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By COREY BLUEMELStaff Writer
On the evening of May 27, Stan Adams from the Richfield field office of the Bureau of Land Management gave a power point presentation to a group of interested Emery County residents. Jo Sansevero, Ferron city councilperson, invited Adams to give the presentation as an information gathering session for all the citizens of the County to discover how the Paiute Trail System is working.
Adams has been involved with the Paiute Trail System for many years and has served on the trail committee for that system. Many aspects of the county were represented at this program. Emery County Commissioners Drew Sitterud and Gary Kofford, Emery County public lands director Ray Petersen, many business owners, ATV club members, Emery Mayor Michael Williams and councilmembers from the cities around the county and representatives from the Price BLM office were in attendance.
This presentation is a demonstration of how the Paiute Trail System began and has matured and grown over the past 14 years. In 1989, two Sevier County residents were contemplating the effects of the looming road closures on the mountains and the limited access that seemed inevitable. They came up with the idea of a trail system through which the government agencies involved could maintain control over the access, yet protect the resource. This plan would also allow recreationists, hunters and outdoor enthusiasts to continue to enjoy the mountains and trails.
Through a working partnership with all agencies and users groups involved, the Paiute Trail System has evolved into a win-win situation for all the participants in a four county area. This trail involves 16 communities, four counties, several local and federal government agencies, local businesspeople and the general population.
The main trail of the system is 238 miles long. With the interconnected trails of the Great Western Trail, the Fremont Trail, the Paunsaugaunt Trail, the Pinchot Trail and the Arapeen Trail, the Paiute has access to over 2,500 miles of trails. It is considered to be the largest interconnected, motorized trail system in the country. Users of the trail also have access to three state parks, Fremont Indian, Otter Creek and Piute State Parks.
From a management standpoint, the forest service and the BLM control and monitor the trail and the environmental aspects and are at liberty to close trails and open others. Riders understand that if there is a threat to the resource, that threat must be eliminated or reduced. Quality and quantity of trails is the most important aspect for the users and a well managed trail system can provide both.
For the businesspeople along the trail system, the tourism and visitors to the trails have increased the revenue to the local businesses. The average trail user spends $110 per day per person in the area for food, lodging, gas and supplies. The Paiute Trail counted 60,000 riders during the 2002 season. During the six day long 2002 Rocky Mountain Jamboree, centered in Richfield, the influx was $382,140 to the community.
Although 80 percent of the users are ATV riders, horsemen, hikers, and mountain bikers also use the system. When the Rocky Mountain Jamboree began in 1992, it began a cycle of introducing outdoor enthusiasts to the area and many businesses have sprung up along the system. In 1992, Marysvale had only eight businesses, today it has 21. These business owners report that tourism and this trail system has opened the doors to this area as a year round destination.
Adams went on to explain that with growth, there are also problems. Of the 60,000 users of the trail system in 2002, there were 10 complaints filed. There is also some vandalism of signs along the routes. He explained that a big key to the success of the Paiute Trail System is the volunteers and workers who constantly clean up, maintain and monitor the system.
The Paiute Trail System is dynamic and changing, so the governing committee and all involved need to take an active roll in its management.
Over the few years since its inception, the trail system has: reduced off trail travel approximately 80 percent; provided the ability to successfully close some areas; provided a quantity and quality place to ride; reduced the impact to the environment; and brought great economic value to the communities involved.


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Vice Mayor James Maness presented a list of projects to the commissioners Monday, April 8 of what he would like to see done by the year 2020.
"The list came about as part of some short term goals I was wanting to complete or get the ball rolling before my time in office ends," said Maness.
The list is being called "The Mt. Juliet 20/20 Vision."
Maness said that he hopes for a fully operation Fire Department, sewer and road infrastructure improvements, and parks and greenways improvements.
The list he presented had seven projects on it. The most expensive was widening Old Lebanon Dirt Road, which would cost an estimated $30 million. Ed Hagerty joked that they had actually found documentation that President Andrew Jackson wanted to widen Old Lebanon Dirt Road.
The Central Pike I-40 exit, the Eastern Connector (I-40 at Beckwith to Lebanon Road), widening South Mt. Juliet Road to five lanes to Central Pike, widening Central Pike from the proposed exit to South Mt. Juliet Road, extending South Green Hill Road to Old Lebanon Dirt Road and the completion of the Town Center Trail are all on the list.
The estimated cost for all the projects are $102,580,000, with an engineering cost of $1,080,000. The City could receive local matches for the projects which could eat up some of the cost. The estimated match ranges from $13,140,000 to $22,940,000.
The current city debt is $16,100,000, and the bond debt requires $1,100,000 annually to service the debt over the next 20 years.
Maness also included in the report that Motorola Communications upgrade for the Police Department and Fire Department will require an average of an additional $240,000 annually for four more years.


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Explore the dramatic rock formations, cliffs and trails of the most visited site in the Shawnee National Forest. Millions of years in the making, the Garden of the Gods provides spectacular views unlike anywhere in the Midwest. See Camel Rock, Anvil Rock, Devil's Smoke Stack and other magnificent rock formations in this hiker's and photographer's wonderland.
CITY:Karbers Ridge
The Shawnee National Forest is famed for its awesome Garden of the Gods, and is home to the Rim Rock Recreational Trail (the forest has a system of 403 miles of equestrian/hiking trails). Hikers are greeted by magnificent jutting walls of rock covered with emerald-green moss, and paths that meander through canyons under the forest canopy. Nestled between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, the stunning Shawnee National Forest landscape features rolling hills, lakes, creeks and rugged bluffs. If you're into climbing than a must-see is Jackson Falls, located near the town of Ozark in the Hidden Springs Ranger District in Shawnee National Forest. The climb takes place on 60 feet of sandstone cliffs and boulders that include numerous freestanding towers.
Located near the town of Ozark in the Shawnee National Forest, Jackson Falls offers arguably the best rock climbing in southern Illinois. There are roughly 60 climbing areas along the sandstone bluffs and freestanding boulders, each with multiple named routes on them. There are over 500 named routes in all. Most of the routes are 50-60 feet in height. The whole area sits in a very scenic glen. Most of the routes at Jackson Falls are sport routes, though there are a number of traditional routes, and a few areas suitable for setting up a top-rope. There are also many excellent bouldering opportunities here.
The Little Grand Canyon trail is located within the Shawnee National Forest. Experience the easy 3.6 miles of beauty it offers as you ride your bike or hike these fun trails that meander past lush wooded canyons, riverside bluffs, songbirds, woodpeckers and deer; while hawks and vultures soar high above the cliffs. Explore towering rock walls, eroded sandstone canyons, craggy bluffs and moist bottom lands, too.
If you want to truly experience the Shawnee National Forest, and Southern Illinois, then the River-to-River Trail in Illinois is for you. The Trail spans 160 miles of Illinois from Battery Rock on the Ohio River to Devil's Backbone Park in Grand Tower Illinois on the Mississippi River, and it can take up to 2-3 weeks to complete in its entirety. With a combination of plains, bayous, bluffs and upland forests, there's something for everyone to feast their eyes on. And, with difficulty levels ranging from easy to hard there's a path for everyone in your party to enjoy.
CITY:Karbers Ridge
We offer 2 cabins and 131 campsites. Enjoy the biking/running trails, bird/eagle watching, hiking, horseback riding trails, hunting, rock climbing, rappelling and the Shawnee National Forests.
Lusk Creek Canyon is the most well known whitewater run in Southern Illinois. The creek starts out in woodland bottoms with relatively minor gradient but soon is surrounded by rocky hillsides and cliffs. These cliffs rise out of the water to heights over one hundred feet. After the canyon section, the cliffs recede and the creek is surrounded by forest for the final mile. Rapids on this creek are at low to moderate levels and are mostly Class II in nature. However, this is not a good beginner run. This creek flows through forests before entering the canyon.
Little Lusk Trail Lodge & Campground
Centrally located in the Shawnee National forest, campgrounds have all the hookups; lodge has 6 rooms; beach, fishing, horseback riding at its best; box stalls for horses; hunters welcome; great hiking & mountain biking.
34 Ranch Horseman's Campground
34 Ranch offers the largest privately-owned horseman's campground in Southern Illinois. Located in Hardin and Pope Counties in the midst of the beautiful Shawnee National Forest. Open year round. One cabin is primitive without plumbing. The other two have both baths and kitchens. The ranch also has 250 modern campsites and can accommodate RV's. Rents out cabins and one trailer. Owner: Tom Luchies.
Offers locally grown strawberries, Mirai sweet corn, potatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, green beans, turnips, melons and zucchini. Open mid June to mid October, Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 3pm. Closed on Sundays.
Bryant's Miniatures features miniature horses, llamas and George the camel. Children and adults are welcome to enjoy the animals at this hands-on facility.
CITY:Norris City
This fun, challenging course includes nine, 36 par holes, and is open spring, summer and fall. The club offers a full pro shop and snack bar.
Saline County Conservation Area
Long before the first settlers appeared, the Indians made salt from their "Great Salt Springs." This site encompasses nearly 1,250 acres of bottomland and heavily timbered hills.
Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area
5,800 acres vary from flat bottomlands to rolling forestlands. Fields throughout the site provide for 1,000 acres of planted food for wildlife. Game hunting for rabbit, quail and waterfowl is allowed. Fishing is available at 25 strip-pit lakes and ponds.
Hamilton County State Fish And Wildlife Area
The 1,683-acre site has a 75-acre lake where families can picnic, fish, paddle boat, camp and enjoy the good food at the on-site restaurant.
Saline County Golf & Country Club
This beautiful Southern Illinois course features 18 par 70 holes, and is open year round. The club also features a full pro shop and snack bar, plus golf club rental.
This nine-hole course is open seasonally, with amenities that include a clubhouse and tee times for non-members.
Burrell Woods Park & Campground
30 camping sites in northern Carmi.
Parachutes Over Carmi Skydiving
Each weekend, weather permitting, Parachutes Over Cami features a sport skydiving center each weekend at the Carmi Airport. Tandem or solo jumps are available after several hours of instruction. Video tapes of your jumps are also available.
McLeansboro Golf Club is a nine-hole semi-private club located on the west side of McLeansboro, IL. The course features small bent grass greens and Bermuda fairways. With two reachable par 5's and a drivable par 4, birdies and eagles are possible. However, with two challenging par 3's and with OB or ditches that could come into play on 7 of the 9 holes big numbers are also a real possibility.
Hayes Canyon Campground and Cabins
We specialize in catering to campers with horses who want to enjoy trail riding on the many scenic trails in the Shawnee National Forest. Other campers, backpackers, hikers, bikers, and hunters are always welcome.
With over 3,500 acres of cropland & 1700 acres of prime woods, this newly formed business is for the trophy whitetail, turkey or coyote hunter. New lodge, hot evening meals, competitive prices; will pickup from Evansville Airport.
A state-licensed hunting preserve, we provide hunters with a good environment and quality deer management. Also quail, pheasant,chukar and dove hunting available. Package prices available upon request for walk-in hunts, corporate & business hunts.
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So... I used to have an Axl Rose problem. WHAT? I know. I KNOW. Don't you think I know? He's a crazy megalomaniac motherf-cker but back then, for those of you who can remember what he used to look like, he was rock hot, ok? And November Rain is a great ballad. And we didn't have the internet and I only found out later that he chokes women. Full Story


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HELPER-Pete Bottino, born March 20, 1914 in Helper, Utah to John and Katherine Bottino passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Oct. 11, 2008 in Salt Lake City.
Pete served in the Navy from 1936-1939. He married Wilma Seppi on Sept. 9, 1940. During WWII, Pete and Wilma worked in the Pearl Harbor Naval Yard. In 1945, they returned to Helper where they raised their four children.
Pete spent most of his life in Helper where he was known as Helper's handyman. He was the chief electrician for Helper City and retired from Utah Power and Light. Pete helped install and maintain Helper's first TV system. Pete was truly devoted to his community and was a lifelong member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church.
Pete was a true adventurer who loved fishing and hunting. He earned his pilot's license at age 72 and even built his own helicopter. He loved speeding in cars, snowmobiles and his chaparral.
Pete was well known for his musical talents. He could often be found playing his harmonica at any gathering, always bringing joy to all.
Pete is survived by his wife Wilma of 68 years, his sister Lorraine and Sam Falsone, brother-in-law Hiram and Helen Seppi, children Pat Noel, Jack and Mary Bottino, Becky Bottino and Ken Condray, Toni and Stan Payne, his grandchildren Brian and Carolynn Bottino, Penny Noel, Jeanie and Gabe Jacquez, Gina and Graeme Cox, Amy and Chris Wilcox, Julie and Brian Prutch, and Andrea Hickey, and great-grandchildren Alexis and Felicia Jacquez, Franklin Wilcox and Rufus Cox.
A vigil with rosary will be held at Mitchell's Funeral Home, Price, Utah, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m. Funeral Mass Thursday, Oct.16, 10 a.m. St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Helper. Burial at Mt. View Cemetery, Helper.
The family would like to thank Garden Terrace and Alta Ridge care centers and Millcreek Hospice for their extraordinary care. Donations can be made in his name to St. Anthony's Catholic Church.


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Inside the Clubhouse: Town Hall 2015 brings you a front row seat to the annual Town Hall Meeting, where players, coaches, and broadcasters come together to kick off a new season of Giants baseball. Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow host, introducing new faces like Casey McGehee, the new third baseman for the Giants, and catching up with fan favorites like Bruce Bochy, Ryan Vogelsong, and Madison Bumgarner.
The guys recap their best moments from last year, discuss the excitement and challenges for the 2015 season, and answer burning questions, like who is the worst dressed in the clubhouse and what a mound visit from Buster Posey is really like.
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The Competition Gets Prickly as Judges Head to Minnesota
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I can't tell you if there are 10,000 lakes in Minnesota, but I can tell you that there is one creative group of students the South Education Center Alternative (SECA) in Richfield, Minn. Richfield was the next stop in the First Lady's Recipes for Healthy Kids competition judging round. We were eagerly anticipating the visit to SECA because their entry in the whole grains category, Porcupine Sliders, definitely caught our attention with their prickly title.
SECA students Adilene, Chris, Dominic, and Dolores look like they are paving a culinary future for themselves with this hit recipe. Along with chef Todd Bolten, teacher Theresa Guthrie, and public health nurse Mary Lair, the students developed the Porcupine Sliders recipe, one of 15 semi-finalists. Read more »


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By WILLIAM SHARPCastle Dale
Mitt Romney's recent attempts to conservative Christians he has changed his position on abortion and is now a good choice for president, are convincing when one takes into account his dramatic break away from the Mormon Church on the critical issue of abortion.
In the past Romney used the same deceptive lines as most pro-abortion politicians and the leader of his church claiming he was personally against abortion, but also like his church, his official policies were always clearly pro-abortion. For example President of the LDS church Gordon B. Hinckley detailed the official position of his church on abortion: "While we denounce it, we make allowance in such circumstances as when pregnancy is the result of incest or rape, when the life or health of the mother is judged by competent medical authority to be in jeopardy, or when the fetus is known by competent medical authority to have serious defects." (Official LDS publication 'Ensign Nov. 1998 pg. 71)
The five cases mentioned by Mr. Hinckley (incest, rape, risk to life, risk to health, and deformity) are the exact same cases legalized by Roe Vs. Wade and Doe Vs. Bolton that's why Romney has recently confessed that his churches position is pro choice, not pro life. Romney clearly realized he could never gain the support of conservative Christians if he upheld the LDS churches position on abortion, for it is a position which has resulted in the brutal deaths of millions of helpless innocent children and is opposed by all pro life churches, organizations and people.
Mitt Romney claims he was converted away from these allowances and now opposes these abortions, and would support a Constitutional Amendment banning them.
Romney's conversion is good news to Christians who believe a small child in the womb should be loved as we love ourselves. I hope the leaders of the LDS church seriously consider following Romney's lead.


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Why buying local flowers matters
We've heard about the "slow food" movement: a commitment to old techniques of harvesting and preparation and avoiding all things processed, packaged or refined. Yet with Valentine's Day, weddings and Mother's Day on the horizon, and the bonanza of all flower consumption, the Rose Parade, just over, what about the bouquets?
Debra Prinzing's popular book, "The 50 Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local and Sustainable Flowers" (St. Lynn's Press), photographed by David Perry, explores the idea of using flowers that are harvested within a 50-mile radius of our homes.
Since 80 percent of the cut flowers from online retailers and floral shops come from South America, Prinzing introduces the idea of locally grown. In California, buying local is especially easy, with hundreds of flower farms across the state.
California-grown flowers are not necessarily organic, Prinzing said. "But because of California's strict environmental laws, few cut flowers can measure up to the state's standards."
The Rose Parade, for example, began as a way to promote California's year-round growing climate. As if to say, "Look at what we can grow in California in January!" Prinzing said.
Today nearly all of the flowers, seeds and other botanical trimmings that make the more than three dozen floats are imported.
When Prinzing began focusing on locally grown flowers in 2011, her challenge was to create bouquets from her back yard or local farmers markets for each of the 52 weeks of the year.
The project became a book, "Slow Flowers, Four Seasons of Locally Grown Bouquets From the Garden, Meadow and Farm" (St. Lynn's Press, to be released in February).
"I got through the winter and I thought the project would be a blog. But by spring I knew it would be another book," she said.
"Slow Flowers" is the sequel to "The 50 Mile Bouquet." Like a cookbook, it lists the ingredients for four seasons of flower arrangements.
"There is a misperception that at certain times of the year there is a limited selection of plant material for the vase, but that's when people can be the most creative."
Constance Spry, a British floral arranger in the 1930s, used curly kale and even potatoes in her arrangements. "Way before better living through chemicals occurred," Prinzing said.
Prinzing finds unconventional materials such as seed heads, branches and fruit for her bouquets.
"If you don't have a garden, you can use houseplants," she said.
Increasingly, shoppers are also finding the California Grown label on flowers at their local market.
"I've recently come across Alaska grown or Texas grown, but California is definitely the bulk of it," Prinzing said.
Slow flowers are about more than the environmental toll that cut flowers can take. Choosing locally grown flowers also strengthens the economy.
Kasey Cronquist, CEO of the California Cut Flower Commission, said federal trade policies reward flower farmers from countries like Colombia and Ecuador, while California farmers are losing their land.
"In 1991, we had over 500 flower farms in California," he said. "Today we have half that."
It's more than sending jobs overseas. Cronquist says we are letting go of generations of knowledge from our farm communities, while shoppers are not aware of where their flowers come from.
You can find California-grown flowers with the blue "CA GROWN" license-plate-looking label at Trader Joe's, Vons, Safeway, Bristol Farms and some Whole Foods stores. You can buy farm-grown bouquets online at floralambiance.com.
But as far as floats go, it's one float at a time, Cronquist said.
South Pasadena's float is the oldest entry in the parade. This year the float organizers have cycled back to using California-grown flowers exclusively.
"Their float along with Cal Poly Pomona's were the two certified California-grown this year by the state's food and agriculture secretary," Cronquist said.
Prinzing didn't think she was a floral designer when she began "The 50 Mile Bouquet."
"I am a writer and a gardener," she said. But she started with fabulous floral material from her own yard, and every time she visited a farm she came home with buckets of amazing stuff.
"Then I'd interview a floral designer and learn some new technique."
Prinzing shares her discoveries and designs in "Slow Flowers," due Feb. 1 and available for preorder at DebraPrinzing.com.
See for yourself:
Most flower farms in the state are commercial businesses growing for the cut-flower trade. But drive north on Highway 101 from Santa Barbara in the spring and summer, and you're bound to see a few farms in full bloom from your car.
Flower growers that are open to the public are few. Here are some:
Carpinteria Greenhouse and Nursery Tour
Various greenhouses and fields are open for one day on this self-guided tour. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13. Free.
The Flower Fields of Carlsbad
Rainbows of ranunculus and greenhouses with poinsettias are highlights here. Spring is the best time to visit. Check the live cam for bloom abundance at theflower fields.com to get an idea of how the blooms are developing before you head south.
Dramm & Echter, Encinitas
Wholesale grower of calla lilies, gerberas, wax flowers and greenhouse bulbs.
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1. Re: How to Sync Across Multiple DevicesNickieB27 Jul 13, 2011 3:01 PM (in response to Oliver40274)
Hello, do you know if this works with the NookColor? I have an android phone and well and would like to have it sync to my PC too.
2. Re: How to Sync Across Multiple DevicesDiamondG Jun 28, 2012 5:35 PM (in response to Oliver40274)
Thanks for writing this tip. I missed the first chance to sync my my Nook to my Androod mobile device. When i was promted, I thought i selected "yes, sync it" but i must have declined. Now, i really want to sync because i have different notes and bookmarks on the two different devices. However, I cannot seem to find a way to get the sync option back.
I was going to try your instructions, but "Check for new B&N content" is not an option from My Library on my Nook, which is brand new. Are you talking about the tablet or the simple touch?
3. Re: How to Sync Across Multiple Devicesbklvr896 Jun 28, 2012 5:47 PM (in response to DiamondG)They're talking about the original Nook not the NST or NC. The original post was written before the original NST. The newer Nooks don't I have a check for new content they have a sync button it looks like two arrows in circle. There's no way get it back because there's no way to get rid of it. NST look in the upper right corner on the newer NC it's at the bottom.
4. Re: How to Sync Across Multiple Devices - Classic to PCBeautiful_Shifter Jun 29, 2012 9:35 PM (in response to Oliver40274)
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For those of you having frustrations syncing your last page read across multiple devices - here is a consistent method to get the job done.
.....This method works for me every time.
This works on syncing the NookBooks between the Nook Classic (1st Edition) and the Nook PC as well!
Thank you so much for thinking this out and taking the time to post a solution for a problem that has been so very frustrating.
5. Re: How to Sync Across Multiple DevicesAelfgifu Jul 10, 2013 9:31 PM (in response to Oliver40274)
The sync works between my PC and my Nook First Edition, but I cannot get it to sync with my Android tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab 2). The only difference I see in the current Nook for Android app from when these instructions were first written is that there is no longer a "reading now" button. Instead, I just clicked on the book.
The Android app syncs in the sense that it knows that I have recently opened the book on either the Nook or the PC and rearranges the order of the books in my library, but it does not send me to my last page read, nor does it transfer over bookmarks or highlights. Is there something that I am doing wrong or is there a way to fix this problem?


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—Zach Roth and Shingo Nakamura @ The National Underground
Saturday 1/12
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–Cielo 10 Year Anniversary w/ Ryan Crosson + MANIK @ Cielo
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Wiz Khalifa
Check out this dope feature of Wiz and his father in the June 2012 issue of Ebony Magazine! Click below to enlarge the images.
Wiz's hit O.N.I.F.C. single "Work Hard, Play Hard" is featured in the Columbia Pictures film, 22 Jump Street! The film starring Jonah Hill, Ice Cube and Channing Tatum is in theaters now. You can also find "Work Hard, Play


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Dracule Mihawk
Boa Hancock
Blackbeard(Pre Timeskip)
Gecko Moria
Buggy obviously
The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams.
"Reality is wrong, dreams are for real"
Well then strongest crew so far BB
Strongest DF ability BB
Strongest haki so far Mihawk (which probably makes him stronger)
Strongest I got to go with Kuma its hard not to side with a cyborg just because, he is beyond the limits of man lol
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Pandaman FOR PRESDIENT
count out BB since he is not shichibukai anymore
plus i think doflamingo or kuma is the strongest of all since BB has to touch the opponent to cancel but they dun need to be close to attack others
mihawk doesnt really need to touch his opponent either
think about shanks being just a little weaker than wb and wb being a lot stronger than bb and shanks and mihawk duelling on the same lvl makes mihawk stronger than BB.
on the other hand shanks acknowledged BB's strength, so there might be more to him than just his DF
i think it would be kuma... base from the previous chapters kuma gives the strawhat pirates some near-death cases when they were in moria's ship... and about his powers.. i think he's the only one who has the ability to repel anything.. even pain!...well, mihawk goes for the second for me base on his slash ability that can cut a ship with a single blow but we never did see him fully fight that he use "DODGE" so we cant really tell how strong he is..
click this to view the chapter...
And mihawk being stronger than BB? LOL!!!
BB-rival-luffy....... nuff said
to me: BB>mihawk>kuma but since BB is no longer a shichibukai then mihawk wins!!!!
SO then it would be.. Mihawk>Kuma=BByeah right after they kicked moria and oz asses.. but he really has a powerful ability.
to me: BB>mihawk>kuma but since BB is no longer a shichibukai then mihawk wins!!!!
and i said it before and im gonna say it again BB doesn't even need his df to beat mihawk. If BB was able to fight shanks and scarred him without his df then he could do the same to mihawk which was on par with shanks in terms of swordfighting. though lately BB relies too much on his df


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54 Displaced, Firefighters Injured in 9-Alarm Allston Blaze
Boston Firefighters are responding to a nine-alarm fire on Harvard Terrace near the 100 block of Brighton Ave. that started just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Fire officials are asking residents to stay away from Brighton Avenue between Linden Street and Harvard Avenue, as well as to Cambridge Street to Commonwealth Avenue. Commuters should expect grid lock on Cambridge Street from Lincoln Street to Union Square in Allston.
Officials arrived at the scene of 12 and 16 Harvard Terrace just after 5:45 p.m., reporting "heavy fire."
The building is described as three-story brick apartment building, with the initial fire beginning on the structure's rear porch and extending up to the roof through its second and third floors.
A portion of the building reportedly collapsed, though it wasn't immediately clear whether it was a roof or a wall of the building. Firefighters established a safety perimeter around the building to prepare for any possible further collapse.
At one point, responders were ordered out of the building due to safety concerns. Five firefighters were treated for injuries, with three treated at the scene and two other taken to area hospitals for a shoulder injury and smoke inhalation.
Up to 54 residents were reportedly displaced in the blaze, and two bystanders were reportedly treated for minor injuries.
Firefighters continued to deal with heavy smoke over two hours into their arrival at the scene of the fire:
The nine-alarm fire is the city's first since a Back Bay blaze killed Boston Firefighters Lt. Edward Walsh, 43, and Firefighter Michael Kennedy, 33 in April.


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By Brendan Conway
Every year, the highest-performing exchange-traded funds are invariably a bunch of niche investments. While that's great for investors who took the risk and bought in early, there are also plenty of specialized funds at the bottom.
This year, there are 23 specialty ETFs and ETNs with a year-to-date gain of 40% or higher entering Tuesday's session, according to XTF.com data — think solar stocks and clean energy. There are also 14 with a loss of 40% or more — here we're talking about precious-metals miners and funds tied to market volatility. Or, in one of today's biggest losers, the "rare earth" ETF.
This year, the hottest trade of all is solar stocks, thanks to Chinese subsidies, events in Europe and hopes for stronger demand. Guggenheim Solar ETF (TAN) and Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (KWT) are ahead by 139% and 96%, respectively. That's a remarkable turnaround after three straight years of double-digit losses.
The phrase "double-digit losses" turns out to be something of an understatement. This pair's best year over the period was 2010, when each lost 28%. The year 2011 brought losses of 63%-64%. The last apparently shall be first.
Another hot item during 2013 is "clean energy" investing. Led by the remarkable 448% gain in Tesla's (TSLA) stock, First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (QCLN) is up 86%. Market Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF (GEX) and PowerShares Wilderhill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) are ahead by 64%-70%.


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Joshua Youngblood is the SCC Men's Basketball Player of the
week once again. Youngblood was a team leader in two big Dolphin wins. The
Dolphins defeated Bellevue College 84-82 in a second half comeback on the road and
took the easy 110-76 win over Olympic College at home.
Youngblood's 3-point shooting was a major factor in both
wins. He had 25 points, 15 from behind the arch in the game against Bellevue.
Against Olympic Youngblood shot an outstanding 50% from 3-point range giving
him a total of 26 points on the night. He also came away with 4 of the 28
Dolphin steals against Olympic. Those steals led to 38 of the 110 Dolphin
points and were a huge part of the win.
SCC has a big week ahead of them facing Skagit Valley
College at home on Wednesday at 7:30 pm and heading to Edmonds Community
College on Saturday at 5:00 pm. The Dolphins need to keep up the winning streak
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"I absolutely love my new Skechers D'Lites Centennial Athletic Sneaker! This is my second pair of D'Lites. I wear a brace and this shoe allows me to wear it without the added weight. Very comfortable and stylish; I even wear them to the office!"
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Ms. Elaine Kneeous
Jennifer is a one in a million stay-at-home mom. (More like one OF a million stay at home moms!) She graduated from a liberal arts college but there is nothing liberal OR artsy about her. She is married to Kevin Fischer of This Just In, and together they have a beautiful young daughter Kyla Audrey. In no particular order she loves dogs, wine, a good bargain, her family, pizza, and entertaining. Follow her blog of all things miscellaneous including but not limited to cooking and baking, entertaining and party planning, being a mommy, and homekeeping.
Are YOU ready for some football?
Years ago, before we met our husbands, my best friend and I decided to take a "Football 101" class. Foolishly we thought two things: we would come to understand all things football in one simple tutorial and consequently be even more appealing to the opposite sex with this new found knowledge.
The result? Neither of what we had hoped for. We left the class as uninformed as when we arrived and we didn't meet our spouses until years later. (Funny thing they didn't seem to mind we weren't versed in Pigskin vernacular.)
We still laugh about that time and sadly haven't learned that much more about the sport over the years. I'm still at the point when someone yells "Turnover!" I run to the oven expecting this:
If you are at the young-and-foolish stage of a relationship and want to impress your new love, OR if you are simply tired of trying to figure out why half the room is yelling about something called an "interception" I might have a couple resources for you.
If you want to appear current-event savvy and toss out some facts I suggest committing a couple of these to memory. After a plate of wings/nachos/pizza and a few glasses of beer/cocktails no one will listen or care anyhow so you might want to look knowledgeable at the beginning of the festivities. Since anyone in the room of male persuasion will be hoping for another wardrobe malfunction during halftime, I would advise keeping those tidbits to yourself at that point as well.
If you're more a play-by-play "dummy" then I have you covered there too. Print this out, tuck it in your pocket and every time you step out to "powder your nose" commit one more term to memory. (But seriously I don't care how clueless you are DO NOT pull it out in front of everyone else.)
If nothing else resort to what I do every time… ask your significant other what team he wants to root for. Make sure you get the right color uniform in your mind, and cheer and/or yell whenever he does. It's worked for me so far.
By the way if you've finished reading this blog and are still saying "HUH?" then perhaps you'd better start here.
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After a long, long, long delay I have finally re-enabled twitter login. I am still having some issues but I am working hard to iron them out.
For the technically minded amongst us, Twitter has moved to a new version of their API sometime ago, I am the one to blame for not moving to the new version sooner. Thankfully the changes were minimal, (they only moved from 1.0 to 1.1).
Please let me know if you find any issues, (but I am still working on the one or two problems already reported).
When you find an image on instagram.com copy the url of the image and you can now add it in your own posts, simply type:
[instagram url=http://instagr.am/p/Ma3ji4OP2d/ size=large] or simply [instagram:http://instagr.am/p/Ma3ji4OP2d/], (you can also use the longer instagram.com url as well if that tickles your fancy).
[instagram:http://instagr.am/p/Ma3ji4OP2d/ size=small] [instagram:http://instagr.am/p/NGnxY2OPyR size=small]
The sizes available are , 'small', 'medium' or 'large', the default value is 'medium'.
Images are automatically linked, but you can add "linkback='false'" if you want to remove the link back.
I made some small cosmetic changes to your manager section, the 'comments', 'pings' and the 'social' settings, (although I am tempted to move the social settings to its own plugin as this is really what it is...).
Also some of you that want to create a new weblog, (and if you are allowed to ), it is now easier and does not throw a bunch of errors as it used to .
As usual, I am slowly making my way through some of the cosmetic issues. I have a tentative deadline of June where I want it all done and I want to re-launch the site and there is still a lot of work to do.
If you see anything that is out of place, or you think I need to pay more attention to it, give me a shout...
I made the decision to move to a new server this week, the old one was just too small, (by small I mean not enough memory!).
I could have spent some time trying to optimise the scripts and database but at the rate we are growing I was fighting a loosing battle. I also think there was something seriously wrong with the old server, but my host was not very helpful in that matter.
The down side of it all is the monthly cost of such a server, currently this is coming straight out of my pocket and it will not be long before it start hurting the pocket :). I don't mind doing it a bit longer, I enjoy the work, it is fun... but expensive.
I am looking for a template developer to re-design the site, (this one is 7 years old already!), this will probably cost a lot of money, but with a bit of luck I will find someone who can do it for free. I might even throw in some free advertising or something.I think with the right design we will get a lot of new blogers.
I also need to design a new 'mobile' site as more and more of our visitors are mobile users.
I added a new option to close comments after a certain amount of days.
Go to your weblog and select > Comment settings, toward the bottom you can now select to close your comments after xyz days.
Because of the number of blogs we currently have I had to choose a default behavior, so now all comments will close after 14 days of been published.
You can of course change those settings.
Let me know if you have any issues.
Hi all,
I just did a major update, (version 3.38 if you must know). It gets rid of the last of the 'bad' code that was left behind from the original developers.
It has been quite an uphill battle to keep the site up and running while getting rid of all that legacy code.
I can now proceed with the 'look' of the site. I have 3 major projects and 1 ongoing one, that I can now concentrate on
Unfortunately #3 is probably take the longest to implement.
I'll spend the week-end pouring over the logs to see any errors reported, but if you see something wrong, just drop me a note and I will update it asap.
Yesterday we had a small issue with the database, (the cached data to be exact).
This caused the site to missbehave for over an hour as it could not cache any data, but this has now been resolved. For about an hour after that, while the cache was been rebuilt, the site was running a bit slow.
All should be back to normal, but please let me know if you can still see an issue.
Sorry about that,
I just added a new way or login-in or creating an account, if you have an foursquare.com account then you can simply link to it by pressing the "Connect to foursquare" button.
If you already have an account here, fear not, just log-in as usual and then click on the button and, (after you authorise Journalhome.com), we will link both accounts and you will be good to go.
So you can now login via, Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare and Linkedin.
As always, if you have any issues, please let me know.
I updated the Midnight Snack template. This is a very simple template with no plugins and no calendars.
Have a look at the example site and tell me what you think
I updated the Infinite Destiny template. It now handles the wider comments box as well as the wider plugins.
The other day some spammer sent me an an email complaining that his/her account was blocked and that there was no way of 'appealing' the block, in fact he complained that there was no contact page at all.
I have to admit, I am embarrassed to say, never even though of it, users have been able to contact me via messaging, but this is not possible to contact us if your account is blocked, or even if you are just wanting to ask a question.
So you can now contact-us directly if you have any queries/questions and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
I added a new shortcode tag using GeSHi
You can now use the shortcode [code:lang] or [code language='lang']
For example you can use the SQL language, ([code:sql])
---- SQL example for GeSHi-- DROP TABLE IF EXISTS foo;CREATE TABLE foo ( id INT(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, characters INT(11) DEFAULT '0', time_taken DOUBLE DEFAULT NULL, language_used VARCHAR(100) DEFAULT NULL, SOURCE text, time_highlighted datetime DEFAULT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id)) TYPE=MyISAM
There is a comprehensive list of languages available, but most of the basic languages are included.
I made some minor changes when it comes to comments
Let me know if you come across any issues.
If you have a secure Facebook account, (I think it is a requirement now?), you can now login to facebook, (or even create a new account using Facebook).
This is the secure site, https://www.journalhome.com/, over time I will update all the links, (internal of course), to be 100% secure, I just want to make sure that everything runs fine for a while.
Visit us on our Facebook page.
I finnally fixed the Daffi template, it was very outdated and, to be fair, completely broken.
It is now a bit wider and allows for most/all plugins to be entered.
Click on the image to see what it looks like.
I am still, (yes still!), working at converting some wordpress themes, this is taking a lot longer than expected, but at least the work is slowly progressing.
Let me know of you have any other templates you want me to look at.
On the Tuesday 24th January 2012, the US Senate will vote on the Internet censorship bill.Whilst it is an American law, it has far reaching repercussions for the web as a whole.
The bill will affect us all, and the way we all use websites.
I laughed in the face of Friday the 13th and made some minor updates
As usual if you see anything wrong, please give me a shout.
I am in the process of making various updates and, although I am trying to be as careful as possible, some errors crept in.
Last night, (UK time), users were unable to create new entries for about 4-5 hours, the editor was just not working properly anymore :(. I fixed the issue as quickly as I could.
Sorry about this, please let me know if you come across any other issues that I might have missed.
In case you are wondering about the title, I had to put about $5.00 in the swear jar last night...
We often get some questions about 'disappearing' comments.
What happens is no big secret, but rather a sign that we are not relying on technology as much as people think we are. You see, we have a spam bot running in the background, constantly evaluating entries, weblogs, and comments, (and a few other things). While it catches most spam on the spot, sometime it goes into 'safe mode' and asks for the comment to be moderated rather than risking making a bad decision.
While this is happening, a notification is sent to you, informing you that there is a new comment on your blog. Been the super efficient bunch that we are, we often review comments very quickly and delete it if need be.
This means that, by the time you come to read your blog, you find nothing more than tumbleweeds.
Note that we don't judge any comments, we only remove spam comments, nothing more, nothing less any other form of comments will have to be moderated by yourself. You can go to your account and delete the comments you don't wish to see.
Also note that a copy of the comment is sent to you, if you feel that we were wrong, we will happily restore your comment...
There were some issues with the network this morning but it seems to have resolved itself, (somewhat worrying when those problems come and go).
At one point it looked like the Yahoo search engine robot had gone a bit crazy and was flooding the site, but I am not entirely certain that this was the issue.
I will keep monitoring it to see what the issue might be.
Sorry if you experienced some down time ...
[update 20/10/2011] I am still having some issues, I have disabled the statistics for now, so they will be a bit skew for a day or two ....


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Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for outwitting its constantly mutating internal predators. The Red Queen answers dozens of other riddles of human nature and culture - including why men propose marriage, the method behind our maddening notions of beauty, and the disquieting fact that a woman is more likely to conceive a child by an adulterous lover than by her husband.
Brilliantly written, The Red Queen offers an extraordinary new way of interpreting the human condition and how it has evolved.
©1993 Matt Ridley (P)2011 HarperCollins Publishers
"Great book!"
For anyone interested in evolutionary psychology or why humans are the way the are when it comes to sex, this is a absolute great read. The narration is great and the author has you laughing as much as learning throughout the story. One of the best evolutionary psychology reads I have yet come across.
I am an avid listener. I listen between 75-100 hours per month on my iPhone: 60% fiction to 40% non-fiction.
"Informative scholarly review of human evolution"
This is a scholarly treatment of evolution. Of course, procreation is the vehicle of evolution. The first third of the book is all about one celled creatures, frogs, pea hens and birds with some random chimps and whales thrown in. It is a little tough to get through all of that. The author does a reasonable job of identifying all of the prevailing theories. He then attempts to use to other animals to substantiate or diminish those theories.
Only people interested in documentaries are likely to find this book appealing. I found many of the concepts interesting; Do we know they are true? As the author concludes in his summary, who know what errors abound in his work and the work of others. The study of this field is in its infancy.
"An engaging explanation of some complicated ideas"
The first half of the book was absolutely amazing -- beautifully read by Simon Prebble (one of my favorite readers) and completely engaging, effortlessly explaining complex genetic puzzles. But, for me, the book got hard to take when it got to human evolutionary psychology. Maybe I'm one of the PC people Ridley accuses of holding science back, or maybe I'm just a woman from a younger generation, because the things he says about women's and men's different natures just don't ring true to my experience. And in the 20 years since the book was published, many of them have been, if not disproven, then shown to not be as reproducible and universal as Ridley implies.
"If I were ten Years Old..."
... I would want to be a microbiologist! Finished Ancestor's Tale by R. Dawkins and loved it, like the story of asking a fish, how's the water... and the fish answers... water? what water? The chemical world that is us seems far more distant than the edge of the visable universe. I'm reading Red Queen on paper and am now downloading it to my iPOD. The goal is... what/why is sex? It's a better question than it sounds... but I'm still struggling with the Hox gene and how it knows where it is. This is a great mystery and if you liked Ancestor's Tale, you'll find this is a fine trip into that next dimension... water? what water?
"Great narrator, good history, poor conclusions"
First of all, this book offers a good history of the thinking about certain aspects of sexual selection from an evolutionary perspective. The narration is excellent, as one should expect from Simon Prebble. The book is generally well-written if less than perfectly edited.
However, I find that the author often falls into a reactionary trap of dismissing too much of the substance of arguments that differ in assumptions or details from his own point of view. Further, the author is often inconsistent about his own apparent principles regarding the appropriate weight that ought to be given to certain scientific studies. In one paragraph he can dismiss the entire premise of the fields of anthropology, sociology, and psychology while embracing without criticism results of studies in those fields which do happen to match up to his thesis.
And on numerous occasions the author is more than willing to make sweeping assumptions about potential sociological results because "everyone knows" what the answer would be--even while admitting there is no evidence on the subject either way. And in so doing he falls into the exact same traps he criticizes practitioners of those other disciplines for doing so. On one page, he rejects assumptions of anthropologists that lack evidence, and on the next he lambasts them for demanding strong evidence before changing how they do their research.
Finally, besides these numerous logical errors, cherry-picking, and conclusion-jumping, the author demonstrates an unfortunately sloppiness in style when he is willing to constantly assert "boys are X" and "women are Y" and "is it any surprise that boys do X better than girls" and vice versa. Yes, he's right that there are gender differences in psychology and average skill, but he's so interested in proving wrong the social scientists--who, prior to strong evidence becoming available otherwise, preferred to assume both genders thought in the same way--that he raises slight differences in averages into sweeping generalizations that are foundational to his arguments... at least when it suits him. Other times he takes great pains to point out that individuals vary when that helps his argument more.
Overall, not worth the listen. The reactionary tone leads to poor conclusions, and at this point the data is so outdated it's not worth cluttering your mind.
"Data Driven Analysis of Sexual Selection"
Matt Ridley writes great books. What makes them great is the abundance of information he presents to justify his conclusions as well as his willingness to admit when a conclusion is mere speculation. For anyone interested in evolutionary biology, this is a great book. Two thumbs up (though he does not focus on why only apes have opposable thumbs).
"This is"
an in depth review of the answers to the question "Why do we reproduce sexually instead of asexually"; at least those answers originating from an evolutionary perspective. It is full of interesting tidbits on the science of reproduction, the most fascinating being the three sex chromosomes of lemmings.
"Perspective shifting"
Unless interested in biology, the beginning is a little dry, but completely worth getting through. The more interesting later section uses these concepts and theories to attempt to explain much of human behavior with very plausible and supremely interesting theories.
"Insightful, Entertaining and Educational"
I have recommended this book more then any other in my library because i believe that it can help with relationships, personal and professional. It gives an insightful glimpse into the interaction that goes on in social dynamics too often not understood or realized yet the effects of those elements are echoed in our day to day lives.
This book is eye opening! Did you know that attraction is INVOLUNTARY? Yes, yes with some that is obvious but it is also something that you could enhance through other means then the physical. This book gives you the science behind that way better then any of those hair-brained dating books.
Read it. It's good for you.
"A good supper better served with a half portion."
I liked the scientific and eyebrow raising genetic drives behind mating and adultery.
I did not like the long-winded explanation of the concepts; unnecessarily verbose.
No. His style is too verbose. Too many details and explanations.
I enjoyed Mr. Ridley's frankness when he was frank. I disliked his long explanations.
Yes. If there is more research on the topic I would gladly read it if only he could be more terse, as terseness would suit his nice English voice.
A good book that could be a super book if 50% briefer.
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I've often considered that some kind of specialized LHA type "humanitarian/emergency/relief" vessel either pure USN or USN/Coast Guard could replace the two WW2 era hospital ships. One based on each coast would be able to respond to natural disasters (imagine Katrina or the perennial hurricane disasters of the Caribbean being responded to from such a Norfolk based ship, etc.)
I'd think ideally such a vessel would be nuclear powered (although politically I know that'd be a problem) so that it could have plenty of surplus power for running operations ashore…and perhaps also capable of getting itself into and out of tricky littoral waters with ease, maybe even to the point of operating similar to the old LST so it could stand up anywhere without port/dock facilities.
Suspect it would be more effective to have hospital modules that could be mounted on ships already near the area. Might be a good use for LCS. Several could concentrate in one area or disperse as required.
Rather than large, specialized, low-density hospital ships, we would be better served by more numerous, forward-based, general purpose utility vessels that can be configured with containerized hospital modules.
Might be handy to consider ways to reduce the cost of the ships themselves. Buying old cruise liners, for example, gives plenty of room for operating rooms, rehab centers and beds in hulls that were designed for efficiency (they were built by businesses) and operation in poorly equipped areas (How many tropical paradises are equipped with first-rate port facilities?).
I've also seen a blog post by a guy who suggests building lots of smaller ships on hulls that can handle littoral and some riverine environments.
The driving principle will be…money. Fuel. Manpower. Maintenance.
Yes Hospital ships may have their uses, but they may be an expensive boondoggle. The big drawback with hospital ships is they take much too long to get to a natural disaster devastated area. Yes they can treat a lot of people once they are there, BUT experience has told us that many countries/peoples do not take advantage of those capabilities especially if they arrive late. I think a better solution might be something like a modern fast mobile hospital like the Korean war MASH units. Maybe something that could be folded up and transported to an area like Hati in big C-5A transports. Modules that expand into operating theaters with folding walls, patient recovery and wards that yes may even be tent type with semi rigid floors and walls. Spray the tent tops with rigid foam insulation, and replace the tent material each time after the unit is used. The modules would have to be sized such that they could be lifted by Helo to shift them from a nearby serviceable airport that can take a C-5A to any navy ship with a large enough landing pad where the modules could be set up and still support Helo ops for medivac. Ships would provide power, waste disposal, food in galleys, and berthing for some assigned personnel. That would include carriers as well as anphib ships. Personnel would be transported by commercial or military transport. Smaller units for smaller emergencies that were self sustaining including electrical power and food prep or waste disposal could be transported by C-17 and be set up near or on the airports or transported into urban areas as necessary. For stand alone units, the personnel would have to include security personnel and techs for infrastructure support.
Collapsed modules ready for flight cargo transport could be prepositioned on east and west coast on Guam or Diego Garcia, maybe Italy at large air force bases or even on bases in other countries. Perishable drugs and food stores modules would be assembled here in US for transport to meet with newly set up hospital modules and with the personnel. Arrival and set up time could be as little as 1 or two days depending on how long it takes our cargo planes to meet with the waiting modules, flight time across the globe and in theater airport capability. Fly to another nearby country, refuel and await final destination determination or arrival of our nearby ships for setup. Hospital ships might still be maintained for bigger emergencies with much longer delay times. Paying for warehouse storage should be much cheaper than paying for operational ships and crews.
A small permanently assigned maintenance team could be flown from one stored module location to another to open the modules and repair/replace outdated components and do upgrades every 6 months or so. Empty drug and food modules would be positioned at large hospitals to be filled in hours with specified items, the modules sized to fit in commercial passenger or cargo planes to be flown to meet with hospital modules at the destinations. Multiple modules from different sources would ensure adequate supplies.
William Horn
Another proposed cutback in the Navy to be expected. Why are we maintaining a Navy for the purpose of humanitarian operations? That is a different basis than having capabilities primarily to support large-scale combat operations in an expeditionary mode in distant areas which can be utilized for humanitarian operations on a not-to-interfere basis. The military medical system is being so centralized and civilianized that these ships, no doubt, are inconvenient, and it can be argued that we need all our medical personnel in hospitals for treatment of wounded, active duty personnel, and their dependents. Can't see where these ships deny medical personnel from crewing deployed ships, as hospital ships are largely crewed by augmentees from naval hospitals.
Our military has been operating for some ten years deployed in low intensity land wars and a permissive environment. Should we be involved in a larger conflict with a significant state military force, our deployed forces could well be faced with urgent needs for medical care to support forces operating in a mobile mode away from fixed bases. This is a capability that the Navy must maintain against uncertainty and the imperative to conduct full intensity conflict in the national defense.
Bill Horn
Mr. Horn, what are you willing to give up to maintain the hospital ships? The budget is finite, warships are going away, the Navy is shrinking…what can you do without?
BSmitty has the answer right. Having more large T-AH19 size ships is NOT an improvement, having more handy-sized ships with multiple capabilities is.
Perhaps the author should have mentioned the hospital ship designs used by OTHER navies?
If the author is suggesting that warships with smaller medical spaces can supplant the integral Medical Treatment Facility on a T-AH is absolutely wrong. The manning and capabilities far exceed any warship.
What needs to be asked is does the USN NEED to build these kind of soft power functions into a warship? Or more precisely should HA/DR be performed by warships? Those ships only bring the first responders and connectors, and then LEAVE the scene before the crisis is corrected.
BTW the concept I suggested previously was to preposition sealift ships in foreign ports in an reduced status crewed by merchant mariners. The medical items and relief materials could be stored in a warehouse alongside. When a HA/DR mission was called for, the crews could loard the ship while military teams could fly to that port and board.
That way ships loadout would be tailored to crisis and they could stay on-station longer.
I do believe that port entry is an issue. Look at how the USN ships were denied entry by Myanmar? I know from experience that entry of sealift ships and naval auxiliarires into to foreign waters is easier than for a warship.
Afterall what country would like a Marine assualt ship lingering in its territorial waters? Even if those Marines are the first responders and the big helos & boats they use are needed, I suspect that some countries are happy to see them leave.
Chuck the JHSV is built to hold a medical facility in containers, but that capability is very limited. Might do for some small HA mission but not a major DR one.
Mike Spence
Huh? All this talk about relevance based solely on humanitarian assistance? What about war-fighting? I thought the hospital ships were in reserve for a major conflict and would be brought to higher readiness status in-line with other Reserve units. This discussion entirely misses that point. The periodic humanitarian deployments were meant to exercise the platforms and their facilities with a by-product of generating good will. If we've determined that they have little use in major conflict, then let's get rid of them.
Spence, Wrong T-AHs deploy ANNUALLY to on Partnership missions and have been used for crisis responses frequently. The missions that hospital ships go on are FAR more than shakedown crusises. The author's first section tried to tie humanitarian assistance to medical diplomacy be simply looking at ONE metric, and failed to make the point IMHO
I'd rather have more big deck amphibs that can flex from CVL (like for ODYSSEY DAWN)to HA/DR (forget which ship did this a few years ago as a regular deployment) as necessary. Combine that with an in-theater JHSV (LCS?) medical module and you'd have a pretty robust capability – but only if enough ships were available. Not sure of the exact budget math, but I'd be willing to trade a CVN for two big deck amphibs plus a dozen or so JHSV's. This trade is not just for HA/DR missions, but across the spectrum of warfare areas.
Julie Feinsilver, Ph.D.
Gentlemen: returning to the initial post, medical diplomacy works best when it is quick, relevant, and cost-effective. From what I have read, hospital ships are just too expensive, probably even for a major conflict as suggested by Mike Spence. The point is to get the mobile medical units into wherever quickly and use them on terra firma. In times of shrinking budgets, but also a focus on improving relations with other countries through various forms of public diplomacy exercising our soft power, Allen's suggestions make sense to this non-Naval expert.
BTW it is good to see this discussion!
LCDR Michael Pugh
All, I really appreciate the great comments!
@Dave Watkins – Regarding the LHA/LHD capabilities, you are correct, the warfighting Navy has a lot of medical capabilities. "Paint it White" by M. Ittleschmerz proposes a solution using existing ships. Is this what you are thinking about?
As for the nuclear power route, I do not think the hospital ship meets the cost benefit for such an upgrade (yet). When responding to a humanitarian crisis, a nuclear protest could be an extra unnecessary political burden when dealing with a crisis or humanitarian assistance.
@Chuck Hill – LCS is supposed to allow a modularized configuration based on a mission set. That could be a future capability that the Navy can develop.
@B.Smitty – The containerized solution might work on the larger ships but the numerous forward deployed ships such as FFGs, DDGs, and CGs are not designed to hold containers. It could come at a cost of another capability: say if the Navy filled the helo hangar or flight deck with containerized medical capability but that would lose their helo capability. Larger ships could forgo some capability or throughput such has hold less marine equipment, or less aircraft with the medical equipment loaded in its place. In the uncertain world, it would be a decision with risk. It would also increase costs such as expiring unused medical supplies, medical staff, and maintenance of the equipment would impose logistical issues. It would also be a best guess of an uncertain event that we have the right supplies and equipment on the ship. But, I do agree it could be a solution if the United States believes the benefits outweigh the costs.
@Michael – Old cruise liners could be a solution, but it would still incur a substantial cost to outfit, maintain, fuel, and staff.
@Allen – great idea to containerize the medical equipment into smaller packages but here are some difficulties to consider. After a large tsunami or earthquake, the airfields could be damaged preventing the medical containers to be put in the right place at the right time. Large aircraft with heavy loads need long landing fields and many of the places that were visited by the hospital ship do not have large airports near them that could land large aircraft. Ships can carry a LOT more equipment than aircraft. Around 400x more equipment can be moved by ship than one large aircraft. I do not think parachuting expensive medical equipment into a disaster area would be wise, the population could be hostile, and could easily overwhelm a smaller organization. Hospital ships do bring a whole package, security, a safe place to work, modern equipment all set up ready to go, and the appropriate processes for a modern working hospital.
LCDR Michael Pugh
@Bill Horn – Military service members still receive the medical care that they are entitled to. If a medical facility cannot provide the doctor (because he deployed on a hospital ship), he would see another doctor with the same capability.
As for maintaining the capability, I argue a carrier strike group or amphibious ready group have robust medical capabilities and designed to handle a number of casualties. In the last large scale conventional war in Iraq, the hospital ship was under utilized. Most patients were medically treated by land forces then med-evac'd to Germany, bypassing the hospital ship. One could argue the United States was lucky and it was good to have the excess hospital capability just in case.
@Byron – I agree completely and that is the question I am asking people to think about with the article.
LCDR Michael Pugh
@leesea – China has a hospital ship mentioned in this blog:
Christopher Albon's article "China's Hospital Ship In A Box" has picture of a hospital ship. https://blog.usni.org/2009/06/18/china%E2%80%99s-hospital-ship-in-a-box/
Chinese Type 920 hospital ship is on WikiPedia:
I did not include other hospital ships because I did not initially think it impacted the Navy's cost decision…that is unless the United States needs to compete with China in hospital ships and medical diplomacy. That topic is probably beyond the scope of my original article.
With respect to the capabilities of a warship and a hospital ship, you are correct. But does the cost outweigh the benefits? I do argue that there is already significant capability with amphibs and carrier strike groups. Does the U.S. need the extra capacity and throughput in this uncertain world? Is the cost justified?
For your question/comment: "What needs to be asked is does the USN NEED to build these kind of soft power functions into a warship? Or more precisely should HA/DR be performed by warships? Those ships only bring the first responders and connectors, and then LEAVE the scene before the crisis is corrected."
One of the expanded core competencies for the U.S. Navy is humanitarian assistance. So the Navy has to plan and enable accomplishing that core competency. The question would be with the finite budget, what should we prioritize? I argue yes – the Navy needs to prioritize and budget for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The best way to do that is with the first responders.
For the configuration of hospital ships, the hospital ships have a reduced operating status with a minimal crew that maintains the equipment and the leadership to active the ship when required. It takes about 5 days for the hospital ship to activate and sail away to a mission. It was done in less days for the Haiti mission. This includes a load out of supplies, food, and required personnel. Additional medical personnel can picked on the way to the mission. (i.e. a MERCY picks up medical personnel in Hawaii or Guam on its way to Indonesia)
Regarding your comment: "Afterall what country would like a Marine assault ship lingering in its territorial waters? Even if those Marines are the first responders and the big helos & boats they use are needed, I suspect that some countries are happy to see them leave." I want to point out one of usni.org's bloggers CDR Salamander pointed out and mentioned in the article above: In "Developing Soft Power Using Afloat Medical Capability", CDR Salamander pointed out, "a study conducted by Center for Naval Analyses on host nation impact based on the recent T-AH and LHA/LHD 21 humanitarian assistance deployments reveals that 'it does not matter whether it was a hospital ship or an amphibious ship as both ships functioned ***equally*** well in terms of positive impact to the host nations.'
LCDR Michael Pugh
@Mike Spence: Great comment. May I ask, what is the guarantee/probability that the U.S. will not enter a major conflict in the near future? And, if the U.S. enters a major conflict, do the existing capabilities meet those requirements?
@leesea: What other key metrics do you propose to look at? Cooperation with other countries, cooperation with NGOs, training (exercise platforms and facilities). What metric does the hospital ship do that the warship cannot? Warships go out on the partnership missions and complete the same metrics. It is back to performing "equally" which I mentioned above. It is my opinion that the hospital ship does look better in a photograph. Which metric is that, and does that metric REALLY matter? (if you have a ref that compares it with a warship, I would love to see it because I could not find it.
LCDR Michael Pugh
@Scott – CVNs are still in high demand and can perform functions that a big deck amphib cannot (and vice versa).
@Julie – I know NGOs have done their missions much cheaper since they are usually utilizing ground facilities, donated supplies, and donated skilled manpower (volunteer doctors). Plus they could use local skilled labor at local prices (vice U.S. doctors).


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October 18, 2012 · by SportsGeek33 · in New York Jets
The talk of the town in New York has been the same for some time now, and for month-upon-month one question has hung heavily over the skyline like smog over Los Angeles: Whats the big idea with Tim Tebow?
To arrive at an understanding of how that question might best be answered by saying: The idea is for him to change football as we know it, lets take a moment to head down south to Florida where well find an oddly compelling story involving a High School mascot, Bill Parcells, Tony Sparano, and last but not least, a now all-but forgotten QB called Pat White.
But before we get into that particular tale, lets first take a quick refresher course on what the Wildcat is and why it was ever designed in the first place.
Tebow and Sparano: Planning to revolutionize the Wildcat?
The key thing to understand when looking at the Wildcat (which is named after the mascot of La Centre High School in Washington state its birthplace in 1998) is that in regular defensive schemes no defender is ever assigned to cover the QB. This simple fact gives a numerical edge to the defense in that it can normally use its 11 men to outnumber the oppositions 10-plus-the-QB. Or to put it in very basic terms, under normal circumstances the defense always has a spare man.
Generally speaking, defense is all about math, and until a few years ago all defensive coordinators built their gameplans around the assumption that they would have the spare man at their disposal. By way of example, nobody would have expected a defense to consistently stop the run by having each defender beat his blocker instead it would be more likely that the defense might walk a safety up to the line of scrimmage, thereby putting eight players in the box so as to gain a numerical advantage.
The sole purpose of the Wildcat was to wipe out this advantage by forcing the defense to assign a man to cover the QB, and this was achieved by simply having him and a WR swap places.
Hugh Wyatt the pioneering former coach of the La Center High Wildcats
Immediately this gives the defense a headache for example, if the CB who is covering the WR follows him as he lines up where the QB should be, there is now nobody out wide to cover the QB (who has effectively become a WR) and he will be literally wide open for a simple 8 to 10+ yard lob-and-catch on each down. But if the defender stays where he is, then not only is the recently moved WR unaccounted for, but the defense is also effectively wasting the CB by having him cover a receiver who is really no threat at all!
Eventually defensive coordinators cottoned onto the idea that although it would never be possible to regain the numerical advantage, they could effectively counter the Wildcat by taking advantage of its predictability (because it prevents the defense from putting eight men in the box, it is a run-oriented offense) while also ensuring they subbed in the right players at the right time by carefully watching which personnel the offense was putting onto the field during any given play.
Another weakness in the system was identified by former Jets QB Chad Pennington. When he was playing in Miami, Pennington was asked how he felt about the prospect of lining up at WR in the Wildcat. He responded by briefly talking about how much defenders love having a chance to hit QBs really hard and then added: I dont think you would last very long.
All of which leads us neatly on to the ill-fated story of ex-Dolphins Wildcat guru (now present-day Jets offensive coordinator) Tony Sparano, and former West Virginia QB Pat White.
When the Dolphins announced that they were using the 48th overall pick of the 2009 draft to acquire White, eyebrows were raised right across the country. Sure, he was a decent QB who had enjoyed a reasonable career at college level, but to most people that was exactly the kind of prospect that he was a reasonable one. Additionally it was felt that White was physically ill-equipped to handle life as an NFL QB, and as such he was expected to be taken long after the second round had been and gone.
Former Dolphins quarterback Pat White officially quit the game before the 2011 season began.
But what the world at large didnt know at the time was that when Sparano (who was then in charge of the Dolphins offense) looked at Pat White, what he saw was a vision that many observers believe has since become an obsession: White, he felt, was the missing ingredient that would make the Dolphins Wildcat completely unstoppable.
Before drafting White, Sparano (who first introduced the NFL to the Wildcat back in 2008) had been running the system with RB Ronnie Brown at the helm. But despite its early promise, teams soon began to realise that Browns throwing ability was limited at best, and so defenses began to key on the run with considerable success.
The obvious solution to this problem was to replace Brown with a genuine QB who could also be taught how to catch the ball, thereby creating a Wildcat package that was a threat both in the air and on the ground at one and the same time. White seemed to be the ideal man for the job.
Unfortunately for Sparano, things didnt quite pan out that way. In order for this version of the Wildcat to succeed, the Dolphins needed their regular QB Pennington to be on the field at the same time as White and so when he went down with an injury, that was just the beginning of the problems.
Former Dolphins VP of Football Operations Bill Parcells explained in 2011: At the time, we were thinking we could expand the Wildcat, you know. But it turns out he [White] wasnt accurate enough and didnt throw it well enough. We learned from that.
The last part of that statement seems particularly relevant to present-day Jets fans. Exactly what did Sparano learn from the Pat White fiasco? Did he give up on the idea of revolutionizing the Wildcat, or has he just been waiting for the right player to come along? So far this season the Wildcat offense has been conspicuous by its absence from the gameplan. Yes, its been seen on the odd occasion, yet in the grand scheme of things its hardly been displayed at all. But why?
There are obviously many potential answers, but perhaps the most tantalizing one can be found by revisiting the seemingly comical moment earlier this season when against the Dolphins of all teams Sanchez aimed a pass at Tebow only to see it bounce off the back of his helmet.
Tebow looks to haul in the pass from Sanchez against the Dolphins in Week 3.
In light of what we now know about Sparano and Pat White, maybe we should reconsider that moment from a slightly more serious perspective and ask if it might just be possible that by calling that play in a live situation, Sparano was slowly and cautiously taking the first step towards implementing the lessons that he learned during his time in Miami.
If it is, then the football world had better prepare itself for an offensive revolution of the first order, because if Sparano and his receiving coach Sanjay Lal can turn Tebow into a throwing, running, and receiving triple-threat Wildcat freak, then the game as we know it will soon be changed forever.
Indeed, behind the closed doors of the Jets Florham Park training facility, it may well be the case that it already has.
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Posted 18 October 2012 - 04:59 PM
Very interesting article. I wonder how long a team would practice a 'Wildcat' Senario before implementing it in a game?
I am not a huge believer of the 'Wildcat', but Tebow has converted 4 First Downs from the punt formation. Sporano's idea or Westoff?
I am not a huge believer of the 'Wildcat', but Tebow has converted 4 First Downs from the punt formation. Sporano's idea or Westoff?
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