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NEW CONCORD, Ohio – After an off week last Saturday, it was business as usual for the Heidelberg University football team. The Student Princes scored 42 points in the first half and departed with a 49-21 win at Muskingum on Saturday afternoon.
Cartel Brooks continued his unparalleled play with four touchdowns and 235 yards of total offense. The junior from Galion has 13 touchdowns in his last three games.
Brooks started the scoring for Heidelberg with a 49-yard touchdown rush. He ran right, hurdled a Muskie and sprinted for the end zone. Dan Kilger's first of seven extra points gave Heidelberg a 7-0 lead.
After the teams traded punts, Michael Mees found Donteea Dye racing down the field. Dye caught the pass, broke a tackle and waltzed past the goal line.
Andy Kujawa recorded his first interception on the year on the ensuing Muskingum drive. The pick set up a 42-yard touchdown pass from Mees to Brooks.
In the second quarter, Brooks scored again, this time on a 38-yard rush. The touchdown was the 41st rushing touchdown of Brooks' career, which surpassed the Heidelberg record set in 1952 by Paul Yackey.
Zack Felton forced a Muskingum fumble on the next drive, which was recovered by Adam Cepik. The Berg turned it into seven points. Brooks and Mees connected again, a 38-yard touchdown pass, to give Heidelberg a 35-0 lead. Brooks had 155 yards rushing and 80 yards through the air.
Christian Dominguez closed out the scoring in the first half. The senior hauled in a pass from Mees and scored from six yards out. Mees finished with 241 yards and four touchdowns on 10-of-16 passing.
After the intermission, the Fighting Muskies (1-6, 1-5 OAC) showed their mettle. Dominick Williams danced, reversed fields and broke several tackles on his way to a 74-yard punt return to put Muskingum on the board.
On the next Heidelberg possession, a punt snap sailed over the head of punter Stephen Smith, who fell on it at his own 2 yard line. Desmond Waden punched it in on the next play, and despite trailing 42-14, Muskingum had momentum.
The Student Princes weathered the storm, though. Just before the end of the quarter, Jose Sanchez found the end zone on an 11-yard rush. His score capped off a 12-play, 89-yard drive, during which Sanchez carried the ball eight times. The drive was aided by a 15-yard targeting penalty against Muskingum's Tristan Heath. Heath was ejected from the game and, by rule, will not be eligible for the first half of Muskingum's next game.
The Muskies added a fourth quarter touchdown on a 28-yard pass from Cody Williams to James Washington.
Heidelberg outgained Muskingum 550 to 189 in total offense.
"We were a little better today," said head coach Mike Hallett. "We did a really good job defensively, ran the ball well, and Mike (Mees) hit some opportune passes for us."
The win pushes Heidelberg to 7-0, 6-0 in the OAC and sets up showdown against Mount Union next week in Tiffin.
"They are a very good football team," said Hallett, talking about No. 1 Mount Union. "We're going to have to do a good job in preparing for them next week."
The Mount Union – Heidelberg game will kick off at Mayer Field in Tiffin at 1:30 p.m. and gates will open at noon. No presale tickets will be sold.


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Design Inspiration: Silk Scarves
A nice scarf can punch up an outfit with pattern and color, and It can have the same effect on a room. These are interior decor items that have invaded the closet and put the silk scarf to use in one way or another in the home:
• 1 The Chanel Bespoke Silk Scarf Chair via This Next
• 2 This table runner is made of a long scarf, via Interior Decorating Home.
• 3 Chanel Silk Scarf Chandelier by Suzan Fellman, from Vivre
• 4 A thrift store find re-covered in a vintage scarf by Karly of Design Crisis.
• 5 This scarf is framed as a colorful accessory for the room, from Martha Stewart.

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Ross wrote:Ordered a couple of new chains from CRC on the 19th Dec and when I got home from work yesterday they were sitting in my letterbox waiting for me. Pretty good service.
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The Lakers crushed Boston last night 113-99 in a game preceded by a memorial tribute to late owner Jerry Buss—complete with moment of silence, speech from Kobe Bryant, and slideshow set to moving music.
What music was that, anyway? ESPN says it was a song titled "Time Of Your Life." I'm no Green Day fan (I haven't bought one of their records since Kerplunk! in junior high) but I at least know that "Time Of Your Life" isn't the title of that song. You don't need esoteric knowledge of Green Day's hit songs to know it's a stupid song to use for a memorial; all you need are functioning ears and basic knowledge of the English language.
Of course, assuming people can actually listen and think is maybe too much. After all, idiots still sing Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The U.S.A." as a patriotic anthem and dance to "Every Breath You Take" by the Police at their weddings. But those songs at least have titles that are not "Good Riddance."
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A map from the twin GRAIL spacecraft, which completed their mission in late 2012, shows differences in the Moon's surface gravity. Red areas have denser material, so their gravitational pull is slightly stronger, while blue areas are less dense and exert a slightly weaker pull. The image is centered on the lunar farside, with the nearside, which we see in the night sky, at the edges. [NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/MIT]
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Moon and Jupiter
The Moon is our closest astronomical neighbor, so you might think that scientists would know pretty much all there is to know about it. But they continue to learn new details about the Moon all the time.
In the last few years, for example, they've discovered that there's quite a bit of water on the lunar surface. And a mission that finished its work just last year revealed that the lunar crust is a good bit thinner than earlier work had suggested - only a couple of dozen miles.
That discovery came from GRAIL, a pair of spacecraft that mapped the Moon's gravitational field in great detail. The craft began their work last spring, and ended their mission when they were intentionally crashed into the Moon in December.
Scientists already knew that the Moon's gravitational field is quite "lumpy" - there are regions where the gravitational pull is stronger or weaker than average. GRAIL mapped the lumps, revealing new details about the make-up of the lunar surface.
GRAIL also helped scientists probe the Moon's interior and its bulk composition. Those observations support the idea that the Moon was born when a Mars-sized planet slammed into the young Earth, spewing molten rock that coalesced to form our close astronomical companion.
And the Moon is in good view this evening. It's in the west at nightfall, with the brilliant planet Jupiter to its right or lower right. And the face of Taurus, the bull, looks on from below them.
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The 12th annual Hood River Classic Hunter/Jumper Horse Show runs today through Sunday.
The Classic will draw more than 400 of the region's top hunters and jumpers to the show site at Jensen Mills Meadow in the heart of Hood River Valley.
The event will have a special appeal to local green-thumbs. Plants brought in to decorate show rings and common areas during the event will be sold after the Classic. The plants are from a commercial nursery, come in 5-gallon pots, and may include such varieties as junipers, cotoneasters, viburnum, barberry, pine, and nandinas. The plants will be offered to the public for $10 each following the show.
The special plant sale takes place Monday from 1-4 p.m. on the show site, at the intersection of Highway 35 and Leasure Road, 12 miles south of Hood River. The plants will be moved from the show rings to the sale location following the event, and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Proceeds support the horse show, which is a benefit for the Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Foundation.
The plants may be viewed "at work" prior to the sale by attending the Hood River Classic.
Outstanding horses and riders from throughout the Northwest — and beyond — will be on hand for the event. The Hood River Classic is a benefit for the Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Foundation and a sanctioned event of the Portland Rose Festival. Riders will compete for cash purses and for quality product prizes. The show features the $10,000 Hood River Inn Grand Prix.
Competing in the five show rings are horses and riders in more than 50 divisions and 200 classes The action begins at 8 a.m. each day and continues until early evening with numerous special derbies and competitions.
During the show, on-site vendors will be offering a wide variety of gourmet and home-style food, cocktails and other beverages. No admission fee is charged to attend the Classic on today and Thursday. General admission is $2 per person or $5 per car, Thursday through Sunday. A limited number of patron tickets, which include open admission to the show, reserved seating in a canopied patron area with refreshments, a catered Friday evening barbecue, and Sunday Grand Prix are available for $65.
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Metrorail opens in DC
In 1776 our founding fathers were fighting for their freedom. They traveled around the colonies by horse and carriage. Washington, DC, did not yet exist.
Two hundred years later Washington, DC, not only existed, but had advanced beyond the horse and carriage. On March 27, 1976, the Metorail opened in Washington, DC, and surrounding areas.


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Some people like spongeballs. Some don't. Some of my magic buddies won't use them because they are too out-of-the-ordinary - but I say that I enjoy performing with them and integrating them into certain routines, and because I enjoy that I often find myself performing with them more for my amusement than anything else. I also like the element of color that they bring (which can make a move here or there stand out more to the spectator) But, with the right crowd and careful and limited application sponge tricks can be very very entertaining and useful - and if you wish to use these.... these particular balls work very well for me. I like how they're not too firm, yet not too squishy either. Just right for me. And as an added positive comment about texture - I very much enjoy how I can store them in my pockets without too much suspicion. They "work" well in that regard - better tha! n other brands I've tried. - Richard Scherle
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Sunscreen Alert. I don't think I've ever started out a weather blog focusing on sunburn risk. "There goes the weather terrorist again - always hyping the weather!" Tell that to the 2 million Americans who will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year. About half of all Americans will have skin cancer at least once by the time they turn 65, according to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. A few tips of choosing the best sunscreen below.
73 F. high in the Twin Cities Thursday.
68 F. average high for May 10 at KMSP.
88 F. high temperature on May 10, 2011.
18 days at or above 70 F. so far this year in the Twin Cities.
5 days above 70 F. as of May 10 of last year.
Nagging Shower Risk. NWS Doppler radar at 4:47 pm shows light to moderate showers pushing across central Minnesota - the risk of evening showers is increasing for the metro. We're still on track for a clearing trend tonight, a rare bout of Saturday sunshine on the way. A meteorological miracle.
Clearing Trend. The 2:30 (WeatherTap) 1 km. visible satellite loop shows drier, sunnier air pushing across the Dakotas into the Red River Valley - a clearing trend that should reach the metro later tonight, promising the first decent Saturday in a month for much of Minnesota. Good timing, for once.
"Cold front fish are "cold fish." They'll be in deeper water and tightly schooled on the most vertical structure. Cold fish need time to react. Use a presentation with longevity, such as vertical jigging or dragging a Lindy Rig slowly through them. Patience is the key. Fish slowly and quietly with the confidence of knowing that they will eventually bite." - from a very timely post about fishing a cold front from Walleye Central - details below.
"But what is freedom? Rightly understood, A universal license to be good." – Hartley Coleridge
Weekend Weather Details. It's a miracle; the planets have aligned: sunshine on the Walleye Fishing Opener and Mother's Day? On paper, impossible. Expect a light northwest breeze tomorrow, becoming westerly on Sunday. It should be about as good as it gets in May (or any month, for that matter) with low humidity, gentle breezes, and enough sun for a respectable sunburn. ECMWF data above, with temperatures (red) in Celsius.
Minnesota Drought Eases. The map on the right shows drought conditions as of May 1 (severe drought over southern Minnesota, the Twin Cities in moderate drought. The map on the left shows the latest Drought Monitor: only a small portion of south central Minnesota in moderate drought, the majority of the state still "abnormally dry". A June's worth of rain fell last weekend - resulting in a (very) significant improvement. More from the Minnesota Climatology Working Group: "As of May 8, the U.S. Drought Monitor depicts most Minnesota counties as Abnormally Dry. For much of Minnesota, especially southern counties, the Abnormally Dry designation was used by the U.S. Drought Monitoring authors to indicate that the landscape is "coming out of drought", with perhaps some minor lingering drought impacts. This week's map shows substantial improvement in the drought situation over last week when 60 percent of Minnesota was said to be in the Moderate Drought or Severe Drought categories (maps at right). The most recent map shows only 10 percent of Minnesota's landscape to fall in those categories.
Ample precipitation this spring, especially early-May rainfall totals of three to six inches in southern Minnesota, is responsible for the improving conditions (maps below). Because transpiration (plant water use) is not yet underway on our agricultural landscapes, spring precipitation has been nearly completely a net gain; improving soil moisture supplies, stream flows, and lake and wetland levels. The only sustaining drought impact in southern Minnesota are somewhat low water levels on our larger lakes, especially land-locked basins that are strongly tied to ground water."
Making Up For Lost Time. Over 8" of rain has soaked the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities since April 1. Check out the amazing transformation with full screen graphics here.
Apply Sunscreen Generously. I'm still amazed by the number of otherwise logical, bright adults who believe the potential for sunburn has something to do with air temperature. "Oh, highs near 70? No worries." Wrong. The potential to tan - or burn - has nothing to do with air temperature, and everything to do with sun angle, the DATE on the calendar. The closer we get to the Summer Solstice on June 21, the higher the burn-risk. I'm not trying to insult your intelligence - but here are a few timely tips for picking the right sunscreen from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: "Before heading outdoors, follow these tips to maximize your sunscreen's protection.
1. Get UV-A and UV-B protection
Always opt for a sunscreen that provides both UV-A and UV-B protection. This way, you'll protect your skin from ultraviolet-B (UV-B) rays, which cause sunburns and skin damage, as well as ultraviolet-A (UV-A) rays that increase your risk for skin cancer.
Also make sure the sunscreen you choose contains zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. These ingredients help to block both UV-A and UV-B rays.
2. Choose SPF 30 or higher
Always use a sunscreen with SPF (Sun Protection Factor) 30 or higher. The SPF in your sunscreen absorbs and reflects the sun's rays so they don't burn or damage your skin.
Keep in mind, though, that higher isn't that much better when it comes to SPF numbers. "Many people think they can safely stay in the sun longer if they choose a higher SPF," Chon says. "But that isn't the case."
How Do I Catch Walleyes After A Cold Front? Some great (timely) information from Mike McClelland at Walleye Central. Since we will be experiencing a weak cool frontal passage I wanted to share a few nuggets of his excellent post:
"Accept Cold Front Conditions"
"As the weather changes, so should you! Don't continue using the same strategies that worked the day before. If you've made your first pass on yesterday's fish and didn't get a hit, don't change color, don't change bait, don't change presentations. Those tactics won't work. No matter what you do, you can't catch fish that aren't there! Accept the fact that this is a cold front and that the fish have moved. New locations and major presentation changes are in order. Cold fronts trigger a defensive reaction in walleyes. Walleyes, whose entire focus had been to seek food yesterday, will be seeking security today. Regardless of the time of the year, think of cold front fishing as if it were fall fishing. The methods and locations are the same."
Relatively Smooth Sailing. The weekend forecast still holds: clearing tonight, sunshine most of the day Saturday and Sunday; Mother's Day a few degrees warmer than Saturday. A T-shower is possible midweek, followed by a good shot at 80 by the end of next week. Consistent 70s? Looks like spring is finally here....to stay.
Hints of Summer. Ready for an 80-degree weekend? We'll have to be content with highs near 70 tomorrow, low to mid 70s Mother's Day, but the GFS is hinting at 80s the following weekend, maybe low to mid 80s May 19-20.
"What A Difference A Year Makes". From the Minnesota Climatology Working Group: "Fishing opener 2011 was cloudy and cold over the central and south, with light rain and drizzle. Temperatures were more seasonable over the north with some sunshine. Breezy conditions existed all day statewide."
Warming Trend. The 6-10 Day temperatures outlook from CPC, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, shows a strong warm bias from eastern Minnesota into New England next week - that should translate into a streak of 70s, even a few 80s. Map: Ham Weather.
"Vegas Sunrise". Thanks to Thomas Dodson for passing this one along - very nice.
April Heat. Although not as extreme as March, April is setting hot-weather records across much of the west and southwest. All-time April monthly record highs were tied or broken at the following locations:
- Phoenix, Arizona: 105°F on April 22 (previous 105° April temperatures occurred on 4/20/1989 and 4/29/1992)
- Las Vegas, Nevada: 99°F on April 22 (tying old record set 4/30/1981)
- Reno, Nevada: 90° on April 23 (old record 89° 4/30/1981)
- Elko, Nevada: 87° on April 22 (old record 86° 4/30/1981). This also beat the previous so-warm-so-early-in-the-season record by 4°.
- Ely, Nevada: 86° on April 22 (old record 82° 4/28/1992)
- Winnemucca, Nevada: 90° on April 22 and 23 (tying old record set 4/30/1981)
- Death Valley, California: 113° on April 22 and 23 (tying old record set on April 24, 1946). This temperature may also tie the U.S. national record for the month of April if one disavows a suspicious reading of 118° from Volcano Springs, California in April of 1898.
- Grand Junction, Colorado: 89° on April 23 and 24 (tying all-time April record also set on 4/29 and 4/30, 1992)
- Amarillo, Texas: 99° on April 25 (old April record 98° on 4/22/1989 and 4/22/1965)
- Lubbock, Texas: 104° on April 25 (old April record 100° on 4/16/1925 and /22/1989)
- Midland, Texas: 104° on April 25 (old April record 101° on 4/21/1989)
- Abilene, Texas: 104° on April 25 (old April record 102° on 4/16/1925)
- Childress, Texas: 106° (old April record 102° on three occasions, most recently on 4/3/2011)
- The month was the hottest April on record for much of northern Texas (again):
Drought Hits Spain's Wheat Crop. Dry weather is becoming a problem across parts of Europe; hardest hit: Spain.
- Grain crops in Spain are suffering after an unusually dry autumn and winter. The amount of rainfall has been just half of normal in key grain producing regions.
- In late April, increasing rainfall has started to improve the situation, particularly in the northern half of the country. If rain continues to fall regularly throughout May, there's a chance that barley and wheat yields could rebound.
- Spain is not the only European country grappling with a weak wheat crop. Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, and other countries will likely see reduced yields as well due to dry weather. A cold spell at the end of February in Poland and Germany has also harmed crops.
Image Of The Day: Ice Melting On Russia's Lake Baikal. Details from NASA's Earth Observatory: "For several months each year, Russia's Lake Baikal is covered by a thick layer of ice. Formation begins in late-December, and by mid-January the entire lake is usually blanketed. Come spring, the lake begins its long, slow melt. Patches of open water usually appear in the southern part of the lake in early May and move progressively northward. But it isn't usually until late June that the last remnants of the ice have disappeared from the northern reaches of the lake."
Texas Tornadoes. More than half a dozen tornado touchdowns were reported Thursday from San Antonio to Corpus Christi. For an interactive map of hail, damaging wind and tornado reports, click here. Map courtesy of Ham Weather.
Better Forecasts Are On The Radar For Duluth. Every NWS Doppler is getting a software/hardware upgrade to "dual-pol"; the Duluth News Tribune has details: "The radar at the National Weather Service office in Duluth will be out of order for a few days but will come back online better than ever. Crews are installing a new type of radar, called dual polarization, that will be better able to detect heavy rain that could cause flash floods, see through storms to identify the debris clouds caused by tornadoes and even tell the subtle difference between rain, sleet and snow. It's part of a $50 million upgrade to the U.S. radar system that will see all 160 National Weather Service and military radars upgraded to dual polarization."
Photo credit above: "The National Weather Service Duluth office radar dish as seen inside the large radar dome. The radar is being upgraded to give forecasters more live data on severe thunderstorms, rain and winter storms. The dish pointed straight up to allow crews to install the upgraded equipment. (Clint Austin / email@example.com)."
Hurricane Irene Ranked Most Costly Category 1 Storm. Meteorologist Andrew Freedman at Climate Central has more details: "Hurricane Irene, which first made landfall in North Carolina on August 27, and went on to cause devastating flooding in several Northeastern states, is now ranked as the costliest Category One storm to strike the U.S. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Irene caused $15.8 billion in damage, much of it due to inland flooding. This ranking is a testament to how much expensive real estate the storm struck, as it marched up the eastern seaboard, passed directly over New York City, and swept through northern New England."
Map credit above: "The track and strength of Hurricane Irene. Click on the image for a larger version. Credit: National Hurricane Center."
Florida Approves Hurricane Shelter Plan. Details from Insurance Journal; here's an excerpt: "The construction of new public schools across Florida has contributed to a significant increase in the number of hurricane shelter spaces, according to a plan approved this week by Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet. The Division of Emergency Management presented its updated statewide emergency plan to the cabinet at a meeting held at a Florida Keys elementary school. A combination of hurricane shelter surveys, retrofitting existing schools and building new schools to meet shelter design criteria has created more than 939,000 public shelter spaces over the last 12 years, emergency management officials said. More than half of those spaces were created through the construction of new public schools."
First Ever Massachusetts Hurricane Preparation Conference. Here's an excerpt of a story from WWLP.com: "DEVENS, Mass. (WWLP) - June 1st is not only the anniversary of the tornadoes devastating parts of western Massachusetts, it also marks the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season In the eastern Massachusetts community of Devens on Wednesday, Massachusetts had a weather conference like no other. We all remember tropical storm Irene, an ugly reminder that western Massachusetts is not immune to tropical storms or hurricanes. "The rainfall and the flooding is a great example of where we can do even better, we think about a hurricane coming, we start getting very focused on wind," said Kurt Schwartz the Director of MEMA."
App Of The Day: "WeatherMob". This one looks interesting; here's a brief description: "Weathermob makes it easy to say something about the weather you're in, through video, photo, comments or making a quick report by touching a couple of buttons – this is your chance to be a weatherwoman or weatherman. Get the latest local forecasts alongside live reports on current weather conditions from Weathermob users. Follow reports from your friends and family – see who's having the best weather and how they feel about it. Know your mother's weather before you even speak to her…"
Honorable Mention: "XWeather". Here's another weather app that caught my eye; costs $1.99 (not my company - but I admire what they're trying to do, tracking severe/extreme weather around the planet). Here's an overview of XWeather: "Xweather is a dynamic and graphically engaging multimedia tool for putting extreme weather events in context, optimized for both iPhones and iPads. Easily navigate a stunning 3D rendition of the globe and get near real-time information and satellite imagery of hurricanes, cyclones and other severe storm events, floods, volcanic eruptions and dust storms. In addition to current extreme weather, users can also access Xweather's growing historical archive to explore events that have occurred around the world in the past two record-setting years."
Hubble To Use Moon As Giant Mirror To Observe Venus Transit. This is pretty cool - here's an except from a post at gizmag.com: "From Earth's perspective, on June 5 and 6, Venus will pass across the face of the Sun. By observing the tiny fraction of sunlight that passes through Venus's atmosphere using the Hubble Space Telescope, it is hoped that the planet's atmospheric makeup can be determined. Though we already know the nature of Venus's atmosphere, it is hoped the event will help astronomers hone techniques, already in use, that may one day help to identify Earth-like planets in far-away solar systems. The catch? Hubble cannot observe the Sun directly. Instead it will look at the Moon to observe reflected light."
Weather Fit For A Prince? Prince Charles doing the weather on TV? I think the seventh seal has been broken now. If Snooki winds up anchoring the NBC Nightly News I'm heading for the hills. More (including a video) from TVNewser. Hey, he did an admirable job! "Viewers of the BBC News in Scotland received quite a surprise today. The regular weather anchor took a break, and instead the forecast was delivered a by a special guest: The Prince of Wales himself, Prince Charles."
"Exped Ergo Combi" All-In-One Hammock Camping Solution. If you want to loiter (and camp) simultaneously, I think I just found a good solution, courtesy of those prolific techno-geeks over at gizmag.com: "The Exped Ergo Combi aims to give you the protection of a tent within the comfortable, 'zero gravity' confines of a roomy hammock. It looks like it could offer one of the best nights of sleep you've ever had outdoors. You can buy various forms of sheltered hammocks from manufacturers like Clark, Hennessy Hammock and Grand Trunk. Some are completely open, leaving you to sleep under the stars. Some have mosquito netting to protect you from pests. Some have waterproof protection for use in foul weather. Some have added insulation on the underside to keep you warm in winter or cooler spring weather."
Bouncy House Cushions Bear's Fall From Tree. The best headline of the day? Lancasteronline.com has the story: "When a black bear climbed a tree in a central Arkansas city and refused to come down, authorities turned to unconventional rescue tools: bouncy houses. Foster the Bear -- named for the residential street where he holed up in a tree -- wouldn't budge from his branch Monday. So, authorities turned to a local hardware store owner who rents inflatable houses and castles for children's birthday parties. They asked him to set up two of the bouncy contraptions beneath the tree. Then, wildlife officials shot the bear with tranquilizer darts."
Hardly Ideal Fishing Conditions. Yes, rain, a "walleye chop" and a sharply falling barometer often helps (from what my wise fishing buddies tell me). I may have better luck fishing a puddle than Pelican or Mille Lacs tomorrow. I hope you have better luck!
Close To Perfect. Low humidity, a fresh breeze, blue sky. No invasion of mosquitoes (at least not yet). Highs ranged from 71 at Eau Claire to 72 St. Cloud, 73 in the Twin Cities and 78 at Redwood Falls.
" There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before. " - Willa Cather
Paul's Star Tribune Outlook for the Twin Cities and all of Minnesota
THIS AFTERNOON: More clouds, passing shower possible later. Winds: W/NW 10-20. High: 65
FRIDAY NIGHT: Isolated evening shower, then partial clearing and cooler late. Winds: NW 10-15. Low: 46
SATURDAY (WALLEYE FISHING OPENER): Cool start. Blue sky. Steady or slightly rising barometer. Winds: NW: 5-10. High: 69
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and cool. Low: 48
SUNDAY (MOTHER'S DAY): Warm sun. Perfect day for mom. Winds: SW 7-12. High: 75
MONDAY: Plenty of sun - few complaints. Low: 53. High: 76
TUESDAY: Partly sunny, lukewarm breeze. Low: 56. High: 78
WEDNESDAY: Slight thunder risk, still warm. Low: 57. High: 76
THURSDAY: Hazy sun, feels like summer. Low: 57. High: 80
* highs above 80 are likely next Friday, possibly spilling over into the following weekend (May 19-20).
"Cool Frontal Walleye"
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" wrote John Buchan.
I've had rotten luck with walleye over the years; you could mount my "trophy fish" on an index card. Sad.
Minnesotans take their fishing seriously, and I can (almost) p-p-promise a better Opener than last year, when it was cold with rain and drizzle.
Today's cool frontal passage whips up clouds and a few showers; the atmosphere too dry and stable for anything severe. Skies clear tonight: lots of Saturday sun, a light northwest breeze, sunrise temperatures in the mid 40s. Take jacket (and sunscreen).
Fishing behind a cool front? According to Walleye Central "Cold front fish are "cold fish." They'll be in deeper water and tightly schooled on the most vertical structure...Patience is the key. Fish slowly and quietly with the confidence of knowing that they will eventually bite." More tips on my blog.
Mother's Day (don't forget!) will be the day you were day dreaming about back in February: blue sky, mid 70s. Perfect.
We warm up next week, a good shot at 80 Thursday & Friday.<p>No red blobs on Doppler. No flurries.
We're good.
"We shall continue to have a worsening ecologic crisis until we reject the Christian axiom that nature has no reason for existence save to serve man." - Lynn White, Jr. "The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis" (1967).
Climate Stories...
Game Over For The Planet. Here's a timely New York Times Op-Ed from NASA climate scientist James Hansen that is bound to raise some eyebrows: "GLOBAL warming isn't a prediction. It is happening. That is why I was so troubled to read a recent interview with President Obama in Rolling Stone in which he said that Canada would exploit the oil in its vast tar sands reserves "regardless of what we do." If Canada proceeds, and we do nothing, it will be game over for the climate. Canada's tar sands, deposits of sand saturated with bitumen, contain twice the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by global oil use in our entire history. If we were to fully exploit this new oil source, and continue to burn our conventional oil, gas and coal supplies, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere eventually would reach levels higher than in the Pliocene era, more than 2.5 million years ago, when sea level was at least 50 feet higher than it is now."
Representative Cravaack: Cut Climate Change Education Funds. We don't like the implications of the science - so let's ban it altogether! That's visionary - what I would expect from science-Luddites in Washington D.C. these days. Here's an excerpt of a truly unbelievable story from The Star Tribune: "U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack is leading a Republican effort in the House to block funding for a climate change initiative that provides money to education programs around the nation, including at Carleton College in Northfield and the Como Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul. Cravaack's proposal, offered as an amendment to an annual spending bill, made the first-term Minnesota member of Congress the focus of a legislative duel Wednesday over climate change, with Democrats and environmentalists rallying against the GOP measure. His provision passed the House late Wednesday on a 238-188 vote."
Photo credit above: "Cindy Best, of Menomonie, Wis., visited the Como Zoo and Conservatory with her grandchildren."
Kenya: Floods Caused By Loss Of Forests. Here's a snippet of an article at allafrica.com: "ALL over the country there has been serious flooding, landslides, and erosion. The present long rains have been heavy but not extraordinary like the El Nino rains of 1998. If Kenya had El Nino rains again, it would be a disaster. With global warming, there are going to be greater extremes of drought and rain. Kenya needs to be prepared for a difficult climatic future. The biggest single reason for the present flooding is the loss of forest cover in Kenya. Forests are sponges that soak up rain and then slowly releases it into the river system and aquifers. Without that regulation provided by forests, rain rushes straight into rivers which then burst their banks and flood. Without those sponges, rivers and aquifers will vanish in the dry season." Satellite image above: NASA.
Assessing Whether Solar Panels Make Sense For You. I have a few friends with solar panels who are actually getting paid by their local utility to put electricity ONTO the grid! From The New York Times: "As I report in The Times, legions of companies will offer to install a system at no upfront cost and promise customers cheaper, cleaner electricity over the course of 20 years. Some are small and local, while others, including SolarCity, Sunrun, Sungevity and SunEdison, are larger, with national or even international reach. Some large manufacturers, like SolarWorld, even offer financing plans for home installations. For residential customers, the deals can seem attractive. The company arranging the financing for the system usually owns and operates it, selling the electricity back at a rate generally lower than what the utility would charge." (Photo credit above: inhabitat.com).
Bob Lutz Defends Bashing Rush Limbaugh, Bill O Reilly. An excerpt from USA Today: "It's unfortunate the Volt became the target of the right-wing propaganda machine," he said at the Electric Car Symposium, EVS26, in Los Angeles. After hearing the criticism of plug-in cars from Limbaugh and O'Reilly, he says he took the offensive. Besides speaking out against them in public, he made the rounds to conservative think tanks. The message: There is nothing "sinister" about energy security for the U.S. He urged electric-car advocates not to argue the benefits of electric vehicles from a global warming perspective, but rather with an energy security argument."
Unabomber Billboard Continues To Hurt Heartland Institute. The L.A. Times weighs in; here's an excerpt: "With a simple statement on Tuesday, State Farm Insurance became the latest company to withdraw its support from the Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based think-tank which claims a "realist" position questioning that humans are responsible for climate change. "State Farm is ending its association with the Heartland Institute. This is because of a recent billboard campaign launched by the Institute," said the entirety of the statement, which ran on the State Farm Facebook page. Also, just announced Wednesday, the United Services Automobile Association, an insurance and financial services company for military families, has also withdrawn its support for Heartland."
Photo credit above: "A billboard featuring the "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, which appeared in the Chicago area last week, has caused several companies and organizations to withdraw support for the Heartland Institute. (May 9, 2012)"
Heartland Institute's Climate Change Denial Tactics Get Extreme. Here's a story about Billboard-Gate from NPQ, nonprofitquarterly.org: "It didn't take long for the Heartland Institute to realize that its ad campaign was a bit over the edge. Devoted to debunking theories of climate change, the Koch brothers-funded Heartland Institute put up a billboard with the message, "I still believe in Global Warming. Do you?" If you're a climate change skeptic, the message probably made sense, but the picture next to the message, which went up along the Eisenhower Expressway outside of Chicago, was Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. Additional billboards were slated starring Charles Manson, Fidel Castro, and Osama bin Laden. HI's argument, according to a statement on its website, was, "The most prominent advocates of global warming aren't scientists. They are murderers, tyrants, and madmen." Baaaaad idea!"
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A Window Over the Kitchen Sink
It's one of the truest, simplest forms of luxury in a home: the ability to gaze out of a window while doing the dishes. We always look for this sink-window duo when scouting out an apartment or house. And, while we don't always end up with it (in fact, there are lots of homes where the sink is not at a window), we certainly always dream of it:
The sink under the window was rounded up by Kristen before, but we can't help but revisit the subject as the weather's turned warm and our thoughts move toward the outdoors. These are a few more beckoning sink-window combos in kitchens from our archives:
• 1 The scrollwork and casement windows here are our favorites from Michael & Danijela's Modern Minimal Milwaukee Home
• 2 A jalousie window in Tina's Port Douglas Cottage
• 3 A perfect place for plants in Pablo & Rob's Woodsy Wanderlust
• 4 The window is like a picture frame at James and Julie's Bernal Beauty.
• 5 This small sink is made bigger by its nearby window at Ingrid's Wood and Wool Wonderland
• 6 The sink in The Dastrup's Brass Is Back Four Square isn't centered on a window, but is flanked by two!
• 7 Those tulips have to make any task a pleasure at kitchen sink of LaurieAnna's 30s Cottage Kitchen Makeover
• 8 True to its namesake, in Anne and Chris' Light-Filled Modern, plenty of light streams in through double windows.
• 9 Even without a window, there's a window in Jeff & Delia's Gourmet Garage.
• 10 The quintessential window over sink in Holly's Sophisticated Fifties Homage
Related: Gallery: Looking Out the Kitchen Window
(Images: As linked above)


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In the world of wakeboarding photography, we have seen some amazing images from photographers like Spencer Smith, Garrett Cortese, Josh Lechtworth, Joey Meddock, Steven Hahn and, for some of you that remember, Mike Isler. What has set these guys apart from others is their portrayal of the sport's artistry and their creativity. My own work has been inspired by these basic principles, and for this particular shot I wanted to do something that had never been done in the sport of wakeboarding; I knew it wasn't going to be easy! I had been dreaming about this photo for years and it was going to take more than just finding the right rider and location. I was going to need the ultimate rail/winch setup that was perfectly aligned with Polaris (AKA "the north star") PLUS the meteorological condition had to be perfect with a new moon and perfectly clear skies.It wasn't until August 2010 when I spoke to my good friend, David Cervenka of DPC Films, and he filled me in on a video shoot he was planning with Kaesen Suyderhoud in Redding, California. I immediately opened Google maps to check the location and *BINGO* it was perfectly aligned with Polaris. I had the trifecta (rider, location, setup), but now I needed to sell Kaesen on the concept and hope that the weather conditions worked in my favor!As soon as I mentioned "rail at night" to Kaesen, he was onboard. Kaesen was already in the process of building a three rail setup at Redding Wakeboard & Ski Park. Owner and operator Mark Wilk provided us with full access to the site! I kept a close eye on the weather and once the forecast looked promising, we set the date. On the road I was constantly checking the conditions to make sure the evening was going to be clear. Just one cloud would totally screw things up and days of planning would be out the window. To make things even more interesting, Kaesen was heading back to Florida the next day, so I had only one chance to do this! I was ALL in baby, all in! As soon as I arrived I began prepping the set-up. Along with David's help, I positioned two off-camera flashes on the camera side of the rail, one at about four feet high and the other at about seven feet high. The camera was on a tripod next to the rail near the end [see diagram]. We fired off some test shots of just the rail and everything was looking good. The next test was a shot of the rider to make sure that Kaesen was properly lit. The camera gear and settings info were as follows:
Now I know what you photographers are saying. "The fastest sync speed between a camera and a flash is only 1/250." Fortunately, the Nikon D70 is one of the few digital cameras in the world that can sync with a flash with shutter speeds of up to 1/800. Once we were happy with the test results, it was game on. With a wireless remote in hand, I positioned myself between the camera and the rail. Each time Kaesen would hit the rail, I would feel his board go right over my head. At any time, I could have had my head taken out. Risky stuff! Kaesen was definitely a trooper. Even though it was pitch black, he kept hitting the rail over and over again to make sure I got the shot that I wanted. Even after he nailed it, I wasn't technically done. I left the camera right where it was and hooked it up to my laptop which had an intervalometer application installed. I set it to take images of the stars; 1 shot every 30 seconds. We left to get some dinner and came back a couple hours later. After reviewing the shots, we were all pleased with the outcome. At that point, with a little help from Photoshop, the rest was up to me. Armed with my trusty laptop, I "stacked" the star images on top of each other creating one star trails photo, with the shot of Kaesen hitting the rail "stacked" on top of the stars. The shot came out better than I had imagined it to be. Polaris was lined up directly behind Kaesen. Again, the camera on the tripod was never moved. The star trails were never manipulated to line them up behind Kaesen. Things fell into place perfectly. I hope you enjoy the end result as I enjoyed every minute of imagining, planning and preparing to get the shot! HUGE THANKS go to:
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Homes Burn, Hundreds Evacuated as Lolo Complex Fire Destroys 5,000 Acres
The Lolo Complex Fire was originally two low-priority fires that did not threaten structures. However, in the past 40 hours, hot weather and winds have fanned the fires into an official state of emergency. Now, the West Fork II fire and the original School House Fire are considered one giant threat as they burn on both sides of Highway 12.
A Type 1 Incident Management Team should take control of the fire today, bringing more resources to bear on a fire that appears to have exploded out of control.
The fire exploded Sunday night from 15 to 250 acres by Monday morning. Then, it reached over 2,000 by Monday afternoon. By Tuesday morning. Officials with the DNRC estimate that the fire is over 5,000 acres.
According to the Missoula County Sheriff's Department, between four and eight homes have been lost in the fire. Department spokeswoman Paige Pavalone says deputies are working furiously to deliver pre-evacuation notices to citizens in the path of the blaze.
"All homes between Bear Creek Road eastbound to Sleeman Gulch have been given pre-evacuation notices due to the growth of the Lolo Complex Fires," Pavalone said. "Residents may not receive second notification depending on the development of the fire and roadway accessibility. Several hundred homes have received notices thus far and County Deputies continue their efforts to make contact at every residence."
Spokesman Cindy Super reports that a shelter for evacuees has been established. it is at Christ the King Church, 1400 Gerald Street, in Missoula.
Also, Missoula County Disaster & Emergency Services has established a hotline for affected residents with information on shelters, care for large animals, and other information. The number is 258-4636.


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A Week With the iPhone 5: A Familiar Alien
Oct 1, 2012 5:00 AM PT
The most challenging thing about the iPhone 5 is how it feels in your hand -- it's light. Sure, it's just 20 percent lighter than the iPhone 4S, but it's also smaller and bigger at the same time -- 18 percent thinner with 12 percent less overall volume, despite having a longer screen. All of this comes together in a look and feel that starts off feeling like something alien yet it looks familiar.
Apple's best products beg to be held, to be touched, and the iPhone 5 is no different. Its lines are so clean, so perfectly matched that if Apple hadn't used subtle textures on purpose, a guy might think the iPhone 5 was manufactured with nano technology, built from the ground up, molecule by molecule.
A Contradiction in my Pocket
Once you hold it, the seemingly incongruent size and feel will be both delightful and scary -- the heft of the iPhone 4 is gone but there's so much bright and shiny screen that it took me, a previous iPhone 4 user, a few days to get used to. It seemed unbalanced in my hand, as if it could be top heavy, and yet, it's perfectly balanced. It's an illusion, of course, created from daily familiarity over two years with my iPhone 4.
When I first slipped it into the pocket of a pair of jeans, I marveled at how light it felt. And when the phone slid sideways in my pocket (I'm a pretty big guy) I had a quick, utterly irrational worry that the pressure from my jeans on the outside edges of the iPhone 5 -- over the fulcrum of my thigh -- might break it as I sat down. Yes, totally stupid thought, I know, but the thing is so thin and so light that the image entered my mind.
The iPhone 5 is the result of a gorgeous evolution. I can't imagine having a larger smartphone and actually liking it. Similarly, I can't imagine going back to my iPhone 4.
The 4-inch Retina display, which essentially offers up a whole new row of icons on your home screen, gives you just the extra room you needed without going overboard. I read the new Jack Reacher novel, A Wanted Man by Lee Child, in record time. And HD videos? Freaking sweet. Letterboxing around videos on less rectangular screens always faintly annoy me, so the new widescreen format is appreciated.
Apple says the screen is more vibrant with better color saturation, but in my experience your reaction to the screen will likely have more to do with the level of brightness you set. If you want a lot of pop, you increase the brightness setting and then pay for it slowly with battery life. I tend to set my brightness level high.
LTE, Baby
Other smartphones have been able to tap into the faster LTE data connections available by carriers for quite some time now, so in a sense the iPhone 5 is just playing catch up. LTE only really matters, of course, if you've got a carrier that offers great LTE service in your area. I'm in the Pacific Northwest, so while AT&T has some LTE, there's lot more 4G coverage where I tend to frequent. So I've yet to truly experience anything amazing when it comes to data transfers. So far, it all seems pretty normal to me. What I have been pleased with is traveling around to areas where I know there are older, less supported cell towers, and I seem to get just as good of connectivity as I had before with my iPhone 4. Maybe a little better -- it's hard to say sometimes if the speed of an action on the iPhone 5 has anything to do with data or if it's just due to the faster A6 processor.
Which brings up the overall system speed. Sometimes my iPhone 4 seemed to bog down when I was really putting it through a good workout, which was often connected to needing to download a lot of data. So I was never sure whether any lag was due to my data needs and connection or the iPhone 4 itself. With my iPhone 5, everything is pretty much smoother and snappier. Not crazy insane speeds, but definitely better. In fact, in my first week with the iPhone 5, system and data speeds rarely entered my mind at all, which tells me my brain and expectations are still catching up to what the iPhone 5 can deliver.
Love the Camera
I take a lot of photos as well as some video, and while I prefer a DSLR camera with nice big lens over anything else, I pack my iPhone everywhere. So the camera has to do a lot of work. The first thing you'll notice about the built-in camera app is that it opens faster. The second? The shutter click is a rapid fire delight. I found myself snapping three, four, and five shots just to hear the fake shutter sound and see the rapid you-just-took-a-photo animation on the screen. Coming from an iPhone 4, it's awesome.
The HD video seems quite a bit better, too, even over the already great iPhone 4S. Apple says it has improved video stabilization, and since most of my previous video came from an iPhone 4 at a lower resolution (720p vs 1080p) -- the end result is much better video.
The new panorama mode in iOS 6 is especially cool to me, since it's right there, built into the camera app. Because I enjoy getting outside, the panorama option makes it easier than ever to grab shots of big open landscapes, creating a single seamless high-resolution panorama shot up to 28 megapixels. Crazy. I think it's magic.
Tidbits, Here and There
Frankly, a lot of the greatness in the new iPhone 5 is baked into the operating system, iOS 6, much of which you can get via an iPhone 4 and/or 4S -- the brilliant AirPlay to Apple TVs, iCloud, Siri. So what else is new and different that matters?
How about the much-maligned super small Lightning connector? I like it. Sure, it sucks that I can't use my old adapters, but being able to grab the plug and slip it in without making sure it was oriented correctly? It's easy, and that's better. Seems as if I have to pay close attention to what I'm doing with every other device, and even then, I get it wrong 40 percent of the time. With the iPhone 5, I haven't missed once. Even in the dark. Just saying.
The speakerphone and audio clarity seem a bit better so far, but I'm not sure it's by much -- I still don't understand what the problem is here, but I wonder if the folks at Apple just have better hearing than everyone else. Maybe all of us Apple fans who are baffled with the overall call quality can simply send over our kids, dogs, cats, and parrots to spend a few days with Apple's top executives, who, when the chaos is visiting, can only communicate via their iPhones. If Apple would be game for this little real-world test, I'm pretty sure the next iPhone's speakers would be powerful enough to hail a cab.
While we're talking sound, the new EarPods are a definite improvement. They aren't blow-your-socks-off fantastic, but they'll get the job done. They don't seal off your ear canal like some buds, which means you can hear noise from your environment, but the side effect of this feature means you sound natural to yourself when you use the EarPods to talk to other people using, you know, the phone part of the iPhone.
Ah, the Maps
So why have I waited so long to talk about Maps? Is it reluctance because everything else is so great? Maybe. Or maybe the whole Maps app flap is overblown. Maybe. When Apple ditched Google as the engine behind its built-in Maps app, Apple created a road to future improvement that Apple could control. Unfortunately, that road right now is like a gravel road -- sometimes quite serviceable, sometimes with fantastic views, and sometimes full of washboards and ruts. Depending on where you live in the world and depending on how you use the Maps function, you'll experience everything from not noticing anything wrong to bemusement to outright rage and possibly despair. Let's just say you shouldn't count on Apple's Maps app to get you to a job interview in an unfamiliar town.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has now publicly apologized about the Maps flap, and I believe it's clear to Apple that this is a priority that needs to get fixed. I expect a lot of money and effort are already being thrown at this issue.
I'm still using my iPhone 5 naked -- no screen protector, no case. I haven't scratched the back yet, nor have I dropped it. I don't plan on immersing it in liquid. So far, I'm quite pleased. For me, the iPhone 5 currently has everything I need, most everything I want, and it's good enough that I don't have to think about it. Seriously. The iPhone 5 has evolved into being a conduit to the world, connecting me to what I care about, without getting in the way. Right now, I've got nothing pressing left to ask for.
I don't know if I should say, "Damn" or "Thanks." Then again, I have a two year contract with AT&T, so I've got plenty of time to engage with the world and stoke my imagination.


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Calling it one of the strongest class of submissions in recent history, the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE), the worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the media, entertainment, communications, and technology industries, today previewed the presentation lineup for the SMPTE 2012 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition. From A/V-specific improvements in IP-based workflows and smart cloud migration strategies to critical advances in digital cinema, post production, online captioning, and surround-sound audio, they underscore the key scientific, technology, and standards efforts poised to fundamentally advance the state of today's digital media ecosystem.
See more information, plus the link to register for the conference, here: www.smpte2012.org


text: |This haunting and ghostly melody is played on the Shakuhachi, the Japanese buddhist bamboo flute. For centuries, the Fuke sect of Buddhism have used this uniquely difficult instrument to attain enlightenment. Played on a 1.8 Shakuhachi made by the master builder Chikufuu. Provides a ghostly ambiance, perfect for any project set in Japan, modern or ancient.


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Heavies are ridiculously heavily armed and armored infantrymen of every army. Wearing thick armor to protect them in their slow, terrible walks of destruction and wielding only the largest weapons they can carry, these titans of destruction can carve a path straight through lines of regular minifigs, destroy tanks like they were made of glass, or bust large holes in the sides of buildings.
SKILL: 1d6+1
ARMOR: 2d6
Attracts Attention (-1): Wearing a hundred pounds of armor causes you to attract more attention to a 14-year old girl wearing a Sailor Moon costume to Comic-Con. All enemies get +1 on 'To Hit' rolls against the Heavy.
MORE DAKKA! (+1 cp): Heavies can carry up to 3" of equipment due to their insatiable desire to have more gun then your average NRA museum. This also means that heavies will flat-out refuse to use a one-handed weapon unless used in the off-hand of a 2-handed one. They can carry two hand-and-a-half weapons without a problem.
How does this sound? I'm thinking it needs to be nerfed a bit more. It probably costs more than it seems like, because you will want to buy a 3-inch gun, bomb, or melee weapon to go with it.


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A mastoidectomy is surgery to remove cells in the hollow, air-filled spaces in the skull behind the ear. These cells are called mastoid air cells.
The surgery used to be a common way to treat an infection in the mastoid air cells. Such infection usually resulted from an ear infection that spread to the nearby bone in the skull.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
Mastoidectomy may be used to treat:
- Complications of an ear infection (
otitis media)
- Infections of the mastoid bone that do not get better with antibiotics
- To place a
cochlear implant
- Changes in taste
- Dizziness
- Hearing loss
- Infection that persists or keeps returning
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- Weakness of the face
Lambert PR. Mastoidectomy. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al, eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 142.
Chole RA, Sudhoff HH. Chronic otitis media, mastoiditis, and petrositis. In: Flint PW, Haughey BH, Lund LJ, et al, eds. Cummings Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:chap 139.
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Million Dollar Quartet
Dec. 12-15. Tony® award-winning Broadway musical, inspired by the electrifying true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. On December 4, 1956, these four young musicians were gathered together by Sam Phillips, the "Father of Rock 'n' Roll" at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions of all time. The show brings that legendary night to life with an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring timeless hits including "Blue Suede Shoes," "Fever," "That's All Right," "Sixteen Tons," "Great Balls of Fire," "I Walk the Line," "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "Who Do You Love?," "Matchbox," "Folsom Prison Blues," "Hound Dog" and more. Shows Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Part of Best of Broadway 2013-14 series.
- Where:
- First Interstate Center for the Arts, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA
- City:
- Spokane
- Neighborhood:
- Riverside neighborhood, Downtown
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Google Reader comes with subscriptions for many different topics on the internet. These are called bundles. These bundles can contain a varying amount of feeds from blogs related to that topic. It's useful if you want to find a set of blogs to help fill up your reader but you don't happen to know which blogs are good (or blogs that even exist!). Bundles tend to provide a nice place to start.
In Google Reader, click Browse for stuff on the left pane (highlighted above). At the top you will see Recommendations and Browse. Click the Browse tab. Then click Browse all bundles. There you can subscribe to packages that happen to catch your interest!
If your curious about what bundles I subscribe to:
- Branding
- Copywriting
- Blogging
- Freelance
- Hockey
- Journals (Yeah, the academic kind)
- Leadership
- Legal
- Marketing
- Psychology
- Usability
- Web Design
- WordPress
- World of Warcraft
- Writing
It didn't actually hit home until I saw it. It turns out my blog is liked by Google enough to be included with their "bundle†for World of Warcraft.
What on earth were they thinking?
I remember Lassirra mentioning this to me last month. Or the month before that. Fascinating! Speaking of which, she's set up a new layout. Go check her out. The Hunter's Mark has officially gone environmentally friendly.
To all you young bloggers out there, the key ingredient to blogging is a strong work ethic! Keep writing and success follows.


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Clarence R. Starliper, 91, formerly of Heritage Hills Retirement Community, Greencastle, currently a resident of Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, Pa., died at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 in his home.
Clarence R. Starliper, 91, formerly of Heritage Hills Retirement Community, Greencastle, currently a resident of Village of Laurel Run, Fayetteville, Pa., died at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 in his home. Born June 9, 1921, in Mercersburg, Pa., he was the son of the late James Owen and Bessie (Atherton) Starliper. Mr. Starliper attended Mercersburg schools and later served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European Theater as a medical technician. He and his wife, Elizabeth D. (Mayhugh) Starliper, were married on June 9, 1942, in Hagerstown, Md. They left the area to make a home in Lake Placid, Fla., where they lived for several years before returning to the area. They resided at 75 Eastern Ave., Apartment 3, Greencastle, for 17 years before moving to Heritage Hills. Mr. Starliper was employed by Letterkenny Army Depot, for 10 years, then by Mack Trucks as an assembler for 23 years before retiring in 1983. He was a member of First Assembly of God Church, Greencastle, and enjoyed attending Singing in the Barn, a non-profit gospel music series presented in Duffield, Pa. In addition to his wife, is survived by two daughters: Penny L. Ott and her husband George, of Greencastle, Joy L. Eggers and her husband Sidney, of Greencastle; two sons: Barry R. Starliper and his wife Suzanne, of Newburg, Pa., Marlis E. Starliper and his wife Sue, of Vero Beach, Fla.; 17 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren; a sister, Gail R. Hartman, of Greencastle, two stepsisters, Madeline A. Vallise, of El Cojon, Calif., and Ida Clark, of Anderson, S.C., and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters: May Kuhn, Helen Hartle, Lucy Harbaugh; two brothers: Walter Starliper, Harry Starliper; and four great-grandsons: Johnnie Ray Thomas, Joseph Brian Mills, Brandon Michael Eggers and Jordan X. Hearon. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in First Assembly of God Church, 521 E. Leitersburg St., Greencastle, with Pastor Barry Starliper, Pastor Jay A. Starliper and Pastor Greg Sinclair officiating. Burial will follow in Brown's Mill Cemetery, Kauffman Station, Pa. Graveside military honors will be presented by Charles Nitterhouse VFW Post 1599. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Singing in the Barn, 2778 Mont Alto Road, Chambersburg, Pa. 17202. Services are being handled by Miller-Bowersox Funeral Home, 521 S. Washington St., Greencastle. Online condolences may be made at: www.bowersoxfuneralhomes.com


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Emails tell the stories of Florida voters locked out of the process.
A woman in Seminole County taking care of her disable husband writes "I went home without voting." She couldn't leave her husband alone the more than three hours needed to vote.
In Palm Beach a voter waited eight hours to cast a ballot. She writes, "There is something very stupid about the system of voting here in Florida."
In Lee County, a voter called the process disgraceful, and watched senior after senior leave without casting a ballot.
"The long wait lines were simply too long for them," said Jessica Lowe Minor.
The emails are just a sample of complaints sent to The League of Women Voters.
"We are really upset about that and we hope that our elected leaders will take that seriously and will consider policy changes in the future," said Minor.
Election policy did change last year, but it may have actually made voting more difficult instead of easier. Early voting was cut from 14 days to eight.
During the next legislative session, Democrats will consider a bill to return early voting to two weeks and to increase the number of poling sites.
"We can always improve upon an election." Said Ken Detzner.
When the polls closed Tuesday night Secretary of State Ken Detzner said he was open to discussing changes, but voter advocate Brad Ashwell is skeptical. "I think you will see people in power try to figure out better ways to shape the system to benefit their party next time around."
A detailed plan for election reform will be rolled out next week, by voter advocates.
Last year's changes to Florida's elections laws were challenged in federal court. All 80 of the changes were upheld.


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Loyola journalism students named to 'Best in the South' honor roll
Loyola press release - February 24, 2012
Six Loyola University New Orleans students and recent graduates were recognized for exceptional journalism ability at the Southeast Journalism Conference convention held last week at the University of Tennessee-Martin. This is the first competition of the 2012 journalism contest season, with several Maroon and Wolf staff members being named "Best in the South."
They are:
- Leslie Gamboni
Second Place
Best Feature Writer in the South
- Kaitlin Riley '11
Second Place
Best Magazine Page Layout Designer in the South
- Melanie Ziems '11
Third Place
Best Magazine Writer in the South
- Jamie Futral
Honorable mention
Best News Reporter in the South
- Sam Winstrom
Honorable mention
Best Newspaper Page Layout Designer in the South
- The Wolf/Angie Hernandez-Editor
Honorable mention
Best College Magazine in the South
"We are extremely proud of our students and recent graduates who have brought this wonderful recognition back home to Loyola," said School of Mass Communication Director Sonya Duhé, Ph.D. "Bringing back six awards says a tremendous amount about the quality of our students, the talent of our faculty and strength of our curriculum. I am so very proud of our accomplishments."
The Southeast Journalism Conference was formed in 1987 and works to encourage greater interest in student journalism and to create closer ties among journalism schools in the Southeast United States. More than 400 student journalists from 41 schools across eight southern states competed in the contest.


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And Oak Island mother Satu Harris, 38, described as "beautiful" and full of life, was dead – trapped in the "obliterated" wreckage of her Nissan sedan, which officials said Brennick hit head-on.
When Daniel Brennick arrived at the Oak Island Golf Club bar on May 7, 2010, he was quiet and shy, an employee of Duffer's Pub and Grill said Wednesday. But within about an hour – after three Bud Lights and three shots of 87-proof Goldschlager schnapps – Brennick was obnoxious and slurring his words, another testified.
Just about six miles away, and not long after Brennick left the golf course in his pickup, he was clinging to life facedown on the side of River Road. His leg was so mangled it had to be amputated.
And Oak Island mother Satu Harris, 38, described as "beautiful" and full of life, was dead – trapped in the "obliterated" wreckage of her Nissan sedan, which officials said Brennick hit head-on.
Wednesday was the first day of testimony in the second-degree murder trial of Brennick, 25.
In her opening statement, Assistant District Attorney Gina Essey said Brennick was convicted of reckless driving twice before and has a charge of driving after consuming alcohol under the age of 21 on his record. But even though "he knew better, he still got behind the wheel of his truck," she said.
"Daniel Brennick killed Satu Harris. Satu Harris was driving home from work and the defendant was driving home from the bar. The state's evidence is going to show there were witnesses all along Daniel Brennick's path that night," Essey said. "The eyes of Brunswick County were on Daniel Brennick."
Four employees from Duffer's Pub testified to seeing Brennick in the hour before the crash chatting with a friend at the bar. Bartender Jennifer Szot said when she served Brennick the beers and shots he seemed sober.
Then, "all of a sudden it just took a turn," Szot said. "He totally, in a matter of minutes, was extremely intoxicated."
The bar was closing and Brennick and his friend had to leave, she said. She offered to call him a cab at least twice, another employee testified she did too, but Brennick was on the phone with someone and said she was picking him up, Szot said.
Employee Tracy Williams testified that Brennick and his friend were sober, "laughing and cutting" up when they got there, but then, "he was being obnoxious, slurred speech, loud." She heard the others ask to call him a cab, but he said he had a ride. Williams said she didn't see Brennick get into his pickup truck, but as she stood outside on a back porch, she saw a white truck speed out of the lot, driving over the grass as it exited.
Brunswick County Paramedic Victoria Barbar said she and her partner were working in an ambulance when Brennick's truck appeared behind them.
"When we saw the lights come up behind us we became concerned because they came up very quickly," she said. "He would proceed to swerve left and right behind us like he was trying to get around us, so we tried to slow down a little to prevent him from passing us while we called into dispatch."
But Brennick jockeyed for an opening, and as Barbar was on the phone with dispatch, the truck "passed us so quickly we were unable to get a license plate."
A short time later, she said, she and her partner were called out to the wreck.
Angela Morris said she was driving on N.C. 211 on her way home when she saw a white truck pull out of the Food Lion lot and drive over the center median, heading in the wrong direction down the road.
The driving pattern was so frightening that she had difficulty dialing 911.
Near Dosher Cutoff, Morris said, the truck almost hit her several times and took out a street sign.
Just as the truck finally passed her, Morris was able to connect with 911. During that call, which was played for the jury, Morris said she sees the truck wreck.
"I saw a collision. I saw lights going end over end," she said. "I saw what appeared to be a person thrown out of the (truck)."
Cathy Mullen said she was a passenger in a car on River Road in front of Satu Harris' vehicle when they noticed the cars in front of them driving toward the shoulder.
"We saw an oncoming car which was veering into our lane. It was dark, you could see the headlights of the vehicle coming and the tail lights of the cars in front of us, swerving," she said. "The (truck) continued to come across into our lane heading straight for us... At that point, my fiance accelerated and drove the car as far off the road as he could get it. It was so close... I braced for impact. There was no else for us to go. I turned my head waiting for impact, and the next thing I heard was an explosion."
Mullen said she watched as the truck slammed into Harris' Nissan.
Once their car stopped, they threw open their doors and ran to the Nissan, Mullen said.
"The woman in the car's eyes were open, but she was unresponsive. We were trying to get the doors open. A man came running up the road behind me saying he was a doctor. We did get the door open to the car and the doctor did get into the car," she said. "At that point he turned around and told us she was gone."
Testimony is set to resume Thursday.
Brennick is also charged with felony death by motor vehicle and driving while impaired.
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Categories: Business, Corporate, Commercial Law
Instructor(s) Ghosh, Shubha
Transactional Intellectual Property (3 credits) Spring 2014
Book: Gruner, Ghosh & Kesan, Intellectual Property in Business Organizations: Cases and Materials (Lexis-Nexis 2012)(looseleaf edition). Plus occasional supplementary articles and materials.
The seminar examines intellectual property as copyright, patent, trademark, and trade secret issues in various business contexts. Class meetings will focus on topical issues and pending cases and transactions dealing with licensing of intellectual property, antitrust, transactional lawyering, intellectual property commercialization, or other current legal issues at the intersection of intellectual property and business law. Structured as a practicuum, the instructor expects each student to prepare one written project (35 pages in length) that entails picking an entity and rigorously presenting (1) identification of intellectual property assets owned by the entity, (2) analysis of licensing terms as they apply to employment and related issues, and (3) analysis of business law issues pertinent to the chosen entity such as antitrust or financing questions. Periodic review of drafts is expected for successful completion of the course. The seminar serves as a capstone course for business students interested in intellectual property and intellectual property students interested in business law and policy. The goal is to allow students to see intellectual property in practice and to synthesize intellectual property and business policy. Recommended courses: Introduction to Intellectual Property or Copyright or Patent and Business Organization I.
This course is a seminar and practicum exploring the transactional dimension of intellectual property. A good working knowledge of intellectual property and business organizations is presumed. The topics presented will build on subject matter from these previous courses. The course is schedule MW 955 to 1155 and will meet mostly on Mondays with Wednesdays reserved for make-up classes. Each class will focus on a distinct topic illustrating different issues relating to transactions involving intellectual property. The course is 3-credits with 2-credits for classroom meetings and 1-credit for writing a substantive research paper. However, you must sign up for the full 3-credits. The final grade will be based on the substantive research paper. The research paper entails choosing a business entity and writing an extensive analysis of the entity's intellectual property portfolio and business practices. The final paper, due via email on the last day of finals, should consist of the following three parts: (1) analytic description of the entity's intellectual property portfolio (10-15 pages); (2) analytical discussion of the business practices and strategies tied to the intellectual property (10-15 pages); and (3) a draft licensing agreement for some of the intellectual property identified in (1) (10-15 pages). The final paper should be double spaced with about one-half inch left, right, top, and bottom. A separate memo shall be provided describing how the final paper project will be assessed.
Readings will be distributed before the class meetings and on the course moodle page at least a week before the class meeting. If there are any questions, I can be reached via email at email@example.com. Class meetings and topics are presented below.
Jan 27: Intellectual Property Portfolio—Disseminating Intellectual Property
Jan 29: Intellectual Property Portfolio--Searches and Analysis
Feb 3: Licensing
Feb 10: Licensing and Contract Law
Feb 17: Licensing in Bankruptcy
Feb 24: Employment Issues
Mar 3: Antitrust
Mar 5: Antitrust and FRAND
Mar 10: Business Entities
Mar 31: Nonprofit Organizations and Licensing
Apr 9: Secured Credit and IP Law Issues
Apr 14: Advanced Employment Law Issues
Apr 21: Mergers and Acquisitions
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The Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation program at Washington University School of Law offers a rigorous course of study in the field of tax law. The program (for which an online application process is available or a printed application may be downloaded) provides comprehensive and specialized training to lawyers and law school graduates who plan to specialize in tax. Our full-time faculty and leading practitioners in the field offer specialized, practical training and individualized attention in small class sizes, typically fewer than ten students, which offer our unique tax curriculum.
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