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I am sure that I have said this before in the blog, and I know this to have some truth as I have often experienced that there are themes that seem to crop up from time to time in our lives. This month theme, and I would suggest that it started around the Thanksgiving holiday is being selfless.
It seems that the theme of being selfless or unselfish has been overwhelming since Thanksgiving. It has cropped up in Scoutmaster minutes I have shared with the Scouts of our troop. It has reared its head in news stories, we have seen its appeal in "adopt a family" programs at work. We demonstrated it in our annual Scouting for Food drive, and in my own life I have really been hit with the theme of forgetting about my self so much and focusing on those around me. I consider myself a giver.
In Scouting, I have dedicated a lot of time, talent, and treasure to the organization, knowing that my dollars and time have a direct impact on Scouts. I am not sharing this for a pat on the back, rather to plant in your mind the spirit of giving. A few years back I was asked to give and become a member of the James E. West fellowship. After some discussion with my wife, we decided that this gift to Scouting would be a lasting legacy gift, money that will stay in Scouting and have direct impacts on Scouts forever. We annually give through the Friends of Scouting program. It's not much in the grand scheme of things. 28% or so of the operating budget comes from FOS, but the impact is direct.
Giving of time and talent are perhaps the most important thing that we do as Scouters and to put a price tag on it would take an advanced math degree and sliding rule.. maybe even the use of an abacus and someone that knows how to calculate it. That is where the rubber meets the road, where it really counts.
But that spirit of giving does not end when we take off our tan shirts. Living the Oath and Law in our daily lives suggests that we are givers. "To help other people at all times". This is all about giving. Being courteous and kind are gifts to others. I once heard Dennis Prager speak about Happiness as a Moral obligation. I am going to quote part of his talk on this subject, as there is no way that I could say it better. Prager said, "When people think of happiness or pursuing happiness, the first thing they think of is, "Well, it's a pretty selfish desire, I want to be happy for me. I mean, after all who wants to be unhappy?" Actually, there is an answer to that, but that'll be for another time. But I am here to tell you that in fact happiness is far, far, far more than a selfish desire, it's actually a moral obligation. That's right. I'm sure most people have never thought of it like this, and I didn't for most of my life. I thought that happiness, the pursuit of happiness, was primarily selfish, but it isn't. Whether or not you're happy, and certainly whether or not you act happy is a very, very altruistic endeavor. In other words, it's how you touch other lives. Ask anybody who was raised by an unhappy parent whether or not happiness is a moral issue, and I assure you the answer will be "yes". It's no fun being raised by an unhappy parent, it is not particularly good to be married to an unhappy person, it is not at all nice for a parent to have an unhappy child, it's lousy to have a chronically unhappy co-worker. Yes, our happiness affects others tremendously. That's why I believe and that's why I advocate that happiness is a moral obligation. We are morally obligated to at least act as happy as possible. Even if you don't feel it. You can 't be guided by feelings. How we act affects others."
So look back now at the Scout Oath and Law and see how this directs us in our daily lives to be helpful to others. How do we make happiness a Moral obligation in our lives. Being Selfless is the answer.
Being Cheerful, Thrifty and Brave certainly impact other people. Being Trustworthy and loyal directly touch peoples lives.
Ok, so lets get back to this recurring theme. Why is this so important to me tonight as I sit at the key board and rattle on about it? Simply put. We need to think about being better givers. Take care of our families first, friends, and other people. Make other people happy through our happiness and our selflessness.
Again, I am not bucking for Sainthood here, but basic compassion for our neighbor dictates that we give. About a week ago it got real cold here in the Portland metro area. When the snow hits the ground we go about our daily lives just a little different. Being a good Scout, I go prepared. I throw some extra socks and a headlamp in my lunch box along with a few extra snacks to get me through the long UPS days. It was hovering around 14 degrees as I pulled up to an intersection that a panhandler "works" every day. I was surprised to see him out there on as cold a day as it was. But there he was none the less. Like most people, I am skeptical in giving money to panhandlers, so many of them here in the Portland area at least turn that money into booze or drugs. And maybe that is the way that they deal with there condition, but I can not justify contributing to that. The light was red so I pulled to a stop. He made eye contact with me and I gave him a courteous smile and nod. I could see he was freezing. So I turned off the truck and got the socks out of my lunch box. They were good REI smart wool socks and I knew that this poor guy needed them a heck of a lot more than I this particular morning. I handed him the socks and encouraged him to try to stay warm. He smiled and thanked me. Now I am not going to judge this guy. And I have heard from local business owners that he is running a major scam out there. But the fact remained that he was cold and I had extra socks. No harm, no foul.
With a cheerful spirit it was good to give.
Tonight I rolled the UPS truck up to a house that looked pretty dark for this time in the evening. No lights were on except to glow of a few candles I could see from the front porch. The package I had for them was clearly a Christmas gift from someone, perhaps a family member, in South Carolina. As I got closer to the door, I noted that there were door hangers attached to the door and knob. The electric company, the gas company and the water had all been turned off. I could not help but feel for that family sitting by the glow of the candles.
It is easy to judge and say, its their problem for getting into that situation, yes it is. But what of compassion for those people. We all have had hard times in our lives.
I knocked on the door and a lady answered. She looked at me and smiled, I returned her smile and wished her a good evening and a Merry Christmas. I could see on her face that Christmas was going to be thin this year. She thanked me and before she closed the door wished me a Merry Christmas. My heart sank as I walked back to the truck. It was my last stop of the day. As I drove home I thanked God for all the blessings that I have. I thought about my wife and kids at home that have never gone to bed hungry or in a house without heat. And a voice inside reminded me of my moral obligation to be happy. You see, I feel that because we have always had a spirit of giving, we have been given so much. We work hard and try to share in our time, treasure, and talents and as a result we are blessed. We try daily to live the Scout Oath and Law, and because of that we make those around us better too.
Last night I was honored by being recognized for being elected to the Vigil Honor of the Order of the Arrow. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the Order of the Arrow, I will sum up its purpose by saying that the Order was founded to enhance the spirit of Scouting within its members. The foundation is Service to others. Service rendered with a cheerful spirit. The National Order of the Arrow web site states that, "The Vigil Honor is a high mark of distinction and recognition reserved for those Arrowmen who, by reason of exceptional service, personal effort, and unselfish interest, have made distinguished contributions beyond the immediate responsibilities of their position of office" further "Alertness to the needs of others is the mark of the Vigil Honor. It calls for an individual with an unusual awareness of the possibilities within each situation." In short, those that make an effort to serve in their daily lives and live the Scout Oath and Law. This applies to so many people I know, but it is nice that our Lodge has deemed me worthy of such an honor. But there again, in a short period of time, this theme of selflessness was looking me in the eye.
And now we enter the Christmas season. Perhaps the season that's hallmark is giving. The whole reason for this season is the celebration of the worlds greatest gift. A gift, that if you believe is renewed over and over. It is a gift in which our God modeled an expected behavior. Tonight as I pulled into our neighborhood, I passed the lights decorating houses, Christmas trees glowing from front windows, and the hope that every house has a Merry Christmas filled my heart. I opened the door and there sat my wife writing Christmas greetings in our cards, that may or may not make it by Christmas. Our tree, decorated with lights and ornaments collected over the past 22 years, each with meaning and sentiment to our family. I could not help but pause for a minute and just enjoy what we have.
Being selfless has made us better people, sharing that selflessness is what all of this is about. Giving each and every day, even if that gift is a smile, a hello, or a pair of socks. It could be as simple as holding a door open or helping carry a load of groceries. It can be as big as a James E. West Fellowship or just paying for the coffee of the guy behind you at Starbucks. The impact you leave with your simple act of kindness, selflessly going through your lives make a difference.
'Tis the season to be reminded of that.
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John Cox of the Hope College English faculty has been elected president of the Conference on Christianity and Literature (CCL).He will be installed in office at a luncheon hosted by CCL during this year's meeting of the Modern Language Association, being held in San Diego, Calif., on Friday-Tuesday, Dec. 26-30. His two-year term will begin in January.
CCL was founded in 1956 by scholars who were interested in the historical and theoretical relationship between literature and Christianity. They began publishing a scholarly journal, "Christianity and Literature," which is presently subscribed to by about 1,200 individuals and libraries. CCL is a national organization, represented in 49 of the 50 states, all the provinces of Canada, and eight other countries. Dedicated to both scholarly excellence and collegial exchange, it is supported entirely by the dues paid by its members.
In addition to sponsoring sessions at the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association, CCL also sponsors local meetings in each of seven regions of the U.S. and Canada. The next CCL meeting in the Midwest will be held in March at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion. Cox will present a paper titled "Two Kings Praying: Shakespeare and the Problem of Belief."
CCL is governed by a nationally elected board, which meets annually at the Modern Language Association convention. Each board member is responsible for some part of the organization, such as regional meetings, the budget and the journal. The president chairs the annual meeting of the board, ensures that board members complete their tasks, and helps decide the program of two sessions that CCL sponsors every year at the meeting of the Modern Language Association.
Cox earned his undergraduate degree from Hope College in 1967 and his graduate degrees from the University of Chicago. He joined the Hope faculty in 1979 and since 1984 has served as director of the college's interdisciplinary studies program. In 1996 he was appointed to the newly established DuMez Endowed Professorship in English.
He is author of "Shakespeare and the Dramaturgy of Power," published in 1989 by Princeton University Press; co-editor of "A New History of Early English Drama," published in 1997 by Columbia University Press; author of "The Devil and the Sacred in English Drama, 1350-1642," published in 2000 by Cambridge University Press; and co-editor of the Third Arden Shakespeare edition of "Henry VI, Part 3," published by Thomson Learning in 2001. He has also written many scholarly articles and book reviews on Renaissance drama and contemporary writers.

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In order to obtain the money she needs for a down payment on a new apartment, cash-strapped college student Samantha (Jocelin Donahue) takes on a babysitting job in a remote mansion. However when Samantha is taken to the house by her friend Megan (Greta Gerwig), she is informed by the resident odd couple, Mr. and Mrs. Ulman (Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov), that they do not have any children, and it will be Mr Ulman's elderly mother she'll be looking after while they are out to view a full lunar eclipse. It isn't long before Samantha realizes that something isn't right in the house and as the lunar eclipse darkens the night sky, Samantha realises to her horror that the Ulman's have diabolical plans for her… Can she survive the night? Will she escape with her soul intact?
With titles such as The Roost and Trigger Man, director Ti West has been making a name for himself on the horror circuit as a force to be reckoned with. Deftly utilising minuscule budgets and exhibiting a real penchant for creating creepy atmospheres and effectively wrought suspense, while defying expectations and avoiding the pitfalls of so many other horror directors, West is obviously a deep admirer of horror cinema who knows how to induce chills in his audience. With The House of the Devil, the director has returned to the old school roots that many great horror movies are entrenched in and that he obviously adores.
Combining elements of the haunted house movie with those of satanic cult and exploitation movies, West has fashioned a taut and anxiety-ridden film that starts slowly and builds to a nauseating and suspenseful denouement. In the grand tradition of Bava, Polanski, Hitchcock, Lewton and Hammer Horror, The House of the Devil successfully depicts insidiously creepy events that encroach on everyday situations and people, altering their lives and darkening their minds forever.
Set in the Eighties and shot on 16mm film, this film is simply steeped in a retro sheen that effortlessly evokes a grainy and earnest nostalgia. Indeed, we open with the statement that 'During the 1980s, over 70% of American adults believed in the existence of abusive Satanic Cults', which automatically sets the tone for the unbearably dark events to come. West not only manages to evoke old '80s horror movies throughout, but because he also plays it straight, the result is a movie that is as effective as it is a loving homage to a bygone era of straight-to-video horror. Though it is a new film, The House of the Devil still feels like some old unearthed cult classic.
The cinematography, courtesy of Eliot Rockett also reflects the time in which the lurid story unfolds, deploying various techniques used by filmmakers of the time, such as zoom shots and the freeze frames of the opening credits. From the costumes to the hairstyles, to the music, title sequences and the use of props such as a Sony Walkman, we are immediately transported back to a bygone era that produced some of the most memorable horror movies of all time. Unlike other recent films that have delved into bygone years for inspiration in an attempt to create something fresh and interesting however, this film does not use satire or irony, but plays it straight in order to be as true as possible to the style of that particular decade's horror films. Everything feels authentic, and events never descend into Kevin Williamson-style self-conscious nudge-winkery.
From the moment Samantha arrives at the house we just know something is off. Noonan's odd behaviour and quiet menace ensure proceedings begin their slow build into tightly coiled tension almost immediately. The bulk of the film features Samantha wandering around the house and exploring the various dark rooms as the increasingly overwhelming feeling of foreboding unease becomes unbearable. She watches a bit of telly. Orders pizza. And dances through a wonderful full-on Eighties-inspired montage. The comfortable domestic setting takes on an eerie atmosphere as soon as she is left alone. As the audience, we are made aware of the contents of the room Samantha is instructed never to enter. It is a simple shot, but the mood and tension it immediately creates ripples through the rest of the film and really works at increasing the knots in one's stomach. The quiet menace and eerie silence of the mid-section of the film gradually bleeds into abrupt violence and full on brutality, but thanks to West's assured, unfussy direction, it never feels forced.
West adopts the slow-burn approach and cranks the tension up throughout the first two acts, before letting rip with the frenzied and bloodied climax. The director is careful to ensure that we spend time with Samantha so an attachment is formed. Donahue exudes an innocent charm and the rapport between her and Gerwig in early scenes feels genuine. Donahue pretty much carries the entire film, and she never balks once while doing so. The chilling climax also exhibits a strange poignancy, which is in part due to Donahue's performance.
The House of the Devil is a lean and taut exercise in building atmosphere, creating tension and eliciting stone-cold chills. West knows that the power of horror comes from the anticipation of the payoff, not necessarily the payoff itself. West's approach to horror – revisiting the aesthetics and sensibilities of old-school slasher movies and satanic cult anxieties - proves a refreshing one and The House of the Devil unwinds as a startling, suspenseful and deeply effective little chiller.


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Back in 1986, when I was still young and foolish enough to do such a thing, I moved across the country. I didn't have a destination address. I simply packed my grand essentials into my Toyota hatchback and drove 2500 miles. On the day I arrived, I rented an apartment, unloaded the car, unrolled my sleeping bag on my new floor, and called it a day.
I did not bring Grandpa's Murphy bed. Okay, technically, it's not a Murphy bed. My grandpa's bed predates the Murphy Wall Bed Company by more than a decade. The Murphy Wall Bed Company did not come into being until around 1900, when William L. Murphy applied for a patent on his folding bed design. But the folding bed had already been around in one form or another for over 200 years. In the 20th century, the term "Murphy bed" caught hold and came to be used in reference to folding beds in general, and by 1989 it was declared a generic term in court.
On the back of Rosmer's bed is this information:
A.H. AndrewsI used Google Patent Search to learn more about the bed. This particular folding bed case was designed by Charles Teufel, and only his name appears on the patent. (There were many other interesting folding-bed patents, including one belonging to Charles Teufel and Sanford S. Burr, who patented various folding bed designs over the course of more than twenty years, and another in which Charles Teufel was named as assignor to A.H. Andrews & Company. Because I found the patents rather interesting, a chronological sampling appears at the end of this post.)
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An interesting online biography of Alfred Hinsdale Andrews includes some history of A.H. Andrews & Co. which manufactured the bed. The company was headquartered in Chicago and had factories there and in Buffalo, New York.
I can only speculate about when the bed was purchased and by whom, but I believe it originally belonged to Rosmer's father, Milton E. Kerr. Milton was married first to Bess Zahniser on 16 September 1886, and after her death to Kate Pettis on 15 December 1889. Perhaps the bed was a wedding gift? Regular readers may recall that Milton was in the furniture business in Omaha at that time. Was he able to purchase the bed wholesale? His first son was born in Chicago in 1891. What was Milton doing in Chicago? Could he have been working in the furniture business there, maybe even as an employee of A.H. Andrews & Company? A little session with the Chicago city directories for 1890-1896 could help answer some of these questions.
As far as I know, the bed spent the first half of the 20th century at a Kerr home in Mercer, Pennsylvania. Around 1951, after Rosmer and Evelyn Kerr bought their home on Lakeshore Road (Lexington, Michigan), Rosmer went to Mercer and, with the help of his son-in-law Karl Parker, moved the bed to Michigan.
I believe the snapshot at the top of this post was taken soon after the bed had been placed in the spare bedroom of the Lakeshore Road house. (In fact, as sharp-eyed observers may have suspected, that's actually a composite of two snapshots which I manipulated in Paint Shop Pro.)
As young children, my sister and I slept in that bed a few times on overnight visits. The mattress seemed quite a bit higher than our beds at home! In my memory, the bed was not positioned by the window, but rather against the wall that Rosmer is facing in the picture.
In the mid-1960s, my grandparents decided to sell the Murphy bed. My mother didn't want it to leave the family, so she and my dad bought it and moved it into the breezeway of their home. A few years later, when I had a home of my own, my mother gave me the bed. Unfortunately there was no way to get such a large piece of furniture into my house due to the floor plan, so I had to leave the bed right where it was.
Over the years, circumstances have prevented me from ever taking the bed, so eventually my mother once again gave the bed away, this time to her youngest grandson. He's never had a place for it either, and thus the bed has now spent forty years in my parents' breezeway.
Last month, Apple wrote about the uncertain future of family heirlooms, and I thought about Rosmer's bed. There's been no mattress in it for years, but the case is in great condition. Although it would bring only about $1200 at auction (a guesstimate, based on a fairly similar piece sold at auction a year or so ago), it's a remarkable piece of furniture which, in the right setting, would be a great conversation piece and, with a new mattress, would also provide comfortable sleeping accomodations for overnight guests.
It's been in our family over a hundred years, and like my mother, I can't bear the idea of letting it go. But I've moved fifteen times in the last twenty years. More often than not, I've done the moving myself. Even though I've graduated from hatchback to minivan, the Murphy bed is obviously more than I can handle. And, just like Apple's family, others in my family have their own limitations of space, lifestyle, or whatever. The day may come when there's no one who has a place for it. Then what?
I don't have an answer for that.
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I. From Feces to Fuel
The $5.5M USD data center, funded by Microsoft FuelCell Energy and the State of Wyoming, is attached to the Dry Creek Water Reclamation Facility and takes advantage of the Facility's most abundant resource -- wastewater.
Wastewater in scientific terms is a slew of water, human feces, and other things flushed down the toilet. When captured filtered, the "solids" slowly outgas carbon dioxide and methane thanks to their population of methane producing bacteria. When paired with a methane-fuel cell, electricity and heat can be produced from the methane gas.
Smelling a sweet idea, Microsoft plans to do exactly that with its 300 kW cell. The installation, which also serves as a test of Microsoft's latest modular data centers, will consume 200 kW, feeding the remaining third of the generating capacity to power and heat the wastewater plant.
A similar 300 kW stack from FuelCell Energy is deployed on the campus of Yale University.
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Microsoft research program manager Sean James comments, "A person is consuming data and that person's waste is going to power the data center. It's been a mind shift. When we smell that methane at a water treatment plant, we realize we're smelling energy."
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While some wastewater facilities already harvest and distribute their methane for generative purposes, many simply flare (burn off) the gas. Microsoft sees its modular "Data Plant" design as potentially a game changer for such "stranded" biogas locations.
Fuel cells have traditionally been too expensive to consider versus backup fossil fuel generators, such as diesel backup generators (which, coincidentally, Microsoft
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by locals near some of its data centers). But the reliable alternative power sources are finally dipping to prices where they may make economic sense in locations where methane gas is cheap.
Microsoft is excited about making a "circle of life" using data and human feces.
Comments Brian Janous, data center utility architect at Microsoft, "Our expectation that this is cost effective especially as we move out of the U.S. where natural gas is really cheap."
The waste CO2 from the fuel cell can be pumped into local oil wells to extract more oil.
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It really bothers me that this thing will not stay straight. I cannot remember how many times I have heated this thing, straightened it, and cooled it only to have it revert back to the shape with the packaging bend damage.
So here is the my plan to end this problem once and for all. I have taken great pains to use twist ties to tie this thing to a metal rod until it is straight (nearly perfectly). Tomorrow I will go buy the smallest diameter drill bit I can find and drill a hole through the center along the long axis if the 'saber. I shall then insert a tungsten rod only slightly larger in diameter than the drilled hole (to hold it in place better). Gas Tungsten Arc Welding electrode should do the trick if I can find some of small enough diameter (as this stuff is very heavy).
I would almost bet a week's pay that it will retain it's straightness afterwards.


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I went back and read your post again. Today we had a drink coffee talk dogs with a threesome of about 100 plus years judging, amateur training etc going back many years. One of the topics was the dogs of old. It was on the topic of the old field trial Goldens but Labs could be included. One of the threesome is one of the top breeders in the country with field Goldens. Again this isn't a who is more correct or more knowledgeable. It was our combined concensus of the dogs of old BB (Before Holway Barty) were tough cookies but not the sharpest tacks in the box. Of course the trials of old would be hard to fathom unless you have seen a recent Senior Hunt Test. I won a Licensed Qual in 1970 with a Golden that would have most likely as I remember now, a AKC Senior Hunt Test with a triple. In those days things like dogs that were made gunshy were very common along with not stopping to the whistle, no goes, most dogs only turned one way on the cast and many were sent on back for marks and blinds. The collar as it is used today was for punishment only .Most everything was direct pressure, dog doesn't stop to the whistle you run out to the dog grab him/her put a strap on the dog tell then to sit or in very serious cases they were known to use a shotgun with small shot at about 60 to 80 yards.Shoot over the dogs head and the pellets would fall around the dog especially for not stopping to the whistle in the water.
OK lets fast forward during our "talk about dogs" session we all agreed dogs are much smarter today, breeding, just as good bitches with titles are being bred contrary to mostly titled males in the past. The advent of the "New Wave" e-collar with smart, fast ,intelligent dogs
has made training much easier and humane then in the past.
Now as an example lets use gunshyness as a problem. In the modern world of retriever training with Field Trial and Hunt Test dogs it is almost not heard of anymore. One of the major reasons is the gunfire is introduced during the retrieve, the retrieves are much longer
then years ago the shot is farther away and the dog associates it with the prey drive of the retrieve. So the correction for it is a lost art.
Years ago there was a lot more hey , hey, then throw bumpers rather then firing blank guns. More amateurs trained thier own dogs and the standard was to make loud noises when the puppies were fed, start shooting at a distance when they ate and so forth. Take your dog to a trap range etc. The shots were much closer to the dogs in training so it was not uncommon to have a gunshy dog or a thunder shy dog. The methods were many on how to correct the problem. Food motivation, staking the dog out while other dogs worked etc.
I hope the above helps somewhat in your quest and it is just one man's opinion as an explanation.
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Family: Columbidae, Pigeons and Doves view all from this family
Description ADULT MALE Has buffy brown back and gray-buff wing coverts adorned with black spots. Crown and nape are iridescent bluish and face, neck, and underparts are pinkish with dark scaly-looking barring. Pale face shows off beady red eye. Bill is dainty, pale reddish pink, and dark-tipped. ADULT FEMALE Similar, but nape and crown are brownish (and lack iridescence) and face and underparts are less colorful. JUVENILE Similar to adult female, but browner and with fewer, or no, black spots.
Dimensions Length: 6 1/2" (17 cm)
Habitat Mainly Central American species that is a locally common resident in southern U.S. Favors dry, open, bushy terrain with sandy ground. Often found in disturbed and urban sites such as farms and city parks.
Observation Tips Easy to overlook when feeding on ground in dappled shade.
Range Florida, Mid-Atlantic, Plains, Southwest, Texas, Southeast, California
Voice Utters monotonously repeated, upslurred whoo-errp calls.
Similar Species White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi (L 11-12 in) is resident in arid country in southern Texas. Plump bodied with mostly brown upperparts, buffish pink face and underparts, pale eye, and white-tipped tail.
Discussion Small, plump dove with relatively short tail and large head. Feeds unobtrusively, mainly on ground. In flight, chestnut and black pattern on outer wing is striking, above and below. Sexes are dissimilar.


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Dollar General is restocking the second wave of Joes (y'know, the one I thought would never hit). I stopped in the Banning one while picking up a pizza next door (awesome pizza, if you're ever in the area), and they had two each of Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes, Cobra Trooper, and Shipwreck, and one CC and Duke. Also, they were on sale (buy one, get one half off).
Since these are about half the price of "normal" Joes anyway, and the Joe line seems to be on hiatus even if Hasbro won't admit it, not to mention the SW stuff I want will probably never hit retail and I've got all the TF's expected by the end of the year (except Metroplex, because, hey, I don't have an extra bedroom for him), I figured it wasn't too self-indulgent to bolster my Cobra forces by two more.


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Sounds like a great idea, eliminates the "search" for posts.
New feature
Ive been working on a little something for the rod rack. I see a fair amount of posts that ask, what rod should I get? or what do you think about xxxxx rod? I remember being the newbie going through the same process. The advice of cast as many rods as possible to determine what suits you is sound, but it is nice to get an idea of what you should be looking for.
Basically you can enter a manufacturer and a model number (ex. Sage rplxi), specify the line weight, length, number of pieces, etc . The next step is kind of cool. You and others can comment on the product and give it a rating from 1-10. I had originally started to develop this as a custom rod database so that those who choose to wrap their own could share guide spacing etc. with others. The project has turned into a factory built and custom database but currently lacks the details for custom rods. It may seem redundant because we already have the gear discussion board but this will be centered around the product and not a thread.
check it out here
Id like some feedback on this. Do you think this sort of feature would be of use? Im ready to add reels and lines to the products that can be entered and reviewed. If this is something that members find useful I will develop it further and add search capabilities. It could be expanded further to include yaks, paddles, pfds, etc . I see this as our own little consumer reports for the products we utilize in our sport.
This is not intended to replace the gear discussion board.
Spey casting folks, I wanted to accommodate you too and have included rods up to 16ft. I hope thats long enough.
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Proving that there are all kinds of ways to have a family, American Idol vet Clay Aiken and his close friend Jaymes Foster (sister of producer David Foster) welcomed son Parker in 2008. Aiken came out of the closet not long after, telling People magazine that he didn't want to lie to his son.
Proving that there are all kinds of ways to have a family, American Idol vet Clay Aiken and his close friend Jaymes Foster (sister of producer David Foster) welcomed son Parker in 2008. Aiken came out of the closet not long after, telling People magazine that he didn't want to lie to his son.
The actress and the football star had just split when Bridget learned that she was pregnant. Though they didn't get back together, they agreed to co-parent son John. Since then, Tom has married and had another son, Benjamin, with model Gisele Bundchen.
The comic and the former Spice Girl had a whirlwind courtship, but when Mel announced that she was pregnant Eddie claimed the kid wasn't his and demanded a paternity test. After a much-publicized battle, Eddie admitted he was baby Angel Iris' father and agreed to pay child support. Mel then married Stephen Belafonte, with whom she is expecting a child later this year.
Model Knapp learned that she was pregnant after she and actor Phillippe had already broken up. The baby, due later this year, will be Ryan's third, as he has two kids with ex-wife Reese Witherspoon.
The two met while working on the Broadway musical Rock of Ages but were not a couple by the time daughter Malena was born. Constantine told People magazine that the parents are "best friends."
In between relationships with on-again off-again fiancee Sienna Miller, Jude had a fling with model Samantha Burke that resulted in a daughter, Sophia.
Sandra's divorce from Jesse James wasn't the only shocker in her life. Soon after news of his cheating broke, she announced that she had adopted a son named Louis - solo, even though she and Jesse had been married when the process began.
The actor and the rocker's daughter had a fling that resulted in a pregnancy. Despite not being a couple, they presented a united PR front and each vowed to take an active role in the child's life.
Denise filed for divorce - and a restraining order - against Charlie while she was pregnant with their younger daughter, Lola.
The German model and the Italian mogul split while Heidi was pregnant with daughter Leni. Soon after, Heidi met musician Seal. He was present for Leni's birth and they married soon after. They have three more kids, sons Henry and Johan and daughter Lou. Flavio is reportedly not in Leni's life at all, and she is considered Seal's child.
The longtime couple split up when Mary Louise was pregnant. Billy rebounded with actress Claire Danes, his costar in Stage Beauty, and Mary Louise gave birth to son William Atticus on her own.
Former football star turned sports commentator Tiki Barber and his wife split up when she was eight months pregnant with twins. Turns out that Tiki had been cheating on his wife with a former NBC intern. Ginny was so mad that she refused to allow Tiki in the hospital when she gave birth.


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Surprised no one is commenting on this.
Can we only imagine how many other govt agencies are wasting money like this?
And then they were dumb enough to make a video joking about the cost of it all!
Wonder if the people responsible will still get to collect their Fed pensions?


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The context is important here: Anti-Semitic incidents in Britain rose by more than a third to record levels in 2016, leaving the local Jewish community on edge.0 comments
Danna Harman, Haaretz's former Europe correspondent, returned to Israel this year to write feature stories for the paper's new digital edition. Prior to joining Haaretz, Danna worked for the Christian Science Monitor (CSM) as their Africa Bureau Chief, based in Nairobi, as well as their Washington, D.C.-based national feature writer, and their Latin America bureau chief (in a joint appointment with USA TODAY), based in Mexico City.
Danna has further travelled the globe on special reporting assignments for CSM and other papers and magazines to everywhere from Iraq, Yemen, Burma and Afghanistan to the jungles of Papua New Guinea. She began her journalism career 16 years ago as an Associated Press local hire in her hometown of Jerusalem, and later became the Jerusalem Post's diplomatic correspondent, covering three prime ministers and half a dozen peace talks. Danna has a BA from Harvard University, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Cambridge University.


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The first entrapment case that I was involved in was in June 1974.
It occurred in a spa in Orange County, Calif., but no one really could sort out what had happened. It was a small child, one of the terrible tragedies.
I went down with some local officials to try to figure out what had occurred. We had some pictures of the autopsy and knew it wasn't a basic drowning. It was just grizzly.
Afterward, I went back to Swim Quip and talked about it with the people in engineering, trying to understand what I had seen. We had a tank in our test lab, so we built a model of a drain and did testing on it. I actually went in the water and trapped off on this drain, trying to find out what was going on.
In 1980, I went into private practice as a designer and consultant with Rowley International in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.,and I continued doing work on entrapment prevention. I've trapped off 300 times on main drains, maybe more.
At the time, and rightfully so, it was thought that the way to prevent suction entrapments was dual main drains. So we were testing dual drains to see what the propensity was of a person to trap off on a 12-by-12-inch grate, whether a person could release themselves, and also what was happening with the pump.
Later the question arose that if you had a dual main drain and one of the covers was missing or broken, could that be a hazard? We found that with dual main drains, no matter what you did with it, with the test setups that we had and the pumps that would be available to a residence, there wasn't a hazard. So dual main drains really are a safety precaution.
Now in California, as of January, you don't have to put main drains in a commercial pool at all. If you don't put drains in, you can't have a suction entrapment, period. But we have to get the information out.
Here's the bottom line: If everything I've done from 1974 until now has saved one child, then I've been a success. The problem is that you never hear about someone who doesn't have an accident, so you can't count the saved lives. But you can count the times that it occurs, and it's becoming less frequent.
— Bill Rowley, Founder/Board Chairman, Rowley Intl., Palos Verdes, Estates, Calif.


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Perhaps it's time I make another diary entry ;) considering how much stuff happened since the last time I wrote a diary entry here.
I became a more active member of the Debian web staff. I've been doing some bits of Perl to fix up our scripts for handling translations on the web pages, done some nice Makefile hackery to enhance the web pages build system, along with the usual updates to the web pages, in English and Croatian. I also helped the web lists archives get back on its feet, but in with a new internal setup, which enables several people to work on it. On related note, va.d.o, the host previously serving as www.debian.org and cvs.debian.org, died, so we had to move those services around. Hopefully it comes back soon, with a shiny new hardware and a better name - espy.debian.org I hope.
Although, since my upstream ISP got its bandwidth to most of Europe and USA fixed, moving to slower hosts didn't make much difference. I even uploaded some packages to samosa.d.o upload queue at >3kbps! :)
I also fixed a few small bugs in the BTS and went over its bug report list at bugs.debian.org/bugs.debian.org (heh) to close the already fixed items -- it turns out there were quite a few of them, and also several duplicates. I also snatched the honour of closing some very old reports, even dating back to 1997. Unfortunately, we have had some a brand new fsckups in the BTS, some of which are still not fixed... :(
Thanks to a glorious effort by m2 (Marcelo Magallon, can't find his account on advogato) we also moved the WNPP to the BTS wnpp pseudo-package entry, which makes it more dynamic and we hope more up-to-date. m2 also made scripts for some pretty looking indices, discussed a set of rules for filing wnpp bugs, and announced it all on -devel-announce. See the new WNPP web pages for more information.
Debian got praise from LWN about its organizational structure and the democratic system of making decisions. It turns out our `benevolent dictatorship' (according to joeyh, IIRC) isn't so bad after all :o) Sometimes it's annoying to make sure each and every little procedure is followed, but I guess that's the price you have to pay.
BTW it seems my patches for dselect help screen may get in sooner than I expected. All hail wiggy! :)
Oh yeah, in case you wondered how to reach me -- e-mail is joy (at) debian.org (address mangled to avoid spam, i get enough of it already on other addresses), you can see lots of my posts (in Croatian, though) in hr.comp.linux, and often find me logged into Openprojects IRC network as Joy.
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Thunderforge wrote:Uhh... which side of your ear was he whispering from? Are you Harrowed, Cutter?
I've had a demon in me for years. It's how I get so much work done.
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Thunderforge wrote:Uhh... which side of your ear was he whispering from? Are you Harrowed, Cutter?
Slugsabi wrote:Cutter XXIII wrote:A little manitou just whispered in my ear we'll be seein' some good Deadlands badness in today's update.
Tell him today's nearly over and to crack on
Cutter XXIII wrote:In doing a little research for a project I'm working on, I went back to re-read The Great Maze classic sourcebook. There I found an interesting reference to Lynchburg and Red Rat being the richest mesa towns.
And yet, to my knowledge Red Rat isn't mentioned anywhere else in that book or any other. I love digging up unclaimed nuggets of awesome to play around with.
iskandar wrote:deadlands, dropped metaplot items? Noooo, you must be joking! Even worse, you must be cackling.
jpk wrote:iskandar wrote:deadlands, dropped metaplot items? Noooo, you must be joking! Even worse, you must be cackling.
The raw liver that lands on a kitchen floor with a sickeningly adhesive splatter is dropped.
The thing in the jar--the thing that sometimes turns and you decide that it's because the sun has hit the pickling liquid while you're convincing yourself the pearl onion isn't an eye staring at you, always watching while you walk around your home and try not to wonder what strange compulsion keeps you from throwing out that horrible, horrible thing in the jar--is preserved for that just-right time.
jpk wrote:Perhaps I should've gone for "biding its time" rather than "preserved."
Cutter XXIII wrote:Folks, if you haven't yet checked out the Raven Kickstarter, please do!
We've added some new game-related perks, like an exclusive set of playing cards featuring characters from the one-shots, and a 16-page Deadlands Reloaded supplement to be included in the Raven TPB... written by Shane Hensley himself!
Climb up on the wagon with us, amigos. If we make the goal it's going to be a hell of a ride.
Let's see it thenCutter XXIII wrote:So...
Beginning of August we released Return to Manitou Bluff. September was Blood Drive 1. October was Blood Drive 2. Plus we're cooking up a very special Halloween release. And Blood Drive 3 follows hard on its heels in November.
What am I getting at?
We have a release schedule. And it's chock-full.
Kaspar wrote: Let's see it then
Seeker of Truth wrote:And while I'm sure you can't say, any chance of seeing the hinted at Deadlands towns book anytime soon?
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I mainly lurk on the Potus side as its a little scary over here (small fish in big pond),but Saturday I emailed my senator expressing my thoughts on the U.S. government wanting MY guns and guns of other law abiding citizens, to my complete surprise I got this email from his office today.
Yet he avoided answering my thoughts on illegal aliens and the reminder that you(the politicians) work for us.
Dear Shawn,
Thank you for contacting me regarding the rights of gun owners.
As you may know, I am a strong defender of our Second Amendment rights. The right of law-abiding citizens to own firearms is an individual right guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the Constitution and broadly interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. Our Founders clearly understood that one of the most basic rights of Americans is the ability to defend themselves and their families.
In light of the terrible tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, there have been calls for immediate action to address gun control. I do believe it is important that we have a serious national discussion about preventing these senseless acts of violence and protecting our children in their schools. Equally important, however, is an effort that more broadly addresses ways to spend federal dollars more wisely when it comes to treating and identifying those who are mentally ill as well as intervening before they tragically impact their own lives and the lives of others.
There are no easy answers here. I continue to believe that a weapons ban does not fix the issue. Whatever we do, it must be consistent with the Constitution.
I appreciate your thoughts and will continue to support legislation that safeguards our Second Amendment rights, encourages safe and responsible gun ownership, and keeps our homes and families safe.
Again, thank you for contacting me. I look forward to continuing our conversation on Facebook (www.facebook.com/SenatorBlunt) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/RoyBlunt) about the important issues facing Missouri and the country. I also encourage you to visit my website (blunt.senate.gov) to learn more about where I stand on the issues and sign-up for my e-newsletter.
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About half of all Minnesota college students took out student loans in 2004, reflecting a moderate increase from 2000, according to a report just released today by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The report, Undergraduate Borrowing in Minnesota, indicates that students attending college full time for a full year who take out student loans borrow an average of $6,600 in a year.
"Student loans have been an important part of the college financing equation since the 1950s, when the first federal subsidized loans became available," said Susan Heegaard, Director of the Office of Higher Education. "Student borrowing patterns can be a reflection of many factors including the cost of attendance and other economic conditions such as changes in interest rates and the overall borrowing capacity among students and their families."
The report identifies a dramatic increase in borrowing among dependent students from families with incomes of $90,000 and higher. In 2000, 28 percent of students in this group borrowed compared with 57 percent in 2004. For the same period, borrowing declined for students from families with annual incomes below $30,000 and increased slightly for middle-income families with incomes from $30,000 to $89,000. Longitudinal data on borrowing for independent students statewide is not available.
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An admission from the All Blacks that they have a vision of how they want to play at the next World Cup will have the northern hemisphere sides searching for clues on what that style might be.
No doubt, as usual, they won't see the wood for the trees when they do their analysis. The Six Nations are so convinced that the All Blacks are rugby sorcerers, in possession of some kind of magic potion, that they just don't get it. What sets the All Blacks apart, what makes them the best side in the world and what allows them to win so many games, is their immaculate execution of the basic skills.
That's it - that's their magic formula and that is the foundation of their 2015 World Cup vision. The All Blacks, whether consciously or not, are subscribers to the 10,000 hour theory; the notion that excellence is achieved by relentless practice rather than innate or genetic advantage.
Put the All Blacks under pressure and they continue to execute the basics well enough to create space. Put the likes of England, Scotland, Wales and even France under the same kind of pressure - and mistakes kick in, opportunities close and the moment is lost.
That much was obvious from the All Blacks' clash with Scotland. While the Scots were industrious and physical at Murrayfield, they didn't have the crispness of passing or the depth of attack to exploit the momentum they had created.
Under pressure, their basic skills collapsed. The half-chances that must be taken at this level, went begging. That was pretty much the story of the test: in all the areas of confrontation and attrition, the Scots could compete, hold their own. When it came to using the ball, creating space and exploiting it, they came unstuck.
It's inconceivable that the same won't have happened in Rome overnight. The Italians, as has been laboured all week, are Europe's leading set piece side. They are crunchy and gnarled and the contest facing the All Blacks was severe. But it's a one-dimensional threat whereas the All Blacks are multi-dimensional - everything underpinned by their high quality basic skills.
"Invariably, as coaches, you play a style of game that suits the type of people you have in your team," said All Black coach Steve Hansen in trying to explain his 2015 World Cup vision. "We are lucky that we have natural athletes and very skilled athletes. But we work very hard at that - our forwards are multi-skilled and our game in New Zealand, right from the clubs, encourages that, so if you don't have that type of player you can't really play the type of game we are trying to play.
"We haven't perfected our game; we have just started this year. We have only had 12 opportunities and you don't get it right straight away. It might take us a couple of years to get it really nailed but what we have seen so far tells us it is worth persevering with. We have a vision of where we would like to see ourselves as a team; we are very clear what that it is."
That vision is best summarised by saying the All Blacks want to be fitter, faster, stronger and more skilled than every other team. If those pillars are in place, then the illusion can be created that they thrive on intricate moves, clever ploys and tactical genius. They really don't - as can be evidenced in the way they train.
In their first training run in Rome, there was consternation among management that an enormous crowd had gathered and were finally let in to watch the closing stages of the session. Paranoia always prevails around spying, but what would anyone from the Italian camp have learned from being present through the whole session?
They would have seen the backline spend the better part of an hour calling spontaneous basic moves - cuts, loops and miss passes. It was hypnotic - the handling was immaculate; not a single pass was dropped; not a single dud was thrown.
Even the great Beegee Williams, on the sidelines in his capacity as NZRU president, was moved to comment on the relentless excellence. Hansen is not going to reinvent the wheel but he won't mind if the Six Nations and everyone else is tying themselves up in knots thinking he is.
The World Cup vision is this: highly conditioned athletes, playing at a high tempo, using the basics to do the hard work and reaping the rewards.


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I just heard that 73% of Asian Americans voted for Obama. They were concerned about health care and support for education.
so the 27% +/- of us Americans of Asian descent that voted for Romney don't care about health care and support for education ? of course not....Statistic by ethnicity dont always tell the real story
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States where residents have filed secession petitions include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
(The list above has been updated to include petitions filed by residents in additional states since this post was published.)
Interesting how the list contains so many blue states. A lot of people living in those states that don't agree with the blue voters, I guess. Notice that even Uncle Joe's state of Delaware wants out.
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