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Captain's Report
Mission Statement
To be the best-built, most functional, high-performance (but safe) bass boat on the market. To be all of those things at a price to the consumer that is considerably less than other brands for their premium models. Finally, to see to it that more of the purchase price for the Z-9 goes into the materials of the actual build than any other bass boat on the market.
Major Features
Rapid Planing System
It just wouldn't do justice to this boat without discussing the Rapid Planing System. With a tournament-rigged boat, there will definitely be a lot of weight being carried onboard between fuel and full livewells. But that simply cannot slow the boat down. With Nitro's Rapid Planing System, the performance is intact. The proof was our recorded time to plane of 2.6 seconds with our 250-hp test outboard.Her stern pad plus her stepped hull not only gives quicker hole shots with minimal bow rise, and our tests have shown that she has excellent handling throughout the performance envelope. The only chine walk we experience was from outside influences, such as crossing a wake, and it was easily managed with the hydraulic steering that is sure to ease fatigue on long trips. It also allows operations with lower horsepower engines, which translates to getting better fuel economy and lower operating costs.
The Nitro Z-9 has a length overall of 20'9" (6.32 m), a beam of 96" (244 cm) and a draft of 16" (40.6 cm). With an empty weight of 2,100 lbs. (952 kg), half fuel, two people and test power we had an estimated test weight of 3,205 lbs. (1,454 kg).
WOT Speed.
With the 250 horsepower Mercury OptiMax Pro XS turning a 14 5/8 x 25 Tempest propeller we reached a top speed of 70.0 mph at 5800 rpm. At that speed we were burning 22.9 gph giving us a range of 187 miles.
Best cruise
came in at 3000 RPM and 30.1 mph that speed reduced the fuel burn to only 4.95 GPH giving us a range of 372 miles and an endurance of 12 hours and 24 minutes while still maintaining a 10% reserve.
We had a quick time to plane of only 2.6 seconds, reached 20 mph in 5.1 seconds, 30 came and went in 7.5 seconds, 40 in 9.8 seconds and we continued accelerating through 50 mph in 13.2 seconds.
There's no doubt that the Z-9 is an exciting boat to drive. She accelerates quickly and once on step things really start to happen in short order. As already mentioned, she only seems to exhibit chine walk when it was induced by outside influences such as crossing the wake, which we think is important to note. Some bass boats in class will start to chine walk over 62 mph in flat conditions. Other than that, she remained stable throughout the acceleration curve.
Talking the Walk.
When chine walk did start, it was easy to correct and continue on through it. Naturally at full speed we didn't do any cranking and banking as the hull design is made for more of a straight and fast type of an operation. But at lower speeds she can take full-on hard over turns and comes around in a fairly flat attitude. In that she has higher freeboard than the average bass boat and she's able to take chop quite well.
Comfortable Ride.
It is good to remember that she has a 16-degree deadrise at the transom, more than some other boats we can think of. That gives her a good ride in the chop without sacrificing too much speed or fuel consumption. While a flatter bottom will make her a bit faster, I'd say 16-degrees is a good compromise because our teeth were left in tact after the test.
Consoles are Important.
70 mph generates a lot of wind and the windscreen at the console did a fine job of deflecting the wind out of my face and into my hair. She's offered in either a single or dual console and I don't think I'd want to be a passenger for any extended period of time without the same benefit of having the wind deflected.
When pulling power off, her slippery hull allows her to continue ahead on plane for several seconds under her own momentum before finally dropping off and settling back into the water stern first. And no matter how fast I took the power off, the following wave showed no sign of washing over the transom.When taking power off, the anti-splash reverse flow transom keeps water from sloshing over the stern, and allows for settling in at a nearly level attitude. It also means quieter approaches so the fish don't go running off at the sound of the Z-9 approaching.
Features Inspection
A bow pad serves as a non-skid space to board from without stepping on gear. Deck space is key in this level of fishing and the Z-9 has plenty of it. All covered with a marine grade 22 oz. carpet. Wait, carpet on a fish boat? Oh yes, and since it's a cut pile with no loops hooks will not snag on it. And underneath all of it is padding to significantly reduce fatigue. And all four cleats are pull-up to eliminate snags as well.
The foot control for the trolling motor has a dedicated space in a recessed cutout in the bow. This keeps both feet at the same level, thereby improving balance and again… reducing fatigue. Also, Nitro adds a waterproof control assembly that contains switches for the navigation lights, livewells, bilge pumps, courtesy lights and engine trim.
All pedestal seats are on telescoping shafts, and the bow offers two base positions to ensure the proper distance from the foot control regardless of the height of the fisherman.
One of the high points of the Z-9 is clearly the capacity for storage. It's not only easy to bring enough gear to easily switch between species it's also easy to keep it all well sorted. Tackle boxes are all in dedicated holders, lids are held open with gas struts allowing both hands to be free. And even the undersides of key lids have clips to hold plastic packages, all sorted and within easy reach.
Insulated Deck.
The center of the bow deck has a massive compartment. All are insulated so gear doesn't heat up on hot days. Each compartment has courtesy lights which automatically light when the lid is lifted -- as opposed to a remote switch somewhere else. As a result those early morning or late night trips are still possible without a flashlight.
Probably the cleverest use of storage space is right at the sides of the consoles. Two drawers are in the most convenient spots to store the small items that are needed most often, or are dropped in at every trip. Sunscreen, lip balm, wallets, cell phones…. All now have a dedicated spot close at hand.
In the center rear of the aft deck is another compartment with some versatility built in. There are two storage trays that can be loaded up, and underneath are the batteries and oil reservoir all within easy reach. There is a trap door under this space revealing bilge pumps and switches.
The helm includes full instrumentation so operators can see, at a glance, critical information without having to select through a digital menu or search through a 4-in-1 gauge for the one we want to see. This is an important detail in a boat going 70 mph. The steering wheel is adjustable and linked to hydraulic steering, again to reduce operator fatigue.
Non-skid footrests are angled towards the operator and allow the operator to literally wedge into position when operating through rough water. There's even a cut-out for a Hotfoot. And the seats have a shock-absorbing feature in addition to being well padded. And with the console well opened to the sides, it's easy for even tall fishermen to swing their legs out without slamming knees or ankles. For those who choose to fish with a buddy, the Z-9 accepts an optional and removable port console. This is a serious consideration as no one wants to be subjected to a 70 mph slipstream with no protection.
Aft Deck
To the stern are two large removable boxes that offer a lot of possibilities. Most popular is loading them up with tackle boxes and bringing the box dedicated for the days fishing aboard. Other options will have them loaded up with supplies and tools. It's all about choices and swapping out those choices at will. Under the port box is a spare prop holder.
There are livewells but Nitro takes the concept a step further. Here it consists of two separate 20-gallon (75.7 L) tanks. This keeps the catch between two guys separate or keeps the species separate and both tanks have their own recirculating controls. There's an anti-slosh baffle under the lid and corners are rounded to reduce the shock on the fish. Oxygenators keep the water saturated till the weigh-in. Most important, the Z-9 has a high-speed raw water pick-up so oxygenation will continue no matter what the boat speed.
Comparing the Competition
In preparation for this report on the Nitro Z-9 we looked closely at the top models at three other builders of premium bass boats to see what Nitro was missing in its build that had any real-world, practical import. Here are a list of elements that we found on one or more of the other three builders' top models which the Nitro Z-9 does not have--
We found three other items that the Z-9 did not have as standard equipment but did have as options that we would like to have on a bass boat rig: a 4-bank charger, dual axle brakes for the trailer, and a spare tire for the trailer. These three items cost at total of $790.In addition there were several other things we found that the Z-9 does not offer but we categorized them under the headings of "cosmetic" or "nice-to-have-but-not-really-needed" for the safe and successful operation of a bass boat. See below for how much they cost extra.
Pricing and Observations
The MSRP price of the 2014 Nitro Z-9 is $39,995 (plus shipping and dealer prep) which includes the 225-hp OptiMax Pro XS engine and the tandem-axle trailer. We think that Nitro has really stepped up with the Z-9 and created a tournament-level boat and made it available to the average Joe. She's equipped as well as nearly any other boat on the market but when we compare her to the crème-de-la-crème top end bass boats, we find that she is from $20,000 to $50,000 less money. That's right, the MSRP of one of the 2014 21' bass boats we looked at with a 300-hp engine was over $90,000. We can buy a lot of LED lights for that kind of money.
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Nitro Z-9 (2014-) is 70.0 mph (112.7 kph), burning 22.90 gallons per hour (gph) or 86.68 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Nitro Z-9 (2014-) is 30.1 mph (48.4 kph), and the boat gets 6.08 miles per gallon (mpg) or 2.59 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 372 miles (598.68 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x 250-hp Mercury OptiMax Pro XS.
- Time to plane for the Nitro Z-9 (2014-) is 2.6 sec. seconds.
- Time from 0 to 30 of the Nitro Z-9 (2014-) is 7.5 sec. seconds.
Standard and Optional Features
Marine Electronics
|Battery Charger/Converter
|CD Stereo
|Shore Power
Exterior Features
|Carpet: Cockpit
|Outlet: 12-Volt Acc
|Swim Ladder
Boats More Than 30 Feet
|Standard oxygen generator
Hull Warranty
Limited Lifetime
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Regarded as a conductor of authority and warmth, Joseph Mechavich is known for his exceptional artistry and infectious energy which he brings to every performance. In the 2011-12 season, Maestro Mechavich presided over two highly anticipated, and highly acclaimed performances of Jake Heggie's new opera Moby Dick at both San Diego Opera and Calgary Opera. He also enjoyed two successful debuts conducting Floyd's Susannah for The Florentine Opera and Gounod's Roméo and Juliette for Florida Grand Opera.
Recently Maestro Mechavich has conducted Il barbiere di Siviglia for The Washington National Opera, Porgy and Bess for Deutsche Oper Berlin and Madama Butterfly for New York City Opera. This summer he will debut with Opera Saratoga in Lucia di Lammermoor. In the 2013-14 season Maestro will return to Kentucky Opera in La Bohème, Dayton Opera for Tosca, Florentine Opera for La Traviata and Calgary Opera for Madame Butterfly. In the 2012-13 he returned to Kentucky Opera for both Tosca and Don Giovanni, Dayton Opera for Lucia di Lammermoor; as well as made his debut at Madison Opera for Don Giovanni and Intermountain Opera for Roméo et Juliette. Maestro Mechavich returns to San Diego Opera in 2015 for Nixon in China.
Critical acclaim abounds for Maestro Mechavich: "…Joseph Mechavich wrapped the whole performance in a kind of musically magic aura that resulted in one of the very best all-round productions ever…" Opera News (L'Elisir d'amore, Dayton Opera); "…Joseph Mechavich… was in emotional sync with Gounod's rich swelling melodies…" Sun-Sentinel (Roméo et Juliette, Florida Grand Opera). In past season has conducted highly recognized productions for Utah Opera, The Aspen Music Festival, Tulsa Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Sugar Creek Festival, Pine Mountain Music Festival, Mill City Summer Opera, Oberlin Opera Theatre, Lake George Opera Festival, Virginia Opera, Fargo-Moorhead Opera and Spokane Opera.
On the concert stage, Joseph Mechavich has appeared with the Florida Orchestra, The Oberlin Chamber Orchestra, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Hartford Symphony, Waterbury Symphony, Virginia Symphony and the Sarasota Orchestra. He has collaborated on ballet productions with the Orlando Ballet, Nutmeg Ballet (CT), and Sarasota Ballet. A frequent recitalist, Mechavich has worked as a pianist in partnership with members of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Virginia Symphony and the Orlando Philharmonic.
In 2010 Maestro Mechavich was named Principal Conductor and Music Director for Kentucky Opera and has held the position of Principal Conductor for Opera Birmingham from 2004-10 as well as Director of Music for Orlando Opera from 1998-2000 and Cover Conductor for The Santa Fe Opera from 2004-2007. A native of Long Lake, Minnesota, Joseph Mechavich studied at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and the Yale University School of Music.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- transitive v. To carry, convey, lead, or cause to go along to another place: brought enough money with me.
- transitive v. To carry as an attribute or contribution: You bring many years of experience to your new post.
- transitive v. To lead or force into a specified state, situation, or location: bring the water to a boil; brought the meeting to a close.
- transitive v. To persuade; induce: The defendant's testimony brought others to confess.
- transitive v. To get the attention of; attract: Smoke and flames brought the neighbors.
- transitive v. To cause to occur as a consequence or concomitant: Floods brought destruction to the valley. For many, the fall brings hayfever.
- transitive v. To cause to become apparent to the mind; recall: This music brings back memories.
- transitive v. Law To advance or set forth (charges) in a court.
- transitive v. To sell for: a portrait that brought a million dollars.
- around To cause to adopt an opinion or take a certain course of action.
- around To cause to recover consciousness.
- bring down To cause to fall or collapse.
- bring down To kill.
- bring forth To give rise to; produce: plants bringing forth fruit.
- bring forth To give birth to (young).
- bring forward To present; produce: bring forward proof.
- bring forward Accounting To carry (a sum) from one page or column to another.
- bring in Law To give or submit (a verdict) to a court.
- bring in To produce, yield, or earn (profits or income).
- bring off To accomplish: bring off a successful advertising campaign.
- bring on To cause to appear: brought on the dessert.
- bring out To reveal or expose: brought out the facts.
- bring out To introduce (a debutante) to society.
- bring out To produce or publish: bring out a new book.
- bring out To nurture and develop (a quality, for example) to best advantage: You bring out the best in me.
- bring to To cause to recover consciousness.
- bring to Nautical To cause (a ship) to turn into the wind or come to a stop.
- bring up To take care of and educate (a child); rear.
- bring up To introduce into discussion; mention.
- bring up To vomit.
- bring up To cause to come to a sudden stop.
- idiom bring down the house To win overwhelming approval from an audience.
- idiom bring home To make perfectly clear: a lecture that brought home several important points.
- idiom bring home the bacon To earn a living, especially for a family.
- idiom bring home the bacon To achieve desired results; have success.
- idiom bring to bear To exert; apply: bring pressure to bear on the student's parents.
- idiom bring to bear To put (something) to good use: "All of one's faculties are brought to bear in an effort to become fully incorporated into the landscape" ( Barry Lopez).
- idiom bring to light To reveal or disclose: brought the real facts to light.
- idiom bring to mind To cause to be remembered: Thoughts of fishing brought to mind our youth.
- idiom bring to (one's) knees To reduce to a position of subservience or submission.
- idiom bring to terms To force (another) to agree.
- idiom bring up the rear To be the last in a line or sequence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- interj. The sound of a telephone ringing.
- v. To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
- v. To supply or contribute.
- v. To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
- v. To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- transitive v. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.
- transitive v. To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to.
- transitive v. To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.
- transitive v. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
- transitive v. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton?
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To bear, convey, or take along in coming; take to the place where the receiver is, or where the bearer stays or abides; fetch: as, bring it hither, or to me; to bring a book home.
- To cause to come or accrue; be the means of conveying possession of; impart; devolve upon: as, the transaction brought great profit; his wife brought him a large dowry.
- To cause to come or pass, as to a new place, state, or condition; impel; draw on; lead: as, to bring one to a better mind.
- To aid in coming or passing, as to one's home or destination; conduct; attend; accompany.
- To convey or put forth as a product; bear or be the bearer of; yield: as, the land brings good harvests.
- To convey to the mind or knowledge; make known on coming, or coming before one; bear or impart a declaration of.
- To fetch or put forward before a tribunal; make a presentation of; institute; declare in or as if in court: as, to bring an action or an indictment against one; the jury brought the prisoner in guilty.
- To cause to become; make to be.
- To cause to fall; hence, of game, to kill.
- To bring to light; disclose; reveal.
- To adduce: as, to bring forward arguments in support of a scheme.
- To impress upon the feeling; cause to be felt: as, he brought it home to them very vividly; in preaching, strive to bring the truth home to the hearers.
- To supply; furnish; yield: especially used in speaking of a revenue, rent, or income produced from a certain source.
- To introduce; especially, to introduce to the notice of a legislature: as, to bring in a bill.
- To place in a particular condition or station.
- (et) To reduce within the limits of law and government.
- To procure to be acquitted; clear from condemnation; cause to escape. To dissuade; change, as from an opinion or purpose; cause to abandon.
- To cause to begin: as, to bring on a battle.
- To originate or cause to exist: as, to bring on a disease.
- To induce; lead on.
- To find by calculation or argument; deduce; infer.
- To publish: as, to bring out a new edition of a book.
- To convert by persuasion or other means; draw to a new party; cause to change sides or an opinion.
- The Protestant clergy will find it perhaps no difficult matter to bring great numbers over to the church.
- To lead up to in an indirect manner: as, he brought round the conversation to his favorite topic.
- To recover, as from a swoon.
- Nautical: To heave to; force (another ship) to heave to or stop. To bend (a sail) to its yard or gaff.
- To bring into range, or the range of: as, to bring a gun to bear upon a target.
- In printing, to give the proper light and shade to, as a print of an engraving, by means of a suitable distribution of pressure in the press, produced by overlays; also, to equalize the pressure upon, as any part of a form on a press, by underlaying it with cardboard or paper
- In lithography, to make apparent; make visible, as a drawing or a greasy spot upon the stone
- To rear; nurture; care for during adolescence: used with reference to the needs of both the body and the mind.
- To introduce to notice or consideration: as, to bring up a subject in conversation. To cause to advance near: as, to bring up forces, or the reserves.
- Nautical, to stop (a ship's headway) by letting go an anchor or by running her ashore. To pull up (a horse); cause to stop: often with short; as, he brought up his horse short (that is, caused it to stop suddenly); hence, figuratively, to stop suddenly in any career or course of action; bring before a magistrate; pull up.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. attract the attention of
- v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- v. cause to come into a particular state or condition
- v. be accompanied by
- v. advance or set forth in court
- v. go or come after and bring or take back
- v. bring into a different state
- v. be sold for a certain price
- v. induce or persuade
- v. bestow a quality on
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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His first veto will bring it down to 29%….second veto will net 28%…..bring on the bills, bring on the vetoes, but by all means bring 'em on with impeachment proceedings.
I was sitting in Ron's when my phone rang. * bring bring* "Hello?"
His first veto will bring it down to 29%….second veto will net 28%…..bring on the bills, bring on the vetoes, but by all means bring 'em on with impeachment proceedings.
Mr. and Mrs. Swanson paid me to find you and bring you back; offered a bonus for the 'bring you back' part.
IV. iii.188 (361,1) Let it no more bring out ingrateful man!] [W: out to ungrateful] It is plain that _bring out_ is _bring forth_, with which the following lines correspond so plainly, that the commentator might be suspected of writing his note without reading the whole passage.
It called the threat a "bad miscalculation", and appeared to goad Anonymous to action, with the phrase "bring it!"
Each of the nine South American countries competing for the title bring five-man rosters.
"The civil rights movement had the power to … what I call bring the dirt, the filth from under the American rug out of the cracks and corners, into the light so we can deal with it," said Lewis, a superdelegate who supports Obama, at a forum on faith and civil rights at Washington's National Cathedral.
Now that Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in as the new Israeli Prime Minister, what kind of impact will his new title bring to Mid-East Peace developments?
Christmas has come and gone and we are still picking figurative tinsel out of our hair, even as we move forward into a difficult week, clinging to the hangover of joy so that whatever pain the next few days bring is blunted by its residue.
Or perhaps simply, "He brings expertise in ..."?
'He brings with him his expertise in . . .'
As opposed to bringing with his chauffeur? But it sounds more natural with 'with him'.


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Minnesota House Won't Stall Debit Card Tax Refunds
ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota's tax refunds will soon be converted from paper checks to plastic cards as a cost-saving measure.
For taxpayers who bypass the direct bank account deposit option, the Minnesota Department of Revenue will issue debit cards. For some lawmakers, that poses privacy worries.
The Minnesota House declined Saturday to halt the conversion while a study about data storage and debit card security is conducted. Republican Rep. Mary Liz Holberg says she's worried that there won't be adequate safeguards on electronic transactions when taxpayers spend their refunds.
Revenue officials have promised they won't pry into spending data. And they say people can cash out their debit cards by taking them to a bank.
The House approved a study on the card program to be done by the end of the year.


text: On August 18 and 19th 2012, in the Santa Ynez Valley of California Silver Maple Farm put on the second "Fun Summer Gathering". Hosts and Owners, Christie and Henry Metz created a template for putting on a "Gathering" that breeders or owners everywhere could emulate. The event was staged between Montanaro Farms, a lovely venue in Los Olivos, California and Silver Maple Farm. Although very casual, it was amid beautiful surroundings in an old store atmosphere placed in the middle of an alfalfa field. Local speakers headlined on the health issues with Dr. Phoebe Smith DVM of Riviera Equine leading off with a talk on the "Top Ten Equine Emergencies"; followed by Keri Wright of Cariswood Arabian Farm in Utah. Keri talked about the valuable reference material out there to help breeders make their decisions and owners to learn more about their horse's origins through written and pictorial information. A picnic, complete with box lunches followed at SMF. After a nice easy lunch, the group was given a "Virtual Reality Tour" of one of the Glorietasayonaara family at the farm. After a short but welcome break on a very hot afternoon, everyone returned to the Montanaro Farm for a dinner sponsored by Al Jassimya Farm. Dr. Doug Herthel of Alamo Pintado Equine Clinic spoke about the use of stem cells along with nutrition for healing horses. He showed a very poignant and powerful video on Eli the donkey that was paralyzed by an accident; through stem cell injection he was able to walk again! Doug's' son, Mark Herthel, of Platinum Performance Feeds followed by showing us all the latest on how nutrients work in healing the horses. There was amazing data presented to bolster their findings. Christie Metz wound up the evening with her Power Point presentation of the Virtual Reality Tour of an Equine Family using their foundation mare Glorietasayonaara. Christie remarked on the importance of a pedigree as a means for pictorial ancestry, written origins, marketability because of purity and the importance of carrying traits forward. Artist Judith Wagner displayed her paintings and Mary Alexander of Qninedesign showed her beautiful decorative halters, breast and dog collars. On Sunday morning, everyone resumed the weekend at SMF in order to talk with speakers and celebrate Simeon Shai's 28th birthday. Christie and Henry presented his progeny residing there at the farm and finished with his favorite cinnamon cookies and one of Sandee Andrews amazing cupcakes! Shortly after noon all departed but it was obvious how much they enjoyed their community and the hospitality.


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Installing A Deckwash Pump
By Don Casey
Sluicing the cockpit with buckets of water after boating a fish is a poor second to hosing it clean. And bringing a builder's acre of muck aboard when you haul up the anchor is a lot less irritating when you can repatriate it immediately with a powerful water jet. A deckwash pump makes a fine addition to almost any boat, and equipping your boat with one is not difficult.
Choosing A Pump
Select either a flexible (or rigid vane) impeller pump or a diaphragm pump. Centrifugal pumps-like the one in your bilge-can move a lot of water, but they are not very good at lifting it, making them a poor choice for deckwash use. Most marine pump manufacturers offer pumps intended for deckwash use. Kits are also available that include the appropriate pump, a check-valve, a pressure switch, and hose adapters.
If you are going to install the pump in an exposed area, choose one that specifies that it is suitable for wet locations.
Mounting The Pump
Virtually all deckwash pumps have "feet" with holes through their centers for a screw or bolt. The pump should be securely fastened to some rigid part of the boat, but never install screws directly into the hull. If you do not have an appropriate platform for the pump, you may need to bond one in place. Pumps do not have to be mounted horizontally; they can be fastened vertically to a bulkhead if that is more convenient.
A rigidly-mounted pump can be unacceptably noisy, magnified by the shape of the hull. This is rarely a big concern with a washdown pump, and most come with rubber grommets in the mounting holes to isolate the vibration. Still, you can achieve an even quieter installation, by mounting the pump on rubber hose. Though-bolt the pump to the wall of two short lengths of heavy-duty rubber hose, then screw the hose to the boat.
Electrical connections for a deckwash pump are straightforward-positive (red) to positive (red) and negative (yellow or black) to negative (yellow or black). Resist the temptation to pick up the power for the pump from the nearest pair of wires. A washdown pump can draw 10 amps or more, which can dangerously overload a lighting circuit. The safest course is a dedicated circuit with a new fuse or breaker in the main electrical panel. If your boat doesn't have an electrical panel, connect the pump directly to the battery, with a fuse in the positive side of the circuit. Locate the fuse as close to the battery terminal as possible. In the positive side of the circuit you will also need a conveniently located switch.
If the pump is no more than 15' (wire distance) from the panel (or battery), use 10-gauge wire. For more remote mounting-up to 30'-you'll need 8-gauge. Scrimping on wire size will lower the output and shorten the life of your pump, not to mention the potential fire risk.
Make all wire-to-wire connections with crimp butt connectors, waterproofed with adhesive-lined heat shrink tubing. Use crimp-on ring terminals for screw-terminal connections. Never wrap a bare wire around a screw terminal to make a permanent connection, and do not use wire nuts. Proper crimp terminals are inexpensive and easy to install, and the necessary tool costs less than $10.
Supply the deckwash pump from an existing through-hull fitting, typically either the galley or the head intake. A Y-connector lets the through-hull do double duty. It is not a good idea to use the engine intake because that puts the engine and the washdown pump in competition for the available flow, and because a failure in the washdown pump could cause the engine pump to lose prime. Fitting the pump with an intake hose you can drop over the side when you want to use the pump is another alternative. Double clamp all hose connections below the waterline.
A strainer in the supply line is essential. If the raw-water line already has a strainer, install your Y-connector on its outlet side. Otherwise, you will need to add a strainer between the through-hull and the pump. A small, in-line strainer is adequate.
Pumps push better than they pull, so mount the pump as near the through-hull as practical. A check valve installed in the hose connected to the other side of the Y-connector will prevent prime problems and eliminates the need for manual valves. A second check valve is required on the outlet side of the pump to prevent backflow, but most deckwash pumps are equipped with this valve.
The washdown hose can be connected directly to the outlet on an exposed pump. When the pump is mounted below deck or in an enclosed location, connect it with plastic hose to a conveniently located deck outlet. An unobtrusive male hose connector is normally adequate because flow is controlled with a nozzle on the hose, and the pump is switched off when not in use.
One pump can supply multiple outlets, including a faucet at a fish-cleaning station or a recessed shower for cockpit bathing. In an emergency, it can double as a bilge pump. And with a little ingenuity, it can even get you home when the raw-water pump on your inboard engine fails.


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Should I Be Concerned?
I am a 30 year old female at a healthy weight and I`ve been practicing weightlifting exercises for 3 years now. My mother developed Diabetes Type 2 at age 40 and so I decided to track my blood sugar through a BG monitor. I`ve found that my FBG is always around 94 after 14 hours of fasting, whereas my BG after a meal(even if purposedly loaded with sweets to check results) is around 80 to 85 after 2 hours of that meal or even 1 hour. Why is that happening? Should I be concerned about trying to bring the FBG down? I must also mention that I only eat two times a day, in the morning and around 6 pm. Thank you very much.
First, I would like to commend you on your proactive approach to your health! Although your risk of developing diabetes is increased due to your family history,maintaining a healthy weight and regularly exercising can lower your risk and delay onset. A normal fasting blood sugar is 70-99, so 94 is in the normal range. Even though you have not eaten after your dinner at 6 pm, your liver will secrete sugar into your bloodstream overnight in its role of preventing blood sugars from dropping too low especially when there has been no food intake. During the day your metabolism is normally higher and you are exercising which could explain the 2 hour post prandial blood sugars in the 80's; your muscle cells are basically using more fuel.
If your meals are somewhat low in carbohydrate foods (for example starches, fruit, milk), that could be keeping your post prandials in the 80's. Going more than 5 hours between meals also can lead to lower blood sugars (your body is out of fuel!) Regular meals are important in blood sugar regulation; you may want to think about a small mid-day meal containing some carbohydrate and protein.
With your family history I would suggest you talk with your doctor about getting an annual HgbA1C blood test. This test measures what your overall blood sugar level has been the previous 3 months and would be complementary to the daily blood sugar values you test now. By staying on top of your blood sugars you will be able to see if your values are rising. Fasting blood sugars of 100-125 are considered pre-diabetes and should be treated. We know that the sooner high blood sugar is identified and treated, the lower the risk of complications. It is also a good idea to have your lipid profile and blood pressure followed. Good luck!
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13. Dark Shadows: Bloodlust Episode 13
Released February 2015
Dark Shadows: Bloodlust
Some describe it as the town at the edge of the world.
When Melody and Michael Devereux come to Collinsport on their honeymoon, they don't know the secrets that are hidden behind closed doors. But those secrets will be unearthed when an innocent is viciously murdered.
Collinsport will be a town divided. One woman's rise to power will lead to further death and destruction. Families will be ripped apart. Blood will be spilt.
And the dark forces that wait in the shadows will wait no more. For in Collinsport, death is never the end...
Dark Shadows: Bloodlust is a new series of 13 download episodes, released twice weekly in a nod to the soap opera origins of this classic series.
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[A free podcast accompanies this episode, an extensive interview covering the creating of this epic production. Please note that the competition mentioned in it ended on the 23rd March 2015]
Written By: Alan Flanagan, Will Howells and Joseph Lidster
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - "A Funny Thing Happened in the Classroom Today" Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in "A Funny Thing Happened in the Classroom Today" Goto page 1, 2, 3 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Kent F. KruhoefferJoined: 22 Jan 2003Posts: 2129Location: 中国 Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 6:56 am Post subject: "A Funny Thing Happened in the Classroom Today" Hello Forum: This was one of my favorite threads on the old board, and since I haven't seen it posted on the new board yet, I thought this would be a fun thread, especially in light of the serious times and problems we all have to cope with these days. Let's lighten up a little with this one and have some fun! OK: here are a few funny things students have said recently in the classroom: 1. "I want to cook you." (I told her I'm too skinny and she'd better choose someone with a little more 'meat' on his bones.) 2. "John's wearing green sh*t." (um, she forgot the letter "r", and John didn't like it one bit.) 3. "I rike praying" (from a young boy in Japan who apparently enjoys going to Church.) 4. "I sing with a hoar on weekends." (In Russia, the word 'choir' is pronounced 'hoar'. I swear!) I told her not to quit her day job. So, come on now people and make me laugh! PS: The new board has 4-letter-word filtering, so you may need to be extra creative when spelling certain ... um, er ... 'descriptive' words. Back to top earth_dogJoined: 04 Apr 2003Posts: 13Location: Canada/China Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 7:15 am Post subject: I was teaching descriptive adjectives associated with apartments and homes. One of the words in the text was "shabby". The first time I said it produced giggles in my "back of the classroom" kids. I said the word several times during the course of the lesson. Each time students laughed. I was mystified. After class one of my more daring students came up to me and explained that "sha bi" in Chinese meant pretty much the same thing as that English expletive that rhymes with truck. We had some fun with that over the next couple of classes. Back to top Lucy SnowJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 218Location: US Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 10:26 am Post subject: When I was in Japan, I was teaching the employees of a doctor's office some basic English phrases so that they could deal with foreign patients. My favorite pronuniciation was: "Please s*it here." I decided it was better if she said, "Please take a seat." Of course, this ended up sounding like "Please take a sheet," but at least no one would be offended In a junior high school class, we were talking about parts of the body, and the class kept giggling whenever I said "chin." When I asked my husband about it when I went home that day, he told me that "chin-chin" is Japanese slang for the, uh, male organ. Back to top Shonai BenJoined: 15 Feb 2003Posts: 615Location: on the floor Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 10:38 am Post subject: As you probably know,Japanese have difficulty pronouncing the letters l and r. This coming Sunday there is an election in Japan. When I hear my students talk about this of course they say the word election but when they say it the l is replaced with the letter r. It cracks me up every time. Back to top ShamanJoined: 06 Apr 2003Posts: 446Location: Hammertown Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 11:51 am Post subject: In Japan, the mention of a Toyota Clown (Crown) car put images in my head of seemingly endless Japanese exiting the car, decked out in the obligatory plaid suit, red nose, floppy shoes, and squirting boutonniere. In Paris, "travesty" came up as vocab. My student was quite taken aback. She explained to me that "travesti(e)" en francais means "transvestite". Another from Paris: "What did you do over the holidays?" "I went to the b*tch." (beach) Back to top GlenskiJoined: 15 Jan 2003Posts: 12844Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 11:54 am Post subject: Student of mine in Japan showed me a letter from her sister in Texas. She had been there less than a year and was very excited about the Presidential choices for office that year. She wrote in English, "I can't wait to watch the President's e r e c t i o n." This was the year Clinton got into office. Back to top Ben Round de BlocJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 1946 Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 12:09 pm Post subject: Focus For some reason, the word focus is difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce. It often comes out sounding like fuccus. In our old textbooks each unit had a section called Focus on Grammar. I'd become used to my students' pronunciation, so that I'd simply correct by repeating the word pronouncing it correctly without cracking up at their pronunciation. One day a couple of university exchange students from the U.S. were observing one of my classes. After I'd done a short warm-up activity with my class, I asked if there were any things they wanted to review from the previous lesson before we started on something new. Two or three students raised their hands. I acknowledged the first student who'd raised his hand and said, "Yes, Eduardo, what can I do for you today?" Eduardo responded loudly and clearly with, "Fuccus on Grammar." At that point the two exchange students simply lost it. They had to step out of the room for a few minutes to regain their composure. Back to top leeroyJoined: 30 Jan 2003Posts: 777Location: London UK Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 12:51 pm Post subject: ... I've had endless fun with beach (/i:/) and the short vowel equivalent... "I like to lie on a beach all day!" "In Brazil we have many beautiful beaches!" "I been to a place in Portugal where they have black beaches..." Back to top Kent F. KruhoefferJoined: 22 Jan 2003Posts: 2129Location: 中国 Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 1:03 pm Post subject: hilarious! Greetings: So Ben; did you fuc-him good on grammar??? I, for one, sure hope so. Absolutely hilarious Thanks people, and keep 'em coming. I haven't laughed so hard since ... since ... since reading Cheryl's wacky post on finding a good man. And remember, "Life's a beach. If you want a friend, buy a dog!" Not too shabby, eh ?? Stay tuned ... live erection coverage at 11! Back to top once againJoined: 27 Jan 2003Posts: 815 Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 2:11 pm Post subject: favourite stories I work at two schoolson rotation. One week at one school, and one week the other. I was at school number 2 and had cause to call school number 1. This is how the conversation went. Me "Hi, this is John Smith, can I speak to Mr Lee please" Receptionist " John Smith is not here this week" Me "No, I am John Smith, can I speak to Mr Lee please" Rec.."Sorry, John Smith is at school number 2" Me "I am John Smith, I want to talk to Me Lee" Rec.."Oh, would you like the number for school number 2, John Smith is at school number two this week" Before starting a poem about friends I did a warm up exercise of asking the students what friends do together. The students were 7years old. One answer was " They sleep together". I looked at my co teacher with a cheeky smile, thinking that the comment was innocent. Later they did a board rush and wrote down their answers on the board. One of the written answers was "sleep together" Smiling I rubbed the answer off and said that friends normally did not sleep together. Too which the reply came "Yes they do..and then they have babies" In a first lesson with two young students I had no idea of their listening skills or basic vocab, and they seemed a little nervous. So I played a little game where by I said a shape and they wrote the shape on the board. So I did square, circle etc. After several shapes they began to look at each a little puzzled before each shape and I thought that now I was stretching their vocab/listening a little far..After a couple more shapes one of the students looked at me like Iwas completley mad and said "I can draw you a parrallogram if you like" Back to top once againJoined: 27 Jan 2003Posts: 815 Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 2:18 pm Post subject: one more I was teaching a very very beautiful young lady from a province in China called fujian. The canonese (the local dialect in Hong Kong) way of pronouncing this word is "fucin" The c has a k sound. Beautiful Student "Do you know fucin?" Me "er" Beautiful Student " I know fucin very well?" Me "er" Beautiful Student " Would you like me to teach you some fucin?" Me ..unable to speak or think..only dribble slightly from the side of my mouth!! Back to top Kent F. KruhoefferJoined: 22 Jan 2003Posts: 2129Location: 中国 Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 6:26 am Post subject: Are we finished already? My sincere thanks to: earth_dog, Lucy Snow, Shonai Ben, Shaman, Glenski, Ben Round de Bloc, leeroy and 'once again' for posting their funny commentary! So, are we finished already? Are we the only ones on Dave's out of nearly 2,000 members who spend countless hours each day laughing over the funny things students say in class? I had hoped we'd get at least as many posts as the "Good Men" - "Good Women" threads! OK: One more funny language anecdote from me to stir your comedic passions: (This is not from the classroom, but it's still a hilarious illustration of how we all manage to mangle foreign languages from time to time.) An American Company which markets a womens' perfume called "Evening Mist" decided they would expand their marketing program into the European marketplace. First stop: Germany. The American executives are all seated around the big oak table with their German counterparts in the posh executive boardroom. One of them stands up and unveils a glossy, billboard-sized poster of this new and sexy perfume called "Evening Mist" ... and the Germans nearly fall off their chairs laughing. "What's so funny?" asks the American marketing executive. The German CEO, trying to regain his composure, replies: "Well, Mr. Smith, you see, in zee German language, 'mist' means ... um ... er ... cow feces." Can you imagine this scenario? "Here you are honey! I've bought you something very special to celebrate our deep love. It's a bottle of Cow Sh*t!. Why don't you spray a little behind your ears right now. I'm feeling very romantic ..." mooooooo. The moral of the story? 'Mist' is not always a foggy and mysterious, dew-covered lawn in the morning. Back to top IrishJoined: 13 Jan 2003Posts: 371 Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 7:10 am Post subject: Did you hear the one about the student teacher? Here's a little tale related to me by one of my professors. It comes from her time teaching at an all-girls high school in Japan. One day the principal (I think it was), a Japanese woman who had studied in the U.S. and had a near-native accent, told Jane (my instructor) that she had a student teacher who needed some practice teaching time. Could they borrow Jane's class for a day and would Jane observe? But of course. The student teacher was Japanese and spoke English with a very pronounced accent but was understandable. Jane and two other teachers (also from the US) sat in the back and watched with the principal as she got her lesson underway. Student teacher produced a stuffed dog from her bag and placed him on the desk. "Where is the dog?" she asked the class then answered herself: "The dog is sh*tting on the desk." She moved him to a chair. "Where is the dog sh*tting now? He is sh*tting in my chair. Repeat after me..." And so they did but Jane taught her students too well--they always said sitting. It went on like that for about an hour with the dog sh*tting here, sh*tting there, sh*tting everywhere. Jane and the other two teachers examined the ceiling, the floor, the walls, everything but each other's faces to keep from laughing as the principal sat quietly fuming. At the end of the hour, the girls left and the principal took the student teacher aside. "Miss So & So," she said sternly, "do you know what that word means?" Apparently, Miss So & So's pronunciation improved dramatically overnight.Last edited by Irish on Thu May 01, 2003 7:47 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top richard ameJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 319Location: Republic of Turkey Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 7:37 am Post subject: Things the kids and teachers say when I was first introduced to teaching here I was told to avoid using certain words like sick instead of ill it has a much ruder meaning even the seemingly ınnoncent " I'm" is taboo and never call a peach by its name and when you have names like Fatih and Ufuk and one of my old students had a surname pronounced s*?t totally unaware of the mirth it caused you can see there was always going to be jolly fun in the classroom .I'm sure others over here can add to this . Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17611Location: USA Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2003 1:51 am Post subject: Just for you kenT Note found on my desk one morning in Abu Dhabi: Good Morning Miss I came on your desk You were not here Please tick for me Alya Bad enough what she was doing on my desk, but she wanted me to count her present even though she had not come to my class. 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Westport strives to give its residents the best of everything. The downtown area offers a robust shopping experience with everything from one-of-a-kind boutiques to luxury retail locations. A thriving arts community means you'll be looking forward to finer art exhibitions around every corner, and outstanding performances at notable venues such as the Westport Country Playhouse and The Levitt Pavilion.
Of course quality of life extends past award-winning entertainment and the town of Westport takes the future of your life very seriously. A first-rate public school system along with an outstanding an innovative public library ensures success to top-of-the-line educational resources. And with ventures like the Green Village initiative and its own recycling efforts, Westport is breaking ground in environmental awareness.
Geography and Transportation
Westport is bordered by Norwalk on the west, Weston to the north, Wilton to the northwest, Fairfield to the east and Long Island Sound to the south. Interstate 95, the Merritt Parkway and U.S. 1, as well as the Saugatuck River, run through Westport.
Westport has two train stations, Green's Farms and Westport on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, which serves Stamford and Grand Central Terminal in New York City or New Haven-Union Station. This line is shared with Amtrak trains as it is part of the Northeast Corridor, but no Amtrak services stop at Green's Farms or Westport. The nearest Amtrak station is at Bridgeport (10 miles to the north) or Stamford (12 miles to the south).
Westport station is the more widely used of the two, even among people living geographically closer to Green's Farms mainly because more trains stop there. The wait for a parking sticker at the Westport station is now nearly four years long.
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,644 people, 9,586 households, and 7,170 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,286.7 people per square mile (496.8/km_). There were 10,065 housing units at an average density of 503.0/sq mi (194.2/km_). The racial makeup of the town was 95.16% White, 1.13% African American, 0.05% Native American, 2.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 2.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 9,586 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were married couples living together, 6.8% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 25.2% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.10. In the town the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 2.7% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $147,391, and the median income for a family was $176,740. As of the 2000 Census, males had a median income of $100,000 versus $53,269 for females. The per capita income for the town was $73,664. 2.6% of the population and 1.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.7% are under the age of 18 and 2.1% are 65 or older.
Westport was named the fifth top-earning city in the US, with a median family income of $193,540 and median home price of $1,200,000 in July, 2008.


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This cheesecake takes no time at all to prepare but really is something rather special. The addition of Baileys (even a small amount like this) gives a velvety taste and texture to the cheesecake – the harsh alcohol flavour isn't there, but the creamy richness is. The flaked chocolate provides extra bursts of flavour. All in all, a hit!
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Hello All,
Some of you have already seen me in the chatroom, but for those who haven't, I am now back.
I have been gone for about two months. In this period I was disallowed all Lego related things, and for a change used my time to study.
Now the school period is over, and I am allowed back to my Lego. Sadly, there will be no CCCVI entry. (as I announced earlier)
Time to get crackin' on some new MOC's. I have also heard that my cousin has made his entry in this forum. We have been good friends for years and lego is what mainly kept us together. He has a huge collection, so expect some great MOC's from him! (and af course, also from me )
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Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Eggs" Want to know how to cook the perfect soft- or hard-cooked egg? Or the fluffiest scramble? Martha shares these and other secrets as she teaches viewers all they need to know about eggs, the world's most versatile protein. Whether you like your egg over easy or sunny-side up, Martha shows you how to prepare them properly every time, with easy-to-master techniques and tips. You'll learn a clever method for frying eggs, a surefire omelet recipe, and the key to a foolproof frittata. D
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Austin City Limits "Arcade Fire" The alternative rock superstars perform hits and tunes from their Grammy Award-winning album The Suburbs.G
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Sesame Street "A Song for the Letter G" Elmo, Rosita, and the letter "J" are singing a song about the sound that the letter "J" makes. After the "J" leaves, the letter "G" approaches Rosita and Elmo and tells them that he can make the "juh" sound, too, just like the letter "J", and he can also make the "guh" sound like in the word "gorilla." Elmo and Rosita think it is amazing that "G" can make two sounds! The "G" is upset, though, because he doesn't have a song about him like the letter "J" does. D
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Dinosaur Train "Long Claws/Tank's Sleep Over" Long Claws - Buddy, Tiny, Don and Mrs. Pteranodon head to the thicket to ask a Therizinosaurus family about their colossal claws. Mr. and Mrs. T strike a pose to demonstrate how they use their claws for self-defense, while their daughter, Teri, shows the kids her favorite practice spot. Tank's Sleep Over - When Tank spends the night at Pteranodon Terrace, the last thing he wants to do is sleep. D
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Super Why! "The Muddled-Up Fairytales" Everyone is busy and Whyatt doesn't know what to do with himself! So Super Why and his friends fly into the story Muddled Up Fairytales where they visit a young dragon new to Fairytale Land who is eager to find a legend of his own. But when Dragon tries to move in with The Three Pigs, he sets off a wacky chain of events that turns the whole land upside down! The superhero readers need to help Dragon find his Happily Ever After! Educational Objectives: To learn the fun of creativity, explore the alphabet, practice the magic of spelling, and use the power to read to create a brand new story!. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "Big Cats/Fantastic Flour" Big Cats - When Sally and Nick have difficulty sneaking up on Nick's Mom to surprise her, The Cat brings them to meet some great sneaker-uppers - cats! Three big cats in particular. The kids learn to be patient from a snow leopard, speedy from a cheetah and the trick of distraction from a lion. Back in Nick's yard they sneak up on his mom and surprise her! Then Nick and Sally are surprised when the best sneaker-upper sneaks up on them - The Cat! Fantastic Flour - Nick and Sally are making their "Best Ever Yummy For Your Tummy" muffins when they realize they don't have enough flour. D
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Damn, two days off in a row. Not good. But this summer cold has knocked me on my butt. I got home from working my summer job today and planned to lay down for a little nap before I ran. Little, my arse. Three hours later, I awoke, and had to force myself not to go back to sleep.
Felt super groggy and my sinuses were a mess, so decided nixing today's run might be logical. I guess my body needed the rest. Granted, I did wake up early this morning (3am) and couldn't fall back asleep, but that was also cold related.
Good news is I only have to work a couple of hours tomorrow. Should have plenty of time and hopefully energy to do my speed workout. Weather looks nice also, with dryer air having moved in. I think I'll be fine as far as being okay enough from the cold to do the workout.
Also really looking forward to a long run this weekend. Speed is coming back very nicely on the shorter distances, but need to start translating that to the longer distances. I suspect that will come along pretty efficiently. Legs seem to be remembering the longer stuff, based on the mountain runs, but I've yet to test them on the roads, so we'll see.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Summer Cold
Posted by Jamie Anderson at 8:50 PM
4 comments:
- Grellan said...
That progression run must be very encouraging, particularly when the pace came so naturally. A day or two of rest is no harm as summer colds are a bummer.
- Damon said...
I've been fighting allergy problems for days now, so maybe it's not a cold. Have you tried any antihistamines to see if that helps? I hope you feel better soon.
- Jamie said...
Damon, that could very well be it. Had been thinking that as a possibility, but failed to mention it. Definitely will swing by the drugstore soon.
- Sparkplug said...
Hope you're feeling better today Jamie!
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The special connective tissue of the central nervous system, composed of different cells, including the oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, ependymal cells, and microglia, with various supportive and nutritive functions. Glial cells outnumber the neurons by between five and ten to one, and make up some 40% of the total volume of the brain and spinal cord.


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The Bears' playoff hopes went up in smoke last season thanks to injuries to quarterback Jay Cutler and running back Matt Forte.
Things are still looking good for them on that front after 12 games this year, but the injuries are starting to pile up on the other side of the ball. A week after linebacker Lance Briggs and cornerback Charles Tillman were scraped up, the Bears lost three players from their defense before the end of Seattle's 23-17 overtime loss.
Cornerback Tim Jennings hurt his shoulder and will have an MRI on Monday while linebacker Brian Urlacher, who has dealt with a knee problem all year, was forced out with a hamstring injury. Safety Chris Conte was felled by the flu, which should clear up without much more missed time. Losing three players from the defense didn't help the defense hold up against Russell Wilson in the final minutes of regulation or overtime.
"We're concerned," defensive end Julius Peppers said, via the Chicago Sun-Times. "We need everybody on the field. We've just got to get everybody healthy and we've got to have some guys on the second line step up."
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The goal of every cotton producer is to maximize profitability in his or her business. The current political and economic environment in which producers operate makes this goal particularly challenging.
Increasing global competition and scrutiny of agriculture policy are of specific concern. With the future of government support payments in jeopardy, it becomes increasingly apparent that cotton price and yield alone must be sufficient to cover all production costs and provide an acceptable return on investment.
While there are a number of possible strategies to reduce cost, we will briefly discuss two: improving irrigation timing and reducing late-season insecticide applications.
Irrigation timing can be improved by using the Irrigation Scheduling Program developed by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. The program is a computer-based "checkbook" system that uses average daily high temperature, rainfall and irrigation amounts, and crop development stage to predict the need for future irrigations.
Watering a week or a few days earlier than actually required seldom causes a problem. However, when irrigation is delayed a few days beyond the actual need, the impact can often be adverse to both yield and earliness. Cotton plants generally need water before visual signs of water stress appear.
The Arkansas Irrigation Scheduling Program has proven to be a practical decision aid for helping a grower to irrigate timely enough to satisfy his crop's water needs during the season while better managing irrigation water and labor.
There is research under way (but not completed at this time) which suggests delaying irrigation by two weeks from a timely start will result in economic loss of approximately $8 per acre minimum (basis cash rent) or $6 per acre (basis share rent).
Delaying irrigation by four weeks results in an approximate loss of $50 to $90 per acre maximum (basis cash rent) or $40 to $60 per acre (basis share rent).
Using the Arkansas Irrigation Scheduling Program may increase the number of irrigations per field and thus increase cost of production per acre. However, improved irrigation timing is expected to increase cotton yield and promote earliness, thereby reducing cost of production per pound and enhancing economic returns.
Late-season insecticide sprays can be reduced by using the Bollman program. Cotman is a computer-based expert system developed by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and contains Bollman as one of its components.
Bollman can help better identify the timing of insecticide termination. Using this program, cotton producers can identify the flowering date of the last population of bolls expected to make a profitable contribution to yield.
After 350 heat units have accumulated beyond this date, the last population of bolls is considered safe from pest damage and insecticide sprays can be terminated. Pests may still be present in the field, but they will feed on bolls that will not contribute to profits.
Terminating insecticide sprays as recommended by Bollman can reduce insecticide control costs by $18 per acre without reducing cotton yields.
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Among the stocks that could see active trade in Tuesday's session are Big Lots Inc., Netflix Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc.
On the heels of high-profile earnings from TI and Netflix, companies on deck to report quarterly financial results Tuesday include blue chip 3M Co. MMM, +0.25% as well as Hershey Co. HSY, -1.08% McGraw-Hill Cos. MHP, +0.00% Janus Capital Group Inc. JNS and International Game Technology IGT, +0.75% among others.
Late Monday, Standard & Poor's said Phillips 66 will take the place of Supervalu Inc. SVU, +0.00% in the S&P 500 index, effective after the close of trading on April 30. Supervalu, in turn, will replace American Greetings Corp. AM, +1.10% in the S&P MidCap 400 index, while Standard Register Co. SR, -0.98% will be bumped from the S&P SmallCap 600 index by American Greetings, also after the April 30 close. ConocoPhillips Inc. COP, -0.38% , which is the final stages of spinning off Phillips 66, will stay an S&P 500 component following completion of the transaction. The other changes are a reflection of lower respective market capitalizations for Supervalu and American Greetings, S&P said.
Also late Monday, closeout retailer Big Lots BIG, +1.34% issued a warning on sales for the first quarter ending April 28. The Columbus, Ohio-based company now anticipates a decline in same-store sales for the quarter, citing a slowdown that began late last month and has carried into April, particularly in consumables and electronics. As revised, Big Lots sees U.S. same-store sales for the quarter falling slightly, worse than its prior forecast that had called for growth in a range of 2% to 4%. The company's scheduled to release results May 23 and will discuss its outlook for the second quarter and the fiscal year.
Along with reporting results for the second quarter ended March 31, Sanmina-SCI Corp. SANM, -0.26% updated investors on its financial prospects for the third quarter: a projected profit of 26 cents to 32 cents a share on an adjusted basis, on revenue in a range of nearly $1.48 billion to nearly $1.53 billion. These would compare with adjusted earnings of 27 cents a share on revenue of $1.46 billion for the second quarter, Sanmina-SCI's results showed. "Based on our outlook for the third quarter and feedback from our customers, we remain encouraged that we should see improvements in the second half of the calendar year," said Jure Sola, chairman and chief executive of the San Jose, Calif.-based company, in a statement.
Along with reporting first-quarter results, Hexcel Corp. HXL, -0.60% raised its 2012 financial forecast. As revised, the Stamford, Conn.-based supplier of advanced composites now sees full-year earnings on an adjusted basis in a range of $1.45 to $1.55 a share, up from the $1.33 to $1.45 a share previously forecast, and pegged sales at $1.55 billion to $1.65 billion.
Along with reporting first-quarter results, Illumina Inc. ILMN, +1.61% said its board authorized the San Diego-based company to buy back up to $250 million in outstanding common stock. The board's April 18 vote coincided with Roche's decision that it would end a $51-a-share cash tender offer that Illimina had spurned.
The board of Celanese Corp. CE, -0.39% authorized a 25% increase in the company's cash dividend on common stock. The dividend will be paid at the new quarterly rate of 7.5 cents a share starting in August, the Dallas-based company said. Including this latest hike, Celanese said its dividend has been increased more than 85% since 2010.
The board of Webster Financial Corp. WBS, -2.73% approved a doubling in the Waterbury, Conn.-based quarterly dividend on common stock, to 10 cents a share. The dividend will be payable May 21 to stockholders of record as of May 7, Webster Financial said.
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Netflix NFLX, -1.28% reported a loss for the first quarter, a reversal from the prior year's profit, but the red ink came in narrower than forecast. However, management's forecast of what the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company expects from its streaming business for the second quarter left some analysts and investors disappointed. Read more about Netflix.
Texas Instruments TXN, +0.19% reported a first-quarter profit of $265 million, or 22 cents a share, down from $666 million, or 55 cents, earned in the year-earlier period. Quarterly revenue generated by the Dallas-based chipmaker fell to $3.12 billion from the prior year's $3.39 billion. The latest profit included a charge of 10 cents a share related to the acquisition of National Semiconductor. Analysts had, on average, been looking for Texas Instruments to post a profit of 29 cents a share, on revenue of $3.06 billion, according to a poll by Thomson Reuters. For the second quarter, the company expects to turn a profit of 30 cents to 38 cents a share on revenue in a range of $3.22 billion to $3.48 billion. Read more about Texas Instruments.


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Hi, my name is Ashley. I started this blog in 2008. I am living with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. I hope my experience provides you with reassurance that recovery is possible in every phase of its many ups and downs. Recovery is to keep trying, and this blog shares how and why I, too, try to live well in spite of living with my mental health conditions. Thank you.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Encourage Each Other
However, during the process my family and supporters held my hand through my experience with Schizophrenia and gave me hope. I am fortunate and blessed to have their support. I started a mental health outreach group, Embracing My Mind, Inc., because I would like to encourage others to have hope. I want to give back to the community and to support other peoples' recovery process so that we can "overcome mental illness together!"
Thank You
Now, I am overcoming Schizophrenia with the support of my community: family, faith-based group, treatment team, peers, professional associates, and you, my readers. I am grateful especially for my mother, because she supported me during our most difficult trials with this illness. For caregivers and family members, I am sure you can relate.
For me, the illness led me to believe that family was against me to the extent that I believed that they were even trying to harm me in some incidences. At one time, I was very upset with them for reasons that do not make sense, and that I cannot recall. My mother is my number #1 supporter, thank you, Mom, for your unconditional love and support, I could not have excelled in recovery without your special touch. Thank you!
I have come a long way in my recovery, but I did not do it on my own. I had a plethora of support. I want to acknowledge treatment groups who have helped me along the way, but I understand that they may want to remain anonymous and I respect that. To those nurses, doctors, social workers, and other treatment team members that have directly worked with me especially when my illness was most severe- Thank you. Thank you: for checking on me, sending me to the emergency room, talking me into medication compliance, encouraging me to get out of my comfort zone or room, insisting that I tend to personal hygiene, educating me about my illness, etc., etc. You saved my life, and I appreciate all of you!
Be Supportive
With that said, I encourage all of us to support each other, we all need encouragement whether we have a mental health condition or not. I, like many of you, remember certain teachers, coaches, and other community mentors who have spoke hope into my life and who have encouraged me to push forward, and thus, impacted my life.
People living with a mental health concern especially need our support because there are so many misconceptions around mental illness. In other words, stigma or negative perceptions carried out in daily conversation, media, etc.
We can support the mental health community by donating to advocacy groups, volunteering, listening and talking to individuals with a mental health concern with respect, and correcting others when they speak inappropriately about mental illness. We can write letters to media groups to voice our opinion about the good and the bad images they portray about people living with mental health.
It takes a community to build people up, my experiences is just one of many stories, who are overcoming mental illness. If you have a mental illness I encourage you to seek treatment or to continue to mature in your recovery.
As a group leader, I've heard too often the lack of support people receive from family members. Therefore, I encourage others to seek out support and resources by participating in support groups. Support groups are meetings for people living with a mental health diagnosis who share experiences and offer support to each other.
Embracing My Mind, Inc. provides education-based recovery support groups in the Atlanta area to shelters, rehabilitation centers, transitional housing programs, and other community-based groups. Our goal is to reduce stigma, change perceptions, and to promote awareness.
Schizophrenia Documentary
My personal experience with the illness is one of three stories featured in a Schizophrenia documentary called, Living with Schizophrenia: A Call for Hope and Recovery. It portrays a positive image of what someone living with the condition can do for themselves, and for the community, with treatment and support.
The 25-minute film offers hope for those affected by Schizophrenia, and I want everyone to see this documentary because it vocalizes the untold stories of recovery, which can be possible for a lot of us living with mental health. I think this project was a great production by Janssen, a pharmaceutical company, that promotes positive images of people living with an illness, unlike many other films that show too much of the suffering and struggle, which we, individuals, living with the condition can most definitely recall, as well as caregivers, family members and other supporters. For more info on the documentary visit: www.hopeandrecoveryfilm.com
More Schizophrenia Info
To learn more about Schizophrenia visit Embracing My Mind, Inc., National Alliance on Mental Illness, Schizophrenia Society of Nova Scotia (Canada).
9 comments:
- Galen said...
Great post, Ashley! My son has schizophrenia and, since his first major episode in 2006, it has been a difficult road at times. But right now he is doing better than he has in 5 years, and I am finally feeling some hope.
- May 13, 2011 at 11:24 PM
- Ashley Smith said...
Hi Galen,
I am very happy for you and your family. Having this illness has its ups and downs, however some of us are fortunate to receive treatment and to have hope.
Take care,
Ashley Smith
- May 14, 2011 at 12:13 AM
- Darren J. Prior said...
Hi Ashley,
I love your blog! I have paranoid schizophrenia also. I have a radio programme on NearFM the community radio station for Dublin North-East in Ireland. It is a current affairs programme in Irish. You may like to have a look at it and have a link to it on your other blogs section (www.darrenjprior.com). Not many people know I have the illness and I get paranoid that people will know and treat me like I am a bit "touched" but part of me thinks that I should just show people that the illness is not to be feared!
Namasta/Le meas,
- May 16, 2011 at 3:40 PM
- Ashley Smith said...
Hi Darren,
I am glad you have a positive attitude about living with mental health. I appreciate your openness and for sharing info to your radio station. I will check it out soon.
Thank you!
Ashley Smith
- May 16, 2011 at 11:20 PM
- Linda said...
Hi Ashley. I am am adult child of a parent who had Paranoid Schizophrenia my entire life. Up until I as 40 yrs old my Mother was only on meds maybe 5 years. It was horrifying as a child to grow up under those conditions. I am now 50 years old and she just passed away last month, but the last 10 years she was on meds. I soon plan on going to therapy as I still have issues from my childhood. I have alwasys wanted to find a blog/site such as this. My daughter actually found your site. Hang in there babe, sounds like you have a good support group. God Bless,
Linda Brittain
- May 17, 2011 at 12:16 AM
- Ashley Smith said...
Hi Linda,
Thank you for the encouragement! Yes, Schizophrenia can be a challenging illness to overcome for anyone. I've experienced my personal battle with the illness, but through it all I survived it.
I cannot imagine what you experienced growing up, however, today, with adequate treatment and support many people with the condition can live fulfilling lives, for themselves and others affected by them.
I am glad you and your daughter found this blog too. I hope you will feel comfortable commenting again, that way we can learn and grow from each others' experiences.
Thank you for sharing.
Ashley Smith
- May 17, 2011 at 4:51 AM
- Julie Gammack said...
Ashley, I sent you something on a different page, I think, so I'm sorry if this is a duplicate. Congratulations on the blog! I started a blog just this week about my son's schizophrenia and he has actually posted comments articulating his own experience. This has been a great opening in communication.
Here's our blog: http://crowdhealing.blogspot.com/
Julie Gammack
- June 22, 2011 at 9:00 PM
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Every disease is hard to fight and you need support from the fellow sufferers to make it better for you.For those who have gone past the problem...they must come ahead and help.
- July 6, 2011 at 11:17 AM
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I overcame paranoia by writing a book about it. To help others I'm giving it away as a FREE online read and pdf download. Visit www.erikblaire.info
- August 28, 2011 at 8:38 AM
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The Stanford Law Review Online: Defending DOMA in Court
The Stanford Law Review Online has just published an Essay by Matthew I. Hall entitled How Congress Could Defend DOMA in Court (and Why the BLAG Cannot). Professor Hall argues that the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group lacks standing to defend DOMA:
In one of the most closely watched litigation matters in recent years, the Supreme Court will soon consider Edith Windsor's challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The Court surprised many observers by granting certiorari, not only on the merits of Windsor's equal protection and due process claims, but also on the question whether the defendants—the United States and the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the House of Representatives (the BLAG)—have Article III standing to defend DOMA. The United States has agreed with plaintiffs that DOMA is unconstitutional, prompting the BLAG to intervene for the purpose of defending DOMA's constitutionality. No lower court has yet addressed whether the BLAG has standing, so the Supreme Court will have the first crack at the issue. But it turns out that the answer is straightforward: Under settled precedent, the BLAG lacks authority to represent either the United States or Congress, and having claimed no interest of its own, it therefore lacks Article III standing.
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Congress could solve these problems by statute or resolution, but until it does so the BLAG is a mere bystander, with no stake in defending DOMA. This lack of standing may play a decisive role in the Windsor litigation. Both the BLAG and the executive branch defendants appealed the District Court's judgment to the Second Circuit, and petitioned the Supreme Court for certiorari. If the BLAG lacks standing, however, then it had no authority to appeal or to seek Supreme Court review, and the Court's jurisdiction must turn on whether the United States, which has agreed with the plaintiff that DOMA is unconstitutional, has standing to proceed with the case. Interestingly, the BLAG itself has argued that no such standing exists—a controversial position that is beyond the scope of this short piece. But if the BLAG is correct, then there is no case or controversy before the Court, and the Court will have to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The widespread expectation that Windsor will be a significant decision appears to be well-founded. But it remains to be seen whether its significance will lie in the area of individual rights or in the areas of federal court jurisdiction and the separation of powers.
Read the full article, How Congress Could Defend DOMA in Court (and Why the BLAG Cannot) at the Stanford Law Review Online.