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1. Art Careers p. 102
2. Scrapbooking p. 103
3. Original picture out-of-doors - pp. 104-9 Frame the picture - p. 112
- ExpertVillage.com Lesson Videos: - Drawing with Charcoal - Introduction to Acrylics - Paint with Acrylics - Introduction to Watercolors - Watercolor Painting - How to Draw with Pastels - How to Draw - Online Drawing lessons - Frame Without Frames
4. Primary and Secondary Colors - pp. 110-1
- National Gallery of Art: SwatchBox - is a tool for mixing and drawing with millions of colors.
- Color Wheel - Label the color wheel, labeling and coloring the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
5. Computer designs - p. 113
- National Gallery of Art: JUNGLE - Create an interactive imaginary landscape online
- National Gallery of Art: Flow - is a motion painting machine.
- National Gallery of Art: PixelFace - is an interactive portrait maker and drawing board.
- National Gallery of Art: PaintBox - Choose a background image or start with a blank slate, then draw something.
- Complete the Picture - Practice drawing using part of a picture from a magazine.
- Postal Stamp Activity - Make your own postal stamp to honor a person, commemorate an event, or remember a favorite place or thing.
7. Use clay to sculpt a simple object. pp. 114-6
8. Make a Mobile pp. 117-8
- Mobiles You Can Make
- National Gallery of Art: Mobile - Draw and animate a mobile on screen!
9. Make an art construction, using your choice of materials - pp. 119-20
- Decorate a Pinewood Derby car, Space Derby Rocket, etc.
10. Create a Collage - pp. 120-121
- National Gallery of Art Collage Machine and Collage Machine II - Move your mouse to make a collage.
11. Cub Scout Academics belt loop for Art.
|— Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide #34299B, p.4 and Cub Scout Leader Book, p. 31-1.
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- CubRoundtable: Artist 28 page reference guide
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- Bill Smith's Webelos Leader Resources: Artist
- Webelos Roundtable Packet: Artist
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- Artist requirement 5 is preparing you for Digital Technology Merit Badge requriement 6c.
- Artist requirement 7 is preparing you for Sculpture Merit Badge.
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Talk of impeachment abounds in Washington, D.C. these days — but oddly, both sides blame each other for that. Should the president be impeached? What would the consequences be?
Result would be chaos
Nah, Republicans aren't going to impeach President Obama — not unless he commits some transgression that even a majority of Democrats decide they can't support. (He won't.)
Even if GOPers think they have a good reason to impeach, they probably won't, for one very good reason: It would be the end of American politics as we know it.
Think about it: President Obama would be the second Democratic president in a row to be impeached by a Republican Congress. Which would signal that Democratic presidents will never be treated as legitimate by the GOP — they barely are now — and thus be an invitation for Democrats to reciprocate, to muck things up as much as possible for every future Republican president, and probably result in the impeachment of the next Republican president facing a Democratic Congress.
And every Republican after that.
The result? Gridlock. Chaos. The nation would become ungovernable. Even at this stage, the process depends on one side offering some minimal level of cooperation to the other. With an impeachment, the incentives to do even that little bit would disappear. It would be every party for itself.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not kidding or exaggerating: The impeachment of Barack Obama — again, barring extraordinary circumstances — would be the beginning of the end of the present constitutional order. A lot of things we take for granted would probably suddenly come under question.
So Republicans won't impeach. But they will play games with the idea.
They'll do things like the "impeachment-lite" lawsuit that House Republicans are bringing against the president. They'll fantasize with constituents at town hall meetings about the need to rein in the tyrannical commander-in-chief. They'll make angry statements on Fox News and talk coyly about "the I-word."
Which, as a matter of fact, is exactly what they're doing. You can't blame Democrats for thinking that such signs amount to a warning that impeachment is actually imminent. Their sin? Thinking Republican politicians mean what they say.
— Joel Mathis
Flouting oath of office
It's true, impeaching President Obama certainly would fulfill the fantasies of a small but vocal fraction of the conservative base. More importantly, impeachment would fulfill the devout wishes of the president and some of his most ardent supporters.
Just talking about impeachment is great for fundraising — especially in a midterm election year shaping up to be a drubbing for Democrats. Last month, when Sarah Palin endorsed the idea, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raked in $2.1 million over the course of a weekend. Not too shabby.
But why bother with impeachment at all? The president may be unpopular, but that's no reason to impeach him. Obama's policies, on the other hand, aren't merely unpopular — they're also destructive. Violating the oath of office? Usurping congressional authority? That's nothing to scoff at.
Forty years ago, Congress was ready to impeach a president over his political misconduct. "The issue here is broader than criminality," said William Hungate, the Missouri Democratic congressman who proposed the second of three articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon that included allegations he used the Internal Revenue Service to punish his enemies. Sound familiar?
Some liberal Dems seem to have adopted the 37th president's view that "when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal." The reason? "Congressional gridlock."
Two years ago, for example, the White House invoked "prosecutorial discretion" in choosing to exempt 1 million undocumented immigrants from deportation because Congress hadn't passed an immigration reform bill. Now the president is mulling an executive order that effectively would grant amnesty to 6 million undocumented immigrants. The Constitution reserves the power of "naturalization" to Congress, not the president.
Would that be outrageous enough? Maybe. Or maybe the concept of "separation of powers" is passé. If so, President Obama and his successors can rest easy knowing they may flout the oath of office with the full backing of their party and (in the case of Democrats) a sympathetic press.
Absent a critical mass of public support for the Constitution, talk of impeachment will remain just that — talk.
— Ben Boychuk
Ben Boychuk is associate editor of the Manhattan Institute's City Journal. Joel Mathis is a contributing editor to Philadelphia Magazine. email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com

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Prof. O'Connell says terrorists should be tried in civilian court
Notre Dame Expert: Standing by the rule of law in terrorism trials
As President Obama considers a recommendation to reverse the decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, in a civilian court and instead try him in a military tribunal, legal questions from both parties continue to cloud the issue.
University of Notre Dame legal expert Mary Ellen O'Connell believes that the original ruling by Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. was legally sound.
"President Obama and Attorney General Holder made a politically tough, but legally correct, decision when they announced that Khalid Sheik Mohammed and others would be tried in civilian courts for the crime of terrorism," says O'Connell, who specializes in international law, international legal regulation and use of force and conflict resolution.
"Now it appears that the president is bowing to political pressure and reversing the decision. If he does so, he puts the United States on the wrong side of the law. Deciding on proper courts, proper procedure, and proper charges rests fundamentally on legal principles—not political ones. The law requires that the president make the right decision, popular or not," says O'Connell.
"I have full confidence in the American criminal justice system to be able to hold fair trials of terrorism suspects without endangering the public. If the president does not have this confidence, then his alternative is to return Khalid Sheik Mohammed to Pakistan. The Pakistanis are holding numerous terrorism suspects and trying them in regular courts."
According to O'Connell, only members of the armed forces and combatants captured on the battlefield may be tried before military commissions, if necessary. Mohammed fits neither of these categories.
The Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law at Notre Dame, O'Connell is vice president of the Society of International Law and is the author of "The Power and Purpose of International Law."
More on O'Connell, including a videotaped interview on the protection of human rights and a high-res photo, is available here
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By Rebbetzin Rifki Freundlich
Rebbetzin Rifki Freundlich has been living in Atlanta for close to 12 years with her husband and children. Her husband Rabbi Yechezkel (warmly known as Rabbi Y) is the respected, popular and beloved associate rabbi at Congregation Beth Jacob. Rebbetzin Freundlich is cherished by the community for her chesed (kindness), her hospitality, and her warm and welcoming smile. KosherEye is privileged to know her well and is always amazed and touched by her leadership and involvement in community projects and outreach.
One of the many things Rebbetzin Rifki loves about living and cooking in Atlanta is the local preference for lighter and healthier cooking and eating. The Freundlichs very much enjoy hosting on Shabbat and chagim (Jewish holidays). Therefore, Rifki is always looking for shortcuts to ease and shorten preparation, which proportionately increases her pleasure from entertaining. She was kind enough to share some of her Shabbos recipes with KosherEye:
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SPOKANE, Wash. – The big bats were out on Tuesday, just not at the same time, as Whitworth and visiting Central Washington exchanged blowouts in a non-conference baseball doubleheader at Merkel Field.
CWU (12-18) won the opener 13-0 while the Pirates (18-10-1) took the nightcap 12-1. The Wildcats won the season series 3-1.
Whitworth will remain at home this coming weekend for a Northwest Conference showdown with first-place Pacific (Ore.). The Pirates are two games behind the Boxers in the league standings.
Game 1 – Central Washington 13, Whitworth 0
Kyle Sani and Ethan Sterkel each homered, while Kyle Long threw seven scoreless innings to lead the Wildcats to the easy victory in the first game of the doubleheader.
Long and Pirate starting pitcher Landon Scott each threw three scoreless innings to start the game and it looked like the contest may settle into a pitchers' duel. But CWU first baseman Derrick Webb reached on an error leading off the fourth inning and that play led to four unearned runs against Scott. David Leid doubled in Webb for the first run of the game with one out. Glen Reser's ground out to first base should have been the third out of the inning, but instead it drove home the second run of the game. Sterkel followed with a two-run shot to right field, his second of the season, to finish off the fourth-run fourth inning.
The Wildcats added five more runs in the fifth to blow the game open. Sani's three-run homer came off of reliever Brandon Ellendt and increased the lead to 8-0. Brady Kincannon later scored on a wild pitch in the fifth and he added a run-scoring double in the sixth inning for a 10-0 lead.
CWU added three more in the eighth on only two hits. Two of the runs scored when Wildcat batters were hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Long improved to 3-3 after allowing only four hits and no walks in seven innings. He struck out two batters. Drew Davidson and Deren Jones each tossed an inning in relief.
Scott (1-1) gave up six runs on seven hits in 4.0 innings (he faced two batters in the fifth). But only two of the runs were earned. Ellendt allowed four runs (three earned) in 3.0 innings, while Troy Duppenthaler gave up three in the eighth inning. Nick Combo finished out the game.
Sterkel went 3-4 with three RBIs, while Sani was 2-3 with three runs driven in, to lead the Wildcats at the plate. Kincannon also had three hits and scored three runs.
Kevin Valerio went 2-3 for the Pirates.
Game 2 – Whitworth 12, Central Washington 1
The Pirates pounded out 17 hits and Nick Scourey threw eight strong innings to give Whitworth a split of the doubleheader.
Gerhard Muelheims singled home Nick Motsinger with the first Pirate run of the game in the first inning and Muelheims later scored on JR Jarrell's perfectly placed bunt single later in the frame.
CWU got within 2-1 in the top of the fifth when Reser homered down the right field line, his third of the season.
But Whitworth broke open the game with six runs in the bottom half of the fifth. After Erik Nikssarian opened with a triple, Motsinger singled him home. A sacrifice bunt, a single and a walk loaded the bases and Jarrell drove a pitch to the top of the wall in left field for a sacrifice fly. Paul Miller's single plated the third run of the inning. Valerio's infield single loaded the bases once again and Joshua Davis singled through the left side of the infield to drive in two more. The ball got past the left fielder, allowing Valerio to score all the way from first and Davis to hustle into third. By the time the dust had settled Whitworth was out to an 8-1 lead.
The Bucs added two more in the sixth on Tyler Pfeffer's RBI triple, his second triple of the day, and Landon Scott's single.
Nikssarian drove his first career home run over the left field wall in the seventh inning to score the final two Whitworth runs of the game.
Scourey, making his second career start, allowed one run on six hits in eight innings. He struck out six and didn't walk a batter. James King finished up with a scoreless ninth.
Tanner Knutson (0-1) took the loss for CWU, giving up five runs (four earned) on nine hits in 4.1 innings.
Miller, named the NWC Player of the Week on Tuesday after hitting .681 in four games last week, went 3-5 in the nightcap.


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Day 11 (later) — Dear Diary, As I was sitting to write my thoughts and make sense of the day's events, I realized that Zuffy and Mawley were standing near the large tangle of spider web. I had just recorded the prayer for the dead wolves, when their voices filtered to me. As the words sorted out in my brain, I dropped my pen (hence the ink splatter, sorry DD!).
"I'm just going to poke at it with this bone." That was Zuffy. Mawley shifted uncomfortably. "Yeah, sure but what if there's a spider attached somewhere?" Zuffy laughed that high, clear laugh she has. "Well, that's why you're here, dearest!" She reached forward and gently poked at the thick web. "What are you doing!?! Oh goddess, we were going to wait until morning, remember?" I called to them as I hurried over. "Well, um, Zuffy thought that maybe it wasn't safe. You know? Like what if the spider creeps out later? In the night. In the dark." I couldn't help it, Diary. I sighed. "But that's the reason we have watches. So that spiders don't take us unawares." Zuffy shrugged. "Eh. I was bored, to tell you the truth." She jabbed harder at the web. Several strands broke and fell. "Well, look at that."
Grriel came over. "What's up?" Mawley explained as the others gathered round. "It is rather early," said Vakka. "I would see this purple stone." That was Kerboom adding her thoughts. "What purple stone?" Chica edged past me.
"Well, if we just take these last….. strands down…." Mawley grunted with effort. "Oh, right on! Look at this!" Lilly was through the passage into the next chamber before the web hit the floor. "Where's my pack? Where's my pack? These are some neato carvings. I know this great trick, right? You lay the paper down and rub like charcoal or something and you get the carvings right there on your paper!" Her hands were busy getting paper. I couldn't help but lean forward to see better. It was amazing, Diary. But I digress, as Father would say….
There were passage ways that went out from the center and at each end there was a lantern. Two passages were missing their lanterns. Later Kerboom told us that she used a spell of some sort (she said the name, Diary but I can't remember everything!) to lift it on to the hook. Which explains the huge doors that appeared out of the floor!
While Kerboom had been busy doing dangerous things, without telling anyone!!!! The others were engaged in activities only slightly less dangerous. Someone, honestly Diary, they all talk at once and the din is sometimes too much for me, someone suggested that there might be treasure under the purple sarcophagus. (What is a sarcophagus anyway? Why not say tomb and be done with it? Or stone coffin, I guess would be more accurate.) So the lot of them, minus Chica and Kerboom, started pushing at the tomb. It rotated! It didn't move but pivoted more and rotated quite right around. Lilly jumped up to direct the efforts. They pointed it backwards from where it started and another set of doors appeared. Oh goddess. What next?
Kerboom ran up to them. "These are just like the doors I summoned! Just like… well except the trim is a different color. Odd, that." She turned around to look at the group. "Do you think the doors open?" She touched them and swish! they opened. And out spilled a swarm of beetles and a large spider thing with one huge eye. Kerboom squealed in horror. I hope, I think, her noise drowned out my own cry, Diary. Oh how I hope so.
Before anyone else could move, Lilly took a flying leap off the tomb, yelling and landed face down among the beetles. Grriel was there in an instant swinging at the beetles. Kerboom danced away, a magic missile blasting from her hand. There was yelling and movement and I heard Chica yell "Chickens love beetles!" as she rode into their midst. I climbed on to the tomb to see better and sure enough, her overgrown chicken was pecking at the beetles while the others made short work of the spider. And then it was over. I'm sure I looked quite the fool on top of the tomb with nothing to do.
With the doors free of vermin, you could see into a small rounded room. Quite small, really. Lilly and Kerboom rushed in. "What's this do?" And Lilly reached up and suddenly the door was gone. It reappeared a moment later, but no gnomes. Chica dismounted to look. Vakka shouldered her way in. "It was something over here." And the doors disappeared. And reappeared. Mawley and Zuffy started toward them. "Wait! What are you doing?" They stopped and turned together, sideways like a dance. "The little ones need us" said Mawley. Zuffy shrugged her shoulders. "Yeah." And zoom, they were gone. I was standing there on top of the tomb. Grriel shouldered her pack as the doors reappeared. "Come on." I tried to find words. "But-but-but, we don't know! We just don't know what happens when you get in that, that door! What if it's not safe?"
Need I tell you, Diary, that my words were waved aside, like pollen? No, you know.The injustices against the young are too many to count.
As we arrived, safely as it turns out — but that is simply by the blessing of the goddess, I know it — I heard someone calling for "the healer." I do have a name! Honestly.
I gave Grriel such a look as I moved past her and down a hallway to the right. Safe indeed!
Zuffy and Kerboom were standing beside a black stone altar of some sort. The hallway ended abruptly with two statues right beside the altar. "Oh, good. What happened to this guy anyway?" Zuffy moved her hand to show me the bones. "Well, I would say that he died when someone cut his head off." My tone was acid. She missed my sarcasm, though, Diary, because she'd turned away to look at another alcove. I sighed and stepped closer. Suddenly a warm wind blew in my face. It startled me and I stepped back, jostling Zuffy and barking my elbow on one of the statues. "Watch it! You're pretty heavy for a halfy!" I was confused and distracted because I swear I saw one of the statues move. "There was a wind."
"A wind?" Zuffy stepped into the alcove. "Where-oh!" She gasped as she was lifted off the ground. Suddenly she and the skeleton were bobbing up and down. Before I could speak, I felt wind from my right, turning I saw that the statues had moved up beside me. One staff was down and one staff was up. I cocked my head and, yes Diary, it swung its staff at me. At my head! I cried out, which got everyone's attention. Lilly was there in a moment, as was Kerboom. I remembered my blade, my trusty sickle and I grabbed it and swung hard at the statue in front of me and missed. It had moved so quickly! I heard Mawley laugh as if from a great way off. "Dance with me, stone man!" Chips of marble flew past my face. A staff jabbed at me again. As if in slow motion, I saw Lilly leap up and slice at the statue attacking me. In the next instant I was on my back, on the ground, my face wet. As I struggled to my elbows, I saw Mawley and Lilly topple the two statues. I sighed with relief, Diary. I'm not afraid to tell you that. I wiped my face and saw red. I am ashamed, but before I could think of how it would sound, I wailed out — "I'm bleeding!" and fainted dead away.
Day 11 — Dear Diary, I am heart sore and weary. We had our first battle today and thank Ehlonna, I did not have to fire a shot in anger. All the same, we did draw blood and kill. More on that later — it is hard to write simply about it. I'll begin at the beginning, as the bards say….
The road out of Diamond Lake town was easy. The streets are well laid and maintained. We passed houses, great and small. I stayed at the rear of the group. An elder of my village had been an adventurer in his day and old Owain had given me much advice on how to best be a healer to a group of adventuring fools, as he put it. "Stay at the back, child. Watch their moves and get to know the personalities. Learn who is cautious and who is a fool for battle. Some will seek your favor and others will curse you for your kindness and healing. Heed them not! It matters little what they think of you. Your job is to keep them alive. They don't have to like you. Aye, or even thank you. Will you thank them for every head they cleave?" He smiled, patted my knee and said, "You'll do fine, young Ariel. Just fine." I had thought to ask him more, but he stood and turned to sort a pile of papers, so I knew my time with him was ended.
As we left the town proper, the road began to climb, and the pathway became dirty and rocky. I was surprised to see Zuffy, the other half elf, walking beside me. "I worship Ehlonna, too, you know. I'm glad that you're in the group." I nodded, bit my tongue to keep from hurling angry words at her and wondered why she was talking with me. She spoke again. "I think I may have gotten off on the wrong foot with you last night. I, I think I made a joke about your virginity and look, I'm sorry. I didn't realize how young you are and –" I held up my hand. "Stop, please. Really. I had taken offense at your words, but only because I thought that you were speaking of our Lady, Ehlonna. It matters not what you say or think of me." I realized that this didn't sound friendly, Diary. So I started again. "What I mean to say is 'Thank you for your kindness.'" She smiled. "Perhaps, we can pray together tonight. Give thanks to the Goddess for our safe arrival at the cairns." She waved her hand. "Because, look! We're here."
I noticed Grriel standing by a cairn. It was much of a height with her. "OK, so this is a cairn! I like it. Rocks. On top of other rocks." In the resulting silence, we all heard the murmur of voices. "Ha!" said Vakka. "They whisper!" I heard Zuffy sigh beside me and murmur "Well, yeah! That's why they call them the Whispering Cairns."
It was a passage way of cairns. They made a road of sorts that looped up and around the hill. I paused to look around. On the desolate hill top, it was quite pretty. Or maybe that's not the right word, Diary. It was beautiful, in a sad way. The rocks, the sparse grass, the wind and sky. I felt…. something stir inside me. Like I was marking this moment in time.
My thoughts were broken by the sound of Lilly yodeling. "Listen! Isn't this cool?" The group was milling about and looking at the different cairns along the road. Some stones were a lovely deep purple. Chica rode her chicken up ahead. "Don't go too far!" I called out to her. The other gnome, Kerboom, followed in her wake. As she passed Lilly, that one said, "Where ya going? I'm going too!" In a matter of moments, I was alone on the hilltop. "Right." I muttered to myself. I was angry, Diary. But as I examine my heart here, at the end of the day, what right do I have to be angry with my new companions? They are a flock and I am their shepherd……. Hmm, I like that.
I rounded the corner and saw the mouth of a cave. Oh Ehlonna! A cave? To be cut off from the sun? What a fate! What if I should die in the darkness? Those were my thoughts and I am not ashamed to record them here, for your eyes only, dearest Diary. If it is weakness, then I am weak! If it is the folly of youth, well, so be it!
I steeled my courage, as Father would say, and entered the cave. As I stepped into darkness I heard someone call out for a light. I remembered my oil lamp. "Here!" I hurried forward and saw Mawley and Grriel standing by the cave wall. I handed my lamp to Mawley and as she lit it, the wall was illuminated. It was …. astounding. The walls were carved with swirling tubes and deep crevasses. The murmur of voices was louder here. I heard Zuffy beside me. "That's not Elven, for sure."
"Not Orcish or Kobol, either" said Vakka. Kerboom squeezed between Mawley and Grriel. "Let's see…. hmmm. Hmmmmm. Not Gnomish. Not Draconic….. althoooooough, (she drew out the word so long, Diary). Although there are some elements that remind one of Draconic." She cocked her head. "A softer intonation, perhaps? I just can't…." The cave was suddenly filled with the sound of Lilly's voice. "Haloooooooo! Halooooooo!" Mawley laughed and stepped close to the wall. She put her mouth to one of the tubes. "Hello yourself!" And the echo: "Elf, elf, elf"
I heard Chica say "How far do you think this goes?" And then she said "Oh." Her tone put me on alert but before I could react, Zuffy strode past me on her long legs. Diary, she is taller than me, if you can believe it!
I saw her squat near Chica and speak softly. Grriel had noticed the movement. We all heard the low growl coming from deeper in the cave. Vakka and Grriel both quickly covered the distance to Chica. Right behind them came Lilly. "What? What?" I heard her ask. And then "Puppy!"
Oh Goddess, I thought and hurried up to the group. As I got there, I saw that Grriel had stepped in front of Chica. Vakka was at her right hand but,
damn, darn, Lilly was right beside Vakka. On the front line, as they say. Grriel growled at the wolf and Vakka and Lilly joined in. The wolf turned and slunk away. "Ha ha! That's the way. Run little puppy! Run from us!" Lilly danced a little as she called out.
"I think perhaps –" my words were cut off by a howl ahead in the darkness. A large dark form suddenly charged from the shadows and went straight for Lilly. With amazing speed for such a big woman, Grriel stepped in front to take the attack. The wolf chomped down on her arm and she swung it away and aimed her crossbow. I felt movement on my left and Mawley ran by, followed by little Kerboom, crossbow in her hand. Yes! Get your weapon out! I said to myself. I couldn't see very well, what with the half-orcs up front, but it sounded like a whole pack of wolves to me. I heard Lilly yell in pain and Grriel grunt. I stopped my movement to get the longbow ready and reached for my horn and my healer's kit.
"Lilly?" I knelt behind her. "Step back! Where are you hurt?" Even though she was still facing, oh Goddess, three wolves! I knew that I could at least magic some healing on her. Bandages would have to come later.
"What? Let go!" She shrugged away my hand and I could feel the muscles ripple under my hand. I had no idea she was so strong. Even kneeling, I could see over her shoulder so I saw Grriel get attacked by two wolves at once and saw Mawley swing her axe at those same animals. I saw blood spray out and I was moving to my left, to Grriel without conscious thought. Vigor, a voice in my mind said. And so I cast the vigor spell on Grriel. For a good solid, vigor spell, you want to be able to place both hands on the victim. Grriel, somehow, was still standing. I reached up and put a hand on each shoulder, the carved unicorn horn cupped in my right hand. I said the first words that came to my mind: "Grow strong, little flower." And I felt the heat as the spell moved through me to her. Because of my position, I did not see Mawley chop the head off one wolf and in the same swing, cleave the other in two. I heard several arrows fly and bring down the last wolf as it ran.
And, then Diary, our first battle was over. No one died. I didn't panic (not too much). But the animals. I knelt down for a moment, unsure that my legs would hold me. The blood was slowly spreading. Vakka bent over one wolf. "Dinner time, eh? Eh, cousin? Fancy a wolf steak?" She laughed. Grriel shook her head. "Too early in the day for carnivore. Before lunchtime, I like to eat herbivore, don't you?" I know what a carnivore is but I am not familiar with the other word. As soon as I can, Diary, I will look it up!
Vakka turned to me. "And you little Ariel? Can I slice a steak for you?" I waved a hand. "I don't eat flesh, but I, I thank you for your kindness, Vakka." She frowned. "What? But this is good meat! Don't listen to Grriel! She has strange notions for a half-orc, but she's my mother's sister's girl and we love her. Not eat meat! Ha."
"No, truly. I do not eat of the creatures of the forest. When I pledged my life to the Goddess –" Vakka laughed and put an arm around me. "It's settled then! These are not forest creatures. These (she patted the wall) are stones. Not trees." She paused. "I guess I can see how you'd get them confused….." Her voice trailed off. She turned back to her butchery. "I'll cut extra, in case you get hungry later." After she was done, she piled the bodies and placed a rock over them. "My first cairn!" She studied it with hands on hips. "Pretty good, eh?"
I stayed where I was — knees on the cool stone and I wanted to cry. Blood had been spilled. Life ended here and no one else seemed to care. I did what I could for the souls of the wolves. "Fuin fallah galad, Ambar en Rana. Lenn amar, van Elen*." I murmured. "Take them to your bosom, Lady."
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Dr. Paula J. Carlson began her duties as Luther College's 10th president July 1, 2014.
Dr. Carlson is a 1976 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of St. Olaf College. She holds an M.A., M. Phil., and Ph.D. in English and comparative literature from Columbia University. She has taught at the University of Dubuque, Yale University and St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Prior to becoming Luther's president, Carlson served as vice president for mission at St. Olaf College. She also held positions as vice president and liaison to the St. Olaf College Board of Regents, and director of the Wendt Center for Character Education and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Dubuque.
Carlson's leadership and administrative responsibilities for St. Olaf included the college's current strategic plan, initiatives to enhance professional development opportunities for staff and faculty, and initiatives to expand the college's programs and services for students as they discern their vocations and prepare for their careers. She led the successful re-accreditation process, 2009-2013, in which St. Olaf was one of 14 colleges and universities invited to participate in the Higher Learning Commission's demonstration project to develop a new model for accreditation.
At the University of Dubuque, Carlson led the development of the Wendt Center, which includes interdisciplinary curricular and co-curricular programs in ethics and character formation in the college, graduate school and seminary. She administered a new college core curriculum, coordinating course planning, course and program assessment and faculty development for interdisciplinary components.
Her husband, Rev. Dr. Thomas Schattauer, is professor of liturgics and dean of the Chapel at Wartburg Theological Seminary. They have two children, Peter Schattauer and Anna Schattauer Paille.


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Thursday, May 3, 2007
On the Street….. Cute Dress in a Tough Neighborhood, Hamburg
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Is that the Rote Flora in the background? Hamburg is a fun city.
Like Ice Cream on a Hot Stove… Great Shot Sart!
So Lily Allen!
not sure how I feel about the shoes though…
Ehm.. "Tough Neigbourhood"? My apartment is about 50 metres away from where that photo was taken and I would call the neigbourhood everything but tough. It's covered with nice restaurants, cafes, shops and advertising agencies. The few punks that hang out there might mix it up a bit, but do certainly not make the area even slightly tough.
Anyways. Sorry for the somewhat off-topic comment. =)
oh no. that neighbourhood isn't tough at all!! But the dress definitely is cute ♥ I really love the pictures you take of my fellow Germans…
wow great picture!!
one of the bests
Cute dress! And pockets!!!
interesting how the dress has little pockets on the side; nice detail.
For some reason, I get the impression that she's not the type who would be caught dead in a dress, much less a pink one. But the fact that she is, is totally cool. :-)
such great contast between urban/edgy & sweet feminine
the composition/background/colors in this photo are so well done… the background is especially interesting…
and the clothes look good too :)
I can appreciate the superposition of a look like this against this background, but I think she's a little bit pale to wear a dress of that colour.
nice dress!!!
nice color
Cute dress all right, though the girl wearing it looks like she could kick your ass with one hand behind her back.
She wears this sundress the way it should be worn, no cleavage popping up which seems to be all over the place here.
She looks darling.
this look is a little too 'lily allen' for my taste. Not original at all.
I can't remember any of the street names in Germany so my titles have been a little weird lately – so your right it probably is a nice neighborhood.
i lived in germany for years and maybe i didn't notice it then, but since when did everyone become so grouchy?
the stylish-ness is there (as you can see from the pics) but is it really that difficult to crack a smile?
The black dyed hair and fringe cut seem to be endemic in Germany.
I like it; somewhat school girlish, somehow devilish, the cut is, for better or worse, a pleasant change from the uninspired long, straight hair styles seen throughout most of Europe these days.
This lady has on a simple sun dress and has had the good taste to leave it unadorned.
Nothing particularly interesting about this presentation but it is certainly attractive on her and she is attractive in it.
Simplicity with minimum effort, touched off by fashion sunglasses. Well done.
Her creamy white skin needs a touch of sun and I am sure that she will be off to the sunny shores of the Mediterranean this Summer.
I wonder where the Northern Germans like to vacation in particular?
Awesome fringe!
And pockets on a pretty summer frock come in very handy indeed!
It's more delicate than Lily Allen, but just perfect for summer- breezy and pretty without being sloppy. Lovely.
pockets!!!! grafiti!!! picture=new background. i love you, mr. sartorialist.
Great photo!
aaww,she's got the look!
A more feminine version of Lily Allen but the blunt black hair gives the look a similar edge.
Is this turning into a graffiti blog?
brilliant colors, fantastic spot for a photograph. lovely subject too.
Well executed, Sart! There's nothing to distract and all is complimentary, including the yellow tape. Good energy.
I really enjoy these mixed informations, bringing some lightness to a very urban sight.
nice contrast!
ooooh the lilly allen looks become international….
Beautifully intense contrasts of texture and color. This dress accentuates her wide shoulders – interesting and bold, but perhaps not the most flattering effect.
the rote flora! my band played there once. great place and great area of hamburg. loved it.
The color is lovely with her coloring. Pale people look best in pastels. Its always so etherial. When tan people wear pastels it can look cheap. The black hair especially adds to the contrast.


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ROBBINS, Ill., May 2 (UPI) -- U.S. rapper Lil Wayne's attempt to mend fences with civil rights icon Emmett Till's family over an offensive lyric "falls short," a family representative said.
"While it's commendable that he has vowed to respect the legacy of Emmett Till and his memory to 'not use or reference Emmett Till or the Till family in his music,' this statement falls short of an apology, as none is mentioned," Till cousin Airicka Gordon-Taylor wrote on the Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation Facebook page.
The 30-year-old hip-hop artist had issued a statement saying, "It has come to my attention that lyrics from my contribution to a fellow artist's song has deeply offended your family.
"As a father myself, I cannot imagine the pain that your family has had to endure," he wrote. "I would like to take a moment to acknowledge your hurt, as well as the letter you sent to me via your attorneys."
Till is mentioned in Wayne's verse on the remix to rapper Future's 2013 single "Karate Chop."
The lyric "beat that [vulgar word for coward or weakling] up like Emmett Till" drew the Till family's ire.
Till, from Chicago, was 14 when he killed in Money, Miss., in 1955, by two white men who thought he had flirted with a white woman. The 21-year-old woman's husband and half-brother took Till from his great-uncle's home, where he had been visiting, and brought him to a barn where they beat him and gouged out one of his eyes before shooting him through the head and disposing of his body in the Tallahatchie River, weighting it with a 70-pound cotton gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire.
His body was retrieved from the river three days later.
Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam acknowledged they killed Till but only after they were acquitted in a kidnapping murder trial.
Till was returned to Chicago and his mother, who had raised him mostly by herself, insisted on a public funeral service with an open casket to show the world the brutality of the killing.
Epic Records, Wayne's label, apologized for Wayne's lyric and made efforts to take the song down from websites.
"I fully support Epic Record's decision to take down the unauthorized version of the song and to not include the reference in the version that went to retail," Wayne's statement said. "I will not be performing the lyrics that contain that reference live and have removed them from my catalog."


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(April 4, 2012 - in our backyard)
Nudged by a L'Artisan Facebook post, I re-tested Verte Violette. Unfortunately this induces headache.
Heeley Oranges and Lemons Say the Bells of St. Clements. I love the name of this - but alas it is to me an expensive version of 4711. I'm still looking for the perfect citrus perfume. I'm wishing that The Body Shop would offer Satsuma in perfume form.
Bond No. 9 Central Park West. Fancy-dancy spa lotion scent. You know what I mean.
Le Lebo Iris 39. As far as iris perfumes go, this is nice but I think I prefer Malle's Iris Poudre or TDC's Bois d'Iris.
Gucci Rush. I received a nice sample of this from the last time I visited Sephora. It's very fun and I'm happy that I have this sample, though I don't think I'll be purchasing a full bottle. I like my Dior Hypnotic Poison much much better.
What am I doing in the house on such a gorgeous day? Signing off for now, my 'fume friends!


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WACO, Texas — Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty, who sat out the second half of a 45-0 victory against SMU on Sunday night for precautionary reasons, said afterward he wasn't seriously injured and expects to play in the Bears' next game.
Petty said he took a facemask to the lower back at the end of a 16-yard run on the Bears' first series.
"I knew it right then," he said. "It just kind of locked up on me."
Petty said he could have played if necessary. Against SMU, it wasn't. The Bears led 31-0 at halftime and cruised home, recording their first shutout against an FBS opponent since 1995.
An MRI on Monday revealed that Petty has two cracked transverse processes — winglike protrusions from the vertebra. No treatment is required; managing the pain will be the issue.
The senior quarterback, who is being touted as a Heisman Trophy contender by coach Art Briles — he finished seventh in the voting in 2013 — completed 13 of 23 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns. The normally accurate passer overthrew several open receivers and said he experienced pain every time he tried to throw.
"I couldn't really plant and throw well enough," Petty said. "It was messing with me the whole first half. It just got to the point where it was hard to stand up, so I think it was a good decision not to go back out in the second half."
After a 5-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter, Petty was slow getting up and walked gingerly off the field.
Petty said he expects to play Saturday, when the Bears host Northwestern (La.) State.
"It's nothing that serious," he said. "Everything is good."
But he walked gingerly after postgame interviews, and Briles said he wasn't sure of the prognosis for Petty.
"We're gonna have to wait and see," Briles said, adding that coaches knew something wasn't right with Petty when he missed badly on several passes to open receivers.
"That's not Bryce at all," Briles said. "Come to find out, every time he was throwing he had a sharp pain that was working on him."
Along with Petty, senior receiver Antwan Goodley did not play after the first quarter. Briles said Goodley, a preseason All-America choice by USA TODAY Sports, aggravated a strained quadriceps muscle, originally injured during practice. Briles said he wasn't sure of Goodley's status, either.
Petty started all 13 games last season, setting 17 school records while leading Baylor to 11 wins, the Big 12 championship and a Fiesta Bowl berth.


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Hey all,
I'm having some real problems getting my new guy to take off. This is everything from the jDrones kit (except in the Xaircraft hexa frame), 850Kv motors, 20 Amp ESC's, hexa PDB, 10x45 props, APM1.0. On takeoff, the copter wants to move to the right, and will not lift (at least at the throttle percentage I'm willing to give it). At higher throttle, the motors start to vibrate to what seems like a dangerous extent. This is what I believe is the main problem, but I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out what is going on. I was hoping the community might be able to chip in on the issue and help me get off the ground.
Here is a link to the above video of the problem:
Thanks in advance for any help!
Blaine Hoyt
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Make sure your orientation is set correctly, + or X,
Make sure your motors are setup correctly and do the calibration routine form the wiki.
Then do hand test to make sure it is all working ok. Hold it, give mid throttle and try to tip the copter. It should want to stay horizontal.
Also, turn the I terms stabilize_I and rate_I to 0.
Ok, I'm about to try to change the I settings, I went through the troubleshooting guide in the wiki and covered everything in the section on wobbling on takeoff (everything checked out).
edit: stabilize and rate I terms were already set to 0.
I was messing around with the settings, and I changed the copter from + to X... It still has wacky results, but seems to get much more thrust and feels like it wants to take off more. The problem is, my board is aligned with the front motor (which I believe is the '+' configuration)... Not sure what this means, but maybe it could help someone else.
OK, so I switched modes to hexa x, and rotated my APM so 3 and 7 are at my front left and front right respectively. It actually wants to lift off the ground, and does a little bit, but not before it wobbles to the point where it crashes. Motors command has been run, all motors are in proper locations, have the correct rotation, and the right pushers/pullers. I'ts a step in the right direction I can tell, but still not fixed.
If your motors are vibrating badly, this can upset the gyros. It's a bit hard to tell from the video, but if the spinners are a blur when the motor is running, then there's probably a need for balancing. You can also tell by holding the quad as you raise the throttle.
Check your prop and motor balance. Also check you have the right diameter inserts in the props (if they have them) and that the props are centred on the spinners.
The inserts are the right size for the props, and a hand test does show some vibration (that I don't think should be there). Visually you can tell that something seems unbalanced, but these are new props, new motors, everything is tightened down, etc. I'm just not sure what the next step is in getting this thing working.
Here are two videos of it in X mode:
I didn't want to lift it any more or it would have gone completely out of control. Just hoping this might help someone help me out!
Hmm, doesn't really look like there's a real problem to me... While in flight the hexa seems reasonably stable considering it's in ground effect all the time. It only flips over after you let it hit the ground.
Try doing some more hopping and getting a bit more confident to let it rise a little higher and/or fly a little longer. Try not to be too stressy on the sticks.
Also, do it outside where you have plenty of room.
Not sure if this helps or not (newbie here) but I have heard that vibrations can sometimes be sorted out by taking off all the motors (or maybe just the props) and spinning up each motor or motor/prop assembly individually. One site shows an iphone or Android phone with a seismometer used to balance motors by themselves using tie wraps and tape. It is a time consuming process but once you are done you can be assured that at least the motors/props are out of the vibration equation.
Best of luck
The issue is, my MK Hexa on take-off goes straight up, no wobbles. This feels completely different (and might I add dangerous). I fly the MikroKopter indoors in the same room, with no problems or worries so far. Should I just not expect the same level of quality from this product?
I am also not ruling out dumb user error :)
Maybe something with the PID values?
It's hard to tell in the videos- which way is your APM facing? Do you have the servo connectors pointing exactly toward the back of the hexa?
My RC Pins point away from that little yellow ball. So I believe the answer to your question is yes.


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In boys hockey: Rebels end Falcons' five-game win streak
by Richard Creaser
copyright the Chronicle 1-6-2013
JAY — The visiting South Burlington High Rebels ended North Country's five-game winning streak on Saturday night 5-2. The Falcons entered the contest sitting atop the Metro Division standings with a sterling 5-0 record.
"We knew coming into this game that it was going to be a real test for us," North Country Coach Andrew Roy said after the game. "We made some mistakes early and it caught up to us."
The Falcons roster features two goalies and only 14 position players — less than three full lines. A small roster denies the Falcons the ability to keep players rested, especially if they fall afoul of penalty trouble.
"We've got the talent to make a comeback, no doubt about it," junior and goalie Chase LaCourse said after a brutal first period. "We came back against Colchester and we could do it again if we can keep out of the penalty box."
Fatigue was definitely a factor in the game's outcome, Coach Roy conceded. Excessive penalties contributed as much as the small roster to tired legs.
"Nobody came off the ice in the third with extra energy," Coach Roy said. "They gave it everything they had. We just didn't get the result we'd hoped for."
Penalties would play a key factor throughout the game but never more so than in the first period. North Country would hit the scoreboard first as Adam Viens drilled home the puck with one second remaining in the Falcons' first powerplay opportunity of the game 3:15 into the first period. Less than two minutes later South Burlington would return the favor as Rebel Matt Baechle buried one by Falcons' goaltender Chris Bronson.
A minute and a half later the Rebels would strike again. This time Eric Craig flipped a puck past a sprawling Bronson to give visiting South Burlington a 2-1 lead. The final goal of the game would again come on the man advantage as Craig beat Bronson again for South Burlington's second powerplay goal of the game and a 3-1 lead after the first period of play.
Though the penalty parade continued in the second period, North Country contained the South Burlington offense. The Falcons accomplished the feat despite drawing five more penalties, two of which gave the Rebels a five-on-three advantage. The Falcons would edge back into the game with less than seven seconds remaining in the period as Ryan Paul beat Rebel goalie Noah Beatty to bring the Falcons within one at the second intermission.
"We still got into trouble with penalties in the second but we held our own," Coach Roy said after the game. "Our penalty killing did what they needed to do. We also got back a goal so that's a positive."
Penalties dogged both teams into the third period. The game featured 21 penalties in total by the end of the game. Despite giving and receiving the powerplay both teams remained tight with the Rebels carrying their 3-2 lead over from the first period.
The next goal of the game would come with only 1:10 left in the period. The Falcons pulled Bronson to add a sixth skater only to see South Burlington pad its lead as Gabe Simpatico grabbed the puck in the neutral zone and rifled it into the empty net. Down 4-2 at this point, Bronson returned between the pipes as the game wound to a close.
The final goal of the game could have been missed by the casual observer. Amidst the clamor of the fans and the final buzzer of the game Conner O'Toole slipped the puck through Bronson's five-hole to record the Rebels fifth goal at the 15-minute mark.
"He kept us in the game and gave us a chance to win," Coach Roy said of Bronson's 25-save effort in goal. "He did everything for us we could have expected."
With the loss, the Falcons drop to 5-1 on the season while South Burlington improves to 4-1. Essex climbed atop the Metro Division standings with a victory against Champlain Valley Union.
The Falcons return to action on Wednesday, January 9, with an away game against Mount Mansfield at the Essex Skating Facility. The game has a 6:45 p.m. start.
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So, here is one more of my mom's recipes. This really is the best way to make strawberry shortcake. There is just something about the sweet biscuit with the mashed strawberries and freshly whipped cream that creates the ultimate in yummy desserts.
My girls devoured theirs and I savored every sweet bite.
Hurry, while you can still get fresh strawberries and make this. Here in NC we probably have a few more weeks.
Best Ever Strawberry Shortcake
- 2 cups flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 tablespoons cold butter cut into small pieces
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup of chilled whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
- Fresh Strawberries 2-3 pints - hulled and cut into quarters
- Additional Sugar
- Combine flour 1/3 c. sugar, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is the texture of coarse meal. Make well in center.
- Mix together buttermilk and vanilla. Stir into flour mixture, just until ball forms.
- Knead gently 5-6 times on floured board. Pat into 3/4 thickness. Cut into 3" rounds. Place on baking sheet. Lightly brush with milk. Sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 12-14 minutes, until the tops are a light golden brown.
- To make whipped cream place the cream in a bowl and beat until it starts to thicken a bit. Add 1 tablespoon of vanilla and confectioner's sugar. Continue beating until thick (but do not over beat.)
- Place cut strawberries in a bowl and add enough sugar to sweeten to your liking. (when strawberries are in season you may need less sugar than you would off-season.) Let the strawberries sit for about 20 minutes and then mash to break up the berries into smaller pieces.
- To assemble, cut shortcakes in half through the center. Place one half on a plate and top with strawberries. Place the other half of the shortcake on the strawberries and then top with a generous dollop of whipped cream.
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Chapter One
Dursleys Deluded
Harry Potter woke from a restless nights sleep
with a sense of foreboding and a pounding heart. He sat straight up in bed fighting the tears
that threatened to come.
Although he had not dreamed of Voldemort that
night, he had dreamed of something
just as terrible. With a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach, he threw
himself violently on his stomach and buried his head in his pillow. Closing his eyes, he tried unsuccessfully to
block out the pain.
Had it been only three weeks since the end of term
and that fateful night at the Department of Mysteries? Sometimes it felt
like yesterday, and sometimes it felt as if it had happened in another lifetime
to another person. So many thoughts jumbled through his head that he
wished he had a Pensieve like Dumbledores. Hed give anything to siphon out some of the
more troubling thoughts and memories. If
he didnt find some way to relieve the tension, he knew hed lose his mind.
Unfortunately, his mind would not cooperate. Unable to stop them, the thoughts began to
stream through his consciousness against his will. They came randomly, without rhyme or reason,
each with its own set of memories and pain.
Sirius once handsome, now haggard face, smiling at him across the
kitchen table at Grimmauld
Place. Falling backwards through the veil
holding him back as he screamed
Voldemorts cold, red eyes
possessing him, trying
to take control of him. The pain
feeling of wanting to die, of wanting Dumbledore to put him out of his misery
His parents
his mothers scream and a cold,
high-pitched laugh.
Cedric Diggory
falling in a heap, dead
Neither can live while the other survives...
Boy! Wake up and get down here! a voice
screeched from the bottom of the stairs. Aunt Petunia sounded as if she
were in a horrid mood this morning. Briefly, Harry wondered what he had
done (or rather what he had not done) this time, to cause his aunt to sound so
Coming, Aunt Petunia, Harry yelled back. Rubbing his eyes, he reached for his glasses. As he pulled himself out of bed, he caught
sight of himself in the mirror attached to the back of the wardrobe door. What he saw neither surprised him nor caused
him great satisfaction.
He had grown over the past year and even his old
pajamas were beginning to show the strain a 15-soon-to-be-16-year-old boy could
put on his garments. Since they had once belonged to his whale of a
cousin, Dudley, it was not surprising that Harrys appearance was scruffy-looking.
At least the growth spurt had helped the fit somewhat. No longer baggy,
they were very well used. He chuckled humorously to himself as he
stared. That was one of the many things
he and Ron had in common. Used clothes.
Searching through a pile of dirty clothes on his
floor, he pulled out an old shirt and a pair of trousers that had also once
belonged to Dudley. If he didnt have so many more important things on
his mind, hed feel very self-conscious about his appearance. As it was, he didnt expect anyone he knew to
see him today. What did it matter what
he looked like?
The only thing he was thoroughly satisfied with
was his shoes. His trainers were the
only decent thing he owned, next to his school robes. He had Hermione to thank for that. His best friend had put a charm on them
before the last Hogsmeade trip of the year. She had been appalled at the
condition that they had been in, and shocked to see Harry trying to squeeze his
now size ten feet into the size eight shoes. They were beginning to pinch as he
walked and his toes were even starting to stick out of the front where the sole
was coming loose.
Thanks to several clever little charms, his shoes
now fit him perfectly and looked almost brand new. He smiled at the
memory - one of the few from last year that he considered worthy of recalling -
as he pulled them on. He was sure he heard Hermione mutter something
along the line of bloody relatives and some other very uncharacteristic things
related to the treatment he received from his so-called family while fixing
them. Some of the ice that surrounded
his heart melted at the thought of how much his friends cared for him.
Speaking of family
Harry winced as he heard his
beefy Uncle Vernon bellow from below. Whats taking you so long, boy? Your Aunt told you to get down here now!
Sighing, Harry ran a hand through his mop of messy
black hair. Knowing that a brush would make little improvement to the perpetual
mess that seemed to have a mind of its own, he didnt bother with it and left
the isolation of his room. Bounding
noisily down the steps of number 4 Privet Drive, he knew he could worry about the rest later.
Vernon Dursley was waiting for him at the bottom
of the steps, a menacing look on his purplish face. Could you have taken any longer? he
bellowed disapprovingly.
Sorry, Uncle Vernon. I was just getting dressed, he said, trying to keep
his voice even and neutral.
And another thing, his Uncle said through
clenched teeth. Kindly treat my house with a little more respect.
Coming down those steps like that is unacceptable. Youd do well to remember that in future,
Harry knew very well that Dudley
usually came stomping down the steps every day around noon, but he did not think it prudent to point this fact
out. Instead he replied dully, Yes, Uncle Vernon.
Not knowing what to make of Harrys lack of fight,
Vernon stared hard at his nephew. Knowing the circumstances
surrounding the boy and all his troubles caused him pause, momentarily making
him re-think his plans. Just as soon as he had these thoughts, however, they were
immediately wiped away with the anticipation of his upcoming trip.
Vernon had slaved over his company, Grunnings, for close to 20
years now. Finally the hard work was paying off. He and Petunia were
off to a retreat this weekend for company members to hobnob, socialise, and network. Hed be damned if the ungrateful
little runt would spoil it for him, even if that Voldemorsey-whosey
person was back!
Now listen, boy, Vernon said with a twisted grimace, staring at Harry hard and
pointing a stubby finger at his chest. Your aunt and I are going away
for a few days.
Harry looked up sharply at his aunt and uncle, and
noticed for the first time their neat and pristine travelling clothes and the packed suitcases stacked near the
door. A warm feeling began to spread through his chest and the hint of a
smile played on his lips. A weekend free of Dursleys! What could be
Before he could wrap his mind around the
possibilities, his hopes were shattered by the smirk on his uncle and aunts
faces. Briefly, Harry wondered if crazy old Mrs. Figg had been enlisted
to watch over him. That wouldnt be too bad, Harry mused. He had
recently found out that the batty old lady was actually a Squib. He did
not relish spending the weekend with Mr. Paws and the
other cats that shared Mrs. Figgs musty, cabbage-smelling house, though.
He neednt have worried however, because Vernon had other plans. I
have my doubts about leaving you here to have free run of the house, but taking
you with us is out of the question so Im doing the next best thing.
Here, he paused to smirk, a self-satisfied, almost gleeful look on his beefy
face. Dudley will be around to keep an eye on you and make sure theres
no funny business going on.
Harrys heart sank. Dudley in
charge was worse than a hundred of Mrs. Figgs cats. Dudley took
great pleasure in making Harrys life as miserable as possible. As a child,
his cousin had tormented Harry, using him as a punching bag and the butt of all
his jokes. Frequently, Dudley and his friends taunted Harry with names
such as freak and weirdo because strange things always seemed to happen
around him. This was bad.
Uncle Vernon went on, seeming to take great
pleasure in the miserable look plastered on Harrys face. Well be back
late on Sunday. While we are gone, I expect you to remain in the house,
preferably in your room. No need for the neighbours to be subjected to your unnaturalness. If I hear
even a hint of anything out of the ordinary while were away, I promise you
will regret it. Do I make myself clear?
Yes, Uncle Vernon, Harry said benignly. What did he care if the Dursleys
were around or not? He pretty much stuck to himself and his own demons,
holed up in his room or wandering the neighbourhood
trying not to think about
things, and staying out of Dudleys way.
Suspicious with his nephews compliant behaviour, Harrys uncle narrowed his eyes and cocked an
eyebrow. It was his aunt, however, that spoke next. You are not to
make a mess of the house while we are away. Theres a list of jobs posted
in the kitchen, and I expect each and every one to be completed by the time I
return. Do I make myself
Yes, Aunt Petunia, Harry repeated in the same,
irritatingly benign voice.
His aunt narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously,
like she was trying to figure out his game.
And one more thing
Duddikins is having a few of his little
friends over this afternoon. Try to stay out of his way. He doesnt
need the likes of you ruining his little get together. Almost as an afterthought, she said sternly,
And dont even think of eating any of the food Ive prepared. Ive left your meals in containers in the
Harry tried desperately not to panic at the idea
of a house full of Dudleys friends. His aunt
was talking about the group of troublemakers as if they were five and having a
little tea party. Harry knew what kind
of parties Dudley and his gang had, and he swore to make himself scarce this
weekend. Hed be damned if hed make
himself the target of his git cousin. Not with everything else.
Come, Petunia, Vernon
bellowed, bustling
her out the door. We mustnt dawdle any longer. Dudley
is a responsible young man and Im sure he can handle this ruffian. We
mustnt be late. Want to make a good impression, eh? Vernon
shot one last glare back at Harry as he made to shut the door. Remember,
boy. No funny business! With that last warning, they were gone.


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December 10, 2009
By Justin Tang
The annual Bruce Mallen Award Dinner, held Saturday November 7, 2009, this year recognized the success of Mark Zoradi ('80), former president of Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group for his leadership and contributions to the entertainment industry. UCLA Anderson's Center for Managing Enterprises in Media, Entertainment, and Sports (MEMES) awarded Zoradi with the Louis B. Mayer Motion Picture Business Leadership Award, an annual award presented "to individuals who have made significant contributions to the motion picture industry."
Zoradi, the man responsible for introducing Disney to the home video industry, led Disney Studios to global annual film earnings of $2.4 billion dollars. In a fitting tribute to his achievements, his reception dinner brought together iconic figures in the entertainment industry including producers, authors and professors from across the nation.
After saying he was deeply humbled by the night's award, he thanked his family for their support and then proceeded to speak to the audience about leadership. "My leadership style is a reflection of the people closest to me," he said.
Zoradi chose not to define his own leadership style. Instead, prior to the awards dinner, he spent time asking various international Disney executives in Europe and Asia for their advice for successful leadership.
An executive Zoradi didn't name from the United Kingdom said, "A great leader must listen, listen and listen more. Challenge the status quo to initiate change." From Scandinavia, the advice was "A great leader creates a vision that mobilizes others," while Japan's Disney executive told Zoradi "A leader has unwavering faith and can only gain acceptance by sharing a vision with the team."
After gathering the leadership wisdom from his Disney colleagues, Zoradi deduced that, "Leaders must listen, speak slowly and get angry even more slowly." He concluded the event by advising everyone that, "We must lead by example, nurture the trust of others and encourage innovation."
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I recently had to come up with a way to schedule regular downloads of a file from a website that uses cURL. cURL is a command line tool for transferring data with URL syntax. Getting cURL approved for use in my company is a bit difficult, so I set out to find a PowerShell solution. What I found was surprisingly easy to write and implement. You may want to take a look at the cURL Sourceforge page to get more information. Keep in mind that cURL parameters are specific to the website you are downloading from so every website will be different. You may need to contact that site's tech support to find out what you need to pass if you can't figure it out from the URL.
As always, if you use this script, please give credit.
$path = "c:\PoShOut\" $username = "username" $password = "password" $filename = "somefile.zip" $somefile = "downloadedfile.zip" # Create COM object, open a connection to www.somewhere.com, # and set the header type $document = New-Object -ComObject msxml2.ServerXMLHTTP $document.open("POST", "https://www.somewhere.com", $false) $document.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") # Create the necessary login and report information from the parms we passed $postline = "user=" + $username + "&password=" + $password + "&filename=" + $filename # Login to Markit with the information we passed above $document.send($postline) # Check to see if we have a document matching the parms we passed $response = $document.getResponseHeader("Content-Type") # If we have a document, make sure it's a Zip file, get the filename, # and put the Zip into a Byte array. Once the file is downloaded, write # the Byte array to a file. If($response.Substring(0,17).ToLower() -eq "application/x-zip") { $filename = $response.Substring(24) [Byte[]]$file = $document.responseBody [System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($path + $filename,$somefile) }


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Kids all over the world look forward to the capers of Slylock Fox and his sidekick, Max Mouse. They know that each week they will be entertained by loads of fun facts, challenging brainteasers, helpful tips and jokes.
More than 400 newspapers make Bob Weber Jr.'s Slylock Fox and Comics For Kids the world's most successful activity feature.
Bad guys of the world beware! Slylock Fox is on the case. The brave Scarlet Sleuth uses his keen eyesight and sharp mind to help him unravel even the toughest mysteries. That's why, when it comes to solving crimes, no one outfoxes the Fox.
What would any crime-fighter be without a trusty companion? And Max Mouse is one of the best! This faithful sidekick is by Slylock's side through thick and thin to help him find even the tiniest of clues. That's what makes them an unbeatable team.
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|2010-10-17, 05:55
|Link #622
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Australia
Wow finished at last, what's a hilarious ride
My favourite sister in order Mitsuba-Hitona-Fubata. Other than to each other, they each got their own pair of interaction partner: Sugi, Yabechi, Shin respectively
Will look forward for S2
PS: I know how the future look like for the kidss:
- Shin will always be seen as a pervert who constantly go after girls' skirts and cheated behind his "airhead" wife Futaba (all by mistakes of course)
- Hinota becomes top actress for the new series of The Ring, where she meet and date the new actor who play Red Gachiranger (who arguably could be Sugi's younger brother)
- Mitsuba and Sugisaki finally admit their love and constantly contest for the S role in their relationship. Of course they got the approval from Sugisaki's mother with the condition that she can join in once in a while (this was obviously rejected)
- The Marui's dad join Yakuya and become regional boss, by mistakes
- Yabechi marry the nurse, for after spending years with the triplets, he, the only man on Earth can stand the nurse's clumsy but deadly acts
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|2010-10-19, 12:48
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♥ Ophy~chan ♥
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: In a 2D paradise
Lol I can almost picture Futaba being decked from the back like in the frozen pool scene by Shin.
And kudos for Mitsuba x Sugisaki... I can see the chemistry there S&M games?
|2010-10-26, 19:14
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Location: Florida
Sakiko and Miku's character songs have been released. They include duets with Hitoha and Mitsuba, respectively, as the B-sides. I'd recommend Sakiko's songs, especially for this time of year. She loves things that go bump (and other noises) in the night, and Halloween is only a few days away.
|2010-10-27, 19:35
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Location: Florida
I'm also amused by Miku's B-side (the duet with Mitsuba). If I had to describe it, it would be "musical bickering". It's highly amusing to listen to. Take all the arguments those two got into over the course of the series, and set it to song.
|2010-11-02, 18:33
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Location: Florida
The Gachiranger theme will be getting its own single release. The toku nerd and anime nerd in me are both extremely pleased.
|2010-11-27, 15:37
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Location: Florida
The answer to the question "How do you give the hamster a character song?" is such. 4 minutes and 11 seconds of Momoko Saito making squeaking sounds to a piece of music. There are no lyrics to the song, because we, the audience, do not speak hamster. I haven't heard a character song like this since MarineAngemon many years ago.
|2010-11-27, 22:10
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This was meaningless
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Location: Not on this site no more.
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|2010-12-12, 23:55
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Okay, so with the provisions of Japan's new youth bill http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...ions-of-youths, what does that mean for this series if it passes? Is there a chance now that Mitsudomoe 2 might not get aired? I mean not only does it fall under what they're trying restrict from TV, but the network may not even think it's worth the trouble since the first one was received so badly.
the bill just passed committe.
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It seems to be slightly canon
|2012-02-22, 20:38
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Too bad the second season ended but at least we have the mangas. Unfortunately Yabecchi doesn´t appear like before and now Hitoha has more scenes with Matsuoka.
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May 8, 2010
DEDHAM, MA-Junior Linee Mello-Frost (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS) and the Corsairs' women's 4 x 100 meter relay team of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth performed well on the second and final day of competition at the Open New England Track and Field Championships at Northeastern's Solomon Track Saturday.
Mello-Frost finished sixth in the 100 meter hurdles in 15.64 seconds, while the relay team of Mello-Frost, freshmen Jillian Van Ness (Agawam, MA/Agawam HS), and Shannon Singletary (Brockton, MA/Brockton HS) and junior Briley Morrill (Whitman, MA/Whitman-Hanson HS) finished 12th in 50.17.
"The weather wasn't good, it rained on and off and the track was wet the whole time, which can lead to problems in execution, especially in the relays," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Steve Gardiner. "Linee moved up two places from where she was in Friday's trials, and I was pleased to see that. Linee is having her best outdoor season ever. Our relay team was solid, and we ran our second best time of the year. Our relay team has come together very well, and we've beaten what was the school record last year the last few times out. With two freshmen and two juniors, we should have one of the best Division III relay teams in New England next year."
The Corsairs will return to action next week at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Championships at Springfield College.


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This free crochet pattern shows you how to make a fun holiday Christmas tree scarf.
What you needSize: Finished length is 62 inches.
Size I crochet hook. Red Heart Super Saver Yarn 1 skein each Paddy Green, Wood Brown. Yarn needle. Yellow Felt. 100 small colored pom poms. Fabric glue.
Notes: Blocking scarf – To block scarves use hot iron and kitchen size towel wet. Lay scarf on iron board or hard surface and place wet towel over scarf, lightly press iron on towel, do not move but just quick press. This steams the scarf and flattens it out so it lays nice. Repeat for full length of scarf. As you steam press be sure you shape if needed. Let dry for at least 15 minutes. If you leave iron on to long or press hard you can ruin scarf.
Tree (make 14)
Row 1: with paddy green ch 14, sc in 2nd ch from hk, sc in each ch across, turn. (13)
Row 2: ch 1, sc in 12 sts, turn. (leave last sc un worked now and throughout) (12)
Row 3: ch 1, sc in 11 sts, turn. (11)
Row 4: ch 1, sc in 10 sts, turn. (10)
Row 5: ch 1, sc in 9 sts, turn. (9)
Row 6: ch 1, sc in 8 sts, turn. (8)
Row 7: ch 1, sc in 7 sts, turn. (7)
Row 8: ch 1, sc in 6 sts, turn. (6)
Row 9: ch 1, sc in 5 sts, turn. (5)
Row 10: ch 1, sc in 4 sts, turn. (4)
Row 11: ch 1, sc in 3 sts, turn. (3)
Row 12: ch 1, sc in 2 sts, Fasten off.
Row 1: working across bottom of tree sk 5 sc, attach wood brown in next sc, ch 1, sc in same sc, sc in each of next two sc, turn.
Row 2: ch 1, sc across, Fasten off leaving long enough strand of yarn to use for stitching together.
Stitch 7 trees together twice and then stitch two halves together joining tops of trees. Lightly block scarf before embellishing. Cut 14 stars out of yellow felt and glue to tops of trees, do not cover all of trunks. Glue 7 to 8 pom poms on trees.
All done!


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Howard-era finance minister Nick Minchin has been appointed to replace former Victorian premier Steve Bracks as consul-general in New York.
The appointment, first flagged by Fairfax Media in September last year, comes after Mr Bracks was dumped from the role as one of the first acts of the then incoming Coalition government.
Then incoming Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop instructed Department of Foreign Affairs secretary Peter Varghese to sack Mr Bracks after the Coalition won the election in September and days before the former premier had been due to fly out to take up his role.
In a statement announcing Mr Minchin's appointment on Friday, Ms Bishop said given the size of New York's financial sector, a primary role of the consul-general is to influence individuals and companies in business and politics.
Ms Bishop said the former Howard cabinet minister is expected to take up the role in April.
Mr Minchin, 60, was a senator from South Australia from 1993 to 2011 and held several posts in the Howard government, including finance minister. He was instrumental in the then Coalition opposition changing its stance on supporting an emissions trading scheme proposed by the then Rudd government.
He has been contacted for comment.
Mr Bracks issued a statement this morning wishing Mr Minchin every success.
Mr Bracks said he was immensely enjoying his roles on superannuation fund Cbus, as adviser to East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, and several board positions.
''I am pleased the important post of Australian consul-general to New York has now been filled, and I am sure Nick Minchin will represent Australia effectively in the world's financial capital,'' Mr Bracks said.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said the appointment of Mr Minchin showed the Coalition government's jobs priorities were wrong.
''The Abbott government will fight for Liberal politicians - they just won't fight for ordinary people,'' he told reporters in Perth. The government had ''ripped up the rule book'' with the appointment of Mr Minchin.
Mr Bracks, who had relinquished several positions, was appointed in May last year by former prime minister Julia Gillard. Ms Bishop criticised the decision at the time as inappropriate because of its proximity to the election.
Ms Bishop was particularly concerned that she was not consulted about the appointment given the election was only a few months away. She is believed to have been unimpressed that Mr Bracks made no attempt to contact her.
When asked about his possible appointment in September, Mr Minchin said it was ''arrogant in the extreme'' for Labor to have appointed Mr Bracks in the first place.
''I've got no comment about me in relation to any role with respect to the new government,'' he told Sky News at the time.
Mr Bracks said in a statement after his sacking that he had officially started in the role in August and had spent the past month consulting business and government leaders.
''I was pleased with the support I received during these consultations, where there was significant recognition of my background as premier of Victoria for eight years and as one of Australia's leaders in the funds management industry for the last six years,'' he said.
Labor's decision to appoint Mr Bracks sparked immediate controversy. Incoming attorney-general George Brandis said Labor had given Mr Bracks the job as ''a gift'', suggesting he lacked qualifications for the role.
''Mr Bracks has no obvious credentials for that job,'' Senator Brandis told Sky News.
Outgoing special minister of state Mark Dreyfus accused the Coalition of misunderstanding the caretaker conventions. ''Mr Bracks was appointed on 16 May, 2013, that is, more than 11 weeks before the start of the caretaker conventions,'' he said.
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For a North Atlantic right whale named Foster it was a momentous winter in the waters off the Georgia and Florida coasts.
Not only did Foster give birth here, but so did her daughter. That made Foster one of a pair of new grandmothers among the 20 North Atlantic right whales that calved this winter.
More impressive than the Southeast's grandma whales may be the only right whale known to have given birth up north this year. She's an old-timer named Wart, who had a grand-calf and also a great-grand-calf born this season. Right whales mature at about age 10 and give birth every three to five years.
And then there's a whale known only by her number, 1334. She gave birth to yet another approximately 12-foot, 2,000-pound bundle of joy this season. The new calf is her ninth recorded offspring, making her the most prolific right whale known.
The tally of births for the season, which is winding down in Georgia, is about average but comes as a relief after last year's low count of only six babies born to the highly endangered species.
Right whale aerial surveys will continue through March 31 in south Georgia and through April 15 near Savannah, but few whales appear to be staying in the area, said Patricia Naessig, right whale coordinator for the nonprofit Sea To Shore Alliance, which helps run the surveys.
Every winter, right whales head south from summer feeding grounds in New England and Canada to the waters off south Georgia and north Florida to give birth to their calves. With an estimated 450-500 individuals remaining, the animals are considered the most endangered of all large whales.
Research teams - including those from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the nonprofit Sea to Shore Alliance and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission - fly aerial surveys to document the whale activity, photographing the whales and identifying individuals by the unique white patterns formed by whale lice that attach to rough skin on their backs.
Overall whale sightings were low this season with only 21 other whales seen besides the moms and their calves. Some years, upward of half the population has migrated south for the winter.
While light on whale sightings, the season had other highlights. In late January and early February, the Sea to Shore Alliance team twice photographed an endangered fin whale off Georgia.
"Not often seen in temperate waters, fin whales are second in size only to the blue whale," Naessig noted. "They can grow to lengths of 75 feet in the Northern Hemisphere and weigh as much as 40-80 tons. Interestingly, the fin whales sighted off Georgia were only in about 60 feet of water."
It's the third year in a row the team saw a fin whale during their aerial surveys.
From their research plane, the whale researchers also photographed great white sharks five times in Georgia waters. Shark researchers with the nonprofit Ocearch tagged and released a 14-foot great white shark they named Lydia near Jacksonville last month.
It's unclear if the sharks have long been migrating with right whales or if the association is new, said Clay George, senior wildlife biologist with the Georgia DNR.
"We're starting to wonder how the white shark fits in," he said. "Whether it's just a function of the sharks having a foraging opportunity on dead or sick whales or it's some sort of predator/prey relationship with the calves."
Among the whales that gave birth this year are three that researchers, including George, have risked their own lives to save in years past. The three were each entangled in fishing gear. Georgia DNR personnel worked to pull the lines off two of the whales. The other was disentangled in New England.
It was the first time so many rescued whales came back to gave birth, giving a boost to the disentanglement program.
"That certainly is something of a success," said George. "It underscores the value of going out to disentangle them."
• 20 cow/calf pairs were sighted this season (19 seen in Southeast U.S., one in Cape Cod Bay).
• An average of 21 cow/calf pairs per year has been counted since 2000.
• Population is estimated at fewer than 500 individuals.
• Researchers sampled 17 of the 19 southeast calves for genetics. The remaining two calves haven't been seen recently.
• Three of this year's moms were previously entangled in fishing gear.
• Right whale No. 1334 was here this winter with her ninth calf. She's the most prolific female known.
• Six other calving females were observed in the Southeast this season without calves (It's possible they lost their calves or weren't pregnant.)
• Only 15 other, non-breeding whales were observed in the Southeast this season; this includes mainly juveniles and adult males. For comparison, 45 and 99 non-breeding right whales were sighted in the Southeast during the 2011-12 and 2010-11 calving seasons, respectively.
• One dead, entangled right whale, a 2-year-old male, was found floating dead off Palm Coast, Fla., in December. Necropsy findings indicate the whale likely died from malnourishment from chronic entanglement.
Source: Patricia Naessig, Sea to Shore Alliance