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Frasca International marked the 50th anniversary of its incorporation at Heli-Expo by delivering a flight training device (FTD) for the Eurocopter EC135 to Era Helicopters and booking an order for a similar device from Bristow Group.
The Urbana, Ill. training products and services company is benefitting from rising demand from oil and gas companies for better-trained crews to fly their workers to offshore platforms and helicopter operators' efforts to satisfy those demands. "As the demand for helicopter training grows, our experience in rotary-wing simulation enables us to deliver the best helicopter devices available," said Frasca Vice President John Frasca.
Era will use the Level 6 EC135 FTD at its new training center in Lake Charles, La.; it also plans to install a Frasca AS350B2 FTD there. Era's EC135 FTD features Frasca's TruVision Global visual system in a 200-deg display dome.
Bristow's AS355 FTD will be designed and manufactured to meet the requirements of Joint Airworthiness Regulations Standard (JAR STD) 2H Flight Training Device 3 and JAR STD 3H Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer 2 Multi-Crew Coordination. It is to be installed at Bristow's Norwich operation in the United Kingdom, and will feature the TruVision visual system with a six-channel visual display providing a 200X70-deg field of view. Frasca's flight test group will collect aerodynamic qualification data for the device through an extensive flight test program. Bristow also ordered full-flight simulators from Frasca for the Eurocopter EC225 and the Sikorsky Aircraft S-92. They are to be qualified as Level B devices and will be installed in Aberdeen, Scotland. — Thomas McKenna


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This summer, a Chicago, Ill.-based company predicted that U.S. corn crop production would eventually decline from USDA's Sept. 12 crop production estimate of 13.31 billion bushels. This prediction was based not on surveys, ear counts or a crystal ball, but on infrared satellite imagery of U.S. corn fields.
Six weeks later, USDA indeed lowered its corn production number to almost exactly what the company had predicted, thereby lending credence to crop imaging as a yield prediction tool.
Nick Kouchoukos of Lanworth, Inc., stressed that his company is not trying to do USDA's job — indeed, it relies on the government agency to provide a baseline for its predictions. Rather, its conclusions in 2007 simply predicted where USDA numbers might eventually end up.
"We are not by any means trying to develop numbers, or a whole new way of reporting that is different from USDA," Kouchoukos said. "In fact, we begin by accepting that by the time of USDA's end of the year report, their method has given us something that is about as good as it's going to get."
Since USDA's methodology is based on sampling, "it takes them a while to get to the right number," Kouchoukos explained. "That's just because there is a human chain of information and you have to get to the right sample size before you can really constrain the error.
"This is where satellites have a real opportunity to make a difference. Every day, we get two images of the entire United States. That means we can assess crop conditions and changes from day to day very rapidly. We can plug them into our own models and can deliver a number that can anticipate the direction that USDA is going to move by several weeks."
This year, satellite imagery pegged an accurate estimate for corn crop production six weeks earlier than USDA.
In September, USDA came out with an upward revision of its August numbers for corn production at 13.31 billion bushels. Shortly thereafter, Lanworth had arrived at what effectively were its final numbers for corn. In early October, Lanworth released an estimate for a corn crop of 13.14 billion bushels.
In its October and November reports, USDA started to revise its numbers downward, pegging corn production at 13.1 billion bushels in October and 13.17 billion bushels in November.
USDA soybean numbers were also revised downward and as of late November were spot on with Lanworth numbers.
Lanworth's methodology is not to focus on areas of the United States where crops are doing well, but on areas where definite problems exist. For example, for the corn and soybean crops, Lanworth used satellite imagery, soil and weather data, crop growth models and extensive field checks to project that localized drought conditions and variability in planting dates had limited the yield potential of the U.S. corn and soybean crops.
"If everything is on track, we just don't worry about it," Kouchoukos said. "If it looks like it's not on track, there is a problem developing or if the crop looks a lot greener than it should be, we'll focus on that particular area and perhaps send a field team out to look at it. So we really rely on the satellite to tell us where everything is okay so we can focus our human energy just on the areas that really need (attention)."
Lanworth uses visible infrared imagery "which is directly related to chlorophyll content and other sensors that use the short-wave infrared, which can be very sensitive to soil conditions. We also use thermal infrared, which can tell us about heat exchange, and can tell us about temperature stress."
Early in the season, Lanworth makes maps of crop type and condition on 200-meter grids across the United States. "Our routines allow us to do that pretty accurately. Then as we step through the season, we look at an image everyday to determine how a crop is developing."
Kouchoukos says that the company is looking into "partnership opportunities" with USDA, "although right now, it's important for us to remain completely independent. We want our number to be a complement to theirs."
Currently, the company is mapping out winter wheat fields that are beginning to emerge and next year, will move to cotton forecasting.
"That's not to say we will have a product spanning the entire 2008 season," Kouchoukos said. "But we will be turning our development to cotton. We'll have some things to say about production next year, but it probably won't be until 2009 that we have a product of the quality that we offer for corn and soybeans."
Lanworth employs 25 people with offices in Chicago, Ill., and Jackson, Miss. Last year, the company made its national figures on corn and soybean production available to the public and will likely do so again in some form for 2008.

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At the sight of the desk Ellana smiled to herself. It might not be a way out, but the book represented something even better: knowledge. With luck it would be a journal or memoir, something that would tell her about this place, or about a way out. It might even be a book of spells or a magical artifact of some sort. She looked around and her shoulders sagged a little; she wasn't sure what the book was, but she wished either Selen or Mira was here to discover it with her. Pella was still around, but the spirit wasn't on quite the same level as her other friends. She hoped Selen wasn't too worried. She hoped Mira was safe. She hoped Indigo would be okay. She-
She cleared her head and straightened her shoulders. Ellana wouldn't help anyone stuck here underground, and her only lead out was the desk and book in front of her. That meant getting to it and she'd read enough stories to know that walking right in would be a terrible idea. Looking at the runes surrounding the desk she furrowed her brow and crossed her arms. They meant something, clearly. They seemed to almost be a version of Old Realm, but the meaning seemed to slip from her mind as she tried to decipher them, like half remembered nightmare.
After a few moments Ellana harumphed in annoyance and slumped her shoulders again, she'd have to study some more before she properly read the runes. She GUESSED they were a ward of some sort but the exact nature eluded her. Instead she focused her energies on the the spell they were creating. This was much easier, the runes may have been an off dialect, but the ward they created was a basic repellent barrier. The fact that both the book and the desk were free of dust made that obvious. A simple charge of essence at the opposing frequency would shut it down, and essence was something she recently learned she had an abundance of, she just had to figure out how to channel it properly.
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Ellana peered at the runes etched into the ground around the desk. With no visible aura being created by them, and unable to understand the specifics of their terminology, the young Twilight was unsure of what would happen if she attempted to cross them. Perhaps they were simply a barrier and would repel her, or perhaps some sort of enchantment would befuddle her somehow. Perhaps they would simply seek to kill her. Nor did the girl know if they were a one use effect, or self-renewing enchantments.
Still, the fact that she knew it was there and did something to prevent intrusion was enough for Ellana to get started. Slowly walking around the edge of the ring, Ellana began to scrutinize each symbol, looking for a weak spot or perhaps a magical keylock built into the ring. Simply flooding the entire network of runes with an overload of essence was--probably--possible, though the outcome was debatable and most likely dangerous.
Eventually she finds a rune that seems to function as the lynchpin of the whole set-up. Carefully studying it for another moment, she thinks that, if she can be quick and careful enough, she can disrupt it enough to cancel whatever effects the runes were doing.
16th of Descending Fire, afternoon
It had been a long four days of travel atop horseback, but at long last Herald was where he had been told to go. Well, almost where he had been told to go. Golden Plains was actually still a good half hour walk or so further, if the boys eye upon spotting the town on the horizon had been correct, but this was where Wind had dropped him off before galloping away.
Readjusting his equipment after getting his bearings for a second, Herald set off towards the town. He paused for a moment upon seeing billowing black smoke rising up into the air, but took comfort in the fact that it wasn't the town proper and set off again. As he got closer however something bout the smoke seemed...off. It wasn't enough for more than a bonfire really and yet it was a thick and heavy smoke more like that of a great inferno. As he crested a small rise he noticed five horses nearby, their riders armored and bearing large lances as they looked on towards where the fire was raging over another gentle slope. Even from this distance, Herald's newly empowered senses could still pick out a bit of conversation from the figures below.
"...said to stay here."
"But wha....eds help?"
"She's got...."
"Hey!," suddenly a female voice rises up above the others and one of the riders points their lance towards Herald and begins galloping towards him. "You there, hold it!" After only a few seconds Herald can see that it's a woman clad in lamellar armor, a sword sheathed at her hip and an angry expression on her face. Pulling up near him she holds her lance tightly but hasn't pointed it at Herald...yet. The other riders begin to arrive as the woman speaks to Herald. "Alright stranger, what brings you here? You reinforcements or something?"
The young Dawn was slightly taken aback by the presence of the lancers. He wasn't concerned for his safety - at least for the immediate moment - though he knew he'd have trouble escaping them if relations took a sudden turn for the worst. Unsure of how to handle things beyond what seemed obvious, he stood his ground, his arms at his sides in wide, non-threatening stance.
"Reinforcements for what?" Herald curiously eyed the woman and the other lancers, making eye contact with each one. Conjuring the best smile he could manage, he attempted to diffuse the situation by answering the angry woman by avoiding hiding his intentions. "I'm headed to Golden Plains for a bed and a good meal, and - if I'm lucky - an audience with the Lady of the manor. Who might you be?" Looking beyond the riders towards the fire, his expression grows concerned. "What's happening over there?"
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At the sight of lynch pin rune Ellana smirked, these types of wards always had a weak point, the trick was finding them. Fortunately, whoever built this ward had left the lynch pin rune out in the open. She'd have to remember this set-up, and avoid it in the future. Now, how to disarm the rune?
Ellana was pretty sure she could simply overpower the rune with her essence, but she wasn't quite sure about any after effects. Like opening a locked cabinet with a battle-ax, flooding the runes with her essence would open the lock, but it might risk the contents inside.
But power didn't have to be used for brute force, Selen had taught her that ages ago. Of course, now her power was much more literal, but Selen's lesson still held truth. Closing her eyes, she concentrated on funneling her essence into her mind, she wasn't sure how or why it worked, but it did. The glyphs made sense to her in a way that never did before, she could see how easy it was to turn off the barrier, like turning a key to unlock a door. Moments later the book was in her hands and she began reading.
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As Ellana wrapped her fingers around the book, she half expected some mystical trap to activate and punish her for so greedily grasping onto the leather bound tome. Forturnately, no such event took place, but there was still a surprise when she hefted it off the writing desk. While it was only as wide as her own face, barely longer, and it's thickness suggested only a few dozen pages, it's heft was more suited to a vast tome of knowledge.
Cracking open the leather-bound cover she was surprised at the lack of dust and the telltale sound of creaking leather, as if the book was only a well worn storybook. Written upon that first page was neither title nor description, information nor anecdotes, prose nor poem. Instead unintelligible symbols adorned the entire page, following neither well ordered lines or even a discernible pattern that could be followed.
"It's not in Old Realm" Pella speaks up after several moments of silence. "It doesn't look like anything I've ever seen before. Maybe it's code?"
The woman glances at her companions, whom Herald notices are all female as well, before turning back to the boy with a look of worried confusion. "Well if that's true you've picked a bad time to show up stranger. There's a Dragon-Blood over that hill doing who-knows-what. Lady Vilirith went over with the Arrows but--"
"Blossom!" A shout came from towards the hill and a man with a bow in his hands let loose an arrow back towards the black smoke. "Sakura says gets your gals over here and help!" The woman's face turns to one of shock as she hears this man's words. "But we got told--" "There ain't no time! That damn Dragon grabbed the Lady! She's gonna burn her alive if we don't DO something now!"
There was no hesitation upon hearing those words. Without even a glance towards Herald the 5 women instantly bring their horses about and begin galloping towards the hill, their weapons at the ready and the dust of their passage billowing around Herald for an instant before being carried off in the breeze.
Herald stood confused in the dust-strewn wake of the galloping riders, attempting to put two and two together.
Wait... Dragon-Blood? Aren't they supposed to be heroes? And she's grabbed the Lady of the Manor, who's in trouble?
Suddenly, it clicked. This was Herald's moment to shine - his moment to prove all those stories about Anathema as soulless monsters who eat children and raze villages false. Without a moment to spare, he took off in pursuit of the riders in a full sprint, bounding across the grasslands and over the hill.
Cresting the hill, Herald paused to catch his breath, catching the scene below in full view as a bead of sweat rolled down his brow. The Lady of the Manor Eye of the Herd spoke of was a veritable damsel in distress. Gripped tightly by the flame-wreathed Dragon-Blood, the Lady seemed helpless. Herald was taken aback. The Lady was supposed to be an Anathema, but the Dragon-Blood had her beat. None of the people around seemed to be doing anything. Were they all that helpless?
Regardless, Herald wasn't about to stand around watching with them. His hands flashing across his shoulders, the young Dawn drew Morninglight as he conveniently forgot the advice Eye gave him on subtlety. Subtlety be damned. The ancient blade's Orichalcum edge glistened in the afternoon sun, and the edge of its hilt-wrapping fluttered in the gentle breeze.
Letting loose a warcry, Herald took off in a full sprint to save his damsel. As he bounded down the hill, he began to take on a glorious and fearsome visage. With each bound he became more ferocious, growing two heads taller, a grasp that could tear iron-wrought bars, and a burning gaze beset with eyes wreathed in white-hot flames. His slightly-deepened voice booming, Herald called out his enemy.
"Dragon-Blood! I won't let you kill her!"
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Ellana leafed through the book, Pella was right, the writing looked like some sort of code, though still based in Old Realm. She was sure she could figure it out, given enough time. She glanced back at the darkness, Indigo was still injured and Lady Vilirith was still under attack by the Realm. Ellana looked back at the book. It might help, but not in time.
"Come on," Ellana told Pella as she pocketed the book, "We can decipher it later. Right now we need to find a way back above ground." Using her aura as a light source she began exploring the cave again.
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Moving away from the desk, Ellana continued her search of the cavern. After a few minutes however she found herself back near Indigo, the woman's body still rising and falling slightly as she lay unconscious. More important than that however was the strange symbols that appeared on the ground near where she lay.
Moving over to look at them, Ellana could not even begin to guess what they represented. They were in no language she recognized, if indeed they even were a language. Still they glowed faintly with Essence, not seeming to have any sort of physical component in the ground itself.
Ellana was certain that they had not been there when she started looking.
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Arrows ping off of the Dragon-bloods armor as Silver Wind's archers try to distract her in some fashion, but the fire is sporadic at best, none of her people wanting to risk shooting their Lady by accident. As Silver Wind tries to gasp for breath through the flames and the constriction on her throat the Fire aspect only squeezes the unknown Solar harder. She whispers into Silver Winds ear, a sneering tone that pierces the crackling of the flames around her.
"You see what it means to be a Prince of the Earth farmer? All you and your mortal ilk have done is inconvenience me. We rule Creation, thanks to the Dragon's bless--"
"Dragon-Blood! I won't let you kill her!"
Feeling the woman glance at the voice interrupting her monologue, Silver Wind hears a gasp from the Dragon-blood.
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Running down the hill for all he was worth, Herald was nearly on the Dragon-blooded before she even had a chance to look at him. The look of shock on her face however, was plain to see even from the 30 or so feet he was at, her eyes widening with shock and maybe, perhaps, a little bit of fear to see this boy who exuded terror and wielded a weapon of the Anathema in his hand.
Maybe that's why she seemed frozen in place.
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Herald watched as the Dragon-Blooded squeezed the life out of his maiden and meal ticket once more. With boiling blood, he continued his dead sprint towards her, a sonorous thump echoing with each footstep as the Essence pressure of his anima splintered the ground around his boots. Through gritted teeth, he unleashed a guttural battle-cry - or as much of one a fourteen year-old could muster. Though at first his arm wobbled slightly as he thrust his blade forward, he allowed the flows of Essence to surge forward with it. Immediately his arm steadied, encased a bubble of invisible Solar power that urged Morninglight onwards, ever seeking the dragon's heart.
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Morninglight sung forth like a scalpel, seeking to cut the tumorous growth of the Realm one Dragon at a time, beginning with this one. While her thick armor of Jade saved the blow from being a fatal one, Herald could feel his weapon cut deep into her torso. Slicing flesh and bone as it slipped in between the gap between breastplate and arm, the woman howled in pain as blood spurted from her side. Using his momentum to quickly escape the wrath of her banner, Herald continue to put distance between them before skidding to a halt and twisting around to face his opponent again.
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Hissing at the pain, the Dragon-blooded released Silver Wind only to shove her harshly and send her sprawling to the ground. With their Lady safe the archers began to open up again but the Fire aspect ignored them as they shattered harmlessly against her armor. Clutching her bleeding side for a second, she quickly assumed a defensive stance and focused on the young boy who had so grievously injured her.
"What in the Dragon's names are you," she spat out along with some blood, glaring with injured pride and renewed anger at Herald.
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Ellana frowned at the runes. Indigo was a sorceress, so these might be some kind of contingency plan in case she was incapacitated...might be. Though even if they were, there was no telling what Indigo had planned. If that's even what these runes were, without knowing the language of the runes she couldn't tell. For all she knew they could be a defensive mechanism of the ruins. "Pella? Do you recognize these runes?" Ellana edged closer to the runes, carefully, and tired to find any hints as to what their intent.
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When Herald's blade sank into the Dragon-Blooded with a sickening shkt, the sound echoed forth in his mind. As he twisted about in the midst of his landing, dust swirled conveniently to mask the look of shock that momentarily overcame him.
Blood. I hurt someone. How could I... Am I really a hero? Killing... is it right?
Without warning, the doubt was suddenly replaced. A thousand picture-less memories flashed before his mind's eye, illustrating scenes of shared experiences between his kind and that of his enemy. Strife, triumph, despair, sacrifice, honor - all echoed in a past unseen, unknown, and impossible, culminating with the bitterness of ultimate betrayal. He felt a presence deep within, majestic and true, and the haze of memory faded into clarity of focus.
"I am that which you once betrayed," he spoke with a deepened voice that felt storied with a past impossible for a child. Standing tall as the dust settled around him with his sword at his side, the young Dawn continued. "I'm the hero you could never be. I'm your worst nightmare, and I'll be the end of you. Face me, Dragon-Blood."
Herald charged the Dragon-Blood, drawing Morninglight across the earth in his path and upwards as his footsteps plodded in the dry ground. A dust cloud followed as the ancient blade's edge scattered the dirt, quickly filling the space surrounding Herald with an obscuring, choking haze. In the blink of an eye, Herald leaped from the dust cloud, Morninglight singing as it thrust forward towards the heart of the Dragon once more.
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Ellana peered at the runes as they glowed softly on the ground. It was a trio of distinctly separate shapes, each overlayed one atop the other. Each rune had these shapes in a different order, the order seeming to shift one layer between each set. They did not move or indeed show any sort of mystical might other than their glow, but Ellana was sure they were important.
Suddenly Ellana remembered seeing runes similar, if not exactly like, these runes. She remembered reaching out to touch them, gently caressing them with long, graceful fingers as she mummered a few words she couldn't recall hearing before. A rumbling filled the room as the runes winked out so suddenly it was as if the ground had swallowed them whole.
"What did you do?!" Pella's voice exclaimed as Ellana's fingers returned to her own, the rumbling sound growing louder with each passing second. Looking up Ellana could see a massive column of rock an dirt sliding down from the ceiling. Following its path she realized that, if it didn't stop on its own, it would crush Indigo's still unconscious form.
Not only caught off-guard by the boy's dust cloud tactic, but visibly unnerved by his words, the Dragon-blood only manages to barely place her smashfists in Morninglight's way. Catching the hilt with her wrists she manages to turn the blow away from her heart, but the daiklave still pierces through her armor and deep into her arm. Herald can feel it slice through flesh and bone, cutting muscle and snapping tendons as blood flies from the wound with the tip of his weapon.
The woman screams. She pushes Herald back with her good arm, just enough force behind it to make Morninglight slide freely thanks to the blood lubricating it. She takes a step back, a whimper escaping her lips before she cuts it off as her now useless arm dangles beside her, the blood flowing freely down it before dripping to the ground.
"Dragon's damn you," she curses, her eyes taking on a desperate hue as she glances around, arrows still falling around her within the golden grass. "Damn you, you can't be human. You can't!"
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Before anyone can react, a massive rumbling filled the area. The ground beneath everyone's feet began to shake and rumble, as if a massive hand was struggling to remove the battlefield from Creation itself. Horses whinnied in fright and riders tumbled from their mounts as the world seemed to shake itself apart.
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"I...I just...I thought...don't know!" Ellana stammered, "The runes they..." Ellana trailed off as she looked up at the slowly descending rock. Whatever she had done, it had done something. She looked down and Indigo's prone form. Oh phooey..." she wished she'd learned more curse words.
Grasping under Indigo's arms, Ellana began pulling the woman out of the way of the pillar, thankful that Selen had insisted that she go through basic training. Though right now, as she struggled to pull Indigo to safety, she wished she's actually completed the training. As the pillar drew closer Ellana heaved and redoubled her efforts.
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As the earth stirred and quaked, Herald's sense of balance took on a similar characteristic of instability. For a moment, the young Dawn's arms flail about in attempt to grasp a stable body of terrain that isn't there. His balance failing, muscle memory instinctively took over as Herald began to fall backward.
The Whispering Hills was well-known for its cultivation of rice and root vegetables, and Herald was no stranger to farm work. With the call of the Earth Dragon pulling him down towards the dusty ground, his knees spread and rear jutted outwards, naturally falling into the squatting position best suited for long hours in the paddy. Gripping Morninglight at the hilt with two hands, Herald thrust the gleaming Orichalcum blade into the dry earth, the chnk sound of metal-on-stone reverberating as he settled into the squat. As Pasiap continued to tremble, the young Dawn gripped Morninglight's hilt as if Creation itself were ending, issuing a sneering response to the Dragon-Blooded through gritted teeth.
"What's wrong, Dragon-Blood? You can't believe that a lowly mortal could best you? Face the truth, Princess of the Earth."
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Ellana's participation in exercises with her fellow trainees, moving conscious and unconscious people around, had always been difficult, It had made sense, given her slight frame and chosen areas of study. But now, moving a full-grown woman under a high-pressure situation, it seems almost trivially easy.
Indigo slides across the floor steadily, and Ellana manages to get her out of the pillar's path before it comes crashing down into the ground. The floor shook beneath her feet, the broken tiles skittering about and rattling as the pillar burrowed deeper and deeper into the ground. Suddenly, Ellana realized that part of the rumbling was the spirit speaking again.
"Spider...found. Must give burial. Must."
With those words the rumbling increased and rocks from the ceiling began to dislodge, tumbling down to the cracked floor. Through the increasing amount of debris Ellana noticed that the pillar was actually a staircase that winded up towards the surface, like the one she and Indigo had fallen from.
"Hurry," Pella yelled, almost screaming in Ellana's head. "We have to get out of here before that crazy spirit buries us too!"
The Fire-aspect fought to keep her balance with only one arm functioning and her armor obviously impairing her movements. After a brief battle with gravity she somehow managed to stay up on her feet, and she returned to her somewhat panicked state as she tried to process his words through a haze of rage and pain.
Finally her eyes fell on the sword embedded in the ground before him. Her eyes, impossibly, widened even further before narrowing into smaller slits. She glared at Herald balefully, pulling herself up straighter so she stood tall and proud, ever the image of a Dynast despite her injuries.
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She almost spat out the word, but the vitriol in her voice and the heat of her gaze was more than enough to convey the meaning, no matter the language. Even as a massive hole opened up in the ground next to the battle, where the dirt was charred and the grass burned off, she didn't break her gaze on the young Dawn.
Taking one shaky step forward, the Dragon-blood suddenly charged Herald, a trail of fire igniting the ground behind her briefly. A chilling howl left her lips as she raised her one good hand, bringing the smashfist up to strike him. Using her bad arm as a sort of shield she interposed it between her blow and Morninglight, ignoring as it scraped across her armor and brought her massive fist down at onto Herald.
A massive shockwave rippled out from the two as her blow connected into Herald's sternum. Herald felt his ribs bruise as the sheer force of the woman's attacked knocked him flat into the ground, a small crater appearing beneath him. The woman's eyes twinkled somewhat madly down at Herald, the fire behind them flaring with an unnerving intensity as the blood from her arm dripped down onto the boy's cloak.
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As the stairwell finished landing Ellana sucked in her breath and heaved Indigo over her shoulders in what Selen called a fireman's carry. She immediately began scampering up the stairs, dodging the crumbling rocks as they fell. A particularly large boulder crushed the stairwell behind her, and she let out an eep before redoubling her efforts, silently thanking Selen once again for forcing to participate in the drills with the rest of the soldiers.
"Pella," she gasped, " no offense, but spirits are crazy." Ellana could only hope that Lady Villirith wasn't having too much trouble with the Realmians.
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Obituary: Ralph Edward Gerhard
On February 4, 1933, in Marshall, MO, Ralph Edward Gerhard was born to Edward and Kathleen Gadberry Gerhard. He attended elementary school in Marshall and later received a Bachelor of Science from Missouri Valley College in Marshall followed by a Masters Degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia. Ralph continued his education with additional graduate studies at Tulane University in New Orleans, Hampton University in Hampton, VA, William Woods University at Fulton and William and Mary College in Williamsburg, VA. From 1956 until 1958 he served his country in the United States Army as a Specialist 3rd Class. He moved to Randolph County in 1958 and began his career at Moberly Area Community College where he taught American History, World History, and World Geography. His favorite classes to teach, however, were the Missouri and Randolph County History classes. He taught at MACC for 35 years. Ralph was a dedicated educator who was always willing and ready to instruct any who sought his wisdom. On June 11, 1966, he married Carol Reynolds in Lee's Summit and they have resided in Moberly for 47 years.
Ralph was a devoted member of the Greyhound Booster Club, as well as a member of the Missouri State Teachers Association, the Retired Teachers Association, and Huntsville and Randolph County Historical Societies. He enjoyed Greyhound Basketball, Missouri Tiger Football, Basketball and Gymnastics. He liked flower gardening, reading, traveling and doing historical research. He was a publisher and author of five books in his lifetime. His last few years were spent working on the history of the Civil War in Randolph County.
Ralph departed this life Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Moberly Nursing and Rehab after a 10 year struggle with Parkinson Disease. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, William R. Gerhard.
Surviving are his wife Carol of the home; sisters, Edwina Gerhard of Marshall, Marjorie Coleman of Kansas City; brother-in-law, Larry Reynolds and wife Patricia of Lee's Summit; sister-in-law, Carolyn Gerhard of Grand Junction, CO; nephews, William Gerhard of Kansas City, Matt Gerhard and wife Pat of Huntsville; nieces, Jacque Pipe of Grand Junction, CO, Laura Gerhard of Grand Junction, CO, Kathleen Coleman of Kansas City, and Nichole Reynolds of Lee's Summit; six great-nieces and nephews and many, many friends and grateful students.
Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at the MACC Auditorium followed by inurnment in the Veterans Cemetery at Jacksonville. Visitation will be at Pathway Memorial Funeral Home in Moberly from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, 2013.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the MACC Foundation, 101 College Avenue, Moberly, MO 6270 or The Randolph County Historical Society, 223 N. Clark, Moberly, MO 65270.
Pathway Memorial Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.


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Obama fights back
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — He showed up.
An animated and aggressive Barack Obama clawed back Tuesday from his somnambulant first debate — and an often defensive Mitt Romney battled moderator Candy Crowley of CNN nearly as often as he went after the president.
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Obama entered the critical second presidential debate at Long Island's Hofstra University needing to stem Romney's momentum in swing states — especially among moderate female voters who have flocked to the GOP nominee following a commanding performance in Denver nearly two weeks ago.
( PHOTOS: Scenes from the Hofstra debate)
On the surface, Obama seemed to have succeeded — at least in firing up his own base — although the polls will tell the tale in coming days.
If the president's nail-gnawing supporters were mystified by his failure to attack Romney and put up a fight last time, Obama delivered the feisty counterpunch they demanded this time. He homed in on Romney's perceived vulnerabilities, especially his wealth and lack of a common touch, in a series of dramatic center-stage confrontations between two men who radiated hostility toward each other.
( See also: Hofstra presidential debate transcript)
"Gov. Romney says he's got a five-point plan?" Obama asked, mocking his opponent's bullet-point presentation at the first debate. "Gov. Romney doesn't have a five-point plan. He has a one-point plan. And that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules."
Romney, for his part, repeatedly hammered the president for a set of policies he said "crushed" the middle class and expanded the deficit.
The debate as it appeared on the transcript — a reasonably rational, stat-packed discourse — was entirely different from the bull-ring visuals at the Mack Center here. In one odd exchange early in the night, the two met at center stage to argue, and Romney appeared to chase Obama as the president disengaged to saunter back to his stool.
( Also on POLITICO: Fact-checking the Hofstra presidential debate)
If Obama was caught flat-flooted in mile-high Denver, the lower altitude of Long Island seemed to disadvantage Romney, who appeared flustered and argumentative at some points, controlled and in command of the facts at others. He interrupted Crowley several times and challenged her on the rules of engagement — a practice that marred some of his debate performances during the primary — demanding that she allow him to finish his answers or cap off an Obama retort.
The audience "gasped audibly" when Romney told Obama "you'll get your chance in a moment" during a heated exchange, according to a pool reporter in the hall.
And Crowley corrected the GOP nominee when he asserted that Obama hadn't declared the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi a "terrorist attack."
( Also on POLITICO: 10 best debate lines from Romney, Obama)
That gave Obama an opening — and he quickly accused Romney of politicizing the murder of Ambassador Chris Stevens.
Later, to the astonishment of those watching in the spin room, Romney took on Crowley to defend the overseas investments in his blind trust, a subject many GOP analysts hoped would be a no-fly zone for a wealthy candidate trying to convince voters he can empathize with their economic struggles.


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At this pace, Tottenville may want to change its team colors from purple to orange.
For the second straight summer, the Pirates have sent their top player to Syracuse. Last year, it was wide receiver Alvin Cornelius. Tuesday running back Augustus Edwards announced his verbal commitment to the Orange and head coach Doug Marrone. He also considered Maryland, North Carolina State and Virginia.
The bruising 6-foot-2, 225-pound back held as many as 17 BCS-level scholarship offers, but as far back as a month ago decided he wanted to stay in-state and join the army of city standouts at Syracuse.
"I can be the next guy," he said. "They're going to be a school on the rise and I wanted to be a part of that."
Edwards' comfort level with players on the current roster and the coaching staff, the opportunity to play immediately and be part of the Orange's first ACC recruiting class made it a simple decision. When he visited Syracuse, he hardly talked football with Marrone.
"He wanted to get to know me," Edwards said.
Edwards saw a story online that showed him at the top of Syracuse's recruiting board for running back, whenever he logged on to a Syracuse fan site his name always came up and the program's coaches, specifically Marrone and city recruiter John Anselmo kept close tabs on him.
"At the end of the day, you want to go where you're wanted the most," Edwards said. "I know they wanted me a lot."
Quiet and unassuming, Edwards wore a grin larger than his massive stature on Tuesday. He's come a long way in a short time, joining the Pop Warner ranks late in middle school. In eighth grade, with the Staten Island Hurricanes, he didn't even start in the backfield because the team had talents such as Laray Smith of Xaverian and Floyd's Stacey Bedell, who will be a freshman this fall at UMass. Edwards played outside linebacker instead.
"I worked harder because I wanted to play that position," he said. "It kept me focused. I was very new to the position. I watched and learned from those guys."
It led to a big career at Tottenville. As a sophomore, he ran for 408 yards and six touchdowns and last year, Edwards amassed 995 yards on 146 carries with 10 touchdowns and scored three more times.
"He can be a dominant player, down the road," Tottenville coach Jim Munson said. "In the fourth quarter nobody is going to want to tackle him. His potential upside is off the hook."
One Division I coach who recruited Edwards said: "He's a great athlete, a great kid. He can be a very good back in the ACC. There are a lot of positives about him."
Edwards visited Syracuse, Rutgers, Connecticut and Penn State. He was planning to see Virginia, North Carolina State and Maryland after cutting his list down to four, but he couldn't work out transportation. Edwards took that as a sign.
"My mind was made up," he said.
The timing of Edwards' decision struck some as odd. His senior year is still six weeks away from starting. He could've gone on official visits in the Fall. After two consecutive losses in the PSAL City Championship division semifinals, he is hungry to get to the finals.
"That's the reason for this," he said, "to prepare to try to make a run for a city championship this year."


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Helga Bäumler's foray into art began during her pursuit of a career as a fashion illustrator and designer in the sixties. It wasn't until 1994 that she took her skills to another level and engaged her artistic hand in the portrayal of the human form. Human posture and its correlation with the face and expression have been a recurring theme in her work.
She considers her art as a channel to discover and understand human kind. Often it is only hinted in singular fragments - the definition of the object is then lost and can vaguely be perceived again as a demeanor or gesture.
Helga was born in 1942 in Nördlingen, Germany. She works in her "Taubenhaus" atelier in Ingolstadt.


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Can't believe companies like MVD and Severin are too lazy/cheap to include subtitles for the original (ish) language tracks
It's areal mess of a film, and the English dub is laughable. However, there is a strange charm about it which makes me like it somewhat. The highlight for me is definitely Analia Ivars as she doesn't get enough love in the Franco world. How much of this film was directed by Franco is anyones guess as porn peddler Alain Payet takes some directing credit for this, although there are certain shots and a very brief appearance by Lina as an Amazon guard most definitely indicates franco's involvement in the shoot.


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WBU Math & Science welcomes two new faculty members
Dr. Leah Cole and Dr. Timothy Walsh have joined the faculty at Wayland Baptist University in the Division of Mathematics and Sciences.
Cole is assistant professor of mathematics for Wayland. She received her doctorate in math in May 2002 from Texas Tech University and was selected to participate in the Teaching Effectiveness and Career Enhancement program while working on her dissertation. She also attended the Summer Academy with six members of the Texas Tech faculty to work on a model for increasing teaching effectiveness in classes with large enrollment.
She earned her master of science degree in mathematics in August 1999 from Texas Tech and her bachelor's degree in math from Baylor University in May 1997. Cole brings teaching experience from Texas Tech, where she served as a graduate part-time instructor in algebra, trigonometry, calculus and math analysis. She has submitted a paper titled "Minimal Harmonic Measure on Complementary Regions," written with professors Roger Barnard and Alex Solynin. She is a member of the American Mathematical Society and the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
Walsh joins the WBU faculty as assistant professor of physical sciences. He earned a doctorate in May 2002 from Texas Tech in the area of geology. He also holds a master of science in geology degree from Oklahoma State University and a bachelor of science degree in geology from Phillips University in Oklahoma.
He served as an instructor in physical geology and a teaching assistant while at Tech. He brings other teaching experience from the public schools in Oklahoma and was an active partner in Geo-Logic Consultants, a petroleum consulting partnership in Oklahoma, in the early 1980s.
He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Geological Society of America, Society for Sedimentary Geology, National Association of Geology Teachers and the Paleontological Society.
Walsh has research interests in all aspects of the Late Paleozoic strata and fauna and has worked on projects in New Mexico, north central Texas and southern Kansas. He has published several articles concerning his research with the Elm Creek Formation and Kansas projects, and has received grants for research.


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NRA says all schools should have armed security guards
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with gun," CEO Wayne LaPierre says.
WASHINGTON -- National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre said Friday that future school shootings like the one in Newtown, Conn., one week ago can only be prevented if schools have armed security guards, just as the Secret Service protects President Obama.
Guns were not to blame for the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 children and six adults last week, LaPierre said. "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with gun," LaPierre said at the news conference that was interrupted twice by anti-gun activists.
MORE: Full coverage of debate over guns in America
"Politicians pass laws for gun-free school zones," LaPierre said. "They issue press releases bragging about them. They post signs advertising them. And in so doing, they tell every insane killer in America that schools are their safest place to inflict maximum mayhem with minimum risk."
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The widely anticipated news conference followed a week of relative silence from the NRA, a politically potent voice on behalf of gun rights with 4.3 million members. Those who expected a bold departure from the group's avid pro-gun rights stance were quickly disappointed by LaPierre's comments.
"Instead of offering solutions to a problem they have helped create, they offered a paranoid, dystopian vision of a more dangerous and violent America where everyone is armed and no place is safe," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. "Today the NRA's lobbyists blamed everyone but themselves for the crisis of gun violence…Enough."
LaPierre criticized anti-gun advocates for weakening school safety, the media for perpetuating anti-gun stereotypes and a "shadow industry" of game developers and movie producers for creating a fertile field in which a culture of violence has grown.
He showed a clip from a game called "Kindergarten Killers," which showed small children being shot that he said had been online for 10 years. "Isn't fantasizing about killing people as a way to get your kicks really the filthiest form of pornography?" he asked.
The NRA's CEO Wayne LaPierre says that violent video games like "Kingergarden Killers" and movies like "Natural Born Killers" are part of the problem in America. NRA
The NRA conference followed a statement from President Obama in which he responded to petitioners calling for more gun control. He asked them for help in forging policies to prevent shooting like Sandy Hook. "I'm asking for your help to make a real meaningful difference in the lives of our communities and our country," Obama said in a video posted on the White House petition website.
In an effort to prevent future tragedies, LaPierre announced the formation of National School Shield Emergency Response Program that would help schools prepare for potential threats. Former representative Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., will lead that program, LaPierre said.
Hutchinson said the new initiative will employ independent security experts to help school officials, parents and communities craft "a comprehensive strategy for school security" and all them to tailor it to their needs – including armed security personnel.
"School safety is a complex issue with no simple, single solution," he said. "But I believe trained, qualified, armed security is one key component among many that can provide the first line of deterrence as well as the last line of defense."
The press conference at times turned chaotic as protesters from the anti-war group Code Pink chanted anti-gun slogans as they were hauled out of the ballroom of the Willard Hotel by one of the many security guards that stood in and around the event.
A protester yelling and holding a large red sign that read "NRA killing our kids" interrupted the NRA's press conference on the Newtown shootings. VPC
After the second protester unfurled a banner, one of the guards sat in a chair in the space where both disturbances occurred.
None of the three speakers, LaPierre, Hutchinson and NRA President David Keene, took questions from reporters, some of whom shouted questions despite Keene's warning that none would be answered until Monday.
LaPierre is scheduled to appear on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday.
The NRA had remained silent in the aftermath of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, much like the group had following other incidents over the past few years.
That changed on Tuesday, when the group issued a statement announcing the news conference and expressing shock and sadness at the shooting.
LaPierre's comments lived up to the expectations of NRA supporters. Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., said Thursday that he hoped the groups would stand firm for the Second Amendment.
"If I were advising them and I'm not, I'd start telling them that we should live up to the Constitution and the Second Amendment. You know, that's it," Burton said. "And if you have somebody that's mentally unbalanced, you are going to have these problems. I don't know how you do away with that."
But officials who have advocated for regulations of firearms joined Bloomberg in blasting LaPierre's comments Friday, calling them disappointing and "shameful."
"I know that the American people – including many gun owners – are heartbroken and fed up with the gun violence we've seen recently at an elementary school, a shopping mall, a temple, a movie theater, a supermarket parking lot, and on countless American streets every single day," Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., said in a statement.
McCarthy, whose husband was killed in a mass shooting in 1993, is one of several lawmakers who have pledged to introduce measures aimed at reducing gun violence. That includes bills to close loopholes that allow unregulated sales at gun shows, more comprehensive background checks and bans on high-capacity ammunition magazines.
She said she will join Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., in reintroducing a new version of the assault weapons ban in January. The previous law passed in 1994 and expired in 2004.
Feinstein said Friday "if school districts want to hire armed security guards, I support that. It's a decision each school district should make."
One third of all public schools, about 28,300, have armed security staff, Feinstein said. But in the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., the school's armed guards were unable to stop two heavily armed students from killing 12 students and one teacher before killing themselves.
"The NRA's blanket call to arm our schools is really nothing more than a distraction, it's a delay tactic," Feinstein said. "It's a distraction from the availability of military style assault weapons on our streets, in our schools, used at malls, used at work places, used in movie theaters and they allow for much death and destruction."
Mark Kelly, husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who was shot in the head in a January 2011 mass shooting in front of a Tucson grocery store, wrote in a Facebook post that he and Giffords were "extremely disappointed" in the NRA's "defiant and delayed response" to the Connecticut shootings.
"The time for this kind of extreme rhetoric is over," he said. "We must have a real conversation about preventing gun violence, because when it comes to protecting our children, families, and neighbors, we can't wait any longer."
Contributing: David Jackson


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Leigh Howard Sprints to Victory at Trofeo MigjornTue 5 Feb 2013
Leigh Howard sprinted to victory at Trofeo Migjorn on the second day of the Challenge Majorca. Having reviewed the race finish ahead of today's start, the team committed and perfectly executed a plan to put Howard up for the win.
"Neil Stephens, Julian Dean, Marc Quod and I looked at the finish this morning in the car," said Howard. "We knew it would be a crazy, hectic and potentially dangerous sprint. I'm glad we had the preview. It allowed us to formulate a plan that we stuck to almost to a T. I come out on top because everyone did their jobs. The team has given me a great opportunity here and put a lot of faith in me. It's nice to repay them."
Christian Meier animated the early action. He jumped into a six-rider move that developed in the opening kilometres. The breakaway gained a maximum advantage of 7:10 in the opening hour of the race.
"Christian rode hard in the break throughout the day," noted Sport Director Neil Stephens. "It took the pressure off us. It wasn't critical that we have a rider in the move because we wanted a bunch sprint, but we were able to point to Christian up the road to explain why we weren't contributing to the chase."
Garmin-Sharp, Lotto-Belisol and Team Sky took control of the tempo and slowly reeled back Meier's move. As the gap tumbled, Stephens directed the team to hit the front.
"We wanted to make the race hard and come to the finish with a small field to reduce the danger in the sprint," explained Stephens. "If we came to the line with 150 guys fighting for wheels, it would have been really dangerous. Our goal was to have only 30 or 40 riders contesting the sprint."
"When it was obvious the break was going to get caught, I asked the guys to chase," Stephens continued. "The boys questioned this call, which was respectful of them on Christian's behalf. I explained that it was inevitable that the break would get caught, and then they were happy to do as they were asked. We got to the front to put the race in gutter in an attempt to soften up the bunch before we really put the hammer down."
Meier earned the most aggressive jersey for his efforts in the break.
"Most aggressive means podium, flowers and maybe a mention in the newspaper," said Stephens. "It's a minor prize, but it's always good to stand on the podium and represent the team that way."
The race was back together 27 kilometres from the finish when Stuart O'Grady, Michael Albasini and Sebastian Langeveld began to set a punishing tempo at the head of the field.
"Stuey, Albasini and Sebastian made it really hard coming into the final kilometres," said Stephens. "They were able to drop Mitch [Docker] and Leigh in a good position for the sprint, and Mitch took over from there."
Having previewed the finish, Howard knew exactly where he needed to be in the last two kilometres.
"We wanted to be right at the front with two kilometres to go," Howard explained. "There were some really nasty corners, and we needed to be at the front when we went around them. Mitch and I were fifth and sixth wheel when we hit these corners. It was perfect."
"Then, there were two tight corners with 300 metres to go," he continued. "I came out third wheel behind Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp)."
Howard came around Farrar in the finishing straight to take the win. Farrar finished second and José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) rounded out the podium.
"It's great to repay the team for the faith they have put in me for the last two races – especially Mitch," said Howard. "We're working really well together. Like I said during San Luis, we're still getting used to each other. Three sprints in, and we've already won a race. It's fantastic. He's done such an awesome job. The whole team has. Hopefully there's more of this to come."
Stephens echoed Howard's lavish praise.
"I'm really happy today because we got the win and everyone did what they had to do to achieve the result," Stephens said. "Yesterday, I was happy with the effort, but we had a plan that we couldn't execute. Today, we did things correctly. We got it right. When you do it right, it's a lot easier to repeat that to get the win again."


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Tosh Village is an unexplored and completely offbeat place. Situated on a hilltop, its great village to "Chill out". The silent and peaceful village around the mountains is a wonderful encounter to have. A village that may lack big shopping complexes but definitely not missing the feeling of warmness.
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Kheerganga Trek
Kheerganga lies at the extreme end of Parvati valley and the last inhabited village while trekking to pin valley via Pin-Parvati pass. It remains snow-covered during winters and only gets temporary settlement during summers which make is a perfect hide-out for those who want to smoke weed, hash etc. For Kheerganga, one has to go by motorable road up to a place called Barshaini and from there to Kheerganga on foot. The trek to the top of the hill, following the rugged terrains. Kheer Ganga is one of the most refreshing treks that you can go on anywhere. We recommend you to hire a guide for the trek. As the trek can be little more adventures for some travelers.
Grahan Village
Grahan village is one of the less known destinations in Himachal Pradesh. Situated at a height of around 7,700 feet above the mean sea level, with a sparse population of just 50 households this place is truly the perfect destination for nature lovers. Adventure activity like hiking is best suited for this place. The best time to visit Grahan Village is mid-March to the first week of June and then again from September to the first week of November. Grahan village is well known for the special honey collected by it locals from the adjoining forests. The local cuisine includes the famous Himachal food which is served by all the cafes. If you visit this place you not only get to stay close to nature but also listen to the local tales and mysteries concerning this village. Grahan village lies on the way to SAR PASS trek which is about 20kms from Grahan at a height of 4200m(13,700ft).
Tosh Village
Tosh Village is an unexplored and completely offbeat place. Situated on a hilltop, its great village to "Chill out". The silent and peaceful village around the mountains is a wonderful encounter to have. A village that may lack big shopping complexes but definitely not missing the feeling of warmness. The variety of food makes the stay awesome, Israeli cuisines, Pizzas, and delicious desserts are must try out things here. The Hilltop cafe on the top offers all these delicacies and a lot more to look out for.
Malana Village
Hidden in the Northeast Kullu range, Malana is completely isolated from the monotony of the city life culture. The remote village is mainly known for its charas & hashish and has over the time drawn hashish lovers not only from Indian but, from the rest of the world as well. Enclosed by the mysterious peaks of Chandrakhani and Deo Tibba, this village is located in Malana Nala, a side valley of Parvati Valley. This village is considered as one of the most ancient civilizations and till date. Total Isolation from the outside world makes it a perfect trek for anybody who loves to explore in the lap of nature.
Trek To Kutla Village
Kutla is yet another small little village near Tosh, It will be a 3-4 km trek from your guest house in Tosh village, it's an uphill trek amongst pine trees, waterfalls, and cliffs with snow covered mountains in the background. On your walk towards the village , you will see apple orchards in the valley and clear blue sky with clouds like white cotton candy throughout the day.
Walk by the Parvati River
There is nothing like a peaceful stroll down along frothing Parvati River on one side and looming pine trees on the other. The pure white sand and smooth boulders separate the lush green grass from the tumbling green-blue water of the river. Every bend in the river opens up to an exciting vista of pine trees, cliffs, and waterfalls. All this is framed with snow capped peaks piercing the clear blue sky at the horizon. A great site to take those pictures you could show off on your wall. For a supremely pleasant leisure afternoon stretch out on one of the smooth boulders beside the river with your feet in the cold water. It could be an eternity in an hour or an hour stretching into a lifetime.
It lies deftly on the banks of Parvati River, Manikaran Sahib is a huge Gurudwara tucked between imposing hills and a fierce Beas. The high point of the Manikaran Sahib is the hot spring located within the premises of the Gurdwara. The devout takes a dip here to wash out their sins and illnesses away as the spring water is believed to have healing properties. The 'Langar' i.e is food served is delicious, wholesome and of course free.
Chalal Village
Chalal is a small hamlet located at a distance of 1.5km from Kasol. It is famous for the twenty minutes trek from Kasol along the Parvati river. The sight of the roaring river, tall pine trees and the rural household along the trek is a treat to the visitors. Unlike other tourist destinations, this place is less commercialised and close to nature. The old heritage charm attracts explorers and backpackers from far and wide. The local mouth-watering cuisine such as falafel, hummus, pita bread, are some things which one cannot miss on. Camping, partying, trekking is some of the activities which Chalal offer to its visitors. Visit this place and enjoy the warm hospitality of the locals and some peaceful moments away from the hustle and bustle of cities.
Rasol Village
A hidden magic at the foothills of Himalayas lies a hamlet, named Rasol. The only way to reach here is to hike, travellers pick their base camp as either Kasol or Chalal. The hike usually takes 3-4 hours to cover those steep climbs. While on the hike, one thing that everyone will spot is plenty of magic Rasol sign boards on rocks and tree barks pointing in the correct direction of the village. Rasol is perfect for the backpacker who love hiking and the guest house view make this village worth visiting while in Parvati Valley.
Village Pulga
Pulga Village is known worldwide amongst all the travelers for its superstar 'fairy forest' – a dense deodar jungle located right next to the village. It's a beautiful trek across mountains and offers excellent views of near and distant snow-covered peaks. It is also extremely quiet and with fewer tourists. It is a truly rejuvenating experience for city folks who usually tend to miss their rightful 'me time'.
Kalga Village
A modest bunch of travelers going by Kalga is maybe the prime motivation behind why it remains a choice goal for those looking for an essence of the unconventional. Past the settlement of Barshaini close Kasol in Himachal Pradesh, the small Kalga town is off the beaten traveler trail and a find for anybody searching for mountains, quietude, and daylight. The most striking aspect of Kalga is unlike typical Himachali hamlets. It does not have the buzzing about of town life. Mountains covered with powder-white snows cradles the village. Small patches offlat land are dotted with an odd house or two, and a multitude of apple trees. Some of these houses serve as guesthouses and are the only stay option.
Trek To Kalga Village
Kalga is a 90-minute trek from Pulga and a 45-minute trek from Tulga. It is a small hamlet and exceptionally scenic beauty alongside apple orchards. While trekking you'll get the chance to see apple trees in full bloom, plucker and savor a few of them right from trees. We suggest spending a night in Kalga to experience the place. It is a perfect getaway to get lost in solitude and experience silent moments away from the maddening city crowd.
Tulga Village
Tulga lies at the center in between Pulga and Kalga and can be easily covered on your way from Pulga to Kalga. It is a small village with the least tourist inflow amongst all the villages around kasol. It is quite a little hamlet with the fewer number of accommodations available and usually visited by travelers en-route to Pulga or Kalga. The calmness of the village enchants your mind and soul.
Things to eat in Kasol
Famously known as Indian flapjack, Patande is the made out of wheat flour and are cooked and looks like the conventional hotcake. Patande makes the fantastic passage to the culinary exotica of Himachal Pradesh. It is Himachal's own particular adjustment of the established Pan Cake. It is made with entire wheat flour and is gently spicy in taste because of the expansion of stew flakes.
Nutella Pancake
One reason to go to Kasol is the delicious desserts. Nutella pancake is such an unique dessert . It is available at most of the cafes in Kasol. The most famous being the Evergreen cafe and Moon Cafe.
Shakshouka is a dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, chili peppers, and onions, often spiced with cumin. If you have not tried the cuisine, this is the place to start. Go one dish at a time, and keep repeating the ones you like.
Aloo Paratha
Having some spicy aloo paratha in breakfast with pleasant weather sitting along side of parvati river things can't get better than this. Eating aloo paratha in Kasol is totally a different experience than eating at home.
Hummus is a food dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas or other beans, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. Clearly the most popular cafe in Kasol, Evergreen serves the best of Hummus, Tahina, Falafel and Grilled Mashed Eggplant, the menu here is huge. The outdoor garden seating, facing the Parvati valley is extremely popular with their customers.
Right opposite to Moon Dance cafe, there's a Momo Corner by the name of Shambhu Momo Corner. They sells fried and steamed momos with red chilli and yoghurt based dips. Shambhu's owner also lets you have your own liquor, while you sit at his joint.
Souvenirs to buy from Kasol
Himachali handicrafts at Kasol
Himachal Pradesh has many tribes, and Kasol being surrounded by many small villages. There are many tribes, who sell their beautiful handicrafts at Kasol flea market. They includes jewellery, bands, carry bags and scarfs. do negotiate to get the best deal.
Bob Marley T-shirt
Something really worth buying from Kasol. Bob marley t-shirts with really cool designs and colours is among the best take aways to keep the memories alive.
Dream catcher at Kasol
The most beautiful souvenir you can take away from Kasol. It is said that having these in your bedroom makes your dream and wishes come true. Though on one certify it, still they could add the beauty to your bedroom and home.
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Teen cults claim many victims each year
Every year thousands of teens across the country become ensnared in the dangerous and misunderstood world of cults. These hazardous entities prey on the uncertainty and alienation that many teens feel and use those feelings to attract unsuspecting teens into their cult traps. As a figurehead in the world of parent teen relations, Sue Scheff™ knows the danger of cults and teenagers' susceptibility to their temptations. Sue Scheff™ believes that like many other teen\ ailments, the best defense against the world of cults is through education.
No teen actually joins a cult, they join a religious movement or a political organization that reaches out to the feelings of angst or isolation that many troubled teen's experience. Over time, this group gradually reveals its true cultish nature, and before teens know it, they are trapped in a web they can't untangle.
With the strong rise in teen internet usage, cults have many ways to contact children and brainwash them. Sue Scheff™ knows the dark side of the internet from her experience with teenage internet addiction, and she understands it is also an avenue for cults to infiltrate teenage brains.
Cults have long been represented in the mass media. The supporters of Reverend Jim Jones People's Temple may be some of the most famous cult members, making global headlines when they died in the hundreds after drinking Kool-Aid laced with cyanide. Almost 300 of the dead Jones supporters were teens and young children. Heavens Gate is another well known cult, which believed ritual suicide would ensure their journey behind the Hale-Bopp comet with Jesus. Heavens Gate lived in a strict communal environment, funding their cult endeavors through web site development. Some male members of the cult even castrated themselves before all 36 committed suicide, wearing matching sweat suits and Nike tennis shoes.
It is clear that despite the ridiculous and bizarre nature of many cults, parents can't ignore the power and resourcefulness of these groups. Cult ideas may seem to loony to take seriously, but they can have real power when used against troubled teenagers, the exact type of teens that Sue Scheff™ and other parent advocates have been working to keep safe.
Cult influence should not be taken lightly, especially when living with a troubled teen. Parents may not think of cults as a problem because they don't hear about them a lot, but that's the key to cult success. The livelihood of teen cults relies on staying out of the public eye and in the shadows. The Heaven's Gate and People's Temple cults didn't truly gain public notice until after their suicides, and by then it was too late to save their followers.
The danger of teen cults is real, but parents can help ensure their teenagers' safety by staying informed and communicating with their children. Sue Scheff™ presents a site with important information about different types of cults that target teens, warning signs of cult attendance, and ways to help prevent your teen from becoming involved in a cult. Knowledge and communication is always the first line of defense when helping a troubled teen.


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I have to admit, ASHA's announcement that members would no longer be receiving our journal subscription in the mail did not initially make me do flips of joy. I appreciated the opportunity to quickly peruse the contents and decide which topics I'd like to explore after picking my copy of Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools out of the mailbox, I worried that I miss friend's jokes about my nerdyness upon seeing scholarly journals in my magazine rack: "Oh, you read AJSLP too?"
For a time I did miss having paper journals (change is always hard), and at first felt a bit disconnected from these great resources. However, I have recently embraced minimalism, carefully considering each physical item I allow to cross the threshold of my home or office, and I prefer to have less stuff, including journals.
Additionally, I really respect ASHA's environmentally-friendly and cost-saving decision to avoid shipping countless reams of paper quarterly to members who, let's be honest, may or may not be reading them. We can't always be, as Stephen King calls his fans, the "Constant Reader," but ASHA digitizing our journals has had another positive side effect: choice. We now have access to all four ASHA journals anytime we like, instead of just one subscription.
We can therefore think of our journals as On-Demand: they are there when we are ready and willing to read them! In this series of two posts, I'll be showing how to access our ASHA journals online and (next time) through your iPad. I will also be focusing on keeping journals, a critical professional development resource, a little closer to the front of our mind by viewing and sharing abstracts through Google Reader.
Google Reader is what is called an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) aggregator, a fancy term for a site that helps us keep online content of our own interest accessible in one place. Once you have a Google Reader account (your Gmail or Google Docs logins get you into Google Reader too), you can easily subscribe to feeds that show you the contents of any and all ASHA journals. See something you like? Just click through to the ASHA Journal site and log in to see the full text of that article. If you are Google-phobic, and I know some are, you can consider using an alternative like Netvibes to organize your journal feeds and other blogs you like to read (such as ASHAsphere!)
Are you a visual learner? Check out this little video to see how it works!
Prefer more straightforward steps? Check out this document:
Accessing ASHA Journals Electronically
Tune in next week for options for using iPad for professional development: viewing (and annotating!) ASHA journals…
Sean J. Sweeney, MEd, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist and instructional technology specialist working in the public school and in private practice at The Ely Center in Newton, Massachusetts. He has presented on the topic of technology integration in speech and language at the ASHA convention and is the author of the blog SpeechTechie: Looking at Technology Through a Language Lens.


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YouTube already has a tool to remove Copyrighted songs. I made a Fallout 4 video and even though I had music turned off, some radio I came across in the game still played a song. My video got a copyright hit, but I used the free tool to remove the copyrighted material. I was talking and my voice was unaffected and the background music was gone.
Here is a link to a short video I made showing how easy it was to remove it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwIRRncT9u8
Here is the spot in the video where it was removed and you wouldn't even know there was a song there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdPf_VXBY6c&t=17m30s
"We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions"
Stephen R. Covey
I link to Techdirt as insightful analysis to prove a point I am making.
I think he was just pointing out how over the top the US had gone on this spying thing. Even Russia has more respect for its people's rights in this area.
> the chances of encountering malware in a pirated copy of software is one in three.
Microsoft calls a lot of things malware that do nothing bad. For instance Microsoft calls a serial number generator malware even if it's only function is generating serial numbers. Also to pirate games you need the steam.dll to stop calling home for that game and replacing the steam.dll with something inert is considered malware.
There can be malware in pirated software, but the study would find far less malware if it was properly defined as doing something bad or unwanted to your computer.
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Food labs is great. While I knew a lot of this for steaks, try this surprising link for boiled eggs:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/10/the-food-lab-science-of-how-to-cook-perfect-boiled-eggs. html
"We judge others by their actions and ourselves by our intent."
Freemason is not a religion in its self. Freemasons might be Christian, Muslim, Buddhists, etc, but there is heavy emphasis on the nobler motives common among most religions; especially organizing charitable acts.
I find the technology morally neutral. How you use it is where the moral debate comes in. I think Microsoft has a far more profitable way to use the technology.
If people don't watch an add, it isn't going to have the effect the advertiser is looking for. If the add is interesting enough to watch, it's more likely to result in a buying to decision. What if Microsoft were to use the technology to gather non-personalized metrics and sell them to the advertiser. The advertiser could then pay the advertising agency according to performance. Advertising agencies would then prioritize viewing interest more.
Please make it a video podcast, not just audio.
I would love to see Mike interview:
- Politicians who are trying push good Techdirt type bills through congress
- People successfully using free in their business model
- Michael Geist
- Trent Reznor
- Kickstarter
- Spotify
- Google Transparency Reports
I could list 100 more, but you get the idea. Don't forget to include people you respect and have something worthwhile to say, but have different view point than you do.
I agree with what Ingmar said in his "Keep it tight!" post.
I love that this is even being discussed. It fits well with my general belief that you should "Tax people for things you don't want them to do, not for the things you do want them to do."
While I understand and agree with the reasoning behind all 6 points, I differ slightly on how I would implement them.
1. Replace the mortgage tax deduction with a large onetime capped deduction for first time buyers.
2. Instead of taxing the company for health benefits, make them a taxable benefit paid for by the employee. You should never tax a company for hiring more people. However this point and the one above it are mute if you eliminate income tax.
3. I agree completely with eliminating the corporate income tax. You want them to keep their profit in the country, not trying to move the profitable parts of their business offshore.
4. I strongly agree with eliminating all income and payroll taxes. However while a Consumption Tax is the lesser of two evils, I think it would be better to replace the revenue with taxing things you don't want people to do. Increase the US taxes on gas, cigarettes and alcohol to what Canada charges or slightly above. Enormous fines for corporate fraud. Large fines for bogus DMCA takedown notices. Large fines for frivolous law suits. Etc etc.
5. Yes increase gas taxes some, but don't stop there on pollution taxes. Tax gas guzzling vehicles to bring the sticker price in line with hybrids. Tax other types of pollution so pollution controls and alternatives become a cost savings.
6. Tax marijuana so heavily that it costs almost as much as it did before legalization.
The government should run fiber to everyone's home. Then rent out the bandwidth to the private companies offering the services like phone, cable, internet and a dozen other things not available yet. This would offer true competition when a variety of companies could offer competing services over the same fiber.
This would take billions for a big city, but the government could recoup the costs over the next 10 years from the private companies offering the services.
HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) is one of the most effective methods of reducing the amount of time it takes to heal. It increases the body's natural ability to create stem cells by 800%. You seem to heal like someone less than half your age. It is one of the worst kept secrets for professional sports teams to speed up recovery time.
I have a family bible that's over 100 years old. It's nearly a foot thick with over 1500 pages and as many illustrations. It has both the old and new testaments side by side and huge concordance(index) at the back.
The last copyright I can find in it is from 1890. Could I scan the pages and put them into some public domain web site or does copyright still stop me from doing that?
Body's Own Stem Cells Can Lead to Tooth Regeneration
http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/body%27s-own-stem-cells-can-lead-tooth-regeneratio n
I would not be surprised to find out Facebook wasn't nearly as profitable as it claims.
There are lots of ways to make revenues appear larger than they are. Remember back in the Tech bubble when other internet darlings would advertise with each other. No money changed hands, but advertising revenue would be inflated. Facebook is probably doing something different, but they have made it clear they don't want the SEC or anyone else auditing their accounting practices.
I agree with Mike. A simple page on their web site stating which facts they got wrong. If they want to include any commentary other than the facts it should be humours. If it was done write that single page could get more press than the movie.
I am no lawyer, but could the clothing manufacture sue them for using the jacket in the movie without permission? Seems like the next logical step. However if they held off until after the free advertising they are getting from being sued in the first place started to wane, they could refresh it with this suite. Both the movie and the clothing line are gaining from being in the news. Wouldn't it be interesting to find out they had gotten together on this in advance and were both in on it.
> I doubt very many (if any) people will really pay much extra
Customers are already use to paying extra in the restaurant business. 10-20% extra in the form of tips. I have never eaten at Panera, but if it is an average or below average restaurant, then I would agree with you that they won't see many people paying extra. However if their food is really good with great service, great atmosphere and a real fan base, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people paid extra.


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – With even top Republicans such as Eric Cantor beginning to question the political wisdom of waging perpetual warfare over the deficit, it's possible that Washington may slowly turn its attention to other, more pressing matters.
What could be more urgent than deficit reduction? you may ask.
My answer: Almost everything.
If deficit reduction was ever urgent, it no longer is. We've already accomplished most of the deficit-reduction required in this decade, nearly enough to stabilize our debt, but at a great cost to current economic growth. We've sacrificed with high unemployment, tepid growth and underinvestment in public goods.
Not to mention our inability to get anything else done while we bicker about deficits.
The $16 trillion debt sounds like a terrible thing, but no one has been able to show how this high level of debt has had any negative impact on the economy or on the people so far. Has anyone come around looking for your share of it?
Interest rates are very low, so the public debt isn't crowding out private investment. The burden from interest payments is extremely low, less than half what it was when Ronald Reagan was exploding the federal budget back in the 1980s. We survived.
The high debt isn't causing slow growth; exactly the opposite. The high debt is the consequence of the depression, which decimated revenue at the same time that it opened the gates for more spending on relief and recovery.
Yes, the debt is terrible, but we have other problems that are even more terrible. We must keep in mind that our debt is a financial problem, one that can be remedied essentially with the stroke of a pen.
Our other problems, by contrast, won't go away easily. Our other problems have a real impact on people's lives, right now, and will have a real impact on our kids' lives unless we resolve them.
Here are five problems bigger than the national debt:


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text: Rachel Patterson 24 November 2007 International Rethinking migration Rachel Patterson 24 November 2007 International 213 rethinking-migration The position of most US presidential candidates on illegal immigration seems to be, "We don't want you here, but once you're in we'll help you out." Most of them, except for the far-left Denis Kucinich, voted for the security fence along the southern border, while Edwards, Obama, and McCain have supported bills to let illegal immigrants in-state tuition at state universities. Most candidates have also voted for President Bush's guest worker programme, which would allow current illegal immigrants to come out into the open, work seasonal jobs and then return home. But apart from this guest-worker programme, most of the policies supported by the candidates are the opposite of what America needs. If we are to treat the labour market like any other market, workers should be able to cross borders just like any other good in a free trade system. Workers come to America to pick up jobs that the nation requires, like fruit picking, but have been priced out of the American labour market by the minimum wage. The construction of a fence or other measures to curtail this practice mean that the symbiotic relationship between American industries and illegal workers has begun to break down, with the possibility of harming the American economy more than most people realize. However, this economic thinking is far from the mindset of most Americans, who fear the threat of illegal immigrants both in terms of national security and their own jobs. Granted, workers function a bit differently than goods like bananas or car parts, possibly demanding health care, education, and other social services. But the reactionary position of most Americans toward immigrants means our candidates support policies in line with similar thinking, no matter the economic story. In reality, their position should be, "we do want you here to take those jobs that we don't want, but we won't help you out if you choose to come and then can't support yourself." Assuming that the workers cross the border to gain better employment than they could at home, a policy like this would benefit all parties involved.


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In quantum mechanics, an elementary particle does not have a well defined position until a measurement is performed on it (right?). Such a "measurement" is any sort of interaction with other particles that gives those particles information about the position of the first particle. However, systems of elementary particles, such as atoms or buckyballs, can also cumulatively lack a well-defined position, which is why the double slit experiment can be performed with atoms and buckyballs. It thus seems that interaction with just any other elementary particle is not enough to collapse the wave function. If this is the case, it would seem that an arbitrarily large system of known elementary particles could lack a well-defined position because they would be insufficient to collapse each other's wave functions. Thus it would seem that perhaps consciousness is necessary to cause the collapse.
Does this seem reasonable or correct?
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Here's a new spin on the saying, "If you snooze you lose."
What if the "lose" part applied to your weight? No, it's not as simple as going to sleep and waking up slimmer. Alas.
But a recent Harvard study does suggest that people who get a good night's rest find it easier to resist overeating — especially when it comes to gorging on high-calorie foods like ice cream, cheeseburgers or French fries.
We all know the temptation: You're drowsy during the day, get hungry and head to the snacks aisle or a vending machine for junk food or a candy bar.
"Daytime sleepiness was positively related to greater hunger and elevated preference for high-calorie foods," concluded the study, led by researcher William Killgore, an assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School.
MRIs of study volunteers showed why. Sleepier people had less activity in the self-control part of the brain — the prefrontal cortex. That's the area "that puts the brakes on and slows you down from doing things you shouldn't do"— like eating too much fattening, unhealthy food, says Killgore.
"If you're sleepy, you're more likely to reach out and take a few extra bites of food or go for that extra dessert or say yes to something you wouldn't have," says Killgore.
New preliminary findings show that women are even more inclined than men to overeat and to prefer junk food when they get sleepy during the day.
"People think they're so busy that, if they're going to chintz on something, they're going to cut out some sleep. And that's one thing they shouldn't do," says Killgore. "It affects our ability to control food intake.
"Twenty or 30 years of doing that is going to make us larger and more unhealthy."
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