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This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Dragonmaw clan article.
Nekros was never a leader of the Dragonmaw Clan, although the version on the WoW site states this. Zuluhed the Whacked was in fact the leader of the Dragonmaw from at least the beginning of the Second War to the Clan's destruction. Nekros was a Warlock that Zuluhed put in charge of controlling the dragons (since the Demon Soul responded better to Warlock magic than Shamanistic ritual) and as such his narrative was the main Orcish one in the Day of the Dragon, leading to this misconception.
In 'Rise of the Horde'
Ner'zhul specifically mentioned the Dragonmaw when he first tried to rally the orc clans, implying that they existed long before the Dark Portal was opened. But as of the release of BC, we haven't heard about 'dragons' on Draenor other than the nether-warped blacks. The name could refer to another draconic creature; netherwyrms, perhaps? -- Lex Blue
- I actually caught that reference too, as I'm about half way through the book. It would seem that there were definitely wyrms on Draenor prior to the end of Warcraft II.--Sky (t · c · w) 21:10, 9 April 2007 (EDT)
- When building the dark portal they say that they had never seen the creature on top of it, the dragon head came from the vision Medivh gave Gul'dan, and they say that the cloaked figures are unknown too... Is this an error? I thought they figures were Deathwing and post-warlock convertion Ner'zhuls...(see page 344 in RotH)--Sandwichman2448 21:59, 9 April 2007 (EDT)
- My personal opinion? I think Titans and possibly other space faring races have previously seeded Draenor sometime in millenias past. We already know Titans seeded much of the universe as stated in Warcraft III manual, though its never have been specific which worlds exactly, with the exception of Azeroth. However, look at the amount of life shared between both planets? Wolves have existed on both worlds, even before Orcs crossed over to Azeroth (although they brought over bigger varieties such as Worgs). Scorpions, Squirrels, and other small criters exist on both worlds. Elephantine creatures exist on both worlds. Both worlds have their own version of raptors, wyverns, hydras, and Basilisks, etc. Both worlds have humanoid lobster species. Both worlds have gazelle like species. Plus its probably worth mentioning that both worlds have major humanoid species with essentially basically the overall same physical features, that can procreate to create half-orcs.
- Both worlds share elementals that speak Kalimag (although one was evil and the others, "spirits" seem benevolent). We even know of a forest of ancients that once existed on the world sometime in the centuries past, before Cenarions ever established outposts in the world from a certain quest line in the game.
- I've heard there are even some quests that hint at Old Gods, and Qiraji influence on Draenor as well.
- As for Dragonmaw? I'm pretty sure they were it was said that they existed on Draenor before orcs came to Azeroth in Warcraft III manual anyways, with no explanation. Also at one time there were supposed to be more dragonflights than the five we know about, its possible that there might have been some on Draenor at one time... But who knows?
- Speaking of other clans, what about Blackrock clan? Blackrock mountain existed before the Orcs came to Azeroth[1], and yet so did Blackrock orc clan. I find that to be somewhat stranger, :).Baggins 22:11, 9 April 2007 (EDT)
- Golden is called on at the last miniute so to say. She has no time to recearch or edit. I feel bad for her, but still dislike her work. She does not have the 'Knaak'.--SWM2448 18:17, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
To Baggins' remark about Blackrock Mountain: I think Blackrock Mountain was so named because the Blackrock clan took up residence there. Before then, it was just some old pile of rocks in the middle of the mountains.
Reguarding the Blackrock Clan and Blackrock mountain, the similarity in name was a coincidence. Ogrim Doomhammer took it as a sign of good fortune. Noted in the Tides of Darkness Novel. --Invin Dranoel (talk) 08:54, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Origin of the name = speculation?
How is it speculation? "Speculation" implies that I am voicing a theory with no solid evidence or grounding to back it up. All "Origin of the name?" is is just some interesting, factual, tidbits.~ Peregrine
I don't really even think the origin oddness is at all a problem. the point is: the name is cool and awsome. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Cormundo (talk • contr).
Nek'rosh "Skullcrusher"??
Is there any in-game or lore evidence that Nek'rosh inherited his father's titular name? If not, then 'Skullcrusher' should be removed from his name.--Djaevlenselv 18:37, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
- Skullcrusher is not an affectation, it is the name of the "family" as it were. Just like Orgrim Doomhammer's title/last name was passed down from father to son for generations, so we can assume Skullcrusher was. ~ Peregrine
- Why would you assume this Peregrine? Again, I am asking for in-game or lore evidence. I have not read 'Rise of the Horde' so you'll have to tell me: Were any of Telkar's ancestors also named Doomhammer? And did any of them not wield the actual 'Doomhammer'? Because if either of these is not the case, then isn't it every bit as possible that they took their title/surname from the weapon and not the other way around? Now, the 'Doomhammers' may be a particular case, as it is possible, even if my reasoning is accepted, that the hammer was passed down in the family so long that adopting its name as a title might have been second nature and so become akin to a surname.
- What makes me think that all of these are 'titles' rather than family names is a number of things: 1) All of the names in question are in Common and not Orcish making them sound more like titles. 2) A number of highly prolific orcs whom you'd expect to have their full names revealed are never portrayed with last names including Ner'zhul, Gul'dan and Durotan, making it likely that these are in fact titles that are taken by individuals after specific accomplishments. Again the 'Doomhammers' may be an exception for the reasons I explained above. 3) My final and strongest argument. No less than three orcs are clear evidence to the theory I present: Kilrogg Deadeye was named so on account of having lost his eye, it is a title, not an inherited name. Kargath Bladefist 'earned the sobriquet "Bladefist" after he cut off his own hand when he reached the station of grunt, replacing it with a deadly scythe', it is a title, not an inherited name. Grom Hellscream was named because of his battlecry. While not stated explicitly, it is strongly implied in Lord of the Clans, page 133: '...and Thrall realized that Grom Hellscream had gotten his name for a very good reason'. Again, it is a title, not an inherited name.--Djaevlenselv 11:50, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
Bad Speculation in main article
Under the "World of Warcraft" section, it says that the remaining dragonmaw orcs are likely by the side of Neltharion the Earth-Warder. I am deleting it for two reasons:
1) I WOULD just change it for this, but right now Neltharion is Deathwing the Destroyer, he is no longer the Earth-Warder.
2) This has absolutely no basis in fact or even hinted-at facts, the only evidence we have that Deathwing may still be alive and operating are a few obscure references to "The Master" by Lady Sinestra.
Was it really Dragonmaw clan?
I have a really good question. Considering the Dragonmaw clan was native to Draenor, that must mean that Dragons existed there as well as in Azeroth. Or did they form that clan during the wars against the alliance?
Perhaps cratures such as nether rays inspired the term of "dragon" in outland. Wyverns may have also been native to both worlds since the Mag'har and Mok'nathal camps have enormus wyverns as flying transport mounts. Their size implies that a rather larger breed of wyverns alredy lived in Draenor since wyverns or other animals were never domesticated in the Horde. Nor would there have been time to breed or domesticate them considering the very recent discovery of the Mag'har and Mok'nathal. User:Baldr 9-17-2007
- As to the wyverns, they cold be a gift from the Horde or just rexxar.--SWM2448 16:32, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Yes but if you visit Mag'har or Mok'nathal villages, their wyverns are enormus, so there had to be wyverns in draenor since the horde doesn't domesticate. Baldr 18:51, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
- Domesticate no, but they do have an 'alliance' with them. It would not be too hard to say "please sit over here on this new planet".--SWM2448 19:17, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
But then how come that a Mok'nathal wyvern is bigger than my kodo? Baldr 00:49, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
Yes but again, how come they are bigger than my KODO!!! Which is BIG! And unless nether rays were the termed as "dragons" in Draenor, the wyvern is the only canidate for inspiring the Dragonmaw name. Baldr 23:59, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
- Do not rule out error. I'm not sure this is, but it may be wrong. If it doesn't fit it doesn't fit.--SWM2448 00:05, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Meh... it's not our choice to name clans... anyway... SOMETHING must have been in Draenor to inspre the term "dragon" Baldr 00:42, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
- Or, you know, Blizzard could have just made a mistake... It doesn't happen very often, but it does happen occasionally. *shakes fist at rogues and warlocks* Anyways, this could just be one of those rare cases where they messed up. ~Peregrine Faithbearer 19:38, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
We know the clan existed before the Dark Portal, We know it was also called The Dragonmaw, what if the humans just named them that, (due to their enslavement of the Red Dragonflight) and their name in orcish was something completely different? -Rovdyr 16:13, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
they were dragonmaw before they even knew about humans Baldr 03:21, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- Indeed. ~My rage bar is blue and I start the fight pissed - Peregrine 18:31, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
The Dragonmaw Clan and Drakonids
Has anyone else wondered what was up with the Dragonmaw Clan and Drakonids? Zuluhed transforms into one mid-fight. The Dragonmaw Ascendants, before 2.1 hit, were classified as humanoids. Or'kaos the Insane, a humanoid that resembles a Drakonid, roams a satellite island of the Netherwing Ledge. Drakonids also patrol one terrace of the Black Temple. It appears (most directly from Zuluhed) that the Dragonmaw orcs are capable of transforming themselves into these humanoid dragons, but by what method exactly? I guess we'll never know. --Presea 00:08, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
- I think it is the same as how Dragonspawn are made. Good question.--SWM2448 00:09, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
- I observed a group fighting Zuluhed, and he cries out for the blessing of Illidan and becomes transformed. I guess this can be done on the spot. Most of the Drakonids found in Outland, then, appear to be in Illidan's service (patrolling the Black Temple and Netherwing Ledge to protect his interests), though Or'kaos' affiliation is unknown and Maxnar probably has no affiliation. Do you guys think this speculation - Illidan's apparent ability to transform the Dragonmaw into Drakonids, and that some Drakonids used to be Dragonmaw orcs - should be added to Illidan's page and the Drakonid page? --Presea 03:57, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
- Well, my theory about his unwitting servitude to the Old Gods made it into the Illidan page... I'd wait for an admin yea/nay before you go ahead, but it should be fine. ~Don't say Retnoob, say Peregrine 02:27, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
For the Horde?
So, the Dragonmaw seem to be rejoining the Dragonmaw clan, but how does this sit with other factions? Having followed an interesting discussion on a forum about this, it was clear to me that the Horde's ambassador at Wyrmrest Temple is kept outside the door (even after 30 years). So how will Alexstraza not lash out at Thrall/Garrosh over this? Wolfstorm11 (talk) 22:23, May 19, 2010 (UTC)
- Um... alpha still, so we don't know anything, and anything known should not be discussed here. User:Coobra/Sig4 22:31, May 19, 2010 (UTC)
- Ah, my bad. I was under the impression somehow there was already some official information released on Twin Peaks (I could still swear reading about it in a blue post...). Found the source. Wolfstorm11 (talk) 22:33, May 19, 2010 (UTC)
- Right.. a blue post saying their involvement, but nothing else... to know the hordes reaction or the red queen's reaction would be NDA since it was not been released (and if one finds out in alpha). Unless I'm wrong, cause the linked source doesn't show anything else. User:Coobra/Sig4 22:47, May 19, 2010 (UTC)
- No, I was merely trying to invoke a discussion on the matter; nothing is known yet save for the location of the Horde's ambassador -outside- Wyrmrest Temple. Though if that's not allowed either, Ill cease the attempt. Wolfstorm11 (talk) 23:21, May 20, 2010 (UTC)
- You are Wolfstorm11 :)
- Outside the Wyrmrest Temple is the Horde Ambassador to the Wyrmrest Temple, not an universal emissary to all factions.
- The Horde has ambassadors dispatched among the various factions (Argent Dawn, Unyielding, Kalu'ak, Wyrmrest Accord and even the Alliance).
- See Known Ambassadors for a list of the known emissaries and their current assignment.
- Loremaster A'noob, Arch Druid of the Noobhoof Clan (talk/contribz) 07:12, May 21, 2010 (UTC)
- Aye, but my point is, is that this ambassador is kept outside the Temple (you can see him pacing back and forth outside the walls), while the Alliance ambassador is let inside. This could be mere coincedence by the placing of the NPCs, but maybe Alexstraza still holds a grudge of what the Dragonmaw did X many years ago, and who could blame her? Wolfstorm11 (talk) 11:37, May 21, 2010 (UTC)
I understood that
- the Dragonmaw are back in the Horde
- Dragonmaw Port is the dragonmaw Horde base
- Mor'ghor becomes their leader and resides in Dragonmaw port
So who is the "horde' dragonmaw leader" if not Mor'ghor who is said to be in Dragonmaw Port?
Loremaster A'noob, Arch Druid of the Noobhoof Clan (talk/contribz) 20:47, August 30, 2010 (UTC)
- From what I saw, which wasn't too much since it's not done, that Mor'ghor currently leads them, and are neutral (or was it orange...) to the Horde. You can speak with the orcs at the port, but they'll basically say they can't do business with you or Mor'ghor will kill them... Sometimes a few of them will say Mor'ghor will get whats coming to him. So I'm assuming at this point the Horde will get a (probably phasing) quest chain to kill Mor'ghor and free the Dragonmaw clan to rejoin the Horde. The clan members also talk about having left Grim Batol, going to Outland, then returning where they are now and you'll see fel orcs among them. Also a couple of Horde ships off the coast trying with representatives to convince the Dragonmaw orcs to join the Horde. User:Coobra/Sig4 21:06, August 30, 2010 (UTC)
- Pretty much, the Dragonmaw under Mor'ghor rule tolerate the Horde being in their town but, from what I saw in some datamined quests (obviously we can't use that info in the article yet) you help an Dragonmaw "battlemaiden" in killing Mor'ghor and his Fel Orc Enforcers. So Dragonmaw orcs become fully Horde after that series of quests.GVJB (talk) 21:14, August 30, 2010 (UTC)
- If you what you say ends up happening in-game, I hope that some Fel Orcs survive and join the Horde, because it would be amazing having them in Garrosh's side. Also, having Fel Orcs in the Horde would maybe make Blizzard add a red skin color to the creation of orcish characters. Mig64 (talk) 22:58, August 31, 2010 (UTC)
- I highly doubt new orc players would be allowed to create fel orcs... don't even allow brown or black. User:Coobra/Sig4 23:10, August 31, 2010 (UTC)
- Yeah, they really should update the customization options for character creation, there's so much to be updated there. x.x Mig64 (talk) 01:57, September 3, 2010 (UTC)
- If you what you say ends up happening in-game, I hope that some Fel Orcs survive and join the Horde, because it would be amazing having them in Garrosh's side. Also, having Fel Orcs in the Horde would maybe make Blizzard add a red skin color to the creation of orcish characters. Mig64 (talk) 22:58, August 31, 2010 (UTC)
- Pretty much, the Dragonmaw under Mor'ghor rule tolerate the Horde being in their town but, from what I saw in some datamined quests (obviously we can't use that info in the article yet) you help an Dragonmaw "battlemaiden" in killing Mor'ghor and his Fel Orc Enforcers. So Dragonmaw orcs become fully Horde after that series of quests.GVJB (talk) 21:14, August 30, 2010 (UTC)


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PHOENIX (Aug. 7, 2008) -- Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Director Steve Owens and Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) will pay a $5 million civil penalty for hazardous waste and environmental cleanup violations at its Phoenix airport facility, located at 111 S. 34th Street in Phoenix, and $1 million for a supplemental environmental project.
The penalty settles a lawsuit filed by ADEQ and the Attorney General's Office against Honeywell in July 2004 for a number of environmental violations spanning more than 30 years. The lawsuit alleged that between 1974 and 2004 Honeywell violated numerous environmental laws, including the Arizona Water Quality Control Act, Arizona Hazardous Waste Disposal Act and Arizona Underground Storage Tank Act.
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Everything you see in the music video happened to Marine-turned-country-singer Stephen Cochran: Pushing the girl away, boozing into oblivion, the gun on the blanket. It all went down last year.
Courtesy of Stephen Cochran
Stephen Cochran, a former Marine recon scout and now a country-music singer, has penned a new song about PTSD - combat-related symptoms that almost claimed his life in 2011.
Even the actor who portrays Cochran is, himself, a former Marine and Iraq veteran who knows of post-traumatic stress, who has wrangled with identical demons. The actor was not acting.
The only on-screen tweak from reality was the type firearm shown. In his dimmest hour, behind a locked door in his Nashville home, exhausted, alone, and telling himself: "I'm done," Cochran rested a loaded shotgun against his bed.
"I was just trying to get the nerve. I had it planned out," Cochran told NBC News. "I didn't know what was wrong with me. I was tired of taking all these pills. I was going through a breakup. Couldn't write anymore. Watching everything fall apart. I was ready to check out."
Then: salvation, and a surreal rescue scene worthy of an epic ballad. His dog, Semper Fi, began scratching relentlessly at his door, bloodying her paws. Next, Cochran's ex-fiancé unexpectedly entered the house, simply to retrieve a forgotten item, he said. She saw the anxious dog. She expected the worst. She barged into the bedroom, spotted the gun and physically restrained Cochran.
But from anguish came inspiration. Amid an existence long blurred by PTSD — the residue of Afghanistan firefights, Marine buddies lost in combat, and his own nearly fatal injury — one question blazed in Cochran's head. He jotted it down: "How do you paint a picture back in focus?"
"It was the only way I could describe trying to put your life back together, literally trying to do the impossible," he said.
Around that single thought, Cochran penned an entire song, "Pieces,"an ode to the blackness from which he was aching to escape, a tale of reconnecting the scattered fragments of his shattered world, and a message of solidarity for his military brothers and sisters. The single — part of a CD with the same title — will be released in this country on Nov. 11. The song already has charted in Europe.
"It's not just my story. So many of us think about (suicide) because you just get so tired, so tired of being the crazy guy. Or of hearing: 'He's weird.' Or of hearing: 'We can't hire you because we really don't know what post-traumatic stress is and you might come back and kill us all.'
"I really wrote it as my own healing, for what I was going through," added Cochran, 33, who teamed with fellow musician Trevor Rosen to complete the song. It took them only 15 minutes.
But after playing it at several veterans' benefits, Cochran heard from service members up and down the chain of command how they, too, connected with the lyrics. That feedback has turned "Pieces" into the soundtrack of the singer's ongoing crusade.
"We have an epidemic of suicides in the military right now. At this point, we are physically losing both of these wars in the United States of America, not overseas.
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"If we want to stop our suicides, we need a complete overhaul in our 'warrior' terminology in this country, in the way we train our families (how to relate with homecoming veterans). That's what I want to start with 'Pieces,' and the video. I want to get a bridge between our civilian population and the veterans. And I want to reach into the rooms of some of these guys and girls — who are just sitting in the dark and watching TV all day like I did — and let them know: You're not alone."
Perhaps the most ironic thread of Cochran's story coils back to the days of his first, true musical success. In 2007, one year after retiring from the Marines, he scored a country hit with "Friday Night Fireside," the culmination of a childhood dream for a guy raised in Nashville. The accompanying video was voted No. 1 by Great American Country fans for five straight weeks.
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After his the light-armoured vehicle crashed in Afghanistan, Stephen Cochran fractured vertebrae and suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2004. Told he would never walk again, an experimental procedure by VA surgeons restored his steps.
Two years later, Cochran became the national spokesman for research and development at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — his thank you for a successful, experimental surgery performed by VA surgeons who repaired his broken back. In 2004, Cochran had splintered several lumbar vertebrae when the vehicle in which he was riding through southern Afghanistan slammed into gaping hole that once held an anti-tank mine. He couldn't feel or move his legs for months, and was told by doctors that he'd never take steps again. He walked.
The former Marine reconnaissance scout, part of the U.S. force that first knocked the Taliban out of Afghanistan's Helmand Province, next teamed up with the VA to become its national co-chair for voluntary service. In that role, Cochran toured America, urging veterans to seek help for combat stress, "to let them know you don't have to suffer in silence," recalled Rosetta Fisher-Oliver, the VA's chief of voluntary service for Tennessee and for parts of Kentucky and Georgia.
In 2011, Cochran recorded the music video "Hope" for the VA to try and cement his get-help pleas to fellow troops. What few knew: Cochran was losing his own hope.
"We worked on that video together, and the week he was supposed to make the video, I tried to get in touch with him, just to check to see that he was going to be on time," said Fisher-Oliver.
She was unable to reach him, however, because Cochran was by then seeking treatment — after reaching the brink of suicide in his bedroom.
"Here's a person who's trying to get the message out and he's still struggling with issues too," she said. "He later told me: 'I almost wasn't here.' "
Cochran now acknowledges that he carried "almost dual personalities" during that time. In front of fellow veterans and fans, he sang, smiled, shook hands and signed autographs. "But I also had to deal with this monster I have inside my head and inside my gut, all day." At home, his family and his then-fiancé, he admitted, took the brunt of his mood swings and emotional detachment.
courtesy of Stephen Cochran
After breaking his back in Afghanistan, Cochran was greeted by a fellow Marine. He later regained the ability to walk.
"You're screaming out: Please help me understand what I'm going through, because I have no clue! That's why you see the high number of divorces in the military," Cochran said. "I told my fiancé: 'I don't know what I'm dealing with so the best thing for you to do is just leave and you'll thank me later.' "
She left.
But in what could have been Cochran's final minutes, she came back, and burst into his bedroom.
After Cochran artfully turned that horrid moment into a song, he met the man picked to portray his downward spiral in the "Pieces" video: Daniel Dean, a Nashville songwriter and actor. He also looks a bit like Cochran. He seemed like a logical choice.
In talking with Dean, though, Cochran learned that the man was a Marine sniper who did three tours in Iraq. And they both had lived for years with the lingering anxieties that often remain for veterans who log months of combat exposure.
"He told me: 'This is my story, too,'" Cochran remembers. "That dude lived that."
They also agreed with the concept that "Pieces" would be not just the first music video to delve so deeply into PTSD. It would break ranks with dozens of other standard, country-music videos about the U.S. military — mini movies that often include battle scenes that, some critics say, glorify war.
"Stephen does country music and so do I, and there's a lot of military songs and a lot of them are pretty much B.S." Dean said. "You've got the Toby Keith type stuff and that's all right for what it is. But very rarely does a song hit a military person the way this one does.
"Just because it's real. It's one of the things I doubt you'll hear any of the other country stars singing about. It's (usually) more of the patriotic angle. Most military members aren't songwriters like Stephen and I. So, I guess that lets us be able to sing things that you can't say or can't deal with."
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The Steelers secondary could look different by the time they take the field on Sunday in Denver. Ryan Mundy could be playing for Ryan Clark, and Anthony Madison could be playing for Keenan Lewis.
Fortunately they are playing a Denver offense that doesn't exactly light up the yardage stats in the passing dept. Tebow went just 6-22 for 60 yds in that 7-3 loss to the Chiefs. They've lost 4 straight as well.
If guys like Lewis and Clark can't play, it could affect Troy Polamalu as well. Perhaps he doesn't free lance quite as much, perhaps he doesn't hover near the line of scrimmage like he usually does. Ryan Mundy is a capable backup and has played opposite Troy before, but the chemistry that Clark and Polamalu have is pretty unique. They know what each other is doing and have a knack for covering all the bases when the other takes a chance to play the ball or go in run support. Maybe Dick Lebeau dials back some of the Safety pressure to give Madison and Mundy some help.
If there was a week for that happen, it's this week. Better to do it against Denver than say New England.
The Steelers lost two cornerbacks to injuries in Cleveland, Keenan Lewis with a hamstring and rookie Cortez Allen to a separated shoulder. They will decide soon whether Clark will risk playing in the high altitude in Denver, where his sickle cell trait caused a violent reaction in 2007 that required emergency surgery and nearly killed him. He lost his spleen and gall bladder from the reaction caused by exertion in the mile-high altitude.


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Technology has taken over our lives. Did you know even your most basic of automobiles can have over thirty different computers running everything from the engine to windows to tire pressures? Hunting is no exception. Just a few months ago a rifle and scope was developed in which you 'marked' the target and then you could squeeze the trigger at any time afterwards. The firearm will not fire until the marked target is within the sights and a direct hit will result. I see this as a great military advantage but one of the people being interviewed during the testing remarked he was going to use it to keep the coyote population down to protect his livestock.
With the advent of the smart phone, many outdoorsmen are taking advantage of the applications available. Apps range from mapping programs to weather programs and even programs such as the Pocket Ranger apps by Parks by Nature in which hunting and fishing seasons, locations, and regulations can be found at the push of a button.
While researching and browsing some of the apps, many of which I have on my own phone, I found there are apps that can assist with just about every phase of the hunt.
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|GPS Hunt
First, when planning a hunting trip for the next weekend it is imperative to know the coming weather. While there are many weather related apps, one I found that is highly reliable is from Weather Underground. With forecasts as much as a week in advance including hour by hour and sunset and sunrise times, you'll know if it is the right time to go or not.
Just before the hunt you can use Scoutlook Weather. This app shows the map of the area and if you have already marked your stand or blind locations it shows a scent cone for wind carried scent. This is essential for getting in the best location so as not to spook the game.
After a successful shot hunters go through what is often called 'the second hunt' in which the game has to be tracked. An app like GPS Hunt works great as it allows you to mark blood trails in case you have a long trail or are in heavy cover.
Of course, everyone has to have their bragging rights once the game is located. Cameras on cell phones now rival the digital cameras professional photographers used just a decade ago. And camera apps on the same cell phones can turn anyone into a photograph editor expert. Programs such as Instagram and Sketchguru not only enhance the photos but can turn them into works of art.
Once you have the photos there is nothing like the instant gratification of pats on the back from hunting buddies and family. The aforementioned Instagram, and social sights such as Facebook and Twitter allow this with ease.
|Deer Dummy
After all the poses are completed you still have to do something with the animal. For new hunters or those that have always gone straight to a processor that will clean the game for you there is Deer Dummy. This application gives the user a step by step instruction on field dressing your prized deer and getting it ready for processing. Deer Dummy also has a companion DVD and chart to assist in process.
Lastly, after the meat is in the freezer, you still have one more step; Enjoying true organic food. My wife has a habit of pulling up recipes on sights such as Pinterest and saving them for future use. The right recipe can make anything a gourmet meal. Heck, even the kids may try it as long as they don't know what it is.


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The latest reports indicate that the recovery of any more oiled penguins from the islands in the Tristan da Cunha island group has probably concluded. Conservation officials on the islands have said they believe that all of the live oiled penguins have now been collected and brought to the rehabilitation center on the main island (Tristan da Cunha). This temporary rehabilitation center was constructed after supplies and staff from SANCCOB (Cape Town's seabird rescue center) arrived on the tug, Svitzer Singapore, on April 5th. Extremely rough seas made it nearly impossible to access several of the islands over the last week or two, but now that a helicopter has arrived (as of last Tuesday on the Russian research vessel, the Ivan Papanin), they should be able to conduct more thorough surveys of the islands. The good news is that the rough seas have helped to break up the oil in the waters surrounding the islands.
Once the Svitzer Singapore arrived from Cape Town with frozen fish and cleaning supplies (including detergent, wash-tubs, degreaser, toothbrushes, hot water heaters and infrared heat lamps), the training of volunteers and cleaning of the oiled penguins could finally begin. Which was a tremendous relief. However, these birds had been coated in toxic oil for so long that they were in a very compromised state. In the past week, 1,577 of the 3,718 oiled penguins died. At this point, the exact cause of these deaths has not been released.
But we do know the following from previous experience; an oiled animal will compulsively preen or groom itself (a penguin uses its beak to do this) so they ingest the toxic oil covering their bodies. This leads to dehydration, anemia (the red blood cells lyse or break down, and the birds also get bleeding ulcers), and other health issues. Eventually, this long-term exposure to the toxic oil can kill them. So, the ideal situation is to get the penguins washed as soon as possible once they have been oiled (after first giving them 24-48 hours to stabilize after being captured and transported).
But, unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond the control of the islanders and the conservation officers stationed there (and the penguin experts coming from Cape Town), the necessary supplies did not arrive until three weeks after the oil spill occurred. The hold-up was apparently on the governmental level in the UK (this island group is a British territory). We still do not have answers as to why the official response from the UK was so slow and insufficient. Had professional rescue teams (bringing necessary supplies) been allowed to go to Tristan as soon as this oil spill occurred, the lives of many more penguins would undoubtedly have been saved.
The timing of this oil spill also was disastrous for the penguins because they were just completing their annual molts (during which they fast for 2-3 weeks), and were already extremely thin to begin with. Before the Svitzer Singapore arrived with 20 tons of frozen sardines, islanders fished for local fish to feed the penguins – and even donated all of the fish in their personal freezers to the cause. According to the latest reports, the islanders are doing a wonderful job washing the penguins and nursing them back to health under the direction of the professional rescue teams. For more on the recent updates, you can read last week's article from BirdLife International Community, titled Wash and dry for rockhoppers at rehab center. This page from the official Tristan da Cunha website also has updated reports: Seabird Rehabilitation on Tristan da Cunha main island.
So several questions remain; How many penguins died on the islands or at sea before they could be collected or counted? How many of the rescued penguins will survive, and how many will continue to breed after being rehabilitated and released? How will this oil spill impact the future survival of this endangered species? How will it affect the local ecology of this island group? Will the oil enter the food chain, thus affecting the penguins and other seabirds further? At this point, the local lobster fishery has been shut down due to oil contamination. This fishery is the primary source of income for the 270 islanders living on Tristan da Cunha. How will this oil spill impact the islanders as well?
Until the penguins return in August for the next breeding season, we won't realize the full impact of this oil spill. Even then, we still won't have all of the answers to these questions. But, when they do return (after spending months feeding at sea in preparation for the breeding season), conservation officers on the islands will be able to conduct nest counts, which should give us some indication of how many penguins might have been lost that were not accounted for at this time. To fully understand the long-term impact the MS Oliva oil spill will have on this pristine region, and on the endangered Northern Rockhopper penguins, will require long-term monitoring. This project will require a great deal of funding – and it will not be covered by the ship's insurers.
The following organizations have set up special fundraisers for the rescue, rehabilitation and future monitoring of the Rockhopper penguins at Tristan da Cunha. PLEASE DONATE GENEROUSLY TO HELP THE PENGUINS! Thank you!
The Ocean Doctor (Dr. David Guggenheim): http://oceandoctor.org/ (Click on the green 'donate now' button in the right-hand column.) Or go to this link:Nightingale Island Disaster Penguin and Seabird Rescue Fund
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds: Nightingale Island Emergency Appeal
Foundation for Antarctic Research: Catastrophic Oil Spill – Tristan
Dyan deNapoli (The Penguin Lady) – author of The Great Penguin Rescue


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27 October 2006
"The Armed Forces Press Service recently quoted Army Chief of Staff General Peter J. Schoomaker as saying that the current level of soldiers in Iraq could remain constant through 2010." — 'Iraq and Afghanistan: Staying Until the Fight is Over' October 25, 2006
The Independent's front page head for Wednesday 25 October proclaimed loudly "We're out of here" purportedly the words of General George Casey, the US's head military honcho in Iraq. Of course the devil lives in the small print as any reading 'between the lines' reveals. And in any case, Casey's comments are designed precisely to give the impression that a pullout is imminent when in reality, there is no way the US can leave voluntarily, there is simply too much at stake.
Between them, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran possess 2/3rds of the world's proven oil reserves, so one way or the other, the US will do everything it can to make sure not only that it has first dibs on them but also strategically, that its principal rival, China is denied access.[1]
The question to ask is whether the current US strategy can do this and this is the debate (not in public of course) that is obsessing the US ruling class. And it is within this context that the issue of Iran looms large. Will the fight over resources extend to Iran either now or in the near future?
The military, both in the US and here in the UK are concerned only as to whether they can carry out their master's instructions, all else is hot air. The media of course, presents the 'debate' in an entirely different light and understandably so given the overwhelming opposition to the occupation as well as to any extension of the war to Iran.
Military 'opposition' is in reality a recognition that without a) more resources and/or b) a change in tactics, 'winning' the wars as such, is impossible but of course don't tell the public this, especially the families of dead soldiers. But winning wars is not in and of itself that important, what is important is keep the damn things going by one means or another.
Thus a "residual US presence" will be needed, effectively for the indefinate future as all depends on the ability or otherwise of the puppet Iraqi government to take over the role of the occupier, itself a bit of classic newsspeak, for what else can one call a 'government' pretty well handpicked by the occupying forces through a completely stage-managed election other than a puppet one.
The Independent (along with the rest of the corporate media) is itself pretty good at covering up the actions of the criminal occupation in the way it chooses to portray the current situation in Iraq judging by its description of events. Thus the victim of the crime is presented to us as if it caused the current mayhem, much like a rape victim being described as 'asking for it' by dressing provocatively.
Patrick Cockburn in a page 3 piece tells us:
"Where did the US go wrong? … The greatest American mistake was to turn what could have been presented as liberation into an occupation."
Run that past me again? So, according to Cockburn it was all down to how the illegal invasion and occupation was presented. Amazing really how the power of self-deception works (if only he would keep it to himself and not inflict it on the reader). So no matter how one phrases it there is no recognition that the current situation is entirely the result of an illegal invasion in the first place. Instead, we read elsewhere in the same edition that:
"They [those US voices now allegedly raised in 'opposition'] argue that current policies have all but failed, as sectarian and anti-American violence [sic] threaten to overwhelm the country."
Note that legitimate opposition to the occupation is described as "anti-American" but then what else can we expect from the 'Independent'? Worse still, what is actually the resistance "threatens to overwhelm the country", but surely isn't it the occupation that's overwhelmed the country?
Cockburn goes on to tell us that:
"One theme has been constant throughout the past three-and-a-half years — the Iraqi government [sic] has always been weak."
But of course Cockburn neglects to inform his readers that for much of the three-and-a-half years there has not been any kind of government at all, let alone a legitimate one. Thus once again, it's the victim's fault!
After all this double-speak, Cockburn finally admits that there never has been a legitimate government nor can there ever be one as long as the country is occupied, but even his admission is tainted as he couches it as follows:
"All Iraqi governments, unelected and elected [sic], have been tainted and de-legitimised by being dependent on the US … Real authority had remained in the hands of the US."
How can they even be dependent on the US when the real power actually resides with the occupying forces? This is merely playing with words, for the Iraqi 'government' is the creation/result of the occupation in the first place.
Cockburn's words end up being 'all things to all men', it's merely a question of interpretation which is why his story ends up being a mealy-mouthed rationalisation for mass murder and genocide and by not admitting to the reader that the invasion was illegal and thus everything that followed was a priori illegitimate let alone became "de-legitimised".
Worse still, the reportage entirely masks the real issues namely, can the objectives of the USUK be continued under some other guise? Consider the problem confronted by the corporate and state-run media in selling the imperial line: The original rationale, WMD, unravelled years ago so a switch was made to bringing 'democracy' to Iraq and more broadly, to the Middle East. This too has unravelled not only because there is no sign of so-called Western democracy but more importantly, resistance to foreign occupation has gone from strength to strength.
So how can 'staying the course' be presented as withdrawal? Simple, pass the buck to an Iraqi 'government' whether it can really govern or not. Who cares if the country falls apart, what counts is access to the resources it possesses. Behind the scenes, US control will continue through the use of heavily fortified bases and endless air attacks from any one of forward bases scattered throughout the region, Kuwait which has US army and air-force bases, Qatar where its Centcom regional headquarters are located, Bahrain, HQ of the US fifth-fleet and Oman which also has major US air bases. Further afield they also have bases in Djibuti as well as Diego Garcia. (The UK will pull out of Iraq so it can concentrate on trying to 'pacify' Afghanistan.)
To achieve this end it is necessary to foment 'sectarian' violence, leading to a de facto partition of Iraq into three areas. The logic is merciless; one third of Iraq's oil reserves are in the Kurdish dominated north, much of the remainder in the 'Shia dominated' south and finally, the Sunni 'dominated' central region (henceforth to be called Babylon).[2] Thus the MSM has emphasized the 'sectarian violence' as the rationale for a Balkanisation of Iraq. Iraq is now designated as 'ungovernable' but all responsibility for creating this situation now resides with the Iraqis. So the Independent story is headlined "From 'mission accomplished' to mission impossible for the Iraqis" (25/10/06)! The buck has been successfully passed and the occupation 'Pontius Pilated'. Media mission accomplished.
Of course nowhere in media coverage of the situation do we read anything about what the Iraqi people want, their wishes are considered irrelevant even though there is plenty of evidence that Iraqis, regardless of their alleged tribal or ethnic allegiances are totally opposed to any breakup of Iraq. The voice of the resistance simply doesn't get a mention at all, it is dismissed as either 'al-Qu'eda' or various 'militias' representing various and sundry 'sectarian' interests. As ever, the in-built racist assumptions rule.
The degree to which those who write imperial propaganda are part of the problem is perhaps best exemplified by the following piece in an Independent op-ed by regular contributor Mary Dejevsky, yet another apologist for British imperial policy but one incredulously framed pretty much in the first person, as if it's her empire (current or former) that's coming apart at the seams (again), as she tries to compare the 'Suez Crisis' to the Iraqi 'crisis'. Note that it is still described as a "crisis" as opposed to an illegal invasion, conjured up in secret (hidden even from Parliament) between the Brits, French and Israelis. Today it is called 'liberation' or generically, the 'war on terror'.
In this incredible piece of flim-flam, we read the following:
"Mine is the generation that grew up in the shadow of Suez … our psychological inheritance was Britain's humiliation at Suez … that was all Suez seemed to be: an ill-defined national humiliation that supplied the assumed context for almost everything out there in the wider world … "The Americans sold us down the river" … The parallels with Iraq are many, if not a complete match. Like Saddam Hussein with his refusal to give up EVEN FICTIONAL weapons of mass destruction, Nasser seemed to nurture ambitions that threatened vital western interests … Then, as before Iraq, a good deal secrecy obscured the British government's decision-making. And then, as now, post-invasion planning was lamentable." — 'The shadow of Suez hangs heavy today' Mary Dejevsky, the Independent, Wednesday, 24 October 2006.
And, as ever, Dejevsky's master race delusions about pretty much everyone east of the Danube are revealed as she tells us:
"They [the British] also miscalculated the likely response of the population in the countries they were invading—and showed great reluctance to heed the advice of respected [sic] experts."
It seems that no matter which page you turn to nor who writes what passes for news or analysis, we find a member of an army of apologists for the imperium, with a ready answer for whatever calamity befalls our poor, battered planet and its people.
And without a hint of irony, Dejevesky ends her piece as follows:
"Must it really take another Suez or another Iraq, to cure our elite of their delusions of global grandeur? Was it not quite enough of a humiliation the first time around?"
I rest my case.
1. See 'After failure in Iraq' Paul Rogers, Open Democracy, 26-10-2006


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Just like the Western casserole is great for using up leftovers, so is the Asian fried rice! In my version of Pineapple Fried Rice, there's a cup of crushed pineapple left over from a carrot cake recipe, two white mushrooms left over from cooking a green curry dish, and leftover rotisserie chicken from dinner the night before.
'Pineapple Fried Rice'
4 cups cooked rice, preferably day-old rice
3 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp chicken stock granules
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 large white mushrooms, sliced
1 cup cooked chicken, shredded
2 eggs
1/2 cup roasted unsalted cashew nuts
1/4 cup raisins (I left this out as hubby doesn't like them)
1 cups crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup frozen green peas
Mix the fish sauce, chicken stock granules and sugar in a small bowl, set aside.
Heat up the oil over medium-high heat and saute the onion and garlic. Add in the mushroom and stir-fry till softened. Add in the chicken and stir-fry till warmed. Make a well in the middle of the wok and crack in the eggs. Scramble the eggs. Make a quick stir of the ingredients in the wok.
Drizzle in the sauce, pouring around the ingredients so it sizzles when it hits the hot wok. Add in the rice and break up large clumps by gently pressing down with the flat side of the spatula. You don't want to crush the rice. Add in the cashew nuts, raisins, pineapple and green peas. Stir-fry to combine until the rice is hot and 'pops'. Taste for seasoning.


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Seasoned! Lessons for and from Leaders
By Bonnie Hagemann, CEO, Executive Development Associates (EDA),and Saundra Stroope, Talent Management and Organizational Development Manager, ATK
Resolute look
Silver streaks
Confident gait
Crow's feet
These are the subtle visual signs of a seasoned leader. They are the signs that he or she has been through something—a lot of something—and lived to tell about it. It makes them interesting and wise and, hopefully, courageous. They've had success and those are the tales they tell on their impressive bios, but it's the stuff they don't say in the bio that really makes a gripping story.
- It's the time they were fired or demoted
- The days of leading immediately after 9/11
- The failed acquisition
- The bankruptcy
- The months of breath holding while working to turn cash flow to a positive
- The lawsuits
- The affair
- The alcohol or prescription drug addition
- The wife or husband who left them
- The children who follow them
It's the trials, the story behind the story, that makes a leader seasoned, and like salt on a steak, the seasoning makes them better. Because it is in the trenches that they learn to keep getting up. And that is the lesson most of us need to learn during this extended time of corporate and financial uncertainty. We need to learn how to keep getting up, to bounce back, to survive, and to go on to tell the story to others one day. We all dream of having it easier, safer, and steadier, but maybe that isn't what we need. Maybe what we need is the turbulence.
If you visit the Biosphere 2, a planet Earth research center at the University of Arizona, as you walk through the exhibits, the guide will point out that the trees are harnessed in place to allow them to stand upright and tall. While almost every force of nature such as the rainforest and ocean waves has been replicated inside the glass structure, the one missing is the force of a strong wind. Without the stress of the wind, the trees can't grow strong and will fall to the ground.
And perhaps it's that way with people, too. Without the trials and the struggles, we can't grow strong; our roots don't go deep enough to handle the pressure when the storm comes. Thus, it's not a life without stress that we should seek but instead, the wisdom to create a life that can withstand the stress and the fortitude to stick it out when the wind is blowing on us especially hard. While some stressful experiences in the workplace can be daunting, without these experiences leaders are unable to stand on their own, learn resilience, and grow stronger.
We often evaluate our elected officials, presidents, and even corporations by the way they handle crisis. Franklin D. Roosevelt, FDR, led the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and war. His message, "Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself," reminded citizens that we have the strength, resilience, and optimism to endure challenges and have a lot to be thankful for.
In 1982, Johnson & Johnson recalled and destroyed 31 million capsules of Tylenol after seven people were killed by cyanide found in bottles on store shelves. The staggering cost of $100 million dollars was a lot to overcome, but the quick, decisive action and introduction of tamper-resistant packaging enabled the company to earn trust and bounce back after the tragedy.
Apple Computer CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs said, "I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired by Apple was the best thing that could ever have happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."In 1985, Jobs resigned and the following year purchased Pixar Animation Studios.
Even athletic superstar Michael Jordan attributes his ultimate success to failing over and over again in his life.
The American Psychological Associationsays resilience is a process that can be practiced and learned. It's not a trait of an individual, team, or corporate culture. Learning from the past and maintaining flexibility and balance in life is important.
How does a leader learn resilience, one of the key characteristics of a seasoned and successful leader? What are some of the strategies? Well, it isn't a one-size-fits-all answer. Different approaches work for different people depending on the personality and leadership style of the individual. Here are a few approaches that may work for various leadership styles:
- Do what must be done. The practical, matter-of-fact-type leader might find comfort in doing. They are more likely to accept the things that can't be changed and focus on the problems that CAN be solved. They will do best when they can establish a plan with a timeline and milestones, set goals, and get to work.
- Connect with others. Relationship-oriented leaders can re-energize by reaching out to peers, customers, direct reports, friends, family, or even volunteering in the community to serve others. Seeking advice, communicating scenarios, and hearing stories of others' successes and failures helps this type of leader bounce back and move forward.
- Create a vision. Enthusiastic, insightful leaders may find they are at their best when they can write down a vision, consider the big picture and establish a long-term strategyfor achieving it. Communicating a vision helps them and others to visualize success in the present. Rallying others to the cause and beginning an exciting new journey or new direction in strategy gives this type of leader new energy and strength to move forward.
- Problem-solve. Leaders who consider themselves primarily logical thinkers who enjoy problem-solving may find relief from a set-back by attacking the issue with an exercise in critical thinking skills the same way we might work on a complex puzzle. In some situations, they may even benefit from creating a little competition either internally with a game or a prize for the team with the solution or externally by toying with the competition in some fun, healthy competition.
- Get creative. Imaginative leaders may benefit from creative expression. They may find that their best ideas for solving a problem or recovering from a setback happen when they take a break and focus on something else, even totally unrelated, for a short while. Even when they are stuck, they can benefit with creative expression by going to a conference, going on vacation, calling a brainstorming session to get fresh eyes on the situation, creative writing, or listening to stories of how others have solved problems creatively. They can create their own, "aha" moment and trigger new approaches to the situation hours or even days after such an exercise.
- Reflect on key insights. Introspective leaders may gain new energy by focusing on lessons learned after a tough moment, event, or project. Taking time to debrief is a key military tactic and works in the corporate world, as well. Focusing on what to do differently next time helps maintain a positive outlook and focus on future success rather than dwelling on what didn't work. It's a continuous improvement mindset minus the over-emphases on perfection the first time. By doing this, the leader gains confidence, as he or she learns and applies new learning when faced with a similar situation again,
Benjamin Disraeli said, "There is no education like adversity" and before inventing the light bulb, Thomas Edison is said to have "found 10,000 ways that don't work." It's through failures, stormy days, and turbulence that leaders discover their ability to get back up, their inner strength, and learn to live the stories that inspire us today and guide future leaders as they, too, weather the storms and struggle by struggle grow into seasoned leaders.
Bonnie Hagemann is the CEO of Executive Development Associates (EDA), a global leadership consulting firm that specializes in executive assessment, development, and coaching. Hagemann specializes in leadership development, executive assessment, and executive coaching. To date, Hagemann has conducted full coaching programs for more than 65 leaders in medium and large organizations, including seven organizational presidents. She has delivered 250-plus presentations and speeches on leadership, teambuilding, communication, conflict, and behavior. She has 13 published works and a book, "Decades of Differences: Making it Work," released in 2010 by HRD Press.
Saundra Stroopeis a Talent Management and Organizational Development manager at ATK with 20 years of experience in Human Resources with an emphasis in talent, leadership, and organizational development. She has experience creating development solutions that align with business strategy and achieving results in a variety of industries (aerospace, defense, mining, energy, telecommunications, health care) at global and Fortune 500 companies. Her education includes a Master's degree in Management, Bachelor's degree in Psychology and professional certifications.


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Application: Chair Fabrics
Content: 100% Polyester
Width: 54"
Weight: 13 ounces per linear yard
Finish: Nano-Tex®
Abrasion: 750,000 double rubs (W)
Flame Resistance: NFPA 260 (UFAC Class 1), California TB 117-2013, Section 1 compliant, Compatible with California TB 133 (CAL 133) when ordered as a FC option
Maintenance Code: W
Manufacturer: HNI
Fabric is readily available
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I know it's been a while since I last wrote something here, but I wanted to pop my head in to make a long-overdue announcement. I've finally gotten myself an official, centralized place on the Internet: the aptly-named GPHemsley.org. (The .org part means that all donations are accepted—just don't expect them to be tax deductible.)
I still haven't gotten it to the point where it contains everything you might want to know about me, but my goal is to eventually make it a one-stop shop for everything I've ever done on the Internet. Ever. Right now, though, it just has a list of my blogs and notable papers I've written in my college (i.e. adult) career.
I felt this announcement was especially important to make now because there are two linguistics-related blogs writing posts about topics I've brought up, and I wouldn't want to poop the party and have you find out about my new website from them. Perhaps I'll have made more progress on my website by a week tomorrow.


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Children with pediatric hemophilia need easy access to comprehensive treatment by physicians who understand this inherited blood disorder.
The Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorder Center at Children's Hospital of Georgia operates the only pediatric hemophilia treatment program in the Augusta, Georgia region.
Our pediatric hemophilia program offers:
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Request an online appointment now or call 706-721-KIDS (5437) or toll free at 888-721-KIDS (5437) to speak to a member of our pediatric hemophilia care team.


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Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook have agreed to settle the terms of their divorce in the latest chapter of the couple's nasty splitsville saga.
The warring couple whose Hamptons fairy tale life unraveled last year settled on terms after both the stunner supermodel and her cheating ex-hubby both demanded the other be thrown in jail.
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A sharp-tongued statement issued by Brinkley's lawyer released early this morning that claimed the blonde bombshell was "completely vindicated" threatened to stall negotiations, an attorney for Cook said.
"That created a lot of turmoil because it was inaccurate," attorney Steven Kuhn told NBCNewyork.com.
The statement in question was riddled with what Cook's camp called "false characterizations" that said the judge threw out all the requests made by Cook, who claimed the model mom was violating the terms of their divorce by keeping him from the kids.
"She didn't get any of what she wanted," Kuhn said.
Hours earlier, Brinkley's attorney said in the statement the model mom got just what she asked for.
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"Mr. Cook has tried repeatedly to tarnish Ms. Brinkley's reputation by making defamatory statements during national television broadcasts, in print media and blogs," Brinkley's attorney, Peter Coronia, calling Cook's motion part of a "smear campaign."
Brinkley decided to withdraw her counterclaim "in an effort to put all this behind her," Coronia said.
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The couple ripped into one another in a Long Island courtroom last week in a bitter he-said, she-said battle in which both accused each other of violating the terms of their divorce.
Though imprisonment was unlikely, the suggestion that both parties be thrown in the clink drew gasps from the courtroom, according to The New York Post.
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"She is doing everything she can to ruin my relationship with my kids," Cook told The Post last week. "I am trying to move on with my life, and I wish she would do the same."


text: Often referred to as holy basil, Tulsi is a potent herb that has been used in India for thousands of years to treat colds, coughs, and flu. Tulsi leaves offer a rich source of essential oil, containing eugenol, nerol, camphor, and a variety of terpenes and flavonoids. The oil is a strong antiseptic against many kinds of disease-causing organisms, including bacteria, fungi, and parasites.


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Veg Oil Motoring is an enterprise which is committed to reducing carbon dioxide emissions through the use of straight vegetable oil (SVO) as a vehicle fuel. We offer competitively priced vehicle conversions that allow vehicles and other diesel engines to run on straight vegetable oil. We also sell duty paid refined used cooking oil (not to be confused with biodiesel) which is probably the most carbon neutral fuel for adapted, standard vehicles.
Veg Oil Motoring has championed this technology in the UK, and especially Wales, over the last 5 years. We were the first to drive from Lands End to John O' Groats on pure vegetable oil.
Why Run your car on vegetable Oil?
It's a cheaper fuel than either diesel or petrol and it could increase the power performance of your car. It is currently legal to walk into most major supermarkets in the UK and buy vegetable oil to use as a vehicle fuel with out paying any duty – provided this is for small scale use (See legality and fuel section). Specially refined used cooking oil is also a fuel option on many converted vehicles and this fuel can be currently purchased from us, fuel duty included, for 90p/l.
Independent research has shown that rather than decreasing performance, cars that are converted to run on pure vegetable oil have an increased power performance as compared to diesel over most speeds.
However there are more important reasons than plain economics and performance for using vegetable oil as a fuel:
For all those who worry about pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every time they get in a car, using vegetable oil as a fuel could be the solution to your dilemma. Chances are we will all get very old, and the planet a whole lot warmer, if we wait for the motor industry to gets its act together and produce a hydrogen or an electric car that really works and is cost effective. However running a diesel car on vegetable oil is an easily achievable reality for those wanting carbon neutral motoring today.
Thousands of people especially in Germany and the rest of Continental Europe are already running their converted vehicles on vegetable oil. This technology is not new and is in fact a renaissance. Only four years after Dr Rudolf Diesel produced his first functional prototype, diesel engines were being successfully run on straight vegetable oil. In 1912 Diesel said, "The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become in the course of time as important as petroleum products of the present time." Dr Diesel was an inventor of great vision and now finally his predictions regarding straight vegetable oil can be seen to share that same insight.


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Making a Splash with Adobe Creative Cloud 2014
As users update their Adobe Creative Cloud apps with the 2014 release they'll be greeted with more than just new features… the splash screens for their favorite apps are also new and feature inspiring artwork from some talented designers. For anyone who hasn't updated yet (or even for those who have) here's a preview of a few of the new screens, along with the the inside scoop from the artists who created them:
Kylli Sparre—Adobe Photoshop CC
A self-taught designer, Kylli Sparre was attracted to Adobe Photoshop because of the endless options it gave her. According to Sparre, who describes her style as dreamlike, symbolic, and sometimes surreal, the limitlessness of image-making helped to open up her creativity. The image featured on the Adobe Photoshop CC splash screen is one of Sparre's personal projects. She knew she wanted to combine the photo of the woman with the location shot, but none of the things she tried worked until she noticed an interesting connection between the two images. After adjusting the angle she was able to emphasize the connection with extraordinary results.
Geso/Pablo IA—Adobe After Effects CC
With a style that straddles art and design, Pablo Iglesias enjoys exploring all kinds of visual disciplines, most recently focusing on more live and video art that combines a range of creative disciplines. For the Adobe After Effects CC splash screen, he first created some graphic elements in Photoshop—a kind of digital illustration recreating a transparent prism with iridescent colors. Next, he generated some video loops with the image in Adobe Premiere Pro CC, using different movements and mirror effects. He then played the loops in a program he uses for live video performance, applied effects such as zoom, RGB delays, and 3D deformations, and captured it all with Syphon. The last step was to make the final edit and composition in Adobe Premiere Pro. The After Effects CC splash screen is one of the frames he captured from the final video.
Črtomir Just—Adobe Muse CC
The design for the Adobe Muse CC splash screen was the result of an experiment. Artist Črtomir Just typically begins all projects by sketching, but moves quickly into the digital realm, working with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign CC. For this project, he was trying out some new things on his own time, working with abstract 3D shapes that started to remind him of real-world animals. He developed the idea into a series of abstract yet realistic forms.
Nick Taylor—Adobe Flash Professional CC
Nick Taylor's generative projects tend to follow a similar pattern. He starts by creating several short snippets of code, and when the code produces an output he likes, he'll flesh it out into a larger program. He often imports vectors from Illustrator or raster images from Photoshop and manipulates them with code. He'll tweak parameters to adjust color, scale, and composition, save unique PDF files, and take those he likes back into Illustrator or Photoshop for additional adjustments.
The Adobe Flash Professional CC splash screen is one of a number of images spawned from a single program. The program began as a very basic experiment involving a pair of individually-rotating vectors, with the second vector attached to the end of the first. It was inspired by the motion of a double pendulum. Taylor connected a number of these vector-pairs and introduced mouse tracking, allowing him to "draw" unique compositions onto the canvas. He finished the piece in Photoshop with texture overlays and color correction.
Holger Lippman—Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Adobe Audition CC
German artist Holger Lippman's likes to incorporate rhythm, repetition, and iteration into his projects and says that his artwork is heavily influenced by electronic music. His work process starts with simple code that grows over weeks, and months, even years. The piece of art that appears on the Adobe Audition CC splash screen was based on the simple Peter De Jong map equations: x' = sin(a * y) – cos(b * x) and y' = sin(c * x) – cos(d * y)
The artwork chosen for the Adobe Premiere Pro CC splash screen was created using Adobe Flash Professional and programming. Lippman used an iteration algorithm consisting of a three-sided pseudo cube within an X Y matrix. The algorithm is divided down by two on six to eight layers, with randomness in number, size, color, and on/off state. Each repetition of the process results in one iteration, which is used as the starting point for the next iteration. He also coded a slight force to cluster the cubes to create little cloud gatherings.
Patrick Seymour—Adobe Illustrator CC
When Patrick Seymour was four-years-old, his mother predicted that he would be an illustrator. Today, with a degree in graphic design, he primarily works on personal projects and likes drawing the same thing many times using different styles. He typically begins with a picture or hand drawing and traces his lines over it. The illustration selected for the Adobe Illustrator CC splash screen was created using this line style. Seymour drew five or six gorillas and three or four lions. The illustration Adobe selected came from experimenting with different colors rather than using his typical black and white style.
The Creative Cloud Splash Screen collection on Behance.
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I love the new splash screens! They're the best yet.
The AE splash is horrible. I made my own. Everything else look great, but this, hurts my eyes. It´s low quality, ugly and represents nothing of the AE "spirit."
Just is Nice! and amazing! thanks for shared!


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I am half British, so it makes sense that I get to write this post.
Though it took me awhile to appreciate the food. I mean, it can seem a bit boiled and gray, especially for my Mom, Grandma and Great Grandma. They didn't have Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsey or my own personal hero, Nigel Slater, to help them along.
They also didn't have the immense ingredients available to them. In fact, my Grandmother and to this day my Mom still has a bit of the rationing mentality leftover. You should see the cans piled up at my parent's place. There are just some things that tattoo themselves on you. Having enough cans to survive on for a good year or two is my Mom's ink of choice.
Growing up, I never had Marmite or trifle, but I did occasionally have Bubble & Squeak and lots of Liver & Onions (which I love and which is hugely popular in the UK).
Strangely enough, the most popular food in the UK is curry, thanks to the vast Indian population. And high end food is what you'll get when eating out**, aside from the fish and chip shops.
The most confusing part of British food perhaps, is the terminology:
Fries are chips, and potato chips are crisps. A popsicle is a lolly, bangers are sausages and rasher is bacon. And just to confuse our Texas friends, biscuits are not those breakfast ones that you cover in gravy every morning, but cookies. They call shrimp prawns and rutabagas swedes.
And that's just a few of them.
Beans on Toast is comforting to me in the way that I think most people feel comforted by ice cream or a glass or warm milk. It makes me think of my Mom and how she's spent her whole life loving me unconditionally.
The recipe above is not how my Mom made it. I think she took a can of baked beans, heated them up in a pan, while she made whole wheat toast and then poured the beans on top.
See? Food doesn't have to be fancy to be good.
** When in the UK, say take away instead of take out. You'll save yourself a lot of time and trouble…


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Winner Announced! Kaiser Roll book giveaway
Well, we had over 90 responses, and they fell into four categories:
1. Buy yourself a "Kaiser Stamp," which imprints the tops of round rolls with the Kaiser pattern.
2. "Klopping," the traditional method of folding and pressing ("klopping" refers to the karate-chop like action to make the seal). Very difficult to achieve with our wet dough; I still haven't managed a credible one.
3. Grouping small balls of dough together. Not really a Kaiser effect, but a great result.
4. Knotting a rope of dough. Really more of a "garlic knot" idea (see http://artisanbreadinfive.com/?p=202)
So it was tough to pick a winner (I have to admit, I haven't even bought a "Kaiser Stamp" yet). The winner is a random selection… it's Kris, who submitted a link to a post with the "knotting" method. She'll be getting a signed copy of the book. Thanks Kris!


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Legend and Champions Weekend is here already, with the three-day event kicking off this Friday with AMA's Hall of Fame Banquet. This year's inductees include Eyvind Boyesen, the Norwegian NASA engineer who pioneered reed induction for two-stroke motorcycles and founded Boyesen Engineering. Also Larry Coleman, a racer who won many sidecar races and championships in the late Seventies and recently has held numerous sidecar land speed records, including one at 174 MPH, along with six other inductees. Saturday activities feature the AMA Racing Championship Banquet, where winners in all AMA classes in 2010 will receive their Number One plates, to be displayed on their bikes for next season, and the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Concours d'Elegance, which will feature a large collection of classic and vintage bikes as well as the recently crowned land speed record holder Top 1 Oil Ack Attack. The Ack Attack, owned by Mike Akatiff and piloted by Rocky Robinson, recently topped 376 MPH on the Bonneville Salt Flats to set the new standard for motorcycle-powered vehicles. On Sunday, organized rides to Hoover Dam and the new completed bridge over it, also the Valley of Fire and Red Rock Canyon, round out the weekend. Further details on the event are available at the AMA website.


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I am using the PN532 board and Arduino UNO in SPI communication. How can I get the PN 532 board to act as a card?.
I have stored an ID on the EEPROM on my Arduino. Now I want to call this ID number from the memory and be able to use the PN 532 board to allow me access?. Thanks.


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Mayor seeks to block illicit massage parlors
Barre proposes ordinance to license owners, employees
The police raid on the Harmony Spa in Williston last month has the Barre mayor's attention.
Tuesday night, Mayor Thom Lauzon introduced a proposed ordinance before the city council that would regulate employees and operators of all "massage, bodywork, and somatic therapy establishments."
Barre is believed to be the state's first community proposing municipal licensing of massage parlors.
The first public hearing is scheduled at City Hall in two weeks.
In Williston, the Harmony Spa landlord is facing criminal charges and the business shutdown. The police action stemmed from a Seven Days newspaper report.
But complaints date back years. Investigators believe Harmony Spa was actually a front for illicit sex - and the likely exploitation of Asian immigrants who worked and lived on the premises.
"The behavior was outrageous, and allowed to continue and continue and my interest in introducing this is to send a clear message," Lauzon said. "I'm not naive enough to think that if an establishment is eliminated in one county it can't try to pop up in another county."
Lauzon pointed to a new business that opened on South Main Street in Barre where signs advertise "Chinese massage."
Placards cover the front windows.
(The mayor does not allege illicit activity inside and says all legitimate businesses are welcome in Barre.)
During an unannounced visit Wednesday, a female employee with a thick accent sat inside a small reception area. A closed, curtained door led to the rear.
The employee said the massage parlor opened three weeks ago but a moment later said she could not understand English or discuss the regulation of businesses like hers.
The ordinance would require employees and operators of any Barre massage parlor to be licensed annually, requiring photo identification and professional training standards. Lauzon proposes license revocation and fines of up to $2,000 for violations of sanitary standards or for sexual activity.
He said the Vermont Legislature should require massage parlors and employees be licensed under state standards.
"Our goal is to keep people who shouldn't be in the profession, to keep them out of the profession."


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Welcome to C&S Tile
Celebrating 50 years in the construction industry!
C&S Tile offers new and innovative products to the market. Our porcelain and ceramic manufacturers are world leaders in their industry utilizing the latest technology in their production and design.
Browse through our new website and choose from our vast selection of porcelain, ceramic and natural stone tiles. From big commercial projects to home renovations we will have what you are looking for.
Come to our newly renovated showroom in Burnaby and let our designers assist you today!


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As legal professionals, we are called to be officers of the court and advocates for our clients. As Christians, we are called to serve God in all we think, say, and do. Remaining faithful to both callings can be challenging. To encourage and support each journey, CLS offers a wide range of member benefits:
Each local chapter provides a community for serving the profession and the public in accordance with the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Law student members have access to Christian student fellowships on law school campuses for personal support, networking opportunities, Bible study discussions, and help with First Amendment issues.
Our Center for Law and Religious Freedom provides ongoing opportunities to contribute to First Amendment advocacy efforts in state and federal courts, state legislatures, and the U.S. Congress.
CLS members can choose to volunteer their time at one of many locally run legal aid clinics around the country. Volunteers receive free training in helping disadvantaged citizens overcome personal and legal obstacles.
• CLS Member Directory• Job Bank for finding and posting jobs• Publications • Attornery Referrals• ConferencesFor further details of CLS member benefits, please download our membership brochure (pdf).


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In this video you'll learn all about aperture, f-stop, focal length and a lot more. Your host, photographer and educator Matt Kloskowski takes you through the various lens categories and also explains some of the Canon nomenclature.
Macro photography is all about photographing objects that are really close to the lens. Macro lenses not only let you close-in on a subject, but also allow you to zoom in on a subject that you cannot get close to. Photographer and educator Matt Kloskowski gives some tips on the best way to capture images that are up to 5 times normal size with Canon's MPE-65mm.


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ESA's Council decisions
Decisions on the future of the European space sector were made at ESA's Council meeting in Paris on 16 and 17 March.
ESA Member States participating in the International Space Station (ISS) exploitation programme have decided to concur with the ISS partners' objective to extend the duration of their involvement in ISS cooperation until the end of 2020. Participating States have committed €550 million to cover the period until the next Ministerial Council of ESA in 2012, where they will take new financial commitments.
This decision provides the framework for new development activities aimed especially at fulfilling Europe's obligations towards the financing of its part of the exploitation costs of the ISS, therefore opening the door to future industrial developments to be undertaken by European industry.
The Council also adopted a Resolution on transparency and short-term measures for European launchers exploitation. ESA Member States reaffirmed the need to maintain an independent, reliable, cost-effective and affordable access to space for Europe.
The adoption of this Resolution was accompanied by relevant financial commitments from ESA Member States participating in the Ariane 5 development programme to ensure that ESA-owned infrastructure, on which the Ariane 5 exploitation relies, is run and maintained operationally until the next Ministerial Council in 2012. Participating States committed €222.5 million for that purpose.
Finally, the Council approved the proposal by ESA's Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain of a new team of Directors who will accompany him in dealing with the new challenges for ESA in the years to come.


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Cook, Gentry close to returning from DL
OAKLAND -- A's manager Bob Melvin provided updates Friday for reliever Ryan Cook (shoulder) and outfielder Craig Gentry (back), who both appear close to returning from Minor League stints while on the 15-day disabled list.
Melvin said Cook threw 16 pitches for Class A Advanced Stockton on Thursday and didn't report any setbacks, topping out at 94 mph The valuable right-handed setup man is eligible to be activated Saturday, but Melvin said Cook could use another Minor League tuneup.
"I would say tomorrow [Saturday] would be a stretch," Melvin said. "But we'll see. I don't want to rule anything out. We mapped out a log of innings that we want him to get to. Maybe one more [game]."
As for Gentry, he recently returned from a three-day paternity leave as his wife gave birth this week to their first child, a girl. A reserve outfielder when healthy, Gentry was sidelined for all of Oakland's Spring Training game action by a balky lower back.
"Probably a couple more outings for him," Melvin said, adding that Gentry could rejoin the A's while they are in Minnesota from Monday to Wednesday.


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"Against the Wall is a simple game that evokes powerful, sometimes primal feelings." - Kotaku
"...it almost immediately wormed its way inside my head and it's now near the top of the massive list of things that I'm excited about and will furiously attempt to keep track of. It has a brilliant, somewhat Borgesian premise that it's hard to imagine in terms of exploration and navigation until you play it. " - Rock, Paper, Shotgun


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Promotions on iPhone Start to Pile Up
Just when the new iPhone will arrive remains to be seen, but those willing to buy the current models can do so at pretty hefty savings.
Last week, Best Buy announced a monthlong deal offering $50 off a new iPhone. Now Best Buy is adding another offer — good only Saturday, June 1 — guaranteeing an extra $150 off for those who trade in a working iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S to get a new iPhone.
Meanwhile, Target said it is offering a $50 price cut on the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S on Sprint, Verizon or AT&T. That promotion starts Sunday and runs through June 9 — the day before Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developers Conference.
In addition, through July 6, Target is offering an additional $50 off an iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S for those who trade in any working cellphone.