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Ed Partee's truck lumbered down an overgrown dirt trail in rural Nevada. "Sorry about the road," he said as the vehicle dipped and shook over a pothole. It was mid-morning in August, and the Montana mountain range, which looms over the Kings River Valley in the northwestern corner of the state, rose up in the distance from a sea of dry grass and charred sagebrush.
"You're nurturing this herd for fifteen years and then something like this happens," Partee said. "It's really disheartening."
Partee is a game biologist with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, and six months ago, he helped to shoot and kill nearly 30 bighorn sheep in those mountains. Most of the animals were too sick to run. "The sheep were walking dead," he recalled. "It was terrible."
The animals were suffering from a deadly form of pneumonia — one that numerous studies suggest can be passed on to wild herds during contact with grazing, domesticated sheep. The bacteria that causes it has been killing bighorns since the 19th century, and while efforts to combat the disease, along with other conservation measures, have helped to stave off the wholesale disappearance of wild sheep from the American West, its persistence has hampered a full recovery. This has officials continually scrambling to stop the spread of the disease, often through large-scale culling of sick animals or enforced separations of domestic and wild herds — though usually both.
No one seems happy with these solutions. For their part, environmental and animal-rights groups decry the mass die-offs of wild sheep, and they call for more aggressive efforts to keep disease-harboring livestock at a distance. But while the separation of wild herds and grazing livestock can serve as an effective management tool, it, too comes at a cost: Ranchers rely on public lands to graze their sheep, after all, and wholesale bans on grazing have forced some herders out of business altogether.
That has experts like Partee, who likened the killing of bighorns to being "punched in the gut," looking for other strategies — although so far, science has failed to produce viable alternatives.
"The last thing I want to see is someone losing their livelihood," Partee said. "It's no different than me losing my livelihood. It's not right."
Partee parked his truck and looked out over the valley — a thumbprint of farm houses and circular crop pivots that runs adjacent to the Montana mountains. In the winter, according to Partee, domestic sheep operators from across the state will graze their herds in these spots — about a mile away from the toe of the range.
"For this die-off, we have absolutely no smoking gun as to why it happened," he said gesturing to the foothills. "All we know is that bighorn sheep got sick, and we saw domestic sheep down there."
Bighorn sheep tend to stick mainly to their mountain slopes, but they do occasionally come into contact with their domestic cousins grazed on the land below. And while the species have some similarities, domestic sheep have something bighorns don't: a bacteria known as mycoplasma ovipneumoniae. It's a species that only afflicts goats and sheep, and domestic sheep carry the requisite antibodies to fight it.
For bighorn sheep, though, the bacteria can be disastrous. Microscopic hairs, known as cilia, serve to keep dust and other particles out of a goat or sheep's lungs, acting like an air filter in healthy individuals. But in a bighorn that's infected, the bacteria glues itself to these hairs, causing them to malfunction.
"What was once guarding your respiratory tract is now incapacitated and lying on the floor," said Peregrine Wolff, a wildlife veterinarian with the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The airways become an open door for all sorts of bacteria, including pasteurella, to enter, and the lungs swell with infection.
Wolff compares it to the smallpox epidemic.
"The stuff that would make us sick when we came over and colonized the New World would decimate people who had never been exposed to it," she said. "Your body has no memory of the disease so you can't make antibodies quickly enough to fight it."
Partee remembers performing a field necropsy on a sick ram he euthanized last January. Using a knife and a pair of garden shears, he lopped off the animal's head and pulled out the animal's respiratory tract and liver.
"Most lungs are pink and fluffy," he said. These were swollen and covered with a white bacteria. They had the appearance of blue cheese and swam in a pool of foul, yellow liquid.
"It's just an awful death," he said.
Bacterial pneumonia first struck bighorn sheep in North America during the late 19th century. In less than 50 years, the population had declined by nearly ninety percent. They have since rebounded to around 85,000 sheep — less than 10 percent of their historic population peak — but pneumonia continues to hamper full recovery of the species. At least 14,300 sheep have succumbed to the disease since 1980, according to a conservative estimate by the Wild Sheep Working Group, a taskforce of federal, state and provincial wildlife officials.
Partee first noticed the Montana mountain herd was sick last December. Responsible for monitoring the disease's spread, he began working sixty hours a week and surviving on Clif bars, coffee and the occasional gas station burrito. "Every few days you'd have another one missing," he said. Within a few weeks of the outbreak, more than two-thirds of the Montana mountain herd was dead, and the rest were ticking time bombs.
Deep snows had essentially quarantined the sick herd for most of the winter. But as spring approached, the snow began melting and the risk of transmission to other, healthier herds, became too great. Partee showed me a photo of a young ram he found a month prior to the eradication. The animal's head was cocked upwards towards to the sky, as though it was looking for a bird, its nose jammed with snot, legs stiff and eyes glazed white. "It actually died just like that," he said.
Using a helicopter and a shotgun, they shot and killed 24 bighorn. Afterwards, Partee and his supervisor, Mike Scott, found and eliminated three more. It wasn't enjoyable work.
With nearly 100 bighorn sheep living less than a mile away in the Double H mountains, Partee and his colleagues at the Nevada Department of Wildlife made the decision to depopulate the Montana mountain herd. They contracted U.S Wildlife Services sharpshooters to carry out the job. Using a helicopter and a shotgun, they shot and killed 24 bighorn. Afterwards, Partee and his supervisor, Mike Scott, found and eliminated three more. It wasn't enjoyable work.
"You're nurturing this herd for fifteen years and then something like this happens," Partee said. "It's really disheartening."
But when I asked If he regretted the decision — one he helped make — he said no.
"I'd do it again if the situation was the same," Partee said. "There was more at risk by not doing it."
Depopulation has been used by at least two other western states and a Canadian province since 2000. Utah wildlife officials killed 25 diseased bighorns in 2010 and Washington state wildlife officials killed 63 in 2013. But it isn't a solution so much as a stop-gap — as are attempts to keep the bighorns and grazing domestic sheep separated.
In 2010, under pressure from environmental advocacy groups, the U.S. Forest Service closed 70 percent of the public sheep grazing allotments in the Payette National Forest in Idaho. At least two ranching families claimed they were put out of business by the decision, and they — along with the Idaho Wool Growers Association — sued the U.S. Forest Service.
"After 60 years of raising sheep, it's heartbreaking," said Gail Carlson, the wife of a sheep rancher who says he lost his business as a result of the grazing bans, which were upheld in a district court last March.
Currently, scientists and conservationists are looking into alternative ways to stop the transmission of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae. A program by the National Wildlife Foundation, for instance, pays ranchers thousands of dollars to forfeit their grazing rights in places where bighorn sheep are present. And, while vaccines are ineffective because there are too many different strains of the bacteria, breeding disease-free domestic sheep is also a possibility.
"Instead of separating the sheep, we're trying to separate the disease from the sheep," Dr. Thomas Besser, a veterinarian and researcher at Washington State University, said.
Recently, his team discovered that domestic lambs weaned before they are eight weeks old do not carry Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae – even if their mothers bear the disease. They're currently raising a flock of 40 to 50 disease-free domestic sheep. While the logistics of replacing entire herds of domestic sheep – some of which number in the thousands – with disease-free sheep are daunting, Besser believes that it could succeed with smaller flocks in high-risk areas.
"I expect that a substantial proportion of those operators might be willing to get rid of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae," he said. "At least that's my hope."
In the meantime, while continued research and land buyouts are providing potential avenues for addressing a decades-old problem, a quick and simple end to the conflict between these two icons of the American frontier – bighorn sheep and sheep ranching — might still be too much to ask for.
"If we could figure that out," Partee said, "we'd be heroes of the West."
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What you describe here is horrid, having to kill animals to save others is maybe necessary, but a discouraging action to have to take. What I would object to out of this article, is the wholesale accusation of goats along with the sheep as a danger to these animals as wildlife biologists and land managers are almost always eager to do.
While there is a lot of information to indicate that sheep DO carry these pathogens, there is, as well, a paucity of research to indicate that goats do. As a point of fact, with the advent of the determination that mycoplasma ovipheumoniae is the 'first cause' of Bighorn Sheep pneumonia, goat packers like myself embarked on a project to have our animals tested. The question? Do our packgoats carry this pathogen? The testing of 563 animals failed to turn up even one that tested positive for Movi.
So the second question becomes, if our animals do not even carry the pathogen, and if we can test them to insure that they are disease-free, why in the world are we being restricted out of the forest? We shouldn't be is the only answer.
I am a 75yo senior who uses goats to carry what I no longer can. Without my animals, I am washed up as a hiker. I DO NOT want to see that happen for no reason. And for now, there is NO REASON why I should not be able to access the forest with my animals.
A land of many uses. Right. I'm one of them!!
The problem with goats comes from the goats raised in the presence of domestic sheep from my understanding. The goats then start to carry the same disease causing organisms that lead to pneumonia. The big die off in Hells Canyon was started by a domestic goat in 1995 and was identified in that year. Land managers are sensitive to this concern. We later had a major die off again higher up the Canyon that destroyed a herd of over 125 wild sheep that occurred after I identified a goat grazing situation less than a air mile difference from them where 1500 domestic goats were being used to graze for weed control. This kind of thing makes it extremely difficult for land managers. I'm pretty sure that llama may be fine, but asking Dr Besser would be good. Washington State University is the best on wild sheep and domestic sheep disease research.
Your basic premise would be right if only the facts were right. In point of fact, almost all Pack Goats go directly from the breeder, to an isolated pen on the owners property. I personally know of no other goatpacker that raises sheep as well as goats. We have these animals to pack with, and that is what they are used for. Once my guys leave the breeder, they only know a couple or three others that they pack with, and live with for life.
Another very basic issue, is that the current pathogen of interest, mycoplasma ovipheumoniae in an experiential sampling of 570+ packgoats, was found in very, very few. My guys, for example, were a part of that study, and were test-negative. In point of fact #2, if my guys can be tested, and shown to be test-negative, they put NO Bighorn Sheep (BHS) at risk, even if they were to somehow get close to a BHS.
And another point, it has just been revealed that both bison and deer also carry Movi. This is a complex issue, but NOTHING about it would indicate that I pose a risk to BHS by taking my 4 boys into any wilderness area.
We are well familar with Dr. Besser's research, and there are significant issues with it that we are addressing.
Larry Robinson
NAPgA, Past President
Thanks for your efforts to bring this plight of wild sheep conservation to light in this new Magazine, "Undark", where as its founders state, is a publication where science collides with politics and culture.


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ATCO today announced second quarter 2018 adjusted earnings of $61 million, or $0.53 per share, compared to $69 million, or $0.60 per share in the second quarter of 2017. Lower earnings were mainly due to lower contributions from ATCO's 52.4 per cent ownership in Canadian Utilities Limited. Canadian Utilities experienced lower earnings mainly due to customer rate rebasing under Alberta's regulated model in the natural gas distribution and electric distribution businesses, partially offset by higher earnings in electricity generation due to improved conditions in Alberta power markets.
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I was thirteen when I was presented with my first book on Nazi concentration camps and the war. Written by Olga Lengyel: The Five Chimneys is her life in the camp. She lived through it and left me to carry the thought all throughout my life. Why?
In a few years later, common conversation would sometimes remind me of this book.
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Getting an Indo-Israel project put me upfront with the Jewish community in the Promised Land. My visits to Israel and the holy places there, increased my anguish and incense. I couldn't fathom out. Why?
At my Corporate presentation, I started with a full length Hebrew Prayer. Thus,the connection deepened and led me to wonder. Why?
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Most people were quiet and for obvious reasons there was no touristy chatter. Soon, people started to leave and now there were just a handful left. Dusk drew.
I started praying and as I roamed about I said every prayer I knew, again and again. This was unreal. Precision shop-floor technique was programmed to deliver people. Hundred by hundred. One by one.
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How to Play H.O.R.S.E. | Official Rules of HORSE Poker
As Holdem games have become tougher and tougher over the years, many poker players have branched out to other variations of poker in search of both softer games and a new challenge.
As Holdem games have become tougher and tougher over the years, many poker players have branched out to other variations of poker in search of both softer games and a new challenge.
Among the more popular mixed games players have jumped on to is H.O.R.S.E. - the famed mixed game of the original $50,000 HORSE Championship at the World Series of Poker.
Among the legends of the game, H.O.R.S.E was considered the true test of a poker player's acumen and the winner of the first $50,000 HORSE Championship, Chip Reese (for whom the trophy is now named for), embodied exactly that.
The Championship was changed to 8-Game in 2010 but the legacy of the game of H.O.R.S.E. lives on as the high-stakes pros continue to play it from time-to-time in Bobby's Room, the private glassed-off table in the middle of the Bellagio poker room in Las Vegas.
With Limits of $4,000/$8,000, regardless of the games in the mix players have to know their stuff or they'll quickly go broke.
What is H.O.R.S.E.?
The names of mixed games in poker are typically acronyms formed from the poker variants in the rotation. The most commonly played mixed game is known as H.O.R.S.E.
The letters stand for:
- Hold'em
- Omaha Hi
- Razz (7-Card Stud Low)
- Stud (7-Card Stud High)
- Eight-or-better (Stud Hi-Lo)
(Click on any of the above variants for its complete rules and game play)
HOSE drops Razz from the mix.
How to Play H.O.R.S.E
As you might have guessed, H.O.R.S.E. is played by playing one orbit (a full rotation around the table) of each game before rotating through to the next.
As you might have also guessed, it proceeds in the same order all the time - from Hold'em to Omaha Hi/Lo to Razz to 7-Card Stud High and finally to 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo.
How can you be sure when the game has switched over? Well, when you're playing in a live game the dealer with both notify you and have a card with the current game placed on top of the table.
If you're playing online the current game will be listed at the top of the table border.
The sharpest among you might also be able to tell you've suddenly been dealt a different amount of cards - although admittedly that's not much help for the last three rounds.
The standard HORSE game or tournament usually runs 8-handed.
H.O.R.S.E Games Usually Played as Limit Games
An interesting point to note is that all of the games in a HORSE rotation are typically played in their Fixed Limit variations.
For No-Limit Hold'em fans, sadly that means no wild all in shoves before the flop to speed things along (although as mixed games have moved to 8- or 10-game lately No-Limit has creeped into the mix).
If you need a refresher, here's how Fixed-Limit Betting works in Holdem.
The Limits are also keep the same throughout the whole rotation of games so if you start with $2/$5 Hold'em it'll remain $2/$5 for all of the other games as well.
Also of note: When the game switches to Razz the button is held at the same spot so when the rotation gets back to Hold'em the blinds are still in the same spot.
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General H.O.R.S.E. Strategy
If you're looking to jump into a H.O.R.S.E. game and try it out there are a few simple tips that'll help you stay above water as you learn the ropes.
Becoming an expert in HORSE, of course, requires you to become an expert in all of the specific poker variations played in HORSE so we'll refer you to our Poker Strategy section for more in-depth advice on each individual poker variation.
In the meantime, though, here are a couple simple pointers to get you started in HORSE.
1. Learn the Rules of All the Games
You might think this is a no-brainer but you'd be surprised how many people sitting at a HORSE table aren't actually familiar with the rules of the games.
And not just one or two of the games - all of the games except Holdem. So it definitely behooves you - and of course helps speed the game along - if you have a thorough understanding of the rules of the games.
That is, know what the bring is in Stud, what the best hands in Razz are, etc. Again: seems simple, but it's essential. See all of our Poker Rules guides.
2. Find the Soft Spots in the Soft Games
If quite a few players in small-stakes HORSE games aren't even familiar with the rules of the games you can imagine what their general sense of strategy in all the games might be.
The answer: poor, at best. Most layers, generally speaking, are familiar with the Holdem rules and strategy basics but Limit Holdem itself is another animal altogether.
A lot of visitors from the No-Limit realm do not really appreciate the nuances of Limit betting and find themselves at showdown with the worst of it quite often.
If you're a Limit Hold'em expert expect to find some soft spots in those who are used to a No-Limit style and don't get the math intricacies of proper Limit Hold'em strategy.
Outside of Hold'em you will find quite a few soft spots in Razz and 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo – games even the most diehard oldtimers don't play much of.
But as you play you should be able to spot the weakest players at each of the games – and that's where you should aim your attention if you feel you have an edge.
3. Play the Biggest Pots in Your Best Games
While there are usually some soft spots at a HORSE table, that likely applies to you as well.
If you're a specialist in one or two of the games and not so well-versed in the others you could find yourself in a big pot you have no business being in in a variant you're not so great at.
It's bad etiquette to sit out or not play at all in the variants you're least comfortable with but there's nothing wrong with treading lightly in your worst games.
Avoid playing big pots in games where your clearly overmatched by a better opponent. Know where you can find your best edge and stay aggressive when you find those spots.
4. Stick to Solid Poker Fundamentals
Even if you don't know the ins and outs of optimal Razz strategy some basic poker fundamentals always apply in poker.
- Playing in position is always better than being out of position
- Making bluffs that don't make sense is never a good idea
- Don't play every hand under the sun – stick to the better starting hands and all of your post-flop decisions become easier.
Make sure you're well-versed in the best starting hands for each poker variant and you'll be well ahead of many opponents at the HORSE tables – at least at the micro-stakes.
5. Pay Attention to the Up Cards
If you're an inexperienced Stud player the first thing you should work on is remembering what up cards you have and haven't seen. Stud is definitely a showdown game with very few hands won on big bluffs on the turn and river. If you're aware of the cards on the board that really helps narrow down your opponent's ranges and puts you in a better spot to know your hand's chances at showdown.
6. Stay Aggressive
You know how the old saying goes: Aggression is good at the poker table – even when it's bad. The more pressure you can put on your opponents to make tough decisions, the better.
General Mixed Game Rules
Although the rules can change depending on the house rules, mixed games like HORSE typically follow a standard set of conventions.
- All players must agree on the games to be played in the rotation before play commences.
- Any player looking to add or remove a game from the rotation must get agreement from all players at the table.
- In a tournament setting the games in the rotation are set before the start of the first hand and any change in the games rotation must be clearly stated before the first hand is dealt.
- Unless otherwise stated each poker variant is played for one full rotation. Every player must have the chance to be the dealer for the game being played.
- In a game without a dealer button (such as Stud) the dealer button travels around the table as it would in Hold'em only to keep track of the number of hands played.
- Typically there will be some form of sign to remind the players of the game currently being played.
- Although it's not explicitly against the rules to do otherwise players are expected to play all variants. I.e. a player is not allowed to opt out of playing one variant or to cherry-pick their favorites.
Some mixed games function as a "dealer's choice." This format is most successful if the two following rules are instated:
- Only variants agreed upon by all players before the start of the game are acceptable.
- The chosen variant is played for one full orbit +1 hand.
Having the variant change every hand can make the game feel disjointed and lack flow. Players like the ability to get into a game and actually play a hand of the variation before it changes. Since you will fold most of the hands you'll be dealt, if only one hand of a variant is dealt, players may lose interest in the game.
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Name: Leonard V Wolf Class Year: School Founder Fighter Class: Siphoner Chi Color: Blue, Brown, Crystal, & Illusion Rank: Master
Subject: Synchronization & Ethereal Synchronization
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Synchronization is an ability specifically designed to temporarily allow fighters to traverse beyond the human limit as to how much chi can be channeled through the human body. With Chi being the basis of one's life and soul there is, of course, a finite amount of chi available to you regardless of your heritage, talent or rank. As such the big question was whether it was possible for a human to transcend the amount of chi one could keep in their physical body at any given time. While that much was impossible as the human body simply has its limits a certain school came up with a method through which one could albeit temporarily increase the available amount of chi which to channel through yourself. They simply had to take the chi from somewhere else, preferably from a vast source.
The user basically had to act on the primal level, whether through sheer instinct or discipline and establish a direct connection with a place of abundant Chi, the Spirit World. By using their own bodies as a medium they channel the very essence of this realm through their own bodies as Chi to increase their overall fighting capabilities. In this state, a fighter of any rank could easily fight on par with a higher ranked fighter while a Grandmaster would transcend the very human limit if proficient enough.
While in this state the user's eye will glow with a clear white glow, their pupils seemingly fading away. They will also amass such a large amount of Chi that they will gain a "cloak" of pure Chi looming over them in their primary color.
An example of the augmentation it can give you is the fact that any normal Chi based attack is now considered one technique rank stronger while retaining it's original cost, while your. This means that you pay the normal chi cost. The fighter may unconsciously enter the state in response to the perception of mortal danger, utilizing the state as a defense mechanism, or emotional distress. While in such a state they act purely on the most primal level, throwing Chi to the left and right like a mindless beast desperate to stay alive. With enough training, a fighter with full mastery of synchronization has conscious control over the state and can enter and exit it at will.
With the Spirit World being a sort of hub for deceased fighters and synchronization users a living one could choose to focus and channel the being of a fallen comrade as to temporarily let this deceased individual fight through you, having retained all his abilities, memories and feelings. In this particular state, the user will sound as if they and said person's voice are combined. In contrast, there is a state of "Possession" where the deceased may maintain the hold over it's living host and live through them, Black Chi users being especially adept at corrupting their hosts in such manners. In order for the spirit to possess the host, they must fight within their now shared mind as if they were both alive. Whoever's HP reaches 0 submits as the "horse" to the now "king" of the body. In theory, one could even channel the souls of the several supernatural beings inhabiting the Spirit World with a strong enough body and mind though that much is nothing but speculation at this point.
An important thing to note is that there is no such thing as being "Talented" in this area. You're considered talented if you manage to make the connection, to begin with, but will require just as much training as anyone else to achieve a higher rate of synchronization.
Levels of Training
While it was devised as to transcend the human limit this technique comes with a few limits of its own with there being certain "Locks" or "Gates" one must overcome to channel the extra chi through, called spirit gates. In order for a person to fully use and master synchronization, they must open the 7 key chi points in the body and the 8th forbidden point is optional as unlocking and utilizing the 8th gate will risk permanently damaging or outright killing the user if maintained for too long. Even in some of the most skilled fighters, it can take years to do this. Once a gate is open it stays open and active even when not synchronized, the final gate is an exception, however. A number of gates you have unlocked also determines the time you can stay synchronized. The stat boost you gain from gates 2 to 8 is only while you are synchronized. To attain each level the person must do a training topic of unlocking each gate. The gates are listed below.
No Gates- You have just gained the power of synchronization and have no control over your own actions. (1 Post)
Gate of Opening-This is the first gate after attaining it, all stats receive a 5 point permanent boost. To achieve this gate you must do a 2.5k training topic.(3 Posts)
Gate of Strength- After opening this gate the user will receive a 10 point boost to the strength stat while synchronization is active. To achieve this gate you must do a 3k training topic.(4 Posts)
Gate of Protection- After opening this gate the user will receive a 10 point boost to the defense stat while synchronization is active. To achieve this gate you must do a 3.5k training topic.(5 Posts)
Gate of Speed- After opening this gate the user will receive a 10 point boost to the speed stat while synchronization is active. To achieve this gate you must do a 4k training topic. (6 Posts)
Gate of Energy- After opening this gate the user will receive a 10 point boost to the energy stat while synchronization is active. To achieve this gate you must do a 4.5k training topic.(7 Posts)
Gate of Resilience- After opening this gate the user will receive a 10 point boost to the resistance stat while synchronization is active. To achieve this gate you must do a 5k training topic.(8 Posts)
Gate of Life- The user gets a boost of 5 points to all stats and gains the ability to fully control synchronization. The user also gains a chi boost of 50 points while synchronization is active. To achieve this gate you must do a 5.5k training topic.(Unlimited Posts)
Gate of Death- This is the forbidden gate. Once this gate is opened it signifies the ending of something. Once opened the user gains a stat boost to all stats of 30 points. The user also gains a 200 point chi boost. After this gate is over the user dies if they have less than 100 chi remaining. If they avoid death the user will either lose a limb, sense or their ability to use chi. However the loss of chi is only temporary (6 real life months, however, this can be avoided if you use chi from an outside source.) To achieve this gate you must do a 6k training topic.
Powers and Abilities Gained
This is just in case you aren't exactly sure what you get from using synchronization.
Massive stat increases
Ability to freely traverse the spirit world to train or for any reason.
Ability to channel natural energies, and the powers and abilities and chi of past users of synchronization(Must be other player characters). The latter ability means that if a past user had blue chi you could use a portion of his power and techniques even without having blue chi.
Since you are channeling Spirit energy you regain chi at a rate of 5 points per post.
Body is defenseless while user is in the Spirit World
Risk of possession by channeling spirits
Every post you are using synchronization you lose 2% of health
Basic Ability
When you purchase synchronization you are allowed the to make 2 techs that are related to the power. You may also train techs for this similarly to how you would normally.
Chi Involved:
Chi Used:
N/A (Loses 2% health per post active)
The very basic technique of this ability, it allows the user to connect with the spirit world and gives them the ability to absorb Spiritual energy. When in use, the user's eyes typically glow a ghostly white. This symbolizes that the user and the Spirit World have made a connection. When the user is connected to the spirit world, they can freely manipulate the chi in the surrounding area. Usually, the user has to be synchronized to access all of the other techniques. However, if trained enough someone can forgo this step, but without being synchronized you can't channel the previous users of synchronization.
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Subject: Ethereal Synchronization
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Ethereal Synchronization is the strongest ability that an ethereal can attain within their lifetime; granting the user power that is comparable to the ethereals predecessor race, the Maken. This form is said to be the ultimate power boost for an ethereal seeing as they are unable to use most human power-enhancing abilities, such as Synchronization. In this form, the ethereal gains a new appearance and an ability is known as their Void Decimator. Some say this power doubles and possibly even triples the power of the ethereal.
E-Sync acts as a stimulant to the body and through it flows much like adrenaline would heightening the users abilities to levels that would allow them to touch the power of Maken. E-Sync increases the damage done by standard spells immensely and grants the user access to more advanced attacks. Intensifying the user's physical prowess in every category and considerably boosting their magic power, even heightening their reaction time and reflexes. When exuded at its fullest, the Magic becomes far more demonic in nature surpassing the previous limitation that would have resided on their magic prior to learning the form. This is often considered the price as for more power gained more humanity is lost.
Because the power within the particles now flows through the body in place of the magic rather being carried within the magic, these particles in exchange for this surging power quickly speed up the process of demonification. The user begins to fully exhibit traits of their gradual loss of humanity within the transformation and find it increasingly difficulty in changing back to their natural form. The greater the power drawn on within the particles the faster the demonification process proceeds.
It's only in this form that ethereals are able to use the Void Decimators — the ultimate and most forbidden technique of the ethereals. However, after such a technique is used the transformation dissipates automatically — putting them in a state of extreme danger, by low health and chi levels due to the strain the technique puts on the body. This form is an ethereal's true appearance, meaning that it is what they would look like if they weren't humanoid.
E-Synch: Final Dawn
The E-Synch has a second and final form known as Final Dawn. In this form, the user takes yet another new form and more power boost. This form was made so that ethereals could further match the power of human synchronization. In this form, all their stats increase by another 25 points, and their chi by 125 points. All chi related attacks also increase by 10 more points. Their Void Decimator also increases in power by 50 points. To gain this form however one must train long and hard (2,000-word training topic) within the spirit world so that they can be around a large quantity of chi and spirit energy.
All stats gain 25 points. These boosts also count towards chi, meaning chi gains 125 points.
All chi based attacks do 20 extra damage.
When entering the form user gains 35% of their max health and chi back.
The Void Decimator is unique to each ethereal, each with their own name and effect. These attacks have a rank of their own and do 200 damage. However, they have the same range and speed guidelines as powerhouse abilities. These attacks cost 50% of whatever chi the user has left, and after the technique is over the user is forced out of the transformation.
Under Final Dawn stats increase by another 25 points and chi increases by 125 points. All chi based attacks do 10 more points of damage, and Void Decimators do 50 more points of damage and dissipate the form after use.
User must be below 50% health to activate the mode.
While this mode remains active the user loses 2% chi every post.
Chi becomes infused with black chi due to demon nature.
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Some followers of this blog may recall a post from 2009 about Oregon's lost hydro tubes. Since there was so much interest in the topic, I did a little more digging and found some Oregonian articles that were quite enlightening. Of particular note was an article from February 2nd, 1987 titled "High Costs Send Water Slides Down the Tube". Some noteworthy tidbits from the piece include:
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Still looking for pictures to post. Maybe The Oregonian would be kind enough to let me snatch some images from their archives.
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1. marcy | January 7th, 2011 at 11:30 am
Yes !!!! I want piccys, please
It's kinda weird when you think about it. I mean, it's not like hydrotubes existed in the days before there were such things as photographs, yet you would think they DID, since images seem impossible to find.
2. TINA KEATON | April 22nd, 2011 at 12:58 am
in my home town we had a hydro tube arcaide games mini golf all in one spot in a mall. everything is gone except for the pool. they took down the hydro tube. i'am going to business school and my plan is to bring back the whole thing in the same location. i'am trying to find someone who makes those slides it was enclosed green and came out of the roof. if u have any help of where i can get this done i would like it..my location is westwood mall,pocatello,IDAHO. this was built in the 80's and ran in the 80's..my # 208-705-7461. please only call if their is help..prefere to e-mail me first..
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4. Mike | October 20th, 2012 at 9:15 pm
I grew up in Pocatello and have fond memories of the Westwood Mall fun center. I went in that hydrotube quite a bit. I remember when it went back inside it would turn dark and then you would experience a sharp, sudden drop, and then it went through both bathrooms. It finished up by going through the pump room where it got almost pitch-black if the lights in that room were not turned on. I also remember you could go down it pretty much any way you want; i.e. head first, kneeling, etc. Any hydrotubes still existing and operating or any type of waterslide for that matter lets no one down any way but feet first. What a shame we live in a sue-happy society these days.
5. Angela | March 7th, 2017 at 2:39 pm
$3.00 doesn't sound like much, but since everyone was suffering from the Reagan Recession at the time, it was probably more than most people could afford, especially with multiple kids. The rides lasted less than a clock minute, after all - you spent far more time in the lines than on the slides - and if you had three kids interested in going, like we did, then it would be closing in on $30 (in 2017 USD) just for ride bracelets.
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Need roofing repair but not sure who to contact? Complete roof services for both homes and businesses are available from Recovery Roofing & Home Improvement, Inc.. Professionalism and quality are vital parts of what you expect from your roof system service. For an average of 15 years, our team has been within the roof repair industry, installing and maintaining commercial and residential roofing systems. We maintain certifications from CertainTeed, GA, Owens Corning, and more to offer you not only the best service, but peace of mind with the knowledge you are getting certified service. We understand in supplying each and every project sound, safe and lawful service as well as honest professionalism. Our goal is to offer you a quality customer experience and assure that you get the roof service you need to keep your residence or office roofing system at its best.
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Residential Services
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Our contractors take care of each part of your roofing system and home exterior, from new roof installation to siding replacement and more. Your roof system is your home's first defense against the elements, but it can only work if all components of the system are functioning properly. Every repair we make is done with your safety and satisfaction in mind, and you can trust that we will not deliver anything less than the best quality. If you want professional, local residential roofing services, including the following, contact our roofing company in Potomac, MD at (410) 288-1633 today.:
- Fascia Repair & Replacement: Fascia is the decorative, vertical trim around your home, and often needs replacing due to moisture and wood rot.
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While we provide extensive home roofing repair and replacement, our roofing contractors also provides commercial roofing services. If you need flat roof installation or repair, we can provide a timely, cost-effective solution. Whether your concern is durability or chemical resistance, we have an option for your business. Improper installation can result in critical water ponding issues, but you don't have to worry about this when you choose our roofing company! If you are in need of reliable, skilled commercial roofing company services, give our team a call at (410) 288-1633 to learn more about what we offer:
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TrueCare Oregon is a person dental insurance coverage plan that gives affordable high quality dental look after you and your loved ones. She is delighted to search out out that her x-rays will probably be coated, as well as her cleansing, and in the event that they discover any cavities, her plan will cover that too. Louisiana Dental Plan is a Discount Dental Provider Network (DDPN). (Costs differ by ZIP code.) I additionally discovered dental financial savings plans, insurance alternate options that may be even cheaper if you do not want a lot of dental work. There may be additionally no deductible for these two fundamental companies with the Cigna 1500 Plan.
Type II companies (pretty basic procedures like fillings and extractions) have a six-month ready interval and are covered at 70%. Orthodontic, cosmetic dental and treatments in a hospital will not be covered beneath CDBS. Don't miss the medical insurance deduction if you are self-employed: This is not a option to get cheaper dental insurance coverage; but deducting the premium you pay for yourself and your family from your income will lower your expenses in taxes, basically making the insurance coverage itself a little bit cheaper.
Earlier than buying a reduction dental plan, you possibly can overview a schedule of benefits to find out how much it can save you on a particular dental service. Lots of people determine they'll maintain off on shopping for insurance until they absolutely need to get dental care. Capitation plans are one other approach to spread the cost of dental care. An evaluation of the public records of Medicare beneficiaries by researchers from the University of Maryland found that those seniors who accessed preventive dental care had considerably reduced needs for costly restorative procedures and lower dental bills than beneficiaries who saw the dentist just for remedy of oral issues.
Vhi Dental insurance policy will make your visits to the dentist stress-free. Impressively, there's additionally no deductible and no maximum on this specific plan, which is rare for dental insurance. Note: Not all ADA Member Dentists are part of BCBSNC's dental community. Primary: Fundamental procedures might have a three to six month waiting period, and "Main" procedures could have a 6 month to 1-12 months ready interval.
Low cost dental plans will not be technically insurance coverage.
Our Delta Dental protection has saved my workers and my total household with hundreds of dollars every year. An worker who turns into ineligible after assembly the 6-month waiting interval however returns to eligible standing within one yr could have protection reinstated on the date the worker returns to eligible status. The waiting period may be waived for those who've had at the very least 12 months of qualified, steady protection. Folks usually carry two separate insurance coverage insurance policies to cover both dental and vision providers.
Please word ready periods might apply, see Desk of Advantages. It's a progressive plan with essentially the most protection in year three of enrollment. This text covers Low-cost Full Coverage Dental Insurance coverage With No Waiting Interval. Get the dental insurance protection you want now from Momentum Plans. They don't seem to be meant to offer comprehensive coverage like medical plans do, and there is a ceiling on the maximum yearly advantages the insurance coverage company can pay.
Should you're eligible for CDBS or a dental plan, personal medical health insurance may be unnecessary. We prepare for our members to have entry to dental providers who've agreed to offer their providers at reduced fees. There are also Dental Health Managed Organization (DHMO) dental insurance policy. Sort III companies (main procedures) have one or two years of waiting interval. Emergency services, fillings, and non-surgical extractions are also covered.
Let your dentist know earlier than your dental therapy that you just wish to use the Direct Pay service. Sufferers in search of dental insurance coverage with no waiting period and no annual maximum typically fit into a different category. Vision plans in Missouri and other states could be very beneficial if the insurance coverage is used accurately. This technique used by insurance coverage firms is to attempt to dissuade individuals from solely signing up for full coverage dental insurance coverage for a few months while they get the dental work that they need.
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02 Apr Condo and Apartment Rentals In 560 Cardero V6G 2W6 – Avila
Look up in 560 Cardero V6G 2W6 – Avila and all you see is glass condominiums. Look down and you spy excavators digging more. However when you look online, there is little to pick from– condos or otherwise. Feeling queasy yet? Regardless of all those cranes jumbling the skyline the vacancy rate has remained at less than two percent for many years. The rents can make your eyes pop. To top it off, conventional rental apartment or condos have become scarce as developers develop condominiums over apartments. Condos represent a whopping 99 percent of new rental supply in 560 Cardero V6G 2W6 – Avila Vancouver, according to condo research-firm Urbanation.
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That's led to a shift in the landscape for occupants. New rentals on the marketplace have the tendency to be apartments– roughly a quarter of condominium units are leased out, inning accordance with a 2011 Statistics Canada report– making investors increasingly the new proprietors.
It's easy to obtain vertigo looking for a place amongst the highrises. There aren't really offers, but, inning accordance with some successful occupants and property professionals, it is possible to lessen the pain of the hunt and snag the best place. Work with help: Almost everyone tries the normal techniques when transferring to 560 Cardero V6G 2W6 – Avila Check listings through online services such as PadMapper and Kijiji before you move. You can get a sense of exactly what 560 Cardero V6G 2W6 – Avila needs to use and what you can get for your budget, however in 560 Cardero V6G 2W6 – Avila's competitive rental market it can take more than a quick Google search to discover that a person ideal leasing. Employ a realty expert and you'll conserve effort, cash and time.
Seventy-five to 90 per cent of apartment apartments for rent are only listed on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), states Vancouver real estate agent and specialist Vicky MacLeod. A real estate agent can rapidly browse MLS and established numerous viewings for one day. Plus they understand the 560 Cardero V6G 2W6 – Avila market inside and out. A specialist can also guarantee you find a trusted investor/landlord and assist you navigate the documents. The very best part? Utilizing well-informed experts generally does not cost occupants a cent since the owner of the property usually pays the commission. Don't fear dedication: Buildings in British Columbia that were developed, or came onto the rental market, after Nov. 1, 1991, are exempt to rent control. That means if you sign a typical one-year lease, after your first year in your gorgeous condominium the lease might escalate. MacLeod advises offering to sign a longer initial lease. The owner of a residential or commercial property would rather have a paying, reputable tenant over an empty unit without any lease being available in, she says.
Do the math: As a rule your housing expenses need to disappear than 35 per cent of your earnings, according to economists. Know that number before you fall head over heels for a place with granite countertops and a salt-water pool that is method out of your price variety. Place, area, place A home outside of the core will typically cost you less, says MacLeod, a genuine estate agent and owner of Diamond Doors Real Estates Services. And an unit in an older traditional home structure, with fewer or no features, will also be less expensive.
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Look up in 560 Cardero V6G 2W6 – Avila and all you see is glass apartments.
The number of condominium apartment starts in the city of Vancouver did rise this year according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Regardless of the construction spike need will continue to outstrip supply, state the professionals.
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Do keep your eye on all that building and construction. When a new building first starts leasing the laws of supply and need can work in your favour. Several similar systems will flood the marketplace at the same time, suggesting there might be a bit of wiggle room to negotiate a somewhat lower rent, states MacLeod. Renting a condominium in 560 Cardero V6G 2W6 – Avila Vancouver is not inexpensive, however stays a popular option. If you enter your condo rental hunt with open eyes, some solid research and a little assistance, you too can score a home-sweet-rental-home method up high in the sky.
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When you look online, there is little to pick from– condos or otherwise. To top it off, traditional rental houses have become limited as developers construct condos over houses structures. Seventy-five to 90 per cent of condominium homes for rent are only noted on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), states Vancouver genuine estate representative and specialist Vicky MacLeod. If you enter your apartment rental hunt with open eyes, a little aid and some solid research, you too can score a home-sweet-rental-home way up high in the sky.


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Tuesday, May 12, 2015
21 comments:
- Davene Grace said...
Warm congratulations for Clara! What a special time for all of you!! :)
- 11:34 PM, May 12, 2015
- Polly said...
This has got to feel satisfying to you as a parent! Nineteen and done...that has to feel good to Clara, too! Congratulations!
- 12:14 AM, May 13, 2015
- Rose said...
Congratulations Clara, Anna and The Composer. My best wishes go with you all.
- 5:54 AM, May 13, 2015
- Christina Gomez said...
Oh congrats! Hardly seems possible! I know you are so proud of her! Enjoy your summer togetHer.
- 6:15 AM, May 13, 2015
- Parshall Family said...
Dear Anna,
As a longtime reader I would love to know how your childrens' high school curricula allowed them to graduate college early. Did they pursue college courses at the local community college during high school? You've talked nuts and bolts about homeschooling before, but I don't remember hearing about how you approach high school learning.
- 6:32 AM, May 13, 2015
- Anna said...
Yes, college classes during high school are the key. Ours are actually at a four-year university, not a community college, but the effect is the same. Our local university allows high schoolers to enroll in anything they want for half-tuition. My kids have generally started around age 14, and by 17 have had one to two years of credits collected.
- 6:35 AM, May 13, 2015
- Rachel Marie said...
Congratulations! How do your children get through college so quickly? Did they finish high school early as well? We have a son who would love to, and is capable of, moving more quickly through school and possibly graduating early. I'm just not even sure how to do that. Any advice? He's 13 and finishing 7th grade right now. He is a very smart and driven kid.
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- 6:37 AM, May 13, 2015
That is wonderful! Congratulations to Clara and may God bless.
Barb in Nebraska
- 7:29 AM, May 13, 2015
Congratulations! What college is it? It looks like a lovely campus.
- 8:05 AM, May 13, 2015
Wonderful accomplishment! Congratulations to Clara and Mom and Dad!
Oh, the sweet feeling of a worthy goal achieved.
I know you will enjoy having her home for a little while!
- 8:30 AM, May 13, 2015
- Lisa said...
Many congratulations and good wishes to you, Clara!
- 9:59 AM, May 13, 2015
- Christine said...
What a special moment for your family.
Your words just popped out and hit my heart.
Well done Anna,Composer and Clara.
- 10:15 AM, May 13, 2015
- Eileen said...
Congratulations to Clara!!
- 2:39 PM, May 13, 2015
- Monica said...
Again, about college classes in HS :) do they attend classes in buildings on campus or oine?
- 6:35 PM, May 13, 2015
- Tracy said...
So wonderful! Congratulations Clara!
- 8:29 PM, May 13, 2015
- Anna said...
They attend in real life. The college is situated very nearby. I know other homeschoolers who have done online classes though.
Rachel Marie, our kids have started college classes at ages 14 or 15, depending on the child. We steer them towards courses that will be Gen Ed requirements later, or would be good on a high school transcript--Composition, College Algebra, any foreign language, science with lab, etc. Much of that depends on their interests. They start out with 1-2 classes per semester and by 15 or 16 years old are doing 12-15 hours a semester. We say they are graduated from high school when they are ready to move on to another university full time--although as you can see, they have already been going to college full time!
- 10:00 PM, May 13, 2015
- akaSleen said...
Wonderful! Congratulations. I am a home schooler, too and so thankful for this option. Children who love to learn are one of society's greatest blessings.
- 7:03 AM, May 14, 2015
- Rachel Marie said...
Thank you for sharing that. I have to get this all figured out. And soon!
- 2:17 AM, May 16, 2015
- Heather said...
Congratulations to Clara! Very inspiring and looking forward to hearing about her future plans. Well done, Mama.
- 12:41 PM, May 20, 2015
- Beloved's Redheaded Bride said...
Congratulations, Clara.
- 5:18 PM, May 24, 2015
- Genelle said...
Oh how wonderful. What I wouldn't give to have you near by to mentor me on my journey of homeschooling. Congratulations!
PS. I bet you don't have a tv do you? That's probably the first thing you would tell me. Genelle, throw away your tv.
- 3:42 PM, June 04, 2015


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The football club trains every Thursday lunch time with Matt. The schools team have been in a local small school tournament one for years 3-4 and another for year 5-6.
The year 3&4 tournament the school came 5th out of the 12 schools that entered which was tremendous as they have not played as a team much before the tournament.
The year 5&6 tournament the school came 2nd after a very close and thrilling final going into extra time and two rounds of penalties . Both of the schools teams have performed well and have made the coach proud of them.
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It is the first day of the festival and is celebrated on the day previous to Makara Sankranthi. At dawn, on this day people light a bonfire with logs of wood, other solid fuels and wooden furniture at home that are no longer useful at home. The disposal of derelict things and getting ready to adapt new changes in life is the moral.
Bhogi and Makara Sankramana (Makara Sankranthi) are Sun-centric festivals associated with the exit of Sun from Dhanus Raasi (Sagittarius) and entry (transit) into Makara Raasi (Capricorn) in the zodiac. In general every year the calendar dates for Bhogi & Makara Sankranthi (Makara Sankramana) festival falls on 13th & 14th January and the day of Makara Sankramana marks the beginning of Uttaraayana (as per South Indian Calendar). A day before Makara Sankramana marks the last day of the solar month Dhanur masam that is celebrated as Bhogi festival that generally falls on 13th January.
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The word Bhogi is derived from the Sanskrit word Bhog meaning enjoying or experiencing. It is a festival that signifies the beginning of the harvest season for farmers in India. Hence, it is also known as harvest festival. Bhogi is considered as the day that facilitates the farmers to enjoy the fruits of their hard work. On the day of Bhogi, old, worn out and useless items are burnt in a bonfire. Bhogi signifies cleansing of the mind of its ill thoughts and feelings, while symbolically burning them up, with a firm resolve to tread the path of love, with truth and purity from this holy day onwards. It is the last day of Dhanurmasam and also Dakshinaayana. Bhogi marks the beginning of three day Makara Sankranthi festival.
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Bhogi festival or Bhogi is the first day of Pongal and is celebrated in honor of Lord Indra, "the God of Clouds and Rains". Lord Indra is worshiped for the abundance of harvest, thereby bringing plenty and prosperity to the land. Thus, this day is also known as Indran. On Bhogi all people clean out their homes from top to bottom, and collect all unwanted goods. This day is meant for domestic activities and of being together with the family members.


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