandpa's worked. My dad worked there as a welder for about 8 yrs when he was my age. My dad thaught me how to stick weld when I was 14. I worked and saved my money in high school and bought a Syncrowave 180 when I was 17. Grandpa came over and ran one of the slickest tig roots I have yet to see. This amazes me because he had been retired for 8 years. I started welding school 6 day after I graduated HS. I graduated MWI that fall and have never slowed down since. I've work in refineries, eathanal plants, paper mills, chemical plants, fertilizer plants, pipelines, pipeline tank farm/terminals and coal fired power plants as both a tube and pipe welder. I've got a lot of respect for boiler tube welders. I have worked along side some very talented people and enjoy every minute of it.'08 F-350
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i'm another shade tree diy'er but with an advantage... my uncle has been a welder ever since i can remember and used to teach at the high school that i went too. he showed us the basics and let me get my hands on a mig gun and it hooked me. no real training just some phone calls and after school projects.
one of my dad's friends had a forney stick welder (probally 1940's to 50's) that was given to me, so i fixed it up and went to practicing on some scrap. my first project was a boat trailer for my jon boat and still remember building it as a summer project. all in all it was a good expirence, the first few welds looked like crap but held and the more i did i got alot better.
i then got a gas outfit and i still can't braze or weld worth a ****, but sure can cut with it! i have a lincoln weld pak 100 and use it hard, it's a good machine but it's time for an upgrade. i'm looking at getting a miller 180 or the 211 this summer and want to learn roll cage and chassis fab! a far cry from a boat trailer but it's been a fun learning expirience and wouldn't trade it for nothing. 13 years has gone by fast!
When I went to work for the gas company, I had always been a hobby woodworker and never had any exposure to welding. I soon became interested, especially since the highest paid guys were the welders. I practiced acetylene welding first and was eventually certified, then started working on stick. Thankfully, the company eventually abandoned the acetylene process entirely, so it's all stick. I hated welding 4" .250 wall pipe with acetylene!Miller Syncrowave 200
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my mentor's weld sample
I found this piece of stainless my mentor had done several years ago. He said it was a "fair" sample of what he has done and tossed it because he was not happy with his welds so I grabbed it.
The disk is .090" thick and 2.45" in diameter.
The small tubing is .125" diameter with .020" wall and the larger elbows are .250 "diam.
My mentor welded this as a sample and had to be sure to not burn thru the wall of the tubing as this is used in a gas sampling system.
He used his Syncrowave 250 to do these welds by hand without a turntable or fixture. Also uses a passive helmet as "I don't need anything fancy".
I watched him do a few and it was truly humbling.
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I started in High school. First year was gas welding, brazing cutting, second was stick third was mig both steel and aluminum and the fourth year was either co-op and work evening at either the houseboat factories/machine shops or learn TIG if you happened to want to wait in line for our one Tig machine or do fabrication in class which meant building trailers, grills, dune buggies, or whatever we could find to work on. I didn't co-op and never got on the tig machine. I also spent a bunch of time in the machine shop and the mechanics shop at school learning all I could. I graduated went from job to job buying different tools and learning different things but have wound up in college working on my engineering degree. My old welding teacher is still teaching but he has moved up to the local community college and I ocasionally as an "experienced advisor" (wink) go in once or twice a semester to harass his students and help out if I can. I like helping out and giving back some of my free time for someone who spent a LOT of time helping me get my skills right. I still sit in some of the advanced classes and learn all I can and go to him for advice if I have a particularly nasty problem I manage to stumble into ( I occasionally get in a hurry and wind up kinda like a dog chasing it's tail ) I know the greatest thing in the world is a teacher taking his or her time to pass on the knowledge and experience they have given. It could be just another job but the ones that take the job seriously there are no better folks in the world because without good teachers (not dis-counting willing students here) nobody propers and nobody gains anything. Done with my novel Good thread by the way.


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(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/917021/ )Description of the Wireless Client Update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2
WPA2WPA2 is a product certification that is available through the Wi-Fi Alliance. WPA2 certifies that wireless equipment is compatible with the IEEE 802.11i standard. The WPA2 product certification formally replaces Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and the other security features of the original IEEE 802.11 standard. The goal of WPA2 certification is to support the additional mandatory security features of the IEEE 802.11i standard that are not already included for products that support WPA.
The WPA2/WPS IE Update supports the following features of WPA2:
For more information about WPA2 security features, see the "Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) Overview" topic at the following Microsoft Web site:
Registry values that control preauthentication and PMK cachingThe following registry entries in the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EAPOL\Parameters\General\Globalsubkey control the behavior of preauthentication and PMK caching for the WPA2/WPS IE Update:
Value type: REG_DWORD - Boolean
Valid range: 0 (disabled), 1 (enabled)
Default value: 1
Present by default: No
Description: Specifies whether a Windows XP-based wireless client will perform PMK caching. By default, PMKCacheMode is enabled.
Value type: REG_DWORD
Valid range: 5-1440
Default value: 720
Present by default: No
Description: Specifies the number of minutes that an entry in the PMK cache can exist before being removed. The maximum value is 1440 (24 hours). The default value is 720 (12 hours).
Value type: REG_DWORD
Valid range: 1-255
Default value: 100
Present by default: No
Description: Specifies the maximum number of entries that can be stored in the PMK cache. By default, the PMK cache has 16 entries.
Value type: REG_DWORD - Boolean
Valid range: 0 (disabled), 1 (enabled)
Default value: 0
Present by default: No
Description: Specifies whether a Windows XP-based wireless client will try preauthentication. By default, PreAuthMode is disabled.
Value type: REG_DWORDNote Changes to any one or more of these registry entry values do not take effect until the next time that you restart the wireless service or the next time that you restart the computer.
Valid range: 1-16
Default value: 3
Present by default: No
Description: Specifies the number of top candidate wireless access points with which the Windows XP-based computer will try preauthentication. The value is based on the ordered list of the most favored wireless access points, as reported by the wireless network adaptor driver. By default, PreAuthThrottle has a value of 3.
Wireless Provisioning Services Information Element (WPS IE)Wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) first offered wireless access to the Internet without security. This prevented customers from having to configure wireless security settings. Because wireless security has become more important, WISPs want to move to secure public Wi-Fi networks. During the migration, WISPs must be able to support both nonsecure and secure wireless access to the Internet. To be cost effective during migration, WISPs must be able to support and advertise two different logical wireless networks that have two different wireless network names, and that use a single physical network infrastructure.
Note Wireless network names are also known as Service Set Identifiers (SSIDs).
Some wireless access points that are available today can advertise multiple SSIDs and support multiple logical network configurations at the same time. However, because of hardware limitations, the vast majority of the wireless access points that are deployed today in public Wi-Fi hotspots only permit one SSID to be included in the broadcast Beacon and Probe Response frames. This behavior effectively hides secondary SSIDs from wireless client computers. Therefore, it is much more difficult for you to discover and connect to public Wi-Fi network names that you have not previously connected to. Without wireless AP support to advertise multiple SSIDs in broadcast Beacon and Probe Response frames, the additional wireless networks must either be implemented by using an additional set of physical wireless access points, or users must manually configure their wireless clients by using the names of hidden SSIDs. The implementation of an additional set of wireless access points is not cost effective for WISPs. The manual configuration of wireless clients is difficult for customers, and does not scale to a large WISP network.
The WPS IE is a newly defined 802.11 information element that solves the hidden SSID problem for WISPs. The WPS IE also provides a way for wireless access points to advertise additional SSIDs in the broadcast Beacon and Probe Request frames. The WPS IE includes the SSID and additional details, such as:
When you install the WPA2/WPS IE Update on wireless client computers that are running Windows XP with SP2, the wireless components of Windows XP recognize the WPS IE in the broadcast Beacon or Probe Response frames. This functionality makes the previously hidden SSIDs visible to the user in the Choose A Wireless Network dialog box. Windows XP-based wireless client computers without the WPA2/WPS IE Update installed do not recognize the WPS IE and do not display the hidden SSIDs.
To successfully deploy support for the WPS IE, you must have the following:
Additional changes in the WPA2/WPS IE UpdateThe following changes are also included in the WPA2/WPS IE Update:
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I am planning on building a new bumper for the front of my 96 ram.I would like to replicate one from Buckstop bumpers.Here is the address to the classic style bumper that i plan to fabricate.
My question comes about the best way to bend the 1/4" steel for the bumper to get the radius bend like they have at the top and bottom edges?I have a press not sure what the width is.Most likely a 24" or 30"between the uprights.
I thought that i could build some sort of die set with heavy angle with the V up.Then use a round shaft with the radius that i would like and thenpress down on the steel.I would have to do proabably 2 pieces for the front center then weld them together for the width needed.
I don't know how soon this project will happen ,but I want plan ahead for what i need to fabricate tool wise to make it happen.
Any ideas for me?Am i on the right track?
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need tips for bending 1/4" plate
you don't want to pay $1700 for $130 with of steel? anyway you might just want to ask around local fab shop and have the pieces bent. the bigger top radius is done in a press break with a half round die.
you can try to do it a cut pipe and sold round bar. but time and cost you might be better off just having the pieces made. try putting a post on craigslist for some one that works in a sheet metel shop and do it as a side job. then you just weld it all together.
VIN-MAN Welding yeah, I don't see any reason to pay $1700 for something i can build.I wish i had a press brake they are awesome.I have used the one at work once i think.Mainly use the 10' leaf brake.I wish i had access to all the equipment at work.
I could try and rip some pipe ,and then use some shafting to make an upper die.
Iron Head are you proposing to just rip the pipe and use it for the radius transition from the front to the top bumper.This i had thought of also.I could rip the pipe with my plasma cutter.
I have a friend with a fab shop ,but i have never been to it.I just hate to travel to get this done when i think i can do it at my shop.Nesescity is the mother of invention
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Lay out the sheet you want to bend and mark it with a sharpie. Then, on the back side cut about half way through with a cut off wheel. Bend by hand and weld the joint (skip weld is fine). If you want more of a radius put two cuts about 1/4" apart, then bend and weld.
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ive done this alot and it turns out nice
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How 'bout heating with a torch and bending it over a piece of pipe.
I also though about the idea of slitting the back side of the plate with my Metabo to help bend it.That would save alot of welding.I still have the problem of actually getting it clamped up and bent.The heaviest table i have now only has a 10 gauge top on it.
I am getting layed off at the end of next week so I am going to see if the boss would let me bend some steel and haul it out when i take all my toolboxs home.
My steel supplier charges out brake time at $65 per hour 1 hour minimum. They could probably brake this under the minimum. It never hurts to ask your fab shop.
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Chapter LG P.E.O. met April 2 at the home of Jennifer Hoyt with Carolyn Downing serving as co-hostess. Thirteen members responded to roll call.
Peg Anderson read the new slate of officers and all were installed except Kay Ritter and Dianne Huffman who will be installed at a future date.
The next regular meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Lori Scott with Lea Ann Schuler as co-hostess. Karla Powers will have the program.
The chapter has been invited to attend a special program 9:30 a.m. April 20 given by Sheila O'Riley, the Ugly Gardener. It is hosted by Chapter AZ and will be held at Prairie View.
Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary
Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary met April 3.
Canasta winners were Wanda Nash, first; Gwen Sandeman, second; and Beulah McDonald and Barb Bills, third.
Sandeman won the door prize.
Barb Bills was hostess for cards and chatter Wednesday.
Canasta winners were Marilyn Larimore, first; Beulah McDonald, second; and Carol Harrison, third.
McDonald won the door prize.
Maxine May will be hostess for cards and chatter April 17.
P.E.O. Chapter AZ
The regular business meeting of P.E.O. Chapter AZ was held April 2 at the home of Carol Brentnall. Twenty-two members were present.
Dorothy Peak celebrated her 99th birthday April 1. Kay Raymond presented the theme for the yearbook, "Getting to Know You." Judy Eklund proposed meeting somewhere the third Thursday of each month for lunch to celebrate birthdays. The first one will be noon April 25 at Upper Crust.
Marsha Fulton was installed as guard.
Marilyn Ide presented the program, "The Learning Tree," and demonstrated several unique examples of teaching math.
The next meeting is a social meeting 9 a.m. April 20 at Prairie View Assisted Living. Chapter LG and BILs will be guests.
The Nancy McKay Harsh Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met 9:30 a.m. March 9 at Greater Regional Medical Center.
Theresa Bahniuk presented the program, Living in Alexandria.
The meeting was called to order by Connie Kinkade, chapter regent. Members shared in reading the ritual.
Lynn Schlaht shared the president general's message.
Dorothy Hughes shared the state regent's message.
Cheryl Micetich shared the national defense report. Veterans are women, too. Ashley White recently died in Afghanistan. There are 14 statues nationwide of women veterans. Remember to honor women veterans on Memorial Day.
The roll call was shared by 13 members with their favorite place they have visited in Washington, D.C.
Jane Briley, secretary, read the minutes.
Bonnie Riepe gave the finance report.
Pam Marvin shared Protocol II, a standing policy to protect objects, documents, relicts and society.
Hazel Braby shared the conservation moment. One-third of the world's water sources are outside the home. They must walk miles for water.
Jan Morgan reported that in 1955, a boy designed the flag as a school project when he was 17 years old.
Marvin discussed non-affliation with other organization.
The sunshine moment was shared by Marjorie Kinkade.
Lynne reported on the three scholarship applications. One will go on to state for competition.
American history winners to state are sixth-grader Nathan Shurhime and ninth-grader Anna Shurhime of Redding. They will be attending the April meeting.
Jan Morgan reported on the Good Citizen Award. Winners are Sierra Covington of Chariton with second place and Sarah Albee of Orient with first place.
More delegates are needed because Jerilyn and Pam can't be delegates for the conference. Volunteers are needed. Volunteers: Lynn Schlaht, Bonnie Riepe and Marjorie.
The district meeting will be Sept. 16 and 17 in Creston.
The next meeting will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Lenox Methodist Church. Hostesses will be Bonnie Riepe, Elaine Brown, Connie Kinkade and Jo Walter. The program will be good citizen and history essays. Roll call is an idea for next year's program.
Creston Lions Club
President Tom Braymen opened the April 2 meeting at 6:30 p.m. by leading in the Pledge of Allegiance. Delmer Brown gave the invocation. Twenty-six were present, including three guests.
After the meal, Dean Brant introduced the guests, Zone Chairperson Carol Sheldahl of Orient, Past District Gov. Gail Reed and Past District Gov. Reba Reed of New Virginia.
Sheldahl spoke about recruiting new members.
Gail Reed gave information about Lions Alert Emergency Response Plan for which he is district and state chairperson. He discussed what Lions members can do and how to be prepared in the event of disasters. In 2012, Lions Clubs made available funds for local members to make kits of supplies for tornado victims after the April 14 tornado.
Reba Reed is a trustee of the Iowa Lions Foundation. She spoke about the KidSight project, which is vision screening for preschool children. Photographs of children's eyes are made and forwarded to doctors for evaluation. If problems are found, parents are notified and referrals made for further care. Each month 6,200–6,500 children are screened in Iowa. She also spoke about the Leadership Dog puppy training program, which takes place in two Iowa correctional facilities with the inmates caring for the puppies.
During the business meeting, the minutes of the March 19 meeting were approved. Also, new officers were elected that day and will take office after June 1.
A report on the Feb. 28 Spud Supper was made. The funds raised are used for Lions projects.
A training meeting will be held April 20 in Orient for officers and those who want to be trained on the new cameras to be used for KidSight. Local KidSight vision screening dates in Creston were April 4 and 5 at the Early Childhood Center and April 11 and 12 at St. Malachy School.
Anyone desiring information on becoming a member of Creston Lions may contact Membership Chairperson Stew Stewart at 782-5674.
Creston UMW
Creston United Methodist Women held their regular executive meeting 1 p.m. April 4. Later that evening, at 6:30 p.m., they hosted their annual guest night.
Jerrie Henderson, president, presided over the 1 p.m. business meeting. The UMW purpose was read; joys and concerns were lifted up. Devotions were given by Beth Perry. Secretary Rosalie Denton presented the March minutes which were approved.
Betty Lou Shea, treasurer, gave her report, and it was approved. She also reported on the reading program. Book reports are due to her by June 28.
Mary Morris, vice president, gave information about the Mission Study scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 2. The current social issues study topic on poverty will be presented. Women of other churches in the area have been invited. Those attending should provide finger foods for lunch. Final details for the guest night were discussed.
Other business included the plans for hosting the South Central District UMW annual meeting Sept. 14. Preliminary plans for future church kitchen remodeling were discussed. Dates to remember include circle meetings at the church April 18. The morning circle meets at 9:30 a.m., the young women's circle at 5:30 p.m., and the evening circle at 7 p.m. Also on April 18 will be a Mission Study in Albia. June 4 will be a work day at Bidwell-Riverside in Des Moines. On Aug. 15, members have the opportunity to travel to Mitchellville for Women at the Well. The meeting concluded with the April Bible verse and a benediction.
Approximately 135 from churches in Creston and the surrounding area were in attendance at the guest night. The theme was "I Believe." The morning circles members were hostesses. Evening circle members, assisted by the young women's circle, decorated the tables and presented the program, which had been prepared by Jerrie Henderson. She gave the welcome and sang a solo, "Make Believe," accompanied by Sue Dake. Terry Ammon read a poem, "Do You Believe?" Jhona Lyn Gallo gave the invocation. Mary Morris recognized the members of churches present.
After the salad supper, Courtney Dake, Anna Needles and Tiffany Gale, accompanied by Allison Engel, sang a song, "When You Believe." Jane Briley read a poem, "Miracle." Linda Topliff sang, "I Believe." Susan Weight read a poem, "Compassion."
A skit, "Immigration Today and Yesterday," was presented by Betty Lou Shea, Rosalie Denton, Linda Topliff, Kay Ritter, Judy Weese, Mary Morris, Bobbie Jo Stevens, Claudine Sammons, Janet Miller, Joyce Cooper, Bobi Woodin, Mary Lee Foltz and Sandy McNichols.
The Rev. Gideon Gallo spoke on the subject of immigration.
The evening's program ended with the Polar Express song, "I Believe," sung by Jhona Lyn Gallo and Hanna Edmonson, accompanied by Sue Dake.
The closing was the ringing of bells which were on the tables.
The Book Club
The Book Club met 6:30 p.m. April 1 at Retta's office with 13 members present.
The secretary report was read and approved, and roll call was books read in March.
The book read by most was "The Blindside" by Michael Lewis. Meg Crawford led a review. In May, the club will see the movie.
The treasurer report was presented and approved.
The next meeting will be 6:30 p.m. May 6 at Dorothy McNaught's.
The weekly Kiwanis meeting was held 12:05 p.m. Tuesday at The Windrow with 25 members and two guests. Chris Frederickson, president-elect, presided. Karen Norton gave the prayer, and Amy Edmondson was finemaster.
The program was Brian Zachary with Creston Farmer's Market. He stated the market is scheduled 4 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays June 3 to Sept. 30 in McKinley Park with a special market July 4 this year.


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Forget all that troubled history, and a Clinton run for president in 2016 seems like a no-brainer, an inevitable next step after the redemption of her past few years as a well-regarded, if not quite historic, secretary of state. But remember the record, and you'll understand why Clinton, although rested, rich and seemingly ready, has yet to commit to a presidential race (people around her insist it's not greater than a 50-50 proposition), even as she's an overwhelming favorite.
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If Clinton says yes, she'll have access to a bottomless pool of Democratic political talent and cash to match all those hyperbolic pronouncements about her inevitability. If she doesn't run, the single biggest factor holding her back will be the media, according to an informal survey of three dozen friends, allies and former aides interviewed for this article. As much as anything else, her ambivalence about the race, they told us, reflects her distaste for and apprehension of a rapacious, shallow and sometimes outright sexist national political press corps acting as enablers for her enemies on the right.
Clinton isn't insane, and she's not stupid. "When you get beat up so often, you just get very cautious," says Mike McCurry, her husband's former press secretary, who joined the White House team to find a first lady traumatized by the coverage of her failed Hillarycare initiative. "She [has] had a very practical view of the media. … 'I have to be careful, I'm playing with fire.'"
And while the white-hot anger she once felt toward the media has since hardened into a pessimistic resignation (with a dash of self-pity), she's convinced another campaign would inevitably invite more bruising scrutiny, as her recent comments suggest. Public life "gives you a sense of being kind of dehumanized as part of the experience," she lamented a few weeks ago to a Portland, Ore., audience. "You really can't ever feel like you're just having a normal day."
When asked why Clinton hasn't done more to reach out to reporters over the years, one Clinton campaign veteran began to spin several theories. She was too busy, she was too prone to speaking her mind and the like—then abruptly cut to the chase:
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How much is Hillary Clinton's fear and loathing of the media going to influence her decision about whether to run in 2016? Of course, there are other considerations: her health, the impact of a campaign on mother-to-be Chelsea, whether the 66-year-old Clinton wants to spend "the rest of her useful life" being president, in the words of one confidant.
But consider this recent speech by one of the more improbable rising stars in Clintonworld: her tormentor-turned-defender David Brock, who exposed many of the ugliest Arkansas scandals of the Clinton years when he was a conservative investigative reporter in the 1990s. "Fox has accused Hillary Clinton of murder, compared her to a murderer and suggested she commit suicide," Brock told a crowd at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service in March, arguing that she's the ultimate victim of "misogyny."
Through intermediaries, Clinton let Brock know she appreciated that sentiment—then echoed it publicly a short time later, a welcome signal to those in her camp who felt she was too afraid to speak her mind during the 2008 presidential primary campaign she so famously lost to Barack Obama. Both Clintons still attribute that defeat to fawning coverage of her rival. "The double standard is alive and well," Clinton told an audience in New York last month. "And I think in many respects the media is the principal propagator of its persistence."
The battle lines have long since been drawn, argues Philippe Reines, a top Clinton communications adviser during her past decade in the Senate and State Department. "It's like a tennis game," he says. "You guys hit the ball at us, and we hit it back—over and over and over."
Never mind that in recent years she's been portrayed more as a globe-trotting celebrity than the paranoid man-hating leftist of '90s vintage. Or that she spent most of the time since her 2008 presidential defeat being covered by the more genteel State Department press corps, a period even Reines refers to as Clinton's "golden age" of media relations.
For much of her career, she has remained publicly unwilling (and, former advisers say, at times even privately incapable) of differentiating between malicious, coordinated political attacks and the legitimate scouring of her record undertaken by responsible reporters. In 1996, she laid down this marker in a letter to her best friend, Diane Blair, according to recently released papers. "I'm not stupid; I know I should do more to suck up to the press, I know it confuses people when I change my hairdos," Blair quoted Clinton as saying, after Blair suggested she "fake" a "friendly" attitude toward the media. "I know I should pretend not to have any opinions—but I'm just not going to. I'm used to winning and I intend to win on my own terms."
Clinton has gradually learned how to fake it. But to this day she's surrounded herself with media conspiracy theorists who remain some of her favorite confidants, urged wealthy allies to bankroll independent organizations tasked with knee-capping reporters perceived as unfriendly, withdrawn into a gilded shell when attacked and rolled her eyes at several generations of aides who suggested she reach out to journalists rather than just disdaining them. Not even being nice to her in print has been a guarantor of access; reporters likely to write positive stories have been screened as ruthlessly as perceived enemies, dismissed as time-sucking sycophants or pretend-friends.
"It's like a war. You need both defensive and offensive air power," says Joe Conason, an author and columnist with deep connections in the Clinton camp. "She's serious about considering a run, but she's also aware of the price she's going to have to pay. … That's why she might say, 'Who needs this?'"
"Look, she hates you. Period. That's never going to change."
For Conason and others close to Clinton, the problem with this permanent war against the media is that it portrays Clinton as a victim, rather than pushing her to create a coherent rationale for her actually being president. "They are right to create the infrastructure to defend themselves when the attacks come, but they also need to emphasize the positive," says Conason. "Out in the real world, people don't care about all of this political stuff. They want to know who she is and what she will do. And that's a story they'll need to tell."
Of course, there's a chance Clinton really has finally mellowed out, that the new generation of reporters and editors has grown bored with the old fight (or too young to remember it), or that the pulverized, twitterized national media are now simply incapable of coalescing into a conspiratorial posse out to destroy her. And maybe, just maybe, Clinton is finally willing to really play the game.
Or maybe not.
"She wants to be president; she doesn't want to run for president," another Clinton veteran told us. "The worst part of running for president for her, clearly, is dealing with the press."