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|Firefighters recall horror of inferno|
|Written by Tony Rayl, The Yuma Pioneer|
Struckmeyers overrun by flames of Heartstrong Fire
It has been a busy year for Jennifer Struckmeyer.
“It’s crazy that it’s been that long,” she said.
In fact, the past year probably seemed like it went by quicker than the 60-90 seconds she spent being overrun by the towering flames during the Heartstrong Fire, which occurred one year ago March 18.
“To me, it seemed like a lifetime,” Struckmeyer said. “I know I had time to say several prayers.”
Jennifer Struckmeyer, along with her husband Del, their son Austin, brother- and sister-in-law Damon and Pam Struckmeyer, and mother Dorothy Marie Lattimer-Hixson were recently interviewed by 9News at the site where Jennifer, Damon, Pam and their nephew Darren Stewart got stuck in the sandhills in the Wages Volunteer Fire Department truck they had been using to attack the huge fire.
It was early afternoon on March 18, 2012, when winds gusting up to 60 m.p.h. downed a power line on Yuma County Road 26, about 12 miles south of Highway 34 and County Road M.
The winds and extremely dry conditions quickly fueled the fire into a towering inferno. It had traveled in a matter of minutes three miles north to Road 26, where it destroyed the long-time home of Dwaine and Lucy Eastin and continued northward, also spreading to the east and west, destroying the long-time home of Florence Pletcher, while moving rapidly northward.
Jennifer, Pam and Damon Struckmeyer, pictured from left, were on the Wages Volunteer Fire Department truck that got stuck in the sand and was overrun by flames during the Heartstrong Fire, which occurred one year ago on March 18, 2012. —Yuma Pioneer photo
Eight volunteer fire departments responded to the blaze, including the four-person crew on an attack truck from Wages, located in extreme north-central Yuma County. They weren’t far from the Pletcher home, in a field off of County Road M and County Road 33, when their truck got stuck in the sandy soil.
“It was five seconds from the time we got stuck to when the flames were rolling over us,” Pam said. “I turned to scream and the oxygen just got sucked out the cab.”
Damon had been in the cab with Pam, while Darren and Jennifer were working the spray nozzles on the truck. Damon got out to get a “fog stream” going over the truck to help fight off the flames. He bumped into Jennifer, tried to yell instructions to her, then went to help Darren with the fog stream.
“It was incredibly loud,” Damon said. “You had to scream and still couldn’t hear.”
He said he thought Jennifer had gotten into the cab with Pam. However, Pam knew better; she saw survival instinct had taken over and Jennifer took off running. She said she tried to go get Jennifer, but the flames showed up, and the door slammed as the oxygen was sucked from the cab.
“It was like a hand pushed her down, and then the flames rolled over her,” Pam said.
It seemed to them the fire stuck around for a minute to a minute and a half, before moving on.
“It was so hot I thought I was going to step out into glass,” Pam said, explaining that she thought the sand would be heated into glass.
Damon went to the cab and discovered Jennifer wasn’t in there with Pam, who told him she was in front of the fire truck. However, the wind was howling so loud it was hard to hear, and the visibility from the flying dirt and ash dropped visibility to near zero. Damon walked around the truck’s perimeter and could not find her.
Pam insisted Jennifer was out in front of the truck. Damon kept looking and finally found her about 30 feet away from the truck.
Meanwhile, Jennifer was wondering where her family was.
“My first thought was they all died, and I’m out here alone, injured, with no communication,” she said, “then I heard them screaming for me, and I was breathing, so I knew everything was going to be OK.”
However, all was not good. Her right boot had come off in the sandy soil, and she was suffering from some pretty severe burns. As mentioned above, the visibility was only a few feet, the GPS in the fire truck had not been turned on, and it took fellow firemen 45 minutes to finally find them.
“The guys in the Yuma truck that found us figured they had circled us five times,” Damon said.
Jennifer had severe burns, but Damon and Darren also were hurt; Darren with burns around the eyes and hand, and Damon with burns on the neck, ears, back and elbow.
All three were transported to Yuma District Hospital. Damon and Darren were released by the next day, but Jennifer was transported from Yuma to the burn unit in Greeley by ambulance (the winds prevented a helicopter coming out) and was conscious until they arrived in Greeley.
Then came all the surgeries and the long, arduous rehabilitation. She has undergone close to a dozen surgeries, including one on a finger last Monday. Most of the procedures came during her two and a half months in the burn unit in Greeley and the long-term acute care facility in Johnstown.
All of her toes on her right foot had to be amputated, and her lungs slowly had to be cleared out. She still was not able to walk nearly two months after the fire, having to be hoisted in and out of bed to be taken anywhere.
However, progress started coming rapidly in May. Jennifer said she knew the Wages Volunteer Fire Department’s annual big fundraiser was set for June 10.
“I said I had to be home by the 10th,” she said, adding that when her caregivers seemed a bit skeptical she told them, “You don’t know me.”
“In 20 days I went from not walking to walking out of there,” Jennifer said.
She has not returned to her firefighting days.
“I still have the urge ... I want to be part of the action, but I don’t want to be on the truck,” she said. “I can’t be involved if I don’t want to be on the truck.”
However, she is EMT certified and plans on staying involved on the ambulance side of things. She said she knows some people have been critical of her running away from the fire truck, but she did what her instincts told her to do.
It has been a tough year, but also one full of blessings.
“I don’t regret anything,” Jennifer said. “What happened, happened, and I’m OK with it.”
Holyoke Enterprise March 28, 2013

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Congressional Medal Of Honor Citation:
Captain William L. McGonagle, U.S. Navy
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sailing in international waters, the Liberty was attacked without warning by jet fighter aircraft and motor torpedo boats which inflicted many casualties among the crew and caused extreme damage to the ship. Although severely wounded during the first air attack, Capt. McGonagle remained at his battle station on the badly damaged bridge and, with full knowledge of the seriousness of his wounds, subordinated his own welfare to the safety and survival of his command. Steadfastly refusing any treatment which would take him away from his post, he calmly continued to exercise firm command of his ship. Despite continuous exposure to fire, he maneuvered his ship, directed its defense, supervised the control of flooding and fire, and saw to the care of the casualties. Capt. McGonagle’s extraordinary valor under these conditions inspired the surviving members of the Liberty’s crew, many of them seriously wounded, to heroic efforts to overcome the battle damage and keep the ship afloat. Subsequent to the attack, although in great pain and weak from the loss of blood, Captain McGonagle remained at his battle station and continued to command his ship for more than 17 hours. It was only after rendezvous with a U.S. destroyer that he relinquished personal control of the Liberty and permitted himself to be removed from the bridge. Even then, he refused much needed medical attention until convinced that the seriously wounded among his crew had been treated. Capt. McGonagle’s superb professionalism, courageous fighting spirit, and valiant leadership saved his ship and many lives. His actions sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
Note: Captain McGonagle earned the Medal of Honor for actions that took place in international waters in the Eastern Mediterranean rather than in Vietnam.
Captain William McGonagle
November 19, 1925 – March 3, 1999
From The Log: Spring 1999 (Front Page): Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient – CAPT William McGONAGLE – Commissioned: USC NROTC, Class of 1947, dies.
Bill McGonagle lost his bout with lung cancer on Wednesday, Mar 3, 1999, the same day as the NROTC Alumni League Board of Directors spring meeting in the Commons Building on the USC campus. At that meeting, unaware of McGonagle’s passing, Bill Stevens announced that McGonagle’s lung cancer had recurred. After the announcement, the Board voted to assume the funding of the annual William McGonagle Scholarship Award for an outstanding midshipmen at League expense, if and when the Captain passed on.
The story of Captain McGonagle’s ordeal with the air and sea attacks on his ship, the USS Liberty, by Israeli planes and PT boats was chronicled in the 1997 Alumni League Log.
Half of Bill’s ashes were scattered at sea off of Hawaii. The other half buried with the 34 members of his crew, who were killed on the LIBERTY, in a special section at Arlington National Cemetery.
Bill had undergone chemotherapy treatments during the first half of 1998. Recently, while on the east coast, he discovered his cancer had recurred. He is survived by two daughters, Cindy and Sandi.

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· Arrival and departure cleanings, usage of electricity, water and gas is included in the rental cost. Mid-stay cleaning will be provided by us once a week for the stays over 10 days.
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The film did huge box office business and would later go on to become the third film in history to win the quadruple crown of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress at the 1992 Oscars, a feat all the more amazing when one realizes that the Academy was honoring a film that had been released over a year prior to the ceremony.
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BOISE - Idaho still will have to make substantial cuts in state agency budgets, despite the help it’ll receive from federal economic stimulus funds, state lawmakers said today.
“There’s somehow this feeling that this bill will solve all the problems, and it just won’t,” said Senate Finance Chairman Dean Cameron, R-Rupert. Idaho still could face “reductions in every area,” he said.
His comments came after the Legislature’s joint budget committee held its first of four days of hearings today on what’s in the stimulus bill for Idaho. The good news: Idaho is eligible for more than $1 billion, including $201.7 million for education budget stabilization, $44.9 million for general-purpose budget stabilization, $181.9 million for highways and bridges, $2.6 million for Head Start, $3.2 million for educational technology, $5 million for homelessness prevention, and $2.1 million for dislocated workers, among a long list of specific purposes for which the state could receive funds.
The down side: “What I’ve found so far is there are some real limitations on the use of this funding,” legislative budget director Cathy Holland-Smith told the joint committee. “It is pretty restrictive.”
The panel will delve into details Tuesday on education and economic development funds, including the key question of whether the federal help will allow Idaho to avoid its first-ever cut in public schools funding. Before the stimulus bill passed, the state was looking at up to $130 million in cuts in public schools next year.
Later this week, the joint committee will study details on funds for human services, including changes in the federal Medicaid funding formula, along with natural resources, energy and more. On Friday, the focus will be the impacts of the stimulus on transportation, an area where lawmakers have been mulling a proposal from Gov. Butch Otter to raise taxes and fees to fund more road maintenance.
Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, said, “While there’ll be some help for some things, there’ll still be a need for us to cut our state budget because our people aren’t working and we don’t have tax revenue coming in.”
Idaho’s bad budget news continued Monday, as Micron Technology, the state’s largest private employer, announced another 2,000 layoffs at its Boise manufacturing plant. When they’re all done next summer, Micron CEO Steve Appleton said in a statement, Micron will employ about 5,000 people in the Boise area - half the level of just a few years ago.
Keough, who is vice-chair of the joint committee, said of the stimulus, “It’ll help in some ways, but not to the degree that people are hoping or thinking that it would.”
The education aid that’s headed for Idaho is for higher education as well as public schools, but some strings are attached and the governor will have to apply for the funds, Holland-Smith told legislative budget writers.
“You may be limited in your ability to start new programs with this money,” she said.
While lawmakers are studying the bill, Otter has convened his own panel to advise him on it, including three former governors and five former state budget directors. In the coming weeks, Otter essentially will present a revised budget proposal to the Legislature that addresses how to make use of stimulus funds, lawmakers will debate it and pass a state budget, and then that will go to Otter for his signature.
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Laureate Education Announces Closing of Public Offering by Selling Stockholder
Baltimore, Nov. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR) today announced the closing of an underwritten public offering of 14,087,500 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock by Wengen Alberta, Limited Partnership (the “Selling Stockholder”), the Company’s controlling stockholder, at a price to the public of $14.00 per share. The closing included the sale by the Selling Stockholder of 1,837,500 additional shares of the Company’s Class A common stock pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The Company did not sell any shares in the offering and did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the Selling Stockholder.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. acted as joint lead book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters. Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. also acted as a lead book-running manager for the offering. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and KKR Capital Markets LLC acted as book-running managers for the offering. Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Barrington Research Associates, Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated acted as co-managers for the offering.
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Statement on Mick Mulvaney’s Comments on the CFPB
January 24, 2017
Mick Mulvaney, nominee to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget, is a budget extremist who has demonstrated a callous willingness to harm the lives of millions of Americans, cut Social Security, and cause irreparable damage to the economy in order to support his radical agenda.
It should come then as no surprise that Mr. Mulvaney spoke out against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in his hearing today. The CFPB fights on behalf of the American people against the abuses of big banks and debt collectors. Yet Mr. Mulvaney thinks it is a “sick, sad joke.” While the CFPB was fighting vigorously on behalf of consumers, returning billions of dollars to American families, Mr. Mulvaney was delivering speeches to lobbyists for predatory lenders and expressing his unwavering support for the collections industry. Siding with debt collectors against struggling American families is sick and sad.
The CFPB’s enforcement actions have demonstrated that the malicious practices of these companies did not stop even after they dragged the world into a catastrophic financial crisis. As a congressman, Mr. Mulvaney eagerly sold out his constituents to predatory banks and lenders. The Trump administration intends to do the same. He will be a perfect fit.
If they get their way, it’s the American people who will be left holding the bill.


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Crayon Pop’s “Lonely Christmas” Composer Explains Why He Did Not Plagiarize
In the midst of Crayon Pop‘s “Lonely Christmas” being accused of plagiarizing the theme song to a Japanese anime show “Lupin the Third,” the song’s composer Kim Yoo Min explained why his song was not a results of plagiarism and emphasized that only the genres are similar.
On December 3, Kim Yoo Min posted a long explanation on his Facebook page, saying things like “[The song] is an original creation made without any references. If I had the intention to copy someone, I would’ve made it so that it wouldn’t sound similar. This is only a result of similarities in genre.”
About the similar intros in both songs, Kim Yoo Min explained, “The similarities of the 16 beat brass pattern as well as the offbeat rhythm are because these things are considered to be part of a bebop genre.”
The songwriter also goes into detail about the other technical aspects of music such as the chord progression and harmonies.
In the end, he added, “Although ‘Lonely Christmas‘ is an original creation, I am very sad that the intro turned out to be so similar to an intro that was created long ago. Realistically speaking, I can’t compare my original work to all of the songs in the world but through this happening, I will become a more careful composer.”
Kim Yoo Min was the man behind Crayon Pop’s massive hit “Bar Bar Bar.” He also wrote “I Can’t Leave You” for SHINee and “Hunter” for ZE:A.
Here is Kim Yoo Min’s full explanation:
Hello, this is songwriter Kim Yoo Min.
“Lonely Christmas” is an original creation made without any references.
If I had the intention to copy “Lupin the Third,” as long as I’m not a fool, I wouldn’t have made it sound similar. Because I did not know the ‘Lupin the Third’ song at all, the similarities in the intros only come from the simliarities of the genre.”
The reason why the two intros sound similar is because they are both of the bebop genre, which has 16 beat brass patterns and an offbeat rhythm. The bebop genre often gives a dramatic start, which both ‘Lonely Christmas’ and ‘Lupin the Third’ have.
However, the tone and beat are different. Even in the fermata, ‘Lonely Christmas’ stays on the first interval while ‘Lupin the Third’ stays on the fifth interval. The starting rhythm and the length of the fermata are different as well.
For the harmony, ‘Lonely Christmas’ uses the 1st-7th-4th-5th/1st-5th-7th-1st progression while ‘Lupin the Third’ has a 1st-3rd-7th-1st/1st-3rd-4th-1st progression.
Although ‘Lonely Christmas’ is an original creation, I am very sad that the intro turned out to be so similar to an intro that was created long ago. Realistically speaking, I can’t compare my original work to all of the songs in the world but through this happening, I will become a more careful composer.


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Chippewa to retain attorney, gearing up for water fight
CHIPPEWA TWP. The fight to keep Wadsworth from pumping water out of Chippewa is moving closer to a legal battle as residents begin to raise funds to retain an attorney.Cleveland attorney Dave Hoffman, who specializes in environmental law, was introduced at a Chippewa Township Trustees meeting March 10 at Chippewa High School.Wadsworth has entered into an agreement to pump water from a well field in the township owned by Barberton.Kay Kerr, one of the organizers from the Save Our Water group, said it was good to know there are things the Chippewa and Doylestown communities can do to fight the proposed waterline project."He was, in essence, giving people hope," said Earl Kerr, former mayor of Doylestown. "There is a way to stop this."After Hoffman's introduction, he and several concerned residents retired to another room so that the regular business of the trustees could continue.Rob Kindig, an organizer of the water group who did the research to locate an attorney, said Hoffman "floated to the top." He has been successful pursuing environmental issues in Cleveland."It's something that has to be done now, rather than later," Kindig said of hiring an attorney. "Hopefully the community will continue to gel together."Public records have been requested of Wadsworth, Barberton and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Kindig said. So far, only Wadsworth has responded.As part of the trustees meeting, Beth Badock's science students at the high school led a presentation about the water issue.The trustees, Lenny Broome, Denny Toth and Jeff Prebish, praised the students work."It was nicely done," Broome said. "Beth Badock and her students did a fabulous job."The water issue presentation attracted about 50 people, Prebish said.In order to raise enough money to retain Hoffman, the group has scheduled a spaghetti dinner fund-raiser for March 28. It will run from noon to 6 p.m. at Saint Peter and Paul School, 129 W. Clinton St., Doylestown. Dinners cost $6 and $3 for those under 12 years of age. Donated items will be auctioned, and there will be 50-50 raffles throughout the day. Take out dinners are available.Reporter Bobby Warren can be reached at (330) 287-1638 or e-mail email@example.com.


China has revealed its ‘straddling bus’, which aims to achieve a new way to alleviate traffic congestion while satisfying public transport demands.
Capable of carrying 300 people in a 25ft-wide and 72ft-long creation, the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) is designed to allow standard cars to drive beneath it.
Mounted on tracks on either side of the road, the theory is it can remove many standard bus obstacles from the road, with bus stops even elevated and away from standard traffic.
Its ceiling is a full two metres above the ground and, at two lanes wide, it could prove beneficial should a city go the whole hog and install its required tracks all over its road network.
Powered by electricity, the bus has been in the works for quite some time, with a prototype a few months ago drawing significant global interest.
However, now, China’s Hebei province is home to the first working model, which has a capacity one-quarter the size of earlier claims.
“It works like the subway, but its cost of construction is less than one-fifth of the subway,” said Bai Zhiming, engineer in charge of the TEB project, earlier this year. “Its construction can be completed in one year.”
The makers claim one single TEB could replace dozens of buses, though how such an infrastructure-heavy plan could work on a wide scale remains to be seen.
The trials this week are testing drag and energy consumption, with the design of the buses such that they can add modular sections to increase capacity.
Videos and images from the launch are available here.


Production Associates and Fanview select Blackbird Forte for global eSports event
Forbidden Technologies plc, developer and seller of the Blackbird cloud video platform, has announced that Production Associates and Fanview have chosen Blackbird Forte for pre-, live and post-event production at a major forthcoming global eSports event held in Los Angeles.
This month’s event will see professional and celebrity players of one of the world’s most popular computer games competing for charity in front of a live audience and hundreds of thousands more fans online. Premier live event company, Production Associates, has partnered with leading fan experience company, Fanview, to bring all the action to a global audience. The companies will use Blackbird Forte to rapidly clip content from multiple sources at the event and deliver it seamlessly across multiple online platforms and channels.
With a global audience of almost 400 million people, eSports is going through dramatic growth with the sector predicted to generate revenues of $905 million this year – up 38 percent from the previous year.
Production Associates CEO, Michael Thuney, said: “At Production Associates we’re always looking for innovative technologies that support distributed teams and give us the capability of publishing content as quickly as possible, Blackbird allows us to do this.”
Forbidden CEO Ian McDonough said: “We are very proud of this partnership with Production Associates and Fanview. Following previous partnerships established in the US, Blackbird is now building a strong reputation in the world of eSports and this very high profile event is a huge endorsement of the power and trust in the Blackbird codec and the manipulation tools that Forte brings. As the sector grows we expect to see more and more adoption of Blackbird into eSports infrastructure”.
Fanview founder Jim Irving said: “We’re delighted to be working with our partners PA on an exciting project and support the adoption of Blackbird to ensure that it meets the demands of this complex project.”


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This is the News in Brief from the United Nations
Millions of lives at risk from lack of basic water facilities
Millions of lives are at risk from a lack of basic water facilities.
This is one of the findings of a first-of-its-kind assessment from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which contains an appeal to countries to do more to prevent the spread of treatable infections that can turn deadly, if not washed or flushed away.
The report also finds that one in five health care facilities has no toilet or latrine, a problem that affects at least 1.5 billion people.
Those in the world’s poorest countries are the most vulnerable, since almost half of facilities in Least Developed Countries do not offer basic water services.
17 million women there, give birth in health centres with inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene supplies.
Daniel Johnson from UN News asked Maggie Montgomery, WHO’s Technical Officer, what she expects to happen, now that the report has been released.
First of all, I think that we can expect that at the national level, countries take a look at this data and start to ask why their country is doing so poorly. There’s a World Health Assembly Resolution for the first time which very squarely places this issue within the Ministry of Health mandate, so all of a sudden ministries of health are going to have to pay attention to the fact that, not only are their services sub-standard, but they’re making commitments about developing national action plans, about funding this work, about regularly monitoring and reporting back, not only to WHO, but also their own constituencies about what they’re doing to improve the situation.
UN chief pays tribute to Egypt’s role in avoiding escalation of violence in Gaza
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has paid tribute to Egypt’s role in avoiding a “dramatic” escalation of violence in Gaza.
At a press conference held in Cairo on Wednesday, Mr. Guterres said that Egypt is a “fundamental partner for the UN in relation to peace and security in the region,” whose commitment has created the conditions for more effective humanitarian aid to Gaza, and is playing an ‘integral part” in forging unity between the two main Palestinian factions.
The UN chief said that everything must be done to guarantee that there will be two States in Palestine and Israel, living together in peace and security, and that the UN will work with Egypt to achieve that objective.
Haiti ‘at the crossroads between peacekeeping and development’
Haiti stands “at the crossroads between peacekeeping and development”, Michele Bachelet, the UN human rights chief, said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
The UN’s current mission in Haiti is due to end in the next six months, and is expected to be replaced by a special political mission, and Ms. Bachelet encouraged the Council to provide the people of Haiti with the necessary support to “strengthen institutions, fight against impunity, and promote and protect human rights as a foundation to stability and development.”
Although the human rights situation in Haiti has improved since 2004, when UN Peacekeepers were first deployed in the country, Ms. Bachelet said that serious structural challenges persist, including social grievances, corruption and weak institutions.
Conor Lennon, UN News.


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I have been thinking about introducing so many new designs in Fine Silver, one of which is this label or tag. But as I am the only employee in my wonderfully thriving business, it takes time actually getting anything to market these days.
Over the years I've been labelled in several ways, some good and some not so good, and when I caught up with an old friend from school, I thought about his label. I made this for him in a shabby chic style, which he absolutely loved when I surprised him and it was obvious from his reaction, it would be perfect to introduce to my NOT ON THE HIGH STREET shop when I get back from my working holiday this Easter. I will be making them available as just the charms, on keyrings, on leather necklaces and as lariet necklaces which I think look great, from RRP £49. Of course, customers can personalise it with their very own label imprint, whatever it may be. Personally, I think we're all priceless!


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Assist is a keyword ability introduced in Battlebond that lets other players (normally your teammates) help you to cast spells. The helping player may pay up to the total generic mana part of the casting cost. The Assist mechanic was designed by Gavin Verhey.
- A keyword ability that lets another player help you pay for a spell. See rule 702.132, “Assist.”
- 702.132. Assist
- 702.132a Assist is a static ability that modifies the rules of paying for the spell with assist (see rules 601.2g-h). If the total cost to cast a spell with assist includes a generic mana component, before you activate mana abilities while casting it, you may choose another player. That player has a chance to activate mana abilities. Once that player chooses not to activate any more mana abilities, you have a chance to activate mana abilities. Before you begin to pay the total cost of the spell, the player you chose may pay for any amount of the generic mana in the spell’s total cost.
- Players can't help with the colored mana requirements.
- After you've revealed the card with assist and made all other required choices, including targets, then you can choose the player that will help you. This way the other player will know what they're signing up for.
- If the chosen player doesn't want to pay, you can either pay the full cost yourself, or choose to back up and not cast the spell at all.
Assist. (Another player can pay up to of this spell's cost.)
Two target players each draw a card.
- Gavin Verhey (May 21, 2018). "A New Challenger Apporaches". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Matt Tabak (May 21, 2018). "Battlebond Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- Mark Rosewater (April 19, 2019). "I made a list of all the mechanics I had a hand in creating.". Twitter.

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PMAG M3 AR-15 5.56X45 10 ROUND MAGAZINE
The PMAG 10 GEN M3 is a 10-round 5.56x45 NATO (.223 Remington) polymer magazine for AR15/M4 compatible weapons. Incorporating new material technology and manufacturing processes for enhanced strength, durability, and reliability, the PMAG 10 provides next-generation performance for those needing lower profile magazines.
While the GEN M3 is optimized for Colt-spec AR15/M4 platforms, modified internal and external geometry also permits operation with a range of additional weapons such as the HK® 416/MR556A1/M27 IAR, British SA-80, FN SCAR MK 16/16S, and others.
The PMAG 10 GEN M3 features a long-life stainless steel spring, four-way anti-tilt follower for reliable feeding, and an easy to disassemble flared floorplate to aid extraction and handling of the magazine while providing improved drop protection. A redesigned bolt catch notch in the rear of the magazine provides increased bolt catch clearance, while an over-travel stop on the spine helps ensure the magazine will not over-insert on compatible weapons. In addition, an included pop-off Impact/Dust Cover can optionally be used to minimize debris intrusion and protect against potential damage to the top cartridge during storage and transit.
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I've probably got 200-300 9mm ready to go, plus a bunch of .22 and a lot of rifle ammo.
Start rolling your own! For about $150 delivered, I got a Lee Pro1000 progressive press w/dies & and accessories, plus about $25 for a used RCBS balance (thanks ebay!). Now it costs me between $.08 - .09 a pop to make my own. And thats buying my supplies locally as I need them, not online or in bulk. If I start casting my own bullets, I'll be able to make them for closer to half of that.
This is what I currently have...
1,000 rounds of 9mm practice ammo
90 rounds of 9mm SD ammo
55 shotgun shells
I have several 9mm's. On hand right now I have about 800rds range ammo & 1100 rds defensive 9mm. I try not to get lower than about 40% of what I have at this time.
I also have some 38-357's, & 45 ammo. Of course a brick of 22 also.
Is that a typo?
Originally Posted by 2rott
1300 9x18 mak
Not to mention rifle ammo. I all ways feel like I don't have enough.
HUM how much ammo do I have on hand,
and some odds and ends
As of right now I have:
22lr - 1100 (2 box @ 550 ea)
17 HMR - 250
380 - 100
9mm - 2200
40 S&W - 1500
38 spl 150 - 357 - 150 (Don't shoot these much or at all)
45 ACP -2600
44 Rem mag - 500
12 ga - 500
16 ga - 250
30-30 - 500
223/5.56 - 2500
7.62x39 - 1500
I have about 5000 45 and 2500 40 and 2500 9mm to get rolled into useful
No reason for having it all other than I reload (And I really like doing it) and if I see a deal I'll buy up what I can. I do love a bargain.
Say what you want about buying guns at Cabelas (and I probably won't disagree with you!), but right now they have the Federal Value Pack of 525 rds of .22LR for $18.95. Of course my Ruger Single Six will shoot anything I feed it and my Beretta Neos seems to like them as well.
As far as 9mm, I shouldn't reveal my secret, but I will reveal it to you guys on the forum only if you promise not to tell...
Sportsmansguide has 1000 rds of Fiocchi 115grain for $216.97 (or $206.12 if you pay an extra $30 to join their buyers club). My S&W SW9VE seems to like these just fine.
Skip...we need to talk....i have been looking for that Mak ammo you have darn it.
Originally Posted by Skip
But to the original op, between 200-300 rounds of each caliber. exceptions, some rifles like 6.5Jap. And i just buy when the price is right.
Now skip.... about that Mak ammo... not only do you not need it, you want to sell it (and the guns) to me don't you....just kidding.
I just picked up a box of blazer brass 9mm at wal-mart for like $9 and they only had 2 boxes left.
I just tried the WM across town. Finally found some 9mm. I bought the 5 boxes they had. 2 boxes of 357 were the only other handgun rounds there.
I checked out another WM today. #4. No handgun ammo & very little rifle ammo.
me and my girlfriend went to the local WM today to get some ammo and the shelfs where bare except for some shotgun stuff. The lady at the counter told us that they had restocked the whole thing this morning and in three hours everything was gone. She said there where people buying 500 and 600 dollars worth of ammo?
where is all the ammo
our walmart has been out for over 2 months
and midwayusa is out and states no backorder
what is going on?
What caliber are you looking for?
There are other places besides Wally World and Midway.
Try Sportsmansguide: http://www.sportsmansguide.com/
I get mine at wal mart all the time I just have to call everyday to see if it comes in Last friday I bought ten boxes of 9mm which was every box they had called them saturday afternoon and went back and got eight more boxes
Everyone in my neck of the woods is sold out as well. Guy told me that they had a bunch on order, a shipment was coming in on Sat night, and would be out on Sunday morning. When I arrived on Sunday morning, they got in one box (100 rounds) and that one was gone before I got there.
I keep hearing all these stories about high priced ammo in our future -- is that the reason? Is everyone else hearing this same story?
Online is the way to go anymore. cheaperthandirt, ammoman, midway etc. I usually will check as many as I can and keep an eye out for as sale. Then buy a bunch! I reload too. Makes shooting a 40 and/or 45 a little more cost effective.
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To minimize the damage caused on a monthly basis, many people look for ways to cut expenses that are both easy to implement and effective. Here are a few ways to save money that you can try one by one without too much hassle, but offer the potential to save huge sums of cash over time.
How to Save Money on Transportation
Let’s face it: Cars are money pits. Not only does their value constantly go down, they also devour fuel by the gallon and require all kinds of pricey maintenance.
Between car payments and interest, insurance, gas, maintenance, and other costs, AAA estimates the price of owning a car to be over $8,600 a year – and that doesn’t even include parking. So how can we reduce the cost of automobiles in our monthly budget?
1. Use public transportation
If you have access to public transportation, you can save quite a bit of money on gas, parking, and maintenance over time. For a small percentage of the cost of owning a vehicle, you can get from one side of town to the next, to work and back, and to most important events. Each time you’re able to leave the car behind, you’ll be saving money.
And that’s just the money you’d save on gas and maintenance and the like — you’ll save far more if you’re able to forego buying a car completely. Rideshare services like ZipCar and Uber make it easier than ever to live car-free in major cities, allowing you to rent a car or hire a ride for the occasional IKEA run or day trip to the country.
I’ve used this strategy myself: During my earlier days, I exclusively used public transportation to get around and save money, and it was downright painful to add a car to my monthly finances.
2. Sell a vehicle
If a vehicle you own is rarely used, consider selling it. If nothing else, you’ll save money on insurance. If you’re able to get market price for your vehicle, you could also use the proceeds to beef up your savings account or pay off high-interest debt.
3. Carpool to work
If you have an opportunity to share a ride to and from work with someone else, you can significantly reduce wear and tear on your car, save on gas, and take advantage of carpooling lanes that might make it easier to get to work.
4. Keep the tires on your automobiles properly inflated
Once a month, stop by a local gas station that offers free air and check the air pressure in your car tires. If they aren’t inflated to the optimal PSI, fill each one to the maximum recommended amount as stated in your manual. Every two PSI of air you’re able to add to your tires can improve your gas mileage by 1%.
Ways to Save on Debt
Any time you can reduce how much money you owe, it will help lower your ongoing monthly expenses. For starters, paying off debt means fewer monthly bills to pay, leaving you with more money to save. Here are a few ways to cut down on debt and save money over time.
5. Refinance your home and/or automobile
If you think you might be eligible to refinance your home at a lower rate, contact some lending institutions and inquire. Even if you’re underwater on your mortgage, you may still be able to refinance using the HARP program. Locking in a lower interest rate can not only save you money over the life of the loan, but can also lower your monthly payment and increase your monthly cash flow.
6. Consolidate your student loans
If your student loans are locked in at a high interest rate, figure out whether it makes sense to consolidate all or some of them. While this isn’t the silver-bullet saver it used to be now that most federal loans have fixed rates, if you do find a good loan consolidation option, it could pay off every single month.
7. Take advantage of balance transfers
If you’re carrying debt with a high interest rate, a balance transfer might be a good option. The best balance transfer cards offer perks such as 0% APR for up to 18 months – and some even offer rewards programs. Taking advantage of a 0% APR offer can help you pay down your debt and save quite a bit of money on interest. Just make sure to factor in the balance transfer fees, and pay down the entire transferred balance during the introductory period if possible.
8. Request a credit card rate reduction
If you’ve got a fairly large balance on your credit card, call up your credit card company and request a rate reduction. If you pay your bill on time every month, they may be willing to negotiate. If they won’t go for it, get a 0% balance transfer onto another card. The key here, though, is to stop buying on credit until your financial situation is healthy.
9. Sign up for automatic debt repayment plans
Many installment plans, particularly those associated with student loans, offer an interest rate reduction if you sign up for automatic monthly billing. You should never pass these up – not only do they save money automatically each month, they’re also incredibly convenient and ensure you won’t miss a payment or incur a late fee. If you have any installment payments (particularly student loan debt), see if such an offer is available to you.
10. Sell unused items
Dig through your closets or attic and look for items you no longer use that may have value, then sell them on eBay or Craigslist. You can then use the money you bring in to pay off debt and put it behind you once and for all. I did this myself with a number of items, including my baseball card collection, when my debt load became almost unmanageable.
Ways to Cut Down on Energy Bills
From hot summers to cold winters and all the gadgets we plug in, Americans spend a lot of money on energy bills; in fact, the average house spends about $2,200 a year. Fortunately, technology has brought us a few effective ways to improve energy efficiency and lower that figure.
11. Install CFL or LED light bulbs
If you’ve never updated the lightbulbs in your home, consider switching to either CFLs or, better yet, LEDs. These bulbs are about four times more energy efficient than incandescent bulbs and last for many years. One tip: When comparing bulbs, use the lumens number to compare bulbs, not the equivalent wattages. Lumens indicate the actual amount of light emitted by the bulb.
Remember also that under normal usage (four hours a day) and average electrical rates ($0.12 per kilowatt hour), replacing a 60-watt bulb with a 14-watt CFL or LED saves about $0.66 per month. Now multiply that by all the bulbs in your house to see how much you’ll save every month. Even switching just the five most-used light bulbs in your home could save you upwards of $40 a year on your electric bill.
12. Install a programmable thermostat
A programmable thermostat allows you to automatically change the heating and cooling of your home when you’re not at home, when you’re asleep, and so on, saving significantly on your heating and cooling bills. You can also set it to heat or cool your home right before you arrive home from work.
13. Unplug all unused electrical devices
Are there any electrical devices around the house that stay plugged in, but that you rarely use? Most electronic devices constantly draw a small amount of electricity, a phantom charge, that can add up quickly when you consider just how many devices and small appliances you own. To eliminate that usage, unplug any items or power strips you use infrequently.
14. Utilize timers and power strips
Along those lines, consider utilizing power strips and power timers to turn electrical devices on and off. A power strip with a switch on it, when turned off, blocks the phantom charge on those devices; a timer can automatically turn off the charge going to a power strip (or anything plugged into it) at a certain time each night.
“Smart” power strips can even manage electricity flow based on a control device — for instance, your DVD player will only receive power if the TV is turned on first. These are all great ways to eliminate phantom charges on your home electronic equipment at night or when they’re not in use.
15. Lower the temperature on your hot water heater
The hot water heater is a major energy drain in most homes, accounting for about 14% of energy costs. Often, the water is kept hotter than most people ever need, plus the heat is constantly lost to the environment, meaning you have to burn more energy than ever to keep the water so hot.
Solve both problems by dropping the temperature down to 125-130 degrees Fahrenheit (around 60 degress Celsius) and also installing a water heater blanket to keep in the heat – a blanket can pay for itself in about a year, after which you’ll be saving money monthly. While you’re at it, insulate any exposed hot water pipes as well for additional savings.
16. Air seal your home
Air sealing your home can prevent drafts — common efficiency culprits in older homes. The loss of cool air in the summer and the loss of warm air in winter can both increase your utility bills substantially. Here’s a great guide to this weekend project from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Reduce Your Entertainment Expenses
Many people look at entertainment as the first thing to cut when trying to trim costs, but they often forget to look at the regular expenditures that slowly eat away at your financial foundation month in and month out. Here are some things to consider that you may have overlooked before.
17. Cancel club memberships
Look at expenses such your gym membership, your membership with the local country club, and so on. How often do you really use these services? If you’re using a gym membership less than once a week or a country club membership less than once a month, you’re likely throwing away money. Try canceling any memberships you’re on the fence about, and see if you really miss them.
18. Reduce or eliminate your cable bill
Most people could find a cheaper way to gain access to their favorite shows if they tried hard enough. Perhaps you could downgrade from premium to basic cable, or maybe you could even eliminate your cable bill entirely. Cutting cable and watching less television can also cut down on your electricity bill – a double savings whammy.
19. Look for inexpensive entertainment options
Do you take advantage of your local library? Do you attend local community events like music festivals and art fairs? Are you aware of local volunteer groups and organizations? Your community may offer plenty of options for inexpensive or free entertainment of all kinds. And any money you save is money you don’t have to spend on entertainment. Fore more inspiration, here are more than 100 free things to do.
20. Find new ways to reduce travel expenses
We live very far from our extended families, so we’re well aware of the costs of travel. To save as much as possible, we cut down on the amount of travel we do and use travel credit cards for everything from free hotel stays to airfare.


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Project duration: 01.09.2021 - 31.12.2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread social disruption and reduced access to essential healthcare services, which is detrimental to national TB control efforts. The Republic of Moldova, being among the 30 countries with a high burden of multidrug-resistant TB worldwide, has seen a dramatic decrease of about 40% in TB case notification and treatment initiation by the end of 2020. The share of destructive forms among new cases was - 41%. Undiagnosed TB cases will most likely contribute to and cause the spread of TB infection in the community, but also increase the number of advanced TB cases, causing catastrophic costs both to the individual and to the whole health system.
At the same time, in addition to the decrease in TB notification due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to preliminary data from the National Public Health Agency, in 2020, in almost half of the country's districts, the number of family doctors responsible for prophylactic examination of risk groups and increased vigilance for TB has decreased. Among the territories that have seen a decrease in the number of family doctors in 2020 are - Balti municipality, Briceni, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Rascani, Straseni, Ungheni, Stefan Voda districts and others.
Targeted testing activities through NGOs are implemented in 2021 in 26 territories (districts and municipalities, including the left bank of the Dniester River) under the grant "Strengthening Tuberculosis Control and Reducing AIDS Mortality in Moldova", funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
A.O. "AFI" is currently carrying out TB screening activities in Straseni and Ialoveni districts, with resources available for 1200 beneficiaries. At the same time, according to estimates there is a need to supplement the number of beneficiaries screened in both territories (unscreened in 2020 in Ialoveni - 2426 and Strășeni - 5494 people from groups at risk and increased vigilance to TB).
The basic aim of the project is effective TB screening among the population in at-risk groups and increased TB vigilance through strengthened community stakeholder approach.
The project is carried out with the financial support of the CNAM.


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We have both the show before and after WrestleMania 35 ready for your listening pleasure.
Starting with the show aired on April 3rd, we covered some news and of course gave our WrestleMania predictions. We were joined by Kaley from Overtime for the predictions.
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Continuing with the show aired on April 10th, we covered the results, had a bit of contesting of the results of the prediction game, and some news at the start of the show.
We were also joined by André Myette in the 2nd hour to talk about the show, and try to get some more details about the New Breed show they had on April 15th.
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When I started to take up the guitar again a friend of mine suggested TimStone. 4 years later I am still taking lessons. I have moved onto a different plane. I now write record and play and he has even got me singing. Tim’s approach to teaching is unique he keeps it at the level you want. He can do anything and he can get you do things that even you didn’t think possible. Most of all he makes it fun and although you are learning it is done in such a way that you want to come back for more. The man does not just teach he enthuses and what a wicked sense of humour. “”
The best guitar lesson I ever had
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Hi There Tim,
Sorry for the unsolicited email but I seem to remember that I saw you play and MU W/shop in Cleethorpes maybe some 25 years ago and I just wanted to say thank you and wow – your playing just blew me away – thank you!
Since then I went on to Leeds College of Music (read boring modern jazz shit) and, well …. all sorts of stuff: The Leeds thing was good in that I got to interview Bill Frisell on whom I based my “contemporary scene” thesis along with Sco and Joe Lovano.
Anyway, just wanted to let you know the impact your appearance had (I know I am not the only one with fond memories of that night) it made a difference.
A few sessions with Tim got me completely unstuck and enthused with new possibilities. With his help, I now play mainly my own music, in various styles and feel no end musical growth.


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Friday, April 23, 2010
The Ugly Truth
Now that my geek is showing, one of the first movies I streamed was The Ugly Truth. While I don’t think this film is quite to the caliber of When Harry Met Sally, I enjoy it because it took the time to actually develop a plot and characters instead of just running into clichéd romantic comedy scenarios. Don’t get me wrong, you can pretty much predict the ending of the movie from the get go, but what I am saying is that despite this The Ugly Truth is genuinely funny and enjoyable to watch.
The only part of this film that is a somewhat genuine issue for me is the last 10 or so minutes. We’ve already figured out at this point that our lead characters are going to end up together (I don’t consider this a spoiler because come on, did you really think it’d be a romantic comedy without the leads hooking up?) but something about the way it happens seems sudden and tacked on to me. Katherine Heigl & Gerard Butler have enough chemistry and wit that they pull it off, but it still seems rushed. It’s almost as though since the writer knew it was a romantic comedy and they’d end up together in the last scenes he concentrated on making the buildup convincing and well rounded and then petered out in the last twenty pages.
The bottom line is this movie is cute and the actors and director bring wit and chemistry to the screen. That’s all you want in a good romantic comedy, and The Ugly Truth has enough other pluses along with it that you really enjoy being along for the ride.
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- When developing your own tools, don’t work as an island. Collaborate with other organisations, share knowledge and resources, and afterwards extend your new infrastructure to others for their use.
- The audience interplay is a key part in live events, so it is vital to find a way to circumvent the passive audience behind a livestream for digital ones, and interact with your visitors and let them interact with each other.
- Building online spaces as recreations of physical spaces is almost never the best solution.
In March 2020, when events, exhibitions, and performances suddenly had to take place in online spaces, the infrastructures required for this didn’t exist. In the early days of the pandemic, most of the platforms that were being used to socialise with one another or host events were for business meetings. The effect was that attending cultural events felt a bit too much like being in a meeting – leading to hours and hours behind our screens staring at the same interfaces. Video chats are much heavier for our brains to process than regular face-to-face interactions or phone calls, and a 2021 research paper from Stanford University shows that Zoom fatigue is real.
How can we combat this Zoom fatigue? Since the pandemic, artists and cultural institutions have considered the best way to translate their activities to the Internet. We have seen all kinds of new platforms emerge and experienced many experimental events. With The Hmm @ Online events on June 23rd 2021, we gave our audience a lay of the land. We invited the following eight artists, cultural organisations and developers to our livestream to talk about the platforms they’ve built, the events they’ve organised, and how they’ve translated their programs to the online realm.
Florian van Zandwijk about Enter, a platform he’s developing for Het Nieuwe Instituut
In addition to Florian’s presentation, we also did an in-depth interview with him about the Enter platform, why they developed it, the hurdles encountered along the way, and its future iterations. You can watch the full interview here.
Amy Langer about the San Fransisco Neo Futurists and their theatrical experiment The Program
Aurélien Lepetit about their online interventions: Speed Series
Jannes Heidinga about NITE HOTEL, a virtual environment built by the interdisciplinary theatre ensemble NITE
Tereza Havlíková about watching and visiting art online via common.garden
Jara Rocha and Seda Gürses about the ‘platframe’ built for the Workshop on Obfuscation
Gary Burnett about teaching in Nottopia
Monique van Dusseldorp about her research into online events
To find out more about Monique’s research, you can read our expert interview with her.
* This article was originally published as part of The Hmm’s Hybrid Events dossier here: https://thehmm.nl/report-the-hmm-online-events/


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Animal lovers often ask, “How can I help lost pets in my area?” One of the simplest ways to help is by empowering your local animal experts to get lost pets home quickly. If you find a stray or lost pet, take it to your veterinarian or local rescue and ask them to scan the pet for a microchip. This could be the fastest way to get lost pets reunited with their families. If the pet is never scanned then the microchip goes undetected and the pet remains a “stray”.
Microchips only work when shelters, humane organizations and vets actually scan for them. Most vets scan every pet that comes through the doors, but those that do not may be missing opportunities to get lost pets home. Good Samaritans who find pets sometimes do not realize they are lost; as such, they may not think to have the pet scanned for a chip. However, if they try to help by “adopting” the stray that shows up on their doorstep, the next step will often be to have the pet vaccinated and spayed or neutered. That vet visit could lead to the pet getting scanned and result in a happy reunion. (If the pet doesn’t have a microchip, it’s also a chance for the vet to start a conversation about why microchipping is important – a great way add value to clients!).
Ham’s Story - In June, Tri-County Animal Rescue adopted a beagle named Ham to a family in Gastonia. Ham was skittish on the trip to his new home. Within hours of his adoption, Ham slipped backwards out of his harness and ran away. We were all hopeful that Ham would be returned quickly since he was micro-chipped. Pictures were posted all around the neighborhood. Volunteers and the new owners responded to sightings of Ham… we looked everywhere but still could not find him.
Two months after escaping, Ham’s picture was posted on Gaston County Animal Control’s website. Finally Ham would be reunited with his family. I notified Ham’s owners to let them know he was at Gaston County Animal Control. Excitedly, they headed to the Gaston shelter. Excitement soon turned to dismay. Animal Control had scanned Ham, found his chip but recorded the wrong chip number. The wrong chip had never been registered. When Ham’s owner presented the adoption paperwork, pictures and chip information at Animal Control, she was told Ham had been “released to a rescue just thirty minutes ago and was being placed on a transport to Illinois”. Microchip numbers were compared and it was discovered that the numbers matched except for the last digit.
Ham’s owner demanded the return of her dog. Animal Control resisted for a while but finally called the “rescue” and asked them to return Ham to the shelter. Several hours later, the rescue pulled into the shelter. The owner asked that Ham be re-scanned and there was the chip number that matched her paperwork. Did the owner get an apology. No! Animal Control started adding up her fines…late county tag fee, leash law violation fee, reclaim fee, etc. After much discussion about the circumstances of Ham’s adoption and escape, the Supervisor waived the fees. Finally Ham was on his way home!
This is an example of how things can get messed up really quickly.
Things you can do to help your lost dog or cat get back home:
- Have your pet micro-chipped.
- Make sure the chip is registered and your information is always current: name, address and phone numbers.
- Always check local animal control shelter websites and listings…mistakes happen.
- Post pictures and information on Lost/Found sites.

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More informationStand-up comedy is a comic style in which a comedian performs speaks directly to a live audience. The performer is commonly known as a comic, stand-up comic, stand-up comedian or simply a stand-up. In stand-up comedy the comedian usually recites a fast-paced grouping of humorous stories, short jokes or bits, and one-liners typically called a monologue, routine or act.
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Given the emphasis on finding the most powerful marijuana strains, breeders were only a matter of time before coming up with cannabis products that included as many cannabinoids as possible. It’s no secret that today’s marijuana has more THC than it had during the “free love” era. Concentrates are an excellent method to increase the THC concentration in your cannabis.
As a result of medical patients’ demands for cannabidiol delivery methods that can give them the most relief in the shortest amount of time, the CBD industry has expanded quickly. As a consequence of this, CBD concentrates have gained popularity because to their high dosages. Cannabidiol is extracted from cannabis or hemp plants by specialists to the greatest possible extent and then washed.
CBD Concentrates: What Are They?
The difference between hemp and cannabis is that industrial hemp contains very little, if any THC. CBD isolate is a high-concentration extract of the hemp plant that includes a lot of CBD. There are CBD isolate supplements on the market that have a concentration of 99 percent!
You may eat large amounts of the cannabinoid fast when you consume CBD extracts. Because CBD is non-intoxicating and is said to help with a variety of medical problems, it’s been called a safe and effective medication.
How Is CBD Concentrate Made?
The most typical and popular method for extracting CBD is using solvents such as ethanol, hexane, or butane. CO2 non-toxic supercritical extraction is the cleanest and safest way to remove CBD. The following is a summary of how experts transform CBD cannabis oil into concentrate:
Hemp that contains a high percentage of CBD is refined and milled to produce CBD oil. The dry hemp is ground up in the extraction procedure, which uses supercritical CO2 extraction technology. Carbon dioxide is utilized at high pressure and low temperature in this method, allowing for separation of the oil from other elements.
The major problem with using toxic solvents is that some of the noxious and hazardous components may be absorbed by the finished product. When supercritical CO2 extraction is utilized, there is little risk of exposure to harmful residues. After many hours of extraction, the residual oil and wax are removed from the equipment.
The paste is next ‘winterized,’ or stripped of plant waxes that are inappropriate for specific products, in order to prepare it for the following stage. The oil is filtered and combined in a vacuum filter before being spun in a rotary evaporator. After separation, the ethanol is recovered and reused, while the oil stays at the bottom of the container.
High-quality oils are subjected to expensive liquid chromatography analysis to determine the THC and CBD amounts. The oil is then transformed into sublingual sprays, edibles, pills, and other lower-concentration pharmaceuticals using a process known as decarboxylation.
However, various types of CBD concentrates may be generated owing to variations in the substance’s texture, moisture, and heat levels before purging (when impurities are removed). CBD manufacturers may give their products different names to distinguish them as CBD concentrates by another name.
Here’s a short list of keywords you’ll encounter on CBD sales sites:
- Wax: It transforms into an opaque oil that is more solidified and crystallized than normal oil.
- Shatter: When a solvent or other substance does not crystallize excessively during extraction, this occurs. As a consequence, it has an opaque and hazy appearance. It has a glass-like look when heated and is comparable in viscosity to thick honey.
- Live resin: This is due to the fact that the buds are cryogenically frozen rather than dried trimmings. The freezing process preserves a greater number of terpenes and cannabinoids, resulting in a more flavorful experience for consumers.
- Budder: When extracting the oil, it is critical to get rid of it at a high temperature and pressure. The final product is a creamy, fluffy substance with the consistency of butter.
- Crumble: The first option, which has become the most popular way of ingesting CBD, is to use an oil that has been pre-purged. It’s thicker and has more moisture than regular CBD oil. It gives the impression of a smooth cheese texture.
Is It Possible to Make Your Own CBD Concentrate?
Yes, you can, but CBD-rich tincture from a trustworthy source will not be identical unless you have hundreds of dollars of supercritical CO2 extraction equipment. To begin, pick out 100 grams of a high-CBD plant like Cannatonic, ACDC, or Harlequin. Make sure the herb has been decarboxylated and crushed first.
You’ll need high-quality alcohol like Everclear, which is at least 90% alcohol. Other items include:
- Plastic, wood, or silicone kitchen utensils.
- Several containers.
- A glass temperature resistant bowl.
- A double boiler.
- An electric heat source, because using flames is dangerous!
- A mask to avoid breathing in the alcohol fumes.
- A cheesecloth or other type of filtering equipment.
- A funnel.
How to Make CBD Concentrate:
- Cover the dried bud with alcohol until it reaches one inch above the plant material in your bowl.
- Stir the combination for up to three minutes to extract the resin.
- Pour the liquid into a second container after straining it from the leaves and roots. Allow the solution to drain through a funnel into the second container.
- Remove the filter from the water. Any remaining liquid should be squeezed out to get as much fluid out of the filter as possible.
- Place the liquid in a glass container that is heat resistant and set it in the double cooker with water.
- Stir in the rice until it starts to bubble. It should begin to bubble at a temperature of about 168°F.
- The alcohol is entirely evaporated after being heated for a long time, usually about 10 minutes. When it boils, the temperature is generally around 193 degrees Fahrenheit.
- If you’re utilizing a decarburization oven, start raising the temperature as soon as feasible. It should reach about 230°F but make sure there’s plenty of water since it boils at 212°F and begins to evaporate.
- The water will begin to boil as a result of the heat. Continue until no more bubbles form.
- You should have a thick, tar-like substance at this point. Even while it is liquid now, when it cools, it will harden into a resinous paste.
- You’ve created CBD-rich oil.
Purchasing CBD Concentrate: What to Consider
It’s also critical to look for CBD concentrates produced via supercritical CO2 extraction, as we previously said. You can’t be sure of the quality if you use other techniques. Why spend a lot of money on butane-extracted CBD concentrate when you may make your own at home?
Take note of the CBD concentration. The most potent isolates available are those with a CBD concentration of 90% or more. Any product with less than 80% CBD has a high amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which is undesirable. A concentrate with 60% CBD, for example, may contain up to 40% waxes, which are not always advantageous.
When it comes to taking CBD, there are a few things to bear in mind. When using CBD wax, pay attention because dabbing is simple. Although you won’t get high from taking Charlotte’s Web oil, you may use an excessive amount of cannabidiol.
CBD pills are a costly and time-consuming process. A gram of 99% CBD isolate might cost over $30. Second, because CBD is being used as medicine, it’s best to start out slowly by microdosing to see how it affects you. If you take too much at once, your body will soon develop a tolerance, therefore any therapeutic benefits will be lost.
Final Thoughts on CBD Concentrate
CBD isolate is a pure form of cannabidiol (CBD) that has been highly concentrated through CO2 extraction. CBD concentrates are made by first extracting CBD from its natural origins, then purifying it and concentrating it even more. If you’re searching for a medical treatment option that includes CBD, CBD concentrate may be an excellent choice for pain alleviation, anxiety reduction, inflammation reduction, and more. A dab rig and other items are available as alternatives to dabbing concentrate. Instead of using a vape pen, supporters claim that vaping CBD is easier on the lungs.
Keep in mind that most CBD concentrates are quite strong, so a little will do. There’s also the issue of the “entourage effect” to consider. According to this theory, cannabinoids work better when they’re combined. If you buy CBD isolate, you’ll just receive cannabidiol and nothing else. As a result, buying CBD isolate alone is not recommended. A concentrate containing only cannabidiol but incorporating flavonoids and terpenes might be worth looking into.
Finally, if you’re concerned about getting high, be wary of what you buy. Make sure the items you choose are from trustworthy vendors that provide lab results on their websites. The amount of CBD and THC present in the solution are revealed in these reports. Keep in mind that a small quantity of THC ingested every day may put you at risk for failing a drug test, so be cautious.

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With five decades of experience, Clay Lacy has an impeccable safety record. Clay Lacy received the prestigious ARG/US Platinum Rating, is the longest standing Wyvern Wingman charter operator and attained IS-BAO Stage 3 certification by the International Business Aviation Council. It is a member of the NATA Safety First, and is the recipient of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s FAA Diamond Award for maintenance excellence. Clay Lacy’s reputation for safety is unsurpassed by any other company.
I travel regularly for business and have booked charter flights through a number of different private jet companies. At the beginning of the year, I was referred to Joel at Stratos. Since then, I have booked a number of flights through Stratos. His team does a great job ensuring we have a seamless travel experience. I would definitely recommend Stratos to others.
So is there a cheaper way to get that entire private jet to yourself to really impress your friends and family? The answer is yes. It’s called and an empty leg, which is repositioning flight that takes place after the aircraft dropped off its last full paying charter passengers and now has to fly to another airport to pick up its next group, or sometimes for the aircraft and crew to come back to their base after dropping off customers and various combinations.
When you play the empty leg market, you need to be very flexible and understand that there’s a decent chance your empty leg may not happen or might be moved. If the customer chartering the inbound flight wants to leave a few hours later, your flight will be delayed. On the flip side, your planned departure could be suddenly moved up because Mr. Big wants to leave earlier.
Stratos Jet Charters doesn’t just claim to provide our clients with the best private jet charter service, we deliver it. We are consistently able to deliver world-class customer experience because we invest in key personnel. Our team shares our passion for excellence in private aviation. With more than a decade of experience in arranging thousands of private jet flights, we have developed a proprietary trip management system. This allows our Trip Support team to collaborate in real-time with our clients, booking agents, air carriers and concierge service providers involved with the trip. As a result, every private jet rental we book is arranged entirely to the client’s satisfaction.
If there are no empty leg flights for your exact itinerary and timing, LunaJets will search its proprietorial database to reroute an empty leg. This would be a private jet that would make an additional stop to pick you up at your departure airport, drop you off at your destination airport, or both. These stops incur an additional cost (landing fees, extra fuel) that LunaJets will negotiate with operators for the best possible deal. Although greater than an empty leg price, a rerouted empty leg will always be much less expensive than a full fare on-demand private jet price.
All good. I would like info on best, fastest way to charter jet for my next trip to India. I'm not wealthy, & run a small business. My work is only to benefit impoverished people internationally. My website is www.lesindiennes.com.I must travel regularly to India yearly for my business.I wonder if your company alo cares about these people? Is it possible to use your services for this business travel? Can you advise me to a NY company that is more suitable to my needs. I answered your questionnaire. I look forward to your advice, & to learn how much your co. Is concerned with the plight of these people's? Best Mary
Flying short distance or to a destination with no Flying short distance or to a destination with no airport? We got you covered. Whether you want airport? We got you covered. Whether you want to schedule a meeting at an offbeat location or to schedule a meeting at an offbeat location or visit a pilgrimage or simply looking for a joyride, visit a pilgrimage or simply looking for a joyride, allow us to arrange for heli-transfer. allow us to arrange for heli-transfer.
Another place private air charter will surprise you – and save you time - is on the ground. These days flying commercial aircraft means you can sometimes spend as much time on the ground as you do in the air -- making your way through boarding pass and baggage check lines, working your way through TSA procedures, and struggling through plane boarding and overhead bin competition.
Skyjet arranges flights on behalf of clients with FAR Part 135 air carriers that exercise full operational control of charter flights at all times. Flights will be operated by FAR Part 135 air carriers that have been certified to provide service for Skyjet and that meet all FAA safety standards and additional safety standards established by Skyjet. Skyjet is a registered trademark of Sentient Jet Charter, LLC, dba Skyjet
Always enjoy flying privately. Exciting from planning a trip to booking to flight(s). Predominantly use Stratos. Attentive and personal service. Joel Thomas was a great go to person. All subcontractors that they use have been top-notched. Only critique is I obtained better final pricing of the flight when I received quotes from other charter companies. Seems to be an industry thing about competitive pricing in order to obtain the best price. Yes I would recommend Stratos.
When you’re looking to switch off, relax and travel for leisure, a private jet rental is ideal. You can relax, knowing that there’s no need to stress, and when in the air, you’ll be surround by luxurious comfort, allowing you to arrive feeling relaxed and rejuvenated. Whether you’re traveling alone, with a loved one, with family or in a group, flying by private jet offers privacy, space and comfort.
For those unfamiliar with air charter costs, prices can initially be a bit intimidating. One reason for the higher costs associated with flying privately is of course the fact that some of the costs incurred are costs that are typically shared by all passengers on commercial flights, whereas, in the case of chartering a private aircraft, you are chartering the entire aircraft and crew for your exclusive use.
WE were told to go to First Aviation Services terminal at Teterboro but our plane was at another terminal so we wasted over 45 minutes trying to find our aircraft and our agent was not at all helpful. In fact he told us someone was coming to pick us up and they never came and we had to find someone to help us get to the terminal our plane was located at. The agent asked us for our rental car info but when we landed in Naples the rental car was not at the terminal and we had to find a ride over to the other side of the air field to get our rental car. The flight was great but the handling of the pre and post flight were below normal and not what I am used to when I fly private.
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