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quote:Originally posted by Guest6042Back in the day...(the 80's) the rumour was Glen Anderson. If it's true, it didn't seem to affect the way he was treated by his teammates (and that was 30 years ago). I agree with the comments that it shouldn't matter, but the folks saying that it's an old boys' club and therefore would matter, probably have it right. Which is unfortunate. But there's a lot of aspects of hockey that, unfortunately, are still ruled by the old boys' club. (not that hockey is any worse than NFL or MLB for having an old boys' club)
quote:Originally posted by MrBoogedyexcose the spelling Slozo, but that is the Richer i speak of. don't ask me where i heard it, but it's something i've been under the impression of for a very long time, and i have heard it more than once. I don't know it to be fact though.
quote:Originally posted by OILINONTARIOMmmm. So calling Albertans hick homophobes makes you feel better about yourself? Don't worry, mods,I will delete my own response to this.MODERATOR EDIT--FOUL AND ABUSIVE LANGUAGE, HOWEVER ACCURATE, WILL NOT BE TOLERATED ON THIS WEBSITEThe Oil WILL make the playoffs in 2013.
quote:Originally posted by ShepskyWho really cares?
quote:Originally posted by Guest9022Most people seem to like Crosby just fine, so what's the big deal? FYI Burke's son never came out WHEN he was playing, just after when he was like the trainer or whatever he was.
quote:Originally posted by MrBoogedyStephan Richter (sp), used to plat for the habs and devils... openly gay over 10 years ago.
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It is a New Year by the lunar calendar and I know that many refer to this as the Chinese New Year, but there are probably a lot of nations that would prefer not to call it that. I think Lunar New Year is fine.
So here is the Wikipedia link:
And you can find the following list a bit down the page:
Chinese New Year
Japanese New Year (prior to 1873)
Korean New Year (Seollal)
Mongolian New Year (Tsagaan Sar)
Tibetan New Year (Losar)
Vietnamese New Year (Tết)

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I'm wondering where the last two hours went and how I didn't notice we now have an audience of a new visitor and a cat. I realise, suddenly, that on this cool spring evening I'm bathed in sweat. This is the aftermath of Millennium Blades.
We've spent the time pretending to be players of a fictional collectible card game in an anime universe. Millennium Blades is, then, a game about playing games. This sounds like a recipe for a design that disappears up its own backside. Instead, this game is interesting, intense and ingenious. Stuffed with self-referential satire, it sits, winking at its players from the comfort of its oversize box. If you can unpick all the parodies from a card called "I'll Form the Head" from the "Obari as Hell" card set, you're a higher voltage gamer than me.
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Matt: Trains.
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A mobile game makes an infectiously good transition to tabletop, a card game richly rewards smart selection and a domino-strategy mashup is a quickfire winner
There's a faintly luddite spirit to the board game renaissance of recent years, perhaps a reaction to the heavy demands screens now make on our time. Yet there isn't such a great divide between games built of cardboard and those spun from code. They explore similar themes and their designers frequently learn from one another.
In 2007, a simple web game, Pandemic, challenged players with spreading an infection across the world. Around the same time, an unrelated board game of the same name tasked its players with preventing the spread of disease and quickly assumed cult status. Soon after, a mobile game called Plague Inc reversed the goal again, making global epidemic a mainstay of many commutes, while happily crediting the original Pandemic web game as an inspiration. Now Plague Inc has been reimagined as a board game that looks much like a homage to the board game, completing a considerable circle over 10 years.


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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Makhlouta, a comforting rice and lentil soup from Lebanon
Remember those pictures from our garden, taken just ten days ago? Well, just a week later our garden looked - and is still looking - very different, as the snow came surprisingly early this year, and that first snow is still here.
Which means it's time to enjoy autumnal hearty flavours from now on. And here's a neat recipe to start with - a Lebanese soup makhlouta. What impresses me most about this is that it hardly contains anything, yet is most satisfying and flavoursome :)The recipe is slightly adapted from Claudia Roden's wonderful Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon, published in 2006. According to Taste of Beirut food blog, makhlouta means 'mixture' in Lebanese Arabic and it's a soupy stew that contains variour legumes and beans such as lentils, kidney beans, white beans, chickpeas, bulgur wheat. Claudia Roden's version is pretty minimalist, containing just rice and lentils, but I often prefere minimalist versions anyway, so I'm happy with this recipe.
Makhlouta - Lebanese rice and lentil soup
(Liibanoni riisi-läätsesupp)
Serves 6 to 8
2 large onions
3 Tbsp olive oil
2 litres vegetable stock
200 g red 'Egyptian' lentils
100 g risotto or porridge rice, rinsed and drained
2 tsp coriander seeds
salt and black pepper
To serve:
1 tsp cumin seeds, crushed
1-2 lemons, cut into sectors
First make the crispy onion topping. Peel and halve the onions, cut into thin slices.
Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan, add the onions and fry gently until the onions are softened and translucent. Now increase the heat and fry until the onions are golden brown and caramelised. Transfer onto a kitchen paper to crispen.
For the soup, bring the water into a boil. Add the lentils and rice. Season with pepper and add the crushed coriander seeds. Bring into a low simmer, cover and simmer for 35-45 minutes, until both rice and lentils are completely soft and the soup nice and creamy. Taste for seasoning - add salt, if necessary.
To serve, scoop the soup into warm soup bowls, sprinkle with crushed cumin seeds and garnish with crispy onion rings. Place lemon slices or sectors on the table, so everyone can sprinkle some lemon juice on top of their soup.
More makhlouta recipes out there:
Taste of Beirut
Mama's Lebanese Kitchen
Ya Salam Cooking
The Gutsy Gourmet
The Well-Seasoned Cook
4 comments:
- ChichaJo said...
I have always loved the combination of rice and beans so I m sure I would love this!
- 4:36 pm, October 30, 2012
- Lyndsey Chapin said...
This looks like a very good soup for this time of year. I love the caramelized onions on top!
- 5:00 pm, October 30, 2012
- Magdalena said...
Hello - we already had snow here in Kraków :) Time for rich soups and warm food.
- 1:00 am, November 02, 2012
- Murat said...
Ohhh Great.. I liked.
- 1:55 pm, November 05, 2012
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The streets of Meah Shearim, normally bustling with shoppers and yeshiva students walking to and from the iconic Mirrer Yeshiva, were filled with mourners on Tuesday as tens of thousands of people came to pay their respects to Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, zt"l, the Mirrer Yeshiva's rosh yeshiva, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 68 from a sudden heart attack.
In the 21 years that Rabbi Finkel served at its helm, the Mirrer Yeshiva, in the Beis Yisroel neighborhood of Jerusalem, grew to be the largest yeshiva in Israel with an enrollment of 6,000 students. While Rabbi Finkel was confined to a wheelchair and suffered from Parkinson's disease for many years, he continued to maintain a full schedule, and just hours before his death, Rabbi Finkel traveled to Bnei Brak to pay a shiva call to the family of Rabbi Yosef Aryeh Halpern. He then returned to the Mirrer where he delivered shiurim (classes) in both English and Yiddish.
Born in Chicago in 1943, Rabbi Finkel was named after his paternal great-grandfather, the Alter of Slobodka. Even as a child his prodigious intellect convinced many that he was destined for greatness. He married his second cousin, Rochel Leah Finkel, the daughter of Rav Binyamin Beinush Finkel and granddaughter of the last rosh yeshiva of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Poland, Rav Eliezer Yehuda Finkel.
Upon the death of his father-in-law in 1990, Rabbi Finkel succeeded him as the head of the Mirrer Yeshiva, and while the choice of a 48-year-old who already suffered from various ailments seemed questionable to some, Rabbi Finkel ultimately transformed the institution into the Torah empire it is today, with satellite branches in Beitar Ilit, the Brachfeld neighborhood of Modiin Ilit, and the Ramat Shlomo section of Jerusalem.
Despite his poor health, Rabbi Finkel, who enjoyed a reputation of being an inspiration to all who knew him, was known to travel abroad in order to personally raise much-needed funds for the yeshiva and its students. His daily schedule was filled with delivering shiurim, both in his home and at the yeshiva; counseling the many who came to seek his advice and blessings; and spending a sizable portion of his day immersed in his own personal Torah studies. Rabbi Finkel was vigilant to always daven in the yeshiva and gave a weekly shiur to thousands of students, in addition to giving frequent shiurim at the many satellite branches of the Mirrer. In his final monthly shiur given at the Brachfeld Mirrer two and a half weeks ago, he exhorted the students, "to learn and learn. It doesn't matter if your learning is fast or slow, if it is in greater detail or lesser detail, the request that I am asking of you is to learn, not to dream."
Stories about Rabbi Finkel have been filling the Internet, people's homes, and the streets of Jewish communities around the world since his death. The following two illustrate his ability to find time in his busy schedule for his students:
A Mirrer student was going through a particularly rough stretch in his life, so his father called Rabbi Finkel asking him to speak to his son for a few minutes. Rabbi Finkel approached the student and asked him if he could personally learn with him every Shabbos in his house. They subsequently learned together every Shabbos for the next several months.
In another instance, Rabbi Finkel discovered that several American students in a Yiddish shiur could not follow the lesson. From then on, Rabbi Finkel, who spoke fluent English, would repeat every class in English for the American students.
As news of the unexpected passing of Rabbi Finkel spread, the entire city of Jerusalem was plunged into mourning with people crying in the streets, tearing their clothes as an expression of their grief, and trying to offer solace to one another. Prominent rabbis, including Rav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv and Rav Aryeh Leib Shteinman, ordered all haredi businesses closed and instructed kollel, yeshiva, and seminary students to take time off from their Torah studies to attend the funeral. Israeli news site B'chadrei Chareidim reported that two baby boys, one in Bayit Vegan and another in Bnei Brak, were named Nosson Tzvi Wednesday morning in honor of the rosh yeshiva.


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How long have you been creating Halloween art?
I have been creating and selling my Halloween art on eBay and Etsy since 2006. I have been a fine artist my whole life and love Halloween. I was inspired to start creating Halloween art by fellow EHAG artist Pennie Griff (eBay Seller ID: vintagepennie). I feel my art has come full-circle in the fact that Pennie loves and collects my art as well.How would you describe the artwork you create?
I would describe my artwork as whimsical with touches of humor added into the mix. I'm inspired by vintage Halloween designs initially and then I like to add my own CK modern twist. I'm personally fond of black and white pen & ink illustrations that are very bold in design. I find in my art that less is more and the design is the most important element.
What is your greatest challenge creatively?
My greatest challenge creatively is painting. My strong suit is pen & ink illustration. I would like to better hone my painting skills in the future.
What are your artistic plans for the future?
After doing 200+ Halloween postcards the past 3 years, I'm ready for a change of pace creatively. I will be taking a break from the postcard art until after Halloween of this year. Starting in August through Halloween, I will be focusing on hand painting found decorative and functional items. Like I've stated before I'm itching to paint, paint, and paint! I would also like to get into Paper Clay sculpture in the future. I'm the type that likes to master one medium at a time before moving on to the next one.
What do you like best about being a member of EHAG?
The best part of being a member of EHAG is the support from fellow members. We are like a big happy Halloween family and are always there for each other. I do appreciate the added exposure & recognition that also comes with being in our talented group of artisans.
What was your favorite childhood Halloween costume and why?
(Hard to pick I've had SO many favorite costumes over the years!) ~ My favorite childhood Halloween costume was Paul Stanley from the rock group Kiss. It was one of those 5 & Dime boxed mask and plastic suit combos. You know the ones where you put on the plastic pants, and took one step and it ripped! ~ Hehe '-)
Do you have any Halloween Traditions?
My favorite Halloween tradition started when I was 13 years old. I started my first haunted house display for the trick-or-treaters at that age. I would work all summer mowing grass to save the money to make my homemade Halloween dummies and props. My parents, family, and neighborhood kids loved it. Loved it so much I was featured in our local paper on the front page for my Halloween display. That was my 15 minutes of fame I guess. I still do my display each year and it becomes more elaborate in design and execution each year. I have hanging ghosts, hundreds of yard lights, animated witch, fog machine, piped scary music, and I usually carve 5-6 jack-o-lanterns for display outside. I start putting stuff out towards the end of September. It takes me a full month to get everything in place and organized. I also do a yearly Halloween tree with a different theme as well.
Where do you find your inspiration?
Most of my inspirations come from things I like in life, music, art, movies, literature, and antiques. I think the idea of a piece is what makes it special. I keep a sketch book around at all times to jot down ideas as they flash before me. I have designs from 2006 that are still waiting for their debut. I try to stay away from watching much television as I believe it saps creativity.
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Rambunctious Raccoons
By PETER FUNT
PUBLISHED: April 30, 2013
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Our backyard is filled with the pleasing sounds of spring created by birds, frogs, crickets and teens down the street testing their new cars. But lately there are also the haunting sounds of raccoons laughing at me.
When we moved in 18 years ago, I wondered why neighbors were so protective of their trash that they secured garbage cans with bungee cords and even padlocks.
Word apparently spread through the raccoon community that my trashcans were left unlocked at the curb. After dark the biggest raccoons would push the cans over, the juniors would pull off the lids, and the little ones would gobble my wife's leftovers, while resolutely scattering everything else across the road.
Eventually, I drilled holes in the cans and installed industrial strength locks, leaving us mercifully raccoon-free until a few months ago when I discovered that our lawn had been attacked. If you haven't seen what a team of raccoons can do to a lawn, imagine a bunch of huge sardine cans, each about three feet long, with the lids peeled back. Or, a dozen bald heads, each about three feet wide, with toupees pulled off and tossed to the side. Or, some gigantic prehistoric golfer making three-foot long divots.
These images haunted me at night, and confronted me in the morning. Eventually I had to hire a lawn guy.
"You've got raccoons," he announced, with the same smugness I recall my dentist using when he told me I had impacted wisdom teeth. He sold me high-priced replacement sod without mentioning that new turf doesn't discourage raccoons, it actually attracts them.
This led me to the hardware store, where Ernie explained my options. You can shoot 'em (out of the question); poison 'em (equally unacceptable), or trap 'em.
The trap I bought is rather plush—in fact I once sat next to a woman on a four-hour plane ride who had her cat in a far less comfortable looking container. The trick, of course, is to persuade a raccoon to go inside. "They'll eat anything," Ernie assured me. Anything, it turns out, except garbage. I baited my trap with the very same type of garbage that raccoons had knocked over trashcans to get, and they wouldn't touch it. So I began experimenting with raccoon cuisine, resulting in a tempting assortment of peanut butter sandwiches and honey-covered apples. A nightly refrain in our kitchen was, "Don't touch that! It's for the raccoons."
One morning I discovered we had one chubby raccoon in our trap. Seems that once the sun comes up, and after digesting several peanut butter sandwiches, raccoons are fairly subdued. I drove this guy, in his comfy airline-quality carrier, to a wooded area about three miles away.
The next night I caught his friend. Then his friend's friend. And this continued until a total of five raccoons of various sizes had been relocated.
For the next few weeks my lawn flourished, and the divots healed. Then, at about 3 a.m. one morning, our dog Dottie bounded off the bed and began barking furiously. The lights on the deck revealed three raccoons, leaning against a wooden chair, grinning.
Now I'm back to making peanut butter sandwiches and carpooling raccoons across town. I'm sleep-deprived, worrying about craters in the lawn.
Recently, while releasing my catch, a guy drove up and asked what I was doing. I explained that I lived a few miles away and was trying to move this critter to a safe area.
"We have raccoon problems of our own," he said. "I wish you wouldn't bring yours here." He said he knew of a perfect spot—a place where he's been releasing his raccoons for several months.
As he spoke, it became clear that the area he was describing was about a block-and-a-half from my house.
During all this, the raccoon I had released a few minutes earlier was clinging to the side of a nearby pine tree. I'm absolutely certain he was laughing.
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Romney: Shifting on abortion (again)
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This is not new, but worth re-blogging because it is pivotal to this election and what happens for women in the next four years and beyond. I personally do not believe anything that Romney says. He has changed his view, opinion, stance so many times I do not know which will be his true identity in the White House. Can anyone really count on him if he wins? He says things that make me tremble.
Romney tries to take the middle on abortion?
He told the Des Moines Register: "There's no legislation with regards to abortion that I'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda."
"But by executive order, not by legislation, he would reinstate the so-called Mexico City policy that bans U.S. foreign aid dollars from being used to do abortions, he said," the Register writes.
Romney also believes Roe v. Wade should be overturned. From his website: "Mitt believes that life begins at conception and wishes that the laws of our nation reflected that view. But while the nation remains so divided, he believes that the right next step is for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade – a case of blatant judicial activism that took a decision that should be left to the people and placed it in the hands of unelected judges. With Roe overturned, states will be empowered through the democratic process to determine their own abortion laws and not have them dictated by judicial mandate."
AP: "Still unclear is what Romney would do if a Republican-controlled Congress passed abortion legislation and presented it to him to sign into law. The Romney campaign sought to walk back the comments soon after they were posted on the Register's website. 'Gov. Romney would of course support legislation aimed at providing greater protections for life,' spokeswoman Andrea Saul said, declining to elaborate. Romney supported abortion rights when he first became Massachusetts governor, but he changed his position while in office."During a 2007 debate, Romney said he'd "be delighted" to sign a federal ban on abortion. A questioner asked, if "Congress passed a federal ban on all abortions and it came to your desk, would you sign it? Yes or no?" When it came to Romney, he said, "Let me say it. I'd be delighted to sign that bill. But that's not where we are. That's not where America is today. Where America is is ready to overturn Roe v. Wade and return to the states that authority. But if the Congress got there, we had that kind of consensus in that country, terrific."
New York magazine: "It turns out all that time Mitt Romney spent discussing his position on abortion during the primaries was just a waste of time, because he's not planning on pushing any new abortion laws if he's elected. His talk of overturning Roe v. Wade, defunding Planned Parenthood, and adding a constitutional amendment banning abortion might have left the impression that he would, but the new moderate Romney doesn't consider the issue a priority."
The New York Daily News: "So the human Etch A Sketch known as Mitt Romney has tried to pull a fast one. The Republican candidate flipped his position on abortion, then flipped it back, all the while hoping that no one would notice. Here's the question: If Romney flip-flops and no one is around to hear it, can he manage to get away with it?"
Hoping for growth? The Des Moines Register: "Asked why Iowans should trust his description of his tax plan, Romney gave a spirited rebuttal to Obama's charges, saying he would cut federal income tax rates by 20 percent, reduce the corporate rate from 35 percent to 25 percent, simplify the tax code, close loopholes and get rid of some deductions. He said the adrenaline injected into the economy from these changes will bring in enough revenue that federal debt wouldn't deepen."
How he'd try to close the deficit between the amount of his tax cuts and revenue: "Say the number is $25,000 or $50,000 or whatever the number might be, and give deductions up to that amount. You can put housing into that. You can put charitable contributions into that," he said. "You can fill that bucket as you'd like, and once you reach that level, that's the total amount of your deductions." He said higher-income people 'might not have any bucket at all.'"
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A domestic dispute appears to have raged out of control Sunday night when a Spencer County woman stabbed her husband in the groin area and then called dispatch to report the crime.
Kentucky State Police arrested Nicole L. Early, 40, of Taylorsville, shortly before 9 p.m. at her Highway to Heaven home for allegedly attacking her husband with a knife. Police found her husband, Robert L. Early, 43, at the scene with critical injuries. He was transported by Air Methods to University of Louisville Hospital. According to a news release, state police dispatch received a call at 8:22 p.m. from Early advising dispatchers she "stabbed her husband in the groin area during a domestic dispute."
State police said alcohol does appear to be a factor in the case.
Family friend and former neighbor Terri Cooper told The Spencer Magnet Monday morning that Robert Early's life no longer appeared to be threatened because of the injuries, but he continued to be in critical condition. Cooper said he has had several surgeries since the incident.
Nicole Early is a bus driver for Spencer County Public Schools. Superintendent Chuck Adams confirmed her employment in an email Tuesday morning, but could share little else.
"I can confirm that Ms. Early does indeed drive for us, and also can confirm she will not be working this week. However, there are many unknown circumstances and complexities to be resolved prior to any official action being taken regarding this situation," Adams wrote.
Cooper said she has known the Early family for about eight years and that they appeared to be very loving and cohesive. Cooper has been caring for the family's children since the Sunday incident.
"I have not had any thoughts. I've been focused on the kids and that's it," Cooper said. "Their kids are like my kids. I've focused on what I needed to do for them and that's it."
Cooper did say Robert and Nicole Early are loving parents and were known for being kind and generous. She said she never witnessed any violence when around the couple.
"They are a wonderful family. Kind and loving parents, wonderful neighbors, great friends, willing to help anybody," she said. "Both of them would give you the shirts off their backs."
Nicole Early faces a first-degree assault domestic violence charge and is lodged at the Shelby County Detention Center.
The Spencer County Sheriff's Department and Spencer County EMS assisted at the scene.
According to the Spencer County Circuit Clerk's Office, Early did not have a court date set as of press time. Tuesday afternoon.
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"Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya …" was the tune in my head as I planned for a summer service trip to Aruba. I have gone on several of these trips before, so I understood that an exotic destination did not necessarily mean the trip would be all fun and games.
I went with my church, Evangel Temple, and Dr. Jean Orr, associate professor of psychology at Evangel University.
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John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park is located in downtown Des Moines from 13th to 15th Streets, between Grand and Locust. The City of Des Moines has an agreement with the Edmondson Art Center for this area.
The interior of the park landscaping, benches, lights, sidewalks, signage, railings and snow removal on interior sidewalks are taken care of by the Park and Recreation Department. All art work is owned and maintained by Des Moines Art Center. Click HERE for a link to the Des Moines Art Center website page with details about the Sculpture Park.
The Principal Riverwalk consists of a 1.2-mile looping trail with several notable amenities. Click HERE for additional information on the overall conceptual design and locations of the major amenities. Trails connect the Court Avenue District, CBD, East Village, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Iowa Events Center and Gray's Lake with other metro area recreational trails. After eight years of work, it was completed in January 2013. Click HERE to view the Principal Riverwalk brochure. Take a look at this map from the Des Moines Bike Collective to find key spots along the Principal Riverwalk.
Principal Park, formerly Sec Taylor Stadium, is a minor league baseball stadium located in Des Moines, Iowa. It is the home field of the Pacific Coast League's Iowa Cubs. Principal Park is located at the confluence of the Des Moines River and the Raccoon River in downtown Des Moines. The stadium seats 11,000 fans and has 45 luxury suites, 12 of which are in a building in left field that also houses the Cub Club restaurant. The Iowa State Capitol building is visible from beyond the center field fence, while some seats also provide views of the Des Moines skyline.
The Chinese Cultural Center of America built the beautiful Asian Garden. This specifically designed garden includes a Chinese pagoda, a large pond, landscaped gardens, handcrafted lights and many granite sculptures. The water for the pond comes from the Botanical Center; the large pumping system is maintained by the Park and Recreation department. Visit the Chinese Cultural Center of America for more information.
Brenton Skating Plaza is a unique outdoor ice skating facility and family entertainment venue. Gifted by the Brenton Foundation, the facility is the first of its kind in the state of Iowa. Brenton Skating Plaza is located conveniently along The Principal Riverwalk on the Des Moines River waterfront. Click HERE for additional information or call (515) 284-1000.
The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, formerly known as the Des Moines Botanical Center, is an urban oasis dedicated to, "Exploring, explaining and celebrating the world of plants." There are many different outdoor gardens on the nearly 14 acres; inside the geodesic dome, visitors are able to experience the tropics in all seasons.
The Botanical Garden is located at 909 Robert D Ray Drive and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit the Botanical Garden's website.
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Production of the Mustang started in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964 and the vehicle was presented to the general public on April 17, 1964 at the New york city World's Fair. It is Ford's 3rd oldest nameplate presently in production. Original sales forecasts projected less than 100,000 systems for the first year. This mark was surpassed in 3 months from rollout. Another 318,000 would be offered during the design year (a record), and in its first eighteen months, more than one million Mustangs were constructed.
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All of these were VIN-identified as 1965 models, but numerous modifications were made at the standard opening of the brand-new model year (start August 1964), consisting of the addition of back-up lights on some models, the intro of generators to replace generators, and an upgrade of the V8 engine from 260 cu in to 289 cu in. When it comes to a minimum of some six-cylinder Mustangs fitted with the 101 hp 170 cu in Falcon engine, the rush into production consisted of some uncommon quirks, such as a horn ring bearing the 'Ford Falcon' logo design below a trim ring emblazoned with 'Ford Mustang.' These qualities made enough distinction to necessitate designation of the 121,538 earlier ones as "1964 1/2" model-year Mustangs, a distinction that has actually sustained with purists. Mustangs For Sale in Lewistown PA are easy to find now with online shopping.
The 1973 OPEC oil embargo brought with it more rigid pollution laws and the desire for fuel-efficiency. This was also the very first time in automotive history that the Big 3 were needing to take on imports. The brand-new Mustang II was smaller sized than the very first version however, due to the additional devices needed to fulfill new US emission and security policies, was much heavier than the first model. Efficiency was decreased and in the first year just 385,993 cars were sold.
2nd generation Mustangs for sale in Lewistown PA were offered between 1974 and 1978 and offered in a coupe and hatchback variation. 1979 the Mustang was redesigned a 3rd time. This time it was based on the bigger Fox platform and the interior was really large enough for 4 people. The trunk was bigger and so was the engine bay. The body designs readily available consisted of a coupe, hatchback and in 1983 a convertible. In 1979 the 3rd generation Mustang worked as an Indianapolis 500 speed car and Ford constructed 10,478 commemorative reproductions. The third generation Mustangs were produced from 1979 to 1982.


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Blue Sharks, Prionace glauca
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Description & Behavior
Blue sharks, Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758), aka blue dogs, blue pointers, blue whalers, great blues, great blue sharks, great blue whalers, sharks, and tribon blous, are large slender, pelagic (open water), blue-indigo-colored sharks. They are sleek sharks with long, pointed fins, pointed snouts, and large eyes. Their elongated caudal fin (tail fin) provides swimming power as the tail moves side-to-side. The blue shark's sleek, tapered body makes them very graceful swimmers. These sharks are among the fastest swimming sharks and are also known to leap out of the water. Estimates of their speed varies; some say that they can swim at about 97 kph, while more conservative estimates are about 35 kph. Blue sharks grow to be up to 4 m long, averaging 3.35 m, and can weigh up to 205.9 kg.
World Range & Habitat
Blue sharks are pelagic (found in open waters). Like most pelagic sharks, they are found worldwide. Atlantic blue sharks migrate east across the Atlantic Ocean each year, following the warm Gulf Stream waters. They travel a circuit from the Caribbean Sea, along the coast of the US, east to Europe, south to the African coast and back to the Caribbean. Blue sharks often form large, all-male or all-female schools which contain sharks that are about the same size; the reason for this unique social behavior is unknown.
Feeding Behavior (Ecology)
Blue sharks, Prionace glauca, are opportunistic feeders; however, their favorite meal is apparently squid.
Life History
Blue sharks are viviparous (the young are born live rather than from an egg). Litters consist of 4-135 pups; the number of pups increases as the size of the mother increases. Their gestation period is almost 1 year. Females are mature at 5 years of age. Blue sharks are known to live for at least 20 years.
Conservation Status & Comments
Blue sharks are near threatened due to overfishing and shark finning.
A species is Near Threatened when it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable now, but is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
Resilience to fishing pressure: Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years
Extinction vulnerability to fishing: High to very high vulnerability (67 of 100)
References & Further Research
NOAA Fisheries
[ Photography ] Blue Shark Photographs - Golden State Images, Randy Morse
Ken Bondy Photographer
No Mako: Mistaken Identity Leads to Record Blue Shark for California Angler; 'I was Thrown Off'
Shark's record dive into the blue ~ Recently tagged male blue shark plunges 1250m off the Bay of Plenty coast in a quest for a meal of squid
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