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You Know What The Bible Says, "Christians ARE SUPPOSED To Judge"
By Shane Pruitt
We're living in a day that values tolerance above all. In fact, tolerance has become aggressively militant in recent years. A steady progression from tolerance to acceptance to celebration to forced participation has occurred right before our eyes. People are being forced to participate in actions that go against their religious beliefs and to participate in paying taxes that ultimately fund government-supported abortion clinics. Now, Christians are not only judged by what they say and believe but also by what church they attend and its beliefs on cultural issues. Ironically, our extremely tolerant culture becomes incredibly intolerant with people who disagree with certain agendas, beliefs of celebs, alternative lifestyles, or opinions.
In these situations, Christians are constantly reminded by those outside the faith, as well as those inside the faith, "You know what the Bible says, 'Christians aren't supposed to judge.'" Unfortunately, the very people that are repeatedly restrained from speaking out against the actions, beliefs, and practices that contradict their core values from Scripture; these same people are often the most judged people group on the planet. They're constantly judged on television shows, in the movies, and on news outlets. Christians are portrayed as mean, uptight, odd, and out of touch with reality. The Christian college student who is still a virgin is portrayed as someone who is extremely weird and desperate to lose his or her purity. In the media, the conservative Christian is archaic, a bigot, and a racist. Christians with a past are not seen as forgiven but as hypocrites, constantly reminded of their shortcomings. These are all major judgments made about a people group that are constantly told they better not judge anyone themselves.
If we're honest, none of us like to be judged. We'll quote Matthew 7:1 out of context, "Judge not, that you be not judged." Most of us like to believe that "our business" is just that, "our business." We like to say, "It's my life. I'll do with it what I want." We may even boldly shout, "Only God can judge me!" However, this is Tupac theology, not biblical theology.
What if Jesus had a lot more to say about judging than what is in Matthew 7:1? What if we're actually supposed to judge? What if it's actually one of the most loving things we can do? What does the Bible actually have to say about judging?
First of all, in context, when Jesus said, "Judge not, that you be not judged;" it was not a warning against speaking out against certain actions or behaviors. Matthew 7:1 is actually a precursor given to us by Jesus on how to judge correctly. It's as if He is telling us to judge but to do it in a particular manner and warning His followers of self-righteousness and hypocrisy. If we're going to correct someone, then we must expect to be held to the same standard. If we judge with aggression, then we can expect to be judged with aggression. However, notice that the Son of God doesn't say to sit idly by while your brother has a speck in his eye. We are supposed to judge others carefully and lovingly; we just need to make sure we're also carefully judging ourselves. Even though we remove the plank in our eye, Jesus still says we must remove the speck in our brother's.
There are also many other places in the Bible that speak on judging. Surprisingly, the word "judge" in its various forms (judge, judges, judging, judgment, judgments) is found in God's Word over 460 times. A whole book in the Bible is titled Judges, for it was written at a time when God raised up judges to lead His people, the Israelites. John the Baptist judged King Herod for hooking up with his own sister-in-law. Jesus judged the Pharisees by calling them hypocrites. Paul judged the Corinthians by calling out their many sinful acts and rebuked them for not judging a man in their church who was sleeping with his "father's wife" (1 Corinthians 5). The apostle John tells his readers to test the spirits, and Peter says to reject false teaching. It takes a lot of judgment to obey these Scriptures.
God expects His people to judge. Christians have a responsibility to be proactive in society and address issues, whenever possible, before harm takes place. One of the most unloving things we can do as Christians is to stand by passively while people are heading for destruction. What if you're watching someone drown, you have a life preserver in your hands, but you refuse to throw it because "you don't want to hurt their feelings or butt into their business"? How unloving would that be?
However, here is what the Scriptures teach us: we must judge sin in love. First, we're to judge what the Bible calls a sin. We're not commanded to judge preferences, styles, or traditions. Most people get turned off from church, not because of its stances on sin but because most of the energy is spent on judging and fighting over styles of music, dress codes, and traditions. Second, we must be motivated by love. If our motivation is anything other than love, then we need to keep our mouths shut.
However, if you're motivated by a love for God's holiness, the purity of His Word, and a deep love for people, then proceed with caution. But still, proceed. As you proceed, you must also constantly judge yourself by asking, "Do I love this person? Do they know I love them? Is this thing really a sin, or is it just something that I don't personally like? Am I willing to spend the time to help this person change?
As Christians, we must be willing to answer, "Yes" to these questions. Knowing that the old cliché still holds true, "People don't care what you know until they know you care." God expects and commands His children to judge; however, we must only judge in the way that He prescribes. We need this. The church needs this. The world needs this.
After all, you know what the Bible says, "Christians ARE SUPPOSED to judge."


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Home Made Beef Burger with Smokey Beef Patties
Home Made Beef Burger with Smokey Beef Patties
A very flavorsome, moist beef patty makes this burger very tasty. Smoke the minced meat before grilling for added charcoal smell even if your cooking indoors. Also place the patties over direct flame just as they are done for that flame grilled super smokey aroma like your favorite burger! The addition of mushrooms provides an extra layer and depth of flavor. Use lean minced meat for best results.
Home Made Beef Burger with Smokey Beef Patties
Recipe Type: Beef / Sandwiches
Author: Recipes 'R' Simple
Prep time: 20
Cook time: 10
Total time:
Serves: 4
- (for 4 medium burgers) Double as necessary
- 250 gms /a little over 1/2 lb minced beef – rinsed and drained
- Use good ( 93 %) lean store bought minced beef OR mince at home using chuck tender – beef. Pulse process in a food processor till it resembles a mince after removing any fat. Make sure to remove all visible traces of fat or you will be biting into unappealing rubbery chunks in your patty.
- 1 slice of bread made into crumbs
- ½ tsp garlic salt
- ½ tsp onion powder or mushroom seasoning powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1-2 Tbsp chopped scallions/spring onion – greens
- ½ tsp Dijon Mustard – Must be Dijon!
- ½ tsp worcestershire sauce or soy sauce
- ½ – ¾ cup MILD flavored mushrooms like – white button mushrooms or swiss brown mushrooms, sliced thinly
- To saute the mushrooms – 1 tsp oil, 1 tsp plain flour, 1 tsp mushroom seasoning powder or any seasoning powder and 4 Tbsp water
- 4 Tbsp oil
- 2-3 tsp butter, melted
- 4 Burger Buns,
- 1 large Tomato, sliced
- 8 crisp leaves of Iceberg Lettuce, the same size as the buns
- 1 large white onion sliced into rings
- Pickles- optional
- Hellmans Mayonnaise and Heinz Ketchup
- Mild American Mustard – optional
- Process the bread slice into fresh bread crumbs. Set aside.
- Rinse the minced meat to remove any impurities. Drain. Add the drained mince to a bowl. If using chuck tender, cut the meat into chunks, after snipping away any fat and add to a food processor. Pulse Process a few seconds at a time till you have a nice mince. Do not over process or you will end up with meat paste!
- Add the mince to a bowl.
- In a pan, heat some oil. Add flour and allow to sizzle.
- When light golden in color, add the sliced mushrooms and sauté till tender.
- Sprinkle the mushroom seasoning powder or onion powder and cook well.
- Remove most of these mushrooms and add to the same processor used to mince the meat. To the remaining mushrooms in the pan, add water and stir. Allow to thicken to a sauce. This will top our burger patties.
- Pulse the Mushrooms that were transferred to the processor into mince to match the texture of the minced meat. Add to the bowl of minced meat.
- Also add the onion powder, pinch of salt, black pepper, scallions/spring onion, garlic salt, dijon mustard and worcestershire sauce to the mince.
- ( Mix very gently with your hands till well mixed)
- Also add the bread crumbs.
- Mix gently again till well mixed. It is important to mix the mince only gently or the patties will be dense.
- Move the mixture to the sides of the bowl and place a small steel tumbler/cup in the centre.
- (Tip on how to get lovely smokey aroma at home) Heat the charcoal on an open flame till it's piping RED Hot.
- Immediately place inside the steel tumbler and pour 1 Tbsp of oil over it. As it begins to smoke, quickly cover the bowl and place a weight on top if needed to prevent the smoke from escaping.
- Wait until the smoke dies down
- Now that the mince is nicely smoked, divide into 4 equal portions and form into patties on waxed paper over a tray. Make sure the central part of the patty is slightly more indented than the edges. This helps the patties to retain their shape while grilling.
- Drizzle the melted butter lightly over the patties.
- Place the tray in the freezer and allow to set till firm. about 10 – 15 minutes. The patties must be stiff when we take them out and place them on the grill.
- Heat the Indoor/ Outdoor grill or Grill Pan. Add oil to coat. Just enough to coat the entire surface of the grill pan.
- Place the Patties (2 at a time if necessary) on the pan as it is heating up (Not too hot)
- Do not disturb the patties once laid on the pan.
- Keep watch, tilting the pan a couple of times so that the oil runs under the patties evenly.
- You will notice that the burgers are slowly cooked upwards. (Cook on low – medium heat)
- Once they are cooked half way up, Flip them over with a non-stick spatula.(They should flip easily). They should have grill marks.
- Again, do not disturb the patties once flipped. Wait for the bottom half to get cook upwards like before.
- They will not take as much time on the second side as the first, but when they have turned golden around the brim, you will need to press gently with you spatula on the center of the patties (to grill the indented portion of our patties). Oil will splutter during this process, you might like to use an oil guard.
- Just as the patties are almost cooked through, use a metal spatula to lift the patties and place them on direct flame. Allow the flame to scorch grill the patties for 30 seconds or so. Great flame grill effect is achieved.
- Remove your patties to a plate. (DO NOT OVER GRILL THEM or they will loose all moisture and be very dry)
- With a serrated knife, slice the burger buns in half and grill on the same pan (wiped clean) as your patties till golden.
- Mix Mayonnaise and ketchup in equal portions more or less and apply to both top and bottom bun.
- Continue to top the buns with the patty, sliced onion, tomato, pickle and lettuce
- You could also keep the veggies on the top bun and the patty and mushroom on the lower bun. This makes it easier if you want to serve the burger hot.
- Easier for reheating in the Microwave as well.
- Add just a few pieces of our sauteed mushroom as well a little of its sauce over the patty for added depth in flavor. It also moistens the patty.
- Press down gently with Top bun.
- Serve while the patties are still hot.
Home Made Beef Burger with Smokey Beef Patties
Try it and let us know – Home Made Beef Burger with Smokey Beef Patties .
- Stronger flavored mushrooms like shiitake or japanese are not recommended for this recipe. For the ground mushrooms, you can use canned mushrooms if you don't have fresh. However, for the burger topping mushroom – fresh must be used.
- You can add a squirt of American mustard if you like it, but be careful. If your patties are salty, the mustard will cause the burger to be over salted.
- The gentle mixing of the mince into a patty is key to having a nice moist patty.
- No Over Mixing with hard kneading movements.
- If your burger has to be reheated, remove the top bun with the veggies. flip over and set aside.
- Heat the bottom bun along with the patty in the microwave for 10 seconds and cover with the top bun again.
- Do not reheat the veggies.
- Picky eaters: Substitute the veggies for cheese slice and broil over the patty till melted and serve.
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In an age where every high-tech device has a camera and everyone is a photographer, what makes an express studio in the Moreno Valley Mall still click?
Since it opened three years ago, Photos Onsight has embraced digital designs to survive. The young staff shoots in the studio. You view and choose the photos on a computer screen. Based on your suggestions, the staff creates a fantasy backdrop and your best self through Photoshop. They'll even plaster photos on everything from flip flops, mugs and blankets. The order is ready the same day.
Owner Theron Laudermill, a correctional officer, and his wife, Pamela Streeter-Laudermill, got started at the Moreno Valley swap meet before making the move to the mall.
Pam's participation is something of a miracle. F0r 12 years she spent 10 hours a day, seven days a week on dialysis after an autoimmune disease, lupus, attacked her kidneys. On Dec. 12, 2006, a transplant not only saved her life but allowed her to work again.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Senate committee has substantially changed a measure that originally sought to make it easier for the public to get documents used to justify police searches and arrests.
As originally written, individuals whose homes are searched would have 30 days to request documentation explaining the reason for the search. Kansas is one of the few states that seal probable-cause affidavits. Neighboring Missouri does not.
The measure passed the House 113-10, but in the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Greg Smith, R-Olathe, on Thursday came up with amendments that would separate out the arrest warrant affidavits and continue to seal them as in current law. The search warrant information would be made available immediately to those whose property is searched at the time of the search, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported (http://bit.ly/1dwu0Ie ).
Anyone wanting to view the documents could petition the court clerk for the information 14 days after the search warrant was executed. Prosecutors and police would have seven days to file an objection to the release.
"I'm quite happy with current law. This amendment is an attempt to appease both sides," Smith said. "Both sides probably aren't going to be happy about it, so that probably means it's good law."
Prosecutors have raised concerns that opening the records could jeopardize the safety and privacy of victims and witnesses. The bill was amended earlier to allow prosecutors to seek to have the records sealed or redacted in such instances.
Rep. John Rubin, R-Shawnee, who sponsored the original bill, said Thursday he'll try to secure a place on a House-Senate conference committee to debate the changes made Thursday.
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Just two days after a left-wing lunatic savagely attacked a republican baseball game near the nation's capital, a liberal democrat official from Nebraska is calling the mass assassination attempt "funny," adding she's "having a hard time feeling bad for them."
According to a story in hannity.com :
Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party's Black Caucus, Chelsey Gentry-Tipton, weighed-in on the tragedy using her social media account, poking fun at emotional republicans in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
"Watching the congressman crying on live tv abt the trauma they experienced. Y is this so funny tho?" she wrote. "The very people that push pro NRA legislation in efforts to pad their pockets with complete disregard for human life. Yeah, having a hard time feeling bad for them."
Apparently, the Nebraska democrat finds congressional members and aides worrying over the fate of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others injured in the shooting "humorous."
Jane Kleeb, the Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, tried to deflect attention from Tipton's disgusting comments, saying the media should be focusing on the issue of "gun violence."
Tipton followed up her post later that day, saying that gun violence, police brutality, and racism affect African-Americans in a way most people don't understand, and apologized if her comments were perceived as "offensive."
According to the post, she has no plans to resign from her position "at this point."
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A house goes up for Sale at 459k, first open house not only does it get sold at a higher price on same day but it also had 15 bidders on it.
Sounds a lot like the start of 2005 all over again, we know what happened in 2007.
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Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL ), MDC (NYSE: MDC ) and KB Home (NYSE: KBH ) are the other homebuilders featured among ITB's top-10 holdings. That trio represents 10.5 percent of ITB's weight. Souers has sell ratings on KB Home and Pulte.
"We think the housing market will improve over the next year, but shy of consensus views for stronger growth. Souers also thinks it will take time before buyers' confidence and the job market improve enough to support a more favorable view of home ownership," according to S&P Capital IQ.
The research note did not mention ITB's primary rival, the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (NYSE: XHB ). In the past year, XHB has returned over 53 percent and the ETF was up 6.6 percent heading into Wednesday's trading session. With $2.66 billion in assets under management, XHB is larger than ITB, but the SPDR offering is not as heavily allocated to homebuilder equities.
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New Hampshire Association for the Blind has received accreditation from the National Accreditation Council for Blind and Low Vision Services (NAC). NAC is the only accrediting body that solely focuses on standards and best practices for blind and low vision services with the consumer in mind. New Hampshire Association for the Blind has demonstrated that it meets or exceeds the standards set by NAC for delivery of blind and low vision services. The determination for accreditation is a rigorous process that involves self-examination by the organization, an on-site peer review to verify processes and procedures by a team of professionals serving in the field and a review of the findings by the NAC Accreditation Committee. NAC congratulates New Hampshire Association for the Blind on its accredited status.
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As a former Board member and volunteer, I have been fortunate to experience the dramatic effect of client services provided by the New Hampshire Association for the Blind.
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The total focus on client services and well being has enabled the Association to set the "gold standard" for all non-profits.
The management and staff are the most dedicated and professional individuals with whom I have had the pleasure to be associated.
Being new as a valunteer I was pleased at how the directors listen to the volunteers as to their thoughts for everything necessary going forward I am impressed as to the facility and the dedication by everyone who works for the betterment of all blind and impaired who need services. They have a true feel for the needs of their clients. Keep up the good work
The NH Association for the Blind is an outstanding organization that is committed to serving the blind and visually impaired. Our organization has worked with The NH Association for the Blind to support our mutual efforts of better serving those who are blind or visually impaired. We've seen first hand the compassion and commitment of their Board and leadership to the important work they do.
Most nonprofits serving persons with disabilities talk of helping clients to live fuller livers. The New Hampshire Association for the Blind is one of the few that succeeds. The Association does this through tireless outreach and a one-on-one approach that matches a person's needs with practical solutions. In my case, a low-vision exam yielded useful reading aids, its local office found volunteers to provide transportation, and through the NHAB, I learned about other resources and got to try daily living aids. NHAB provides home visits, seeks my feedback on their services, and always makes me feel that everything they do stems from my needs, rather than any dispassionate process or policy.
The New Hampshire Association for the Blind, under the exceptional leadership of George Theriault, is an invaluable resource for those with vision loss and their family members in NH. The Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging was honored to collaborate with this organization on a public education event about blindness and vision loss. We were extremely impressed by the professionalism of the NH Association for the Blind in pulling off this event, and are eager to partner on future endeavors. They provide a multitude of much needed services and support to NH residents with vision impairment, including assistance with adapting to changes in, or loss of vision; adaptive technology training, and mobility instruction. A stellar organization!
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
What A Week!
19 comments:
- Jackie Ashenden said...
Hugs on the rotten week, Lacey. I know how that goes. But at least the writing isn't going badly! :-)
I am working on my chess player and trying to make my heroine sympathetic and not just a ditzy, selfish drifter. Wah!
- February 22, 2011 at 5:58 PM
- Talli Roland said...
Oh no... hope your week gets better! Mine's going sloooowly. Starting work on a new novel and just trying to get through the opening chapters!
- February 23, 2011 at 2:35 AM
- Joanne Coles said...
Oh no :-( Hope the rest of the week goes better for you, Lacey.
I totally agree with you, Shirley Jump's course is fab although I admit I've got a little behind.
- February 23, 2011 at 7:22 AM
- Lacey Devlin said...
Jackie - Thanks! At least the writing will keep me sane..saneish...lol! Lots of luck whipping your characters in to shape. I know they're not behaving at the moment but they do sound fantastic!
- February 23, 2011 at 1:16 PM
- Lacey Devlin said...
Talli - I hope so too! Lots of luck with your latest WIP!
- February 23, 2011 at 1:18 PM
- Lacey Devlin said...
Joanne - Thanks! (No smiley face still. Will have to get the screw driver out...)
I've been just managing to keep up with the course but there is a lot of info to get through and sometimes it's touch and go lol!
- February 23, 2011 at 1:20 PM
- Nas Dean said...
Rootten week comes but it also goes away. Don't stress. And what a wonderful class you're attending.
Natalie Anderson is visiting over at mine...that's what I'm doing!
- February 23, 2011 at 5:22 PM
- Lacey Devlin said...
That's great Nas :) I'm a huge fan of Natalie's books!
- February 24, 2011 at 3:36 PM
- Sally Clements said...
Aw Lacey, sorry you're having such a rotten week. Would I cheer you up if I put on my 'editing minx' hat and mentioned Jo C has come up with another one of those sentences that I love? It's the last one in her commment...
Shirley Jump's course is great, isn't it? I did it last time around.
- February 24, 2011 at 7:39 PM
- Joanne Coles said...
LOL, Sally, you always spot my terribly bad double entendre sentences!!
*sigh* if only it were little ...
- February 25, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Lacey Devlin said...
LOL :) Love it!
- February 26, 2011 at 2:53 PM
- Jennifer Shirk said...
Aww...sorry. Hope you get a do-over with this week. :)
Shirley's workshop sounds awesome. Wish I had taken it.
- February 27, 2011 at 8:45 PM
- Lacey Devlin said...
Thanks Jennifer :) So far so good! I think Shirley does these workshops every year so maybe next year is your year :)
- February 28, 2011 at 2:04 PM
- Rachael Harrie said...
Hey Lacey *waves* lovely to meet you (and a fellow Aussie, yay)! I know what you mean about the colon key, would you believe my "e" key went the other week, and now my caps lock is on the blink too :(
I hope your week gets better soon.
- February 28, 2011 at 2:27 PM
- Abbi/Barbara said...
Hey, Lacey,
If you want I can do a Fairly Odd Parents "REDO!" for you. That's what you need for your week.
Yeah, I got behind on Shirley's class, but I've been reading everything and it's wonderful information. Very useful as well.
Abbi :-)
- March 1, 2011 at 12:47 AM
- Lacey Devlin said...
Rachael - Thanks for stopping by :-) I actually unscrewed the back of my keyboard and used a can of compressed air on it. It seems to have done the trick. I did get distracted putting it back together though which killed the numbers for a while. Note to self: must put screws back in the same place :-)
- March 1, 2011 at 2:44 PM
- Lacey Devlin said...
Abbi - LOL! Yes! That is what I need!
I loved Shirley's class so much I'm doing her next one too :-)
- March 1, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- Suzanne Jones said...
Hugs for the bad things, Lacey.
But a big yay for the course - sounds fab.
- March 5, 2011 at 7:41 AM
- Lacey Devlin said...
Thanks Suzanne!
It really was a great course :-)
- March 5, 2011 at 2:27 PM


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The bad: Expensive to buy, expensive to insure, expensive to maintain, expensive to repair ...
The verdict: A highly developed version of a classic and seemingly timeless design. Costly to buy and run but long-term it should hold its value.
The results: 3 stars (out of 5)
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door. Unless your mousetrap is a better Porsche 911 and the bottom has just fallen out of the bourse.
The 911 released late in 1989, still basically similar in looks and concept to the model it replaced, was the right car at the wrong time.
What a tragedy. The new car, known as the 964 series, was one of the major upgrades in the long history of the 911 which dates back to 1963.
The concept remains to this day, but everything else has changed, including size - the car has grown in every dimension including wheelbase, track, overall length, engine capacity and weight.
The 1989 version was improved in every conceivable way and Porsche people claimed that about 85 percent of the vehicle's parts were new.
A pity about the worldwide economic circumstances - reflected in Australia - which prevailed at the time. During the high-flying '80s, driving a Porsche was a sign that you'd made it. In retrospect, it was more often a sign that you'd thought you'd made it.
People who were making paper fortunes rushed out and bought - or leased - a Porsche. The marque was selling like hot cakes. About 300 a year went through the doors of Australian dealers in 1987 and 1988, zooming to 456 in 1989.
But the party was over by the time the 964 landed here. Sales slowed dramatically. The few people still able and willing to buy the Stuttgart stormers could pick up second-hand examples at bargain prices as more and more owners bailed out or had their cars repossessed.
Nevertheless, experience with the front-engined 924, 944 and 928 models had demonstrated that Porsche owners preferred the 911, with its rear-mounted engine and the unmistakable profile. This astonishingly long-lived style seems determined to stay in vogue forever.
The 964 was the third generation of the model and benefited enormously from decades of development, with subtle but effective refinements to styling and aerodynamic efficiency.
In the engine department, Porsche kept to its customary horizontally opposed six-cylinder powerplant, with capacity now increased to 3.6 litres. Most interesting technical innovations were an all-wheel-drive version and the new Tiptronic automatic transmission.
AWD added about $20,000 to an already costly car, but increased by a large margin the safety factor in high-speed cornering, especially on wet or slippery surfaces.
The high-tech Tiptronic possessed a high level of computer control. The car analysed the driver's style and degree of urgency and adapted the shift pattern to suit.
As an alternative, the driver could nudge the lever over to the next gate and use it as a clutchless manual, tapping the selector up and down to change gears.
This extreme sophistication was "too intelligent" for some drivers. And in manual shift mode it wasn't really as much fun as the five-speed manual transmission. But it's a great compromise for those poor couples who have to share a single Porsche.
On debut, the cheapest 964 was the rear-drive coupe at a mere $175,000. The price of admission went rapidly north from there.
Spending on a 911 doesn't stop with the outlay of $70,000-odd for the cheapest of second-hand 964s - insurance premiums, running costs, servicing and repairs are commensurate with the purchase price. This is not a car for the faint-hearted, neither in the driving nor in the upkeep.
What to look for
Transmission: "Boy racer" drivers are hard on clutches and gearboxes. Test the clutch for any sign of slipping and avoid any manual version that "crunches" the gear changes.
Service record: This is a car you just don't want to have repaired in any extensive way. Check its history and avoid any car that hasn't been regularly tended.
Power equipment: Test all power-operated gizmos - windows, mirrors, seats and rest - because they're costly to repair.
General condition: The Porsche 911, mechanically, is almost unburstable when driven hard but well. Careless driving can, however, break any car, so look for signs of rough handling.


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Easily saw the first two being at the top of the list. My personal favorite is Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, which is the last game in the Dark Forces series. In it, instead of Kyle, you play as his padawan. Really satisfying force powers, customization options for quite a few things, some of the best lightsaber combat in any Star Wars game, plenty of replay value due to the structuring of the missions, and a interesting, albeit short, story, and it's just a great game. Though fans of the Dark Forces series as a whole will mostly say that it's the weakest game in said series, I still really enjoyed it a lot, in part because it drops you straight into the action and you start the game as a jedi.....


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A project to replace an aging and degrading radioactive waste treatment facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory is 11 years behind schedule and its price tag has nearly tripled because of ineffective management, according to a government audit released Wednesday.
The report from the Department of Energy's Inspector General says the National Nuclear Security Administration and Los Alamos have spent $56 million since 2004 on plans to replace its 50-year-old and sometimes failing Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility. But design work is still not complete and the two-phase project now won't be finished until 2017 and 2020 at the earliest.
According to the audit, the facility that treats and disposes of low-level and transuranic waste has degraded and sometimes fails, leaving the lab with no way to process radioactive liquid waste while repairs are being made.
The audit is the latest in a series of government reports to detail cost overruns and delays by projects overseen by the NNSA, prompting Congress to appoint a task force that is studying a potential overhaul of the DOE-run agency.
Earlier this year, the Government Accountability Office reported NNSA has racked up $16 billion in cost overruns on 10 major projects that are a combined 38 years behind schedule. Other projects have been cancelled or suspended, despite hundreds of millions of dollars already spent, because they grew too bloated.
The newest audit blames ineffective management by NNSA and Los Alamos National Security, the private contractor that runs the lab, for the delays and cost overruns on the treatment plant. In a span of seven years, the audit says, three separate designs have been developed and changes were still being made in August.
"The planning and design reversals, confusion, and incompetence documented in this report boggle the mind and exceed what seems possible," said Greg Mello, executive director of the watchdog Los Alamos Study Group. "It's like a Laurel and Hardy movie, starring Bechtel-led (Los Alamos National Security) and NNSA. It happens again and again, on almost all projects."
Officials from the lab did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The audit, however, does note than that the NNSA has recently taken action to address the problem.
Mello called for resignations and steep fines, noting the same contractors are to blame for problems and overruns on other key projects at Los Alamos, including the security system at its most sensitive area.
Officials late last year announced that a new security system meant to protect the only place in the country where nuclear weapon triggers are made didn't work, and they would need $41 million and six more months to fix it. Lab officials said the system is now nearing completion.
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After having her 2nd bundle of joy Rajni added on more baby weight than she liked.
She'd tried everything from liquid diets to bootcamps and nothing had worked to budge stubborn weight stuck on her like her son's Crazy Glue!
Today, having lost 15 pounds and counting in Nagina's program, Rajni has dropped 2 dress sizes and most importantly, experienced an incredible lifestyle and mindset shift that has helped her be a better mom, a happier person and a healthier, fitter, sexier woman!
The pivotal life-changing moment when Rajni realized she needed to lose weight and she couldn't do it alone (1:22)
The startling discovery that made her realize why she'd been working on weight loss all wrong so far (4: 16)
What her husband said to her when she cooked the recipes for him. It's going to leave you shocked! (5:29)
The amazing, almost unbelievable transformation of Rajni, the mother (6:57)
… with an eye-opening moment where I realized that I didn't invest time in myself. I felt bad about myself and I ran myself down and that impacted my family as well.
I used to scramble to figure out what to have for lunch or dinner every day. More often than not, it would be takeout, frozen food or something else equally unhealthy.
I knew these were poor choices, but I lacked the time or the energy to figure things out.
I needed a plan, a structure and one that wouldn't just tell me what to eat but also, give me the list of things I needed so I could pick them up from the store and not have to worry about them for the rest of the week.
This desperation for a plan coupled with the realization I needed to put myself first, made me realize Nagina's weight-loss program was the best choice.
Nagina's program was definitely unlike anything else I'd done and that made me realize that maybe I had it all wrong.
Not only is this a well structured program with its plans and lists, it also has some of the tastiest recipes.
Every single recipe I made was filling and flavorful. There were times when I couldn't finish what was on my plate because I was so full. Yes, on a weight loss plan!
The truth is I never felt hungry and I never felt deprived. I used to satisfy any cravings during my cheat days, which was once a week and the rest of the week I never felt that I was missing out.
I enjoyed satisfying, flavorful home-cooked food which I, for the first time ever, was cooking and it never felt like I was on a diet plan. Rather it felt like I was learning to cook the healthiest, tastiest food ever.
The best compliment for Nagina's program, in fact, came from my husband who shocked me in the first week itself when he declared Nagina's Smoked Paprika Chicken recipe so much tastier than our favorite NY restaurant's chicken kebabs.
He took one bite and told me we no longer have to go to NC to the restaurant because this surpassed it completely.
Even today, I make the recipe every other week because it's HIS favorite dish ever!
I grew up with a stay-at-home mom and was used to having everything readily available because that was her full time job. But for me... juggling a full-time job and two babies, I was overextended and overworked.
Cooking lunches and dinners was, sadly, just not a priority for me.
Nagina's program taught me a vital life skill, one which I'd never learned – Meal planning.After finishing the weight-loss program I have the tools and the know-how to plan for meals and it doesn't feel like a chore.
Now I can go in to the grocery store, pick up all the ingredients I need and be prepared for weekday cooking. It's taken such a load off of me.
Not only that, this program has transformed me as a mother, a mom.
Now, with the frameworks and tools I learned from Nagina, cooking for myself and my family isn't something I dread like I used to. Now, I feel like a a better mom, a true provider and I feel incredibly good about this.
The weight loss I've experienced with this plan has blown me away.
Like I'd shared, I'd tried everything and I have never been able to lose this amount of weight in this amount of time.
Best part… I did all of this without feeling like I was completely depriving myself and that once I was off the plan, I'd gain it all back.
I actually feel that Nagina's program is sustainable and even being off the program for a couple of weeks…
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I'll like to know where you ladies purchase your work clothes from. Modcloth, Eloquii, Talbots, Lane Bryant and Nordstrom are all places I like to check online when I am shopping around for plus size work wear. I really wish we had more places to shop locally, but unfortunately we don't.This dress is no longer available however, I've added a few plus size dresses appropriate for work below.
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Hello! I'm Tom. I designed a game called Gunpoint, about rewiring things and punching people, and now I'm working on a new one called Heat Signature, about sneaking aboard randomly generated spaceships. Here's some more info on all the games I've worked on, here's the podcast I do, here are the videos I make on YouTube, here are some of the articles I wrote for PC Gamer, and here are two short stories I wrote for the Machine of Death collections.
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I've had this vision for how music should be played in the future for ages now: tagged and sorted by mood, style, and speed. You'd click a few words – 'fast', 'instrumental', 'electronic' – and a playlist would be auto-generated from a randomised selection of tracks fitting all three criteria, weighted towards highest-rated and newest. Then you'd chuck it on your MP3 player and cycle downhill to work. Or I would.
I decided that since we're already pretty much in the future, there must be something out there that already did this. The trouble is that searching for anything to do with tags and anything to do with media players gets you a billion results about ID3 tags, even if you add a "-id3". Results are still talking about ID3 tags, they're just not calling them that.
But I remembered Tony saying Winamp's media library was really good. I'd already tried it, shortly after he said that, and hated it, since I didn't really have a use for a media library beyond the simple big playlist I already have. And it doesn't support custom tagging in the way I describe. But since I do already use Winamp for everything – and I just found a new skin that makes it look like the future – it couldn't hurt to fiddle around and see how close I could get.
Very close indeed, turns out to be the answer. I can do all of what I mention above except the selection 'weighting'. I can make the list only things with a rating of three or higher, or only things two weeks old or newer, but not a random mix weighted towards those things. Essentially I need a biased shuffle, and I don't know of anything that can do that.
But custom tagging can be done, in a stupid sort of way. Winamp is nice enough to let you create your own custom 'views' – essentially filters for your music library. The default ones are things like "Never played", and you can then drag everything that comes up in that View to the Playlist section and it'll make a playlist of them. What you can do with the custom views is to specify that you only want tracks whose Comment field (a part of the ID3 tag) mentions 'fast' and 'electronic' and 'instrumental'. Then instead of having an external tagging system that your media player would have to keep track of itself, you write your tags however you like in the Comment field, and they'll stay with the file if you ever do change media players.
The stupid bit is that you have to create a new 'view' for each combination of tags you want to filter by, so it's a few steps rather than just clicking a word. If anyone knows of anything that can do this better, do share.
I'm not trying to deconstruct my entire music collection into Pandora-like musical properties, I'm trying for a more teleological approach. That is, they're tagged after what I might want to use them for. So there's no "mild tonal syncopation" tag, because I'm rarely specifically in the mood for mild tonal syncopation, but there is a "wistful" one. There's a "chilled" one for working to, and a "cool" one for playing games I'm good at to. Combinations thereof create a smaller playlist that more specifically nails the mood you want from the music, and you can even sort by 'Times Played' and select the fifty you've heard least often.
Yes, the theme for this week is Scientifically Quantifying Art. Because you can. The rest of the week I'll be away quantifying a big chunk of art in a great deal of detail, and I look forward to not being able to tell you about it when I get back.
TomP: You can do it a similar way, (i.e. using ID3 comments for tags) with 'smart playlists' in iTunes.


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Sandra Bullock – Worst One Year Later
Written by Duana Oh Sandra. Honey, what was going on tonight? Everyone knows tonight was a moment for you – that even though you were talking about what a great experience it is to win, that all you could think about was the beginning of the end that was last year. Full Story
Oscar Rude & Orange: Matthew McConaughey
First of all, what colour is he exactly? Did you see the telecast? To borrow from Bridget Jones, next to Scarlett Johansson, McConaughey was practically purple. Was it like that on your tv too? You know, I promise you in real life, his lady is spectacular. I wasn't into her big ass dress mainly because it looks taffeta to me, but my friend Laura, this is a Laura dress. Full Story
Best Contract Fulfilment: Celine Dion
Written by Duana This woman. This – woman. She is so fantastic. She is not here because these are all her lovely celebrity friends – she is here because she was invited, requested to do a job. You know what her job is? Her job is "to sing the 'Smile' song to commemorate those who have died". Full Story
Oscar Fringe & Tail: Emma Stone
Duana saw these photos before I did. I was heading back from the press room when my Blackberry went off with a note from her that read "you're not going to like Emma Stone". She was right. Very, very disappointed. This is Emma Stone at the Vanity Fair party. The fringe ages her. A lot. Full Story
Worst Biscuit Dress: Florence Welch
Written by Duana Florence of Florence and the Machine – who's informally Florence Welch - obviously has a lot to be happy about. Not the least of which is being invited to perform at the Academy Awards. But did she look like she was enjoying herself? Or – let me rephrase – did she look, even marginally, like she was able to raise her energy level above 'barely conscious and watching reruns on the couch'? If you're tired or ill or something, fake it. Full Story
Oscar Bro-down: RDJ & Jude Law
RDJ should host the Oscars. Some of you suggested he should host with Sandra Bullock. Yeah I could get down with that. Neither of them needs it though. And they might be too big for it anyway. But sometimes it's too short, you know? Watching him for 3 minutes, how he always hits the right note – funny, a little acerbic, but also self-deprecating – it's much too short. Full Story
Mila Kunis
Written by Duana So about that dress. I stared at it for a long time. Oddly, the thing that got me wasn't the cut but the colour, I'm generally not a fan of anything in that kind of candy-fied, pastellish hue. Anyway, as the show went on I told Michelle "Well, I think the colour is actually what saves it from being tacky". Full Story
Worst Oscar Hair: Reese Witherspoon
Jesus. Who made this call? The only, only, only positive here are the earrings. Everything else is an Elle Woods homage to Julia Roberts. But it's the hair that's really the crime here. The dress is for a hostess but it's the hair that really fills me with rage. Obviously the homemaker aspect of it is offensive in itself, but also… the fact that it requires a hairpiece to pull off, one of those tacky ass accessories you can order off the tv – WHY is this happening to Reese Witherspoon? She doesn't usually f-ck it up so badly. Full Story
Best Oscar ConCERN: Helena Bonham Carter
Written by Duana Helena Bonham Carter was pretty intent on not pulling the focus last night which is actually rather charming. She knew it wasn't about her. Yet – somehow she still managed, in her all black ensemble, to catch my eye – she was concerned. Full Story
Oscar Charcoal: Helen Mirren
Duana and I just talked about Helen Mirren – she thinks it's a big "samey", she didn't get "emotional" about this look the way she got emotional about Cate Blanchett's. Didn't we all get emotional about Cate Blanchett? We'll get to Cate Blanchett later. Full Story
Best Gracious Loser/Worst "Princess": Steinfeld
Written by Duana Okay. I have an announcement to make. "PRINCESS" HAS LEFT THE BUILDING. Let me back it up a little bit. When I worked at etalk, we were writing a lot of stories about Christina Aguilera and Beyonce and so forth. Full Story


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Domaine du Faure is set in 20 acres, of which five are gardens. The estate looks over its own valley, in the process of being turned into a 9 hole golf course. Wildlife abounds, birds and beasts. The large courtyard can be set up for al fresco dining. It is on the fringe of a quiet hamlet, but close to the village of Gensac. Guests have a wide range of other sporting options including tennis, croquet, boules, badminton, football. There are vineyards around, a lot of nature and interesting walks and bike rides.


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Parenting is a big job, and can also be a rewarding one. Ultimately, it will most likely be a pleasure when the proper ground work has been done. Here are eight tips to help you lay that ground work so you can enjoy parenting your children in all their stages of growth.
#1: Minimize Choices
Yes, it's important to develop independence in our children by letting them make choices: Red shirt or blue shirt? Ice cream or cookies? But if every decision becomes theirs, we raise kids who think they're in charge. Let them make choices sometimes, but make sure most of the decisions are yours. As your children grow up, you can gradually cede control of more issues to them. But if your kids are under age 12, you should still be fully in charge. This keeps life uncomplicated and less stressful.
#2: Limit Activities
An overload of activities is a real problem for many families. Just because something is offered doesn't mean your child has to do it. And the more children you have, the fewer activities should be packed into the hours after school and on weekends. Limit your children to one activity per semester and watch your stress level decrease. Be sure the activity each one attends is related to their interests, not yours. And be willing to let them switch if they discover something isn't their thing. Be very selective with organized activities and watch your unstructured, relaxed family time grow and become more fun.
#3: Develop True Self Esteem with Chores
If your five-year-old doesn't make her bed or set the table, or your twelve-year-old doesn't do his own laundry, my question to you is: Why not? Kids are completely capable of doing chores around the house. More importantly, the self esteem they develop by being part of the household team is far more genuine that what develops when you tell them how special they are all the time. Put your kids to work around the house at age-appropriate tasks and you'll relieve some of your own burden while building your child's self-esteem in a logical and healthy way.
#4: Take a Child to Lunch
Alone, just with you. Or take one to a movie, a park, or to see Grandma. Build your relationship with your child while talking in the car en route, while laughing together and while just enjoying each other's company. I didn't do this enough with each of my four children, but when I did it do it, we always had a great time. (Note: the more children you have, the more important this tip is.)
#5: Limit Your Use of Technology
Children who are forced to interrupt their parents to express their needs because their parents are always on their phones (talking, texting or surfing) often become very demanding children. When your child is born, three umbilical cords need to be cut: his to his mother, and his parents' to their devices. Limit your use of technology during your child's waking hours and you'll raise a happier child. Besides, there's nothing sadder than seeing a parent pushing a child in a cart through the grocery and ignoring him because they're on the phone.
#6: Keep your #1 Interest
Once we become parents, we find that we don't have time to do all the things we like to do. This is natural, but be sure to make time for your favorite activity, whether it's reading, playing basketball or making things by hand, like quilts or guitars. Even if you only get to do it once a month, it will help you relax and remember who you are, because in the parenting trenches, it's easy to forget that you're anyone but Mommy or Daddy. As your children grow and become more independent, you will get to do more of your favorite things, but for now, one thing is probably all you can squeeze in. Enjoy yourself when you can!
#7: Bedtime
A regular (and reasonable) bedtime is extremely important. It produces rested kids and relaxed parents. If you start when your children are tiny, this habit will be easier to create and maintain. Studies show that today's children are having learning difficulties because they're not well-rested. Put them to bed at an age-appropriate time (always before 9 p.m.) and then go do something for yourself: surf Facebook or Pinterest, have a beer, spoon with your spouse… I'm sure you can think of something. Having that time at the end of each day is invaluable for managing stress and becoming a great parent.
#8: Don't Expect Perfection
Just when you think you've got a handle on things, you find yourself or your child losing it. Don't forget that there are no perfect parents; children can't be perfect, either. Besides, children are constantly changing and growing, which brings new challenges. Expect change, expect imperfection, love your child (remember, love is a verb) and go easy on yourself.


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anyone ever heard of easy rake vacuum? There is one used in my area that is an 8hp and 44 bushel.
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Jeff Schultz has experienced the heights and depths during an 11-year professional hockey career.
There were enough peaks and valleys during a 12-month stretch over 2013 and 2014.
In that time period, Schultz was:
• Released by the Washington Capitals;
• Waived and sent to the minor leagues by the Kings;
• After not playing a regular-season NHL game, Schultz was called up during the Stanley Cup playoffs, and;
• Had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup when the Kings defeated the New York Rangers, four games to one, in the 2014 finals.
"Those things happened in the right order," said Schultz, a 6-foot-6 defenseman whom Washington selected in first round of the 2014 NHL Draft (27th overall). "There have been ups and downs along the way."
Schultz, who turned 30 on Feb. 25, is regarded as a defensive defenseman who is skilled as a shot blocker and penalty killer. In addition to playing nine games with the Kings last season, he played for the Manchester Monarchs when they won the 2015 Calder Cup.
He played one game with the Kings this season before being returned to the American Hockey League and the Ontario Reign.
"I was disappointed when I was sent down, but I also looked at it as an opportunity to help young players," Schultz said, adding that helping younger defensemen was encouraged by the organization. "As you move up at each level of hockey, time and space gets taken away faster."
Like much of his hockey career, Schultz had some good times and bad times in Washington. In the 2009-10 season, he set a single-season Capitals record of plus-50 in the plus-minus ratings. The ratings are determined by comparing the number of times a player is on the ice when his team scores an even-strength goal to the amount of goals scored against his team when he is on the ice at even strength.
On the downside, he spent much of the 2013-14 season off the ice when the team decided not to dress him for games.
"The team went through some coaching changes and they didn't see the role I played as fitting their needs," Schultz said. "What happened, happened, and you move on."
Reign coach Mike Stothers said Schultz always seems to have his emotions at an even keel.
"The way he plays isn't flashy, but he's steady and you know what, I don't know if Schultzie has ever had a bad day," Stothers said. "Even though he's not that old, he's kind of like a father figure."
Schultz doesn't admit to many interests other than hockey and being an actual father.
"Most of my time is taken up with my son Cole, who is 6 months old," said Schultz, whose wife is Mackenzie. "Every week something new happens."
After a week's break, the Reign return to the ice for games Sunday and Wednesday in San Antonio before returning home to place the San Diego Gulls on March 12.
After that, the team will have 15 games remaining, including three against San Diego with the final two on the road to end the regular season April 15-16.


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Here It Is: Denis Loubet's Alternate Box Art for Ultima 7: The Black Gate
After teasing us with sample images from it for the last few days, Denis Loubet has finally released — publicly, at any rate; his Patreon backers received it a while ago — his alternate box art for Ultima 7: The Black Gate in its entirety.
This is my cover to Ultima 7:The Black Gate from an alternate universe where Origin Systems decided to go with an illustrative cover rather than a flat black, high-concept, box.
Here we have the Avatar with his companions, standing in a river of blood as the Guardian pulls the strings of the Fellowship in the background. The blood, of course, represents the gruesome murders which the Avatar and his party must investigate. This is all in a grim and somber color palette to highlight the melancholy nature of the plot. The Avatar's downcast eyes search for clues to end the bloody doings of Batlin and his zealots. (Sorry about the spoiler!)
As you can see, I've got The Avatar in front, Iolo with a crossbow on the right, Dupre on the left, with Jaana just behind him.
So there you have it! The Cover to Ultima 7 that never was.
It's notable that the Guardian here looks much more like he did in Ultima 9; his facial structure (and teeth!) were markedly different in Ultima 7. Loubet also offers an explanation for the differences in the Guardian's appearance:
You will also notice that the Guardian has ears. This is because when I did the animation of the Guardian poking his head through the screen and talking to the player, he didn't poke his head all the way through the screen. He simply did not push his face through far enough to reveal his ears. A happy "coincidence" of this rationale is that I did not have to model the Guardian's ears in 3D with the crappy tools I had available at the time. You'll notice the Guardian's face in that animation is made up of very simple shapes that overlap; This was by design. I knew I couldn't do a realistic face at that time, so I went for simple and cartoony.
So there it is: Denis Loubet's alternate take on the box art for Ultima 7: The Black Gate. Personally, while I do like the themes in the image above, I still prefer the all-black cover…what say you all?


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How to catch big roach using pellets
Pigeon-chested and fit to burst with spawn, stillwater roach all over the country are piling on the ounces – but what is their favourite meal?
Sweetcorn? A great bait, but not quite on the top table. Maggots? To win a bite there is little better but (and it's a big but) it is not selective in terms of stamp of fish. Surely it has to be casters then, accompanied by a side dish of hemp? A classic combination I'd always be happy to use, but still not my number one choice.
A decade ago I wouldn't have picked this bait, and at the time some experts said roach didn't like them, but we have 'trained' the fish to adjust to them and they now relish fishmeals with a dollop of oil. Yes, if you want a top roach bait on stillwaters then look no further than pellets.
I'm unsure whether this 'junk food' is good for fish, but it's almost viewed as their natural diet on some fisheries, especially commercials with a large head of carp. To be honest, though, after months of struggling on our rivers, I'm just happy to see roach whatever they are fed on, and their fuller figures at this time of year can point to a new personal best.
Once I favoured winter roach fisherman, but now April is my purple patch, so last week Wayne Little strolled down the hill towards the lake with this species firmly on our minds. We passed a few daffodils that were brave enough to expose their heads in a defiant blaze of yellow to the bitter easterly gusts and sub-zero windchill.
We, on the other hand, were swathed from head to toe in numerous layers, and soon we were scanning the water for signs of fish.
For the roach, daybreak brings with it a temptation to 'prime', and once one broke the surface it was a fair bet that a large percentage of the lake's population would be sitting below. We watched and waited for no more than a minute before ripples came into view.
Staying mute, not difficult given the scarves wrapped around our faces, we simply nodded, knowing full well what this sign meant, and headed off to a couple of swims that would take in the disturbance.
I didn't want to take my gloves off, but without doing so I simply couldn't fish. At least I had rigged my Drennan Classic rod up at home in the garage when my fingers weren't so numb!
The detachable dolly butt section transforms it into a two-piece rod, which allows a pre-rigged outfit to be carried with ease.
The reel line was of a stout 4lb breaking strain, tough enough to deal with extracting big fish from a lake that still held a fair amount of weed.
Importantly, however, I had degreased the line with washing-up liquid to ensure that it would sink – vital when floatfishing a stillwater, especially with a crosswind. My float of choice was a heavy 4g glow-tip insert waggler that could be easily cast a fair distance, attached via a float adaptor should I need to change it for a lighter or heavier pattern.
Locking this widget in place weren't split shot, but small float stops. These would allow the cocking weight to be used at three-quarters depth, helping to pull the bait down quicker because conditions strongly suggested that catching roach on the drop today would be out of the question.
Finally, I attached the hooklength via a loop-to-loop knot, and being a big fan of ready-tied rigs it was no surprise that I chose to use Drennan Silver Fish Bandit, in the 4lb line/size 14 hook combination.
I admit that my set-up could, at face value, appear crude but the roach I was targeting had spent their whole life competing with the carp and seeing carp anglers' tackle. I also firmly believe that you can step up your gear if you're using a relatively large bait because while the natural appearance of, say, a maggot is impeded by a large hook and strong line, these do little to affect the look or behaviour in the water of a pellet.
I had taken along two varieties of 8mm pellets – the first was purchased from the local tackle shop and was a high-oil trout version, while the second contained more flavour. Richworth Xtracta pellets may have a barbel pictured on the packet but they will catch everything with fins!
By using a reasonably large bait I would be able to avoid the attentions of the smaller roach, and sometimes it pays to be prepared to accept few bites in order to eventually land the specimen you are seeking.
The plan now was to recast every five minutes, feeding a dozen pellets each time. Why? Well, I've found too many times that a freshly cast bait is extra- attractive for it to be a coincidence. Everything was now set, with Wayne mirroring my approach, and the only thing left to do now was catch a roach.
The weather was horrible and the method simple, even crude, but did that mean that the sport was poor? Of course not.
A pellet addiction is a hard habit for a roach to kick and the string of big blue and silver flanks heading in our direction reflected that.
If more proof were needed Wayne then supplied it with a magnificent creature of well over 2lb. Roach cannot resist a pellet – that much is certain – so why not prove it yourself this coming weekend with a palmful or two of silver?
Stillwater roach fishing tips
1 To fish a pellet, use either a bait band or drill it and mount it on a standard hair.
2 When waggler fishing on stillwaters, always degrease your line with washing-up liquid so that it sinks.
3 When targeting specimen roach, 8mm seems the perfect pellet size – any smaller just draws in too many smaller nuisance fish.
4 Cast regularly – roach seem to home in on a freshly cast bait.
5 Make sure you take a Starlight so that you can fish into darkness if possible, as this is often when the big roach feed.


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Kosi Kalan, Jan. 27: Manish Mishra might have disappeared as an unclaimed body had his family connection with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee not stirred the local administration into action.
Manish, the grandson of Vajpayees sister Vimla, was thrown out of a running train on Saturday after a fight between two groups over harassment of some girl students.
A BSc student of Babu Shivnath Agrawal College in Mathura, Manish was returning home when he was pushed off the Chhattisgarh Express.
Neeraj, his younger brother, said the family had to run from one place to another simply to get a missing report filed in a police station. First, they went to the local Kosi police station. However, they directed us to go to Mathura where we lodged a complaint, said Neeraj.
For 24 hours, the family fought a lone battle to trace the body. After the local administration came to know that Manish was related to the Prime Minister, it looked hard enough to make the link between the body found next to the railway tracks and Mahendra Kumar Mishras young son.
Since then, a retinue of VIPs has visited the familys house in the residential complex of Saw Pipes Ltd, where Manishs father works as a manager in one of the divisions.
Mahendra Mishra, who still cannot speak coherently, said Manish, who scored 72 per cent marks in his Class XII examination, wanted to be an engineer.
The senior superintendent of police, Mathura, Rajesh Kumar Rai, said Manish was not involved in the scuffle that took place after some students, believed to be from Meerut, boarded the train and started harassing the girls, also from Shivnath Agrawal College.
Their college mates protested, leading to the clash. At Vrindavan, the girls and many of the other students from the same college got off the train after pulling the chain.
Sensing a chance to take revenge, the other group of youths started looking for students and pounced on Manish and Rakesh Kumar.
Rakesh, an electrician who was mistaken for a student because of his youth, survived with fractured legs and severe injuries to his head and arms. He was assaulted and thrown out of the train.
After getting my consciousness back, I saw myself lying near the railway track. Since I could barely walk, I called passersby, who informed the railway police, Rakesh said.
He said he can identify the culprits. Police are preparing identikits of the suspects, who were said to have been drunk. A couple of witnesses have come forward.
Vajpayee, who was with the family last evening, said: The guilty will not be allowed to go unpunished.
Rai said the incident could have been averted had the guard of the train reported the fight to the railway police immediately after it broke out once the train left Mathura station. The coach was only two bogies away from the guards.
He said quoting a witness that the guard had seen Rakesh being thrown out of the train.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav visited the family today. He said that though no one can compensate for the life lost, he was giving Rs 2 lakh to Manishs family and Rs 1 lakh to Rakesh.
Being the chief minister, I take responsibility for whatever happened to Manish, he said.


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This year we've changed things up a bit. We've put away the old fire pit and traded it for some nifty outdoor heaters! We are happy to bring to you the third year of our Biergarden Winter Music Series! This is live music from local artists playing their own original music.
Just a reminder: This is a regular Pop-Up Biergarden so those rules will apply. Bring your Brewery 85 stein or buy one for discounted fills on beers at this and future Pop-Up Biergarden events. Still need a stein still? Purchase one for $15 at our facilities. These make GREAT lifetime gifts for folks who love our brewery!
Have no fear: Inclement weather will see the concert coming inside. Seating is first come with no reservations so get her early. Please feel free to bring your own seating if you would prefer.
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Add grab bars to the wall by the toilet, above the bathtub, and, if the elderly are very unsteady on their feet, even by the doorway. We have small bathrooms which, for once was nice, as Mom was able to hold one grab bar while reaching for another to steady herself.
When considering grab bars, make sure to get the right size – they come in different lengths. And, get these grab bars professionally installed or at least have a handyman you trust install them. It cost me a little under $100 per grab bar for installation, and I think I might have overpaid, but, my Mom's safety was worth it to me.
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March 13, 2011
Majority ownership of the Toronto Maple Leafs could be part of a billion dollar package to the highest bidder. The city of Glendale is attempting to ante up more than $170 million to finance the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes. The average NHL ticket price to $54.25, and we keep paying for them.
So, generally, the economics of the NHL are strong. But as the economy lurches towards recovery, hockey at other levels is still dealing with hard times and tough decisions.
Two examples of that struggle today, beginning with the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs.
If you've read this blog for some time, you'll remember the CHL's Mudbugs from their epic, classic brawl in 2009 (and accompanying epic, classic fight call). In 2011, the future of the Mudbugs is in question, as owner Tommy Scott told the Shreveport Times that "there are no guarantees" the team will have a 15th season.
The operating budget for the Central Hockey League team is around $2.5 million, and they're losing money to the tune of three-quarters of a million dollars, for the second straight year. Scott says there are options, including sliding down to the Single-A-level Southern Professional Hockey League. From the Times:
The budget for a SPHL franchise is about $1M less than one in the CHL. "However, I have a CHL license agreement," Scott said. "It limits you. You can't just jump from one league to the next without going through a bunch of things."
Scott estimates only "four of 18 CHL teams break even or show a profit. And the teams that lose are losing anywhere from $100,000 to one million dollars." A handful of CHL teams have been rumored to exploring other options for next season. CHL owners are scheduled to meet in Dallas in two weeks.
So not exactly good times in the CHL, which is something worth monitoring, considering it's a heartland league in the U.S. Meanwhile, there's a second (more uplifting) economic story playing out in Winnipeg.
What would you do if the ice-time fees for your men's league were suddenly jacked up by 22 percent? That's what happened at Sargent Park Arena, where the hourly rates went from $210 to $260. But it's for the survival of youth hockey, and players tell the Winnipeg Sun that makes the fees worth it:
"We wouldn't be here without minor hockey, so raise the prices," said Road Rockets player Steve, who did not want his last name published. "We've got to play to pay. I'm fine with it."
Both of these stories are a microcosm of the reality of hockey's surroundings at community levels. What are the hockey economics in your area these days, for minor league and/or youth hockey? Recovering along with the economy, or still struggling for funding?
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The Eroica Trio. Their music is beautiful, too.
Classical music is replete with trios, usually consisting of a piano, violin and cello, sometimes a violin, viola and cello, and, less commonly, other combination of instruments.
The Baroque period gave us "trio sonatas" and the middle part of the typical scherzo so often has just three voices that even if many instruments are playing those three lines we still call it the "trio section."
It's not hard to fill two hours with excellent music for three instruments. It wouldn't be hard to do that for months on end. But this weekend we'll sample some of the finest.
I'll play you beautiful trio music by Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn. Even in their day, two centuries back, there were interesting exceptions to the usual piano-violin-cello formula. The big surprise is the Beethoven: a piece arranged for three flutes. Also from the German tradition is Gustav Jenner, who wrote one for clarinet, horn and piano.
The French chamber tradition, a great reservoir of good listening for anyone who needs more than mere beauty to sustain interest, produced many really fine trios, which, in addition to being beautiful, also have ear-catching sonics and harmonies. I'll sample works by Saint-Saens, Faure, Debussy, Ravel, Roussel and Poulenc – his is for oboe, bassoon and piano – and permit me to say that the Ravel Trio is one of the finest compositions of any kind by any composer ever.
More recently the living American composers Jennifer Higdon and Paul Moravec have shown they can make a great deal of music with just three instruments. Moravec writes for clarinet, violin and piano – Higdon appears in Trick Question so I'll not discuss it here – and the energy they generate would require a whole fleet of instruments if anyone else were doing it.
And just because most classical music fans have never heard it, I'll sample a trio for viola, viola da gamba and harpsichord by Dietrich Buxtehude. His organ pieces so influenced Bach, we hardly ever hear anything by Buxtehude not for organ.
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