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SALEM, Mass. – With a combined 18 hits, eight of which were for extra bases, Salem State University (15-10) defeated baseball (9-8) for the second time in less than a by the final of 13-3 Tuesday afternoon at Central Campus Field.
Richard Fecteau led the Vikings as the second baseman went 4-for-5 with four RBI and three runs scored. Designated hitter Brett Cahill also had a big day for Salem as he went 4-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored.
Salem State got on the board in the bottom of the opening inning scoring three runs. UMass would respond with a run in the top of the second to make it 3-1 in favor of the home team. The Vikings would push their lead to four in the bottom half of the same inning with a pair of runs to make it 5-1. The Beacons would get one more run in the third to cut Salem's lead to three.
The Vikings would gain some insurance runs in the bottom of the fourth, before securing the victory in the seventh scoring five more runs to push their lead to 10. The Beacons were held to just one more run in the top of the sixth before falling to the Vikings.
Harlan Zeerip (Bridgewater, Conn.) was handed the loss after going one complete inning, in which he allowed four runs, three earned, on five hits. The Beacons bullpen got a lot of work in Tuesday's loss with five different hurlers stepping on the hill in Salem.
At the plate Anthony Searles (Shelton, Conn.) and Charles LaPaglia (Marshfield, Mass.) each recorded two hits and a run scored. The Beacons managed eight hits in the loss with Jamill Moquete (Boston, Mass.) and Alex Webb (Gloucester, Mass.) each driving in one run.
Matt Burnham earned the victory, his second of the year, after going six complete innings. He allowed all three runs and eight hits. He also walked four and struck out three.
Baseball returns to action tomorrow when they host Framingham State University in the Beacons 2014 home opener at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton. Frist pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.


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6 April 2011 - Fukushima City, Japan. Greenpeace radiation team experts Rianne Teule and Nikki Westwood check crops for contamination in a garden at Fukushima City, 60 km from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The vegetables showed radiation levels 50-60 times more than the recommended limit.
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Sunderland get back on track against 10-man Fulham
Sunderland registered their first Premier League away win since February and ended a run of five games without victory by overcoming 10-man Fulham 3-1 on Sunday.
Brede Hangeland was sent off for Fulham after half an hour, but although Steven Fletcher's opener for the visitors was cancelled out by Mladen Petric, goals from Carlos Cuellar and Stephane Sessegnon gave Sunderland the win.
With 10 goals to their name, Martin O'Neill's side are no longer the lowest-scoring team out of England's 92 league clubs.
Victory lifted the Black Cats above Wigan Athletic into 15th place, three points above the relegation zone, while Fulham remain ninth.
Dimitar Berbatov headed wide from Damien Duff's cross after five minutes at Craven Cottage, but the first half was a sleepy affair until Hangeland was sent off by referee Lee Probert.
The Norwegian was shown a straight red card for jumping in two-footed on Lee Cattermole — himself no stranger to full-blooded challenges — and despite Fulham coach Martin Jol's incredulous reaction, the decision was correct.
A pivotal 14-second passage of play tipped the balance of the match in Sunderland's favour after five minutes of the second period.
Fulham left-back John Arne Riise hit the Sunderland bar with a deflected shot but Sunderland broke quickly, with Adam Johnson's fine, sweeping cross freeing Fletcher to toe the ball past Mark Schwarzer.
Petric came on for the injured Bryan Ruiz and lifted a chance over the bar shortly after making his entrance, while at the other end, Schwarzer produced a full-stretch save to repel Johnson's curler.
Fulham drew level a minute later, Petric steering the ball into the roof of the net from inside the six-yard box after Duff drilled a low cross across the face of goal from the left.
The teams were not level for long, however, with Spanish centre-back Cuellar heading Sunderland back into the lead from Johnson's corner only three minutes later to register his first goal for the club.
Sessegnon put daylight between the teams with a superb goal in the 70th minute, rolling his marker and unleashing a glorious strike from 25 yards that found the net via the inside of the right-hand post.
Fletcher was denied a second goal by the assistant referee's flag, while Sunderland were indebted to goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who saved brilliantly from Steve Sidwell and Petric to preserve the visitors' two-goal cushion.


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Scared of egg cocktails? Then try a Pisco Sour, one of the best examples of how egg whites can bolster the character of a drink.
3 oz. pisco
3/4 oz. simple syrup (1:1) or 2 tsp. sugar
1 oz. fresh lemon juice
1 fresh egg white (pasteurized if you like)
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Tools: shaker, strainer
Glass: cocktail or goblet
In a shaker, combine the pisco, simple syrup, lemon juice and egg white and shake vigorously with ice. Strain into a glass and dash with bitters.


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Hi All,
Its great to meet you all here. I joined this group yesterday to just get kick start my interest on off roading. I moved to USA couple of years back and i don't have my rig yet.
I love outdoors and adventures. for couple years now i have been trying to read, watch stuffs all about the off roads. now i am ready to jump into action but i don't know where to start with. I know the first basic need is to have a rig and start hitting the basic trails and i am in process of getting one.
while that is in progress i would like to get advice's, suggestion from you experienced guys, like meet and discuss more and watch some action.
I would love come meet, great, discuss, watch you guys in the trails and that would give me more clue of what interest i am developing about off roads and what kind of vehicle i need to start with. is there a calender or meet up you guys post and would like to invite me or let me know and i can come and participate as spectator?
i am pretty much handy and can work on trucks and would say i am comfortable in getting a stock rig and upgrade as needed. so seeking advice to get started on this
Don't know the exact location you are at, but look at the region map in the club section on the front page of this site. Contact the Region Director for the meeting dates and locations. Drop by and get to know folks, pick their brains. If they get to know you a little, you will in all probability get invited to go on a run as a passenger. Let them know a little background and what you might be looking for and people here will bend over backward to help out.
Good Luck, and welcome to the forum.
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Thanks Art,
I have some of the same interest. I'm not really looking to wheel or mud, but I've had to way out in the boonies and I would like practice in a controlled setting.
Since it wasn't my intention to wheel I went with a 2.5" lift and Duratrac 35's.
It would be nice to boogy with some other folks and see what this JK can do.
Hey Balu4k, I'm in Bellevue, maybe we could sync up and attend one of the meets, or just head down some trails and get muddy. If you're interested send me a PM.
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U.S. Fears Aleppo Is Next for Attack
Obama administration officials believe they must respond quickly to the Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons, or else the regime will deploy them again in Syria's largest city, now a key stronghold of the opposition. Dion Nissenbaum reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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Well, with my kids being so tiny, especially weight-wise I think it is even more important that I think through what they are eating. I'm always re-evaluating how I do things. With the new year coming up I always find it a great time to reassess everything in my life. I've realized my kids are not getting enough protein. I am just more of a fruit and veggies kind of girl, than a meat kind of girl. We LOVE our salads, in fact my kids will beg for lettuce. However, I think this means that my kids are not getting enough protein because we don't eat meat a lot.
We usually have Honey Nut Cheerios, or Hot Cereal for Breakfast. About once a week I make pancakes or eggs or something hot. I know that choosing a better breakfast, will help my kids and I stay on track and set the tone for the rest of the day. I think this is a perfect time to fit in some more protein. With the New Year coming up I want to add a resolution to make hot breakfasts more often, maybe 3 out of the 5 school days. A good way to add some protein into this new resolution could be to add some Jimmy Dean D-Lights products to our breakfast menu. I can see how their line of products could help by adding protein at breakfast as well as still being quick things to make in the morning rush!
FYI: When I looked for these Jimmy Dean D-Lights, they were not with the sausages. Instead, I found them in the frozen breakfast foods aisle!
I love this time of year because it gives us that push to re-evaluate how things are going in our lives and what we can improve on! I'd love to hear how you are going to make better choices this New Year's season. Leave a comment and enter for $100 gift card!
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Tips for Building Balanced Scorecard Dashboards
A key component of the balanced scorecard strategy is building dashboards to quickly reveal analysis results. Here are some tips for making dashboards that work for your business without wasting time or resources:
Keep your dashboards to one page and one page only!
Focus on the data and information and resist the temptation to put in a lot of useless color, glitz, and fancy presentation graphics.
Make sure your dashboard information jumps out at you and doesn't require a lot of scrutiny and analysis to understand what it's telling you.
Be careful in selecting any dashboard software solutions, making sure that the software and its provider fit your needs, not only for today, but for many years to come.


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WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama announced a research initiative to revolutionize our understanding of the human mind while creating jobs.
The BRAIN -- Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies -- Initiative was unveiled by the president at the White House Tuesday morning.
The initiative will accelerate the development and application of new technologies to produce dynamic pictures of the brain that show how it records, processes, uses, stores, and retrieves vast quantities of information, and shed light on the complex links between brain function and behavior, a White House release said.
The ultimate goal is to help researchers find new ways to treat, cure, and even prevent brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.
The initiative will receive investments in 2014 totaling $100 million from the National Institutes of Health, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the National Science Foundation.
The president said funding for research and the jobs it creates was vital to keep America at the forefront of science.
"When our leading thinkers wonder if it still makes sense to encourage young people to get involved in science in the first place because they're not sure whether the research funding and the grants will be there to cultivate an entire new generation of scientists, that's something we should worry about," he said at a news conference.
"What we do know is if we keep investing in the most prominent, promising solutions to our toughest problems, then things will get better. And if we keep taking bold steps like the one we're talking about to learn about the brain, then I'm confident America will continue to lead the world in the next frontiers of human understanding," he said.


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Coach-MS Assist Track and Field at Highline Public Schools
Seattle, WA 98146
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Job Number:2019-6968
Coach-MS Assist Track and Field
Cascade Middle School
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GROUP: Coaching LEVEL: M.S. Assistant
FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt
WORK DAYS PER FISCAL YEAR: Varies - Work days are dependent on the schedule for specific sport
SUMMARY: Middle school assistant coaches oversee the growth and development of student athletes by focusing on fundamental skills instruction with an emphasis on whole child development to include expectations for academic and athletic excellence, leadership skills, and positive social relationships.
CONTEXT AND MISSION: Highline Public Schools serves approximately 19,000 students in the communities of Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Boulevard Park and White Center Heights in Washington State. Starting in the fall of 2012, the Highline community came together to develop a four-year strategic plan outlining the communitys bold goals and big dreams for its children. The plans promise is that every student in Highline Public Schools is known by name, strength, and need, and graduates prepared for college, career, and citizenship. The collective commitment embodied in the plan is grounded in the communitys deep belief that Highline students are capable of reaching the plans ambitious goals and is driven by students aspirations for their future. The instructional vision articulated in the plan is organized around Four Pillars that guide professional and organizational practices: - Equitable access to rigorous, standards-based instruction. Middle-quality instruction for all students. - Results-focused professional learning and collaboration. Investing in our people so they continuously fine-tune their craft and grow in their profession. - Strong partnerships with families and community. Schools cant do it alone. We are better when students, families, community and educators work hand-in-hand. - A culturally responsive organization. Our diversity is a strength and an asset. We are committed to equity, excellent service for all, and continuous improvement.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed while in other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. General 1. Professional Development and Leadership. The assistant coach will keep abreast of knowledge and techniques associated with his/her sport by staying current with sport-specific literature and attending clinics and workshops. 2. Responsibility for Rules and Regulations. The assistant coach will study the rules and regulations associated with his/her sport. The assistant coach will read and understand the rules and regulations of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), Highline Public Schools, and the league in which his/her team competes. 3. Program Promotion. The assistant coach will promote his/her sport within the school and encourage students to participate.
JOB DESCRIPTION: MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT COACH 4. Program Organization. The assistant coach is expected to hold practice on a daily basis. Absence from practice should be for illness and/or an emergency situation only and must be cleared in advance by the building athletic director. The head coach is not authorized to excuse an assistant from practice. 5. Standard of Care. The assistant coach is expected to model safety training relative to his/her sport as demonstrated and directed by the head coach. The assistant coach is expected to have a working knowledge of basic athletic training skills and procedures. He/she should be able to perform basic taping and first aid functions. 6. Professionalism. The assistant coach is expected to exercise good judgment and project positive coaching behaviors. The assistant coach is expected to assume a major role in the molding of student athletes in his/her program and the school/community at large. The assistant coach is expected to teach and develop basic skills fundamentals, leadership characteristics, and cooperative, team-oriented behavior. His/her approach is expected to be even keel, calm, and positive. He/she is expected to be contemplative and fair-minded. 7. Sportsmanship and Ethics. The assistant coach is expected to serve as an example of sportsmanship and humility at all times. When faced with obstacles or losses, he/she is expected to handle each instance with grace, dignity, and pride. The assistant coach must model and insist upon ethical behavior and good citizenship at all times. Administrative 1. Supervision. The assistant coach is responsible for participants in his/her program from the time they report until the time they leave. 2. Presentation of Rules/Regulations. The assistant coach thoroughly understands and reinforces eligibility requirements, participation rules, and the District Eligibility Code as demonstrated and directed by the head coach. 3. Attention to Eligibility Rules. The Assistant Coach ensures that each program participant has completed the eligibility process before taking part in any form of practice activity. This can only take place when the assistant coach or a designated assistant has, in his/her possession, a signed and completed Highline Public Schools Single-Sport Clearance Form (AD-3). 4. Accident/Injury Procedure. The assistant coach is expected to call 911 without hesitation for serious and/or difficult to assess injuries. The assistant coach is expected to fill out and submit an Accident Report Form to the building athletic director within 24 hours of a student or staff member being injured. Emergency situations are to be immediately reported to the building athletic director and director of athletics. 5. Meeting Attendance. The assistant coach is expected to attend building, district, and league meetings. 6. Responsibility for Playing Facility and Equipment. The assistant coach immediately reports safety concerns to the head coach and assumes responsibility for the care of equipment and facilities used in the program. 7. Violations and Ejections Procedure. The assistant coach is expected to report a violation and/or ejection to the head coach, building athletic director, and director of athletics immediately following the contest where the infraction occurred. 8. Coach Evaluation Process. The assistant coach is expected to attend an evaluation meeting with the building athletic director following the season. 9. Assistant Coach as Program Leader. The assistant coach is expected to meet with the head coach in advance of the season to develop program goals and discuss a plan to ensure consistent instruction of fundamental skills, systems, and strategies. Highline Public Schools Enter position code followed by job title Page 2 of 4
JOB DESCRIPTION: MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT COACH Financial and Equipment 1. Responsibility for Program Equipment, Supplies, and Inventory. The assistant coach is responsible for his/her programs equipment and supplies and is expected to account for all program-related items checked out to him/her at the start of the season. 2. Program Purchases. The assistant coach is expected to request essential program needs through the head coach and is not to purchase program items with personal funds. 3. Fundraising Activities. The assistant coach is expected to work through the head coach to discuss potential fundraising activities and is not to raise or handle funds without advance approval from the building athletic director. Other Functions - Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit and supporting student learning objectives.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or equivalent One year of sport-specific playing and/or coaching experience in a secondary and/or post-secondary athletics program and/or related club coaching experience. Proven training and experience in the presentation of drills, safety factors, and proper application of skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:: Three or more years of paid middle school and/or post-secondary sport-specific coaching experience and/or related club coaching experience. Completion of the National Federation Coaching Fundamentals Course to include passing the test. Note: Individuals completing this course at their own expense (found at www.nfhslearn.com) will receive $100 added to their coaching stipend for each season coached.
CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: 21 years of age or older Criminal background clearance First Aid and CPR certification (must be hands-on training). Online Concussion Training (CT). A free course is available at www.nfhslearn.com Note: Individuals may submit an application prior to completing FA/CPR/CT Training.
KNOWLEDGE OF: League and WIAA rules and regulations National Federation of Middle Schools (NFHS) sport-specific rules and regulations Record keeping and report preparation School board policies and procedures
ABILITY TO: Communicate effectively verbally and in writing Maintain effective working relationships Relate in a positive manner with students, staff and parents Organize, administrate, and oversee a sport-specific athletics program at each level of the program Comply with school board policies and follow administrative procedures
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: Reports to Building Athletic Director Highline Public Schools Enter position code followed by job title Page 3 of 4
EVALUATION: This position will be evaluated by the building athletic director based on performance of duties and responsibilities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in indoor conditions and on surfaces that vary in height and stability. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
CLASSIFICATION HISTORY Created by Human Resources, 2014.01.15 Job descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by the entire classification. They cannot include, and are not intended to include, every possible activity and task performed by every specific employee. Highline Public Schools Enter position code followed by job title Page 4 of 4


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All Onslow County Public Libraries will be closed Monday, Jan. 20 for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.�s birthday.
Laptime for infants up to 23 months and their caregivers meets at the Main Branch every Wednesday at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Small wonders for 13 to 24 months every Wednesday and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Main Library.
Time for Twos for 2 year olds and their caregivers meets at the Main Branch every Thursday at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Preschool Explorers meets every Tuesday at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the Main Library.
Preschool Storytime, for children ages 3 to 5 meets at the Sneads Ferry Branch every Tuesday at 10 a.m. and at the Richlands and Swansboro Branches every Thursday at 11 a.m.
Mother Goose Time for children up to age 3 and their caregivers meets at the Richlands Branch every Thursday at 10 a.m. and the Swansboro Branch every Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m.
Kids Creations, featuring theme-based stories and crafts for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, meets at the Richlands Branch the first Thursday of each month at 4:30 p.m.
Legos at the Library for children ages kindergarten through 12th grade meets at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Main Library and the third Saturday of each month at the Swansboro Branch Library.
Free family movies
The Onslow County Public Library shows free family-friendly movies the first Friday of each month at 4 p.m. at the Main Branch and Jan. 23 at the Richlands Branch Library. Bring the family and enjoy an afternoon movie and free popcorn. For more information or to register, call 910-455-7350, ext. 231.
American Girl Club
American Girl Book Club for youth in grades two to five meets the third Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Main Library. The group discusses a different American Girl each month with snacks, crafts and activities relevant to different periods in history. Next meeting at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Main Library.
Teen game night
Teens in grade 6-12th can enjoy a night of video/board games, snacks and more from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Sneads Ferry Branch Library.
Financial aid workshop
College Foundation of North Carolina offers a free financial aid workshop at 6 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Swansboro Branch Library. Learn financial aid basics, fill out FAFSA form, grant programs and college loans.
eBook workshop
Learn how to browse, check-out and download eBooks using the North Carolina Digital Library at 10 a.m. Jan. 25 at the Richlands Branch Library. All downloads are free and get the most from your virtual library.
For more information on Onslow County Public Library services or programs, go to co.onslow.nc.us/library/ or call 910-455-7350.
Carteret County
All Carteret County Public Libraries will be closed Monday, Jan. 20 for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.�s birthday.
Bag day book sale
Friends of Carteret Public Library hosts a Bag Day Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 24-25 at the library. All the books you can put in a bag for $5. Friends� will supply the bags.
Friends� meeting
Friends of the Bogue Banks Library meets at 3 p.m. Jan. 26 with guest speaker Kevin Duffus on �How Shipwrecks Shaped the Destiny of the Outer Banks.�
Carteret Public Library hosts the Let�s Talk About It series beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27 with Anne Baker of N.C. State University coming to discuss Jean Rhys�s �Wide Sargasso Sea.� This is the second session of the �Mad Women in the Attic� series.
Western Carteret Library hosts the Let�s Talk About It series beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 with Willie Nelms coming to discuss Khaled Hosseini�s �Kite Runner.� This is the second session of the �Divergent Cultures� series.
AARP Tax-Aide
From Feb. 1 through April 15, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation�s largest free tax assistance and preparation program, helps low to moderate income taxpayers of all ages with special attention to the senior population with face-to-face tax assistance services for basic Federal and State income tax returns.
Locally, Tax-Aide volunteers are available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., to provide tax return preparation and electronic filing services at the following locations:
Carteret Public Library, 1702 Live Oak St, Beaufort, every Tuesday and Saturday.
Western Carteret Library, 230 Taylor Notion Rd, Cape Carteret, every Monday and Wednesday. They will not be available March 17, 19, 24, and 26, but instead will be open March 18, 21, 25, and 28.
Leon Mann Senior Center, 3820 Galantis Dr, Morehead City, every Thursday and Friday.
For more information call Traci Torrie, District Coordinator, at 910-326-6239.
Book wagon
Friends of the Carteret County Public Library�s book sales wagon is located at the corner of Turner and Front streets in Beaufort. Hardback books are $1 and paperbacks are 50 cents.
Children and youth programs
Carteret County Public Library�s storytime program for 3 to 5 year olds meets at 10 a.m. Wednesdays. Time for Toddlers, ages 18 months to 3 year olds meets at 10 a.m. Fridays.
The Western Carteret children�s storytime with Ms. Anna for ages 3 to 5 year-olds meets at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. Bookends meets at 4 p.m. Tuesdays. Anime Club meets at 5 p.m. Tuesdays.
Z-Factor Productions meets at 4:30 p.m. Thursdays.
Gaming meets at 3 p.m. Fridays.
Newport Public Library children�s library will have a medieval celebration with stories of knights, dragons and castles. Children will create a coat-of-arms shields, juggling balls, stained glass and a fire-breathing dragon. Come and travel in time. Book Worms Book Club will not meet this week. Preschool �Read-to-Me� Storytime for ages 3 to 5 years meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Book Buddies Book Club for grades K-2 meets at 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Bogue Banks Library�s preschool storytime �Fun and Games� meets at 10 a.m. Thursdays.
For more information on Carteret County Library services or programs, call 252-728-2050 or go to carteret.cpclib.org.
Camp Lejeune
Preschool Storytime meets every Wednesday at Tarawa Terrace Community Center at 10 a.m. and Midway Park Community Center at 10:30 a.m.
Storytime meets for theme-based stories and crafts on Thursdays at the base main library at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
For more information on events and programs at the base libraries, call 910-451-3026.


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Texas State Technical College (TSTC) in Abilene is a commuter campus with flexible daytime, afternoon and evening hours to meet the needs of traditional college students and adult learners. We offer a wide variety of training that is in demand in the West Texas area and are conveniently located to serve military personnel and families stationed at Dyess Air Force Base.
TSTC in Abilene has three facilities:
Abilene boasts a lively cultural arts scene that offers museums, shopping and entertainment. This close-knit community has an annual calendar full of festivals and family-friendly events highlighting a rich Texas history.
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City: Abilene
Population: 117,063
County: Taylor and Jones
650 E. Highway 80
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1. Compile a list of assets and liabilities.
The value of what you own will likely play a large role in your overall estate plan. How your assets are owned (jointly or individually) is also important. This may seem like a daunting task, but unless you are as wealthy as Mark Cuban, it is not as difficult as it would seem. While you are creating your list, it is a great time to compile supporting account statements, deeds, vehicle titles, etc. If you have all of these documents in a centralized location, you will make someone's life much easier down the road.
2. Think about who you want to wind up your affairs
after you are gone.
Remember that person I mentioned in No. 1 whose life is going to be made easier? They thank you in advance for taking No. 1 to heart.
3. Think about who you want to take care of your minor children.
If you do not have minor children, feel free to continue enjoying your peace and quiet while you skip to No. 4. If you do have minor children, you may come to find that you and your spouse or significant other may not immediately agree on this topic. I assure you, this is a conversation you would rather have in the comfort of your own home.


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This weekend I finally found myself with a bit of free time, mainly because my poor boyfriend had taken himself off to bed ill and hence he couldn't force me to DIY. So, I turned to my family history for the first time in a while to do some proper digging.
I decided that I would focus my efforts on the family of Doris Ross, who was my grandfather Horace James Hancock's first wife, before he married my mum's mother Margaret Goulding. She's not at all a direct ancestor of mine, but she died young, I'm not entirely sure how, and the couple didn't have any children, so although I felt a little bit like I was intruding on someone else's family, I knew that no direct line descendants would be researching her at least, and I've always been a little bit intrigued by her.
For one thing, Horace was born in Wales, and was supposedly a fireman in Brighton during the Second World War – however, his marriage to Doris took place in 1941, in Wakefield and it has never been clear how he came to be here. I had wondered if he only moved here after he met Doris, if she was local. As it turns out she was.
In fact she was incredibly easy to track down. Firstly, I was able to find her probate record, and thus confirm the death I had for her, in 1954, was correct. She was aged just 42, giving a birth date of 1912. This was a little frustrating, as it meant she wouldn't appear on the 1911 census, but I was able to find a birth record for her, which gave her mother's maiden name as Gillings. From this I was easily able to track down a Gillings–Ross marriage: Elizabeth Gillings married Claude Atkin Ross in 1908. And with a name like Claude Atkin Ross to follow the rest was a breeze. Finding his probate record, with Doris Hancock named as the executor neatly tied up the parcel, so I knew I had the right family.
I won't bore you with all the minute details of the family tree. In brief, the family seems to be mainly upper working class and one branch originates in the tiny village of Lambley, north-east of Nottinghamshire, with other branches rooted more strongly in Wakefield and the surrounding areas. However, there were a couple of intriguing snippets:
First up, there's the religion issue. The Ross line in particular seems to be somewhat undecided as to whether it is C of E or Wesleyan – in places, one sibling is baptised Wesleyan, and then the next C of E, which variation I struggle to understand. Claude Atkin Ross himself is baptised Wesleyan in 1909, a year after his marriage to Elizabeth. I can't find any register at all of Doris' baptism, but many of her siblings had Wesleyan baptism. I'd liek to find out more about why this might have happened.
Far more sinister though, is the family murder! The victim was Claude Atkin Ross's aunt Emma Eliza Sheard, formerly Perkin, née Land – sister of his mother, Nancy Hagar Land. I was first alerted to the murder when I discovered her probate record, which read as follows:
Sheard, Emma Eliza of 4 Chevet-terrace Walton, Wakefield, widow who was last seen alive in or about July 1941 and whose dead body was found on 17 December 1948 at the Sharlston West Colliery Walton. Administration Wakefield 18 February to Harry Bramley Norman clerk. Effects £654 7s 8d.
Of course, this immediately piqued my interest, and I Googled her to see if I could find out more:
One of Walton's dark deeds happened at Chevet Terrace back in the first half of the twentieth century. Winifred Mary Hallaghan of Chevet Terrace was arrested in 1949 charged with with the manslaughter of her great aunt, Emma Eliza Sheard. When the Second World War started, Winifred invited her widowed great aunt to stay with her and her husband at Chevet Terrace. It seems that Winifred thought that the old lady might be nervous on her own. However, things did not go smoothly and Mrs Sheard, it seems, was not an easy woman to live with. In 1941 there was a quarrel between Winifred's husband, Don, and Mrs. Sheard over an electric light bulb. The quarrel ended with Don Hallaghan telling the awkward aunt that she had to go.
Mrs Sheard did not go at this point, for there followed a further exchange of bad-tempered words, this time with Winifred. Mrs Sheard said that Don should be the one to go as he had been having a bit on the side with the woman next door. Although Winifred did not believe her great aunt, she was sufficiently angered to strike her. The old woman fell backwards, hitting her head on a sewing machine. Winifred left her great aunt lying on the floor. Later, when she returned, she found her still lying there, at which point, she dragged her great aunt to bed. It seemed likely that Mrs Sheard was already dead. On her way to tell her husband about the incident, it seems that Winifred noticed children playing around a capped pit shaft not far from her home. And so it was that Mrs Sheard up at the bottom of the shaft, toppled there by her great niece Winifred.
Later, Winifred sold a cottage that her great aunt owned in Neville Street, Belle Vue - by forging her signature - all the while Mrs Sheard's remains lay at the bottom of the shaft. It seems that she did tell her husband and her brother about the incident in 1946, but they kept 'mum', so to speak. It was in 1948, that the corpse was discovered by a colliery electrician. At Leeds in 1949, Winifred was sentenced to five years in prison for forgery and three years for manslaughter.
I haven't yet identified Winifred Mary Hallaghan – who would be a cousin or second cousin of Doris Ross. However, I can confirm that this is definitely the same family, as I have identified Harry Bramley Norman, executor of Emma Eliza Sheard's will, as the son of Emma Eliza's older sister Fanny Norman née Land.
I wonder whether Doris, who married Horace at around the same time as her great aunt disappeared, knew about it – after all, this could have been a quite distant branch of the family, or a very close one. Her father, Emma Eliza's nephew, was still alive, but his mother had died in 1934, so he may not have had much contact with her family. If they were close, I wonder how they felt about this tragedy?
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Hip hop blogger Andrew Noz joins us again this week to recommend some of his favorite tracks of the moment. What's he listening to now? Aesop Rock's ode to a haircut in Racing Stripes and Alpoko Don's stripped down track All I Know.
Andrew Noz writes about hip hop for Cocaine Blunts and has a regular column, Diamonds and Wood, for Pitchfork.
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The Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer began learning classical violin at age three and started improvising on the piano only a few years later. While he studied math and physics at Yale and UC Berkeley, he couldn't stay away from music. He found himself doing academic work by day, and moonlighting as a jazz pianist in Bay Area clubs.
His music is known for its complex, pulsing rhythms and creating unusual covers of artists like Stevie Wonder, Flying Lotus, and Michael Jackson.
He talks to us about exploring rhythm with math (remember Fibonacci's sequence?), the social experience of creating and listening to music, and the idea that "music is action."
The Vijay Iyer Trio's newest album is Accelerando.
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Demetri Martin is the kind of person who's obsessed with puzzles and linguistic and cultural ironies, and you've probably seen him explore those on his show Important Things with Demetri Martin. But he's usually got a big sketchpad, slides projected overhead, and a piano to riff on. He's put the theatricality aside in favor of straight ahead one-liners in this clip from his new special, Standup Comedian.
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Dave Hill is best known as a New York-based comedian, but he's dabbled in a lot of things. He's interviewed fans of Chick-Fil-A for This American Life, lived the life of a frontman for a semi-successful rock band (they were big in Japan), and even had a job as a pedicab driver for a few days.
One of his trademarks is making himself and others uncomfortable during a performance, whether he's asking inane or (alternately) inappropriately suggestive questions in his man-on-the-street interviews, performing stand up or hosting his talk show The Dave Hill Explosion. He mines a number of uncomfortable situations in his recent book of essays, Tasteful Nudes: ...and Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation.
He talks to us about how being a rock musician made him realize he loved comedy, and how he ended up performing at Sing Sing for maximum security felons. This interview originally aired July 2, 2012.)
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Rage, garage punk, and R&B. The Dirtbombs' music has it all, and Jesse suggests you check out their album Ultraglide in Black.
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The Australian Government has released the final report of the Australia's Future Tax System Review.
The Government's initial response to the report can be found at www.futuretax.gov.au.
The Review took a 'root and branch' approach and examined Australian and State government taxes, and interactions with the transfer system in order to make recommendations to position Australia to deal with the demographic, social, economic and environmental challenges that lie ahead.
Since being established in 2008, the Panel provided many opportunities for people to make a submission and engaged with the community through public meetings and focus groups, meetings with representative business and community groups, discussions with other government departments and agencies, and through its tax and transfer policy conference held in June 2009.
Around 1,500 formal submissions were received, canvassing a wide-range of issues of concern to the community – an extremely rich source of information which helped the Panel shape its recommendations.
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EDITORIAL: Approve Public Act 4 to save cities from bankruptcy
Public Act 4, which allows appointment of an emergency manager to right a community's finances, will be tested by voters on the Nov. 6 ballot.
It should be approved.
The law was signed by Gov. Rick Snyder in 2011 and it expanded the powers of emergency managers, who were previously known as emergency financial managers and worked under a law called Public Act 72.
Public Act 4 establishes criteria to assess the financial condition of local government units, including school districts. It authorizes the governor to appoint an emergency manager upon the state finding a financial emergency and allows the EM to act in place of local officials. It requires the EM to develop financial and operating plans that could include termination of public workers' contracts, and it determines expenditures, services and use of assets until the emergency is resolved.
Pontiac, Flint and Benton Harbor are under the control of emergency financial managers. In addition, EFMs are operating the school systems in Detroit, Highland Park and Muskegon Heights.
When the referendum on Public Act 4 was placed on the ballot, the state suspended the law until the election, revived Public Act 72 and reappointed Michigan's EMs as emergency financial managers.
State officials say Public Act 72 will be reinstated if voters repeal Public Act 4, but that position is likely to face legal challenges.
Many cities and school districts have structural deficits. Municipalities are hurting, more than anything else, because of an almost universal decline in property tax revenue.
"You can't go on spending more money than you take in ... using smoke and mirrors to pretend the problem won't go away," Pontiac's first Emergency Financial Manager Fred Leeb -- appointed in 2009 -- said. Leeb was followed by Michael Stampfler and then the city's current emergency financial manager Louis Schimmel, who took over in Pontiac in September 2011.
Schimmel has helped Pontiac. He contracted with Waterford Township for fire protection and with the Oakland County Sheriff's Department to patrol the city's streets, dissolving the Pontiac Police Department.
Schimmel raised $55 million in a deal with the Oakland County Water Resources Commission that sold excess capacity in the city's wastewater treatment system. That cash infusion eliminated the city's short-term deficit, but the $55 million in bonds will still have to be paid back. However, Pontiac still faces a long-term structural deficit in the form of about $270 million in unfunded future pension and health care obligations.
The city has placed a question on the November ballot on whether to increase the city's operating millage by 6.5-mills to bring revenues in line with expenditures.
Local officials and unions have vehemently protested state intervention. In Pontiac, the city council recently passed a resolution challenging the revival of Public Act 72, and Flint's city council has made similar efforts.
While the awesome powers of an emergency manager strikes us as thwarting the people's democratic rights to control their financial destiny, broad powers are needed until a long-term solution is found to pay for promised benefits to retired public employees.
There is no panacea for cities in deficit. Flint, for example, was appointed an emergency financial manager in 2002 and emerged from state control, only to fall back into receivership in 2011.
Perhaps EMs should be limited to a year or two in office to resolve a city's financial woes. Meanwhile, Public Act 4 is a necessary evil. Without it, it's likely many cities will face bankruptcy. A community's fate being decided in court is far worse than an EM running the show.


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My vet did tell me, though, that elkhounds had easier temperaments than huskies and were way less aggressive than malamutes. At least in Michigan those northern breed dogs are more comfortable. St Louis was too warm for my elkhounds and Florida would be terrible for them. My female, Buschy, would lay on a metal loveseat out on the patio when it snowed and put her tongue out and catch the snow. She loved it.
" To the world you are just one more person, but to a rescued pet, you are the world."
"A Nation of Sheep Breeds a Government of Wolves!"
I just helped a friend bury one of his yesterday. A border collie mix that he'd had since he was a puppy. His sister will probably be following him soon. On top of that a "friend" of his just took back a black lab that he gave him last year. So it's been a bit of a rough week.
To help get over it he just bought a Chocolate Lab and a German Shephard puppy. Two very cute puppies.In most sports, cold-cocking an opposing player repeatedly in the face with a series of gigantic Slovakian uppercuts would get you a multi-game suspension without pay.
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I wouldn't say I'm a "Horse-Game Connoisseur," but I do think horses are pretty neat. So I got a kick out of the press release I received from Ubisoft today about their upcoming 3DS game, Horses 3D.
According to the press release, Horses 3D will be the "first authentic horse game for the Nintendo 3DS system," and will allow players to "experience the thrill of being a horse stable manager as they care for, ride, and train more than 15 horses for world-class performances."
(More than 15 horses! That could be, like, any number! There could be fifty horses in this game!)
The game will take advantage of the 3DS' capabilities to create "the most realistic visuals for a horse game yet." Said features include "beautiful environments and textures," and of course, "3D horses."
"Build unique relationships with 16 realistic horses by grooming, feeding and cleaning off their hooves," the press release promises. Ok, so, 16 horses.
"Players can also train their horses through four equestrian disciplines such as stunt riding to jumping and even dressage and then compete in races or go on fun rides."
3DS owners will be able to go on fun rides in Horses 3D when the game launches on March 27th for $39.99.


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News Release 14-026
Seed dispersal study shows value of conservation corridors
Ecologists study how wind moves seeds through longleaf pines
February 24, 2014
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Field ecologists go to great lengths to get data. Radio collars and automatic video cameras are among their tools for documenting the natural world.
So when a group of ecologists set out to see how wind moves seeds through isolated patches of habitat carved into a longleaf pine plantation, they came up with a novel way of addressing this question. They twisted colored yarn to create mock seeds that would drift with the wind much like native seeds.
The scientists discovered that both wind and the corridors between the patches of habitat matter to seed dispersal in the longleaf pine forest.
Their experimental "seeds" were dusted with fluorescent powder and inserted into custom-made boxes mounted on poles, then released as the scientists monitored local wind conditions.
That night, the field crew returned for a black-light treasure hunt, locating more than 80 percent of the fake seeds, which glowed under the ultraviolet light.
The paths of these glowing seeds were matched with output from a computer model to produce the first accurate picture of how wind moves seeds through corridors linking two patches of habitat.
The study results are published in a paper in this week's issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Conservation biologists have long discussed building conservation corridors to link isolated patches of protected land.
"Understanding the conservation impact of corridors is at the cutting edge of conservation," says lead paper author Ellen Damschen, a zoologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Corridors are designed to improve conditions for uncommon native species living in separated habitats.
Small populations in these "islands" of habitat may be killed by storms or disease. They may lack genetic diversity and be prone to inbreeding. And they may be unable to reach new habitat.
"It makes intuitive sense that these connections could foster genetic and biological diversity," says Damschen. "But there has been little scientific evidence for if and how they work."
Most of the studies have involved animals, she adds, even though plants provide the basic energy and structure to land ecosystems.
Wind matters for the movement of seeds and whole organisms, Damschen says. "In many open habitats, more than one-third of plants are wind dispersed, but there are also insects, spiders, pathogens and fungi that move on the wind."
The experiment, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Forest Service, began in 2000 with the creation of eight groups of patches at the Savannah River Site, a large holding of the U.S. Department of Energy. Each set of patches was built at a different orientation to prevailing winds.
"Relatively few researchers have investigated the effects of habitat configuration on wind-dispersed species," says Betsy Von Holle, a program director in NSF's Division of Environmental Biology, which funded the research. "This study demonstrates that influences on wind-dispersed species are more complex than previously thought."
A research group of meteorologists and ecologists found that corridors increased the movement of wind and of their glowing artificial seeds, echoing the results of a computer model developed by Gil Bohrer at The Ohio State University, a paper co-author.
And when Damschen and colleagues counted newly dispersed plants over the 12-year experiment, they found that a corridor linking two patches of land indeed promotes the diversity of plants dispersed by wind - especially if the corridor is oriented roughly parallel to the prevailing winds.
Both the data and the model showed that wind speeds up in certain areas of the patches, and that a strong vertical air movement is present.
"Uplift is important because the wind tends to be faster higher above the ground," Damschen says, "and uplift can lead to long-distance dispersal, which is significant for moving plants around the landscape."
That's why the study matters for conservation biology, Damschen says.
"We predicted that corridors in line with the dominant winds would move more species, and this is what we found. Wind alignment matters for species diversity in conservation areas."
The results are especially relevant to threatened Midwestern ecosystems like grasslands, prairies and savannas, where big bluestem and milkweed are two of many native plants that loft their seeds on the wind.
"In conservation science, it is often assumed that wind-dispersed seeds can go everywhere, but that's not true," Damschen says.
"Wind direction, and the shape of the habitat, control where these seeds go.
"While this adds another factor to consider in management of natural areas, the information is on the table so we can make better decisions about how to achieve management goals."
Other co-authors of the paper are: Dirk Baker of the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ran Nathan of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; John Orrock of the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jay Turner of Washington University in St. Louis; Lars Brudvig of Michigan State University; Nick Haddad of North Carolina State University; Doug Levey of the University of Florida, Gainesville; and Joshua Tewksbury of the University of Washington.
Aerial view of a conservation corridor experiment shows four patches of habitat in a pine forest.
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The Minecraft Comes Alive mod for minecraft 1.11, 1.9.4, 1.8.9 and 1.7.10 is a very unique mod in which is used to implement many interesting features that will change huge aspects of your everyday life in minecraft. Without an accessible server you are basically all alone in your worlds. Often minecraft can become boring simply because of the reason that you're awfully alone. The mod idea is very unique, and very intelligent. By using such a complicated idea, the mod developer has inserted every planned feature into the mod, and has made it simple, easy to use and extremely efficient.
The Minecraft Comes Alive Mod for Minecraft 1.11, 1.9.4, 1.8.9 and 1.7.10 , is not only fun, and interesting to use; but is also very productive and effective for many aspects of day-to-day life. The mod is based around the idea to interact with re-textured, npc villagers. You are able to gain a relationship with these NPC's and if willing, start a family, Get married and have children.
MCA – Minecraft Comes Alive Mod for Minecraft 1.11, 1.9.4, 1.8.9 and 1.7.10 Main Features
Once this amazing mod has been installed onto your game, (installation instructions will be mentioned at the bottom of this review), you will be granted the ability to meet and begin a new friendship with a villager. Once interacting with the villagers, you will be able to see their name, job, and a few conversation or interaction selections. For example; Chat, gift, and follow are the basic interaction selections that you are given the opportunity to choose from.
When trying to gain a relationship, the mod has been designed to result you with a random outcome everytime. For example, often when you are trying to gain a relationship with a villager by simply chatting to him/her, they may or may not like whatever you have been "talking" about. Unfortunatley the mod is not smart enough to actually let you write your own conversations will an understanding AI. And so, depending on whether the npc enjoys your conversation or the gift that you have chosen to "give", their relationship status will either increase or decrease. You can see your current relationship status with a npc by right clicking on a selected npc. This will bring up the interaction menu. Up the top of your screen, you will see Hearts: x, where the "x" is, is the number of relationship status. Hearts can range from -100+ to 100+. The Higher the hearts, the more likely you will be able to marry, have kids and enjoy an amusing relationship.
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for me the decision of a goverment, scientist, university etc. doesn't make a thing ok. that can make something leagel or illeagel though.
i put no faith in the scientific method as i know it.
for me the decision of a goverment, scientist, university etc. doesn't make a thing ok. that can make something leagel or illeagel though.
i put no faith in the scientific method as i know it.
when given star thistle make honey
[QUOTE=JohnK and Sheri;346345This subject is one of those touchy ones that potentially could lead to the divisiveness between commercial and hobbyists [/QUOTE]
And what is wrong with that
some hobby queen producers think they're commercial. LOL
we just let them think they're a legend in thier own mind.
My 0.02.
And I'll say again......To use chemicals that are not approved or standard within the bee industry, and then sell off nucs, hives and bees, to consumers, should be something to stop.
Can someone provide me with a list of approved chemicals that are standard and approved.
I do not think that we have one.
That is why I do the web searches to see what scientist are doing so that they can provide us the conclusion,s of their work.
The ABJ had a good article about the recipiants of 2008 SARE $ and I found that to be interesting.
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Anybody else out there remember Ethylene DiBromide?
Perfectly legal, go down to Dadants for 5gal.
I think people are making more our of this than is justified but thats nothing more than my opinion obviously.
Personally I think its not a bad thing that there are people out there experimenting with treatments.
As to purchasing bees/queens/nucs from these people there's an old expression that people should be reminded of...."Buyer Beware"
Each of us have an obligation to ourselves to ask questions and make an educated purchase.....people/companies live/die on their reputations and if they burn enough people they'll suffer the consequences of decreased business.
Milk Cows Not Taxpayers
Yes, I use to buy it in unlabeled cans.
Humm .I bet the tolerance level by todays standards is about 0.0000000 ppb.
The regulators have been trying to get the strawberry growers from using it for the past 20+ years.
Ernie Methyl Bromide is the soil fumigant that strawberry growers want to keep.
You could buy Ethylene DiBromide one of the deadliest substances known to man, label and all at your local bee supply house. Perfectly legal label and all.
I know that the berry growers want it keep it so that they can keep farming the same crop year after year. Well, at least until the houses come into view.
Yes Ernie and the houses get rid of the bees too, don't they?
We used to use Phenol on our fume boards. It was not as disgusting as Bee- Go. They outlawed it. TOO DANGEROUS. BAD FOR YOU. Guess what, Phenol at 1.4% is what you spray on the back of your throat for sore throat. Product is Chloriseptic Throat spray. Over the counter drug. GO FIGURE
Phenol is also a carcinogen. Just because its over the counter, doesn't mean its safe for you to put in your throat.
my sometimes annual treatment insnt with a shop towel, but rather with a piece of cardboard,
works very well, and is recomended by our provincial apiarists
not sure how it is seen by the USDA
Ian Steppler >> Canadian Beekeeper's Blog
You are saying that you can purchase EDB at a bee supplier.
And, that's without an Agric. I.D. #
I can not buy Mite-a-way 11 without a permit.
The tolerance for EDB in honey is very low and if your hobey contaminates a batch you get to pay for it's disposal!
Ernie hi;
I'm not saying you can, just that you could, about 30 years ago. I brought this up because as pointed out in a preceding post, just because it's over the counter, doesn't mean it's safe. Yes you could go to Dadants in Fresno and buy EDB in 5 gal. cans, no permit required. It was used for moth control.
Approved chemicals can be abused just as easily as materials that are not registered for certain uses.
Sherri makes a good point:
Domestic "commercial" honey is intensely scrutinized, now even for bacteria . How much "hobby" or back door product is?
I guess it's still available
Yes it is. You do need a permit. That is an excellent material, kills WM eggs too. Then it's gone.
Well I guess if commercial guys werent doing all of the trial and error,we would all be out of business,waiting on the universities,to solve our problems.
It sure is lonely at the top when you are a leader.
How does that olsd saying go/
Either leed, follow or get out of the way.
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Could use some help with this, thanks.
UM_AaaBattery Moderator URBAN MADNESS Tuesday 29/01/2013, 18:55
Ok deck. When you get the clintz/cards I would change Igor to Grudj, Piotr to Quasichoco, Holly to Diana, Ivana to Lucy and Jayzel to Clover.
{OC} Light Hero Thursday 31/01/2013, 18:24
Bogdan / Grudj / Pyro / Maciej over Igor.
Karmov > Piotr. Stronger against SOA, +Life has better synergy with Poison and CHEAPER by far.
However, Piotr/Karmov can be replaced by a bunch of 3* Freaks. Akendrum, Quasichoco, Boris or Olga Noel are all valid options. Mira, if you want to drop Ivana for whatever reason.
Consider using Lucy.
Experience with Cherry + Freaks has led me to the conclusion that she doesn't contribute very much to winning. She can be replaced with any of the 3* or even a 4* if you want to cut Jayzel to a 3*.
Jayzel can be replaced by either Noemi or Clover. None of the three are strictly better than the other, although Noemi is rather vulnerable this week, with Montana, Sakrohm and Uppers flying around. Jayzel can become a DR in certain situations and a damage card in others. Revenge: SOA is not to be underestimated. Clover's main benefit is her 5 damage. She can be a surprise damage card. The DR is more or less going to serve a similar function as Jayzel's SOA.
Or you could upgrade one of the 3* cats to Diana, Lois Ld or Veronica. Diana is the first choice. Lois Ld is good if you're lacking in Power / Attack manip elsewhere.
Veronica is decent if you have damage elsewhere AND you are good at pilling the EXACT amount necessary to win. There is little room for mistakes (even overpilling 1 or 2 can cause you to lose especially with Freaks/Cats) but it is a powerful card if you're that good.


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The British English corpus, a sub-set of the English set, shows a similar trend except that the use of "family history" skyrockets at the end of the period.
A second example is for the words, birth, marriage and death. There are many more occurrences of these words. "Death" has a sharp decline from 1850 to 1950 with still more than twice as many occurrences as "marriage: and "birth" which remain relatively steady through the two century period. Does this reflect a declining death rate and increasing longevity?
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This is a Druid healing guide for the Firelands raid instance. Though it's written from a 25-man perspective, most of the tips should apply to 10s as well.
Majordomo is a really fun fight to heal as a druid with periods of intense, raid-wide damage to heal through.
If you're not familiar with the general tactics of the fight, check out the Icy Veins guide.
Debuffs you want to be aware of:
Searing Seeds – On every 3rd form shift Majordomo will use a special ability. When switching from cat to scorpion he'll cast Searing Seeds on everyone. These will last between 10-60 seconds and will explode to do fire damage to anyone within 12 yards when they wear off. You'll want to see when people's debuffs are wearing off as they will need extra healing.
Burning Orbs – When switching from scorpion to cat Majordomo will summon 5 Fiery Orbs (2 on 10-man) which will do stacking damage over time to the nearest target. The people with this debuff will require healing.
When Apotheosis does this fight we start with Scorpion phase. Our general phase swaps go like this:
- Scorpion to 11 stacks of Adrenaline
- Cat to 6 stacks
- Scorpion to 5 stacks (Searing Seeds happen here)
- Cat to 5 stacks
- Scorpion to 4 stacks
- Cat to 4 stacks (Burning Orbs happen here)
- Scorpion to 3 stacks
- Cat to 3 stacks
I will be listing the specific times I use my cooldowns, but based on when your guild triggers the form changes, your mileage my vary.
General Tips
- Set Majordomo as your Focus Target so you can watch his energy bar. When his energy bar reaches 100, he will use Flame Scythe (if in Scorpion form) or Leaping Flames (if in Cat form). You want to get people up to safe health levels before he reaches 100 energy and hits people again (especially when he's in Scorpion phase).
- As Majordomo gains stacks of Adrenaline his energy bar will fill faster – 20% faster for every application – so his special abilities will come closer and closer together. When he's at low stacks, don't panic. Let your HoTs tick people up to full and conserve mana. As his stacks get higher you'll need to put out more healing, faster.
- You should be able to use Tranquility multiple times on this fight. I use it on second scorpion phase and 4th scorpion phase. You should also be able to use Tree of Life multiple times. I use it early on the first scorpion phase, on the 2nd scorpion phase and if possible I use it a third time whenever it comes off cooldown.
- This can be a very mana-intensive fight, so Innervate early and often. Potions of Concentration can also come in handy. The best time to use these is right after Staghelm changes forms. If you pop it right away you'll have time to gain the full benefit from the potion and be back in action before the first special ability hits.
Scorpion Phase
During scorpion phase the whole raid will be taking significant damage.
- Stack Lifebloom on the tank. Keep a Rejuvenation rolling as well.
- Cast Rejuv on yourself in preparation for the first Flame Scythe.
- Use Wild Growth and Swiftmend to trigger Efflorescence immediately following the first Flame Scythe. After this, use Wild Growth and Swiftmend on cooldown.
- As Adrenaline stacks increase start using Rejuv and Regrowth to top up those lowest on health.
- Use Barkskin to reduce some of the incoming damage. If you're taking the first scorpion phase for ~10 stacks of Adrenaline you should be able to use it twice. Use it once near the beginning and then again when it's off cooldown, just before a Flame Scythe hits. Using it later should mean it's active for at least 2 scythe hits.
- On the first scorpion phase I use Tree of Life early (around 3 stacks of Adrenaline) so it will be up again for the second scorpion phase. Spread Lifeblooms around the raid and use all OoC procs for Regrowths (along with Efflo and SM on cooldown).
If Searing Seeds are up during Scorpion phase:
The above advice still applies, but in addition to that:
- Keep an eye on people's seed debuffs. Try to get a Rejuv on those with <5 seconds left as they will be running out of range of many of the AoE heals. These people may also require a direct heal to get their health high enough to survive the next Flame Scythe.
- Use Tree of Life if it is available.
- Use Tranquility just before a Flame Scythe hits so everyone is high on health and continues to get heals afterward. Just watch your own Searing Seed debuff. Don't start casting Tranquility if you're going to have to run out in a couple seconds and interrupt it.
- Use Barskin just before your searing seed explodes.
Cat Phase
Damage during this phase should not be nearly as intense as scorpion phase. If your raid is spread out, no more than a few people should be taking damage at a time.
- Keep LB and rejuv on the tank
- Keep an eye on the boss. Watch to see which way he's facing as his energy bar fills up. If he targets you (or someone near you) for Leaping Flames you can start moving beforehand to minimize the damage you take.
- If only one person gets damaged by the Leaping Flames, top them up with a Rejuv or direct heal (slow heals are fine when adrenaline stacks are low, use faster heals as they get higher).
- If multiple people get damaged, use Wild Growth and RJ/SM to get Efflorescence under those people.
- At the end of Cat phase when you're switching to Scorpion, cast a Wild Growth as you're running in along with a Swiftmend on the tank to get Efflo down. These will do a fair bit of healing while the raid is momentarily frozen (after the first cat phase).
If Burning Orbs are up during Cat phase:
The above advice still applies, but in addition to that:
- Burning Orbs increase the amount of healing needed in this phase considerably.
- Keep Rejuv up on anyone in range who is getting damaged by an orb.
- Use Wild Growth and Efflorescence if multiple orb tanks are close together.
- Use direct heals to keep these people topped up as well.
- Use Barkskin if you are targeted by an orb.
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Obama, Biden make Cinco de Mayo immigration pleas
Both President Obama and Vice President Biden used the Cinco de Mayo holiday Monday to push for an immigration bill pending in the Republican-run House.
"I am convinced that America's prosperity and security depend on comprehensive, common-sense immigration reform," Obama said at a White House reception for Cinco de Mayo, which commemorates Mexico's military victory over France in 1862.
Noting that the Democratic-run Senate has passed an immigration bill, Obama asked the supportive crowd "to get out there and mobilize" in an effort to pressure the GOP House.
During another Cinco de Mayo event, held at the vice president's residence, Biden put the spotlight on GOP House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
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