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Family, friends search for information on year-old homicide
JJ Kohen killed in April 2012
Rick Kohen went door to door Saturday with the two children of his murdered son, JJ.
JJ was attacked on south 16th Street and Grant Street April 3, 2012, and died several days later. The killers have not been caught.
"If this was happening to your own family, wouldn't you want there to be a resolution?" Kohen said. "Wouldn't you want somebody to come forward with the information necessary to solve the case?"
Relatives and friends handed out fliers Saturday, asking anyone with information about the crime to come forward.
"The family's put out a $10,000 reward, and their hope is that either the money or the time that's passed since the crime will make it possible for someone who has information to come forward," said Abe Lubetkin of Milwaukee.
County Supervisor Peggy Romo West helped organize the effort.
"And the hope is actually that somebody knows these individuals," West said.
JJ's sister, Sydney Pershing, said he was a wonderful brother who she was close with. His 7-year-old daughter, Jalina Kohen, said her father was a good man.
"He was a very special person to me and my family that's here today," the girl said.
Police are looking for two men, one with a tattoo over his right eye. Those with information on the homicide can contact Milwaukee police.

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text: Google's Android platform, open source and relatively new, is a force to be reckoned with. So is the iPhone and its App Store juggernaut. Both are based on *NIX operating systems that have desktop niches and conceivably could be ported to just about any hardware with a CPU (and conceivably, even the iPhone). Philosophically of course, they are very different. MacOS X' roots are open source with the project called Darwin, but Apple are often about as community friendly as the RIAA. Google, ever the stealth operator, expand even into our streets without so much as a hissyfit (unless you live in the UK).


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iQuarium in Review – The portable fish tank (Fish included!)
Have you always wanted a fish to care for and own that awesome looking aquarium for it to live in? Well, now you can with iQuarium! Developed by Infinite Dreams, iQuarium is hands down one of the best looking apps for the iDevice, especially on the 3GS. Not only does it look great, but how cool is it to have a fully interactive and intuitive fish living right in your iPhone/iPod Touch? Feel free to discuss this review of iQuarium in our forums.
With iQuarium, you really have the most realistic, close-to-the-real-thing creature living inside your phone. And if you're wondering, it's a Parrot Cichlid (sorry, no sharks yet but we can hope for that in a future update). iQuarium essentially brings a portable fish tank into your pocket without the mess. Your pet fish here is not only thirsty for attention, but it needs to be fed regularly and even played with on a regular basis – just like a real living fish.
The controls are simple and are described in detail in the help section within the app – all without ever losing sight of your fish. To feed it, there is a button on the top right of the screen for this very purpose. The other icon (lower left) brings up a menu where unlockable items can be placed into the aquarium as you see fit. Everything else is touch based; your fish reacts to every single touch on the screen. You can even drag your finger around the surface of your iDevice to have the fish follow you around.
Visually iQuarium is a seamless experience with no complicated menus or heavy loading screens. The graphics are excellent on the 3GS and it is just impressive to see how life-like the fish and aquarium look on the small screen. Infinite Dreams have also done a great job with the sound effects. Touching your screen will mimic the sound of glass being tapped and you can even hear the oxygen bubbles rising to the top of the aquarium.
iQuarium was recently updated with the popular OpenFeint network, which brings online achievements, leaderboards and friends lists to all its games. The update also includes more unlockables to deploy into your portable fish tank. You will begin with the most basic fish tank and progressively unlock more and more items. The unlock system works on points; for every 10 minutes your fish lives on your iDevice you get 1 point. The good thing here is that regardless of whether the app is open or not, points are still accumulated.
If you want to impress your friends with just how a simple application on the iDevice can be so mesmerizing and look so good, then this is "the app for thatâ€. And if you have kids with an iPod Touch pestering you for that pet fish, now you can give them one with no worries or hassles of maintaining a real tank! I love everything about iQuarium – the genius way the fish reacts to everything you do, the amazing visuals, and the seemingly endless unlock system. Hopefully future updates will bring in more fish (maybe a Hermit Crab!), the ability to view other users' fish tanks, and perhaps even be able to visually see your fish grow as you care for it.
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Each year thousands of people are injured as a result of a slip and fall when entering a building entrance, and the first line of defense that most building owners employ is entrance carpet matting.
Although entranceway matting can play a significant role in preventing accidental slips by removing moisture from pedestrian footwear, they often contribute to trips and falls when buckled, curled or flipped over.
Walkway Safety Standards
In 2012, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) B101 committee on slip, trip and fall prevention released the latest in its line of walkway safety standards — The ANSI/NFSI B101.6-2012 Standard Guide For Commercial Entrance Matting In Reducing Slips, Trips And Falls.
This standard provides criteria for the selection, installation, inspection, care and maintenance of entrance mats and runners in commercial facilities in reducing slips, trips and falls and is directed to eliminating slip, trip and fall hazards such as soil, moisture, contaminants, edge treatments as well as the improper use of floor mats and runners.
The development of the ANSI/NFSI B101.6 standard is a direct result of the mission of the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) answering a need for consumer education to ameliorate the effects of falls, and it seeks to answer the perceived need for this standard to stem the growing number of slips and falls related to insufficient knowledge in the use of mats and runners in commercial establishments.
Robert J. Moran, chairman of the ANSI B101.6 sub-committee and chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Ludlow Composites, a manufacturer of commercial floor matting, states, "This standard not only covers where and how mats should be deployed, but also identifies the hazards associated with improper mat placement and use. We also believe that the standard will soon be adopted by the insurance industry and will serve as an important tool in preventing their insured's growing mat related trip-and-fall problem."
This standard was developed by a subcommittee of the NFSI B101 Main Standards Committee, national in scope, functioning under the procedures of the American National Standards Institute with the NFSI as the ANSI Accredited Standards Developer and included representatives from major floor mat manufacturers.
As the number of floor mat related trip-and-fall lawsuits continue, this groundbreaking new standard has set forth the industry standard of care for the proper use, maintenance and inspections of entranceway floor matting and will dramatically affect the way building owners now must maintain, inspect and select entranceway floor mats.
What's In The Standard?
The scope and application of the ANSI/NFSI B101.6-2012 establishes "the criteria for the selection, installation, inspection, care and maintenance of entrance mats and runners in commercial facilities in reducing slips, trips and falls and pertains to the safe usage and applications, design, construction and quality criteria of floor mats and runners."
Key sections of the standard include terms related to entranceway floor mats such as buckling, curling, ripping that are all defined as they apply to entrance matting as well as the different types of mats including wiper mats, wiper-scrapper mats, scraper mats, recessed well mats and lesser known types of mats such as foot grilles and tire tiles.
Section 3
Section 3 of the standard addresses the mat backings and their ability to prevent movement while placed on the floor.
It is recommended that mats have a "High-traction Backing" which references the NFSI 101-C Test Method for Measuring Dry TCOF of Floor Mat Backing Materials which currently is the only nationally recognized standard by which to measure the slip resistant qualities of a floor mat's backing.
Mats that do not have a high-traction backing are more prone to movement, which, in-turn, can increase the risk of migration, buckling and curling which can contribute to a slip, trip and fall event.
A growing number of entrance mat manufacturers have submitted their products to the NFSI for certification.
Mats that are NFSI Certified as "High-traction" provide the user the assurance that the mat's backing provides the highest level of slip resistance.
Section 5
Section 5 of the standard discusses the proper selection of matting as it relates to its placement and its intended purpose and defines four distinct areas including: Outdoor areas, vestibules, indoor locations and other areas.
When matting is located outside a building, mats should either be a recessed mat, a scraper or a wiper-scraper mat which can either be loose laid or permanently installed with a recessed well mat/foot grille.
It's also important to note that the standard states that a matting selection for interior vestibules is based on the use of outdoor matting and that whena scraper mat is used outdoors, then the matting in the vestibule shall be a wiper-scraper or wiper only mat.
However, when a scraper mat is not used outdoors, the vestibule matting shall be either scraper only or wiper-scraper.
When a scraper is used outdoors, the matting indoors shall be a wiper-scraper or a wiper mat.
When no scraper mat is used outdoors, the indoor matting shall both scrape and wiper mats shall be the second mat at the entrance.
The standard further discusses the responsibility of the property owner or manager to "identify areas within their facility where there exists a potential hazard for slips, trips or falls and validate the level of potential hazard through the use of B101 standardized wet COF measurements."
The NFSI has published a series of test methods, whereby the property owner can test their floors to ensure they are appropriate for use with floor matting.
Many slip and fall events occur as the result of "surfboarding" across a wet floor therefore making it important to ensure that the floor underneath the floor mat is clean and dry.
The standard states that is important that property owners and managers provide "careful review of measurement results indicates a hazard potential, specifically due to the involuntary presence of grit, moisture or dust, management shall place mats in those areas."
Section 6
Section 6 states, "The facility management shall both select the proper matting and have sufficient matting in place" and speaks to the "Adequacy of Matting."
It describes, "The governing factor in determining the adequacy of matting shall be the amount of soil removal. The flooring immediately following the matting shall be examined to confirm that the soil and moisture has been removed. If it hasn't, either more matting or the proper selection of matting needs to be employed."
According to a recent whitepaper prepared by the Windsor Company, a typical six-foot entrance mat will only remove 40 percent of soil and moisture, and it takes approximately 36 feet of matting to remove 99 percent of soil and moisture.
Sections 7 And 8
Sections 7 and 8 address the proper care and maintenance and the reduction of hazards related to matting which now require, "Mats shall not be used in any manner other than their intended purpose" and that "When mats ripple, curl or have torn edges the mats shall be removed from service and replaced with mats that lay flat and that if a mat buckles, either the condition that caused the mat to buckle shall be corrected or the mat shall be secured or removed from service and replaced."
The standard further requires, "Mats shall be installed on a clean, dry floor and that they shall be placed as to not overlap each other. Where mats do not lie flat, the mat shall be secured to the floor so that it lies flat or removed from service. Areas where mat migration may take place shall be monitored and the hazard corrected."
The amount of matting to remove the soil is not static or fixed.
During inclement weather, additional matting should be utilized to supplement the dry weather matting
The use of larger mats whenever possible decreases the likelihood of mat migration due to the greater mass of the larger mats.
Property owners, facility managers and business owners are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the new ANSI/NFSI B101.6-2012 standard.
For more information or to download a copy, please visit the National Floor Safety Institutes website.


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The Southern: not just another music hall
Back in 2005, when Lauren McRaven opened The Flat on Water Street, she quipped that she might not have opened the little crªperie if she'd known beforehand how difficult it was going to be. Nearly fours years later, with The Flat having become a Water Street landmark, crepe lovers can be glad that no one warned her. Fans of new music venue The Southern should be glad as well, as McRaven is behind the "Caf©" in the joint's tag line "Caf© and Music Hall." Initially, McRaven was hired by the owners of Gravity Lounge to head up the kitchen, but when Gravity closed, she took over the space with Andy Gems.
Those early worries about taking on too much seem to have subsided for McRaven, as she says the new gig at The Southern has been a "step up" from The Flat, which she'll continue to run. "It's been nice to branch out a little bit," she says.
McRaven also has ambitions to turn The Southern's caf© into a real Downtown restaurant destination, not just a food option during music shows. As she points out, in addition to a late night show menu for concert goers, folks can also eat at the caf© without buying a ticket to a show. The caf© is open from 11am to 3pm Tuesday through Sunday, with a brunch on Saturday and Sunday that features live music.
The biggest challenge now, says McRaven, is changing the public's preconceptions about the venue.
"People have the Gravity Lounge thing stuck in their head," she says.
Oh, yes, the food. In keeping with the theme of the name, McRaven says her menu has a definite "southern twist." Her oven fried chicken biscuits and open-faced meatloaf sandwich are a hit, she says. So is a rather creative veggie option called a black-eyed pea burger. She's also offering sausage rolls with locally-produced links, a smoked gouda-baked mac and cheese, and French toast and tasty sausage gravy and biscuits for brunch.


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Don't forget the Sony PSP, or Nintendo DS. I am thinking there will be 1/2 hour blocks when I will need to unwind by beating someone to death with a baseball bat in Grand Theft Auto.... you know, to take the edge off. And Ritalin... oh god will I be popping that ritalin


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The only other thing is, finding a way for the foreground particle clones to somehow interact with that one building with all the glass. Would love to see some of the windows reflect the ships as they descend into LA!!!!
All sounds reasonable to me! I like the concept of the helicopter but agree it's not really working just yet. You also really need a model with a higher detail interior. For a larger project it'd be even better to film inside a real helicopter with a greenscreen positioned outside.
It might be worth waiting until summer and going to an airshow to see if anyone will let you film inside a helicopter. And I know about 10 miles or so from where I live, there are some decommissioned Vietnam era aircraft in a city park that I could film in if I needed something like that.
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I wasn't planning on doing this tonight, but another compositor buddy of mine showed up and we brainstormed on this and busted it out.
The helicopter, glass, bump and shake make a huge impact on this scene now! The camera movement and helicopter glass reflection really sells the viewing from a helicopter.
Great job T!!!
Man.... I love the reflection on the glass at the end too near the bump!!
Those tweaks make a big difference. In particular the reflection on the glass of the helicopter immediately makes it feel like you're inside a cockpit.
Very, very cool.
Edit: One interesting side effect of the cockpit is that it makes the city feel much more like a real 3D setup, whereas before it always looked like a couple of 2D comped layers. Having the extra parallax and detail in the extreme foreground sells the whole thing, really.
As Simon mentions about the cockpit layer helping the city feel like a real 3D setup, I think this is extremely important for scenes where you want to add the feeling of depth -- that foreground layer that establishes your natural "distance zones" --
Same thing goes for the reflections on the glass it establishes that foreground presence. Great job!
Yeah, I was thinking of a camera mounted on the bottom of a copter, like a news chopper, initially. Was you and OrangePekoe's suggestions that made me put it in the cockpit. Another friend suggested the handheld move. Got a lot of good ideas to improve this, so thank you all!!
The new camera move has a lot more horizontal panning. The geometry of the cockpit and the crop for camera shake are covering up sections where the foreground buildings are peaking through from the background building layer. The building reflections help a lot, too.
The cockpit is an 2D embedded composite with it's own lighting rig. The whole helicopter is around the camera, anchor point at the back of the cockpit with the copter rotating around a copy of the main camera a bit. The cockpit has it's own "wobble" keyframes Blurred for DOF. Keyframing it's lights let me anticipate the main saucer by having the cockpit dim about eight frames before the saucer occludes the sun flare. The reflection is from the window material being a dull, mid blue-grey, about 10% opaque, 25% diffuse, 40% specular reflectivity, about 150 for shine with material settings set to an environment map which is the source photo with it's original sky. So it's just the basic Hitfilm render as modified by the grade effects.


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It's not often that you hear a star Tweet commentaries while his movie is being played.
That is what radio personality and "King of All Media" Howard Stern did yesterday afternoon when HBO broadcasted his movie "Private Parts," E! Online reported. During that time, Stern reminisced about the making of Private Parts through his Tweets, to the delight of his fans.
For one scene, he spoke about trying to cry in a scene with actress Mary McCormack, who played Stern's then-wife Allison. "In this scene Mary was crying and I wanted to be able to do that.[Director] Betty Thomas gave me something to put in my eye and make me cry."
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He also offered some off-screen anecdotes: "Mary went on the street in her pregnant costume and smoked a cig to mess with peoples heads. Preg lady smoking. She got dirty looks."
He also referenced David Letterman, who played himself in the movie: "We couldn't get the rights to Dave's show and Dave did me the favor of shooting this with me."
Stern also had kind words for Australian rock band AC/DC who were in the film ("Shooting with AC/DC...they stayed all day and never complained or asked for a thing. They are a class act), as well as for Mia Farrow ("What an honor to work on the same set as mia farrow. she was great and we ended up having a really great conversation.) He even acknowledged to a Twitter user that a pre-Sopranos Edie Falco was in Private Parts as the person in the backseat
One Twitterer, burtmania, asked Stern what it was like working with actor Paul Giammati in one of his earliest roles. "Giamatti was brilliant," wrote Stern. "Made it all so easy." Another Twitterer, Hans399 asked Stern what it was like to see himself in a movie about his life, to which the latter responded. "Mixed emotions. loved making this movie.W4 bad memories."'
Stern concluded his Twittering with these words: "Well that's it for our movie of the day. Thanks for joining in. Have a great night."
Fans were thrilled by Stern's act on Twitter. Walkman71 wrote: "That was the best ever. I finally found a reason to have twitter account, its called HOWARD STERN!" (Stern has 245,578 followers as of yesterday).


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Burgett 1-Under, Stepp Even as Tigers Move Up in Standings
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – The Tennessee State men's golf team posted the sixth lowest round on the final day of the F&M Bank Austin Peay Intercollegiate. The Tigers finished with a 8-over, 296 on a windy day on the Par-72, 7,108 yard Links at Novadell in Hopkinsville, Ky.
TSU (298-300-296=894) ended the tournament in 13th, as they used their play to serge past Morehead State.
On Monday, over 50 of the 87 man field shot even par or better. Tuesday was a different story as the course surrendered just 20 scores of 72 or lower. On Tuesday, TSU had two golfers among the 20 after not having anyone reach the score on Monday. Blake Burgett shot a team low 1-under, 71 and was followed by James Stepp's even par, 72.
The Tigers day one leader, Andrew Warner (74-73-76=223) added a 4-over, 76, while Dallas Hill shot a 5-over, 77. Senior Codie Welborn registered a non-scoring 83.
Burgett (78-80-71=229) entered the clubhouse on Monday at 14-over. On Tuesday, Burgett found his zone as he sank three birdies to finish the day 1-under. The sophomore transfer finished the day hitting 13 of 14 fairways and 11 greens.
Through 36-holes, Stepp (73-77-72=222) carded 30 pars and no birdies. Tuesday's final round saw the junior drop five birdies. Stepp just missed holing-out for eagle from 165-yards out on the par-4 12th. Stepp used 33 putts and hit 12 of 14 fairways and 13 greens to accomplish the round.
Hill (78-74-77=229) scored his only birdie of the day on the par-4, 2nd. Hill sank a seven foot slight-uphill putt after using a pitching wedge from 133-yards out to set up the birdie attempt.
Welborn (73-76-83=232) highlighted the day with a birdie on the par-3, 4th. The senior used a hybrid off the tee box and landed two feet to the left of the pin.
The Tigers concluded the fall portion of their schedule and will be off until March 10-11. TSU will open the spring season at the Grover Page Classic hosted by UT Martin in Jackson, Tenn.


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The //TODO Group is committed to talk openly, develop openly. We believe we improve our open source programs by working together. We are a group of Open Source professionals who share information and work together to help Tech-driven Open Source programs.
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President of the Yahoo Employee Foundation (YEF)
YEF brings together the talents, time, and financial resources of Yahoo employees to serve communities around the globe. To date we have issued over 1000 grants amounting over $44M to worthy causes. As president, I lead the foundation's board and advise our fund.
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Yahoo's Tech for Good Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative
I led an effort to improve the security of a national suicide prevention hotline website. I also sponsored application development for social causes, representing Yahoo at the White House's Champions of Change event promoting Civic Hacking and Open Government.
Corporate Open Source
Connecting Open Source corporate activity with strategy, execution
Open Source Program Offices collaborate on open source, policy, governance, and GitHub to help developers improve successful outcomes for open source strategy. Why OSPOs are emerging, how do they work, and what does this means to the open source industry?
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I manage policy and processes for Yahoo's Open Source and Open Standards activities and run many engineering services. Including:
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Self Employed 2009-2010
Provided strategic consulting and insight to clients looking to improve business results by using social computing techniques. Provided custom research about the Enterprise 2.0 (social business) marketplace, workshops, executive briefings, and consulting services.
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Published research for Information and Knowledge Management professionals on enterprise collaboration topics.
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Produced events and managed internal communities supporting strategic initiatives.
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Managed technology architects in 10 business units to support of shared .NET code initiative.
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An 85-year-old woman in Florida is refusing to remove a painting of the Virgin Mary after a property manager for Vanguard Property Management ordered her to take it down. Millie Francis said that she was given permission to cover her front window with a piece of plywood following issues with her neighbor looking into her home and security guards shining flashlights through her window late at night.
After she got approval to board up the window, she decided to paint the plywood with the likeness of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
"I didn't know what I wanted to do in that space," Francis told the Bradenton Herald. "I was at church during Mass just before communion. To be honest, I wasn't concentrating much on Mass because I was preoccupied with what am I going to do with this board? I said, 'Please dear Lord, help me decide on what I want to do.' I don't want to say I had a vision or anything like that, but felt enlightened and received the inspiration from our Lady of Guadalupe to paint her image. So I promised that I would."
The painting did not sit well with everybody, and the property manager at Bradenton Tropical Palms, Janet Nowakowski, told her that if she did not take it down, workers would go into her home and remove it.
That did not sit well with Francis who vowed to keep the painting, which has been blessed by her church.
"They'll have to kill me first," Francis said. "You're not going to tell this old lady what to do. This is America. As long as I have two arms and two legs, I'm going to do it."
After she refused to comply or resubmit plans to Vanguard Property Management, she received a letter from the company's lawyers which said that she had 30 days to get rid of the mural.
"If I have to go to court, then I have to go," Francis said. "I don't know what to do. I can't take this anymore but I can't see it coming down. It's not hurting anyone. They don't have to look at it if they don't like it so I don't understand why they are against me, but it's going to stay."
Francis said that she is worried about what will happen if she loses in court, especially if she is forced to pay the legal fees for the management company's lawyers. But, no matter what happens in court, Francis has no plans to take down her painting.
"I just don't know anything about this legal stuff. They say I'll have to pay their attorney fees if they prevail in court. I can't afford this. I need help and I don't know what will happen to me, but I do know I'm not taking it down."


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California truly is the Golden State this summer — golden brown — and that has fire officials worried heading into the peak of the wildfire season.
It's still weeks before the fire-fanning Santa Ana winds usually arrive and already it's been a brutal fire season, with nearly twice as many acres burned statewide from a year ago, including 19,000 scorched this week in a blaze still raging in the mountains 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
That fire, burning nearly 30 square miles, was almost half contained Saturday morning.
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So far this year, California fire officials have battled 4,300 wildfires, a stark increase from the yearly average of nearly 3,000 they faced from 2008 to 2012, said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Until last week, those fires had already burned more than 71,000 acres, about 111 square miles. The totals were up from 40,000, about 63 square miles, during the same period last year.
The annual average for charred land in the last five years was 113,000 acres, roughly 177 square miles, he said.
"We have seen a significant increase in our fire activity and much earlier than normal," said Berlant, adding that fire season began in mid-April, about a month ahead of schedule after an especially dry winter. "We're not even yet into the time period where we see the largest number of damaging fires."
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., who lives in Riverside County, said more than 165,000 acres or 258 square miles have burned in California this year, and climate change is setting conditions for more disastrous blazes, while budget cuts are limiting resources to fight them. Boxer's data comes from both California officials and federal agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service.
This year, state fire officials have called up more firefighters and reserve engines on days with hot, dry conditions, Berlant said.
And while state officials encouraged residents to rid their properties of dry brush before fire season starts, he said authorities are now urging the public not to use lawnmowers or weed eaters during the heat of the day because a spark off the metal blades can trigger a blaze.
On Friday, firefighters launched a fleet of seven retardant-dropping airplanes against Southern California's latest destructive wildfire, which has destroyed 26 homes and threatened more than 500 others in the San Jacinto Mountains.
The so-called Silver Fire injured six firefighters and seriously burned one civilian and had grown to nearly 30 square miles early Saturday.
At its peak, it forced the evacuation of 1,800 people, including 800 campers, but orders were lifted for many areas Friday and only a few hundred evacuees remained.
Gov. Jerry Brown declared an emergency for the area Friday, freeing up additional funds and resources for the firefight and recovery.
In the Twin Pines neighborhood outside Banning, Andy Schrader said he couldn't get out in time. The wildfire crept up suddenly and blew over his house, burning his motor home and singeing his hair as he sprayed water from a hose to try to keep the house wet.
"I could feel my face burning," the 74-year-old carpenter said. "And I thought I was going to die."
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Most of Southern California's severe wildfires are associated with Santa Ana winds, caused by high pressure over the West that sends a clockwise flow of air rushing down into the region.
This week's fire, however, was being fanned by a counter-clockwise flow around a low pressure area over northwest California. The National Weather Service said conditions could change in the second half of next week, with weaker winds in the mountains and deserts.
Wildfire experts say the traditional fire season has grown longer in California as rainfall has been lower than usual over the last two years and tapered off sooner.
Los Angeles, for example, received only 5.85 inches of rain from July 2012 through June 2013, compared with 8.71 inches a year before and a 30-year average of 14.93 inches, said Eric Boldt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Tom Scott, a natural resources specialist who teaches at University of California campuses in Riverside and Berkeley, said plants can have a harder time staying hydrated under such conditions.
"The whole system is like a bank account — it's being drawn down," he said.
Richard A. Minnich, a professor of earth sciences at University of California, Riverside, said much of Southern California is in pretty good shape because older vegetation burned off during a spate of wildfires over the past decade, but there are spots at serious risk because of the prevalence of old-growth chaparral.
"Wherever there is very old chaparral, we've got a tremendous threat," he said.
Fundraising efforts are underway to rebuild the Al Bahr Shriners Camp in the Laguna Mountains after it was destroyed by a fire last month. It will take more than $1 million to replace more than 100 buildings, including the camp's 87-year-old lodge, dining hall and kitchen, were destroyed in the blaze.
"Everyone lost a lot," former Shriner potentate Donald Wierman told U-T San Diego. "If not material things they've lost memories. Generations have been going to that place."
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Jean Marie Pimentel Silva, 83 years old, passed away peacefully on February 23, 2013. Jean was the respected Matriarch and Star of her family. She was a great wife, an incredible and amazing mother to her four children and the absolute best grandmother to seven and great-grandmother to four. Her family was her world. Jean loved being a mother and grandmother and was actively involved in all of their lives. One of her greatest joys was treating her family to breakfasts and dinners, surprising her children and grandchildren with special family trips to Hawaii, crocheting sweaters and blankets for all and making the best cookies ever. Jean never admitted to spoiling her family, but rather said ?her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were just very well loved?.
Jean was known for her hard work, incredible generosity and thoughtfulness. She had a very entertaining sense of humor and had a real zest for life. Jean loved to read, bake, play bingo, bowl, play cards, chat with friends and volunteer at the Ridge View Commons Senior facility?just to name a few. Jean was blessed with many wonderful friends and dear family members. She was loved by all, and she will be greatly missed, but will never be forgotten.
Jean was preceded in death by her best friend and husband, Marvin ?Bud? Silva. She was loved and admired and will be missed by her four children and their spouses, Daryl and Patty Silva, Marvajean and Larry Harrell, Luann and Jamie Buna, Lynette and Sam Carone. And grandchildren; Jeff and Stephanie Silva, Brian Buna and Tammi Valperga, David and Lindsay Silva, Nic Carone, Christina Buna and AJ Franco, Kevin Carone and Ashleigh Bernardo, Kacie Buna and Kevin Boggs. And four great-grandsons; Ayden, Mason, Frank and Joseph Silva.
In honoring Jean?s request, there will be no memorial service. A Celebration of Life for the immediate family will take place at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to your favorite charity in honor of Jean Silva?s life.


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AEV Invades Moab During the Easter Jeep Safari
American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) has just about become synonymous with high-end trail Jeeps thanks to their line of quality Wrangler accessories, their Hemi conversions in JKs, and of course, the world-famous Brute. AEV began as a senior project for owner Dave Harriton at the University of Montana back in 1997, but the company really hit its stride by 2002 with the introduction of the Brute, Dave's idea of a Jeep-based truck that he had been kicking around for years. An extensive line of suspension, exterior, and powertrain components followed, along with AEV's signature wheel line, and with the release of the JK came hundreds of Hemi-conversions, along with quite a few loyal AEV customers.
Because Dave and the AEV crew are one to give back, they have created a semi-regular series of events designed so they can hit the trails right alongside of their customers in all different regions of the country. One of the biggest of which is the Customer Appreciation Trail Ride at the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah. On Monday, the group set out for Black Dragon Canyon near Green River, Utah. This year, Truck Trend was also invited to grab our camera and join in on all the fun and scenic views.
Our adventure began at predawn-thirty at the meeting spot along the strip in Moab. While not super excited about the early hour, seeing the sun rise over the red-oxide mountains quickly put us in the right mindset. Watching the twenty-something vehicles drive up was a great AEV history lesson. There was every incarnation of Brute, as well as JKs that range from customers that run a handful of AEV components to brand-new projects that just rolled out of AEV headquarters. A couple fully outfitted Wranglers still had the window stickers on them, and one was clad in the new Amp'd paint color that Jeep was officially unveiling later that week.
We headed out of town on the highway for about 30 minutes in search of Black Dragon Canyon. It's a bit different than the typical Moab trail ride. Dave chose it because it's really off the beaten path; somewhere that the rest of us would probably not get to see otherwise and a unique place to tour. At no more than a four on the trail difficulty ratings chart at any point, it gave a lot of chances for stops, spectating, and picture taking. But before you go thinking we had a stroll in the park, we did complete over 50 miles of off-highway driving.
Black Dragon Canyon is a trip through a giant sandstone hallway, as one patron put it. This unique trail soon had us wheeling between vertical walls nearly 1000 feet tall. Black Dragon Wash features a surprising amount of Indian rock art artwork in the form of either painted pictographs or carved petroglyphs on canyon walls. They say there is some evidence suggesting that these images were part of an ancient calendar system. The canyon has pictographs left by ancient Fremont Indians, who inhabited the area from about 500 to 1300 AD. Black Dragon Canyon is named for one of the pictographs, which resembles a large winged reptile or pterodactyl. The GPS coordinates are N38 56' 29", W110 25' 27", if you ever want to take a look for yourself. And if you're a fan of AEV's products, you may just get an invite to check it out with them.


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When President Obama lands in Ghana's capital, Accra, this weekend for his first presidential trip to sub-Saharan Africa, thousands of cheering fans will welcome him with pro-Obama banners, flags, and road signs, many of them homemade.
But most of the landmarks his motorcade is likely to pass – Accra's national theater, the Defense Ministry, the presidential palace, and a presidential mausoleum – were built with Chinese money, more often than not by Chinese contractors.
Mr. Obama commands popular adoration in Africa that no world leader can match. But analysts say that he may have less leverage than his predecessors when it comes to advancing US interests – increasing US business involvement in Africa and promoting democracy – in large part due to China's booming Africa presence.
"America needs to know that Africa has options," says Adama Gaye, economist and editor for West Africa magazine. "We are no longer in the unipolar moment [right after] the cold war. Today, America is a bankrupt country, and China appears as a rising power with financial muscle and a properly defined strategy."
Boom in China-Africa trade
China is buying up Africa's resources, breaking into industries that the West has dominated, and others it hasn't, and is complicating Western aid efforts by undertaking development projects with some of Africa's most reviled regimes.
And they are defying some of the economic downturn's gravity: In Ghana, the Chinese are carrying on with commitments like roads, telecommunication lines, and a 400-megawatt hydrodam.
During George W. Bush's presidency, trade between Africa and China jumped tenfold from $10 billion in 2001 to $107 billion in 2008. That commerce has provided a lifeline for internationally ostracized regimes like Sudan's or Zimbabwe's.
China's Exim Bank rises as alternative to World Bank
For many African governments, China's state-operated Exim Bank, now the world's third largest credit agency, has become a compelling alternative to the World Bank, one that doesn't dwell on humanitarian concerns.
The World Bank, US presidential administrations, and other Western powers have long used foreign assistance as a means to prod governments into political reforms.
Across Africa, they are discovering that their soft, conditional loans aren't as coveted as they once were. African governments are increasingly going to Exim Bank instead.
"We spoke to senior aid figures in Accra who said that the World Bank is very worried now because Exim has the resources to outgun the World Bank on major infrastructure projects," said Giles Mohan, a China-Africa relations researcher for Britain's Economic and Social Research Council.
Exim Bank's loans typically come with gentle 1 to 2 percent interest rates and only one major catch: that the governments contract China's state-owned companies to complete the project.
This works well for reform-reluctant leaders, and for China's government, which in many cases directly pays state-owned contractors from state-owned banks, bypassing the host nation altogether. A token amount of the loan reaches the local workforce, or is used to purchase local materials.
"But the rest of it will be money that goes from one Chinese bank to another," says former US Ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn. "And this has been the pattern across Africa. How can a Western company compete with it?"
Obama's plans to ramp up US business in Africa
In the run-up to Obama's Ghana visit, his administration has expressed its desire to ramp up American business activity in democratic places like Ghana, both to forward US interests, and to encourage good governance on the continent.
Obama's administration is particularly focused on agriculture, which many economists predict will be Africa's major growth economy in coming decades. In April, the president doubled agricultural investment earmarked in the Food Security Act, much of which will be spent on African states like Zambia, Malawi, and Uganda.
But beyond agriculture, health, and humanitarian aid, when it comes to the most conspicuous monuments of Africa's development – the power plants, cloverleaf highways, mines, railways, and stadiums that make parliamentarians popular – the United States finds itself on the sidelines, watching Chinese banks write loans for Chinese companies to build up Africa.
"US companies don't build stadiums, don't build roads, don't build dams, don't do energy infrastructure," said Witney Schneidman, a top Africa adviser for Obama's presidential transition team. "If you look at the sector where they do compete, principally the extractive sectors" – oil, gas, minerals – "US companies are well represented."
A back door to Africa's mines
Increasingly, however, Chinese firms are using construction projects as a back door into Africa's mines. In Gabon, Exim Bank is financing an $800 million infrastructure undertaking – railways, dams, ports – in return for a quarter century's access to an iron ore deposit.
Chinese companies are building hydrodrams in exchange for Sudanese oil, Guinean bauxite, and Ghanaian cocoa. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Chinese government agreed to loan $9 billion for schools, clinics, and roads in return for cobalt and copper mining privileges.
Such minerals have powered China's industrial revolution – and return to the continent as components in affordable Chinese-made radios, phones, and batteries.
As it is for many African agricultural nations, China's interest in Ghana lies less in what Ghana sends China – roughly $50 million in exports annually – than in what it buys back. That may soon change: An American and British partnership discovered oil off Ghana's shore in 2007 and China's state oil company intends to buy access.
But beyond oil, analysts say American companies are shirking opportunities in Africa.
"Except for oil, where investment money goes in no matter what, there hasn't been much Western investment in Africa in recent years," said Mr. Shinn, the ambassador. "This is an area where the United States really needs to make a push, particularly as we start coming out of the economic funk we're in."
For the short term, analysts expect Obama to promote democratic countries like Ghana to American business leaders.
"To most Americans, Africa is still a continent of crisis, as opposed to a continent of opportunity," said Mr. Schneidman, the Obama advisor. "To those of us who pay close enough attention, it is definitely a continent of vast opportunity. Now, I think part of the administration's challenge is getting that message out, and getting that awareness to American companies."


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So, just to get this thread back on track again. Is Marathon 4 coming or not?
I think it's safe to say so many years after the whole contract thing, that if the game was ever being made, it got swallowed up by development hell.
Besides, Destiny 2 is coming. Got to love that jingoist propaganda that is the trailer. I might get it on PC if the reviews are good. I don't have a console, but I followed the whole thing from a safe distance and I must say I'm not very excited about it.
By the way RyokoTK I enjoyed reading your posts in this thread. Pretty spot on. I didn't realize there was a prequel to The New Order! I loved that game.


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- Writers: A generation of young people have only known a world with HIV
- Millions of young people are affected or live with HIV, especially in Africa
- They say vulnerable young people don't get the kind of treatment they need
- Alicia Keys and Cristina Peña call on young people to join movement to end HIV
Bernadette's father died from AIDS complications when she was a child. Her mother never even knew he had HIV until she and her daughter tested positive years later.
Shocked and angry, Bernadette couldn't accept the news. She refused to take her medicine. Depressed and shut off from the world, Bernadette imagined she would soon die. Then, at the urging of her mother, she joined a Sunday support group for young people living with HIV.
Over time, she became engaged in youth activities and opened her heart to the others. Today, she is a youth peer educator at Women's Equity in Access to Care and Treatment, where she shares her experiences with other young people living with HIV, encouraging them to stay in school, take their medicine and work for a better future.
This is just one example of a brave story. And there are millions more:
The teenage girl who was orphaned and had to raise herself and her siblings; the young man who refused to be silenced by discrimination and disclosed his status to friends; or the young couple -- one HIV positive and the other not -- planning their future.
These stories speak to the pain, loss and challenges that HIV and AIDS have put upon this generation, but also to the triumph of what's possible when we come together.
We are part of a generation that has only known a world with HIV. The United Nations says that about 34 million people are living with HIV worldwide -- and 5 million of them are between the ages of 15 and 24. That age group accounts for an estimated 39% of new adult HIV infections globally; and nearly 65% of young people living with HIV are women. Most of them live in sub-Saharan Africa.
Bernadette is one of those young people. Now 20, Bernadette has been a client at the WE-ACTx for Hope Clinic, Keep a Child Alive's partner in Kigali, Rwanda, since 2007.
Cristina and I have had the honor of visiting our Keep a Child Alive programs in Africa -- and Cristina just returned from a visit with some of the young people that I met when they were just toddlers. Ten years later, these young people are living healthy, happy, hopeful lives.
We've seen amazing progress in the past 10 years -- and though we still have a long way to go, more people are getting HIV treatment and fewer babies are being born with HIV. We're seeing the results of so many people's work to "keep a child alive," and now, the first generation of children who received HIV treatment are entering adolescence and young adulthood.
But for all of our progress, we are still failing this generation.
In the United States, young gay men and young women and men of color are particularly vulnerable to HIV. In terms of rates of infection, vulnerability, impact and -- most important to us -- the enormous potential to turn this epidemic around, young people are at the center of the HIV epidemic.
Despite this, most HIV treatment programs and policies are designed for children or adults, leaving young people caught in the middle of programs that fall short in meeting their special needs.
The good news is that across the world, young people are uniting to demand a seat at the table. They are demanding attention from their communities, health facilities, schools, governments and leaders.
At Keep a Child Alive, we believe in nurturing a strong, true and loud collective voice from our world's young people. We recently launched, 5MIL, a new initiative that seeks to address the needs of their generation as it relates to HIV.
Over the next few months, we will roll out 5MIL: Hangout, a youth-led platform to connect young advocates living with HIV and affected by HIV from Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and the United States. This grassroots, virtual dialogue is about fostering a safe space for young people to come together and talk openly about HIV, share challenges and solutions and connect directly with influential leaders.
We are calling for action from all young people around the world living with and affected by HIV and AIDS and the global community to join this movement.
Get loud! Talk, blog, tweet and text truths about HIV. By talking openly, we can take the power away from silence and fear and put it in the hands of knowledge, acceptance and love.
Tap into the Y-potential: Young people are passionate -- let's harness their energy and willingness to think boldly and take risks. Ask young people what they think and what ideas they have to turn the tide of HIV for their generation, their community and themselves.
Know your status: Get an HIV test and talk to young people about testing, prevention -- including using condoms and having good sexual health -- and treatment if they are positive.
AIDS isn't over yet. And it won't be without including young people in the conversation. We believe in a world where young people living with HIV and its effects can lead a life without fear. You believe they can thrive and follow their dreams.
I hope you will join us in our efforts to bring awareness and money to organizations such as Keep a Child Alive. Together, we are loud, proud, and strong!
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Public safety, youthful curiosity mingle at Carson City open house
Hundreds of kids journeyed from booth to booth Saturday, meeting officers from Carson City law enforcement departments, people from service and youth clubs, eating, playing and just plain having fun.
The carnival-like event at Cops and Kids Sheriff's Open House outside the Sheriff's Office gave officers and children a chance to interact.
"It's called an open house, but it's also a safety fair," Lisa Davis, Juvenile Programs coordinator, told the Nevada Appeal.
"Every student should know at least one officer by first name. We want to break down those barriers."
The kids themselves were there to have fun. In the process, they also learned a few things.
"Quizzing at the 911 (booth) was helpful," said Margaret Lindhjem, who was there with her 4-year-old son Gunnar. "We need to keep practicing our address for 911 calls."
Rosa, mom to Manny Santa Cruz, 4, also found the 911 booth helpful.
"He learned to call 911 if there's an emergency," she said.
Some booths offered helpful exercises disguised as fun and games.
The Explorer Scouts taught children to fight back by giving them a soft bat and a chance to swing at Explorer Alan Fitch, dressed in a heavily padded suit.
After swinging at the padding, Camryn Brennan, 6, said she especially enjoyed the K9 officers and horses.
The horses "are soft and silky, like a blanket," she said. "I learned that Charlie (the police horse) has been a police officer a long time."
Leslie Stoll, a mounted patrol reserve deputy, showed the kids and parents how and where to pet the large animals.
The children want to touch the horses so badly, she said, and "then when they get up there, it's like, 'they're so big!'" she said of the kids' reactions.
"This is my favorite part of my job. For a lot of them, it's the first time they touched a horse."
At only 3 years old, Melissa True wasn't intimidated by the animal many times her size.
"He's so cute," she said.
The older kids found the Carson City SWAT Team booth particularly fascinating.
On display were the gear, guns and the trailer they use doing their job.
Joey Trotter, who has been on the team for six years, said the most frequent questions were about what SWAT stands for — Special Weapons And Tactics — and what the officers do.
"I tell them that when the cops need help, they call us up," Trotter said.
The officers and others involved in the open house had a sense of mission as they mingled with the children.
It's important that if the police officers or firefighters have to come to their homes, the children aren't afraid and they understand we are there to help, said Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Barb Stapleton, the department's public-affairs coordinator.
"These kids, they're our replacements. They will be the ones taking care of us," she said.
"I hope at least five of these kids will be vying for my job."


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In the summer I drink more iced coffee than I do hot. Especially with the way this summer has gone thus far and seems to be shaping up to be. I got to wondering why I should brew hot coffee only to make it into iced coffee.
Well, I found out that there is a great alternative that makes a lot of sense but I had never discovered before. It's called "cold-brewing," and is just what the name conjures up in you mind when you hear it. The truth is, if you put something in water that is at all water soluble, meaning it can dissolve, it will infuse the water with its flavor. Age whiskey in a sherry cask and it takes on flavor from the wood. Put berries or herbs in your vodka for a few months, and you've got infused vodka. Coffee works the same way. Put coffee grounds in water for twelve hours, and boom, you've got coffee. That's all cold-brewing is, and it works great, though we've been led to believe that coffee must be hot brewed to be palatable and become what we all recognize as coffee.
Obviously, heat does accelerate the process, but that's not all it does. Heat also makes coffee much more acidic, which some coffee tasters demand for top "cup quality." But the tides of taste may be turning against that static viewpoint. Important coffee shops nationwide are going cold. Cold-brewing, once relegated mainly to the home, is catching on in coffee shops across the country, and here's why: With temperature change comes change in taste, but because cold-brewed coffee eliminates most of that temperature change, flavor is locked in. In other words, your day-old cold-brew won't taste stale like day-old coffee.
So what are some of the advantages to cold-brewing? Here's a short list that illuminates the more salient points of the argument in favor of cold-brewing:
1. Lower acid.
Cold-brewing closes the smell-taste gap. That phenomena whereby coffee smells great to some people, but they then find the taste to be off-putting. Taste is in the chemistry, and exposing coffee grounds to hot water releases oils that won't dissolve at lower temperatures. These oils, however, are full of acidic compounds that give coffee its bitter bite. But along with that bite comes acid-shock, which anesthetizes the tongue and prevents the taster from perceiving the subtle nuances in coffee's flavor. Sure, that acid may be nice in a hot cup of coffee, but for iced coffee, it's a detriment. It doesn't let you perceive coffee's luscious fruitiness. It may be why so many people add milk and/or sugar to coffee in order to make it more palatable to their taste.
Cold-brewed coffee has been found to be 67 percent less acidic than hot-brewed. Without all that acid, the burnt flavor that plagues hot-brewed coffee is eliminated. Plus, the reduced acid makes it healthier for your stomach and your teeth.
2. Less acid means you will actually taste what you're drinking.
Cold-brewed iced coffee has big advantages, like, for example, it tastes better. Since cold-brewing produces a low-acid drink, coffee's other flavors are more readily detected. Those undertones of chocolate, fruit, and nuts jump to the forefront.
You'll actually be able to taste the nuances that differentiate Huehuetenango beans from Guatemala, when compared to Ethiopian Yergicheffe, or Tanzanian Peaberry, for instance. Cold-brewing allows so many more coffee flavors to shine through, your bean of preference is likely to change regularly, giving you more satisfaction and variety in tastes and aromas.
Also, the flavor of cold-brewed coffee won't change over time. Cold-brewed coffee has never been hot, so its chemistry doesn't change as it cools, as is the case with hot-brewed coffee. As soon as you filter out the grounds, you've got a stable solution. With temperature change comes change in taste, but because cold-brewed coffee eliminates most of that temperature change, flavor is locked in. In other words, your day-old cold-brew won't taste stale like normal day-old coffee.
3. Cold-brewing is easier than pie.
Don't be intimidated by a new process. Cold-brewing coffee couldn't be easier. All you need is a pitcher or a jar with a lid. A mason jar works perfectly, and something to strain out the grounds.
Combine one cup of coarsely ground beans with four cups of cold or room temperature water, give the mixture a stir, and let the magic of infusion go to work. The mixture should sit for about 12 hours, so make a batch at night and it will be ready to drink in the morning. Before drinking it, though, strain the solution through a coffee filter, a fine mesh sieve, or layered cheesecloth so you don't get a mouth full of grounds. Filter the mixture once or twice, and you've got yourself delicious coffee that will stay good for about 10 days in the refrigerator.I prefer using a French press, myself. I simply mix the grounds and water at about a 1:4 ratio, and before using it, I then use the press mechanism as the filter just like I would do with hot coffee. If you don't use that entire French pressed brew, simply pour the remainder into a pitcher, using a paper filter to pour it through if you wish.
If you're a technophile, cold-brewing machines do exist, but all they're providing is agitation to mix up the solution, and an easy way to strain and store the coffee. You can be fancy without a machine. All you need to do is shake up the steeping grounds a few hours in. This is more than sufficient to mix the steeping cold-brew so it's reasonably homogenous. The lazy truth about colloidal suspensions, like coffee or tea (where tiny particles are suspended in a water-based solution), is that dispersive forces do all the mixing for you. There are going to be equal concentrations of flavor throughout.
4. Avoid the Starbucks siren's caffeine call and save your money for better beans.
Cold-brewing exposes expensive coffee for what it is: a ripoff. Expensive coffee makers? Unnecessary. Using vinegar to break up the calcium carbonate deposits in your coffee maker? What coffee maker? The only thing that matters is the beans.
5. The truth will set you free: cold-brewing beyond iced coffee.
Another wonder of cold-brewing is the versatility of the product. Because you're dealing with a more stable solution, you can do almost anything with it.
If you find that perfect strength cold-brewed mix, but don't want ice diluting it, freeze the mixture and use coffee ice-cubes. As they melt, the iced-coffee won't get any weaker.
It's perfect for a picnic or a day on the beach.
Many recipes don't call for brewed coffee, because it's just too acidic, but cold-brewed coffee is perfect for adding the coffee flavor, without the acid. It's great for baking or marinating, and it's perfect for a nice cool coffee cocktail.


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Fidlers Run (also known as Fiddlers Run, Fidler Run, or Fidlers Creek) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.1 miles (5.0 km) long and flows through Jackson Township and Lower Mahanoy Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 6.88 square miles (17.8 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody, although a reaches of a few of its unnamed tributaries are. It is a small stream, with a width of 3 to 5 feet (0.91 to 1.52 m). Large areas of agricultural land occur along a substantial portion of its length. In the early 1900s, a reservoir in the watershed of Fidlers Run was used as a water supply for Herndon. A number of bridges have been constructed over the stream. The stream''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s drainage basin is designated as a Warmwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery. However, there is little opportunity for trout fishing. Fidlers Run begins in a valley in Jackson Township. It flows west through the valley alongside Pennsylvania Route 225 for several tenths of a mile before turning west-southwest for a few tenths of a mile, receiving an unnamed tributary from the right. The stream then turns northwest for a short distance, receiving an unnamed tributary from the right and one from the left. It then flows west-northwest along the border between Jackson Township and Lower Mahanoy Township, near Pennsylvania Route 147. After several tenths of a mile, the stream crosses Pennsylvania Route 147, receives another unnamed tributary from the left, and turns northwest for several tenths of a mile before fully reentering Jackson Township. A few tenths of a mile further downstream, it reaches the end of its valley and turns north-northwest for a few tenths of a mile before reaching its confluence with the Susquehanna River.[1] Fidlers Run joins the Susquehanna River 112.24 miles (180.63 km) upriver of its mouth.[2] Fidlers Run is not designated as an impaired waterbody.[4] Some of its unnamed tributaries are not designated as impaired waterbodies. However, reaches of some of the stream''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s unnamed tributaries are in fact designated as impaired, due to siltation from agriculture and grazing-related agriculture.[5] At the downstream limit of the stretch of Fidlers Run that is on the border of Lower Mahanoy Township, the stream''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s peak annual discharge has a 10 percent chance of reaching 1,130 cubic feet per second (32 m3/s). It has a 2 percent chance of reaching 1,890 cubic feet per second (54 m3/s) and a 1 percent chance of reaching 2,200 cubic feet per second (62 m3/s). The peak annual discharge has a 0.2 percent chance of reaching 2,920 cubic feet per second (83 m3/s).[6] In June 1993, the instantaneous discharge of the stream was once measured to be 2.7 cubic feet per second (0.076 m3/s).[7] In June 1993, the water temperature of Fidlers Run at its mouth was once measured to be 19.0 °C (66.2 °F), while the air temperature was 22.0 °C (71.6 °F).[7] The water temperatures can reach above 75 °F (24 °C) at times.[8] The specific conductance was 560 micro-siemens per centimeter at 25 °C (77 °F).[7] In one measurement in June 1993, the pH of Fidlers Run at its mouth was found to be 8.2. The concentration of dissolved oxygen was 8.8 milligrams per liter (0.0088 oz/cu ft) and the carbon dioxide concentration was 1.5 milligrams per liter (0.0015 oz/cu ft). No carbonate was observed in the stream''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s filtered water, but 150 milligrams per liter (0.15 oz/cu ft) of bicarbonate was observed. The concentration of atrazine in the creek''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s unfiltered water was measured to be 300 nanograms per liter (3.0Ã10-7 oz/cu ft)[7] A National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit allowing a facility in Lower Mahanoy Township known as Former Hut Restaurant STP to discharge sewage into Fidlers Run at a point 1.58 miles (2.54 km) upstream of its mouth was issued; it will be effective from April 2015 to March 2020.[9]


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Prettytree's Complete Guide to Cataclysm Heroic 5-Man Dungeons
Hello and welcome to my guide to successfully complete the 5man instances found in the newest expansion to the World of Warcraft universe, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Unlike the heroic dungeons previously encountered in Wrath of the Lich King, the instances found here require a strong bit of teamwork, the use of Crowd Control (CC), and a strong use of focused fire. Each dungeon has it's own challenges that a group MUST work through to complete. In this guide, I will be explaining the general ideas of Heroics in Cataclysm, a list of ALL cc's available on a class-by-class basis, special tips and tricks to certain mobs in trash pulls (yes, trash pulls are more challenging in Cataclysm than Bosses were in WotLK!), and of course boss strategies on all bosses in every instance!
Part I. General Ideas in Heroics
- Teamwork - In a Cataclysm Dungeon, teamwork and communication is a KEY factor that will ultimately determine if you will down or wipe on a boss. CC's must be well timed, and on the proper targets. A healer must inform the tank when mana is becoming an issue and when to pop cooldowns. Lust, if needed, should be synchronized with the cooldowns of other dps to guarantee maximum dps. Interrupts need to be called out as well! I strongly recommend using Ventrilo for this. Most guilds have, and use, a ventrilo, as it VASTLY improves the ability to communicate while in a heroic.
- Crowd Control- Crowd Control (Abbreviated "CC") is a HUGE part of the way Blizzard intends for Heroics in Cataclysm to be run. "CC"-ing refers to spells and abilities which cause an opponent to lose the ability to attack. Due to the fact that most groups with even the most geared tank and healer cannot handle more than a certain number of elite mobs at a time, crowd control is often essential to prevent a group from being overwhelmed. I will get into all the CC abilities of all classes in the next section of this guide.
- Focus Fire- Focusing fire is a key element of a heroic. In many cases, a certain mob may cause more damage to either the tank or raid, so it must be brought down the quickest. This is best accomplished by all DPS focusing on this mob first. If a stray DPS is on another mob, the hard-hitting creature may not die fast enough and cause a wipe, or the DPSer may pull off of the tank as the tank is most likely concentrated on the attacking mob intended to be focused down. This would cause the healer's life to instantly become 10x more stressful with the multiple aggro.
Part II. In-Depth CC Abilities
Crowd Control (CC's): CC's will cause complete control over the targeted mob, and not just slow/decrease attack abilities of the creature. These cc abilities should be used whenever possible. All instance bosses are immune to crowd control. Assuming a target is not completely immune, Elite mobs may or may not have high resistance to specific CC that would normally work quite well on their non-elite counterparts.
Mage -
Hunter -
- Polymorph - Turns humanoid or beast enemies (and Critters), into sheep, pigs, turtles ect. for up to 50 seconds. Any damage afflicted upon the target will break the polymorph. While polymorphed, enemies regenerate health quickly, at a rate of 20% HP per tick. Only one enemy can be polymorphed by a single mage at a time.
- Freezing Trap - A trap that freezes the first enemy to walk over it, preventing all action for up to 60 seconds, and can be extended by up to 18 seconds with the "Trap Mastery" talent. This is effective on virtually every type of mob, including most minor bosses. A skillful hunter can chain-trap at least 4 to 5 times no matter what spec or gear he has, assuming the mob does not resist. The aforementioned Survival talent, "Trap Mastery", lessens this resist chance by up to 10% and makes the freezing trap a nearly always successful CC option except against mobs immune to the effect.
Warlock -
- Wayvern Sting - A ranged ability that puts a mob to sleep for 30 seconds. When the mob awakens, it will get a DoT that does Nature damage over the next 6 seconds. This skill is only obtainable with a minimum of 20 points spent in the Survival Talent Tree. Due to the fact the subsequent DoT can break other CC's, this should only be used as a last-ditch CC ability.
- Fear (with Glyph of Fear) - Causes an enemy to cower in fear for up to 20 seconds. Fear has a damage limit. If the damage limit is reached, the Fear spell will break, regardless of the length of the spell. Glyph of Fear increases the amount of damage a target can take before the Fear spell breaks by 20%.
- Banish - Removes a Demon or Elemental from a fight for 30 seconds. The mob will be immune to damage and other effects while banished so it can not be broken and it can not be re-banished. However, there is a chance that the banish breaks by itself. A warlock can only banish one demon or elemental target at a time.
Priest -
- Enslave Demon - Charms one demon for up to five minutes, although doing so will cause any summoned pet the warlock has out to be dismissed.
Druid -
- Shackle Undead - As the name implies, this CC works on Undead targets ONLY!
- Hibernate - Used to put beasts or dragonkin to sleep. If anyone causes damage to the mob, it'll wake up. One of the only CC's that effects Dragonkin.
Paladin -
- Entangling Roots - Keeps any mob rooted in place for up to 30 seconds. External damage sources (excluding the DoT from Entangling Roots itself) will break the spell.
Shaman -
- Repentance - Only available to Retribution paladins, it is a 1 minute incapacitate, has a 20 yard range and a 1 minute cooldown. Works on Demons, Dragonkin, Giants, Humanoids and Undead.
Rogue -
- Hex - Transforms the enemy into a frog. While hexed, the target cannot attack or cast spells. Damage caused may cancel the effect. Lasts 1 min and has a 45 second cooldown. Only one target can be hexed at a time. Only works on Humanoids and Beasts.
- Sap - Incapacitates a Humanoid, Beast, Demon or Dragonkin target for up to 60 seconds. The Rogue has to be Stealthed to use this ability. The target will awaken if it receives any damage. Cannot be Reapplied during combat.
Part III. Instance By Instance, Boss By Boss
Blackrock Caverns
Overview - A series of tunnels created by Deathwing from the Twilight Highlands to Blackrock Mountain. Here the twisted Twilight's Hammer clan is transporting their supplies back and forth from the highlands and practicing the mysterious dark arts that transform the zealots into dragonspawn. The forces in Blackrock Caverns are led by the Ascendant Lord Obsidius.
Boss 1: Rom'ogg Bonecrusher - 4,564,670 Health
- Quake - Slams the ground, causing an earthquake that inflicts damage to all nearby enemies over 3 seconds. After Quake is done, 5 adds with 80k hp will spawn.
- Chains of Woe- Pulls all party members into melee range and forces them to damage the chains in preparation for his next attack...
- Skullcracker - Instantly kills any player within melee range, including the adds spawned by Quake.
- Wounding Strike -Inflicts 125% weapon damage and leaves the target wounded, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 25% for 6 sec.
The strategy for Rom'ogg Bonecrusher is simple. When quake is cast, move away from the tiny dust cloud that spawns underneath you. The tank needs to pick up these adds while DPS quickly kills them unless the group is going for the achievement, but I will not be explaining how to complete achievements in this guide. Rom'ogg will cast Chains of Woe, then immediately start casting Skullcracker. DPS should nuke the chains and all party members need to move out of melee range. Rinse and Repeat for the rest of the boss fight.
Boss 2: Corla, Herald of Twilight - 5,394,610 Health
- Aura of Acceleration - Friendly creatures near Corla are accelerated, increasing their movement by 50% and attack speed by 100%.
- Dark Command- Issues a dark command, causing the targeted enemy to flee in terror for 4 sec and inflicting 28000 Shadow damage over the duration.
The strategy for Corla requires concentration on your debuffs, at least by 3 players. When the fight starts, the zealots will be inactive, but will begin gaining stacks of Evolution. If a zealot reaches 100 stacks, it will transform into an Evolved Twilight Zealot, which attacks normally and deals high damage. Each zealot has a purple beam connected to it. If a player stands in that beam, he will 'steal' its effect; the zealot will stop gaining Evolution, and the player will get it instead. If a player reaches 100 stacks, he will transform and become mind-controlled, likely wiping the group. Keeping this in mind, players need to be in the beam, getting their stack of Evolution to 80~, get out of the beam, let the stack drop off, and IMMEDIATELY hop directly back into the beam. With this rotation of players in and out of the beam, the boss becomes completely tank and spank. The only other thing that needs to be watched for is Dark Command, but the lengthy cast time (4.0sec~) can be easily interrupted by the tank or melee dps.
Boss 3: Karsh Steelbender - 4,979,640 Health
- Burning Metal - Occurs when Karsh has the "Superheated Obsidian Armor" debuff and inflicts Fire damage to the target increasing with each stack.
- Heat Wave- Inflicts 1000 Fire damage to nearby enemies, increasing per stack of Superheated Obsidian Armor on Karsh Steelbender. (Only occurs while Karsh is inside the Lava in the center).
- Obsidian Armor- Obsidian alloy is nearly impervious to damage at normal temperatures. Reduces damage taken by 99%.
- Superheated Obsidian Armor- Obsidian loses its damage mitigation properties when heated, but inflicts damage to nearby enemies and causes attacks to deal additional fire damage. Increases damage taken by Karsh by 10% and causes his attacks to deal 1000 Fire damage per stack. Stacks to 100.
Karsh is nearly unkillable while his Obsidian Armor isn't affected with the debuff "Superheated Obsidian Armor", so the biggest thing is to get that buff on him. This is accomplished by pulling Karsh through the lava in the center of his area. The tank should pull him through the extreme edge, only allowing 1 or 2 stacks of the debuff to pile on to him per run through. This will help keep the healer's mana handy for later on when the stacks start reaching extreme levels. Right before the stacks fall off, the tank should repeat this process to add another 1 or 2 stacks and refresh the debuff. Depending on the DPS in your group, it is possible to kill Karsh around the time the stacks hit 8-10. If the DPS is low, and Karsh is at 8 stacks, the healer is afraid to let more aoe damage come go out when he is pulled back through, the tank should allow the stacks to fall off. This will cause an instant-killing fire wall to come up through the grates on the outside of the area. Also, add's will spawn. These adds should be killed, then Karsh pulled back through the fire to reapply the debuff. Even with the WORST DPS, Karsh should be killed during this reapplication of the stacks.
Boss 4(Optional): Beauty - 4,149,000 Health
- Beserker Charge - Charges at an enemy, knocking it back and inflicting damage.
- Flamebreak- Inflicts damage to nearby enemies, knocking them back.
- Magma Spit - Inflicts initial damage to an enemy and sets them on fire, causing an additional 4000 Fire damage every 3 sec. Explodes when removed.
- Terrifying Roar - Causes nearby enemies to flee in fear for 4 sec.
Unlike the normal version of the Beauty encounter, the puppies in front of Beauty can not be pulled prior to starting the boss fight. With this in mind, it is imperative you use ANY cc abilities that work on them. Kill any puppies (1,162,000~ health each) that aren't CC'd before starting damage on Beauty. Keeping all CC'd puppies CC'd, with the non-CC'd puppies killed, this boss becomes Tank and Spank at it's finest. Oh, and one more thing...DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES kill Runty, if you wish to find out why I say this, go ahead and do it. It'll be the last thing you ever do...(until you run back into the instance in ghost form that is!)
[Side Note: For this boss, it is completely skippable, so if a group just "isn't able to kill it", don't fret, skip it, and get the Justice Points and Loot from the last boss.]
Boss 5 (Final Boss): Ascendant Lord Obsidius - 4,564,000 Health
- Stone Blow - A strong attack that increases melee damage by 50% and knocks the target down.
- Thunderclap- Inflicts damage to nearby enemies, slowing their movement, attack and casting speeds by 35% for 8 sec.
- Transformation - Switches place with one of his Shadow adds.
- Twilight Corruption - Corrupts an enemy target, inflicting Shadow damage every 2 sec. for 12 sec.
Obsidius' three assistants are of more importance than Obsidius himself as they aggro the most recent threat instead of using the usual threat tables, and when they get close to their current target they channel a debuff (while on the run!) that prevents all healing on their victim. If the assistants are allowed to aggro onto the tank, and if a kiter stops for more than the briefest of moments, the targeted player is likely to die. Keeping this in mind, the adds MUST be kited. Aside from the channeled debuff, they actually don't do much damage so it's reasonably safe for a even a cloth-wearer to kite them. The assistants can be slowed/rooted, but not stunned. Also, the shadow assistants will throw out frost bombs (similar to a hunter's Frost Trap.) If you have a class capable of safely kiting ALL three adds (i.e. hunter or frost mage), it is recommended you do this, but if a lack of capable multi-kiters is your problem, two dps (and possibly a healer) can concentrate on kiting the adds. During all this kiting, heals only have to worry about healing the tank and whoever is inflicted with the "Twilight Corruption" DoT, and the fight becomes relatively tank and spank. The only switch up is when Obsidius "switches places" with one of his assistants using his "Transform" ability. The tank should reaggro wherever Obsidius switches to, and the person kiting the add should focus on picking up the shadow assistant. Rinse and Repeat until dead!
Congratulations on completing "Heroic: Blackrock Caverns"!