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Spencer Clay Shiver, C, 1991-1995
Inducted into the Florida State University Hall of Fame in 2001
Bobby Bowden once called Clay Shiver "the greatest center I ever coached."
That's high praise from the all-time winningest coach in D1A NCAA history. Born in Tifton, Georgia, Seminole fans remember Shiver fondly as the starting center on the first National Championship team in FSU history.
With Charlie Ward at the helm Florida State's offense lived and died on the arms and legs of the talented scrambling quarterback. But the most under-appreciated element of that offense was the consistency of the shotgun snaps coming from its sophomore center.
Being asked to play on a national title-caliber offense as a redshirt sophomore is a tall enough order as it is, but being asked to perfect a shotgun snap for an eventual Heisman winner while doing it almost seems unfair. Even if you're making 95 or 96 of them, that's still one botched snap per 20 or 25 attempts. And one bad snap is all it takes to turn the tide of a game for good.
Not only did Shiver handle his business that year though, he did it while only surrendering half a sack in 700 snaps. Florida State went on to win a national title, Ward went on to win a Heisman, Shiver had a lot more to do with both than he ever gets credited for.
Shiver's success continued into his junior and senior seasons as well, winning the Jacobs Blocking Trophy both years while being named to four All-American squads as a junior and six as a senior, including picking up consensus All-American honors.
The 6-2 285-pound center went on to be selected in the 3rd round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He would play three seasons in the NFL (starting every game in 1997) before hanging up his cleats as a result of a shoulder injury.
Regardless of his professional career being cut short, Shiver's place on this list was a no-brainer. He is one of just a handful of Seminole offensive linemen to ever earn consensus All-American honors, he was a three year starter and earned All-ACC honors all three years. If you're making the All-Time All-FSU squad, center is one of the few positions that needs very little debate. Clay Shiver is the best center to have ever come through Florida State.
Shiver was inducted into the Florida State University Hall of Fame in 2001. He is currently a high school football coach at Boca Raton Christian.
Join us tomorrow when we reveal number 21 on the countdown...
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Dalton Busby hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 12th inning to give State College of Florida a 3-2 win over the Indians in the state junior college baseball semifinal. Chipola (38-21) was eliminated after five games and finished third, while State College of Florida played Palm Beach later Tuesday for the state title and a national tournament berth.
Chipola couldn�t make good on a rally in the 10th inning, when Luis Tunon doubled to lead off the frame and Cameron Gibson walked with no outs. Winning pitcher Jarred Smith relieved Devin Raftery and recorded two quick outs with Tunon advancing to third on an Ian Rice fly out. Gibson took second on a steal, but Bert Givens struck out looking to end the inning.
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Chipola needed single runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings to tie the game 2-2. Daniel Mars singled to lead off the seventh and scored on a Christian Correa fielder�s choice with one out against starting pitcher Robby Kalaf. Mars� sacrifice fly plated Tunon in the eighth against Raftery.
Julian Santos, who was 2 for 6, singled in Orlando Rivera to open the scoring in the first. Smith, who also had two hits, plated Rivera with a sacrifice fly to give State College of Florida (45-12) a 2-0 advantage against Chipola starter Carlos Misell. Rivera was 2 for 5
Misell, like Kalaf, was pitching on three days� rest. Misell lasted seven innings while giving up two runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and two walks. Kalaf gave up four hits and a run with five strikeouts and one walk in 6 1/3 innings.
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10 Years After the Columbine Massacre: Optimism and Deep Concern
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KEYWORDSColumbine, School Violence, Adolescents, Parents, Parenting, Bullying, Teens
Newswise — Ten years after the horrific massacre at Columbine High School sharpened the nation's views on youth violence, Binghamton University researcher Mary Muscari sees cause for optimism — and for deep concern — about the way adolescents are growing up in America.
"Many things have gotten better. School shootings are horrible things, but they're incredibly rare," said Muscari, associate professor of nursing and a nationally known expert on parenting. "Schools are still basically a safe place. However, we have enormous issues with bullying and cyberbullying."
Muscari has worked with juvenile delinquents since the early 1980s. As a pediatric nurse practitioner, she has also worked with healthy children throughout her more than 30-year career. Muscari, author of five books for parents, has conducted workshops around the country on topics such as keeping kids safe from predators, bullying and how to raise nonviolent children.
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Muscari recalls vividly how the Columbine shootings, in which two teenagers killed 13 people before committing suicide, changed her professional life. She was scheduled to lead a youth violence workshop for teachers and counselors the week of the incident in April 1999 and expected perhaps 10 or 15 people to attend. After the shootings, organizers moved her to a room that could hold 75. It filled to capacity, and Muscari began making plans for what became her first book, Not My Kid: 21 Steps to Raising a Non-Violent Child.
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Muscari continues: "Some degree of teen-parent friction is expected, but disruptive family conflict isn't normal. Neither is persistent defiance, fighting or property destruction. This turmoil represents pathology, and it will not be outgrown."
Muscari, whose core philosophy could be summed up as old-fashioned parenting for modern times, acknowledges that today's parents face certain new challenges.
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"Forty years ago, Mom could stop you from answering the phone," Muscari said. "It was on the wall. I know my mom did. Technology has changed the way kids relate, and it has taken away some of their social skills. Back then, we had to talk to people face to face if we wanted to talk. It's not to say technology is a bad thing, but it can be abused, as with sexting."
She also worries about how children and adults alike have become desensitized to violence. Muscari said she often asks people whether they thought for just a second that they were watching a movie when they saw news coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The vast majority tell her they did, she said.
Muscari said she wrote her first book hoping to help at least one child. She believes now she has had an effect on many more.
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MacMillan's first ballet Somnambulism revealed a precocious young talent. The anxieties it explored were rooted in MacMillan's own; he would return to these anxieties and elaborate them in many of his subsequent works. Made in a week to fill a gap at a choreographic workshop, Somnambulism was the success of the evening. It was set to three jazz pieces by Stan Kenton, rearranged by the conductor John Lanchbery.
Somnambulism's three main characters, were portrayed as if in dreaming sleep, variously troubled by anxiety, monotony and premonition. A corps de ballet of six wore black masks to transform them into the faceless fantasies of the three dreamers.
MacMillan created the leading female role for Maryon Lane, and he himself performed as one of the two men. This was a late change: because Margaret Hill, the intended dancer, was ill on the day, MacMillan adapted her steps for himself, making impromptu improvisations. Lane, who danced Premonition, was menaced by gloved hands reaching out from the wings. When she grabbed at a hand, a body fell dead at her feet. She believed herself responsible for the man's death, watching in horror as his corpse was carried across the stage in a mock funeral procession. In the solo representing Monotony, David Poole danced the same step over and over, "a study of a young man rocked by conflicting emotions, as if in a brainstorm, being mentally tortured" (Dance and Dancers).
Lane recalled that the ballet was prepared in a small room at Sadler's Wells Theatre so cluttered with skips and wardrobe baskets that the floor space was barely eight feet square. For the workshop presentations, De Valois had stipulated that sets and costumes were to be kept simple. Somnambulism's cast wore practice dress, their only props black masks and white gloves.
For the dance writer Peter Brinson, Somnambulism was "clear-cut, precise, highly original in construction and very demanding on the dancers". Clive Barnes thought it "obviously the work of a new choreographer potentially of the first rank"'. As The Dreamers, it was subsequently performed live on BBC TV, with the score played by the Ted Heath Orchestra. In 1956 it was briefly taken into the repertory of the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet.
In March 1953, the magazine Dance and Dancers featured MacMillan as its Personality of the Month and applauded his talent. "His remarkable invention of movement, understanding of mood, sense of theatre and how to use a stage, make this one of the most mature first works we have seen". With this success behind him, MacMillan joined his friend John Cranko as a choreographer for Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet and for Covent Garden. Within a short time, British ballet, still in its nascent state, had produced two choreographers who would prove to be major artists.
First performance: Sadler's Wells, London, 1 February 1953
Company: Sadler's Wells Choreographic Group
Cast: Maryon Lane, David Poole, Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Stan Kenton (arranged John Lanchbery)


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|2012-09-16, 14:24
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Does Black Vise having to sacrifice his body parts to use his abilities be one of his weaknesses?
I mean, if you look in the anime, after Black Lotus destroyed his two cubes, he has to send his other arm to create the Layered Armor. Or does he have an ability that lets him recreate his arms?
|2012-09-16, 16:29
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|2012-09-16, 19:35
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|2012-09-16, 21:14
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Overall a nice episode, but Chiyu was extremely porly handled here.
First she begs and begs until the two agree, so she can do... what exactly? She nevery did anything whatsoever, never even said a word, much less did she use her healing abilities, she just stands there like a potted plant XD
The fight Taku-Noumi was pretty good, until Noumi took the potted plant and starts torturing her. Taku pretty much instantly lost his fighting will and was quickly defeated.
Pretty much, Chiyu was only there as a convenient plot device so Noumi could (almost) win the fight.
Taku was really too stupid there. He really should've continued fighting Noumi as before, then he probably would've won. Even if Chiyu had lost there, she would've simply respawned.
Luckily, Kuroyukihime came just in time to save the two who were already on the verge of losing. Now that she is keeping Black Vice at bay and the have a chance again, their fighting spirit should return. Let's see if Taku can regenerate limbs as well.
|2012-09-16, 21:48
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I was like screaming at Taku to just eviscerate the both of them. Nomi would get KO'd and have his BB uninstalled and Chiyu would just get her punishment for backstabbing them.
When Chiyu got her arm ripped off, I thought it was her healing arm, but remembered it was her left arm that healed, but I guess the psychological shock from all that pain inflicted on her knocked her out for awhile. Still a great episode.
|2012-09-17, 00:00
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|2012-09-17, 00:29
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...you'd think with all that torturing...Taku shouldve just one hit mercy kill chiyu while finishing Noumi...
...instead she gets to feel a slow never ending death...with twice the pain brought to you by unlimited burst...test your limits!
...come to think of it...she kinda deserves it...for being AFK...
|2012-09-17, 00:39
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Question about BV's deceleration ability
How does it actually work? does time just pass 1000 times faster while in the Unlimited Field? wouldn't that actually be sorta dangerous? considering you never know when people will walk past or mobs will attack
And how does he disable it? how does he know exactly when to disable it? even if he can disable it in under a second wouldn't that be way too late if someone decides to randomly attack him?
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Since he is experiencing normal time in UBF from my guess, he would not appear to normal linkers until he deactivates it. As for other specifics, it is still unknown.
|2012-09-17, 05:57
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He was shown the ability to travel through shadows, so my guess is he hides out in the shadow while experiencing normal time in UBF.
On the other hand, for him the sceneries would change at a quick rate while decelerating.
|2012-09-17, 07:56
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So far, Black Vice has shown three abilities:
a)Blocks of Restriction
b)Travel through Shadows
c)Layered Armor
Wanna bet he has more abilities considering he's the second-in-command of the group. Makes me wonder how ridiculously overpowered the head honcho is.
|2012-09-17, 11:16
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I really want to continue reading the light novels, but the delicious visuals of the anime (+ studies) get in the way oh that lol. Thi action packed episode was great, especially Pile's Cyan Blade but also Black Vice.
Despite him being on the villain's side...I actually LIKE him. He's got that Japanese air of being humble/respectful to those he talks to, which may not actually show his full honne or personality, which I feel makes him even more mysterious especially wondering what his affiliated groups motives are.
Its also the fact that we whilst we have a**hole Noumi here who thinks he's already won it all and pretty much sh*ts on "Everybody", Black Vice doesn't see it that way, admits to going all out keeping SC stuck and even suggest having Noumi praise him, which I also see as BV acknowledging Haruyuki's strength. And BL Vorpal Strike vs BV Layered Armor, that looked sweet. I'm also amazed it is also the author's voice. Man he wouldn't make a bad seiyuu.
Edit: Nevermind, wrong voice, but it sorta did remind me of that glasses avatar who the author voices
|2012-09-18, 05:47
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I can not wait until this arc is over!! Lol! Nomi is getting on my last nerves. Not to mention, Chiyu has been practically useless this entire arc. And maybe I'm the only here who has this opinion but, is it just me or is there too much whining and crying in this show!? If see another character cry, I'm going to scream!! Lol. It seems like every other minute, somebody is whining like a little b!tch. Excuse the language but its really annoying. Especially when I'm seeing Haru constantly doing it.
With all that being said, I still like the direction this show is going, it's just that this arc has made it really hard for me to enjoy with the things I've mentioned before. Hopefully Nomi will be put out of his misery for good because I'm sick and tired of this mother****er!
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So yeah uh...about this episode. The way I saw it KYH was ultimately just doing what I would expect out of her character at this point and performing some form of extreme devotion to her team (in this case riding 15 hours to get to the scene of battle) to see what the heck is going on. The reason I don't have a problem with her interfering directly instead of acting as a bystander like she typically does when she's following Haru is because of the presence of Black Vise who is out of Haru and Taku's league and shouldn't be there tipping the scales. This to me means all bets are off as to the original agreement about the fight and what we have here is essentially a reset. Taku and Chiyu are down (or at least very low on health) and now it's high tier avatar against high tier avatar (Lotus and Vice) and mid tier against mid tier (Haru and Nomi) at least for now. This to me doesn't undermine anything so much as make this episode kind of a detour around the main event yet again. I suppose an argument could be made for this arc having gone on too long (2 volumes of LN, almost an entire cour on TV), but unless KYH starts cleaving through Nomi too I don't see how she's doing everything for Haru/Taku. And something tells me she'll have her hands more than full with Black Vice.
Anyway to me Haru and Taku have already come a long way anyway. The only thing they have left to prove is whether than can finish off their original target Nomi. I think a lot of this fight is going to hinge on what Taku and Chiyu end up doing from this point. Neither is actually out of the fight so they can still make a difference somehow. I don't see them fighting each other so we'll really have to see what they have left in the tank and what they do with it. One thing is certain though, after all that damage Taku and Chiyu's special gauges are probably getting very close to if not full and actually Chiyu's has probably been full for a while now since Nomi beat on her and didn't actually finish her off, which means the potential for Citron call is out there. Hmmm.....all in all a very interesting setup for the final battle of what I hope is only the season and not the TV series.
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- United chose Continental because it has "dominant positions in major business markets like Newark and Houston that allow them to collect even higher revenues than we can with our network," which is presumably more leisure-based.
- Even if US Airways did get dumped, it doesn't mean that it isn't a "valuable standalone company" with "strong" prospects.
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Fellow Employees:
A number of you have contacted me asking about Continental CEO Jeff Smisek's "ugly girl" comment yesterday. In case you haven't seen it, when announcing their plans to merge with United Airlines yesterday, Mr. Smisek said, "I didn't want him (United CEO Glenn Tilton) to marry the ugly girl. I wanted him to marry the pretty one." The ugly girl was a clear reference to US Airways. Like me, many of you found his comment both chauvinistic and offensive to the hard-working people of US Airways.
First, you should know that Jeff sent me an apology, stating that he "got carried away in the moment," "really felt badly" and "had no good excuse." I believe Jeff was sincere in his apology, have accepted it on behalf of all of us and am ready to move past it.
Having said that, the emails I've received from many of you suggest this comment hit a nerve so I wanted to give you my views. As one of you simply put it, "Why are we the ugly girl?" The answer, of course, is we are not and there's no better evidence of that than our recent performance.
In fact, we are performing better than Continental on almost all of the important metrics of our business. Financially, we each reported first quarter financial results in the past two weeks, and while we both lost money, we both lost much less than last year. However, US Airways' rate of improvement was much better than Continental's driven by both higher revenue growth and better cost control. On an absolute basis, our profit margins are now higher than Continental's.
Operationally, we're performing much better than Continental in the primary customer service metric of on-time performance. US Airways jets arrived on-time more often than Continental's during the first quarter 2010, and we also outperformed them in on-time during all of 2009 and 2008. We are also now neck and neck with Continental in areas like baggage and complaints.
This is all being noticed by the outside world, as US Airways stock price is up 42 percent so far this year, while Continental's is up 15 percent, even after announcing their merger.
Bottom line, I think both of our airlines are doing a great job in a challenging business – but if I were them I wouldn't be pointing fingers.
So why did United choose to merge with Continental rather than US if we're performing better financially and operationally than they are today? I think the answer is straightforward and one we've discussed many times – while we have a strong route network centered around PHL, CLT, PHX, DCA and the Shuttle, Continental has dominant positions in major business markets like Newark and Houston that allow them to collect even higher revenues than we can with our network. United preferred that network to ours and while we may disagree with that decision, it was United's to make and we need to respect it and move on.
None of this means we don't have a valuable standalone company. To the contrary, we're producing better standalone results than our peers like Continental. We announced last week that we expect to report a profit in the current quarter of this year, which is further evidence of our standalone value. As consolidation makes our industry less fragmented and more efficient, our standalone prospects will only become stronger.
As we move forward, let's not worry about the words of our competitors – no matter how inappropriate they may be – but rather let's continue to show the world what we can accomplish by working together and performing our jobs in a professional and focused manner.
Thanks so much for your commitment to US Airways. I'm proud to be a part of your team and am looking forward to aggressively competing against the new United Airlines – and winning — for many years to come.


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SAN DIEGO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods closed in on his 75th PGA Tour victory by stretching his lead to a commanding six shots with 11 holes remaining in the final round of the fog-delayed Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday.
The former world number one, a six-times winner of the PGA Tour event at Torrey Pines, birdied three of his first seven holes to move to 17 under overall when play was suspended for the day in fading light.
Fellow American Nick Watney, winner here in 2009, was tied for second, after eight holes, with defending champion Brandt Snedeker, who had completed 13.
Burly Canadian Brad Fritsch, a PGA Tour rookie at the age of 35, was a further two strokes back at nine under after seven holes.
However, Woods was in full command at one of his favourite venues in his bid to win a third different PGA Tour event for a seventh time. He has already recorded seven victories apiece at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
"I played well today," a smiling Woods told reporters. "Overall, I'm very pleased that I was able to build on my lead. As of right now, I've got a six-shot lead, so that's a positive.
"I've got to continue with executing my game plan. That's the idea. I've got 11 holes to play, and I've got to go out there and play them well."
His rivals are well aware of his stellar overall track record on the U.S. circuit where he has gone on to win 49 times out of 53 when holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead, including 14 of 15 in the majors.
So far this week, he has dominated a medium-strength field at the PGA Tour event which began with 17 players ranked in the world's top 50.
"I've got to make some more birdies," said FedExCup champion Snedeker, who came from seven strokes behind in the final round last year to win the title in a playoff. "I've got a long way to go.
"I've got a guy at the top of the leaderboard that doesn't like giving up leads, so I have to go catch him."
Four strokes in front when the weather-delayed third round was completed earlier in the day, Woods did well to scramble pars on the first two holes after missing both fairways badly to the left.
As the late afternoon shadows lengthened in soft sunlight, the world number two hit a superb tee shot to 10 feet at the par-three third and rolled in the birdie putt to regain a four-shot cushion.
Woods then conjured an outrageous birdie at the par-four fourth after his ball ended up behind a tree to the right of the fairway following another wayward tee shot.
Having considered his options, he cut a low second shot around the tree to just short of the green before chipping in from 40 feet for a miraculous three to forge five strokes clear.
Woods also birdied the par-five sixth, rifling an exquisite 232-yard second shot from the right rough to 28 feet and comfortably two-putting to move six ahead.
He then found the right fairway off the tee at the seventh before the siren sounded to halt play for the day and, with the option to complete the hole, struck his approach to 30 feet and safely two-putted for par.
Woods began a marathon day at Torrey Pines two strokes in front of the chasing pack after thick fog had allowed only five minutes of play on a frustrating Saturday at the coastal venue.
Looking sharp in every component of his game, he revived memories of his former dominant self as he doubled that lead by shooting a three-under-par 69 in the third round.
At one point a commanding six shots ahead, Woods bogeyed the par-five 18th after finding a poor lie in a fairway bunker off the tee and a greenside bunker with his third shot to finish four ahead of Fritsch (70).
Double heart-transplant recipient Erik Compton was a further stroke back after eagling the last for a 71 while Watney (71) was among a group of five players knotted at eight under. (Reporting by Mark Lamport-Stokes; Editing by Frank Pingue)


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Białowieża: The story and science behind the legal battle to save Europe's last primeval forest
Białowieża Forest in northeastern Poland is the last of the vast primeval forest that once stretched across the European lowlands. Strictly protected for centuries by royalty as a private hunting ground, it is now a living museum of ancient natural processes replete with species extinct elsewhere. But the serenity of this fairy-tale forest has recently been disrupted by a bitter environmental conflict triggered by a huge spruce bark beetle infestation.
The State Forests Service, backed by the environment minister, argues that the only way to save the forest from oblivion is to cut out the million infected trees – a plan that is now around a third complete. Scientists and environmentalists, on the other hand, have roundly condemned the plan, arguing that it has no chance of halting the bark beetle, and will in itself cause untold damage to critical protected habitats. The issue has also become another front in the multiple conflicts between Poland's national-conservative government and the EU, with the European Commission suing Poland over the logging at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), and the Polish government refusing to comply with an ECJ order to immediately halt logging.
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It was just before 2 a.m. when Dhumman Kasana knelt and prayed, facing west, toward Mecca. The mud walls of his family's hut glowed in the flicker of a kerosene lamp. Tea brewed over a fire. Milk was being sloshed into butter. Children asleep on the floor were prodded by elder siblings who were packing the burlap bedrolls: Time to get moving.
Twice Dhumman interrupted his prayers, advising his sons about loading the bullocks with the family's belongings. He closed his devotion by asking Allah to help his family and their 44 water buffaloes on the journey ahead. They travel the same route every April, migrating from the lowland forests of India's Shivalik hills up to their summer meadows in the Himalayas, following in the footsteps of countless ancestors. But Dhumman feared trouble this year. Government agencies in charge of his clan's traditional pastures had threatened to block them from entering, in the name of environmental preservation.
His family is Van Gujjar, a tribe of nomadic buffalo herders who've migrated across north India for at least 1,500 years. Today their population is estimated at between 50,000 and 70,000. Concentrated today in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, they base their livelihood entirely on buffalo milk, which sells for between 14 and 22 rupees (30 to 45 cents) per liter. Though Muslim, they're vegetarian and would never eat or sell their animals for slaughter: They love buffaloes and treat them like kin, even burying them when they die.
"They come when you call their names, and when you give them affection, they return it, almost like people," explains Sharafat, Dhumman's 16-year-old son.
During winter along the border of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the serrated Shivalik hills are covered with leafy trees; Van Gujjar teens scamper barefoot up the highest branches, deftly lopping leaves to feed their herds. By April, the heat rolls in; creeks run dry and leaves wither. The buffaloes need to head for the bugyals, the grassy alpine meadows of the Himalayas. Families, including infants and pregnant women, trek hundreds of kilometers to reach the highlands. When the snows return, the families and their herds descend.
For generations, this has been the cycle of Van Gujjar life. But it may not remain so much longer.
Many Van Gujjar grazing areas have been incorporated into wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, and India has long followed a conservation policy of "no people in parks" (except tourists). Since the creation of Rajaji National Park in 1992, park authorities have pressured the Van Gujjars who winter there to settle in villages and learn to farm. Despite years of protest, 1,390 families have been relocated from Rajaji to settlements, where buffalo herding is impossible and their nomadic culture can't survive.
Dhumman's clan is among the few thousand Van Gujjars who winter just west of Rajaji. But their alpine pasturage, 120 miles farther north and 8,000 feet higher, where Dhumman has spent his 51 summers, has been absorbed into Govind Pashu Vihar National Park. Uttarakhand's forest department, which manages the park, has resisted admitting Van Gujjars. Aside from environmental concerns, they assert that they don't want Uttar Pradesh "outsiders" using state resources. (Uttarakhand was part of Uttar Pradesh until 2000.)
When Dhumman, his wife, Jamila, and their seven children started their migration to high pastures in April, the forest department hadn't yet issued entry permits for the summer territory. Dhumman's family walked north along the Yamuna River, accompanied by the families of his brother and a cousin, on a route followed by hundreds of Van Gujjars. None knew when, or if, permits would be approved. As days passed, bringing them closer to a possible blockade at the park entry, anxieties mounted. To linger too long in one place, they'd run out of fodder for the herds; to move too quickly, entering their pastures without permission, they'd face arrest and fines. In late April, park officials declared, "[T]here is no possibility of allowing these Van Gujjars entry into Govind Pashu Vihar."
On reaching a fork in the route, with no sign of compromise by park officials, Dhumman decided to head somewhere different this summer, where maybe a couple thousand rupees (around $50) and a few liters of milk, given to a ranger, was all the permission they'd need.
Fighting their eviction from parklands, Van Gujjars insist that they're a natural part of the environment and help maintain balance within the forests they rely upon for survival. They assert that because they've been returning to the same areas for hundreds of years, their grazing practices must be sustainable. Conservationists, however, point to the substantial size and appetite of buffaloes as surely destructive to forests and grasslands.
"Buffalo herders are banned from the park because overgrazing and trampling causes environmental degradation," says G.S. Rawat, a professor at the Wildlife Institute of India.
The actual environmental impact of Van Gujjar herds has never been determined, says Nabi Jha, a scientist studying alpine grasslands in Uttarakhand. "We need to measure the land's carrying capacity against the buffaloes' demands before we'll know if there's any reason to ban Van Gujjars or limit their numbers. Rotational grazing is often good for these meadows."
In mid-May Uttarakhand park authorities abruptly reversed themselves, allowing Van Gujjars to enter this year. It was two weeks too late for Dhumman, who was by then deep in an unfamiliar forest to the east, too far to reverse course.
The tribe's future hinges on whether its families will be recognized in Uttarakhand as beneficiaries under India's Forest Rights Act of 2006, which grants rights to "traditional forest dwellers" to the lands they've relied on for generations.
In Uttarakhand, the act is scheduled for implementation this year. If Van Gujjar claims are legitimized by committees established by the state's Tribal Welfare Department, their right to migrate should be assured; if their claims are denied, future migration will become more difficult, as families will have to scramble for new summer pastures and might be completely shut out of the highlands for good. For Dhumman, this year was hard enough. Usually, his migration lasts about 20 days. This time his family was on the trail for 40. Along the way, children fell ill and pack animals went lame, sometimes forcing men to shoulder full saddlebags on the trail. Once, a hailstorm swept a tree off a cliff; it fell on a young buffalo, crushing its leg. Refusing to abandon it, Dhumman splinted the leg, and the buffalo was carried over a 12,500-foot mountain pass.
Upon reaching a ramshackle hut perched on the grassy slope where they'd spend the summer, the family was disappointed. The roof and walls would have to be repaired before it could meet the definition of shelter, and Dhumman's brother's family would have to build an entirely new hut nearby. Compared with their usual camp, 4,000 feet lower, everything was more difficult. Weather was temperamental, and ice coated their tent at night. They were more than 15 miles (and 6,000 feet in elevation) from the nearest village where they could buy provisions, so food was rationed and everyone was perpetually hungry. But perhaps worst of all, for which even the staggering views of the snow-covered, 20,721-foot Bandarpunch massif couldn't compensate, it just didn't feel like home.
The stress of the journey had taken its toll. Jamila, Dhumman's wife, suggested she'd be open to a government settlement program – long anathema to the fiercely independent Van Gujjars – if one was offered: "I never wanted to settle before," she said, "because we used to be free to move around.... But now we have no security. Living in a village, sure, we'd lose a lot, but at least we'd know where we'd be."


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From the day we moved into our house, our older son's closet doors have not worked right. The doors hit each other in such a way that the handle/knob on one side was bent back. We could never get to the middle part of the closet directly because the doors overlapped. Then the doors came off track and we couldn't fix them.
Luckily, my neighbor and good friend, Bella, had a great solution. She hung curtains in place of the doors. Her daughter picked out a color to match her bedroom decor and voilà, perfect solution.
Well, when the door came literally off its track and hinges, we had no choice but to do something. We couldn't afford new doors and installation and certainly didn't want the same doors put back. So we opted for this great trick.
We went to Lowe's and picked out some dark, all-purpose curtains that would stand up to a child pulling on them. We got the hardware and rod to hang them on. It ended up taking my husband only 15-30 minutes to put the whole thing up. Here are the results:
Now we can easily get to everything in the closet and it looks nice!
Do you have any tricks you have used to cheaply fix a home décor problem in your home? Please share in the Comments section. If you want to send a picture and description to me, please email me!
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The escalating dispute between China and Vietnam over contested waters in the South China Sea couldn't have come at a worse time for Beijing. Less than a year ago, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put China on notice by declaring that the peace and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is in the US national interest, and she not too subtly called on China to resolve its territorial disputes with its neighbours through peaceful means and according to international laws.
As we now know, Clinton's remarks in Hanoi in July 2010 marked a watershed in two important aspects. It decisively shifted the perception of the balance of power in the region. Prior to the Clinton statement, China was thought to have gained the upper hand in the region through years of painstakingly pursuing a 'charm offensive.' After the Clinton shock, which all Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries secretly cheered, China appeared to have been isolated on the issue of territorial disputes in the South China Sea. In addition, China's clumsy response, consisting of thinly veiled threats to its neighbours, only added to the series of diplomatic blunders that made 2010 the worst year in Chinese foreign policy since 1989.
To regain its diplomatic initiative and repair self-inflicted damage, China has recently embarked on another charm offensive that has yielded some encouraging results. Ties with the United States have stabilized since Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Washington in January. US-China military-to-military dialogue has resumed. Even relations with Japan have improved considerably in recent months.Enjoying this article? Click here to subscribe for full access. Just $5 a month.
So at this stage, an ugly and potentially dangerous clash with Vietnam is the last thing China wants.
But at the same time, Beijing also needs to show that it won't compromise on territorial disputes. Unfortunately, in Vietnam, China now encounters an equally tough and uncompromising contestant.
Of all the territorial claims in the South China Sea, the Sino-Vietnamese dispute is the most likely to lead to armed conflict. First, both countries have engaged in naval skirmishes in the South China Sea before. In 1974, the Chinese navy gained complete control of the Paracel islands after routing the South Vietnamese navy. In 1988, China and Vietnam fought a brief naval battle in the Spratlys. Second, Chinese claims in the Spratlys are generally considered weak under international law because, based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas, China would have difficulty proving the reefs it currently occupies meet the standards of self-sustaining and inhabitable islands (which then will have a 200 miles exclusive economic zone, or EEZ). But that isn't the case with the Paracels, which China has effective control over, but which Vietnam continues to claim. The 200-mile EEZ of the Paracels and the 200-mile EEZ extending from Vietnam's coastal line overlap. According to reports, the incident in which a Chinese patrol boat severed the multi-million dollar seismic survey cable operated by a PetroVietnam research vessel took place in this disputed zone.


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The Volunteer Railroaders Association is again running their very popular New Jersey Santa Claus Train Rides. All of these trips have been very well received. These holiday decorated train rides are pleasant family fun with the little children enjoying the most! So why not gather up the kids and grandparents and have a great time with Santa?
Glen Rock Boro Hall - Bergen County Line - December 4th 2010
Ticket prices are $13.00 for adults and $9.00 for children under 12 with a 50 cents per ticket discount if purchased online. Proceeds are used for railroad related historical preservation projects.
More info on the NJ Santa Train Ride web page.
Volunteer Railroaders Association Inc. is a New Jersey nonprofit corporation that also is Internal Revenue Service recognized as a non-profit under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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TMZ Live: Whitney Houston's Family -- Searching for a Scapegoat
TMZ Live Whitney Houston's Family Searching for a Scapegoat
(2:20) Whitney's family blames Bobby for her past drug problems -- is it the ultimate cop-out?
(7:00) Mikes says Ray J is the new Bobby Brown.
(11:32) Dax and Harvey bump heads -- only one of them thinka J.Lo's latest photos with Casper are phony baloney.
(14:35) A caller makes Harvey's day.
(15:45) Reggie Bush denies he's hooking up with Kim Kardashian -- nobody's buying what he's selling.
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(23:00) Charlie and Mike share a special bond ... over Adidas track suits.
(24:00) Charlie talks about his new show "Anger Management" -- and hopes it goes toe-to-toe with "Men."
(33:00) Harvey and Charles are at war over Obama.
(39:00) Paul McCartney is giving up weed -- so what's worse ... weed or booze?
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Perched on the hills above one of New Zealand's loveliest harbors, Dunedin is a Kiwi city with a Scottish heart. Hailed as the "Edinburgh of New Zealand," Dunedin is proud of its heritage. A statue of famed Scottish poet Robert Burns graces downtown, and the presence of New Zealand's only kilt maker and whisky distillery - as well as many bagpipe bands - keep Dunedin's ties to Scotland alive. The city also boasts a distinguished architectural and cultural history, a legacy of New Zealand's 1860s gold rush.Port Chalmers, gateway to Dunedin, is located eight miles from the city center. Dunedin is a planned city: its streets and suburbs fan out from the city's octagon.Travel tip: Dunedin is pronounced "Dunn-knee-din"
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Taieri Gorge Railway
Travel the fabled route of pioneers & prospectors through spectacular Taieri River Gorge. This historic railway, from the 1870s, boasts wrought iron viaducts, tunnels and modern and vintage carriages. Exclusively chartered for Princess Cruises, the train journey commences from alongside the ship and includes tea, lunch and continuous refreshment service.
Larnach Castle
Enjoy spectacular tower views and beautiful gardens at this neo-Gothic estate. Commissioned by William Larnach for his beloved first wife, the home preserves the baronial lifestyle of the 1800s.
Olveston House
Designed by London architect Sir Ernest George and built in 1904-06 for David Theomin, a Dunedin importer, this magnificent 35-room Jacobean-style mansion tells the story of a gracious age.
Otago Harbour & Peninsula
Otago Peninsula is one of the South Island's most significant wildlife areas and boasts untamed landscape.
Speights Brewery
Still on Rattray Street at the foot of City Rise, the same site it has occupied since 1876, Speight's Brewery brews the "Pride of the South," a favorite New Zealand beer.
Botanical Garden
Established in 1863, the lush Botanic Gardens boast rose, camellia, rhododendron and native plant displays. Also on site are a Glasshouse Garden, aviary, and convenient souvenir shop.
Otago Museum
The Otago Museum was founded in 1868 and has undergone many changes over the years. It is the largest cultural and heritage institution in Otago and has a collection of over two million natural science specimens and human history artifacts. The Museum is Dunedin's most visited attraction.
Dunedin Train Station
Dunedin's landmark railway station features an elaborate Victorian facade, extravagant tile floors and etched glasswork.
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Queens Beach Tourist Village in Bowen invites you to enjoy its seven acres of award winning garden sites located just a short stroll to a beautiful sandy beach, playgrounds, concrete walking path with exercise equipment along it, a picturesque seaside golf course, tennis courts, lawn bowls, clubs, medical centre, cinemas, hotel, takeaway and convenience store. We have got it all at our finger tips.
Getaway for a while. We have both long and short term accommodation available in the form of air-conditioned self-contained ensuite cabins and well-grassed powered sites. Enjoy the tranquility that Bowen and its beaches offer. Stay in one of our 'as new' 3.5 and 4-Star airconditioned self-contained ensuite cabins or bring your own caravan or camping gear and enjoy our spacious sites. Relax and refresh in or around our crystal clear swimming pool or in the cool of a shady tree.
For corporate customers seeking affordable, private accommodation in Bowen, our air-conditioned self-contained ensuite cabins offer a relaxed atmosphere amid tropical surrounds. Make one your home away from home. You can cater for yourself by preparing meals within or treat yourself to a selection of food and beverages nextdoor at the Queens Beach Hotel's restaurant, bars and dining venues. The hotel also offers convenient corporate facilities such as a large conference room along with the necessary catering services. We have a fortunate arrangement of including your meal invoicing with the accommodation invoice if need be. Keeping in touch, our tourist village offers a fast, reliable wireless internet service at no charge.
Our friendly staff are available at any time to take your enquiries and make your stay with us in Bowen as enjoyable as possible.


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Food Day 2012 Marquee Event
Event Date:October 24, 2012 - 7:30pm
Location:Washington, DC
What will we be eating in the year 2050? How will that food be produced? Where is the food movement going?
October 24 is Food Day 2012. Nourishing the Planet Director Danielle Nierenberg will speak on a sustainable agriculture panel at an evening marquee event conference that brings together experts on agriculture policy, nutrition and sustainability. Panelists include:
- Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA
- A.G. Kawamura, farmer (Orange County Produce, LLC); former California Secretary of Agriculture
- Dr. Catherine Badgley, professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan
- Danielle Nierenberg, Project Director, Nourishing the Planet, Worldwatch Institute
- Moderator: Jane Black, blogger; former Washington Post food reporter
The event is open and free to the public. Join us at:
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By guest blogger Erik Eagle, Brownsville Area High School student
This year as the president of the newly formed Brownsville Area High School Gay Straight Alliance (GSA)*, I have had the honor of being the student organizer for the Day of Silence. I managed to bring the Day of Silence to my school despite opposition from the administration, which tried to infringe upon our rights by forbidding us from using the school's PA system to explain the event and wearing T-shirts with messages about the Day of Silence. If it were not for the help of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, their efforts to block us might have been successful.
|Brownsville Area High School students (from left) Daniel Boger Jr., Erik Eagle , Marissa Calvaresi, Katherine Diamond and Kimberly Kennedy. Photo courtesy of John F. Brothers/HeraldStandard.com
Although the school made assurances that they would allow the Day of Silence, when I sought pre-approval for these activities from the administration, all of my requests were denied. At the same time the school allowed another student organization to do the exact same things for another event. It was only after receiving a letter from the ACLU-PA explaining our rights that the administration allowed us to proceed.
The Day of Silence, recognized on April 20 this year, is a student-led action that began 17 years ago at the University of Virginia. On that day, students take a vow of silence to bring attention to the silence faced by LGBTQ youth who are bullied; the students' silence is meant to echo that silence. With 90% of LGBTQ students reporting being harassed and 30% of LGBTQ students being physically accosted at school, this is a cause that is intended to make schools a safer place for those students.
I personally have encountered students who have made remarks such as "Why remain silent? Shouldn't you speak out against the bullying?" or "Being silent never accomplished anything, the Day of Silence is pointless." I respect these opinions, but at the same time I feel that it is paramount to understand that the Day of Silence is not expected to make immediate change. The point of the Day of Silence is to get people's attention and to make them think about why the day of silence is necessary. By grabbing people's attention in such a strange way, it piques their interest to the point that someone who would brush off the subject of anti-LGBTQ bullying will now want to engage you in a conversation about it. I have been told by everyone who participated in our district that they saw this effect almost immediately.
*Note: The GSA itself was only recognized as a student organization and allowed to meet on school grounds after the intervention of the ACLU of PA.


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Alcohol Could Be Banned at 2 More City Parks in Sioux Falls
Two parks at the north end of downtown Sioux Falls could join the list of city parks where alcohol is prohibited.
The Parks and Recreation Board will consider banning alcohol from Van Eps Park and Tower Park at its August 19th meeting.
Parks officials say complaints about alcohol consumption have prompted the consideration in both parks.
Van Eps Park is located at 7th Street and Minnesota Avenue, and Tower Park is at North Main Avenue and West McClellan Street.
If the ordinance amendment is approved, October 3rd is the earliest date it could take effect.
Alcohol is currently prohibited at ten other city parks.


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Bar Docket No. 11788
In the Matter of BENJAMIN C. WOOD,
In a letter dated December 1, 2003, to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts, respondent Benjamin C. Wood, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the state of Kansas, voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Kansas, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 217 (2003 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 281).
At the time the respondent surrendered his license, he was scheduled to appear before the Kansas Supreme Court on December 11, 2003. The respondent was to appear before the Kansas Supreme Court as a result of findings of misconduct made by a hearing panel, appointed by Mary Kathleen Babcock, chairperson of the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys. The panel hearing was held as a result of complaints filed by four clients of the respondent's. The panel made findings of lack of competence, lack of diligence, lack of communication, and a failure to protect the clients' interests after the respondent abandoned representation of his clients.
This court, having examined the files of the office of the Disciplinary Administrator, finds that the surrender of the respondent's license should be accepted and that the respondent should be disbarred.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Benjamin C. Wood be and he is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in Kansas and his license and privilege to practice law are hereby revoked.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Appellate Courts strike the name of Benjamin C. Wood from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall be published in the Kansas Reports, that the costs therein shall be assessed to the respondent, and that the respondent forthwith shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (2003 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 286).
DATED this 12th day of December, 2003.


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Captain's Report
By Captain Rob Smith
It was cold when we tested the Grady-White Gulfstream 232 but everyone was really excited about having the helicopter chase us for some video. I managed the action from the Gulfstream 232 and had to admire the roominess of the cockpit and helm. As I wrapped up the run with the 232, I really began to admire the soft ride, agile handling and speed. This model really does deliver on more than just a 23' (7.01 m) walk-around model with a cabin, and feels much more like a 26 footer.The soft ride is the result of a warped V-bottom hull drawn by C. Raymond Hunt & Associates, the design firm that gave the world the Deep-V. With a very sharp entry forward, and plenty of deadrise in the hull under the helm, the 232's ride is comfortable and dry.
Beginning at the bow, our model had low profile grab railings, a bow pulpit and an anchor windlass system for effortless anchoring. I was pleased to find the walkways had some depth to them so one could safely move from around the cockpit to the bow area. Looking back towards the cockpit, the boater really gets a good idea of how massive the safety glass windshield really is and how much visibility it gives the captain. Our test model included the optional hardtop and 15 foot radial mounted outriggers making this one serious off-shore fishing machine prepared for the long haul. The deck cleats are all through- bolted, high grade 316 stainless steel. The cleats under the rails are top mounted and the pair at the aft end are recessed to keep the gunwales free of line-snagging obstructions.
The cockpit takes full advantage of the 9'3" (2.82 m) beam width and is part of the reason it feels like a much larger walkaround. The working deck has 56 sq. ft. of room to fish or just enjoy a fun cruise with the family. The aft bench seat is Grady-White's patented system that makes setting it up and putting it away extremely simple. One can easily set it up with one hand and put it away with two. Off the back is an extended transom mount for the single 350-hp Yamaha available for this rig. You might think that is overkill, but if you are serious about going off-shore, it's going to get you there like a bullet. If you prefer twins, you can rig her up with dual 150s or 200s. Standard single rigging is for a single 250.If the boater does more than fish, they will likely want the optional small or full-sized swim platform with ladder. Four flush mount vertical rod holders are in the gunwale tops and six more store in the under gunwale racks with safety toe rail to lock yourself onboard when reaching overboard. A monster insulated fishbox measuring 297 quarts and a cutting board are there right where one would need them. Below the helm is another 265 quart fishbox with the 36 gallon livewell across the cockpit under the navigator's station. This livewell is a full column, raw water lighted and insulated box with over-board drain and 1100 gph pump.
The helm console is larger than most in her class with room for large screen displays. Across the top of the dash is a Richie compass in the center. Just below is a vertical panel with Yamaha Digital Command gauges keeping an eagle eye on the engine and a trim tab indicator. Switches are grouped together for convenience and a really great idea is the 12 volt sockets for both the navigator and the driver so both can use portable gear along the way.
Moving to the cabin, another feature I really like is the magnetic catch for the cabin door rather than the old nail that usually nailed one's fingers if they weren't paying close attention. Inside is all the accommodations to have the kids spread out for naps, or for someone to get some z's when waiting on the fish to start biting. There's even a small galley and head to add to the comfort of a long day on the water.
The Grady-White Gulfstream 232 is 23'5" (7.14 m) length overall with a beam width of 9'3" (2.82 m). She weighs in at 4,538 lbs. (2,058 kg) and carries up to 141 gallons (534 L) of fuel. This model is rated for up to 400-hp and was tested with the Yamaha 350-hp V-8 Four Stroke.
It wasn't rough the day we tested the boat, but it was extremely cold. Thankfully, the boat is dry because if it had been wet I would have had a miserable day. The Gulfstream 232 turned well without appreciable loss of speed in a turn, crossed its own wake smoothly and was easy to drive. Sight lines were good and the helm was comfortable. I found she was on plane in 4.4 seconds and up to 30 mph in 7.5 seconds. Her best cruise speed was about 28.1 mph at 3500 rpm for a range of 356 miles. Her top speed was clocked at 51.1 mph.
In my opinion, the Grady-White Gulfstream 232 makes a good coastal fishing boat the family can also enjoy whether they are all into fishing or not. It is easy to drive and fairly easy to trailer, given one has the right vehicle. With room to relax inside for the kids or for one to escape to a sudden shower as well as the ability to make coffee in the morning or hot sandwiches for lunch, it seems to cover the bases with room to fish!
Test Result Highlights
- Top speed for the Grady-White Gulfstream 232 (2015-) is 51.1 mph (82.2 kph), burning 35.7 gallons per hour (gph) or 135.12 liters per hour (lph).
- Best cruise for the Grady-White Gulfstream 232 (2015-) is 28.1 mph (45.2 kph), and the boat gets 2.64 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1.12 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 356 miles (572.93 kilometers).
- Tested power is 1 x 350-hp Yamaha Four-Stroke.
Standard and Optional Features
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|Head: Portable
|Head: Fixed
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|Washdown: Raw Water
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|Ice Chest
|Outlet: 12-Volt Acc
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|Transom Shower
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A copycat recipe for the beloved chicken chimichangas from the now closed Chi-Chi's restaurant.
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The tortilla cups are totally sog-free, the corn is smoky and sweet, the beans add heartiness, pico gives 'em a kick and you're left with a creamy, zesty avocado finish. Yum.
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Cedar Rapids Update
|Trevor Bell pledged $100 per strikeout today for Cedar Rapids flood relief. Seven strikeouts equalled $700.
Kernels starting pitcher Trevor Bell pledged to donate $100 for each strikeout today to help Cedar Rapids flood victims. Trevor put his wallet where his mouth is, pitching a complete game as the Kernels won 6-2 over Wisconsin. He struck out seven, translating into $700 for flood victims.
Jonathan Mayo of MiLB.com wrote in his blog today about Bell's donation.
If you've been following this blog, you know that on June 15 I shot video at Rancho Cucamonga of the Quakes players sending good thoughts to Cedar Rapids. Click Here to watch the video. (Windows Media Player and a broadband Internet connection required.)
Andy Pantini, the Kernels' Director of Communications, downloaded a copy of the video to run on their video board. Today I heard from Lanny Peterson, who helps run the Kernels' host parent program. Here's what Lanny had to say about the video and the crowd reaction:
Thanks so very much for the video that was played at our ballpark for several nights. I can speak for the host families and many others: tears were plentiful to hear those guys talk to us about our situation. And I want to thank you for being so kind and thoughtful. This was a terrific and heartfelt message.
We are getting back to "normal" (but a definition of normal will take some time — some are saying it will be years). With prayers and words of hope from people as you, I'm confident that we will persevere.
For you Quakes players who participated in the video … you hit a home run. Thank you.
You really have to admire our players stepping forward to take the lead in providing both emotional and financial support for Cedar Rapids.
(When will we hear the Angels step up to the plate, wink wink, nudge nudge …)
I'm late in acknowledging BeesGal's blog entry June 18 on The Sporkball Journals. She's one of those fans who "gets it" when it comes to minor league ball. BeesGal is a regular at Salt Lake games, but more importantly she understands the importance of supporting these kids as they pursue their dream of a major league career. She was one of the first FutureAngels.com regulars to pitch in and start helping raise money for the good folk of Cedar Rapids.


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After dropping the F-bomb on "Saturday Night Live," will Jenny Slate's fortunes take off – or will her career crash like Charles Rocket's?
With the jury out on whether Slate's first show will be her last, it's worth noting the reaction to that particular word's occasional guest appearances on "SNL" over the last 35 seasons has varied, seemingly based on the performer's intent – and perhaps the tenor of the times.
The most infamous utterance came in 1981, after Rocket appeared in a sketch satirizing the "Who Shot J.R.?" cliffhanger from "Dallas" (for those not old enough to remember, it was a national obsession at the time, believe it or not). "I'd like to know who the f--- did it," he blurted at the end of the show.
Just under a year earlier, Paul Shaffer, playing an English rocker in a sketch that made repeated use of the euphemism "floggin'," slipped just once.
Rocket soon was fired, and his career never recovered. Shaffer stayed with "SNL" and, of course, went onto to one of the greatest, longest-lasting gigs in late night, as David Letterman's bandleader/sidekick, first on NBC and now on CBS.
Maybe the disparity in outcomes stemmed from intent: Rocket's declaration appeared intentional, while Shaffer's clearly was an accident. Another difference: Rocket's misfire came a month into the Reagan era, as the nation began a rightward shift.
Fast forward a generation: In 1995, as "NYPD Blue," was bringing the occasional curse and bare buttock to suddenly liberal primetime, then-"SNL" player Cheri Oteri laughed off an accidental s-word by putting a dollar in the "swear jar" at the end of the show. Two years, later, Norm Macdonald got away with a warning for letting the F-word fly on "Weekend Update" as he expressed his dismay at something stuck in his throat.
Slate's flub comes at an unsettled, often contradictory time in TV decency standards, with big differences between network and cable fare. Less offensive curses still show up these days after 10 p.m., while Comedy Central often airs uncensored versions of everything from "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" to its bawdy celebrity roasts on weekends after 1 a.m.
Slate's miscue also follows Janet Jackson's slippage of another kind, which earned CBS a $550,000 fine in 2005 – a case that's made the struggling networks far more cautious about running afoul of the feds in recent years.
Earlier this month, the FCC said it would review the Jackson incident following a May U.S. Supreme Court order directing a lower court to reconsider its ruling striking down the fine. It's unclear how the FCC review will shake out, but its decision could be a signal of where federal decency standards are headed in the Obama era.
Unlike past "SNL" mess-ups from the pre-Web age, Slate's hit the Internet within minutes – making her, for better or worse, a household name, at least for a day, and magnifying what appears to be a rookie mistake.
Her foul-up came in last half hour of the show's 35th season opener as she played a biker chick, and displayed some potential, holding her own with the great Kristen Wiig (The Huffington Post has video here – NSFW, of course).
"SNL" has endured worse – let's hope Slate survives to get another chance to make us laugh.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.


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ICD-10 Code V95.01XA
Helicopter crash injuring occupant, initial encounter
Valid for Submission
V95.01XA is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of helicopter crash injuring occupant, initial encounter. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
|Short Description:
|Helicopter crash injuring occupant, initial encounter
|Long Description:
|Helicopter crash injuring occupant, initial encounter
Code Classification
- External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y98)
Code History
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
(first year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA mandated code set)
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
Information for Medical Professionals
Convert V95.01XA to ICD-9
The following crosswalk between ICD-10 to ICD-9 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- E840.3 - Tk off/land-psng aircrft (Approximate Flag)
Present on Admission (POA)
V95.01XA is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement.
CMS POA Indicator Options and Definitions
|POA Indicator Code
|POA Reason for Code
|CMS will pay the CC/MCC DRG?
|Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission.
|Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission.
|Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.
|Clinically undetermined - unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.
|Unreported/Not used - Exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.


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Murder on the Champ de Mars (Aimee Leduc Investigations) (Large Print / Hardcover)
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Paris, April 1999: AimEe Leduc has her work cut out for her--running her detective agency and fighting off sleep deprivation as she tries to be a good single mother to her new "bEbE." The last thing she has time for now is to take on a personal investigation for a poor "manouche" (Gypsy) boy. But he insists his dying mother has an important secret she needs to tell AimEe, something to do with AimEe's father's unsolved murder a decade ago. How can she say no?
The dying woman's secret is even more dangerous than her son realized. When AimEe arrives at the hospital, the boy's mother has disappeared. She was far too sick to leave on her own--she must have been abducted. What does she know that's so important it's worth killing for? And will AimEe be able to find her before it's too late and the medication keeping her alive runs out?
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Cara Black is the author of fifteen books in the New York Times bestselling AimEe Leduc series. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and visits Paris frequently.