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Fun for kids and grown ups alike, these restaurants are much better than McDonalds and not fussy or too expensive.
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Young KidsTeensAdultsFun for kids and grown ups alike, these restaurants are much better than McDonalds and not fussy or too expensive.
Discover illusions, mirror mazes, and museums of the strange.
This guide shows you all the fun things to do in Myrtle Beach.
Take a break from the beach with shopping, dining, and entertainment.
These themed restaurants will add a little excitement to your meal.
From the quiet to the action packed, Myrtle Beach has a beach for you.
Ride the SkyWheel, fly in helicopters, and zipline over rivers.
Satisfy your sweet tooth at these bakeries, candy stores, and ice cream parlors.
Food critic and Myrtle Beach native, Beck Billingsley shares 10 of her favorite local restaurants.
See why kids will love the zoo, aquarium, and other animal encounters.
With more pancake houses than any other town in America, we'll help you find the best one.
This is the big leagues, with dozens of courses home to pirates, dragons, and volcanos.
Find alligators, snakes, and egrets in the area's largest state park. Explore the old mysterious mansion at Atalaya Castle or just hang out on the calm beach.
It's an annual BBQ competition where you can taste BBQ from the best pitmasters in the country. Come hungry and ready for ribs, pork, and live music.
Few kids can resist the allure of giant pumpkins. This annual harvest festival at Brookgreen Gardens is good for the little ones and grandma and grandpa too.
It's national chain with a raucous family-friendly atmosphere. The seafood is fresh and the waiters sing and dance. Nobody will hear your screaming baby.
It's a national chain with a raucous family-friendly atmosphere. The seafood is fresh and the waiters sing and dance. Nobody will hear your child mid-meltdown.
This spacious sports bar is a great place to enjoy the game and a meal with the family.
Eat peanuts and throw the shells on the floor, decorate the table cloth in crayon graffiti, go ahead, make a mess. It's all good at these 7 kid-friendly Myrtle Beach restaurants.
Eat peanuts and throw the shells on the floor, decorate the table cloth in crayon graffiti, go ahead, make a mess. It's all good at these 7 kid-friendly Myrtle Beach restaurants.
Eat peanuts and throw the shells on the floor, decorate the table cloth in crayon graffiti, go ahead, make a mess. It's all good at these 7 kid-friendly Myrtle Beach restaurants.
It's a bit wacky with colorful decor and booths with personal TVs. This locally-owned Myrtle Beach restaurant will keep kids entertained.
Think non-corporate Chuck E. Cheese's, but with top-notch pizza. There's an amazing playspace for kids and a sports bar for parents.
With moving seats that buzz with different physical effects and even smells, you're immersed in a multi-sensory cinema experience.
In the first half, you chase bank robbers through a mind-bending maze. In the second part, kids get to dodge lasers in a spy mission.
This dual mirror maze and laser vault challenge will put your sense of reality to the test.
You put on glasses and watch a dazzling wrap-around screen while your seats move to the movie.
Take your family's holiday photo next to the world's tallest and shortest man. These exhibits of oddity will peak your curiosity.
Next door to Ripley's Museum, this mirror puts you in a labyrinth of mirrors and LED lights.
Kids get to see how electricity works, experience a hurricane, and explore a 3D version of Google Earth. There's even a zipline going into the building and lazer tag inside.
Enjoy the area's seafood while kids climb on the outdoor playground. This is a great family restaurant when you're exploring the peaceful south end of the Grand Strand.
It's quieter than Broadway at the Beach and geared more towards nature with tiger and alligator attractions. It's also home to House of Blues.
With tons of shops, restaurants, activities, and a vibrant nightlife, it's similar to Downtown Disney. Just watch out for those catfish in the lake!
Lined with designer shops, restaurants, and a huge movie theater, it's an outdoor mall with condos above.
Finished in 2010, the boardwalk is filled with beachside restaurants, souvenir shops and the iconic Skywheel. It also hosts concerts and summer events.
If you like irreverent comedy then this is your place. Waiters go out of their way to be sarcastic and crack jokes. Parent advisory suggested.
A 70-foot tall Egyptian pyramid towers above. It's a dinner palace home to Elvis' Cape, Paul McCartney's suit, and black boots worn by Johnny Cash.
No forks here! It's a 3-course dinner show out of the middle ages. Guests are greeted as "My Lord, Lady, Prince, and Princess," and knights duel and joust below.
It's what you think of when you think of Myrtle Beach. Warm sands, a boardwalk with restaurants and attractions, and tons of energy.
In this quiet maritime forest behind the dunes, you'll find picnic benches and a few trails. Admire the wildlife, and come for the kid-friendly nature classes.
Slightly less crowded than Myrtle Beach, this beach mixes homes and smaller resorts for a quieter experience.
Take out a go-cart on a former NASCAR track. There's also a mini golf course, arcade, rock wall, and the thrilling Sky Coaster.
Home to one of the biggest wooden coasters in the South, this park has 37 rides for all ages. There's also a waterpark located conveniently across the street.
Great for families with older kids, you'll get to traverse ropes courses and fly down ziplines.
You get a beautiful view of the Atlantic (for a few seconds that is), until you drop down on a bungee cord. This one's for the adrenaline junkie in your family.
Strap in for a behind-the-wheel stock car experience at the Myrtle Beach Speedway. Or, you can always just sit back and watch the professionals do the racing.
Starting at $20 per person, you can ride a helicopter over the ocean and see the entire beach in its full glory.
Each climate-controlled car is a comfy place to escape the heat and admire the view from above.
It's the safest way to watch 15-foot gators leap from the water to devour their dinner. This reptile sanctuary features gators, snakes, and other animals.
Hungry for lunch in the South Strand? This family pizza joint serves tasty pies with a variety of toppings.
The line is worth it! Stop by for dozens of flavors, toppings, and sauces to fill your cone or waffle bowl.
Dark corners, scariest noises, and that guy with a chainsaw make this haunted house show fun for the whole family.
Hop aboard the Sea Gypsy with the little ones ones, as they dress in pirate outfits and shoot water cannons off the starboard. This boat cruise is a delight for young kids.
This one stop shop has everything you'll need on vacation. It's a grocery, seafood market, souvenir store, and hardware store that also sells fresh baked donuts.
All you really need to know: they make 40+ flavors of cupcakes. We're talk'n 40 plus fresh, beautifully decorated cupcakes!
This famous family owned ice cream parlor has been around since the 50's. It's where Myrtle Beach native Vanna White goes for a scoop.
Stop by this drive-thru donut shop for great coffee and donuts near Family Kingdom Amusement Park.
Get classic candies, such as fudge, brittles, and caramel popcorn at this local sweets shop.
The allure of steak and Italian food all in one place makes this Myrtle Beach restaurant a local favorite. Service is friendly and the vibe is great for families.
Probably the best oatmeal raisin cookies you've ever tasted, plus fresh baked breads, condiments, and luscious cakes. Locals treat this place like an extension of their pantry.
Starting at a plantation, you ride to the beach for a stroll along the ocean. Come during the day or a romantic sunset.
The Grand Strand's best zoo – you get to see otters, foxes, eagles, and more. Then take a pontoon boat ride to see gators and native animals in their natural habitats.
Their fluffy cakes are great, and their Big Dog Special can feed 3 kids at once for $8. It comes with 3 eggs, 3 pancakes, and your choice of bacon or sausage.
Think cinnamon roll waffles, red velvet waffles, and banana-coconut chocolate chip pancakes. Who knows what their waffle savant, Jamie Saunders will whip up next.
They actually have waffle cam, where you can watch these puppies come to life. With omelets and many types of Belgian waffles, it's a great breakfast choice.
This old-fashioned ice cream parlor, on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk, makes their own gelato and Italian ice. Try the Lemon Cookie Gelato!
Turquoise blue water cascades into crystal-clear seas in this version of the Mayan Riviera. The course plays into a Mayan temple that erupts with thunder and lightening.
It's great for young kids because they get to play the story of Peter Pan. You can also buy a $35 package here to play Dragon's Lair, Jungle Safari, Jurassic Golf, and Shipwreck Island.
Journey back to the time of knights, castles, and dragons. Watch out for the firebreathing dragon! It's at Broadway at the Beach so you're next to tons of fun.
Every year, the best mini golfers in the world gather here for a face off. It may well be the most famous mini golf course in the world.
Putt through a misty prehistoric jungle with challenging hills and tricky lies. Then do the Ice Age course and test your skills in the fog.
You crash land on a tropical island with nothing but your putters. All that's left to do is play until you're rescued.
It's the world's only volcano with air conditioning inside. So when the weather is hot, the best place to play is inside a magma chamber.
Purists might scoff at the ridiculous theming that mixes the Loch Ness Monster, minotaurs, and aliens with Elvis and Einstein. But nobody said it wasn't entertaining.
It's the only course overlooking the ocean, right above the boardwalk. You putt around a small lagoon where a shark takes a bite out of a fisherman's boat every 15 minutes.
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Big Dada are pleased to announce the signing of Tre Mission on a three album deal. The twenty two year old MC and producer from Toronto found a common Caribbean heritage in the rhythms and slang of grime and quickly developed links with the UK scene, forming strong bonds with Wiley and JME, amongst others, and appearing on "Lord Of The Mics 3."
Earlier this summer he released the mixtape (or as he prefers, "free album") Malmaison which showcases his skills both as a producer and a lyricist, and which has already spawned a series of high quality videos from his team as well as racking up an impressive amount of downloads. He was recently described by the Independent as "one of grime's hottest talents."
To celebrate the signing of his deal with the label, Big Dada are working the double-AA single "Brunch / High Fashion," featuring two tracks from Malmaison. A further video for the tracks is forthcoming and the tunes have already had plays from Tim Westwood, Logan Sama and Mister Jam. A full debut album will follow in early 2014.
We're on a grime spree here at Big Dada today! Not only has Wiley just dropped a new track "Flying" over on Noisey, we have just unveiled the signing of Toronto's Tre Mission!
Read MoreTre Mission has dropped the new video for "Brunch" over on FACT Magazine, a track taken from his upcoming debut release for Big Dada.
Read MoreTre Mission has dropped the new video for "Brunch" over on FACT Magazine.
Read MoreTre Mission has just unveiled a brand new one for "V AM" over on Noisey!
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Twist Collective BlogDesign Process: The Story of Stormsvale
by Robin Melanson When I design, mostly the ideas just sort of just pop into my head, nearly fully-formed as I go about minding my own business. It can be as simple as reading a line of a poem — then shazaam! Sweater! I enjoy drawing, so sometimes I will sketch out several different options before I decide which one it will become, but I have a weird secretive paranoia about showing sketches to anyone before they are accepted (you know—so they don't get the jinx on them). I like to look through my old sketchbooks to rediscover ideas I had forgotten about, I doodle mindlessly a lot, and sometimes I don't know what it is supposed to be until much later—but until then, it doesn't see the light of day. Like a secret cave of ideas. However, Stormsvale was one of the lightning-strike ideas; I knew exactly what it was going to be when I thought of it. When I was putting together colour combinations for Stormsvale, I thought it was really great that I actually had a lot of input in the colour choices, which is not always the case when working with a magazine. Sometimes your palette is etched in stone (with someone else's chisel), or you must tailor your ideal choice to fit the available colours in a given yarn. When choosing yarns for colourwork, it's a luxury to use a yarn that comes inat least fifty colours, though I understand that yarns with large ranges can be a stockist's nightmare. I kind of like it when I have some parameters for choosing colours, because otherwise the colour wank could go on and on for eternity. For example, 3-Ply Strikkegarn comes in seventy-five colours. I would like to use five colours. The number of possible permutations of five colours from a set of seventy-five is 2,071,126,800. nPk = n!/(n-k)! where n is the number of colours, and k is the number of slots you have available. That is over 2 billion choices, as long as I am not picky about what colour goes where. However, I am picky, and we know that not all of the colours will work together. Some smarty-pants mathematician could probably tell me how many useable combinations there could be if I divided up the colours into value groups and made up some kind of rule set, like no mixing pastels with safety-orange, or no white and off-white together. I know of someone who could eat an equation like that for breakfast. However, I spent a good deal of math class at Tim Horton's (the donut chain store in Canada) — where, if you could pick two doughnuts out of a field of fifteen flavours, you would have 210 possible choices (actually that would be 105 combinations, because I consider Boston cream + honey cruller to be the same as honey cruller + Boston cream). With yarn (as with doughnuts) everyone has their favourite flavours. So I narrowed my choice of 2,071,126,800 combinations down to about six (I am indeed very picky) and then I thought about it a while longer, and added five more, parameters being: 1. Main Colour does not equal red—because although I adore red and variations thereof, red was already assigned. 2. Will look good photographed on a New England shore. 3. Good combination for winter. 4. Pleasing to Kate. 5. Pleasing to me. Below are the last five. Actually, I lie—there are thirteen here if you count the various options. We went with number four (eleven?). I tend to favour strong colour combinations, and deeper tones. And I love a good gunmetal grey. And alliterative verse. And I managed to sneak in some red anyhow. The numbers refer to the Strikkegarn colour cards which you can see here. 1. MC: 1387 Dk. Steel Grey MC: 1387 Dk. Steel Grey 3. MC: 8/60 Very Dk. Olive Green
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Paola Antonelli | "People think that design is styling. Design is not style. It's not about giving shape to the shell and not giving a damn about the guts. Good design is a renaissance attitude that combines technology, cognitive science, human need, and beauty to produce something that the world didn't know it was missing." – Paola Antonelli (source) |
Paola Antonelli | "In an ideal world, social responsibility would be a prerequisite for design, and designers would vow to produce beautiful, useful, positive, responsible, functional, and economical things and concepts that are meaningful additions to–or sometimes subtractions from–the world we live in. Indeed, design deserves such thoughtful consideration." – Paola Antonelli (source) |
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Coffee roaster pushes beyond its 'Peetnik' roots
Posted by TheShot on 17 Sep 2006 | Tagged as: Local Brew, Quality Issues
InsideBayArea.com, a Web entity representing a number of local newspapers including the Oakland Tribune and the Marin Independent Journal, published an article today on the growth dilemma facing Peet's Coffee & Tea: Inside Bay Area – Coffee roaster pushes beyond its 'Peetnik' roots. (There's a bit more detail in this article than in the related one posted here in June.)
While chains like Starbucks long ago gave up any pretense of preserving the quality of their brand as they supported their breakneck store growth, Peet's has expanded ever so carefully. In the process, they've been able to preserve higher levels of quality control — such as access to smaller lots of higher quality beans (while maintaining consistency), roasting in smaller batches, and hiring more skilled employees. But in recent years, Peet's growth has accelerated: from 60 stores in May 2002 to over 120 today.
Will Peet's growth plans allow it to preserve a higher quality standard? Or will it succumb to becoming just another Starbucks wannabe where quantity rules over quality. Peet's needs to preserve its quality standards as a differentiator. However, those standards will inevitably decline with their expansion plans. The question is how much.
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Peet's expansion plans were the subject of a Contra Costa Times article today: ContraCostaTimes.com | 03/08/2007 | Peet's future is percolating. Their challenge is how to grow without the bloat of Starbucks.
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[…] And it's not just Starbucks. Dunkin Donuts is performing a Blitzkrieg across the Eastern U.S., Peet's is expanding beyond the West, and even locally, Caffé Trieste seems to be opening up yet another café — this time at 199 New Montgomery St. at Howard in SF's SOMA. […]


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Just wanted to share a little insight on the barnes 4wd 2" drop transfer case skid. I bought this a few months ago, and finally made time to get it installed. The biggest question I had was " do I need a body lift with the 2" drop?" I could not find this info any where. Well on my 98 TJ it did fit! This skid plate is very affordable and great quality.
The install was very straight forward, with the exception of building your own t case mount. Also the rear of my transfer case was hitting the rear lip so it had to be modified. I have attached a few pictures too. I can't wait to get my RCV 's in this week and test everything out! |
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Bird That Amazingly Plays Golf, Basketball, and Several More
It always amazes me how darn smart animals are. Always able to teach them new tricks, and sometimes they can even perform better than professional athletes (whoops did I just say that out loud). Please tell me that this isn't really cool! And seriously a "Hole In One", come on! Golf just isn't my thing I guess.
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July 23, 2013 - Sport Chalet, Inc., a specialty sporting goods retailer, today announced that the new Fall/Winter Reebok CrossFit collection, which includes apparel, footwear and accessories for both men and women, is available for purchase in stores and online, arriving just in time for the CrossFit Games taking place July 22-28 in Carson, Calif., at the StubHub Center.
"We are committed to providing athletes the best gear – and knowledge about that gear – so they can succeed in any sport," said Craig Levra, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sport Chalet. "The extensive Reebok CrossFit line offers the most qualified apparel and footwear to our athletes looking to pursue their fitness goals through the popular CrossFit® strength and conditioning program." Whether looking to try their first CrossFit WOD at a CrossFit-affiliated gym or training to compete in the CrossFit Games among the fittest athletes on earth, Sport Chalet Experts are available to advise athletes on the best apparel and footwear to help achieve their fitness goals. Reebok's CrossFit line of footwear and apparel was designed by Reebok in collaboration with CrossFit's training staff and CrossFit Games athletes. The apparel line consists of Reebok Women's XCF Chase pants, capris and shorts, along with compression tops, racerback bras and no-sweat headbands. The men's line consists of long-sleeve and short-sleeve compression shirts, compression tights and knit shorts. The Reebok CrossFit footwear line consists of men's and women's shoes, including the new Reebok CrossFit Nano 3.0, designed to efficiently tackle CrossFit workouts based on constantly varied, high intensity functional movements. The line also includes knee-high compression socks and odor-reducing no-show socks for both men and women.


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Hemlock woolly adelgid
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Hemlock woolly adelgid | |
Evidence of hemlock woolly adelgid on hemlock | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Superfamily: | Phylloxeroidea |
Family: | Adelgidae |
Genus: | Adelges |
Species: | A. tsugae |
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Adelges tsugae (Annand, 1928) |
Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), or HWA, is member of the Sternorrhyncha suborder of the Order Hemiptera and native to East Asia. It feeds by sucking sap from hemlock and spruce trees (Tsuga spp.; Picea spp.). In eastern North America, it is a destructive pest that gravely threatens the eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and the Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana). Though the range of eastern hemlock extends north of the current range of the adelgid, it could spread to infect these northern areas as well. Accidentally introduced to North America from Japan, HWA was first found in the eastern United States near Richmond, Virginia, in the early 1950s. The pest has now been established in eighteen eastern states from Georgia[1] to Massachusetts, causing widespread mortality of hemlock trees. As of 2015, 90% of the geographic range of eastern hemlock in North America has been impacted by HWA.[2]
The presence of HWA can be identified by its egg sacs, which resemble small tufts of cotton clinging to the underside of hemlock branches. Hemlocks stricken by HWA frequently become grayish-green rather than the dark green of healthy hemlocks. In North America, the hemlock woolly adelgid asexually reproduces and can have two generations per year. In its native Asian habitat is a third winged generation called Sexupera; this generation's reproduction requires a species of spruce that is not found in the Eastern United States and therefore dies there. Between 100 and 300 eggs are laid in the woolly egg sacs beneath the branches. Larvae emerge in spring and can spread on their own or with the assistance of wind, birds and/or mammals. In the nymph stage, the adelgid is immobile and settles on a single tree.[3][4]
The hemlock woolly adelgid feeds on the phloem sap of tender hemlock shoots. It may also inject a toxin while feeding. The resulting desiccation causes the tree to lose needles and not produce new growth. In the northern portion of the hemlock's range, death typically occurs four to ten years after infestation. Trees that survive the direct effects of the infection are usually weakened and may die from secondary causes.[5]
Control methods[edit]
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Forest level[edit]
The current leading biological control method of hemlock woolly adelgid is Pseudoscymnus tsugae. P. tsugae is a black lady beetle that is relatively host specific, feeding only on hemlock woolly adelgid, balsam woolly adelgid, and pine bark adelgid. This beetle was discovered feeding on hemlock woolly adelgid in its natural homeland of Japan in 1992. Since 1995 the DCNR's Bureau of Forestry has released more than 100,000 adult beetles in infested hemlock forests throughout Connecticut, New Jersey and Virginia to evaluate P. tsugae as a biological control agent.[6] Experiments conducted in Connecticut and Virginia from 1995 through 1997 found that releasing adult P. tsugae beetles into an infested hemlock forest reduced adelgid densities by 47-88% within 5 months. The life cycle of P. tsugae is closely synchronized with the life cycle of the hemlock woolly adelgid. Both lay eggs in the spring and hatching occurs nearly simultaneously. When hatched, P. tsugae larvae are highly mobile and feed on hemlock woolly adelgid eggs and larvae. Each larva can consume about 500 adelgid eggs or from 50-100 immature adelgids.[7]
Laricobius nigrinus is a beetle native to western North America and feeds only on woolly adelgids. L. nigrinus adults lay eggs on wintering hemlock woolly adelgid larvae. L. nigrinus larvae emerge and feed on hemlock woolly adelgid. L. nigrinus beetles can only complete their development by feasting on hemlock woolly adelgid.[6]
Also under study is Laricobius osakensis from Japan, a relative of L. nigrinus. They have shown promise in field trials.
Treating individual trees[edit]
Insecticidal soap/horticultural oil is the environmentally safest chemical control method for hemlock woolly adelgid. These insecticides are non-toxic. They are applied to the foliage and kill the insect by smothering it as the spray dries. Most trees will need to be treated on a yearly basis.[8]
Tree foliage insecticides are applied to the foliage of the tree and will persist on the foliage and continue killing hemlock woolly adelgid for up to two to four years after application. However, these materials are more toxic than insecticidal soaps/horticultural oils.[8]
Soil drenches/soil injections/bark sprays are used in larger trees that cannot be completely sprayed with insecticidal soaps or foliage insecticides. Tree roots absorb and transport the product into the foliage and kill hemlock woolly adelgid. Soil drenches must be applied when there is adequate soil moisture for the tree roots to absorb the product. These products should not be used in areas that are in close proximity to bodies of water.[8]
Trunk injections are used for large trees that are near water or where soils are too rocky for soil injections or drenches. The chemical is injected directly into the tree and transported to the twigs and needles where the hemlock woolly adelgids are feeding. Adequate soil moisture is also necessary for the tree to take up these products.[8]
Hemlock is a vital component of the New England forest system, and is the third most prevalent tree in Vermont. Providing protection from erosion along stream banks, food for deer and wildlife, and shelter for deer in the winter, hemlock is also valued both as an ornamental and as an important source of lumber. Unlike the balsam woolly adelgid that attacked only mature balsam fir, HWA infests hemlocks of all ages. Where hemlock occurs in pure stands in that region, the most commonly observed tree species to succeed it is black (sweet) birch. Whereas in the southern extreme of its range, hemlock typically occurs not in pure stands but in linear riparian areas and other moist sites. Succession in these areas is affected by the presence of Rhododendron maximum which often coexists with hemlock, and because of a combination of influences restricts regeneration to shade and otherwise understory-tolerant plant species. Major changes in ecosystem structure and function, including hydrologic processes, are expected with the loss of hemlock.
One hopeful factor is that the adelgid does not seem able to survive prolonged or bitter cold. Following the winter of 1999-2000, a considerable dieback of adelgid and subsequent regrowth of infested trees was observed across Connecticut. The same phenomenon was repeated after the prolonged winter of 2013-2014, in time to save numerous nearly-succumbed forests.
A 2009 study conducted by scientists with the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station suggests the hemlock woolly adelgid is killing hemlock trees faster than expected in the southern Appalachians, and rapidly altering the carbon cycle of these forests. According to Science Daily, the pest could kill most of the region's hemlock trees within the next decade. According to the study, researchers found "hemlock woolly adelgid infestation is rapidly impacting the carbon cycle in [hemlock] tree stands", and "adelgid-infested hemlock trees in the South are declining much faster than the reported 9-year decline of some infested hemlock trees in the Northeast."[9] In fact, as of 2007 the rate was recorded as 15.6 km/year south of Pennsylvania and 8.13 km/year (or less) in the northern section of the HWA's range.[10]
- ^ "Helping Hemlocks". Yahoo.com.
- ^ Kok, Loke T.; Salom, Scott M.; et al. "Biological Control of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid". Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Entomology.
- ^ "Hemlock Wooly Adelgid". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Other Exotic Forest Threats - Hemlock Woolly Adelgid". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
- ^ McClure, Mark S. "Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Greenshare Factsheet". University of Rhode Island, University of Maryland Cooperative Extension.
- ^ a b "Forest Health Fact Sheet" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ^ Shelton, Anthony. "A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America". Ph.D. Professor of Entomology, Cornell University. Cornell University. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ^ a b c d Sidebottom, Ph.D., Jill. "Recommendations for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Control in the Landscape". North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ^ "Science Daily: Hemlock Trees Dying Rapidly, Affecting Forest Carbon Cycle". University of Toronto.
- ^ Rentch, J.; Fajvan, M.A.; Evans, R.A.; Onken, B. (2008). "Using dendrochronology to model hemlock woolly adelgid effects on eastern hemlock growth and vulnerability" (PDF). Biological Invasions. 11 (3): 551–563. doi:10.1007/s10530-008-9270-x.
External links[edit]
- University of Vermont entomology website
- Species Profile- Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Adelges tsugae), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Lists general information and resources for Hemlock Woolly Adelgid.
- US Department of Agriculture HWA
- Save our Hemlocks
- Tree-Savers, Biological Control for HWA


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Jesus didn't share his message so his birthday would be celebrated for the next two thousand years. Humans were so overwhelmed with the simplicity of the words Jesus spoke it is understandable that his birth and life would be commemorated. Feeding the hungry, providing shelter for the homeless, visiting those in prison and loving the enemy was a very unusual message and perhaps too simple for organized religion. No need for expensive buildings or organizations that soak up the offerings of the poor or contributions from the rich that fit the guidelines of the IRS. Perhaps we have put our priority on elaborate celebrations rather than responding to the simple message. Celebrations are more fun than sharing or visiting those in prison or helping the socially questionable.
Jesus didn't say anything about the necessity of going into debt purchasing gifts. Jesus didn't' say anything about expensive celebrations. Jesus didn't say anything about 'black Friday' or 'cyber Monday'. Jesus didn't say anything about worshiping in gold domed cathedrals or wearing robes embroidered in gold. Jesus suggested we love one another. However, loving others is exceedingly dangerous because loving involves caring which results in sharing. Sharing has never been an acceptable economic strategy.
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What is your biggest problem area when it comes to training?
Originally Posted by chi_town - 05-27-2004, 11:12 PM
I am with jweave
Motivation. Sometimes I look at how much weight I have gained and say f#$k!
I need to lose, but sometimes it's not there-the motivation. I could use all the excuses in the world -work sixteen hr shifts, grad school, 1 1/2 hr commute to school and work, both ways and GF is a junkfood eater (shes 22yrs so it doesn't show.) But me... But if I want it bad enough I will do it!! I almost always get half way where I want to be then slack, a cheat meal here, a cheat day there, then a cheat week and then I am totally off my diet.I WILL GET INTO SHAPE THIS SUMMER. end of rant -
My biggest problem is injuries, and trying to train through them. Or letting the body part rest until it feels fine, then going to the gym and beating the **** out of it and starting all over on trying to let it rest again. Also I NEVER do cardio . I just don't like it. I always think it's gonna rob my strength gains, and everytime I go to the gym with intentions to do cardio I rack my brain trying to find a muscle that's not sore, and end up working that.
The evil pantry
I have 3 little girls and my wife has the pantry packed with Oreo's, Fig Nutons, Cereals and list goes on and on. I'm 38, so that **** sticks to me like glue. All you young college guys, trust me, get in the habit of eating well, because your metabolism will slow down. My willpower is fine on the weekdays, but the weekends it's tuff, I hear those crappy carbs calling my name behind that door. If she wouldn't buy it then I would be fine, but she just tells me to f*ch off, the stuff is for the kids.
Sleep, I get up at 0445 four days a week and do 50 minutes of fat burn on the elliptical machine (HR @ 127bpm). Then I work for 10hrs, I get in the gym 3 days week in for weight training in the afternoon. At night, by the time we get the kids down to sleep, and I review whats on this board, it's 2300hrs.
Bobo hit the nail on the head, cutting the last 6% is like grades, you work your ass of for the 4.0 and then all it takes is one bad test and it's screwed. My last 6% is pure diet and I'm gonna need Bobo's help to get me there. Not sure what to do without losing too much LBM.
Injury, my life story, hmmm, let's see, 3 back operations, 1 elbow, 1 knee, and my tendons on my elbows are shot to hell. 20 years of MMA fighting takes it's toll. My back is the main problem, doing dogcrap's routine is out of the question, lifting very heavy is not option, so I hope Bobo's got a solution for gain LBM without going heavy. - 06-02-2004, 12:03 AM
My biggest problem is getting to the gym when im not on any stims/pre workout boosters.
The most enjoyable part of my workouts is usually the drive to the gym, getting into "The Zone". When i drop some EC, or Ritalin, or whatever im using, i know that 30 mins later i better get in the car and start driving.
If im bulking and not using anything, then i know i can just say "I'll leave in 10 mins" and then 10 becomes 20 and soon i just put it off till the next day.
Once im in the gym i feel great, and have all the energy in the world, but its that whole getting to the parking lot and walking through those doors that i have the problem with. -
My main concern is drying out for competition.. I've tried carbbing up early, later, dropping water to 0 the day of, herbal assistance.. If I can get dry, my condition would be sick.. Did I mention how tiny my waist would look?
putting fat on only in the belly region.. and wanting to cut because of it, but I'm very lean everywhere else
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You doing a local show Pete? - 06-02-2004, 11:06 AM
Originally Posted by Bobo
Pestis - 06-02-2004, 11:41 AM
Will be starting Monday. I will post a thread this weekend explaining everything.
For answers to board issues, read the Suggestion and News forum at the bottom of the main page. - 06-02-2004, 04:31 PM
Originally Posted by Ivan Drago - 06-23-2004, 05:28 PM
I can solve that
For answers to board issues, read the Suggestion and News forum at the bottom of the main page. - 06-23-2004, 11:56 PM
my major problem in lifting is my back and biceps, they have been at about the same strength for a year now, probably because im not squatting and deadlifting but still i should be gaining strength with these exercises:
Lat Pulldowns ALL 3 to 4 sets
Seated Rows
DB Rows - 06-24-2004, 12:22 AM
Its probably the WAY your exercising. You need to train (different type of hypertrophy)according to your goals and have a nutrition plan than corresponds to that training.
If your looking to increase stregnht you need to work on ratios and exercise that increase neural stimulation rather than pure hypertrophy.For answers to board issues, read the Suggestion and News forum at the bottom of the main page. - 06-24-2004, 12:34 AM
Do I give everything away?!?!!?!?
There isn't one exercise, its the way you exercise. Like I siad before I need to know what is goals are. Does he want size AND strength or just strength. Strength based workouts require less time under stress and less calories. They generally are more explosive and less time is spent on the negative. This can be done with any exericse so anyone saying that one exercise makes you stronger is mistaken. It just usually that compound exercises force you to do the exerice in a ratio that is condusive to strenght gains rather than pure hypertrophy.For answers to board issues, read the Suggestion and News forum at the bottom of the main page. - 06-24-2004, 12:48 AM
Man I'm getting tired of editing my posts. I really need to improve my typing.
For answers to board issues, read the Suggestion and News forum at the bottom of the main page. - 06-24-2004, 12:49 AM
Does this mean that a mass goal would be more time spent on the negative? Yes, I'm trying to pump you for info. I knew it was a crime but I did it anyway.
Hmm....I forget....
Could be, but then your diet changes to.For answers to board issues, read the Suggestion and News forum at the bottom of the main page. - 06-24-2004, 12:51 AM
Originally Posted by Bobo
Damn, you're vague.
Good way to reel the customer in though. I'm already sold but I wouldn't be worth your time right now. When Jan rolls around, I'm gonna be relying on you to make me into a monster. - 06-24-2004, 12:57 AM
Originally Posted by Beelzebub
This is also proof that I type what is in my head. If I talked to you on the phone, I would talk the same wayFor answers to board issues, read the Suggestion and News forum at the bottom of the main page. - 06-24-2004, 12:58 AM
Originally Posted by BeelzebubFor answers to board issues, read the Suggestion and News forum at the bottom of the main page. - 06-24-2004, 01:03 AM
I read you man. I was just trying to get more info out of you regarding my goals. Figured I'd hijack the thread for little.
My major problems now is staying out of the gym. I'm in the Army deployed at Kuwait in support of OIF. Its not hard to watch what I eat, and to eat often. We have a huge food selection and I can get food in to go boxes to have in between breakfast lunch and dinner. The gym here is also great. Much better equipment that my gyms in Germany, where I'm normally stationed. Plus theres several squat racks here. I used to bitch nonstop about having to wait for that one squat rack at the gym in Germany. For some reason, the army's gyms in Germany can afford literally 60 pieces of cardio equipment and 8 benches, but only one squat rack .
Its great for training down here tho. When I got here six months ago I was about 260 with about 18% BF and now I'm 250 with about 11 or 12% BF. I haven't actually measured the bodyfat, but its a guess. I can see 4 out of my 6 abs, and I heard at 10% you can see all of them. I haven't even cardioed most of the time I was here. I guess being outside in 125 degree weather every day will cut you up . I limited myself to 4 days a week lifting in the gym...I seriously overtrained when I first got here. I was like a kid in a candystore, working out every day. Not much else to do around here. - 06-24-2004, 01:24 PM
i think my biggest problem is psychological. i'll do a bulk period for 1-2 months, and about halfway through i feel that i'm getting too fat, so i switch gears halfway through and eradicate the gained bf AND the muscle that i gained during that time period. same with a cutter, when the shirt sleeves aren't as tight as they used to be i panic and visit sledge's little shop of wonders
right now is a perfect example i'm winding up the usual cutting cycle for the summer 6-pack, but my weight dipped dangerously close to going under 200, so i panicked and ordered bottles of m4ohn, justifying to myself that "the ban is near, might as well.... it'll help with cutting anyways." - 06-24-2004, 05:03 PM
I work the night shift (8:00PM to 8:00AM) on M/Tu/W/ and every other Su. After work, I go home and watch my 2 girls. I get about 3.5-4.5 hours of sleep (broken up) and then I go back into work. I try to stay with a normal M/W/F split since I have zero free time on the week-ends. In a few weeks, I switch ends of the week and will be doing Th/F/Sa and every other Su. I'm looking forward to this since my wife will be home on week-ends and I can actually get some real sleep. Lack of sleep is hurting my recovery. Its not really affecting my workouts since I can easily motivate myself to hit the weights (home gym).
So, to get to the point, my problem area is rest. I've dropped 50 lbs and kept it off since last late July. I'm frustrated because I've been keeping my calories in check, diet clean, and committed to training but I believe I've plateaued because of the lack of rest. Not much I can do right now but continue to push through. As mentioned before, I'm hoping that getting back on week-ends will help me push past this since I'll be able to get 6-7 hours of sleep.
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- Kentucky, 9.1 percent
- Arkansas, 9.0 percent
Looking to save a few bucks? Consider moving to one of the following states where it costs residents the least amount of their annual incomes to own a car:
- New Hampshire, 4.4 percent of average annual income
- Alaska, 4.6 percent
- Connecticut, 4.9 percent
- Colorado, 5.0 percent
- Washington, 5.1 percent
- Massachusetts, 5.1 percent
- New Jersey, 5.1 percent
- Maryland, 5.2 percent
- Virginia, 5.6 percent
- Utah, 5.7 percent
The fine print: Insurance rates were averaged from six carriers in 10 ZIP codes per state for a 2012 Honda Accord driven by a 40-year-old male with no violations or accidents commuting 12 miles to work, carrying a $500 deductible on collision and comprehensive coverage, bodily injury liability limits of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident, and $50,000 in property damage liability coverage. Quadrant Information Services conducted the report on behalf of CarInsurance.com. Actual insurance rates will depend on individual driver factors.


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Presidential Vetoes, 1789–2015
1. President Bush attempted to pocket
veto two bills during intrasession recess periods. Congress considered
the two bills enacted into law because of the president's failure to
return the legislation. The bills are not counted as pocket vetoes in
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Source: Office of the Clerk of the House.
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Robert Stacy McCain / American Spectator:
Doomed Beyond All Hope of Redemption — Dark thoughts on the meaning of a catastrophic election. — GAHANNA, Ohio — Late Tuesday night, the pundits on TV began jabbering incomprehensibly along the lines of, "What does it mean?" — The American people — or, at the very least …
Welcome To Liberal America — Barack Obama, gay marriage, weed, and a new focus on climate change. This is the country, and the Republican Party has to adapt. — Image by John Gress / Reuters — President Barack Obama's sweeping victory in the 2012 election, his party's wide win in the Senate …
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
Christie: Romney 'didn't get enough votes' — (CNN) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a strong backer of Mitt Romney's presidential bid who raised eyebrows praising President Barack Obama's disaster response after Superstorm Sandy hit his state, said Wednesday he was "extraordinarily disappointed" …
Taegan Goddard's … and Outside the Beltway
New York Times:
Divided U.S. Gives Obama More Time — Barack Hussein Obama was re-elected president of the United States on Tuesday, overcoming powerful economic headwinds, a lock-step resistance to his agenda by Republicans in Congress and an unprecedented torrent of advertising as a divided nation voted to give him more time.
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Yes, Obama Won a Mandate
Yes, Obama Won a Mandate
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
How Conservative Media Lost to the MSM and Failed the Rank and File — Nate Silver was right. His ideological antagonists were wrong. And that's just the beginning of the right's self-created information disadvantage. — Before rank-and-file conservatives ask, "What went wrong?" …
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Jonathan Martin / Reuters:
Election aftermath: GOP soul-searching: 'Too old, too white, too male'? — BOSTON — President Barack Obama's thrashing of Mitt Romney exposed glaring structural weaknesses in the GOP that will shut the Republicans out of the White House until they find a way to appeal to a rapidly changing America.
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Ross Douthat / Campaign Stops:
The Obama Realignment — When you do it once, it's just a victory.
The Obama Realignment — When you do it once, it's just a victory.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A big night for Democrats and liberals
A big night for Democrats and liberals
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Reid moves to limit GOP filibusters — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday that he will try to push through a change to Senate rules that would limit the GOP's ability to filibuster bills. — Speaking in the wake of Tuesday's election, which boosted Senate Democrats' numbers slightly …
Michelle Malkin, The Gateway Pundit, The Lonely Conservative and The Ulsterman Report
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid: Filibuster Reform Will Be Pursued In The Next Congress
Harry Reid: Filibuster Reform Will Be Pursued In The Next Congress
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Nate Silver-Led Statistics Men Crush Pundits in Election — Nate Silver was right. The Gallup Poll was wrong. — Silver, the computer expert who gave Obama a 90 percent chance of winning re-election, predicted on his blog, FiveThirtyEight (for the number of seats in the Electoral College) …
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Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
I was wrong-where it counted … The results are in and I was wrong …
I was wrong-where it counted … The results are in and I was wrong …
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
DSCC chair Patty Murray: GOP gaffes didn't decide the outcome in Senate — The chairwoman of the Democratic Sentorial Campaign Committee on Wednesday credited hard work and strong recruitment efforts — not Republican blunders — for her party's bigger-than-expected gains in the Senate.
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GOP retakes state Senate and full control of state government
GOP retakes state Senate and full control of state government
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Poor recruitment, candidate gaffes doomed GOP hopes for Senate
Poor recruitment, candidate gaffes doomed GOP hopes for Senate
Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Boehner opens door to 'new revenue,' to halt debt — Video: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) addressed the fiscal cliff and the national debt after President Obama's reelection. Boehner said Republicans are willing to accept new revenue. — Republicans are "willing to accept new revenue" …
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Mariano Castillo / CNN:
Puerto Ricans favor statehood for first time
Puerto Ricans favor statehood for first time
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Kevin Robillard / Reuters:
Rep. Allen West's race still undecided — Florida Rep. Allen West's bid for reelection remained too close to call on Wednesday, as the tea party Republican trailed his Democratic opponent by fewer than 3,000 votes. — Patrick Murphy has 160,328 votes, or 50.4 percent, to West's 157,782 votes …
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Tea Party favorite West calls for a recount
Tea Party favorite West calls for a recount
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Andrew Cohen / The Atlantic Online:
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Kyle Leighton / Talking Points Memo:
Fordham Study: Public Policy Polling Deemed Most Accurate National Pollster In 2012 — Fordham University has published a ranking of the most accurate pollsters of the 2012 in terms of national trends, and (both) top spots were held by Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling, the North Carolina-based firm.
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Erik Wasson / Ballot Box:
Conservatives lambast Romney, vow to take over Republican Party — Conservative leaders on Wednesday lashed out at Mitt Romney, saying his attempts to paint himself as a moderate and hide his principles cost him the presidency. — They vowed to wage a war to put the Tea Party in charge …
Michael Scherer / TIME:
Inside the Secret World of Data Crunchers Who Helped Obama Win — "The cave" at President Obama's Election headquarters in Chicago — In late spring, the backroom number crunchers who had powered Barack Obama's campaign to victory noticed that George Clooney had an almost gravitational tug on West Coast females ages 40 to 49.
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The Atlantic Wire:
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Wall Street Journal:
Hope Over Experience — A divided country gives Obama a second chance. — President Obama won one of the narrower re-elections in modern times Tuesday, eking out a second term with a fraction of his 7.3% margin of 2008, in a polarized country with the opposition GOP retaining and still dominating the House.
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Mary Matalin / National Review:
Mendacity and Malice Won — What happened? A political narcissistic sociopath leveraged fear and ignorance with a campaign marked by mendacity and malice rather than a mandate for resurgence and reform. Instead of using his high office to articulate a vision for our future …
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Don't Lose Heart — America, don't lose heart. This election is not an "Obama mandate," nor is it a rejection of conservatism. Unanswered ads like this one running in blue collar swing states defined Romney early on, and the Obama media also piled on with the narrative that Romney would harm the middle class.
Politico, The Gateway Pundit, Conservatives4Palin and Gothamist
Paul Krugman:
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In Boston, stunned Romney supporters struggle to explain defeat — More Photos Related Videos Popular in Politics — BOSTON — About an hour after Mitt Romney delivered his brief, graceful concession speech at the Boston Convention Center, a group of his top aides — Beth Myers …
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
'Now I'm Going to Offer You a Hamburger' — I'm traveling overseas, so posting will be light, but a few quick things: — 1) I want to play poker with Sheldon Adelson. — 2) The Atlantic has excellent post-election coverage. You should read it all. — 3) I asked Ron Brownstein via Twitter …
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Innovative financing mechanism accelerates global roll out of vaccine against world's leading cause of child deaths
Pneumococcal vaccines are new, complex vaccines that would normally reach low-income countries 10-15 years after their introduction in industrialised countries.
Thanks to the pneumococcal Advance Market Commitment, children in 50 Gavi-eligible countries are being immunised against the main cause of pneumonia today.
The 2015 Pneumococcal AMC Annual Report gives an overview of the activities linked to the implementation of the pilot Advance Market Commitment from 1 January to 31 December 2015.
It was developed by the AMC Secretariat at Gavi, in collaboration with the World Bank and UNICEF's Supply Division, and was approved by the Independent Assessment Committee on 1 April 2016.
View previous Annual Reports: 2014-2015 | 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010
If you represent a vaccine manufacturer and are interested in participating in the pneumococcal AMC, this section explains how to make your offer.
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UNICEF issues Calls for Supply Offers following the publication of the Strategic Demand Forecast.
Ghana launches two new vaccines at once
Vaccine brings hope to parents in Yemen
Pakistan tackles top child killer - Pneumonia
Innovative mechanism makes vaccines available for children in developing countries at the right price, in the right quantity and at the right time.
Step by step guide to the method behind the AMC mechanism linking donors, the World Bank, WHO, UNICEF and developing country governments.
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'Smoke' The Donkey, Beloved By Camp Pendleton Marines, Dies (Video)
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Smoke the donkey, a creature so beloved by Camp Pendleton Marines that they brought him home from Iraq, died last night of natural causes.
Smoke was living at Take Flight Farms in Omaha and served as a therapy animal with the Wounded Warriors Family Support organization.
According to Smoke's Facebook page:
Smoke touched the lives of so many people around the world who followed his incredible journey from war torn Iraq to his new home in the United States. We will all miss him.
Smoke's journey began back in 2008, when he endeared himself to several members of Camp Pendleton's 1st Marine Logistics Group based at Camp Taqaddum in Anbar province. The Los Angeles Times reported in 2011:
The animal quickly became a favorite. His name comes from his color and the fact that he once snatched a cigarette from a Marine.
Marine Col. John Folsom took it upon himself to bring Smoke back to the United States. He worked with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to raise enough money to bring Smoke to America.
In memory of Smoke, and all he did to raise the morale of active-duty troops and veterans alike, I've posted a video of him showing off a new trick in December.
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In case you haven't noticed, we're a little ways into a technological revolution. Computer and satellite technology have boomed beyond our imagination and continue to push boundaries. GPS navigation devices are in our cars, guiding us around town, while our pocket-sized computers, called smartphones, tracked with the same technology. For the most part, our society embraces this technology, which has created a near-dependence on it. For this reason, it is necessary to know the vulnerabilities of these technologies. One of the major natural threats to our GPS devices are solar storms.
Solar storms involve large amounts of solar activity, which can cause solar flares to shoot out into the atmosphere. If these flares are strong enough, they can cause disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field, which can significantly damage electrical grids, communication satellites and GPS navigation systems. In order to prepare for this, a Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope was developed in Australia. The telescope was erected just in time, as a period of high solar activity is predicted to occur over the next year.
"The MWA will keep watch on the Sun during the upcoming period of maximum solar activity. It has the potential to deliver very real and immediate benefits to the entire global population. It is a tremendous achievement and testament to the innovative technologies that have been developed to support this instrument," Steven Tingay said, the MWA's director and professor of radio astronomy at Curtin University in Australia.
The MWA project took the cooperation of 13 institutions from the U.S., India, Austrialia and New Zealand. In addition to warning us of solar storms, scientists also hope to learn more about the history of the universe. "Understanding how the dramatic transformation took place soon after the Big Bang, over 13 billion years ago, is the final frontier for astrophysicists like me," Professor Tingay explained. "Preliminary testing, using only a fraction of the MWA's capability, has already achieved results that are on par with the best results ever achieved i the search for the first stars and galaxies."


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Gator Hoops Pieces Together Lineup, Gets Win Over Middle Tennessee
Published November 21st, 2013
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida coach Billy Donovan said his team was "painful to watch" early.
That was somewhat expected, because the Gators played without a true point guard for the first time in years.
But once Donovan simplified things at halftime, No. 16 Florida pulled away from Middle Tennessee and coasted to a 79-59 victory Thursday night.
Patric Young led the way with 16 points, one of six Florida players in double figures. Without point guards Scottie Wilbekin and Kasey Hill, the Gators had nearly as many guys handling the ball.
"With a limited bench, no point guard and playing against a good team, I thought our defense was constant the whole entire game and I thought our offense was really good in the second half," Donovan said. "We were really balanced. ... We did a lot of different things."
The Gators won their 19th consecutive game at home, this one thanks to a dominant start to the second half.
Florida (4-1) came out of the locker room and outscored the Blue Raiders 18-6 over the first 5½ minutes. DeVon Walker got the run started with a 3-pointer, and then the Gators went inside.
Young had a dunk, and Jacob Kurtz and Dorian Finney-Smith followed with three-point plays. Leading scorer Casey Prather, who played just 4 minutes in the first half because of foul trouble, made two free throws and added a three-point play. In between, he found Michael Frazier II on the break for a layup.
Florida used the spurt to turn a single-digit lead into a 20-point game - and the Gators mostly kept it that way the rest of the night.
Neiko Hunter led Middle Tennessee (4-1) with 14 points. Jaqawn Raymond (13) and Eric Wortham (11) also finished in double figures.
The biggest issue for the Blue Raiders was that key starters Tweety Knight, Shawn Jones and Kerry Hammonds combined for 15 points and eight turnovers.
"You've got to get your core guys to play when you're playing a top team on the road," Middle Tennessee coach Kermit Davis said. "We just got nothing out of them. All three of those guys have been playing well for us, but when you get on the road here, those guys have to play."
Finney-Smith scored 14 points for the Gators. Frazier (13), Prather (11), Will Yeguete (10) and Walker (10) also reached double figures.
The Gators won their 20th consecutive game against non-conference opponents. The latest one was notable because of the point guard situation.
"Not having a point guard definitely raised our sense of aggressiveness because we were like a wounded animal," Frazier said. "We don't have all our pieces, so we had to go in there and be aggressive and fight."
Wilbekin sat out an exhibition game and the first five regular-season contests because of an indefinite suspension. Hill, a freshman averaging 10.3 points, could be out a month with a high ankle sprain. Hill badly twisted his left ankle in Tuesday's win against Southern. He wore a protective boot on his foot and watched from the bench Thursday.
Donovan offered no update on how long Wilbekin will be out.
"He still has stuff he has to do," Donovan said. "I'm proud of him, but I'm not prepared to make any statement that he's coming back to our team."
Without Wilbekin and Hill, Florida used Walker, Frazier, Prather, Finney-Smith and others to handle the ball.
It didn't work very well early.
The Gators managed just two assists in the first 20 minutes, part of an ugly half that also included 32 free throws, 26 fouls and only 17 baskets.
"We were stagnant," Donovan said. "It was painful to watch."
The teams combined for five assists. Florida led 34-26 thanks to making 15 of 18 free throws.
It didn't help Florida that Finney-Smith, Prather, Walker and Eli Carter picked up two fouls each - most of them early. The Gators played with Billy Donovan, the coach's son, and fellow walk-on Kurtz down the stretch.
But things changed after the break. With more guys available, Florida made the most of its size advantage - and showed it didn't need a true point guard. Of course, that could change with an upcoming stretch against Florida State, Connecticut, Kansas and Memphis.
"We've just got to get the ball past half and then get in our offense," Finney-Smith said. "Once we get in our offense, everybody knows what we're doing. Once we got comfortable, things went well."
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