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I don't know what other people want, I do know what I want.
When I get a puppy, I am looking for a pup that will grow to be a consistent All Age Competitor, that has the ability to be a FC/AFC, consistently qualify for Nationals, and finish. I have been a finalist with two different dogs (Zowie and Buffy), should have been a finalist with another one (FC/AFC Freeridin Smooth Operator) who got to the 9th series twice - but I think I didn't do enough to get Mootsie over the hump. Bad Ted.
I want to be there in the 10th series again and would like to win one of these things.
Because that is what I am looking for, I have washed out a lot of perfectly nice dogs along the way. I understand that others cannot or will not do so and make no judgments about their decisions. But, that is the path I have chosen.
Even though I want another FC/AFC who can qualify and compete in Nationals (this is the first time since 2003 that I have not had a titled dog on my truck), I try to appreciate the journey.
I have a five month puppy that I am working with now, that can almost heel backwards now, and it learning how to heel in increments around the clock. I am pretty pleased with that. If she makes the cut, when she finishes her first derby, I will be excited. And I will be excited when she gets her first place. And if she is still on the truck, when she gets QAA I will be excited then, too. Because I think it is important to enjoy the journey.
Do I enjoy the blue? Absolutely. But, more important to me is how hard my dog is trying and how well the two of us do as a team.
Competition does not build character - It reveals it.
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FC/AFC Freeridin Vampire Slayer (2007 NARC Finalist)
AFC Freeridin Maserati (Double Header Winner)
FC/AFC Freeridin Miss Kitty
The QFTR designation has existed in Canada for a few years now.
The fact is that you don't see all that many dogs showing the title on their entries. I'm not sure why.
Some have it and don't show it. Maybe it isn't all that important to them.
I think it matters.
It is a motivating and attainable goal for newbies, so why not. It is also something to be proud of as they progress along their way to beating the people who don't see its value.
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NAFTCH FTCH AFTCH Mjolnir Bluebill Of Allanport (2001-2014)
FTCH AFTCH Flatlands Bayduck of Allanport
Dakota Creek Teal of Allanport
FC Tribute to Justice, JH "Honor"
FC AFC Contempt of Court "Ruckus"
Medal Of Honor, QAA "Valor"
HRCH Kirby's High Sierra, SH, QAA "Kirby" Feb. 19, 2002 - Aug. 14, 2014
HRCH Niki Snowbird, SH, QAA "Niki" July 22, 2001 - May 11, 2015
Southland Order In the Court, QAA "Gavel" July 17, 2002- March 24, 2013
Southland Rusty Nail - derby points, qual placements "Rusty"
Disoderly Conduct "Chaos" -qual placements
What I would like to know is, Why does it matter to those people who don't acknowledge the QAA as a worthy feat? I get that you are training for something bigger and bettter. I get that you put a lot of time and money into your passion to put out AA dogs. I get that you are stewards of the game. I get that you give back a ton, to the sport that you love. But, why diminish the QAA designation to people that obviously care about it so much? People in the dog games, often put down others in other dog games. Why? Can't you appreciate the fact that even though it might not be your cup of tea, it means something to somebody else? I think that no matter what you choose to do with your retriever, whether it's Field Trials, Hunt Test, SRS, or HRC that you are doing something that can't hurt the breed. I just think it's silly to not want something like a QA2 designation, just because you don't value it. In the end, it's all about the love of the dogs, right?
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FC/AFC Sky Hy Husker Power
FC/AFC Freeridin Smooth Operator
FC/AFC Freeridin Vampire Slayer (2007 NARC Finalist)
AFC Freeridin Maserati (Double Header Winner)
FC/AFC Freeridin Miss Kitty
No one will be happier for you or a fellow FT than me if/when your dog attains QA2, I will be one of the first to shake your hand and slap your back with an attaboy...
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Good idea, Peter!
I'll have to try that one. My normal approach is the snap-T followed by an upstream stack mend. Hopefully we'll get a break in the cold that's coming so the fish will cooperate more. Yesterday, all I could manage on the Muskegon was trout.
Gary -- glad someone found some fish who came out to play. Did you read Kush's Vancouver Island adventure? Some of the lawns in our town look like they're going to need cutting!!
The one thing I found with this cast, I didn't need to mend once. I just needed to let the big, upstream belly drift toward me for a moment or two, then pick it up. The fly was fishing before the indy reached me.
This crude diagram shows the shape of the line and the upstream position of the line and the fly at the end of the cast when the line has hit the water.
The current drifts the whole shebang across the front of the angler and one needs only to pick up the slack in the belly.
I know that move. When I put the indy upstream of me I use a cross shoulder snap to get it back out.
I am always mending. It seems that most of the time the foam line is going away from me
The fishing was OK on my Grand River today and got some to cooperate.
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I've been screwing up my anchor on the 2xspey for years. Guess that makes me a pro.
It does sound like an interesting use of a cast, think I'll give her a go tomorrow morning.
INDY fishing with the Loop Blue and SCUA
Though I'm not much of an indy fisherman, with any sized rod or fish, sometimes it's the only game going. The Grand has been completely blown as the warm temps have melted the snow high up in the watershed. Because we haven't had any snow in our area for a while, I thought the Grand should be OK, but it was in full spring run-off. I forgot about the snowbelt in the north end of the watershed.
I wanted to give the 12'4" 8/9 two-hander a spey workout but given the water conditions, I opted for lead and a bobber instead. I had 32' of a WF-11-F 444 that I had cut up for a shooting head, which I pressed into service as an indy line. The Blue is very light for a two hander and quite quick, with a tip that is faster than most in its range. With a light load, it feels much more like a long single handed rod than a spey and it has an action closer to a rod made for overhead casting. It's intended for Scandinavian underhand casting so it doesn't have a traditional Spey action like the St. Croixs or the Cabelas.
The 11 wt. is a bit light for the rod on a spey cast yet, the fast, light tip could load and fire line even with only 10' or so beyond the tip top. I found the pickup of line to be very easy, thanks to the strong butt section. The rod is light enough for easy single handed line management and those who know me here, can attest that I am not some big, muscle bound type (short and over-weight is more like it). If I can cast this rod with one hand with my bad shoulders, anyone can. Given the relatively low price and the quality of the build, I recommend this rod over any of the rods that I have tried, of similar size and price, for spey and indy work on the smaller rivers of the GLs. There may be better rods out there but not in this price range.
On to the SCUA. It stands for SCrewed Up Anchor. When doing the lift on the double spey, you're supposed to lay out a belly upstream of you but leave the fly (the anchor) downstream of you. Well, it's pretty common to blow it and blast the belly AND fly well upstream of you. It occurred to me early one morning around 5:00 am as I tried to squeeze in another couple of hours of sleep, that a deliberately screwed up anchor placement on a double spey lift would make for a perfect nymph & bobber cast.
On a typical overhead or rollcast, the fly ends up being the farthest point upstream and starts dragging almost immediately. You have to start mending right away to get it down. With a SCUA cast, there's a big belly of line upstream but the entire leader and fly is pointing straight downstream with the fly at the furthest point downstream. The current pushes the belly downstream, there's no drag on the bobber or leader so the nymph sinks fast and begins to fish almost immediately. It was so effective that I had to dispense with the usual rule of 1 1/2 to 2:1 ratio of leader to depth as I kept snagging up despite the torential flow. I ended up with the leader being only slightly longer than the depth and still hung up from time to time. The other beauty of the SCUA is that there's no bounce and tangling of line like a regular overhead cast, no false casting, no loss of splitshot. The leader is simply gently laid out pointing dead straight downstream, then the upstream belly is picked up. But pick it up fast for the nymph begins to fish so quickly, you could end up with a strike before you're ready.
Though thousands of anglers may be doing SCUAs and not giving it a thought, but I've never read about it, never seen anybody do it, and never heard of anyone giving it a name, so I have. Try it, you'll like it.
P.S., If you don't know how to do a double spey cast, don't worry, you only have to learn the initial lift, then screw it up.
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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, every one of the lower 48 states experienced an annual temperature average last year that was higher than the 20th century average for that state. Nineteen states — including Texas, New York, Ohio and Oklahoma — had their highest annual average temperatures on record. And 26 other states had years that ranked in the top-10 hottest ever.
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Last year was also unusually dry for the continental U.S. The average precipitation (rain, sleet, snow or hail) total was 26.57 inches. That is 2.57 inches below average, making it the 15th driest year on record.
There were also devastating extremes. Much of the Midwest was gripped — and remains gripped — in a historic drought. In July, 61% of the country was experiencing some drought conditions. The prolonged dry spells and brutally hot weather set the stage for massive wildfires, and 9.2 million acres of forests were burned in 2012.
While 2012 stood out for its high temperatures, it was hardly unusual. U.S. temperature records go back to 1895. Globally, the last decade has been the hottest in recorded history. The last time the continental U.S. had a record cold month was in 1983.
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As of yesterday, Stafford Loan interest rates doubled from 3.4% to 6.8%. Congress did not pass an alternative measure before the July 4th break, which will end at 2:00pm on Monday, July 8th. However, it still has the option to pass a measure that will retroactively affect the rise in interest rates, altering the Stafford Loan rates for this year's students and perhaps others. This article will outline a few of the options Congress faces, what changes may be made, and how those changes might affect students with Stafford Loans.
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By Marty Russell
One thing is certain: Friday will be the shortest day of the year whether the world comes to an end or not. That's because the winter solstice takes place at exactly 5:12 a.m., the point on the calendar when the sun has reached its southernmost point in the sky and slowly begins trending back northward.
That means that, for us, there will only be about 10 hours of daylight Friday with the sun rising about 7 a.m. and setting about 5 p.m. Republicans will lie down with Democrats about 2 p.m. and previously unseen planets crash into the Earth around 4:30 or so, if they don't get caught in traffic.
As I'm sure you're all aware, many people, most of them with way too much time on their hands, have been predicting the end of the world will occur this Friday based on the fact that an ancient Mayan calendar abruptly ends on that date. It's a logical conclusion, no pun intended. The Mayans must have known something we don't, either that or they ran out of stones on which to carve more calendars or they discovered the Sports Illustrated swimsuit calendar and decided to go with that instead.
But many people, some of whom actually aren't on medication or academic probation, would point to the end of the Mayan calendar as proof the world will end Friday. That is if they were allowed to carry sticks to point with.
They say the Mayans were extremely skilled astronomers and mathematicians capable of calculating the odds that, thousands of years into the future, there would still be people gullible enough to buy into their little practical joke. They must be having a good laugh now, wherever they are. Their civilization abruptly disappeared thousands of years ago, shortly after the invention of the whoopee cushion.
But let's just say that the Mayans were right and the world does come to end around lunchtime on Friday whether it's because of a collision with Planet X, a cosmic zap from the center of the galaxy or gravity just giving up and going home leaving us all to float into space. Would it really be that bad?
No more fiscal cliff to worry about. That would solve that problem. Not another Christmas spent with relatives who stay too long and hog the remote control. No more amalgamations of Christmas stories such as "Grandma Got Run Over By The Griswolds While Shopping For a Red Ryder BB Gun." No more Justin Beiber.
Unfortunately, and I hate to break this to some of you, I suspect all of those things will still be around come Saturday. Certainly the world could indeed come to an end Friday. But it could also come to an end next Tuesday or even tomorrow. Point is, we all have to go to bed each night expecting the world, and, yes, Justin Beiber, to still be there in the morning. And deal with it.
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NEW YORK, NY. September 13, 2011. W. Francis Price, Jr., chairman of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, announced today that Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been elected to the organization's Board of Trustees.
Prof. Gates is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard. His most recent book, Faces of America (New York University Press, 2010), expands on interviews he conducted for his critically acclaimed PBS documentary series of the same name.
Mr. Price said, "Prof. Gates' credentials as a professor, scholar, literary critic, filmmaker, and author are extraordinarily extensive. A mention that he was a MacArthur Fellow barely even scratches the surface. We elected him to the Board, and he accepted the appointment, because of his deep and longstanding interest in genealogy and family history. His contributions to this field are simply staggering."
Prof. Gates is one of the preeminent leaders in the field of genealogy, including genetics-based research, of which he is a pioneer; biography; and family history. Prof. Gates is Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford African American Studies Center, a scholarly online resource in African American and Africana Studies. He is also Editor-in-Chief of The Root, an online news magazine that covers African American genealogy, among other subjects, and co-editor of the African American National Biography, an eight-volume work.
Prof. Gates has been developing programming for PBS since 1995. In 2006, he produced his first family history series, "African American Lives," and the second series aired in 2008. "Faces of America," a third series, aired in 2010. That program examined the genealogy of Stephen Colbert, Queen Noor, Meryl Streep, Yo-Yo Ma, and eight others.
He is the author of Finding Oprah's Roots, Finding Your Own (Crown, 2007), a meditation on genetics, genealogy, and race. He wrote In Search of Our Roots (Crown 2009), the companion book to his PBS documentary series, "African American Lives." Faces of America (New York University Press, 2010) is the companion book to the 2010 series. A fourth series is in production. NYG&B staff assisted with original research of a subject, a celebrity Hollywood couple with impressive family histories.
Prof. Gates is at his most persuasive when he is speaking about the role genealogy can play in stimulating learning, building self-identity, and understanding the importance of history. In the introduction to his book Faces of America, he said, "… the secret of genealogy is that every family story, no matter how seemingly insignificant, and the name and identity of each of our ancestors, no matter how seemingly unremarkable her or his life, contain an abundance of revelations, both about them and about ourselves."
He has been actively researching his own family. And, in 2006, he was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution after tracing his lineage back to John Redman, a free black man who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Prof. Gates is actively involved in other institutions in New York City sharing the NYG&B's interest in the history of New York families. He sits on the board of the New York Public Library, to which the NYG&B recently gave its research collections, and the New-York Historical Society.
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text: I decided tonight to go out and do a little bowhunting. I was only in the stand for a little while when I thought I heard some kee kee's. Sure enough I did. So I started whistling back mimicking them, and they started coming. So I got my bow ready and gave them a few whistles every now and then. While they came to where I could see them, they never came quite close enough. Instead they decided to go up to roost about 50 yards from me. It was neat watching them jocky around positions up in the trees, pretty much eye level and a little above. They would decide another tree looked better and fly over to that one, Then one of the others would fly over to the other and just made a lot of comotion. That's why I love bowhunting. You can sit and observe and enjoy natures show. Definetely the best channel available!!


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The GLORY 13 Card is Super Stacked So Far
- Written by Dave Walsh
My god, the news about GLORY 13 just keeps on flowing, which might be taking some attention away from GLORY 12, but hey, news is news. Today GLORY updated their site with at least part of the GLORY 13 Tokyo card and man this one looks amazing. I guess my only real qualms with this is that two of the bigger fights are on the Super Fight Series, which means probably not airing on the broadcast and we'll have to wait a few weeks to view them.
I really don't know how I feel about waiting for Peter Aerts vs. Rico Verhoeven and Remy Bonjasky vs. Anderson Silva.
- Daniel Ghita vs. Errol Zimmerman
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Makoto Uehara
- GLORY 13 Welterweight Tournament
- Nieky Holzken vs. Marc de Bonte
- Joseph Valtellini vs. Karapet Karapetyan
- Reserve Fight
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Google Detects the Published Date for Web Pages
What's even more interesting is that Google doesn't include any date from the page: it tries to detect the most likely candidate for the published date. This should be more accurate than the date when Google first found a web page. Most news sites and blogs display the date when an article has been published and this is an useful information for people who try to find recent news articles or blog posts written in a certain period.
Example of queries that show the published date in Google's snippets: [extended Google snippets], [Microsoft bid for Yahoo], but I'm sure you can find many others.
The new date could replace Google's current estimation that is used in an advanced search option. For web pages that don't include the date when they were created, Google could try to estimate it, based on its content and the recency of the linked web pages.
This is not the only information automatically detected by Google and displayed as part of a snippet: the map plusbox includes the most relevant address identified on a page, a static map and links to directions.
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Can I just ask... are you French or do you speak it? Or do you just like it? I know I like it.ReplyDelete
You always seem to use it as an example when we're talking about international Google.
Sorry, I didn't mean that to sound like a criticism. I think French is a great language and I've been studying it for a while now.ReplyDelete
I just wondered why you always stuck to French.
- nathanApril 3, 2008 at 1:02 PM
I always wanted a feature like this...I wonder why Google can't just get the date from the page's file?ReplyDelete
Maybe servers don't let you do that?
Yes, I love French and France's culture, but I don't think there are too many posts that use French as an example. Only 31 from more than 2,300 posts include "French". The number of posts for other languages: Chinese - 27, Spanish - 26, Italian - 21, Portuguese - 10.
Google could use the Last-Modified HTTP header, but this shows the date when a page has been last modified and it's not useful for dynamic web pages.
Really? Oh, well perhaps I just remember the French ones more.
We can't see this on every results.ReplyDelete
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IRC's Rupp to discuss forced migration
Friday, April 25, 2008, 4:30 p.m. · 302 Frist Campus Center
Posted April 23, 2008; 10:41 p.m.
George Rupp, president of the International Rescue Committee, will deliver a lecture titled "Forced Migration: Local Conflicts as a Global Challenge" at 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, in 302 Frist Campus Center.
Rupp, who has led the organization since July 2002, oversees the agency's relief and rehabilitation operations in 25 countries, as well as its refugee resettlement and assistance programs throughout the United States. Additionally, he leads the group's advocacy efforts in Washington, D.C., Geneva, Brussels and other capitals, and regularly travels to program sites in Africa, Asia and Europe.
Rupp, a member of Princeton's class of 1964, was presented in 2006 with the University's Woodrow Wilson Award, which is bestowed annually upon an undergraduate alumnus or alumna whose career embodies the call to duty in Wilson's famous speech, "Princeton in the Nation's Service."
The address is a part of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies' 2008 Spring Colloquium on Refugees and Forced Migration.


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Quote from: drone on on November 27, 2013, 12:04:37 PMAre you serious that Vangelis is complete crap???No...some of his stuff is okay...but IMO he IS totally over-rated and a bit self-important about his own musical impact. Just my two cents. I couldn't use the words "over-rated" to describe him because Steve Roach already took that title.
Are you serious that Vangelis is complete crap???
So you can be brilliant AND overrated? If someone said I was overrated I would take it as a knock. About Vangelis: I would recommend Soil Festivities and Opera Sauvage to those who think only Bladerunner is worthwhile. The compilation Themes is also pretty comprehensive for his classic period. Anything after The City is not recommended.
The "show us your studio pics" that Jesse (Numina) started was one that I recall had some 53,000 views and maybe more by now....thats just staggering. That many gearsultz?
Don't pay too much attention to what I write. Everyone who knows me knows my opinions of who is great and who is over-rated are all out of whack with everyone else. For example, I think Jeff Pearce, as loved as he is here and among his fans, is actually UNDER-RATED. I think Jeff is a freakin' genius when you examine his entire body of work. Why he isn't every bit as revered as Roach and Rich (which is NOT a knock on Steve and Robert, both of whom are also brilliant) is a mystery to me. Just my two cents.
Quote from: Julio Di Benedetto on November 20, 2013, 08:44:19 AMThe "show us your studio pics" that Jesse (Numina) started was one that I recall had some 53,000 views and maybe more by now....thats just staggering. That many gearsultz?Maybe that thread has so many hits because I posted a link to it over on the gearslutz website a few years ago? Their was a thread going on there about ambient musicians and their studios, so I just linked it. Lots of gearheads over there.
RE: Vangelis...I find a lot of his music to be overblown, melodramatic, and pretentious. For example, Heaven and Hell. Admittedly, Blade Runner is good...albeit even some of that is a bit syrupy, IMO. I must admit I am puzzled by how many ambient fans like his music when, with only a few exceptions, he is much closer to classic new age than either ambient or EM (again, this is IMO). I recently played The City again and could only get through half the tracks without hitting the "skip" button.
If you like a "big" dramatic sound like Vangelis, I think early Jon Jenkins (with Paul Lackey), e.g. Continuum, or Greg Klamt's Fulcrum, or JJ's later work with David Helpling are all better choices.
Or you could go the oldie route and dig up some classic Richard Burmer, e.g. Bhakti Point.
You said Steve roach was totally overrated, then you later said he was brilliant. I'm surprised on this Vangelis opinion because there are lots of EM biggies who list him as a major influence. He had some amazing synth sounds and nobody could really replicate that.
"You are entitled to my opinion." --Author unknown
OK - I'm not a Vangelis keener - but this video of him playing his setup has some serious "wow" factor. Wait a minute or two for him to finish his prep on whateverthehellthosemodulesare.http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2013/12/04/vangelis-and-the-journey-to-ithaka-documentary-now-available/
"I lost track of him after his 'Chariots of Fire' hit."My thoughts too.
Ah, Soft Machine ... still a huge favourite of mine. They did go through numerous changes, so yep the albums were of various qualities. But Third and Fourth are surely beyond compare


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My client is testing the test version of the firmware I delivered for him as I write this. I'm very anxious to hear his reaction, as he will base the decision of whether to fund bringing the product to market on how his testing of this proof of concept goes.
He had some trouble with his testing at first, but I was able to help him get the tests working after talking to him on the phone for a little bit. But I had to let him go work on his own because I had written up a complicated test procedure to go with some test tools that I gave him tonight, that would prove to him that the product actually did what it was intended to. I needed to let him study my test procedure and try it out.
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By Teresa Rivas
This post was written by Saranya Kapur.
Carnival Corp. (CCL) announced a restructuring in top management, as the beleaguered cruise company's CEO and Miami Heats owner Micky Arison stepped down from his role. While Arison will continue as chairman of the company's board, a position traditionally held by the CEO, Arnold Donald, a former member of the board, will take over the top spot.
Nomura analysts kept Carnival's rating Neutral, with a target price of $36. Their research suggests that as with all newcomers, the impact of Mr. Donaldson's taking over as CEO could come with a "cost and asset rationalization," usually associated with one-time costs which would affect 2013 estimates.
The company's stock jumped 4.3% today on the news. Carnival also released its second-quarter earnings report today, reporting diluted earnings per share of nine cents, beating consensus estimates by three cents per share. This came despite a 1.7% fall in sales to $3.5 billion, as a result of a shift in timing of selling, general and administrative expenses, which CCL will incur later this year.
Carnival lowered its 2013 estimates in February, citing costs related to the Triumph, its cruise liner which was stranded in the Gulf of Mexico in February following an engine room fire, and reiterated this lowered earnings forecast for 2013 to between $1.45 to $1.65 a share, based on lower booking volumes and higher net cruise costs excluding fuel.
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Just joined this forum and thought I would post some tips I've learned over the years in hopes that you folks might would add to my list. I don't claim any of these to be my original ideas-just gleaned from magazines (like Turkey and Turkey Hunting--great mag!!) and discussions.
1. Attach a split ring to my vest with an alligator clip attached to it to hold a small scrub pad for quick touch-up of pot style call surfaces. Can also be used to hold mouth calls between set-ups.
2. Glue small circles of scrub pad to the top of my strikers for the same reason as above. Sometimes the pad from the alligator clip gets misplaced during the heat of battle and the striker-top pad is convenient.
3. Cover the striker tips with pen tops to protect them from moisture/dirt/skin oil while they are stored in my vest.
4. Use a bread bag to cover my box call in wet weather. It keeps moisture off the surfaces, but doesn't muffle the sound too much.
5. Keep a couple of rubber bands in my vest for silencing my box call while moving through the woods, and to hold the above bread bag on a gobbler's head after a successful hunt. The bag keeps fresh blood off my clothes on the walk back to the truck.
6. Keep the handle section of an old gun cleaning rod in my vest game bag to use as a "stake starter" for decoy stakes. It works great in hard soil for starting a hole.
7. Keep a few short dowels in the game bag to use as "spin-stoppers" for my decoys. These work good on windy days to prevent the unnatural spinning of the decoy. Just place one on each side of the decoy's tail to keep the movement in a 20-30 degree arc. Sticks work fine but break easy and can take time to locate on-site.
8. Use a small kite string holder with 20-30 yards of thin mono line on it with a small fishing quick-snap on the line end for attaching to decoy tail on the calm days. A couple easy pulls can give just enough movement to make the difference for a hung-up tom. This also helps in judging distance for decoy set-up.
9. Carry a "turkey tote" made from a short section of deer antler with a cord attached in the middle of the antler. I wrap the cord around the turkey's legs above the spurs and sling him over my shoulder. The antler fits my hand well and is much more comfortable on the hike out.
10. Carry a real wing in the game bag for fly-down imitation. A few flaps against limbs/ground helps that old tom believe the hen has hit the ground. Sometimes I don't even call. I believe the real thing works better than a cap. Can also be used to mimic scratching by rubbing across leaves when set-up.
11. This last one may seem selfish but public land hunting is tough. I take the time to pick up feathers that I find during scouting/hunting to keep other hunters guessing on turkeys' whereabouts. Also, I cherish these wonderful birds and like to keep momentos of all my trips in the woods.
None of these tips cost much or add much weight to my vest and all have helped me be more successful (can't be sure about #11 , but I like to think so). Hopefully you folks have some more ideas to add to my list to increase the enjoyment/success of the hunt.


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"So what is big is not always the Trout nor the Deer but the chance, the being there. And what is full is not necessarily the creel nor the freezer, but the memory." ~ Aldo Leopold
"The Greatest Obstacle to Discovery is not Ignorance -- It is the Illusion of Knowledge" ~ Daniel Boorstin
I have learned I need these dogs much more than they need me. Tim Bockmon
Not title, run. I know people who borrowed a dog and ran it just to judge. This is one of the requirmentsIn the past year AKC implemented this rule(4) Must Remain an Active Handler: An individual
must have handled a qualifying dog at the level he is being
asked to judge or higher within seven (7) years of the date
of the event. (Clubs responsibility to monitor.)/Paul(2) Handling Experience: At the Master test level and
each division thereof, one Judge shall have qualified a dog or
dogs (5) times at the Master level. At the Senior and Junior
test levels and each division thereof, one Judge shall have qualified a dog or dogs four (4) times either at the level being
judged or at a higher test level. Monitoring the qualifications
of judges is the responsibility of the event-giving club.
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Too many dogs to list (By some Bitch)
"Helping Hunters Train Their Dogs"
as someone who has asked club members to work a field trial for almost every year since 1970 I can tell you it is hard to ask someone to go into a field when the temp is 80+ degrees and cover up in a layout blind after throwing a bird. a well brushed blind is bad enough when no breeze is going through --- I hope all respondents to his thread have had the pleasure of throwing birds and then hiding in a layout blind for maybe half the field of 80 all age dogs when a test may take more than 15 minutes
A nice guy like you needs more bad days with your dogs so you pass on your experiences in this sport .
You'd be amazed at the number of folks judging AA stakes who've never placed a dog in one, including the person a short time back nominated to judge the National & did.
Marvin S
Everyone's friend is No One's friend
Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
All of our workers are club volunteers - sorry it is still hard to ask one of them to spend time in a layout blind
we seldom use any paid workers at the Madison Retriever club or the Wisconsin Amateur Field Trial Club
The rest of this puzzle is the answer to the question, "how did the RAC vote?
This arbitrary "legislation" is judging by legislation and excludes options
needed by experienced judges who understand 'Bird Placement', safety
for all - persons & dogs - and do not reflect the unacceptable conditions
Trog talks about.
Excessive distance, long 400 yd. tests thru cover & terrain that
compounds stress on dogs & workers, impairs both and most often
has the potential to cause havoc when cover is heavy, temp. & hunidity
Harry asked the right questions ... what he got was the typical "cover up" from AKC.
This rule needs to be re-thought and if the current members of RAC can't
come up with a reasonable alternative, maybe even conditions that ameliorate "the fear mongering", then we need new RAC members -
Bill Connor
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Look at the bright side. Eliminating lay-outs means clubs won't have to limit master entries to 30 to get a test done in 2 days.
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I was hoping someone here could help me. My husband borrowed a Nikon SLR camera on our last vacation and shot all of our photos in raw format. When I go to open the photos in photoshop 7 (very old) it gives this error. "Unable to use the camera raw plug-in. It is not compatible with this version of photoshop." Do you have any suggestions? Is there a way to convert them from raw to regular photos. My husband has tried all he knows without going to a professional LOL. I thought I would ask the pros here first. Thanks so much for all your help. I love it here and hope I will eventually be able to give out more information than I take:]
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Posted 15 September 2010 - 02:03 PM
I don't think RAW photos were able to be processed until Photoshop's CS versions. I have CS3 and I can edit them there. If you aren't planning to upgrade, then you might try changing the file extension of one of the photos to .jpg. So, if a photo is called IMG352 just change its name to IMG352.jpg and see if your version of PS can use it then. Sometimes, you can trick the program! If that works, then go ahead and change them all. You also might consider purchasing the RAW plug-in if there is one compatible with PS7. It might be something you'll use and I am positive that it would be cheaper than upgrading!
I hope you can manage to get them somehow without spending a fortune on a professional!
Good luck!
I hope you can manage to get them somehow without spending a fortune on a professional!
Good luck!
Posted 15 September 2010 - 03:19 PM
thank you! That would be a super easy fix. I will try it.
Posted 15 September 2010 - 09:32 PM
I tried changing them to .jpg files and it didn't work. Thanks for the suggestion...any other ideas?
Posted 17 September 2010 - 07:44 AM
Hmmmmm...Did you try to google for RAW photo viewers? There's a chance that a freeware is floating around somewhere. OR you could download a free trial of PhotoshopCS5 (Adobe has them right on its site) and do what you need to do to your photos then cancel your trial. You might also call a local community college or highschool and see if they have computers you could use with PS on them. You could convert them to .jpg and burn them to a DVD or save them to a flash drive and then work on them at home.
Posted 17 September 2010 - 11:18 PM
I used a converter that I downloaded for free from the internet. It worked great. Thanks Jen for all the suggestions!
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With Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, Democrats in control of the Senate, and both parties focusing on next year's election, there's a whole lot of nothing happening in Washington right now.
But there are a few areas where legislation of some significance could emerge. Prominent among them: cybersecurity.
National security is, at least in theory, a cause that can attract bi-partisan support. And China Inc.'s massive theft of American intellectual property and the frightening prospect — however remote — of a major attack on the country's electrical grid or banking system offer plenty of incentive for action.
The opportunity for a major bill is of particular interest to Rhode Island's Congressional delegation. Representative James Langevin is among a handful of key players in the House on the issue and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has been active on cybersecurity in his chamber.
But until recently, Langevin, Whitehouse, and the rest of Washington officialdom were playing a painful waiting game.
Even as Senate aides worked behind the scenes to craft a comprehensive bill, Congressional leaders felt they couldn't act until the Obama Administration had conducted a thorough review and staked out a position. And it took a long time for the administration to stake out a position.
But finally, earlier this month, a proposal.
The biggest concern in cybersecurity circles is an attack on critical infrastructure — plunging the East Coast into darkness, for instance, or dismantling Wall Street. The trouble is, the vast majority of that infrastructure is controlled by a private sector that has little incentive to invest in protecting against a low-probability threat.
The White House's solution: require companies owning sensitive infrastructure to develop cybersecurity plans that would be audited by a third party. Firms that fall short could be publicly named and shamed, possibly spooking customers. And their plans would be subject to Department of Homeland Security revision.
It is, by most accounts, a restrained approach — no heavy regulation, here, for a private sector that has dawdled for years.
But Travis Sharp, an analyst with the Washington-based Center for a New American Security, says that approach is probably appropriate. Both government and business have made mistakes on cybersecurity, he says. And a flexible, collaborative approach, he suggests, is the best way to get better results moving forward.
The plan has plenty of critics, though — Langevin among them. The representative, who gives the administration credit for "moving us in the right direction," says more robust, direct regulation is required in some places.
"I don't want government to intrude in the private sector any more than is necessary," he says. "But I use the example of the airline industry . . . They have an interest in making sure they get the traveling public safely to their destination. But I believe their interest in providing good service will only get us so far in terms of safety. I don't think anybody would argue that we shouldn't have the [Federal Aviation Administration] or the [National Transportation Safety Board]."
Langevin has also called for a National Office of Cyberspace (NOC) in the White House, with a Senate-confirmed director, to coordinate policy and whip into shape federal departments that have done a poor job of protecting their own networks.
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Description Gray to black. Carapace is smooth, does not have a central ridge running down the keel. It is also totally black and contains anywhere from zero to about one hundred yellow spots, which are a defining characteristic of this turtle. Although perhaps inconsequential, it has been found that the left side of the upper shell has more spots than the right. Spots can always be found on the head, neck, and limbs. Darken with age. Brown eyes on males.
Dimensions 8-12.7cm. (3 1/2-5")
Breeding March-May. Nests in June. Flask shaped cavity dug in a sunny areas. Normally 3-5, sometimes up to 8 eggs, laid. 33mm (1 1/4") long. hatch August/September. Stay in nest until spring.
Habitat Flooded forests, marshes, wet meadows, bogs and woodland streams
Range Southern Canada (Ontario) and the Eastern U.S.: the eastern Great Lakes and east of the Appalachian Mountains
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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 3:41 PM GMT on December 03, 2012
Extremely dangerous Typhoon Bopha is bearing down on the Philippine island of Mindanao as a Category 5 storm with 160 mph winds. Bopha completed an eyewall replacement cycle on Sunday and has been steadily intensifying today, and will make landfall on Mindanao in the early morning on Tuesday local time. Mindanao rarely gets hit by typhoons, since the island is too close to the Equator, and the infrastructure of Mindanao is not prepared to handle heavy typhoon rains as well as the more typhoon-prone northern islands. Bopha is potentially a catastrophic storm for Mindanao. The typhoon is following a similar track to last year's Tropical Storm Washi, which hit Mindanao on December 16, 2011 with 60 mph winds and torrential rains. Washi triggered devastating flooding that killed 1268 people. Washi was merely a tropical storm, and Bopha is likely to hit at Category 4 or 5 strength, making it the strongest typhoon ever recorded in Mindanao.
Figure 1. Super Typhoon Bopha at 01:45 UTC on December 2, 2012. At the time, Bopha had top sustained winds of 150 mph, as was just below its peak intensity of 155 mph, which it reached from 06 - 12 UTC on December 2. Image credit: NASA.
Bopha: the 2nd most southerly typhoon on record
Bopha became a tropical depression unusually close to the Equator, at 3.6°N latitude. Tropical cyclones rarely form so close to the Equator, because they cannot leverage the Earth's rotation to get themselves spinning. According to hurricane expert Dr. Paul Roundy of SUNY Albany, Bopha got its spin from a large-scale atmospheric wave called a mixed Rossby gravity wave. Because of the lack of atmospheric spin so close to the Equator, it took Bopha over four days to intensify into a typhoon, and it stayed a relatively small storm. Bopha became the 2nd most southerly typhoon ever recorded in the Western Pacific at 06 GMT on November 30, when the storm was at 3.8°N latitude. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center lists Typhoon Vamei of 2001 as the most southerly typhoon on record, at 1.5°N. However, other meteorological agencies do not credit Vamei with reaching typhoon strength, so this record is disputed. The previous most southerly typhoon was Typhoon Kate of 14 - 25 October 1970, which reached typhoon intensity at 4.3°N, 137.4°E. Bopha continued intensifying over the weekend, becoming the second most southerly super typhoon ever recorded (150 mph winds) at 00 GMT on December 1, when it was at 6.1°N latitude. The record most southerly super typhoon was Kate, which reached super typhoon intensity at 6.0°N, 126.3°E. Kate struck the Philippine island of Mindanao as a Category 4 storm, killing 631 people. Bopha further intensified into a Category 5 typhoon on Monday at 7.4°N latitude, becoming the second most southerly Category 5 typhoon on record, next to Typhoon Louise of 1964, which was a Category 5 storm at 7.3°N. According to NOAA's Coastal Services Center, there have been only 4 previous typhoons of at least Category 4 strength to track within 200 nautical miles of Mindanao Island, dating back to 1945: Mike ("Ruping" ) in 1990, Ike ("Nitang") in 1984, Kate ("Titang") in 1970, and Louise ("Ining" ) in 1964.
Figure 2. Tracks of all Category 4 typhoons to affect the southern Philippine Island of Mindanao since 1945. Image credit: NOAA Coastal Services Center.
The closest a tropical cyclone has ever been to the Equator is 0.7°N, by Tropical Cyclone Agni in the North Indian Ocean in November 2004. Agni got counter-clockwise spin from the presence of the summer monsoon circulation in the Indian Ocean. The closest a Western Pacific tropical cyclone has been to the Equator is 1.4°N latitude, by Tropical Storm Vamei on December 27, 2001. Vamei hit Singapore after Christmas in 2001, at a latitude of 1.5°N.
Figure 3. This MET-5 visible satellite image taken at 0400 UTC November 28, 2004, shows Agni as a developing tropical storm just north of the Equator in the Indian Ocean. Image credit: Navy Research Lab, Monterey.
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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New digs: Federal research chimps savor retirement
KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — For the first time in their lives, four aging chimpanzees can go outside any time they want. They can walk on grass, clamber onto the platforms of a chimp-style jungle gym 20 feet high and see sky unbroken by steel bars. Their social circle has doubled.
They're among the first of 111 chimpanzees coming from a south Louisiana laboratory to Chimp Haven, the national sanctuary for chimpanzees retired from federal research.
The National Institutes of Health has recommended retiring another 300 of the chimps and sending them to the "national sanctuary system" — a system of one.
But there's a major money hurdle. When Chimp Haven was made the national sanctuary, Congress capped all spending on the project at $30 million. That cap will be hit this year.


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The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases are a danger to public health and welfare, taking the first step to regulating pollution linked to climate change, The Associated Press has learned.
Such regulation would have widespread economic and social impact, from requiring more fuel efficient automobiles to limiting carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and industrial sources, changing the way the nation produces energy.
The EPA has concluded that the science pointing to man-made pollution as a cause of global warming is compelling and overwhelming. The blame goes mainly to carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels.
Here comes more government meddling...er... I mean helpful programs.


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Main institution:
Diabetes Association of Jamaica
Other institutions:
University of Technology (Jamaica); Pan American Health Organisation; University of West Indies; Regional Diabetes Associations; Ministries of Health
Principal investigator:
Errol Morrison
Other investigators:
Shelly McFarlane; Cliff Riley; Novie Younger
Location of the project:
Jamaica, Grenada, Antigua, Belize, St Lucia, Barbados
Amount allocated:
May 1, 2013 - February 1, 2015
Diabetes is the 3rd leading cause of death in the Caribbean. This is further compounded by high rates of net migration of health care professionals in the region, particularly nurses. Training of nurses to provide diabetes education in primary care has not been sustainable. Diabetes Education plays an integral role in diabetes management therefore the lack of it may contribute to poor management and high occurrences of complications. The study is aimed at evaluating existing lay diabetes education curricula to ascertain if it meets the needs of peer/lay educators as a culturally specific tool unique to each participating Caribbean countries.
World Diabetes Congress, Melbourne (Australia), December 2013
World Diabetes Congress, Vancouver (Canada), December 2015 (2 posters)
"Education to change the course of diabetes in the Carribean" Diabetes Voice, June 2014
BRIDGES (Bringing Research in Diabetes to Global Environments and Systems) is a programme initiated by the International Diabetes Federation, and supported by an educational grant from Lilly Diabetes.


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Porphyrias are a group of rare disorders passed down through families, in which an important part of hemoglobin, called heme, is not made properly. Heme is also found in myoglobin, a protein found in certain muscles.
Acute intermittent porphyria; Hereditary coproporphyria; Congenital erythropoietic porphyria; Erythropoietic protoporphyria
Normally, the body makes heme in a multi-step process. Porphyrins are made during several steps of this process. Patients with porphyria have a deficiency of certain enzymes needed for this process. This causes abnormal amounts of porphyrins or related chemicals to build up in the body.
There are many different forms of porphyria. The most common type is porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT).
Drugs, infection, alcohol, and hormones such as estrogen may trigger attacks of certain types of porphyria.
Porphyrias involve three major symptoms:
Attacks can occur suddenly, usually with severe abdominal pain followed by vomiting and constipation. Being out in the sun can cause pain, sensations of heat, blistering, and skin redness and swelling. Blisters heal slowly, often with scarring or skin color changes. They may be disfiguring. Urine may turn red or brown after an attack.
Other symptoms may include:
Attacks can sometimes be life threatening, producing:
Your doctor will perform a physical exam, which includes listening to your heart. You may have a fast heart rate (tachycardia). The doctor may find that your deep tendon reflexes (knee jerks or others) do not work properly.
Blood and urine tests may reveal kidney problems or other problems. Special tests can measure porphyrins in the blood.
Some of the other tests that may be done include:
Some of the medicines used to treat a sudden (acute) attack of porphyria may include:
Other treatments may include:
Depending on the type of porphyria you have, your doctor may tell you to:
Porphyrias are life-long diseases with symptoms that come and go. Some forms of the disease cause more symptoms than others. Proper treatment and avoidance of triggers can help prolong the time between attacks.
Seek medical attention as soon as you have signs of an acute attack. Talk to your doctor about your risk for this condition if you have a long history of undiagnosed abdominal pain, muscle and nerve problems, and sensitivity to sunlight.
Genetic counseling may benefit people who want to have children and who have a family history of any type of porphyria.
Anderson K. The porphyrias. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 229.
Wiley JS, Moore MR. Heme biosynthesis and its disorders: porphyrias and sideroblastic anemias. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ Jr., Shattil SJ, et al, eds. Hoffman Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008:chap 38.
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Gail that lobster roll looks amazing.
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Kittery is across the bridge from Portsmouth in the state of Maine. Whilst it shares the Piscataqua river with Portsmouth on the northern side, we elect to bypass the riverfront and drive straight to the outlet shops on Highway 1.
After 3 hours and laden with ultra-cheap goodies we continue north along the Maine coast just knowing that today will be a day of visiting less than half of the planned sights, especially since it is now afternoon and we are 5 miles out of Portsmouth (and 1 mile out of Kittery).
We pass through the historic village of York, stopping to snap the Old Gaol - built in 1719 and one of the country's oldest public buildings; and the old white church.
The scenic drive along Route 9 brings us to another historic village - Kennebunkport. This town is famous for its beaches and the romantic 1826 historic home known as the Wedding Cake House. We thought we saw it, but later found out we didn't :(
Continuing along Route 9 we arrive at Cape Porpoise and being the hungry travellers we are, must just stop at the Pier 77 restaurant which is serving lobster rolls (fresh from the Atlantic) in it's all day cafe known as The Ramp (because you have to walk down a ramp next to the restaurant and into the bar which overlooks the bay).
We pass through Old Orchard Beach (quaint name, horrible place) and head toward Cape Elizabeth to view the Twin Lights (lighthouses).
Next we try to avoid the Old Port of Portland (no time), but we do view some distinctive buildings in the downtown arts district as we sail past.
Now once again, time is our enemy. A few more deletions from the GPS to hasten our journey, but before we reach our destination for the night we agree that we just must visit the L. L. Bean store in Freeport. Leon Leonwood Bean (1872-1967) would be amazed today if he could see the result of his dislike for cold, wet feet. The hunting boot he developed in 1912 with leather uppers on rubber overshoe bottoms began a company that now claims more than a billion dollars in sales worldwide and carries anything needed for outdoor excursions. His mammoth flagship store includes a 73 square metre pond stocked with trout and is open 24 hours, 365 days per year!


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Hey gang… I did not do a Sunday Coffee video this week. Had a bit of a scare today and had to spend a good portion of the day with my Dad in the ER and later at the hospital when they admitted him.
Thought he either had a small stroke or a heart attack. The good news is we were all wrong and he is under the great care of the Portland VA right now as they monitor him over night.
The lesson.
A Scout is Physically Strong.
There is so much that goes into this. Healthy living, good food choices, and of course exercise.
My Dad is 67 years old and had alway been in good shape. He served 24 years in the Army and as long as I could remember never had an ounce of fat on him. He ran daily and exercised regularly.
Then he retired. The pounds came on, blood pressure went up, exercise tapered off and his over all health.. while not bad started going down hill. Arthritis in the knees because he is carrying a pound or two more than he should. Blood pressure and cholesterol high. And you all know the rest of the story. The good news is that he has been doing something about it. He and my mom are on a diet and are making good healthy eating choices and developing good habits. They do need to exercise more, but they joined a gym and are trying.
Today was a big scare for all of us. It was a wake up call for my Dad, Mom, and yeah, even me and my wife. We all could do better.
I love my parents more than they will ever know and I am glad that my Dad is 67 and still hangs out with us, he never misses a Football game or Wresting match. He is at the band concerts and the Courts of Honor. And we want him to be there for years to come.
I am glad that this morning when he felt bad and had chest pains he went to the ER. When I left him about two hours ago we were joking and he looked 100% better.
I think he understands, as we all do that tomorrow is another day and we need to make the most of it. We can't do that in a hospital bed or a care facility.
So, sorry there is no coffee video today… we will get one out next week.
Thanks for being apart of my Scouting World.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
No Sunday Coffee
Hey gang… I did not do a Sunday Coffee video this week. Had a bit of a scare today and had to spend a good portion of the day with my Dad in the ER and later at the hospital when they admitted him.


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text: I know the game doesn't release for a few months, but still surprised that not a single topic has been discussing the best videogame franchise ever made. GTA San Andreas is my favorite game of all time, and will probably never change due to the fact that it was my first real game I played...and had hundreds of hours of fun with. I like freedom in videogames, which is why I enjoy GTA so much. GTA IV was great during the first few months to a year, but after that it just grew extremely dull. No other GTA (III, Vice City and San Andreas) ever had the dull effect on me like IV did. The reason why I am so pumped for V to release is because of the location...by far the most important aspect of this series. I missed flying around the countryside, mountains and deserts...maybe a reason why IV grew old so quick. So what are your thoughts on all the new info of GTA V? Instead of blabbering my ass off, I'll just hit you up with a link here on all the latest info: http://www.gtav.net/ (I won't give a direct link to all new info, you can just use this site on your own free will...it always has the latest info on the game.)


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Princeton scientists win NSF Advance Awards
Posted August 16, 2004; 11:09 a.m.
The National Science Foundation has awarded Advance Fellows Awards to Princeton scientists Elena Pierpaoli and Alison Williams. The awards are competitive grants designed to promote innovative science and to increase the participation of women in science and engineering.
Pierpaoli, a research staff member in physics, received a grant of $527,000 over three years to develop theoretical methods for analyzing upcoming surveys of clusters of galaxies. Galaxy clusters are the most massive objects bound together by gravity in the universe. The study of galaxy clusters is important for understanding the overall structure of the universe.
Williams, a lecturer in chemistry, received $465,292 to study the interactions between nucleic acids, which are the building blocks of DNA and RNA, and other ions. These interactions are important for a wide range of fields, from understanding the basic physical properties of nucleic acids to designing biotechnology and nanotechnology drugs and devices.
Contact: Lauren Robinson-Brown (609) 258-3601


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Chad Kimmel '06
Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate Student, University of Pittsburgh
B.S., Computer Science, University of Mount Union, 2006
M.S., Bioinformatics, University of Pittsburgh, 2008
Ph.D., Bioinformatics, University of Pittsburgh, 2011 (anticipated)
What have you been doing since you graduated from Mount Union?
Since graduation, I've earned a master of science degree in bioinformatics from the University of Pittsburgh. I'm currently pursuing a doctoral degree in bioinformatics there as well, and working on my dissertation.
What are some of your research interests?
One of the true beauties of being in bioinformatics is the wide variety of research one can conduct. As it is, my research is incredibly varied. My research interests are twofold, and are primarily cancer-related. I'm working on the integration of biological knowledge and information for use in specific targeted therapies for cancer as well as working with the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute to discover the molecular mechanisms behind ATRA based differentiation in the presence of SRC inhibitors.
How did your Mount Union education play a role in your career path?
Since my field is a hybrid of many science fields, a strong undergraduate experience is crucial. I took many biology, computer science and math courses, and these courses have helped me tremendously. What I really like about Mount Union is that professors can focus more on teaching than on research. At bigger research institutions, professors worry about writing their own grants and their graduate students, which leads to less time to focus on undergraduate students. This doesn't happen at Mount Union.
Are there any professors of staff members at Mount Union who made an impact on your career path or life in general? If so, who and how?
I would say that computer science professors Blase Cindric and Dr. Kenneth Weber. They were very helpful to me, and both wrote excellent letters of recommendation for me when I was applying to graduate schools. Their classes really laid the foundation that I needed to excel in graduate school.


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Alternate name: Early Shaggytuft
Family: Acanthaceae, Acanthus view all from this family
Description Dwarf, tufted plant, grayish in color with dense, shaggy leaves and short spikes of rose-pink flowers seated between the leaves.
Flowers: corolla length approximately 1/2"(1.5 cm); 5 lobes that open wide after a narrow tube with upper 2 lobes slightly deeper shade than lower 3.
Leaves: up to 1 1/2" (4 cm) long, narrowly lanceolate and broader above middle with shaggy gray hairs.
Height: up to 2 1/2" (6.5 cm).
Flower March to June.
Habitat Rocky, open limestone flats or clay banks.
Range Western Texas and southeastern New Mexico.
Discussion One of the earliest spring wildflowers to bloom in west Texas, the bright rose-pink flowers stand out against the subdued background hues.


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In the Professional Genealogy manual Chapter 4 is entitled The Essential Library. One of the fascinating tables of the chapter is the model used to build a professional genealogy library using Priority Levels: "1 - Basic Shelf, 2 - Essential Materials, and 3 - Useful but Discretionary Items." An early class assignment encourages the participants to create the inventory of their personal genealogy library.
Treasures – Tools of the Trade
The issue is this...we need to fill our Treasure Chest with valuables that get us to our end goal. Recently, I consulted with a family looking for their missing great grandfather. They were exhausted from over 10 years of searching for G-Grandpa not in all the right places. A reference book, like The Source, can double as a check-off list. When stuck...I reference its Table of Contents, and literally check off the records listed. I then reference Ancestry's Red Book which gives me more specific information per state. But, my first "to go to book" is the Source. When I go to a Court House, I take copies of pages of The Source's chapter on Court Records which lists varieties of court records and their purposes. It even goes as far as providing an "at-a-glance" chart in front of each chapter that includes "Clues That You Should Consult These Records." Believe me, in the throes of frustration, I often need the reminder.
My last great find at the Half-Priced Bookstore was the Ian Westwell, World War I, book, for $5.00. We need to have a plethora of books in our specialty. This may not be of interest to many of you, but I do a large portion of Military document retrievals, and I must stay abreast of the topics requested. Sure there's the internet, but it doesn't replace my resource books. When a client asked about the malaria toll on British troops during WWI documents, I was guided by Westwell to concentrate my research to the campaign in East Africa. I wonder how many websites I would have had to search before reaching that conclusion.
I challenge all of us to fill our Treasure Chests with finds for our personal library. Who doesn't love a great Treasure Hunt?


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Cuba: Educating in Music, Art and Culture
Global Exchange Reality Tours has been contracted to arrange a "Educating in Music, Art and Culture" research tour to Cuba with Professor Gino Muzzatti from March 14-March 23, 2014.
This trip will focus on the educational system in Cuba in both the formal and informal spheres, and Cuban arts, history and culture.
Global Exchange is a licensed Travel Service Provider by the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Participants will travel under the General License. This research tour is open to professionals in the fields of education, the arts, and other related fields. To register for this tour, please contact Gino Muzzatti at email@example.com for more information.
Program Highlights May Include Visits To: (Itinerary subject to change)
• Schools in Pinar del Rio province, Santiago de Cuba, and in Havana
• Historical and religious sites of importance in Santiago de Cuba and Havana
• "Muraleando" community beautification and arts after school program in Havana
• City tour of colonial old Havana
• Exchange with National Sex Education Institute in Havana
• Artist studios
• Ecological community and schools at Las Terrazas located in Pinar del Rio province
• Mangrove ecology visit in Pinar del Rio
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15-19 participants $2975
20+ participants $2850
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Sociologists win awards
Posted January 4, 2002; 03:04 p.m.
Two Princeton sociologists, Scott Washington and Scott Lynch, have received honors for their graduate research.
Lynch, assistant professor of sociology, has received the 2001 Dissertation Research Award from the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America for his dissertation, "Life Course and Cohort Variation in the Relationship between Education and Health and Mortality."
Lynch joined the Department of Sociology in September after receiving his master's degree in statistics and his Ph.D. in sociology from Duke University.
Washington, a Princeton graduate student,was selected by the Eastern Sociological Society to receive the 2002 Candace Rogers Award for an outstanding graduate student paper. He will present his paper, "Social Classification: An Integrative Approach," and receive his award at the society's annual meeting in March.
This marks the third year in a row that a Princeton graduate student has won the Candace Rogers Award. Previous winners include Eszter Hargittai in 2001 and Nina Bandelj in 2000.
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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Quipfire to perform, Dec. 2-4
Posted November 22, 2004; 06:55 p.m.
The Quipfire improvisational comedy troupe will perform its annual winter show at 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 2-4 in the Murray-Dodge Hall theater.
Tickets are $5. They can be reserved by calling (609) 25-UCALL and entering IMPROV or by using Quipfire's online order form .
Contact: Eric Quinones (609) 258-3601