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The House, which had defeated a bill allowing an exception for a retirement community development near Jackson, revived the bill Tuesday and sent it to the Senate with reverse repealer language that would kill the bill unless an agreement is negotiated with officials of the 444-mile national park running through three states.
Natchez Trace spokesperson Dale Wilkerson, Tupelo, said Wednesday afternoon parkway officials have been in conversation with Transportation Committee Chair Robert Johnson, D-Natchez. Wilkerson said the scenic integrity of the parkway, part of the National Park Service, is essential to its attractiveness and distinctiveness.
Wilkerson said parkway officials understand the importance of economic development to local communities, and he has offered to sit down for discussions with legislators. The original bill, which would have mandated a height exception, passed without dissent, but it was defeated in the House vote.
The Natchez Trace touches and includes natural history, pre-Columbian Native American history, early European possession of the Deep South and early American national history.
The challenge the Trace faces is its passage through developed urban areas, most notably in the Madison and Ridgeland communities that are suburbs of Jackson. Its brush with urbanization interestingly is more pronounced in Mississippi than in Alabama and Tennessee.
Narrow exceptions have infrequently been made in the scenery defining the Natchez Trace, and that restraint must be maintained.
The title National Parkway is rare, and only three besides the Trace carry the designation. They are:
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We're a city that loves its beer — especially if it's local. Even in the dingiest of dive bars, you can get your paws on a Harpoon or Sam. But what about the little guys? We tracked down nine of our favorite Massachusetts brews, then headed to some of the best spots around the city to nurse them properly. Bottoms up!
Beer of the Gods (4.5% ABV); Don Cornelius (6.5% ABV)
We like to think that any beer can be considered a "summer beer," but when temperatures are reaching heatstroke levels, we suppose it's probably best to stick to the lower end of the alcoholic spectrum. Enter Beer of the Gods, a clean-as-a-whistle pilsner-style brew, laced with a hint of lemony orange. It goes down smooth, and pairs with seafood like a dream. If you're feeling a bit racier, Don Cornelius is more your bag: brown ale partly aged in Knob Creek barrels. And don't let appearances fool you — dark doesn't always mean heavy. High & Mighty makes regular appearances at Harvard Square's Russell House Tavern, whose bar already boasts an impressive local beer list. They've got Beer of the Gods by the bottle, Don Cornelius on draft, and an "it's-been-one-of-those-days" 22-ounce bottle of Two-Headed Beast stout for you to choose from. Tip: if you want your world rocked, keep your eyes peeled for Russell House chef Mike Scelfo's High & Mighty pairing dinners.
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Notch Tafelbier (2.8% ABV)
Tafelbier is traditionally a Belgian "table beer" consumed by families (not only by Mom and Pop, but also the wee kinder) at mealtimes. As its low alcoholic percentage might suggest, it's a mild, easy-drinking kind of brew, with a slightly nutty finish. Bitter to some, citrusy to others, it's a farmhouse-style ale with no in-your-face acidity, built for a lazy summer afternoons. No surprise here, but the best place to throw back a few hours' worth of session-style brews is Allston's beer haven Deep Ellum. They've got Tafelbier on tap, so you can down a few rounds while sunning yourself on the patio and debating the value of Cascade versus Goldings hops without getting totally hammered.
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Happy Sol (5.5% ABV)
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Most of us are familiar with the side effects associated with hormonal birth control. Some, such as weight gain, breakthrough bleeding, and reduced protection when taken with certain antibiotics, are simply minor annoyances. More serious health concerns include mood swings, migraine headaches, and a slightly increased risk of stroke and certain types of cancer.
The upside of hormonal birth control methods such as the Pill is that they have a high efficacy rate when taken correctly and in the right dosage. The downside is that the Pill requires women to think about birth control every single day. When pills are missed, effectiveness is reduced. This problem can be solved by using hormonal birth control implants, but these must be removed by a medical professional if the user decides she wants to become pregnant.
The FemCap is different from hormonal birth control methods because women only have to think about it when they plan to have sex. Like hormonal birth control, the FemCap is woman-controlled and her partner will not be able to tell it is being used. Unlike the Pill and implants, the FemCap has no side effects—not even latex reactions since it's constructed of hypo-allergenic silicone.
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RE:Rio's new high density head - saltwater sinking lines
The "deep sea" lines appear to be the delivery mechanism from cracking running lines, for real. The line does not telegraph the load point as well as the QD Cortland but once you find the zone (paying more attention to things than one needs to with the QD) it throws a good line. I know with a little effort one can get comfortable with it because occasionally it pulls drag from my reel when I hit it just right.
The running line is as susceptible to tangling as any line is, but no worse.
I've landed a number of good fish on it this year and it seems to be holding up. I've inspected the joint and there is no sign of fatigue whatsoever at this point in the season.
It was used from BobP's boat, from the Tip Rip, from Big Girl Bar, from the Ocean Beaches, and from Monomoy. I'd give it a thumbs up rating because of the prospect of being a durable alternative to the QD.
Once again, I found the QD an easier line to cast overall, perhaps due to the running line diameter and the taper on the head portion. Despite this, I give the RIo a high rating because we needed an alternative to having to send the QD in frequently.
This has made it clear that Cortland stands by their products and they also make several other outstanding lines for various situations, like the clear intermediate 444 line - which I love. That line has been my intermediate line choice for two seasons without problems, and it holds a nail knot directly without any fudging around with loops.
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RE:Rio's new high density head - saltwater sinking lines
Juro, Now that you've had the line for a while and have hopefully had a chance to fish it a bit, could you share your opinion of it with the board? I know it's still to early to tell about the longevity of the head to running line connection, but i never ended up getting a sinker earlier this fall, so i'm still on the market. This line sounds like what i'm looking for, and i got the intermediate striper line a couple weeks ago to replace a cracking SA int. line(see other post). I like the intermediate, and if the sinker is anything like it i think i'm sold
RE:Rio's new high density head - saltwater sinking lines
According to the rep, it is specifically designed for striper fishing (per the striper intermediate line). I will ask him about it's application to colder temps.
I've fished it in moderately cold SW as well as summer warm temps. On the other hand I have fished the intermediate striper line in the cold waters of the pacific northwest, which averages 52 degrees in the spring and fall. It handled well, although I felt the coils acted better on the striper shoals on Cape Cod in August.
Frankly, I never had a problem with T-300 or the 444 QD 325, it's just that the junction between the sink head and the running line seems to always fall apart. IN my opinion, the first one to make a line where that section remains intact for a 2 or more seasons gets my vote. I am hoping Rio is the one.
I'll have better info when I contact the rep.
RE:Rio's new high density head - saltwater sinking lines
Juro, thanks for the info. In looking at the catalog page for the deep sea it seems that the line is formulated for warmer waters. I do alot of my fishing in maine and i don't think the water in maine ever really qualifies as 'warm'. What water temps have you fished the line in, and how was the stiffness at that temp?
Thanks again
RE:Rio's new high density head - saltwater sinking lines
The line is the Deep Sea, new for 2000. Here's their CATALOG, and I'll get more information from the area rep, Bill Senegal.
BobD - do you happen to have Bill's email handy? If not I'll get it tonight.
RE:Rio's new high density head - saltwater sinking lines
Juro, I'm on the market for a sinking line and this line sounds like it may be just what i'm looking for. My main complaint with the teeny style lines was the runnning line, i like a little more to grab onto when strip setting. Can you give some us some more info on this line? What is it's trade name? is it already on the market, or is your line a demo?
I'd like to get a new line before the fall run really hits and it sounds as though this line may be the ticket if i can get my hands on one.
Rio's new high density head - saltwater sinking lines
Thanks to Bill Senegal (Rio rep) I've been fishing the new Rio sink head / intermediate line combo. My first impression was that the running line was a bit thicker than the others of this style (Teeny, Cortland QA, etc). As I fished it more and more I grew to like it a lot more because it gives you some 'meat' to hang on to as you work the line. Most SWFF applications involve stripping the line for fly action and the more substantial running line is easier to grip.
The albright delaminated the coating over the mono core the first try, but a second try took well and the junction survived a few hard running Monomoy stripers who took lots of backing in the rip current.
My hope is that this line prevents the coating failures that the Cortland QD has been annoying us with lately.
Although it did wonders for my ego, I think the demo line I got is a little short - I was casting into the backing with ease. I'll look into the specs and report on the factory length of the line as it's intended to be sold.
For those of you who are Rio intermediate striper line fans, (count me IN) the running line for this new configuration seems to be the same design.
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"The Greatest Obstacle to Discovery is not Ignorance -- It is the Illusion of Knowledge" ~ Daniel Boorstin
Step 2: All enrolled for these assistance programs, if they don't have a HS diploma, must proceed to acquire a GED. 1/2 the group take classes Mon & Wed; other 1/2 Tues & Thurs. Child care provided ... staffed by the 1/2 that have classes on the other two days.that is a great idea,
Step 3: After acquiring GED, at least 2 days/wk, all enrollees must be in job training. Such job training can include child or elder day care training. Participants can choose job training they'd prefer combined with their skill levels as assessed through the performance in GED classes. At least 1 more day/wk (if not participating in job internships), must be given to community service ... which could mean anything from collecting litter in parks to child care for non-profits or govt-run facilities. I'd suggest that there be an hourly stipend for time spent on this community service, in addition to the regular assistance stipend.
Step 4: Random drug testing required. No set schedule.
The devil would be in the details of implementing such requirements.
I would also not be totally opposed to subsidizing wages for those who are successful in getting a regular job (no matter what it is). Less than full assistance, but enough to incentivize working rather than not working.
I guess this sounds a lot like "work-fare", and I think that assistance should be directed that way ... getting people into the groove of earning, not living totally on handouts forever. I think that builds self-esteem for the individual.
But what do I know?
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Following CPJ's release of its report on the state of press freedom in the United States, the organization is pursuing high-level meetings with the White House. CPJ had drafted six recommendations that were shared with President Obama, including calling for a guarantee that journalists would not be at legal risk or prosecuted for receiving confidential and/or classified information.
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It's never too early to include kids in heart-healthy eating, so they learn good habits from day one. Ask them to help plan and prepare dinner to get them interested in foods and what they eat. In this easy recipe, they can mix the tuna and mayonnaise and make their own sandwiches. (You may need to help them use the oven, though.)
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"Made for iPhone." If you've purchased almost any audio speaker in the last half-decade, you've seen this sticker. The success of the iPod and iPhone line has spawned an entirely new market of portable speakers and peripherals, all made exclusively for Apple's famed device. Even as Android smartphones have grown to dominate the market, the speakers remain Made for iPhone. Well, Android owners, Grace Digital wants you to know that it's new speaker is not made for iPhone. Nope.
Billed brazenly as, "not made for iPhone," the Gdock speaker from Grace Digital — which connects via a Micro USB — features interchangeable station cradles that fit to the Galaxy S2, S3, Note 1 and Note 2, as well as a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that Grace claims will play for up to 12 hours on one charge and charge up your Samsung device while doing it.
When it comes to audio specs, this speaker might not blow you away, but with two 3-inch full-range stereo speakers and 16 watts of Class-D power, it isn't exactly a church mouse, either. We've been listening to Grace Digital's Kindle Fire-friendly Matchstick dock for the past couple of weeks and it does a respectable job, considering its size. Chances are the Gdock will fare similarly.
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ARSC T3D Users' Newsletter 79, March 22, 1996
MPP NQS Queues
Recently the ARSC T3D has been so busy that there are several NQS jobs submitted for the same queue waiting to run. This is a relatively new situation for ARSC's T3D which has previously been busy with only a few users of the big queues. It is the practice at other MPP sites that users submit only one job to each queue at a time. If each of the jobs runs for the same amount of time, this "neighborly" approach divides the available machine cycles of that queue evenly among the users of that queue. What it prevents is one user shutting out all other users. Let's try this self-policing policy and see what happens.
PGHPF is Running at ARSCThe Portland Group has kindly extended ARSC's license to use their HPF compiler until July 4th, 1996. Please contact Mike Ess if you have any problems or results from using pghpf. Instructions for using pghpf at ARSC were described in newsletter #65 (12/15/95).
New PGI NewsletterBelow is a description of the Portland Group's new performance oriented newsletter:
> The first electronic issue of Peak Performance is now available from The > Portland Group, Inc. This newsletter serves as a forum for the exchange > of ideas on products, research, programming, code porting, and hardware > for the field of High Performance Computing (HPC). > > Contents of Spring 1996 Issue > > * About Peak Performance > * Parallel Programming Tips > * Application and Tool Profiles > * Code Porting Information > * HPC News > * PGI News > > The first issue is available at the web site: > > http://www.pgroup.com/newsletter/peak_961.html > > Subscribing and Unsubscribing > > Anyone can subscribe to Peak Performance. With your subscription, you will > receive e-mail notification when a new issue of the newsletter is placed on > our web site. You can also subscribe to receive the text version of Peak > Performance by e-mail. These two lists are maintained as "newsletter" > and "enews" ("enews" for the full text in e-mail). > > If you want to add or remove yourself from the newsletter or enews > mailing lists, you can use the form found at the above address, or > send mail to "firstname.lastname@example.com" with the one of the following > commands in the body of your e-mail message (where email@site is > your e-mail address): > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send one of the following > to "email@example.com": > > subscribe newsletter email@site > unsubscribe newsletter email@site > > subscribe enews email@site > unsubscribe enews email@site
Supercomputing Workshop at Pittsburgh
> The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) is offering a new kind of > supercomputing techniques workshop for biomedical researchers this May. > We invite you to review the description below and consider returning an > application for it. > > Please contact me if you have any questions. > > Nancy Blankenstein > Biomedical Assistant > email@example.com > > ******************************************************************************* > > > SUPERCOMPUTING TECHNIQUES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS > Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center > May 5-9, 1996 > > > This newly developed Supercomputing Techniques workshop is aimed at > researchers who want to determine if they need supercomputing resources > to solve their biomedical research problem(s). It differs from both the > Biomedical Applications workshops, which focus on science, and other PSC > Techniques workshops, which focus on programming details. The emphasis here > will be on practical concepts and assumes no prior supercomputing experience. > Applicants should have a working knowledge of either Fortran or C. > > Participants will learn what resources are potentially available to them > through PSC's Biomedical Initiative, including hardware, software and PSC > staff expertise. By participating in this course, you should be able to > answer the following questions as they pertain to your research computing > needs: > > How can my application benefit from supercomputing? What must I > examine to determine this? > > Is my application massively parallel in nature? Is it more vector > oriented? > > Should I consider a heterogeneous solution involving both vector and > massively parallel machines? > > Are there ways to restructure my application to get more computing > power out of the machines already at my disposal? > > How much effort would be involved to accomplish the necessary > modifications, and what are the potential payoffs? Is it worth > pursuing at this time? > > Where do I go from here? > > The workshop will include informal discussion times to encourage participants > to collaborate with one another as well as PSC researchers and scientific > support staff. A panel discussion will be held on the final day to further > promote discussions between participants and members of the Biomedical > Supercomputing Initiative. > > This workshop is NOT intended to provide detailed information on the use of any > one computer system. Other techniques workshops are available that address the > details of programming either the C90 or the T3D. > > Expenses/Registration Fees: > > Researchers affiliated with a U.S. academic institutions will have > their hotel accommodations paid and receive complimentary breakfasts > and lunches the days of the workshop. No registration fee will be > charged but participants are responsible for all other expenditures > connected with attending the workshop, i.e., travel, meals outside the > workshop, ground transportation, parking, etc. > > A few openings may be available for government and industrial researchers: > > U.S. Government researchers will be charged a registration fee to > cover their documentation and workshop meals. They will be > responsible for all expenses incurred in travel, accommodations, > other meals, etc. > > Industrial researchers will be charged a registration fee to > cover their service units, documentation and the workshop meals. > They are responsible for all expenses incurred in travel, > accommodations, other meals, etc. > > This program is sponsored by a National Institutes of Health grant. Enrollment > is limited to 20 participants. Deadline for applications: April 5, 1996 > A tentative agenda and an on-line application are below. > ******************************************************************************* > > SUPERCOMPUTING TECHNIQUES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS > May 5-9, 1996 > TENTATIVE AGENDA (as of March 15, 1996) > > > Sunday: May 5, 1996 > Introduction to PSC and > the Biomedical Supercomputing Initiative > Introduction to PSC Environment (Interactive) > Optional computer lab time (each evening of the workshop) > > Monday: May 6, 1996 > Introduction to Supercomputing > Parallel Computing Concepts and Hardware > C90 and T3D Architecture Overview > Parallel Computing Paradigms > > Tuesday: May 6, 1996 > PVM Basics > MPI Basics > Heterogeneous Computing > Westinghouse Tour > > Wednesday: May 7, 1996 > Performance Monitoring > Optimization Techniques > Practical Considerations > > Thursday: May 8, 1996 > Heterogeneous Scientific Applications > Panel Discussion > Collaborations/Optional Lab Time > > ******************************************************************************* > > PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER > BIOMEDICAL INITIATIVE > SUPERCOMPUTING TECHNIQUES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS > May 5-9, 1996 > > APPLICATION > > > Name: ________________________________________________________________ > > Affiliation: ________________________________________________________________ > > Address: ________________________________________________________________ > (Business) > ________________________________________________________________ > > ________________________________________________________________ > (Home) > ________________________________________________________________ > > Telephone: ____________________________ ______________________________ > (Business) (Home) > > *Social Security Number: _______-_____-_______ Citizenship:___________________ > > Electronic Mail Address:_______________________________________________________ > > Status: ___Graduate ___Post-doctoral Fellow ___Faculty ___Other (specify) > > Please indicate specifically any special housing, transportation or dietary > arrangements you will need: ___________________________________________________ > > How did you learn about this workshop:_________________________________________ > > > REQUIREMENTS: > > Applicants must submit a completed application form and a cover letter. The > letter should describe, in one or two paragraphs, your current research, and > how participating in the workshop will enhance this research. Please include > a brief statement describing your level of experience with computers and with > FORTRAN or C programming language. Faculty members, staff and post-docs > should provide a curriculum vitae. Graduate students must have a letter of > recommendation from a faculty member. > > Please return all application materials by April 5, 1996 to: > > Biomedical Workshop Applications Committee > Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center > 4400 Fifth Avenue, Room 230C > Pittsburgh, PA 15213 > > For additional information: http://www.psc.edu/biomed/workshops.html > > Direct inquiries to Nancy Blankenstein, firstname.lastname@example.com or (412) 268-4960. > > *Disclosure of Social Security Number is voluntary. > > PSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, > creed, national or ethnic origin, or handicap.
NQS Queue and Fair Share SchedulerAs the ARSC T3D gets busier, we have more cases where two or more users are competing for the same NQS mpp queue. I have said, in earlier editions of this newsletter, that the NQS mpp queues operated on a first-come/first-serve basis. I was wrong about that, as a situation this week illustrated. I'm trying to explain the current operation, this is what I have so far.
Assume that a mpp queue is in use, and that, while in use, two users submit additional jobs to that queue. When the current job completes, one of the two submitted jobs will take its place. Originally, I thought that the job submitted first will now execute, this would be the first-come/first-serve operation.
But, while the two submitted jobs are in the NQS, each builds up a priority that will be evaluated when the current job in that queue completes. This computed priority will determine which of the two submitted jobs goes first. The priority in the NQS queue is computed from 4 terms:
- The Y-MP time requested
- The Y-MP memory requested
- How long in the NQS queue
- Fair Share Scheduler priority
To improve the priority in the queue, a user can specify lower limits on the Y-MP memory and Y-MP time limits that normally come from the UDB limits. The UDB defaults are probably much larger than what an mppexecs will ever need. These limits apply to only the mppexec programs that form the communication and control between the Y-MP and T3D. The combination of:
ja a.out # t3d job ja -stwill report the actual Y-MP time and memory used by the mppexecs for the mpp job. The memory and time usage from a run may then be used at estimates for NQS script lines to specify limits lower than the UDB limits.
The Fair Share scheduler is something of a mystery to me (I'm not alone in this), but luckily, there is a sequence of papers in the CUG proceedings that give some explanation of it:
- Spring, 1994
- Priority-Based Memory Scheduling, Chris Brady, CRI, Don Thorp, CRI and Jeff Pack, Grumman Data Systems, Inc.
- Spring, 1995
- What Every Administrator Should Know Before Trying To Set Up a Shared Hierarchy in the UDB, Kathlean Zinnel, CRI
- Fall, 1995 (the Alaska CUG)
- The UNICOS Fair Share Scheduler as a Feedback Control System, Cass Everitt and Terry Jones, Grumman Data Systems and Services, Inc, Robert Knesel, Naval Oceanographic Office
UNICOS System Administration, Volume 2, SG-2113I'll describe more about the the Fair Share Scheduler and how it affects T3D jobs in the NQS queues in future newsletters.
Historical Questions
- Which was delivered first, the Cray X-MP or the intel 80386?
- Which was delivered first, the Cray Y-MP or the intel 80386?
- Which was delivered first, the Cray Y-MP or the intel 80486?
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Wine and Savages wrote:Wheaton took a few moments to talk to us about the system: he loves how a night with friends can go from "Have you ever heard of Savage Worlds" to fighting Nazi zombies in half an hour, mentioned how some of his game designer friends get irritated with the way your chances of Acing a roll go down as your attribute dice go up (but he doesn't mind because it's just so much fun when you get to roll the dice again), and mentioned really enjoying a setting that I utterly failed to recognize at the time but eight hours later realized was probably Agents of Oblivion (or maybe API). He laughed when I showed him the popular posts list on this blog (and at the name of the blog itself), and expressed his surprise that Texas made wine. It was cool.
So there we have it. This is what Wil Wheton thinks of Savage Worlds.
I'm kind of surprised he borught up that chances of acing going down as your dice increase (and the misconception that it leads to lower totals). Perhaps a Designer's Notes sidebar should be added addressing that in a future Savage Worlds release.


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Seems pretty clear to me that the Spring 2009 poll DID ask, and that most of these 4000+ hunters are satisfied with the current regulations. I did find that the DNR posted the earlier 2007 and 2008 Spring polls on their webite at http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wil ... arvest.htm Neither of these earlier polls specifically referred to hunter satisfaction with the season structure. Although I'm not a pollster, after reading the polls in my opinion the poll questions do a good job of trying to get hunter input & experiences, & are not just a "DNR feel good poll".
One fact that you used when initiating this discussion is that the Wis initial turkey permit applications dropped from ~170,000 in 2009 to 149,000 this year. You used the 21,000 drop as a cause of concern about our future turkey ranks, and a possible good reason for this Bill. On a recent post you again referred to this drop as an "undeniable fact". Well, you should be relieved to hear that the actual numbers are much better.
The Journal article you read must have used preliminary numbers. The actual Final 2010 Spring number, posted on the DNR website is 162,679 first choice applicants, not 149,000.
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/hun ... spring.pdf
The 2009 number of initial applicants was 169,765, a drop of 7086 (only 4%) to 2010. Not 21,000. "Treerooster" made a good point earlier that 2009 may have had a small applicant surge due to going from 50+ zones to 7 that year.
"Hull said the DNR surveyed 10,000 spring and 10,000 fall turkey hunters last year, and 85 percent were satisfied or very satisfied with their hunting experience.
Hamilton said he kept the DNR in the loop via e-mail. "I'm sick and tired of everyone saying we hate the DNR and hate the (Conservation) Congress," Hamilton said. "And I get really disappointed when I hear people say we don't work with the DNR. We donate thousands of dollars to Archery in Schools, hunter education and Learn-to-Hunt programs. Biologists sign off on every dollar we spend, and we have a great relationship with DNR wardens."
Please give me a link to where you got the DNR info. I can't find the 138,361 number you referred to,
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I'm glad we can all see the distinction. If you are closing with no intentions of calling that's the tactic that must be eschewed. That's stalking. So is closing and calling with no intentions of stopping.
As to the morbidity of turkey hunting, I'm not sure. I've seen headlines out there that indicate a state here and there is having their safest season ever. However, I also remember a story in recent years where Kentucky had 8 turkey hunting accidents, and everyone was appalled. Whatever the statistics, there is no reason to let your guard down.
I get to sounding like the safety patrol around here at times; I published those safety tips a few weeks ago. The thing folks have to remember is that turkey hunters have a special set of problems that requires defensive hunting. They're calling, and they're hiding, and sometimes they're up and moving. The best way we can insure we're being careful is, at some point in the hunt, putting our butt on the ground, our back to a tree and making the gobbler come to us.


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The republican only wish they could call this a wash....it keeps happening and happening. Years ago we had a republican with a double digit lead for governor, and in an interview he said a women should lay there and act as if she was enjoying it. He lost by double digits.
The point is that many republicans are not sensitive to others. In other words, before you speak out of your a<<.....THINK


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This four-piece hand-puppet set makes it easy for children and caregivers to role-play together! Four simple glove puppets in a coordinated theme can act out a scene together, or be used separately for simple puppet play. Either way, they are great for developing motor skills, hand-eye coordination, communication skills, self-confidence, parent-child bonding, and so much more! Made with brightly patterned, washable fabrics and built to last, these soft and sweet hand puppets are sure to be go-to toys for years to come. Farm Friends Hand Puppets includes a sheep, cow, pig, and horse.
Includes 4 puppets.
This hedgehog is a friendly little guy! He's small, but he has a big personality! He is a very soft plush mini puppet that fits on your finger. His body is a soft cream colour and his ""hedge"" is a patchy mix of brown and cream. He looks so real! His eyes and nose are embroidered on. Puppet enterance is behind the hedgehog. Play and learn with this little guy!
Measures approximately 4" long x 3" tall.
The snowy owl's camouflage of white feathers with black spots hides it perfectly in its northern habitats in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, Siberia and Scandinavia. This Folkmanis plush puppet sits poised as if ready to swoop down on an unsuspecting lemming, but you can animate his wings to make him cruise the skies or turn his head for an unobstructed view.
Measures approximately 10" high.
This timid little bunny cuddles up in a hat, then pops out just like that!
Folkmanis makes the rabbit in the hat trick easy! Show everyone your magical side with this sneaky trick!
This adorable bunny rabbit will make your heart hop! It's both a finger puppet and a cute stuffed animal to cuddle and play with. He has soft brown fur from ear to tail with creamy beige belly and ears, and a little black tail.
Measures approximately 5" tall.
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Measures approximately 13" long.
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Measures approximatly 8" long.
Surely this little masked critter would rather snuggle in your arms than steal food! With a bit of encouragement, you'll have it acting as curious as only a raccoon can be. This little guy looks so realistic! He may be small, but the attention to detail on his raccoon "mask", his striped tail, and his cute little paws give him a lifelike quality.
Measures approximately 7.5" long.
This attractively detailed panda puppet is ready to take up residence in your home! Tired of the toils of the wild, this soft friend is more than happy to join you. This adorable panda is made from soft, surface-washable polyester fibre. Don't wait, don't hesitate - bring this panda home today! Hope you have lots of bamboo!
Measures approximately 5" long.
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This forest friend is made from soft, polyester fibre that's surface washable. He measures approximately 15"" in length. So don't wait - bring home a gliding, forest friend before he leaps away!
This tiny woodland creature appears to be alive when nestled atop your finger. With lifelike detail, this miniature Chipmunk finger puppet will bring to your home the charm of a walk in the woods. Have fun with him, acting out all your favourite stories!
Measures approximately 8" including tail, 4" without tail.
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Measures approximately 4"" tall.
Running to his burrow or nibbling on the garden, the soft and timid bunny rabbit is a favorite animal of young children. This Bunny Rabbit puppet is just the right size for cuddling, whether on or off the hand of Mom or Dad. It has soft white fur from ear to tail, with pink and peach detail on the ears, eyes, and nose.
With a long neck and stylish spots, the giraffe dresses to impress. Formal wear is no problem when you look this good. It's no surprise that giraffes make graceful, gentle companions. Make this buddy your buddy today!
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Chocolate Chip Pie
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup self-rising flour
1 stick butter, melted
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (9-inch) pie crust
Mix sugar and flour, then add melted butter. Add eggs and vanilla. Next, add chocolate chips and pecans. Pour mixture into pie crust. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or until top is golden brown.
Strawberry Cookies
21/2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 small box strawberry gelatin
3/4 cup oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly. Dough will be somewhat thick. Roll into balls and place 1-inch apart on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Combine peanut butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Mix well. Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Use a fork to make a criss-cross design immediately after taking out of oven.
Note: There is no flour in this recipe.
Swiss Chicken
6 to 8 chicken breast strips
6 slices Swiss cheese
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
Italian bread crumbs
1 stick butter, sliced in pats
Place chicken breast strips in a 9×13-inch greased baking dish. Layer cheese over chicken. Combine soups and pour over chicken and cheese. Cover with bread crumbs. Top with pats of butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until chicken is done.
Italian Chicken
6 to 8 chicken breast strips
Lemon pepper seasoning
Italian salad dressing
Shredded Mozzarella cheese
Cover chicken with lemon pepper and marinate overnight in Italian dressing. Remove chicken from marinade and place in a greased baking dish. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove chicken from oven and sprinkle with cheese before serving.
Chicken Ro-Tel Spaghetti
4 chicken breasts
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
11/2 sticks butter
10 ounces angel hair pasta, boiled and drained
1 can Ro-tel diced tomatoes
Salt and pepper to taste
1 pound Velveeta cheese, cubed
Boil chicken and when done, pull apart into bite-size pieces. Sautampé onion and bell pepper in butter until tender. In a greased casserole, combine chicken, sautampéed vegetables, drained pasta and Ro-tel tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Melt cheese in microwave and stir into mixture. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
Sausage Balls
1 pound milk bulk sausage
11 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
21/2 cups Bisquick
In a large bowl, combine sausage, cheese and Bisquick until well blended. Roll into small balls and place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Shell's Bean Dip
1 can chili beans, drained
1 packet taco seasoning
1 (16-ounce) container sour cream
10 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
Chopped green onions
Using a fork, press drained chili beans into a 9-inch round serving dish. Combine taco seasoning and sour cream and pour evenly over beans. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with green onions. Chill and serve with Fritos Scoops.
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My first experience with working dogs was with foxhounds, and I still love 'em.
On a very wet and dismal Boxing Day morning, Blimp and The Management plus chums Carol, Don, Janet and Tony, went up into the hill town of Llanidloes for the traditional meet of the local pack in the market square. This isn't your big posh fashionable hunt, just an everyday assembly of local farmers, smallholders, and enthusiasts; not a red coat in sight. The Missus from the pub and her daughters served (free) mince pies and hot mulled wine to all and sundry, and the small kids got to pet the hounds.
The pub is just an ordinary town boozer, friendly, slightly shabby and just great. The small children on their ponies were all turned out very smartly, and above all safely. Note the front and back body armour and the well fitted and secured tin hat; all a bit different from my day!
Within a few minutes the rain started up again and our wee group shot into the pub for mulled wine and whisky Macs where a jolly time was had by all. I hope your boxing Day was as much fun (and drier!)


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For each of the past three years, Mississippi State has had at least three players taken in the NFL Draft. Defensive tackle Josh Boyd became the third this year when he was selected late in the fifth round by Green Bay on Saturday.
Boyd was the 34th pick of the round, 167th overall. On Friday, former Bulldogs Darius Slay and Johnthan Banks were both taken in the second round.
It's the first time since 1999-2001 that State had at least three players drafted three consecutive years. Under coach Dan Mullen, who's been at the helm four years, MSU has had 12 players drafted by NFL teams.
After a strong junior season in which he recorded career highs in tackles (51), tackles-for-loss (8.0) and sacks (5.5), Boyd saw his numbers go down as a senior without former linemate Fletcher Cox – a first-round pick last year – by his side.
The 6-foot-3, 310-pound Boyd had 33 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks last season.
"For a big guy, he's got some pretty nimble feet," Packers defensive line coach Mike Trgovac told the Milwaukee Journal.
Free agents
Undrafted Bulldogs can go the free agent route. Receiver Chad Bumphis, of Tupelo, signed with Miami on Saturday, while linebacker Cam Lawrence is headed to Dallas. Shannon's Arceto Clark signed with Seattle.
Bumphis led the SEC in touchdown catches last season with 12, while Lawrence made a team-leading 120 tackles, which ranked fourth in the league.
For the first time since 2008, Ole Miss did not have a player selected in the draft. The SEC had an NFL-record 63 players selected.
Murphy Holloway, the Rebels' career rebounding leader in basketball, signed as a free agent tight end with Super Bowl champion Baltimore soon after the draft ended. Rebels DE Gerald Rivers signed with St. Louis and DTGilbert Pena signed with Green Bay.


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On Sept. 25 in Germany Der Spiegel published a comprehensive overview of Google's regional thought leadership activities, coinciding with the search giant's opening of its new corporate headquarters in Berlin. The article reviews "a think tank, a research institute, interest groups and relevant conferences" supported by Google and suggests these combined will deliver a powerful message that presents itself as an educational explanation of the Internet while furthering the firm's corporate interests and outlook. One notable example was the Collaboratory 2011 final report's guidelines recommending that "intermediaries" such as Google rate equal consideration with Internet users and copyright owners. Several experts in the group felt shut out from its conclusions and complained that the term "intermediaries" only showed up in the final draft. Der Spiegel wrote, "The company sets noble goals for itself: Internet freedom, freedom of opinion and the struggle against censorship. But its overriding goal is to do its utmost to prevent political interference in its business affairs."
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Judge releases luring suspect
SPOKANE, Wash - A man suspected of trying to lure young girls into his car Thursday is back out of jail. A judge released Jose Galvan on his own recognizance Friday afternoon.
Police first stopped Galvan just after 7:30 Thursday morning. Several people had called police, saying a man in a black sedan was approaching girls near 1100 W. Dalton, demanding they get into his car. Police stopped Galvan but weren't able to confirm he was the suspect, so they let him go.
About an hour later, a 14-year old girl called 911 and said a man in a black car approached her several times near 3400 N. Crestline and asked her to get into the vehicle. She was able to give a license plate number and police stopped Galvan again. This time, the victim was able to confirm he was the right man and Galvan was arrested on luring charges.
At his first appearance this afternoon, prosecutors asked that Galvan be held on $20,000 bond. They cited a previous lewd conduct charge from 2001. But, because it has been so long since his last offense, a judge released Galvan without making him post bond. He's been ordered not to have contact with his alleged victims.


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We at gildot are still dedicating time to the Portuguese localization of the slash 0.9 code.
A nice thing I bumped into was the translation of troll and lame, my sugestions (for those who can understand it) were chato and trengo. They are not linear, but its a lot more fun to try some inovation.
Before deciding to localize slash code we pondered the option of building some forum code from scratch. Some potentially interesting idea was the possibility of having a trusted subset of users helping with the classification of submissions (as this been done ?), while leaving the final decision to the formal editors. Another thing was designing the database so that a later stage could try to provide replication of the site.
A possible replication policy was something with write propagation of comments that keeps the partial order of observed comment context. I love replication and partial orders, so this must be my biasing working :)


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The systemExplorer example is a command-line application
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java systemExplorer.SystemExplorer
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.....someone's beat me to comment on your posting! Looking lovely as usual, you must be getting quite good at this travelpod thingy now. I do admire your diligence.
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The ship is a minituare city on water - there are swarms of people in the tax-free shop madly buying alcohol, tobacco and perfumes. The bars are full and even early in the evening there are many people in a drunken state
There is a treat awaiting me - someone is coming to pick me up and taking me to their home to stay for a few days. Normally, when I reach a new place I have to drag my luggage around, find the tourist office, either find accomodation, or if already booked, get directions there, usually involving further bus and train trips, lots of walking and sometimes getting lost.
Pam, the sister of my friend Gill from Melbourne, kindly invited me to stay with her family and she's even come to pick me up in her car. We haven't seen each other for quite a few years but I recognise her immediately among the milling crowd, and in no time she's driving me around giving me a quick look at Helsinki before taking me home to meet her family - husband Jouko, daughter Maija, and son Tapsa (both of whom gratifyingly still speak English with an Australian accent from their time living in Melbourne).
In the afternoon they take me for an outing to Suomenlinna, a huge sea fortress covering several islands. There is a strong sea breeze, and added to the chilly air, and my not-quite-warm-enough clothing, my face and hands are freezing but I bear it stoically.
It's great to be in a family environment and that night we watch the first episode of an Australian mini-series about Mary Bryant, a convict who came to Australia with the First Fleet, married, had 2 children, and escaped with her family and several others in a small boat and sailed to Timor, where she and 2 other survivors were captured and taken back to England and eventually freed after great public pressure - quite an amazing true story
Helsinki looks and feels differently to the other Scandinavian countries I have been to. The people are generally paler and have broader faces, and they have a unique language - not Indo-European, but a member of the Finno-Ugric family (also Hungarian & Estonian). However, because of significant Swedish influence, Swedish is the second official language. Although Helsinki has been in existence since the 1600s, it took most of the form it has now in the early 1800s when Russia defeated Sweden and transferred the capital from Turku, further west, to Helsinki, and the city was virtually rebuilt in a monumental style with great squares and public buildings.
I spend a few days relaxing, and walking round town, visiting museums and galleries, etc.
My first visit is to the Temppeliaukio Church, built in the 1960s into the rock, from rocks which were quarried on site. While I'm there I listen to a concert by a gospel choir of young singers from the US.
Later I walk over to the Uspenski Cathedral, which is the largest Orthodox Cathedral in Western Europe. I happen to get there in early evening when a service is about to start and attend my first Russian Orthodox service. It's Easter Monday, and having attended an Easter Friday service in the plain, dark wood Kiruna Lutheran Church (see last blog entry)there could not be a greater contrast
The next day I try and get a Russian visa so I can visit St Petersburg the following week. It's unbelievable, but as an Australian I can only apply to the Russian Consulate in Australia, giving specific dates of arrival and departure, details of accomodation, places to be visited, etc. I am rather crest-fallen as I had been looking forward to visiting St Petersburg, and I had even written to say I was coming to a woman whom I had met dancing tango in Sitges and the Tango Maratona in Sweden.
Notwithstanding this disappointment I have a very nice day - I visit the old Market Hall by the waterfront - you have never seen salmon and it's cousin, arctic char, prepared in so many ways - several different methods of smoking and cooking, a variety of marinades, and there are also tiny, crispy-fried fish, which I love.
Later I go to the Amos Anderson Art Museum and see Domus Pompeiana (which Jouko had told me about) - a very well-presented exhibition of artefacts from the house of a Pompeian noble set in a recreation of his villa, and then the Yrjonkatu swimming pool, which Pam and Jouko also told me about
It has 2 storeys, with a 25 metre swimming pool below and roman arches on the upper level, behind which are little cubicles with a bed, side-table with drawers, etc. You buy a ticket for 12 euros, for which you get 2 hours use of the facilities (swimming pool, sauna, steam-room, cubicle, bathrobe, towel, etc. This is a naked swimming pool (alternate men's and women's days) so as I buy my ticket from the lady at the desk I see naked men wandering around further down the corridor. I collect my things and go to my cubicle, strip off, then work my way around the steam-room, the sauna, a few laps in the swimming pool (all interspersed with cold showers) a couple of times. The steam-room is great - a thick hot fog, completely different to a sauna. In the sauna a man starts talking to me in French and is surprised when I respond in English - he took me for French. After he's gone another man speaks to me in Finnish, then apologises when I tell him I don't speak it and says he thought I was a Finn - how's that, within 5 minutes I'm mistaken for a Frenchman and a Finn. I also overheard a couple of guys talking about a couple of visitors from England - one of them invited the English guy to come to the sauna with some other male friends and said the English girl could go with the other women later, but the Englishman thought he was joking and declined, and went with his girlfriend when no-one else was around, and the punchline was ... they went in their swimsuits
After all this exhausting activity I go to my cubicle and sit down at the little table set outside which has a list of drinks and light food. I order a dark beer from one of the pretty young waitresses that walks past every few minutes.
While sipping my beer I reflect on how bizzare this all is - outside it's cold and snowing, while here I am sitting naked at my table beneath a faux roman arch, with waitresses wandering around taking orders, and watching naked men swimming laps in the pool below - most are doing breaststroke or the crawl, but one is doing backstroke (not a pretty sight) and one is even energetically swimming the butterfly.
I have dinner around the corner at Kosmos, a restaurant which has been run continuosly by the same family since it started in 1924. It has a lovely feel to it - banquettes in dark wood with carvings along one wall and an eclectic and original art collection on the walls. I have the Finnish antipasto - smoked reindeer, fried baltic herring, forest mushrooms, Finnish cheese, and smoked salmon (deliciously marinated in a way I've not had before); main course is glow-fried Arctic char (a relative of salmon, but much better says my waitress)cooked under a griller so the skin crisps, with char roe and white wine sauce and an egg risotto; dessert is an almond & fromage blanc gateau with sea buckthorn (an orange berry) gelee and pistachio syrup - all quite delicious. After all this hedonism I rug up and tramp through the wind and snow to the station for the journey home.
Next day I take the train to the old capital, Turku (where my young Swedish friend went to a wedding and got blind drunk on 'witches brew' - see last blog entry)
My last day I go to the Ateljee Bar on the top floor of a hotel - you catch the lift to the 12th floor, then climb a very narrow staircase to a small bar surrounded by terraces. Even though it's not very high you get a good view of Helsinki as it is so flat. That night I go to tango and meet up with Jonna, who I met at the Tango Maratona, and her boyfriend Mikael and her friend Kaija. Jonna is pregnant and her baby is due on May 15, and I ask her to let me know when it's born as it's close to my birthday on May 18 (hint :).
The next day I am sailing for Tallinn in Estonia and have a bit of a misadventure. I thought the tourist office told me the Viking Line ship sails from the West Terminal, so take a train to the end of the line, then a bus, and get off at a stop when I see a Viking ship. It's only 100 metres away across the water but I end up having to walk over 2 kms through the slush around the port to get there, only to find it's the wrong one, so I catch a taxi and just make it to the ship sailing at midday. The day is sunny and relatively warm (3 degrees) as we sail through the archipelago into the Baltic, bound for Tallinn, 3 hours away.


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An excellent Social and Pipe Swap was hosted by Dan Coomer at his home. The weather was fabulous, the accommodations perfect, the lunch items outstanding, plenty of pipes to see, and it was SMOKER FRIENDLY!
Dan even handled the duty of photographer and has provided us with a superb record of the event. Thanks for everything, Dan.
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There is something magical about the 10K distance. On one hand, running 6.2 miles demands your respect and attention, but on the other, it isn't so far that you can't train for it—and run several 10Ks—in one season. It's one step beyond the 5K and a great segue to the half or full marathon distance.
Now that you've built your mileage and successfully tackled a 5K, training for a 10K is well within your reach. Here are 10 tips for training and racing for a 10K in 10 weeks.
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1. Have a Plan
Let's face, it life is busy and training can easily go by the wayside. The difference between running for fitness and training for a 10K is that every workout has a purpose. That is also what makes "training" so motivational. Follow a training plan that fits your lifestyle and give yourself at least 10 weeks to prepare. You can train for it in less time, however, it helps to have a little extra time in case of illness, vacation or life's chaos.
2. Be Consistent
A solid 10K race is not made from a handful of good runs, but rather the sum of good, bad and sometimes ugly workouts. As you make your way through the training program, remember not every run will be your strongest. Even the world's fastest elite runners have tough running days. If you're having a rough day, slow the pace, and get through it. It's all part of the training process and breaking through to your running best. The great workouts will build confidence, the challenging "When-can-I-stop" runs will develop mental strength, and all of them combined will keep your momentum flowing.
3. Go Easy
In order to run farther (in this case, your 10K distance), you've also got to run easy during most of your workouts. Think of your training as a chili recipe and the faster workouts as the spice of your program. As you work your way through the 10K training program, you will be pushing longer distance runs as well. The secret is in balancing the recipe to allow your body time to recover between runs and grow stronger. When the program calls for easy runs, focus on keeping a "happy pace" and one where you can easily talk and almost feels effortless. Running easy translates to a stronger, faster or longer distance run down the road.
4. Go Faster
In order to run faster, you need to train at a faster pace. Dedicate one workout each week to running short one to two minutes intervals at a hard effort (hear your breathing and can't talk) followed by equal easy running for the same amount of time. Keep it simple and repeat the workout for three to four weeks (once per week) before you make it harder or add more intervals.
For example, warm up by walking five minutes. Then run 10 minutes at your easy pace, run four two-minute intervals at a hard effort and follow each by two minutes at easy effort to recover. Cool down running 10 minutes easy and finish with a five-minute walk. Repeat this workout once per week for at least three weeks and then add one more interval.
5. Go Longer
Part of taking the challenge to progress from a 5K to the 10K distance is learning how to run longer. A great way to build endurance is to invest one running workout each week (weekends work well) and slowly add a half-mile to your longest run. For example, if you run 4 miles now, start with four and a half miles and add a half mile (five miles, five and a half miles, six miles) as you progress through the 10-week program.
Every four weeks, cut back to five miles to give yourself time to recover and adapt. Reduce the long-run mileage the week before the race to no more than five miles. The key to building endurance on the run is to train at a conversational effort level throughout the distance. You should be able to carry on a conversation and feel as if you could keep running a little longer when you've reached the end. Keep this workout slow and easy and your body will quickly recover to the demands of the new distance.
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PVD-based instrumental quartet A Troop of Echoes execute a triumphant return with The Longest Year On Record, the long-awaited follow-up to Days In Automation, their 2010 debut. The band has carved out a unique blend of experimental math-rock, somewhere between Thurston Moore and Thelonious Monk, driven by the saxophone of Troop founder Pete Gilli. A Troop of Echoes will wrap up a 10-day tour with a hometown finale at AS220 on Tuesday (the 24th).
The Longest Year On Record simmers and swells, and I would certainly agree with the band's recent proclamation: "We think it's kind of a beast." Saxophonist Gilli, along with guitarist Nick Cooper and the fully calibrated rhythm section of Dan Moriarty (drums) and Harrison Hartley (bass), described The Longest Year On Record as the "lush, expansive, and very, very loud album we've always wanted to make" and noted the long hours spent "re-framing and re-making" the foursome's core sound. The album leaps to life with the opening "Manifest and Legion," the meanest Troop cut since "Providence Public Defender" from Automation. The ghost of Sonic Youth smolders on the first single, "Small Fires," with Gilli and Cooper whipping up a nice fury. Xylophone, cello, and violin complement the heavier moments, while multiple horns and trumpet (courtesy of Roomful of Blues ace Doug Woolverton) arrive on the mellower cuts "Arecibo," "Kerosene," and "Broadway Ghost." And the Assembly of Light Choir provides a gorgeous send-off on the title track, which also features a "percussion ensemble" of 20 additional drummers pounding away on floor toms inside the band's practice space.
"We had already finished the horn section and string arrangements at that point, and had a plan to overdub Dan playing a bunch of toms over and over to get a big, swelling drum sound," recalled Gilli earlier this week while out on the road. "Then we sort of said, 'Screw it — what if we just invited 20 drummers over and did it all at once?' "
Even with all the musician friends and marquee guests, The Longest Year On Record is a DIY effort. While Days In Automation was recorded at the sonic goldmine that is Machines With Magnets, the band decided to record the album in their cavernous rehearsal/living space (over a whopping 130 hours) and jumped at the chance to work with producer and childhood friend Graham Mellor.
And that album title certainly is not lost on Gilli and his bandmates (FYI, the band's moniker was inspired by a line from Edgar Allan Poe's "Haunted Palace); drummer Moriarty came up with the album title early on while the band was having difficulty just getting the project up and running — "and there was a lot more to come, at that point," said Gilli, referencing his untimely (and completely unexpected) bout with a neuromuscular condition that began early last year. It started with pain in the wrists and loss of voice, and eventually sapped the strength in his limbs and impaired his ability to walk. He came back and recorded in August, and has been able to perform while undergoing physical therapy. And though Gilli has yet to receive a successful diagnosis, doctors ruled out sever neurological conditions such as Parkinson's or MS.
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By Sun Herald, Gulfport/Biloxi
Mississippi taxpayers will be paying for remedial education for generations to come unless the state adopts comprehensive and compulsory early childhood education.
That requires both the commitment and the money to put pre-kindergarten programs into every Mississippi school district.
During the current legislative session, three top state officials are making timid moves to teach children at their most impressionable age.
As The Associated Press' Jeff Amy reported, Gov. Phil Bryant is asking the Legislature to provide state money to Mississippi Building Blocks, a private group that has been paying for teachers to mentor instructors in child care centers and teach some classes. The governor's plan differs from one supported by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, which would provide a limited form of state-funded pre-kindergarten programs. Their proposal would allow local consortiums to get state money to provide classes.
While each is a step in the right direction, neither approach rises to the level of a mandatory, statewide system of pre-kindergarten education.
If Gov. Bryant is itching to take on the federal government, we urge him to set his sights on Head Start, which despite isolated examples of success, failed a recent federal examination of its effectiveness.
Why not put those federal funds into a pre-kindergarten program run by the state's public school districts? Such a program could still engage the private sector in an effort to improve the learning capacity of our youngest students.
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Now up to 9 read, 2300 pages or so.
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Think Ghost meets The Sixth Sense meets Silence of the Lambs. This started out weird, creepy, and stale, but it quickly picked up, ends sort of the way one might expect, but has multiple messages. A good read, even if it's an Oprah's Book Club selection. :chickbook: (not really a "chick" book, j/k ).
Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl. I read a reference to this account and had never gotten around to reading it. I always enjoy travel/journey books, and this was no exception. Just wish the map in this edition was larger.
The Short Reign of Pippin IV by John Steinbeck. I hadn't read a Steinbeck story in a couple years, and this short satire was a good read, too. Funny at times, usually less-than-subtle in its messages, it reminded me of a play a colleague of mine recently wrote and performed.
I have used Don Quixote as a get-out-of-jury-duty book the last 4 years or so, but the edition I usually check out from the library was already checked out! Because of that, I only got my service delayed a month or so. :superstition: