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Summer Flowers!;Summer at last! Although I expect no sympathy from my friends and colleagues in the pacific northwest, it has been an unseasonably wet, gray spring in New England. There are reasons I don’t live up there, and four days of sunshine in some months is one of them. Anyway, I’m happy to report that […]

Drug dogs trained to find talcum powder;When police sniffer dogs couldn’t trace drugs, the Australian state police force soon discovered the reason: the cocaine sample used to train them was talcum powder. Seven dogs that had worked on drug searches over the past three months will need to be retrained, Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Paul […]

Things you need to know about constructing a pond;
A word of caution: If ever there was a situation where haste makes waste, this is it. water is heavy, and once moving, has a mind of its own; work with the water, not against it. Installing an aquatic garden can be a fun and rewarding experience, […]

THE TRUTH ABOUT U-HAUL: U-Haul really made our move difficult. The last week in July 2001 we reserved a 26 foot diesel moving van for the 1st of September 2001 paying the deposit on that day. Because of the Labor day weekend we wanted to make sure we had the van on that day. U-Haul […]

Snelling A Hook: Pass the end of the line, trace or tippet through the eye twice, leaving a loop hanging below the hook.
Hold both lines along the shank of the hook.
Use the loop to wind tight coils around the shank and both lines, from the eye upwards. Use from 5 to 10 turns.

Clinch Knot: Pass the line through the eye of the hook, or swivel.

Australia: In cities, visitors will experience a blur of fashion-festooned boutiques and plate-clattering restaurants, then lose themselves in a long fluid moment inside a beer or wine glass. In the interior, they might be harangued by the thump of rocks under their 4WD, only to be transfixed by a slow, silent swirl of outback dust. […]

Hola, Paella: Among all of Spain’s classic meals, none is more festive than paella (pie-AY-yuh), the most soul-satisfying rice dish in Europe. After all the ingredients are added, it is large, colorful, and impressive.
Rice is at its most elegant when served this way. Perfect for dinner parties and family dinners alike, paella adorns […]

Red Nonstick Cookware Set: KitchenAid’s Gourmet Essentials combines beautiful porcelain enamel-coated exteriors with the brilliance of stainless steel found on the lids and handles. A look beyond reveals a special patented interior, treated with a ceramic primer to harden the aluminum surface, making the nonstick coating much more durable. The pans themselves are constructed […]

The real CSI: From a broken neck bone, they determined he’d been strangled. The victim’s cell phone and jewelry were gone, hinting at a burglary. A cigarette and sunglasses were found, but the apartment’s occupant didn’t smoke or wear shades. A mangled deadbolt and kitchen knife, together, indicated the killer had struggled to flee the […]