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Acropolis Rally
By Phil Wicks
Team Slot are still a long way down the road when it comes to slotcar making but compared to what we could buy ten or so years ago they are catching up. I don't know if they will ever equal the like of Scalextric and co for all round finish and drivability but if my latest acquisition is indicative of a trend then they will be a lot closer to the market leaders in a couple of years!
My first Team Slot experience was the ill fated Toyota Celica GT4 (see review, this board) It wasn't a disappointment as I had no expectations of it but it certainly let itself down badly. My next Team Slot experience was the Renault Alpine Rally car in factory colours. This model took a bit of working on but eventually at minimal cost I turned it into a race winner. The TS 6 motor was far more tractable for small track / home circuit use.
A few weeks back whilst perusing the pages of John Hayward's 'Classic slot' web site I saw the Audi Quattro 'Acropolis Rally' model. My previous experience with Quattros was the Scalextric model. Very attractive but very, very hard to drive. Like a lot of the earlier Scalextric saloon/sedan car models, there is a lot of weight above the axles and the end result is a model which does spectacular roll over deslots!!
So, apart from a little trepidation, not knowing what motor it would have and how good the body and chassis mouldings would be and whilst waiting for some of the more desirable announcements from other manufacturers to materialise, I decided to purchase this model with a view to getting it 'working'.
As an overseas buyer, EU rules allow me to purchase this model free of VAT (GST) and at 17.5% this makes the model very attractive. Aussie customs and excise rules allow non commercial transactions below $200 exempt from duty, so this too was very attractive!! And finally, after a Paypal transaction of Au$55.00, the model was on its way. Five days later, I was eagerly unwrapping it in the comfort of my lounge.
Out of the box my first instinct was to whip it over and view the motor, as expected, it was the TS7 Titan!! A mean beast with plenty of sting. Not really a home track / small track motor but in a good chassis it can be partially tamed. Further inspection of the exterior showed the finish to be greatly improved on the GT4. No tampo fading out towards the edges and no over spraying of other parts. The axles, too, felt fairly firm in their bushes and the body detail is a vast improvement on my previous experiences with Team slot.
One thing that caught my attention was the rear end detail. No doubt the soon to be released Fly version will have a well moulded rear end but, for Teamslot, this is a milestone in detail reproduction!! Another plus was that the model actually sits level on its chassis and is square to the track. The other Teamslots I've owned have had their mounting posts trimmed to get things level! Almost worth the purchase alone! Looking closer, some of the not so hot features become apparent but hey, this is to race!!
The model has quite a heavy clear coat on it, maybe one too many, and wherever the model is sprayed, I think they should improve the dust extraction equipment. There are specs of dust or fall out in several noticeable places on the upper body. Another area for review must be the moulding itself. It looks scale enough and in good proportion but like some of the static plastic models of the sixties and seventies, there are 'dimples' in the moulding at the extremities, front and rear. Minor, but still there.
The driver and navigator are pretty nineties and interior detail for this in line model is rudimentary but it does well in conveying the visual effect of the original. The colour scheme too is a fair likeness and with red and black parts being very bold, it stands out in a crowd on the track! Lastly, the vulnerable parts consist of both door mirrors, as they stick out into the roll over zone, and the rear spoiler comes across as a bit flimsy but it does have a simulated oil cooler mounted in it so this may well brace it a bit!
Next job was to poke about inside a bit. Three tight screws fix the body. Two up front and one rear. The mounting posts don't interlock with the chassis as do a lot of modern models so it is up to the chassis to sit between the body sides to hold all in place. This will make body tuning a breeze.
The model is four wheel drive, this is a bit tongue in cheek as the front wheels are driven by a familiar rubber band on one side only. The belt tension is quite low and its effectiveness will have to be tested. I usually test this sort of set up by turning the front wheels. A good set up will turn the rear axle too but this system slips easily and power transmission from rear to front looks like it's going to be rudimentary! Also, on later inspection, it was noted that the front pulley was actually split on the shaft!! The sloppy belt is probably a blessing in disguise as any more tension on the pulley may well be problematic.
Next check was the guide. This is similar to other team slot 'spring loaded' guides. Not too much tension here either and it is a poor attempt at a spring loaded guide. The saving grace is that the guide is quite rigid in its mounting and front/back and side to side slop is minimal.
Next, to the motor. This sits in an adapter. The TS7 Titan is externally the same as the Ninco NC 5 motors in appearance and the hole in the chassis is quite large? The end result is a motor that has virtually no resistance to torque reaction what so ever! The motor will eventually have a thick bead of hot glue down both sides to stop this twisting.
The front and rear axles are fairly well mounted and axle/bush slop is minimal although the axle bushes do rotate readily in the chassis. My solution here was to fix the rear axle bushes with some PVA glue. This will do the job well and will be easy to release when it is necessary. The chassis is a loose fit in the body so there are no pinch points which might need treatment.
Tyres are not the best. They are eccentric and have poor grip. My previous experience with Teamslot tyres has been to discard the rears and replace them with SCX type seven slicks. These seem to have plenty of grip for both board and plastic tracks. The wheels on the other hand are fine (this time) and don't have any noticeable eccentricity or run out. A saving grace on a model that is going to take some setting up.
The model's first outing was at a friends classic Scaley layout but this was more a try it and see event. It wasn't possible to run the car flat out as the undulations in the plastic track caused the model to become airborne after reaching Mach 2! The traction magnet did however demonstrate more that a token amount of downforce. Not of SCX or Scaley proportions but still enough to allow the car to hang on fairly tenaciously in even the tight radius bends! Another observation was the noise emitted from the gears, very reminiscent of SCX models!
So later, after screwing gluing and lubing, next stop had to be the 21 metre painted board test track. At home with the Red Team saw the model wheeled out for its debut. Track warmed up and ready to go, the model was placed in red lane and given its head. The track had already been 'warmed up' and a few moderate laps gave me an idea of what to expect under pressure. Pressing on, I decided to run the model on full power.
The track has the facility to 'dial in' some wire wound resistors and therefore either tame or handicap a model. On full juice I set off and it was immediately clear that the SCX tyres were working well. With the gear still a bit noisy I pressed on but it did quieten over a period having not been lubed to start with. After twenty laps or so I decided to up the pace. Make no mistake, the TS7 'Titan' motor has plenty of grunt. In my Celica GT4 test it made the car almost undrivable, due in part to the poor chassis. This model retained a semblance of controllability but the car is still blisteringly quick. Too quick for the average home circuit. It would be more useable on a big club circuit and then it will be a handful, the main reason being the cars high centre of gravity.
I punched out a few unnerving laps and finally, the tyres bedded in well and the extra grip caused a tipping deslot in the sweepers. C of G was going to need attention still though. The 'yump' on the back straight caused the model to become airborne but in this cars case, nine out of ten times it landed back in the slot??!! allowing me to continue on my breakneck way! Finally, I reset the race manager and pushed of for the hottest lap. Hold on to your seats!
The model flies, it is possible to control it but every corner is a potential off and you can't run that high speed 'relaxed' type of race. It's ragged 'edge' every time! This model should be raced with lane stickers top AND bottom! After a period of high speed passes, best time was 7.643 secs, My next step was to clean the tyres and set off again. With a light smear of CRC (WD40) on the rear rears, the grip level seems to increase dramatically but as mentioned before, the high centre of gravity may well work against having too much grip and corners had to be notched back a bit. Nonetheless, the model is a very quick car and after final testing, the best lap came in at 7.216 secs. No slouch at that but still no time to relax!
Wheelbase 79.0 m.m.
Front Axle width 59.5 m.m.
Rear Axle width (SCX tyres) 62.0 m.m.
Turret height 41.5 m.m.
Height / width ratio 0.67 : 1
Overall weight 94.0 gms
Front Axle load 36.0 gms
Rear Axle load 58.0 gms
Front / Rear weight dist. 39% / 61%
Pinion 9z
Crown wheel 27z
Final drive ratio 3 : 1
Rear wheel diameter 19.0 m.m.


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Stocks higher, Dow has a fourth record day
The Dow Jones industrial average posted a fourth record finish Friday, ending the day up almost 0.5%.
Shortly after the close, the Dow was sitting at 14,397.07, up 67.58 or 0.47%. The blue-chip index traded as high as 14,413.17 but couldn't hold on.
Stocks got a lift early after the Labor Department said employers added 236,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7%. But the gains were short-lived. The Dow was up more than 80 points early, before falling back.
Within an hour of the open, major indexes flattened out and briefly turned mixed. At that point, the Dow Jones industrial average was the only benchmark to hold its gains.
The Standard & Poor's 500 stock index inched closer to its all-time high of 1,565.15 set Oct. 9, 2007, but failed to crack that mark. At the open, it was only 20.89 points away. It finished almost 14 points away at 1,551.18, up 6.92 points or 0.45%.
The Nasdaq composite index ended the day up 12.28 points or 0.38% at 3,244.37.
The yield on 10-year Treasury notes, which moves inversely to the price, rose to 2.06% from 2% Thursday.
European stocks closed higher: The FTSE 100 in the U.K. was up 0.69%; Germany's Dax 30 was up 0.59%, and France's CAC 40 was up 1.22%.
Among stocks making big moves Friday:
— Pandora gained $2.10, or 7.90%, to $13.83 after the Internet radio company issued a strong profit forecast and said its mobile business was improving. Pandora also said its CEO, Joseph Kennedy, would leave.
— Skullcandy fell $1.52 to $5.20, a loss of 22.62%, after the headphone maker projected a big loss and drop in sales for the current quarter, and said this year's results will likely be worse than in 2012.
— Foot Locker fell $2.51 to $32.80 even after reporting that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit jumped 28%. An extra sales week helped boost earnings, but analysts were expecting more.
On Thursday, the Dow gained 0.2% to close at 14,329.49. The S&P 500 index rose 0.2% to 1,544.26. The Nasdaq rose 0.3% to 3,232.09. For the Dow, it was a third straight day of closing at a record high.
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In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 2.6% to 12,283.62, as a weakening yen boosted export-linked shares. Europe's benchmark the Stoxx Europe 600 index was seeing modest gains at the end of the week.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 22 cents to $91.78 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.13 to finish at $91.56 per barrel Thursday.
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Most of us enjoying knowing the names of our acquaintances — including trees. It's tougher to identify trees in winter because most have no leaves, which is how we generally recognize trees. But by observing overall shape, bark, branching patterns, buds and the presence or absence of leaves, you should be able to pick out several common trees quite easily.
The trees discussed here include 5 that keep all or some of their leaves; the rest lose all their leaves.
The first group includes white pine, Canadian hemlock and spruce, all of which have green needles — their form of leaves. Oaks and beeches are broad-leafed trees that hold all or some of their leaves, though the leaves are dead and brown.
Young trees hold more of the dead leaves than more mature ones.
White pine (Pinus strobus) has clusters of 5 soft needles, each about 3 inches long. Branches grow in whorls off the trunk; each year the tree grows just one new set of branches, so you can see how fast they grow by observing the distance between whorls on the main trunk. From a distance you can see clumps of needles pointing up near the top of the tree.
Canadian hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) has short, flat needles that feel soft to the touch and that have a white line on the underneath side of each. It is one of the few trees in the woods that can grow in deep shade — as well as full sun.
There are several kinds of spruce (Picea spp.), but all share this characteristic, which will separate them from hemlock trees: turn over a branch and observe the color of the leaves. If the needles on the top side and the bottom of the bough are the same color, it is a spruce. Spruce needles are pointy and sharp. Spruce hold more snow on their branches than other evergreens, too, often leaving little snow beneath the tree.
American beech (Fagus grandifolia) is most easily identified by its smooth gray bark; some older trees have bark that is scarred by a fungus. Their buds are up to an inch long with sharp pointy ends; they are shaped a bit like little cigars. Young beech trees hold lots of leaves but the older ones tend to lose most. Leaves are 2-5 inches long, oval, and have serrated edges.
Oaks ( Quercus spp.) also hold at least a few leaves. The leaves are lobed, often ending in a sharp point. There are a few oaks that have different shaped leaves, but you probably won't come across one. Acorns are a dead giveaway, too, though most acorns have fallen by now. Buds and small (side) branches are either opposite each other on a branch or they alternate — one here, one farther along on the other side.
Only 3 common trees have opposite branching: the maples (many species), ash (4 species), and horse chestnut. There are several kinds of shrubs that have opposite branching, including viburnums, most dogwoods, lilacs and honeysuckles. Don't be deceived by the fact that often twigs are broken off, so that the branching pattern may not appear at first glance to be opposite.
Of the many kinds of maples (Acer spp.), sugar and red maples are common in most woods. At the end of each branch you will see 3 buds: a terminal bud and a bud on each side of it. The buds are sharply pointed on sugar maples, less so on red maples. Red maple buds get redder as the winter progresses. Get to know a few big old sugar maples during sugaring season, and you will soon recognize the color of bark and the overall shape.
Red maples tend to have branches that spread less than sugar maples, and they can live in wet places (but sugar maples rarely do).
White ash (Fraxinus americanus) also has opposite buds, but they are much more rounded than those on maples. The key characteristic for me is the bark, which is furrowed into diamond shaped areas on mature trees. You will also see that small branches on an ash are also much less delicate than those on a maple. Looking up at branches, you will see that they have lots of lumps and bumps near their tips.
White or paper birch (Betula papyrifera) is one of the best known of our native trees: it has bright, white bark that tends to peel as the tree gets bigger. Other birches include gray and yellow birches. The former has dirty gray bark; the latter has finely peeling silvery or golden bark. All have horizontal marks on the bark called lenticels. Lenticels allow air into the inner growing layer of the tree. Their twigs are fine, and may have catkins (narrow pollen-producing structures 2 inches long or so) towards the top of the tree.
One of our most common trees is the poplar (Populus deltoides). Poplars are fast growing, short-lived trees that jump up anywhere, even in poor soil along roadsides. They tolerate wet or dry locations and are immune to road salt. I recognize them from the color of the bark — it is greenish to putty-colored, particularly up high. It is often an irregular-shaped tree that is considerably taller than wide.
So clip this article and take a walk in the woods. See what you can identify. And bring along a tree I.D. book to help. I like A Guide to Nature in Winter by Donald Stokes, as it has information about everything you can see outdoors in winter, not just the trees.
To see photos of some of these trees, go to Henry's Web site: www.gardening-guy.com. Reach him by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Identifying trees in winter can be challenging
Most of us enjoying knowing the names of our acquaintances — including trees. It's tougher to identify trees in winter because most have no leaves, which is how we generally recognize trees. But by observing overall shape, bark, branching patterns, buds and the presence or absence of leaves, you should be able to pick out several common trees quite easily.


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Guns N' Roses Guitarist 'Bumblefoot' Releases 'The Pink Panther Theme' Cover
Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal has released a studio version of the Henry Mancini classic 'The Pink Panther Theme.' The recording features members of Guns N' Roses: Frank 'Thunderchucker' Ferrer on drums, Tommy Stinson on bass, Richard Fortus and DJ Ashba on rhythm guitars. This is the ninth song in a series of digital singles released by Thal in 2011.
As reported by Blabbermouth.net, Thal claims to be the anti-rockstar and is more about being heard than seen. It was during the 2009 Guns N' Roses rehearsals in Los Angeles at the Forum that members of the band were pressed to come up with their own solo spots for the upcoming shows. Both Fortus and Asbal were prepared, but Thal admits that he had a huge anti-solo attitude.
Still, with little time to spare before the tour launched, Thal gave in and shared some of his ideas with the group. He first considered doing the theme song from Charlie Brown, but the rest of the band responded best when he tossed out the idea of doing 'The Pink Panther Theme.'
"'OK, Frank, gimme a 'tsss, ts, t-tsss, ts, t-tsss' on the cymbals, Tommy, go 'dammmm, dommmm, dummmm' on the octave 5th and root, Rich, gimme the …' (Rich was already playing the part before I finished the sentence), 'Deej, hit the heavy 'duh-dah, duh dah!' and we quickly threw the song together. And that was my solo for the next two years of touring. And I enjoyed it!"
The studio recording of this song is available for purchase at Bumblefoot.com, iTunes and other digital outlets.


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Win a Visit from the San Francisco Public Library Green Bookmobile!
Celebrate National Bookmobile Day with photo clues of the new Green Bookmobile at Iconic San Francisco Locations
In honor of National Bookmobile Day and National Library Week, San Francisco Public Library is giving away a chance to win a two-hour bookmobile visit to a location of your choosing. From April 6 to April 16, visit the San Francisco Public Library website (sfpl.org) and follow the highlighted photo clue to guess the location of SFPL's green bookmobile.
San Francisco is known for its iconic landmarks, from the Cable Cars to Fisherman's Wharf. The Green Bookmobile is taking its place among these landmarks and we're inviting everyone to join in the fun by guessing the bookmobile's location at six notable sites.
The Contest Details*: Starting on April 6and continuing to April 16, photo glimpses of six iconic San Francisco locations will be on the SFPL website (sfpl.org). Correctly guess the landmark location where the bookmobile was parked, and you could win a personal visit from the bookmobile. Imagine having a bookmobile come to your San Francisco school or workplace, your favorite neighborhood hang out (be it bar or barber shop), your kid's birthday party, your book group or a neighborhood block party. Here's the trick, the photo will only reveal a peek, so you'll have to use your knowledge of San Francisco geography and landmarks to figure out the exact location. Go to sfpl.org, click on the bookmobile highlight on the home page and enter your guess. Check back often to guess all six locations and see the full photos of the bookmobile visiting San Francisco landmarks.
Our Celebration of Bookmobiles is your chance to enjoy a bookmobile where you want!
Five bookmobiles roll the streets of San Francisco every week: the Early Literacy Mobile, the Library-on- Wheels/Senior Bookmobile, Treasure Island Bookmobile, the Youth Mobile and the new Green Bookmobile, which runs on 20 percent biodiesel and is specially equipped with four solar panels, vents for air conditioning, skylights for natural light, sustainably forested wood, recycled content in the carpet, and a hybrid generator that turns off when fully charged and back on when the charge gets low. It has a special Green Stacks collection of environmental themed materials as well as a variety of juvenile, teen and adult materials available for check out with an SFPL library card.
Visit our online bookmobile schedule to find more places to hop on board a bookmobile in April, get a bookmobile coloring sheet, learn about the history of bookmobiles, share bookmobile tales on Facebook, read books about bookmobiles, check out our bookmobile images on Pinterest, and pick up a bookmobile-flavored lip balm on board a bookmobile this month.
*Contest Limitations: One entry per email per day; winner will be determined randomly from all correct entries; bookmobile prize location must be in the City and County of San Francisco; SFPL must be able to secure safe and legal parking for a 30 foot bookmobile; exact date and time subject to staffing and vehicle availability; visit limited to 2 hours.


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A Bohemian Brewery Wedding at Bauhaus Brew Labs in Minneapolis, Minnesota
For their Minneapolis wedding, Shorey Tuetken (34 and an event coordinator at Rocket Science Weddings and Events) and Phil Baebenroth (30 and a deputy sheriff) coined the term "brewery casual" to describe their eccentric affair at a former schoolhouse-turned-taproom. "We both love the Twin Cities' beer scene and wanted a venue that felt fun and different," Shorey says. Out-of-the-box arrangements included a fresh mix of freesia, poppy pods and thistle, while bridesmaids carried flower-filled lanterns in lieu of candles or bouquets. "Once the ceremony was over, we repurposed the lanterns as table centerpieces," Shorey says. "Alcohol is front and center at a brewery wedding, so we gifted everyone with cheeky, Resqwater favors," Shorey says. While guests enjoyed beer and cheese pairing during the post ceremony cocktail hour, the newlyweds snuck away for private drinks and a ferris wheel ride at Betty Danger's Country Club.—Chrissy Sorenson


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While Blockbuster and Dish Network are busying trying to knock Netflix from its streaming perch, Amazon may be trying to take the gleam off Apple's tablet luster.
Friday the Kindle-maker announced an invitation-only special event next Wednesday that many are anticipating will be the announcement of its own tablet computer.
For months there has been speculation that Amazon will transform its Kindle from a mere book-reading machine into a full fledge tablet computer.
With recent disappointments like the HP's TouchPad and RIM's PlayBook, the industry is looking for a viable challenge to the iPad's dominance of the tablet market.
Bloomberg reports that Amazon's new Kindle will be a full-fledged tablet computer with a color touch screen.
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Day 49:
Wind: 15-18 knots
Time: 1.5 hours
Location: Barra do Cauipe
Kite: Dyno 18
Lines: 25m
Board: Flyradical 128x38
Tricks to do: 1
The last days we filmed many add on footage for additional information.
After few days with lighter winds or only in the afternoon, we had good conditions to film low kiteloops. Now only 1 trick is missing!


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Element Emerald Launch with Thomas Campbell
Element Europe launched it's new 'Emerald Collection' in Berlin, Germany on Thursday night. Element Emerald Advocate Thomas Campbell was invited to create a 4-meter wide wall piece to celebrate the occasion.
Even before the 6pm start people were queuing up outside and throughout the evening the 'Made my Day' gallery hosted hundreds of visitors keen to see the new collection and Thomas' wall piece.
High Snobiety filmers and photographers were on hand to cover the event, so stay tuned for the video and photo gallery! In the meantime check out these few photos below and also Thomas Campbells' website to see more of his work.


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Wyoming's newest legislator is defending a book he wrote nearly three decades ago that says many gay people demand the right to have sex with children and people with AIDS should be quarantined if they continue having sex.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1it3dlc ) "The Death Sentence of AIDS: Vital Information For You and Your Family's Health and Safety" was self-published by Republican Rep. Troy Mader of Gillette, who was sworn in on the second day of the 2014 session.
Mader says the research in the book, mostly comprised of quotes from other sources, may be a little outdated. But he still maintains gays are more likely to be promiscuous than heterosexuals.
Mader declined to defend statistics and recommendations in the book, saying he was only quoting what experts said decades ago.


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NER has a Facebook Group with over 340 active riders from the Northeast. There are already 3 rides, a Meet & Greet, and 2 long weekends posted. You are invited to stop in and check it out: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NewEnglandRiders/
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Osteoporosis Self Care
Taking a proactive part in osteoporosis treatment is important. The keys to preventing osteoporosis are building strong bone as early in life as possible to help reduce bone loss. Ways to improve health include getting more exercise, eating a balanced diet rich in calcium and vitamin D and reducing unhealthy habits like smoking or excessive drinking.
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Pan Fried Catfish Fillets (Bun Ca Chien)
Catfish is a very inexpensive piece of seafood that is widely available in Vietnam. I went to Vietnam 10 years ago and I remember all the seafood that we had. When we came to visit Cantho, the town where my mom was born, we had a lot of fried fish that was freshly caught from the Mekong River.
The dish is called bún cá chiên (litterally a cold rice vermicelli noodles with fried fish in Vietnamese) served with nước mắm (fermented fish sauce), fresh and pickled vegetables. This dish is ultra easy to make and is delicious.
This is a simple recipe but like all simple things, each detail really counts. It's a very healthy dish as well.
Yields: 6 servings2 lbs catfish fillets
2 tsp kosher salt
3 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
3 tsp garlic, finely minced
7 Tbs canola oil
1 tsp butter
4 cloves garlic, halved
Wash the fish and pat dry with paper towel. Cut fish into 4 x 1 1/2 inch rectangular sticks. Place in a large shallow container. Season the fish with all the spices (salt, minced garlic and cayenne). Marinate the fish for no more than 30 minutes. Spread a tablespoon of oil evenly in the dish.
Lightly coat all the dish with flour using a mesh sifter / strainer. In a skillet, heat the oil and fry the garlic cloves. Remove the garlic and set aside. Once the oil has a nice garlicky flavor, add the butter over medium heat. Gently shake the excess flour off each piece of fish. Get about half of the fish sticks in the skillet. Make sure the fish sticks don't touch each other. Jiggle the pan to make sure the fish does not stick to the bottom of the pan and is totally coated with oil. Cook until lightly golden for about 2-3 minutes, flip each piece (I use chopsticks which I find easier to maneuver) and cook the other side for another 2-3 minutes until crispy lightly golden. Jiggle the pan again. Place the fish sticks on a paper towel. To check the "doneness", cut one fish stick in two. The color of the meat should be white and opaque. If it's still clear to translucent, put it back in the oil. Repeat with remaining uncooked fish sticks.
Place in a serving platter. In one plate, place thin rice vermicelli noodles. In another plate, add fresh vegetables like lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts, fresh coriander and mint, and pickled vegetables like carrots, baby shallots and turnips. Fill a bowl with nước mắm and another with crushed, salted peanuts. It's family style - everyone helps themselves to their own bowl, starting with the veggies, the noodles, and then finally the fish. Pour the nước mắm sauce, add the coriander and mint and sprinkle some peanuts to garnish. Lastly add sliced red bird chili if you like it spicy. To be eaten with chopsticks of course!
Bon appétit!
The thickness of the flesh of the fish is approximate. The thinner it is, the faster it'll cook. Don't get too thin though (no less than 1 1/4 inch), you want it cripy on the outside but still moist on the inside.
You can substitute catfish with any other whitefish.
I prefer using kosher salt for fish, the large surface area of each salt flake is very good to extract moisture.
I use canola oil, which is a very inexpensive oil and has a high smoking point. For example, don't use olive oil. You can use a peanut or almond oil to bring some flavor even though I'm not too keen on it.
If the smell of nước mắm is too strong for you, you can replace it with nước tương (vegetarian version with soy sauce).
I'll post the nước mắm, nước tương and vegetable pickles recipes later.
You can make bún thịt nướng with the same recipe above by replacing the fish with thinly sliced, barbecued beef on a stick. It's a favorite street food in Vietnam.
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Schmidt starred with the Boston club for sixteen years between his first games in the 1936-37 season and his final contests in 1954-55. Milt's most productive years were interrupted by four years serving his country during the Second World War.
With the absence of a Stanley Cup champion this year, there has been no opportunity to give each member of the championship team his own day with the Stanley Cup. Instead, veteran Stanley Cup champions are getting to relive past glories by enjoying a day with the Cup.
Lorne Carr, now 95 years old, has been the oldest player to enjoy a day with the Stanley Cup. But Milt Schmidt, a spry 87 years old, comes from the earliest Stanley Cup championship team. In his third season with the Bruins, Schmidt helped Boston win the Stanley Cup in 1938-39. The next earliest champions are three members from the 1939-40 Stanley Cup-winning New York Rangers who enjoyed a day with the Cup this summer — Dutch Hiller, Alf Pike and Clint Smith.
Boston met the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup final of 1938-39. It took just five games for the Bruins to defeat Toronto to win the Stanley Cup. It was their first championship since winning in 1928-29.
Boston faced the Maple Leafs in the opening playoff series. Bruins fans gasped in horror when Bauer and Schmidt collided, leaving Bobby with a bad skate cut that forced him to leave the game. The Bruins shut out the Leafs 3-0, despite missing Bill Cowley with a bum knee and Bobby Bauer with his cut.
Toronto bounced back with a 5-3 win in Game 2 with Schmidt potting one of the goals in a losing cause. Toronto won Game 3 in a landslide with Schmidt again scoring during the 7-2 loss.
The Bruins took Game 4 by a 2-1 score. Milt Schmidt again made a difference by scoring the opening goal. Toronto reversed the tables with their own 2-1 win. But Boston completed the elimination of the Maple Leafs with consecutive 2-1 wins to push Toronto aside in seven games.
The Stanley Cup final pitted the Boston Bruins against the Detroit Red Wings, who had beaten Chicago in the semi-final. In Game 1, Milt Schmidt scored a goal to help his Bruins defeat Detroit 3-2. Detroit jumped out to a 1-0 lead in Game 2 but late in the third, Boston's Terry Reardon and Roy Conacher potted goals to give the Bruins the win and a 2-0 lead in the series. Boston smelled blood and doubled Detroit 4-2 in Game 3, then wrapped their arms around victory in Game 4 with a 3-1 win that gave them the Stanley Cup! Captain Dit Clapper accepted the championship trophy on behalf of his Bruins' teammates.
Milt Schmidt was the playoff scoring leader in 1941, collecting 11 points on 5 goals and 6 assists. In 2005, he was still thinking of his teammates first and foremost. On Wednesday, August 24, Milt Schmidt took the Stanley Cup to the Pinehills Golf Club in Plymouth, Massachusetts for the second annual Boston Bruins Golf Tournament, raising funds for the Boston Bruins Foundation and the Boston Bruins Alumni Association.
The weather prognosticators were calling for a rainy day, the result of Hurricane Katrina's fury. But the sun shone down through the course of the day (if you'll excuse the pun) and the 300 participants enjoyed an outstanding day with the Boston Bruins' alumni.
The Stanley Cup was placed just outside the clubhouse and duffers took time to get their photos taken with the trophy that has been won by Boston five times through the history of the franchise. Current Bruins Brian Leetch, Brad Boyes and Ian Moran were joined by such Boston legends as Ray Bourque, Gerry Cheevers, Ken Hodge, Johnny McKenzie, Willie O'Ree, Terry O'Reilly, Brad Park, Derek Sanderson, Bob Sweeney and, of course, Milt Schmidt. Former NHL official Paul Stewart was also on hand for the golf tournament.
Once the greens emptied into the clubhouse, the participants enjoyed cocktails while examining the many items up for auction. Long-time Bruins' fan, actor Denis Leary, donated an opportunity for a successful bidder to fly to New York for a small role on his television series 'Rescue Me.' The Bruins also offered to the highest bidder the chance to fly to Toronto on Monday, November 7 to personally witness Cam Neely's induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Friday, we'll hit the links with Johnny Bower and spend a day with Fleming Mackell in the next installment of Stanley Cup Journal.
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Monday G+ Mingle Blog Hop
Welcome to another edition of Monday Google + Blog Hop hosted by Karen at The Mommy Times! Google is changing things up a bit and will be discontinuing Google Friend Connect BUT we will have a new way to share: Google +! You can add people to your circle and follow in an all new way, building new relationships and salvaging old ones! From what I understand GFC will end at the end of the year. With social media constantly evolving I am sure this is just one of the new changes in motion.
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My only request is that you follow Karen and myself, @ Arizona Mama and we will return the favor.
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2 cups crunchy peanut butter
175g butter
5 cups icing sugar
675g milk chocolate, chopped, melted
2 cups biscuit crumbs
1 cup marshmallow fluff
1 cup coconut flakes, optional
2 1/2 cups puffed rice cereal, optional
In a large bowl, add the peanut butter, butter and icing sugar and beat with a whisk or electric beater until smooth. Using a teaspoon measure, scoop the mixture and form into balls, then press into a coin shape the diameter of a quarter. Refrigerate to set up dough cookies, about 30 minutes.
To make bites, dip peanut butter coins in melted chocolate then toss in graham cracker crumbs until coated, double dip and double coat if you feel dangerous. Arrange the coated coins on a wire rack and refrigerate for about 30 more minutes to set. Add the marshmallow fluff to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Remove the coins from the refrigerator and squeeze about 1 teaspoon of marshmallow fluff into the center of half of the coins. If you don't have a pastry bag, use a plastic bag, fill it with fluff and cut 1 corner off and dollop that way. Then top each half with another coin to make a sandwich and place return to the refrigerator to set, about 1 hour.
Options: chop coconut flakes and add them to the graham cracker crumbs to use for coating.
Add puffed rice cereal into the peanut butter, butter and icing sugar for a bit more texture and crunch.
Recipe courtesy of Sunny Anderson, 2009
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Knicks Work Out 5 Players Tuesday
Yesterday the Knicks worked out UCLA's Malcolm Lee, UTEP's Julyan Stone, Morhead St's Demonte Harper, South Carolina forward Sam Muldrow and Syracuse's Rick Jackson. Lee is a projected first round selection while Jackson and Stone are projected late 2nd round selections. Lee and Stone are both point guards with good size while Jackson is a 6'9 forward. Malcolm Lee is seen as a bit of a tweener between a point guard and a shooting guard but he has excellent athleticism and is a fantastic defensive player. Stone is interesting because he's a god awful offensive player, especially when it comes to jump shooting, but he's a great defender. His defensive versatility is also a potential asset to whatever team drafts him. At UTEP, Stone defended 3 positions. With his 6'5 height and 6'10 wingspan, his versatility should translate to the NBA game. Rick Jackson is a typical undersized forward. He's got a good motor and became a great college rebounder, averaging 10.3 a game in college. He's not a greatly skilled offensive player but his rebounding and motor are nice building blocks for him to approve on. Muldrow, 6'9, was a fantastic shot blocker in college, averaging 3.4 blocks per game last season, but he's very limited offensively. He projects, if he makes improvements, to be a designated defensive, shot blocking big. Demonte Harper averaged 15.5 points per game as a shooting guard for Morehead State. He had some significant scoring games this season, including 38, 35 and 27 point games. Granted he wasn't playing against NBA level talent but he has some scoring ability.
Rumors were that Jackson and Julyan Stone impressed the coaching staff with their sold play on both ends of the court. I could see the Knicks purchasing a second rounder to select one of these two players as we could use all the bench defenders we could get.


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Like fledglings, recent high school and college graduates are testing their wings. And parents are studying the prospects for their empty nests.
Repurposing a child's empty room is about fulfilling the needs of a changing family and opening the door to new design possibilities.
"There is a time when the young adult reaches a place where they're not interested in that teenage high school space anymore," said designer Mary Beth Edgerton. "They say down with the football mums, down with the trophies, let's pack that all away. It's interesting that it happens to all of them, usually in the middle of college."Read Full Article
For most parents, the transition takes a little longer, mainly due to budget, Edgerton said.
"They put their energy and money into (their child's) education, and once the education is over they sort of get a raise," she said. "With that comes the adrenaline to make changes. It's pretty universal."
Once the time is right, the next step is to decide what to do with the room, and that all depends on the homeowners' needs.
"I turned mine immediately into an office," Edgerton said.
For clients, however, she's worked on everything from guest rooms and dens to man caves and playrooms for grandchildren. She helped Shavano Park homeowner Terry Scott transform her two children's rooms after they moved out for good. Scott's daughter's room changed from a funky, contemporary teen bedroom into an elegant Marilyn Monroe-themed guest room. Her son's Western-themed bedroom became a playroom for her 10 grandchildren.
"My daughter's taste was funkier. Now it's more Zen with a little funk," Scott said. "She had fallen in love with these posters of Marilyn Monroe, so we took that and made the room around it."
The wall color, furniture and a few pieces of art remain from the original room. Edgerton replaced the bedding, covered the antique couch at the foot of the bed in silk and moved a chandelier from the dining room to hang in place of a ceiling fan.
"It's sophisticated and still reflects the child that lived there," Edgerton said.
Aside from one dresser, everything changed in Scott's son's bedroom, including the addition of a pair of cribs for a set of twin grandchildren and a metal shelving unit that had been in the laundry room for toys.
Neither of her children was sad to see their old rooms change, Scott said.
"They were thrilled to see they could bring the kids over and put them down for naps and not have to worry about bringing a baby bed, and the bigger kids can nap in the guest bedroom," she said.
The transition might be more difficult for some, and in those cases the changes start with a conversation, Edgerton said.
"Parents will have kids go through their things, the typical throw out/give away/keep process," she said. "Everybody sort of gets energized by that process. Then, if there's some particular treasures they keep, they can leave them out as accessories and still put pieces of that child's personality in there."
Sue Peace, who lives in Grey Forest, had no such anxiety when converting her three sons' bedrooms.
"I thought, 'What am I going to do with these rooms?'" she said. "We already have an office in the house, and we have a pool house that's kind of like a man cave already. I changed them a little bit into guest rooms after the boys moved out, but who needs three guest rooms?"
Two of her sons' rooms are connected by a Jack-and-Jill bathroom, so when the family started to grow, Peace overhauled those rooms into playrooms for her four grandchildren.
"It wasn't a sentimental thing by that time," she said.
Each room has a crib, twin bed and dresser, along with toys and books. One is decorated for girls, the other for boys.
The girl room has floral bedding, a play kitchen set and small pink table and chairs. For wall art, Peace took illustrations from a 1940s-era Little Golden Book of nursery rhymes and had them blown up to poster size and framed ($30 total to reprint; $45 each to frame).
"It was a fun way to do some really cute little things relatively inexpensively," she said. "Never having any daughters, to do a little girl's room was too fun."
The boys room is Western-themed, with framed posters from old cowboy movies and a vintage saddle frame on the walls. A friend made the dust ruffle and window treatment using fabric with a pattern of cowboys and wagons.
Making drastic changes to a space doesn't have to break the bank, Edgerton said.
"On the low end, you can completely redo a room with paint, new bedding, new lamps — things that can be picked up at Marshall's or Target for a few hundred dollars," she said.
Editing items out of a bedroom can also make a big difference.
"Imagining it just as a hotel room, keeping only the items that are necessary for a guest room, can be done a shoestring," she said. "It makes the room feel open and spacious and fresh."
Peace redecorated the rooms in her home herself, and even though she didn't have a set budget, she shopped at sales, flea markets and craft shows.
Scott, who has worked with Edgerton on many projects, said she is constantly updating spaces in her home and often using items she already owns.
"Change excites me," she said. "It's interesting when you put something in a new room. The light hits it differently. It may have a different use."
Once a child's old room is redone, many homeowners are inspired to update other parts of the house.
"It's such a transition time in their life," Edgerton said. "They start seeing their house in a whole different light. This is sort of the spark that gets the whole thing going. The most I've redone have been for the joy of having a fresh look."
Just because the little birds have flown away doesn't mean the nest is empty. It means you have more space to spread your wings.


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The indictment two weeks ago of the alleged masterminds behind the Gozi Trojanwas significant for several reasons, security experts say. But it is not expected to change the malware threat landscape significantly.
As is the case in the drug trade, if one major cartel falls, there are plenty of others to take its place.
The first measure of the importance of the bust was Gozi's success. The U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York, in announcing the indictments against three of its creators, called it "one of the most financially destructive computer viruses in history (that) infected over one million computers globally and caused tens of millions of dollars in losses."
Dell SecureWorks, which discovered the Gozi Trojan in 2007, believes the elimination of its creators means it will likely fade away. The three at the top of the Gozi Trojan operation were arrested months or years ago. They all now face multiple charges, including bank, computer and wire fraud.
Don JacksonÃ'Â wroteÃ'Â at the Dell SecureWorks blog this week: "Without active development and support from the Gozi godfather and his indispensable inner circle of co-conspirators, I believe the Gozi threat will cease to evolve and will eventually die through attrition."
The U.S. Attorney's office said Nikita Kuzmin, a Russian national who created Gozi, was arrested in the U.S. in November 2010 and pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Leonard B. Sand to various computer intrusion and fraud charges in May 2011.
Deniss Calovskis, a Latvian national also known as "Miami," who allegedly wrote some of the computer code that made the Gozi virus so effective, was arrested in Latvia last November.
Mihai Ionut Paunescu, a Romanian national known as "Virus," allegedly ran a "bulletproof hosting" service that enabled cyber criminals to distribute the Gozi virus, the Zeus Trojan, and other malware, along with committing other cybercrimes. He was arrested in Romania last December.
Paul Ducklin, writing on Sophos' Naked Security blog, labeled Kuzmin the "COO," Paunescu the "CIO" and Calovskis the "Senior Web Consultant."
Jackson wrote that Gozi was successful largely because it had been "developed clandestinely and operated by a very small group of highly capable and experienced cybercriminals."
But, that was also Gozi's Achilles heel, he wrote. "This structure limited the amount of intelligence that could be gathered, but it also concentrated the technical know-how and capabilities required to run a profitable Gozi operation into a few key individuals," he said.
[Joan Goodchild in the Leading Edge blog: Is your security plan proactive or reactive?]
Security blogger Brian Krebs saidÃ'Â Calovskis's arrest could be significant. Krebs, who has covered different phases of the Gozi Trojan operation, told CSO Online that the arrest of Miami -- if that really is who Calovskis is -- is a "bigger deal" than this version of Gozi dying out.
"I cannot verify whether American prosecutors got the right guy in arresting Calovskis, and of course, all are innocent until proven guilty," he said. "But if prosecutors have in fact arrested Miami, then that is probably the most significant aspect of this case, because his specialty was devising custom injects -- 'plugins' for different malware families that help users of these bot programs target specific financial institutions."
Krebs said Calovskis has been very active creating web injects for other cybercriminal gangs, including Jabberzeus. "I'm not certain which other malware families or crime families Miami has written for, but he was widely known on some of the more exclusive forums, and his arrest seems to be causing consternation there, because no doubt his former clients are probably freaking out," Krebs said.
The bottom line, however, is that this only eliminates the proverbial drop in an overflowing bucket of malware threats. Kevin McAleavey, cofounder and chief architect of the KNOS project, said even if Calovskis is Miami, authorities didn't get what he calls the "actual coder" of the Gozi Trojan itself.
"Calovskis wrote the injector code, but he's not the real coder who did the heavy lifting," he said. "The arrests of the three perpetrators apparently hasn't turned up the actual coder of the Gozi Trojan, and that person is apparently still free to code for someone else who will take their place."
McAleavey added: "[Malware analysts]Ã'Â routinely disassemble malware code to see how it works. So, even without the source, others can recycle major parts of the code from the live samples of Gozi and build a new variant with little difficulty. And there are literally hundreds of other variants out there of different design that will accomplish the same purpose, and elude antivirus detection as readily as Gozi."
"There will be plenty more of these," he said.
Cameron Camp, security researcher with ESET, still sees some positive results from the takedown. "It was an important vector to stop, convincing some criminals at least that it's tougher to get away with this in the face of increasing law enforcement vigilance," he said.
Dr. Hugh Thompson, senior vice president and chief security strategist of Blue Coat Systems, seconds Camp's take. "Any time you can point to an example of where the bad guys are punished, it is a win for our community," he said. "The volume of cybercrime will certainly not be affected by this takedown, but it is a hopeful sign that we can cooperate and bring cyber criminals to justice."
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This is an annotated list of databases produced by Oregon State Agencies listed by producing agency. To add a database to this list or to fix a broken link, either do it yourself as this is a wiki, editable by anybody, or contact the project coordinator at dnlcornwall AT alaska DOT net.
State contacts for Oregon are Tom Stave <email@example.com> and Jane Kirkland <email@example.com>, University of Oregon Libraries.
Return to State Agency Databases listing.
- 1 Agriculture, Department of
- 2 Archives, Oregon State
- 3 Arts Commission, Oregon
- 4 Consumer & Business Services, Department of
- 5 Corrections, Department of
- 6 Education, Department of
- 7 Employment Department, Oregon
- 8 Environmental Quality, Department of
- 9 Housing and Community Services, Oregon
- 10 Human Services, Department of
- 11 Justice, Department of
- 12 Legislature, Oregon State
- 13 Licensing Boards
- 13.1 Accountancy, Oregon Board of
- 13.2 Appraiser Certification and Licensure, Oregon Board of
- 13.3 Architect Examiners, Oregon Board of
- 13.4 Chiropractic Examiners, Oregon Board of
- 13.5 Dentistry, Oregon Board of
- 13.6 Dietitians, Board of Examiners of Licensed
- 13.7 Health Licensing Agency, Oregon
- 13.8 Medical Examiners, Oregon Board of
- 13.9 Occupational Therapy, Oregon Licensing Board
- 13.10 Pharmacy, Board of
- 13.11 Physical Therapist, Licensing Board
- 13.12 Veterinary Medical, Licensing Board
- 14 Parks and Recreation, Department of
- 15 Revenue, Department of
- 16 Tourism Commission, Oregon
- 17 Transportation, Department of
- 18 Treasurer, Oregon State
- 19 University of Oregon Libraries
- 20 Water Resources Department
Agriculture, Department of
- List of Departmental Databases - The Oregon Department of Agriculture provides access to a number of databases from this page including but not limited to: Oregon Products Database, Available Livestock Brands, Oregon Veterinarians and Clinics, Wholesale Seed Dealer licenses, Agricultural Resources Directory, Pesticide Related Licenses, and Nursery and Christmas Tree Licenses.
Archives, Oregon State
- Oregon Blue Book - The Oregon Blue Book is the official state directory and fact book about all levels of government in Oregon, and much more. Published since 1911, it is produced and updated by the Oregon State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State's Office.
- Oregon Historic Photograph Collections - This database includes over 10,000 viewable photographs and related descriptions from the holdings of the Salem Public Library, the Oregon State Archives, and the Marion County Historical Society. The images date from the mid-1800s to the 1990s and depict a wide range of subjects such as Oregon towns, homes, businesses, occupations, scenic vistas, disasters, festivities, and recreational pursuits. The database is searchable by keyword and is maintained by the Salem Public Library.
- Oregon Historical Records Index - According to the web site "This index includes entries compiled by examining actual records held by the Oregon State Archives. The spelling of surnames and other informationreflects the original records." These records are held by the state and by local jurisdiction. Types of records include asylum, coroner's report, probate, birth, death, naturalization, etc.
Arts Commission, Oregon
- Gallery Guide - A comprehensive database of Oregon art galleries, searchable by name, city or keyword. Includes name, address, telephone number, hours, type of exhibit and contact name.
- Local Arts Agencies - Provides list of local arts agencies, searchable by name and city. Includes name, address, telephone number, and in some cases fax numbers, email addresses, web sites, and persons to contact.
- Performing Arts Sponsors - Provides directory of sponsors, searchable by name and city. Includes name, address, and telephone, and if available, email, web site, hours, policy, procedures, and exhibits.
Consumer & Business Services, Department of
- Building Codes Division - Database of BCD business contractors, individual licenses, inspector certifications, business registration or individual registration by license number, name and profession.
- Employer data system search Provides searchable databases for employers to check on present and future compensation insurance coverage. Includes searches by name, location, size, industry group, employees, insurer type, and liability end date.
- Insurance Agency Search - Provides database of active Oregon insurance companies, which can be searched by name and location and/or license class. Also allows downloading of the data file and links to other insurance division reports.
- Investment Adviser Search - A database of all investment adviser firms currently licensed to do business in the state of Oregon. Search by name or location or download a data file containing name of firm, address, phone number and license number.
- Licenses, Permits and Registration - The Oregon License Directory provides a single information source for Oregon licenses, certifications, permits and registrations. Information on all known state licenses is available on this site, as well as links to federal license summary information and license holder lookups.
- Mortgage Lenders - A database of licensed mortgage lenders, searchable by name or location. Also allows downloading of the data file.
- OMWESB Certified Firms - A database of firms certified in Oregon as disadvantaged, minority, women, and emerging. Allows searches by name, certification number, location, and keyword. Also allows searches by NAIC, NIGP, or ODOT commodity codes.
Corrections, Department of
- Sex Offender Inquiry System - Oregon law allows the Oregon State Police to make information about registered sex offenders open to the public. This database allows the user to search for sex offenders in the state of Oregon by name or location, or the user may enter an address and the database will alert them if a sex offender is residing within one mile of this address.
Education, Department of
- Assessment Scores - Provides the most recently reported Oregon Statewide Assessment results. Search by school district, individual school, population sub-group and subjects taught.
- School District Profiles - Provides Oregon school and school district data, searchable by year and district, and sometimes other criteria such as size of enrollment, county, spending per student, student teacher ratios, and math rank. Allows comparison of schools, school districts, and years, providing information on student enrollment and performance, demographics, staffing, average class size, instructional time, and infrastructure.
Employment Department, Oregon
- Community Resource Directory - Provides information on Oregon workforce-related services and programs, with description and contact information, searchable by provider business name, service, city, county, and administrative region. All but the name search provide initial categories: career information, children-related services, community, counseling, education services, health and medical, housing, job openings, job training, legal services, senior services, support services, unemployment insurance, veterans services, and vocational rehabilitation.
- Current Employment by Industry - Provides employment data for industry both for the last 12 months and for the last two months with figures for the previous year for various industries in Oregon, its counties, and metropolitan areas.
- Employer Database - Provides information on thousands of Oregon employers. Searchable by area, industry or employer name.
- Job Listings - Lists current Employment Department job listings. Searchable by occupation, location, job listing number or keyword.
Environmental Quality, Department of
- Air Quality Index - Provides air quality reports by area. Color-coded graphs and tables show site, current hourly AQI, ozone and carbon monoxide levels and measurement of pollution concentration in the air.
- Environmental Cleanup Site Information - Shows details of past and present contaminated sites and cleanup projects in Oregon. Site Summary Reports are available for each site.
- Water Quality Index - Provides water quality reports by river basin. Reports include references, graphs, and tables, showing site, STORET number, river mile, summer average and FWS average. Also provides information on methodology for using the Oregon Water Quality Index (OWQI), using the OWQI to communicate water quality data, and examples of trend analysis using the OWQI.
Housing and Community Services, Oregon
- Oregon Helps - Oregon Helps is a database that allows the user to search for any benefits or tax credits for which they may be eligible. Encompasses 28 different services, including food stamps and emergency food, housing assistance, child and family resources such as the WIC and National School Lunch programs, social security, senior and disabled services such as Medicare and Medicaid, veterans' services and the Oregon Health Plan.
Human Services, Department of
- Baby Names Database - Each year, the Center for Health Statistics compiles a list of baby names from the birth certificates of babies born in Oregon. This database allows for searching by top 20, 50 or 100 names by year, or all names beginning with some letter or combination of letters.
- Beach Advisory Status - Since 2003, state officials have used a federal Environmental Protection Agency grant to monitor popular Oregon beaches and make timely reports to the public about elevated levels of fecal bacteria. This interactive database provides current beach water status data.
- Domestic Violence Assistance - Provides list of Oregon organizations offering assistance to women in domestic violence situations, searchable by map and drop-down windows for county and city. Includes name, address, telephone number, email address, and web site, as well as a list of services. Also offers online brochures on domestic violence resources.
Justice, Department of
- Charities Database - This database can either be searched online or downloaded as a 1.5MB file. Database may be searched by name, location, home states, purpose of charity or by income or expense amounts.
Legislature, Oregon State
- Bills and Laws Search - Searchable database of bills and laws by either full measure text or specific measure number.
- Find your Legislator - Enter an Oregon address to find a list of the state and U.S. legislators for that area.
Licensing Boards
Accountancy, Oregon Board of
- Database of Licensed Accountants - Provides directory of licensed CPAs, PAs and CPA firms. Search by name, firm, location or license type.
Appraiser Certification and Licensure, Oregon Board of
- Appraiser Certification and Licensure Database - The ACLB licenses and regulates real estate appraisers and appraiser assistants in Oregon. Search by license type, name, company name or location.
Architect Examiners, Oregon Board of
- Database of Licensed Architects - The Oregon Board of Architect Examiners protects the public by licensing and regulating the practice of architecture in Oregon. This database allows the user to search for licensed architects or architectural firms by status, name, license number or location.
Chiropractic Examiners, Oregon Board of
- Database of Licensed Chiropractors - Provides directory of licensed chiropractors in the state of Oregon. Search by license number, name, clinic name or location.
Dentistry, Oregon Board of
- Database of Licensed Dental Workers - Provides directory of licensed dentists and dental hygienists. Search by name, speciality or case document.
Dietitians, Board of Examiners of Licensed
- Database of Licensed Dietitians - Directory of dietitians who have been licensed in the state of Oregon for five years or more. Search by name, license number or city.
Health Licensing Agency, Oregon
- Health Licenses Inquiry - The OHLA (Oregon Health Licensing Agency) regulates multiple health and related professions. This database provides licensing information for numerous health organizations, including the Athletic Trainer Registration Board, the Body Piercing Licensing Program, the Board of Cosmetology, the Board of Denture Technology, the Board of Direct Entry Midwifery, , Electrologists and Permanent Color Technicians, the Advisory Council on Hearing Aids, and the Respiratory Therapists Licensing Board
Medical Examiners, Oregon Board of
- Board of Medical Examiners licensees - Provides directory of licensed Oregon medical and osteopathic physicians and surgeons, physician assistants, podiatrists, and acupuncturists, searchable by name or city.
Occupational Therapy, Oregon Licensing Board
- Licensed Occupational Therapists - Provides directory of occupational therapists licensed in Oregon. Search by name, license number or city.
Pharmacy, Board of
- Board of Pharmacy License Verification - Provides directory of licensed or registered pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and preceptors as well as licensed facilities.
Physical Therapist, Licensing Board
- Licensed Physical Therapists - Provides directory of physical therapists licensed in Oregon. Search by name, license number or city, or browse licenses by first letter of last name and state.
Veterinary Medical, Licensing Board
- Licensed Veterinarians - Provides directory of veterinarians licensed in Oregon. Search by name, license number or city.
Parks and Recreation, Department of
- Places to ride ATVs - This database allows the user to search for places in Oregon where it is permitted to ride ATVs. Search by county,region,season,class of ATV, and availability of camping, parking and restrooms.
- Search for a park - Search for an Oregon state park by clicking on a region of a map of Oregon or by clicking on the appropriate box. Add details such as type of campsite or yurt, beach access, horse or hiking trails, setting (forest, desert, waterfalls, etc), events or ADA accessibility.
Revenue, Department of
- Calculate your Kicker Refund - The kicker is a refund of surplus revenue in the state's general fund which comes from noncorporate general fund revenue sources, such as inheritance tax, tobacco tax, etc. Individual income taxpayers who filed a 2006 tax return (residents, part-year residents and nonresidents) with a tax before credits will get a kicker - calculate it here!
- ORMAP Imagemap - Provides map of Oregon, searchable by county, and then by township-range grid, which provides file lists of scanned taxlot maps from county assessors. Also provides links to some county assessor websites, offering other searching capabilities
- Tax Rate Calculator - This calculator is for taxable income of $0-$100,000. The user enters their taxable income and filing status and receives an estimate of tax payable.
Tourism Commission, Oregon
- Travel Oregon - This website provides information on natural places of beauty, lodging, outdoor activities and attractions. Databases allows users to search for hotels, B&B's, resorts, RV parks and outdoor adventures.Also available is a searchable calendar of local and regional events taking place throughout Oregon.
Transportation, Department of
- Tripcheck - Provides information regarding the current status of road conditions throughout Oregon, as well as links to commercial airports, rideshare opportunities, public transit systems and bicycle information. Includes current weather conditions and maps showing rest areas, sno-parks, scenic byways and road cams.
Treasurer, Oregon State
- Find your Unclaimed Property - This database allows the user to search for such assets as uncashed payroll checks, stock and bonds, safe-deposit box contents, insurance proceeds or refunds and bank accounts which may have been held by the state.
- Tomorrow's Money - Plan your finances step-by-step by entering your income, savings and spending habits into this database, which will then give you comprehensive investment and budget advice as well as advice on how to reduce or eliminate debt.
University of Oregon Libraries
- Data for Local Communities - This database contains records for State of Oregon or other websites containing statistical, spatial and descriptive data about the cities and counties of Oregon and Washington. Many of the sites are access points for agency databases.
Water Resources Department
- Historical Streamflow Data - Provides historical graphic statistics on streamflows in Oregon, searchable by basin, hydrological unit, gaging station, and date range. Includes searchable watershed and hydrological unit maps, with information on gaging stations, including number and description, township, range and section, longitude and latitude, and date range of available data from which to search.
- Real Time Streamflow Information - Provides links to sites, mostly U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), giving preliminary realtime streamflow data. USACE and USBR provide graphic data in cubic feet over a course of days, and USGS data also includes station number and name, location (including map), drainage area, period of record, gage, remarks, and extremes for period. Offers a choice of discharge or gage height parameters, as well as a choice of output format and number of days
- Well Log Query - Provides searchable database for well log information. Searchable by township, range, and section, county, constructor, owner name, company, completed and received dates, start card, well log ID, well tag, and taxlot numbers. Results also provide street of well, first water, completed depth, static water level, and yield.


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General License Information
Recreational hunting and fishing licenses and stamp endorsements are available at approximately 2,000 locations throughout the state in addition to TPWD offices and parks. These locations include sporting goods stores, gun shops, department stores, discount stores, bait and tackle shops, grocery stores, and many other types of stores. Some commercial hunting and fishing licenses are available ONLY at the Austin Headquarters and Law Enforcement Offices. For added convenience, licenses may be purchased by phone or through the Internet with approved Visa, Discover, or MasterCard. A $5 administrative fee will be charged for those sales. Many licenses may be purchased for immediate use except where tagging is required, i.e., deer and turkey.
For general license questions, please call TPWD Headquarters in Austin at (800) 792-1112 or (512) 389-4800. Staff is available to help answer questions Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, central standard time.
- All Available Public Licenses and Fees
- Where to Buy Your Licenses
- License Agents
- Buy Licenses Online
- Purchase Requirements
- Hunting & Fishing Licenses - Take A Look!
- Don't Get Tagged!
- Application for Replacement License (PWD-341) (PDF 427.9 KB)


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Jigsaw: We Need to Get Serious About Valuing Our Children
27 February 2013
Jigsaw Says We Need to Get Serious About Valuing Our Children
Jigsaw Family Services says New Zealanders need to get serious about treasuring our tamariki and realise that they are our future.
Chief Executive Sally Christie says that Children's Day, this Sunday 3rd March, is a prime time for us all to refocus on getting things right for children.
"That means our community, business and national leaders need to be looking at the world through children's eyes in every decision we make. From designing the Christchurch rebuild, through to deciding on ways to tackle issues of poverty and affordable housing," Sally says.
"Children are affected by all these decisions, yet they have little or no say about their future. We need to make sure children's needs are always considered."
Many of the organisations that belong to Jigsaw's network are putting on special events and activities for parents and children this weekend to celebrate the importance of our tamariki.
One such event is the Toddler Day Out and Great Parenting Fair in West Auckland. The organiser, Violence Free Waitakere Chief Executive, Elaine Dyer, says the event is a mixture of children's entertainment and providing parenting information. This year there is also a focus on healthy eating and laying down the foundations for growing happy, healthy children.
"Children's Day is a natural opportunity to say that if we all care about our future we have to be putting our children at the forefront of our concerns," Elaine says.
Jigsaw acknowledges that being a parent can be quite hard at times. It can be frustrating and stressful, but is also extremely rewarding. Children's Day can be a time to sit down, relax and play with your kids.
Contact: Jigsaw Media and Communications Leigh-Anne Wiig 021 971 195.
Jigsaw Family Services is a national network of 44 organisations throughout New Zealand working to end child abuse and family violence so that children can thrive and families flourish.
Jigsaw's partner agencies are holding a variety of events throughout the country. They include:
Homebuilders Westport is holding a big Family Picnic Fun Day in Westport;
KidPower is running self-defence workshops for young people in Auckland and puppet shows in Motueka.
Jigsaw's partner Footsteps is holding a farm trip in Mt Albert, a treasure hunt and children's fun day at Papakura.; a fun day at the Historic Village in Tauranga; and the 'Big Play Out' at Rainbow Springs in Rotorua.
For more information about Children's Day events please contact Leigh-Anne or visit www.childrensday.org.nz/


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C. C. Benison has worked as a writer and editor for newspapers and magazines, as a book editor, and as a contributor to nonfiction books. A graduate of the University of Manitoba and Carleton University, he is the author of five previous novels, including Twelve Drummers Drumming and Death at Buckingham Palace. He lives in Winnipeg, where he is at work on the next Father Christmas mystery, Ten Lords A-Leaping.


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Crews successfully conduct wildfire burnout in Idaho town
PINE, Idaho – Fire crews in central Idaho capitalized on favorable winds Tuesday to continue burnout operations around a small mountain community, seeking to push a wildfire toward an area torched by a massive blaze last year.
Ludie Bond, a spokeswoman on the lightning-caused Elk Complex burning on more than 140 square miles near Pine, said burnout efforts that began Monday evening worked just as planned: Consuming dry, flammable vegetation as the wildfire stayed higher on the ridgeline above town.
"It was very successful," Bond said. "With the weather in our favor and humidity going up and temperature decreasing, firefighters took advantage of that opportunity."
No buildings burned overnight, though fire officials are still tallying structure losses in Fall Creek, a little community several miles to the south of Pine on the Anderson Ranch Reservoir where the flames rolled through on Saturday.
Similar burnout operations were being done to the southwest on the nearby Pony Complex that has torched 225 square miles of sagebrush, grass and pine forest.
The Elk Complex remains the nation's No. 1 wildfire fighting priority, since Pine and the neighboring mountain hamlet of Featherville, 8 miles from the flames, remain threatened. The fire is burning toward land charred in the 2012 Trinity Ridge Fire, where fire officials hope the absence of fuel will help slow its advance.
Additional water-dropping helicopters and fire crews are arriving to tackle the blaze, which likely won't be out for months until fall rains and snow arrive.
A mandatory evacuation of Pine and Featherville remains in effect, with roads leading to the communities closed with barricades and staffed by law enforcement. "There will still be a lot of fire activity," Bond said.
Nationwide, there were 35 large active fires burning Tuesday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise. All are in the western United States, where much of the region is in the grips of a drought that's produced extreme fire behavior.
Even so, fewer than 3 million acres have burned this year in U.S. wildfires, NIFC reported, well down from the 5.9 million acres that had burned by this time last year and 6.3 million acres that had burned through mid-August in 2011.
In Utah, firefighters worked to contain several lightning-caused fires that started in the last week.


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