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Sonomax® Molded Earphones, eers™, Now Available for Purchase at Fry's Electronics
Sonomax® Technologies, Inc. (TSXV: SHH) is pleased to announce that as of the end of August, all Fry's stores will carry eers™ customized headphones.-Sonomax
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Outnumbered and outgunned, but not outmatched
Pre-order Call of Duty: Ghosts and get the FREE FALL Dynamic Bonus Map. FREE FALL's close-quarters combat and frenetic action are thrown into overdrive as the ruined skyscraper continues to fall throughout the match, an example of Call of Duty: Ghosts' new dynamic multiplayer events. The FREE FALL Dynamic Bonus Map will be included in the product packaging.
The newest chapter in the Call of Duty franchise features a fresh dynamic where players are on the side of a crippled nation fighting not for freedom, or liberty, but simply to survive.
Ten years after a devastating mass event, the nation's borders and the balance of global power have been redrawn forever. A superpower no more, the country's once-mighty military struggles to stave off complete collapse. As what's left of the nation's Special Operations forces, a mysterious group known only as "Ghosts" leads the fight back against a newly emerged, technologically superior global power.
New next-gen engine
Call of Duty's new next-gen engine ushers in an unprecedented level of innovation, delivering lifelike characters, gorgeously rendered environments, and authentic real-world animations, all brought to life by advanced lighting systems and visual effects.
A new Call of Duty universe
For the first time in franchise history, players will take on the underdog role. Outnumbered and outgunned, you must fight to reclaim a fallen nation in an intensely personal narrative. You'll get to know an entirely new cast of characters and locales in a world unlike any that Call of Duty has explored before.
The next generation of multiplayer
Call of Duty: Ghosts redefines the franchise's hallmark multiplayer experience. Dynamic maps bring earthquakes, floods, and user-initiated events that fundamentally alter the flow and strategy of every fight. Also, with unparalleled character customization, players have total control to tailor-make their soldier.

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Lithium-Ion Battery
Inside the power source for portable electronics and electric vehicles.
Is Facebook Worth It?
Estimates of the historical value of a user put the IPO hype in perspective.
Bases to Bytes
Cheap sequencing technology is flooding the world with genomic data. Can we handle the deluge?
Custom Printing
A desktop 3-D printer builds plastic objects layer by layer
Rolling, Rolling, Rolling ...
A toy ball moves under the command of a smart-phone application.
Small Gains
Wind and solar power are ramping up quickly, but the world's demand for electricity is growing much faster.
Eye Ball
A globe studded with cameras captures a panorama if you throw it in the air.
Going Offline
Google reveals how often governments ask it to banish things from its services and how often it complies.
Instrument of Control
Belts of electrodes can control muscles in the forearm to help a beginner play a musical instrument.


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Mentoring lasts a lifetime
By Pat Russo, Superintendent, Henrico County Public Schools 02/23/11
Dear Henrico Citizens,
Public schools across the country are charged by businesses, parents, and communities at large to produce well rounded graduates that possess the skills required to face the challenges of the future. It is a tall order but one that must be taken seriously to ensure that the citizens of tomorrow have the self-confidence and life skills necessary to succeed in their personal and professional lives. In an effort to provide as many positive experiences as we can
during the adolescent years, Henrico County Public Schools is committed to partnering with adults across the greater Richmond Metropolitan area to provide role models for students in and out of the classroom setting.
In January 2009, the Henrico County School Board challenged a committee comprised of school system professionals from a variety of areas to review current mentoring programs within the school division. The committee was asked to make recommendations on how to improve and enhance those efforts. A survey was initiated by the Superintendent to all elementary, middle and high school principals in the school system and from this data a matrix of "mentoring" practices was developed and presented to the committee. Upon assessment of all survey results, it became evident that there were various models of mentoring practices implemented in Henrico County Public Schools, ranging from peer mentoring to tutoring to community-based mentoring.
In an effort to support existing programs as well as to develop new initiatives, the mentoring committee made six recommendations:
• Provide $100,000 to develop and improve mentoring programs in our schools,
• Target the 7th, 8th & 9th grade student population,
• Assign a district-wide coordinator who would administer all mentor programs in Henrico County Public Schools,
• Identify a school-based mentoring coordinator or committee who would be responsible for monitoring these services at their school,
• Provide professional development for schools, and
• Identify, solicit, investigate, and tap into the talent of baby boomers, retirees, businesses and foundation partnerships, faith based organizations, universities, public servants and school division personnel to mentor as part of their responsibilities.
Based upon recommendations from the mentoring committees, the Director of Nontraditional Programs was asked to develop a plan to implement the Henrico HEROES (Helpers Engaged In Reaching Our Excelling Schools) program. This effort targets the development or enhancement of school based mentoring programs that include teacher mentoring, student mentoring and community based mentoring potentially supporting more than 11,000 Henrico County Public School students.
Seventeen secondary schools have been awarded funding to establish mentoring programs that would provide role models who are committed to developing supportive relationships with our students. There is substantial research to support that students who have supportive mentors make considerable improvements in overall academic performance. The key to this success is that a trusting relationship is established, nurtured, and continued on a long-term basis.
Henrico County schools has answered the call and created diverse programs that provide opportunities for volunteers from all walks of life. The charge is now up to you as members of our Henrico community to seriously consider this opportunity to volunteer and commit to mentor one of our youth. It is a volunteer opportunity that will change your life and expand horizons for a young person.
Dr. Pat Russo,
Superintendent of Henrico County Public Schools
Villa's Flagler Housing wins national NAEH award
St. Joseph's Villa's Flagler Housing & Homeless Services was one of three entities to earn the National Alliance to End Homelessness' Champion of Change Award. The awards were presented Nov. 17 during a ceremony at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
NAEH annually recognizes proven programs and significant achievements in ending child and family homelessness.
Flagler completed its transition from an on-campus shelter to the community-based model of rapid rehousing in 2013, and it was one of the nation's first rapid re-housing service providers to be certified by NAEH. > Read more.
RIR's Christmas tree lighting rescheduled for Dec. 12
Richmond International Raceway's 13th annual Community Christmas tree lighting has been rescheduled from Dec. 6 to Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m., due to inclement weather expected on the original date.
Entertainment Dec. 12 will be provided by the Laburnum Elementary School choir and the Henrico High School Mighty Marching Warriors band. Tree decorations crafted by students from Laburnum Elementary School and L. Douglas Wilder Middle School will be on display. Hot chocolate and cookies will be supplied by the Henrico High School football boosters. > Read more.
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Henrico to begin update of zoning, subdivision ordinances April 26
HCPS to present three-day ARTS Festival, beginning April 21
Henrico Police apprehend shooting suspect
Third annual 'Sharing Smiles Day' offers free dental care for kids
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
How fun! Great job. I love that you see things in a different color.
they are cute, but I do like mine green.
I love your pink turtles!
OMGosh! I Love them! May I ask what pattern you used? I know someone who is head over heals for turtles..and would just LOVE a quilt like that.
Beautifal. I like the pinks. Blue/yellow would be cute too. :thumbup:
love em.
A turtle that cute could just be any color you want :D
Yours are adorable :thumbup:


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Nodding Donkey will open in Uptown before Texas-OU weekend, not changing name
The owners of State & Allen Lounge & Restaurant have been busy reworking the former 2900 space on Thomas Avenue into The Nodding Donkey for more than a year.
The name is a nod to an oil well's pumpjack (like you didn't know) and the new porch will reportedly include pieces of salvaged oil well drill pipes. I wondered if the owners might back off the oil references or consider a name change since the recent BP mess, but a source I spoke with yesterday says no. Remember, this is still Texas.
The goal is to get the restaurant — more of a cantina — open this fall in time for Texas-OU weekend. Expect Lone Star cuisine such as Tex-mex and barbecue on the menu, but I was told this will be more of a place to drink and get something to eat, rather than the other way around.
I just hope they have good air conditioning. Check out the visual aids on their new website.


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Wis. FoodShare program may see changes
MADISON, Wis. - Some big changes could be coming to the FoodShare Wisconsin program. Republican-backed Assembly Bill 110 would require those getting help paying for food to spend at least two-thirds of monthly benefits on items such as milk, bread and vegetables. The bill passed Tuesday 68-26 in the Assembly and will now go to the Senate.
Middleton Outreach Ministry works closely with families struggling to make ends meet. Executive Director Al Ripp said the legislation should come down to education, not limiting choices.
Every month, more than 3,000 Western Dane County families turn to Middleton Outreach Ministry for help. Ripp said many of its clients use the FoodShare Wisconsin program and are looking for healthier items.
"We do see a demand for those types of products from our clients as they come through the doors looking for those types of products so we do try and supply that," Ripp said.
In March, about 850,000 individuals used the FoodShare Wisconsin program. A new bill would require those using food stamps to make healthier choices. The Wisconsin State Association of Food Banks opposes Assembly Bill 110, saying the focus should be on education and healthy incentives. In a statement, Michelle Kramer, a spokesperson from Second Harvest, said the bill lacks specifics on what is defined as a healthy food, and there's no evidence to support a link between FoodShare and poor eating habits.
The Freshmobile rolls through communities six days a week. Manager Paul Borowski said it serves about 150 customers each week from all walks of life.
"We're located in places where people don't really have access to a grocery store," said Borowski.
The Freshmobile's 34-foot trailer is stocked full of fresh produce and pantry staples. Borowski says part of their mission is giving more communities access to these foods.
"I don't think any particular ethnic group, cultural group or income group has the monopoly on bad eating habits," said Borowski. MOM's executive director said it's seeing a 20 percent increase in people needing their food pantry this year. The organization supports better education about food.
"We really encourage them to make those choices themselves," Ripp said.
Local And Regional News
- Vehicles, building hit by bullets in Fitchburg
- MPD: Around 12,000 attend 2017 Mifflin Street Block Party; no serious incidents
- Officials identify woman killed in Middleton homicide; suspect in custody
- Robber points gun at motel clerk, flees empty-handed
- Wisconsin woman's play to take stage in San Diego
- Aging farmers in Wisconsin fear nursing care may cost farm


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Dir. Amando de Ossorio
Don't Go Out at Night
Night of the Blood Cult
Night of the Death Cult
Terror Beach
The Blind Dead 4
Doctor Henry Stein and his devoted wife Joan move to a small seaside village in the middle of nowhere in order to set up a medical practice. Shunned by the inhospitable, mouth-breathing ingrates who call themselves locals, and warned to leave as soon as they can by the nervous former doctor, they soon discover that the village harbours a dark and blood-splattered secret. For seven consecutive nights every seven years, the townsfolk congregate on the beach to sacrifice one of their young women in order to appease the savage appetites of the Templar knights who rise from their tombs in a nearby castle to claim the unfortunate victims…
Following on from Tombs of the Blind Dead, Return of the Evil Dead and The Ghost Galleon, Night of the Seagulls is Ossorio's forth and final instalment in his Blind Dead series. Once again the diabolical living-dead Templar Knights return from their graves to claim helpless victims. The Templars, medieval knights put to death centuries ago for their dark practises and love of all things cloven-hoofed and horny, rise from the dead as mummified skeletal beings, shrouded in their bloodied and soiled hooded garbs, to drink the blood of the living. As a result of having their eyes plucked from their hanging bodies by crows, they rely on sound to track their victims.
By now it was fairly obvious that Ossorio was either running low on inspiration or out of money to fund his Blind Dead indulgences. The Ghost Galleon, as fun as it was in a 'so bad it's good' kind of way, marked a decidedly low point in the series. Thankfully Night of the Seagulls, while by no means a full return to form, was at least a welcome return of sorts to the eerie atmospherics and quiet menace of the original Tombs of the Blind Dead.
Opening with a moody and uneasy flashback, we bear witness to the merciless savagery of the Templars first hand. A couple travelling through the night become lost. Seeking help from an isolated farmhouse they are surrounded by a group of white-robed knights on horseback who kill the man and kidnap his female companion, taking her back to their castle to sacrifice her. Most of these scenes unfold without music, the only noise on the soundtrack are the victims' cries for mercy and the sinister sounds of the restless night around them.
The film's strong point is its assortment of arresting visuals: the sight of the white-robed knights stealthily emerging from the darkness in the opening flashback, the various shots of the women's bodies as they lay in a deserted cove surrounded by crabs and the creepy image of the deformed prowler's face at the window as Joan unpacks her luggage are a few select highlights. The dark processions of black-robed villagers along the beach are staggeringly ominous, and of course, the sight of the skeletal and hooded knights riding in slow motion along the eerily deserted beach proves unflinchingly commanding. A weird dreamlike atmosphere presides over everything and Ossorio yet again reuses footage of the skeletal knights emerging from their tombs to ominous effect. Many of the beach scenes play out under some sort of soft focus effect; one suspects this is because they were shot during the day and there's only so much you can do with day-for-night photography to make it look like the middle of the night.
The characters, while still not exactly memorable, are nowhere near as annoying or inappropriate as the dunces from The Ghost Galleon. Our protagonists here are the new doctor and his wife. The reception they receive from the stand-offish locals is cold, to say the least. It is obvious that something sinister is afoot in the village and Henry and Joan are warned to keep to themselves and not go out after dark. While this is all fairly standard exposition for a horror film, it still manages to raise a slight chill, partly due to the location of their secluded house – high up on a cliff overlooking the constantly harsh and cruel sea. The isolation of the village is nicely realised too. Situated in a barren and mountainous place it appears inhospitable and uninviting. The houses look like they are being consumed by the ravaged landscape, as they jut out of large cracks and crannies. Stifling superstition, an unquestioning adherence to old customs of years gone by and the villagers' unwavering hostility to outsiders all adds a touch of claustrophobia to the story. There is no reasoning with these small minded folks - and it is this aspect of their self-contained community that makes them so threatening.
While the preceding films in the series all featured learned professors to explain the dark history of the evil Templars, this time that particular task is the responsibility of the token village idiot, Teddy. He explains, in that loveable slack-jawed manner characteristic of Ossorio's village idiot types, how the villagers are plunged into despair for seven nights every seven years, as they are forced to sacrifice their young women to the Templars in an effort to avoid total annihilation. There is a dark poetry in his explanation of the presence of the seagulls that take to the skies during these seven nights: they are the anguished spirits of the previous sacrificial victims.
The structure of Night of the Seagulls is rudimentary and fairly repetitive. Each day the locals further ostracize the newcomers and at night the newcomers hear strange bells tolling and the screeching of the gulls over the beach, signalling the sacrifice of a local woman. This formula persists throughout the film as the doc and his wife gradually learn about the secrets of the townsfolk. Things really kick off when Henry rescues his maid Lucy from being offered up to the Templars. The villagers flee, all too aware of the carnage that will ensue. Henry, Teddy, Lucy and Joan barricade themselves into their cliff-top house and await the inevitable attack. This was a missed opportunity on Ossorio's part. The drama and suspense that could be garnered from such a situation (evidenced in the likes of Night of the Living Dead, The Fog and even Return of the Evil Dead) is nowhere near as well executed as it could have been. The Templars come, they get into the house, the survivors leg it on the knights' living-dead horses with the knights in slow motion pursuit, and the two survivors who aren't picked off manage to destroy a huge statue in the castle that seems to put an end to the evil reign of the knights. And that's it. The end.
While not nearly as good as previous offerings, Night of the Seagulls is still a distinct step up from the unintentional hilarity of The Ghost Galleon and somehow manages to provide a strangely fitting end to the Blind Dead series that, thanks to some astounding visuals, lingers hauntingly like a fading nightmare.


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The "super committee's" apparent failure to cut a deal to trim $1.2 trillion in federal spending over the next decade is set to trigger blanket budget cuts, including $500 billion from the Pentagon's budget. In the face of looming cutbacks, maintaining cost-effective investments in the multilateral development banks (MDBs) -- World Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development -- is critical.
U.S. security hinges on the success of stability and counterinsurgency operations in weak or failed states like Afghanistan and Pakistan. As former General and current CIA Director David Petraeus reiterated in testimony before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee last spring, long-term security requires far more than a military strategy; it requires confronting poverty and deprivation where despair breeds fanaticism and violence. Economic development counters bankrupt agendas of extremism with hope and opportunity.
The groundbreaking 2011 World Bank report on Conflict, Security & Development outlines the critical role that the MDBs can and will play in helping citizens rebuild economies and institutions, and forge confidence and cohesion out of crisis. Given their mandate and expertise, the MDBs are uniquely positioned to nurture stability in fragile and conflict-torn states, and confront poverty and deprivation around the world.


text: I thought when doing the other thread how much I've spent collectively on Star Wars over the years...even on singular pieces. But how about the best value on a collectible from the Star Wars universe. Mine has to be the elusive POTF R2D2 with holographic Princess Leia. Never found it at retail, and almost broke down to order it from a dealer...when lo and behold...nabbed it at Toys R Us for 2.50(when they were marking down everything from that line. Lately it would be the 12" speeder at Target(orig. 49.95) for 12.48. Must be something about Leia.


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To give you an idea how dizzy I am, I mistook <PRE> tags for <BLOCKQUOTE> in that last posting until about five minutes after I finished previewing it. Oh, for an "edit that post" button!
Going to lie down now. Then back to the spam filter.
Name: Charlie Stross
Member since: 2000-07-18 16:05:55
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Homepage: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/
Perl developer; Linux columnist for the (British) magazine Computer Shopper. Also known to write for PC PLUS and Linux Today. Yeah, that's me. I've been known to post one or two of the more useful bits'n'pieces I've written on CPAN, and I just wish I had a job where I could do that more often. (This is what comes of working for a definitively closed source software company.)
To give you an idea how dizzy I am, I mistook <PRE> tags for <BLOCKQUOTE> in that last posting until about five minutes after I finished previewing it. Oh, for an "edit that post" button!
Going to lie down now. Then back to the spam filter.
Bloody Perl Journal ...
It came last Friday, I read it while camping over the weekend, and as a result I'm now slightly dizzy, wired, and not sure where the past day's gone.
Thing is, for yars I've used a spam filtering widget called NAGS. NAGS is really badly structured, but I couldn't be arsed to write my own spam filter. So I customized it slightly until I was comfortable with its results.
Then two things happened. The NAGS author says he can't maintain or support it any more, and I read the TPJ article about Mail::Audit.
So I'm now about 20-30% of the way into writing a first cut at a replacement for NAGS. Goals are to read the same configuration files (if you want to keep them), be a hell of a lot more modular and maintainable, and add extra checks (RBL, for example). A secondary goal is to plug into an as-yet-unreleased SMTP server that the ObT (inventor of CLC Intercal is writing.
So far, it's still pretty crufty -- but at least the parser isn't mixed in promiscuously with the taint checking code. In fact, once I've cloned the NAGS functionality missing from Mail::Audit I can probably move it out into a set of subroutines then add a configuration parser that lets me ascribe priorities to taint tests (and costs associated with them). Maybe.
This one could run and run. But it's time for me to scratch that anti-spam itch properly. (Which is why right now I'm dizzy, looking at the clock and wondering where the daylight'sgone, and why the cat is yelling at me from in front of an empty food bowl. Oops.)
Then it'll be time to think about next month's Open Source articles -- so far I've got Linux Today and Computer Shopper on the list. (Anyone wanna buy a feature article and help support an open source author?)
PS: Anyone else going to YAPC::Europe?
Sudden spate of work: on top of the day job, for next month I have to write a feature on Linux web application tools for Computer Shopper and a cover article on politics and open source for Linux Today, in addition to the usual Linux column in Shopper. There's suddenly an explosion of new Linux magazines in the UK, and for some reason I seem to be in demand.
On top of this, I'm working on a new release of NetServer::Generic (improved Solaris support, thanks to Lincoln Stein), and doing some early work on NetServer::Compiler (translation: getting round to re-reading the Dragon book). Free time? What's that?
Oh, and I finish at DataCash next month, and still have to nail down what to do next. At least there doesn't seem to be any shortage of work out there for a Perl monkey like me ...
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New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
Keep up with the latest Advogato features by reading the Advogato status blog.
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Just playing around on Photobooth and captured this one. I laughed.
Dog of the Day
Cat of the Day
Pet of the Day
Just playing around on Photobooth and captured this one. I laughed.
Very cute! Is that her tongue sticking out? <3
Zeke, Clover, Loki, Shadow, Pixel and Kyo
I have seen her before though.
She is a regular on FB.
Hello there, Miss Snow! You sure are cute!
I've been Boo'd ... right off the stage!
Aaahh, I have been defrosted! Thank you, Bonny and Asiel!
Brrrr, I've been Frosted! Thank you, Asiel and Pomtzu!
"When dogs are looking at you, they're essentially hugging you with their eyes." -- Dr. Brian Hare
"That's the power of kittens (and puppies too, of course): They can reduce us to quivering masses of Jell-O in about two seconds flat and make us like it. Good thing they don't have opposable thumbs or they'd surely have taken over the world by now." -- Paul Lukas
Cassie's Catster page: http://www.catster.com/cats/448678
You both look adorable.
Owned by Sky, Pearl, Ziggy Stardust, Alani, Blaze, Colby, Finnegan, and Summer.
My Rainbow Bridge Babies:
RB Pepper 3/17/97- 2/3/03 RIP Sweet Pepper
RB Starr 3/22/05- 7/1/09 RIP Sweet Starr
RB Sunny 8/25/00- 2/28/10 RIP Sweet Sunny
RB Storm 1/11/96- 8/2/12 RIP Sweet Storm
RB Sky 6/7/02- 9/5/15 RIP Sweet Sky
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text: The foreward of the June 2008 U.S. Department of Defense document, the first in the series, states, "This report to Congress is submitted consistent with Section 1230 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181). It includes a description of the comprehensive strategy of the United States for security and stability in Afghanistan." The report is required every 180 days in coordination with several departments (the Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Secretary of Agriculture). See also the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) Quarterly Report to Congress and updates on the U.S. support role in Afghanistan after the end of the NATO combat mission.


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Being awake while having 4 teeth pulled. The numbing agent did **** all.
I have too many injuries to count, I play too many sports, only a matter of time. I separated my shoulder years back in football, oddly enough you're in so much initial shock that it doesn't hurt...at first. I tore my ACL in boxing. Most recently, I took a puck in the nose in hockey. Feels like someone sucker punched you. That's the second time that's happened to me. Yes, I wear a visor now.
Broken elbow was by far the worst as far as injury pain. Hurts to do anything for the first couple weeks. I had pain meds but I don't like taking pills so I generally feel the full dose of any injury.
Snapped two tendons in my ankle while grabbing a rebound in basketball. Landed right on a guy's foot.
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cracked ribs in highs chool. it hurt to breathe
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Pinched nerve in my elbow, not so much the injury but recovery from surgery to fix it. Pushed my self to go out too soon after and paid severely for it
I've been lucky enough to never have had any major injuries or broken bones, so mine is probably general tooth pain or having osgood-schlatter in my knees as a kid.
The worst experience in my life was probably dealing with the stomach flu (or at least thats what we think it was) for a week. The pain was bearable, but the overall experience was miserable.
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feeling like you injured something but its not
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I've never broken a bone or hurt myself significantly so I honestly have nothing. I guess a knee strain but that didn't really hurt. Just ballooned up and couldn't walk well.
Depression is the most painful thing I've ever experienced. ***** absolutely awful.
Probably the abscessed tooth I had a few years ago. It was so bad that I was vomiting and had a fever. It lasted for about 5 days. It was like having a TERRIBLE toothache and the flu at the same time.
Corneal abrasion (loss of a ****ing layer of the eye).
Worst. Apparently the only other 2 things on a par with it pain-wise are particularly horrific kidney stones and childbirth.
I wouldn't recommend.
Dislocated shoulder. Ingrown toenails are no fun either.
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Morning Read: Financial ETF In Earnings Tug-of-War
Market check: The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) is more or less flat in premarket trading after two bellwether bank earnings reports. J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM) delivered record earnings for the third quarter, beating Wall Street's expectations, but Wells Fargo's (WFC) stock is down 1.9% premarket after its own report, which delivered earnings per share of 88 cents on revenue of $21.2 billion.
Fund watch: ETFs have been awfully specialized, and Murray Coleman of Dow Jones Newswires finds a few advisers whose clients seem to think there can be too much of a good thing. "As investors become more familiar with ETFs and broad investment themes, we're getting more questions about esoteric ends of the market such as inverse and sector funds," Tim Leach, chief investment officer of U.S. Bank Wealth Management tells Coleman. "We're seeing a general maturation in the marketplace," Leach adds. "As investors are becoming more comfortable with ETFs, sponsors are bringing to market even more granular products." It translates into growing pains for the industry, writes Coleman. "We've seen investors in some cases become more disappointed with niche products and pull away from using more ETFs," Leach is quoted as saying.
In the news: Pimco Total Return ETF's (BOND) assets under management cross the $3 billion threshold.
In case you missed it: A new study shows a link between ETFs and correlation.


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High Tide on the Hill: Stakeholders Ask Congress for Funding to Prepare for a Changing Ocean
Posted On March 19, 2014 by Jayni Rasmussen
Last week, I wrote about the benefits of coastal and marine spatial planning, or smart ocean planning. To make smart ocean planning work, decision-makers need accurate data on all the ways the ocean is used. Regional Ocean Partnerships coordinate with stakeholders and officials to collect this data. The Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and West Coast regions have already made this data publicly available through data portals.
The ocean economy supported over 2.6 million jobs and contributed $223 billion annually to the U.S. GDP in 2009. However, billions of dollars are lost every year as a result of changing ocean conditions, extreme weather events, and climate hazards that impact the many sectors of the ocean economy. Fortunately, the data that Regional Ocean Partnerships collect and share can be used by decision-makers to make smart planning decisions that promote the resiliency of coastal communities to these threats.


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Eventually, we had to head back to San Jose for our flight home on Monday afternoon. I had done some research and really wanted to take the path less traveled to see a few obscure towns, that most people don't get to see. One in particular had some unusual bushes shaped into all typed of animals, faces, etc. Well, it was really hard to get on those freeways and once we did the roads were really, really curvy. Oops! When we did get there it was raining, of coarse. So it was a quick trip to the see the sculptured bushes and town church.
Eventually we made it to town and had an uneventful last night.
Of coarse, we were sad to be ending our trip. The kids said maybe another week or so would be good. I agreed.


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Solomon's Quarries are also referred to as "Zedekiah's Caves", having said to have been an escape route for the King whilst fleeing from the Babylonians. The quarries are in fact one giant underground cavern running below much of the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's old city. It is part of the quarry that extends up to the Garden Tomb's Golgotha on the other side of the street from its entrance, and could actually have been used in the first temple period because of the hardness of the limestone found there - a valuable building material.
The cave is popular with freemasons


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Following the 13-10 overtime loss to Virginia Tech, Ryan was quick to come to a decision regarding his final year of eligibility. The redshirt junior cornerback will announce whether he will stay or go tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. from the team meeting room.
Ryan earned All-Big East honors for the second straight season and would be the fifth player in six years to leave Rutgers early for the NFL draft.
"I really feel like with the way we ended the regular season, it would be unfair to take any distraction to take any distraction away from what's really important," Ryan said. "We really wanted to win this bowl game, so a decision by me is not more important than this team. I haven't really put much thought into it, but now that the season's over I'll put thought into it and make a decision soon."
Sophomore running back Jawan Jamison, who is also considering an NFL departure, will not return to Rutgers until the end of semester break and will take longer to announce any decision, he told ScarletReport.com.


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Technology provides a flood of new information about our universe that was previously unseen by our eyes alone. What are possible methods, approaches, or avenues to experience this newly seen, data-understood cosmos both analytically and aesthetically? How do we blend imagination and quantification in interpreting the cosmos and the human condition?
This research group of faculty and graduate students from Physics, Visual Arts, and Theater and Dance includes Adam Burgasser, Daniella Carolina Bardalez Gagliuffi, Christopher Kardambikis, Tara Knight, and Michael Trigilio.
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I realize the president needs to move around the country and the signing of the stimulus bill was at Denver, I just wish he would give the illusion that he at least feels the pain of the falling economy.
There seems to be a flaw in our economy. When you start out you have to struggle and work hard to make ends meet, but when you are climbing the corporate ladder you have to struggle and work hard to not get caught.


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Assignment: Education - Hamilton Studies Going Year-Round
School principal looks into the possibility of offering year-round education
LA CROSSE, Wis. -- These kindergarteners at Hamilton elementary School are working hard in their reading centers today.
"These kids are doing really well," said Traci Schneider, Hamilton Elementary School kindergarten teacher. "We're taking our time through the curriculum and it's working."
But even after a year of hard work, statistics show the students at Hamilton are struggling to read at grade level particularly after the 3 month summer break.
"What's happening is we're having more and more kids who are actually slipping over the course of a summer," said Steve Michaels, Hamilton Elementary School principal. "And so more and more of the next school year is actually back filling what they lost during the summer. And then we're playing the catch up game trying to keep them up to grade level."
So, about a year and a half ago, when Mr. Michaels became principal at Hamilton, the staff started talking about the mission of their school and how they could help their students succeed.6436850
"Last fall, we began talking about what kind of school do we want to look like," said Michaels. "And the question of a year round school surfaced. And as we continued those dialogs over the course of last year, that came back again and again."
Last Spring, Mr. Michaels visited Longfellow 45-15 in Rochester, Minnesota. Longfellow has been a year-round elementary school for 15 years in the Rochester School District. The students begin school at the end of July and continue throughout the year on a 45 days on and then 15 days off rotation. The students then end their school year on the same day as the rest of the district which is in June.
"It gives kids a break when they need it," said Michaels. "Staff a break when they need it. It prevents that extended break that we're seeing students regress over."
However, the district is aware of the research that states a year-round school doesn't completely eliminate the regression issue during breaks.
"I'll tell you that research varies on this," said Troy Harcey, La Crosse School District Associate Superintendent of Instruction. "Whether that's purposeful or not. In a year-round school, lets say it's a 45-15 model, those 15 days... some research studies would indicate that there's some regression even in 15 days. Is it less impactful than 3 months? Certainly. So, we just need to make sure we're being very mindful of both the pros and cons with the year-round option."
For Mr. Michaels, another important pro is the possibility of closing the achievement gap between minority students and white students, as well as, students living in poverty and those who aren't. The socio-economic demographics at Longfellow 45-15 in Rochester closely mirror those at Hamilton which has an 80 percent free and reduced priced lunch rate; the highest in the la Crosse district.
"Their scores are indicating that they're really closing a gap," said Michaels. "That the students are at grade level almost across the board. And that's really exciting."
And it's exciting for the teachers at Hamilton, too, where all of the staff members are interested to learn more about the potential for a year-round school. This includes Traci Schneider who previously taught at Longfellow 45-15.
"The demographic in this school is the demographic that will prosper because of a change in the calendar, and for that reason for the kids, and for myself, I support it whole heartedly," said Schneider.
Because helping each student succeed, despite their background, is the goal for these teachers.
"I don't think that year round school is going to be a miracle for outperforming everyone else in the district," said Michaels. "I think what it's going to do is it could be a miracle for our kids. And it could help us close that gap."
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Broncos rank in bottom one-third of league in rushing
The Broncos sport one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league at the moment. But even they say they're going to have to run the ball a little better as December approaches.
The Broncos are one of 11 teams in the league averaging 3.8 yards per carry or worse thus far, with some good company there and some not-so-good.


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- Shaggy briard sheep dog seen on MARRIED...WITH
CHILDREN/FOX/1987-97, a domestic comedy that poked fun at marriage
and its ramifications.
During the opening credits of the program,
Buck joined in line to get money from the head of the household, Al
Bundy (Ed O'Neill), a former high school football star now tied down
to the banality of married life. Buck's favorite magazine was
Bitches in Heat.
On episode No. 168 "Change for a Buck" Buck -
feeling neglected - decides to run away from home but gets put in the
dog pound as a stray. After a week, the Bundy's realize Buck is gone
and retrieve him from the pound just as he is about to be put to
When Buck's character retired from the series after nine
years of loyal service, the show's writer killed off Buck's
character. Returning home from Buck's funeral, Al Bundy lamented the
cost of the $1200 burial by saying, "They buried King Tut for less
and he got to take his wives with him." Still in mourning, Kelly
Bundy sighed "Where for art thou Buckio?"
Where did Buck go when he
died? To Animal Heaven. Unfortunately, he was judged guilty for a
life of abusing cats and then reincarnated into the body of a cocker
spaniel named Lucky which miraculously appeared in the living room
of the Bundy's. So,
once again Buck (now Lucky) was sentenced to suffer the indignities
of his former owners.
Much the same as Buck, the audience was still
treated to the sound of Lucky's thoughts as he routinely insulted
the Bundy family. Buck's replacement, Lucky was discovered in a
Ventura Dog Show.
Buck's real name was Michael "Mike," a 3 and 1/2
year old briard, a breed of French sheep dog. Mike was trained by
Steven Ritt, who originally found Buck through an ad in The Los
Angeles Times. A veteran trainer, Ritt apprenticed for several years
under animal trainer Bob Weatherwax (of Lassie fame). During the
fourth season, Ritt officially changed Mike's name to Buck.
Buck talks for the first time in episode No.
421. While Peggy is sitting on the couch, she asks: "What channel is
'Wheel of Fortune' on?" Buck answers: "Uhh, it's seven, just like
yesterday and the day before."
The voice of Buck the dog & Lucky was
provided by staff writer/producer Kevin Curran (except for special
episodes No. 513, 811, 824, when it was done by Richard "Cheech"
Buck's last episode No. 1003 "Requiem for a Dead Briard" ends
with the following message on the screen: "Dedicated to Buck the Dog
who with this episode begins a well earned retirement and hopefully
a nice gig at stud. We'll miss you, Buddy, lift a leg. - The
Retired at the age of twelve-and-a-half, Buck died about nine months
later on May 28, 1996.
rock star Janet Jackson used Michael in the opening of her video
"When I Think Of You." Buck later appeared with Bill Murray in the
film Scrooged (1988).
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'Gone Girl' is a great mystery
If you're looking for a sweet love story, don't look here. "Gone Girl" is the story of a marriage gone wrong, characters you can't trust and an author who leads the reader down one mouse hole after another.
And just when you think you've figured out the mystery, you haven't.
This is the story of Nick and Amy Dunne. To begin with, they are happily married in New York with jobs writing for magazines. Then the bottom falls out of the publishing business and both of them lose their jobs.
When Amy's parents, who have funded their apartment, come to tell them they are broke, Nick decides they should move to his small hometown in Missouri where his mother is battling stage four cancer and his father is in late-stage Alzheimer's.
Reluctantly, Amy moves, giving Nick the last of her trust-fund money to finance a local bar that he runs with his twin sister, Margo. Amy hates the new house and most aspects of their new life.
Each wedding anniversary, Amy plans a carefully designed treasure hunt that takes Nick to locations she thought were important to them in the past year. At the end, there is a thoughtfully planned, meaningful gift, according to Amy.
Nick finds these hunts confusing, even missing one of his anniversary tours to take some newly fired co-workers out for drinks.
Now, on their fifth anniversary and first anniversary in the new town, Nick gets a call from his neighbor telling him his front door is wide open and goes home to check. The teakettle has burned on the stove, there is broken glass in the living room and Amy is gone.
Both Nick and Amy alternate in telling their sides of the story, but it is Flynn who leads the reader down misleading trails and toward false conclusions. This is a fast-paced thrill ride to a surprisingly sinister conclusion.
If you pick up this book, don't plan on putting it down anytime soon.
(Mary Miller is owner of Turtle Town Books & Gifts in Nisswa, where "Gone Girl" is available.)


text: As of today, the final wave of VOTC figures has hit stores with the 4 ROTJ figures. The VOTC line has been out for over a month, with many figures still hard to find in most areas, but there definitely is no current shortage of some VOTC figures such as Han Solo & Ben Kenobi. Whether you factor the price into the equation or not, what is your take on this line, is it the best thing since sliced bread or just moldy? Vote now and voice your opinion.


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For those of you that had been patiently waiting, I finally got a huge amount off on Sunday. I still have a few left to do, which I will finish this weekend if school doesn't get me.
Hardy is crap under heavy load
I have been having major issues with Hardy under heavy load.
Here is what I am seeing:
1. Page loading and scrolling in Firefox 3 causes Rhythmbox to freeze playback (but not freeze Rhythmbox itself)
2. If free RAM is low and something RAM intensive loads, such as Evince or OpenOffice.org, the entire system will enter swap hell and never leave. Sometimes this will cause compiz to crash. But ironically, this state will not cause Rhythmbox to freeze playback.
This might just be a hardware problem on my laptop, now nearing 3 years old, so I am wondering if anybody else is seeing this. Please tell me about it if you are. I should note I have never seen this specific bug(s) with any prior version of Ubuntu and it is pretty much repeatable, at least on my machine. A possibly related issue was raised by Seb, mentioned under "Other Business" on this Desktop Meeting report.


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Man I guess I'm set in my ways - need to experiment more:hehe:
I have equal success on my favorite ponds with yellow poppers from #6 up to a 1/0 for both bluegills & bass.
My back up is that olive/ purple wooly bugger-clouser hybrid you guys will receive.
Man, I love warmwater!! Nothing like a nice fish on a 4 weight!!!
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An unweighted brown maribou muddler minnow with a small head fished just under the surface.
The dragonfly that I put in the warm water fly swap works well for top water.
I'll second the wooly bugger. I like a black one with a glass bead. The glass bead is lighter than a regular bead head and gives it a very slow jigging motion.
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What's your best "fence" fly?
The most recent issue of Fly Tyer magazine has an article about a neat little pattern called the Fencerider Frog. It's basically a deer hair slider with hackle tail/legs that gets the interest of big sunfish and decent bass simultaneously.
This got me to wondering, what's everyone's best "fence" fly? It would have to be small enough to hook large sunfish, but still substantial enough to get the interest of some nice bass. I have two:
1. For topwater, I like a Madam X in a size 6. I'm always suprised by just how many good sized bass will come up for this morsel. It must be the rubber legs. :eyecrazy:
2. For subsurface, it's tough to beat a wooly bugger in a size 6 or 4. The action is terrific, and I've taken hand-sized bluegills and largemouths up to 4 pounds from the same pond on this fly.
There's a few others that get some of this double duty as well, but the two above are my personal favorites. What say all of you?
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Another unique choice is the Perfect Pearing, at FIVE FIFTY-FIVE (555 Congress St.), which combines pear-infused whiskey with Maine Root's sarsaparilla soda for a sweet treat (sarsaparilla tastes much like root beer, mingling notes of clove and wintergreen) that looks sharp served over ice in a highball glass. It's a grown-up version of everyone's favorite entry-level whiskey drink — the 7 & 7, a mix of Seven Crown whiskey and 7-Up soda.
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No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
Actually, I had coffee. Knowing GregO, he did too. Jared didn't... but he landed a nice rainbow off the shoal at the opening to the back cove this morning.
It was quite mild, and the water seemed warmer than the air. There were fish rising fairly regularly and the float tube would've been great.
An Osprey has taken residence on the pond, and was focused on working a clear sandy shoal cleared out by summertime swimmers on the sunny back corner. We watched it make two dives, one productive. This corner is warm, sheltered and gets the first hatches because of it. I walked over and it was obvious why it worked that spot in the morning. I'm sure he's eyeing the shoal as we speak.
Winter is coming though - we flushed a chub out of the shoreline scrub and it was so lethargic I was able to touch it with the tip of my rod before it took off.
We fished it for less than two hours, I'd say there's plenty of fishing left at White's if the weather holds up. Got to work on time too!
So Powers - how do we get this guy into Lycos?
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
Was a fun morning. A chill in the air, but not unduly so. Mostly wind-free. Plying waters with a fly is always a great way to start ones day. The trout was an unexpected bonus. Definitely bringing the tube next time! For the most part, the active feeders were well out of range from us shore-bound folks. Nice to finally meet Juro after corresponding all these years.
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
"Us shorebound folks"?
Did you not, after extensive consultation with me, purchase a Pungo? Do you not still own a great big SUV which can easily accommodate a Pungo on the roof? Have you not seen or read of rabbit-out-of-the-hat experiences that having a Pungo on the roof of your SUV makes possible?
Why the heck were you shorebound?
[Juro, I've been encouraging the guy to come to Lycos, but now I'm having second thoughts...]
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
Aforementioned Pungo never made the change off daylight savings, and the float tube decided to take a flex day....besides, having never been there I decided it might be best to reconnoiter from shore....i'll endeavor to do better next time and hopefully restore your faith in me....
(how many transgressions are permissible before my pungo is recalled to the mother ship?)
besides, this looks more like tube water anyway...shall save the pungo until you take me in the rollers off nauset.
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
On the "Commuter FlyFishing" thread I said Falcon Not Osprey, what's the difference? Same Family? Any bird experts? I can only tell a tit-mouse from a wood-cock!
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
That's a great area to fish - I've caught some very large bass in that "lagoon" as well, on a sunfish pattern - when I wasn't catching sunfish on it (carnivorous little devils).
Greg - if it was catching fish, it was likely an Osprey (aka "fish hawk"). Falcon's usually feed on mice, birds and reptiles and hunt over land.
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
Yes, But can't two birds have very different diets & still come from the same family of birds? I guess, alls I'm sayin is, Ospreys look a lot like Falcons, no?
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I can't tell a mole from a wart either, but the Falcon is a smaller raptor with red eyes, makes it's way by eating other birds if I am not mistaken. Coloration white undersides with brown back, mottled transition between the two colors and large red eyes.
The humble Osprey makes it's way thru life by contorting it's body into a feet first dive and a see-food diet... sees food, etc. Much larger than a falcon, pale white underside with gray black back, more wing than body in overall proportions.
They all have similar characteristics but the eagle has the most impressive shape and is not just a bird, it's an inspiration - whether seen in the Thompson River Valley, the Olympic Peninsula, Alaska - or wherever. I have enjoyed seeing every eagle I've set my eyes on over the years.
Number one pickup line at a bird-watcher's convention...
Gotta email me for this one I'm afraid
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
Greg -- That was an Osprey we saw nesting just down the river a bit at the cottage this year. They are buzzard-like in size, whereas a falcon (remember the Perrigrine that was roosting in downtown Boston a while back?) is more chicken sized.
Juro's right, the dead give away is the two tone underside. Belly white, outer wings black. Falcons are more mottled in color on top and have a solid white underside. My former boss could spot birds based on their wing silouhette (sp?), but I'm not even close to good enough for that.
Guys, this sounds like primo fishy ground. Jared, how nice is nice?
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
I thought by this time all ospreys had headed south for the winter. I do know a few birds, my heart got broken Tuesday. I had a House finch that would eat out of my hand, I was looking out the window watching the finch on the bird feeder, when in swooped a falcon and good bye finch, it didn't have a chance.
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
I haven't seen any Osprey on there nest on the Back River in the last few weeks.
But this past summer, when working in Boston on a concrete plant a falcon flew into the plant and roosted on the window sill for about an hour. I wish I had my camera with me.
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
Osprey [Pandion Haliaetus]
Identification: The Osprey is a fairly large hawk, 21-24 inches in length, with long, pointed wings spanning 54 to 72 inches. The head, throat and undersides are white; the back, nape, tail and back of the head are dark brown. A black eye stripe is located behind the eye. Look for the conspicuous crook in the wing and the black "wrist" mark in flight to differentiate this bird from the Bald Eagle.
Range & Habitat: The Osprey is found throughout the world except for the polar regions. In Florida, it is commonly sighted along the coast and near large lakes and rivers.
Reproduction: Osprey occasionally nest in large colonies. A bulky nest of sticks and trash is placed on the ground, on ledges, in trees or on telephone poles and other manmade structures. More building material is added to the nest each year it is in use. The nest resembles a Bald Eagle's nest, but is not usually as large. Incubation of the clutch, usually 3 white, buff or pink eggs, by both parents takes about 35 days. Young fly between 8 and 10 weeks of age.
Diet: The Osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish, but has been reported to include birds, turtles, snakes and small mammals.
Remarks: Osprey capture prey by striking the water after hovering 50-150 feet above the surface. This hawk has a reversible outer toe which can be rotated so that it extends to the rear of the foot. This facilitates fishing, as it permits the bird to use 2 strong hooked claws on either side of its prey. Unfortunately, Osprey have been persecuted by many fishermen who feared competition with these majestic birds. Hostile commercial fishermen have nailed fish to wooden boards and floated them in common Osprey areas, hoping to wipe out the bird's population. Such harassment is unwarranted because the Osprey eats mainly mullet and non-game fish of no commercial value. Eagles have also been known to harass Ospreys in flight, causing them to discard a recently captured fish. The eagle then pirates the fish and flies off.
Peregrine Falcon [Falco peregrinus]
Identification: The Peregrine Falcon is a crow-sized raptor, 15-21 inches long with a wingspread of about 40 inches. Sexes are similar, although the female is larger than the male. Adult birds are slate gray to blue gray on the back, with a dark cap over the head and a dark side burn extending through the eye. Young birds are dark brown above and heavily streaked below, with a facial pattern similar to adults. Peregrine Falcons have long, pointed wings, and in flight, give the impression of effortless power and speed.
Range & Habitat: This species is cosmopolitan, breeding on every continent except Antarctica. Florida has been an important wintering area for Peregrines. Florida's coastal areas provide optimum wintering habitat in regions where ducks, coots, gulls and herons are found in sloughs and scattered open ponds.
Reproduction: Peregrines usually prefer a cliff site for nesting, where a small depression is made for a nest. It will also nest in broken tops of tall trees and on window ledges of tall buildings. The female typically lays 2-4 cream or buff eggs in April, and does most of the incubation, typically a period of 33-35 days.
Diet: Peregrines are essentially bird hawks and will take most other smaller birds including waterfowl and songbirds. The hunting technique relies on spectacular "stoops," in which the birds fold their wings and go into a dive that ends with a midair strike. Depending on the size of the prey, they either grab hold with their talons, or knock the kill out of the air and descend to pluck and eat.
Remarks: The Peregrine Falcon was nearly exterminated from the use of DDT, a pesticide that causes eggshell thinning in many birds of prey. The species was listed as endangered in 1970 by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. It was subsequently given protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, which was the first law in the U.S. to recognize the importance of preserving wildlife and habitats.
Individual Peregrines have been known to live 15 years and have experienced a comeback throughout U.S. cities, where they build nests on numerous building ledges. In Latin, Peregrinus means "wandering." Appropriately, this bird travels great distances during migration and can be found in almost all parts of the world.
Peregrine Falcons have been used for the sport of falconry at least since the Middle Ages. In those days the type of falcon an Englishman carried on his wrist marked his rank-the Peregrine was carried by an earl. Falconry, also known as hawking, is the art of training falcons to capture wild game or fowl for the hunter.
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
Excellent article Sully about Falcons & OspreysI use to fish for trout in a private pond where the owners were concerned about the number of Ospreys raiding the pond. I have video tape I have taken of Ospreys diving and catching trout around 16 inches long. I have even seen Ospreys have trouble getting off the water with trout so large that they couldn't get off the water. The pond is now a RI hatchery for trout
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
I got basically the exact same information from my "Audubon Field Guide to New Engalnd", but this hunt&pecker was too lazy to type it in! Some notes. Diving on fish was an absolute give-away that it was an Osprey. This bird did not have a 5'6" windspan, so it was most likely Juvie, which means that its markings were not as distinct as an adult (Al's point). It was really cool watching this bird operate. As the sun roze over the eastern treeline, the shallow water on the west side of the pond was illuminated with sunlight. This sunlight, I believe, allowed the Osprey to see down into the water & dive on fish. IronMike says there are a lot of sunfish in there. We didn't see the bird take anything Large, so I assume he had a sunfish breakfast.
Peregrine Falcons are rare around here, but we do have one on base (Hanscom); it sometimes perches on top of the tall lights around our parking area & I've gotten a pretty close look.
It's cool to observe nature & this time of year we can even take a moment or two & discuss it some. Thanks.
RE:No coffee, but a rainbow at Whites
Al --
Just read your post more carefully...was a female, around 15"...pretty
sluggish til the first time she saw the net...but it was great to feel
that magic throb of life at the end of the line...may have to carry me
through for a while.
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Alternate name: Mojave Ground Squirrel
Family: Sciuridae, Squirrels view all from this family
Description A small spotless squirrel with brownish cheeks and a white undertail. Tail has short hairs and is creamy white underneath. Larger than the Round-tailed Ground Squirrel with a shorter tail that has a white (not buff or cinnamon) undersurface, and brown cheeks. Has a thinner tail than other ground squirrels, and no spots or flecking. Often holds tail over back to display the creamy white underside.
Dimensions 210-230mm, 57-72mm, 70-300g
Habitat Deserts, Scrub, shrub & brushlands
Range California
Discussion Hibernates in winter. Uses level sandy areas with sparse shrub growth in the Mohave Desert.