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Today for the first time in forever i went out for lunch. My nurse took me out. We went for Chinese food and she aslo got me two new hoodiees. The food was good even if my stomach disagreed with it like most food. I had to pass gas a few times but since i was in public and was with my nurse i held it in which made my belly worse when i got home. The hoodiees are blue and goldish orange im not really into gold but im not picky i am very thankful for some new clothing. Got home and had to leave again as then my grandmum needed to go to the store. Got a drink and a pack of smokes. Got home and a lazy spell hit me for some reason. But i got over it. And helped grandmum some. Fed my dog and now i am in my room with some johnny Cash on and just relaxing.
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what is being done by the owners of the "other" dog , the one that aggressed your young pup?
Seems to be more than a little dog aggressive and lacking in control and careful management.
You wouldn't want to repeat this experience and since they are in your neighbourhood you can't entirely eliminate the chance of another encounter.
what is being done by the owners of the "other" dog , the one that aggressed your young pup?
Seems to be more than a little dog aggressive and lacking in control and careful management.
You wouldn't want to repeat this experience and since they are in your neighbourhood you can't entirely eliminate the chance of another encounter.
Thank you for all the advice. I do plan on stopping the dog park. she was doing well there before. We went back a couple of days later and that's when we realized just how much the incident had upset her.
I actually never did the dog park thing with my previous dogs, our family and friends all have dogs so that was how they were socialized. I am away from home for a few months and don't have them around for Sadie. I go home in a few weeks and hopefully being back with familiar dogs will help
I agree that they don't need other dogs to be happy. My last girl was great with other dogs but just wanted to be with her people.
I am in a very dog friendly area. People bring their dogs everywhere. so for now I'm back to square one with her. I'll take her to public places where the dog's are leashed. There is an area near me that is not an official dog park but dogs are allowed on leashes. I'll be taking her there. I trained all my dogs at home and they were all very well behaved. I think with Sadie I'll do some classes just for the social aspect.
When Rusty was the same age a neighbors lab ran out of the house charging towards him. I quickly picked him up & began stomping my feet yelling NO to the lab. Luckily he didn't get to Rusty. Afterwards I just carried on like normal- try to do this because your anxiety over this unfortunate situation will travel right down the leash.
Forcing interactions on her will not help. Ditch the dog park, seriously.
Love the idea of obedience classes. Controlled setting. Confidence building.
Position yourself as a strong & fair leader. The pup can get over this. Just carry on. Did I mention ditching dog parks?
|I would stay away from dog parks for a while- maybe forever. I agree with the others that recommend a good obedience club with solid stable calm dogs. Google a club or training facility that offers training for the CGC (Canine Good Citizen). Your pup is just a baby and it's your job to protect her and she needs to see you protecting her, rather than forcing her to interact with strange dogs. Especially now. Did I mention that you should stay away from dog parks??? At a club you'll meet dogs that she'll feel comfortable with and you can have play dates with dogs you know and can trust.
|If other dogs at the dog park sense her fear or hear her yelping,etc that can attract trouble. When my pup was attacked, the more he cried the more upset the other dog became. Obedience classes and being around stable dogs is what she needs.
|This probably goes without saying, but be careful of your reactions when other dogs approach Sadie. She's going to be tuned in to you, as her protector, so if she feels you tense up she'll get nervous. If you're relaxed, she'll be more inclined to relax too.
Definitely do a lot of group obedienceclasses right now. The other dogs are being trained, and you have more chances of them behaving well than random dogs at dog parks or on walks, and she will learn that she is safe even surrounded by dogs. Also teach her to ignore dogs and stay engaged with you. Best thing to do.
Dog parks are not for GSDs.
|let your dog play for a few days all day at a good doggy day care place. good ones will have an interview process that examine temperament and require vaccinations. some will let you simply drop your dog off no questions asked. the more strict they are the better.
|Our dog had a lot of fear issues when she was a pup, too. She was beat up in the shelter by the mother of another littler a few days before we got her, so she was scared of all dogs bigger than she. We made friends with the local pet supply store owner, who had her dogs at the store with her all the time, and who allowed people to bring their dogs into the store on leash. We'd bring our pup to the store and just hang out for a few hours a few days a week. She met lots of new, friendly dogs in a controlled environment, and eventually got over her issues.
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That's looking great! Can't wait to see it in person!
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That's looking great! Can't wait to see it in person!
Finally got a call to hopefully wrap this up in June...*fingers crossed*
Uh Dean how did you not see it at LegoLand? =P
wow the guy is an amazing tattooist, that looks great!
The only compairible work I've seen to your tat was out of a place called Maverick's near Destin, FL. I'm looking at getting some Mando'a sayings on my forearm soon, and possibly the mythosaur. Just need to figure out how to work it all into a nice sleeve.
EODVerd that is the hard part laying it out.
Nikko and I keep changing the layout on mine too.
Here is Boba all finished from Thursday night, (pic from his instagram)minus the jetpack. Which will be done when we do some final touchups in a month or so.http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...bafinished.jpg
That tattoo is excellent in each and every detail! I'm speechless...
Wow seriously impressed and now motivated to start mine!
That's amazing! Nice work:thumbsup
Awesome work and your tattooist nailed the design perfectly. I've always been too scared to get one of Fett because so many things could go wrong and I just haven't come across a tattooed I feel I can trust with the level of detail Fett would need.
Yup, the layout is the hardest. I stick to my week rule. If I can set a layout on my desk and look at it everyday and be satsified then I'll start getting the outline done. I'm probably going to get my daughter's name in Mando script on my chest. As for getting sleeves I might be forced to start early since the Army is looking at banning sleeve tattoos, unless you have them before they initiate the regulation. Definitely staying away from tribal.
Hi everyone! Still around, just not getting in here very often.
Been very busy sewing as always, and for a few members here as a matter of fact!
I did take some time to add to this sleeve in between trooping and sewing.
I hope in April to add what might be the last of it...maybe.:rolleyes
Attachment 67967 this is on the opposite side of the Aurra Sing young Boba tat, Attachment 67968down at the inside of my wrist. Han is above the Young Boba image closer to my elbow.
Guys this piece is NUTS!!! Beautiful work Christy...cant wait to see the completion!
Holy **** that thing came out nice. Cool to see it all filled and colored in now! Many props to your tattoo guy, he nailed it! Thanks for sharing Christi!
Wow, the detail is awesome. I bet the wrist one hurt a bit though.
It wasn't bad at all, Thank you! Wanna get back to more of it here shortly.
Wow!!! This is amazing!! Absolutely amazing!
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I'm going to be machining up a set or two of these knee darts for a buddy and I have some questions:
1. what is the preferred method of attaching these to the knee armor? A threaded screw hole in the back?
2. I need the diameters, and measurments of them so I can machine to accurate specs? Any one got this on hand to share?
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Does anyone owns one of these vests, and could tell how accurate they are?
I've heard that RA's vest is really accurate, but with no neck, and GA's comes with the neck and black hood.
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Does anyone owns one of these vests, and could tell how accurate they are?
I've heard that RA's vest is really accurate, but with no neck, and GA's comes with the neck and black hood.
Robert :fettrotj
I have RA's Vest and it's excellent, at least that's my opinion! :D
Yes it does NOT come with the neck and hood but can be made seperately which I also ordered. I am not that crazy for the hood piece but if you would like to be more on the accurate side I would order it.
As for the vest: :D:thumbsup
The vest is cool. Good color. Well made. Mine came abit too big, but nothing i cant fix. I would recommend getting 1 size smaller.
But what's the color look like, ESB or ROTJ? I'm looking for a ROTJ version, if they come different. About the sizes, I know that you have to submitt your measurements somehow when you order them.
Robert :fettrotj
I have one of RA's vests, the color is fine for my ESB Fett. Sizing was perfect. Couldn't be happier with it.
I'm really considering buying one from RA. But I'm just waiting for some news I'm waiting for, and how my "hand-made" vest comes out.
Robert :fettrotj
RA's vest is the best ive seen so far, I have worked with him on all my Fett costume items, he pumps out quality true to movie replicas. heres 2 photos of mine... ROTJ, it came a bit small, I only gave him my chest size, but its nuthin ol' MOM cant fix.
I also had him custom the lights, they arent the actual leds. I had him install several different colored blinking lights instead,(red green yellow) just for variety.
be sure to have all your upper body measurements when you do contact him
Are the shoulders pleated? :confused I know he used to only have like seven or eight pleats on his, but I can't see any of yours.
Yes, it does have the pleated shoulders.....sorry the vest kinda hangs weird in the photo. you can always goto his site and view the pics there
DPR :fettrotj
That's weird, they don't look quilted at all. Must be a photography thing.
i made my own (Male sewers unite!) but i hear nothing but good things about RA. but as for the neck, i think its attached to the jumpsuit anyhow, actually, i hope it is cuz that how i made mine!
Yup, neck attached to jumpsuit.
Sounds really good to me. About the lines in the shoulders, nothing like a good sewing machine won't fix. ;)
STEMMlin, the neck goes attached to the jumpsuit, there's a couple of threads about it, and if you have yours like that, you're in the right track! :):thumbsup
BobaFettish, any updates about your vests?
Robert :fettrotj
It's in still in Canada, but it will be a few more weeks before I get it back as we've made a few more revisions to the pattern. I'll post pics of it when I get it back and let you know what the seamstress will charge for them. Mine will be the prototype.
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That's weird, they don't look quilted at all. Must be a photography thing.
Yeah they're pleated... again, the shoulder bells are hanging over them,and the vest is hanging all weird (crappy plastic hangers) now I wish I had taked a better pic :(
RA has gr8 stuff and I dont think he'd miss something like that
rest assured
Yup, he has lines in the shoulders, no worries there!


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Hey fett fans I finally got some time and finished off my ROTJ
Fett cape I will post some picks when I get some. This is the first part of my costume I have ever worked on and I am now officially one step closer to Fett suit completion. One step at a time boy and girls, one step at a time.....For all the new Fetts out there who don't know were to begin building I would recommend the cape. It is quick (it only took me about 1 hour and 45 min) its easy and it gives you a sense of completion. Not to mention a little boost of confidence. When I finished, my brain says to me "hey that was fun lets build some more Fett stuff"


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Much of the convincing music for piano and electronics are those works that either pit the two sonic families in opposition, or aspire to integrate them. The former category sometimes reframes well-worn formal schemes, like the Concerto for Piano and Electronics by John Melby, where the piano and electronics -- like the soloist and orchestra in most capital-R Romantic concertos -- are at odds, battling, dueling for supremacy. The latter category attempts to join the acoustic and electronic mediums into one seamless texture, like Mario Davidovsky's Synchronism no. 6 or portions of Jakub Ciupinski's Morning Tale.
Other works, still, seem to accept, and even accentuate, the sonic dissonance of the two timbral families and use electronics for special purposes. Take the startling climax of Chris Cerrone's Hoyt-Schermerhorn, where the stabbing high notes in the piano splinter into shards of static, or in Jacob Cooper's Clifton Gates, which uses electronic delay mechanisms to build a dense counterpoint of musical lines.
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Those who champion public support for basic scientific research often point out that if the government didn't fund fundamental work in certain fields, nobody would (a few wealthy patrons aside). Indeed, by some definitions, the lack of commercial interest in an area of scientific study is what delineates basic from applied research. But an economic vehicle of growing popularity—prediction markets—stands to turn this notion on its head.
Although markets in which traders attempt to profit by predicting the likelihood of future events have existed in one form or another for decades, they have truly taken off in the past few years. They are commonly used, in essence, to replace opinion polls and often prove more accurate than such surveys because there are concrete costs and rewards associated with being right or wrong.
One of the pioneering prediction markets is an entity called the Foresight Exchange, where buyers and sellers trade contracts whose value depends on various propositions about the future—some of which are purely matters of scientific interest. For example, the Foresight Exchange trades contracts that will pay owners at a future date should at least one gamma-ray burst be discovered to have originated within 10 megaparsecs of Earth. The value of such contracts fluctuates with the consensus of the scientific community about whether such a discovery is likely to be made.
In the late 1990s, astronomers came to believe that no gamma-ray burst could have originated in Earth's cosmic neighborhood, in part because such a burst might well have destroyed life on Earth. The market reflected this appraisal, valuing contracts on the possible nearness of a gamma-ray burst at only a small fraction of the payout value. But in 2002 the person judging this claim for the Foresight Exchange noted that astronomers have come to believe that some large spinning stars release bursts of gamma rays along their rotational axes when they explode as supernovae. Thus it has become reasonable to suppose that such a supernova could have occurred within 10 megaparsecs, shooting its lethal gamma rays in some other direction and sparing Earth—yet still qualifying as a nearby gamma-ray burst. The judge's statement apparently caused the value of the bursts-are-near contracts to rise. They now trade at more than 80 percent of their payout value.
The rub is that the Foresight Exchange operates with play money, not real dollars. It must restrict itself in this way, because markets for predictions about the future fall into an awkward legal limbo. These operations share some elements with gambling, most forms of which are prohibited by state laws, and some with futures trading, which is regulated at the federal level by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
But suppose for a moment that it were perfectly legal to run a scientific-prediction market with real money. An enterprising astronomer might use it to fund her research. Tom W. Bell, a professor at the Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California, outlined how this might be done (using a different example) in a 2002 article in the Chapman Law Review, one titled, "Gambling for the Good, Trading for the Future: The Legality of Markets in Science Claims."
It goes like this: The investigator would approach a bank, asking it to issue, for example, 1,000 certificates that would each pay, say, $100 to the bearer if by a specified date the hypothesis is judged to be true—and an equal number of certificates that would pay $100 if the proposition is judged to be false. The bank would charge only 1,000 × $100, or $100,000, (plus, presumably, a modest fee) for doing so, knowing that, no matter what happens, it will only have to pay out on half the notes.
The market-savvy astronomer could then polish up her theory that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that no gamma-ray burst could possibly have originated close to Earth. Rather than publishing it immediately, she would sell certificates good for redemption if gamma ray bursts are discovered to have gone off nearby. Because that proposition is consistent with the prevailing consensus about what is possible, she might get a decent price, perhaps $50. With the $50,000 dollars she earns in this way, she writes a stunning paper (perhaps while vacationing in Hawaii) and submits it to Nature. As soon as it is published, the community is swayed by her arguments, and the price of contracts that pay if gamma-ray bursts do not prove to come from nearby shoots up to $99 (while the price of those that she had just sold for $50 drops to $1).
She can now sell her remaining contracts for $99,000 and easily pay back the second mortgage she took out to fund the issuance of all these certificates in the first place. And she'll have almost $50,000 left over to pay for the research needed to come up with her next blockbuster idea in astrophysics.
Could such a wild scheme for funding science ever be possible? Perhaps, but not unless the legal status of prediction markets is sorted out. Right now, the only real-money prediction markets operating in the United States—the Iowa Electronic Markets—are run by the University of Iowa as an academic exercise, with rules that limit the amount of money each participant can put at risk to $500.
Forrest Nelson, a professor of economics at the University of Iowa, helped to found the Iowa Electronic Markets. He and his colleagues faced considerable push-back from their university's lawyers in setting up a real-money exchange, but they persevered and eventually were granted "no-action" letters from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Why go to all that effort? "Economists think that incentives matter," he says, noting that when traders use play dollars, "It's all just matchsticks."
Nelson does, however, accept the findings of studies showing that the predictions of some play-money markets are just as accurate as their real-money counterparts. But he points out that to get a good answer with play money requires more participants to average out a lot of ill-conceived and extreme positions. Play-money markets, Nelson says, tend to show excessive volatility.
Nelson's Iowa group is mostly known for dealing in future election results. But in recent years it has set up markets for scientific predictions too, ones about public health (influenza outbreaks) and meteorology (hurricane landfalls). For example, the price for a futures contract that pays 10 cents should the World Health Organization confirm 400 cases of H5N1 "bird flu" before July 1, 2008, was running at 6.1 cents on the Iowa Health Prediction Market when this article went to press. This valuation suggests that the group of expert epidemiologists invited to participate feel that the proposition has a 61 percent chance of proving true. But with them gambling only a few dollars of somebody else's money (in this case, that of the project's sponsor: the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), it's hard to know how much serious study goes on behind the trading. Presumably, the results would be much more reliable if participants stood to make true fortunes with correct predictions.
At a February conference held at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, Bell suggested to his audience of mostly programmers what he called "a legal hack," a maneuver that might protect the organizers of prediction markets from prosecution—at least for ones set up and funded by a single philanthropic sponsor. The first step, Bell says, is to establish an in-house market that deals in contracts clearly related to some public good. For example, Google could sponsor a market in contracts that pay if earthquakes of certain magnitudes strike the Bay Area within specified time frames. Google employees would be required to play the market using play money ("gbucks," say), and those who made the best predictions would be awarded real-money bonuses at the end of the year.
Bell suggests that Google could then ask the courts for a declaratory judgment about whether their in-house market in earthquake futures is legal. Presumably, the answer would be yes—play-money markets with prizes being common these days.
The next step, Bell says, would be to "expand the bounds of the firm." Google would enlist scientific experts to play, engaging them nominally as independent contract researchers, but they would receive only a pittance for playing, perhaps 1 cent per trade. Those who earn the most gbucks in a year would, however, be rewarded with lucrative bonuses. In this way, the nominally play-money market would provide sizeable real-money incentives to come up with good scientific predictions. Bell suggests that Google could then approach the courts again to obtain a second declaratory judgment—saying in essence, "I'm just double checking here"—because the operation of this prediction market hasn't changed in any fundamental way since the first judgment.
Bell notes that, strictly speaking, Google would need to do this in all 50 states. But he says that, in actuality, it would probably be sufficient to obtain court judgments in California alone, because other states would be likely to follow suit.
Will such legal calisthenics be necessary? It's easy to see how robust markets in scientific predictions could provide a valuable public service, but it indeed remains difficult to forecast whether larger society will soon embrace these operations or treat them as so much highfalutin bookmaking. It wouldn't surprise me, though, if someone soon set up a market to help gauge the answer to that very question.—David Schneider
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X100S ***Member Request***
This is a comical comparison of technologies.
Any word on this Emilie?
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At this point there's good support for X-Trans in Lightroom and Capture One. Zeiss considers the XF platform important enough to make lenses for. How much longer are you going to avoid allocating the resources? The X-E1 is a hit, you need to support it. The X-E1 is 14th on the Amazon best sellers, ahead of cameras like the Sony NEX-7 and the Olympus OM-D.
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Apples to apples...
Yes, compare it to X100s and DP merrill series...
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Nikon A vs Fuji x100 and not S
Yes at this point the A is second in this class, yet you have not reviewed the any X-Trans censor camera's to date. I am hoping this will change in the near future. What is holding DXO up in this matter?
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The Lakeland Police PAL Chapter was awarded a $25,000 reimbursement grant from CareerSource Polk for the upcoming PAL Youth Leadership Summer Camp. The program works with at risk teens to promote positive attitudes and help them develop the skills needed to go out into the world. This is a great program and a good example of one way the Lakeland Police Department is working to keep children active during the summer.
PAL will provide summer camp for 40 at-risk teens ages 14 – 19 years old, 20 boys & 20 girls. This is an outstanding opportunity to get children off the street during summer months and non-school hours where latch key kids often find themselves participating in unstructured and unsupervised activities that lead to crime.
During the summer program, the teens will go on field trips, to include visiting state and local colleges, as well as an out of town trip to Atlanta, Georgia. The trip to Georgia will include visits to Georgia Tech, Morehouse College, Spellman College, Clark Atlanta College, CNN Center, World of Coca Cola, Georgia Dome, Fox Theatre, Jimmy Carter Library, Stone Mountain, Glady's Knight Chicken and waffles and the underground mall. The teens will also participate in trainings to include; workforce readiness, dress for success, teenage pregnancy prevention, Culinary Arts, Life skills training, financial management, SAT/ ACT preparation, gang awareness, leadership training, cyber space bullying, social media, etiquette training. And, that's not all; the youth will perform community service projects while attending the camp.
Pastor Boss from Greater Faith Christian Center, 2035 W. Parker Street, has partnered with PAL to provide the location for the 2014 Youth Leadership Camp.
This camp is normally used as a recruitment tool to get teens to join the year around Youth Leadership program offered by the PAL program. The main focus is to get our community children more exposure so they can see that there are greater opportunities in our country to live the American dream!
For those interested in the PAL Youth Leadership Summer Camp, registration will begin Monday May 5, 2014 at Simpson Park Community Center, 1725 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, from 12:00noon – 8:00pm.
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I live in the piedmont area of North Carolina, in between Charlotte and Winston Salem. I've been dreaming of a freelance hunt in North Dakota for a few years now; I just can't get any of my hunting partners to commit, they don't have the fever as bad as I do I guess :)
I'm looking to pack up gear and dekes to hunt potholes mainly, but also want to take a field set up for both ducks and geese. Looking at the Garrison or Devil's Lake area. Last of October, first of November time frame.
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On Thursday, October 17, 2013 in a well-attended retirement ceremony, the Lakeland Fire Department gave a fond farewell to Driver Engineer Joel Brown. D/E Brown was joined by his lovely wife and daughter as well as by many LFD personnel old and new, including some that are retired themselves.
D/E Brown enjoyed a noteworthy 30 year career with LFD which included a close call in a 1987 fire that led to a structural collapse. He was trapped with a fellow firefighter while fighting the blaze and fortunately made it through, making him a highly respected and experienced member of the department.
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'"You definitely don't want to get behind," winger Drew Stafford said after practice Wednesday in the ACC. "It's so close that if you start stringing together losses, you're going to end up at the bottom. Last year we were in last place [with a 3-9-2 record on Nov. 5] and we crawled out of that. You don't want to do that."'
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Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. Stars: Keira Knightley and Jude Law.
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text: Right now might be the time that Katie Holmes' star is burning brightest and according to The New York Daily News it is her star power that is keeping her play alive on Broadway. Apparently it is so bad that there would be no way it would ever stay open, but that Katie Holmes keeps bringing in crowds who want to see her. It is more of a curiosity thing rather than a wow she is a great actress thing. Of course you could just hang around the Whole Foods in Chelsea and wait for her to show up and save yourself the money and the really bad play. I think it is pretty incredible that she has managed to keep a play open. Are there that many people who are fascinated enough by her that are willing to fork over money to see her in something bad. They didn't when she was in bad movies but I guess since a play is live and in person they will. What she needs to do is a one woman show and just talk about what everyone wants to hear.


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'The drought has gone on so long that only three players – Martin Biron, Maxim Afinogenov and Dmitri Kalinin – have celebrated a Buffalo victory in front of the Devils' fans. "It's just one of those places where . . . there's just no atmosphere," Biron said. "You go in that place and it's dead, and there's just nothing there. Not that it should make a difference when you play, but it does. You get that feeling of nothing."'
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Kids' ski passes, other prizes at Lake Dillon Fire open house
October 15, 2012
Two kids' season ski passes – one from Arapahoe Basin, one from Vail Resorts – highlight the prizes available at the Lake Dillon Fire-Rescue annual open house from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Dillon fire station at 225 Lake Dillon Drive.
Kids will be asked to get a sign-off on their "passports" from every learning station at the open house to be entered into a drawing to win the ski passes, as well as bike helmets and other fun prizes. Learning stations will include using a fire extinguisher, taking a tour of the fire station, practicing on the 9-1-1 simulator and visiting with other public-safety organizations.
The family friendly event is free and open to the public, and everyone will be treated to free hot dogs, chips and sodas, plus great information on fire safety. The annual open house is held in conjunction with national Fire Prevention Week and is a terrific way to meet our firefighters and learn how to stay safe from fire.


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Bjerk, David and Caleb Mason. "Inter-Judge Sentencing Disparity on the Federal Bench: An Examination of Drug Smuggling Cases in the Southern District of California." Federal Sentencing Reporter 25.3 (2013) 190-196.
Shelton, Cameron. "Legislative Budget Cycles." Public Choice (2012)
Weidenmier, Marc, Calomiris, Charles W., Mason, Joseph, and Bobroff, Katherine (forthcoming). "The Effects of Reconstruction Finance Corporation Assistance on Michigan's Banks' Survival in the 1930s." Explorations in Economic History.
Burdekin, Richard C and Yang, Yang (Amanda) (forthcoming). "Cross Market-Trading in China's Large State-owned Commercial Banks." Contemporary Economic Policy.
Blomberg, S. Brock, Fernholz, Ricardo and Levin, John-Clark (forthcoming). "Terrorism and the Invisible Hook." Southern Economic Journal.
Blomberg, S. Brock and Engel, Roz (forthcoming). "Lines in the Sand: Border Effects, Economic Integration and Disintegration of Post- War Iraq." Journal of Law and Economics.
Antecol, Heather and Cobb-Clark, Deborah (forthcoming). "Do Psychosocial Traits Help Explain Gender Segregation in Young People's Occupations?" Labour Economics.
Antecol, Heather and Steinberger, Michael (2013). "Labor Supply Differences Between Married Heterosexual Women and Partnered Lesbians: A Semi-Parametric Decomposition Approach." Economic Inquiry.
Antecol, Heather and Kiholm-Smith, Janet (2012). "The Early Decision Option in College Admission and its Impact on Student Diversity." Journal of Law and Economics.
Blomberg, S. Brock, Hess, Greg and Gandhi, Ashvin (2011). "The Political Economy of Legislation on Terrorism." Defense and Peace Economics.
Blomberg, S. Brock, Hess, Gregory and Tan, Daniel (2011). "Terrorism and the Economics of Trust" Journal of Peace Research.
Shelton, Cameron (2010). "Legislative Budget Cycles." Public Choice.
"Sugar in Hawaii: The Potential for Sugarcane Ethanol in Reducing Energy Dependence"(Richard Burdekin with Erin Liu), in Peter T. Jenkins (ed.), The Sugar Industry and Cotton Crops, Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2010, pp. 147-166.
Weidenmier, Marc, Hughson, Eric and Bernstein, Asaf (2010). "Identifying the effects of a lender of last resort on financial markets: lessons from the founding of the fed." Journal of Financial Economics.
Blomberg, S. Brock, Hess, Gregory, and Jackson, J. Hunter (2009). "Terrorism and the Returns to Oil." Economics and Politics.
Burdekin, Richard C.K. Redfern, Luke (2009). "Stock Market Sentiment and the Draining of China's Savings Deposits." Economics Letters.
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Brown, William O., J. Harold Mulherin, and Marc D. Weidenmier (2008). "Competing with the NYSE." Quarterly Journal of Economics. (also published as NBER Working Paper #12343).
Mitchener, Kris and Marc D. Weidenmier (2008. "Trade and Empire." Economic Journal. (also published as NBER Working Paper #13765).
Bordo, Michael D., Christopher Meissner, and Marc D. Weidenmier (2008). "Currency Mismatches and the Costs of Finance: Lessons from an Exogenous Exchange Rate Depreciation." Journal of International Money and Finance. (also published as NBER Working Paper #13403).
Mitchener, Kris and Marc D. Weidenmier (2008). "The Baring Crisis and the Great Latin American Meltdown of the 1890s." Journal of Economic History, 68:462-500. (also published as NBER Working Paper #12343).
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Chateau Labegorce 2005
Bordeaux Red Blends from Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Winemaker's Notes
In this vintage, which is now the benchmark, the Chateau Lebergorce is marked by aromas of black fruit, light toasted notes and a rich palate with weight. The tannins are very present and the fruitiness is particularly expressed. An untamed style that is not without a certain charm. A vin de garde (for keeping) par excellence.
Reaches its prime between 2020 and 2025.
Critical Acclaim
Wine Enthusiast - "New wood, sweet fruit, blackberry and plum skin flavors are all here in this round, ripe wine, with its soft, dusty tannins and delicious fresh acidity. This property has certainly joined the big league in Margaux."
Wine Spectator - "Firm, with blackberry, cedar and sweet tobacco character. Full-bodied, with firm tannins and a long, slightly chewy finish."
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The origins of Labégorce lie in a large estate in the northern parts of the commune of Margaux which belonged to the Gorce (or Gorsse) family, perhaps as long ago as the 14th Century. The family were originally merchants, gradually climbing the social ladder in Bordeaux, assuming a more aristocratic standing in the community as they did so. They were still the proprietors here in the 18th Century, and documents from that time indicate that there was viticulture on the estate, the vineyards dotted between fields of wheat and pasture where cattle grazed. This was the situation at the time of the French Revolution, when like so many other estates in Bordeaux, Labégorce was divided and sold off, giving rise to three estates that still estate today. The first, that which concerns us here, is Chateau Labégorce and the second is Labégorce-Zédé, named for Pierre Zédé who acquired the estate in 1840. The third is the curiously named L'Abbé Gorsse de Gorsse, an estate long defunct as far as viticulture is concerned, but which is still clearly visible on the currently available maps of the commune. Following the break-up of the original estate the modern-day Labégorce first passed to a gentleman named Capelle, and subsequently changed hands a number of times, most recently coming into the ownership of Hubert Perrodo in 1989.
The Labégorce vineyards include three main plots, totalling 70 hectares in all, although only approximately 40 hectares are fully planted up. All three plots lie in the northernmost part of the commune. The largest plot, accounting for about two-thirds, lies just northeast of the fine chateau, which was constructed by the renowned architect Courcelles. There is a second plot around the chateau itself, accounting for about a quarter of all the Labégorce vines, while the smallest plot lies a little further north around the church in Soussans. The vines average 30 years of age, with the oldest vines, of which there are just four hectares, dating from between 1902 and 1950. More date from 1951 to 1985, whereas a quarter date from 1989 when extensive replanting took place. Vineyard practices involve careful use of chemicals, with no herbicide used at all, and yields are typically 50 hl/ha. Harvesting is by hand, and fermentation begins with a short, cold maceration followed by a temperature controlled process. Each parcel of vines, of which there are many, is vinified separately. The blend is 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Malolactic fermentation takes place in oak, 30% of which is new, where the wine spends up to fifteen months. It is fined using egg whites before bottling. The grand vin is Chateau Labégorce, and the second wine is Chateau Tour de Laroze. There is also a third wine, produced from a 4 hectare plot entitled to the Haut-Médoc appellation, called La Mouline de Labégorce View all Chateau Labegorce Wines
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Soft, elegant, feminine… these are words often used to describe the wines of Margaux. The commune is different from its northern neighbors of the Haut-Médoc in both geography and style. Home to the name-sharing premier cru, Margaux lays a few marshlands south of St.-Julien.
Notable FactsAs in other Medoc appellations, Cabernet Sauvignon leads the blends of the region, but the percentage of Merlot in Margaux's wines is higher than other left bank communes. Add that to a diverse soil, lighter than that in the north, and you have a softer, more voluptuous wine. In the best years, wines of Margaux are delicate, elegant and refined - structured, but not austere. Chateau Margaux is, of course, a first growth and a highly esteemed and sought-after wine. Chateau Palmer, a third growth, is also well-respected and often commands prices equivalent of first growths. Look for Cru Bourgeois if you want to try the finesse of Margaux at a lower price.
About France - Other regionsWhen it comes to wine, France is a classic. Classic blends, grapes and styles began in the country and they still remain. Think about it - people ask for a Burgundian style Pinot Noir, they refer to wines as Bordeaux or Rhone blends - Champagne even had to pass a law to stop international wineries from putting their region on the label of all sparkling wine.
The top regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone. And these regions are so diverse! It makes sense that wine regions throughout the world try to emulate their style. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are no longer French varieties, but international varieties. They may not be the leader of cutting edge technology or value-priced wines, but there is no doubt that they are still producing wines of great quality and diversity.
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8 ratings, 3 with reviews59/13/201237/14/2012dry taste55/21/201241/12/201211/4/2012Very disappointing.The wine was acidic with a metallic taste and no hint of fruit or any other taste.It was served to a Frenchman who has consumed his share of French wines and he felt not only was it not good but it was bad.Perhaps we receivedSparky G - Simsbury, CT412/7/2010This Bordeaux is much better than the Wine Spectator 90-rating!Red w/Attitude - Miami, FL47/1/2011megonzalez - Alachua, FL23/23/2011


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The Harris County Citizen Corps Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, program has reached a milestone of 20,000 trained members on March 7 with the graduation of its latest students from the University of St. Thomas.
The UST CERT is made up of 51 students, all members of the Health Occupations Students of America. The class contains the 20,000th graduate since the program's inception in 2003.
"Harris County's CERT program is one of the strongest in the nation," said Harris County Judge Ed Emmett. "The cornerstone of that success is a strong commitment to individual and community preparedness."
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She must be really stable not to bark yet. I think it is a good sign. The best protectors are the ones who are not afraid of strangers. The barkers will probably hide behind you or snap out of fear. I think when she matures she will start warning you.
WD never barked at strangers either at that age. But when one of our nephews ran up to me WD immediately positioned himself between the boy and me. I was pleasantly surprised.
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Filled with fruit, nuts, chocolate and loads of flavor, these traditional Italian treats hit the spot. We enjoy them at Christmas with a hot beverage.
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- 6 tablespoons butter, cubed
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1/2 cup mixed candied fruit, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- In a saucepan, combine butter, milk, sugar and honey. Bring to a full boil. Remove from the heat; stir in almonds and fruit. Stir in flour until blended. Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto greased and floured baking sheets. Spread batter with a spoon to form 2-1/2-in. circles. Bake at 350° for 6-9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on pans for 1 minute before carefully removing to waxed paper to cool completely. For coating, combine chocolate chips and shortening in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until melted. Spread 1 teaspoonful over the bottom of each cookie. When chocolate is almost set, draw wavy lines with a fork or cake decorating comb. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: about 2 dozen.
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AMES, Iowa — Impatiens, the top-selling bedding plants in the United States, are easy to grow, provide color to shady areas throughout the growing season, and have few insect and disease problems. Unfortunately, the disease situation appears to be about to change as impatiens downy mildew has appeared in much of the eastern U.S. in the last two years. This destructive disease may impact many home gardeners over the next few years. To have additional plant and garden questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515-294-3108 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Symptoms of impatiens downy mildew initially appear as yellowing of infected leaves. The yellow-green foliage may initially be confused with a nutritional deficiency. As the infection progresses, leaves may curl downward and a white, fuzzy growth can be seen on the undersides of the leaves. Severe infections often lead to early defoliation and blossom drop, leaving bare stems with a few tiny, yellow leaves at the tips of the shoots.
Downy mildew is caused by the water mold Plasmopara obducens. This fungus-like pathogen thrives under cool temperatures and moist or humid conditions. Disease spores (zoospores) are produced in spore-bearing structures called sporangia. The sporangia are responsible for the white, fuzzy growth on the undersides of the leaves. The sporangia are easily dislodged and can be splashed by rain or water to other leaves and carried to distant plants by air currents. When provided with a wet leaf surface (either from rain or irrigation water), zoospores released by the sporangia invade the leaf tissue and begin an infection. Impatiens downy mildew also produces a second type of spore (oospore). Oospores form inside infected leaves and stems and are released into the soil as the plant debris decays. These resting spores may survive in the soil for a period of several years.
All varieties of the common garden impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) and interspecific hybrids with an Impatiens walleriana parent (such as Fusion and Butterfly impatiens) are susceptible to impatiens downy mildew. Garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina) is also considered susceptible to impatiens downy mildew. New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) are highly tolerant to this disease. No other annuals are infected by this pathogen.
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'The Sabres advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1999 but haven't gotten out of the second round since and missed the playoffs the past two years, in large part because of the franchise's economic problems. Golisano should help change that.'
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Will Sen. Bob Corker emerge as a "legitimate dealmaker" or be regarded as a "legislative flirt"?
That's the question asked in a report run by Politico this morning, regarding the senator's possible role in crafting a compromise for the Senate confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominee for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray.
The article mentions that Corker, a member of the Senate Banking Committee and former Chattanooga mayor, was one of two Republican senators to not sign a letter pledging to block Cordray's confirmation.
Corker was quoted saying he was working on a bipartisan solution for moving forward with the process.
"I've been working for a compromise and looking for legislative solutions, so I just didn't sign it," Corker was quoted saying. "I thought it was best to stay off of it."
The report recalls past efforts by the senator to elicit bipartisan compromise on issues such as the auto bailout and Wall Street reform, which failed. It also quotes a nameless former Democratic Senate staffer, who suggests Corker may be "more interested in crafting a bipartisan persona than cutting a bipartisan deal."
But the fight over the CFPB chief may play to the senator's advantage yet, the report reads.
"Corker now has a chance to quiet his critics in the fight over the CFPB and establish himself as a rare bipartisan broker," the report says.
On Monday afternoon, Corker's office issued a statement "to clarify" Politico's report.
The statement said that after having conversations with "a number of stakeholders" regarding Cordray's appointment in recent weeks, the senator had determined it would be up to the White House to determine necessary changes to the CFPB in order to ensure Cordray's confirmation.
"I made some suggestions to people at Treasury and the White House as to how they might go about resolving this issue and getting Richard Cordray confirmed," Corker said. "… But at this point, the ball is entirely in the White House's court. By making some modest and reasonable changes to the structure of the CFPB, I think we could have a strong Senate vote confirming Cordray as leader of the organization. But that will require the White House showing a willingness to move the process forward."
To read the full Politico report, click here.
Last year, both Corker and Sen. Lamar Alexander opposed Obama's nomination of Cordray, a former Ohio attorney general, to head the newly formed agency. When the president sped Cordray's appointment through during a Senate recess, the action drew ire from both Tennessee senators.
Recently, a court ruling struck down recess appointments made by Obama to the National Labor Relations Board, which occurred at the same time as Cordray's appointment. The action has renewed outspoken opposition from Republicans toward the agency head.
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The less-expensive ammunition often used for target/range shooting has gunpowder that is not treated with flash-deterrent additives, so it tends to give off more sparks and muzzle-flash when fired. I recently took a friend to the range, and while taking some video clips of him shooting, I noticed some sparks flying out of the barrel; looked like a chunk of gunpowder still burning, like a tiny comet. I managed to find something similar on one of the still photos I extracted from the video clips (look for the 3-4 little lines coming out of the front of the flash):


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From the moment you step into The Capital Grille, the experience is one of comfortable elegance. African mahogany paneling and Art Deco chandeliers provide a warm, stately setting for our nationally renowned dry-aged steaks, fresh seafood, and acclaimed world-class wines. With service as gracious as it is attentive, we look forward to impressing you.
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How secure is your network? The best way to find out is to attack it. Network Security Assessment provides you with the tricks and tools professional security consultants use to identify and assess risks in Internet-based networks-the same penetration testing model they use to secure government, military, and commercial networks. With this book, you can adopt, refine, and reuse this testing model to design and deploy networks that are hardened and immune from attack.
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I would split them just before a flow. :mrgreen:
One way to continually cause an increase in the brood area is to pull frames of honey and nectar in the brood area and replace with empty frames so that the bees must draw out the new frames. When you pull the frames with honey and nectar...what do you do with them? Do the store them, and save them for another potential hive?I have only one hive, which now has has a second brood box...I won't have to worry about this splitting thing yet will it??


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President Obama's bipartisan fiscal commission held its first meeting last week amid ample -- and appropriate -- warnings that the nation was on a path to fiscal disaster. Commission members, who are charged with recommending solutions to the nation's short-term and long-term budget problems, were told that time was of the essence. As Robert Reischauer, a former director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), put it in one particularly dire comment: the longer reforms are delayed, the greater the risk of "catastrophic economic collapse."
The commission met Tuesday at the White House with Obama, who said people in both parties must put politics aside and "take a hard look at the growing gap between what the government spends and what the government raises in revenue."
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke emphasized the importance of making the tax system fair, efficient and comprehensible while considering how much revenue would be needed. The commission also heard sobering analyses from Peter Orszag, the White House budget director, and Rudy Penner, another former CBO director.
Obama created the panel – officially known as the Bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform -- in February after congressional efforts to set up a fiscal commission failed. Budget hawks, including The Concord Coalition, had long urged the creation of such a group.
There are 10 Democrats and 8 Republicans on the commission, and any recommendations will require at least 14 votes. The recommendations are due Dec. 1.
Many analysts and lawmakers say the 14-vote requirement will be a high hurdle. But Robert Bixby, Concord's executive director, says that even if only a limited number of recommendations receive that much support, the commission's work could "still be helpful in defining the magnitude of the problem and the realistic trade-offs that must be made in finding solutions."
Concord has also urged the commission to focus on long-range, structural problems in the federal budget and to avoid getting bogged down on short-term issues.
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'"The open end of the stadium is parallel to the direction of the winds that blow in. When the winds do blow in, it seems as though they drop down into the bowl and create some crazy wind patterns. Believe me, they have been problems for every kicker and quarterback who has ever had to kick or pass into those blowing winds."'
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University of Delaware Mens Lacrosse Looks to Go 2-0, Heads to No. 15 Bucknell Saturday Afternoon
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Delaware, which won its 12th straight season-opener last week for head coach Bob Shillinglaw, will be taking on a nationally-ranked Bison team that will be making its season opener. Bucknell is ranked No. 15 in the USILA Coaches Poll and No. 14 in the Warrior Media Poll.
The Blue Hens (1-0) will be looking to avenge last year's tough 9-8 setback to Bucknell at Delaware Stadium. In suffering the loss, Delaware had a 21-game win streak over the Bison that dated back to 1974 snapped. The Blue Hens still lead the series 24-4.
Delaware, one of the nation's youngest teams with 19 true freshmen on the roster, enjoyed an outstanding debut last week as the Hens jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead and never looked back in downing High Point for the second straight year. Sophomore goalkeeper Conor Peaks led an impressive defensive showing with a career-high tying 15 saves while Jeff Heath and Steve Delargy each netted two goals.
Bucknell, led by head coach Frank Fedorjaka, returns seven starters and 25 lettermen from last year's team that went 12-4 overall and 5-1 in the Patriot League. Leading the squad is All-American attackman/midfielder Jackson Place and 2013 Patriot League Rookie of the Year Sean Doyle.
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