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|If you plan to attend this event and I hope you do, the place is filling up. capacity for the room is 90 people. So far we have 70 RSVP's, so if you plan to attend, get your RSVP!
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The Wild Steelhead Coalition 3rd Annual Benefit/Auction
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November 19, 2005 at 6:00 pm
Its almost here! Before you know it, another fall will be behind us and the hopes of strong winter runs will be on the horizon. The Wild Steelhead Coalition has invited its friends to join us for our best event to date. This years event will have many great items up for auction as well as in our raffle. Come and shoot for that guide trip to remember or fun item that you just cant live without. This years speaker will be Steve Raymond, who is best known for his great books like Steelhead Country and his close relationship with wild steelhead and the entire northwest environment. Members will also have the opportunity to watch a slide show created by Jeff Bright, author and photographer of Found in a River. To end the evening, we will introduce this years WSC Conservation Award Winner. Dinner will be served and a cash bar will be available for all beverages. Please come and support our biggest fundraiser of the year and have a great time helping save our great Wild Steelhead. The cost is $35.00 per person and the room capacity is 90 people, so get signed up ASAP. Below is a form to mail in or contact information to email and reserve spots with a credit card. Spread the word and we hope to see you all there for a night to remember.
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Though he died more than 2,000 years ago, the final resting place of Herod the Great, King of Judaea, should have been relatively easy to find. Most experts had narrowed the location of his tomb to Herodium, a grand complex designed by the king on a man-made hill south of Jerusalem. A biography written about Herod less than a hundred years after his death even gave fairly specific details about where in Herodium the king was interred.
And yet decades of search came to naught—until recently.
Herod was born in 73 B.C. to an influential family in the Mediterranean city of Ashqelon in Judaea. Edified by his father, Antipater, who had gained power by conciliating the Romans, Herod rose quickly to political prominence. When rivals murdered his father and the Parthians invaded Judaea in 40 B.C., Herod fled to Rome, where the Senate, impressed by his allegiance, named him King of Judaea.
Herod returned with a Roman army and captured Jerusalem in 37 B.C. Rome repeatedly expanded Herod's territory and wealth, which he used to undertake ambitious building projects, including the Herodium and his famed Temple on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. But though his closeness with Rome led to stability and prosperity in the kingdom, many of his subjects regarded his relationship with Judaea's overlords as a betrayal.
Herod's 33-year rule was marked by his political, military, and architectural genius on one hand and by increasing paranoia and extraordinary cruelty on the other. His old age was marred by uprisings in the kingdom, intrigue within his family (Herod had ten wives and more than a dozen children), and poor physical and mental health.
It was near the end of his life that Herod allegedly ordered his most infamous act: the killing of all male infants in Bethlehem. His goal was the death of the baby Jesus, whom prophets said would become King of the Jews.
Herod died in 4 B.C. in Jericho, succumbing to a gruesome, mysterious illness. An enormous funeral procession carried his body on a golden bier to the edge of the Judaean desert, where an elaborate resting place in his beloved Herodium awaited him.
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Herodium is built on a volcano-shaped hill about 8 miles (13 kilometers) south of modern-day Jerusalem. The massive white-stone complex was Herod's desert retreat, housing a fortified palace, administrative buildings, gardens, and ritual baths.
When Hebrew University Professor Ehud Netzer and his colleagues began excavating at the site in 1972, their aim was not to locate Herod's tomb. But over time, Netzer's focus changed and finding the king's burial site became his main focus.
Early accounts of Herod's funeral led scholars to believe the tomb would be found at the base of Herodium, but decades of searching the lower complex turned up nothing. In 2006, Netzer suggested the team examine a seemingly out-of-place section of wall halfway up the hill.
About a year later, on April 27, 2007, diggers hit upon a slab of high-quality, highly ornamented pink limestone. Further excavation revealed a remarkably ornate sarcophagus, one fit only for a king.
"It's a sarcophagus we don't just see anywhere," Netzer said. "It is something very special."
Herod's elusive tomb had been found.
The remains of a huge staircase leading up to the burial site have been uncovered, as well as an enormous area once thought to be a hippodrome but now known to be a staging area for Herod's funeral procession. Netzer's team thinks a monument up to 80 feet (24 meters) tall may have marked the king's tomb.
Most of the burial site is in ruins, probably deliberately damaged by Jewish rebels, who loathed the Roman-appointed Herod and holed up in Herodium during a revolt against the Roman Empire in the late 60s A.D. The team found no bones in the tomb, and it's highly unlikely Herod's remains will ever be found.
Today, Herodium is protected by the Israel Nature and National Parks Protection Authority, and Netzer's work at the site continues.
"We need to find more artifacts in order to fill in the pieces of the puzzle," he said.
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Dinner was different. Aside from waiting 80 minutes to get a table, the evening was perfect. We sat outside watching the flocks of pelicans drift inthe wind, and laughed at the seagulls trying to steal food from other guests.
Several whales and dolphins frolicked a short distance from us. So waiting for our table was wasn't so bad.
Now, you would think that after waiting so long for dinner one would be tired of waiting and wondering what fools would wait this long to get into a restaurant
As I was eating, I thought that the green pepper tasted a bit different. Found out it was not green pepper but a cactus. Something else I have not had before. The main special was lobster, bot no local, so didn't try it.
On a different tangent, our shower head is strange. The main part is like a rain shower head with a huge disk. That is okay, it is the two boob lke bumps that spray water at exploding fireworks shooting at you. It was quite the shock the first time one jumped into the shower.


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Track Foreprints are 2" (50 mm) long, showing 4 long toes; hindprints similar but longer when heel leaves impression in soil, and showing 5 toes. Trail is usually found in disturbed earth around burrow.
Sign Large burrow openings, 812" (200300 mm) across, with mounds of dirt just outside main entrance; often additional escape openings flush with ground, with no mounds. When hay is high, woodchucks tramp down trails, which radiate from burrows.
Scat: Droppings variable, usually more than 1" (25 mm) long.


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QUADRATA MARTIS, Hellas Planitia, Mars.
Click on the snapshot icon and then all the thumbnail images with comments for a guided tour of this very special location with many mysteries
NEW watch and enjoy my new youtube video spotlighting Quadrata Martis, click below
There can be observed a very interesting area(see snapshots) that resides directly South of the plots that has more abstract structure and an increased density towards a centre that could possibly be the remains of a colony that may of been the living quarters for a social group of intelligent creatures that somehow and for some reason cultivated this land to survive.There are a number of rock outcrops and islands that also have very unusual features with wider arrays of grooves that join up with many vertical pathways through the terraced areas.
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Mars (Latin: Mārs, Martis) was the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome and its interesting to think that we may have evidence here of agricultural activity and I wonder what the Romans would of thought of this amazing image if they had still been around to witness its charming mystery.
Some theoretical evaluation of observations
and speculative suggestions(see snapshots for referencing).
In no particular order;
(1).....An advanced Martian life form that could of died out through environmental change and there is some evidence in the contouring of the squared area to suggest that this area was aquatic and may of been a shallow seasonal sea or flood plain that has escaped the erosion processes that have grossly altered the rest of this area.
(2).....A stranded alien ship that landed millions of years ago brought intelligent members of a far off race that maintained some
cultivation of a once wetter and warmer climate.
(3).....A complex new type of glaciation that can create cubic designs via thawing erosion though this has never happened on Earth apart from striation effects(glacial lines).
(4).....A Complex new type of fluvial marking
though again this is not known on Earth at this density or configuration.
(5).....An Alien race that used Mars as either a base or too Acquire Minerals or even the Gases from the atmosphere itself on the basis that the Planet was sterile.
(6).....Our own species could of visited Mars in the distant past by using time travel and left a few clues for us and although this seems impossible too us now I fully believe that all four dimensions can be travelled using technology and Sciences that we are far from conceiving.
I can remember investigating Einstein's theory of relativity when I was only twelve and discovering that if you travel faster than the speed of light then the equation states that you will go back in time and try testing the equation for yourselves, check the results and then ask yourselves why it is that on every recent historical event, lights and orbs have been seen in the skies including when Christopher Columbus and his crew approached the New world and also the Apollo moon landings to name but a few.
This area has many very angular and cubic irrigation type markings that defy conventional known natural creation.There is a number of island like rock plateaus that are a number of metres higher than the area to the north and west.Glaciation and/or flooding has occurred and a lot of debris has been strewn across this area.There are strange markings to the bottom of this area that seem as if an underground colony may of existed and to this there are a number of raised markings that lead up to the irrigated plots that could once of been used in cultivation of food sources.
All in all it does not require much imagination or science to assume that there is a huge collection of smoking guns that point to intelligent habitation and environmental development at some point in Mars ancient past at Quadrata Martis.
I have discovered a relationship between the axial tilt of Mars and the orientation of the Squares and rectangles that are intelligently designed around this specific area of Hellas Planitia.The current axial tilt is 25 degrees which is similar but coincidental to Earth's 23.5 degrees and whatever etched these irrigation channels, territorial markings, pathways or what ever function they may of been , did so in relation to the setting and rising sun at a specific time in the Martian Year in my opinion based on the evidence but of course this is mostly speculation on my observant part without researched proof.This image is also doubled in width and height to allow better zoom of detail.
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When you consider that there must be over a million species of life that has evolved on Earth in its history from one set of DNA then we can not only assume that the universe must contain other life but that life must be the most abundant form of complex molecular creations and we have not matched the nano technology of life yet and can only marvel its superb design...
May I remind people that if Columbus had listened to all the critics in the world that said you could not go round the planet in a ship to find a route to the east as you would fall of the edge of the world into a lake of fire, then we would not even of gone to the moon or took these beautiful pictures of Mars as history would of been altered dramatically and on that subject does everyone know the story of Columbus and his crew seeing lights rising out of the water and racing into the heavens, they faced possible execution by the church when they got back home but told the story and faced the music in court because and this is my point in this tale, they were willing to take on the challenges of discovery and let everyone know what they had found as they had the true pioneering spirit, and on that note I think we should all wish we had a little bit of what he and his crew had in our veins...
I think that the major problem with all Mars exploration, post mariner 9 is that the public have been so let down by over expectation of competitively low tech space probes and the results so poor that the end result is that most modern mission objectives are based on low expectations of repetitive conformation of Mars being geologically and chemically dead in comparison to Earth.And on those grounds is it any wonder I dust off one of NASAs MRO images to find this stunning data as clearly most space scientists are so busy telling everyone the safest option of "we told you so" that they have forgotten the first three laws of discovery, observe, observe and keep observing to you find something...
It seems that here on Earth we are probably very late developers in the race of life in the universe and we like to fool ourselves into thinking that life and we for that matter are unique but the stark reality from this observation is that life being only seeded from a combination of chemical reactions can spurn not only on planets but possibly proto-planets and even asteroids and meteorites if the given conditions are favourable for what ever self replicating chemical combination manifests.I personally suspect that intelligent life is very common in the Universe and we have probably been visited by many forms that have IQs in the region of 1500 or by there drones that research and map out the galaxy having full mastery of movement through space time.
If Mankind wishes to be successful at astro-biology then we need to not only start thinking outside of the box, but beyond the comprehension of our own biosphere that we call Earth.
I am not completely convinced that only water and carbon based life can pervade in the limitless universe as different temperatures and gas or liquid pressures would rule out water as a viable chemical transmission system option and until we explore other natural and processed molecules that can operate better at other environmental ranges, it is best that we don't limit our knowledge with our own localised trinity.
I do believe that there are some new satellite survey systems that are being used on Earth to locate underground ruins and I would think that for areas like this it would be very interesting to see what such a system could find on Mars!
I have considered glaciation processes as a possible explanation but there are no known cubic effects on Earth apart from some that have also diagonal splitting of the Ice.I have researched ancient agricultural markings also from Earth and most have many three sided areas as diagonals again come into play.There are very few diagonal markings in this area and some complex order is apparent that must be logically created and cant simply be classed as geological because that would be incoherent with all known natural sciences to then dismiss this important mystery that needs solving comprehensively and not lightly as this would simply then not be a scientifically accurate explanation.
Thank you sea1jxw, I realised that after I got the first online feature of this amazing site that although we can relate to the cubic nature of the markings, the angle was a hindrance to the public's interpretation so I decided after reading up about the axial tilt of Mars, that perhaps I should correct the orientation as there is no magnetic north on Mars and only the solar orientation would mean anything to any creature on Mars.I believe these markings to be quite ancient but there is evidence that something may be living under the surface now that may burrow but of course we cannot see under the surface and can only notice recurring surface clues which are very difficult to make out but this image is amazing and I nearly skipped past it at the time as I was searching for other anomalies.
Dear Gary..I am a fellow observer and also use Gimp but rotating the squares as you have done are ingenious...
How remarkable as it appears that I have possibly found a new process that gets rid of pixel banding effects in gigapan images when scaling up images and this also adds more detailed views at the greatest zoom level.This has occurred by accident as I had to rotate this whole image by 20.5 degrees to align the featured matrix of Martian plots to the viewers screen display.The software process in Gimp that handles rotation of images is the likely improver and I am extremely satisfied with the whole result.
It is a great shame that although I live in the age of the Internet, electronic mail and social networking that when it comes down to asking for scientific help or wider publication of what could be very important finds, I may as well be marooned on Mars itself....


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Princeton University College Democrats and College Republicans will sponsor a panel discussion on terrorism at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, in 302 Frist.
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I finally got Galactic Heroes Slave Leia and Bar2D2 today at Toys R Us.
My Leia has a competent paint job, but it seems rather light in tone. If I found another set with sharper contrasts (darker colors) I'd buy it and return this one.
Earlier today I got Darth Vader's TIE and Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter from Galactic Heroes and Target - along with the Dooku Hologram figure - the only one I wanted from Legacy Wave 3.
figrin - u did tip me on RS, thanks. I just happened to be by there/have lunch in that area, so I decided to check it out. I was being really sarcastic -:p Don't worry I think the top pro collectors have sith powers that they are keeping under wraps. :twisted:
hts has had a perfect record with me till now, I'd still take them over sws highway robbery
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The Street is still mulling AT&T (T) management's remarks at a UBS Annual Global Media and Communications Conference last Wednesday, when the company said smartphone sales this quarter are at a "record pace."
J.P. Morgan's Philip Cusick, who rates AT&T shares Overweight, with a $36 price target, today raised his net subscriber additions forecast based on a belief the quarter is seeing higher-than-expected activations of Apple's (AAPL) iPhone:
We believe smartphone sales could be 9.4m, up from our 8.5m original estimate. We now look for 8.0m iPhone activations in the quarter and 7.0m iPhone sales, up from original estimate of 7.0m activations and 6.2m sales [...] We increase our postpaid net add estimate 700k from 500k previously. Our postpaid churn estimate stays the same at 1.12%, up from 1.08% in 3Q12. We now model 3.05m postpaid gross adds in 4Q12, up from 2.85m previously.
Higher smartphone activations lead Cusick to cut his estimate for AT&T's wireless profit margin from 34% to 32%, and cut his EPS for the quarter to 46 cents from 50 cents.
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I have been in St. Johns all weekend missing the riding. I expect to get in around on Wednesday after a days catch-up. Meanwhile, I thought I would post a few pics and some testimonial from this past weekend.
"Hey Paul,
Just wanted to let you know we had an absolute blast this past weekend. The conditions on Saturday was the best day riding we had all year. Here's a few pics that sum it up!
As hard as it is to do, the sleds are now being stored…… see you in the raft in August!


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Thanks to the vigorous campaign conducted by banks, jewellery shops and financial institutions, Akshay Tritiya has gained prominence. Although modern retailers are exploiting the materialistic urge in people, there is today a very high awareness regarding Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej. So, how to observe Akshay Tritiya and what are the special pujas?
The main puja and prayers on the day is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. Therefore you can do a simple Vishnu pooja in the morning with Tulsi leaves and flowers. Some people also perform an elaborate Lakshmi puja or Lakshmi kubera homa.
Annadhanam – offering food to the poor is considered to be the greatest thing one can do on this day. Hindus believe there is no Dhanam greater than Annadhanam.
There is a popular belief that whatever one invests in on the day will continue to grow and bring prosperity. Therefore people invest in gold on the day.
People also make donations and give alms on the day. Umbrellas, sandals etc are also donated in some regions.
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I took a glider ride at Moriarty, NM on Sunday. It was pretty incredible. Also, I suck as a pilot so much, it's incredible too. I don't think I had the string centered for more than 3 seconds at a time, if at all.
We took a tow to about 1800 AGL or 8k and from there climbed above 15k, where we caught the mountain wave. My pilot, Dave, said that on a good day people fly from Moriarty to Colorado and back, by hopping from a cloud to cloud.
One unexpected thing is just how loud the wind noise is. Even when doing 40 knots I have to raise my voice above it to be heard.
UPDATE: A Google search unearths an interview with my pilot, Mr. David Sharp.
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Burbank TRU - nada. Culver City TRU - Pre Vizsla, forgot to stash. La Cienega TRU - nada. Culver City Target - nada. Culver City Ross - nada. La Cienega Target - nada. La Brea Target - nada, but they lowered their insanely high prices on Saga Legends with a "price cut", while raising the price on Clone Wars figures. Classy.
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At first glance, you might not see much of a connection between the building of electric cars and at-risk, high school-aged kids, but MINDDRIVE, a Kansas City, Missouri-based non-profit, is making one. Producer Cara Myers profiles this local non-profit, where at-risk teens are not only building innovative electric vehicles, but they are also being inspired to learn and expand their vision of the future. When we're so often told about the problems of young people, here's a positive story for a change.
Thoroughly enjoyed this documentary, and that's coming from a Republican!
Some say we need to forget this era, but it's our history and shouldn't to be ignored. The '20's also gave KC the best BBQ in the world and many outstanding jazz legends. You can't celebrate those accomplishments without acknowledging the other. They are entwined.
My dad was a young, heavy construction contractor in the mid '30's and shared several stories of those rough times. This film has put those tales into perspective. I had the interesting pleasure of meeting Tom, Jr. when I was a young woman. He was intriguing to say the least and seemed as rough around the edges as his dad.
I'd like to extend a thank you to Terence O'Malley and the Pendergast family for sharing this important piece of Kansas City history.


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it's GOOSER's BDAY 3/3
Please step up and wish this poor (OLD) soul
Happy Bday!
the Mrs.
I think he looks pretty good for 53!!!
it's GOOSER's BDAY 3/3
Please step up and wish this poor (OLD) soul
Happy Bday!
the Mrs.
I think he looks pretty good for 53!!!
"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."
Happy Birthday you consummate DorkOriginally Posted by Moosegoosee
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It's too bad he's only 38, eh?Originally Posted by Moosegoosee
Happy birthday - have a great one. I hope your birthday wish is for no more snow, and I hoe like hell you get your wish!!
You're prejudiced, he couldn't have looked "good" at 23, 33, or 43Originally Posted by Moosegoosee
Happy B-day Gooseman!!!
God Bless,
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Happy B-day! Just please, as a birthday present to RTF - please no more near nekkid pictures in the snow!
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Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday dear Jason,
Happy Birthday to you!
On March 3rd, 1969, a son was born to Bill and Jean Spitzer in Rapid City, SD. His name shall be Jason William. He will be 6'3" tall and weigh 200lbs. He will father 3 georgeous children, and along with his wife Lacy, will live happily in Roseville California. He...whut??? who's on the phone?? Mrs MooseGooser who? SHE WHAAAT???
OK...I understand... it's also yer BD eh, Mike? Have a nice day.
Don't forget now Jason, we're headed your way in April to visit our grandchildren over Easter. Stay healthy.
When the one you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.
Here's my stud muffin!!
See He Looked GOOOOOOOOOD!!!! at 23!
Yummy!!! Yummy!!
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Congressman Dave Loebsack is having a representative from his office in Washington tomorrow. Loebsack's District Representative Jared Hershberger is hosting office hours tomorrow at the Washington Chamber of Commerce from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Washington Chamber Executive Director Tim Coffey says Mr. Hershberger comes every 4 to 6 weeks to take comments from the public.
Everyone is invited to attend during these office hours and if you can not attend, but have a concern to share with Congressman Loebsack, you can contact Congressman Loebsack's office at 1-866-914-4692.
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There is really no such thing as "full coverage." No insurance company should advertise full coverage, because it's impossible to buy a car insurance policy where you are fully covered against every exposure or peril.
Sometimes people say they've added full coverage to their car, or that their lienholder requires full coverage, when really they're just talking about having physical damage coverages of collision and comprehensive on their policy.
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– Radioactive release into sea estimated triple (NHK, Sep. 08, 2011):
A group of Japanese researchers say that a total of 15,000 terabecquerels of radioactive substances is estimated to have been released from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea.
Researchers at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Kyoto University and other institutes made the calculation of radioactivity released from late March through April.
The combined amount of iodine-131 and cesium-137 is more than triple the figure of 4,720 terabecquerels earlier estimated by Tokyo Electric Power Company, the plant operator. The utility only calculated the radioactivity from substances released from the plant into the sea in April and May.
The researchers say the estimated amount of radioactivity includes a large amount that was first released into the air but entered the sea after coming down in the rain.
They say they need to determine the total amount of radioactivity released from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant in order to accurately assess the impact of the disaster on the sea.
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- Dec 18, 2008
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Tavazo-e-Bustan Nut Store is located in Bustan shopping center near Punak Square. I was walking in Bustan shopping center that I found this beautiful store. At first I thought maybe it is not a good place for a panorama because of the little space and distance from the camera, but fortunately I decided to give it a try. I love the result.
You can find many different kinds of nuts in the photo, also many chocolates, even drinks such as Rani :)
Related Gigapan: Pounak Sq. ( gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=14066 )
Somehow the same: Everything-can-be-found Store! ( gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=9577 )
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I love this!
Yes, David. Thank you so much.
Payam, Looks like this image made the big-time: www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/yarondy/gi gapan_magazine/index.html Congratulations :)
Om nom nom.
This panorama is 10,000 (or more) shades of awesome. Preserving detail on full zoom was really a treat since the jam-packed shelves offer such a bounty to explore. Great location, beautiful shot. Thank you!
Kilgore, Thank you for your kind comment, nice questions and snapshots. I am very happy to see you here. About the walnuts, I believe they are of different qualities, their prices are different and their color, so I believe their quality are different too. Thanks, Payam
Another winner Payam! I love nuts - I consider them to be a basic foodstuff. I would spend hours browsing if I visited this store, and probably buy at least half of its stock. This is a good gigapan because it makes me want to know about everything. For example, why are there two different kinds of walnuts? Walnuts are walnuts aren't they (or so says my British culture mind-set)?
David, Thank you so much. I'm not sure if they have Texas pecans, I guess not. Exposure varies, because it was manual; my camera does not support fixed exposure. In all shots the exposure is around 1/60 sec. Thanks again, Payam
Payam, This is a great panorama and I am most impressed. I am looking for Iranian pistachios, which I see thanks to your snapshot and do they have Texas pecans? :) Also, if possible, please tell us the exposure details. You and Kilgore certainly know how to put a candy store and a nut store on the map! David


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We <3 Beach Volleyball
September 1st, 2014
Get ready for 40 images full of the perky toned volleyball babe behinds. All the jumping up and down must be great for toning the glutes and the tight pants are a really nice touch. BRB off to find my local women's volleyball team
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I have a technical interview tonight with a consulting company. I'm not too concerned; I posted my resume on Monster on a lark, and was surprised they contacted me at all. I am asking $90k, which is preposterous, but they seem ready to give it, should I prove as able as I claimed.
Does anyone else consider this astounding? I mean, *I* shouldn't be able to command such an outragous amount. It's nice knowing someone considers me worth that much, but... noone needs that much money.
Of course, I'm not leaving my current position for anything less. So I guess it's a moot point. Greed has nothing to do with it. I love Sitka-- I love hunting, and fishing, and hiking.
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Linda Hogan's cleavage at the beachWednesday, May 5th, 2010
Here is enough evidence that even if you're built like a monster tank and use steroids to make your wang an even better destroyer in the sack, it's still not enough reason for your wife to not dump your ass. I'm talking about Hulk and Linda Hogan. They were a picture of the modern-day American family which portrayed by their reality show Hogan Knows Best. All that close family ties crap went down the drain when Linda Hogan's gigantic tits finally quit the Hulk.
Since then, Linda Hogan has upped her whoring game by picking up a younger piece. Why not? She still looks serviceable to me, what with her toned thighs and sweet rack, I could give a flying fuck about the age difference. I wonder if Linda Hogan's pussy is still pretty tight…hmmm…I guess these sexy revealing pics of her over HERE will give you the answer.


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|No one can dress a bump better than Heidi Klum! The mother of four went sexy, baring her killer legs (emphasized with mega heels) or smooth shoulders. When in doubt, she accessorized with oversize jewelry like shoulder-dusting earrings and statement necklaces.
Baby Update! Daughter Lou Sulola was born on October 9, 2009. (Ian Gavan/Getty; Dave Hogan/Getty)
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|Trendy Brit Lily Allen has always been a fan of retro style--she owns London vintage shop, Lucy in Disguise--so it's no surprise that she's been digging into her archives for one-of-a-kind maternity wear. Lately, the young singer has been reaching for empire-waist maxidresses in bold floral patterns.
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This morning was the first time I have ever been turkey hunting. I have been scouting public land since early this fall and at the last minute, I got invited to hunt on 120 acres that my bosses family owns with the condition that I take my boss who has also never been turkey hunting.
Long story short, I think we got set up too late and the birds were already off the roost and past our ambush point so we started walking the field edges and calling ever so often. Near the end of the property I heard a very vague gobble. I called again and the gobble got louder. I hurried up and got my decoy set in a clearing and by the time I set back down I could the turkey was gobbling very close.
It seemed like forever before I finally saw his full strut fan peak over the little rise we were setting behind. That was at 35 yards and was as close as he would get. I was waiting to shoot because even though I could see him strut and see him gobble, I couldn't see the whole turkey and didn't know how big the beard was.
About then, 2 other turkeys popped over the ridge and straight for the decoy. I realized then that my big ole goobler was a big ole jake Anyway, he started to walk away and I busted him. It may only be a jake but I am thrilled with my first bird!


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It wasn't the Canucks best game of the year; it was the best Hockey Game of the year!
Unfortunately if you live in Canada east of the Alberta Border you didn't get to see the best period of the 2008/09 season as you were still watching the Pens and Flyers battle it out in OT. I'm sure that was exciting, but I guarantee it didn't match what the Blues and Canucks were doing at GM Place here in Vancity.
There were only 12 shots total in that epic first period, but it was the most action-packed, thrilling end-to-end 20 minutes of scoreless hockey you could ever hope for, especially in comparison to the referee-induced coma that was Game #1 of this first-round series.
Including official timeouts, the opening frame in the Canucks' 3-0 win took a total of 28 minutes to play … and play they did! Over 8 minutes of the first 9:20 was without a whistle and the period itself had a grand total of 8 faceoffs.
Oh, and then there was all that hitting, 22 of 'em in the first 9 minutes and 30 in all. It was two teams going head-to-head putting everything on the line and it was obvious that the first-game jitters were long gone for both teams. There were "only" 25 hits the rest of the way, but the game didn't lose any of its luster over the final fourty.
There were a combined 38 players who saw the ice in this game and every single one of them, with the exception of Ryan Kesler, David Backes and Barret Jackman who were all as good as they could be in the first game two nights earlier and had no where to go but down, were far better than they were in Game #1.
Rest assured, the fact my team won the game has nothing to do with me calling this the best game of the year … the Blues easily could have won this one and I still would be making the same proclamation. As a hockey fan you couldn't ask for anything more and this one was the absolute definition of why Playoff hockey is so different, or at least can be so different, than regular season play.
Both teams gave it everything they had for the full sixty minutes and the individual performances for most were at least a step up from what their respective fans are used to seeing.
Of all the individuals, none were better than Roberto Luongo who made at least 10 spectacular saves in the 30 shots he faced to register his first official shutout in the post-season, his third in the 5 games played over the last 9 days. In those 300 minutes of hockey to end the season and start, what is hoped to be a long spring on the Left Coast, he has let in a whopping 2 goals … not too shabby!
Like Game #1, he started early, and it was obvious he was once again on a mission. 15 seconds in Keith Tkachuk pasted Kevin Bieksa into the boards, stole the puck and fed Dan Hinote in front whose one-timer met the right pad of the Canucks' Captain.
Less than 5 minutes later he lunged and got a piece of an Andy McDonald deflection with his blocker to send the puck off the cross-bar. In the second he made back-to-back saves off of McDonald and Backes with his left pad that were both off-the-charts.
In the third, while moving to his left, he stretched out his right leg to once again thwart McDonald and then later got just enough of his glove on yet another McDonald shot to nudge it up high enough to hit iron again.
I could go on and on … the guy is just absolutely amazing when he's on his game and the saves he is making, especially on deflections of which there were numerous last night, are just phenomenal.
Nobody has the ability to "get in their heads" like Lui does. The only other goaltender that I ever remember who could single-handedly change the way players play so much was Dominik Hasek, who in his prime, could make players look like they had actually given up on doing what they do best and would force them to try foolish things.
The Blues haven't gone that far yet, but you gotta feel sorry for them as they worked so hard in this game and had so many guys playing well, yet no matter what they did, they couldn't beat Bobby Lou. McDonald could have about 6 goals in this series already and instead his team has 5 less than that.
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Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver and poor liver function. It is the last stage of chronic liver disease.
Liver cirrhosis; Cryptogenic chronic liver disease
Cirrhosis is the end result of chronic liver damage caused by chronic liver disease. Common causes of chronic liver disease in the United States are:
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Garcia-Tsao G. Cirrhosis and its sequelae. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 156.
Mehta G, Rothstein KD. Health maintenance issues in cirrhosis. Med Clin North Am. 2009;93:901-915.
O'Shea RS, Dasarathy S, McCullough AJ et al. AASLD Practice Guidelines: Alcoholic liver disease. HEPATOLOGY. 2010;51(1).
Carithers RL, Mcclain CJ. Alcoholic liver diseases. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds.Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 84.
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The library and archive collections are a significant resource for anyone interested in researching art and its associated disciplines. These collections are held in the Art Library, the ESB Centre for the Study of Irish Art, the Yeats Archive and the NGI Institutional Archive. Rich and varied, these resources relate to the national and international development of the visual arts from the middle ages onwards and support the study of the development the Western European artistic tradition. The Centre for the Study of Irish Art houses an important collection relating to art in Ireland. In addition, the archives and special collections hold many unique items which are unavailable elsewhere. These collections play a valuable role in supporting the work of the Gallery's curatorial, exhibitions, conservation, registration, education and research staff. They are regularly consulted by artists, students, scholars and academics, art dealers and collectors and members of the public.
The collections are available for consultation in the reading rooms of the Art Library and Centre for the Study of Irish Art. Tours and introductions may be arranged by request.
Below you will find a sample of some of the publications in the National Gallery's library and archive collections.
A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge carvinge and buildinge, [by] Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo ; translated by Richard Haydocke
Oxford : 1598
710LOM, NGI Art Library
One of the oldest publications held by the library, this is the first English translation of Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo's treatise on art,Trattato dell'arte de la pittura (Milan, 1584). Lomazzo (1538-1600) was a mannerist artist, better known for his writings on art theory, which he turned to later in life as a result of failing eye sight. The Trattato, also held in the collection, is one of the earliest painting manuals ever published providing advice to artists on many aspects of painting and was widely consulted throughout the centuries. Richard Haydocke embarked on translating theTrattato while still a student in Oxford. This book was donated to the library by George Mulvany (1809-1869), the Gallery's first Director, who was also a painter.
The Aran Islands, by J.M. Synge; illustrated by Jack B. Yeats
Cambridge : Maunsel & Co., Ltd, 1911
909.415YEA, Yeats Library & Archive
During a career spanning seven decades, Jack B. Yeats produced a considerable body of work for publication. This includes black and white journalistic illustrations for magazines such as Ariel, Paddock life and Punch, illustrated periodicals such as The Broadsheet (1902-1903) and A Broadside (1908-1915), a volume of drawings and paintings entitled Life in the West of Ireland (1912), and illustrations for the works of several authors, including John Millington Synge. The image to the left is Yeats's frontispiece illustration, 'An island man', for Synge's The Aran Islands, published in 1907, and from a limited edition of 150 copies with hand coloured illustrations. In addition the artist published five illustrated works of children's literature in the period 1901-1909, and seven novels and four theatre plays in the period 1930-1947. Further theatrical works were published posthumously.
Irish Fairy Tales by James Stephens ; illustrated by Arthur Rackham
London : MacMillan & Co., 1920
709.42RAC, NGI Art Library
Irish Fairy Tales is an adaptation of literary tales taken from ancient Irish literature. Written by James Stephens, the Irish novelist and poet, it was publised in 1920 while he was working as Registrar in the National Gallery of Ireland. The book features monochrome and coloured illustrations by the English artist, Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), regarded as one on the great illustrators of the 20th century. The image on the left is taken from the story of 'The boyhood of Fionn'.
Jack B. Yeats's library
The Yeats Archive includes over 400 volumes, chosen by Anne Yeats, from an original library of over 2000 books which belonged to her uncle Jack B. Yeats. Jack's personal library includes those works authored or illustrated by the artist: his children's books and miniature theatre, novels and plays, along with the works of others which he illustrated. In addition the library includes a large collection of literature, with works by John Millington Synge, George Moore, Lady Augusta Gregory, John Masefield, Mark Twain, W. B. Yeats, Shakespeare, and Samuel Beckett represented. Also included are a number of reference books relating to wine, ships, gardening, crafts, and magic, a collection of children's books, an extensive collection of English and Irish ballads, and a collection of Irish and English ordnance survey maps. Surprisingly, there are few books relating to art.
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By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 3:18 PM GMT on February 11, 2011
As northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas dig out from the two feet of snow dumped this winter's latest epic snowstorm, it's time to summarize how remarkable the snows of the past two winters have been. So far this winter, the Northeast U.S. has seen three Category 3 (major) or higher snow storms on the Northeast Snowfall Impact (NESIS) scale. This scale, which rates Northeast snowstorms by the area affected by the snowstorm, the amount of snow, and the number of people living in the path of the storm, runs from Category 1 (Notable) to Category 5 (Crippling.) This puts the winter of 2010 - 2011 in a tie for first place with the winters of 2009 - 2010 and 1960 - 1961 for most major Northeast snowstorms. All three of these winters had an extreme configuration of surface pressures over the Arctic and North Atlantic referred to as a negative North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and Arctic Oscillation (AO). In this situation, the band of winds that circles the North Pole weakens, allowing cold air to spill southwards into the mid-latitudes.
In the past twelve months, we've had six major Category 3 or stronger storms on the NESIS scale, by far the most major snowstorms in a 12-month period in the historical record. Going back to 1956, only one 12-month period had as many as four major snowstorms--during 1960 - 1961. New York City has seen three of its top-ten snowstorms and the two snowiest months in its 142-year history during the past 12 months--February 2010 (36.9") and January 2011 (36.0"). Philadelphia has seen four of its top-ten snowstorm in history the past two winters. The Midwest has not been left out of the action this year, either--the Groundhog's Day blizzard nailed Chicago with its 3rd biggest snowstorm on record. According to the National Climatic Data Center, December 2010 saw the 7th greatest U.S. snow extent for the month in the 45-year record, and January 2011 the 5th most. December 2009 had the greatest snow extent for the month in the 45-year record, January 2010 the 6th most, and February 2010 the 3rd most. Clearly, the snows of the past two winters in the U.S. have been truly extraordinary.
Figure 1. The six major Category 3 Northeast snowstorms of the past twelve months. Image credit: National Climatic Data Center.
A cold January in the U.S.
January 2011 was the coldest January in the contiguous U.S. since 1994, according to the National Climatic Data Center, and ranked as the 37th coldest January in the 117-year record. Despite the heavy snows in the Northeast U.S., January was the 9th driest January since 1895. This was largely due to the fact that the Desert Southwest was very dry, with New Mexico recording its driest January, and Arizona and Nevada their second driest.
A cold and record snowy winter (yet again!) in the U.S. does not prove or disprove the existence of climate change or global warming, as we must instead focus on global temperatures averaged over decades. Globally, January 2011 was the 11th warmest since 1880, but tied for the second coolest January of the past decade, according to NASA. NOAA has not yet released their stats for January. The cool-down in global temperatures since November 2010, which was the warmest November in the historical record, is largely due to the temporary cooling effect of the strong La Niña event occurring in the Eastern Pacific. This event has cooled a large portion of the surface waters in the Pacific, leading to a cooler global temperature.
Some posts of interest I've done on snow and climate change over the past year:
Hot Arctic-Cold Continents Pattern is back (December 2010)
The future of intense winter storms (March 2010)
Heavy snowfall in a warming world (February 2010)
Have a great weekend, everyone, and enjoy the coming warm-up, those of you in the eastern 2/3 of the country!
Jeff Masters
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- Jochim Brandt of Dammeretz (now Dammereez), Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. Jochim and his wife, whose name I don't know, were my sixth great-grandparents.
- Hans Hinrich Brandt, who was christened in Dammeretz on 6 February 1714. He and his wife, whose name is also unknown to me, were my fifth great-grandparents.
- Jurgen Hinrich Brandt, born in Dammeretz and christened 25 June 1746. He married Catharine Dorothea Luhr, with whom he had at least five children. He died 8 August 1794 and was buried two days later in Dammeretz. Jurgen and Catharine were my fourth great-grandparents.
- Hans Hinrich Brandt, born in Dammeretz and christened 2 September 1781. He married Catharine Margaretha Maria Behm on 6 November 1807 in Dammeretz. Hans died of Lungenentzundung (pneumonia) on 15 April 1853 in Dammeretz, just three weeks after Catharine died of the same thing. They were my third great-grandparents.
- Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Brandt, born 29 April 1816 in Dammeretz and christened the next day. He married Catharine Dorothea Elisabeth Hagen on 4 November 1842 in Dammeretz. They emigrated, and arrived in the U.S. in October 1874. Johann died 29 December 1896 in Monticello, Indiana and was buried two days later at the Lutheran cemetery of Reynolds, Indiana. Johann and Catharine were my great-great-grandparents.
- Christine Friederike Dorothea Brandt, born 8 May 1849 in Dammeretz and christened two days later. She married Johann Michael Krenz on 24 April 1875 in Reynolds, Indiana. Together they had eight children, the first of whom died in infancy; the last was my grandfather. Christine (who was actually called Dora) died 27 August 1903 in Reynolds and was buried at the Lutheran cemetery there two days later. She and Johann (who was called Michael) were my great grandparents.
- Jochim Brandt of Dammeretz (listed above). Jochim and his wife, whose name I still don't know, were my sixth great-grandparents, not once but twice.
- Hans Hinrich Brandt (listed above),who was christened in Dammeretz on 6 February 1714. He and his wife, whose name is also still unknown to me, were my fifth great-grandparents twice.
- Catharina Elisabeth Brandt, a sister of Jurgen Hinrich Brandt (listed above), born in Dammeretz and christened on 6 June 1760. She married Peter Hinrich Behm on 17 November 1786 in Dammeretz. She died there on 13 June 1805. Catharina and Peter were my fourth great-grandparents.
Records pertaining to the Brandt and Krenz families in Reynolds, Indiana, are from St. James Lutheran Church. To my knowledge, these records have not been microfilmed.


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Posted By Steven Keys On Dec 13 2012 @ 6:51 pm In NFL | No Comments
All Process That is Due
The longer Bountygate dragged-out the more likely Paul Tagliabue does exactly what he did in his ruling on Tuesday: found middle ground.
At least that's how NFLPA is selling it to members. In truth, DeMaurice Smith and other union sharks hope their clients don't read too deeply and stick to the pro-player headlines, as Tags re-buffed the jocks in validating NFL's fact-findings (bounties existed & players participated) and then slammed Saints' coaches & cufflinks for "broad organizational misconduct" and "contamin(ing)" the bounty case ("Paul" / NFL.com Wire / 12-11)."
Roger Goodell comes out vindicated (though the extent of his "authority" to discipline in such cases, if and when they arise again, isn't all that clear), players get table scraps in having their punishments "vacated," Jon Vilma's def-suit should get tossed (he hopes), Drew Brees' tweet tantrums get front page ink and it's back to the business of football.
Fall of the North
What a difference a month makes. Northerners were ridin' high back in November, positioning to send two, maybe even three teams each to the post-season party. Now both North Division winners will be lucky to bring a friend to the festivities.
In the NFCN, Green Bay rebounds nicely (9-4 / 4-0D) after early stumbles, correcting in Texas but has feasted on easy-prey since, excepting yearly rough-up from NYG Wk-12. Vikes stave off elimination (7-6) and dug deep last week in mild upset over banged-up, fading-fast Bears (8-5), talented but snake-bit Lions (4-9) seem determined to find new way each week to lose a winnable game and only Pack likes its remainder.
Despite dire reports, Ravens (9-4 / 4-1) still team-to-beat in AFCN after booting a W in DC and then oddly cut their OC after the defense bungles late. Ben rallies in Chargers loss but shoulder hurts can linger, though Pitt's (7-6) remaining schedule is no scary tale. Like Ravens, Bengals (7-6) can't close vs Dallas and have mettle slate ahead while intra-State rival Browns (5-8) are learning to win (3-0) but given tough row to hoe rest of the way.
Kick-off Krazy
As reported this week in Time, Goodell has floated an NFL Rules Committee idea to replace kick-offs with a pre-set field position in the interest of reducing excessive danger. I'm more concerned with defender cheap-shots and NFLPA refusal to test blood (PEDs), but RG1's been consistent in his player-safety agenda and its apparent non-money motive. Upside: scraping k/o's eliminates football's weakest play, the on-side kick.
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
It's that time of year when baseball & golf hibernate, it's too early for b-ball & hockey to matter much and NASCAR, F1 & MLS have all crowned winners. And that means from November through early February, the NFL is king.
Andy Williams sang about the season, more specifically, Christmas time. He crooned one of Yuletide's most memorable songs in my title above ('63 / Pola & Wyle). It might grate on you after hearing it the 100th time in the shopping mall as your back aches and nerves fray, but it's still a gem. Williams died this fall at the age of 84 from bladder cancer (Wikipedia). He strayed into the bizarre his final years but gave us wonderful musical memories that will live on forever.
Cherry Picks Week 15
New York Giants (8-5) @ Atlanta Falcons (11-2) (12-16 / Fox 1:00)
NFL might just invite Pack and 49ers to join these guys and settle the whole NFC thing right then & there. Better still, get the old TudorÓ electric football game out and settle it with style. Brother Kev & I loved that game. A-bird's ticked, NYG's enigmatic, Falcons win.
Indianapolis Colts (9-4) @ Houston Texans (11-2) (CBS 1:00)
Colts are nice story in '12 and who knew? Not this writer. Indy 1st-dwn & TOP ratios are pluses, but don't be fooled by Texans' New England flop. Vet Schaub rebounds, HOU-D stuffs run (2), boxes (37S) Luck into misfortune (18 INT / 10 FUM) and Texans win.
Green Bay Packers (9-4) @ Chicago Bears (8-5) (Fox 1:00)
Not Packers' biggest rival (Vikes) but they're not telling. Even with Bears' losing teeth it's still historical high-ground. Monsters best shot for upset: alarm Aaron often and with all due speed. And of course, protect your own guy Jay. Not easy for Chicago. From Halas to Smith, only Ditka had GB's number (Papa won a few). Packers push on & win.
Denver Broncos (10-3) @ Baltimore Ravens (9-4) (CBS 1:00)
Rebound-effect flies-by CHI and makes stop in Poe country. Ravens bunged-up D lets prey get away in DC but need only heed FDR's advice that saved humanity: "(O)nly thing we have to fear is fear itself ('33)." Broncos feel their oats, look like the money-pick and Elway looks…wise. He did matriculate at Stanford. Pey-dirt looks sublime and O-line OK (19S). Rice is nice but GI Joe (good indicator) is key & needs time. Baltimore wins.
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) @ Dallas Cowboys (7-6) (CBS 4:25)
Dallas plays through pain and comes up big vs talented Cincy crew. But Big Ben's back, tossing rust and moving in 2nd-half in SD loss. Should expect air-show as both pedestrian ground-games (24 / 30), and that's just when you feed 'em the ball (Dwyer / Jones?). Hurts hit Cowboys' key cogs (Murray / Bryant / Ware) while Roethlisberger (shoulder) needs shield (20S). Steelers win.
San Francisco 49ers (9-3-1) @ New England Patriots (10-3) (NBC 8:20)
Team that should've faced Pats in SB46. Now new look under center. Kaep Krusader's #s last 3: W2-1, TD1-1. Remind you of anyone? Guy who should be under center (AS). San Fran bread & butter ball, solid all-around and even pass-D (26) maturing. But you know where this is headed. 49ers pan-out dry as Patriots looking good as gold. New England wins.
Steven Keys
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Clarence Straavaldsen
MADISON - Clarence Straavaldsen, age 83, of Madison, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at the Nazareth House in Stoughton.
He was born on March 3, 1930, in Madison, the son of C.W. Straavaldsen and Julia (Johnson) Straavaldsen. Clarence married Joan Doring in 1950. She passed away in 1979.
Clarence lived in Anchorage, Alaska from 1981 until 1993, where he married Jackie (Senteney) Cuccia in August of 1983.
In his younger years, basketball was Clarence's passion. He enjoyed golfing and playing cards, along with having coffee with his crossing guard buddies. Clarence also loved hunting and fishing. He adored his grandchildren and especially enjoyed family get-togethers.
Clarence is survived by his wife, Jackie; son, Steve (Deb) Straavaldsen; daughter, Mary (Mike) Schmidt; son-in-law, Jeff Schiess; Cathy Cuccia (Larry), Pat (Jim) O'brien, Gina (RJ) Newell, Tracy (Jeff) Lipinski, Jim (Kris) Cuccia; grandchildren, Jenna O'brien, Maggie O'brien, Johanna (Per) Tonn, Lauren Newell, James Straavaldsen, Tim (Tori) Schiess, Russell Schmidt, Chris Schiess, Bryan Schmidt and Robert (Emily) Newell; great-grandchildren, Elliot Tonn, Hudson Schiess and Robert Oscar Newell; brother, Richard (Judy) Straavaldsen; and sister, Joyce Ridenour.
He was preceded in death by his parents; former wife, Joan; daughter, Ann Schiess; brothers, Vic and Wayne Straavaldsen; and infant brother, Robert.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2450 Atwood Ave., Madison, at 11 a.m., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, with Father Michael Radowicz presiding. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. Visitation will take place at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Monday.
Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.


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