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a person who believes that President Barack Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States, and therefore should not be allowed to be president
'Earlier this year, Mr. Obama ceded to pressure from birthers (a contingent of Americans … who expressed skepticism about his Hawaiian origins) to release his long-form birth certificate as proof that he was, in fact, born in the United States …'CBS News 18th May 2011
'But Republicans are massively distracted by birtherism. A New York Times-CBS News poll last week showed that while 57 percent of Americans believe that President Obama was born in the United States, against 25 percent who didn't, just 33 percent of Republicans believed him American-born, while 45 percent did not.'Oregon Live 30th April 2011
On April 27th 2011 President Obama released his full birth certificate for public consumption. The move was an attempt to once and for all quash a rumour, which has persisted since his presidential campaign in 2008, that he is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and therefore technically not eligible to be the president. Perceived by many as a ridiculous conspiracy theory, this bizarre controversy has also spawned a couple of high-profile neologisms in American English. Those who subscribe to the view that Obama is not a natural-born American are dubbed birthers, and the viewpoint itself is correspondingly described as birtherism.
among the theories of birthers are that Obama was born in Kenya, not Hawaii, that he became a citizen of Indonesia and lost his US citizenship …
Among the theories of birthers are that Obama was born in Kenya, not Hawaii, that he became a citizen of Indonesia and lost his US citizenship, and that his father was Kenyan so he therefore has dual (British and American) citizenship. All such allegations share the common aim of denying Obama's status as a natural-born US citizen, and thereby questioning his eligibility for the presidency.
One of the most high-profile birthers is Donald Trump, a US celebrity businessman who, despite the release of Obama's birth certificate and therefore tangible evidence of his origins, continues to dig into aspects of Obama's past, now querying the certificate's authenticity and probing into his allegedly unsatisfactory college records. For many, the views of Trump and other birthers are little more than a smear campaign crafted by his political opponents, a conclusion which seems convincing in the light of Trump's widely publicized deliberation about whether to run as a candidate in the presidential election in 2012.
The word birther dates back to the presidential campaign of 2008. It parallels the earlier nickname truther, coined to refer to people who question the official account of the attacks on New York's World Trade Centre on September 11th 2001. Truthers argue that there was some sort of cover-up, sometimes even suggesting that the attacks were the result of an inside job.
On the same model, another high-profile neologism in US English is deather, which appears to have two meanings. In recent press, it has been used to refer to people who don't believe that terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was killed in the US military raid in May 2011, either because there is no photographic proof of the killing or because they believe that bin Laden was already dead. Prior to this, deather popped up in an entirely different context as a reference to people opposing Obama's health care reforms in relation to the elderly.
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Responsible for many dance floor anthems his fans know and love, Alesso continues to be a powerful presence in dance music. It's no surprise that his music, and love for what he does, brought him to the main stage at the biggest dance music festival in the world, Tomorrowland.
If there is one thing to be said about Alesso, it's that his fans adore him - one fan even painted "Alesso" on his chest in preparation for his set at the festival.
Alesso had some time after his Tomorrowland performance where he talks about playing the main stage, his track "If I lose Myself" vs. One Republic, playing in Ibiza at Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso's "Departures" party, and more. Check it out below:
What do you think of Tomorrowland?
It's just insane, it's one of the best festivals in the whole world, no doubt and I'm just have a really great time here.
What was the best part of playing on the main stage?
The best part was….I wanna say everything. Everything from the start to the end. And I was so happy to see that everybody knew my records and they were singing along and just having a good time. So, everything was awesome.
What do you think Tomorroworld is gonna be like?
Hopefully the same! The Same kind of spirit that Tomorrowland had, so, yeah I think it's gonna be very very good.
How has your summer been so far?
Very busy, I think I slept like two hours tonight because I flew straight from France and yeah, it's just a very busy summer. I'm doing almost every Wednesday at the Ushuaia, a party called Departures with Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso.
How is Departures?
I love it, I love it, it's the best place in Ibiza like period to party. You have to check it out if you go to Ibiza.
The last time we sat down in Miami, your track with OneRepublic had come out, and now it has blown up. How does it feel to see such a positive reaction?
Yeah, it's…I don't really know what to say. It just, it makes me so happy to see that people really appreciate the song, and they know all the words and just everything about it. I was working very hard with that record, trying to do everything with it, at the same time you know, get my sound in it. It took me over a month to finish that song so I'm just so happy about the result and the response and the reaction it brings.
If you had your own land, what would you name it?
Alessoland, no I'm just kidding. I have to think about that, something cool, something cool, but at the moment, Alessoland. Where everybody gets free drinks and just have a good time.


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I bought this book recently, despite it's age, and I haven't been disapointed. It realy is in need of a major update or rewrite, but don't let that put you off.The book offers very useful short introductions to a wide variety of important topics, with just enough info to get you started. You will very quickly need to move on to more thorough resources, but this book will very quickly get you started.My first exposure to the book was through an extract posted as an article to onlamp.com, the subject being GUI programming using wxPython.Here are a few peeves with the book. Several major examples revolve around a financial preogramming library which is not given in the book, and which doesn't seem to be available online anymore. This doesn't completely wipe out the value of those exampes, but it severely weakens the book. The COM and DCOM information is distributed across 3 or 4 chapters, which sems a bit odd. COM is a big subject and does affect many areas of functionality so perhaps there is no ideal way to handle it.Python has moved on a bit from when this book was written, but I found that to be less of a problem than I expected. Even so O'Reilly - please update this book, as you have a number of your other Python books. Your still have a way to go before your current range of Python material is decently up to date.Simon Hibbs
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As a newcomer to Python and Windows programming, I am finding this book a great introduction to many aspects of both topics. Things such as using COM, DCOM, good coverage of database work, GUI software and IDEs for Python etc etc. Really useful.
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Simmons with a long homer to left. 2-0 Braves
Simmons with a long homer to left. 2-0 Braves
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
*sigh* I guess my question just got answered by Simmons. Gone...by a LOT.
Looks like it's gonna be a long night.
Reds are going to have to score some runs in this one.
This is the ol Left Hander rounding third and heading for home.
Location could not have been worse if it was a on a tee.
Rounding third and heading for home...
One bloop hit. Others have been roped.
Malholm grounds out to 2nd.
Just going by memory but doesn't Maholm own us??
B. Upton strikes out swinging. 4 Ks.
Johnson strikes out looking. 5 Ks. 2-0 Braves mid 2nd.
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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by MotownPride, Oct 30, 2008.
Hey, I'll take it! lol. My team had a horrible shooting night tonight...
damnit! I dunno what happened. I always set my rosters for the coming week on Sunday evening. I didn't make any player changes this past week. Low & behold I started stat-tracker late this afternoon to discover I somehow left Melo off my roster today. He turned out to be the difference between winning rebounds and a tie for steals. My apologies to the front runners.
Not only is Darth continuing his quest to lead the league in 'Most Transactions' for the season, he is also going for the world record for the number of times Ronny Turiaf can be added in one season! That makes 3 thus far shooter. Also, I had a 10 steal lead on Motown going into yesterday, but his squad put up 24 steals in one day! Now THAT'S got to be a record. Ginobili - 5 Foye - 4 Artest - 4 Butler - 4 Wade - 2 J.Richardson - 2 M.Daniels - 2 L.Williams - 1 Unbelievable...
LOL. He has become my default guy. Every time someone sucks, I drop him for Turiaf. that way I don't have to look for a replacement! :D Took a chance on Arenas. I figure my team is on the cusp, but I can't win anything without him, so why not? If it pays off I go maybe from ninth to sneaking in the playoffs and making a little noise.. If it fails, what's the difference between ninth and twelfth place?
you're one hell of a gambler, Darth. Taking the risk or adding Arenas was a pretty good move imho!
Sorry I beat down on you so harshly Motown. I didn't want to push you all the way down to 9th, trust me! I honestly thought you might have posed a bigger challenge but in the end it was only your ridiculous Steal numbers that gave you a chance in 1 category. I hope you can get back to your early season form so we can have a legit matchup next time. All the best!
I have been slowly drifting lower in the standings since Boozer went down. I am hoping I can hold it down until he gets back in a couple of weeks.
I had Zach posting double-doubles for 8-9 straight games before he went down with an injury 8 games ago. Luckily I have been able to squeeze out a couple of victories while he has been down, (but not the Clippers), but now t-mac is nursing his often injured body so I am going to be running on three quarters of a tank the next week or so. Hopefully th e rest of my guys step up this week before Webz and Hunters get to far away from the rest of the pack... So far the biggest mistakes I have made this season is not drafting Eric Gordon as my final pick (I think I took Jerriatic Stackhouse). I knew Gordon was good as I saw him in the preseason and thought he would be my sleeper pick. Also I waived Stuckey a couple of games after Shaq slammed him, because he was averaging more turnovers than points or assists.... :(
thank you once again... he's the only player on my team that seems to be showing up anymore.....
I will trade you straight up for T-mac if you are willing to be duped into it??
It's not a huge mistake when you are talking about the last pick in the draft. I liked Gordon too pre-season, but at that stage I think we all thought Ricky Davis would be taking all the minutes Gordon is currently getting. My sleepers are working out pretty well right now. Someone mocked my pick of Jeff Green in the draft but he has taken off and some! Spencer Hawes was also doing well until his recent injury. I'll keep him in case Miller is traded. Nene is also quite a surprise, but I'm not expecting him to last all season. I don't even think I could sell high on him either because I wouldn't get fair value back for what he is currently producing. I guess I'll just ride it til it breaks. (knock on wood) I drafted Sideshow Bob with the view that Big Z or Ben would break down and he'd get their minutes. But I was too impatient and dropped him early on. I don't regret it though. For all his 'hustle' he gets very few blocks. I picked up Blatche from waivers but dropped him again. Wiz lineup was all over the shop at that time so I decided on safer things. Wouldn't mind having him still, but I'll manage.
We had a tough week with injuries. Thanks for the words of encouragement. lol.
After a slightly disappointing auto- draft I immediately picked up Duhon and Chandler off- waivers. All in all, 5 off my players are non- drafted and I'm pretty concent. Still regret the Marion- Bosh trade as well as sending Diaw to the waivers, though. Maybe these 2 would have put me over the hump.
The Knicks are the new Warriors. All-round fantasy goodness.
Anyone know what's going on with Yahoo? I'm not seeing any stats or matchup numbers from last night?
same problem with me.. dunno why..
Don't worry guys. This happens a lot and Yahoo is aware of the problem. They will straighten it out and in the past the problem has always been rectified before the next day's games begin. Hang in there...
Do you work for Yahoo Darth? What is the SLA on these kinds of issues?
I guess you don't work for them then... (Service Level Agreement)
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A lemur, also known as a prosimian, is an active, tree-dwelling primate whose fur is soft and ranges in color from reddish brown to gray and black. Their nose and whiskers are similar to those of a cat, and they maintain primitive primate features such as a small brain and prominent nose. Wild lemurs can be found in tropical rain forests and dry thorn brushes throughout Madagascar; specific ranges vary according to the different lemur species. A lemur's diet is predominantly vegetation such as fruit, leaves and flowers, but they do occasionally consume insects and small vertebrates. There are distinct male and female hierarchies within a lemur troop; however, female lemurs always win in the case of territory or other disputes within a society.
Head over to Edge of Africa® to check out these tree-dwelling primates play in their habitat.
Lemurs are extremely social animals. They communicate with other animals via their sense of smell. In order to mark their territories, lemurs use their special scent glands, located on their wrists and bottoms, to leave scent trails on branches along their territory.
Q: What purpose does a lemur's thick, bushy tail serve?
BG: When a lemur feels threatened, it uses its thick, bushy tail to serve as a visual signal. A lemur's tail also serves as a balancing mechanism for when it leaps through the trees.
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i need 1 possibly 2 of these, pm or post here if you have info OR wanna sell some to me. thx
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i need 1 possibly 2 of these, pm or post here if you have info OR wanna sell some to me. thx
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what? are you talking about rigging dees?
got a pic?
No, i think he means the D bracket connecting the stock to the webley flaregun grip...
Michael's or Joann's fabrics carrys the D-rings. that's if your talking about the one pictured above.
It's TD-4242 or something like that. PSBerrretta might be able to hook you up too.
Chances are, I'll be doing a run of these in a few weeks.
They'll be made of steel.
Let me know if you are interested.
I'd prefer "Aluminum" Webley Stock Brackets to keep weight down.
but lmk cost of steel one.
up, for anyone who can locate one or 2 for me!!
E-mail or PM TD-4242.
What about laser-cut acrylic for the butt-stock mounting bracket?
Acrylic is stronger (or less prone to cracking into pieces) than resin. Also, these can be made to be very precise (I use a program that generates .eps files, or Encapsulated Post Script files, which then can be interpreted by a computer to drive the laser cutter), and these files can be made/altered to fit a variety of base pistols, ranging from an actual Webley Flare gun, to a cheapy, $10.00 38 Special from the Hobby Shop... or even scratch-built MDF guns... I just need a a good scanned tracing of the connection point on the pistol grip. Basically, you just remove the woody pistol grip material, and either scan it on an open scanner bed, or trace it to paper, then scan it.
PM me, and I will send my e-mail address for anyone who wants one, to send their .jpg files (or .pdf files).
Another cool point, acrylic can also be painted with a base of grey Krylon Fusion, then painted with a metal-type paint, then weathered.
Must admit I'd prefer an Aluminium bracket to an Acrylic? it would snap too easily...
Dang! Well, I am new with using acrylic. I will make a handful, and do some stress tests and let you know. I know the resin ones like to pop with minimal pressure. Thanks for the information.
I made one for my last self-made blaster but the dimensions aren't exactly the same as with the real Webley flare gun... pretty easy to make if you have the right tools... 1/8 aluminium.


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Gaustad is scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday. Even if the surgery goes extremely well, Sabres' doctors ruled out any chance of the Fargo, North Dakota native returning this season; even if the Sabres make a deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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The silly season of American politics hit full stride with Senator Hillary Clinton charging Barack Obama with plagiarism for taking words from a speech made by the governor of Massachusett and the unpardonable sin of using HER ideas in his speeches. Governor Deval Patrick, a supporter of Obama, made a speech defending the power of oratory which is now available on YouTube. A Clinton spokesperson, Howard Wolfson, says this terrible crime on the part of Obama, "raises questions aboout the premise of his candidacy."
I guess the Clinton group will next take after Shakespeare whose play ideas were continually lifted from previous plays done by other authors. Frankly, the American people really don't care about such serious concerns. They are slightly more interested in winding down the war in Iraq or obtaining medical care than who said what first or last or whenever.


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Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion wrote:Netscape NEEDS your help!!
In order for Netscape to survive, it needs "numbers". Those "numbers"
are counted by the number of "registrations" entered when first installing
the application. In other words, how many users download and register the
product is the determining factor when AOL management audits usage.
Many users are "put off" by this registration process and look for
ways to circumvent this function which is understandable to a
degree. Please do NOT get around it, REGISTER. "Bite The Bullet" !!
BTW: When installing 7.01 you will be requested to "register"
again. Annoying, yes, I know .. But PLEASE, do NS a huge
favor, it only takes a minute.
-- Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion
I have to say, especially considering the way Jay Garcia makes the point, it's
unfair, and could well be detrimental to the future of Netscape, if we try to
avoid the registration process after installing a copy of Netscape.
Because of this, I've taken the decision to include the component that invokes
the registration/activation dialog to appear after installation of Netscape, in the
forthcoming v7.01 updates of my DJGM-i Distros of the Netscape browser.
If you haven't registered your copy of Netscape 7.0, please do so as soon
as you possibly can by selecting "Register Netscape" from the Help menu.
I agree that the registration process can be an annoyance, but it seems
that it is a "necessary evil", so to speak. Especially if AOL are counting
all the registrations, if not enough people are registering their copies
of Netscape, then AOL-TW may decide that NS is no longer viable,
and pull the plug. That would be a very sad thing to happen, not
just for those of us that like Netscape and enjoy using Netscape
browsers, but it would be a sad day for the web in general.
The so called "browser wars" would well and truly be over,
and Microsoft will be declared the outright winner.
Do we want that to happen? Like hell we do!
So, please register your Netscape browser asap. The future
of Netscape, the original "king of browsers" may depend on it!
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Fox still hasn't done Jones Act research
Fox News' Steve Doocy falsely claimed that "foreign ships that want to come help in U.S. waters can't unless" the Jones Act is "lifted by the president." In fact, foreign ships are already involved in the oil spill response, and the Jones Act allows for exceptions in the case of an oil spill.
Doocy claims foreign ships can't help in the Gulf unless Jones Act is "lifted by the president"
From the June 28 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:
DOOCY: It's day 70 into the Gulf crisis, and as oil keeps gushing into the water, the Jones Act remains in place. That means foreign ships that want to come help in U.S. waters can't unless it's lifted by the president. Florida Senator George LeMieux has sent President Obama a formal letter asking him to waive the Jones Act and allow international cleanup equipment into the Gulf. He's joining us this morning from Pensacola.
OK, you know, Senator, so many people say every skimmer on the planet should be down there in the Gulf, off the coast of Florida and Mississippi and Alabama and Louisiana, and they're not. And you think it's because of the Jones Act. Why?
LeMIEUX: Well, I think that's part of the problem. They cite the Jones Act. They cite other legal encumbrances that are keeping these ships from coming to the Gulf of Mexico.
In fact, foreign-flagged ships are already involved in oil spill response
National Incident Command: "15 foreign-flagged vessels are involved" in the response. A June 18 document [1] released by National Incident Commander Adm. Thad Allen and a June 15 press release [2] from the Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center state: "Currently 15 foreign-flagged vessels are involved in the largest response to an oil spill in U.S. history. No Jones Act waivers have been granted because none of these vessels have required such a waiver to conduct their operations as part of the response in the Gulf of Mexico."
Acting Maritime administrator: "[T]wenty-three percent of the vessels responding to the oil spill are not U.S.-flag," and they are "not in violation of the Jones Act." David Matsuda, acting Maritime administrator, stated in June 17 congressional testimony [3] that "[d]uring the current situation in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S.-flag vessels have been used in every situation where U.S. vessels and crew are available. Seventy-seven percent of the vessels providing oil spill response in the Gulf are U.S.- flagged." He added: "Even though twenty-three percent of the vessels responding to the oil spill are not U.S.-flag, none of these are known to be in violation of any U.S. law or regulation. Vessels that do not call upon points in the United States are not in violation of the Jones Act."
Foreign equipment has also been used. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs stated during the June 15 edition [4] of Fox & Friends that "foreign entities are operating within the Gulf that help us respond" to the oil spill. Gibbs also stated in a June 10 press briefing [5] that "we are using equipment and vessels from countries like Norway, Canada, the Netherlands. There has not been any problem with this. If there is the need for any type of waiver, that would obviously be granted. But this -- we've not had that problem thus far in the Gulf." Fox News reporter Brian Wilson wrote [6] on June 10 that "[t]he Coast Guard and the Administration are quick to point out that some foreign technology is being used in the current cleanup effort," including containment boom and skimmers.
Officials have repeatedly rejected claim that Jones Act has hindered cleanup
Oil spill response ships operating outside of three miles offshore are not subject to Jones Act. Rear Adm. Kevin Cook, Coast Guard director of prevention policy, stated during a June 17 House hearing (accessed via Nexis): "I would not call [the Jones Act] an impediment because foreign-flagged skimmers can be -- they're treated as oil spill response vessels. And if they're operated outside of three miles, they are not impacted by the Jones Act." For reference, the Deepwater Horizon rig was reportedly [7] drilling about 50 miles offshore. Admiral Allen also stated during a June 25 press conference [8]:
If the vessels are operating outside state waters, which is three miles and beyond, they don't require a waiver. All that we require is an Affirmation of Reciprocity, so if there ever was a spill in those countries and we want to send skimming equipment, that we would be allowed to do that, as well, and that hasn't become an issue yet, either.
Similarly, in the June 18 document [1], the National Incident Command stated that "foreign specialized skimming vessels may be deployed to response operations if the foreign country provides the same privileges to U.S. vessels. The use of such vessels under these circumstances would not violate the Jones Act or require a Jones Act waiver." And Matsuda said in the June 17 hearing that the Jones Act "allows the Coast Guard federal on-scene coordinator to make an exception to the Jones Act in the aftermath of an oil spill like we are dealing with here. This exception process is designed to allow immediate attention and processing of requests for oil spill response vessels."
National Incident Command: "[W]e have not seen any need to waive the Jones Act" but are prepared to process waivers "should that be necessary." In the June 18 document [1], the National Incident Command stated: "While we have not seen any need to waive the Jones Act as part of this historic response, we continue to prepare for all possible scenarios, and that's why Admiral Allen provided guidance to process necessary waivers as quickly as possible to allow vital spill response activities being undertaken by foreign-flagged vessels to continue without delay should that be necessary." The document further states:
In no case has the Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC) or Unified Area Command (UAC) declined to request assistance or accept offers of assistance of foreign vessels that meet an operational need because the Jones Act was implicated.
Republican Jones Act expert reportedly said there is no evidence that the law is hindering cleanup. The Chicago Tribune reported [9] on June 25:
The administration and Allen said the Jones Act had not prevented the response team from accepting the offers. In a June 11 news briefing, Allen, the national incident commander, said, "We are more than willing to consider Jones Act waivers," and noted that foreign vessels were being used. A statement issued June 18 said that 15 foreign-flagged vessels were involved in the cleanup, and none required Jones Act waivers.
That's in part because of a specific exemption in the act that can allow for the use of foreign "oil spill response vessels," said H. Clayton Cook, a Washington attorney and expert on the Jones Act.
Cook, a Republican, said there had been longstanding opposition to the act, which many see as protectionist and a bow to unions, but there was no evidence that the Jones Act was standing in the way of the cleanup. "This is being used for political purposes. It's a classic red herring."
FactCheck.org: "Jones Act has yet to be an issue in the response efforts." FactCheck.org noted [10] on June 23, "Some critics have charged -- falsely -- that Obama's refusal to waive the Jones Act has kept foreign vessels from assisting in cleanup efforts." FactCheck.org stated:
In reality, the Jones Act has yet to be an issue in the response efforts. The Deepwater Horizon response team reported in a June 15 press release [2] that there are 15 foreign flagged ships currently participating in the oil spill cleanup. None of them needed a waiver because the Jones Act does not apply. The Jones Act is a trade and commerce law that was enacted in 1920 as part of a larger Marine Merchant Act. It requires all trade delivered between U.S. ports to be carried in U.S. flagged vessels constructed in the United States and owned by American citizens. The law states its purpose is to develop a merchant marine for national defense and commerce.
Why was the Jones Act waived as part of the Hurricane Katrina response, and why hasn't it been waived now? Katrina inflicted massive infrastructure damage, which restricted the availability of key resources. According to the Deepwater Horizon response team [1]: "A Jones Act waiver was granted during Hurricane Katrina due to the significant disruption in the production and transportation of petroleum and/or refined petroleum products in the region during that emergency and the impact this had on national defense." The Deepwater Horizon spill has yet to affect infrastructure or oil and gas availability; the damage is environmental, and foreign vessels are approved for delivering resources and conducting offshore skimming. Although the Jones Act is currently not applicable, the federal government has taken steps [2] to expedite the waiver process should the oil spill response require a Jones Act waiver for trade and commerce.
Fox & Friends has repeatedly disregarded facts to accuse Obama admin. of rejecting foreign assistance
Fox & Friends has repeatedly suggested that no international aid has been accepted. While discussing the Jones Act on June 11, Fox & Friends' co-host Brian Kilmeade misleadingly referenced [11] "our inability or decision not to use the rest of the world's offers to help us skim up the sludge." During the June 15 broadcast, Glenn Beck said [12] that Obama "needs to explain why we haven't -- why we turned down all the international help." And on June 23, co-host Gretchen Carlson falsely claimed [13] that "international help has been offered, but not accepted." In each case, Fox & Friends falsely blamed the Jones Act.


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A committee that recommended on Monday that the state move forward with plans to relocate the Utah State Prison said the expense may be balanced by potential savings in labor costs. But the prison already appears to be operating on its front lines at an efficiency level that exceeds a number of other states, according to one corrections survey.
At the state's main prison in Draper, there is one staff person per 3.2 inmates, a ratio that includes all employees correctional officers, support staff, administrators, etc. But when only correctional officers through the rank of captain are included, the ratio is one staff person per 11 inmates.
At the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison, the ratio is one staff person for every 4.26 inmates with all employees included. Counting only correctional officers, the ratio is one staff person per 14 inmates.
Those correctional-officer ratios are higher than in states with prison populations comparable to the 6,814 inmates incarcerated in Utah. In West Virginia, for example, there is about one officer per 6 inmates, according to a survey conducted by the Association of State Correctional Administrators in 2010. In Delaware, there is one correctional officer per 4.2 inmates.
Utah's ratio also is higher than in some states with much larger prison populations, such as Alabama, which had a total prison population of 25,382 and a ratio of one correctional officer per 9.9 inmates; in Colorado, which had 14,364 inmates, there was one officer for every 4.9 inmates.
"We are talking about doing a job that is increasingly more difficult without throwing more numbers at it," said Robyn Williams, a deputy director. "That is a credit to our staff."
But Sen. Scott Jenkins, R-Plain City, thinks the state can do even better and that the savings will largely pay the relocation tab, which an early estimate put at $500 million to $600 million to tear down and rebuild the prison.
"The goal is to be more competitive," said Jenkins, spokesman for the Prison Relocation and Development Authority (PRADA). "We think we can. This is just not a relocation committee. It is also a relocation and program development committee. They are supposed to look at programs ... and we think we can be more efficient and effective in the way we do this. If we can't come up with the proper efficiencies then we can't afford to move the prison."
PRADA made its recommendation after receiving preliminary presentations about how to approach a relocation project from six interested parties, some individual companies and some consortiums. The entities that met with the committee and provided information are:
Deseret Corrections Center of Bountiful • Represented by Thomas Mabey. One of Utah's largest construction companies, it offers design, build and management services and has built a wide variety of projects in Utah and other states, including the Energy Solutions Arena, Miller Motor Sports Park and the San Juan Detention Center in Aztec, New Mexico.
CGL of Alpharetta, Ga., a Hunt Company • Represented by Buddy Johns. Carter Goble Lee, acquired by the Hunt Company this summer, specializes in planning, design, program management and maintenance of justice facilities.
Dewberry Architects Inc. of Virginia • Represented by Gerald P. Guerrero of its Sacramento office. It plans, designs, engineers, manages and consultants on a wide variety of public/private sector projects, such as the Oklahoma Forensic Center.
The Molasky Group of Companies of Las Vegas • Represented by Richard S. Worthington. A real estate development and management company, it specializes in design, build, finance and lease-to-own public/private projects. It has built several correctional facilities in Nevada.
Corrections Corporation of America of Nashville • Represented by Lucibeth Mayberry. Founder of the private corrections management industry, it designs, constructs and manages prisons, jails and detention centers. It is the fifth largest corrections system in the U.S., with more than 60 facilities that house 80-000-plus inmates.
Point West Ventures of Alpine, Utah • Represented by Mike Sibbett, a former chairman of the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole. Other principals include Robin Riggs, who served as general counsel for former Gov. Mike Leavitt and as associate counsel to the Utah Legislature, and Al Mansell, a former state senator and Realtor. Point West is as leadership group which formed four years ago to bring together entities to evaluate and oversee relocating the prison and economic development of the current prison property.
The committee did not make any recommendation on where to move the prison, though its discussions focused on Rush Valley in Tooele County.
But Jenkins said: "We have not settled on any area at all."
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Members of the Prison Relocation and Development Authority
Sen. Scott Jenkins, R-Plain City, owns Great Western Supply, a plumbing wholesaler in Ogden and Salt Lake City
Sen. Dan Thatcher, R-West Valley City (whose area includes part of Salt Lake County and Tooele), independent electronics and low voltage wiring contractor
Rep. Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, owns Destination Homes Inc., Ben Lomand Land, Discovery Development, Easton Holdings, real estate and development companies
Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, computer programmer for Image Learning
Spencer Eccles, executive director, Governor's Office of Economic Development
John Bennett, Governor's Office of Planning and Budget
Jeff Hartley, political consultant and lobbyist
Gregg Buxton, director, Utah Division of Facilities and Construction Management
Tom Patterson, outgoing director Utah Department of Corrections
Draper Mayor Darrell Smith
Utah County Commissioner Larry Ellertson


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I keep seeing stories of fatal injuries or deaths sustained by Boxers recently and want to raise the talking point of how people see Boxing, being the safer "sport", if being compared.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highsc...181924852.html (viewer discretion is advised)
^^^ these are just a couple, there will be many more (just at work so can't scour the internet for a load more)
Is it just because these incidents get brushed under the carpet to not make mainstream news to affect the bad light of Boxing?
Surely a "sport" that requires opponents to continually traumatise a small area over and over again will cause severe short term and/or long term damage. I realise that everyone's body's made differently and some people may be able to take more punishment than others.
This is a part of the reason I find MMA so endearing, you can win in so many ways, less trauma as there are more areas to hit and the referees normally stop the contests very quickly when they see severe danger


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Let's begin by stating the obvious: the referees blew the call on Kris Letang's winning goal.
Specifically, Mike Hasenfratz blew it by not blowing his whistle when Carey Price immobilized the puck. Hasenfratz was on the wrong side of the net, couldn't see Price's glove over the puck … it was a mess.
The Canadiens' goaltender was furious and flung his stick toward the boards.
Sadly, it didn't hit Yannick Weber.
The cheesy Swiss defenceman was on the ice for Pittsburgh's second and third goals – which erased a 3-1 Canadiens lead – and for Letang's OT winner.
Weber was responsible for letting Jordan Staal get behind him for the goal that made it 3-3.
I don't know how an alleged NHL defenceman lets a player of Staal's calibre beat him free and clear while protecting a one-goal lead. Weber said Staal came off the Pittsburgh bench late, but still …
In addition to having a front-row seat for three Pittsburgh goals, Weber played almost four minutes at the point on the Canadiens' power-play, which took another 0-for against Pittsburgh to run its futility streak to 19.
He is nervous with the puck on the PP, and Weber rarely gets his powerful shot on goal.
James Wisniewski he isn't.
Sheldon Souray he isn't.
Against Pittsburgh, Weber wasn't even Raphael Diaz, who played 20 solid minutes and finished plus-1, as did his D partner, the steadily improving Alexei Emelin.
Two other Canadiens, Tomas Plekanec and Hal Gill were on for three of the Pittsburgh goals and matched Weber's minus-3.
They were topped, however, by the captain. Brian Gionta was on for every Pittsburgh goal, from Geno Malkin's shocker, 21 seconds into the game, to Letang's winner, 2:09 into OT.
The line of Gionta, Plekanec and Mike Cammalleri was the Canadiens' worst against the Penguins. They began the game against Sidney Crosby, Malkin and Chris Kunitz; and surrendering that early goal, setting the tone for a night on ineptitude that saw Pleks, Gionta and Cammalleri consistently losing puck battles to the bigger, more determined and, it must be acknowledged, more talented Penguins.
While Weber was the goat on Staal's goal, the sequence began with Gionta losing the puck to Malkin in the neutral zone. That will happen when a 5'7″ player engages one who is 6'3″. But at least Gionta puts up a fight. That's more than can be said for Cammalleri, who is a non-hitting liability in the Canadiens zone and is one of several Habs firing blanks on the PP.
Cammalleri is on pace to score 17 goals this season. A much more substantial contribution from the erstwhile sniper is needed by a low-scoring team like the Canadiens.
The most effective line against Pittsburgh was Two and a Half Men: David Desharnais centring Erik Cole and Max Pacioretty. Cole and Pacioretty each had a goal and an assist, DD won 13 of 21 faceoff and the line combined for 15 of the Canadiens' 27 shots.
I also liked the work of Lars Eller, Travis Moen (who scored again) and Andrei Kostitsyn, who returned to action with a physical game and chemistry with his linemates. Eller has great vision and creativity, uses his size well, made suprrb passes and was rewarded with time on the PP and the Canadiens' 3-for-3 penalty-kill.
If you take the long view of this team – as opposed to the view that suggests they won't be playing hockey as long as Pittsburgh will this spring – Eller is going to be a very important player. He has joined Price, P.K. Subban (who was very good against the Penguins) and Pacioretty as the core elements of good things to come.
But in losing twice and being outshot a total 78-51 by Philadelphia and Pittsburgh this weekend, the Canadiens look like a team whose time has not come.
They are 10-10-4 on the season, and all four OT/Shootout losses have come at the Bell Centre, where the Canadiens have won four of 13.
The Canadiens are 6-5 on the road, where they will play 10 of their next 15.
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Something for conspiracy theorists to ponder:
As Dany Dubé suggested on the 98.5 FM game broadcasts, the refs weren't about to disallow THREE Pittsburgh goals.


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Relax and watch Bangkok bustle outside. Enjoy the InterContinental High Tea experiences with distinctive menu and exclusive, wide range of tea selection. In the evening, Balcony Lounge & Humidor Cigar Bar combines in a single location what every true connoisseur and aficionado desires. This is the place to savor the finest spirits such as rare malt whiskeys, and with its well-stocked humidor the Cigar Bar is Bangkok's first real cigar bar. Live music nightly.
How to get there :
Suvarnabhumi International Airport (NBK) Distance 33 KM / 20.51 MI NORTH to Hotel Time by train: 30 minutes FROM AIRPORT: TAKE BANGKOK CHONBURI EXPRESSWAY. THEN TAKE BANGNA SUKHUMVIT EXPRESSWAY AND KEEP LEFT AND EXIT ONTO PLOENCHIT RD. DRIVE PASS THE FIRST 2 INTERSECTIONS AND THE HOTEL IS LOCATED 100 METERS FROM THE SECOND INTERSECTION ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.Don Muang Domestic Airport (DMK) Distance 25 KM / 15.53 MI NORTH EAST to Hotel FROM AIRPORT: TAKE EXPRESS WAY AND EXIT ON TO PLOENCHIT RD. DRIVE PASS THE FIRST 2 INTERSECTIONS AND THE HOTEL IS LOCATED 100 METERS FROM THE SECOND INTERSECTION ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
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by Akamai
Jun 27, 2012
Financial service companies have now been using the Web to service accounts for more than 15 years. Over the years, there have been various reports and studies about the importance and need for an ever-expanding menu of features and functions - an element that has never been given its just due regarding the importance of Web site performance and its effect on the customer experience, actions, and satisfaction of users.
Akamai Technologies commissioned Forrester Consulting to help understand the state of the Web related to financial services along with the impact of Web site performance on both the servicing and the sales of financial products.
Read this report to learn the impactful results that research produced, including:
• User expectations to website performance and page load speed.
• The impact of poor website performance on customer satisfaction.
• The consequences for financial service firms with underperforming sites


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Hello everyone
Well i have recently been accepted on a CELTA course in Spain. But i really can't decided when to do it!
I want to get the timing correct so i can be in the best position to get work.
There is a course in April (finishes mid May) and May (finishes end of June) and they are 4 weeks long.
Please can someone offer my some advice as i need to make my decision pretty soon.


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Presidential elections bring kooks out of the wood work since they have an opportunity for immortality in the hall of fame of terrorists. Two white supremacists were charged with threatening to kill Senator Barack Obama as part of a "killing spree" during which they intended to kill dozens of African Americans and go out in a blaze of glory by killing the Democratic presidential candidate. Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman wanted to behead a dozen African Americans as part of their killing spree. The two men met on the Internet a month ago and decided they shared "very strong beliefs and views regarding 'White Power.' The young men gathered an arsenal of weapons although they planned to steal a high powered rifle by robbing a store.
Their bizarre plan had them dressing in white tuxedos, getting in a car and driving at high speed into an Obama rally where they would kill him. Both understood their plan meant they would die, but that apparently did not matter to the two men.
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of such men who sit around a bar drinking beer and planning crimes of violence. In the vast majority of cases, it is talk, but, one never knows.


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Posiphen, a drug candidate designed and developed by researchers in the NIA's Intramural Research Program, has been shown in three small, early studies to be well-tolerated and to reduce the generation of amyloid and tau protein—the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease—in older people at risk for developing the disorder. The series of dosing, tolerability, and "proof of mechanism" studies was conducted by an international group of investigators testing a pill form of the drug Posiphen during trials of seven to ten days in healthy volunteers and those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition that often progresses to Alzheimer's. The report of the research appeared online July 11, 2012 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Posiphen was determined to readily enter the brain and in cerebrospinal fluid tests, scientists found that the drug lowered levels of amyloid, tau, and inflammation—all key targets in the effort to find therapies for Alzheimer's. Researchers believe the drug may work by inhibiting the production of neurotoxic products that derive from amyloid precursor protein, or APP, and result in the accumulation of abnormal clumps of amyloid. While the finding is preliminary, it does provide key data to move the drug forward for further human testing.
Reference: Maccecchini, M., et al. Posiphen as a candidate drug to lower CSF amyloid precursor protein, amyloid-b peptide and s levels: target engagement, tolerability and pharmacokinetics in humans. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. [1] Doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-302589.


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While most species of spider will hide from humans, a threatened hobo spider may act aggressively, and homeowners need to know how to get rid of spiders should this situation occur. The domestic house spider will lay an egg sac containing about 50 eggs, which generally hatch in the month of April. Contact a professional pest control company to discover how to get rid of spiders.
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Pictures: Training at Bukit Jalil Stadium
The Arsenal 2012 Tour, presented by Emirates, is in full flow after a busy day in Malaysia.
The players attended a range of events across Kuala Lumpur on Monday and concluded the day with an open training session at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.
Arsene Wenger and his players were cheered on by thousands of passionate supporters and you can see a selection of images from the session below.
- Show your support at #ArsenalTour2012
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Moved to Az. about 8 years ago. I live in the white Mountains.I'm 53, male,married, self employed,hunting ducks my whole life, have all my own hunting gear, nondrinker,no drugs,smoker,dog trainer,I'm looking for someone who can travel and has money to share expenses pertaining to duckhunting. This year I hunted N.D., Neb., OK.,and Tx. No distance is too far and lenghth of hunt doesn't matter as long as it isn't just a weekend,with a long drive to get there and back. There are some spring snow goose hunts coming up in Neb.,Missori, N.D.,S.D., ect.. I would be very interested in these hunts for the 2010 spring. I am from Mn.and Wi. and kinda getting tired of calling there all the time talking about hunting to my friends. I'm looking to create a friendship this year and hopefully have a hunting buddy for the future seasons. It doesn't matter if your a man or woman as long as you can pull your own weight. I would also like if you are in my generation,so we at least have something in common to talk about. By the way, I sell custom duck calls and run two dogs, a chessie and a chessie / chocolate cross.
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Monadnock Conservancy plans to add to California Brook Natural Area in Keene
By MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent | September 10. 2013 9:22PM
Anne McBride, Monadnock Conservancy land protection director, said the idea of creating the corridor of open land came out of a 1998 workshop. Since then, easements have created the corridor piece by piece, but this new swath of protected land would fill in a gap between Pisgah State Park and Keene, she said.
A couple owns the three parcels that make up 688 acres that sit in Keene, Chesterfield and Swanzey. Most of the land, 552 acres, sits in Keene and Swanzey.
About 97 percent of the land is ranked Tier I in terms of high ranking habitat, according to New Hampshire Fish and Game."This corridor is within the largest unfragmented forest block in the southern part of the state," McBride said.
Monadnock Conservancy is currently in the process of seeking funds from Chesterfield, Keene and Swanzey to help fund the project, McBride said.
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- During the hustle and bustle of the day, don't forget to turn off the oven when you're done cooking and don't leave it on longer than it has to be. Use a timer to remind you that you're cooking.
- Cook with a snug-fitting lid on your pans. This helps to retain the heat, which means you can cook at a lower temperature and for a shorter period of time.
- Use the microwave in place of the oven, when possible. Microwaves use less than half the power of a regular oven.
- Open your oven door only when necessary. Each time the oven door is open, 25 to 50 degrees of heat is lost, causing your oven to work harder to regain that lost heat and thus, delaying the cooking process of your turkey.
- Considering using the dishwasher instead of hand-washing dishes because it uses less water.
- Wash only full loads in the dishwasher and use the air-drying setting if you have it. It reduces the energy use by 7 percent.
- If you have the oven on all day while food is also cooking on the stove, you can probably turn the heat down in the home a bit. The heat from your oven, not to mention dinner guests, should keep your home warmer than usual, and your furnace won't have to work as hard.
- Use an ice chest or cooler for drinks if you're hosting a large group. This cuts down on wasting electricity when the refrigerator door is opened and closed frequently.
- To use your cook-top range as efficiently as possible, choose pots and pans that are relatively the same size as the burner you're cooking on. This is the best way to effectively heat up food without wasting energy.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanksgiving is this week and before you know it, you'll be busy preparing that big Thanksgiving meal and your family and friends will be coming over. However, don't let energy zombies be one of your guests. Energy zombies are lurking everywhere in your home, from your cell phone chargers to your computer monitors and even your oven. Zombie electronics are those household appliances and devices that mindlessly use energy and eat away at your energy bill, even when you think they are turned off. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121004/MM87276LOGO) When it comes to cooking a feast like Thanksgiving, electricity bills can suffer. The average weight per turkey is 16 pounds. It is recommended to cook a thawed, stuffed turkey of that size for at least 4-4.5 hours in an electric oven set at 350 degrees. An electric oven set at 350 degrees for an hour uses 2 kWh of electricity. Therefore, you could be consuming roughly 8 kWh of electricity just to cook your turkey, without including side dishes. With all of the other additional expenses that the holidays ensue, your monthly electricity bill shouldn't be one of them. Help combat energy zombies in your home that gobble up unnecessary energy consumption while still relishing in all of the food and fun during the holidays. Direct Energy offers the following tips for carving down your kWh usage this Thanksgiving:


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Samir Nasri
Samir Nasri was a fan favourite at Arsenal until he left for Manchester City in the summer of 2011.
Arguably Arsenal's finest dribbler at the time, Nasri was a cultured, creative midfielder with an eye for a pass. He was equally effective in a central role or cutting inside from the left.
Samir Nasri Profile
|Samir Nasri
|Arsenal Career
|2008 - 2011
|125 (110 starts, 15 as a sub)
Arsene Wenger made his move for the attacking midfielder after Euro 2008 having watched Nasri impress in Ligue 1 with hometown club Marseille and, even earlier, at the 2004 Under-17 European Championship.
Nasri was a regular in his first season at Arsenal and he settled quickly, scoring the winner against West Brom on the opening day of the 2008/09 season.
That was the first of seven goals that season, but two in particular stood out - Nasri's excellent brace in November of that year put Manchester United to the sword.
The midfielder missed the start of the following campaign with a broken leg he suffered in pre-season but returned strongly. He scored three times in the Champions League en route to the quarter-finals where the Gunners were knocked out by eventual champions Barcelona.
Nasri was left out of France's squad for the 2010 World Cup but no Arsenal player impressed more during the first half of the 2010/11 season.
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Back in September my hunting buddy Mike gave me his copy of Wildfowl magazine . He prompted me to read the article regarding the use of goose floaters exclusively for hunting ducks over water. This paradigm shift was being advocated by a couple of prominent names in the waterfowling industry. Field Hudnall (Field Proven Calls) and Sean Hammock ( Big Sean Championship calls). Both hunters claimed that switching up their water spreads to use almost all goose floaters with only a few duck decoys in the kill hole greatly increased their success under all conditions.The article had peaked my interest . As a goose hunter I had seen on many occasions how effective a goose spread could be at pulling in the ducks . Sometimes they would literally go crazy trying to get into the decoys . Those hunts were all in dry field environments and It made me wonder if those actions could be duplicated using a water set of predominantly all goose floaters . I told my buddy Mike that when the time was right we would give it a try . As the season progressed and more proven methods dominated our efforts, the idea slipped onto the back burner. Time it seems goes by at a much faster rate during the waterfowl season, and before we realized it duck season had closed and we only had a week of goose season left. The season had gotten away from us and we needed to act if we were going to test out this new concept .
THE PLAN; I had been scouting some property south of the city that we have permission on when I drove past an extremely popular but often maligned WMA. One of the marshes next to the highway was composed of strip cut corn and was teeming with waterfowl . Ducks filled the air and several hundred geese could be seen loafing between the standing strips of corn . The fact that no one was hunting that marsh didn't escape me and I immediately to put in a call to Mike. We quickly formulated a plan to implement this new idea in a duck rich environment while hunting geese at the same time.
THE HUNT; Shooting time caught us still loading our layout boats with decoys . We had a couple dozen goose floaters and a dozen field decoys we hoped to place in the shallow water. We didn't bring along any duck decoys as we wanted to gauge the draw power of of the goose decoys alone in an over water scenario. The center of the marsh was our destination. The water had swallowed out in spots and the geese could be seen standing and swimming in these areas. Using our trolling motors we could approach within about 75 yds . of the target area . We got out and pulled our boats to the spot we hoped would prove to be the X. We sat up the field decoys on stands in the shallow water and the floaters in the deeper areas approaching them. We pulled the boats well away from our spread and hid in the standing corn using marsh stools . While in the process of launching our boats the geese had been on the move . Strings of birds could be seen in every direction and their honking was music to our ears . By the time we had gotten set up the goose movement had shut off like someone threw the proverbial switch . But then there were the ducks, hundreds upon hundreds of noisy quacking splashing ,taking off, then landing again ducks . Mostly Mallards with a generous sprinkling of Pintails and Gabby's.mixed in . Ducks were everywhere swimming down the rows of corn . Getting up and flying 50 yds. only to go back down again . Incoming birds had a thousand places where they could land next to another live duck and many did, but just as many wanted to land in our goose dekes . I was more than surprised at the draw power of the goose decoys in this situation . We were competing against untold numbers of live ducks yet we had an almost constant flow of birds working us . Birds would unhesitatingly drop straight into the spread swim around for awhile take off only to be replaced by another group. The standing corn hide proved very effective at concealing us as birds would work so close you swear you could almost reach out and smack them with the gun barrel. The goose hunting side of our little experiment proved to be unremarkable as we only had three birds return to the marsh . Those three came straight into the set honking all the way. None left .
CONCLUSIONS : To Mike and I it was apparent that this method of pulling in ducks had proven itself effective. The birds we saw that day were just as drawn to the goose decoys, in this over water encounter, as I had ever witnessed them being attracted, in dry field conditions . Will this method change the mainstream method of hunting ducks over duck decoys ? I seriously doubt it . Goose decoys being much larger than their duck counterparts offer their own unique set of logistical problems . Transport and storage become prominent considerations when we are dealing with size-able numbers of goose decoys . Walk in hunters would be severely tested trying to pack many goose dekes into the marsh and of course the cost of acquiring a goose spread would certainly prove a deterrent to many. For the hunters that can overcome these obstacles it may prove itself more effective than the traditional ducks over ducks method, especially in heavily pressured WMA`s. where the birds see a slew of four dozen ,two spinner spreads. The results we saw that day made Mike and I believers . We plan to hunt using a few dozen geese decoys with just a dozen ducks placed in the kill hole . This was an easy decision for us as we don`t have to by anything and we have a couple of layout boats for transport . We had a great morning with the ducks testing this concept and anxiously wait till the new season arrives . Have a great day.


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Ok, here's my scenario that happened tonight. I was scouting a field I am planning on hunting in the morning and about 4:30-5:00 a pickup comes flying past me and whips into this field I was going to hunt. Gets accross the field and sets up right on the edge of the field and a slough (slough is state land field is not). Birds were coming and wanting to land in the field but just didn't commit and touch down (hovered just feet above ground) and flew off. Happened with a few flocks then the guys on the field edge, probably less than 100 yards from where I was planning on setting up, start taking cracks at the ducks and shot quite a few.
So, my question is: with them being shot at tonight in this area will they be back?
They were coming from fairly far away so I don't think they were roosting on the slough. I know definative yes or no isn't for sure but some insight on whether or not you would still set up would be helpful. I am still planning on it but if anyone has experienced this and it was a complete bust I'd also like to hear.


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MarchFourth Marching Band performs in Avon
July 2, 2012
Like all the bands that bassist John Averill was putting together back around 2003, this one was intended to last for just one day. But what a day it was: the date was the 4th of March – or better for his purposes, March Fourth – and it was also Mardi Gras, so the occasion essentially demanded a brass-heavy, marching procession, with the name MarchFourth Marching Band. Averill and his associate, cymbals player Dan Stauffer, rose to the occasion and, instead of putting together the usual five-piece rock group, they assembled 27 performers – dancers, stilt walkers, horns, a 10-piece drum section – to perform a set of seven cover tunes at the now defunct Level club in Portland, Ore. It was, no doubt, a memorable date.
But even more significant was what happened exactly two weeks later. America was marching its way toward a war in Iraq, and the anti-war protesters were out in force in Portland. Averill, sympathetic to the protesters' cause, rallied his band to join them in the streets. And the combination of horns and drums, mismatched marching band uniforms, anti-war energy and the street-level setting sparked something.
"There's something about the energy of playing in the street. That's what galvanized the band," the 44-year-old Averill said from a campground in Idaho, where the 23-strong MarchFourth Marching Band touring party – 13 musicians, four dancing stilt walkers and more – had slept the previous night. "Being on street level, you're eye to eye with people, you're really with the people, you're a part of them. And you had that energy of the protests."
Averill and his band mates still, on occasion, look for a hit of that energy that comes with a city-square demonstration; recently the group showed up to entertain and lend some support (and volume) to the Occupy Portland gathering in the city's downtown. Most of their appearances, however, are on stages rather than streets. The band performs tonight at Nottingham Park in Avon as part of the Salute to the USA festivities.
27 moving parts
To Averill, it is a long-shot that MarchFourth would be playing anywhere eight and a half years after those initial dates. Averill, after getting laid off from a Portland-based animation company, had entered the event-production business, as a way of staying in his native Oregon. His specialty was whipping up theme bands designed to play theme parties, and then disband when the party was over. Among his creations was the '70s-style metal group Manaconda, and the Beatles tribute act, Nowhere Band. (Nowhere Band was enough of a hit that it reconvenes once a year for a series of shows known as the White Album Christmas; the band was recently hired to collaborate with the Eugene Ballet.)
Most of the bands Averill put together were rock-band size, with four to six members. The MarchFourth Marching Band was a relative monster, with its 27 moving parts, and the last thing Averill imagined was that it would have a life beyond those first two outings.
"I'd played in a lot of bands, and this one seemed completely improbable," Averill said of the prospect of continued life for MarchFourth. "People in the band said, 'Wow, that was a lot of fun – but there's no way to keep it together.' I took that as motivation. Not to prove them wrong, but I thought, this is a special project, and I'll try to make it sustainable. The irony is the largest band is the one that stuck together."
Sustainability has been the biggest challenge – even more than the fact that Averill had had zero experience in marching bands, zero experience in writing horn charts, only a passing interest in marching band music. But MarchFourth has become a hit – a unique act that has opened for Fleetwood Mac, No Doubt and the Neville Brothers; toured Germany; and produced four albums, including the very worthwhile "Magnificent Beast," produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos. MarchFourth has figured out a way to tour by staying in friends' houses and campgrounds rather than motels when on the road. (It's a rare event when a promoter springs for roofs and beds for the entire throng.)
"I didn't realize it would be like this – touring, paying ourselves, and having it really working," Averill said. "We have gas, food and payroll, and that's about it."
A touring band
Where they play – clubs and festivals as opposed to city streets – isn't the only thing that has changed about MarchFourth over its eight-year history. The band seems to be a constant work in progress: At that first gig, the make-up was 10 drummers and a few horn players; that ratio has been reversed. "That took a while to figure out, that it sounds better with more horns. Now we have a less-is-more philosophy to our drum section," Averill said.
Another change becomes evident when listening to "Magnificent Beast." MarchFourth is, of course, primarily a live act – the stilt walkers and fire eaters don't come across too vividly on CD – and Averill says that, despite the difficulties presented by the road, MarchFourth will continue to be a touring band.
Playing on stages, MarchFourth has been able to refine its sound far more than they could when playing on the street; Averill says that makes them sound more like a rock band. There's not a whole lot of room for marching in a club, though at summertime gigs, the band often leads a procession to the venue. Which they might just do tonight.