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As a junior in 2008-09: Played in all 34 games of the season as one of the top forwards for the Bobcats...Finished second on the team in points with 18 (9 goals, 9 assists)...Had five multiple point games over the course of the season...Combined for a three-game point streak from 11/7-11/14 against Colgate, Cornell and Vermont...Had a multiple point game in the first weekend of play at Wisconsin when she scored a goal and added an assist on Sept. 27...Set a career-high record on Oct. 14 when she scored twice in the 5-3 loss to SCSU...Registered her second assist of the season in the 4-2 win against Syracuse on Oct. 17...Assisted on a goal by Brandice Moniz in the 3-1 loss to Northeastern on Oct. 25...Combined for a goal and an assist in the 3-2 come from behind win over Colgate on Nov. 7...Added an assist the following night in the 2-2 tie with Cornell...Continued her point-streak into the next weekend when she assisted Chelsea Illchuk's goal against Vermont on Nov. 14...Scored her fifth goal of the season in the Nutmeg Classic against Wayne State on Nov. 29...Assisted Kelley Davies in the 4-1 win over Union on 12/6...Scored her first goal of 2009 in the 3-1 loss to Harvard on Jan. 3...Set a career-high point record when she tallied a goal and two assists in the 3-3 tie at RPI on Jan. 10...Matched her career-high goal record when she scored twice in the 4-4 tie with Cornell at the TD Bank on Feb.6...Named the Team Most Valuable Player at the Women's Ice Hockey Banquet on Apr. 26.
As a sophomore in 2007-2008: Played in 31 games... Finished sixth on the team with 10 points (five goals, five assists)... Had a three-game point streak (Nov 17 - Nov. 30) including her first goal of the season at Cornell on Nov. 17... Recorded a goal and an assist against Niagara in the Nutmeg Classic Consolation Game on Dec. 30... Had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over Robert Morris on Jan. 4, including the game-winner... Notched final goal of the season in a 5-4 win over Brown in Providence on Feb. 8.
As a freshman in 2006-07: Stepped right into the Quinnipiac lineup...Appeared in all 34 games...Closed the year with 11 points (three goals, eight assists)...Handed out two assists in a win at Brown on 11/5...Scored her first career goal against Union on 11/11...Tallied the game-winner at Cornell on 11/18...Set up Kallie Flor's first career goal against on 11/24...Had an assist in the win at Robert Morris on 12/3...Set up the first goal in a win over UConn on 12/30...Matched a career-high with two points (one goal and one assist) against Yale on 12/31...Had an assist in the win at Union on 1/13...Set up a goal in the win over Brown on 2/3.
Before Quinnipiac: Graduated from York Mills Collegiate Institute in Toronto as an Ontario Scholar while lettering in volleyball, ice hockey, basketball, soccer, curling, ultimate Frisbee, baseball, cross country and track...Was named the team MVP of her softball, ice hockey and basketball teams...Selected to attend the Ontario Educational Leadership camp...Captained her team at the National Sports Academy in 2005-06 and finished with 25 goals and 33 assists for 58 points, which ranked second on the team...Led NSA in plus/minus with a plus-22...Selected to the All-Tournament team at the Cushing Tournament...Also played Intermediate AA for the Etobicoke Junior Dolphins in Canada and scored the game-winning overtime goal versus the Toronto Junior Aeros in the championship game of the Mississauga Tournament in December 2004.
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Piaget Altiplano square-shaped watch, 30 x 30 mm. 18K white-gold case set with 48 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 1.5 ct). Dial with small seconds embellished with an 18K white-gold thread set with 26 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 0.1 ct). Manufacture Piaget 450P ultra-thin hand-wound, mechanical movement with small seconds.
Metal: White gold
Metal weight (gr): 44.2
Strap type: Alligator
Strap color: White
Strap buckle: Ardillon buckle
Wrist size: 181 mm (max), 142 mm (min)
Case shape: Square
Case dimension: 30 x 30 mm
Case thickness: 6.1 mm
Dial material: Precious stones
Dial color: White
Dial finishing: Gem set
Index: Roman numerals
Waterproofness: 03 ATM
Movement: Hand-wound mechanical
Precious stones: Diamond
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Piaget re-interprets the ladies' square watch with this contemporary case with softened corners and a slightly beveled profile. Faithful to Piaget's approach to esthetics, this watch features a white-gold case discreetly set with diamonds, a white dial matching the color of the bracelet and slender Roman numerals. The offset small seconds, framed with diamonds, completes this composition, sobriety and sophistication in perfect balance. Driven by the Manufacture's ultra-thin, hand-wound 450P movement, this Piaget Altiplano watch is aimed at aficionados of elegance and fine watchmaking.
450P movement
A variation of the famous 430P movement and worthy heir of the legendary 9P movement, the 450P is an ultra-thin hand-wound movement. Measuring only 2.1 mm thick, it embodies the finesse and sobriety cherished by Piaget since its foundation. The 450P movement is distinguished by the presence of an off-centered small seconds function at 10 o'clock, a true hallmark of the Manufacture Piaget. It symbolizes the watchmaker's constant technical and esthetic adaptation, a duo that embodies the signature of Piaget, while its finish is graced with the traditional circular Côtes de Genève, a circular-grained mainplate, beveled bridges and blued screws.
Shape: Round
Functions: Small seconds at 10 o'clock, Hours, Minutes
Technical features: Balance stop
Power reserve (in hours): Approx. 43
Frequency (vph): 21,600
Frequency (Hz): 3
Diameter (lines): 9.00
Diameter (mm): 20.5
Number of jewels: 18
Thickness (mm): 2.1
Number of components: 131
Finishing: Circular-grained mainplate, Beveled bridges, Blued screws, Circular Côtes de Genève
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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta cautioned Congress June 13 against dismantling the strategic framework that supports the 2013 defense budget request.
Testifying along with Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee, the secretary said some changes to the request could undermine the careful balance department leaders built into military spending projections.
"Some of the [congressional] committees have made changes with regard to our recommendations that we're concerned about," Panetta said.
He listed three areas DOD leaders have targeted for cuts, and which some members of Congress have challenged during defense budget consideration.
"Some of the bills seek to reverse the decisions to eliminate aging and lower-priority ships and aircraft," the secretary noted. "My concern is that if these decisions are totally reversed, then I've got to find money somewhere to maintain this old stuff."
Keeping outdated equipment in service would rob needed funds from other areas, he said. That, he added, would lead to what he has long called a "hollow force" – a military that is not trained, manned or equipped to meet current and future threats.
"We've got to be able to retire what is aged and what we can achieve some savings on," Panetta said.
Some in Congress have also objected to "the measured and gradual reductions in end strength that we've proposed for the Army and the Marine Corps," he added. Panetta noted that under current plans, DOD will reduce the active Army from roughly 560,000 to 490,000, while the Marine Corps will downsize from 202,000 to 182,000 over five years.
"Again, if I have a large force and I don't have the money to maintain that large force, I'm going to end up hollowing it out, because I can't provide the training [and] I can't provide the equipment," the secretary said. "So that's why, if we're going to reduce the force, then I've got to be able to do it in a responsible way."
The third spending area he discussed involves military compensation and health care. The budget request includes some additional fees for retiree health care, and limits active-duty pay raises after 2013. Panetta and Dempsey both emphasized that the department does not plan to cut pay, but that compensation cost growth must be controlled to meet budget constraints.
"If I suddenly wind up with no reductions in that area, I've got to reach someplace to find the money to maintain those programs – every low-priority program or overhead cost that is retained will have to be offset by cuts in higher-priority investments in order to comply with the Budget Control Act," he said.
Panetta noted that act, which mandated the defense spending cuts reflected in the fiscal year 2013 request, also holds a more dire threat to military spending: sequestration. That provision will trigger another $500 billion across-the-board cut in defense spending over the next decade if Congress doesn't identify an equivalent level of spending cuts by January.
"Obviously, this is a great concern," he said, calling sequestration a "meat-ax approach."
"It would guarantee that we hollow out our force and inflict severe damage on our national defense," the secretary asserted.
Dempsey also spoke about the damage changes to defense spending plans could cause.
The strategy-based budget request, the chairman said, "ensures we retain our conventional overmatch while divesting capabilities not required in the active force – or at all."
The spending plan reflects choices that maintain a needed balance among force structure, modernization, readiness, pay and benefits, he added.
"Different choices will produce a different balance," the chairman cautioned. "So before giving us weapons we don't need or giving up on reforms that we do need, I'd only ask you to make sure it's the right choice, not for our armed forces but for our nation."
"Sequestration is absolutely certain to upend this balance," he continued. "It would lead to further end-strength reductions, the potential cancellation of major weapons systems and the disruption of global operations."
Dempsey said slashing another half-trillion dollars from defense funding over the next 10 years under sequestration would transform U.S. forces "from being unquestionably powerful everywhere to being less visible globally and presenting less of an overmatch to our adversaries. That transformation would, in turn, change the nation's deterrent stance and potentially increase the likelihood of conflict, the chairman said.
The general noted that because the law allows defense leaders to cut spending in only certain areas, only three broad areas would be available to service chiefs faced with sequestration: training, maintenance and modernization.
"That's it. There's no magic in the budget at that point," Dempsey said. "And those three accounts will be subjected to all of the cuts mandated by sequestration."
Panetta appealed to the senators to take action to avert a "potential disaster" by preserving the strategy-based defense spending plan submitted in February.
"I know the members of this committee are committed to working together to stop sequester, and I want you to know that we are prepared to work with you to try to do what is necessary to avoid that crisis," he said.


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Joe Nichols kicked the morning off with an acoustic performance and one-on-one interview, talking about his career and performing a handful of his hits, including recent multi-week No. 1 "Gimmie That Girl." Luke Bryan, whose own acoustic performance included his latest No. 1 "Do I," told the crowd that he might've earned a scratchy voice by going overboard on the yelling at Monday's celebrity softball game.
Country trio Trailer Choir brought their own brand of overboard to the fashion show: Band member Big Vinny worked the runway in his overalls, playfully unlatching one of the hooks, tossing it over his shoulder and suggestively pulling down one corner of the bib.
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I have a Miami Dolphins neon Miller Lite sign for sale, it says "go fins" and has Miller Lite and Dolphin logo. I've reconverted my Dolphins bar in my basement, since my kids are getting a little older to a more "kid-friendly" man cave... I know, you can make fun it is okay. The neon is hanging in my garage, where I have my home gym... I'm a national qualifying powerlifter and strongman; Miller Lite doesn't really get me pumped to lift weights. It has cracked in one spot and the neon sign just flashes when you pull string. I've watched tutorials on youtube about how to fix it and it seems easy, I just have no motivation to fix.
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The popularity of the BBC series Downton Abbey has sparked our interest in the Edwardian era, when King Edward VII reigned over the United Kingdom. This was a time of great disparity between the haves, and the have-nots.
Wealthy aristocrats owned huge manor houses and reveled in luxury, leisure, and extravagant entertaining. The rich expected their every whim to be indulged, and all their daily needs to be fulfilled, by the less-fortunate souls who served as their domestic servants.
Cotton and silk for clothing; locomotives for travel; paper for books & writing letters; Lucky Lindy's plane engine. What do they have in common? They all came from the same place!
In 1791, Paterson (America's first planned industrial city) was established in the area centered around the Great Falls of the Passaic River. From humble mills would rise industries that changed the face of the United States.
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In Good Lessons from Bad Women, a devilishly funny one-woman show performed by Dorothy Leeds, a woman wrestles with the concept of goodness and dives deep into a world where good is bad and bad is good.
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Meditation is a self-directed practice for relaxing the body and calming the mind. In many traditions, meditation is used to achieve insight and expanded awareness. People can meditate while sitting quietly, chanting or reciting, or moving mindfully [2], as in walking meditation, tai chi, aikido, or yoga [3]. People can also use programs such as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
Meditation is involved in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) [7], which was developed by renowned practitioner and author Jon Kabat-Zinn to teach participants to intentionally deal and cope with stress [8], pain, illness and the demands of everyday life. It's about taking control of our lives, being aware of influences that affect our wellbeing and health, and finding peace-of-mind and balance in an oftentimes chaotic world.
Learn more about MBSR [7].
There is a substantial body of research supporting the use of meditation for a wide variety of conditions, including: anxiety [5], asthma, cancer [9], chronic pain, coronary artery disease/atherosclerosis, depression [5], drug abuse, fibromyalgia, headache [10], HIV/AIDS, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome [11], organ transplantation, psoriasis, and psychotherapy.
In addition research supports the benefits of meditation in contributing to overall wellbeing and happiness. Brain scans collected by researcher Richard Davidson show that during meditation, activity in the left prefrontal cortex (associated with positive emotions) greatly exceeded activity in the right prefrontal cortex (home of anxiety and other negative emotions [12]).
Meditation generally poses few risks for mentally healthy people. Just be careful not to stand up too quickly after meditating or you might get dizzy. Also if you are taking medications, such as insulin, sedatives, or cardiovascular medicine, you may need to adjust your dosages.
Meditation may not be recommended for persons with depression or personality disorders, such as schizophrenic, borderline, or narcissistic disorders.
Click here for detailed information on meditation [13] created by experts at the University of Minnesota. (Scroll down until you see the Meditation module.)
Learn more about the University of Minnesota's MBSR course [7].
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[4] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/what-are-mind-body-therapies
[5] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/conditions/anxiety-depression
[6] http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/interviews/interview-matthieu-ricard-0
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"Politics is the Art of Looking for Trouble, Finding it Everywhere, Diagnosing it Incorrectly, and Applying the Wrong Remedies"
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You then then write about the 99% who never used their fire arms, so why have them in? More guns in circulation that can be stolen and used to kill people as those 20 kids have paid the price for.
There are countless civilized countries throughout he world, who have much lower murder rates due to strict laws on guns. Thats the proof. Only a fool would chose to ignore it.
Americans have been buying semi-automatic rifles since the creation of them. It goes WAY back. Now why is that?? Because we have a 2nd amendment. The only time we couldn't buy semi-automatic rifles was during the 10 years of the "Assault Weapons Ban". Which proved not to accomplish anything. The fact is it's our right to have these weapons and always has been because of the Bill Of Rights. Your attack on the 2nd amendment is an attack on the Bill Of Rights. IMO you're no different than those that attack the BOR with things like the Patriot Act, NDAA, Indefinite Detention, War on Drugs, Warrantless Searches and Censorship. Just the typical status quo nonsense of why we need to constantly give up our liberties.
Haha I have one speeding ticket in my background. It's from a private seller so there wouldn't be a background check. I am forced to buy from a private seller because of this stupid law that caused all the gun shops to sell out. Again, supply always meets demand.
Im done responding to your posts if you can't be an adult and avoid personal attacks. Clearly you aren't able to make a rational argument to counter my OP or you wouldn't have to resort to name calling.
"As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand."
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You have about 40% of guns been purchased through private transactions and gun shows where there is no requirement for background checks!! It's obvious that guns supporters would rather let innocent kids die than restrict semi automatics etc so they can go play soldier at the weekend. They would rather come up with some bull**** about cars killing people than deal with the Tragedy that just occurred.
However, been called clueless by you is fine. I'd rather come up solutions to that massacre than hide behind some childish nonsense.
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I'm sure the founding fathers foresaw the developments of semis etc, not. I'm sure they foresaw those weapons been used to slaughter innocent 5 and 6 year olds, not. If they could, I'm sure they would have put in the appropriate language in the 2nd amendment to prevent this lunacy. However, if needs another change in the constitution, then bring it on.


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Taka Bonerate is an archipelago in the Southern Sulawesi Island. It is in the Southeast of Selayar as the mainland of the archipelago. Taka Bonerate becomes the 3rd largest atoll in the world with 530.765 ha that covers the whole area with 220,000 ha coral reefs. This area was identified as the largest atoll in Southeast Asia after Kwajilein atoll in the Marshall Islands and Suvadiva atolls in the Maldives.
Inside the archipelago there are 21 Islands, 7 Islands with population while 14 others leaving only sands, trees, beautiful reefs, and the diversity of marine life. They've lived there for hundred years long ago before the independence day of Indonesia.
The story begins 3 years ago when I decided to find a place where I can take a short internship about the marine life related to my studies in the University. And my choice goes to Taka Bonerate. I spent two weeks in the mainland, and then the rest of it in the Archipelago.
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There are 3 categories of coral reefs inside the National Park, the barrier reef, fringing reef and atolls. The diversity of coral reefs is quite high, and the interesting thing on coral reef ecosystems in the National park is a steep dive spot (drop off).
One of the most popular tourism destinations in the National Park is Tinabo Island. Tinabo is the center of marine tourism inside the National Park. Tinabo island has a white sand substrate, with a sloping topography between 0-2 meters where we can find many coconut trees, sentigi, ketapang , grasses and shrubs . The main activities that visitors can do is diving, snorkeling and canoeing.
You will love this place as I do. I really enjoy having a snorkeling experience there, capturing coral reef underwater photography, swimming like a clown fish, and being amazed with the cute of the baby sharks. I also did a tree planting, coral transplantation, and sunbathing. If you love scuba diving, then the whole area is your spot to dive in. Always bring your camera and you will be surprised with the diversity of the Ibel Range, Joan Garden, Softcoral Point, and Wall Reef.
If you are not a diver, no worries, snorkeling and having a hopping island trip to Tinanja, Latondu, Rajuni and other islands nearby will be a great attraction for you. Sometimes dolphins follow your boat. The society in the Island is friendly and overwhelming. Don't forget to have a conversation with them, because they are one of the Gypsy's in Indonesia, Bajo. Well, it is different with the Bajo tribe in Wakatobi that still live and build houses above the water, the Bajonese in Taka Bonerate has left the tradition to live inside the houses above the water, but they still go to sea and earn a living from the sea.
The island is a really perfect place to capture the golden sunset in the afternoon and if you come around May – June, you will see the Milky Way, where thousands stars dancing above the sky and only you and the island become the only witness of the great
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This is a great concept, however I have some ideas I'd like to give to improve upon it. The road system between buildings needs to be multi-tiered to accommodate different kinds of traffic. One middle tier can be for these driverless personal transports. The lower tier can be for the heavy trucks. The top level can be strictly for pedestrians and bicyclists. The great thing about a tiered road system is that the lower tiers are protected from snow and other precipitation. In fact, pedestrians may insist on the solar cells being a covering for their tier rather than built into the road. In all cases it may be wiser to place the sensor grid in the ceiling rather than built into the road. I have yet to see a road that did not develop a pothole.


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What will be the biggest threat for humanity ?
Humanity gives themselves courage in order to overcome his fear. Threats like Global warming, the asteroids, nuclear catastrophe, world wide deadly pandemic, invading aliens ... will be a world scourge. But Which of these, according you, can wipe out mankind?
Dec 8 2013: Our desire to own, enjoy and consume endlessly and our delusional belief that there are endless resources at our availability and that we have endless ingenuity to milk, squeeze and plunder at will.
It is this weakness that the Corporations use as opportunity.
Dec 8 2013: We are absolutely on the same page Pabitra. TYDec 10 2013: Ownership is perhaps one of our greatest flaws...
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Dec 8 2013: I'm pretty optimistic, I don't think anything is too big a threat. Humanity is in a pretty good time right now.
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Dec 8 2013: Agreed, we are in a good time right now; we have come a long way and are respecting diversity more than ever.
Dec 8 2013: plus we got out of the cold war, I remember a time when there was real fear that there would be a nuclear war between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. And also there is a lot of awareness of the problems that we do need to take care of, and people are trying to make all of them better.
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Dec 9 2013: Yeah, earlier the problems were to war and acquire land, to acquire power, insecurity between neighboring countries, fight for resources. People dreamed of freedom, be it freedom from an autocratic ruler or feminine freedom.
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Some of these may still exist but are definitely diluted.
Today the problems people face are to compete in their career, secure for future financially. They dream of family and happiness.Dec 9 2013: Sai, the last I read global poverty is decreasing. I cannot remember, it is 1.3, or 1.7, billion people under the poverty line, number going down. It's not perfect, but it could be worse?
Dec 9 2013: There you go!
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Dec 9 2013: This is purely based on imagination, no facts about any such vulnerability. Sorry to rain on your pessimism :)Dec 9 2013: well, Jason, is it a case where we'll ever permanently solve the problem of viruses that could mutate into a pandemic? If you could come back in a million years, would humanity have solved the problem permanently? Because if you say it's a problem we'll never solve, then maybe you'd have to say it's just part of life and be happy anyway?
30-50 million people is not good, but it's a fairly small fraction of total people on earth.Dec 9 2013: well, I don't see anything on the link that says those numbers or that severity. But as long as we're fighting the viruses, why then be unhappy or afraid? The best you can do is fight, but in the meantime, while you're fighting, you also have to enjoy life, right?
If you're worried about your health, you might check my vid how I've been living on skim milk last five years: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2bY4jCmqfcDec 10 2013: well, aren't there some reasons to believe it wouldn't be as bad as 1918? Medical science has evolved, sanitation has evolved. Here is a page that shows four flu epidemics in the 1900's, you can see that the three post-1918 had many fewer numbers of deaths. I'm not saying to ignore the possibility of a flu pandemic, I just thought it might be upsetting you to the point where you weren't enjoying life. http://www.flu.gov/pandemic/history/#Dec 10 2013: still, Jason, we do know quite a bit more about controlling pandemics than we did in 1918? So perhaps we would do better?
You know, the asker's original question was what is the greatest threat to humanity? From what I see, the flu epidemics in the past mostly killed old people. Old people I would say are not humanity, they are a slice of humanity. So do you think "flu pandemic" is really an answer to his question?Dec 11 2013: well, when I read my own link again, it seemed like some of the epidemics did target young people more than old people, so I am wrong about that. But still, when you look, you see that the number of deaths in epidemics subsequent to 1918 is much less than those in 1918. Would one think this is because medical science got better at dealing with an epidemic? And also, everyday practices, such as those concerning sanitation, improved?
What is your background to talk about this topic? TED will not take me to your profile.
What did it mean when you said you don't have to put your waste in a place where it doesn't belong?Dec 11 2013: well, but there were far fewer deaths than in the 1918 one, so that shows we have advanced?
what is the problem with using human waste for fertilizer? In the wild state, doesn't nature turn waste products into value? Plants die, decompose, enrich the soil, subsequent plants use the enrichment from the prior generation of plants?Dec 10 2013: I was going to say humanity, but others have beaten me to it. I would say that it is our more relictual instincts to accumulate resources through force, which are often realized through government.
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Dec 9 2013: Humanity.Dec 9 2013: "There is a corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of Congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citizens. That's the argument at the core of this blistering talk by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig. With rapid-fire visuals, he shows how the funding process weakens the Republic in the most fundamental way, and issues a rallying bipartisan cry that will resonate with many in the U.S. and beyond."
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Dec 10 2013: Have you heard of InsTEDd? http://www.ted.com/pages/prizewinner_larry_brilliant
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Dec 10 2013: Hopefully with our modern tech we'll be able to isolate it quickly enough...
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Dec 8 2013: Humanity is the biggest threat
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Dec 8 2013: My name for it is inhumanityDec 15 2013: Greed.Dec 13 2013: Water scarcity is one of most dominating threat for humanity leaving nuclear catastrophes and global warming behind. Out of 7 billion population, more than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. Many philosophers in history had an image of water scarcity, but people living in a busy world could not see this happening.Dec 13 2013: Humanity will wipe out humanity... and by all accounts it's doing a bang up job.Dec 11 2013: I think humans, normal everyday humans, are the biggest threat to humanity in so many ways.Dec 11 2013: Religion. It's a lot like humanity, but more specific. Religion divides people and has caused much genocide throughout history, from crusades to the Holocaust to modern day terrorism. Currently it's dividing America more and more every day with "moral arguments" based on doctrine and the preaching of churches. "A house divided against itself, cannot stand".....Dec 11 2013: Humans are the greatest threat to humanity in the short term.
longer term asteroid strikes etc
ultimately we quill writer naturally or artificially evolve into new species and the sun will kill us all.
and the heat death of the universe.
individually death will catch us all currently alive, via distant, aging or accident.
Dec 11 2013: Yep, we're all going to die, there's no escaping that.
Dec 11 2013: Death needs life for what it kills to grow in.Dec 10 2013: Mankind has survived a Dark Age and Black Death, so besides a black-hole pulling our galaxy in, mankind can weather any storm.
Throughout history, today and forever more the greatest threat to Humanity has, is and will be the threat of good men doing nothing when evil appears.
Dec 10 2013: Whenever I hear "the indifference of good men" I always think of this, really gets to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to5eOs8VRuYDec 10 2013: People with power.Dec 9 2013: This may take some work. Humans are known to be quite resiliant to all kinds of stuff.
Dec 10 2013: Yeah, we're like cockroaches that can fly into space and and go deep under sea...Dec 9 2013: I think it would be the greed and self-indulgence.Dec 8 2013: Biggest threat to humanity would be when we stop trusting people and become insensitive to feelings.
This question makes me think of the movie, 'Wall E'. With all comfort provided and everything taken care for you and you are not dreaming anymore, that's scary.Dec 8 2013: Selfishness and Fundamentalism(All kinds of fundamentalism , Religious,Market,Feminist,Economist).
It is better that the life on earth be wiped out by Asteroids and Aliens , at least it will put an end to fight of my religion is original and your religion is duplicate.It will put an end to I am beleaver and you are non-veleaver.Dec 8 2013: Islam and asteroids, in that order.
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Dec 8 2013: God knows I have a problem with Christianism, but what do you mean?Dec 8 2013: Oh ok, so I guess you didn't have a point.
"Quoting oneself is a snooty thing to do." - Gerald S. O'BrianDec 8 2013: That's a lot of sarchasm, so I'll try and be more of a sport.
Yes I admit that asteroids can all be deadly. Wouldn't you agree, though, that some of them -- those heading toward us -- are more of a threat that those that aren't?Dec 8 2013: A large enough asteroid could do it, though there isn't one currently headed for us as far as I'm aware. Same for invading aliens, if they exist at all.
None of the others are enough to make humanity extinct however. Its not about killing the majority of the population, its about killing every last one--much harder. Civilization may be done for with any one of these, but human extinction is a bit more difficult to carry out.
Bringing us back to our stone age tribal days is one thing. Hunting down every last human is quite another.Dec 8 2013: HELLO anybody home.. is anybody conscious? Is anybody in there?
Corporations are the virus literally tearing the world apart, physically, morally and financially, am I the only one in the world that sees that?
Dec 8 2013: Apparently not. There is research that demonstrates this concentration of corporate power.
But more people need to appreciate the instability is creates to economies.
Dec 8 2013: Thank you Theodore, interesting article. I have tried three times to open a conversation about the major problem the world has with no-liability corporations, governments and all the other organizations that follow this policy of irresponsibility. It has reached a pandemic state and everybody is involved up to their ears. To put it simply: "I break it but do not have to fix it" either someone else fixes it (that would be the middle income taxpayer) or it just adds to the toxic dump we are turning the world into. My solution is just as simple: adapt a new policy of "If you break it, you fix it". I am guessing they don't want to offend their corporate sponsors but whatever reason it is they turned me down three times already even though I have worded it differently each time.
I think that it is the single most devastating factor that is destroying our planet and nobody wants to talk about it... that's insane.
Morya Short
Dec 9 2013: Hi Keith, It sounds like a useful debate to have. Maybe you could break it into smaller pieces and ask a question about how we can get corporations and governments to take responsibility for common resources?Dec 9 2013: Human's are evolved animals, Keith. The insanity angle comes when you attribute an absolutely just, super natural morality on them. I think they are a runaway species, or almost.
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It's not unknown to us what exactly we are doing to this planet but that knowledge never precipitates down to the level of realization. Not in mass level.
If you say it is insane, well it is not anything new. Believing that the exact words of books written 2000 years ago can tell us what's right or wrong is also insanity. Sam Harris calls it mass insanity.
The only sanity is in being completely informed about the consequences of our actions through rational examination of science.
To Morya's question: Corporations and Governments are not designed to take responsibilities. They need to be replaced by Co-operatives run by direct democracy.Dec 9 2013: Morya, you are an angel sent from... where even angels come from. Morya I am retired and still pretty healthy so I probably have a good many years left on this planet and I only have two things to do before I leave. 1) Get as many people as possible on a raw plant based diet and 2) Get the as many people as possible to adapt "If I break it, I fix it" as the guiding principle of their life.
I looked over pose and I love your intentions and encourage you to continue that wonderful and sorely need project. Business is about problem solving and if you have already read my quotes you will have seen many that apply to problem solving in fact most of them in one way or another are about problem solving. If you find any that you like feel free to use them and make them your own. I believe in sharing everything. I was naked when I came hear and will be naked when I leave, the key to my happiness is to learn to live naked while I am here. The Buddha put it this way:
"Nirvana is this moment seen directly. There is no where else than here. The only gate is now. The only doorway is your own body and mind. There's nowhere to go. There's nothing else to be. There's no destination. It's not something to aim for in the afterlife. It's simply the quality of this moment."
Paramhansa Yogananda said "Wanting is pain"
Although that is pretty simple I believe it sums it up very well. Anytime I base my happiness on stuff I will be in pain, simply because stuff comes and goes and is not real.
Einstein said "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" that's what he was talking about, "stuff". The only thing that is real is your soul and it has always existed and always will. This world reality will come and go in the winking of an eye. It is just a gift, an experience for your soul to be able to walk and talk in a body for short while. I am not sure why I got into all this but I suppose you will know. Love the dark.. KeithDec 8 2013: No, I am with you. I also see that.
Dec 8 2013: I hope most of you understand how pervasive this virus is. "I break it, you fix it" Is the model for: countries, governments, corporations, religions, prisons, justice system, hospitals, health organizations, philanthropy, insurance, the list go on and litterly everyone is involved, it is even taught in our schools and universities. It's taught by our parents..
When you roll down the window in your car and throw that cigarette butt out or your trash, that's "I break it, you fix it". Graffiti is "I break it, you fix it". Vandalism and crimes no matter how small are "I break it, you fix it". All those little things that we do wrong and then don't correct are forming a habit of "I break it, you fix it" so that when others do it to us we just accept it as we have to because we are just as guilty... It is a virus that has spread to every aspect of our lives and is slowly choking us to death. It is us telling the planet, I am not responsible!
I am not responsible for killing 150 billion animals a year, I am not responsible for the wars, I am not responsible for oil spills, I am not responsible for slavery, I am not responsible for the government corruption, I am not responsible for pollution.. in other words "I break it, you fix it"
What will be the biggest threat for humanity? APATHY We are our own worst enemy!
"We have met the enemy and he is us". Pogo author, Walt Kelly
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Dec 8 2013: Personally, I think a combination of global warning and pandemics caused by global warming will be the most immediate threat to humanity. I think (at least here in the US) there is a great deal of ignorance about both subjects. I don't think a lot of people understand the multitude of problems that will be caused by global warming (whether they believe it's natural or man made). One of those things is that diseases that were largely relegated to certain areas of the global by climate and environmental factors may be able to quickly migrate to areas of the global that have had limited, or no, previous exposure to those diseases. The outcome could be really horrible. Especially, since what I've read indicates that there is little in the way of a global plan to deal with a pandemic.
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I don't rule out an Meteorite either - though I don't think that as likely at this time.
Dec 10 2013: The only problem with the global pandemic caused by climate change hypothesis is that the majority of the Earth's human population already lives in the tropical zone where these potential pandemics are supposed to come from.
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Dec 10 2013: Yes but as I said the majority of the worlds population already live in malaria prone areas. The fact that people in the US are getting malaria more often doesn't make any difference to the 4 billion asians africans and south americans that already deal with tropical diseases every day. Afteral it may surprise you but US citizens only make up about 5% of the worlds population.
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Dec 10 2013: The vast majority of the worlds population are already exposed to malaria. It's pretty much only North America and Europe that aren't already affected. I think on a global scale you will find it hard to motivate people to try to prevent the spread of diseases they already have.
Sarah T
Dec 10 2013: I'm really not sure what American's making up 5% of the population has to do with anything when we're talking about a Infectious disease. You seem to make the assumption that because malaria exists in one place now - that's as bad as it will get for them. Not true. Aside from the fact it leaves out all the other diseases that are currently, for one reason or another, dormant it also drastically over simplifies things.
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Dec 10 2013: As the US represents a small percentage of world population you can hardly expect the world to form strategies to deal with climate change based on its effects in the US. On a world scale the widening of the tropical disease zone is only a minor concern compared to increasing intensity of tropical storms or sea level rise.
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Dec 11 2013: Nearly half the worlds population lives in southern Asia. At least 1.5billion in malaria prone areas. There is another 300million in tropical South America and around 500million in tropical Africa. And these are concervative estimates.
Notice how the red and yellow bits are the bits where most of the worlds population lives.Dec 11 2013: "The majority of large countries in Europe, Russia, Canada and the US have a low malaria risk at present."
And the combined population of all those countries is about the same as India. So about a third of the number of people already exposed.
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Dec 11 2013: With regard to the question at the top of the page, even if the deaths from tropical diseases increases ten fold it still won't be the biggest threat.
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Dec 13 2013: Lucky for us medicine has come a long way since 1918. If we were having this discussion 100 years ago I would agree with you, but we are not.Dec 8 2013: Only a guess, but the one I think least likely of your list is invading aliens.
Dec 8 2013: Invading aliens? You mean like ENRON, BP, CHEVRON, SHELL or how about Halliburton, all the energy companies, mining companies, weapon suppliers, WALMART.. should I go on? All these corporations eat up people, jobs and money then move on to the next town. They have an furious unethical appetite for consumption and as soon as they have consumed everything around them, then they start eating there own low level employees, lowering wages, benefits and promised pensions until they have drained the worth of the company right into there off shore accounts. Then they close it down and open a new one across the street and the game begins again. They walk away rich leaving their employees bleeding in the street. Now that is the worst aliens on the planet in my book and they are everywhere!
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Dec 15 2013: Invading aliens? Not really Keith, if you are using the horticulturist term, because they are everywhere, they are indigenous.
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But does not mean we can't call them what they are - PARASITES.


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Scotland's showcase city is a quintessential tartan experience with its Military Tattoo, fringe festival and notorious New Year's Eve to the sound of pipes. Edinburgh's craggy landscape and mystical castle add a touch of romance to this Forthside city. You'll certainly want to stop here during a tour of Scotland.
Hotels in Edinburgh
Edinburgh's hotel rates are a tad higher than other parts of the country, and if you're planning to attend the Tattoo, Festival or New Year's celebration, book well in advance. From ancient inns to 5-star hotels, the city has it all.
There is a nice balance in the city between home-style, guesthouses with crackling fires and complimentary cuppas, and more luxurious hotels offering up spa treatments and heated swimming pools. It all depends on how deep your pockets are. The Apex Waterlook Place Hotel is a great example of a luxury pad with the fanciest of trimmings.
Where to stay
The Old Town is where you'll find most of the popular landmarks, restaurants, and the widest range of accommodation. There are many smaller inns and hostels. Haymarket, on the west end of Edinburgh, is further from the center and marches to a family slow drum. Therein lies the appeal, especially for families who appreciate the chance to pop in and out of the busy city center at their leisure.


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Ahh…vacation! Whether soaking in the warmth of the Florida Keys or swishing down a European slope, traveling is a chance to break from a daily routine to relax, rejuvenate or try something new. But before you book a flight for your next getaway, it's important to think about the state of your heart. The good news: most people with heart disease and other cardiac conditions can travel safely. Here are some questions to ask yourself before you go. A few simple steps can help safeguard your heart health while traveling. Most importantly, check with your doctor at least four to six weeks before your trip.
Am I Healthy Enough to Travel by Plane to My Destination?
Air travel can be a problem for those who have a heart condition. In an airplane, there is less oxygen available. Plus, the decrease in cabin pressure can cause a slight increase in heart rate. Both can put additional strain on the heart. In general, if you have stable cardiac disease (no change in your heart condition for 60 days), are symptom-free and are able to climb a flight of stairs, you are likely considered fit enough for flying.
Your doctor can advise you regarding your plans and whether you are healthy enough to be in an airplane. Air travel is usually not recommended for people who have or had:
As a precaution, all aircraft are outfitted with an automated external defibrillator and at least one staff person who is trained in its use.
Do I Know How to Prevent Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)?
Another risk to heart patients during travel is deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition that can develop during long flights, train or car rides, or during any period of immobility. DVT is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the body. Most deep vein blood clots occur in the lower leg or thigh. If the blood clot breaks off and travels through the bloodstream to an artery in the lungs and blocks blood flow it is called a pulmonary embolism (PE). A PE can damage the lungs and other organs in the body and cause death.
You are at a higher risk for developing DVT if you have had a blood clot before, have recently had surgery or lower limb/abdominal trauma, have congestive heart failure, are taking oral contraceptives or estrogen replacement therapy, or are severely overweight (morbidly obese), especially if there is swelling in the legs, hips, ankles and/or feet.
To avoid DVT, take a short walk every hour or two while you're traveling, either down the aisle of the plane or train and back, or in a safe area off the highway. Drinking water and wearing compression stockings can also reduce your risk.
Can I Handle the Exertion?
Traveling from your house to the departure gate at the airport alone can involve a lot of walking. General anxiety and the stress of travel, poor quality sleep on the plane and change of time zones all add up to increased stress on your cardiovascular system. Allow plenty of time to pace yourself. Consider using transport services to drop you off at the departure gate, porters to lift and deliver your suitcases and wheelchairs and motorized carts to help conserve your energy and decrease the total workload on your heart.
Ask yourself if you can physically handle your trip agenda. Some vacations are much more active than your daily routine and you will need to make sure you are in shape for the trip you are planning. Pack the right footwear, plan adequate rest periods and drink lots of water. Once you reach your destination, plan your activities so you can rest in between.
Can I Bring All of My Medications and Medical Information?
Whenever you are away from home, it is important to carry a list of your medication with you. When traveling, be sure to bring all of your medication and a list of your medical history with you. Make a photocopy or two and put it in a separate bag.
Can I Handle the Elements?
It can be nearly impossible to control the heat and humidity in airplanes, trains and taxis. (High heat and humidity add stress to the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems.) Once you reach your destination, it may take several days for your body to get used to new weather conditions.
If you are used to controlling heat with air conditioning and your vacation excursions are outside, you will need to pace yourself, hydrate, use sunscreen, wear a hat and dress in lightweight clothing.
Consult with your physician if you are planning a trip to a location where altitudes are above 8,000 feet. High altitudes force the heart to work harder. Heart medications can also be affected by altitude. People with or without heart disease can experience Acute Mountain Sickness, which is a headache and any one of the following symptoms: loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, fatigue or weakness, dizziness, lightheadedness and difficulty sleeping. Higher altitudes can dry out your hair, skin and eyes and cause nosebleeds. Plan your physical activities (hiking, biking and skiing) to begin a few days after arrival and gradually increase your activity until you have adjusted. Drinking lots of fluids, avoiding alcohol and being in an air-conditioned environment will help as well.
Will My Medical Insurance Cover Me Away from Home?
Make sure to call your medical insurance provider before your trip to find out exactly what will and will not be covered if you require medical care while traveling. Medical evacuation is very expensive and you might want to consider purchasing a policy to cover you when you travel.
Getting the green light from your doctor and following these guidelines will help you feel prepared while you are away from home—so you can relax and enjoy your vacation. Safe travels!


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The Community of Disc Golfers and About All Things Disc Golf
In the discgolfer magazine that covers the USDGC, Harold Duvall talks about some of the reasons they used stroke and distance and he mentions that even disc golfers would rather watch something else besides disc golf. I've also rad recently on here a few times that disc golfers dont like to watch disc golf. I was just curious if this was accurate? I love watching videos of disc golf, aces, putting, parked shots, lead card coverage, tutorials, etc. I was just wondering if i was in the minority on this.
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I like watching Disc Golf...
Live. So that means that I am either participating or watching some good players that I know play. Preferably the first thing.
I'm all about this one video I saw, and they had set up baskets all over the city and tons of cool places. They had a couple special guest putts from Climo, Fieldberg, and other pros, that made it extra sweet!
I want to, It's just hard on the media provided(web broadcasts). I just got apple tv and now I watch a lot of youtoube discgolf on my couch. If it were podcasted or broadcasted on tv, I would centrally pay to watch all the coverage of an event. I just don't like siting in my computer chair for 4 + hours.
-I'm a big fan of your work, b.t.w.!
There are folks here in LA who get completely upset that there are courses where you have to pay to play. They'll go so far as to refuse to go to said courses for 2 bucks a day. It's really sad.
Check out my buddies site. He is a discer that blew out his Achilles tendon shortly after graduating with a media degree. To kill boredom and satisfy his disc golf Jones he built this site dedicated to hi resolution and full length disc golf video.
#1 watched video is Climo shoots the Canyon
#2 is Nikkos last hole ace at Fountain Hills to force a playoff with Paul Uliberri.
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Yakima County Ranks 35 out of 39 in Washington State Health Ranking
A recently released health ranking paints a poor picture for those living in Yakima County.
Of the 39 counties in the state, Yakima came in 35th in this year's health rankings.
The annual report, published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, takes several different factors into account


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Attention!!! In following with the College's 5 year computer replacement cycle, the PC Techs are currently looking to upgrade certain computers!
Please check to see if your computer is one of the following models, then read below:
If you have one of the computers or monitors we are upgrading, please send an email to your divisional operations person letting them know that you have one of the applicable computers/monitors and would like your upgrade. If you are unsure of who your divisional operations person is, here is a list of the divisional operations people by division. Click on the person for your division to send them an email.
*Laptop model numbers (6910p, nw8240, etc.) can typically be found on the UPPER or LOWER right corners of the laptop screen when opened. Although in some instances the model number isn't on the bezel at all.
HP nc6400 Notebooks
HP 2510p Ultra-Portable Notebooks
HP 2530 Ultra-Portable Notebooks
HP 4200 Notebooks
HP 4400 Notebooks
HP 6715 Notebooks
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HP 6910p Notebooks
HP 6930p Notebooks
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HP 7700 Ultra-Slim Desktop Workstation
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The "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" outdoor drama, performed annually in Big Stone Gap, Va., will celebrate its 50th season in the newly renovated June Tolliver amphitheater with 29 performances, a Devil John Wright family reunion and a cast reunion.
Members of the 2013 cast range in age from 8 to over 70 and hail from across the region, with several being students at East Tennessee State University, Emory & Henry College and Mountain Empire Community College. All are volunteers.
Producer Barbara Polly said about 50 cast members participate in each show, and the outdoor drama is expecting a huge turnout for its cast reunion on July 26 and 27.
Polly was the first actress to play June Tolliver, a role she reprised for several seasons after her debut in 1964. She has also served as the theater's artistic director and general manager.
She explained that hours of planning and rehearsals go into the production.
"It's a learning experience for young people who are thinking they want to go into theater for a living," Polly said.
She said the number of performances each season, which runs from June through August, teaches cast members how dedicated and dependable they must be as well as how to keep their energy level and spirits high.
Many actors and actresses return to perform in or direct the drama.
This year's artistic director, Deborah Strang, played June years ago. She went on to earn her master's degree and now teaches theatre in Los Angeles.
"We are so fortunate to have her," Polly said.
For the first time, family members of Devil John Wright will gather for a reunion July 11-14 at the theater. Wright is the real-life inspiration for the character Devil Judd Tolliver. He had 29 children, and many of their offspring will meet for the first time at this event.
The outdoor drama connects people with their heritage and acts as a light into the mineshaft of history. The script is based on a 1908 book by John Fox Jr., who patterned his characters from the personalities of individuals living in Letcher County, Ky., in the 1880s.
It was made into a movie three times and adapted into a play that became the official drama of the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1994.
Until the publication of Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind," the book "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" was second in sales only to the Bible.
According to the plot, engineer John Hale comes to the area hoping to fire up a coal business and develops a friendship with June Tolliver, whose father owns land rich with coal deposits. Hale sends her off to school to study music as he learns about the humors and hardships of mountain life. The story revolves around a family rivalry between the Tollivers and the Falins. Hale's arrival fans the flaming feud as he attempts to lay a rail line through the area.
The character June Tolliver is based on Lillian Morris as well as Fox's wife and a composite of other women, and Bad Rufe Tolliver represents Bad Talton Hall. The Red Fox is based on Dr. Marshall B. Taylor, and according to actor Jack McClanahan, Taylor was an herb doctor and minister who also distributed liquor. He was referred to as The Red Fox of the Cumberland Gap and wore the heels on the front of his shoes so he could not be tracked. He carried a spy glass and a high-powered rifle and preached at his own funeral for two hours before he was hanged.
Devil John Wright earned a reputation in the Civil War, owned 125,000 acres, and when he was baptized, 3,000 people attended.
"It has been said that he killed seven men and not once drew first," said McClanahan, who will play Devil Judd in this year's production. "It seems like the truth is more bizarre than the fiction, but these characters that John Fox rolled into his novel ... depict our history quite well."
McClanahan, 62, first acted in "Trail of the Lonesome Pine" when he was 14 and has played Devil Judd multiple times. He has held every male role in the production, and even played the character of Lily in some of the 1964 shows.
McClanahan said Wright was quite a character and looks forward to learning more about him.
There will be many opportunities to catch the show throughout the summer. Performances begin at 8 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from June 21 through Aug. 24, except July 4. The box office opens at 7 p.m., and pre-show entertainment begins at 7:15.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, $8 for children ages 6-12 and free for children 5 and younger. Individuals in groups of 15 or more get in for $8 each. To purchase tickets in advance, visit www.trailofthelonesomepine.com or call (800) 362-0149. Tickets are also available at the door.
The theatre is part of a non-profit organization, and proceeds from ticket sales support the John Fox Jr. Museum and the June Tolliver Folk Art Center and House.
McClanahan said that since the organization's beginning in 1963, church and community groups have banded together for a common goal with unprecedented camaraderie.
"That sense of community spirit carried forward into other aspects of the community," he said. "It's been said that the sense of camaraderie has led to the development of the Lonesome Pine Hospital as well as a contributing factor to the establishment of Mountain Empire Community College."


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Some of you may have seen my first Solar Cooler in a Can instructable, and it worked well, but it was designed for chunks of meat and cheese. This version is designed to accept three 20oz bottles of soda or three 12oz cans. If you haven't heard about evaporative coolers, they use warm water and evaporation to cool a medium in a way similar to the human perspiration system. Apparently they were used in ancient times to cool water and other things.
I have no affiliation with Mountain Dew or its affiliates or Pepsi Co. or its affiliates.
Step 1: Tools and Materials
I found all of my materials in my garage. If you can't find something, feel free to substitute similar object. My materials are as follows:
1 empty paint bucket
2 rags/washcloths(anything that holds water: sand, sponge, wool, ShamWOW)
1 mesh gutter cover
1 can of Krylon Fusion Plastic spray paint (white)
27 small plastic zip ties
steel wool
painter's tape
The tools that I used are also very common:
drill press
1" hole saw drill bit
diagonal pliers/wire cutters
tin snips
I would guess it creates a moldy smell, no?
here for approx. $3.00AUD.
Great cheap Cooler...
Does it have to be a Metal Mesh.... or could a Plastic mesh ( very cheap gutter guard ) work as well, ... It's the Toweling ( rags) that are doing most of the Cooling ??....or the Metal is too I suppose.
Has anyone tried this in high humidity areas?
Try filling the tin can directly with water and measure the effects again. Also remember to keep it in the shade and cover the tin can if possible.
Anyways i expected it to not be efficient; it was raining that day
To answer dataphool's question, yes, the Relative Humidity DOES inversely affect the cooling ability, and yes, evaporative systems do work better in dryer environments, BUT... it DOES COOL at all humidity levels.
Our humidity here ranges from about 70% to 95% most of the spring, summer and fall. As a child and before mechanical [Freon] A/C poor folks like us had NO cooling other than table fans and wet sheets. And it did cool us somewhat. The biggest problem was having to get up several times during the night to re-wet and wring out the sheet!!!!
Only rich folks, or at least the affluent, could afford whole-house air conditioning, and in those days even theirs WAS EVAPORATIVE!
A house would have a REDWOOD COOLING TOWER [about 4 feet by four feet square and about 5 or 6 feet tall]. At the bottom was a water reservoir about a foot deep, and at the top was a set of "spray" nozzles. A pump circulated the cool reservoir water into the house and through a "radiator" in the central heating air handler and returned the warmed water to the sprinkler heads at the top of the tower.
The falling water droplets evaporated some of the water thus cooling it. Depending on the relative humidity, the water in the reservoir would be 25 to 45 degrees cooler than the ambient air. They had a toilet float/fill valve to automatically maintain water level because a LOT of water was lost to evaporation.
EVEN on a 100 degree 90% humidity day, the house interior would be down around 68 to 70 degrees, and the reservoir water temp [before circulation in the house] would be like 54 to 57 degrees.
So, even in high humidity, some evaporative cooling DOES occur.
As proof of that I suggest that any doubters do a test: on a day of high humidity in your area; pour ambient temperature [NOT hot or cold] water on your forearm, and then hold the wetted area in front of a table fan. You WILL FEEL the evaporative cooling effect. And I assure you that this will occur even at high Relative Humidities.
Since we now know that evaprative cooling occurs, and even in high Relative Humidity, the only issue in effectively using it is to make the "chilling" tower system LARGE ENOUGH to transfer enough heat.
About 10 years back I made a small test cooling tower out of a 55 gallon plastic drum into which I cut dozens of vent openings, and on days of 90 degrees and 80 to 90% relative humidity, my reservoir water would run about 55-58 degrees.
Of course in that test set-up I was not adding any heat to the water by trying to cool the interior of a building. The amount of water in my system was about 10 gallons captured in the unlouvred bottom of the louvered barrel.
I never got around to up-sizing the test system and trying to cool my house interior, but I'm convinced that sized properly it would have worked.
On the other hand this small fan: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=259-1346-ND runs on 5V @ 160mA, which could be provided by a pretty dang small solar array. Not much airflow, but it should be able to help augment the evaporative cooling in still air conditions.
I notice on both of your coolers you use wire mesh to make cages to keep the rags in place. Is this necessary? Couldn't you just wrap a bottle in a rag, dunk it in water, and throw it in the bucket?
I've also read that the ancient greeks served their drinking water in porous earthenware so it would stay cool as long as it held water. I'm wondering if a clay planting pot would work.
"Couldn't you just wrap a bottle in a rag, dunk it in water, and throw it in the bucket?"- You could, and it would still work, but it wouldn't be as convenient to use and it would fall apart if moved too much.
"I'm wondering if a clay planting pot would work."- Yes, any unglazed pottery should work. Just be sure to plug the drainage holes that most flower pots have.
That counts me out *dang*


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