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Oregon Pinot Gris gets Mentored into Stardom
As I started my drive out to Oak Knoll Winery in Hillsboro, Oregon to attend the second annual Oregon Pinot Gris Symposium, the sights and scenes seemed strangely out of place from what should have been a very familiar route. Maybe it was the nostalgia creeping in because I used to drive the exact same route for a couple of years when I worked for a winery out in Forest Grove. It's been a couple of years since I made that drive, but as I was headed to the Pinot Gris Symposium my thoughts turned toward my own Oregon Pinot Gris experience and what little knowledge I may have gained from pouring Pinot Gris to hundreds of guests on a daily basis for a couple of years. Prior to that job, I sold retail wine at one of the nation's largest specialty grocery chains where we had four to five hundred different wine choices on the shelves. We carried a broad selection of Italian and California Pinot Grigio, as well as Oregon and Washington Pinot Gris, so educating consumers about this varietal as a wine professional is something I have been doing for almost a decade now.
I was introduced to Pinot Grigio in 1972 while working for an Italian family in Memphis when I was gaining my initial culinary training so my first exposure to this varietal began over forty years ago. Italian Pinot Grigio in the seventies was not very memorable unless you count the lessons learned from swilling it down too fast after a busy shift at sauté slinging pastas on many a hot summer night in Memphis. After those experiences, my consumption of this varietal was very limited until the mid-eighties when I returned to the stove after a ten year hiatus. It was around this time when my experience at wine tasting grew exponentially. I was trying Alsatian, Argentinean, Australian, Chilean, and Greek wines. It was during this period I drank my first Oregon Pinot noir and my first bottle of Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio. Back in those days, you had to take the good with the bad in search of enophile nirvana.
In 1989, I was part of the opening crew for the first Papa Razzi restaurant in Back Bay Boston. Santa Margherita was the most popular white wine we sold. We were moving ten cases on a good night minimum. The popularity of Italian Pinot Grigio, especially on the east coast has been a factor in the wine industry for quite a while. The quality or lack thereof to me has always been a consideration that has had me and many other wine sales professionals scratching their heads for just as long.
When we were invited to the first annual Oregon Pinot Gris Symposium, I was excited to be included in the list of media that was invited. I thought now this is an idea that makes a lot of sense. Many Oregon Pinot Gris producers struggle with depleting their inventory of this varietal. In the marketplace, a clear identity of what Oregon Pinot Gris should taste like has not been established. If you combine that aspect with a relatively short shelf life by comparison, most dry white wines do not have mass appeal when they are aged and Pinot Gris is definitely one of them. It is apparent why this event is timely and very relevant, not to mention the Pinot Grigio<>Pinot Gris debacle. Italians call it Pinot Grigio, Alsatians call it Pinot Gris. For some reason California and Washington State can't seem to figure out they need to pick one and stick with it, but hey they need to do that with Shiraz<>Syrah too. Stuck in-between the two and making a superior product, Oregon plans to send a clear message that Oregon Pinot Gris is our signature white wine. This is a message that resounded with all the producers in attendance for the symposium.
In the national market Oregon Pinot noir has become a highly sought product whose demand out paces production, but getting distributors to commit to consistently maintaining inventory levels of Oregon Pinot Gris has been difficult. Developing a forum where winemakers and producers can share their success stories and their challenges has proven to be desirable and rewarding in venues on a larger scale such as the Oregon Wine Symposium.
The Oregon Pinot Gris Symposium is identifying and progressing towards eliminating distribution and marketing issues while combining all of the individual producer's skills to improve communication in their message and a unified identity in flavor profiles.
Greg Lint, president of Oak Knoll Winery who is no stranger to developing new marketing concepts was keen to pull everyone together to share the knowledge. Greg's decision to seek the help of Jo Diaz of Diaz Communications was a wise move. Jo started the hugely successful "P.S. I Love You" campaign in California to bring more attention to Petite Sirah. Her efforts in that campaign have clearly been successful. Have you purchased a bottle of good quality California Petite Sirah lately? They are getting pricy.
Now in its second year this Oregon event is on track to move forward on the progression of ideas and participation in mobilizing the marketing efforts to promote Oregon Pinot Gris. That mission's success was clearly evident in the attendance and level of participation for this year's program. With forty Oregon Pinot Gris producers in attendance, it was a packed house as we sat conference style at tables in the production area at Oak Knoll Winery.
The symposium was kicked off by Greg Lint introducing the keynote speaker. Paul Gregutt, wine writer for the Seattle Times and northwest correspondent for Wine Enthusiast Magazine returned this year as the keynote speaker and this year his message was concise and succinct. Paul has championed the unique attributes of Oregon wines for a quarter century now and is one of the most respected authorities writing about and reporting on wine in the Northwest. His message for the symposium this year was focused on the typicty of Oregon Pinot Gris regarding its terroir and the need for Oregon producers to come together and constantly hammer home a transparent message when marketing their wines. Illuminating the originality in their particular style of Pinot Gris should be the message that is repeated. Paul also mentioned the need for a #PinotGris day for social media to utilize those channels of marketing. I am excited about that and will help to promote it, and to all producers, please do not forget about Enobytes.com when you are sending your samples to media for #PinotGris day.
There seems to be a disconnect between the interaction of consumers who try our Oregon Pinot Gris when they are visiting our wineries and how distributors interpret the consumers Pinot Gris experience in their specific market. During my tenure as a hospitality director at a 50K annual case production Oregon winery, we offered five tastes daily in our tasting room for five dollars and our list included two Pinot Gris (one stainless and one barrel fermented), three Rieslings, two Gewürztraminers a couple of white blends, a Muller -Thurgau and four estate Pinot noirs. Less than 10% of our guests left the tasting room without trying the Pinot Gris even if they ordered only red wine they would usually try a sip of Pinot Gris from someone else's glass. Pinot Gris was our number one selling wine in the tasting room. Whenever I fielded an email or phone call for a request about where they could find out wine, most often it was for our Pinot Gris. It also proved to be the most frustrating varietal to request distributors to locate within a specific zip code on a consistent basis. There is nothing worse for a wineries reputation than to have a customer who searched for your wine, wanted to buy your wine and the distributor sends them on a goose hunt. This was another area of distribution management that the symposium brought to light and plans to work towards eliminating.
Our next presenter was the enigmatic and legendary winemaker, entrepreneur and all around super cool dude Joe Dobbes. Joe's reputation is larger than life and it still does not do justice to how much this man has contributed to the Oregon wine industry. Joe chose to speak about the awesome quality of Oregon Pinot Gris grapes that are available and veered into a discussion about the difference between adjusting the flavor of the fruit or waiting and trying to adjust the flavor of the wine. Probably the most interesting topic of the day except for the reason our wines should not be called vegan (but that is a whole different post). Anytime Joe can speak to an audience candidly about winemaking his input is extremely educational. A lot of inside industry information was discussed and the free exchange of controversial ideas was encouraging. These were important moments to be reflected upon at another time and be glad you were there.
Enology continued to be discussed when Jesse Lange of Lang Estate took over the microphone. I still remember the first time I met Jesse and I was impressed then by his ability to speak eloquently about enology. I never took into consideration his father was a musical performer with quite a following who probably instilled an ease of expression in his son that accounts for Jesse's ability to communicate so well. Balanced acidity, a feature that Oregon Pinot Gris fans often express as their favorite quality in this variety was the message Jesse brought across loud and clear.
King Estate sent Jeff Kandarian (and rightly so) as the representative for the Oregon winery who makes the most Pinot Gris in the state. I have been a fan of this man's work for quite some time. His efforts at Eberle and Justin wineries in Paso Robles produced products that I was very fond of and his work at King Estate has showcased all he has learned along the way. It was interesting to watch the reactions from some of the small producers as someone who has to "get er done" expounded quite openly about the operational procedures they use. Jeff's methods obviously work well as his Pinot Gris wines have always scored high when reviewed by this publication. Oh yeah, King Estate not only makes the most Oregon Pinot Gris they also sell the most Oregon Pinot Gris.
Our next two presenters engaged the audience with marketing observations and solutions from their perspective and how important technology has become in the relationship a winery has with their distributors and the direct customers. Greg Lint discussed the challenges of trying to get distributors to embrace our Pinot Gris the same way they buy our Pinot noir. Next Ellen Brittan presented an educational and in-depth survey of distributor information that if studied and applied, will increase the communication level between producers and distributors. This information is designed to improve the distributor relationship and hopefully increase sales.
The tasting was an interesting part of this event. I like to keep my opinions to myself when doing a public tasting (unless I am on a judging panel) so I usually like to dive in, plow through it and get my taste evaluation on, then bail out of whatever venue as graciously as possible. The quality of the samples presented was pretty even across the board and of course there were a few standouts and remarkably enough a couple of wines that were clearly flawed. This is another reason these events have so much value. It gives all the producers the opportunity to taste what the other wineries are producing and experience the many style variations Oregon Pinot Gris has to offer. Just because yours tastes different does not mean it is bad, however when it does not express the variety in a manner that is pleasant or recognizable you might want to reconsider your strategy.
A to Z Wineworks, Apolloni Vineyards, Brittan Vineyards, Carabella Vineyard, Cooper Mountain Vineyards, Joe Dobbes (Jovino), King Estate Winery, Lange Estate Winery, Left Coast Cellars, Methven Family Vineyards, Montinore Estate, R. Stuart & Co, and Spindrift Cellars were memorable wines and although these stood out from the others it was not by much. That has been my experience with Oregon Pinot Gris–consistent quality across the board most of the time. Close attention should be paid to the handling conditions and aging of these wines as they need to be kept cool and consumed young.
I look forward to reporting on the continuation of the Oregon Pinot Gris Symposium's progress and tasting as many of the wines I can get my hands on.
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THE number of complaints made about Scots police officers has risen by a quarter, according to new figures.
The Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland said the most common complaint, 21% of cases, was that police had not carried out their job well.
But 18% of complaints concerned assault allegations, while 15% were complaints of rudeness.
The figures, for 2008-09, revealed that 15 cases concerning allegations about the behaviour of officers and other police staff resulted in criminal proceedings, with 10 of these leading to conviction.
And a further 120 allegations resulted in misconduct procedures against the person involved. This is a rise of 131% from 2007-08.
A total of 8,558 allegations were made about the behaviour of police officers and staff during 2008-09, up 25% on the previous year.
And 6,690 allegations concerning on-duty staff were dealt with, up 49% on 2007-08. Of these 32% were found to be unsubstantiated by the evidence, while another 23% were resolved by an explanation to the complainer.
In a further 20% of allegations, the procurator fiscal decided not to bring any proceedings, and 13% of allegations were withdrawn by the complainer.
The figures also reveal that the number of complaints about police officers using excessive force had increased by 75%.
A total of 623 such allegations were disposed of in 2008-09, compared with 355 the previous year. Two of these allegations resulted in misconduct procedures against those involved.
Liberal Democrat justice spokesman Robert Brown said the huge rise in complaints of excessive force "is particularly alarming".
He said: "Whilst not all of these complaints will be justified, that there has been such a significant rise in serious complaints surely merits close examination.
"There is also something of a postcode lottery for police complaints.
"Complaints against the police have risen by a worrying 41% in Grampian but have fallen in the Strathclyde and Northern districts."
The Police Complaints Commissioner for Scotland, John McNeill, said: "Complaints about the police are part of policing.
"The information contained in the report I am publishing today will help to inform the public debate on Scotland's police and the police themselves can also use it to learn lessons to improve the way they work.
"The collection and analysis of complaints is fundamental to the culture of continuous improvement that I want to encourage in Scotland's police.
"I would argue that any increase in complaints arises in part from the public having more confidence in the police and expecting higher standards from them. When they feel let down, they are making use of the formal complaints systems that exist to register that dissatisfaction."

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A few years ago ophthalmologists noticed that patients treated with Lumigan, a glaucoma medication, started sprouting the kind of long, fluttery eyelashes popular in Harlequin romance novels. By late 2008 Allergan, the creator of Botox and the immovable-forehead look for middle-aged women, reformulated the prescription, obtained FDA approval, rebranded the product, and introduced Latisse, for the treatment of 'inadequate' eyelashes.
With the able assistance of actresses Brooke Shields and Claire Danes as "spokespeople," Latisse went on to generate sales of $73.3 million in 2009 alone, possibly more than its predecessor.
If I were strictly an advocate for women's issues, I'd write about Latisse in between observations by Barbara Ehrenreich (millions of dollars for longer eyelashes? in this economy?) with cartoons from
Liza Donnelly, whose work is frequently in The New Yorker. Writing as an activist, on the other hand, the goal would be for you to take action by the time you finished reading this, lest I come knocking at your door. Interested in outreach? We would pass out Latisse samples to every female cancer survivor at walks and runs across the country, shoot a video of the before and after lashes, and upload and distribute on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.
Even if overly simplified, this illustrates the multiple directions one SMALL bit of medical information can take. When this happens with information about cancer -- information that people need to make informed and essential medical decisions -- the hackles on my neck go straight up. I see this happen daily – in news articles, from television news, TV "Docs," to thinly disguised sales people with medical degrees. Some of it isn't pretty.
Medical professionals need to understand that a person's general knowledge about cancer and being diagnosed with cancer are entirely different experiences. Almost to an individual the reaction to a cancer diagnosis is one of shock, dismay, and fear. From that moment on the survivor must determine the best possible path through complicated information, competing hospitals, through new medical terms (not to mention spelling them) -- and during a time when the stress of a significant life disruption is at an all-time high.
It's not as if the survivor can't find information. The challenge is to find the right information, at the right time at the right moment.
What many survivors may not even realize is that local hospital website will include every detail about its services, but certainly not about the availability of X & Y therapy down the street, unless he or she asks. The problem is that survivors can't ask about something they know nothing about.
Social media, with its immediacy and interactive abilities, offers one avenue through the process, but I think it's probably more helpful for support AFTER treatment decisions have been made.
People are racing to build apps for patient navigation, but from what data? What model? If you even pop the phrase "patient navigation" into a conversation you might surprised by the variety of responses.
In the interim the oncologist's time grows more harried. Nurses are rushed, and essential discussions about treatment are scaled into forms that transform nuance into data.
Watching all these trends, listening to all the arguments, the advocates, and occasionally the clamor, brought me to what I term 'anchored activism' for people with cancer. The need increases by the day. Our population is not growing any healthier and educational levels are declining, especially where I live in Texas.
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As we celebrate the Fourth of July and all of the summer activities that surround it, it may be hard for many to think of what next year will bring. However, for some, next year is top of mind as they start planning their 2016 trips to Walt Disney World.
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When running, run like your life depends on it
March 27, 2013 at 4 p.m.
Updated March 26, 2013 at 10:27 p.m.
It was 45 degrees and blustery cold wind was whipping across our mostly bare arms and legs. We were, unfortunately, not dressed correctly for a run in such conditions.
Despite that, we lined up, knowing there was no going back, only powering through.
When Dianna Wray and I decided to run the Alamo half marathon, we were worried about it being too hot (it IS Texas after all) but then a cold snap rolled in, and we ended up shivering with numb fingers, stinging faces and cold legs through the first few miles.
Then, as the sun rose and we thawed out, I began to really enjoy the run. Any runner will tell you that the more you run, the more fun it is. It becomes relaxing, stress relieving and, of course, an accomplishment we'll never forget.
A lot of runners have competitive personalities for a reason. We want to prove that we can, in fact, cross that finish line. But we are also a very tight-knit community, depending on the advice and support of each other to get us where we want to go.
In preparation for the half, I did a lot of running, planning and talking, but I also read some great books.
"Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness" by Scott Jurek is inspiring enough to make anyone want to run and run far.
It's also unbelievable enough to make you feel kind of lazy no matter how much you run. Ultramarathoners like Jurek run more than 50 miles at a time. Compared to that, we can run a measly 13.1 or 26.2, right?
Jurek not only describes how he prepared for runs like the McKenzie River 50k, the Minnesota Voyageur 50-Miler and the Angeles Crest 100 but also the scariest and most daunting run I've ever read about.
Jurek ran the Badwater Ultramarathon, a 135-mile endurance race through Death Valley in 120 degree heat. At one point, he had to curl his whole body into a large chest of ice just to cool down to a safer temperature.
"Eat & Run" also includes recipes for aspiring runners. Among them are a meatless but protein-filled winter chili, a delicious apple-cinnamon granola and a healthy popcorn snack. Every recipe is geared toward those who only want to put healthy, natural fuel into their bodies.
Even if you don't run or cook, this book is worth picking up. It doesn't just provide tasty recipes and incredible stories.
Jurek emphasizes how essential it is to be a good person. To Jurek, running is a core human experience. He speaks of running as a way to connect with people and be a part of a something greater.
Jurek sits at the finish line of every race, no matter how injured or tired or far ahead he is, to cheer on every runner that crosses that finish line behind him. To him, running is something we do together, not against each other.
In "Eat and Run" Jurek shows over and over how accomplishing something we strive for, while supporting and helping each other is what is really important. Not being last, or even being first.


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After a while of not showing any episodes and keeping things quiet… It is now time to show you guys how the story continues. Failed S-loop mission in Gran Canaria still resulted in a great party at Pacha. Gianni and Ruben both got to spin a set… Ruben's got my ankle checked out and dealt with in Holland. Whilst Azza went on to Mauritius to shoot his new gear and have some fun.
Then it was time to head to the Philippines for the WONW Board Jam. At CWC.


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My younger son LOVES office supplies. They are his favorite thing ever and first thing on his birthday wish list. And out of all office supplies, tape is right at the top. He has amassed quite a stash of colored tapes and one day I was looking at them all stacked up on his worktable and thought they would be really easy to use to make a great map.
In kindergarten he made a map of his classroom and so was beginning to understand the concept of map making. For this project I wanted to limit the variables to make it easy for him to produce something beautiful in the end so we talked about making up an imaginary map, rather than mapping something existing. This would eliminate the measuring as well as the scaling and transferring of reality to drawing.
We looked at some subway maps for inspiration, talking about the need in a map to simplify and to show only the information that is needed, in this case lines going from point A to point B. We also talked a bit about how how roads (and public transportation lines) need to be simple themselves, to all for efficiency. So the straighter the better.
We got a large sheet of bristol board, some scissors and all of his tape and spread out on the floor. Then he just stared at the paper, not sure where to start. That big blank sheet is intimidating to all ages, I guess. I told him to choose a color and make a line going from one place to another on the paper, thinking about how that line is a line of travel for someone on a bus or train. Once he had the first line down, it was easier for him, and he started thinking about all the places he wanted the lines to go.
I had him extend the tape over the edge of the paper onto the floor, to help keep it in place. I also showed him how to take a roll of tape and hold it next to a line he had already put down to test out the color and placement. He wanted to use his favorite colors over and over again so we discussed how using the same color in more than one place would be confusing on this type of map.
As the paper started to fill up, I asked him if he thought he was done. He indicated one corner that was pretty blank and said he felt that there needed to be something there. He added a few more lines and then we talked again about how maps shouldn't be too confusing, or show too much information. And then he decided that it was "done".
In the end this became more of a lesson in color and composition than map making. But mapping is such a complex idea I think it is difficult for young kids to grasp all at once. I like the fact that we were able to talk about very basic map making concepts in relationship to the art he created and that he was able to end up with something beautiful in the end that he absolutely loves. Personally I think it's important to set these limits early on, to allow kids to be successful in creating something beautiful. That way they will want to continue exploring. Maybe for our next project we'll walk around our neighborhood and make a map based more on reality.
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Gangs of New York: Drama. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis. Directed by Martin Scorsese. (VHS and DVD. R. 166 minutes.)
New York is a city with many pasts. The graceful Colonial period, the opulent 1890s, the jazz- and gin-soaked 1920s -- these eras came and went, and yet live on, in monuments, in literature and in the public imagination. But another past has been forgotten, and that's what director Martin Scorsese has re-created in "Gangs of New York." With a meticulousness both loving and obsessive, he has resurrected an era that's been buried under concrete for the past century and a half -- the gangland days of the mid-19th century.
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It's the movie's one great achievement and can't be dismissed. Scorsese takes us to a New York we never knew existed and shows us so much we can almost smell it. He also never bores us, and in a 166-minute movie, that's not a small thing, either. Yet for all the epic size and epic investment, "Gangs of New York" lacks the one quality that might have tipped it into greatness -- an epic grandeur. Though big in size, "Gangs" isn't big in ideas. The lavish setting lends color to what turns out to be a simple story.
It's a Scorsese movie, so beginning with a brawl seems right. It's 1846 and a gang of American natives meets in the town square, carrying knives and pikes,
to do battle with a gang of Irish immigrants. Within minutes, the snow is pink with blood, and the Irish leader, Vallon (Liam Neeson), is dead. The victorious natives are led by Bill the Butcher, played by Daniel Day-Lewis, who wears a villain's black mustache and acts nothing like any Day-Lewis we've ever seen onscreen before.
Indeed, the first time we hear him, speaking in an outlandish proto-New York accent, there's a tendency to pull back in disbelief. Day-Lewis has made some bold choices in creating this character, in speech and manner, but it doesn't take long to realize that his Bill the Butcher is a mini-masterpiece, a glorious and uncouth sadist who keeps jolting the movie to life.
He certainly overshadows the ostensible leading man, Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays Vallon's son, Amsterdam. As a child, Amsterdam witnessed his father's death. As a man, he plans to avenge it, and to do so he worms his way into Bill the Butcher's inner circle. There's nothing inadequate about DiCaprio's acting, but next to Day-Lewis he looks lumpish and fuzzy. Watching him in "Gangs," one wonders if we may be seeing another example of the Jackie Coogan syndrome -- a genius as a youngster who grows into an unremarkable adult.
The movie is at its best in developing the relationship between Bill and Amsterdam. Amsterdam needs a father. Bill needs a son. And so Amsterdam has a conflict: He's beginning to like the most awful man he knows.
The compelling setup is diluted somewhat by the introduction of Cameron Diaz as Jenny, an Irish pickpocket and con woman. Diaz would be out of place in a movie set in 1962, but as a woman in 1862, she's like a neon sign flashing the word anachronism. . This film contains graphic violence and nudity.


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The timezone in Cockrell Plantation (historical) is America/Rankin_Inlet
Sunrise at 06:33 and Sunset at 17:41. It's Dark
Latitude. 33.1708°, Longitude. -88.3639° , Elevation. 67m
Weather near Cockrell Plantation (historical); Report from Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Golden Triangle Regional Airport, MS 41km away
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- Christian Love Church (2.8km)
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- New Bethel Church (9.2km)
- Drake Hill Church (9.5km)
- Bigbee Valley Church (10.6km)
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- Krebbs Landing (9.1km)
- Jackson Ferry (historical) (9.3km)
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- Memphis Ferry (historical) (10km)
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- Gavin Lake (10.8km)
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Your momma is so fat her *** has its own zip code.
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Yo mama is so fat that she gets group insurance.
Yo mama so big she irons her pants in the drive-way.
yo mama's a crack ho
Your mama is so fat that when she need a new passport picture she has to call NASA
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yo mama is so stupid that she tripped over a wireless phone.

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Black Rock
Black Rock is a natural magnet for marine life. The small, steep limestone island's underwater terrain consists of sloping reef on the north and east sides, while the south and west sides are mostly walls, dropping vertically from the surface to around 27m. From there the slope is more gradual, stepping down to 45m or more.
Though you'll find good diving all around the island, some of the best scenery is off the southwest corner, where, at 24 to 39m, an incredibly dense mosaic of small soft corals, orange cup coral and feather stars covers the large rocks. Of particular interest are colonies of small tiger-striped anemones that cling to fan coral and gorgonian skeletons; these anemones are seldom seen outside of the Mergui Archipelago. Also check out the gravel bottom at about 30m for small but brilliantly colored filament wrasse, usually seen zipping around, flexing their fins and generally showing off
190km (103 nautical miles) north-northwest of Kawthaung
Depth Range
3-40m+ (10-BOft+)
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Other reef fish are also abundant, especially black-spotted pufferfish, spotted hawkfish, scorpionfish and blueringed angelfish. Deeper areas also see frequent-visits by schooling fish like pinjalo snappers and jacks, while fusiliers are common at every depth. Sharks are a real possibility as well, with a chance of seeing leopard, grey reef, spinner and even bull. sharks; spotted eagle rays and mantas also make fairly regular appearances.
On the island's north side, white tip reef sharks regularly patrol the deeper slopes, along with schools of rainbow runners, blue-lined barracuda, and tallfin batfish. Some especially large giant morays, as well as jeweled, zebra, fimbriated and white-eyed morays, are some of the regularly seen moray species-you may even see the latter two sharing the same crevice.
Other frequently seen creatures include octopuses and cuttlefish, both of which may be seen at nearly any depth, and Saran shrimp, normally found in shallow rubble areas when they emerge from their lairs at dusk. On the vertical walls, look for golden wentletrap snails. These tiny yellow gastropods extend a strawlike proboscis to devour their favorite prey, orange cup corals. Once the coral is consumed, female snails fill the empty skeleton with clusters of sticky yellow eggs that perfectly imitate the coral's stinging tentacles.
Safety stops are rarely boring at Black Rock, as some of the most fascinating critters live in the surge zone. Of particular interest are the many varieties of cowries, nudibranchs, shrimp and unusual hermit crab species. The shallow portions of the east end are especially attractive in the early morning, late afternoon and on cloudy days, when the dozens of magnificent sea anemones retract their tentacles, revealing their vivid pink and purple bases.
While Black Rock is often an easy dive, 'strong currents are not unusual. If you are diving the west end when the current is flowing west, take care not to end up past the deep westernmost rocks. Down currents can also be very strong at these times, making it difficult to get back to shallow reef areas. That said, you have no reason to be leery about diving here; just be sure to ask your dive leader about conditions before jumping in.


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The Rule of the Lawless — Deserts always feel like my natural habitat, and I am very fond of them. That being said, I have, for my sins, spent a fair amount of time in Clark County, Nev., and it is not the loveliest stretch of desert in these United States, or even in the top twelve.
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VP Joe Biden's former Cadillac can be yours — Have you ever wanted to own something once owned by Joe Biden? — Now's your chance. — Turn that tax refund into a piece of Biden's past by using it to help buy a 2005 Cadillac STS Biden leased from 2005-2008.
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On night of lunar eclipse, House majority release calls breast feeding 'Smart and Sexy' — The House majority press office is really busy this time of year. The media is particularly pesky. Bills and resolutions are getting passed, and with each one that does so, a press release goes out.
Discussion: The Alaska House Majority, Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, The Raw Story and Shakesville
Jeremiah Campbell / The Alaska House Majority: Legislature Encourages Hospitals to Promote Breastfeeding
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo: Alaska GOPer Apologizes After Calling Breastfeeding 'Smart And Sexy'
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post: Alaska GOP Legislator Apologizes For Calling Breastfeeding 'Smart And Sexy'
David Edwards / The Raw Story: Alaska Republican wants more women breastfeeding because it's 'smart and sexy'
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Louisiana GOP: Mary Landrieu ad fakery sign of deeper problem with campaign — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL 2014 ELECTIONS MARY LANDRIEU BILL CASSIDY — Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., in a neck-and-neck race for re-election, is taking a lot of criticism over a new ad — her first this season …
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Darren Goode / Politico: Fake footage or fake outrage?
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Mini Poll It's coming up to budget setting time again. As many of you are likely to be making changes to your server estates, we would like to know what plans you have for the coming year. Do you intend splashing out on new kit or will you be carrying on with what you have? Of course, if you are buying new stuff, the question arises of what will you do with the existing kit?
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Hi I searched breakpoints, media query, and add new but couldn't find the answer to this.
i made a theme using omega tools based on the omega html5 selection...
my theme is located here: /sites/all/themes/bytes
in it is /sites/all/themes/bytes/css -- and all the default css files that were made using omega tools.
the theme also has all the other files that were created (not listing cause i don't think they are of concern here)
So, on the user interface in the grid settings, how do i create a new layout that will respond to a different media query?
I followed this: http://groups.drupal.org/node/164684, but it seems very convoluted when all i want to do is just add another css file, that responds to a new media query not in the default set this theme provides.
Any help or a simple step by step would be great.
Also i am not just blindly asking this... I have opened the alpha.info file, and I am about to copy and paste some stuff but i imagine that like core drupal features if I add a new one settings[] i will need to add them all or lose em?
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A state panel has approved new boundaries for Nashville's tourism development zone, a defined area where a portion of sales tax revenues would be used to help pay off bonds for the proposed $585 million convention center.
Metro officials had previously devised the funding mechanism using a three-mile radius surrounding the footprint of the Music City Center. But state Comptroller Justin Wilson, a member of the state's building commission, had questioned its outline, as it included neighborhoods in East Nashville and near Jefferson Street, areas that wouldn't seem to enjoy direct economic benefits from the new convention center.
The seven-member building commission Thursday approved new boundaries unveiled by Metro Finance Director Richard Riebeling that exclude these areas, establishing the Cumberland River as the eastern border, Charlotte Avenue as the northern boundary and the Interstate loop as the southern edge.
The zone's western border, meanwhile, has moved approximately two miles down active West End Avenue, as project leaders aim to collect revenue from the numerous hotels that dot the corridor. Collectively, the territory now encompasses 2.8 miles, but it exempts car dealerships and other businesses that clearly don't cater to tourists.
"In talking with the state and working with them we agreed that businesses that are going to be directly impacted are a lot of the ones along West End," Riebeling said. "We have large conventions and the hotels along West End are going to be used for that."
Under Metro's plan for the convention center, a portion of sales tax revenue generated from establishments inside the zone would be allocated toward convention center funding. Consumers would not pay higher sales tax inside the zone.
Though the approved tourism development zone is smaller, Riebeling said it's denser and will therefore be able to capture more dollars.
"A lot of the area that was in it before was undeveloped property," he said. "So, we've shrunk the size, changed the boundaries but actually picked up more taxpayers currently than what existed before."
Riebeling said projections of how much tax revenue could be collected from the zone are "all over the board," but added it will be a "considerable piece of the financing plan."
The "state panel" is following the Willie Sutton formula of taxation. He robbed banks because that's where the money is. The "state panel" agrees to soak West End businesses for the same reason.
That is alot of tax money that we the taxpayers will have to make up.
I was born at night but not last night.
They are trying to play us for fools.
Some of us didn't go to school here.
Every time I read a story about this convention center, the price tag is different. Today it's $585 million. Last week it was $600 + million.
Don't worry, NY1 it will go back up again after they ram it through council. Probably well beyond 635 mil.
I saw some tourists at the motel called The Quarters in Antioch near HickoryHollow. Maybe the metro gov-ment officials could expand it to Hickory Hollow Mall and then spend some of the damn money on our area to improve conditions for tourists as well as hard working tax payers.
It will cost a billion before it's done. We're gonna pay -- one way or the other.
I want my money back Karl.
How could you tell they were tourists? Were they using their turn signals?
The MCC will be Nashville's, and Mr. Dean's, Edsel.


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North Carolina State, Iowa and Michigan State were the latest teams to be invited to bowl games.
North Carolina State (7-4) will face Pittsburgh (6-5) in the Tangerine Bowl on Dec. 20 in Orlando, Fla., Iowa (6-5) is headed to the Alamo Bowl to play a Big 12 team on Dec. 29 in San Antonio, and Michigan State (6-5) will play Fresno State (11-2) in the Silicon Valley Bowl on Dec. 31 in San Jose, Calif.
North Carolina State beat out ACC rival Clemson to get the Tangerine Bowl bid, its third in four years and second straight under coach Chuck Amato. The Wolfpack won four of their last five games.
"We're as excited as can be," Amato said. "You'd think we were going to play in the Rose Bowl for the national championship as excited as they are. I just hope you don't have a recount like you people do down there."
The Hawkeyes, in the Alamo Bowl for the third time, are in the postseason for the first time since 1997. Iowa is 1-1 in Alamo bowls, beating Texas Tech 27-0 in 1996, and losing to California 37-3 in 1993.
Michigan State became bowl eligible on Saturday with a 55-7 win over Missouri. The Spartans average 30 points per game, and will have to keep up the pace to stay with Fresno State, which averages 43.8 points and is led by quarterback David Carr.
Carr is only the sixth college quarterback to pass for 4,000 yards and 40 TDs in a season.
Clemson (6-5), meanwhile, was waiting word on whether it would be invited to the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho. Also under consideration for the game are Mississippi (7-4) and UCLA (7-4). The opponent will be a team from the Western Athletic Conference.
On Saturday, No. 1 Miami (11-0) was officially invited to play in the Rose Bowl. The Hurricanes, who beat Virginia Tech 26-24 on Saturday, probably will play either Tennessee or Nebraska for the national title Jan. 3.
Of the four Bowl Championship Series games - the Rose, Fiesta, Orange and Sugar - five teams have already clinched automatic berths as conference champions. They are Miami (Big East), Maryland (ACC), Colorado (Big 12), Illinois (Big Ten) and Oregon (Pac-10).
Tennessee plays LSU for the SEC title on Saturday, and then two at-large selections will be made to fill out the BCS field.
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Some of us consider our dogs our kids, others our companions, some are best friends, and many of us say, "all of the above," when asked how we feel about our dogs. One of the comments I hear in my dog travels and online is, "Wow, you get to work from home writing about dogs. That must be so cool! How do you make money as a pet blogger?"
I have always been a writer, so blogging was a natural evolution for me.
Writing and blogging are both a lot of hard work. I don't sit at home, eating bite-sized candy bars with my feet propped up watching reality shows. Like anything in life, if you want something, you work for it. It took me years to have the guts to follow my passion–the way I wanted it and where I wanted it. So, if you have a strong work ethic, an overall sense of self-discipline and a passion for dogs, you, too, can do what I do: work for and about dogs in some capacity.
I am a dog lover of the highest order, a title bestowed on me by Gayle King when my dog Dexter and I appeared on her show on Oprah Radio.
It has been with great joy that I've covered the crème de la crème of the dog show world for the past three years. In doing so, I have worked my way down, so to speak. You see, when I first attended the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, I started in the nosebleed seats, and over the years I got closer and closer to WKC Communications Director David Frei. Not quite a stalker, but perhaps a bit more of a groupie, I moved down over the years and finally found myself in the media area.
Officially, I also consider myself a dog lover of the highest order. Professionally, my LinkedIn page says I am a Pet Public Relations and Social Media Specialist/Writer/Blogger. Dogs are kids to me, and I've always said, "My heart beats dog." So when I decided to switch careers several years ago, I knew in my heart and gut that incorporating blogging about dogs into my life was a must. I am the founder of Fidose of Reality, a magazine-style dog blog.
Years ago, I was hired by a dog magazine to increase its social media numbers and create a blog for the publication. As a result of the blog and presence on Twitter and Facebook, the magazine's numbers grew by the thousands within months. Under my blog management and leadership, we won a dog blogger award within one year of the blog's formation. I am very proud of this. Since moving on to bigger and brighter things, I formed my own canine-centric online magazine dog blog "where dog lovers of the highest order unite," Fidose of Reality.
Advice for Anyone Who Wants to Blog
If you are reading this, you are involved with dogs in some capacity. You have things to say, information to share, a life in the show ring, and you'd like others to be involved in your comings and goings. Enter blogging. So many feel social media is a threat, and they run from it. I don't think social media has even begun to reach its peak yet. The sky's the social limit. My advice is to believe in yourself, do your homework and stick to a schedule.
The road to my success has not been easy. I didn't wake up a successful pet blogger; in fact, pet blogging is just one part of what I do. There are ways to become a professional full-time blogger or make it a part-time hobby, a way to channel a passion for pets, or a way to promote other things like writing a book. Have you ever dreamed of writing a book? Many pet bloggers do, and they use material garnered from their blogs.
The pet industry has been touted as being recession-proof. While not entirely true, we love our pets as a culture. Being a blogger means you can be a part of change, while building your blog as a business.
I developed a social media strategy and hired someone to set up a new blog for me. I honed in on SEO (search engine optimization) and incorporated what I learned into the flow and rhythm of my words. I stayed true to content, but blogged more cognizant of SEO. My blog ranked Number1 in Pets/Living on Technorati.com the week of Christmas. That was like getting a wonderfully unexpected present under my tree.
Most importantly, never stop learning. Set goals, and make them doable.
The Conference for Pet Bloggers
I also suggest that you consider attending the BlogPaws annual conference and join the BlogPaws Community. Plenty of fellow bloggers are willing to help and provide advice. We were all new to blogging at one time. Most days, I still feel like a newbie and I'm just jumping into the waters.
The BlogPaws 2013 conference takes place May 16 through18, 2013, in Tyson's Corner, Va. Hundreds of pet bloggers, brands, journalists, writers and industry experts, many of them bringing their pets, will gather for the fifth annual conference. Attending the 2012 BlogPaws conference allowed me to check some items off my bucket list, and off of Dexter's too.
I will never skip one of these conferences. Each one is unique. I feel like I travel to a familiar place with familiar friends, then arrive at a totally different destination every time. For $199 for three days with industry experts, leaders and bloggers, plus lots of networking, Oscar-style awards and swag, brands, bloggers, and more, I'd hate to miss it.
I remember walking into my first BlogPaws conference in Ohio and getting chills, literally, up and down my arms. There was something very electric in the air, and I felt a connection. As the days passed, I realized, "These are my people; this is my life." Pet bloggers are a force with which to reckon. This much I know is true.
So why go to this year's conference? Dynamic speakers include the Chicago Tribune's Steve Dale and Clara Shih, a social media pioneer and Harvard textbook author. The agenda of seminar leaders and educational speakers is also taking shape, but if I revealed anything, well, I might be banished to the doghouse. One hint though: whether you are a beginning blogger, want to start a blog or are a seasoned pro, there is a topic for everyone at every level many times over.
BlogPaws recently announced that David Frei will be the celebrity emcee for the 2013 Nose-to-Nose Social Media and Pet Blogger Awards, held at the conference.
See You in Virginia!I will be at BlogPaws from May 16-18. I hope you'll join me. Don't leave your pooch behind; I will be there with Dexter. I can answer your blogging and social media questions in person and so can dozens of experts. Oh, and if you want to turn your trip into a mini vacation, Washington, D.C., is nearby. Learn more aboutBlogPaws at www.blogpawsconference.com.
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Jury Convicts Missouri Man for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracies
JUN 19 -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Rockport, Texas, man has been convicted by a federal jury for his role in drug-trafficking and money-laundering conspiracies responsible for transporting hundreds of pounds of marijuana, as well as cocaine, from Texas.
David Elby Shafer, 48, of Rockport, formerly of Sturgeon, Mo., was found guilty on all counts of a Nov. 6, 2006, superseding indictment related to drug-trafficking and money-laundering conspiracies.
Shafer was convicted for participating in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana from April to December 2004, and for possession with intent to distribute marijuana on April 28, 2004, in Boone County, Mo. Shafer was found guilty of interstate transportation in aid of racketeering for traveling between Texas and Missouri to distribute marijuana. Shafer was also convicted for his role in a conspiracy to commit money laundering from September to December 2004. Shafer participated in a conspiracy to conduct financial transactions that involved the proceeds of illegal drug trafficking. Shafer was found guilty of engaging in a monetary transaction involving the proceeds of illegal drug trafficking when he purchased an automobile for $13,800 in cash from a car dealer in Columbia, Mo.
Shafer was also convicted for his role in a conspiracy to possess and to distribute cocaine in Boone County.
Following the presentation of evidence, the jury in U.S. District Court in Jefferson City deliberated about two hours before returning the guilty verdicts to U.S. District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, ending a trial that began Monday, June 16, 2008.
Co-defendant Galen Keith Scott, 46, of Auxvasse, Mo., pleaded guilty on Nov. 30, 2007, to his role in the marijuana conspiracy and the money-laundering conspiracy. Scott was stopped by Texas law enforcement officers on Dec. 22, 2004, who searched his vehicle and found several large bags containing a total of approximately 223 pounds of marijuana that! Scott was transporting for Shafer. Scott had made approximately eight prior trips for Shafer, transporting at least 200 poun ds of marijuana on each trip (on one occasion, transporting approximately 500 pounds of marijuana to a location near Columbia). Scott was paid about $2,000 to $3,000 per trip, plus travel money. Scott also delivered to Shafer boxes of money from the proc! eeds of marijuana sales.
Co-defendant Paul Allen Cook, 49, of Sturgeon, was sentenced on Jan. 18, 2007, to four years and nine months in federal prison without parole. Cook pleaded guilty on June 19, 2006, to his role in the marijuana conspiracy. Marijuana brought to Missouri was delivered and stored at Cook's residence, where it would be distributed ! to other persons. On April 28, 2004, law enforcement officers seized 40 pounds of marijuana from Cook's residence while executing a search warrant.
Under federal statutes, Shafer could be subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, up to 65 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $4,250,000. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony P. Gonzalez. It was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Madison County, Texas, Sheriff's Department, the Madisonville, Texas, Police Department, the Columbia, Mo., Police Department, MUSTANG (the Mid-Missouri Unified Strike Team And Narcotics Group), the Callaway County, Mo., Sheriff's Department, the Fulton, Mo., Police Department, the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department and the Rockport, Texas, Police Department.


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Google exec Eric Schmidt is continuing his Axis of Evil world tour and collected his badge to become the first high-profile tech company executive to visit Myanmar.
Schmidt, who recently visited North Korea, apparently sees money to be made in Myanmar after reforms in that country which prompted Western nations to ease sanctions following decades of military dictatorship.
Schmidt has also visited Seoul, Taipei and Beijing and is to speak at a technology and communications park and meet with government officials.
Myanmar's military stepped aside and a quasi-civilian government was installed in 2011. There have been waves of political and economic reforms which Schmidt hopes to surf for extra business.
According to Reuters, the country formerly known as Burma is an untapped market for most technology companies with mobile penetration in the country of 60 million of just five to ten percent.
While Schmidt's visit to Pyongyang, which Google described as a "personal" trip, was controversial, this trip apparently falls within his mandate as executive chairman.
Myanmar's planned modernisation of telecoms infrastructure and expected boom in mobile phone usage will pave the way for the entry of companies such as Google.
In February the US Treasury Department issued a general licence for four of Myanmar's biggest banks, two of which are owned by tycoons associated with the former junta.
Many leading firms in Myanmar are still controlled by businessmen subject to sanctions, but Western companies are starting to move in after the implementation of a new foreign investment law.
By the way, Schmidt has a new book coming out. Dubbed The New Digital Age, it's due to hit bookshelves in April, was co-authored with Google Ideas chief Jared Cohen.
The Wall Street Journal, which got its paws on a copy, said that the authors criticise China for being an enthusiastic "filterer of information" and a "prolific" hacker of foreign companies.


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We all know by now, thanks to the SEC investigation into the May 6, 2010 Flash Crash that what the public is told upon the culmination of an investigation is not the unbridled true story but merely the story the regulator is legally allowed share. Why is it that the American population expects prosecution in the wake of a movement driven by the US gov't, funded through the Federal Reserve, and carried out through Main Street by the Banks and their ominous leader of leaders, Linda Green? They were all in on it.
Part 1 - Fund 'Em
Part 2 - Due Diligence?
Part 3 - Frustration In Washington
Part 4 - Why No Criminal Indictments?
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — New numbers released this week show more and more children are being diagnosed with autism. It's 30 percent higher than it was two years ago.
Gigi Barnett explains doctors are identifying patients at younger ages.
Burke Manuel is a good student–bright, inquisitive and autistic. Doctors diagnosed him at two. Now, years later, intensive therapy is working.
"He has more words than he has ever had," said his mother, Lisa Manuel.
New figures recently released from the Centers for Disease Control show that doctors are diagnosing more children with the disorder.
"The numbers tell us that autism is not a rare disorder and that we have to be on our toes in terms of identifying this in children," said Dr. Rebecca Landa, Director Of Kennedy Krieger's Center for Autism and Related Disorders.
For children with autism, communicating is a challenge and social situations are difficult. In 2002, doctors diagnosed 1 in every 150 children born in the U.S. In 2012, that number jumped to 1 in 88. Now it's at 1 in every 68 children.
Smarter diagnosis is one reason for the trend, but so is early detection.
"We can identify autism by two years of age and the symptoms are a bit subtler than in children who are older," Landa said.
Landa says boys are five times more likely to have autism and parents can be the first to spot the signs. Autism is also more likely in children who have siblings with it.
"Anytime there's a family history of autism or there's already a child in the family with autism, we want to have special efforts to make sure that we're screening and monitoring the development of the younger siblings," said Landa.
The CDC based its findings on health and school records of children in 11 states. Maryland was one.
The state with the most children diagnosed with autism is New Jersey. Alabama had the least.
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Date: 10/21/97 at 21:42:26 From: Cheryl Starzyk Subject: Help Can you show me a example of how to do this math problem? I am the smallest number that has factors of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. What number am I? Thank you, Chad
Date: 10/22/97 at 17:21:31 From: Doctor Chita Subject: Re: Help Hi Chad: A problem in number theory! How interesting! Did you know that this problem is similar to what cryptologists use to create secret codes? That is, they take prime numbers and multiply them together to create a very large number that is the secret to a cipher, or code. Since it's nearly impossible to factor a very large number into primes, the code is impossible to decipher. Anyway, about your problem - think about prime and composite numbers for a second. A counting number is either a composite number or prime. Composite numbers are made up of prime factors (also called divisors). A prime number has only two factors (divisors): itself and 1. Therefore, 3 is prime, and 4 is not. The numbers in your sample include prime and composite numbers. What I would suggest is that you rewrite the composite numbers as products of their prime numbers. Here's an example. Suppose my numbers are 2, 5, 6, 12, 21, 24, and 27. I want the smallest number having these numbers as divisors. Here are all the factors: I've put parentheses around the prime factors of the composite numbers. 2 * 5 * (2 * 3) * (2^2 * 3) * (3 * 7) * (2^3 * 3) * (3^3) Regroup the factors in order: [2 * 2 * 2^2 * 2^3] * [3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3^3] * 5 * 7 The smallest number I want must contain enough 2s to take care of the largest power of 2 in the expression. This is 2^3 = 8. But once I have the three 2s, I can take care of the other 2s, since they all divide 8. I also need to have 3^3 to take care of 27. The remaining 3s also divide 27, so I don't need any more of them in my "least" number. Since there is only one 7 and one 5, I need one of each in the final set. So my least number would be 2^3 * 3^3 * 5 * 7 or 8 * 27 * 5 * 7 = 7560. Check to be sure that this number can be divided by each of the numbers in the original set: 2, 5, 6, 12, 21, 24, and 27. Now you try it. Rewrite the numbers using exponents and then find the largest power of each prime number in your set. The product of primes raised to the largest power for each prime will make up the number you are looking for. Isn't math fun! -Doctor Chita, The Math Forum Check out our web site! http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
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